Transmigrated to become the Tyrant's Male Concubine

Wen Chi took a closer look and was instantly stunned.

Isn't this the stone on Wen Liang's neck that he saw before?He actually ran to General Lin...

No wonder General Lin behaved so strangely at the Peach Blossom Banquet, and even did everything Wen Liang was supposed to do.

Maybe it was the stone that was doing the trick in the middle.

Wen Chi was in a complicated mood and didn't know what to do for a while. He raised his eyes and saw General Lin's carefree expression. He seemed to like this stone quite a bit. He was silent for a while before opening his mouth: "I don't know if General Lin has looked for the owner?"

"Of course I looked for it." General Lin scratched his head, "I ordered the guards to ask all the people at the Peach Blossom Banquet, but they didn't find the owner. Later, I plan to give this stone to the eldest princess for safekeeping, the eldest princess But he said it was worthless, let me catch it, maybe one day it will be seen by the owner.”

Wen Chi: "..."

He remembered that Wen Liang was kicked out of the Peach Blossom Banquet by the people of His Royal Highness the Prince, of course it was impossible for General Lin to find Wen Liang.

"But it's strange to say that since I picked up this stone, I seem to have started to change my luck." General Lin hung the thin red thread with the stone hanging around his neck again, and stuffed the stone into his collar again, with a look on his face. Superstitiously said, "Maybe I am destined to pick up this stone, this stone is my lucky stone."

Wen Chi wondered secretly, after all, this is not an ordinary stone, but a stone with a system.

It's just that this stone seems to have to be placed on Wen Liang's body to activate the system.

Originally, Wen Chi was hesitant to tell General Lin that the owner of this stone was Wen Liang, but seeing General Lin's love for this stone, he really couldn't say those words.

the most important is--

If Wen Liang retrieved this stone, wouldn't everything be back on track, and Wen Liang would have a reason to kill him openly?

Thinking of this, Wen Chi was suddenly a little thankful that he didn't say those words just now.

A heart attack is literally asking for death.

As the biggest cannon fodder in the novel, he should stay quietly and not interfere with the protagonist's affairs.

So next, even though General Lin took the initiative to talk about the stone again, Wen Chi was as quiet as a chicken, caring about his eyes, nose, nose, nose, and mouth, and conscientiously served as the background board.

When the group arrived outside the mansion, the guards had already prepared the carriage for them.

After getting into the carriage, Wen Chi found that Shi Jin's face was still very pale, and he seemed to resent General Lin's approach. As long as General Lin got a little closer to him, he would immediately distance himself from General Lin.

Wen Chi thought of the stone hanging around General Lin's neck, and suddenly had some vague guesses: "King Xuan."

Shi Jin was resting his eyes with his eyes closed, when he heard the sound, he opened his eyes tiredly and looked at Wen Chi.

Wen Chi said: "You look very uncomfortable, why don't you go back to the Zhou Mansion to rest first, I'll just go with them."

King Xuan shook his head: "No, I have to take you to see it myself."

Wen Chi paused, then said, "Have you consulted a doctor?"

"After the Peach Blossom Banquet, I went to a few doctors, but unfortunately they couldn't explain why." Shi Jin sighed, thinking that this matter was a headache, "Maybe it's due to overwork. After this matter comes to an end, I will ask my father to adjust for a period of time."

Wen Chi said, "That's fine too."

At this moment, General Lin, who had been listening by the side, said: "King Xuan, I have led troops to fight for so many years, and I have also seen many strange diseases in the frontier. Tell me about your disease, maybe I know the solution."

After speaking, General Lin stared straight at Shi Jin, waiting for Shi Jin's answer.

Unexpectedly, Shi Jin just turned his head, gave him a gloomy look, then turned his head back without saying anything.

General Lin: "..."

He felt targeted.

It took more than an hour for the carriage to reach the destination.

Shi Jin couldn't wait to get out of the car first, and the other three followed behind him.

They seem to have come to the outskirts of the city, which is more dilapidated than the city. Looking around, it is full of randomly built sheds, and there are pieces of farmland here and there.

The people in the shed heard the movement outside and ran out to watch the excitement.

Those people were dressed in ragged clothes, and it seemed that they hadn't washed their hair or bathed for a long time. There was a lot of dirt on their faces, and their original faces could hardly be seen clearly.

Rao Wen Chi was mentally prepared before coming here, but after seeing this scene with his own eyes, he still felt very uncomfortable.

Shi Jin and the others walking in front seemed to have the same feeling as Wen Chi, and a strange silence spread between them, even the talkative General Lin fell silent.

Only Zhou Zhifu, who got off from another carriage, had long been accustomed to this scene, ordered the guards to disperse the crowd and whispered to them: "If someone asks you for money later, don't give them money just because you feel sorry for them." , everyone is afraid of poverty, as long as someone gives money, others will swarm over."

