"Master, do you know the current price of food? Before the natural disaster a while ago, it cost sixteen cents for ten liters. Now, fifty cents can't even buy eight liters!"
After Zhao Mingqing heard this, he sighed, "These profiteers, aren't they making it difficult for the country to make money? They all deserve to be beheaded!"
"Isn't that right? Don't be angry, I'll go do something first and I'll talk to you later when I come back!"
"Sure! You're busy, I want to go see how the food is being prepared?" After Zhao Mingqing finished speaking, the two of them separated!
At this time, Nanzhu also returned to the capital, returned directly to Mingyue Palace, came to the hall, and knelt on the ground, "Elder Princess, the maid is back!"
Zhu Yuejun looked at Nan Zhu and snorted, "Does that guy really follow what you said on the paper? If something happens to his father, will he seek refuge with others?"
"Master Zhao... said so, and there is one more thing, I didn't write it on the paper!"
Zhu Yuejun's eyes widened, "What else did he say?"
"Master Zhao said that if he wants him to come back, he only needs one thing!"
"What?" Zhu Yuejun asked hurriedly.
"I want... Liang Yun's head, and if it is not delivered within half a month, he will never come back to the capital again!"
"You bastard!" Zhu Yuejun cursed loudly. He was so angry that he sat up from his chair and paced back and forth in the hall. "Who does he think he is? To threaten me like this? If I don't follow his request, who are you playing with?" What about the strategy? I prefer not to, I prefer not to!"
Zhu Yuejun shouted loudly in the Mingyue Palace, without any of the calmness and nobility of the past, like a resentful woman who was driven mad, yelling at Zhao Xuanyi, venting her dissatisfaction!
But in Nan Zhu's eyes, all this is just like a man and a woman bickering, which is really annoying and funny!
And in the capital, in a mysterious house, a man in black sat on a chair and looked at the servants who were reporting, "So the delivery of relief food and silver will start the day after tomorrow?"
"Yes! Master, should we gather people to get this batch of silver taels? I heard that there are 500,000 taels this time!"
"Hmph! Do you think it's so easy to eat such a fat Yaya? Someone else must have been eyeing it! And... the person who escorted the relief food this time was Mr. Zhao Mingqing. Zhao Xuanyi did not return to the capital to help his father ?”
"The people below have checked and it is true that Zhao Xuanyi has not come back, but his confidant Shen Wei is back, and he has brought back several Qilin Guards!"
"Oh? What does this mean? Zhao Xuanyi didn't come back?" The man in black was very confused when he heard the result.
"So he already has other arrangements?"
"Son, what are we preparing now?"
The man in black waved his hand, "No rush, don't make any preparations now, wait until you see what others do, this is a big show, if I'm not wrong, this shadow will disappear before it reaches the disaster area!" "
"When the time comes, will we have an oriole behind us?"
"Smart! Get down!"
"Yes!" The servant left immediately!
In the East Palace, Zhu Zhelin came to Zhao Xuanli. Zhu Zhelin's face was full of embarrassment, "Zhao Xuanli, how long have you been following this prince?"
"Prince, it's been five years and three months!" Zhao Xuanli knelt on the ground and spoke.
Zhu Zhelin sighed, "This matter is too complicated. I don't want you to participate. You have to understand that this matter is purely coincidental. Even if someone else escorts you, I will do the same thing!"
Zhao Xuanli knew that his father must be dead this time. He had never seen Zhu Zhelin fail in what he wanted to do. Five hundred thousand taels of silver, plus tens of thousands of stones of food, if he could get it in his hands, it would solve a lot of problems. matter!
"I beg the prince, what happened this time is...?"
Zhu Zhelin coughed lightly, "Zhao Xuanli, you have to know that even if I don't take action, others will not let it go! But I can assure you that if I get it, I will definitely save Mr. Zhao's life!"
Zhao Xuanli kowtowed to the ground, "I thank the prince!"
"Okay, just go down and rest at home these days. You don't need to worry about anything!"
