Zhu Yan only looked down, and said impatiently: "I can't understand you ghost symbols. What the hell is it, tell me!"
Tong Jie said, "This is his reply to the letter I sent to Xia Houjiu last night."
"What's written on it?"
"Brother-in-law, do you still remember that we were going to deliver a batch of grain to Xia Houjiu?"
"Why don't I remember, he took things and broke his promise!"
"Brother-in-law, it says in the letter that nothing has been received at all."
"What?!"
Zhu Feng's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe his ears: "Didn't receive it? How could it be? Didn't you—"
"Yes, I personally sent people to escort and send the things out of the city, but Xia Houjiu's letter said that the things never arrived, and it was because of this that he became furious and invaded the country."
"how so?"
Zhu Xuan was dumbfounded for a while, looking at the letter that he couldn't understand at all, and looking at Tong Jie's pale face, he said after a while, "Where will that thing go?"
Tong Jie lowered his voice and said, "Since Xiahou Jiu didn't receive it, there is only one possibility."
"What?"
"He was robbed."
"Having been robbed? Who would dare—"
As soon as he said this, Zhu Xuan's tongue became stiff, and he gasped suddenly.
Tong Jie looked at him with cold eyes, then nodded slightly.
Zhu Xuan was confused, and suddenly said: "No, it's impossible! I know my brother's temper. If it was him, he would definitely punish me as soon as we met. How could he still be with us in Yongzhou these days? How long have you been playing in the city? On what day did you lose the item?"
Tong Jie said in a deep voice: "According to calculations, it should be the day when the emperor entered the city."
"..."
"Brother-in-law, don't forget, there was news before. Before the emperor arrived in Yongzhou, he stopped for a while along the way, as if he was looking for news."
"..."
"If he really found out something bad for us, it's very likely—"
Speaking of this, he himself was a little speechless.
Even though Zhu Feng was the king of Yan back then and his achievements in Beiping were just rumors, but this time he really saw the emperor himself, and seeing his awe-inspiring demeanor was enough to make people timid.
Thinking of the possible results, I also felt an inexplicable chill.
And Zhu Xuan's heart was even more chaotic at this moment.
He breathlessly said, "But, this morning, he even came here to see me off—"
"Brother-in-law!" Tong Jie grabbed his wrist and pulled it hard: "The emperor's mind! He is no longer the fourth brother you said. If he really still treats you as a brother, Yanyun's fief, you As for not getting it?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xuan's heart sank.
He looked at Tong Jie: "Could it be that he really, really already knew what we did?"
Tong Jie said: "I'm afraid, everything is under his control."
With a plop, Zhu Xuan fell down on the seat. The armor he was wearing originally looked extremely heroic, but at this moment, it seemed that he was about to be crushed.
He murmured: "Then, what should I do then?"
Tong Jie hastily squatted down, half-kneeled in front of him, gritted his teeth and said, "Brother-in-law, it's already reached this time, what else can you do?"
"..."
"These things you have done are the crime of deceiving the emperor and collaborating with the enemy! I think the reason why the emperor didn't take you immediately is because he waited for you to repel the enemy army."
"..."
"When you really repel the army of the Yue Kingdom, if you go back again, I'm afraid it will be a sheep in the mouth of a tiger!"
Zhu Xuan trembled violently, and said, "Then what do you mean—"
Tong Jie leaned into his ear and said word by word: "While the emperor is in Yongzhou!"