Shi Jin nodded, with a difficult voice: "How long has this been going on?"

The prefect of Zhou sighed: "Since the locusts ravaged, the lives of the people have been getting worse day by day. Now that there is no food, most people have reached the point where they can't eat enough. But with so many mouths, we can't all rely on us." relief."

Moreover, Jinju is located in the south, with a suitable climate and fertile soil, which is a good place to grow food. Most Jinzhou people are farmers who face the loess and back to the sky, and have lived on farming for generations.

Now that there is a plague of locusts, women and children and farmers are waiting at home hungry, and there are not so many errands in the city to feed them. As a result, not only the country's food reserves are consumed, but also labor is wasted.

If this disaster is not resolved earlier, I am afraid that the extremely hungry people will rise up, and the situation will only become more and more serious, and even cause large-scale turmoil.

Zhou Zhifu said all the way.

Finally, they came to a large area of ​​farmland.

It can be seen that this farmland was full of grain before, but unfortunately after the locust plague, the grain grown was gnawed until there was not much left.

Governor Zhou was powerless to do anything about it. After introducing the situation of this land in detail, he stepped aside, intending to hand over this matter to Shi Jin and others.

Shi Jin squatted on the ground, checked it a bit, then got up and looked at Wen Chi: "Take a look."

Wen Chi picked up some soil, and pushed it away with his fingertips: "Locusts like to lay eggs in such moist soil."

Shi Jin smiled wryly: "So there will be locust plagues in Jinzhou every year."

When Wen Chi was still in the capital, Shi Jin suggested that the people should build new water conservancy projects and plant trees, etc. based on the paper. Although it would take a long time to do so, it would have a great effect.

However, now that he came to Jinzhou, Wen Chi realized how naive he was when he said those methods.

Not to mention that his methods will take several years or even decades to see results, just look at the living conditions of the people, how can they find the strength to do those things under the premise of not being able to feed themselves?

I'm afraid that the locust plague will not be cured by then, and the people will have starved to death pile after pile.

Even if the state distributes food, it will be impossible to feed so many people in the next few years to decades.

They still have to come up with a method that can effectively control the locusts in a short period of time, at least to ensure the food and clothing of the people first.

Wen Chi and Shi Jin watched several pieces of farmland together with Zhou Zhifu, and time passed unknowingly during their discussion.

In the blink of an eye, it was evening.

As the sun sets, the gorgeous Huoshaoyun is like a beautiful pattern, covering half of the sky.

"Prince Xuan, let's go back first and come to see it tomorrow." Zhou Zhifu said to Shi Jin, "This place is different from the capital city, it's not safe at night."

Shi Jin remembered what he saw along the way, and nodded solemnly: "Alright."

When he was about to leave, Wen Chi suddenly found that Hanako, who had followed them before, had disappeared.

He hurriedly asked the prefect of Zhou, and only then learned from the entourage of the prefect of Zhou that Huazi was hiding in the shed where the common people lived to see a doctor for a little girl.

Hua Zizang has traveled abroad for many years, not only proficient in medical skills, but also understands many difficult and miscellaneous diseases that only spread among the people. He was invited by General Lin to Jinzhou not to contribute to the control of locust plagues, but also because the people of Jinzhou were plagued by diseases. Come and take a look.

Before the group reached the sheds, they heard a commotion in the distance.

It seems that someone had a conflict.

General Lin and Shi Jin looked at each other, Shi Jin nodded, General Lin knowingly led the guards behind him striding forward, and his hand unconsciously touched the scabbard.

Wen Chi and Shi Jin followed closely behind.

After approaching, he saw that the crowded crowd had been dispersed by General Lin and his guards. In the middle were Hanako with an ugly face and a woman hiding behind him who was crying out of breath. Looking at a little girl who was also crying.

Hanako took out a handkerchief to wipe away tears for the little girl, and comforted the little girl softly.

General Lin, who was guarding Hanakozo in front of him, had ferocious eyes, and pulled out most of the long knife at his waist. He stepped on a middle-aged man's shoulder viciously, and said sharply, "If you dare to move again, don't blame me for not using the knife." I have long eyes."

The middle-aged man was trembling with fear from General Lin, and begged for mercy repeatedly: "I was wrong, I dare not do it again, my lord, please spare me!"

"General Lin." Shi Jin frowned and walked over, "What's going on?"

General Lin sneered disdainfully, glanced at the middle-aged man who was about to piss in fear, and said mockingly: "This man plans to sell his youngest daughter to an old man in his 60s to fill in the house. He has already sold three His little daughter is only eight years old."

Hearing this, Shi Jin's brows were almost twisted into a knot: "This kind of thing happened in Jinzhou..."

