Uncertain Chang'an

Although the account is being checked, it cannot be resolved in a short while.In the early morning of the next day, Zhou Jinhe continued to look at the account book with several adults.Xiao Wuding followed Zhou Jinhe almost every step of the way. Zhou Jinhe turned his head to look at him, but saw him frowning with a serious expression, as if he was thinking about something?

"what happened?"

Hearing Zhou Jinhe's voice, Xiao Wuding came back to his senses, and replied: "I was wondering... how did so much grain with official seals hide it from the granary to Liang's mansion? I asked the neighbors yesterday Some people, they all said that they have never seen people coming in and out of the Liang Mansion... Could it be possible that food can fly in by itself?"

"Well...that's actually..." She was so focused on checking the accounts, Xiao Wuding didn't mention it, she really ignored this point.After thinking for a while, Zhou Jinhe said: "General, go and investigate, don't stay here, I will stay in the government office and nothing will happen."

Xiao Wuding hesitated for a while, but he also made clear the priorities, nothing could happen in the government office, and it is useless for him to be here, it is better to go out and investigate and settle the matter earlier.Thinking of this, he nodded in agreement, then got up and went out to Liang Mansion.

"General, I have asked the porters in the city, and the answer is that about ten days before our arrival, Master Wu ordered the grain from several granaries to be moved to the granary in the west of the city." Soon a soldier came to report, and Xiao Wuding rode on the horse. Thinking about it carefully, the old house of the Liang family is on the west side of the city, and it is reasonable to transfer the grain there, but how did they transport so much grain to the Liang mansion... Xiao Wuding whipped his horse and sped up Speed ​​up and go to Liang Mansion.

A lot of food has been shipped out of Liang's residence, Zhou Jinhe had ordered yesterday that the food should be used for disaster relief first, and if President Liang's own food was his own, he would "replenish it later".Xiao Wuding wandered around the various rooms of the Liang Mansion, and there seemed to be nothing unusual. Suddenly, he saw rice grains under the closet in the room.Although the closet is not far from the place where the rice is placed, even if there are some scattered rice grains, there will not be as many as this.

Xiao Wuding walked over to have a look, frowned slightly and shouted: "Come on, move that wardrobe away."

"Here." Soon two soldiers came over and carried away the closet, which was full of rice grains.Xiao Wuding can be considered to know why there is a wardrobe here, and there is a small door on the wall that is big enough for adults to go in and out.It turned out to be authentic.

Xiao Wuding stared at the entrance of the tunnel and was really stunned. Why did he dig a tunnel from the granary to come here?Although it's not far, it's really not close. It's really a big project to have such a spacious room. Wu Yi is really not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Xiao Wuding looked cold, turned his head to the soldiers behind and said: "Get some torches and follow me."

Soon the torches were ready, and Xiao Wuding led a group of people down the tunnel.

There are scattered rice grains along the way, presumably it is the tunnel leading to the granary.It's just that a small road was branched out after not walking too far, Xiao Wuding thought for a while and said: "A group of people follow me to the small road, and the rest take the big road."

After walking for about half an hour, Xiao Wuding finally brought a group of people to see the sun again.Pushing open the closet blocking the entrance, one can see a dilapidated private house.There are not many living utensils in the room, and it is obvious that no one lives there.When I walked to the door, I saw that it was locked from the inside.Xiao Wuding's brows were tightly furrowed, the locks were locked from the inside, there are eight out of ten people who have been there...

"Come here, go to Wu Mansion and Liang Manor to see if Wu Yi and Liang Mu are still there."

"Here!" The general's tone was serious, and they knew that the matter was urgent, so they immediately broke the lock and went to the two mansions.

Xiao Wuding didn't come back at lunch time, Zhou Jinhe's brows didn't relax a few times a day, and after lunch with all the adults, he continued to check the accounts, but saw Xiao Wuding walking in with a serious face , as if something happened.Seeing him approaching him suspiciously, Zhou Jinhe whispered in his ear, "Your Highness, Wu Yi has escaped."

"What?! How come?"

Obviously heavy troops were sent to guard the Wu residence, even the gates were guarded by soldiers, how could they not be seen?

"It's the general who neglected his duties. He found a tunnel in the Liang Mansion in the morning. One leads to the granary in the west of the city, and the other leads to a common house in the city. In Fuliang Mansion, the guards said that Wu Yi entered the room last night and did not come out. Finally, he went in and saw that there was no one there. There was also a tunnel in the room leading to the outside of the mansion. The tunnel of that folk house went straight to the outside of the city."

