After the Feng Chan passed, Yuan Huan made a big fuss in Bagong Mountain, which made Yan Xiang doubt what Yuan Huan said and what he had seen before.
The so-called disaster caused by witchcraft is too shocking, and Yan Xiang will naturally not speak out about it rashly, not to mention that now that Yuan Shu is proclaimed emperor, he is likely to bring disaster to himself and his family.
Originally, Yan Xiang was ready to wait. Unexpectedly, a group of men in black appeared near the dungeon that night. The leader made a gesture, and the other men in black sneaked into the prison. About a quarter of an hour later. After a while, a group of men in black left.
After another quarter of an hour, Yan Xiang saw that there was no movement around him. He gritted his teeth and bravely walked into the prison.
It was pitch black all around. Yan Xiang touched the wall and walked forward slowly according to his memory. He turned a corner before daring to light the fire in his hand. The sudden light made Yan Xiang squint his eyes slightly. After a moment, he finally adapted to the light in front of him. Yan Xiang looked around and saw a person in the cell closest to him stretching out his arm. The tip of his finger was only a few meters away from him. inch!
Yan Xiang was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he screamed and fell to the ground.
After a few breaths, Yan Xiang noticed something strange. Through the weak firelight, he could see that the man did not move further, but just stretched his arm out of the fence stiffly.
He held up the fire, and through the faint light he could see that the man's body was charred and black. It seemed that he wanted to escape when the fire broke out, but was blocked by the fence.
Yan Xiang breathed a long sigh of relief, calmed down, stood up slowly and continued to walk forward. I don't know how long it took, but I finally came to the cell where I and Yuan Huan were previously imprisoned. With a slight push, the cell door opened directly. When I looked down, I saw a corpse lying straight on the bed, with its limbs broken into pieces.
Yan Xiang came closer and found that the body had indeed been turned over. When the man rescued himself and others, Yuan Huan was seriously injured and had difficulty moving. Even if he is rescued, he won't survive long. Time is short, so he can only be kept in prison. Unexpectedly, a few days later, we would actually say goodbye forever.
At this point, Yan Xiang finally confirmed what he was thinking. The purpose of the previous group of people coming here was to confirm whether Yuan Huan was really dead. As for the life and death of the others, it was not important to them.
Back on the street, Yan Xiang rejoined the ranks of refugees, but he couldn't help but ponder secretly. If it was true as Yuan Huan said, then what he saw that day should also be true. So what was the other party's purpose? Although Yuan Shu's power spans three states, he is not the best candidate from any aspect. The more Yan Xiang thought about it, the more his head felt like a bag of paste, unable to clear his head.
'The most urgent task is to pass on the news here... But let alone whether he has the ability to meet Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others, Yuan Shu usually gives people the impression of being arrogant and domineering, but now he said something so unbelievable How many people believe this? '
After a night of thinking, in the end Yan Xiang did not choose to go to Jingzhou to reunite with his family. Instead, he chose to walk along the Huai River and head west across the mountains to find the Nong King!
Firstly, Yan Xiang's cousin Yan Pu was appointed as the prefect of Hanzhong under King Hongnong. Secondly, Yan Xiang was also afraid that if his whereabouts were exposed, his family would be harmed.
In this way, Yan Xiang cautiously rushed to Yizhou. However, he was still stared at when he got off the boat on the south bank of Huai River and was chased into the dense forest here.
Yan Xiang was originally a civil servant, and he was able to run for so long without being overtaken by his breath.
At this moment, Yan Xiang noticed that there was a faint smoke from the cooking stove not far ahead. Yan Xiang was delighted. The reason why the other party waited until he entered the dense forest before starting to chase him was probably because he did not want too many people to know about it. Once someone ran to the front, Where, maybe I still have a glimmer of hope!
While he was thinking, Yan Xiang felt a pain in his calf and stumbled to the ground. Before he could react, a gleaming short knife was placed on his neck!
"Who are you? Why are you chasing me?" Yan Xiang turned around and scolded him with a stern expression.
"It doesn't matter who we are, but it's Master Yan. Let me wait and find him! Why are we chasing you? Doesn't Master Yan himself not know why?" The leader of the men in black teased.
Hearing this, Yan Xiang trembled but did not answer.
The man in black did not look for trouble and said with a smile: "I heard that Master Yan and his family are temporarily living in Xinye County. The young master has just learned to speak..."
Hearing this, Yan Xiang's body trembled, he looked at the leader of the men in black angrily, and yelled: "Why are you coming at me for anything? Why implicate innocent people?!"
The man in black seemed to be very satisfied with Yan Xiang's attitude, and said unhurriedly: "Then please ask our Chief Yan to tell you what you know."
Yan Xiang did not speak immediately, but his eyes wandered, obviously undergoing a psychological struggle. The man in black was not in a hurry and just waited quietly.
After a long time, Yan Xiang sighed and said, "If I tell you what I know, will you let my family go? I, Yan Xiang, swear again that my family will never know anything about it!"
