Hearing what his lieutenant said, Ge Zian didn't think there was anything amiss. "It's not strange at all."
"Normally, it wouldn't be strange. But they said the sacks used to carry the grain were much bigger than before, so it seems rather odd."
"Much bigger sacks? Do they plan to fight a long - term war?" Ge Zian didn't think in other directions. He just thought that transporting so much grain meant they were determined not to stop until they conquered the Royal Dragon Kingdom. "Don't worry about this. The most important thing now is to figure out Sima Tianhai's real purpose."
"Yes, Young General!"
The lieutenant lifted the curtain and left. Ge Zian, however, felt a sense of unease. Sima Tianhai was ambitious, ruthless, and it was hard for others to fathom his thoughts. Not being able to figure out what Sima Tianhai was thinking was what bothered Ge Zian the most.
"What on earth does Sima Tianhai want to do? Is he just making preparations to invade the Royal Dragon Kingdom?" Ge Zian couldn't figure it out. If Xuan'er were here, it would be great. He had to report this to Xin Zizhao quickly. They had been searching for a while but still had no results. He must report to Xin Zizhao first.
Ge Zian picked up his pen and was about to write a letter when a soldier rushed in. "Young General, a letter has been sent in haste from the capital."
"Bring it to me."
"Yes!" The soldier presented the letter to Ge Zian and then left the military camp.
Ge Zian took the letter, opened it, and recognized the handwriting at once. It was scrawled and must be Wei Shuxuan's. Xuan'er had actually written to him? He skimmed through the content of the letter. After reading it, he realized it was about Wei Wei's news.
Speaking of Wei Wei, he had been very busy recently and had no time to contact Wei Wei. Wei Wei hadn't contacted him either, so he didn't know Wei Wei's situation. He thought that most likely Wei Wei had already sneaked into the Sanmei Inn. For safety's sake, it was natural not to contact them. Of course, this was the best - case scenario.
Originally, Ge Zian was going to write to Xin Zizhao. He might as well answer Wei Shuxuan's question in the letter.
In the Huaman Palace, two uninvited guests arrived again. Xin Yeheng really didn't want to see these two men.
"Greetings to the Eleventh Prince!" Minister Zhang and Grand Scholar Jin saluted Xin Yeheng in unison.
"... Rise," Although Xin Yeheng was reluctant to see them in his heart, he still pretended to welcome them on his face. "I wonder what brings the two of you here?"
Minister Zhang and Grand Scholar Jin exchanged a smile. Grand Scholar Jin spoke first. "Naturally, we're here for our cooperation. I wonder what the Eleventh Prince's plan is?"
Xin Yeheng smiled. "I wonder what the two of you think about this?"
"In my humble opinion, Your Highness the Eleventh Prince should first strengthen his own power and then launch a coup. Only in this way will the success rate be relatively high."
"Of course. I've already sent my people to help me achieve our great cause. Once it's accomplished, I definitely won't forget the contributions of the two of you."
"Hahaha... We're just waiting for Your Highness the Eleventh Prince's promise. We hope that when the great cause is achieved, Your Highness won't forget us!" Minister Zhang laughed loudly, as if he had already secured victory.
The three of them discussed in the study for a while. Then Minister Zhang and Grand Scholar Jin told Xin Yeheng that it was getting late and they had to go back home. Xin Yeheng asked someone to escort them out of the Huaman Palace.
Seeing these two people finally leave, Xin Yeheng let out a sigh of relief. But before he could fully relax, Qi Ha'er returned. Xin Yeheng felt a bit helpless, but still got up to greet Qi Ha'er.
"Xiao Heng, I heard that those two ministers came again today. Did they discuss with you about seizing the Royal Dragon Kingdom?"
"Yes."
Xin Yeheng answered honestly. He couldn't hide it from the man in front of him anyway. There were plenty of his informants in the Huaman Palace.
"That's really good, Xiao Heng. Don't worry. I can help you prepare the soldiers. When the time comes, you can just use the soldiers I give you to invade the palace."
"Yes."
Xin Yeheng didn't dare to refute his words and could only agree. He had already started to figure out how to deal with this situation and should tell Xin Zizhao about these things.
Although Qi Ha'er said he would give him a troop of soldiers, Xin Yeheng didn't know how Qi Ha'er would send these soldiers into the territory of the Royal Dragon Kingdom. Qi Ha'er might have stationed the soldiers near the palace or they might already be within the territory of the Royal Dragon Kingdom. The things that Qi Ha'er and Sima Tianhai were conspiring about made Xin Yeheng scared.
Wei Shuxuan soon received Ge Zian's letter. She took the letter from Xin Zizhao's hand, opened it while grumbling, "This Ge Zian could have written to me, but he only told me about them after I wrote to him..."
"Zian has his own reasons. Besides, he doesn't have any news about Wei Wei. So, I can understand why he didn't write to you."
After reading the letter, Wei Shuxuan understood Ge Zian's difficulties and didn't say anything more. However, they hadn't heard from Wei Wei for several months and had no idea about his safety, which made Wei Shuxuan very worried.
Seeing the worry on Wei Shuxuan's face, Xin Zizhao asked, "Are you very worried about Wei Wei?"
"Of course. After all, I asked him to disguise himself and sneak into the Sanmei Inn. I told him before that I should go this time, but he refused..."
"Not just Wei Wei, I definitely wouldn't agree either. Wei Wei is better at kung - fu and his disguise skills are also very good. It's no problem for him to sneak into the Sanmei Inn. Instead of thinking that something has happened to him because he has no news, it's more likely that he has successfully infiltrated the Sanmei Inn and it's inconvenient for him to contact us, which is why the news has been cut off."
Xin Zizhao analyzed so reasonably that Wei Shuxuan was somewhat convinced. "I think what you said makes sense... But we don't have any concrete evidence. How can you prove that your statement is correct?"
"Then let me borrow a phrase you often say. It's just intuition," Xin Zizhao smiled. "If you're so worried about him, why don't you go to the border to find out some news? What do you think?"
"No!" Wei Shuxuan refused without thinking. "You have so many problems here. The Eleventh Prince is going to launch a coup and the ministers are making things difficult for you. I want to stay here to help you!"
"I know you're worried about me, but sometimes we have to give up something when it's necessary."