Chapter 479 I came here specially to help Xiaocao solve her troubles

"Why did the fodder run out?" Xie Zhuoning raised his head and looked at Xiao Jinxuan, totally confused.

The imperial court has already allocated grain and fodder to be sent to Beiguan. Xiao Jinxuan was also involved in this matter. Judging from the time, it should have been delivered to the generals by now.

"Don't worry." Xiao Jinxuan rubbed her head, "I'll immediately ask Feiyunwei to check what happened."

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palace.

Xiao Bicheng looked at the order to stop the supply of food and fodder, lit a candle, and burned everything up.

He pulled Shen Shuyu into his arms, pinched her chin, looked at her charming appearance, but in his mind he was thinking about another face, "Does this work?"

Shen Shuyu smiled coquettishly, "Of course it worked. To make her obedient, you have to grasp her soft spot. The more desperate she is, the more she will know who can save her."

"You're right." Xiao Bicheng lowered his head and bit the corner of her mouth.

The two of them were making a mess in the house in broad daylight.

But at this moment, the palace servants came to report in a panic: "Your Highness, Your Highness, it's bad, the food and fodder have been robbed!"

Xiao Bicheng pushed Shen Shuyu away and stood up suddenly, his face completely pale. "What?"

The food and grass were stolen?

How could the food and grass be stolen?

Of course, he didn't really want to withhold the food and fodder. After all, the situation at the border was serious and he had to rely on the Zhenbei Army to guard the country's borders.

He just wanted to wait for Xie Zhuoning to come to him in person and ask for help, and then he would immediately give the order to send out the grain and fodder again.

But now, the food and fodder that had been collected with great difficulty had been robbed.

"Come here, hurry up and summon the Right Prime Minister and the other ministers to the palace!"

Soon, Xiao Jinxuan's investigation also made progress.

"We found out," he handed the latest pigeon messenger to Xie Zhuoning, "When the grain and grass arrived at Hecheng, the escorting army received a message from the prince, asking them to stay there and wait for orders. While they were waiting, a group of well-trained and well-organized masked men suddenly appeared and slaughtered all the soldiers escorting the grain and grass, even General Zheng Fei, who was in charge of the escort, was not spared."

The food and fodder of hundreds of thousands of troops were looted just like that.

Xie Zhuoning almost lost his balance when he heard this. He gnashed his teeth in anger and said, "What is Xiao Bicheng doing? Why does he want to station the grain army in Hecheng?"

Hecheng doesn't have any strategic locations, and it's easy to attack but difficult to defend. Anyone with a little common sense wouldn't choose Hecheng as their base, and stay there for so many days. How is that any different from leaving a lamb in a wolf's den?

In fact, Xiao Jinxuan probably guessed what Xiao Bicheng was up to. "He wanted to use those food and grass to seduce you, but he didn't expect that there would be someone behind the scenes."

"Princess Jing'an...it must be her!" Xie Zhuoning guessed it almost without thinking.

If other people were fighting among themselves, they still had to take into account the generals and soldiers of Daye. After all, they still had to rely on these people to guard the borders and defend the country.

But because her father was the culprit who destroyed the Zhou Kingdom, Princess Jing'an hated her father very much. Withholding the food and fodder would not only allow her father to be defeated, but more importantly, she could also use the food and fodder on her people!

"I'll go check the whereabouts of the food and fodder right away." Xiao Jinxuan has been so busy these days that he doesn't even have time to care about his background.

He took the Feiyun Guards with him and immediately rushed to Hecheng.

But Xie Zhuoning knew that the food and grass had been broken into pieces by now, like a drop in the ocean, and it would be extremely difficult to find them.

She was not idle either, and immediately went home to have someone count her property and dowry, intending to buy some supplies to send over to support the Zhenbei Army.

However, before she could make much preparation, bad news came from the border one after another.

The Zhenbei Army was cut off from food supplies and suffered defeat after defeat. Even its main force was defeated by the powerful Northern Qi.

