Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 379 How can I allow others to snore on the side of the bed?
Minister Shen looked at the man who was brought in and asked, "Why did General Song send you here?"

"Mr. Shen!" The man bowed and said, "I was not sent by General Song..."

"Catch him quickly!" Upon hearing this, Shen Xianggong's face changed and he shouted.

He had already felt something was wrong. The city gate had just been opened, which meant that the Song Dynasty had sent people over before dawn.

But this person was wearing casual clothes, not even military armor.

And the person who reported it said that this person came here on foot.

Therefore, before meeting this person, he asked someone to call a few soldiers to stand in the hall.

When Shen Xianggong heard that this person said he was not sent by the Song Dynasty, he ordered him to be arrested without waiting for him to finish speaking.

No matter who they are, control yourself first and then ask slowly.

The man did not struggle and allowed the soldiers to arrest him.

"Tell me, who are you?" said Mr. Shen.

"My identity can only be told to Lord Shen. Lord Shen can have people tie me up first and then let them leave." said the man.

After hearing this, Shen Xianggong hesitated for a moment and said, "Tie him up, and then you leave!"

"Yes!"

The soldier responded, brought ropes, tied the man up, saluted and left.

"Tell me, who are you?" asked Prime Minister Shen.

"Sir Shen, I am from the Imperial City Bureau." said the man.

"Imperial City Division?"

When Prime Minister Shen heard this, his face changed. When Emperor Taizu established the Imperial City Bureau, his original intention was to monitor officials all over the world.

Later, it encountered collective opposition from officials and had to be disbanded, leaving only a part of it to monitor the situation in Bianliang.

In theory, the scope of the Imperial City Administration's activities was limited to Bian Jing.

"His Majesty sent you to supervise General Song?" asked Prime Minister Shen.

If that is the case, why did this person come to him now and reveal his identity? Is there something wrong in the Song Dynasty?
"No!" The man shook his head and said, "I was ordered to supervise others. I can't tell Mr. Shen who it is."

"Then why did you come to see me?" asked Mr. Shen, frowning.

"When I was monitoring the target, I accidentally heard that the rebels were going to set fire to the food in Jiangzhou City, so I came to inform Mr. Shen!" said the man.

"what?"

Shen Xianggong was shocked when he heard this: "Are you telling the truth?"

"The army doesn't have much food and grass. The food and grass in Jiangzhou City have been lost, so the army can only rely on food transported from outside. But the rebels seem to have a way to prevent the food from being transported in. Once there is no food, the army will not be able to put down the rebellion." said the man.

After hearing this, Shen Xianggong hesitated for a while and said, "Thank you very much. I will have someone release you later!"

Although he could not confirm the identity of this person, he also had no way to prove whether what he said was true or false.

But there is no benefit for the other party to deceive him with such things.

So he decided to believe what the other party said.

Prime Minister Shen called for someone to release the man and asked them to find Cao Qin.

"Meet Mr. Shen!"

After a while, Cao Qin came hurriedly and bowed.

Shen Xianggong told Cao Qin what the man had just said and said, "General Cao, no matter whether this is true or not, the grain in Jiangzhou granary must not be lost. You must take your men and take over the defense of the granary immediately to ensure that the grain is intact!"

"Yes!"

Cao Qin was also shocked by the news.

He also knew that the matter was of great importance, so he didn't have time to say more. He just responded and left in a hurry.

Cao Qin brought 20,000 imperial guards to Jiangzhou, but most of them were borrowed by the Jiangzhou prefect on the grounds that the counties were short of troops, and were dispersed to various counties to assist in defense.

There are only three thousand imperial guards in Jiangzhou City now.

However, these soldiers were enough to defend the granary. In order to be on the safe side, Cao Qin brought all 3,000 soldiers to the granary.

The granary was guarded by a battalion of soldiers in Jiangzhou city. Naturally, they would not agree to Cao Qin's plan to take over the granary without receiving any orders.

But Cao Qin didn't care about that and took over the granary by force.

The commander in charge of guarding the granary did not dare to fight with the imperial guards, so he could only report the matter to his superiors.

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Prefectural Office
Chen Zhizhou was handling official business when his attendant walked in and bowed, saying, "Sir, there's news over there that they're going to take action tonight."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhizhou put down his pen, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "This way, I can finally rest assured."

There is not much food left in the granary now.

Yesterday, Prime Minister Shen found him and said that the army did not have much food. Next, he would draw some food from the granary in Jiangzhou City to supply the army.

If they didn't take action, he would have to order his men to set fire to the granary.

Otherwise, if it was discovered that there was no food in the granary, he would be doomed.

"Sir, it's not good!"

Just then, Jiangzhou Tongpan He Cheng hurried in.

"President He, what's the matter that makes you so flustered?" Chen Zhizhou frowned.

"I received news that Prime Minister Shen just sent people to forcibly take over the defense of the granary!" He Cheng said anxiously.

"What did you say?" Upon hearing this, Chen Zhizhou stood up and asked, "Why did Shen Xianggong do this?"

"How would I know? Sir, what should we do now?" He Cheng said anxiously, "There is not much food in the granary. If we are discovered, we will lose our heads!"

If he hadn't been so panicked before, he wouldn't have died anyway.

But since Zhao Xing ascended the throne, he has killed many officials.

Once it is discovered that the food in the granary is missing, disaster will be imminent.

"Shut up!" Chen Zhizhou shouted, "We haven't been discovered yet. If you are so panicked, won't you tell others that there is something wrong with the granary?"

"But…"

"No buts!"

Chen Zhizhou interrupted He Cheng and said, "Just do what you need to do. I will take care of this matter. If you panic and let someone slip, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Yes, yes, I understand." He Cheng felt relieved after hearing that. He nodded repeatedly, bowed and walked out.

"Have someone keep an eye on him. I'm worried that he might show his hand."

Chen Zhizhou said coldly: "If the news really leaks out, send him to death."

"Yes!" the follower responded and retreated.

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"Summon the envoys from the Xia Kingdom to see the emperor!" the eunuch in charge shouted.

Soon, Liang Yimai and several Xixia officials walked into the hall and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!"

Zhao Xing raised his hand and said, "No need to be polite!"

"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty!" Liang Yi expressed his gratitude to several people.

Zhao Xing looked at Liang Yimai and said calmly, "The envoy sent by Xia Kingdom did not state the purpose of their visit in the letter. I wonder why they are here?"

"Report to His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!"

Liang Yimai bowed and said, "Daxia and Song Dynasty made peace with each other, thinking that they would be friends again. They agreed that both sides would reduce the number of troops stationed on the border. However, Song Dynasty was the first to violate the alliance and sent troops to Hehuang..."

"and many more!"

Zhao Xing interrupted Liang Yimai and said calmly, "How come I don't know when Hehuang became part of the Xia Kingdom?"

"The foreign minister did not say that Hehuang belongs to Daxia, but how can we allow others to sleep beside our bed? The Song Dynasty's military expedition to Hehuang has posed a threat to Daxia. For the sake of peace between the two countries, please ask the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to order the troops to withdraw!" Liang Yimai said.

(End of this chapter)