It was only about ten miles from Hongyuan City through the tunnel to the Baihe River. However, because he was dragging his family with him, carrying a large amount of gold and silver on his back, and there were no horses or donkeys to travel with him, Li Yansi's group of more than ten people was enough.

We walked for more than two hours.

Running on a snowy night, except for a few strong guards, the others suffered a lot, including Li Yansi, who didn't know how many times he fell.

By the time we finally got to the Baihe River, we were already at the end of our lives. In a shallow bay, several guards went down to the riverside and hurriedly uncovered a pile of linen covered with straw, revealing a small boat underneath.

It is a ferry that Li Yansi secretly built in the past two years.

On the river bank, Li Yansi looked back at the way he came, not only stamping his feet and sighing: "The nearly century-old foundation of the Li family has been destroyed today!"

The steward advised: "Master, it's better to board the ship as soon as possible, so as to keep him useful for the future, and maybe he won't be able to come back again."

Mrs. Xue Lu and her two concubines climbed onto the boat panting, and then they recovered from their shock. They couldn't help but burst into tears, including their two children.

Li Yansi yelled and scolded: "Everyone is silent! Do you want to recruit the Ming army? Whoever cries again will be thrown into the river!"

Although the White River is not wide, the widest point is only a hundred feet at most, but the current is fast, there are many reefs, and whirlpools. The water surface is very dangerous for wild crossings like this, let alone sailing at night.

Li Yansi originally planned to cross the river before dawn, so that he could roughly see the river and move in time before the Ming army patrolled. However, after waiting for a while and just eating some food to replenish his strength, he saw a fire dragon at the end of the road in the distance.

It was lit up, and with the night wind came the barking of dogs.

Everyone was suddenly panicked, and Li Yansi murmured: "Why are the pursuers here? Could it be that the White Horse Court took action so quickly?"

Several guards were in a hurry, untying the rope, pushing the boat, and pushed the boat from the shore into the river. The housekeeper dragged and hugged Li Yansi from the bank of the river, which was about ten feet high, to the water's edge. One mistake, and two people were injured.

The man rolled down together, his face covered with mud, and he was extremely embarrassed. Fortunately, he was not injured. The housekeeper got up and pushed Li Yansi into the wooden boat.

Li Yansi was startled spontaneously, then he slapped the boat gang and said through gritted teeth: "You are such a Zehun, such a strong man, how dare you betray me! Just wait!"

The boat slowly sailed away from the river bank and quickly merged into the fast-flowing river. It swirled and undulated in eddies and swells, and almost capsized several times. It was really dangerous.

Lu Fangzhu chased him to the shore, but he couldn't see clearly what was going on in the river. He could only vaguely hear movement. In the faint night light, he seemed to be able to see the outline of the boat in the middle of the river. He hurriedly ordered arrows to be fired, but they were nowhere to be found.

Li Yansi was also a good fortune teller, and it seemed that the Buddha was blessing him. Along the way, he encountered many dangerous situations, but he managed to avoid them. After rowing hard upstream for half an hour, he actually made it to the other side!

At dawn, Zhao Ran received the report in the Baima Courtyard. Li Yansi ran away, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised. Listening to Lu Fangzhu sorting out the whole story, he couldn't help but admire him. This party leader is really powerful. He sees opportunities very quickly and can be called cunning.

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Fangzhu Lu asked himself to take the blame, and Zhao Ran comforted him with some kind words. He did not criticize, but praised him for his hard work throughout the night, and then told them to go back and rest as soon as possible and have a good sleep.

Zhao Ran is not a leader who only looks at results. He also looks at the process. As long as the procedures are correct and there are no mistakes in the process, even if the results are not good, he will not punish his subordinates.

Among the party members, Li Yansi escaped, Qiang Xiong was captured, and Zehun was now leaderless anyway. Zhao Ran immediately ordered that the grain be released tomorrow!

On the morning of December 17, Baozhong led the Dangxiang people and just arrived at the construction site of the transitional housing outside the city. He heard the good news announced by the Taoist priest building the house in Baima Yuan Dian that the work would be suspended in the afternoon, except for Dai Zui.

Except for prisoners with party-related crimes, everyone can go to Baimayuan to receive the relief food distributed by the Taoist sect.

After hearing this, the people were overjoyed. Not only the party workers were happy, but all the Han workers were also grateful from the bottom of their hearts. Everyone's enthusiasm was extremely high and they worked very hard.

In the afternoon, after the meal was over, the Taoist priests of Dianzhuofang organized everyone, lined up in a queue, and marched to the White Horse Courtyard. In the queue, there was no distinction between party members or Han people, only men and women, with women in front and men in front.

Later, Baozhong was not surrounded by tribesmen such as Xi Zhong, Jing Cheng and Lao Shu, but other Han people working in the same process.

The inspectors of the square hall of the White Horse Courtyard and the Ming soldiers wearing bright red jackets maintained the queue, and surrounded hundreds of people like Baozhong and others on the main street outside the gate of the White Horse Courtyard. The laborers on these construction sites were the first batch.

For those who have received the relief, the remaining people will come to receive it one after another on the 18th and 19th.

After waiting for a while, I heard a chime ringing. The gate of the White Horse Courtyard was opened. The inspection of the square hall was counting the heads and letting people in. There were five people in each row, six rows in a row. Baozhong was in the fifth row and followed the first batch to enter.

In the White Horse Courtyard.

I saw several bookcases lined up in the xuanchang in front of Cihang Hall. A dozen Taoist priests were sitting behind the bookcases, each holding paper and pen, waiting for food to be put out. Behind the bookcases were bags of white cloth bags, each with a

The bulging bags, of course, must be food for relief.

On the other side of the xuanchang, a restricted area was built with hemp ropes. There were large open bags of grain piled inside the restricted area. The types of grain were quite diverse, including highland barley, millet, rice, and dried meat. There were also some piled next to the grain.

Weapons and furniture, silk and satin, clothes and fabrics, furniture and porcelain, scattered silver, copper coins, etc. These things were piled up there like a hill, and it was unknown what they were used for.

When they stood in front of the xuanchang, they saw Lu Fangzhu step forward, pointing at the small mountain of goods and introducing them loudly. It turned out that they were all copied from the homes of Li Yansi and Qiang Xiong, the two party chiefs.

Hearing that the food was all stolen by Li Yansi and Qiang Xiong from the relief distributed by the White Horse Courtyard, and that other property also came from the two leaders' plunder, the party members in the queue suddenly burst into laughter and curses.

Baozhong stood in the queue. He did not curse, but when he saw so many belongings and food piled here, especially when he saw a few bags of medicinal materials, and when he thought that his mother almost died of illness, he suddenly felt a surge of joy in his heart, and he bit

He rubbed his molar teeth and said secretly: "That's right!"

After Master Lu finished speaking, he once again gave instructions on how to receive the relief. Then he waved his hand and everyone lined up to enter the Cihang Hall.

There were several Taoist priests from the guest hall and sutra hall waiting among them. When everyone stood up, they struck the bells and wooden fish and began to take the lead in reciting:

"Prince Zhuang Yuxiu was born by the emperor's order..."

"Teaching about Nanyang, following the edict and saving people from calamity. Responding to the voice, moved by thoughts of compassion. Holy virtues are obvious, mystical skills are unpredictable... Heretics rely on them, evil spirits return to the right..."
Chapter completed!