After the court was dispersed the next day, He Jianzheng of the Imperial Heavenly Prison went to the Ganqing Palace alone to seek a meeting with Emperor Xuanjing.

The plague in northern Xinjiang has not been controlled yet, and Zhao Xizheng has a headache for this. When the father-in-law Sanbao said that He Jian was looking for a meeting outside, he looked very bad. "Since there is something wrong, why didn't he say anything about it before in the Political Affairs Hall?"

Sanbao replied in a low voice, "Maybe there is something important, it is not convenient to speak in front of all officials. If Your Majesty disappears, I will send him away."

"Forget it, let him in."

Sanbao's father-in-law responded and brought He Jianzheng in shortly after.

He Jian knelt on the ground and saluted Emperor Xuan Jing. He got pardoned and stood aside.

Zhao Xi asked: "Why did you come to see me privately? Is there something important?"

He Jianzheng hesitated for a moment.

Liaodong Iron Mine is a secret weapon that the imperial court has made, so except for the relevant officials, no other officials know about it.

The Imperial Heaven Supervision is an exception. Because he had to help divine and calculate the auspicious day and time of the mine, He Jianzheng knew that there was a place like Liaodong Iron Mine, and he also knew that it was the largest arsenal of Chu, which ordinary people could not get close to.

Last night, the eldest princess came to him personally and said that there was good news on the Liaodong Iron Mine. She wanted to send a few words to His Majesty through his mouth.

He Jianzheng was not stupid, and he suddenly realized that the eldest princess wanted to use the predictive ability of the Imperial Heavenly Prison to bring words to His Majesty.

In other words, what she is going to say has not happened yet.

The Imperial Heaven Supervision did not predict any situation about the Liaodong iron ore. He Jianzheng could not determine whether the good news the eldest princess said was true or false. After all, it was something that had not happened yet. Once His Majesty knew in advance, if there was another mistake in the middle and the predictions would not come true in the future, his supervisor would not only not be able to save the black sha, but also had to lose his head.

If it were someone else, He Jianzheng would never take such a big risk for the other party. However, the eldest princess had the kindness of supporting him, and he had never had the chance to repay him. Now he has a chance to repay his kindness, but this opportunity is very difficult.

After trembling, He Jianzheng secretly prayed in his heart that the eldest princess' words would come true, and then he said, "The old minister watched the astrological sign last night, and there was auspiciousness in the northeast direction, which is a good omen."

When Zhao Xi heard this, his eyebrows stretched out, "What kind of auspicious sign?"

He Jianzheng said: "The specific one is that the old minister has limited ability and cannot fully understand it. However, the old minister thought about it all night and felt that the most likely thing was to be related to the Liaodong iron ore."

Something seemed to flash in Zhao Xizhan's dark eyes.

Liaodong Iron Mine and Divine Soldiers are important bases for exporting weapons for the Northern Xinjiang Campaign.

The Divine Soldiers Department is under the eyes of the people, while the Liaodong Iron Mine is a secret in the court. During the late emperor, Duke Lu Guo and Song Wei, who were in charge of the Divine Soldiers Department, proposed that wooden mechanism beasts have great flaws. Once the enemy is discovered, the legendary nature of the mechanism beasts will no longer exist. They suggested that further improve the mechanism beasts and turn some wood into iron starting from the material.

However, iron ore is in a tight position, cold weapons are not enough to cast, and mechanical beasts are expensive. If you want to have the best of both worlds, you can only improve the casting method of cold weapons first, save the mineral materials and then build mechanical beasts.

It is impossible to improve the weapon casting method overnight. After all, it is really a big problem to ensure quality while reducing consumables.

The memorial from Liaodong Iron Mine also said that it is still under research and cannot be determined when it will be truly successful.

But now He Jianzheng told him that there are good omens in the Northeast. Could it be that the improvement method has been made?

"I understand, you go back!"

After He Jianzheng withdrew, Zhao Xi asked Sanbao's father-in-law to report to General Jiang Tao, the commander of the East.

The army that casts weapons in the Liaodong iron ore is called the "Iron-fired Army", with about 600 people in front and behind.

General Jiang Tao of the East of the Conquest was their inspector, responsible for patrols every two months, and he was in the capital on weekdays.

When he heard that His Majesty summoned him, Jiang Tao did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately entered the palace.

Zhao Xi left the imperial study room and met him in the side hall of the Ganqing Palace.

"I will meet your Majesty." Jiang Tao knelt down respectfully.

Zhao Xi nodded lightly and let her body flat.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Jiang Tao stood up and stood aside.

Zhao Xi looked at him for a moment, "I have heard a news recently that the weapons casting and improvement of Liaodong Iron Mine have made progress. The general said, is there any such thing?"

Jiang Tao's spine stiffened, "Your Majesty..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhao Xi said again: "If the improvement method is really coming out, then the army under your command will make great contributions to the State of Chu, and it should be rewarded for the merits."

