"Dongchang Secret Agent!"

Qing'er recognized the person's identity in an instant, a cold light burst out of her eyes, and she waved the long sword in her hand!

The sword slashed across the man's chest, leaving a trail of blood.

The man was attacked, and let out a terrible wail.

The next second.

One of the guards rushed forward and stabbed him in the chest with a sword.

Meanwhile.

The shouts of killing outside the carriage intensified.

Qing'er looked outside, her face solemn.

Because she found that there were not only secret agents from Dongchang who participated in the siege, but also some people, whether it was the weapons used or the tricks used, she had never seen them before!

These people are by no means the forces of the Great Zhou!

"Dongchang mixed up with outsiders?"

Qing'er frowned and made a judgment.

"Your Highness! Don't stay here for long! Let's withdraw first! ”

Several guards came to Qing'er's side and persuaded with solemn faces.

"Good!"

Qing'er didn't hesitate at all, and led the guards to run wildly towards the location of the Yamen of Jinnan Mansion in her memory.

Seeing this, the besieging assassins did not hesitate and chased after them.

Someone shouted, "Don't let her run!" ”

Qing'er is Li Yingyue's maid and Li Yinyue's personal guard, and her martial arts are far superior to ordinary guards.

She wants to escape, even if it is a secret agent of the East Factory, it is impossible to catch up!

Soon.

Qing'er fled from here, and after not going far, she saw a general of the city defense army rushing over with a large number of soldiers.

"It's too late for the last general! Please atone for your sins, Your Highness! ”

The general knelt in front of Qing'er and arched his hand.

Qing'er stood straight, looking light-hearted, and ordered: "Take your people to capture the assassin, and stay alive!" ”

"Yes! Your Highness! ”

The general stood up, waved his hand, and gave the order.

"Go with General Ben!"

"Yes!"

The spies of the East Factory are superior to the city defense army in terms of assassination.

But a head-on confrontation will be defeated.

Soon.

The soldiers of the city defense army quelled the unrest.

More than a dozen assassins were caught red-handed, their hands tied, and brought to Qing'er.

Qing'er stared at a few of them with a pair of sharp eyes, and asked in a cold voice, "Who are you?" Who instructed him to assassinate Hongu? ”

Those few people stubbornly raised their heads, stared at Qing'er with murderous eyes, and didn't say a word.

Seeing this, Qing'er didn't bother to talk nonsense with them, and said coldly: "Take them to the edict prison in Dongchang, and the palace will interrogate them personally!" I want to see how hard your mouths are! ”

Two hours later.

The edict of the East Factory.

An assassin from Dongchang looked at the tortured inhumanoid colleague beside him, his eyes full of fear.

Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is not a human at all! It's the devil!

The methods she used were even better than those of Dongchang!

"This palace gives you a chance to tell this palace, who are you and who is under whose instructions?"

Qing'er put down the bloodstained wooden stick and looked at the assassin in Dongchang, her tone full of chills.

"I ...... I am a secret agent of Dongchang, and the assassination of His Royal Highness was ordered by Lord Wei and Wang Zhi to conquer Wei Dongzheng and Wang Zhi......"

The Assassin's voice trembled in reply.

Qing'er stretched out her hand to the tortured inhumanoid assassin on the side and asked, "He is also a secret agent of the East Factory?" ”

The Assassin shook his head and replied, "No, it's not. ”

"It's not an agent from Dongchang, who is it?"

Qing'er raised her voice and asked loudly.

The assassin's heart trembled, tears fell, and he cried: "The little ones only know that they are from the Yan Kingdom, and they want to help Lord Wei and the prince rescue His Majesty, and the rest, the little ones have a humble status, and they really don't know!" ”

When Qing'er heard this, her face became more and more solemn.

From the country of Yan.

Not surprisingly, it should be the person at the sticky rod of Yan Kingdom.

Didn't they have already given up on the Zhou Kingdom, why did they suddenly wade into this troubled water again?

I thought about it for a moment.

Qing'er looked at the guards behind her and ordered: "Cure these assassins of the Yan Kingdom, blindfold them, drop water on their foreheads, when to confess, when to stop!" ”

"Yes! Your Highness! ”

These guards are all dry people, and they know Qing'er's identity in their hearts, and they are not too surprised by the unusual ruthlessness she shows.

When the assassin from Dongchang heard this, his heart sank to the bottom, and he cried and begged: "The little one is also acting according to orders, please give the little one a pleasure, don't torture the little one!" ”

When Qing'er heard this, she turned her head to look at him and instructed the guards: "Let him watch the rest of the people be tortured, when will he tell more information, and then put him in the dungeon!" ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The guards took orders.

Qing'er turned around and left the prison.

