after being kidnapped by the general

There were fine beads of sweat on the tip of Yuanli's nose.

But this is just his guess.

But just in case, Yuanli asked Zhao Ying to send two people out.One party secretly monitored the people with white cloth on the door, and the other party hurried back to Ruyang County to see how many houses in Ruyang County had white cloth on the door.

Ruyang County is the headquarters of Yuanli, where there can be chaos, but Ruyang County cannot.

He then asked Zhao Ying to send a message to his father Yuan Song, implicitly indicating that there might be changes in these families, and asked Yuan Song to transfer [-] plays from the farm and place them in the mansion just in case.And asked Yuan Song to temporarily suspend the soap shop, and find another place to hide the dried soap.Send people to stay near the soap shop at all times, and if there is any change, immediately set fire to the soap shop.

Yuanli issued orders one by one in an orderly manner, and the originally agitated mood gradually returned to calm.

As for Chu Palace, Yuan Li was not worried.Even if there is an uprising, the uprising army in Luoyang will definitely be the smallest and the fastest to suppress. Besides, there is Chu Hechao. Even if there is no Chu Hechao, there are definitely not a few tribes raised by wealthy families like the Chu Palace. .

In the next few days, Yuanli kept his face on the surface, but secretly kept collecting news.

After the eyebrows are really formed, all the clues seem to be much clearer.The more Yuan Li looked at it, the more he felt it was as he had guessed.

According to Yuanli's original plan, the troubled times will take at least three or four years to come.As a result, he was so much ahead of schedule now that he was somewhat unprepared.While there is a secretly burning ambition deep within, there are also many worries.

Yuanli frowned and sighed bitterly all day long, so that Yang Shi forced himself to cheer up, and held his hand to comfort him, "Good boy, don't be so sad. Feng'er was not in good health when he was young, and he is still like this now. His good fortune. Mother will not blame you, and you should not blame yourself too much."

Yuan Li knew she had misunderstood as soon as she heard it, but she couldn't explain it, so she replied vaguely: "I will, madam."

Yang patted him lightly, and let the servant girl help him away tiredly.

Yuanli also returned to Wendaoyuan. In front of the gate, he saw the old slave who had seen Chu Mingfeng.

The white-haired old slave respectfully bowed to Yuan Li, "Master Yuan, my lord asked me to bring you two people."

Yuan Li was taken aback, but the old slave had stepped aside, revealing the two people behind him.

One of these two men looks majestic and mighty, like a wild bear with a hunched back.He has an honest face and dark skin, like the most ordinary farmer in the field.

The other person smiled very kindly, his eyes flashed from time to time, and he looked upright and shrewd.

Both of them raised their hands to salute Yuan Li, "I've seen Mr. Yuan."

Yuanli returned the gift, "Who are you two?"

The shrewd man spoke first, "I'm Liu Jixin, and I'll rely on Mr. Yuan from now on."

The other person was also somewhat inarticulate and said: "I'm Wu Kai, from Xuchang, if you have something to do, please tell me."

Yuan Li looked at the old slave, and the old slave said in an old voice: "Wu Kai is from Xiangcheng County, Xuchang. He is a good general, so let him follow you to protect you."

Wu Kai lowered his head in inferiority.

Yuan Li frowned, and said with some displeasure: "Since it is a good material for a general, why waste it as a guard by my side? A hero doesn't ask where he comes from, let alone his appearance? Take him to your second son to have a look." .”

Wu Kai's ears turned red, and he looked up at Yuanli uneasily.

Liu Jixin read the phrase "Heroes don't ask where they come from" thoughtfully, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that these six short words made his blood boil.In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, when the procuratorial system was controlled by scholars and nobles, the children of county magistrates had to be called a humble family, and the resources were firmly controlled by families inherited from generation to generation. Who can say "regardless of origin" is absolutely The extent of being attacked by scholars and nobles.

It was unbelievable to say these words from Yuan Li's mouth, but the sound made people feel proud, and even aroused a lot of goodwill for this Mr. Yuan.

Seeing Wu Kai's uneasy look, Liu Jixin kindly explained to him because he would be a colleague in the future: "Don't worry. The second son is the God of War in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, a well-known general. Master Yuan didn't dislike you, but wanted to give you Find a better way out."

Wu Kai breathed a sigh of relief, nodded silently, and shook his head again.

The old slave smiled, and looked at Yuanli kindly, "My lord expected that Mr. Yuan would say that. My lord said that it is precisely because he is a good general that he is put beside Mr. Yuan."

Yuan Li was taken aback for a moment, and then began to think carefully.

Chu Mingfeng doesn't talk nonsense, since he said that, he must have his reasons.Yuan Li could only think that Chu Mingfeng hoped that he could train Wu Kai and make him a qualified general.