Jiang Tao lowered his head and looked very ugly.

He had just received the news of the weapon transformation method, but he had joined forces with officials in charge of the matter in Liaodong and would try to conceal the matter as much as possible, and at least supply minerals from Beiyan for half a year.

Beiyan has iron scarce ore, so they are willing to buy it at a high price and supply it for half a year. It is easy to imagine how much huge profits they can get.

But Jiang Tao never expected that Emperor Xuan Jing had received the news so early.

In this case, it can only be that someone in the Iron Fighting Army informed me.

He thought he was strict in control, but he didn't want to, but he was still exploited by others.

Emperor Xuan Jing learned about the news of weapon improvement in advance. Not only did the money go to waste, but he would also completely break up with the officials in charge of the handover in Beiyan. More importantly, the imperial concubine would not let him go.

Thinking of this, Jiang Tao felt a burst of anger, wishing he could pull out the informant and lose all his money.

But the arrow is on the string now and has to be fired. If he conceals the report again, it will arouse the suspicion of Emperor Xuan Jing, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Reply to Your Majesty, the news I just obtained recently was not intended to conceal it, but the generals who had not yet gone to Liaodong to verify it and dared not report it at will, for fear that they would be suspected of deceiving the emperor, which would make Long Yan furious."

Zhao Xi looked at Jiang Tao with an almost admiring look.

He Jianzheng took the initiative to mention the auspicious matters of Northeast China. At first, he didn't take it seriously. After He Jianzheng left, Zhao Xi felt something was wrong. He Jianzheng's words clearly mean something, but it was just because of his position and it was difficult to interfere. He could only remind him at the end.

Zhao Xi is a smart man. After a little thought, he came up with the clues. So when Jiang Tao came in, he said directly that he had received news of the successful improvement of weapons, with the purpose of testing Jiang Tao.

Sure enough, this temptation tests the problem.

There is really a problem with the Liaodong Iron Mine.

If Jiang Tao dares to conceal the reports, the alliance between relevant Liaodong officials will definitely be inevitable. Zhao Xi does not want to alert the enemy at the moment. He smiled: "Weapon improvement and mineral savings are a great event in the army. Let's do this. I immediately appoint the imperial envoy to accompany the general to Liaodong to verify the improvement. The weather is getting colder and the rain is frequent. General should pay attention to his health!"

For some reason, Jiang Tao couldn't help but tremble when he heard Emperor Xuan Jing's words.

After returning to the mansion, he smashed most of the study room.

Waste! A bunch of waste!

So many people can't keep a secret, and they even let people come back from such a faraway place. Don't let him catch it, otherwise he will definitely tear the man into pieces!

...

Zhao Xi did what he said and soon appointed the imperial envoy to accompany Jiang Tao to Liaodong.

Jiang Tao had a gloomy face throughout the whole process, as if someone owed him millions. The imperial envoy was Mr. Li, who almost became a relative of Zhenxi Hou Mansion a few days ago. He was a tough person. Jiang Tao didn't speak, and he didn't speak. The two of them just went all the way to Liaodong.

...

On that day, Zhao Xi took the initiative to summon He Jianzheng and asked him, "How did you know there is something wrong with the Liaodong Iron Mine?"

As far as he knows, the things calculated by the Imperial Heaven Supervision are just roughly a rough one, and there are rarely such detailed times, so it is hard not to make people suspicious.

He Jianzheng's eyes flashed slightly, and he said half-true and half-falsely: "A master has calculated it and he mentioned the old minister."

"Oh? Who is this master's surname and where is his current name?"

He Jianzheng said: "If Your Majesty trusts the old minister, please let me keep an eye on him. If Your Majesty is still interested in it in a while, it will not be too late for the old minister to introduce you to him."

Although Zhao Xi didn't like the ministers below to be so sloppy, he was very satisfied with the Liaodong Iron Mine this time, and he was relatively tolerant in his attitude, "Then I will wait and see."

...

He Jianzheng looked for an opportunity to tell Zhao Xunyin about the situation in the palace.

Zhao Xunyin naturally forwarded it to Wen Wan as soon as possible.

Hearing that the words he had asked He Jianzheng to take effect, Emperor Xuanjing had arranged for the imperial envoy to accompany Jiang Tao, the general in charge of the iron ore, to go to Liaodong to verify the situation. Wen Wan was very happy, "That's great!"

Seeing her happy look, Zhao Xunyin sighed softly, "It's hard for you to be a daughter's house. You should have stayed in the inner house, but you were forced to work hard on state affairs."

Wen Wan didn't feel miserable. Every time she helped the court do something, she felt that she was one step closer to success. "Mom, stop saying something depressed. I will immediately write a letter to Sanlang to share the result with him. I don't know where they are now."
Chapter completed!