Return to the familiar Royal Palace.

She didn't have time to remember the past, and her mind was full of the Assassin's words.

Wei Dongzheng and Wang Zhi absconded, and they couldn't set off any storms in a short time.

However, Yan Guo is different.

The national strength of the Yan State was strong, and although the army that attacked the Qianguo State before was repelled by the Prime Minister of the Qianguo State, its strength was not affected.

If they intervene in this war, the situation that had been stabilized will fall into turmoil again.

At this moment, she just wanted to find out what Yan Guo's purpose was and what role they played in this assassination operation!

Qing'er returned to the palace, still thinking about it.

Until the next morning.

A knock on the door woke her from her sleep.

"What?"

Qing'er was fully dressed, looked at the door, and asked.

The voice of the guards was heard outside.

"Your Highness, all the assassins of the Yan Kingdom have been recruited!"

"What about the confession? Take it to Hongu! ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The guards pushed the door open and presented the confession with both hands.

Qing'er took the confession and browsed it from top to bottom.

The more she looked, the more solemn her face became.

Seeing the end, she was shocked.

"No wonder Yan Guo hasn't made a move, it turned out that he was going to wait for the two countries to lose and lose the two countries, and reap the benefits of the fisherman!"

"Use the secret agent at the sticky rod to assassinate His Highness and Fang Xiu, re-provoke the war, and put the two countries in an endless situation! What a good calculation! ”

Qing'er was silent for a few breaths, returned the confession in her hand to the guard, and ordered: "Send this confession back to Chang'an and give it to Fang Xiu!" ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The guard took the confession and bowed.

Qing'er looked at him, something suddenly came to mind in her mind, and stopped him again: "Wait a minute!" ”

The guard turned his head to look at Qing'er and said, "Your Highness, please command!" ”

Qing'er said: "Eight hundred miles in a hurry, tell Fang Xiu that someone is going to assassinate him and His Highness, during this time, you must be cautious!" ”

After a pause, he said, "You know who I mean by His Highness!" ”

The guard hesitated for a moment and replied, "Humble duty understands! Let's do it! ”

Qing'er looked at his back, her face solemn.

"Wang Zhi, as the helmsman of Dongchang, must know my identity, and also know that the real Highness is still staying in Chang'an!

Since he is in the same league with Yan Guo's sticky rod, maybe he will reveal this news to Yan Guo, so that the target of the sticky rod is not only the Empress of Qianguo and the prime minister of Qianguo, but also His Royal Highness......"

That's it.

Qing'er couldn't help but worry.

However, she was in Jinnan and couldn't protect His Highness, so she could only comfort herself, hoping that she thought too much about herself.

............

Qianguo.

Changan.

Fang Xiu, who was dressed in brocade clothes, wandered around the bustling streets under the protection of many secret guards.

Beside him, Daji, who was wearing a long cyan dress, held his arm.

The two walked for a while.

Fang Xiu opened his mouth and said, "The huge Chang'an, you really can't even find a vacant land to build a academy?" ”

"Master, after walking for so long, you have seen for yourself that there are more and more newly built houses within the city walls, even so, there are still many people who come to Chang'an from other towns to work hard, there is no place to stay, where can they vacate space."

Daji said.

Fang Xiu glanced at the bustling street, his face showing a touch of helplessness.

After he linked the Mingxiu Academy to the "protégé of the Son of Heaven" and the "imperial examination qualifications", he quickly raised a sum of money for the construction of various academies and the cultivation of talents.

It's just that......

There was money to build the academy, but there was no vacant land.

He clearly remembered that two or three months ago, Chang'an could still find some vacant land to build a yamen.

Now I can't find it at all.

However, walking on the street, you can also notice that there are many more passers-by than before.

In addition to the people of Qianguo, there were also merchants from Yan, Wu, and Zhou.

The war, which lasted for half a year, did not have much impact on these merchants.

As long as they follow the rules and pay their business taxes on time, no one will embarrass them.

This was a rule that Fang Xiu had set at the beginning of the war, and it had been implemented very well.

That's why.

More and more merchants chose to use Chang'an as a center of commerce and trade, bringing goods here to trade.

In addition, the original border of the Three Kingdoms, which was also recognized as a prosperous place for merchants, and the center of commerce and trade, Wochuan Prefecture, implemented the strategy of clearing the wilderness in this war.

Some merchants can only choose another place to trade.

This place is Chang'an!

After half a year of development.

Chang'an has become the most developed city in fact, with commerce and trade in Qian, Yan and Zhou!

A veritable business hub!

"I remember that Zhao Zizheng once made a statement to His Majesty half a year ago that he wanted to expand Chang'an, at that time, he meant to build a new city outside Chang'an, I don't know if Zhao Zizheng took this matter to heart......

