In the afternoon, everyone arrived at the Lanlan Market Town. In the pond next to the town, everyone washed their bodies.
It is no exaggeration to say that the water in the pond was originally crystal clear. But after everyone washed it, it turned into a pool of ink. And it was still pine ink.
If the great calligrapher of the time, Wang Xizhi, was still alive, he might have become so excited about calligraphy after seeing this pond pine ink that he would dip his hand in pond water and write a famous calligraphy calligraphy.
The people felt funny and sad at the same time. Especially after everyone came out of the water, their clean bodies were all red, like grilled shrimp skin, and some people had a series of blisters on their bodies. They knew these people.
How much pain you have suffered. These are all injuries caused by hot heat. Although they are different from burns, they are actually very painful. It will take at least seven or eight days to slowly recover.
The common people collected some clothes and sent them to everyone. They were all tattered cloths, just for covering the body. But at this moment, they didn't care about it anymore. They wanted to cover their bodies to avoid being too ugly.
The people also cooked rice and soup and brought them. Although Li Hui tried his best to refuse, telling them that there was dry food in the cart that he and others left in the town, so the people did not have to spend money. However, the people insisted on expressing their feelings, otherwise they would not leave.
Li Huibian had no choice but to give up and agreed to eat their food.
Although this meal was just a simple meal, it was a delicious meal for everyone who had been hungry for a long time. After eating and drinking, everyone rested collectively in the courtyard of the town. The exhausted people went into the house and courtyard.
They lay down under the shade of the trees inside and soon fell asleep.
Li Hui was also so sleepy that he was staggering when he walked. But he still forced himself to call Jiang Sheng and asked him to arrange several groups of manpower to guard the surrounding areas of the town. Although the fire forced the rebels away, they should not be taken lightly. Just in case.
This group of people came around from the north of Nianzi Mountain for revenge with the purpose of destroying the wheat fields. It was a troublesome thing and had to be guarded against.
This sleep was extremely sweet. When Li Hui opened his eyes with a dry mouth, he found that the room was dark and the windows were also dark. It was already night.
Li Hui quickly got up and walked outside. There were many people lying around outside, still snoring loudly. If no one woke them up, they would probably sleep until tomorrow morning.
Li Hui did not disturb them, and went out to the courtyard. He saw a dozen people sitting under the big tree at the entrance of the courtyard, talking quietly.
When Li Hui walked over, Zhou Che stood up in the crowd and laughed softly: "Brother, are you awake? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Li Hui cupped his hands and said, "Brother, why didn't you rest?"
Zhou Che said: "I took a rest and slept until I got up in the evening. Seeing that you were sleeping soundly, I didn't disturb you."
Li Hui nodded and looked at the people standing around. They were some local people. Li Hui recognized one of them as the old man during the day. They all stood and looked at Li Hui respectfully.
"Fellow folks, you are polite." Li Hui said with a smile.
"I've seen Magistrate Li. Did we wake him up? He deserves to die." The old man hurriedly bowed.
Li Hui smiled and said: "What's the matter? Sit down, sit down. Why are you here?" Li Hui sat down on a small horse, picked up a bowl of water on the stone in front of him, drank it down, and wiped it.
With water stains on his mouth, he sighed contentedly.
Zhou Che said with a smile: "This old man Ding is here to discuss with us whether we should harvest the wheat early. They said that the wheat can be harvested. It is better to harvest it early and put it into the warehouse to avoid thieves. Look, this and the brothers
It’s exactly what I thought.”
The old man smiled and said, "Yes, Magistrate Li, we all think so."
Li Hui nodded and said: "In that case, let's start harvesting to prevent thieves from coveting it. Let's stay here for a few days to provide some protection."
The old man Ding nodded and said: "Okay. Since County Magistrate Li agreed, the old man will gather all the villagers tomorrow and notify those who ran away to come back. Tomorrow we will start harvesting wheat. County Magistrate Li and Zhou County Lieutenant are sitting here, and we will
not worried."
Li Hui smiled and said: "Okay. That's it. We will protect you here."
The old man Ding thanked him profusely, led the people to bow and left.
Zhou Che picked up the teapot and poured another bowl of water into the bowl in front of Li Hui. Li Hui picked it up and drank it all. He took a long breath and looked up at the stars in the sky.
"What seems to be on your mind?" Zhou Che asked with a smile.
"There's no news about reinforcements, is there? It's already the second watch, right?" Li Hui said softly.
Zhou Che said: "I have already ordered people to guard the official road in the south. If reinforcements come, they will definitely come back to report."
Li Hui shook his head and said: "It won't come. It has been three days since we sent the news. Liyang County is only more than two hundred miles away. If we send troops immediately, we can arrive in two days. Count.
