Chapter 387 Departure
"Yes, Rong'an Hou has a private army in Qianzhou. The local grain in Qianzhou is far from enough for him to supply his private army without making a fuss, and it is easy to be discovered, so he buys it from outside.
The goods from our Guangdong and Guangxi areas are also being transported to the northwest for trade.
"Marquis Rong'an always uses my men for purchases, so I know all his suppliers there."
Rong Que narrowed his eyes slightly, with no expression on his face. He looked at him in a slightly cold voice, "What happened after Rong An Hou's rebellion?"
Xu Kefeng shuddered in his heart, and a thousand thoughts ran through his mind at that moment, but he finally decided to tell the truth, even if it would bring him a rage, but at least it would be a way to survive.
"After Rong'an Hou rebelled, the imperial court was restrained by Liaodong Yu Wang and did not kill him in one fell swoop, so he had a chance to recuperate.
In Qianzhou, he was no longer tolerated by the local people, and later moved to the mountains and forests outside Qianzhou. Although he was defeated at that time, he still had many followers.
The food for these people was still purchased for him by the criminal minister from the trading troops in the northwest.
Later, something happened to the traitor, and this procurement route to the west was temporarily cut off. As for whether it would be resumed later, it depended on whether all the traitor's men would be arrested by the court.
At present, we do not know whether they have gone into hiding or are active again. "
Bang!
A teacup was smashed heavily to the ground by Rong Que.
"Marquis Rong'an openly rebelled, and you took the court's salary and took the court's job, but you secretly colluded !"
Xu Kefeng had already prepared himself to be scolded. Hearing this, he just lowered his head, put on an expression of deep regret, and listened in silence.
Su Qingqing was sitting on one side and burst out laughing.
Rong Que turned to look at Su Qingqing with a rage in his heart, his eyes softened, "What's wrong?"
Su Qingqing raised her chin and said with a smile, "Don't scold him anymore. He is clearly prepared to be scolded. You still have to use him after you scold him. Why waste your energy?"
Rong Que understood the truth, but he just couldn't help being angry.
These parasites in the court will never be satisfied until they hollow out the country!
After glaring at Xu Kefeng angrily, Rong Que asked, "Besides you, does Rong An Hou have any other partners?"
Xu Kefeng shook his head, "As far as I know, no. Although there is some truth in the saying that a cunning rabbit has three burrows, the more people know about some things, the more likely it is to cause trouble. Rong'an Hou has always been cautious and careful, and he does not allow himself to be caught by too many handles.
The reason why we use the criminal is because he has the evidence against him, and we are separated by thousands of miles, so even if something happens, it is not easy to be linked together."
" You guys have a good plan!" Rong Que snorted heavily.
Xu Kefeng didn't dare to breathe.
After a while, Rong Que asked, "What do you think about transporting grain to the northwest this time?"
Xu Kefeng had been thinking about this all the way, and immediately said, "Every time Rong'an Hou went to the northwest to buy grain, he would trade with a grain store in Yulin called Bai's Old Store."
When Xu Kefeng mentioned the Bai family's old store, Su Qingqing and Rong Que were stunned and looked at each other.
Bai family old store.
Is it such a coincidence?
Is it such a fate that I have with Bai Er, the steward who manages the carriages in Duke Xue's family?
Xu Kefeng looked at the expressions of the two people and knew that what he said might have hit upon a certain point. He became more reassured and continued, "The Bai Family's old store is not a big store in Yulin. It is just a store run by an old couple and has no reputation. However, this store must have a great background. Every time Marquis Rong'an purchases, it is a large order that ordinary grain stores cannot supply.
There are eight major families mixed together over there, including the Xue family and the Xu family. Almost every family has their own territory over there. I don’t know whose territory this Bai family shop belongs to.”
"Bai's Old Shop, what else do you know?" Su Qingqing asked.
Xu Kefeng shook his head. "Because this transportation line is managed by a dedicated person, I am only collecting the profits. I don't know much about the transactions over there.
The only people who know the situation clearly are the caravans that were transporting goods along this route at the time.”
When Xu Kefeng was arrested, his interrogation did not last long due to the special circumstances at the time. The court only finalized part of the things Xu Kefeng had done. As for those in private , there was no time to interrogate him.
For example, this transportation line to the northwest, if Xu Kefeng himself hadn’t mentioned it, the court would not have known about it.
The best opportunity to capture them had already been missed. It was not easy to capture those people on the transportation line, not to mention that time was tight and Su Qingqing and the others could not afford to delay.
We can only take one step at a time and go to Yulin first, and then deal with other things after we get to Yulin.
Rong Que certainly didn't want Su Qingqing to travel, but he had no choice.
If the political situation was more stable, he would not have pushed his pregnant wife away.
There was no way. In the entire court, the only military generals worthy of Rong Que's trust were Su Qingqing and Su Qingqing's Su family army.
As for the court officials, apart from He Chao, the Minister of Punishments and the Prefect of Jingzhao, there were almost no others who could be used reliably and reliably.
There are wolves in front and tigers behind. He took over the throne at the most chaotic time, and faced the greatest internal and external troubles as soon as he ascended the throne.
Everything seemed to explode at this moment, making it hard for him and Su Qingqing to breathe. But being in this position, they had to make the necessary choices and trade-offs.
The next morning, the couple, who had just been reunited for two days, separated again.
Compared with the last forced march, this time Su Qingqing led the Su family army to set out with great fanfare, eager to announce it to the world.
With the Su family army taking action, there is hope for solving the food problem.
Doing so can appease the restless people to the greatest extent, but it also has a disadvantage, that is, the eight major families know clearly the destination and goals of Su Qingqing's trip.
The moment Su Qingqing set out, they united and were ready for battle.
Due to the urgent need for food, Su Qingqing could not afford to go to the northwest and transport food from the northwest. She could only pass through one place and make on-the-spot arrangements in any province with large grain reserves.
In this case, it was necessary to waste time, and her group had to be divided into two.
Xiao Yu led his troops and galloped at full speed at night, heading straight for Yulin. Su Qingqing led the others and made arrangements as they went.
It was a month later when Su Qingqing arrived in Yulin.
Fortunately, thanks to this month's coordination, the country is still calm and there has been no riot due to food shortage.
On the day Su Qingqing arrived in Yulin, she did not meet the prefect of Yulin, but instead met the prefect of Datong who had come all the way from Datong.