Fang Xiu chatted while strolling around.

Daji showed a thoughtful look on his face, and said: "Building a new city outside of Chang'an should not be able to do it in a short period of time, so we have to think of a way to solve the urgent need." ”

Hearing this, Fang Xiu glanced at her and said, "It is true that the new city cannot be built overnight, but a part of it can be put into use if it is completed, and there is no need to completely complete the construction before moving the people of Chang'an." ”

Daji was stunned for a moment, and her face was thoughtful.

After a while, he hesitated: "However, if this is the case, the people live in the new city and have to go to Chang'an to make a living, and it takes a lot of time and energy to come and go, but I am afraid that this part of the people would rather live in the suburbs than go to live in the new city." ”

Fang Xiu said: "Who said that you want to build people's houses first, you can build a few academies first, let students live in them, and then build a few workshops in the planned location!"

Didn't I send people to Wu to buy cotton for weaving, and the weaving workshop was also built in Xincheng! ”

Talking and talking.

Fang Xiu's eyes burst into light, he looked at the guards on the side, and ordered: "Go to the Ministry of Industry Yamen to call Zhao Zizheng, I have something to discuss with him!" ”

"Yes!"

The guards saluted and turned to leave.

Fang Xiu, who had already decided to build a new city, put down a burden, was in a good mood, took Daji in his arms, and said with a smile: "I have been shopping with Benxiang for a morning, I should be hungry, take you to Yirenju for a good meal!" ”

Hearing this, Daji's delicate face showed a smile, and he looked at Fang Xiu with seductive eyes, and said in a coquettish voice: "The slave family wants to eat the master's ...... more than eating."

Fang Xiu raised his eyebrows, and replied seriously: "It's all the same, when you arrive at Yirenju, you eat your own appearance, and you eat your true appearance." ”

The slightly frivolous words made Daji's smile brighter, and he said coquettishly: "Then the slave family should taste it well......

What a fox.

When it came to teasing, Fang Xiu thought that he was still a little inferior to Daji.

Wandering around for a moment.

The two of them walked towards the Yiren Residence.

Half an hour later.

Zhao Zizheng came to Fang Xiu's face.

"Xiaguan meets Fang Xiang!"

Fang Xiu raised his eyes and glanced at him, and asked, "Half a year ago, the Prime Minister discussed with you about the expansion of Chang'an, do you remember?" ”

Zhao Zizheng thought for a few breaths and replied: "Xiaguan has the impression that Fang Xiang planned to build a new city in a vacant land not far from Chang'an, but later the war with the Zhou State became more and more intense, and this matter was put on hold. ”

Fang Xiu said: "I walked around Chang'an all morning today, and found that there are indeed too many people in Chang'an, and I heard that the price of the house is also constantly rising, even if it is in the war, it has still risen by 30% in half a year, but is there such a thing?" ”

Zhao Zizheng replied: "This is indeed the case. ”

Fang Xiu said: "The war in the north is coming to an end, and the people who will pour into Chang'an will only increase, and it's time to start building a new city." ”

When Zhao Zizheng heard this, he didn't know what he thought, and his face showed hesitation.

Fang Xiu noticed his expression and asked, "Do you have any concerns, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Zhao Zizheng hesitated for a few breaths, and said: "Fang Xiang, half a year ago, the imperial court still had the strength to build a new city, and now it ...... But he has more than enough heart but not enough strength. ”

Fang Xiu's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Zhao Zizheng said: "First, the Ministry of Industry has no extra silver, and second, it can't recruit labor...... Fang Xiang, since the mines in various places gave Qingzhuang silver, let them mine, and build the cost of the new city, the imperial court has been unable to afford it. ”

Implication.

Since the mines in various places are for silver, let the young and strong miner.

It will be difficult to apportionment of labor to the people......

Otherwise, it is very easy to cause turmoil.

After all, those young men are accustomed to exchanging their strength for silver, and they are willing to work for the court for nothing.

From the winter a year ago.

The life of the people is getting better and better.

The court wants to do things, but it is much more difficult than before.

Fang Xiu understood Zhao Zizheng's difficulty, was silent for a few breaths, and said, "First choose a suitable location, build a few academies, build the mansion and the silver of the workshop, and prepare for the ......."

"Xia Guan understands."

Zhao Zizheng bowed and answered.

"Let's go down."

Fang Xiu waved his hand.

"The next official retired."

Zhao Zizheng saluted and left.

"How is the master going to prepare the money?"

At this time, Daji on the side asked curiously.

Fang Xiu looked at her and said lightly: "It's very simple, in a word, sell the mansion in advance......"