Chapter 1418: News arrives, fallen into the Living Yama

The Prime Minister's Prefecture.

Zhao Pu, in his purple prime minister's robe, stood in the small courtyard, his brows locked.

He muttered to himself, as if interrogating his own heart.

"Where exactly is the problem?"

"This is wrong, absolutely wrong. How could the Living Yama be so kind?"

Zhao Pu only felt his mind shrouded in a mist. He was almost about to see clearly, but he was just a little bit off.

Not far away, the old servant of the Prime Minister's Prefecture walked in, looking distressed.

"The price of Zhao Gao has risen like this, and the commoners have all gone to plant mulberry and raise silkworms. What should we do about the grain?"

"Are we going to rely entirely on buying it?"

As soon as this was said.

Boom!

In Zhao Pu's heart, it was as if a giant hammer from the nine heavens had struck, causing his mind to buzz.

Outside the courtyard, a strong wind rose from the ground and attacked him, suddenly blowing away the mist in his mind.

At this moment, everything was clear.

Zhao Pu breathed rapidly, understanding everything!

Farmland!

Grain!

Da Qian was not trying to be friendly with the Zhao Kingdom at all; it wanted the Zhao Kingdom's life!

At this moment, Zhao Pu could no longer care about his image. Like a madman, he rode a tall horse from the stable and charged toward the imperial palace.

With disheveled hair, he had to see the Zhao Huang immediately.

He only hoped that everything was still in time.

But just as Zhao Pu charged out of the Prime Minister's Prefecture on his warhorse and merged into the main street, he saw a rider galloping not far away, looking panicked and shouting.

"Eight-hundred-mile emergency! Death to anyone who blocks me!"

"Get out of the way immediately!"

Staring at the galloping, murderous messenger cavalry.

At this moment, Zhao Pu felt as if he had lost all his strength and was about to fall off his horse. He knew in his heart.

It was too late. Da Qian wasn't pretending anymore; it... was crashing the market!

The Zhao Kingdom... is finished!

Inside the imperial palace.

The Zhao Huang was drinking until his face was flushed, his mood cheerful, and his hot hands were becoming restless.

The Zhao Kingdom dancing girls were all beautiful, and in their thin gauze dresses, let alone the Zhao Huang, even the eunuchs felt a stir in their hearts.

But just then.

The messenger cavalry arrived!

"Report!"

"Your Majesty, an eight-hundred-mile emergency from Da Qian Changancheng!"

"The Qian Emperor has ordered that our Zhao Gao is of poor quality, and the Imperial Observatory has reported that Zhao Gao is an inauspicious object. Therefore, he has ordered that no Da Qian commoner may wear Zhao Gao; violators will be severely punished!"

"At the same time, he ordered that this year, grain ships north of the Huai River are forbidden from flying the Da Qian flag!"

As soon as this was said.

The smile on the Zhao Huang's face stopped abruptly, replaced by a flash of shock and anger.

He stood up abruptly, his face extremely ugly as he said, "What?"

"The Da Qian Empress issued this order? Is she crazy? Has this news been confirmed?"

The messenger general knelt on the ground, head bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, the Da Qian Empress has already issued an imperial decree. This news is confirmed!"

"In the major silk shops of Da Qian, the price of Zhao Gao has already begun to plummet, and even if it drops to one tael of silver, to eight hundred wen, no one is asking!"