Chapter 374 Encounter

Jiang Xinyan listened to Xuanyuanchen and Cheng Xianping chatting. Although it was not nutritious, she admired them both, so she listened happily.

She looked back at the man beside her, sweating profusely harvesting rice, Jiang Xinyan was embarrassed to disturb him, so she continued to look at the situation outside.

Xuanyuan Chen followed the dark guard back to the conference hall quickly. His father was sitting there in the same position as before, with the military advisors, staff and generals all present.

"Father, what's the problem for you?" It seems to be a very difficult matter, otherwise wouldn't it be so embarrassing?

"Chen'er, the sage wants us to raise 200,000 shi of grain, and the person who will deposit the grain will arrive in the next few days." The King of Zhenbei said wearily.

"All the food we exchanged today is only 160,000 shi, all of which are given to them, so what will our Zhenbei Army eat!"

Xuanyuanchen was stunned: "Father, what does the emperor's uncle mean? If you don't give us military salaries, you still have to pay us back?"

"It was the commander of the Jinyiwei last time. He must have gone back and said that we had grown a lot of food. How could the sage believe it!"

The King of Zhenbei knew that because of the locust plague, the court could not pay the army, and the war in the south would continue, and other places would suffer from it.

"The sage has no choice but to find us? Father, North Vietnam will come to attack us soon. If the soldiers can't get enough to eat, how will they fight?"

"Yes! Your Majesty, the Major General is right, we will give them 150,000 shi," a general said.

"The most terrifying thing is that, in case we hand in according to the amount this time, the next time the sage gives another decree, the appetite will grow bigger and bigger," said an aide.

"Father, at that time, what are we going to pay!" Xuanyuan Chen also persuaded.

His father was good at everything, but he listened to the emperor's old man too much, and would not resist anything he said, preferring to endure hardship by himself.

Jiang Xinyan felt that the King of Zhenbei had quite a few capable people under his command. This was indeed the truth. This time, you have paid enough for 200,000 shi, so next time you have 500,000 shi...

This is obviously a bottomless pit, and there are even more terrifying things. The emperor has freed his hand and will definitely clean up the king of Zhenbei.

Inspired by the meeting between King Zhenbei and his subordinates, Jiang Xinyan quickly ran to Chu Lixuan and said.

"Husband, our food can no longer be sold to King Zhenbei. King Zhenbei won't think about anything when he is poor now. When he figured out, will he come and destroy us!"

Chu Lixuan looked at his little wife's worried expression, "Xinxin can rest assured, because her husband knows what she has in mind, King Zhenbei still won't embarrass us.

Even if he has that intention, he doesn't have the ability to embarrass us, and soon he will fight against North Vietnam.

However, the emperor is not easy to say, because the husband had no plans to give food to the king of Zhenbei.

Think about it, the emperor was so poor that he had to rely on the support of the King of Zhenbei, and the King of Zhenbei still responded to his needs, and he was inexhaustible.

Then, when the emperor frees his hand, the death of King Zhenbei is approaching, and we have been traced all the way..."

Although he is not afraid, but he has made life wrecked and the people are not living, so even if he wins the world, it will be a sin.

He Chu Lixuan wants to win the hearts and minds of the people and the world, and that makes sense. If the world is peaceful, it is a good thing for the couple to stay in the castle all the time.

"Husband, just think about it, then why are you working so hard to grow so much food?" Thinking about it, she was frightened, scared the old lady, and broke out in a cold sweat.

"Just in case, the war damages the crops, how can the people of Dongchen live! I want to save more food for my husband, and then save all sentient beings."

Chu Lixuan's real thought is that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and not be displaced.

"The king of Zhenbei's staff and generals discussed the result that they would pay 50,000 shi of rice and 100,000 shi of potatoes." Jiang Xinyan told him what she heard.

"Then the Zhenbei Army still has about ten days' worth of food. After a few more days of porridge, it's okay to dig some potatoes in advance."

"King Zhenbei seems to say that the person who will come to pick up the food this time is Commander Jinyiwei, husband, is Commander Jinyiwei so busy?"

"It's not that the commander is very busy, it must be that he has shown credit in front of the emperor. The emperor is now in a daze, and he wants to grab the straw."

"Haha... According to your words, the commander won't say that he drove North Vietnam out of the border!"

"The commander shouldn't be so shameless. After all, it is the credit of King Zhenbei, and he still doesn't dare to grab it." Chu Lixuan said affirmatively.

Chu Lixuan didn't have such a shameless leader in his mouth, and his party had entered the Pingqing Mansion and saw the Wei family.

"Wei Shangshu, why are you here?" Zhenfu envoy stepped forward and asked in surprise.

"Lord Commander, where are you going on errands? Caomin has now resigned and brought his clansmen back to their ancestral home for the elderly."

Wei Dabin's father, Wei Kanglin, the former minister of households, bowed to say hello.

"Where is the ancestral home of Lord Wei? This time I will take my men to Youzhou City to deposit grain and grass." Lord Commander still gave Wei Kanglin a lot of face.

"There are still thousands of miles to go to Youzhou. The commander has worked hard. You have a good rest. We will find a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters in the territory of Pingqing Prefecture."

Wei Kanglin was shocked when he heard the commander's words, they went to Youzhou to deposit grain and grass? Is there food in Youzhou so poor?

Could it be that they found Chu Ye's food? He heard his son say that their father's food was inexhaustible.

A lot of crops have been planted this year, and the entire Wei family has moved there, but Wei Kanglin has been an official for many years.

They are good at hiding their emotions, and they don't seem to be worried at all. Their ancestral home is Guanshan County in Pingqing Prefecture.

They wouldn't go there to live, and they didn't have food to eat there, and all along the way, Lord Chu helped them.

They also sent people to protect their clansmen. The boys could not wait to fly with their wings, and hurry up to the mud town of Youzhou City.

It's just that they have many female relatives, and there are elderly people, so it is inconvenient to travel, and another is that they have food along the way.

Mrs. Chu specially told them to slow down on the road, safety first, just play in the mountains and water, don't rush and walk slowly.

"Master Wei, please take care. I still have important things to do in this seat, so I won't accompany the adults to drink, and I will have a chance to meet again in the future."

The commander never imagined that Wei Kanglin and his family went to Youzhou. Since he resigned and returned to his hometown, he did not need to be more polite.

"The commander is a very busy person, so go get busy with something!" Wei Kangling wished they would leave quickly.

Jin Yiwei is not easy to provoke, and will tell the emperor if there is any trouble, if Jin Yiwei finds out, their Wei family members are going to rely on Chu Ye.

The consequences are very serious. It seems that after they leave the Pingqing Mansion, they will go down the trail, not the official way.

Wei Kanglin didn't know that the Nie family was on the way, but their Nie family didn't meet Jin Yiwei.