After finishing the words, he turned his gloomy gaze to Zhou Zhifu behind him.

Zhou Zhifu felt his legs were weak and trembling, he stood up straight with difficulty, and said repeatedly: "It's my mismanagement, and King Wangxuan will punish me."

After all, Zhou Zhifu hurriedly called the guards to arrest the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man desperately begged for mercy, but was kicked a few times roughly by the guards, making howls like killing a pig.

This little episode is over.

However, everyone's mood was heavier than before, so that on the return carriage, almost no one spoke.

Back at Zhou Fang's residence, Shi Jin asked them to go back to change their clothes and rest, and when Shi Jin's entourage came to inform them to have dinner, they gathered again.

But this time Wen Chi only saw Shi Jin, General Lin, and Hua Zizang, but he didn't see the prefect Zhou who followed them all afternoon.

During the meal, Shi Jin brought up the matter of the locust plague again.

"The situation here is too serious. I have to ask my father for help." Shi Jin said in a deep voice, "If there is no backing from the capital, Jinzhou will have a rebellion sooner or later. No one knows what the starving people will do." What happened."

Others naturally supported Shi Jin's decision.

Once the meal is over, the gang is about to break up.

Shi Jin did not forget to tell them: "The prefect Zhou specifically told me that Jinzhou today is not as good as before. Some people have colluded to occupy the land and wantonly robbed the supplies distributed by the government to the people. In their eyes, we who came from the capital Not only does it not have any deterrent effect, but it is also very likely to be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. It is always good to be careful, and remember not to act alone."

After finishing speaking, he looked straight at Wen Chi: "Especially you, Mr. Wen, no matter where you are, you must bring guards with you. If something happens, I can't explain it to Brother Huang."

Wen Chi, who was suddenly cue, nodded in embarrassment.

As soon as he nodded, he noticed a strange gaze.

Wen Chi subconsciously turned his head to look, and happened to meet Hanako who was too late to look back.

There was obvious panic in Hanako's expression, he was very much like a primary school student who was caught distracted by the class teacher in class, he wanted to look away but seemed to feel that doing so was too expensive, so he struggled a few times.

Until the back, his fair and clean face turned red visible to the naked eye.

Wen Chi touched his nose in doubt: "Young man?"

Unexpectedly, his voice seemed to press a switch on Hanako's body, Hanako stood up suddenly, and walked out very stiffly.

Wen Chi: "..."

He turned his head to look at General Lin again, only to see that General Lin also looked puzzled and shrugged his shoulders at him.

However, Hanako Zang did not leave directly, but stood in the open space outside and waited for them.

Now that it is summer, even the wind at night has become hot and dry.

Hanako is like a puppet without a soul, standing blankly in the open space, looking up at the bright moon in the sky.

Wen Chi and General Lin came out and saw such a scene, both of them were speechless.

General Lin glanced at Shi Jin, who was slipping away so fast, his thick eyebrows and big eyes were full of doubts: "Mr. Wen, do you think they are so strange today?"

Wen Chi said, "I found out."

General Lin asked: "Can you guess the reason?"

Wen Chi shook his head.

If he was so smart, he would have thought about Prince Dog's thoughts long ago, why would he hide so far away?

Fortunately, Hanako's strangeness is strange. Compared with Shijin, who is even weirder, he is still a more gregarious person.

Wen Chi called him, and he responded, then walked over and walked back together with Wen Chi and General Lin.

The courtyard where Wen Chi lives is close to the courtyard where General Lin lives, and the courtyard where Hua Zizang lives is not far from them. The three of them live in the same direction, and they need to go the same way back.

On the way, General Lin talked about the snacks sent by Wen Chi.

"That maidservant of yours is really skillful, none of my sisters can make such delicious dim sum." General Lin praised with words, "It's a pity that it is packed in such a small box. I have a big appetite and finish it in a few bites. It's not enough to fill it up." Gap."

Wen Chi heard the implication of General Lin's words, and said with a smile, "I still have a lot in there, and it happens that I can't finish it all by myself. I'll send some to you later."

General Lin laughed happily: "Then I will accept it."

Wen Chi smiled, looked at Hua Zizang who was walking on the other side of General Lin and kept silent all the time, and asked, "Hua Gongzi, what do you think of the dim sum?"

Hanako: "..."

In this dimly lit environment, Wen Chi unexpectedly saw Hanako's expression full of embarrassment.

Wen Chi thought he was delusional, blinked, and looked over again—he was right, Hanako had already turned his head, looking at him very strangely.

Wen Chi couldn't help touching his face: "What's wrong?"

