After the immortal disappeared

This was his first time entering the Great Yuan Palace.

Passing by Shihuan City a year ago, only He Chunhua from the He family was lucky enough to be summoned by King Yuan. He Lingchuan had never even been to the capital.

The Yuan Palace is still very impressive. The building is thick and solid, with black tiles and gray walls. When it is built in a row, the heights are staggered, and it is very impressive.

This is a legacy of the old dynasty. The founding monarch Dayuan took over and renovated it for more than ten years. Therefore, the architectural style is not very similar to the auxiliary city Shihuan City.

The layout of the palace is symmetrical along the central axis. Walking on Zhonghang Avenue, He Lingchuan felt solemn and solemn.

He secretly lamented that Yuan Kingdom still had its good old days.

King Yuan met him in Wenxuan Pavilion.

This is the small hall where Mr. Yuan meets with his ministers. It is usually used to gather four or five people for a small meeting.

It was sunny and windy outside, and only two windows were opened in the hall, which was lit with ambergris and made it a bit dark.

The monarch of the Yuan Kingdom was sitting behind the long table of Jin Shennan. When he saw He Lingchuan bending down while announcing his identity, he waved his hands repeatedly: "No gifts, no gifts, get up!" Then he said to the other side, "Come and sit down. "

He Lingchuan looked up and saw that the young monarch was less than thirty years old and slightly fat. Under this light, you can see that his face is a bit white, his eyes are a bit green, and there is a deep vertical line between his eyebrows. This has been for a long time. Result of frown.

He Lingchuan thanked him and sat upright.

Basic etiquette is still required.

Mr. Yuan looked pleasantly: "I heard that you are not only the special envoy of Rongshan, but also the eldest son of General He?"

"yes."

Sure enough, the news that He's eldest son had transformed into a special envoy from Ronshan had spread like wildfire in Yuandu.

"What's going on?" Yuan Jun was very curious, "Can you tell me about it?"

He Lingchuan then chose to repeat the story he had told when he went home.

You are openly deceiving you.

But King Yuan held his hands and laughed loudly: "He is really a blessed general, just as He Aiqing said."

He Lingchuan knew that he actually didn't care about what happened to him, he only cared about his identity.

King Yuan said again: "You have done a good job in lobbying Rongshan. When the matter is settled, I will make you the training military commander."

He Lingchuan could only thank him, knowing that the conversation would change next.

Captain Xunwu has a good reputation, but it is just a false title and has no real power. He knew that King Yuan did not dare to give him any more power, otherwise it would be difficult to suppress the He family and his son.

Even if he is not greedy for the official position in Yuan Kingdom, he is still a little disappointed to see the reward method of King Yuan.

Not enough courage.

But King Yuan started coughing immediately and kept coughing several times. The palace attendants rushed to bring water.

King Yuan took two sips to calm down, and He Lingchuan asked him at the right time. He waved his hand and said, "It's cold by chance, so don't worry about it."

"Take care, Your Majesty."

From such a small situation, He Lingchuan knew that the decline of the Yuan Kingdom was more severe than he imagined. The king of a country is nourished by Yuan energy, so it stands to reason that he should be strong and strong, and should not be able to get close to any minor illness or disaster.

When a king suffers from illness, he is either physically weak due to old age, which is a natural law, and his energy can only delay it, not prevent it; or his country's fortunes are weak, and even the king is not worthy of abundant energy. There are few other reasons.

Yuan Kingdom is undoubtedly the latter.

"The past few years have been unfavorable for Dayuan. There have been constant wars at home and abroad. Dong Haoming in the northwest, Nian Zanli in the north, and the rebellion in the south have all been suppressed." Mr. Yuan sighed, "At least the war in the north has been temporarily relieved. We can use all our strength to deal with Dong Haoming."

When he said this, He Lingchuan understood: in Lord Yuan's eyes, Da Sima was the most serious problem, and the rebellion in the south was a distant second.

For now, this ranking is correct.

In the past ten years, no fewer than twenty rebellions, large and small, have broken out in the Yuan Kingdom. The largest and most serious one was the Great Southern Uprising led by Hong Xiangqian, but they were all suppressed in the end.

Why is this exception made?

What qualifies as a serious problem for Mr. Yuan is a separatist regime like Da Sima, which requires soldiers, food and supplies, orderly organization and strict discipline.

After understanding this, He Lingchuan understood why Mr. Yuan kept urging He Chunhua to send troops.

Quickly put down the rebellion in the south, so that the Yuan Kingdom can concentrate all its efforts on Da Sima.

This is not only a relationship between primary and secondary, but also a relationship between difficulty and ease.

Sure enough, Mr. Yuan immediately said: "However, quelling the rebellion in the south is a prerequisite, and time waits for no one. He Lingchuan, you must help my father put down the rebellion as soon as possible, and then make great achievements!"

He Lingchuan immediately responded "Yes".

He has a subtle identity at the moment. He is a Yuan man, the son of a general, and the special envoy of Rongshan.

But Mr. Yuan always spoke to him in his first capacity, urging him to allocate funds as soon as possible.

He had already stood up and continued: "Your Majesty, the special envoy sent by Rongshan has worked overtime in the past two days, but the mine price calculated is somewhat different, with an error of at least 800,000 taels."

Simply put, there is not enough collateral.

Yuan Jun was stunned: "Why is there such a big difference?"

An official on the side responded promptly: "The accounting information of the mining terminal was submitted last year, and this year's has not yet been submitted. There may be some discrepancies."

Eight hundred thousand taels is not "a little". Besides, proven mine reserves will not change that much in one year.

He Lingchuan understood that this statement was just a fig leaf. Borrowing money to fight wars is the top priority of the Yuan Kingdom right now. How could it be possible that the accounts and information are not all prepared?

Seeing is believing, it’s no surprise that Yuan Guo poured water on the information. Even if it is borrowing money, the borrower also hopes to pay less interest.

He Lingchuan then said: "Before entering Yuandu, the Ronshan people and I had already walked around the Taihe Mine. There are two large and small veins there, and one of the three mines has a seepage landslide, which has been completely blocked. Now The mine is a huge deep water pit. We hired monsters to explore it. The water is at least four or five feet deep and cannot be pumped out. It is a pity. The quality of the ore produced here was originally very good."

"Ah, this?" King Yuan was stunned.

He Lingchuan said tactfully that Taihe Mine was unqualified!

King Yuan also personally asked about the loan mortgage this time, but when he appointed the Taihe Mine, no one told him about this kind of problem! Officials only mentioned reserves, ore output, ore quality and mine depth.

When King Kite heard it, he thought it was perfect, this is it.

Unexpectedly, this mine cannot withstand on-site inspection!

This loophole is a bit big. With Yuan Kingdom’s current methods, once the permeable layer is damaged by mining, the pit will have to be abandoned.

How dare you use it as collateral for Rongshan even if it's just a waste pit? Why not simply give Rongshan a plaque with the title "The Taken"?

Thinking of this, King Yuan pressed the table until his fingertips turned white. He calmed down, turned around and ordered in a deep voice: "Go and find out what's going on!"

The official on the side responded immediately.

"The appraisal price of the Taihe Mine is not enough. I will try my best to mediate with Rongshan. However, I'm afraid I have to supplement the counter value." In other words, Yuan Kingdom must add another 800,000 taels of collateral to fill in the difference. .