Hand over the jade seal first [Infrastructure]

At this time, Xiao Zirong also realized that something was wrong.

What did the Heda messenger run for?

If it is because Xiao Xuexing killed 1 of them in the Northern Wei Dynasty, then come here and ask, why did he run away?

Xiao Zirong asked, "How long has he been gone?"

Xiao Xuexing's expression was unusually serious: "It is said that he was ill three days ago and rarely left the room."

Three days ago, not many people knew about Xiao Xuexing's beating in the Northern Wei Dynasty, except the high-level people. When the news of the victory came to Beijing, they simply put the 1 people in the Northern Wei Dynasty on the head of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

The purpose is not to conflict with Heda now, and Xiao Xuexing also made some disguises at that time, if the people from Heda went to check, they would find out that it was the result of the resistance of the soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

As for why Yuan Ke promised to withdraw the garrison but turned his back on it, that is something Yuan Ke needs to explain to Xie Da.

The Messenger Heda pretended to be sick three days ago, and then left in a sneaky way. Now that I think about it, he probably got the news.

After analyzing it, Xiao Zirong felt a little inexplicable: "No, if you are not sure about our attitude, shouldn't you ask?"

There is an inexplicable loss of [-] troops, so the generous Heda people don't plan to take care of it?Asked if there was any, even the messenger ran away cowardly, as if afraid of dying in Qi State, this attitude is really intriguing.

Xiao Xuexing said, "What deal are we doing with Xida?"

Xiao Zirong asked someone to bring the ledger records directly, glanced at them and said, "It's heavy crossbows and firecrackers."

As for other things, they are daily necessities, so don't think too much about them.

Xiao Xuexing got up immediately and said: "Yuan Ke and Heda traded not only black fire oil, but also firecrackers!"

Xiao Zirong was taken aback by him, and when he thought about it carefully, his hairs stood on end. He didn't ask Xiao Xue why he made such a judgment, and the attitude of the envoy Xida was the best explanation.

He turned his head and immediately ordered: "Send the order. Starting today, all ships heading to Heda will be suspended. Anyone who violates the order will be killed without mercy! In addition, let Jinling take over all previous transaction records!"

Arms trade belongs to the category of transactions between countries. Logically speaking, Xiao Zirong only needs to suspend the merchant ships under the imperial court. Even if it is Jinling, the merchant ships transporting arms are also under the name of the imperial court.

It's just that he is worried that after the suspension of sailing, Heda will buy firecrackers in order to meet Yuan Ke's request, which will cause the price of firecrackers to rise. At that time, there will always be some desperadoes who will take the risk of smuggling.

As for the soldiers of Qi State being shot and killed by firecrackers on the battlefield...what does it have to do with these desperadoes?They don't care about other people's lives.

Xiao Zirong asked people to strictly control the munitions factory. Workers were not allowed to take out any tool parts when they entered and exited. They came and went naked, and even used body searches.

As for human rights, I'm sorry, he is a feudal emperor now, and he doesn't intend to pay attention to human rights.

Xiao Zirong gave an order, and the people below started to act immediately.

This matter cannot be bypassed by the three provinces, so the three provinces soon got the news, and Chai He immediately ran over to ask what happened.

Since Xiao Zirong took office, he has not been as willful as he was when he was in Jinling. As an emperor who is more reliable and has high hopes in everyone's hearts, they certainly don't think that this little emperor has a sudden convulsion. what news.

Did it come from the Privy Council?

Now the courtiers have complicated feelings for the Privy Council. They say that the Privy Council is useless. They can indeed send a lot of useful information. A top mystery.

But it makes people uncomfortable that such an organization is not under their control, and the most important thing is that they are not even easy to win over - the person who talks about it is a little lady!

In the past, many people thought that it was foolish for King Jinling to let a woman manage the Privy Council, but now they realize that this is the most brilliant aspect of the emperor.

Chai He's head was full of question marks and left after meeting the regent.

Chai He was a little confused and asked, "When will the regent return to Beijing?"

Xiao Xuexing said frankly: "My king secretly returned to Beijing this time to bring back a piece of news. Because this matter is too important, I never pretended to be someone else."

Chai He glanced at him and said it's ok, don't explain, I know you came back to see the emperor whether you say it or not.

That's good, at least their little emperor can win over the regent, and these two big brothers should not turn their faces.

For ministers like them, the last thing they want to see is the emperor and the regent confronting each other. It is indeed a headache for these two people to stand together, but if these two fight, if they are not careful, they may lose their heads!

Xiao Zirong asked: "Shang Shuling came here for the suspension of sailing?"

Chai He nodded earnestly: "Your Majesty, tens of thousands of people rely on sea transportation for their lives, and a hasty suspension of the voyage may cause many problems."

Xiao Zirong sighed and said: "I don't want to either, but this suspension of sailing is only for Heda. If it is Heda, Persia and other places will not be affected."

