This night is destined to be a sleepless night for many people.

A suspension bridge was lowered on the wall beside Peach Blossom Creek, and a team of sixty people rushed out from the suspension bridge.

A bright red lantern was lit up on the wall. Under the lantern, the Twelve Golden Hairpins of Lijingsi, wearing rattan armor, holding halberds and carrying bows and arrows, were patrolling in a stylish manner.

A large number of people rushed out of the Huo family courtyard in Guangling City, and they walked silently through the streets.

What a coincidence. Not long after the Li family's army entered through the North City Gate and turned to the West Market, the Huo family's Three Hundred Guards Courtyard happened to exit through the North City Gate.

The two teams passed by each other in just half a stick of incense.

When Li Xiaohua led sixty people to the southeast corner of the West Market, the thirty guards of the Shen family, led by Butler Ye, were also rushing to the northwest corner of the West Market.

The backyard of Guangling Government Office.

Liu Zuo's study room.

A lamp, a pot of tea, and two people sitting opposite each other.

Sitting opposite him was the eldest young master of the Zhongli Mansion, Zhongli Qiuyang, a member of the Judiciary and Military Affairs Bureau.

He took the time to pour a cup of tea for Zhongli Qiuyang and handed it over, smiling: "Sometimes, I really don't understand you, kid."

"With your ability, you are more than capable of taking charge of the Guangling Navy, but why don't you just go?"

"The judiciary joins the military... If such a small seventh-grade official becomes the admiral of the Guangling Navy, he will be a third-grade official. Let me tell you, what do you think?"

Zhongli Qiuyang picked up the tea cup and blew on it, then smiled and said, "You have no good intentions!"

"The Guangling Navy is in such a horrible state right now, even if I have three heads and six arms, I still can't make a difference."

He took a sip of tea, put down the cup, sighed, and added: "Actually, the main reason is that I don't have money. I went to Linshui once last year and had a long night chat with Jiang Xia'er."

"Jiang Xiaer has been in charge of the Guangling Navy for eight years. He said that those eight years were the most regretful and aggrieved eight years in his life!"

"He wrote to the Ministry of War countless times, but rarely received a response from the Ministry of War."

"The dock at Linshui Port has been abandoned for a long time, and the number of warships that can still be barely used today has increased from 266 in the glorious days to 72 today."

"There is no money to maintain those warships, and there is no money to build new warships. Even the sailors have dropped sharply from 120,000 in the past to 26,000 now."

Zhongli Qiuyang shook his head and laughed at himself: "Even if the gods go away, they won't change. Instead of falling into that quagmire, I still think it's good for me to join the military as a lawyer."

Liu Zuo also smiled bitterly, "I heard that in the face of the threat from Mobei this time, the emperor sent an envoy to Jiuyin City and reached a marriage agreement with Yu Wenfeng?"

"This matter was actually brought up by Princess Su Lin on her own initiative."

"Oh? Princess Xilin... you are so righteous!"

"Gao Yi is a fart! That's what the court said, but I don't believe that Princess Xilin can be so stupid!"

Zhongli Qiuyang looked angry, "There must be someone behind this!"

"Damn it, this is simply a shame! The mighty Ning Kingdom actually wants to use a princess to marry in exchange for temporary peace..."

Liu Zuo stretched out his hand to interrupt Zhongli Qiuyang's words, and said with a wry smile: "Something happened, that's all. We won't talk about it... If you don't go back to sleep, are you worried about Li Chenan?"

Speaking of Li Chenan, Zhongli Qiuyang's anger gradually disappeared, and he took another sip of tea, "I'm just curious. The current situation is that the Huo and Chen families are facing each other... who will win?"

Liu Zhuo stroked his long beard and laughed: "You never thought of sending the city defense troops to help him?"

Zhongli Qiuyang waved his hand, "Huo Chuanming asked me to open the North City Gate for him. Isn't this just right?"

"As for helping Li Chenan, Third Sister had entrusted her with it when she left, but my father refused. I think my father also wanted Li Chenan to solve this little situation."

"If he really wins...?"

"Actually, I quite admire that boy, but the mother's situation is not that easy, but in the end, I still want grandma's wishes."

"There is another rumor that you can listen to."

"you say."

"In a few days, the officials may have other arrangements for you... Go to Shuzhou. Although it is a bit colder there, it is also safer."

"……okay, I get it."

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Huo Mansion, study room.

Huo Xi walked back and forth in the study, took a puff of cigarette, and stood out of the window. He was in good spirits:

"This matter is over tonight. I asked Butler Lin to take Shen Qianshan to Pingjiang City. The Jia family has very wide connections in the south of the Yangtze River. I asked the Jia family for help and asked them to contact the magistrates of various counties and counties. Say hello to Shou, so that Shen Qianshan can get acquainted with those local officials."

"Autumn grain is about to be harvested in two months. Not a grain of Jiangnan grain...can fall into the hands of others!"

Huo Chuanming nodded and asked doubtfully: "Uncle, didn't you say that Princess Xilin wants to marry Mobei... Doesn't it mean that the prince's personal expedition cannot be done? This food... is still so important? "

Huo Xi smiled slightly: "Of course it is important, even more important than before!"

"My nephew understands."

Huo Xi did not explain, he looked out the window again, "Tell me, have Coach Zhou and the others arrived at Peach Blossom Creek?"

Coach Zhou and others have not yet arrived at Peach Blossom Creek, but Li Xiaohua and his party have already arrived at the southeast corner of the West Market.

At the same time, a convoy of thirty carriages also quietly drove into the southeast corner of the West City.

The hooves of the horses pulling the cart were all wrapped in thick cloth, but the team was so big that there was still some noise.

It was too quiet at night, so the sound became clearer, which alerted some people who lived on the second floor and were guarding the shop.

There were lights on, windows opened, and then, they heard shouts of murder coming from the night wind!

Li Xiaohua waved the long knife in her hand, pointed forward, and shouted: "Brothers, kill them all for me!"

The guards of the Shen family never expected that someone would dare to rob the grain depot in the middle of the night.

They ran out in panic one by one, some even without weapons in their hands.

They are no match for Li Jiajun!

Xiaotian took the lead, raised his halberd in his hand, and stabbed the man rushing from the opposite side.

The halberd pierced the man's abdomen, and when it was pulled out, a cage of intestines was brought out. The man let out a cry and died instantly.

The others swarmed forward, and in just a few breaths, all twelve guards of the Shen family's granary were killed.

"Everyone, move the food!"

So, the Li family's army put their halberds on their backs, the door of the Shen family's grain depot was opened, and they loaded bags of grain into the carriage parked at the door.

Just as they were moving food, a fire suddenly burst into the sky at the southeast corner of the West Market.

Li Xiaohua was stunned and didn't know why, "Hurry up, I'll give you half an hour!"

On the second floor of a building in the southeast corner, Cai Zhengyao looked at the fire through the window.

His son Cai Qizhi jumped up in surprise, "Father...!"

Cai Zhengyao turned around and smiled slightly, "Let's go home."

"Find a day for me to talk to my father and Li Chenan, and then you go work for him!"
Chapter completed!