I am happy to be a mother in a famine year, I have a system to farm the land

At night, King Ling lit up the lamp and told the emperor everything about Qingshui County.

He also informed them about the cement being transported to the border. He also said that the cement would cost a lot of money and hoped that the emperor would have the money ready.

King Ling asked for a lot of money from the emperor, and he was not worried that the emperor would refuse.

One destroyed the country and the other emptied the treasury. King Ling felt that the emperor knew what to choose.

Vice General Liu's men also tracked them down to Qingshui County, but before they could enter Qingshui County, they were stopped by Zhang Siyuan's secret guards.

In the capital, in the Liu Mansion, Vice General Liu stood up suddenly when he heard the report of the visitor.

"What did you say? Who stopped you?"

"General Hui, he was General Zhang's former secret guard."

When Vice General Liu heard this, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

He heard early on that Zhang Siyuan had resigned and returned to his hometown, but what happened to this secret guard?

"They told you that you were from General Zhang?"

"They did not tell us their identities, but my subordinates had met one of those people before, and then they were determined to be General Zhang's people."

Vice General Liu suppressed the turmoil in his heart and vaguely decided that something seemed wrong about this matter.

But for a while, he couldn't tell what was wrong.

After pacing back and forth in the house for a long time with my hands behind my back, I suddenly thought that Prince Ling also left the capital suddenly this time, and the place he went to seemed to be Qingshui County...

Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Liu's heart skipped a beat.

He was not sure for a moment whether his guess was wrong, but such a guess made him unable to calm down anymore.

If Zhang Siyuan is really in Qingshui County, then Qingshui County is probably already under his radar.

"General, when my subordinates came back from Qingshui County, they found that there seemed to be many businessmen lurking outside Qingshui County."

Vice General Liu frowned, "What's going on? Those merchants only have money. Why can't they even find a good inn, and they still have to set up camp outside the city?"

"What the general doesn't know is that those merchants are all merchants from foreign countries."

Lieutenant General Liu was shocked. The border was now invaded by Fan Bang people, and there was no solution to this matter. Now, these Fan Bang merchants have entered the territory of Dazhou again, and they are still entering in large numbers.

Although Lieutenant General Liu didn't know what happened, he also noticed something unusual about this matter.

"I heard that the general who defended the city in Qingshui County issued an order not to allow foreign merchants to enter Qingshui County. Even if there is any transaction, people in the city can go out of the city to do business."

Zhang Siyuan, King Ling, Fanbang merchants... one after another, when connected together, Lieutenant General Liu felt that something was wrong.

But since Zhang Siyuan was in Qingshui County and stopped the people he sent, it would be difficult to find out anything.

"Take the people back, I'm afraid you won't be able to find out anything if you ask again."

The person who came to report the news heard this and agreed.

But thinking of the strange situation in Qingshui County, he thought it would be better to report it to Lieutenant General Liu.

"General, when we entered Qingshui County before, we found that there seemed to be something wrong with the city wall there."

Vice General Liu tilted his head slightly, "What's wrong?"

"The city wall is gray-white and extremely strong. My subordinate tried to pierce the wall with a dagger, but it still failed to penetrate."

Vice General Liu raised his eyebrows, "Is the city wall made of stone?"

"It's not stone. I heard it's something called 'cement'. It's almost like mud at first, but after it solidifies when it's poured into the city wall, it becomes as solid as a rock."

Vice General Liu frowned in thought. Almost instantly, he thought about the border matter.

The Fanbang people on the border came with great force this time. Ever since General Wang was seriously ill, those Fanbang people had attacked Zhou's city several times.

But if there really is such a divine object, it might be a good thing to put it on the border to build a city wall.

Lieutenant General Liu felt hot in his heart and walked quickly to the person who reported the news.

"Is what you said true?"

"General, everything I say is true and there is absolutely no lie."

The person who reported the news raised his hand to Lieutenant General Liu, and the loyal Lieutenant General Liu could clearly see in his eyes.

This is a person he trained with his own hands, so he naturally knows his loyalty.

Vice General Liu was just about to send someone to inquire about the cement, but suddenly he thought that Zhang Siyuan and King Ling were both here, and his people had been stopped. Vice General Liu immediately calmed down.

"Let someone come back."

"General..."

The messenger did not expect that he would tell Lieutenant General Liu such an important matter, but Lieutenant General Liu still insisted on letting people come back.

"Okay, where are General Zhang's people? Do you think they don't know about this?"

"Besides, Prince Ling should have gone to Qingshui County some time ago. Qingshui County may have become an iron bucket now."

"If you can find out about the cement, I'm afraid this matter is already well-known."

The messenger wanted to say something more, but suddenly realized that Vice General Liu was right.

The people who stopped them were under the city wall. Those people seemed to turn a blind eye to the cement on the city wall, as if they didn't care.

Seeing the people leave, Lieutenant General Liu felt worried.

He felt that such an important matter should be told to the emperor, but what should he do if the emperor didn't believe it?

Nowadays, the emperor trusts the civil servants the most. He is already wary of military generals like them. If he rashly reports this matter, he is afraid that it will arouse suspicion.

Thinking of this, Vice General Liu couldn't help but sigh.

What Vice General Liu didn't expect was that the next night, Liao Cheng, the emperor's personal eunuch, suddenly came to the door.

Lieutenant General Liu hurriedly came out of the study to greet him, "I didn't know that Eunuch Liao was coming, so he was not welcomed from afar."

"I wonder if my father-in-law is here late at night, but what's the matter?"

When Liao Cheng saw the bloodshot eyes and dark blue eyes, Lieutenant General Liu knew that he had not rested well.

"General Liu, there is no need to be in a hurry. Our family came here today in compliance with His Majesty's order and specially invited General Liu to enter the palace."

Lieutenant General Liu's heart skipped a beat. The sky had turned completely dark. Why did the emperor ask him to enter the palace at this time?

"Eunuch Liao, I wonder what your Majesty wants to do with me at this time?"

Vice General Liu winked at the boy beside him, and the boy immediately put a bag of silver into Liao Cheng's hand.

Liao Cheng hurriedly declined. Now that the Great Zhou Dynasty was in crisis, how could he dare to accept the money?

"General Liu, there is no need to do this. We will naturally tell you what we know. But our family really doesn't know about His Majesty summoning you to the palace."

"But we see that His Majesty is in a good mood tonight, so it shouldn't be a bad thing."

Vice General Liu bowed his hands to Liao Cheng and silently expressed his gratitude.

Vice General Liu followed Liao Cheng into the palace in a hurry. The emperor was already waiting in the Yangxin Hall.

Seeing Vice General Liu coming, the emperor went to the door to greet him in person.