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Chapter 223 Food Crisis
Lu Xiangsheng's confidence was even stronger. After bidding farewell to the emperor, accompanied by Wei Mulan, he returned to the team with almost arrogance, waved his hand, and headed for the Daming Mansion.He took the rest of the people back to Daming Mansion before going to Denglai to take office.

The rest of King Qin's army followed suit one by one, but Hu Guang had no time to say goodbye, so he drove back to Beijing immediately. It was New Year's Eve, and there were still many things to do.Even on the road, he was not idle.

Jin Yiwei Commander Liu Xingzuo was beside him, a horse's head behind, and reported to him: "Your Majesty, after part of the capital's food is removed, it can only last for a month."

The grain of the capital is jointly managed by the factory guard and the household department, so Liu Xingzuo also knows the grain situation.After the end of the two-day capital crackdown, the emperor had decreed that the criminals and the food that could be squeezed out should be sent to Yongping and handed over to Sun Chengzong.

"Hmm!" Knowing this, Hu Guang nodded and then turned to look at Liu Xingzuo. He knew that Liu Xingzuo must have something to say.

Sure enough, Liu Xingzuo said: "The last general just received a report saying that the food collection situation in the provinces near the capital is not optimistic..."

"What?" When Hu Guang heard this, his face suddenly became serious, and he even reined in his horse, and asked a little louder.

Seeing this, the front and back guards immediately stopped, wondering what happened to the emperor?
Liu Xingzuo naturally knew what kind of serious consequences would happen if the food relief was not enough, so after getting the news, he couldn't wait for the New Year, so he reported it immediately.

He also played back with a serious face: "It seems that since October, the food in the surrounding provinces has become tense. At first, I thought it was caused by the impact of the war. But the general just got a report from his subordinates, saying that now he found out that it seems Someone has been buying and hoarding at a high price since then. The general has ordered a strict investigation to see who is hoarding the strange house!"

Hu Guang nodded when he heard this, and said to Liu Xingzuo: "Qing has done a good job, you must find out immediately, if there is not enough manpower, urge the local authorities to investigate together, this is no small matter!"

"The last general obeys the order!" Liu Xingzuo's manpower is indeed insufficient. After all, half of Jinyiwei's people are unusable, and many of them are just for name. The rest of the people are scattered in the capital, especially the capital. Wei acted together, the manpower on hand was indeed stretched.For the affairs of the surrounding provinces, I feel a little powerless.

After Hu Guang finished giving his instructions, he tiptoed the horse's belly a little, and urged the horse to move on. At the same time, he said to Liu Xingzuo with a little emotion: "There are many businessmen who are actually very smart and have good vision. But their minds are not right. They want to To make a fortune for the country. This kind of people, I will definitely teach them to be good people in the future!"

"What your Majesty said is very true, many businessmen have money, and they will make trouble!" Liu Xingzuo immediately echoed, "Because of this, since the Taizu, most of them have been suppressed, but now that the world is getting worse, these rich people , a little unscrupulous again!"

Hu Guang nodded, and chatted with him while walking. After entering the city, he saw the popularity in the city, somewhat like the New Year's atmosphere, so he smiled and said to Liu Xingzuo: "You don't need to accompany me, go home, accompany..."

As soon as I said this, I suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but pause.He looked at Liu Xingzuo, and suddenly asked in a deep voice, "Is your family still with Jianlu?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Xingzuo's heart tightened, and he quickly replied, "My lord mother let the brothers of the last general escape, and I said that I would never drag you down. If Jianlu wanted to use them to force the brothers of the last general, he would I will show my will with death!"

After he spoke, his voice was a little low and sad, but he didn't stop.After finishing speaking, he fell into deep thought, obviously recalling the past.

From the moment their brothers fled, those family members who remained in Liaodong were destined to end badly.This worry has been buried in the bottom of my heart, and I have been unwilling to think about it.But today is New Year's Eve, and being mentioned by the emperor again, thoughts welled up, and I couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Hu Guang was also silent for a moment, and suddenly said to Liu Xingzuo: "After Lu Xiang is promoted to Denglai, he will form a special force to specialize in sneak attacks from thousands of miles away. I asked him to cooperate with the internal response, and we must rescue Qing's family!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xingzuo immediately rolled off the saddle, knelt down on both knees, and paid homage excitedly.

Hu Guang stopped his horse again, stretched out his hand to signal him to get up, and said, "I understand how your brothers felt when you fled! I also said that to protect the family and the country, the country and the family are one, and you do things for the country." , I will also consider it for you!"

Not to mention how grateful Liu Xingzuo was, at this moment, less than [-] miles away from the capital, there was an army coming towards the capital at full speed.

This cavalry army is small in number, less than [-] cavalry, but it is very elite.When speeding forward, you can basically keep five riders in a row.First, a flag fluttered in the wind, and a big "Wu" character stood in the wind.

Suddenly, on the official road where they were running, just far away from them, an army also drove over.The two armies were about to meet, and the cavalry had to slow down.

Under the big flag, someone approached the young general in charge and said loudly: "Young Master, I'm afraid we are late."

At this time, the army coming from the direction of the capital, except for the original Qin Wang army, is basically impossible.That's why he said this.

That young general is Wu Sangui.He also judged what the house slave said, and couldn't help showing a trace of disappointment on his face: In the end, he still didn't catch up with the capital's reward for meritorious deeds!

"Don't worry, young master. With my grandfather here, I will definitely mention the young master's achievements in front of the imperial court. At least a guerrilla will not be able to escape!" The man was already a little old, and he spoke with confidence, obviously very experienced.

"Yes, the young master is a guerrilla at a young age, which is even stronger than the old master!" Another person comforted.

After hearing this, Wu Sangui shook his head and said: "You don't understand, I just want to show my face in front of the imperial court, so that His Majesty can remember me. In this way, it doesn't matter much if I don't get promoted to Guerrilla!"

Thinking of the speeches he had prepared before the imperial court, he was sure that he would definitely impress the young emperor's heart! But if the capital had already dispersed, he would at most go to see the minister of the Ministry of War based on his rank, which would be a pity!

Thinking of this, he was a little unwilling, and immediately urged his horse to hurry, and when he approached the team, he asked loudly: "Are you the King Qin's army who returned from the capital?"

A general flag at the front of the team heard this, and replied loudly: "Yes, I have been rewarded by the emperor, and I can go back to celebrate the Spring Festival."

The other soldiers who were on their way all looked happy, striding forward, while shouting: "Go home, it's Chinese New Year!"

(End of this chapter)