"Heh, how many years has this been prepared?" Zhou Jinhe sneered, slammed the account book in his hand on the desk, and said angrily: "Send the order: Wu Yi is wanted in the whole state! I don't believe it, he can still run away!" I won't be able to make it!"

The wrath of the emperor lay down millions of corpses and bleed for thousands of miles.Although Zhou Jinhe's anger did not reach this level, the crowd was so frightened that they prostrated themselves on the ground, not daring to vent their anger.

"General, come with me." Zhou Jinhe dropped a sentence, then got up and went to the door, and ordered: "Go to Liang Mansion." Xiao Wuding followed behind her, with a bit of shame in his eyes, if he thought about it more fully, There will be no such moths.

In the Liang Manor, Liang Mu was restless at home, and now he was surrounded by armed soldiers following him every door, and he didn’t know any news from outside, so he was feeling anxious, and when he heard that His Highness the Princess was coming, he was immediately trembling and at a loss.When I first met Zhou Jinhe, I thought Her Royal Highness had an extraordinary temperament, but after all, she was a woman and didn't pay much attention to it. But now, if Zhou Jinhe wanted to pinch him to death, it was like pinching an ant to death. Xiao Wuding will do it himself...

"President Liang." Zhou Jinhe stood in front of the lobby, his tone so cold that Liang Mu couldn't help shivering, and tremblingly said: "Greetings, Your Highness..."

"Wu Yi is guilty of absconding. If President Liang can explain everything to me and save my time, I can still plead with my father."

Liang Mu knelt on the ground and gritted his teeth. Hearing Wu Yi escaped, his heart sank. He is dead anyway, but if he told about Wu Yi, his family... ...

Seeing Liang Mu like this, Xiao Wuding guessed that he had something to hide, and said lightly: "President Liang, you may still have a way out by cooperating with His Highness, but you are so stubborn, I don't know how many people should be implicated. This general can assure you that if you obediently explain the matter, I will keep your family safe. Whether Wu Yi lures you or threatens you, you must have your life."

This...Xiao Wuding's words made Liang Mu shake.That's right, not to mention that although Wu Yi won't trouble his family members, the court's laws may not let his family members off; if it is said, the court can be lenient, and the mob in Mengshan can't beat Xiao Wuding's elite soldiers... ....

Liang Mu gritted his teeth, and then made a decision. He prostrated himself on the ground, trembling as if he was going all out, and said, "Your Highness! The grass-roots would like to know everything, and I hope His Highness will let my family survive!"

"I'm the princess of the Jin Dynasty, so I'm sure I'll keep my word." Zhou Jinhe raised the corners of his mouth in disdain, and said, "I don't have the heart to waste time with you, so explain it quickly!"

"Wu Yi must have gone to Mount Meng. The bandit leader there and he are actually sworn brothers, that's why the government soldiers can't beat those bandits! Wu Yi threatened the grassroots that if he dared to reveal anything about him, he would be killed. Family members! The grassroots are forced to do so, Your Highness, please forgive me!"

Liang Mu then explained all the things he and Wu Yi had done these years, and Zhou Jinhe angrily smashed the tea set on the table to pieces, and smiled angrily, "Oh, what a Wu Yi, He has become the local emperor of Linyi! He really doesn’t care about the imperial court at all! This Palace will make him kneel down to apologize to tens of thousands of innocent souls who died in vain!”

Colluding with businessmen to hoard food and make a fortune is nothing. Every time there is a disaster, it is not the first time to treat it, but to let it go and wait for the disaster to expand, and then ask the court for help. The bandits do all sorts of crimes... Adding up all these things, even Ling Chi's death is not an exaggeration.

Even if Zhou Jinhe went back to the government office and wrote a note to Emperor Taiping, he sent him back to Beijing urgently, and the documents for Wu Yi's wanted arrest were also sent.The only thing that comforted Zhou Jinhe was that the group of gentry and rich men saw Wu Yi run away, and they all honestly helped the disaster relief, and the disaster situation eased a lot.

In a stockade deep in Mount Meng, Wu Yi looked at the wanted documents brought up by his subordinates from the bottom of the mountain, and knew that he was probably doomed, but he fell into Zhou Jinhe's hands, which made it hard to swallow!Meng Shan's mob is not enough to deal with Xiao Wuding's elite soldiers.Fortunately, Mengshan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but it can last for a while. When Zhou Jinhe quickly finishes the disaster relief and returns to Beijing, his happy days will come again.