"Yes! Resign, villain!" After Zhao Xuanli said that, he stood up and left. In fact, Zhao Xuanli knew in his heart that Zhu Zhelin had begun to guard against him and didn't want him to know anything, so he was so mysterious!
Zhu Zhelin sighed and turned to look at the map. He saw a black line drawn with a black forehead pen on the map. This black line was the route for the transportation of the disaster relief food. Zhu Zhelin came to the map and looked at it. At the several marked points above, his eyes were full of thoughts, while the corners of his mouth slowly raised!
At the same time in the uncle's house, Ye Yaoming and Nangong Shuo were also looking at the map. "Sir, do you think Zhao Mingqing will change this route? In my opinion, there are many places on this road that are very thrilling, such as the climb to the sky." The cliff, Eagle Beak Peak, etc. are all very dangerous places!”
Nangong Shuo stroked his beard and smiled, "This second young master misunderstood. Zhao Mingqing was afraid that bandits would block the road and rob him if he took the main road, so he chose this dangerous route."
"But taking this road requires a long detour. It used to take two days to get there, but now it takes three days!"
"As long as the money can be delivered to the disaster area, it doesn't matter if it takes one more day or one day less. And there is another very subtle point. Perhaps the second young master did not notice that this route basically has many uphill roads and very few bridges. This is also because he is afraid of going downhill. Rain affects the distance. Although it is difficult to walk uphill, at least there will be no water if it rains. This shows that Zhao Mingqing still knows how to march!" Nangong Shuo's face was full of appreciation!
Ye Yaoming smiled, "But he didn't calculate that this route might be the closest to our military camp! I'll get ready right now!"
"I wish the second young master a successful start!" Nangong Shuo said with a smile.
Under this calm surface, various forces are already surging. Everyone in the court is shouting slogans to save the victims, but you can't take out a copper coin in their pockets!
Not only do they not know how to come up with money, they also want to think about how to divide this batch of materials and silver, which is a total of five hundred thousand, plus all the food. According to the current prices, the total adds up to a hundred taels, which is not much different. How many! Who wouldn't be moved?
Two days later, all the items were ready. There were almost two hundred carts of food and silver, and the imperial court sent a thousand people to escort them. This also shows that the imperial court attaches great importance to this material!
Shen Wei brought out all the Qilin guards from Tang Yanju, plus those he brought from Shuixianju, a total of eighty people. Li Hanrui followed with a thousand cavalry! There are a total of two thousand guards, just to protect these two hundred trucks of relief supplies!
After Zhao Mingqing said goodbye to his wife Xu Yuchan, he got on his horse and led the team to set off towards the disaster-stricken area under the expectant eyes of the people. Along the way, men, women and children from the capital came to watch the excitement, look at the rice on the car, and There was a whole box of silver, and everyone’s eyes were filled with strange looks!
Because what they carry on the car is not just food and silver, but life and the hope that all people in the disaster area rely on to live. It is the sympathy of the court, the responsibility of the country, and the attitude of all officials, of course, not all officials!
The team left the capital in a mighty manner. Shen Wei and Jinglan led the Qilin Guards to guard Zhao Mingqing. Zhao Mingqing glared, "Shen Wei, I'm not old yet. Why are you protecting me? Let brothers protect items. These If things are lost, none of us will have to live anymore!”
"Yes! Everyone spread out and protect the carriage!" Shen Wei gave an order, and all the Qilin Guards spread out and guarded the carriage!
Shen Wei came to Zhao Mingqing's side and said, "Sir, everything seems to be back to the past!"
Zhao Mingqing laughed loudly, "Don't you miss the days when you were the king of the mountain?"
Shen Wei's face turned red, "With a guilty conscience and a difficult situation, there is really no way out!"
Zhao Mingqing sighed, "It's the incompetence of our officials that makes you loyal people turn into bandits!"
"No more, no more!" Shen Wei said with a smile.
