The streets of Jingkou were suddenly depressed, and most of the shops on the two main streets in the southeast were closed, and there were few pedestrians. The city gates on both sides of the north and south sides are lively, and every day the cars are like flowing water and horses, and there are people who enter and leave the city.

Xiao Deyu sent Gu Yu out to inquire every day, and the news he got became more and more unsettling.

On the sixth day of the first month of April, Liu Shenzhou personally led the army across the Hexi, but General Luo did not fall from his horse and was seriously injured as previously rumored, but set up an ambush in Yuyang, preparing to take advantage of the natural water risk of the Huai River to catch turtles in an urn. Liu Shenzhou was unexpected, and there were countless casualties. However, he is really powerful, and at a critical juncture, he forcibly crossed the Huai River and fled to Jianghuai.

Jianghuai is mostly plains, except for a Huai River, which is a mountain in Jinju. But Jinju and Yuyang, one in the south and the other in the north, are separated by I don't know how many miles. It is said that Liu Shenzhou fled here and would definitely not be able to hide for a few days, but in fact, more than half a month has passed, and no one has been caught.

On the Heyuan side, Liu Yihan, the king of the north under Liu Shenzhou, was in charge of staying behind, and when he heard that Liu Shenzhou was defeated, he regrouped his men and tried to cross the river again. The war on the west side of the river is in a stalemate again.

Compared with the war on the Hexi side, the news that Liu Shenzhou was hiding in the Jianghuai area is even more disturbing. He didn't come alone, I heard that he was accompanied by more than 100 henchmen. Jianghuai is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and in recent years, in addition to natural disasters, man-made disasters have been bandits who have gathered in the forests of the Wuthering Mountains to rob houses -- these are also in the mountains of Jinju and Jiangling. It is far away from Yuyang Yu'an.

After a long time of fighting, the patrol men and horses of Yuyang Yu'an and other prefectures and counties only cared about raising fat, and at first glance they heard that Liu Shenzhou was nearby. They were all shocked. I heard that in Yanhe County, which is close to Yuyang, nearly 30 percent of the patrol battalion personnel have taken leave within a few days. The reasons are different, but they are all sincere. The Yanhe County Commander was furious, issued an order, and did not allow any of them, and forcibly transferred manpower to various villages and towns to strengthen patrols.

General Luo took Yuyang and cut off Liu Shenzhou's retreat, and the Huainan General Battalion guarded the defense line in Jinzhou and Huaiyang. Prevent Liu Shenzhou from wandering north and in the mountains, while sending more people to find people.

More than ten days have passed, and people have not yet gotten it, and there have been robberies and killings in many counties and towns, and few people have left alive, and panic has spread with various rumors, and even Jingkou here does not dare to be careless.

Jingkou is not close to Yuyang, but it is not far away, and it is not far away, and after crossing a river, it will take four or five days to walk. It's time to get there. It's been more than ten days, and no one knows where Liu Shenzhou is hiding? Will he jump to Jingkou?

Kyoguchi is just a small town. There are less than 100 patrol personnel in the town, and they usually only do some small things such as catching thieves and thieves, and occasionally take a felony who robs a house and a house, which is great. This time, against the more than 100 outlaws who may be possible, Lord Lizheng also made a fate, and the incumbents of the patrol battalion were not allowed to ask for leave, and more than 100 young and strong people were also transferred from the four townships to strengthen the Jingkou patrol.

But these are not enough to see Liu Shenzhou's group. There are rich and powerful people in the town wrapped in gold and silver, and they hurriedly take refuge in the nearby village, and some people living in remote areas in the surrounding townships drag their families to the town, and the gate of Jingkou is crowded with people every day.

The shop of the Splendid Pavilion of Zhangji had closed its doors early, but the weaving room next door was still busy, and this time it was no longer fine kudzu silk and the like, but all rough coarse linen clothes.

Xiao Deyu didn't understand before, if it was about making money, it was fine kudzu soft silk, and coarse linen clothes were only used by some rural households, and one horse was not worth one-third of the silk.

It's still the first time that Xiao Xia understands. If it is in the peaceful years, it is naturally the value of fine kudzu soft silk, but now it is a mess everywhere, and the silkworm farmers who farm have no mind, and the stomach is still not enough, how can ordinary people have the leisure to pay attention to dressing? Coarse linen clothes are rough and cold-resistant, which is the first choice of most people's families.

Zhang Xing only smiled and did not speak.

She had other plans in mind. What Xiao Xia said is just one of them. Now there is chaos, all forces are competing, food is important, and what you wear is just as important. This year, the grain is bound to be greatly reduced, and the same is true for silk and linen. At the moment, spring is blooming, but once winter, it is even more important to protect yourself from the cold than to fill your stomach.

And the northwest side is known for its bitter cold, so she didn't believe that Shen Huaijin was not moved when she saw this batch of coarse cloth.

The chips are heavier, and they have more weight.

Xiao Xia guarded the weaving room, closed the door and stepped up the weaving. In this side of the house, although there are more than ten good players brought by Sun Xin, Zhang Xing did not dare to be careless, so he closed the door, and usually entered and exited from the small side door.

Xiao Deyu persuaded her to go to Yu County earlier, and Wei Minwen also sent a letter over there, and asked her to come to Yu County quickly.

Wei Yunhai and others in Weijiazhuang also came to Yuxian.

The whole Jianghuai, in addition to Huaiyang, the second patrol is to count Yuxian Jinzhou, these two places are sandwiched by a mountain, there are many bandits in the mountains, the patrol battalions of the two counties have to do it with the bandits every three or five times, for a long time, they are not mediocre hands.