"Hahaha big brother! Come here, my little brother will give you a big gift!"

Wu Yi had just finished thinking about it, when he heard the hearty laughter of the sworn brothers coming from the door, this is Yang Yong, the owner of the Black Wind Village.As his name suggests, Yang Yong is exceptionally brave, but unfortunately he doesn't know how to use his brain. If Wu Yi hadn't been planning behind it for so many years, he would have died countless times.

"Brother, come here." Yang Yong couldn't help but dragged Wu Yi out until he could see a small breached embankment from the top of the hill.

"What's the matter?" Wu Yi looked like a monk Zhang Er was puzzled, not knowing what this little brother was going to do.

"Hahaha, don't be impatient, brother, wait a little longer." Yang Yong smiled and patted Wu Yi's shoulder, looked at the sky and said, "It's almost there, brother, look down!"

"Huh?" Wu Yi heard the words and looked down, only to hear a loud noise, a mushroom cloud rising from the bottom, followed by the sound of rumbling water.Wu Yi's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly searched for directions to see the situation below, but he only hoped it wasn't what he thought.

Yang Yong only thought that his eldest brother was happy, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Hahaha brother, are you satisfied with this gift? The little brother can spend all his money, and use up all the gunpowder he stored!"

Wu Yi's heart turned cold when he heard his words, he slumped on the ground and smiled wryly: "Little brother, little brother, brother's life is in your hands!"

"Brother, what are you talking about! How could my younger brother hurt you! From now on, we will eat delicious food and drink spicy food in this cottage. What can the officials do, I am not at all comfortable!" Yang Yong said seriously, he was only for his elder brother's good, How could it hurt him?Wu Yi couldn't express his suffering, so he could only shake his head with a wry smile.

The disaster relief has been quite effective, and the number of victims in the city has decreased a lot. The sunny weather in the past few days has helped a lot, and the disaster situation in various places has improved a lot.After Zhou Jinhe inspected the situation in the city, he deliberately got up early the next day and took people out of the city to a nearby village.After the flood receded, although it was muddy everywhere, the situation was much better than the previous days, and Zhou Jinhe finally let go of what he had been carrying all day long.

Xiao Wuding was fully armed and followed her half a horse's head behind. His black armor glowed with a simple luster in the sun. In stark contrast, his crown was like jade and his complexion was fair.Zhou Jinhe had noticed when he was on his way earlier, that this man was so white, even ordinary women could not compare to him.Most of the men in the army are thick, dark and rough, but why is Xiao Wuding still like this... It is said that the wind in Mobei is as dry as a knife, and Xiao Wuding has never been injured...

Xiao Wuding naturally felt Zhou Jinhe's burning gaze, turned his head and asked her: "Why is there something dirty on my face?"

"Just watching the general unconsciously reminds me of the King of Lanling that I read when I was young." Zhou Jinhe shook his head slightly with a smile and said, "Can the general wear a mask when he goes to the battlefield?"

Why, do you really mean that he looks like a little boy?Xiao Wuding smiled helplessly and sighed: "Your Highness is absurd, I feel that I am not as good as King Lanling in appearance, so I don't wear a mask, but it has some advantages. It is easy to underestimate the enemy. When I first entered the barracks, everyone said I was Who is the son of a wealthy family, who came to join the army in order to inherit the family business."

"Isn't that right, the general looked at the thin skin and tender flesh, and there were soldiers laughing at the general at that time, but after a competition, even the strongest soldier didn't go through ten moves with our general." The adjutants beside him were all Proudly continued, they and Xiao Wuding have always been like this, although Zhou Jinhe is here now, she doesn't put on airs at all, she is very kind, after these days, they can have a chat together long ago.

Hearing that Zhou Jinhe blinked at Xiao Wuding, his eyes were full of curiosity: "Oh? The general is so powerful? If you have the opportunity, you should see it."

This is not a difficult task. If Her Royal Highness wants to see it, she just needs to find an opportunity to make gestures.Xiao Wuding pursed his lips and said indifferently: "It's just right, I have been busy these few months, and I haven't inspected them for a long time."

Hmm... It seems like I shouldn't talk too much.The adjutant silently closed his mouth, turned his head to the other side as if nothing had happened, but heard his general say coldly: "I haven't made gestures with you for a long time, Lao Meng, go back to the camp and wait."