Three days is enough for the delay. There is still no news yet, which only means that they did not send troops at all. Or even if they did send troops, they did not march urgently, but took their time."
Zhou Che said solemnly: "You don't need to take it to heart. I can only say that fortunately you made a decisive decision and changed your strategy in time. Otherwise, we would still be trapped on Nianzi Mountain. If the reinforcements don't come, we will be dead."
Li Hui smiled bitterly and said: "I just find it a bit unbelievable. How could Wang Muzhi turn a blind eye? Doesn't he know the situation I am facing in Juchao County? Doesn't he know the consequences of the thieves stealing food?"
Zhou Che sighed, was silent for a moment and said: "Oh, by the way, I have already ordered people to go into the mountain to check, and the enemy troops have indeed retreated. I have also ordered people to escort back the injured soldiers we captured in the valley on the north slope.
Also, the fire is extinguished. It has burned all the way to the top of the mountain in Hefei County. Once the forest is burned out, it will be extinguished."
Li Hui smiled and said: "That's great. You were so considerate that I forgot about those prisoners. They really survived and didn't die."
Zhou Che smiled and said: "It is true that they are not dead, but they only have half a life left. I interrogated several prisoners and they are indeed Shouchun rebels. It corroborates what we know. They went south to grab food and grass this time.
, in order to cope with the upcoming attack by Sima Huan. Yuan Zhen wanted to hold on to Shouchun, so he recruited many soldiers and horses and pulled many strong men. He was intensively reinforcing the city wall and digging trenches to stop Sima Huan's crusade."
Li Hui nodded and said: "That's not a secret. I don't care about these things. I'm here to protect food just for the people of Juchao County. For ourselves."
Zhou Che nodded and said: "Yes, we only take care of our duties. However, I am wondering if Wang Muzhi's unwillingness to send troops has something to do with this?"
Li Hui was stunned, frowned and asked: "Are you saying that Wang Muzhi knew the power of this and deliberately refused to send troops, allowing the traitors to steal our wheat in order to defend Shouchun?"
Zhou Che said solemnly: "I remember my brother told me about the situation in the court. The conflict between the Huan family and the Wang Xie family in the court has intensified. After Huan Da Sima failed in the Northern Expedition, he blamed Yuan Zhen. Only then would Yuan Zhen occupy
Shouchun rebelled. Huan Da Sima's crusade against Yuan Zhen was also an act to save face and reputation. If they were from Wang Xie's point of view, they might hope that Huan Wen could not even deal with Yuan Zhen, which would be a further blow to Huan Wen."
Li Hui was stunned. He completely understood what Zhou Che meant. This sounds exaggerated and ridiculous, but in this era, anything can happen. If Wang Muzhi deliberately did not send troops, he would allow the rebels to seize food and grass.
If we stick to Shouchun and create pressure for Huan Wen to suppress the rebellion, then there will be a reasonable explanation for the fact that no soldiers have appeared in Liyang County until now.
Just like when he knew the dangers of Juchao County, but refused to make it clear, the logic of his behavior was the same as letting himself and Lu Zhanlai die. Everything was based on the need for confrontation between clans.
If this is really the strategy of the Wang Xie family, Li Huihui will feel that his only good impression of this era will completely collapse.
You know, even though Li Hui has a deep disgust for the darkness and decadence of the weird era. In Li Hui's mind, there are at least haloed figures like Xie An and Wang Xizhi here. They are the most fascinating people in this dark era.
Looking up at the stars.
If the Xie family of Chen County made such a decision because of the family struggle and power struggle, then Li Huihui would be extremely disappointed with everything in this era. Those so-called celebrities, those glorious images and celebrity demeanor in the history books will all be lost.
I was completely subverted by this ugly and dirty behavior.
Li Hui didn't want to believe this. He hoped it was Wang Muzhi's own decision. After all, that was Wang Muzhi's logic. It might represent the logic of the Langya Wang family, but it might not mean that Xie family would do this.
Li Hui didn't want to talk about such topics anymore. Everything would eventually come to light. What he had to do now was to focus on what he wanted to do.
"Brother, you will go back to Juchao County tomorrow, and I will stay to protect the people harvesting wheat. Don't refuse. Firstly, you must go back for medical treatment for your injuries. There are many injured people who also need to go back for treatment and rest. Secondly,
, the county also needs people to sit in charge. So, you must go back. I will stay here for a few days, and then go back after the wheat fields here are harvested. That’s it,” Li Huidao.
When Zhou Che heard what Li Hui said, he could only nod in agreement. The two of them sat under the night sky, chatting and drinking tea, and did not go back to the house to rest until late at night.