Under the order, Ying Zheng and Ying Zheng both took action, and at the same time came to the door of the private treasury of the Chu Palace.

Zhongli, Anjou, Lilac, Mo Wu'an, Gong Ming, and the five joined forces and attacked the gate in turn.

The doors of the private library are all made of broken dragon stones, weighing 10,000 catties, and they don't have the strength to lift them with one hand like Scarlet Moon. Without a key, you can only savagely and gradually shake down the outer wall, concentrate one of the attacks, and only need to open a hole, and someone can get in and open the stone door from the inside, and the others can enter.

This attack lasted for a day and a night, and at dawn, the stone door was finally opened to a hole that only one person could enter, and the five people were tired enough.

After a rest, Lilac climbed in and opened the door.

When everyone went in and looked, it was empty, and there was nothing left, not even a box. The money and grain in the private treasury are gone.

Negative is spread on the ground, without saying a word, Ying Zheng also sits beside the negative one, thinking about the problem. No one dared to speak, only Mi Chen was so angry that he kept shouting and scolding in the private treasury, and said: "What a queen mother of Chu State, she has done such a desperate job, the private treasury is gone, how can the two kings explain to the royal family?" ”

"You are the eldest princess of the Ying family, and you are the most powerful queen mother of the Chu State, why are you doing this? You are not worthy of being the princess of the Ying family, nor are you worthy of the daughter-in-law of the Qi family, you have harmed the two clans so bitterly, you are not worthy, you are not worthy, you are not worthy....... ”

As he spoke, Mi Chen sat in the place and cried.

The people around him were so shocked that they couldn't speak, and let Mi Chen cry there, at this time, he needed to vent his dissatisfaction. If the private treasury is gone, it will be impossible to buy grain from the Qi State, and it will even be interrogated by all the royal families in the Central Plains, and it is likely that even the King of Qin will not be able to sit down.

He said in a low voice: "Yingzheng, you can't care about me anymore, the first problem now is to keep your position as King of Qin." The old people of the royal family have always had the support of the worshippers, and we can't fight the worshippers at all. Without a private treasury, no amount of explanation is useless, you have to kill those who can affect your position as king, and you have to be ruthless, so that those people can't find a second candidate. ”

Ying Zheng smiled bitterly: "I don't have an idea now, it seems that I can't stay in Shouchun for a few days, I must rush back as soon as possible to stabilize the domestic situation." This time when I go back, I have to play a game with the worshippers. The private treasury can't run, and the worshippers of the Chu State are not in the Chu Palace, so they must be running with the private treasury. ”

Mi Chen said as if he was crazy: "In addition to the palace, where else can I store my private treasury?" What's so great about the offering? As long as the private treasury is not in the Chu Palace, it can't reassure me anywhere. Ying Ran dared to carry the private treasury, he dared to kill some offerings, in case the private treasury fell into the hands of foreigners, no one could afford this consequence. ”

"It has always been a king of flowing water, and the offerings are made with iron, and if the king does not do well, he will be replaced, and the worshippers have done something wrong, who can do anything with them? As a veteran of the four dynasties of Great Qin, he has seen too many such things, whether it is the king or the previous kings, there is nothing they can do. If the Central Plains is unified in the future and the external troubles are solved, the worshippers will become a big problem, and they are the most disobedient people in the world. ”

In the face of the loss of the private treasury, it is like digging up the flesh of Mi Chen's heart, and he dares to say anything. For a long time, it was taboo for kings to worship them, and they never said much. Those people will not follow the law, nor will they listen to the king's orders, and many of the rich and powerful have a shadow of a certain worship standing behind them, and the kings will not be able to carry out many of their decrees.

The Qin State is a little better, at least Ying Zheng dares to ground Ying Ai and lock up the people in the Yiling Palace. However, the kings of the nations are not as strong as him, there are too many local evil forces, and the wind of corruption is very serious, but they dare not suppress it.

