Imperial Palace, Inshou Palace.

Although it was cold outside, the house was warm like spring, not to mention the slightest chill, and even slightly sweaty after standing for a long time.

Empress Dowager Mu, who had four snacks, four soups, porridge and four staple foods in front of her, had just finished breakfast, wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, and the palace people withdrew most of the remaining breakfast. The rules in the palace are the things left by the master, if you don't speak, others can't move, even if you throw them away, you can't eat them.

Fortunately, the Empress Dowager Mu thought about it, so she asked the palace people to take it and divide it, and a eunuch came in to report urgently, "Back to the Empress Dowager, just now the first three prime ministers handed the fold in, saying that there is an urgent matter to ask the Empress Dowager to show down." ”

Empress Dowager Mu was taken aback, what was it that made the three prime ministers so anxious? hurriedly summoned the three prime ministers into the palace to ask, and her face changed.

Originally, she was spending a lot of money on disaster relief in the capital, hoping to transport grain from other places, but who would have thought that the grain was robbed five or six hundred miles away from Beijing.

He Xian really had a headache, who knew that Emperor Lu Dao was not there, and there would be such a big mess?

"According to the officers and soldiers who fled back, those bandits do not look like the remnants of the previous dynasty, they did not steal the grain privately, but distributed it to the local people on the spot.

Empress Dowager Mu slapped the table angrily, "Could it be that they are still robbing the rich and helping the poor?" Without this food, what will you do with the mourning family? Thinking that this was inappropriate, she hurriedly added, "What should I do if these people in the capital still have disaster victims?" ”

Li Xilie suddenly stepped forward and said, "Go back to the Queen Mother." Something strange happened today. Sister Zhu, who is in charge of disaster relief in Nabei City, actually had 10,000 catties of grain and charcoal at her door overnight, without a name or surname, and I don't know whose family did it. ”

Empress Dowager Mu was surprised, "What did you say?" Someone sent her so much grain and charcoal? Who did this? The night patrol in the capital is not a rice bucket? ”

Li Xilie gloated and glanced at He Xian, you are the leader, the benefit is you first, don't you have to be responsible for this problem?

But Yao Jing was in front of him to speak, "Last night there was a huge wind and snow, and there were many people in the capital. A normal curfew has long been imposed. It is not easy for the Yulin Army on night patrol to maintain no robbery and murder. Where is the time to keep an eye on these? Besides, this matter is not considered a bad thing, but I am afraid that it is inevitable that the night patrol will ignore it. ”

Li Xilie suddenly said aggressively, "Is it just okay to let it go?" In case there is another mess in his life, does Lord Yao dare to take this responsibility? ”

Yao Jing is good-tempered. Unhurried way. "Master Li. I didn't say that I wouldn't check it, since this food was given to the Zhu family's sister, I summoned her to ask. ”

Empress Dowager Mu suddenly said with a calm face. "This matter will be handed over to the mourning family to deal with in person, and a few Aiqing, you will quickly be responsible for raising food, and you must ensure the stability of the capital."

He Xian's face was embarrassed, "Back to the Queen Mother, in fact, the minister has already started to do it, but I don't know who it is, he bought a large amount of grain around the capital in advance, and now he wants to collect it, so he has to go farther away." The road is slippery on this snowy day, but it will be delayed for a long time. Moreover, there are so many more victims at present, and the military aircraft has a heavy defense business, so it is necessary for some powerful generals to accompany them out to escort grain and grass. ”

Empress Dowager Mu said sharply, "I don't care what method you use, in short, the capital must not be chaotic!" If you go on a business trip, the three of you, just wait for the emperor to come back and send it down! ”

Li Xilie listened to the first half of the sentence, and he was secretly happy, but when he heard the last sentence, he couldn't laugh.

When they got out of the palace gate, they were going to part ways, but Yao Jing said, "Master Li, at the moment, the three of us are grasshoppers on a vine, and everyone is still in the same boat." Let's go to Lord He and discuss what to do. ”

Glancing at He Xian again, although he was not very happy, Li Xilie still agreed.

And over there, the Empress Dowager Mu, who was still angry, heard the gossip sent by Lu Ying again, "That Sister Zhu, she is very unusual, she has dealings with people of three religions and nine streams, I have seen it with my own eyes, what kind of human flesh she eats with a one-eyed old man, but she scared people half to death." ”

Empress Dowager Mu's eyes narrowed, "You mean, she is likely to have dealings with people in the green forest?" That's right, if she didn't know those people in the underworld, how could she get so much food and grass? ”

With a sneer, she had an idea.

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A long convoy came from the far side of the mountain, trudging through knee-deep slush. Except for the first carriage with a carriage, the rest were all flatbed carts, with high wheat straw and some messy local products and miscellaneous products, like a caravan.

But don't look at these things, especially wheat straw, although there is a lot of it, it is not very valuable, but the average poor family can't do without it. Not to mention the local miscellaneous products, the wheat straw can be mixed in the mud to repair houses, make straw hat cushions or make paper, although the profit is small, there is always a profit, so even if someone is so long-distance trafficking, I don't think there is anything strange.

But suddenly, the first carriage accidentally slipped into a deep pit, and the coachman shouted for a long time, and the horse couldn't climb out.

