"Miss Xu just asks, Nie will tell you everything he knows!"
"The leader of Nie Village came to Yuan Dynasty from Qingyun Village, and he must have passed through Yu County, Jingling County, and the Xinghe area along the way——"
After hearing this, Village Leader Nie thought for a moment and nodded.
In order to avoid a direct confrontation with the imperial court, and if he got under the opponent's nose, the opponent would not be able to pretend to be blind, so he deliberately bypassed several heavily guarded places, and indeed he took this route.
Thinking about it, he looked at Xu Mingyi.
A female doll who memorized the terrain and routes very clearly.
Then, I heard the girl ask: "Master Nie, can you tell me what you have seen along the way? What is the situation in these places now and what is the situation of the people?"
She also sent people out to Linyuan City to secretly inquire about the situation nearby, but the news they brought back really made her uneasy.
She wanted to hear what Village Master Nie really saw along the way.
Mentioning this, Village Leader Nie couldn't help but sigh.
"It's not very good..."
He told Xu Mingyi roughly what he saw.
Of course it is bad.
Otherwise, how could he have gained nearly 2,000 people along the way?
If they weren't desperate and had no other options, who would follow him just for a bite of food?
"..."
Under the cold moonlight, hearing the hardships of these people, Xu Mingyi unconsciously clenched the fingers in his sleeves.
"Thank you, Master Nie, for informing me."
She thanked her and left with Akui.
Looking at the girl's leaving figure, the dark-faced boy asked in a low voice: "Dad...is this the granddaughter of General Xu's family?"
"What?" Village Leader Nie squinted at his son who suddenly felt awkward.
"Did you say before that you wanted to snatch a girl from the Xu family and make me the young lady of the village..."
Looking at his son with a dark face and a bright red face, the village leader glared and slapped his ear on the back of the boy's head.
Then, he kicked the boy in the butt again.
"You have to remind the Xu family to settle accounts with me, right? If you dare to mention this again, I'll see if I don't twist your head!"
The brat doesn't even look where he is now!
This is like a place where you can dream!
"Isn't that what you said..." The young man rubbed the painful half of his butt aggrievedly.
Leader Nie reached out and grabbed one of the young man's ears.
Didn't he say that he was good at talking? Can he take it seriously?
He also said he wanted to kill General Xu!
"What I said? I said I would break your legs last time! Do you want me to hit you right now! Ah?!" As he said that, his hands twisted the ears harder.
"It hurts, it hurts..." the boy screamed in pain.
Leader Nie beat his son and returned to the camp where he had been arranged.
After the Duke of Zhen Guo drank the sobering soup and fell asleep, Xu Mingyi took Xu Mingshi back to the city.
The city gate that had been closed for a long time slowly opened, with Xu Mingyi riding in front and Xu Mingshi behind, with Tianmu lying on the horse in front of him.
After a group of people entered the city, the soldiers guarding the city closed the city gate again.
Hearing the heavy sound of the city gate closing behind him, Xu Mingyi's heart sank.
Linyuan City is now managed in an orderly manner. Once the city gate is closed, the people don't have to worry about anything.
During the autumn harvest, my father also sent Xu Jiajun to help the people harvest crops.
Although trade with outside the city was temporarily cut off, which had some impact on livelihoods, at the same time, there was no need to requisition grain from the government. Every household had food in hand, had fields and land, and was not afraid of not having enough to eat, which naturally made them feel much more at ease.
She stayed in Linyuan City all day long, and all she saw was a peaceful scene. She subconsciously ignored the scene outside Linyuan City to a certain extent.
That night, Xu Mingyi stayed up almost all night.
There is a voice that goes over and over in my head - Why is the Dog Emperor not dead yet?
I heard that I couldn't even get out of bed, but I still kept holding on.
Recently, the imperial court has issued many new decrees...
The emperor was probably a little crazy because of his illness. Looking at the recent situation, he was somewhat determined to fight Yan Wang to the death.
What to use to build a network?
But we are still the common people of the world...
Soldiers and horses are being mobilized everywhere, and troops and food are being collected.
And yesterday she heard a new piece of news. After King Yan's men killed the imperial envoy who went to Mizhou to convey the decree and punish the crime, something happened in Prince Jing's Mansion in Liangzhou.
There was no evidence at all. Just because Liangzhou was in a critical location and he was afraid that King Jing would help King Yan, the emperor just out of suspicion charged a brother of a compatriot with colluding with King Yan to rebel.
The soldiers and horses in Prince Jing's hands have been taken back by the court, and everyone in Prince Jing's mansion is now on their way to the capital for punishment.
Punish...
These two words are so ridiculous and absurd.
Xu Mingyi had many thoughts in her mind and could not relax for a moment.
She suddenly sat up from the bed.
It was still only dimly lit outside the window.
She went to bed barefoot and put on her clothes. Azhu, who was waiting outside, heard the noise and came in.
"Girl, do you want to get up and practice archery?"
It's half an hour earlier than usual.
"I won't practice archery today." Xu Mingyi wore an indigo robe. He raised his hand to lift out the hair of green hair that was hidden behind the robe, and said, "Let Uncle Zhu bring a few people and follow me out of the city."
Ah Zhu didn't ask much about why he suddenly wanted to leave the city. He just said he came down and immediately went to find his father.
Akui quickly brought a basin in and helped Xu Mingyi wash up.
After simply finishing their breakfast, Xu Mingyi left a message for his family, then left the city, and the group rode south.
Stopped and stopped all day.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Zhu Xiu suggested that he go to a small town ahead to rest.
Xu Mingyi nodded, thinking about the refugees he saw begging along the road today.
"My subordinates have been to this town before. I remember that there was an inn on the street in front of me." After entering the town, the horses of the group slowed down.
"Was this always like this?" Xu Mingyi sat on the horse and walked slowly, looked around, and asked Zhu Xiu.
Zhu Xiu knew what she was asking, and paused slightly before replying: "I remember that this street was quite lively in the past."
And when it was not completely dark, looking at the street, there were almost no people visible, and most of the shops facing the street were closed, not to mention the presence of vendors.
Under such circumstances, the group of them walking on the street was particularly eye-catching, and the sound of horse hooves was particularly loud.
Xu Mingyi raised his head and looked ahead. It seemed that a liquor store was still open. Maybe he could go and ask.
However, before they could step forward, they heard the sound of the door being hurriedly closed.
As she closed the door, she faintly heard a man's voice say something low and anxious -
"Hurry... close the door quickly, the official is here again!"
Zhu Xiu also listened.
When these people heard the sound of horse hooves, they assumed that someone from the government had arrived, and they did not dare to open the door, like a frightened bird.
He guessed: "I heard that the government in the area around here is collecting food from the people in large quantities. In some places, they even break into people's houses and take what they can get."
Take as much as you have...
Xu Mingyi straightened the corners of his mouth.
This is not taking, but robbing.
And when she said this, she realized another strange thing.
"Uncle Zhu, do you think there's anything wrong with this place?"