Zhang Xing didn't want to go over there yet, and she knew that it was safer than here in Jingkou, however, if the eggs were put in one basket, it would be too easy to be caught in one net. Her current net worth is already on the cusp of the wind and waves in the Jianghuai area. Everyone knows that Zhangji has both food and money. Her backer is just a mirror - even this mirror is also separated by thousands of rivers and mountains.

In this year, it is not only Liu Shenzhou's people who want to take advantage of the fire to rob. Yuxian is safe for others, but for her, it may not be.

The Shen family in the northwest can do the thing of officers and soldiers as bandits, and others may not necessarily be gentlemen.

Although Jingkou is small here, but the waterway and dry roads extend in all directions, she stayed here for a few days, and when the coarse cloth on the weaving room was almost finished, as soon as the things were pulled, she went to Jiangling -- Du Huiming had already placed a small village with a backer, and the things of the tea shop and jade shop in Jiangling had already been dragged there.

To the south of Jiangling is Suzhou and Hangzhou, and there is a mountain nearby, which is connected to the area of Qingmeng Mountain. Seeing that the situation is not good, she can either hide in the mountains or go south to Suzhou. Suzhou is not as prosperous as Jianghuai, the most prosperous place in the world, and the imperial court is heavily garrisoned. And now although the Great Xia Dynasty is stormy, the vicinity of Gyeonggi is still safe for the time being.

More than half a month later, news came from Huaiyang that Liu Shenzhou appeared in Huaiyang and forcibly broke into the Huaiyang palace on the evening of April 26. This night, Gu Yongfeng, the king of Huaiyang, happened to be not in the mansion. Liu Shenzhou first set fire, and then attacked. The Huaiyang Palace was almost destroyed. Later, Gu Xihan led a large team of people to arrive, and this century-old palace was spared from disaster.

The news was heard by Gu Yu, and he also heard it. The news of human-to-human transmission is always untrue, what Huaiyang Mansion was burned down for most of it, Liu Shenzhou killed people when he saw them, Huaiyang Wangfu did not know how many people died, blood flowed like a river, the ladies of the palace were frightened, the old princess was unconscious, and so on.

Zhang Xing listened, her hand shook, and a few drops of tea from the cup spilled out.

Seeing this, Xiao Deyu immediately said, "Okay, don't say it so scary." It's not what you see. ”

Gu Yu said with a bitter face: "Grandma, if I see it with my own eyes, will I still be alive?" This matter has been spread all over the outside, Liu Shenzhou's gang is really so murderous, I heard that now the people on the Huaiyang side have run out, and the city is now more than half empty." ”

Xiao Deyu was actually afraid in his heart, and asked, "Is Liu Shenzhou still in Huaiyang City?"

"Who knows? Anyway, no one saw him come out, although the eldest prince came in time, Liu Shenzhou slipped away quickly, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he turned around and left. Gu Yu said.

Xiao Deyu saw that Gu Yu was busy and sweaty, Zhang Xing didn't say a word, she waved him down, and had to clean up the tea cup again. Zhang Xing suddenly said: "Go and talk to Xiao Xia, let's go to Jiangling immediately." ”

Outside, the sun was setting, and the red sunset was shining all over the courtyard. Xiao Deyu was surprised and said, "Are you going to leave at this time?" Didn't you say that Liu Shenzhou was still in Huaiyang?

Zhang Xing nodded and said, "Go and clean up." ”

Xiao Deyu couldn't figure it out in his heart, but he still went out immediately, called Lichun Liqiu Guyu over, packed his luggage, and passed the news. She rushed to the Splendid Pavilion and passed Zhang Xing's words to Xiao Xia.

Xiao Xia was also surprised. It's going to be getting dark.

"You heard me right, right?" Xiao Xia asked Xiao Deyu rhetorically.

Xiao Deyu glanced at him and said, "I have ears." ”

Xiao Xia frowned and thought for a while. He knew that Zhang Xing wanted to wait for the coarse cloth here to finish weaving before leaving, but now there is not much hemp in the curry, at most it will be two or three days, and it will be all completed. It's time to go. He couldn't figure it out either.

Xiao Deyu hesitated and said, "Maybe it's related to Huaiyang Palace, right?"

Xiao Xia frowned and asked, "What does it have to do with Huaiyang Palace? Didn't you say that Liu Shenzhou was still in Huaiyang? If he wants to run here, it will take four or five days." ”

Xiao Deyu shook his head, "I can't say why. Zhang Xing listened to the affairs of Huaiyang Palace, and suddenly made a decision, Xiao Deyu intuitively felt that this matter was related to Huaiyang Palace, but he didn't know the reason.

Xiao Xia touched Xiao Deyu's face and said with a smile: "Okay, don't think about it, since our wife has decided to come down, let's just listen to her, it's a good thing to leave here and hide early." ”

Xiao Deyu's face flushed, shook off Xiao Xia, and snorted: "you." ”

Xiao Xia smiled. Xiao Deyu saw that there was no one left and right, the redness on his face disappeared a little, and he said, "Okay, go and pack up your things." ”

The things in the shops on both sides were packed up, and when they got into the car and pulled them to South Street, You Mother Gu Yu also took everyone to pack up their luggage and got into the car. Sun Xin and the others also got orders, pulled the horse out, and hid the sword under the saddle.

There is an old couple left in the house here to guard the door, and although the goods in the Splendid Pavilion shop are all on the car, there is still some remaining business. Xiao Xia stayed.

At about dusk, more than a dozen carriages swept out of Beijing. (To be continued......)

PS: There is one more supplement tonight.