The car door opened, and a plain white and thin hand stretched out, followed by a Qinghua Sven face. The man looked in front of him, but the focal length was scattered, obviously invisible, so his expression was particularly anxious, "If it doesn't work, I'll come down." ”

"Grandpa Guo, don't move!" A person next to him closed the car door and said a little angrily, "If this is the case again, you can't be cured of your old illness, but you can't blame me for being incompetent." ”

"Good, good." Mu Shaoqin smiled and retracted his hand, but he was still a little anxious, "Is this car deep?" Does it matter? Alas, I really want to fly to the capital one day. ”

Imperial Physician Zou Yuanliang smiled, "Grandpa Guo, if you grow wings, you can take me with you." Let's get a few people and get the car out. ”

Mu Shaoqin also smiled, but soon coughed again.

Zou Yuanliang was responsible for taking care of his body at these times, and the two talked a lot, and after getting acquainted, they were almost like friends. So at this time, he was not afraid to nag him a few words, "Look at it, it's windy again, right?" If you do this again, I'll lock all the doors and windows of your car tomorrow. See what else you can do? ”

Fortunately, this time Mu Shaoqin's cough was not long, Zou Yuanliang listened carefully, and saw that there was no hoarse phlegm in the cough, so he calmed down, commanded people to lift the carriage, left the mud pit and continued on the road, he sat on the wheel and persuaded Mu Shaoqin to rest assured.

But where can Mu Shaoqin settle down?

As early as the beginning of the heavy snowfall, he sensed that something was wrong with the weather. Of course, he couldn't see the clouds. But he was sick.

Even if you soak in the Nishiyama Hot Springs. He still felt the soreness in the cracks of his bones, such a pain and unbearable that made him suddenly realize that the heavens had changed, and it was a big change!

Those who have experienced wars and disasters know the truth. The biggest fear of the big changes in the sky is not the lack of money. There is no food.

As his wife once said. The world is big, and the food is the biggest. If you don't have anything to eat, don't think about anything.

So Mu Shaoqin immediately went to buy food. Of course, he wasn't worried about running out of food. But he was worried about the girl. She still has to do business, and her family still raises so many people, at least she has to get her food for a year or two, right?

At first, Mu Shaoqin really thought so.

But as he bought and bought, he realized that something was wrong. On the way, countless victims began to pour into the capital, which must be a lot of pressure for the capital. Even if the emperor will transfer grain from other places, it will take some time, and if something goes wrong, what can I do? So he has to buy more food to go back, in such a disaster year, one more bite of food, one more life.

He doesn't want to be a good person, but he wants to accumulate more virtue.

Because he had a prayer in his heart, whether it was life or death, whether it was this life or the next life, he wanted to see his wife again, and to see his unborn child.

That's not Ryan. Even if Ah Shun hasn't come back yet, he feels more and more that it shouldn't be Ryan, not that girl.

However, he also knew that if he bought so much food, maybe he wouldn't be able to wait for him to go to the capital, and he would rob it. So at the same time, he bought a large number of wheat straw and messy local products, piled them on the grain truck and disguised them, so that he walked all the way to the edge of Funan County, which was next to the capital.

It's a pity that there was another heavy snowfall yesterday, and the road was too difficult to walk. What was originally a two-day journey may drag on for another day. Mu Shaoqin is really anxious, others are okay, and that girl doesn't know what happened. On such a cold day, can she have food to eat, but can she be sick?

No! She should be fine, she should be fine. The slender and thin fingers gently stroked a food box beside him, and a warm smile appeared on Mu Shaoqin's face.

This is specially sent to him by the girl, can he say that he has always been reluctant to eat? Every day, he touched and smelled like this, and then occasionally he allowed himself to eat such a small piece, and he felt so satisfied.

But when will I be able to return to the capital and see that girl?

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Capital. Barrack.

A thousand black-armored guards have been assembled and are waiting for their general, the princess of Pingguo.

At the moment of the catastrophe, even if they were originally the heroes who came to Beijing to receive the reward, they must now serve the country. Although it was only a simple task such as escorting grain and grass, everyone was still ready for the battle and did not slack off in the slightest.

Wei Yinian had also changed his outfit and walked around anxiously, his wife was never a person who would be late, but how could the officials in charge of money and grain procurement have arrived, and Xiuru has not come yet? It's just to enter the palace to get a decree, how can it be so slow?

He didn't know that Lu Dao was in the palace, and Gao Xiuru temporarily received an extra decree.

"Let's go to Beishi and arrest the girl surnamed Zhu."

Empress Dowager Mu's order made Gao Xiuru a little surprised, "Arrest her?" ”

"yes." Empress Dowager Mu had a bit of revenge on her face, "That girl inexplicably has tens of thousands of catties of grain, and it just so happens that the grain and grass transferred by the imperial court to Beijing were robbed, and the mourning family suspects that she has colluded with those bandits, so she specially sent you." ”

It just so happened that I took this opportunity to let Gao Xiuru take a bite of the evil anger that she had apologized for going to the garden last time. Empress Dowager Mu has always felt sorry for her children and grandchildren, and whoever has made them suffer the slightest grievance, she will keep it in her heart.

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