Looking to Chang'an from the North

People are safe, in fair condition, and in a bad mood.

Xia Yizheng, who received the letter, looked at the eleven words. Although it was more specific than the one that said he was safe a few days ago, it was not much better.

That "bad mood" made him even more worried.

"Just a few words, it really saves ink." Xia Yizheng put down the note, feeling a little irritable in his heart.

He had been staying in the barracks during this time. He was planning to go back to the mansion that day, but after thinking about it carefully, since the emperor detained him without knowing it, he was still free to come and go. something meaningful.Training and preparing for war is no better than lying down every day.

Zhong Qi couldn't control him, and it was useless to move Lin Chuhuai out at this point, so he had no choice but to invite Liang Yuze from the Marquis Mansion to the barracks again.

This flying pigeon passes on the book, the note is so big, can I still write an article for you?

Hearing his slightly unreasonable complaints, Zhong Qi didn't know what to say for a moment.

After thinking about it, he said, "Perhaps it's because the weather is hot, and I can't tell if I'm in a bad mood. Mr. Lin is not a child anymore, so you don't need to worry about everything."

It is true to say so, but as soon as Xia Yizheng encounters Lin Chuhuai, something is wrong, as if someone has lowered his head.

Xia Yizheng took a piece of paper, wrote the three words "be more specific", then tied it to the pigeon's leg, and passed it on.

For the time being, he doesn't need to worry too much about the affairs of the northern border. There are enough soldiers, horses, food and grass, and the city defenses are strengthened, so there will be no major worries.The only thing is that Si Nanxian has never played cards according to the routine, and he has always deployed troops at will, which is difficult to predict. I am afraid that he can only fight against each other before the battle and see the tricks.

If there is no accident, he will be able to find a way to go back in two months, and it may be too late to wait for the Northern Qi to send troops.If the emperor refused to let him go, he would have left behind.

In the past two months, it's better to go to find his Chang Yun.Thinking this way in his heart, Xia Yizheng acted like this, and handed over the prepared defense plan to Zhong Qi and prepared to set off.

When the emperor finds out, everyone else may have gone to Qingzhou.Besides, didn't the emperor also lack such an opportunity to get rid of him?

Zhong Qi wanted to stop him, but he couldn't stop him, so he could only let him go crazy. Now he can feel Liang Yuze's helplessness.Fortunately, Jizhou, which is adjacent to Qingzhou, also has their troops. Although they are not many, they can also come in handy.Zhong Qi was not afraid that this man would come back dead, but he was a little worried about his body.

But what Zhong Qi didn't know was that Xia Yizheng was not only here for Lin Chuhuai, some of his deployments in Jizhou were also time to start.

The morning light had just revealed a little brilliance on the top of the mountain, and Lin Chuhuai got up and prepared to go on his way. Time is precious and there is no delay.

When we got to the city of Qingzhou, the red sun was already in the sky.And the city gates were closed tightly, as if it was a blockade.

Zhao Long got off his horse and knocked on the door knocker. After waiting for a while, a soldier guarding the city came to open the door.

The visitor was full of impatience, and the depression was almost written on his face.

"Excuse me…"

"Let's go, Qingzhou City is closed for one month, and outsiders are not allowed to enter."

As soon as Zhao Long's words started, he was choked back. The city guard tried to close the door, but was resisted by the stranger.

"Why, I still can't make it." The soldier who wanted to vent his anger shrank slightly when he touched Zhao Longjianshuo's physique, and his momentum suddenly weakened.

The aura cultivated on this battlefield is far from being matched by a pawn who defends the city every day.

Zhao Long didn't speak, but just stared at the soldier with his dark eyes.

Lin Chuhuai lifted the curtain of the car and came down in front of the two of them. Zhao Long turned sideways to make way for him.

The pawn looked at the appearance of the person in front of him, although he was not dressed particularly gorgeously, but in terms of his overall temperament, he thought he was a master who was either rich or noble, so he didn't even dare to have the same attitude just now.

"We are not refugees. We have important things to do here. I won't make things difficult for you. You go in and pass on a message to Mr. He Jingzhi, who was sent by the imperial court to provide disaster relief, and just say that your old friend Lin Changyun is here to visit." Lin Chu Although Huai also complained about the attitude of the soldiers, he didn't want to argue with him.

"Young master, it's not that I don't want to help you, but Mr. He is not in the city at all." The soldier looked embarrassed when he said this.

These words are not meant to fool people, He Jingzhi is indeed not in the city.

"Then do you know where he went?"

"Well, how does this little one know, about, about checking the disaster situation in the village outside the city, where the people are the worst."

After hearing this, Lin Chuhuai didn't stop any longer, and motioned for the piece of silver that Yunshu gave to the gatekeeper, and went to the village outside the city.

Behind him was the sound of thanks from the gatekeeper.

The mountain road was very bumpy, and the torrential rain and flood washed away the mud so that the carriage was almost sunk in the ground.In desperation, several people had no choice but to take the burden, abandon the car and horse, and walk down.

Before the people reached the entrance of the village, they heard a commotion.

"Calm down, folks, listen to me, the imperial court..."

He just started talking, and there was a "pa", a piece of mud fell on He Jingzhi's face, stopping his next words.

"Officer Dog, get out of our village."

"That's right, isn't it clear that closing the gates of the city will leave us folks to fend for ourselves?"

"As for the relief food given by the court, I'm afraid it was stolen by you."

