As far as pretense goes, the realism is a bit lacking.

But compared to Zeng Chengwen who scolded Meng Shulan in his heart for being "sanctimonious", Yan Qing felt that this kind of Meng Shulan was quite novel.

Probably because I have seen his calm and reliable demeanor too often, I find his recent childishness somewhat amusing.

Is it because you have been too tired recently and don’t have the energy to pretend to be a modest gentleman, so your true nature has been exposed?

Yan Qing speculated maliciously, but couldn't stop the corners of his mouth from rising.

In any case, after Meng Shulan's interruption, her originally dull mood did ease a lot.

The only time I can still make childish jokes so blithely is probably now.

Yan Qing rode up to the front army and the army set out.

On top of the carriage, Meng Shulan was lying among a pile of cotton cloths - in order not to slow down the journey as much as possible, he deliberately reduced the use of the carriage, so that he could only squeeze with the full carriage of cotton cloths.

Closing her sore and stinging eyes, Meng Shulan was extremely exhausted physically and mentally, but her mind was still spinning.

His previous guess was correct. The dam blocking the Xiangzhang River in Yuhuai County was man-made.

The water that was originally stored to prevent drought has now completely flooded the towns around Zhanghuai.

This year's newly harvested grains haven't had time to be put into the warehouse. Now they've been soaked in water and caught in the rainy days. Most of them have become moldy and sprouted.

The Zhanghuai area has always been Wu'an's rice supply area. Now the grain harvested in the autumn cannot be sent elsewhere, and rice needs to be dispatched from other places to help the victims in the Zhanghuai area.

It is conceivable that until the new grain harvest comes next year, the price of rice grains in Wu'an may remain high.

The person who damaged the dam has not yet been caught, and may have been washed away by the water at that time.

The moment the dam was destroyed, the impact of the water flow was so great that even the thick flood control tree a mile below the dam was broken in half. How could anyone escape?

Based on the estimated time of the disaster in Yuhuai, the time when the dam was blown up was probably half a month after Li Dingshan transferred the troops stationed in Yuhuai and Huailin areas.

It is not ruled out that it was the Qiang people, but this person happened to be in time for Li Dingshan's rebellion and the Kangdu court had no time to take care of it. He blew up the dam and caused a flood. The timing was just right. It is impossible to say that there was no one to ventilate the Qiang people in the court.

impossible!

You know, when Li Dingshan mobilized this last group of people, the forces of Wen Zhehan and Wen Zhemao were still in a stalemate.

At that time, it was entirely possible for Wen Zhemao to go back on his word, and with the speed of Li Dingshan's cavalry, the army that had only been gone for ten days could turn back quite quickly.

Without accurate information, the Qiang people would not have moved so quickly even if they wanted to go south!

After going through the current situation in Wu'an one by one in his mind, Meng Shulan only felt that Wu An's country was like being placed on a chessboard. Everyone in the world was the chess piece of the person behind it. Between the rise and fall of the chess pieces, Wu'an's country was changed.

The landscape is ever-changing.

Meng Shulan thought with a heavy heart, and didn't know when she fell asleep.

When I woke up again, it was already three days later.

She moved her numb arms and drank sips of water. Meng Shulan was shocked when she heard Zeng Chengwen say that she slept for three days and two nights.

"Thankfully, there happened to be an old doctor at the inn who looked at you and said that you were just overworked and would wake up after a good rest. Otherwise, you would have been sent back to Kangdu City overnight."

Zeng Chengwen talked to him, "How come you, a young man, are so weak? If you haven't slept for two days, you almost slept to death. Your health is not good!"

Meng Shulan glared at him angrily and retorted in a hoarse voice: "You are no good! This is just a sequelae of my previous rapid march."

I had been traveling day and night for a month, and I didn't get a full night's sleep on the way.

After he came back, other brothers could sleep with him without any care, but he had to get up early and stay up late every day to deal with various things.

In order to create the illusion that he was still in Western Xinjiang, he had to follow Feng to communicate from time to time and explain various things.

Then there were the investigations before and after he secretly transferred troops back to the capital, and the sudden high merit and salary, and the endless visits from the courtiers who wanted him to take the initiative to return the credit to the emperor...

One pile at a time, one piece at a time, they don’t look like much, and they are not very tiring, but when put together, they become unbearable.

Meng Shulan pressed her swollen eyebrows and asked Zeng Chengwen: "Where are we now?"

"Ge Laozhuang. Just now, when the young general heard that you were awake, he ordered us to camp where we were and rest, and then he went into the village."

Zeng Chengwen said, "I said I was going to the village to borrow a pot from a farmer and make some easy-to-digest porridge for you."

"You also know that in order to hurry, we all carried dry biscuits and set off on the road. Even Mrs. Hou followed us and chewed the biscuits. That is to say, because you are delicate and frail and sick, we made an exception for you.

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Zeng Chengwen grumbled something mean to Meng Shulan, then lowered his voice and approached Meng Shulan mysteriously and said, "In my opinion, the young general should have that intention for you. It's just that you are young and you are protected too much by Yan Shuai and the others.

Okay, so I don’t understand what I am thinking.”

"You are quite a good boy. You are a good match for the young general. If the time is right, you can make your words clear. The war is chaotic these days, so don't leave any regrets for yourself."

Zeng Chengwen spoke solemnly, but before Meng Shulan could be moved for a moment, he slapped Meng Shulan's chest with the back of his hand, and with a straight face, he threatened seriously, "But it's one thing for our brothers to think favorably of you, but we also have to say ugly things."

Let me talk first. If you dare to be sorry to our little general in the future..."

"Hmph!"

Zeng Chengwen rolled up his sleeves and showed his iron fist, "When the time comes, don't blame the brothers for taking action, neither light nor heavy!"

Although he was clearly being threatened, Meng Shulan burst out laughing.

Although he was smiling, his eyes were serious: "I won't give you a chance to do something dirty."

Zeng Chengwen's eyes were as wide as copper bells, and he had a fierce look on his face. The next moment, he couldn't help but feel happy. He jumped out of the carriage, turned back to Meng Shulan and said, "Okay! You've been lying down for two or three days, why don't you come down and move around?"

It’s like a little girl sitting in a sedan chair, so weak!”

A water bag flew out of the carriage, and Zeng Chengwen happily took it and left happily.

Meng Shulan pressed her temples with a headache, moved herself from the cotton-filled cart to the side of the carriage, and was about to stand up, but her feet gave out and she fell back.

He lay in the pile of soft cotton cloth without moving for three days and two nights. Now his hands and feet were as weak as the cotton cloth, and he couldn't exert any strength at all.
Chapter completed!