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There are not many words on one page, but it records the experience of the person who wrote the letter in Xizhuan. One of the sentences "There is no starvation in Xizhuan, not even a skeleton" instantly caught Chen Shu's attention.

Xie Su waited under the table, he was stunned when he heard the words, and immediately replied: "According to the comparison between the population of Xihammer reported by the Ministry of Households and the refugees who received relief this time, seven out of ten households in Xihammer were not spared from the drought. I also saw Li Hanlin from the Hanlin Academy wrote a letter saying that the refugees who fled escaped to death, it was difficult to get in and out of the dry land, and no one took care of the corpses. I was afraid that the plague would be rampant in the future.

He answered respectfully, Chen Shu couldn't help but look at the child more.

He had seen this child twice before, the first time was when Fang Shougan was plotting rebellion, this child had not yet grown up, and was still supported by the old master, his eyes were strange and timid; and the second time he met was three years later At that time, Xie Zhen wanted to set up a reserve, and called a child of the right age to participate in the hunt. Although this child was a little taller than when he was in the Chengshan Palace, because of the death of the old Hou Ye, he was alone from beginning to end. People, although they are young and immature, seem to be more lonely and mature than other children.

He had mentioned the child to Xie Zhen at the time, but later when something happened during the hunt, he left Xie Zhen's side.Who would have thought that after a year of meeting again, Xie Zhen still did not give up the idea of ​​establishing a crown prince, and even called the child into the palace for cultivation.

Xie Su looked more stable now than before, but he seemed a little afraid of Xie Zhen, keeping his head down, not daring to look up and meet the two of them.

Chen Shu was silent for a while while holding the letter. His eyes stayed on the words behind the corpse, "I am afraid that disasters will come from the west. It is beyond human power to resist. I hope I will be prepared for the worst." Also with Xie Zhen.

"Although Master usually plays around with the world, he never speculates casually when it comes to decisions." Xie Zhen took Chen Shu's letter and looked down. A little uneasy, "He must have seen something, and then warned me."

Xie Zhen's master is Miaomiao Jianchenxue of Hanshan. Jianchenxue is ranked No. 1 in Jianghu records, and should be the No. [-] in the world. fear.

It has been nearly two years since the drought in West Hammer, and the dry land is still spreading to the side. The imperial court has allocated a large amount of silver taels for disaster relief in the past two years, which is just a drop in the bucket in the face of this disaster.Now the drought has affected not only the western part of the Li country, but even the eastern part of Shangju, where Chen Shu just came back, because the imperial court increased taxes, prices kept rising.

All these ills are beginning to appear, but if they persist for a long time, it will only become more and more difficult to maintain the Li Dynasty and the government, and it will become more and more unfavorable to Xie Zhen.

What's more, judging by what Jian Chenxue meant, the severe drought will continue to spread outwards, even the capital city and the east that runs counter to Xihammer will not be spared.

And now in the east, it has indeed not rained for a long time.

For a moment, the three people in the room fell silent.

The lamps and candles in the imperial study room were burning quietly, illuminating the room brightly.After a while, Chen Shu's voice broke the silence: "Teacher Jian hasn't returned so far, and he is probably looking for a solution to the drought. I will also set off for Xihammer tomorrow to see what is in the dry land..."

He was talking, and wanted to continue, when he suddenly saw Xie Zhen's hands trembling, the man's fingertips were gently closed, and half of his profile was shrouded in shadow.

Chen Shu was taken aback for a moment, and the words that he wanted to continue talking gradually stopped.

Jie Su heard half of it, and when he heard that the person brought back by the emperor said he was going to Xihammer, he couldn't help but secretly looked at the person in front of him again.

Master Jian suddenly went to Xihammer, but he is very capable and has the ability to fly into the sky and escape from the ground, so he should be confident enough to protect himself when he goes to Xihammer.But the young man in front of him looks several rounds younger than Taifu Jian, and thinner than the guards in the palace. Is it really okay for such a person to go to Xihammer?

He was curious in his heart, but saw the young man hesitate to speak several times, and finally said: "This time I go to Xihammer, I will act carefully."

Xie Zhen didn't make a sound, but raised his eyes to look at the young man standing beside him.

The appearance of the young man is right in front of him, and the candlelight emits a halo behind him, softening the outline of the young man, as if all this is like a dream or a dream, and it will break when touched.

He didn't want the other person to leave, but the firmness in that person's eyes entered his eyes again.

"Okay." Xie Zhen turned his face away from the shadow, and his eyes that were originally raised drooped down again.He tucked his fingers into his sleeves and smiled lightly: "Xi Hammer is dangerous, you must take care of yourself along the way."

Chen Shu's eyes slowly opened wide, and then lighted up slightly. The candlelight imprinted on him, as if his eyes were lit up. He nodded and responded lightly.

Now that he decided to set off for Xihammer, Chen Shu quickly started to prepare for his departure.

When he came back this time, he carried the storage ring given by the young man surnamed Qiao in his hand.I don't know why this storage ring has the space to accommodate a palace. Chen Shu saw that this thing is so useful, so he specially prepared dozens of large tanks, filled with enough water.

Xihammer was in a drought, and solving the water source problem was enough for Chen Shu to go deep into the dry land alone to find the root cause of the drought.Chen Shu waited for the palace staff to replenish the water, then dispersed the others, and put all these water tanks into the ring in case of emergencies.

