Chapter 821: New Ghost
Feng Yuqing's thoughts were interrupted. He turned to look at the guard and asked in a deep voice, "What does the Yue King's Steward want to see you for?"
The guard replied respectfully: "Reporting to the city lord, the steward of the King of Yue did not say it clearly, but only said that there was something important to discuss."
Feng Yuqing nodded slightly, but he was a little confused. Could it be that the Yue King's butler's request for an audience at this time was related to Xia Xin's plan?
He turned to look at Fei Feng'er, only to see that she had stood up and walked out of the meeting room with light steps.
Fei Fenger followed the guards to a side hall of the City Lord's Mansion, which was arranged as a place to meet the Jinri envoy. She stepped into the hall and saw that Old Liu was already waiting there.
Seeing Fei Feng'er, Old Liu stepped forward and whispered, "My Lady Princess, our prince has agreed to Xia Xin's plan. He believes that this can bring hope to Yuewang City and meet his requirements."
Fei Feng'er nodded slightly, with a hint of deep thought in her eyes. She knew that this decision was not easy for the King of Yue, and he must have deeper considerations behind it.
However, since the King of Yue has agreed, the next actions must be more cautious and swift.
"If possible, I would like to meet with the King of Yue later and talk to him in detail." Fei Feng'er looked at Old Liu and said.
Old Liu glanced at Fei Feng'er, then nodded and said, "Okay, then I will wait here for the princess for a while."
Fei Feng'er nodded and said, "I'll go report to the city lord and leave with you in a moment."
Fei Feng'er then left and returned to the meeting hall.
Seeing Fei Feng'er coming back, the city lord Feng Yuqing did not ask Fei Feng'er what happened. If he could know about this matter, Fei Feng'er would naturally tell him on her own initiative.
If Fei Feng'er didn't speak up, he wouldn't get any useful information even if he asked.
Fei Feng'er did not tell Feng Yuqing about this matter, because after Xia Xin proposed to cooperate with King Yue, when she went to communicate with King Yue, King Yue told him that although he did use some grain in Yuewang City.
However, he did not use a lot of food. At least half of the food that disappeared from Yuewang City was not taken by him.
The King of Yue speculated that there were other people in Yue City who stole the grain and sold it.
Moreover, it is very likely that the food was sold to Karenmon.
Therefore, Fei Feng'er had to take precautions and keep the matter of King Yue secret for the time being.
Moreover, besides this reason, there are two other reasons.
The first is that Xia Xin has his own demands in this action. If this demand is raised now, it is basically impossible for other people in the hall to agree.
The second reason is that if Xia Xin’s plan really succeeds, it will not only be able to strike a blow to the Karen beast, but it may also strike a blow to the Feng family’s influence in Yuewang City.
For Fei Feng'er, both the King of Yue and the Feng family are local forces, and their existence will affect the rights of the royal family.
Therefore, this plan, whether it can curb the power of the Prince of Yue's Mansion or strike against the power of the Feng family, is beneficial to Fei Feng'er.
This is also why, even though Xia Xin had selfish motives in this plan, she still agreed to help Xia Xin do his best to complete the plan.
It can be said that only Xia Xin and herself knew the complete plan, and the city lord Feng Yuqing or the King of Yue only knew part of the plan.
Of course, it is also possible that she only knew part of the plan, and Xia Xin had other calculations and did not tell her all of the plans.
But what if that’s the case?
Xia Xin was a smart man. She believed that Xia Xin would do his best to ensure that this plan would succeed, and that neither she, Feng Yuqing, nor the King of Yue would be able to accept the result.
Otherwise, Xia Xin had offended three forces. How would he survive after the incident?
After all matters were discussed in the meeting hall and everyone else left, Fei Feng'er found Feng Yuqing alone and told him that there might be a traitor in Yuewang City.
"What did you say?" Feng Yuqing frowned and looked at Fei Feng'er. He asked, "Didn't you say that King Yue was the one who traded with the Karen Beast? Could there be someone else?"
Fei Feng'er nodded.
"Wait a moment." Feng Yuqing said, and then he ordered the guards to call the commander-in-chief Feng Yusheng over.
Feng Yusheng has been investigating people who sell grain.
After Feng Yusheng came over, he looked at Feng Yuqing in confusion: "Sir, is there anything wrong?"
