Everyone seemed to be talking about their relatives and terminal illness, but in fact they were talking about the country and the current situation. Previously, Changsheng only knew that Datou and others would fully support what he did, but he did not know what the four of them were thinking. Now they are united. After seeing this, he no longer had any worries in his heart. He immediately left his seat and stood up, "The goods yard is shipping grain and grass to the Tang Dynasty. Let's go and have a look."
The four of them drank tea and rinsed their mouths, grabbed their cloaks and went out.
Chang Sheng knew that Ni Chenyi must be waiting for him, so when he reached the front yard, he raised his hand to summon a servant and ordered him to go and notify Ni Chenyi.
Yang Kai and others led the horses back, and after waiting for a while Ni Chenyi hurriedly arrived. It turned out that she was not in the room, nor in the embroidery building, but ran to the kitchen and personally supervised the work of preparing lunch for everyone.
Ni Chenyi had previously warned Ni Chenyi not to disturb Changsheng in the morning. Ni Chenyi originally thought that Changsheng would not look for her in the morning, but she never thought that Changsheng would ask her to go to the goods yard with her. This showed that Changsheng did not avoid her deliberately, and she couldn't help but feel good. , immediately sent someone to lead the horse, and went out with Changsheng and others.
Since the distance was not far, Datou left Miss Bai in Ni Mansion and rode with her, with the four of them behind, Chang Sheng and Ni Chenyi in front.
In the early morning, someone came to challenge, but Changsheng did not show up. Only the leader beat the challengers to death. The city of Khotan was not big. By this time, the news had spread. This time, Changsheng and others appeared on the street, and people were watching. There are more people than yesterday.
"When are you planning to leave?" Ni Chenyi asked casually.
"I haven't thought about it yet. Let's wait and see." Changsheng replied.
Ni Chenyi said, "The fight for the amulet will last for many days. I don't know if you can go down the mountain at night. I have inquired. It is very remote and there are no cities or villages at the foot of the mountain. I will prepare a few cow felt tents for you then. I will provide you with a cook to ensure that you can eat well and sleep well."
"Don't bother, it's too ostentatious," Changsheng shook his head and said, "Just bring more dry food when the time comes."
Ni Chenyi said, "Kunlun Immortal Palace is a holy land of immortals. Even if people who enter the mountain can rest on the mountain, they cannot defecate anywhere on the mountain. Therefore, I feel that you should be able to go down the mountain at night. You should follow my instructions and be prepared. .”
"Haha, if we mobilize a large number of people like this, if we return empty-handed, wouldn't we be embarrassed to see others?" Chang Sheng said with a smile.
"There will definitely be something gained, it's just a matter of how much," Ni Chenyi said and sighed, "But this amulet is really a hot potato. It doesn't matter if you rob it, and it doesn't matter if you don't. If you don't rob it, you will be killed. It is a misfortune, and it is a crime to rob someone with a jade, and it is difficult to find peace whether you rob it or not."
Chang Sheng smiled and did not answer.
Everyone left the city from the east gate. As soon as they left the city, they saw the mighty grain team moving eastward. The carriages were all fully loaded, connected end to end, and the end could not be seen at a glance.
"The grain team set off in the middle of the night yesterday," Ni Chenyi said. "We know that the disaster is serious in the Tang Dynasty, so we strive to collect and ship grain quickly, regardless of cost, and seize the day and night."
"Rescuing people from disasters to stay alive has done a lot of good deeds. I would like to thank you on behalf of thousands of hungry people." Changsheng said seriously. He had personally visited the disaster area to inspect the disaster situation. It was shocking and horrific. Thinking about it now, he still has lingering fears.
"Why are you talking about foreign affairs again," Ni Chenyi shook his head and said, "Although Datang disappointed us, you did not disappoint us. Without you, we would not be able to provide disaster relief even if we wanted to."
Changsheng turned his head and glanced at Ni Chenyi, shook the reins slightly, and rode his horse north.
Not long after, everyone came to the door of the goods yard. The climate in the Western Region was dry and the wind and sand were strong. There was no wind today, but the entire goods yard was shrouded in smoke and dust. Dust was flying when the farmers were loading grain, and when the carriages were moving, the dust was flying.
Even though a large number of carriages were on the road, there were still many carriages parked outside the goods yard. The goods yard was also crowded with people. Changsheng and others were not allowed to enter and could only watch from a distance outside the door.
Song Shou was taking a few waiters to count from outside the door. When he saw Chang Sheng and others arriving, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.
