Yipin Tianxia

Imperial Palace, Renshou Palace.

Although it was freezing outside, the house was as warm as spring, not to mention the slightest bit of chill, and even slightly sweaty after standing for a long time.

The Empress Dowager Mu, who had four snacks, four soups and four staple foods, had just finished her breakfast. She wiped the corners of her mouth slightly with a handkerchief, and the palace servants removed most of the remaining breakfast.The rules in the palace are that if the master does not say anything, no one else can touch the things left by the master, even if they are thrown away for nothing, they cannot eat them.

Fortunately, Empress Dowager Mu thought about it, and asked the palace people to share it. A eunuch came in and reported urgently, "Go back to Empress Dowager, the first three prime ministers just handed over the booklet, saying that there is something urgent to ask the Empress Dowager to show."

Empress Dowager Mu was taken aback. What made the three prime ministers so anxious?Hurriedly summoning the three prime ministers into the palace for questioning, her complexion also changed.

Originally, she spent a lot of money in disaster relief in the capital, hoping to bring food from other places, but who would have thought that the food was robbed five or six hundred miles away from the capital.

He Xian really had a terrible headache, who knew that such a big mess would happen when the emperor was not around?

"According to the officers and soldiers who fled back, the gang of bandits didn't look like remnants of the previous dynasty. They didn't steal the food for themselves, but distributed it to the local people on the spot. This style of behavior is a bit like a green forest."

Empress Dowager Mu slapped the table angrily, "Could it be that they are robbing the rich and helping the poor? Without these grains, what do you ask the Ai family to do?" Thinking that this was wrong, she quickly added, "Let the people in the capital What about these people and the disaster victims?"

Li Xilie suddenly stepped forward and said, "Go back to the Queen Mother. A strange thing happened today. The sister Zhu who is in charge of disaster relief in Beishi, unexpectedly had an extra [-] catties of grain and charcoal in front of her house overnight. Who did it."

Empress Dowager Mu was surprised, "What did you say? Someone sent her so much food and charcoal? Who did this? The night watchmen in the capital are all worthless?"

Li Xilie glanced at He Xian gloatingly, you are the boss, the advantage is that you take the lead, so you are responsible for what happened?

But Yao Jing was the first to speak, "Last night there was a lot of snow. Besides, there were so many disaster victims in the capital that it was no longer possible to implement a normal curfew. It is not easy for the Habayashi Army on night patrol to keep from looting and murder. How can there be manpower?" Staring at these? Besides, this matter is not considered a bad thing, I am afraid that it is inevitable for the night watchmen to ignore it."

Li Xilie suddenly said aggressively, "Could it be so easy to let it go? If other troubles happen, will Lord Yao dare to take the responsibility?"

Yao Jing has a good temper.He said unhurriedly, "Master Li, I didn't say no to check, since the food is for sister Zhu's family, I'll call her here to ask."

Empress Dowager Mu suddenly said with a sullen face, "Leave this matter to the Ai family to deal with in person. Ai Qing, you should be responsible for raising food as soon as possible, and ensure the safety of the capital."

He Xian looked troubled. "Returning to the queen mother, in fact, the minister has already started to deal with this matter, but I don't know who it is who bought a large amount of grain around the capital in advance. If I want to collect it now, I have to go further. The road is slippery in this snowy day. Yes, it will take a long time. Besides, there are so many disaster victims right now. The defense of the military aircraft is heavy, and it takes some capable generals to go out to escort the food and grass."

Empress Mu said sharply. "I don't care what method you use, in short, the capital must not be chaotic! If something goes wrong, the three of you, just wait for the emperor to come back!"

Li Xilie was secretly happy when he heard the first half of the sentence, but he couldn't laugh when he heard the last sentence.

When they got out of the palace gate, they were going to part ways, but Yao Jing said, "Master Li, the three of us are grasshoppers on a vine right now, it's better for us to help each other. Let's all go to Mr. He and discuss what we should do."

Looking at He Xian again, although he was not very happy, Li Xilie still agreed.

On the other side, the still angry Empress Dowager heard the gossip from Lu Ying, "Sister Zhu, she is very unusual. She has dealt with people of all schools and classes. I have seen her once with my own eyes. Eating some kind of human flesh with a one-eyed old man scares people half to death."

Empress Dowager Mu narrowed her eyes, "You mean, she probably has contacts with people in the green forest? That's right, if she didn't know those people in the underworld, how could she get so much food and grass?"

With a sneer, she had an idea.

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A long convoy came from the far side of the mountain, trudging through knee-deep slush.Except for the first carriage with a carriage, the rest are all flatbed carts, on which are tied high straw and some messy local products, like a caravan.

But don't look at these things, especially although there are many straws, they are not very valuable, but ordinary poor families still cannot live without them.Not to mention the miscellaneous local products, the wheat straw can be mixed in the mud to repair houses, weave straw hat cushions or make paper. What an oddity.

But all of a sudden, the carriage in front slipped into a deep pit accidentally, even the driver yelled for a long time, but the horse couldn't get out.