In order to cover up the prince's mistake in withholding grain and fodder, the right prime minister Sima He directed all the conflicts to Zhenyang Marquis Xie Ting in the court, believing that Xie Ting was the culprit for the army's defeat and must be immediately escorted back to the capital to be punished.

At the same time, he sent people to negotiate with Northern Qi, pretending to be trying to calm things down.

The left prime minister Shen Li'an was so angry that he cursed in court. The soldiers were fighting bloody battles on the front line and couldn't even get enough to eat, but the authorities still wanted to arrest them and hold them accountable?

It's the most ridiculous thing in the world!

Princess Jing'an's group fanned the flames, and the two groups fought fiercely, with everyone falling down.

Xie Zhuoning's progress was not smooth either, because she discovered that at this critical moment, some people took advantage of the national disaster to make a fortune.

There were people who were hoarding grain, cloth, and medicinal herbs in large quantities behind the scenes and taking the opportunity to raise the prices, as if they were just waiting for her to buy them so that they could make a fortune.

She asked Congming Jueding to check, and soon there was a result.

"It was the Sima family who was behind this."

"Sima He!" Xie Zhuoning was once again angered by their family's shameless behavior.

She played tricks on her father in the court, and wanted to make a fortune from the national disaster after court was dismissed. They never thought about what would happen if the Zhenbei Army lost the North Gate after it had no food and suffered heavy losses.

Xie Zhuoning rubbed his brows, his chest heaving.

If we send people to expand the scope to other cities to purchase food and grass, the price may be lower, but it will take a lot of time.

What the Zhenbei Army can't afford the most right now is time.

Otherwise, you will have to swallow your anger and spend a huge amount of money to buy food and fodder from the Sima family.

Just as she was hesitating, the concierge came to report: "Princess, there are two people outside who say they can help you with your urgent needs."

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhuoning immediately invited them in and out.

The faces of the two completely unfamiliar men were somehow familiar in their temperaments. She asked tentatively, "Ye Wuque? Thirteen?"

Ye Wuque's expression froze, "You can recognize me even though I'm in such a disguise?"

Xie Zhuoning: "..."

How to say it?

It's because his temperament is so unique.

"What are you doing in Daye at this time? Are you going to take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble?" Xie Zhuoning looked at them warily.

Ye Wuque raised his eyebrows and sat down on the chair next to Xie Zhuoning without paying any attention to her. "Does this mean that I am such a person who doesn't keep my word in your heart?"

Xie Zhuoning sighed in relief, "It's not the best."

Otherwise, given Daye's current situation, if it is attacked from both sides, the situation would be disastrous.

But she suddenly thought of something and immediately became more alert. "Then what are you doing in Daye?"

Ye Wuque held a folding fan and pointed at Thirteen, "Isn't he here to look for his sister? Of course I am here to accompany him!"

Xie Zhuoning: "..."

It's really the opposite of Tiangang. The subordinate is looking for his sister, and the master is following behind happily.

"Of course," Ye Wuque approached with a smile, "mainly because I heard that Xiaocao'er encountered some troubles, so I came here specially to help Xiaocao'er solve the problem."

"Are you that kind?" Xie Zhuoning glanced at him in disbelief.

Ye Wuque sighed and said, "Xiao Cao'er, your words really hurt my heart. Have you forgotten the third treasure I left for you?"

At that time, Ye Wuque had left three tips for Xie Zhuoning. The first two tips said some nonsense like he would come back, but the third tip was just an arbitrary request for her.

He would do anything for her as long as she asked.

Xie Zhuoning suddenly remembered and slapped his head, "You said I was so foolish. When you first captured me, I should have taken out the golden bag and asked you to let me go."

Ye Wuque pulled the corner of his mouth coldly, "I can't do it."

Xie Zhuoning looked at him with disdain. "Then you said you could agree to any request? Isn't that a lie?"

Ye Wuque said confidently, "That's because you didn't see the back. All the rights of interpretation belong to this palace."

Xie Zhuoning stared at him for a while, then stood up decisively, "Xia Ju, close the door and let the dog out!"

"Hey, hey, hey, no problem. Don't be violent." Ye Wuque stopped messing around and straightened his face. "I have something you need."