Lao Meng wrinkled his face when he heard this, and begged for mercy: "General, the general's waist is not yet full, please let me go, the general is talkative, I will practice more when I get back!"

One side of Xiao Wuding's mouth slightly raised, he glanced at him lightly, and said: "Okay, let me let you go this time, and return to Beijing will be doubled."

Seeing this scene, if Zhou Jinhe hadn't been worried about so many people, he would have burst out laughing, how could this Xiao Wuding still have such a vengeful side?There's something...cute?

Not long after we left, we arrived at a relatively large village and town. The inspection arrangement had been notified earlier. Although Zhou Jinhe had instructed not to disturb the people, the village chief was still waiting at the entrance of the village with a group of gentry. : "Meet Princess Yongning!"

"Excuse me, everyone. I just came to see the situation. I don't want to disturb the people. Please get up quickly." Zhou Jinhe got off his horse and personally helped the old man who was the leader, and said with a smile: "This time, I also brought some food. Come on, trouble the township chief to distribute it to the villagers. How is the disaster situation now?"

"Returning to Your Highness, this village is on the edge of the Meng River. Most of the houses were washed away when the dam above broke, and there were not many farmland and livestock left. Fortunately, we had prepared in advance, and the casualties were not heavy. His Highness sent people to send money and food a few days ago. Now everyone They are all busy building houses! It is all thanks to His Highness!" The old man was full of excitement, and he led the squires behind him to thank His Highness for his great kindness.Zhou Jinhe tilted his head and looked not far away. The Meng River had long since lost its roar and ravages, and was flowing there quietly.The mother has faded from her rage, and she is a great mother who gave birth to life again.

When the villagers saw that the respected old people in the village were all at the entrance of the village, they were also very curious and ran out one after another.The curious child followed behind his mother and exclaimed: "Mother, those two brothers and sisters are so beautiful!"

Everyone laughed when they heard it, Zhou Jinhe squatted down in front of the child and said, "Sister, you are also very beautiful, but look at the brother over there," she said with a sideways finger pointing at Xiao Wuding, and said with a smile : "Brother is a general, you should praise him for his grandeur."

"Fu'er knows this word! Daddy taught Fu'er before! My elder brother is magnificent, but my elder sister is a celestial being!" The little girl was full of excitement, and the beautiful elder sister praised her.

Hearing what she said, Zhou Jinhe became interested. He didn't expect that there were girls in this remote village who could read and write. He asked curiously, "Oh? Has Fu'er ever read?"

"I have read it, Daddy taught Fu'er!" Speaking of this, the little girl was full of pride, and said, "Daddy knows a lot of characters, so amazing! Fuer will be like Daddy in the future!"

The girl's aunt is also very polite, although she doesn't know what Zhou Jinhe's identity is, but since the elders in the village respect her so much and there are so many soldiers following her, she must be someone who is not an ordinary person, so she bowed to her and said, "Your honor, Rong Bing, the servant's official." He is a scholar, and there is only one daughter in the family, so he taught her to read and write since childhood."

"Madam, it's very nice." Zhou Jinhe pinched the little girl's face with a smile, and said softly, "Fu'er, follow your father to study hard, and then go to the capital to find your sister, okay?"

"Okay!" The little girl replied loudly with great energy, and Zhou Jinhe got up and went in front of the people again.

"Everyone! This is Princess Yongning of the current dynasty! Our highness gave us all the money, why don't you kneel down and thank you!" The village chief shouted to the crowd behind him, and then he knelt down first and saluted: "The grass people pay their respects to the princess. Your Highness! Thank you Your Highness for saving your life."

When everyone behind heard the words, they also knelt down and saluted her, shouting to thank His Highness for saving their lives.Zhou Jinhe's eyes suddenly felt hot. Because of her status, I don't know how many people have saluted her over the years, but only this time, even though the gestures were not standard, they were sincere.For the first time, Zhou Jinhe tasted the feeling of being loved by the people from the bottom of his heart, and he made up his mind to build a peaceful and prosperous world.

"My fellow countrymen, this is Yongning's duty! As a princess, it is Yongning's responsibility to let the common people live and work in peace and contentment! Everyone, please hurry up!"

Xiao Wuding saw all this in his eyes, the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously, his eyes followed the person who always exudes dazzling light, he knelt down on one knee and performed the military salute with a smile, and said in a loud voice: "Princess Yongning will last forever! "

Following his movements, the soldiers behind him knelt and saluted in unison, and shouted: "Yong Ning has no end of life!" The kneeling villagers also shouted, and the shouts shook the sky for a while, and the sound stopped and the clouds flowed.

