Feng Zhiwei turned and faced the respectful Qianshi Officials, handing them letters stamped with the seal of Judicial Commissioner and the seal of Imperial Envoy. "Master Tao has an important matter, so these need to be handled by you."
She had already carefully arranged everything while she was in the study; officials would need to head out and capture the military officials while others raced to intercept the army provisions. Of course, she did not call them army provisions, masking the operation by claiming that the Shangguan Family was smuggling goods that they needed to capture or destroy. No one doubted Feng Zhiwei's words, and everyone rushed off in trembling awe.
Feng Zhiwei brought out another letter and called to Gu nanny. "May I trouble Brother Gu to find Yan Huaishi; tell him that he must use any method, even emptying the private granaries, to send a shipment of grain to Minnan immediately.