Seeing that Wen Chi was still ignorant, Hanako didn't know whether Wen Chi was pretending too much or he was thinking too much. For the first time, he felt that his face was terrified, as if he was about to burn. It took a lot of effort to find my voice: "I appreciate Mr. Wen's kindness, and I don't want the snacks. Since General Lin likes it, let's leave it to General Lin."

General Lin nodded, "Yes, yes, yes, I will eat if the dude doesn't want it, so give me the dude's share."

Hanako: "..."

After returning to the courtyard, Wen Chi asked Ruofang to pack the remaining snack boxes and asked the guards to deliver them to General Lin.

Ruofang handed the packed things to the guard, and went back to the house, only to find that Wen Chi was already resting on a chair.

"By the way, my lord." Ruofang searched the house for a long time, but found nothing. She had to ask Wen Chi, "Where did you put the wooden box His Royal Highness gave you?"

Wen Chi was thinking about the locust plague when he heard this and opened his eyes: "What wooden box?"

"It's the wooden box His Royal Highness gave you. The wooden box was wrapped with silk several times." Ruofang couldn't find the wooden box, and her tone became anxious. The box was brought into the carriage, why did it disappear after a while?"

After what Ruofang said, Wen Chi remembered.

When he came back from face-to-face before, he heard from Ruofang that His Royal Highness ordered Xiao Shuanzi to bring him a wooden box.

At that time, he was full of confusion about whether to come to Jinzhou, so he asked Ruofang to put away the wooden box. It was not until the day of departure that Ruofang took out the wooden box again that he asked Ruofang to take the wooden box together with the carriage.

Ruofang valued the wooden box very much, even when she stayed in the inn, she took the wooden box to Wen Chi's room, but Wen Chi took the wooden box as a gift and gave it away.

It seems that it was given to Hanako.

At this moment, everything makes sense.

No wonder Hanako behaved so strangely today...

No wonder Hanako looked at him so strangely...

No wonder Hanako has been hesitant to talk to him...

Wen Chi was suddenly curious about what was in that wooden box, which made Hanako seem like a different person.

Wen Chi told Ruofang about it.

Ruofang became more and more anxious as she listened, turned around twice in place, clenched her palms tightly, and said worriedly: "My lord, that is something His Royal Highness gave you, if we don't take good care of it, His Royal Highness may come down with your punishment."

Wen Chi also thought of this, he was no less afraid of Shi Ye than Ruo Fang.

"I'd better get that wooden box back." Wen Chi wanted to say, "Hanakozo should return the wooden box to me."

Ruofang asked, "Are you going to ask for it now?"

Wen Chi glanced at the sky outside, thought for a while, and said, "It's better to wait until tomorrow, as we have to go out together, I will find an opportunity to talk to him about it then."

Ruofang nodded: "Master, you must remember this matter."

Originally, Wen Chi planned to go to Hanako to return the wooden box the next day, but he didn't know that the plan could not keep up with the changes.

Early the next morning, Shi Jin suddenly made a decision to divide the four of them into two groups—Shi Jin and Hanako in one group, and Wen Chi and General Lin in one group.

General Lin immediately objected: "No way!"

Wen Chi also hesitated and said, "This is not good..."

Shi Jin and Hua Zizang have already stood aside, like a pair of brothers who can't be separated from each other.

Shi Jin said: "I've made up my mind, there's no need to persuade me anymore."

Hua Zizang also said: "I agree with King Xuan's statement, we will inevitably attract attention when we walk together, it is better to act separately, and Mr. Wen claims to be General Lin's fourth younger brother, so naturally we have to walk together with General Lin."

General Lin said to Shi Jin: "I am ordered by the emperor to protect you..."

"Don't worry, there are many people around me, and they will protect me." Shi Jin directly interrupted General Lin, "Besides, I am not powerless."

General Lin wanted to say something, but Shi Jin waved his hand resolutely, turned around and left with Hua Zizang and a few guards.

Only Wen Chi and General Lin remained where they were, looking at each other in blank dismay, speechless for a long time.

General Lin scratched his head: "They seem to be avoiding us."

Wen Chi glanced at the figures of Shi Jin and Hanako who were running fast, and said to General Lin: "Be confident, remove the 'like'."

General Lin: "..."

I have to admit that after the four of them separated, they were indeed not as eye-catching as before, and there was no longer a situation where the common people swarmed up to block the way.

However, this point is divided into five days.

During these five days, Wen Chi not only did not see Hanako from morning to night, but also was turned away when he went to Hanako's courtyard to look for him.

Wen Chi sensed that Hanako was deliberately avoiding him because of the wooden box he sent out.

Although Wen Chi didn't know what was in that wooden box, the ominous premonition in his heart became stronger and stronger.

That night, Wen Chi decided to go to the courtyard where Hanako lived to try his luck after dinner - he had to get the wooden box back.