"Shoot out, beat out this group of wolf-hearted black-hearted ghosts."

……

The villagers were furious for a while, and they didn't want to listen to him at all.And although He Jingzhi brought some personal guards to protect him, he was still thrown by the villagers with dead branches and mud, so he had to leave first.

After walking a few steps and seeing Lin Chuhuai not far away, He Jingzhi was taken aback for a moment, then took a closer look and found that it was indeed that person, hurriedly stepped forward, "Chang Yun?"

Lin Chuhuai saw that the noble man was really in a mess, so he took out the brocade handkerchief and handed it over. After he cleaned up briefly, he said, "Brother He, long time no see."

"It's been a while, why did you come here?" He Jingzhi really couldn't think of the reason why this person came here, disaster relief is not a good job, just look at what happened to him just now.

"According to the order, investigate the flood. Some specific matters have to be consulted with Brother He. If you don't want to get in my carriage, we will discuss it in detail."

"it is good."

The two sat opposite each other in the carriage, neither of them was in a hurry to speak, but there was worry in their eyes, and the current situation was very difficult to solve.

It was Lin Chuhuai who couldn't hold back and asked the doubts in his heart first.

"What is the reason why Brother He sealed off the city?"

He Jingzhi sighed, rubbed the forehead that had been swollen and painful for the past few days, and said slowly, "It's just a helpless move. According to the experience of the past years, the money allocated by the court is more than enough, but it is far from enough. This year's rain is not more than in previous years, and the flood control measures have not cut corners, but all the surrounding villages are flooded, and the supply of food and grass is naturally insufficient. Even the city can only barely survive. If the disaster victims outside the city are allowed to enter the city I'm afraid that not only is the crisis difficult to solve, but also chaos will arise. I have distributed as much food as possible and sent it outside the city, but it is only a drop in the bucket. As you saw just now, the villagers are not willing to listen to my explanation."

After hearing this, Lin Chuhuai remained silent, and knew that now was not the time to search for the reason for the aggravation of the flood.The top priority is how to alleviate the food crisis and reduce civilian casualties.

"Have you sent a letter to the court to explain the situation, will your Majesty ask for more food?"

"Yes, I just wrote it yesterday and sent someone to send it back, but if I have to wait for an answer, I'm afraid it will take some time." It's not that He Jingzhi didn't think of this, but at first he didn't expect the disaster to be so serious.

yesterday?No matter how fast the horse ran, it would take three or four days to arrive in Beijing. Counting the decision to raise food and grass, it would take five days anyway.It will be even slower to transport the food back.

"Brother He, is there any way to borrow food from the surrounding counties first, and return it when the imperial court's food and grass arrives?"

He Jingzhi smiled wryly and shook his head, "I've tried it, but the disasters in the surrounding cities are not as severe as in Qingzhou. It's all because I can't protect myself. How can I have surplus food to lend to others?"

Well, what should I do?

"How long can the food in the city last?"

"At most half a month."

In other words, we can only pray that the court can release food as soon as possible.

Lin Chuhuai seemed to have thought of something, and lifted the curtain of the car, "Zhao Long."

The person whose name was called immediately came to the carriage, "What are your orders, young master?"

"What did you use to send the letter to Xia Yizheng, is it fast?"

As if he didn't expect to be asked this question, Zhao Long replied a little stunned, "No, no, when did I write?"

The general didn't want his wife to know.

"Don't lie to me, I know you have been in touch all the time." Lin Chuhuai was a little anxious, and his face sank even more.

Zhao Long's heart skipped a beat, no, he seems to have offended his wife.

I had no choice but to tell the truth, "It is a carrier pigeon specially used in the army for communication. Naturally, it is the fastest. It can fly in a straight line from here to Shangjing, and it can arrive in a day at most."

Lin Chuhuai let out a long sigh of relief, "Go get it, I'm useful."

Even if it can save two or three days, it is good for the common people.

But Zhao Long showed embarrassment and seemed a little embarrassed.

"Yes, but I just attached the letter paper to the general yesterday for this carrier pigeon. I'm afraid I won't be able to come back until tomorrow."

Although he was helpless, Lin Chuhuai also knew that he couldn't force it, so he waved his hand to signal him to back down, put down the curtain of the car and looked at He Jingzhi.

"If you save some money, you should be able to get support from the imperial court."

He Jingzhi opened his mouth somewhat reluctantly, but both of them knew that this was just a kind of comfort in the heart.They can save money, but the common people don't know the truth, they only know that it is difficult to fill their stomachs, and they may starve to death on the streets one day, and the relationship between the government and the people has been corrupted by a few rat droppings for so many years, and there is a natural barrier. Difficulties may not be forgiven.

The beginning is a dead end.

"Maybe I shouldn't come. If I don't come, I can save some rations." Lin Chuhuai laughed at himself.

"Stop talking nonsense, you have always been smart, and I was still counting on you to figure out a way to break the situation for me. Now I can only take one step at a time. Follow me back home first."

It's really useless to talk too much, Lin Chuhuai nodded in agreement.

The two were about to set off, but they heard the guard shout, "My lord, my lord, something happened in that village."

The author has something to say: Lao Xia: I am coming, my daughter-in-law (excitedly rubbing hands)

Chang Yun: Don’t come, it’s a waste of food

Old Xia Xizi held his heart together: Ah, my heart hurts so much~

The words are just for fun, and have nothing to do with the character design, so don't take it seriously, my friends!