The riots gradually subsided overnight, and Beiting City fell into panic.
The residents of Beiting, who had been attacked by beatings, smashing, looting and burning, turned their backs on the corpses of the thugs piled up in Beijing. Even the youngest children picked up stones from the ground and smashed them again and again.
After the construction of the Martyrs Cemetery, the people of Beiting City became stronger and more united. Last night, it was not just the soldiers of the Beiting Army who risked their lives to fight against the thugs.
It's just that the granary in the city was destroyed and the food was gone. The big grain merchants in the city were the focus of the attack last night, and the people who wanted to buy food couldn't buy it.
"Beiting City is going to be in a food shortage!" Feng Yuxi paced back and forth in the courtyard of the post house worriedly.
"It just so happens that once Beiting falls into a food shortage, even if it does not turn into a dead city, it will definitely lose its strength. This is the same goal as our court hopes." The speaker was Wen Zhuangyuan. He was very worried when he saw the riot in Beiting last night.
Excited, this morning, when I saw the tragic situation in Beiting City, I was even more happy.
Feng Yuxi stared at Wen Zhuangyuan with wide eyes. He could not imagine that the number one scholar selected in the imperial court's talent promotion ceremony would actually say such frightening words!
The entire population of Beiting City, all living common people of Great Xia, are so insignificant in his eyes? Doesn't it matter even if they all starve to death?
For the first time, Feng Yuxi felt absurd. If the Yan Yan princes in the court were as virtuous as Wen Zhuangyuan, what kind of world would it be like?
No, maybe, it is already the case now...
Xu Xianzhi knew that no matter how strong the will of the people was, they could not withstand the spread of panic over food shortages. If the city was short of food for more than seven days at most, the entire city would turn into a hell on earth.
"Food! Food from other prefectures and cities must be mobilized," Xu Xianzhi stood in the grain and grass camp. The marching secretary who originally proposed the plan to transport military grain to the granary had committed suicide. Before his death, he wrote "Seven Days" on the desk.
Character.
"I did a rough calculation. It will take at least ten days to mobilize enough food to the Beiting in this heavy snowy weather!" Mr. Qin sighed. He looked up at the sky, full of hatred, "This
A group of thieves have accurately calculated the white disaster this year and hit the vital point of my Beiting!"
The eldest princess was even more worried at this time. Her princess mansion was overcrowded early this morning, all of them were businessmen who came to return the land deeds. They had a keen sense of smell and knew that Beiting City was about to be destroyed, so they wanted to return the land deeds as soon as possible.
They are willing to stop the loss, even if they can only get 30% of the money if they break the contract. That is better than nothing.
Just when everyone was at their wits' end, Yuchi Changgong led Latis and Prince Xerxes of Persia into the grain and grass camp.
Chief Yuchi bowed respectfully and reported: "I would like to inform the general, the eldest princess, Latiske Qing and Prince Xerxes to see me. They say they may have a way to solve the current crisis."
Prince Xerxes took a step forward, crossed his arms and saluted: "General, Your Royal Highness, the situation is urgent. Xerxes said it bluntly. Now Beiting City is about to fall into a food shortage, and it is absolutely too late to raise food from outside. Can we save it?"
There is only one person in danger in Beiting."
The eldest princess forced a smile and maintained her royal dignity: "Could the person the prince is talking about refer to the county horse Zhang Peng?"
Xerxes nodded: "Exactly!"
Xu Xianzhi shook his head and sighed: "He and the princess have already gone out. Now they don't know where they are. How can we tell him quickly? In this snowy day, even flying pigeons can't do it."
Xerxes smiled slightly and said confidently: "Not necessarily."
As soon as these words came out, the general, the eldest princess and Mr. Qin all looked happy.
"What's the plan?"
Xerxes said categorically: "Flying pigeons cannot deliver messages because carrier pigeons cannot fly through the clouds! But the black-backed eagle tamed by my Persian royal family can fly through clouds and rain without any worries!"
"Black-backed eagle?" The general's eyes lit up and he asked, "I have heard that the Sassanid Persian royal family domesticated the eagle, and the reconnaissance of battle formations was not a problem. The transmission of any information can only be completed in one day. Could it be that the prince
The said black-backed eagle.”
Xerxes sighed slightly: "The divine eagle that the general is talking about is a golden-backed eagle. Xerxes is not a good scholar and has not mastered the method of taming a golden-backed eagle, but even so, the black-backed eagle can
Enough to deliver letters in heavy snow."
"Okay, Prince Xerxes, I will remember your help to me in Beiting. If you have any difficulties in Beiting in the future, you can ask me for help. As long as my husband and I can do it, we will definitely help you."
," the eldest princess spoke directly.
"Thank you to the eldest princess," Xerxes' purpose of taking this trip today has been achieved. With the eldest princess's promise today, he has truly established a foothold in Beiting.
"It's just that there is one condition for the black-backed eagle to accurately find Zhang Peng," Latis walked forward slowly and said lightly, "just like a hound needs to be familiar with the scent of the target it needs to search for, the black-backed eagle needs to be familiar with the scent of the target it needs to search for."
Eagles need it too."
"Then get Peng'er's daily clothes and let the black-backed eagle get acquainted with it?" The eldest princess nodded, and she would instruct the sword attendant to get Zhang Peng's clothes.
"What the black-backed eagle needs is not smell," Latis shook her head, "What it needs is a ray of vitality from Zhang Pengjun's horse!"
Xu Xianzhi was slightly surprised: "Zhen Qi?"
"Exactly," Latis patiently explained to everyone, "The black-backed eagle has been fed the inner breath since it was a child, so it is very sensitive to human beings' inner energy. Every time it performs a mission,
It must be given the same vital energy as the person receiving the message, so that it can find the person receiving the message even if it is thousands of miles away."
"Peng'er cultivates Lingxi Qi. This type of Qi is the most mysterious and varies from person to person..." The general frowned. He did not expect that the conditions for the flying eagle to pass the message were so harsh.
"General! If the princess is with Zhang Peng's horse, then it is okay to give it a ray of the princess's true energy," Latis reminded.
"I'm afraid this is also quite difficult. The skills practiced by the princess are also unique." After thinking about it, Mr. Qin felt that his hope was shattered.
But the general and the eldest princess looked at each other and seemed to have thought of something... There must be a place where Wan'er's remaining true energy must be!
"Prince Xerxes, if it is the true energy of the princess, I can find a trace of it," the eldest princess said, but her tone was very careful, "However, the prince needs to lend me the black-backed eagle, because that trace of
The true energy is kept in the private possessions of the princess and cannot be shown to others."
"It doesn't matter, the black-backed eagle is right outside the camp, the eldest princess can just take it with her!" Xerxes had no doubt that he was there.
But Latis's eyes flickered slightly, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly...
Everyone agreed on one issue, that is, after passing the news to Zhang Peng that Beiting City was about to fall into famine, Zhang Peng would definitely be able to save the crisis.
Unknowingly, Zhang Peng has become an omnipotent being in everyone's hearts and has become Beiting's greatest hope.