Although Xu Dayi hadn't recovered yet, upon hearing his uncle's instructions, he immediately knelt down and tried to kowtow again.
Su Ruojin was both amused and exasperated, and quickly had Yanluo pull him back. Why did this Xu family uncle and nephew like to kneel and kowtow so easily?
"Uncle Xu, do you know where your elder brother arranged for the secret forging of weapons?"
"I don't know the exact location, but it must be inside the blacksmith's shop, because only there are the conditions suitable for refining it," Xu Jinling replied.
"However, the blacksmith shop is now under the control of Tong Mingshan's people, so it won't be easy to get into that place anymore."
“Uncle Xu, you and Young Master Xu should rest well. If you trust me, I will definitely give the Xu family justice,” Su Ruojin said, her eyes filled with determination.
As the Regent's Consort of the Great Chu and a daughter of the Su family, she was well aware of how the border soldiers fought so desperately to protect their country, dying on the battlefield without complaint, all for the sake of safeguarding the peace of the Great Chu people.
But now she's being betrayed by her own people; how can she tolerate that!
If Tong Mingshan dares to sell weapons to the Northern Li people!
She was determined to make him suffer an eternal damnation!
When Su Ruojin left the courtyard and returned to the courtyard that An Yi had bought, Su Wenzhou had also arrived.
She told Su Wenzhou the information she had obtained from Xu Jinling, and Su Wenzhou slammed his fist on the table, "That Tong Mingshan! I'm going to chop him up!"
Su Wenzhou was a general who personally led his soldiers into battle, and he knew the hardships the soldiers faced better than Su Ruojin.
Because of its iron mines, the weapons of the Great Chu were much sharper than those of the Northern Li, making them powerful tools for soldiers to fight and kill enemies.
But if Northern Li also acquires weapons from Great Chu, it will be the soldiers of Great Chu who will be injured!
"Third Brother, don't rush. We need to find out if Tong Mingshan really made a deal with Bei Li."
Everything is based on Liu Mengru's speculation and Xu Jinling's account; there is no direct evidence to prove that Tong Mingshan really stole and sold iron ore and weapons to Bei Li.
If the Xu family's account books don't match the government's, it at most means that Tong Mingshan secretly sold weapons, which is also a capital offense, but it's not the same level of crime as secretly selling weapons to an enemy country.
More importantly, if this lead isn't uncovered, even if Tong Mingshan dies, there might be other Zhang Mingshans and Wang Mingshans to follow.
"Third Brother, let's go check out the Xu family's blacksmith shop."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Su Wenzhou knew his younger sister was right, so he suppressed his anger.
While Su Ruojin was investigating Tong Mingshan, Chen Fu glanced at the secret report in his hand and hurriedly went to find Fei Molong in Bei Li.
"Your Highness, we have received news from the Great Chu that things are getting tense lately, and they have suspended all transactions."
Fei Molong's eyes turned cold. "That good-for-nothing Tong Mingshan!"
The hardest time for Bei Li is winter. When the grass on the grasslands withers, the livestock have nothing to eat, and the people suffer. At this time, Bei Li soldiers will harass the border of Da Chu and plunder some grain to get through the winter.
Although it is summer now, if we do not prepare our weapons, what will the Northern Li soldiers use to fight against the Great Chu in winter?
Tong Mingshan promised to supply them with 10,000 weapons and 100 jun (1 jun = 30 jin) of iron ore, but now the transaction has to be suspended after only half of the goods have been delivered.
"Ask Yu Lin what happened." Yu Lin is not the capital of Great Chu. Since Fei Molong is going to trade with Tong Mingshan, he will naturally arrange his own people there.
"Yes, Your Highness, shall we inform the King?" Chen Fu asked.
“Not for now. What’s the situation with the Su family?” Femoron didn’t want the king to accuse him of incompetence.
“Su Wenzhou is still on the run, the entire Su family is imprisoned, and the Emperor of Great Chu has not yet convicted the Su family,” Chen Fu replied, a hint of smugness flashing in his eyes.
Su family, let's see how you escape this time!
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