Chapter 591 Private Mine Exposed

The King of Qi was ambitious, and it was expected that he would not reject Gu Feng's proposal.

According to his circle, the border of Xizhou was able to expand eastward, while the land bordering Gufeng and Leshan was pushed southward, and the two worked together to bite off a piece of land in the northwest corner of Leshan Prefecture.

He only saw the obvious benefits of moving the boundary stone. Swallowing the land of Leshan was in line with his ambition to conquer the country, and it shortened the distance to the canal that directly connected Leshan Prefecture to the capital, so he could make more arrangements and even push the army to the newly defined border, where the mountains were just suitable for hiding soldiers...

But he ignored that Gufeng's border was pushed southward. Although it was still a distance away from the open-pit coal mine, once Gufeng arranged personnel to be stationed at the border, the area nearby would no longer be a desolate place with no people...

Xizhou almost pushed the border to the official road leading to Gufeng in Leshan Prefecture.

Relatively speaking, Gufeng was not excessive. It was just as they said, just occupying a few more mountains.

The agreement between Yan Huaiwen and Master Gu Feng is that the latter will come forward to persuade Xizhou.

Hu Ju happens to have someone in Xizhou, so he can do whatever he wants and assist Gu Feng.

Including but not limited to moving boundary markers, drawing maps, etc.

Let Gu Feng select a suitable place as soon as possible and station guards.

Internally, Master Gu Feng needs to actively respond to the accountability and response of the prefectural city, and Hu Ju will not stand by and watch. His willingness to advance and retreat with Gu Feng is not just talk.

Hu Ju will successively expose the locations of two private mines in Xizhou, one is to make Xizhou anxious, the second is to put the coal mines they are aiming for on the table, and the third is to give an explanation to the prefectural city. Although he has acted beyond the rules, his original intention of seeking Guanzhou is good.

From villages and towns to county towns and even various prefectures, who has not had disputes over borders.

It is not uncommon for borders to be unclear.

Some boundary stones were washed away by rain, some were covered by mudslides, some were lost due to landslides, and some were destroyed by thunder...

They were just arguing with each other.

Before Yan Yu and his group, Xizhou had already moved the boundary stones.

The work was very rough.

They just dug out the boundary stones and buried them in a new pit.

There was no technical content at all.

Yan Yu would not do this.

There was a post station every thirty miles on the official road. If Gufeng pushed forward to the south, like Xizhou, how would the post stations on the official road be handled? The essence of arguing is to have something to argue about, not to lie with open eyes.

Besides, what did Gufeng need the post station for, and why did he occupy the official road.

Their goal has always been clear - coal mines!

In the "construction drawing" drawn by Yan Yu, the official road was not the focus, so he just bypassed it.

The most common method of demarcating boundaries is to use mountains and peaks as markers.

This is the case between Gufeng and Leshan.

When villagers from both places give directions, they will probably say that after this mountain, you will reach Gufeng/Leshan.

So, what they have to do is to try to find similar terrain to the south, and then modify it artificially to make it similar to the original.

It is not a boast that Leshan Prefecture has many mountains.

It didn't take Yan Yu much time to find a place. Most of it cannot be said to be exactly the same, but there is not much difference, except that there is a short mountain next to it, which is not beautiful.

But it doesn't matter, we can go all the way without the mountain.

I believe that the map left by Gufeng will not draw every mountain too finely, hehe, the size and so on, there is a lot of room for operation.

They carefully selected a few stones.

They are the kind that ordinary people can't move easily, just within the strength of her, Uncle Qi, and Uncle Qi Wu.

The iron bars in their hands are very useful as crowbars. They pry the stones onto the sled and then pull them to the designated location. Fortunately, there is thick snow on the ground, which saves them a lot of effort.

After moving, Qi Da and Qi Wu even had the energy to help Yan Yu pose...

Manager Zhou has a worry recently.

The two teams that went to trade with Beirong have disappeared.

The coal is lost, and the people are lost. Several groups of people have been sent to look for them, but there is still no news. It seems that the situation is not good.