When discussing official business in front of outsiders, Feng Yusheng always consciously addressed the person by his or her position.
"Have you made any progress in your investigation into the grain trafficking?" Feng Yuqing asked Feng Yusheng.
Feng Yusheng glanced at Fei Fenger.
Feng Yuqing gestured, "It doesn't matter. The messenger knows about this matter."
Feng Yusheng no longer hesitated. He said, "According to the information we have now, there is indeed something wrong with the Prince of Yue's Mansion. I found out that they had contact with the people guarding the granary, but we have not yet found any substantial evidence."
Feng Yuqing nodded, and then he asked: "Besides the Prince of Yue's Palace, are there other forces planning to seize the food?"
Feng Yusheng was stunned for a moment, somewhat surprised. How did Feng Yuqing know that there were other forces involved? ?
He hasn't reported this situation to Feng Yuqing yet.
Feng Yusheng thought of this and glanced at Fei Fenger.
Could it be that Fei Feng'er told the city lord?
If this is true, then this messenger has some tricks up his sleeve.
This proves that Fei Feng'er has considerable influence in Yuewang City, otherwise it would be impossible for her to find out such a secret matter.
As the person investigating this matter, Feng Yusheng was very clear about how secretive this force was. If he had not been careful, and if the Feng family had not had a lot of influence here, it would have been difficult for him to detect the existence of this force.
It can be said that even the power run by the King of Yue is not as secretive as this one.
Feng Yusheng didn't know yet that the reason he was able to find King Yue so quickly was because King Yue deliberately left some clues for him.
Feng Yusheng put aside his own thoughts and said, "Sir, there is indeed another force. It was done by the Merchant Alliance."
Feng Yuqing showed a look of surprise, and Fei Feng'er beside him also showed a surprised expression after hearing it.
Merchant Alliance, this is Qin Sifeng’s organization.
Could it be that Qin Sifeng really did sell food to the Karen beast?
"Is Qin Sifeng involved in this matter?" Feng Yuqing asked solemnly.
The participation of the Chamber of Commerce does not mean that Qin Sifeng will also participate.
After all, the Chamber of Commerce is a business alliance with good and bad people among it, and it is not a one-man show by Qin Sifeng.
If someone else did it without Qin Sifeng's knowledge, this is also very likely.
Moreover, Feng Yuqing thought he knew Qin Sifeng better. He had once been a member of the army and had participated in many wars with the Karen beasts. His comrades and even relatives had died at the hands of the Karen beasts.
Feng Yuqing believed that Qin Sifeng should not do such a thing.
Moreover, although Qin Sifeng is a businessman, he is not a profit-seeking and extremely greedy person.
Otherwise, Qin Sifeng would not have been able to pay a sum of money to support the holding of the commendation conference.
But people change.
Maybe Qin Sifeng was really involved in this matter.
Whether Qin Sifeng was involved in this matter or not is two completely different things.
Now that Qin Sifeng is involved, this matter has become a big deal.
After all, the Chamber of Commerce in Qin Sifeng's hands is very powerful. It not only has great power in Yuewang City, but also has considerable influence in other cities of the Karen Empire.
If Qin Sifeng was involved and really colluded with Karen Beast, then this matter would become a big deal.
This means that there are probably people from the Merchant Alliance in other cities who are helping Karen Beast.
Feng Yusheng shook his head and said, "We have only found out about one of the merchants in the Merchant Alliance. There is no clue that Qin Sifeng was involved."
Feng Yusheng naturally understood the difference between whether Qin Sifeng was involved or not.
He was also afraid that Qin Sifeng would really get involved.
Although the Chamber of Commerce is not particularly powerful in terms of military force, their influence is considerable. If they are touched, great turmoil will be caused, especially during the special period of war.
Feng Yuqing nodded and said, "Arrange someone to hold Qin Sifeng back, and be more secretive."
Feng Yusheng nodded.
"Also, send someone to keep an eye on everyone attending the meeting, as well as some suspicious people in the Chamber of Commerce, to ensure that no news can get out of the city." Feng Yuqing ordered.
Now is a critical period, and Feng Yuqing must try his best to ensure that no other mistakes occur.
Feng Yusheng nodded.
