Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

After receiving Li Shimin's order, Cheng Yaojin immediately shouted to the refugees around him: "His Majesty the Emperor has ordered me to enter the city quickly and open warehouses to stockpile grain."

When the refugees heard this, they all cheered happily and then made way.

If Cheng Yaojin observes carefully, it is not difficult to find that some of these refugees are actually secretly manipulating them.

Soon, Cheng Yaojin led his army to Luoyang City.

At this time, the Governor's Mansion in Luoyang City had already received a notification from the gatekeeper general and sent people to the city wall early.

(The previous chapter was written about the governor. There was an error and it has been corrected.)

Seeing Cheng Yaojin and his entourage approaching, Chu Xiang immediately shouted to them: "Who is coming? Tell your name quickly, otherwise we will treat you as rebels and kill you."

As soon as Cheng Yaojin heard what the other party was saying, he immediately became furious. He pointed at the people on the city wall and shouted:

"This is your uncle Cheng Yaojin. Where is that old guy Qu Tutong? Why don't you ask him to come see me."

Although everyone on the city wall knew that it was Cheng Yaojin who was coming, in order to dispel his arrogance, they all pretended not to know him.

Seeing that the other party wanted Qu Tutong to come out by calling his name, Chu Xiang snorted coldly:

"My governor is ill and unable to come. If you say you are Cheng Yaojin, do you have a signed document to prove it?"

Seeing that the other party did not believe him, Cheng Yaojin immediately rolled up his sleeves and prepared to order an attack on the city.

Seeing this, the deputy general on the side hurriedly took two steps forward and shouted: "We have the seal given by the Holy Spirit and the imperial edict for your governor. You can send someone over to check."

Chu Xiang and the city gate general looked at each other, then lowered a hanging basket from the city wall and asked the deputy general to put things into the hanging basket.

The deputy general gritted his teeth, resisted the urge to draw the knife, and put the thing in.

Not long after, Chu Xiang and his party pretended to check the seal, and then they said to Cheng Yaojin:

"Oh, it turns out you are really Lord Cheng of the State of Lu. The flood has really washed away the Dragon King Temple, and the whole family no longer recognizes each other."

With that said, he hurriedly asked his soldiers to open the city gate and personally led people out to greet them.

"Mr. Lu Guogong, the young Chu Xiang is now the governor of the governor's office. Because my governor has been ill recently, he really cannot receive you. I have specially sent the young man to greet you. Please forgive me, sir."

After hearing Chu Xiang's explanation, Cheng Yaojin snorted with dissatisfaction and waved his hand to lead the soldiers into the city.

The general guarding the city on the side saw this and immediately stopped them.

"My lord, this cannot be done. Now the frost disaster is raging, the people in the city are panic-stricken, and the refugees outside the city are besieging the city. If you bring so many people into the city again, it is inevitable that some people will take advantage of it. What if something happens? If there is a conflict, or if one of them fails to handle it well and creates an irreversible situation, then even if we have ten heads, it is not enough to cut off."

"Yes, Mr. Guo, if you bring dozens or hundreds of people into the city, we will let them go immediately without saying anything. But what you want to bring is an army. How do you want us to deal with it?"

Chu Xiang on the side also immediately helped.

Cheng Yaojin was already holding back his anger. When he saw that the other party would not let his people enter the city, he immediately shouted angrily, slammed the ax in his hand on the ground, and cursed:

"You bastards just want to have trouble with your Grandpa Cheng, right?"

"Okay, I'll kill you if I, old Cheng, are serious. I'll see what that old guy Qu Tutong can say."

With that said, he was about to swing the ax in his hand and chop down Chu Xiang and the others.

Chu Xiang and the others didn't seem to be in any hurry. They stiffened their necks and stood in front of Cheng Yaojin and said:

"Gong Lu, we respect you as the Duke of the country, but if you are so unreasonable and insist on axing us today, then we have nothing to say. It will be our great fortune to die under your axe."

After saying that, he closed his eyes and stretched his neck, as if he wanted to kill him.

Cheng Yaojin half-raised the ax, not knowing whether to chop it down or let these people go. He was in a dilemma for a while.

The deputy general on the side laughed secretly in his heart: Mr. Guo, you have encountered a tough problem today.

A joke is a joke, but the deputy general stepped forward very well and stopped Cheng Yaojin and said:

"Sir, you must not do it. We came here this time under His Majesty's order. If you chop them down, who will do the work?"

With the ladder handed over by the deputy general, Cheng Yaojin hurriedly took back the ax in his hand and said angrily: "If it hadn't been for His Majesty's purpose, I, Old Cheng, would have made your blood splash five steps today."

After saying that, he pushed Chu Xiang away from him and walked directly into the city, leaving the rest of the mess to the deputy general.

Finally, the two sides agreed to let the deputy general bring 50 guards into the city, and then make a decision after meeting Qu Tutong.

After arranging for the soldiers outside the city to be on standby temporarily, the deputy general followed Chu Xiang to the Dudu Mansion with 50 guards.

On the way, everyone met Cheng Yaojin who was slowly strolling down the street carrying an axe.

Seeing the deputy general following him, Cheng Yaojin's eyes widened and he cursed: "It takes a long time to do everything, just like a girl."

The deputy general had long been accustomed to Cheng Yaojin's temper. He smiled and was not angry. He asked someone to take the ax from Cheng Yaojin's hand, and then reported his arrangement to the other party.

After listening to the deputy general's arrangements, Cheng Yaojin just nodded and said nothing more, but his eyes when he looked at Chu Xiang looked extremely unhappy.

Soon, the group of people arrived at the Governor's Mansion. After a brief briefing, they successfully saw Qu Tutong, who was wrapped tightly.

At this time, Qu Tutong's face was pale, his eyes were sunken, and there was almost no trace of flesh and blood on his cheeks, leaving only a piece of human skin.

If Cheng Yaojin hadn't been familiar with the other party, he might not have been able to recognize him.

Seeing the other party like this, Cheng Yaojin was very surprised: "Lao Qu, how long have we not seen each other? Why are you like this?"

Qu Tutong opened his mouth and said in that imperceptible voice:

"I'm getting old and suffering from old illnesses. I'm afraid I don't have a few days left to live. Yaojin, why are you here today because you have something important to do?"

Seeing the old man like this, Cheng Yaojin couldn't bear it, but he still said truthfully:

"Now that the Turks are invading the border, there is also a frost disaster. Therefore, in accordance with your Majesty's order, I came here to raise food and grass."

Upon hearing that they were here to collect food and grass, Qu Tutong immediately coughed.

After finally stopping, he spoke with difficulty: "Yao Jin, you have seen the situation outside the city. There is really no food in Luoyang. If there was, I would have used it to help the victims."

"What, there is no food in Luoyang? How is this possible?"

Cheng Yaojin jumped up from his chair, pointed at Qu Tutong, and asked in disbelief.

Chu Xiang on the side saw this and hurriedly stepped forward to explain:

"My lord, I don't know. I really have no food in Luoyang City."