Logically, he should suspect Guanzhou.

After all, they have the motive to take action and have enough manpower.

My goodness, there are so many people from Guanzhou going to and from Xizhou now. At first, he paid some attention to them, but later he found that these people were focused on digging coal slag, and they were quite happy to dig...

So he took back the manpower.

Dig! I let you dig!

Anyway, it's almost gone. What good stuff is there? It's just dregs. Is it worth it!

However, this also dispelled his suspicion. If it was really done by Guanzhou, who robbed so much coal, how could they care about the coal slag!

He felt that it was more like Beirong did it.

Black eating black!

In his heart, he cursed these Tartars for being so insidious.

First, they traded properly to let them relax their guard, and then they took it back...

The prince wanted to use the Northern Rong to contain the troops of Guanzhou.

It would be fruitless to question them. They didn't know where the incident happened or when it happened. The heavy snow wiped out all traces and they couldn't find anything.

But they just accepted it... Not to mention how aggrieved they were, it was not conducive to future cooperation. Whether it was the Western Rong or the Northern Rong, the Tartars were rude and stupid, and only recognized fists. If they gave in this time, they might let those barbarians bully them.

He had been lucky before and had not reported the matter.

Seeing that it had been delayed for some time and there was still no news, Manager Zhou knew that this matter could no longer be concealed, so he went all the way to the prince to confess.

"...Prince, it was probably the Northern Rong who did it. They robbed our coal, and the people who escorted it probably..." Manager Zhou had a sad face and lowered his head and dared not raise it.

Just as I was about to explain a few more words, I suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside.

"Your Highness, the prince has a letter, an urgent one!"

"Bring it here." The King of Qi took a step forward.

The man stepped forward quickly and handed it over with both hands.

The King of Qi unfolded the letter, frowning more and more deeply. When he saw the end, his eyes began to blaze with anger.

"Where is the messenger? Bring it here. I have something to ask."

"Your Highness, the horse galloped all the way, and the horse was changed non-stop... The man couldn't stand it, and fainted after a few words."

"Wake him up!" The King of Qi ordered in a cold voice.

The messenger took the order and left.

Manager Zhou next to him shuddered.

How could he wake up if he was fainted? Only extraordinary methods could be used.

It can be seen that the prince is anxious.

The prince is in the capital, nominally studying, but in fact he is secretly communicating with all parties and inquiring about the court's movements to help the prince's grand plan.

They have a more secret way of sending messages. Sending letters at such a fast speed is too eye-catching.

Something big must have happened!

And it was very urgent for Xizhou.

Soon, Manager Zhou heard something that terrified him from the conversation between the prince and the messenger.

Their private mine in Xizhou was exposed!

No wonder, no wonder the prince took such a risk.

Manager Zhou instantly thought of another thing.

He... probably picked the most inappropriate time to inform the prince about the disappearance of the coal transport team.

Adding insult to injury!

...

There were two choices before the King of Qi.

One was to take advantage of the situation and rebel, and the court would question? I have rebelled, so why do I care about this?

The second was to push out a scapegoat and take all the responsibility for the private mine. He was innocent and kept in the dark. The prince's connections in the capital moved and turned the matter from a big thing to a small thing...

The private mine was exposed, and the main culprit was eliminated. It was nothing more than turning it into a government mine, still under the jurisdiction of Xizhou.

The private mine exposed is not an open-pit coal mine~

Don't be impatient, we will advance step by step, the main point is to have layers~(*^▽^*)~

The plane of the otaku was delayed, and it took off at 2 o'clock in the middle of the night. It landed at 4 o'clock. I went to the hotel and had a simple meal before falling down. I was sleepy, but the relatives at home missed us so much that they called at 9 o'clock, arranged lunch at noon, and talked until my mouth was dry in the afternoon~ I didn't eat dinner, woo woo woo, woke up hungry, looked at the time, it was too early at 4 o'clock, so I'd better write~

Otaku can't help but talk about daily life again, dear friends, please understand, who can I talk to if I don't talk to you~o(*////▽////*)q~