But here is the problem.

Yuanli's eyelids twitched.

How did Chu Mingfeng know that he could train people.

"Then you can stay by my side." Yuan Li finally said.

He looked at Liu Jixin again, "Is this gentleman also going to follow me?"

The old slave said: "This Liu Jixin is a native of Luoyang. He has served as a servant of the Shaofu and a counselor of the Jingzhao Yinfu. This man is resourceful and can speak well, but he is treacherous and treacherous. He is suspected of betraying his master twice. Decide whether to keep him with you."

Even if someone said that he was treacherous and treacherous in front of his face, Liu Jixin was still smiling and calm, and said unhurriedly: "Hey, why did Uncle Zhang say that about me?"

He bowed to Yuanli again, and said: "A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a virtuous minister chooses a master. I just want to find a better lord. I never said a thing or two about the old master. How can it be counted?" Suspected of betraying the Lord?"

Yuan Li helped him up, and said dumbfoundingly: "So you found Chu Mingfeng?"

"No," Liu Jixin followed his strength and got up, "Young Master Yuan, I'm looking for you."

Yuan Li showed a surprised expression.

The old slave said from the side: "Although these two people are sent by the lord to hand over to you. But when the lord made friends with them, he specifically said that they were taken in by you. Since they still agreed to come, they naturally came to you. Come."

Yuanli couldn't help being curious.

Although he has some reputation in Luoyang, it is just the name of filial piety passed down from Ruyang, and the reputation he got from Chu Wangfu and his teacher Ouyang Ting.A little son of Ruyang county magistrate, where does he have the ability to attract others to join him?

Liu Jixin seemed to see what he was thinking, and said, "The person who can make Lord Ouyang eager to accept him as a disciple, and who can also be praised by Lord Taiwei and Lord Jing Zhaoyin, really makes Liu very curious. I saw you today. , Liu is even more impressed by the young master's demeanor. Please don't reject Liu, Mr. Yuan, and let Liu stay by your side."

Yuanli thinks that he has not yet become famous and has not performed enough to make a difference.Little did he know that in the eyes of countless people, he was already a little famous.

Especially the fact that he was accepted as a disciple by Lord Ouyang when he visited Lord Taiwei, which caused quite a stir.Liu Jixin was the counselor of Jingzhao Yin Zhan Qibo. After Zhan Qibo returned to his home that day, Zhan Qibo kept sighing about "the younger generation is awesome... the sand table... three-way attack", or "feeding food for thousands of miles, how many people are in the escort team, how many horses", etc. All the words made Liu Jixin deeply interested.When he heard the Taiwei lord praise Yuanli in public without hesitation, his curiosity immediately turned into action, and he immediately found a way to connect with Chu Mingfeng.

Yuan Li thought that sure enough, this person came to join him because of his teacher.

He sighed in his heart, but he still welcomes talents, and said with a smile: "It is my good fortune to have the help of the two of you."

Seeing that Yuanli accepted these two people, the old servant said: "Master Yuan, the general will return to the frontier in a few days. At that time, the mansion will entrust you."

Yuan Li immediately turned to look at him, "Chu Hechao is going back?"

The old slave nodded yes.

Yuanli's expression became subtle.

Chu Hechao even wanted to pick up a copper coin in the mud, because he suspected that he had something to do with that batch of goods, so he insisted on following him for several days.In the end, he didn't even ask for food, so he was going to leave?

He didn't even believe it when it said there was nothing weird.

This made him even more certain that troubled times were coming, so Chu Hechao had to leave Luoyang, the big dye vat, before it was completely chaotic.

He asked calmly, "Has the general asked for his salary back?"

The old slave said: "There is an urgent situation in northern Xinjiang, the general is going to go back early. As for the military salary, the general has asked for part of it."

After Chu Mingfeng died, Chu Hechao wrote again to ask the emperor for food.The Son of Heaven should also be satisfied with Chu Mingfeng's death, and maybe it's a bit of a pity. This time the rations are very happy.However, due to the financial problems of the imperial court, this batch of grain can only last for three months at most.The Son of Heaven seems to be planning to collect taxes after the autumn harvest and then give northern Xinjiang grain for the second half of the year.

Chu Hechao didn't say anything, and prepared to leave with the food.

Yuan Li had to praise the two brothers for being ruthless.

On the surface, the imperial court only gave Chu Hechao three months of food, and Chu Hechao was really wronged.But the reality is that troubled times are approaching. Once the world is in chaos, all regions will support themselves and try their best to save food for their own use.The court itself was already impoverished, and when the time came, they would be too busy to talk about it. When they looked back, they found that they had given all the remaining food to Chu Hechao. Isn't this just a waste of their own food and supplementing others' treasury?