He said sadly: "When the king changes, they don't help stabilize the society; The nations fought every year, and they all stood aside and watched the play. And we will provide for them, and let them take the money and food from their private treasuries, and we kings will not be the masters. ”

Ying Zheng shook his hand and said, "Don't mention those people, time is limited, I can only stay in Shouchun for three days." In three days, we had two things to do. ”

"First, raise money and grain to buy grain from the Qi country, this matter is related to the stability of Chudi."

"Second, everyone must unite to track down the whereabouts of the private treasury."

"All the people who caught the fast camp stayed, and after Mi Chen dealt with the food problem, he would go back immediately. The matter on the Chu side is completed, and the Sanjin side must be properly resolved, especially the repair of the Great Wall. If Mi Chen wasn't there, no one would dare to touch the private treasury over there, and I wouldn't have much time to worry about logistics. ”

After the order, Ying Zheng and Cheng Shu came to the palace of the king of Chu and drank from each other.

Ying Zhengyan said: "Trace the whereabouts of the private treasury, let the people who capture the fast camp do it, what we have to do now is to stabilize the interests of the two clans." ”

He said: "The Qin Palace and the Chu Palace have halved their use, and it is estimated that the money and grain raised is not enough to buy the grain of the Qi State." That guy from King Qi is simply taking advantage of the fire to rob, and the asking price is too high. Aren't you going to live here? After all, I am the king of the dead country, and if you raise me so high, you will be under a lot of pressure. ”

Ying Zheng said frankly: "As Wang Jian said, I am in a hurry. The unification of the Central Plains must be completed within three years before it can fight the Xiongnu with all its might. Maudun is almost unifying the northern steppes, and when he becomes a khan, he will definitely attack the Central Plains in a big way. Who is his opponent but me? ”

"Chu Palace is handed over to you, I am very relieved. The food crisis has become a big crisis of life and death for the Mi family, how can you not care? Let Fusu study by your side, you can cultivate the feelings of the two races, and the two races are indispensable. ”

He sighed: "Changping Jun is king in Lanling, it must be Ying Ran's idea. If Qi Qi wanted to be king, he would not have gone to Qin before. ”

Ying Zheng said seriously: "So Mi Qi is the king, we can't admit it, and the two clans can't recognize him as the king of Chu." If he admits it, he will be supported by the Chu people. I can even guess Ying Ran's next move, she will definitely use her private treasury to put pressure on you. We can't fall for the scheme, even if we can't recover the private treasury in a short time, we can't shake the people's will. ”

He said hatefully: "Ying Ran has harmed me so badly, even if I die, I will not recognize that there is a new king in the Chu State." I will jointly issue a statement to the people of the Mi clan with Grandma Huayang, Mi Qi is the king in Lanling, which is not in line with the rules of the ancestors at all, and put pressure on General Jingqi to come over. ”

Ying Zheng sighed: "If you want to make Jing Qi surrender, I'm afraid it will be difficult, since Ying Ran dares to do this, he will definitely take his family to the south." The food problem is imminent, and if not so much food is provided, Wang Qian's army will not be able to build warships at all. ”

"The Yangtze River is dangerous, it is not a small river, there are no warships to cross the river, and there are not many troops to transport it. Where else can we get money and food? To tell you the truth, for this battle, the logistics of the Qin State no longer have much food. The private treasury cannot be moved, and the treasury is empty, should the mansions of the powerful be raided? It simply doesn't work. ”

He said: "Definitely not, most of the property of the powerful family has the shadow of worship behind it." The whereabouts of the private treasury of the Chu Palace are unknown, and we are at a loss, so we can no longer give others a tongue. ”

At this time, Mrs. Huayang walked in with a person, and the two hurriedly welcomed her to the main seat.

As soon as she sat down, Mrs. Huayang first took a sip of wine and said, "Lixing, tell me how Ying Ran transported the grain." Several large grain depots in Shouchun stored the rations of millions of people in the city for three years, and without the participation of the peasants, no force in the world could do it. ”

Ying Zheng and Ying Zheng looked at each other, and at the same time, Jiang was still old and spicy, and he could see the problem at a glance.

When the battle of Qin and Chu broke out, the grain was still there, otherwise he would not have the courage to let the Xiang family army fight the Qin army head-on. But then all this grain disappeared, and in just a few months, the small forces could not do it if they wanted to transport so much grain.