Afterwards, Chen Shu went to the imperial dining room to get enough dry food.

His appearance is a newcomer in the palace, and many people don't know him.But the dry food and the water tank were all ordered by Xie Zhen, and the palace officials did not dare to disobey on the surface, but they were curiously discussing the identity of the man who appeared next to the emperor in private.

According to, it is said... this man spent the night in the emperor's bedroom last night.

Chen Shu's six senses are well developed, so it is inevitable that some of the palace people's discussions will fall into the ears.When he heard someone say that he was Xie Zhen's favorite boy, he couldn't help being stunned, and then he pulled the corner of his mouth and couldn't help smiling.

He didn't care about other people's eyes, but this time he came back to reunite with Xie Zhen, he gave up a lot of things, these gossips from outsiders are nothing to mention, not to mention that he has already been relieved in his heart.

Everything needed on the road was taken care of, and Xie Zhen sent over the black iron embryos he had used in the past.

Xuan Tie embryo was lost in the life-and-death battle with Taigan. Later, Chen Shu used many weapons, but he felt that he could not use this big stick. When he saw Xie Zhen handing it to him, he was surprised and delighted. Tie Embryo made gestures, and felt that it was better than Sui Feng, and even sent and received the stellar energy much more freely.

Seeing that he was happy with the black iron embryo, Xie Zhen took two more small boxes.Chen Shu opened them one by one, only to see a pair of silver wristbands lying on one of the boxes. There were some old marks on the wristbands, but they were still shining brightly under the light.

This is the wristband Xie Zhen once gave him. He once discarded it, thought it was his shackles, and once wanted to sell it, thinking it was a burden, but every time he lost it, he reappeared in front of him completely.

Chen Shu's eyes flickered, looking at his crooked reflection in the silver light, he smiled again, picked it up again, and clasped it on his wrist.

Lying in the second box was a small wooden knife.

When Chen Shu saw the knife, Chen Shu was taken aback for a moment, then lightly reached into the box, picked up the knife and looked at it over and over again for a long time.

The wooden knife was begged from Chang Ming when he mistakenly thought it was the system. As for why Chang Ming gave him such a magical wooden knife, I’m afraid he will never know, but this one can withstand everything. The physical damage knife did indeed protect him and Xie Zhen in many dangers.

"Wu Yanpo sent someone to bring it back." Xie Zhen saw Chen Shu's gaze resting on the wooden knife, and said, "This time the hammer is dangerous, you can take it with you for self-defense."

"Okay." Knowing that Xie Zhen was worried, Chen Shu didn't refuse, put the knife on his body, and said with a smile, "I'll return the knife to you when I come back from Xihammer this time."

Xie Zhen smiled softly.

Seeing Xie Zhen's smile, Chen Shu was greatly moved. He couldn't help saying a few words of farewell to Xie Zhen, and then he got up and left the imperial study, and went to the stable to fetch the horse.

The stables are located next to the royal school grounds. Although Chen Shu has not been back to the palace for more than a year, he is already familiar with the layout of the palace. When he passed the school grounds, he saw a not-so-tall figure constantly waving his long sword on the ground. sword.

The figure was wearing a black dress, and the long sword in his hand was much longer than his arm, and it took a lot of effort to swing it. At this moment, he noticed that someone was passing by, and he immediately took a look at it, and saw that it was the young man who came back with the emperor yesterday , Hastily put away the sword and bowed to Chen Shu.

"My lord." Xie Su respectfully said.

It has only been one day since Chen Shu returned to the palace, and no one knew his identity. Seeing such a great gift, Chen Shu stopped and asked curiously, "How do you know that I am an adult?"

"Those who can walk beside the emperor are all heroes in the world. I don't know your name, so I can only call you an adult." Xie Su replied.

What a humble kid.

Chen Shu glanced at the fierce sun in the sky, glanced at the sweat stains on Jie Su's face, and couldn't help asking: "It's such a hot day, is it the emperor who asked you to practice swords here?"

"No." Jie Su shook his head and said, "It was Master Jian who asked me to practice. He said that water drips through stone. Although I am a bit stupid, as long as I persist, I will definitely be able to master his sword skills."

"..." Jian Chenxue was rumored to have left the imperial city for more than a month, but Chen Shu was secretly amazed that the child would still persist.

Jie Su's gaze was also sizing up Chen Shu, he hesitated for a while, then looked up at Chen Shu seriously and said, "My lord, do you think that this time Xihammer will really be as dangerous as the Taifu said?" ?”

"No, I won't let it happen." Going to Xihammer to solve the drought should have been done a year ago. Since he came back this time, he must not let the disaster continue.Chen Shu replied.

"Then can you and the emperor find the Taifu? He's been away for a long time, and I'm really, really worried about him." Xie Su said again.

Chen Shu nodded, and then there was a trace of surprise in his eyes: "I will help you find the Tai Tuo, huh?... Your Majesty?"

Xie Su also looked at him.

Chen Shu frowned slightly.

Seeing Chen Shu's surprised expression, Jie Su let out an "uh", scratched his head and said, "The emperor assigned me a bunch of tasks last night, asking me to take care of the government affairs for him... I thought the emperor would talk to your lord together, isn't it?"