Zhou Jinhe looked back at the "culprit" and saw that he was smiling with relief in his eyes, he couldn't help being a little stunned, and then he evoked a smile that was different from the usual reserved and dignified, from the heart, a little helpless, more true Touched and gratified.

This person, why didn't he usually notice that such a thing would happen?

The soldiers helped the village head distribute food, Zhou Jinhe chatted with the villagers and then walked around, Xiao Wuding followed behind her, not talking too much, quietly accompanying her.Arriving at the edge of the Meng River, after these few days of sedimentation, the water gradually became clear again. There were children playing. Zhou Jinhe looked at the calm river and sighed: "Water can carry a boat and capsize it, and this water can support people. Can kill people. It seems that everything has two sides. Look at Liang Mu who is so mercenary and disregards the common people, but he really loves his family."

"Naturally there is no perfect person in this world. If there is a good side, there will be an evil side. This is the case with everyone." Xiao Wuding followed her, and the soldiers behind her consciously did not follow.

Zhou Jinhe squatted by the river and stretched out her hand to shake in the water for a few times, the coolness instantly relieved the heat, she turned her head to Xiao Wuding, and asked with a smile: "Why does the general have an evil side?"

"It's natural." Xiao Wuding smiled, squatted down to play in the water, and moved his eyes to the occasionally turbulent water, with resentment and guilt. "In this mortal world, people always have things they can't help themselves. As a mortal, I just want to minimize the damage, which is a great comfort."

"I heard from my father that the generals often have strange plans in every battle, and the casualties of the soldiers are very few, which is very unmatched. It is a blessing for the generals to have such a general."

"It's just a matter of duty, Your Highness is serious." Xiao Wuding still didn't look at her, looking at the river and replied with a smile.He only hoped that Zhou Jinhe would feel better when the incident happened in the future. Forgive such extravagant hopes, he dared not even think about it.

Suddenly, there was only a loud noise in the distance, as if the earth was trembling, and there was a continuous low sound.Xiao Wuding immediately got up and looked around vigilantly, and the soldiers behind him immediately surrounded him.

"General! Not good! The embankment broke again!"

With an exclamation, Xiao Wuding looked up the river, only to see the surging waves coming, like thousands of troops roaring with dust rolled up.

"Protect Your Highness!" Xiao Wuding immediately grabbed Zhou Jinhe's wrist who hadn't reacted yet, pulled her and ran towards the entrance of the village, where the horses were tied.

Zhou Jinhe finally came to his senses after being dragged by Xiao Wuding. The people in the village heard the loud noise, but they didn't know what happened. They were standing there in a daze and looking around. Save the child!"

The soldiers were in a bit of a dilemma for a while, Xiao Wuding didn't say anything, it was about Zhou Jinhe's safety and they didn't know what to do.Seeing them like this, Zhou Jinhe was immediately annoyed, he struggled to break away from Xiao Wuding's hand, and said angrily: "Why are my words deaf to my ears! What use are you if you can't save the people!" Then he ran to the river.Xiao Wuding secretly cursed "Damn it", chased after him, and ordered: "Help the villagers evacuate! Those who can swim will save the children!" His group of soldiers are mainly northerners, and there are not many who can swim.

"Here!"

At this moment, the people also realized that the embankment had burst again, and hurriedly shouted to pack up their belongings and run away.When Xiao Wuding chased him to the river, he saw that Zhou Jinhe had already entered the water. The secret path was not good, so he hurriedly took off his armor and went into the water towards the group of children.Sure enough, there were only two soldiers who could go into the water. Seeing that the current was getting faster and faster, Zhou Jinhe managed to send the last child ashore. Xiao Wuding had already landed again at this time, and stretched out his hand to her and said anxiously: "Your Highness! Hurry up!" Come up!"

Zhou Jinhe was about to breathe a sigh of relief and hold Xiao Wuding's hand, when he was about to touch his fingertips, he didn't expect the water to suddenly rush again, driving her further away.

"Your Highness!"

Xiao Wuding hastily stretched out his body to hold it, but unfortunately, Zhou Jinhe was already far away from him alone, as the speed of the water flow was no match.Xiao Wuding's heart was about to jump out of his throat at this time, seeing that she was being washed farther and farther by the water, she was already unable to heave up and down with the current, her body jumped into the water with one step ahead, and swam towards Zhou Jin River.