At that time, Emperor Jianyuan might regret it to death. Let alone pay attention to Youzhou and the frontiers, he might not even be able to support the more than 1 people in the five battalions of the Central Army.

Yuanli couldn't help but muffled laughter.

Bad enough, he likes it.

Looking at it this way, it would be better for Chu Hechao to leave now.Before the troubled times, the grain was transported back to northern Xinjiang. Even if Emperor Jianyuan regretted and wanted to bring the grain back, there was nothing he could do.

Yuanli felt a little envious.

If possible, Yuanli also wanted to get out as soon as possible.Troubled times are approaching, the right way is to find a place far away from Kyoto to garrison troops and food.As the saying goes, accumulate grain widely, build walls high, and become king slowly.

But as Chu Mingfeng's "wife", he couldn't pat his ass and left with his uncle right after Chu Mingfeng died.What's more, Yuanli has not yet established a crown, and has not yet become an official.To the people of the world, he is nothing but a fart.No one from Ju Xiaolian's family background, but still want to stand shoulder to shoulder with all the heroes in troubled times?

Just kidding.

What Yuanli needs to do is to stay in Luoyang to stabilize the rear, collect money and store food, wait for two years to become an official, and stand on the political stage in a serious manner.

Thinking of this, Yuanli no longer regretted it.He smiled and nodded, "Then I'll go and prepare something for the general to see him off."

Yuanli arranged Wu Kai and Liu Jixin in Wendaoyuan, and after telling Lin Tian to take good care of them, he went to prepare something for Chu Hechao.

Soon, the day came for Chu Hechao to go out.

The cavalry and army food have been transported outside Luoyang city.Chu Hechao and Yang Zhongfa put on the dusty armor they wore when they came here again. They sat on tall horses. After a month of rest and recuperation, the horses washed off the blood and dust, and they were eager to plan. Ground, run if you want to spread your hooves.

The cold-colored armor, swords and guns shone with a sharp cold light, and Chu Hechao looked even taller and colder after wearing the armor, and his power was frightening.He firmly held the rein, and the rope was wrapped several times in his palm. The bright red cloak was placed on the horse's back, and Chu Hechao looked sideways at the people in front of the palace.

The sun was rising from the east, causing this group of people to cast a chilling shadow obliquely.

One son was sent away just now, and the second son is about to be sent away.Yang lowered her head and wiped the corners of her eyes, forced a smile on her face, "Ci Ye, you have to be more careful and have a safe journey."

Chu Ciye looked down at the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and the white hair at the temples, her thin lips were tightly pressed, and suddenly she bent down, cast a shadow, stared at Yang Shi and said in a low voice: "Mother, why don't you go back to the secluded place with my father and me?" state."

Yang said without hesitation: "No, Feng'er died here, how could I leave him and go to Youzhou..."

After saying these words, Yang finally came to his senses, his eyes dodging away from Chu Ciye's sight.

Chu Hechao remained motionless.

Just when Yuanli thought he was heartbroken by Yang's words, Chu Hechao slowly straightened up, the expression on his face remained unchanged, and he calmly looked at Yuanli.

His eyes are as quiet as an ancient well.

Yuan Li withdrew his mind, and smiled at him, "The journey is smooth, General. I have prepared a lot of things for General. You can see them when you pass through Ruyang County. I think General can use them."

Chu Hechao asked, "What?"

Yuan Li smiled mysteriously, "The general will know when he sees it."

Chu Hechao stroked the reins, and suddenly asked, "Sister-in-law wants to stay in Luoyang for a few more years?"

Yuanli nodded, "That's right."

Chu Hechao suddenly smiled. It was rare that this smile did not contain a hint of sarcasm. He said slowly, "But, I feel that I am missing one thing. My sister-in-law didn't bring it for me."

Yuanli pondered for a long time but couldn't figure out what he didn't bring, he asked in confusion: "General, what is it?"

The spring breeze came suddenly.

The rustling wind blew his robes and bulged the general's scarlet cloak.Dust blinded his eyes, Yuan Li's long hair was blown forward by the back wind, he closed his eyes, and let the black hair and belt slap on the side of his face.

But the next moment, a thick black horsewhip was suddenly wrapped around his waist.Covered by the shadow, with his strong and sturdy arms bent down, Yuanli spun around for a while, and suddenly the tip of his nose touched his hard chest.

The horse suddenly screamed excitedly, raised its hooves and ran away.

Violent jolts came, followed by the smell of battlefield dust on the man's body.

Chu Hechao circled Yuanli with his hands, making Yuanli nowhere to escape like an iron prison.

"Sister-in-law," hot breath hit Yuanli's head, "isn't it you?"