If you go through the official channels, it is impossible for the people to know about it, then the civil forces will definitely be involved, so as not to let the magnates of the Chu State know.

Lixing sighed: "Don't hide it from you, those grains were indeed transported by the farmer, please listen to me slowly." ”

"The peasant family depends on the Mi clan to survive, and there are two major forces within the peasant family. One is the head of the house, Quinnon, and the other is me. I am close to Mrs. Huayang, and Quinong is close to Lord Changpingjun. ”

"I have been in Xianyang, waiting for Mrs. Huayang's orders to transport grain with Bashu merchants. Since Changping Jun left the Qin State, Quinong also followed him to the Chu State. As long as the Empress Dowager Yingran says something, as long as Changping Jun does not object, Brother Quinong will definitely carry it out. ”

"The peasant family has its own channel for transporting grain, and the nations fight every year, but the main reason why the peasant family can still be unimpeded is that the members of the peasant family are simple and poor commoners. The grain routes we transport do not go through official channels at all, but through many trails carved out of the dense forests in the mountains. This kind of way cannot be done by any other force except the peasants. ”

"From the Shouchun grain depot, it was transported in batches, first by the avenue, and then with forage as a cover, the carriage was modified, and it shuttled through the mountains and forests to enter the land of Jinan. Then they crossed the Yangtze River silently, and it was impossible for outsiders to know in advance. Because all the grain depots in Shouchun are in the hands of the Empress Dowager Yingran, others don't dare to check at all, not even the eldest brother who is responsible for it. ”

Mrs. Huayang asked, "Can you get the grain back from Quinon?" ”

Lixing smiled bitterly: "The grain has been transported across the river, so it's not up to Brother Kuinon to call the shots." The task of the farmer is to transport grain, and when the grain arrives at the destination, it will be handed over to the Empress Dowager Yingran. Unless Lord Changping-kun gives an order to Brother Kuinon, no one will be able to transport the grain back. ”

A few people sighed, when the food arrived in Ying Ran's hands, it could be used to recruit soldiers, how could she spit it out again.

Ying Zheng asked: "You also know that Shouchun urgently needs a lot of grain, and if you want to transport grain from Qi State, the price of Qi is too high, and you can't raise so much money and grain in a short time, what can I do?" We have thought of all the ways we can think of, but it is never enough. ”

Lixing pondered for a moment and said: "The battle between Qin and Chu consumed too much food, especially the food needed by Wang Qian's army, which almost drained the grain depot of the Qin State. And the grain of Chu has been transported to Lanling, and we will not come back at all. ”

"For today's plan, there can only be two ways, one is to buy grain from Qi State. It doesn't matter if the money is not enough, how much money the king has, he will pay the king of Qi first, and we will ship a batch over first, so that Shouchun can survive the autumn. The second is that Mrs. Huayang and I immediately rushed back to Xianyang and borrowed grain from Bashu merchants, perhaps barely able to maintain longevity for the winter. ”

Mrs. Huayang was worried: "Can the Ba family have so much food left?" The army has huge funds, and Wang Jian has already transferred most of the grain. We don't have any extra money to buy food, and even if Mrs. Ba is willing to borrow it, she will have to spend money to replenish her food carriers. ”

Lixing smiled bitterly: "Now we can only borrow, we can't afford to buy it at all." The Ba family has money, and if they borrow it in the name of the king for the time being, the Ba family should agree. But there is a drawback, once the Ba family borrows money, then Qin Zhidao will have to temporarily stop work, otherwise the Ba family will also raise so much money and food. ”

Ying Zheng said firmly: "No, Qin Zhidao must be repaired, and we can't borrow money from the Ba family." ”

"The first king made a promise to the Ba family to build a road from Bashu to Xianyang. First because of Zheng Guoqu, and then because of the war with the Sanjin Dynasty, the road was built twice and abandoned halfway, and Mrs. Ba was very resentful. If Qin Zhidao stops work again, what will the Ba family think? ”

Everyone stopped talking......

For the time being, I can only spend money to buy some grain from Qi State first, take one step at a time, and wait for Yingzheng to find a way when he returns.