After all, only Heda has an arms deal with them. India borders them, so there is definitely no arms deal.

Chai He looked at Xiao Zirong eagerly, so...you haven't said why yet.

Of course, this matter was left to Xiao Xuexing to explain. Xiao Xuexing clarified the situation in a few words, and said: "It is not sure whether Xida traded firecrackers with Yuan Ke, but His Majesty still decided to proceed with caution."

After hearing this, Chai He didn't panic and took a deep breath and asked: "If Wei Jun really got the firecracker, do they have a chance of winning?"

Xiao Xuexing shook his head: "We have more than just firecrackers, but the firearms battalion on the front line was bombed before, and the roads in the Northern Wei Dynasty were rough and inconvenient to transport, and it has not been fully replenished until now. It is even more difficult to transport flying kites, so if the other party really has firecrackers , we may be at a disadvantage in a short period of time.”

It's a short-term loss, Chai He felt relieved, and said directly: "That's good, I will send someone to Heda immediately!"

Regardless of whether the matter is true or not, it is necessary to send someone to investigate. The most important thing is to find out whether the Northern Wei Dynasty has firecrackers in its hands, and if so, how many.

Xiao Zirong said lightly: "When we first made an agreement with Heda, Heda once promised that I would not sell the firecrackers abroad, and sent someone to ask if they want to meet our Taoist soldiers?"

Chai He didn't need Xiao Zirong to say much to know that if the other party couldn't give a satisfactory answer, he might have to clean up after defeating the Northern Wei Dynasty.

This time he did not dissuade Xiao Zirong. Heda has already begun to wreak havoc in the northern part of the Northern Wei Dynasty. When they defeat the Northern Wei Dynasty, those places will be the territory of Qi State. If Heda does not retreat, they will come back with Heda sooner or later once.

Now they don't talk about wars consuming the national treasury. It's better to go all out when talking about wars, otherwise it will easily cause problems if it is procrastinated.

Throughout history, except for the strong force at the founding of the country, it will become worse as it goes on, unless there can be a strongman who can turn the tide.

For the sake of future generations, let's drive out the Heda people first.

Chaihe came and went quickly.

Before he left, Xiao Xuexing specifically warned: "Don't spread the news of my king's return."

Chai He immediately knew what was going on.

And before the envoys they sent to Xida brought back the news, the battle report came from the front: The Northern Wei Dynasty really took out the firecrackers, and it is not known how many there are.

Xiao Zirong pondered for a while, turned his head and said, "Call the privy envoy to come and have an audience."

Xie Lianyun came very quickly. Although she is not in the official official system now, Xiao Zirong has also customized a special uniform for the Privy Council. Xie Lianyun is wearing a black Privy Council uniform.

Xiao Zirong specially asked her to make women's clothing for her, but did not let her wear men's clothing, which made Xie Lianyun even more motivated.

Xiao Zirong said: "Did anyone follow the Northern Wei Dynasty this time?"

Xie Lianyun said confidently: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we have already arranged for people to sneak in. It's just that when the capital was moved, the Northern Wei Emperor killed a lot of people, and our spies were also implicated. Important information cannot be delivered."

Xiao Zirong turned to look at Xiao Xuexing: "Is it useful?"

Xiao Xuexing pondered for a while and asked, "Are there any of us in the barracks?"

Xie Lianyun nodded: "Yes, many cooks are from us."

Xiao Zirong was slightly taken aback: "Boss?"

Xie Lianyun pursed his lips and smiled: "It's all thanks to Your Majesty. Although some dishes made by His Majesty are ordinary but delicious, I arranged for people to learn how to send them to the Northern Wei Dynasty. Those with good craftsmanship are very popular, and those with average craftsmanship can also be served." Infiltrate the barracks as a cook."

Xiao Zirong: ...

He really didn't expect it.

In the beginning, the dishes he created were all for Xiao Xuexing and Xiao Xuan to try out. Some of the recipes that required precious ingredients were kept secret, while the common ones were not kept private and were passed on directly.

The result was to promote the re-employment of Privy Council spies.

Xiao Zirong asked curiously: "Isn't it suspected that they know these dishes?"

Xie Lianyun said: "These spies are usually in the marketplace, even if they sneak into the barracks, they are still working as cooks, what influence can they have?"

Wei Guo didn't pay attention to these people at all, because the information they had access to was really limited.

Xiao Zirong thinks about it, even now he can't pay attention to whether there are cooks who are good at cooking Northern Wei dishes to open a shop.

He turned to look at Xiao Xuexing: "This can't help you, can it?"

Xiao Xuexing smiled and said, "Why can't you help me? If you use it well, it's a good move."

Xiao Zirong ordered: "You choose a few people to obey the regent's orders, go."

Xie Lianyun took the order to leave, Xiao Zirong turned to look at Xiao Xuexing and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Xiao Xuexing looked at him: "I remember you once said a word, treat a person with his own way."