Jade of Rebirth

The next morning, Yuli was awakened by the sound of birds chirping in the early morning.In the mountains and forests, early in the morning, when the fog has not dissipated, the chirping birds are already very lively.

But the bird wasn't really to blame, because he didn't sleep well in the first place.When he first fell asleep last night, he slept quite soundly, but in the second half of the night, he was dreaming again and again, probably because of the impact of the attack last night, he always thought of those terrifying scenes in his mind, so he always Light sleep.

He sat up, and Yuan Heng, who was sleeping next to him, had disappeared, and he didn't know where he went.Maybe last night's interrogation had a result, so he went to deal with it?Thinking of this, Yuli got up, put on her coat, and tied her hair neatly.After everything was finished, just as he was about to go out, Yuan Heng opened the curtain of the carriage, saw that he was already awake, and asked:

"Why did you wake up so early? How did you sleep last night?"

"Shang Ke." Seeing that he was still in the same attire after changing his appearance last night, Yu Li asked, "What did you do?"

"There is a result at Shuilongyin, I'll go and have a look." Yuan Heng said, got into the carriage, and put a pot of hot tea in his hand on the small case beside him, and Yu Li hurriedly took out the tea set from the small cabinet Come, Yuan Heng poured two cups of tea, and said, "Ask clearly, the other party is indeed from Qianmen Village. There is a deputy gang leader in Qianmen Village who specializes in this kind of heresy. He was the one who led the attack last night. Seeing that the momentum was wrong last night, he already fled."

"Hateful." Yu Li spat in a low voice, "Killed so many innocent soldiers...and we can still deal with them. If it were an ordinary business traveler, how could we resist?"

"What you said is true, so I discussed it with Ah Zhang. Now our top priority is disaster relief. When the disaster relief is over and we return to Beijing, we plan to visit Qianmenzhai. If the timing is right, we will wipe out this sect in one fell swoop." Yuan Yuan Heng took a sip of the hot tea, and there was a trace of coldness in Danfeng's eyes looking at the void.

Yu Li thought for a while and said, "Although I don't know martial arts, can I go with you?"

Hearing this, Yuan Heng smiled and looked up at him: "Of course I will take you with me. How can I leave you behind for such an interesting thing? I'm just afraid that you will be dangerous and put you in danger... let alone when we come back. I'm afraid it's almost New Year's Eve, I'm worried that you will be unhappy, and I will take you to do this kind of thing after the New Year's Eve."

Yu Li also laughed: "How could it be? I thought it was quite amusing when I thought about it, not to mention that as long as you are here, I will not be in any danger, am I right or not?"

Yuan Heng pinched his cheek affectionately: "Of course." After thinking for a while, he said, "Also, just now Master Azhang Xie and I discussed our itinerary again, I think, you and I will hurry up first Take the path, separate from them."

Yuli thought for a while, the goal of so many of them on the road is really too big, and they can't walk fast, it's better for them to go first, they can rush to Liangzhou first, catch some corrupt officials by surprise, or distract them Some dangers... The prince or King Jing's people may not attack Huo Zhang and the others if they find out that they are not there.

But he also had some doubts in his heart, and said: "Then they have a small number of people here, not to mention what happened last night, if someone comes to attack again, what should they do? The money and food for the victims are all here. If there is a mistake, At that time, the people of Liangzhou will really die."

Yuan Heng nodded, and said: "I have also considered this issue, so I asked Ah Zhang to ask the army stationed in Yanzhou to borrow troops. There are so many people, and they didn't succeed yesterday, so they must be afraid. It won't be a big problem."

Yu Li also nodded: "That's good, then when shall we set off?"

"After you have breakfast, we will set off, are you willing?" Yuan Heng asked, with some expectation on his face.

"Of course I would." Yu Li smiled and held the flesh on his face, "I'm not that kind of delicate young lady, are you afraid that I'll be too bitter?" He added, "I'm here this time to maximize If you don't hinder your work, if I miss the relief of the people of Liangzhou because of me, then I will be a sinner."

Yuan Heng listened, with a smug smile on his face, rushed over to hug him, and leaned on him like a boneless: "I knew that Li Er was the best, as expected, a good-looking person like me should marry A wonderful person like Li Er."

Yu Li smiled and patted his hand away: "Don't coax me, get up, I'm hungry, I want to go out for breakfast, let's go on the road immediately after breakfast!"

"Okay." Yuan Heng said, not forgetting to steal a sweet spot on his face.

Yu Li couldn't help pinching his waist, smiled and got up and went out.

