Chapter 974

Yuan Ji nodded, not knowing why, and replied: "Yes, Uncle."

"According to the rumors, there were a large number of crossbow arrows and bed crossbows at the place where Beigong Boyu ambushed Duan Yu."

Yuan Kui frowned tightly.

"What's wrong, Uncle?" Yuan Ji asked.

"The key to the problem should be here."

Yuan Kui spoke again: "How could those miscellaneous Hu have so many strong crossbows and bed crossbows?"

Hmm?

Yuan Ji raised his eyebrows.

"This..."

Yuan Kui's tone suddenly became serious and said: "You are the Grand Coachman, in charge of the production of carriages, weapons, and armor; can't you think of the key?"

Yuan Ji, who suddenly realized, immediately bowed his head and apologized: "Uncle, it was my negligence."

Yuan Kui educated him in a serious tone: "Details determine success or failure; any trivial news gathered together may become important intelligence."

"If you can't observe carefully, it's hard to find the key."

"Liangzhou is located in a cold place; now that the imperial court has money and food problems every year, you should know how many weapons and armor are produced."

"How many strong crossbows and bed crossbows can be allocated to Liangzhou?"

"County soldiers don't have many, let alone those miscellaneous Hu."

"They are good at using bows and arrows, and they don't even master the way of making strong crossbows, let alone siege weapons like bed crossbows."

"Where did the bed crossbows and strong crossbows that Beigong Boyu used to ambush Duan Yu come from?"

Yuan Kui's question directly stumped Yuan Ji.

Yuan Kui, with his eyes narrowed, was like an old fox.

His hunched figure sat in the shadow of the study.

"If you were Duan Yu, if you encountered such a thing, would you consider who provided these bed crossbows and strong crossbows to Beigong Boyu?"

Yuan Ji thought for a while and nodded.

"It was Uncle's reminder, otherwise I would have been negligent."

"Correct your mistakes, just pay attention next time."

Yuan Kui frowned and said: "If this ambush failed, Duan Yu survived, and there was no problem, would those people behind Beigong Boyu jump out?"

"Conversely, if Duan Yu died, those people would definitely jump out!"

Yuan Kui's firm tone made Yuan Ji suddenly realize.

"Then... Duan Yu didn't die?"

Yuan Kui took a deep breath and said: "At the very least, I don't believe Duan Yu died like this, unless there is news from Hanyang Commandery to the imperial court to report the funeral."

"As long as his relatives and subordinates don't come out to explain, then this news may not be true."

Yuan Ji nodded slowly.

"Then we just need to wait and see, right Uncle?" Yuan Ji asked.

Yuan Kui pondered without speaking.

After a while, he said slowly: "Act according to the situation."

"Although Duan Yu may not be really dead, this news will still shake Luoyang."

"I think many people will take advantage of this news to do something, and what we need to do is to act according to the situation."

"Just grasp the timing, and we don't need to do anything actively for the rest."

"Of course, once the opportunity comes, even if Duan Yu is faking death, we can still take the initiative."

Yuan Ji nodded to show he understood.

"Go, order to include everyone related to Duan Yu in Luoyang under surveillance, and don't miss any move."

"Whether it's Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, or He Jin, or Fu Wan, Wei clan... including those big clans in Liangzhou."

"And Huangfu Song and the Emperor, don't easily miss them."

Yuan Kui narrowed his eyes and said: "After the Emperor learns of this news, he will definitely send someone to Liangzhou to confirm it immediately."

"This round trip will only take about ten days."

"No matter if Duan Yu is dead or not, he must not deceive the Emperor, otherwise it is a crime of deceiving the Emperor, so within ten days, there will definitely be accurate news about Duan Yu coming back."

Yuan Ji nodded while recording: "I understand, I will arrange it now."

Yuan Kui nodded and waved his hand.

Yuan Ji bowed and retreated.

General-in-Chief's Mansion.

As Duan Yu returned to Liangzhou, the first batch of white paper and snow salt transported from Jinyang, Bingzhou to Luoyang, ready to be sold to Nanyang Commandery, had been sent to Luoyang.

For the past two days, He Jin had been busy preparing to have this large batch of white paper and snow salt transported to Nanyang for sale.

Nanyang Commandery was a large commandery with a population of hundreds of thousands and was very wealthy.

Just this batch of white paper and snow salt was worth five hundred million coins.

He Jin calculated, and he could get nearly two hundred million in his hands.

If he raised the price a bit more, and did some tricks on the accounts.

This number would probably double.

At this time, He Jin, sitting in the main hall of the mansion in casual clothes, was in a great mood.

Not far from him was He Lingman in a purple long dress.

"Little sister, Duan Yu recommended you before he left Luoyang."

He Jin looked at He Lingman and said: "He said he met you in the gambling house, saying your gambling skills are superb, and you are especially good at calculating accounts."

"He wants you to preside over the sale of this white paper and snow salt in Nanyang. I don't think there is any problem. Anyway, you have nothing to do in Luoyang. I don't feel at ease handing these things to outsiders. Among our brothers and sisters, only you have leisure time now. What do you think?"

He Jin looked at He Lingman.

He Lingman naturally had already learned this news from Duan Yu.

"Since the elder brother has already said so, then I, as a younger sister, naturally cannot refuse, so let's follow the elder brother's words," He Lingman said calmly.

Here, as soon as He Lingman's voice fell, a middle-aged man in armor walked in hurriedly from outside.

"Shuda, why are you here."

He Jin looked at the person and said: "I am discussing things with my little sister, you came just in time."

The person who came was none other than He Jin's younger brother, He Miao.

He Miao, who walked in hurriedly, didn't answer, but said urgently: "Elder brother, something big is bad, something happened!"

PS: I'm visiting relatives in the countryside today, there might be another chapter later! ===== CHAPTER 976 =====