"You're from outside, after the flood, everyone who goes in and out of the city has to be checked. After the curfew, you are not allowed to enter or leave. I don't know what happened to the people. As he spoke, the old man shook his head, walked briskly forward, and lined up.

When Li Yinhong heard this, her brows frowned: "Even in the capital, there may not have been such a strict inspection for a long time." ”

"Let's go and see first, maybe we think too much about it, or not necessarily. Xue Ning took Li Yinhong's hand, and the two also lined up.

It took about half an hour for the two men to line up, and the soldiers checked their baggage and made sure that they had no weapons with them before they were allowed to enter the city.

After entering the city, the two saw a lively scene. There are a lot of vendors on the streets, and many people come and go to buy things.

Seeing this scene, Xue Ning breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that we really think too much, and this city is recovering well." ”

"Just after the flood, I think it's strange that there is such a lively scene so quickly. Li Yinhong frowned slightly, took Xue Ning's hand, "Settle down first." ”

Li Yinhong took Xue Ning into an inn, and the shopkeeper immediately greeted him: "The two of you want to stay in the hotel?"

"Give us two rooms. Li Yinhong was about to take out the silver, but Xue Ning stopped him and smiled at the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, this flood has just passed, and we don't have any silver, can you give us a cheaper price? ”

The shopkeeper looked at the three of them, and when he saw that they were all dressed very ordinary, he sighed: "It's not easy, so let's go to the corner room on the first floor." What about you, I'll arrange you a cheaper room, how about it?"

"That's the best, thank you. When Xue Ning heard this, he immediately showed a bright smile.

After paying for the room, the shopkeeper first took the two to the room, and then went to her place with a cold feeling. Closing the door, Li Yinhong opened his mouth: "Why do you do this?"

"Isn't it strange that we spend lavishly after the flood, when everyone is at their least rich? Xue Ning picked up the teacup on the table and poured a cup.

Li Yinhong has lived a rich life since she was a child, and she is used to using silver, but she really didn't think of this: "You are thoughtful, how do you think you should live in the future?"

"Let's go out for a walk, we can always see something. ”

Xue Ning pulled Li Yinhong out of the door, and the two of them walked on the street, stopped at a few vendors, looked at the things on the vendors, walked around, and didn't buy anything.

"What do you think of the scene you just saw?" The two returned to the inn, closed the door, and Li Yinhong opened his mouth.

Xue Ning twisted his eyebrows and recalled the scene he had just seen: "It looks quite lively, but I observed it, we walked this circle, and no one bought anything." ”

"Not only that, but the things on these vendors are very consistent, almost the same kind of vendors. ”

The intention of filling the whole street with the same kind of vendors, so many people walking down the street and not buying anything, is already very obvious.

"They just wanted to create a very lively scene, so that the people who came to suppress the bandits thought that the flood had been well managed. If you weren't there, you wouldn't have noticed it at all. "If it weren't for Xue Ning and Li Yinhong dressing up in disguise and pretending to be ordinary people, I'm afraid they wouldn't have noticed these details at all.

Xue Ning thought of this, Li Yinhong naturally thought of it, he looked at Xue Ning, and showed a smile: "Ning'er, it seems that you really guessed right this time, there is indeed something strange about this flood control." ”

"Then what should we do next?" Since he knew that there was something wrong in this city, Xue Ning didn't know what to do next.

Li Yinhong pondered for a while: "Go and call the cold, let's go out of the city immediately." Tomorrow, he will go into the city with all the people. ”

The three of them hurried out of the city before the gates were closed, and returned to the barracks. Early in the morning of the second day, Li Yinhong entered the city with a team that came to suppress the bandits. When I arrived at the gate of the city, I saw Li Da, the official who came to control the flood this time, and Song Ke, the county commander in the city, waiting at the gate.

Li Yinhong got off the horse, and the two stepped forward and bowed to him: "The prince came in person, which is really a blessing for the people in the city." ”

"It is a blessing for the people to have two officials who have done so hard to deal with the flood and let the people's lives recover so well. Li Yinhong pursed her lips, not revealing the slightest flaw.

The two responded with a smile, and then noticed Xue Ning who was following Li Yinhong, and they were both a little puzzled: "I don't know who this is?"

"This is the lord of Ning, who was personally appointed by his father, and he cares about the people, so he came here this time. I hope that there will be an opportunity to comfort those who have been affected by the floods. ”

Xue Ning pursed his lips and curtsied at the two with a smile: "I'm going to trouble the two adults to arrange it for me." ”

"It turned out to be His Royal Highness the county lord, the county lord can have such a mind, the people are really lucky. The subordinates will let people arrange it, and they will definitely let the people understand the county lord's intentions. ”

After greeting at the city gate for a while, Xue Ning followed Li Yinhong into the city. After entering the city, the first thing they saw was the same scene they saw when they entered the city yesterday. It's just that at this moment all the vendors and the people are standing on both sides, welcoming their arrival.

The two went to live in the mansion, and Xue Ning then went to Li Yinhong's room: "What should I do?"

"I want you to approach those people as the lord of the county, and if possible, get some correct information from their mouths about those bandits. ”

All the information about the mountain bandits was known from the mouths of Li Da and Song Ke, and now that he knew that there was something wrong with the officials who controlled the flood, Li Yinhong suspected that some of the information he knew might be false.

But with his identity, Li Da and Song Ke will do their best to guard against him, but they are afraid that they will not know anything.

Xue Ning is different, she is a woman, and she is only going to comfort the people, Li Da and Song Ke may not be so closely guarded, maybe she can learn some truth from the mouths of the people.

After listening to Li Yinhong's words, Xue Ning nodded and responded: "Okay, don't worry, I will do my best to ask the real information back." ”

"Safety comes first, no matter what. If there was no other way, Li Yinhong didn't want Xue Ning to take risks.

Xue Ning pursed his lips and showed a smile: "Don't worry, I will let the cold follow me all the time, I will be careful everywhere, nothing will happen." ”