Chapter 244: Grain and Fodder Robbed

Juyuan Mountain is at least 800 miles long, which means the team was robbed after traveling about 500 miles.

Yun Hongxiao was so angry that he almost vomited blood when he got the news.

The two generals who escaped were in a state of panic. They endured the pain of their wounds and rushed back to report.

It was the morning court time, and the two were taken directly to the Yonghe Hall.

"Your Majesty, I failed in my duty." The two knelt on the ground, not daring to move. This failure was not an ordinary failure, it was a month's grain and fodder for an army of 200,000.

But now was not the time to hold them accountable.

"Tell me in detail." Yun Hongxiao raised his voice, obviously very angry.

"Your Majesty, we traveled for eight days and arrived at a valley. The road was also a government road and was very wide. We took a short break and prepared to eat some dry food before continuing on our way. But at this time, more than 300 bandits suddenly rushed down from both sides, each of them was extremely fierce.

We fought hard, but the other side was too strong and we were defeated. We escaped from the valley under the cover of several soldiers and came back to report the news." The general named Wang Daqiang reported everything.

"Those bandits are too strong?"

"Yes." Wang Daqiang answered affirmatively.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid they are not bandits at all. For so long, I have never heard the prefect of Fengyang City report the existence of bandits." Wu Manjiang said.

"Yes, which bandit dares to rob military rations? Do you want to die?" General Lu roared.

"Could it be that the enemy has penetrated deep into our fiery heartland to rob?" The Minister of Revenue Qin Pengcheng guessed.

"Yun Ransheng." The emperor shouted.

"Father, when I was at the border, I did not let a single soldier from the Ice and Snow Country in. General Qin has arranged guards at all the important roads day and night." Yun Ransheng immediately stepped forward and knelt on the ground, his body trembling a little.

Feng Yuanhao, who was standing in the back of the hall, looked coldly at Yun Ransheng who was kneeling on the ground.

He participated in the assassination in the valley. He only told the emperor to kill them all, but he still didn't know whether the second prince had hidden people somewhere else.

Is there a possibility that he did it, just to make his father and others lose the battle and die on the battlefield.

Now even the prince is gone.

If the prince dies, wouldn't he, Yun Ransheng, be the biggest beneficiary?

At the same time, daddy and second brother also died on the battlefield, which made him feel more at ease.

Without food and grass, the army will be unstable and morale will be easily affected.

Another possibility is that without food and grass, they will have to confront the enemy and snatch their food, which will make the war more intense and they will die faster. If he arranges people to play dirty tricks behind the scenes during the fight, he will succeed if we don’t take precautions in advance.

I heard my sister say before that daddy died in a battle, but I don’t know the exact time. Will it be this time? And now the second prince has not been named the crown prince.

I wonder if those things will happen again?

Thinking of this, I will write a letter to daddy when I go back so that he can prepare in advance.

Feng Yuanhao made another decision.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to follow your order to track down the looted grains and grass." Feng Yuanhao stepped out of the line and bowed.

Yun Hongxiao looked at Feng Yuanhao, who was serious and earnest, and felt relieved.

"Okay, although you are a civil servant, I know you are a martial arts expert. I will give you 500 imperial guards to investigate this case. You must find the looted grains and grass and send them to the border." "

Your Majesty, it is not appropriate. I will go now." Feng Yuanhao said anxiously.

"Okay, you ask Ren Yucheng for 500 elite soldiers and set off as soon as possible."

Feng Yuanhao went home first to report to his mother and wife, and then hurriedly wrote a letter for the housekeeper to send out.

But his sister was not at home, which was a bit regretful.

After the court was dismissed, Yun Hongxiao left Wu Manjiang to discuss matters in Yu's study.

But after leaving the hall, he didn't want to go to Yu's study.

At this moment, he felt that going to Yu's study would be very depressing.

He needed to relax.

The two of them staggered one step in front and one behind, slowly strolling towards Yu Garden.

When they arrived at the pavilion in the center of the lotus pond in Yu Garden, the palace maids served tea and left.

At this time, a breeze blew, reducing the summer heat.

Yun Hongxiao slowly suppressed his unhappiness in his heart, waved his hand, and asked the serving palace maids to leave.

"Father-in-law, in these years, in the government affairs, thanks to your advice, I have not made any mistakes." Yun Hongxiao said with emotion.

"As the prime minister, it is my duty to serve the country and the people. The ruler of a country is the father of the people, and the responsibility is heavy, and there can be no mistakes." When Wu Manjiang heard the emperor call him father-in-law, he knew that he wanted to speak his mind.

It is not easy to be the ruler of a country, especially to be a wise emperor.

"Father-in-law, I have made some mistakes over the years."

"No one is perfect." Wu Manjiang did not intend to flatter him at this time.

Now there are only two of them, there is no need to put him first in everything.

"The grain and fodder were robbed. I know it was man-made. It's only five hundred miles away from the capital. Where did such powerful bandits come from?"

"What does the emperor mean?"

"This was most likely done intentionally by someone, but there is no evidence now, and I can't convict anyone based on a guess. That's why I agreed to let Prince Feng go. Only Prince Feng will not show any mercy and get to the bottom of it." Yun Hongxiao already had a guess in mind, but he wanted evidence.

"I think so too, but it's hard to say who did it."

"Well, it's nothing more than for my position.

Imperial power has been too tempting since ancient times.

But who can understand how much I worry and how hard it is.

Life is so helpless that even eating a few more meals of my favorite dishes is restricted. Sometimes I really envy Lord Feng's carefree and casual manner."

Wu Manjiang didn't know how to respond to this.

"I only have two adult princes, and the fourth one is like that. The youngest, the seventh, is only eight years old. I love all the princes. They are all my flesh and blood. I don't want any of them to get into trouble. The royal family needs them to support it.

But I don't know what to say about the second prince. Sometimes he is very smart, and sometimes he is as stupid as a pig. But he is ambitious and has no limits.

After the prince returns to the capital, I have to consider making arrangements for the second prince. Do you think it is better to let him be an idle prince in the capital, or give him a fiefdom and let him stay there for the rest of his life? " "

Your Majesty, I can't say. The second prince has indeed made contributions to the country. He is indeed very talented in design. If he devotes himself to designing various tools and benefiting the people, he will be a royal family member who will be famous for thousands of years.

But if he wants to control the country, based on my understanding of him, he may not be able to put the people first. His desire for power is too strong. "

Wu Manjiang is over sixty years old, but he is still very good at judging people. He can judge Yun Ransheng's intentions just by the time when he takes out good things.

He always chooses the most critical moment to take them out to win the emperor's favor.

"In that case, it's better to let him be a leisurely prince in the capital. "

After the court was dismissed, Yun Ransheng did not go to the Ministry of Works, but returned home first to write a letter and send it out .

He was very happy at this moment, and everything was going according to his plan.

Unexpectedly, Feng Yuanhao also took the initiative to ask him to investigate the grain robbery case.

This hit the mark and the problem was solved in one go.

The letter was delivered at the fastest speed to a remote valley deep in the mountains of Juyuan Mountain.

There were more than 300 people here, all of them were young and strong men.

At first glance, you can tell that they are secret guards or death warriors who have received years of training.

And in a valley not far from the valley, there are hundreds of carts parked.

Each cart is fully loaded with goods.

It is the food sent to the Northeast Military Camp.

"Cang, what does the master say? "The one called Cang is the leader here.

The one asking the question is the deputy leader, Luo.

"The master asked us to lead Feng Yuanhao into the mountain and kill him."

"Okay, I'll get some clues and make him come to our direction."

An invisible net was spread out for Feng Yuanhao.