"At this moment, Master Yan thinks, do you still have the qualifications to bargain?"
Yan Xiang sighed and slowly told everything he had seen and heard.
After Yan Xiang finished speaking, the leader of the men in black continued to ask: "Besides you and Yuan Huan, is there a third person who knows?"
Yan Xiang shook his head: "After all, this matter is quite unbelievable. I didn't mention it to anyone here. As for Yuan Huan, Yan doesn't know. Yan has said everything I should say. Please don't harm your family. !”
The leader of the men in black nodded, came behind Yan Xiang, and said softly: "I will send Master Yan to reunite with his family right now!"
"What?" Before Yan Xiang could react, a big head rolled to the ground, and Yan Xiang's dead eyes made people shudder.
"Let's go!" One of the men in black walked out, holding a wooden box to put Yan Xiang's head in place. After doing all this, the man in black ran wildly in the direction from where he came, and disappeared into the dense forest after a few breaths. …
After a long time, a young figure turned out from behind a big tree not far from Yan Xiang and others. Then the figure flashed in the canopy, and more than ten people dressed as villagers jumped down from the tree nimbly, and all came together. They all stood behind the young man.
The young man came to the headless corpse, smiled bitterly, shook his head and murmured to himself: "Master... is really a god. He can even calculate what happened after his death, and he can grasp the time so accurately... If Liang hadn't known the cause and effect, he would have I thought you acted it specially for Liang to see!"
"Brother Zhuge, what are you talking about? It's just...why not save that Yan Xiang? After all, he is the only one who knows the inside story..." At some point, a handsome man dressed in strange clothes and with a colorful feather on his head appeared behind the young man. Ask slowly.
The young man shook his head and said calmly: "The gain is not worth the loss... If an accident happens to those killers, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of those people. By then, we will lose our greatest advantage. We must not let down that adult's hard work. It is our turn to appear on the stage." Not far away…Xingba!”
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One month later,
Yizhou-Chengdu
"Your Highness, although this year's harvest has been reduced by nearly 20% compared to previous years, with the road repairs, the transportation speed to and from the Western Region Protectorate and Jiaozhou and Wuya Prefecture has more than doubled. This will increase the fish production in the south. Fruits, vegetables, and meat from the northwest can be used as staple foods.
Especially in the south, fish are simply inexhaustible! And in order to prevent the fish caught from going rancid and deteriorating, it can also be made into dried fish, so that it can be stored for three to five years without any problem! "
This year’s food problem has finally been solved! He Si'an breathed a long sigh of relief and became free to care about other things.
"A few days ago, I heard that Cao Cao's merchants were hoarding food crazily, so much so that the price of food nearly doubled at the highest point. Now I don't know how to deal with it in the end?"
"Your Highness!" Xu Shu bowed and continued: "Not only Cao Cao's family, but also Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Liu Yao, etc. had such a situation! Among them, Cao Cao was the first to use thunderous means to deal with several families who were involved and whose backgrounds were not strong. ...and confiscated all their property and food! Other families saw that this method was quite practical, and they followed suit. For a time, they made everyone in the big and small families feel insecure and frightened, and no one dared to embezzle it. To drive up food prices, many big families have strictly ordered some of their children not to participate in it, otherwise the family law will serve them!"
He Sian shook his head. Although this method can solve temporary needs, it still treats the symptoms rather than the root cause. Some people will suffer from it in the future.
"By the way, I heard that Liu Bei is under house arrest with Cao Cao. Do you have any latest news?"
"On the second day after Liu Bei arrived in Xuchang, he confronted His Majesty face to face in the court hall. Later, because his expression was innocent, he took the initiative to stay in Xuchang to cooperate with Cao Cao."
Hearing what Xu Shu said, He Sian's expression was strange. This scene was surprisingly consistent with history. I think of the classic line from my previous life that is worthy of being recorded in history: 'Keep playing music, keep dancing! 'He Sian couldn't laugh or cry.
After returning to his house, He Sian found an unexpected person waiting in the front yard.
Seeing this person's arrival, He Sian's eyes lit up. He walked a few steps and said excitedly: "Sir, why do you think of being a guest in my house?" He picked up Jia Xu and walked to the inner hall.
Soon, the two were seated separately. After a few words of greeting, Jia Xu got straight to the point and explained the purpose of his visit.
"Your Highness, Xu came here this time to confess to His Highness. Xu plans to go out for a while..."
He Sian was stunned when he heard this, but quickly calmed down and said with a smile: "Sir, what are you talking about? Without your help, Sian would not have achieved what he has achieved today. I wonder when will you set off, sir? I need Si'an to call Zilong." , Mr. Escort?”
Hearing this, Jia Xu was very moved. It can be said that He Sian has achieved the greatest trust a lord can have in his subjects. Not only did he not ask where he was going or how long he would be there, but he was willing to send Zhao Yun out just so that he could be willing to...
"No need to bother Zilong... my lord!" Jia Xu used this title that he had not used for a long time and bowed deeply to He Sian...