The two of them got out of the carriage to have breakfast. In fact, the breakfast was not exquisite. After all, it was a wilderness, and what they drank was nothing more than a big pot of porridge and cakes prepared earlier. With fine clothes and fine food, it doesn't feel difficult.

After the two finished their breakfast together, they bid farewell to Huo Zhang, Xie Xun and others. Huo Zhang and Xie Xun didn't want to leave them alone. Yuan Heng and Yu Li were worried about them, and they were also worried about Yuan Heng and Yu Li. , thought it was too dangerous for them to go on the road alone, and there was no guarantee, but Yuan Heng insisted, and used his identity as a prince to suppress them, they had no choice but to agree.

"Prince and concubine, be careful all the way. Although you have to take a small path, don't take a path that is too remote!" After parting, Huo Zhang couldn't help telling them.

"Understood." Yu Li nodded with a smile, "You have to be careful along the way, we have a heavy responsibility, shouldering the lives of thousands of people in Liangzhou City, so don't be careless."

"Yes, I will definitely live up to the trust of the prince and concubine." Huo Zhang said, looking around for Yuan Heng's figure, "Where is the Ninth Prince? Didn't see him early in the morning? Are you still hiding in the carriage?"

Yu Li couldn't help laughing, glanced at Yuan Heng who was beside him after changing his appearance, and said: "Yes, he worked hard last night, and today he is hiding in the carriage like a mangy dog!"

Huo Zhang laughed loudly and said: "Prince Concubine, you are really a strong man. No one in the world dares to 'dog' in front of him, only you! But you are right! He is so narrow-minded, I will I have suffered a lot from him, according to the common saying, this is called 'a dog that bites does not bark'!"

Yu Li also laughed out loud, and the face of the deity who changed his face turned black, and finally resisted the urge to hit someone, and made a note of him in his heart.

Saying goodbye to Huo Zhang and others, Yu Li and Yuan Heng started on the road alone. Yuan Heng, Shui Longyin, Shui Yunyou, Wu Yeti, and Man Jianghong rode horses together. Yu Li was sitting in the carriage. There were many people around them. The hidden guards follow everywhere.

They specialize in mountain trails, especially when it is dark and rest during the day, so as not to be targeted and attacked.However, after throwing off the large force of more than 400 people, their speed on the road was more than doubled.

After traveling day and night for five or six days, they finally arrived at the border of Liangzhou smoothly.

Yuli looked at the boundary marker with "Liangzhou Territory" written on it, and finally breathed a sigh of relief: "After traveling day and night for so many days, I finally arrived. I haven't showered or washed my hair for several days, and my body is almost smelly."

Yuan Heng chuckled: "Why didn't I smell it? It seems that I only smelled a fragrance?"

Yu Li lightly poked his stomach: "Coax me!"

Yuan Heng hugged him with a smile, and said: "It's time to wash up. When we enter Liangzhou, we will find an inn and wash up properly."

"Huh? Aren't you going to the Liangzhou county government to take a look?" Yu Li asked suspiciously.

Yuan Heng shook his head: "Let's not go, let's go to the city to check the situation first, see how serious the famine and refugees are, and also take a look at how their state and prefectural governments deal with the disaster. The victims of the disaster, it is also a good time to find out who embezzled the food money."

Hearing the words, Yuli suddenly realized, and nodded in conviction: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

The group of people slowly went to Liangzhou from the border of Liangzhou. There are four mansions under Liangzhou, including Qi'an Mansion, Qingping Mansion, Qiyang Mansion and Luotian Mansion, and the first to enter is Qi'an Mansion , When they entered Qi'an Mansion, they were interrogated by the city guards. The reason was: there are many refugees now, and those who fled in the city are fleeing outside. Why do you go inside?

Yuan Heng didn't waste his time talking with him, he gave him some small coins, and the other party let him go.

As soon as I entered the city, I saw disaster victims everywhere, old and young, all disheveled and disheveled, no one set up a stall on the street to do business, all the shops were closed, and there was a depressed scene everywhere. .Seeing them coming in, some refugees even rushed forward to beg for them. Considering Yuan Heng's safety, they were also afraid that these people would be injured by horseshoes, so several guards scolded them and drove them away.

Yuli was sitting in the carriage, looking at this scene, she felt very uncomfortable. Among the people on the street, there were many women holding babies under three years old, and old women and old men with white hair. With broken bowls in their hands, some were lying on the ground gasping for breath, while others begged wailingly at them:

"Gentlemen, please do me a favor! Give me a stutter, I've been hungry for days..."

Yuli looked at it for a while, couldn't bear to stare at him, so he lowered the curtain of the carriage.

After a while, the carriage stopped, and Yuan Heng came in and called him: "Li Er, come out, the inn is here."