The car door opened, and a white and thin hand stretched out, followed by a gentle face of Tsinghua University.The man looked in front of him, but the focus was out of focus, and he couldn't see it obviously, so his expression became particularly anxious, "If it doesn't work, I'll come down."

"Grandpa, please don't move!" A person next to him closed the car door and said a little angrily, "If you continue to do this, your illness will never be cured. You can't blame me for being incompetent."

"Okay, okay." Mu Shaoqin smiled apologetically and retracted his hands, but was still a little anxious, "Is the car sunk deep? Does it matter? Sigh, I really want to fly to the capital in one day."

Imperial Physician Zou Yuanliang smiled, "My lord, if you grow wings, you can take me with you. Come and carry the car out."

Mu Shaoqin also laughed, but soon coughed again.

During these times, Zou Yuanliang was responsible for taking care of his body, and the two got along pretty well, and after getting acquainted, they became almost friends.So at this time, he was not afraid to nag him a few words, "Look and see, are you getting wind again? If you keep doing this, I will lock all your doors and windows tomorrow. Let's see what you can do ?”

Fortunately, Mu Shaoqin didn't cough for a long time this time. Zou Yuanliang listened carefully and saw that there was no hoarse phlegm in his coughing, so he calmed down and directed the people to lift the carriage, leave the mud pit and continue on the road. Only then did he sit on the shaft of the car and persuade Mu Shaoqin to rest assured.

But where can Mu Shaoqin feel at ease?

As early as the beginning of the heavy snow.He felt that the weather was not right.Of course he can't see the sky and clouds, but he has a whole body of illnesses.

Even though he was soaking in the Xishan Hot Spring, he still felt the soreness from the cracks in his bones. Such pain and unbearableness made him suddenly realize that the sky had changed, and it was a big change!

Anyone who has experienced wars and famines knows it.The most feared thing about the big change in the sky is not the lack of money, but the lack of food.

As his wife once said, the sky is big and the earth is big, and eating is the biggest.Nothing to eat, nothing to think about.

So Mu Shaoqin immediately went to buy food.Of course he wasn't worried that he would run out of food, but he was worried about that girl.She still has business.There are still so many people in her family, at least one or two years of food should be prepared for her, right?

at first.Mu Shaoqin really thought so.

But while buying and buying, he found something was wrong.On the way, countless disaster victims began to flock to the capital. This must be a lot of pressure on the capital.Even if the emperor will adjust the food from other places, it will take some time, in case something goes wrong.What can I do then?So he had to buy more food to go back, such a disaster year.An extra mouthful of food means an extra life.

He doesn't want to be a good person, but he wants to accumulate more virtue.

Because he has a hope in his heart, whether it is life or death, this life or the next life, he wants to see his wife and his unborn child again.

That's not Ryan.Even if Ah Shun hasn't come back yet, he feels more and more that it shouldn't be Ryan, not that girl.

However, he also knew that buying so much food might be robbed before he reached the capital.So at the same time, he bought a large amount of wheat straw and messy local products, piled them on top of the grain truck to disguise them, and then walked safely to the edge of Funan County, which was considered to be next to the capital.

It's a pity that there was another heavy snow yesterday, and the road was really difficult to walk.What was supposed to be a two-day journey may take another day.Mu Shaoqin was genuinely worried, others were fine, and that girl didn't know what was going on.In such a cold weather, can she have food or get sick?

No!She should be fine, she should be fine.His slender fingers gently caressed a food box beside him, and a warm smile appeared on Mu Shaoqin's face.

This girl sent it to him specially. Can he say that he has been reluctant to eat it all this time?Touching and smelling it like this every day, and occasionally he allows himself to eat a small piece, and he feels very satisfied.

But when will I be able to return to the capital and see that girl?

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the capital.barracks.

A thousand black-armored guards have assembled neatly, waiting for their general, Princess Pingguo.

In the face of a catastrophe, even if they were originally meritorious officials who came to Beijing to receive the reward, they still have to serve the country right now.Although it was just such a simple task as escorting food and grass, everyone was still ready and did not neglect in the slightest.

Wei Yinian has also changed his attire, walking around anxiously, his wife has never been a late person, but why are all the officials in charge of money and grain purchases here, and Xiuru hasn't come yet?It's just going into the palace to receive a decree, how could it be so slow?

He didn't know that in the palace, Gao Xiuru temporarily received an extra order from Yi.

"Go ahead and go to Beishi, and arrest that girl surnamed Zhu."

Empress Dowager Mu's order surprised Gao Xiuru, "Catch her?"

"That's right." Empress Dowager Mu's face showed a bit of vengeance, "That girl somehow gained tens of thousands of catties of grain, and the grain and grass transferred to the capital by the imperial court just happened to be robbed. Ai's family suspected that she had something to do with those bandits. Goulian, that's why I specially sent you there."

Just in time, I took this opportunity to let Gao Xiuru vent the anger of going to Poyuan to make an apology last time.Empress Dowager Mu has always cared about her children and grandchildren, and she will firmly remember whoever made them suffer the slightest grievance.

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