After a sound of horse hoofbeats, Li Hanrui was seen running to Zhao Mingqing, wearing bright silver armor and holding a spear. "Uncle Zhao, everything is normal!"
"Of course, we haven't left the capital yet. Even if someone has different intentions, they don't dare to take action at this time. Children, let's go slowly. The difficult part is behind!" Zhao Mingqing's face was full of vicissitudes, as if he understood everything. Average action!
The team had just walked five kilometers out of the capital when they saw a girl wearing a white cloak standing on the roadside. The girl was riding a maroon horse. When she saw the team coming, she did not panic. Instead, she came to Zhao Mingqing and said, grown ups!"
Zhao Mingqing looked up and said, "Isn't this Miss Nanzhu from Mingyue Palace?"
"That's right! Nanzhu came to help Mr. Zhao on the order of the eldest princess. There are six Moon Guard spies within 20 kilometers ahead. If there is any danger, they will report it in advance to prevent us from being ambushed by thieves!" Nanzhu Said with a smile.
Zhao Mingqing laughed loudly, "Thank you, Princess, this is really useful!"
When Shen Wei and Jinglan saw Nanzhu, their eyes were very cold. In their eyes, wherever Nanzhu appeared, there was trouble. Under normal circumstances, how could Zhu Yuejun send someone to help?
At this time in Hangzhou, Zhao Xuanyi was sitting blankly in his room, his eyes dull and his face dull, like an expressionless puppet!
Du Xinyu came and sat down next to Zhao Xuanyi. She naturally understood what Zhao Xuanyi was worried about. "Don't worry too much. This is the royal silver. If stolen, the nine tribes will be implicated. Who doesn't want to live? Dare to touch this batch of silver?"
Zhao Xuanyi stretched out his hands and rubbed his face, "I'm afraid someone really wants money rather than his life!" Zhao Xuanyi sighed.
"I would like to meet such a fool and see if he chooses life or money with the knife on his neck? Don't be so unhappy. How about I take you out for a walk?"
Zhao Xuanyi smiled, "Don't come here, do you want to go for a walk? For me, going out to play is not as fun as having a fight with you on the bed!"
After Du Xinyu heard this, her face turned red, and she hugged Zhao Xuanyi's neck with her little hands, "Then take me to bed?"
When Zhao Xuanyi heard this, as if he had received some instruction, he hurriedly picked up Du Xinyu and rushed to the big bed. Now that he has no job, he can do whatever he wants every day. Du Xinyu and Zi Yuan are the most important things in Zhao Xuanyi's day. What a happy thing, Du Xinyu's melodious singing came from the room soon!
Zhao Mingqing walked for a whole day, from day to night. The journey was very peaceful and he did not meet a single bad person. This made Zhao Mingqing very happy, but he also became more cautious. At night, the team arrived On an open grassland!
Zhao Mingqing immediately ordered "Everyone camp on the spot, rest as soon as possible, and continue marching early tomorrow morning!"
"Yes!" The team of more than 2,000 people stopped, all the vehicles filled with items were put together, and everyone sat in a circle around the vehicles, even when they were resting, they had to protect the pillar. Supplies!
The simple military tent was quickly set up, and the cooks started to boil fire and water. The food was nothing more than sesame cakes, pickles, and a bowl of hot water. It was not like they were going on vacation, not to mention that the disaster area was in urgent need of food. Who would dare to eat at this time? What about eating meat and drinking wine?
Shen Wei immediately arranged for all the Qilin Guards. Although there were not many people, the Qilin Guards still had to look like Qilin Guards. Eighty people were divided into eight teams and took turns to stand guard. If anything was wrong, they would immediately sound the gong.
Nanzhu received the news from Yuewei that no one was found within five kilometers. This made Nanzhu very relieved. Although he knew that the transportation would not be that simple, at least there would be no danger now!
After dinner, everyone began to rest, leaving more than a hundred people patrolling and standing guard in the team, guarding such important supplies. Even if they slept, they did not dare to sleep too hard, for fear that the enemy would come to attack at night!