"Yeah." Yu Li nodded and was about to go out when Yuan Heng held her down and said:

"Li'er, we are considered private visits, so we are called brothers in front of outsiders."

Yu Li understood: "Yes, I understand." Moreover, his clothes were too eye-catching, and he had to change his clothes after taking a shower.

When a group of people entered the inn, they saw that the inn was empty, and there was no one there. There was only one waiter leaning against the counter as if he was breathing in, and when he saw them coming in, he also said weakly:

"Guest officer, the hotel price here is high, if you think it's too expensive, don't ask, go to another hotel!"

Yuan Heng smiled, and said: "I heard that there is a famine in Liangzhou, but because of this, the hotel price has been increased?"

"That's right!" The waiter sighed and shook his head, "For some reason, the whole Liangzhou has no crops, and the farmers have nothing to eat, let alone the people in the city! The farmers are fleeing everywhere, and those who are willing to escape The people in the city also fled. Those who were unwilling to escape, those who couldn’t escape, stayed and lingered. Now rice shops are driving up the price of rice, and a bucket of rice costs one or two taels of silver! It’s simply stealing money in disguise. No one came to stay in the store, and the rice in our store was almost finished! The shopkeeper had no choice but to increase the price of the store. In the past, one tael a night, including breakfast and dinner, but now it becomes two taels of silver. In the evening, breakfast and dinner are not included!"

"Then the officials of the state capital didn't think of a way to help the victims?" Yuan Heng asked again.

Hearing this, the waiter in the shop showed an indignant expression: "The elder in the mansion only said that the imperial court allocated a little silver taels. Think about this young man, the imperial court allocated it, and they exploited it layer by layer, and finally it was in our hands. Yes, how much is left?" He shook the tablecloth and said, "There is porridge distributed every day in front of the Chenghuang Temple in the east of the city, but you go and see, the porridge is so thin, where can you see rice? ? It’s better to say it’s rice soup!”

Yuli frowned when he heard the words from the side: "Then the officials in your mansion, as the parents and officials of a mansion, can't it be possible to let the situation develop like this and not be in a hurry?"

"Hey, as soon as this young master heard what you said, he knew that you were a person who only knew how to read." The shop waiter said, with a trace of sarcasm in his eyes, "What's the hurry, Mr. Guan? He has rice and meat at home, and he can't die of hunger. What's the rush? Maybe you can take the opportunity to knock a fortune from the owner of the rice store and make a fortune, so who cares about the life and death of us little people?"

Speaking of this, the waiter in the shop became even more aggrieved: "Okay, let's not talk about it, my stomach is growling with hunger! Can you live? If you want to live, five taels of silver will be used as a deposit, and meals will be calculated separately!"

Yu Li was a little angry, not only because he laughed at him just now for being a nerd who only knows how to read, but also because he was asking for a lot of money, and was about to speak, but was held down by Yuan Heng's shoulder, and Yuan Heng smiled at the waiter in the shop: "Young brother, you Why are you angry with us, my younger brother is young and has never come out to see the world, so what he said was a bit silly..." Seeing Yuli glaring at himself, he quickly laughed again, "But he is still very upright, isn't he? Of course we have to stay in the hotel. There are six of us, and we need three rooms. Here, this is a deposit of 15 taels of silver. Of course, we have to eat. In special circumstances, we also accept the extra money. Boil us some hot water and let's take a bath."

Seeing that he spoke politely, the waiter took the silver and said: "Okay! But my lord, please forgive me for asking too much, now Qi'an Mansion only has people fleeing, and no one has entered. Look at your group , the clothes are not bad, and it doesn’t look like a merchant or looking for relatives, why are you here?”

"Oh, little brother, you really got it right. The two of us are here to find relatives. We have an uncle who lives in Liangzhou. We heard that there is a famine here. I don't know how this uncle is doing. I was afraid that he was going to be dying, and that he wanted to go home and would not be able to walk, so I came here to look for him. The people behind me are all servants of our family, and they followed me because they were afraid that there would be trouble on the road between my brothers." Yuan Heng smiled. explained.

He said this because he was afraid that people who were extremely hungry or some caring people would stare at them, and he specifically stated that there were guards, so they would be less concerned.

Yu Li at the side listened, admiring Yuan Heng very much in his heart, thinking that although he had lived two lives, he was still inferior to Yuan Heng in certain things.

"In this case, please go!" The waiter took the money and led them upstairs, "Let me lead you up first, and then go to heat the hot water. As long as you give me enough money, you can order me if you have anything to do." .”

"Okay." Yuan Heng smiled, turned around and waved to Yu Li, and the two went upstairs together.