Song Shou was in charge of carriages and horses, and he knew what he knew. According to him, although there were 500,000 dans of grain in the yard, only half of the first batch could be shipped because there were not so many carriages and horses. After the carriages were used up, they could only hire camel teams to carry out the transportation. Shipping, and the speed of the camel team is naturally not as fast as that of the horse-drawn carriage.
Changsheng did not show any anxiety. It was not that he was not anxious, but he knew that no matter how anxious he was, it would be useless. People had been starving to death in the Tang Dynasty since last winter. Shipping grain and grass to the Tang Dynasty this time could not save all the victims. , can only minimize losses.
There were three hundred soldiers escorting the food team. The first centurion was at the front of the food team, the second centurion was in the middle of the food team and was preparing to set off on the road, and the last centurion was in charge of the rear.
Everyone in the cargo yard performed their duties and worked enthusiastically. Changsheng saw that staying here would only cause chaos, so he left the cargo yard with everyone and returned from the north gate.
This time, Changsheng did not wander around the city, but returned to the Ni Mansion and began to write a memorial. He had to let the emperor know that the food for disaster relief had begun to be shipped. Although he knew that no matter how well he did, the emperor would be suspicious, so he had to do what he should do. Will still do it.
You cannot be a person without conscience. It is true that the emperor is suspicious of everyone on your side, but it is also true that the emperor treats everyone on your side favorably. You cannot completely deny the favor and respect the emperor has for you just because the emperor is not at ease with you.
Changsheng handed the written memorial to Yu Yi, "Please do some hard work and go back to Chang'an and hand the memorial to the emperor."
Yu Yi didn't like meeting the Holy Spirit very much, "Can you give it to Wu Shangshu and let him forward it on his behalf?"
"No," Chang Sheng waved, "This time, you will hand it over to the Emperor in person. If the Emperor has any questions, you should answer them truthfully. If the Emperor mentions the Kunlun Immortal Palace, you can just say that although we saw the glow, we didn't know about Kunlun. Regarding the matter of the Immortal Palace, we are currently busy urging the transportation of food and grass."
Yu Yi took the memorial and nodded in agreement.
"Your Majesty, your thoughts are so perfect," Datou lamented, "I really neglected it. If we go directly to the Immortal Palace, the Emperor may suspect that we came to the Western Regions to steal the amulet without telling him. We are fine. My heart has become double-minded."
Yang Kai nodded and said, "Your Majesty is indeed considerate of everything. Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger. Being loyal is not enough. You also need to be cautious at all times and careful in everything."
"Your Majesty, if the Emperor doesn't mention the Immortal Palace, should I take the initiative to report it?" Yu Yi asked.
"No, don't mention it a word." Changsheng waved his hand.
"Then if the emperor doesn't say anything, should we go or not?" Datou asked.
Changsheng shook his head, "I won't go."
Without waiting for the boss to ask, Yang Kai said first, "Your Majesty did the right thing. Don't underestimate the Emperor. The court has eyes and ears all over the world. The Emperor probably already knows about Kunlun Immortal Palace. He may not tell us just to test whether we will." Go to Asgard without telling him.”
"Then what if we go late?" Datou frowned.
"No," Yang Kai said, "The Emperor knows where we are. If we remain silent, he will send someone over to urge us to go. In this way, our robbery of the magic talisman is a business matter rather than a private matter."
"We are not doing it for ourselves." Datou Duo felt aggrieved.
"Even if you have no selfish motives, you must be careful and don't let the emperor misunderstand you," Yang Kai said sternly, "If you don't do well, don't blame others for misunderstanding you."
Datou sighed, tilted his head, and said no more.
"Your Majesty, if there is no other explanation, I will leave now." Yu Yi said.
"If the emperor asks about the specific quantity of grain and grass shipped, you should tell the truth," Changsheng said, "and let the emperor know intentionally or unintentionally that all grain and grass are sent to Chang'an and will not be intercepted in Qingyang. Qingyang is currently If we get more food and grass in our hands, the emperor will be worried."
Yu Yiyi nodded in agreement, took a few steps back, opened the Void Xuanmen, and disappeared into it.
After Yu Yi disappeared, Ni Chenyi said, "Chang Sheng, you are so cautious, aren't you tired?"
Chang Sheng smiled and did not answer.
"Why are you doing this? What do you want?" Ni Chenyi asked again.
"I have given a lot to the Tang Dynasty, but the emperor has never treated me badly. I will not talk about the far away ones, only the nearest ones. If I am not the prince of the imperial court, I have no right to mobilize the imperial troops. This time I can only Coming alone..."
