Standing at the door, watching Cui Jingzhi and Yang Wenwen with sad faces leading their horses and disappearing into the darkness, Sun Simiao slowly withdrew his gaze and turned to Xiao Han.
"Are you really unable to contact Chai Shao and Li Xiaogong?"
Xiao Han was stunned for a moment, then looked at Sun Simiao and smiled bitterly: "Of course you can."
When Sun Simiao heard this, he frowned and said angrily: "Then why did you say you couldn't be contacted just now?"
Xiao Han sighed, waved his hand and said: "Although I can contact them, it's impossible for them to come over to help. What's the difference between this and not being able to contact them? It's better to say that they can't be contacted..."
"What do you mean? Why can't you ask them to help? Could it be..."
I have to say that Lao Sun is indeed a smart man. Although he usually doesn't have this in mind, when he heard Xiao Han's words, he immediately guessed something.
Sure enough, Xiao Han gave a bitter smile, pointed to the south, and then spit out two words: "Lingnan..."
"Lingnan? Feng family?"
Lao Sun frowned. Although he had never been to Lingnan, he had already heard of the name of the Feng family in Lingnan. When Xiao Han mentioned it, he immediately understood what it meant.
"Yes, it's the Feng family!" Xiao Han nodded and continued: "I figured it out later! I heard that when the Supreme Emperor was in power in the past, the Feng family would send envoys to Beijing every year. However, this year when the new emperor ascended the throne, there was no such thing.
People.
In addition, Li Xiaochang rebelled a while ago, and there was a rumor in the court that Feng An also wanted to rebel, so Li Xiaogong and others went to Jiangnan.
At this time, they are probably busy guarding against the Feng family, so it is impossible for them to come back, and it is impossible for me to bother them for ten thousand pirates."
"Then, what should the people outside the city do?"
Lao Sun is not a pedantic person. He knows that once Lingnan rebels, the consequences will be much more serious than ten thousand pirates! So his resentment towards Xiao Han for not asking them for help immediately dissipated.
Just thinking that the people outside were about to be robbed by bandits made the always compassionate old man feel like a knife.
"People? Of course they must be protected!"
Xiao Han also saw Lao Sun's sad look at this time, so he smiled and comforted him.
Unexpectedly, Lao Sun did not appreciate it and just snorted coldly: "How to protect? You don't have anyone to fight them off! Do you still want everyone around to conquer the city? It's not like the county magistrate named Yang just said that, among them
Some people would rather be robbed than leave their homes!"
Xiao Han was choked by Old Sun, rolled his eyes helplessly and said: "Who said I have no soldiers? Have you always forgotten that I am the new Fire Guard General?"
Lao Sun glared at Xiao Han: "How many people do you, a great general, have under your command? Do you have enough for one guard?"
Xiao Han was at a loss for words again: "Ahem... don't care about those details, the soldiers are more skilled, not too many!"
"Okay, where are your elite soldiers now?" Lao Sun asked again.
"We're in the Qinling Mountains! Hello? Hello, Master Sun? Old Sun, don't leave? Are you talking about two more dollars?"
Looking at Sun Simiao who walked away after a disagreement, Xiao Han couldn't help but reveal a strange smile on his lips.
These guys are just impatient! What happened in the Qinling Mountains? Isn’t it just a thousand miles away? How can our new Fire Guards be compared to those ordinary soldiers?
Unable to call Sun Simiao, Xiao Han didn't waste any effort. Under the strange looks of several guards, he returned to the house in a few steps.
First, he went around to Xiaodong's room and kicked this guy who was sleeping like a dead pig awake. Then he went to the study, took out an ordinary book from the bookshelf, and wrote a series of strange numbers on it.
When Xiao Han arrived to dry the ink on the note with numbers, Xiaodong, who was still wearing pajamas, ran over from outside carrying a huge birdcage covered with black cloth.
"Are you fed?" Xiao Han behind the table looked up at Xiaodong and asked casually.
Xiaodong, who was holding the birdcage, nodded quickly: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, I've been fed enough. It won't be a problem if I don't eat for three or two days."
Xiao Han nodded, then sealed the note into a bamboo tube as thick as his little finger, handed the bamboo tube to Xiaodong, watched him carefully tie the bamboo tube to the caged bird's leg, and then said: "No need.
Three or two days, at its speed, one day is enough!"
Xiaodong retracted his hand and said with a smile: "That's it! I've never seen anyone flying faster than it! Hehe, I didn't expect that the dog-headed general didn't raise dogs, but he was also so good at raising birds. I'll keep him in the future."
I think it’s better to call him Bird-Head General!”
When Xiao Han heard this, he said noncommittally: "Okay, how about you try calling him like that next time you see him?"
However, hearing that Xiao Han agreed so happily, Xiaodong gave up: "Uh, forget it! I don't want to fall asleep at night and suddenly there is a poisonous snake or scorpion on the bed!
Last time, that idiot offended him for some reason, and there were several toads as big as bowls in the room in the middle of the night, which almost scared the kid to the point of peeing. He came and squeezed with me for several days before he dared to go back!"
Xiao Han laughed: "Haha, he deserves it! But don't be so arrogant, take it out and put it away quickly, we will probably be busy starting tomorrow!"
"Okay..." Xiaodong agreed, then carried the birdcage and walked out. The evening breeze blew up a corner of the black cloth, revealing a pair of sharp eyes inside.
This is not a homing pigeon, but an adult falcon!
It is estimated that the unruly falcon can be used to deliver the message. In the whole world, except for the Xiao family, which has a weirdo who is proficient in animal language, there is no other semicolon.
Late at night, a big bird soared into the sky from Xiao's residence. After circling for two weeks, it flew towards Chang'an like an arrow.
The peaceful, yet restless night finally passed.
The next day, in the always lazy city of Yangzhou, it was obvious that something was different. The talented people and beauties who used to wander the streets disappeared, but there were many passers-by in a hurry.
The news about the pirate attack outside has been spread by the Yamen, so everyone in the city knows that the pirate is coming!
In this case, the first ones to bear the brunt are the various grain stores in the city.
Originally, the post-autumn season was the time to reserve new grains, and when dealing with heavy grains, grain prices were supposed to be the lowest!
But as soon as they received the notice from the pirates, all the grain stores unanimously raised the price of grain by 30%. Anyone who came to buy it would be killed without counter-offering!
Although the residents who bought grain scolded the grain store for being evil, they had no choice but to hold their grain bags and queue up to buy grain obediently.
Although the Yamen said that this time the fighting will definitely not last long, but who knows if they are right?
If there is no food, the family will be doomed!
"Xiao Han, I heard people are buying food outside. Do we need to buy it?"
In the Xiao Mansion, Xue Pan held her daughter and teased her for a while, then suddenly said something.
Xiao Han was reading a book of Yangzhou County Chronicles at this time. When he heard this, he put down the book and said with a smile: "Don't worry, our family bought several hundred stones of grain this morning, and we bought it before the price increased."
Xue Pan was surprised: "Ah? A few hundred stones? Can we eat it?"
"Yes. In a few days, many people will come to our house, including dogs. If we don't save more food, what will they eat then?"