"Lord City Lord, if there is nothing else, I will leave for now." Fei Feng'er had already informed Feng Yuqing about the traitor, and she could not take care of anything else.
After all, although the royal family did have some spies in Yuewang City, it was still not easy for her to investigate the traitor.
Even the existence of the traitor was told to him by Xia Xin and King Yue.
This shows how little influence the royal family has in the cities below, especially the Nine Kings City.
Feng Yuqing nodded and said, "My Lord Envoy, please go and do your work. I have nothing else to do here."
Fei Feng'er nodded, turned and left.
"Second brother, what about her and the King of Yue?" Feng Yusheng asked.
He was referring to the incident in which the steward of Prince Yue's Mansion called Fei Feng'er out of the meeting hall today.
"It's okay." Feng Yuqing shook her head and said, "As a princess, she will definitely do her best to ensure the safety of Yuewang City. In this regard, our interests are the same."
"However, she must have other thoughts, but it's harmless." Feng Yuqing said: "The most urgent task is to save Yuewang City from danger, and everything else can be done slowly."
Feng Yusheng nodded.
"Second brother, how should we treat Xia Xin?" Feng Yusheng said, "My eldest brother once told me to bring Xia Xin into our Feng family, but I didn't do it right away. Later, Xia Xin left Yuewang City, and it was difficult for me to contact him again."
"Now, I think it will be even more difficult to win over Xia Xin." Feng Yusheng said with regret: "It's a pity for this talent. If he could join our Feng family, our Feng family would have one more capable general."
Feng Yuqing did not show any regretful expression. He said, "Don't try to win over Xia Xin deliberately. Just don't offend him. He won't work for anyone sincerely."
Seeing Feng Yusheng's puzzled look, Feng Yuqing reminded him, "Don't forget, Xia Xin is from outer space. Not to mention that he only represents his own interests, Xia Xin will not stay in Karen Continent for too long. There is no point in winning him over."
Feng Yusheng suddenly realized how could he have forgotten such a crucial thing.
When my elder brother asked me to win over Xia Xin, the news that Xia Xin was an outsider had not yet spread.
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After Fei Feng'er left, she went to find Mr. Liu.
When Old Liu saw Fei Feng'er, he quickly bowed and said, "My Lady Princess, please follow me."
Fei Feng'er nodded slightly and followed Old Liu out of the City Lord's Mansion.
She followed Old Liu to the King of Yue's study, only to see the King of Yue sitting at the desk with a serious expression.
When the King of Yue saw Fei Feng'er, he stood up to greet her and said, "My Lady, after careful consideration, I have decided to agree to Xia Xin's plan."
Fei Feng'er smiled slightly and said, "Old Liu has already informed me. His Royal Highness the King of Yue has made a very wise decision. I believe this plan will succeed and bring hope to the King of Yue City."
The King of Yue nodded, and then said: "But I have one condition."
Fei Feng'er's heart tightened, she knew that the King of Yue would not make such demands without any reason.
She asked in a deep voice: "Your Highness the King of Yue, please tell me. As long as I can do it, I will do my best."
The King of Yue took a deep breath, and then said: "I hope that after the plan succeeds, I can guarantee the hereditary title of King of Yue City."
Fei Feng'er was slightly stunned. She didn't expect King Yue to put forward such a condition.
She pondered for a moment, then said, "Your Highness the King of Yue will naturally receive the due reward for his merits. However, this matter still needs to be reported to His Majesty the King, who will make the final decision."
King Yue nodded. He also knew that this matter was not something Fei Feng'er could decide alone.
He said in a deep voice: "I understand. I just hope that Lady Princess can say a few good words for me."
Fei Feng'er smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will do my best."
The two then discussed some details of the action, and then Fei Feng'er said goodbye and left, returning to the City Lord's Mansion.
After Fei Feng'er left, King Yue stood in front of the study window, looking at the stars in the night sky, feeling mixed emotions.
He knew that this decision might change his fate, or even the fate of the entire Yuewang City.
But he also knew that as a king, he had to shoulder this responsibility for the people of Yuewang City and for the future of Yuewang City.
He took a deep breath, then turned and walked out of the study, ready to start the battle that would determine the fate of Yuewang City.
At this time, in the camp of Karen Beast, the blazing campfire was still flickering in the dark night, as if foreshadowing the coming storm...
