Not long after Xia Ci saw Shen Rong's letter, he also received a message from his own people. At this point, he was sure that the prince really needed his help.

Today's Northwest is completely different from the barren and depressed when he first came. When he first came, there was a lot of devastation after the war, and people were displaced. It can be said that it is a mess.

After killing Wang Mingyuan, he let go of his hands and feet and vigorously rectified military affairs. Start with the garrison troops, and personally lead people to reclaim wasteland and adjust military supplies. And after Shen Rong used his savings in the name of the Gao family to relieve the disaster, he also formed a good influence in the northwest. Many local heroes or out of helplessness, or out of speculation, and some sincerely followed him, and they all began to do righteous acts to help the victims.

With such a benign development, the victims who gradually fled the country have returned one after another. At this time, he reported to the imperial court and asked for tax reduction. Knowing that he was doing the right thing, and that he was able to do it in such a way, the emperor was of course very happy. Even if it is to win the hearts of the people, he has no reason not to agree. Therefore, after more than a year of recuperation, the northwest has been given by the summer to renovate in an orderly manner.

Now the prince has sent a letter to help, Xia Ci discussed with the people below, and decided to raise a part of the rice and grain from here to transport it to the north according to the situation in the northwest, and then buy some along the way and send it to the capital. With such a large amount of rice and grain filling the capital, those who try to hoard Juqi in the capital are estimated to be in deficit. When they find that the rice and grain they have hoarded at a high price have suddenly dropped in price, they will inevitably sell at a low price. When the time comes. He tried to keep the price as low as possible until those who tried to manipulate the prince were gone. And, Prince. That's the idea.

The price of rice is stable, and naturally the people in the capital are no longer panicked. The most important thing for the common people is to be full, as long as they can eat enough, who has nothing to do to make trouble in a panic? If you really want to make trouble, you will naturally show your head. The only way to punish the first evil is to use this method. However, the water in the capital has always been very deep, and the prince can do it at the moment. It is to stabilize prices first and stabilize the hearts of the people in the capital.

"It's dry, watch out for the candles!" Late at night. The husband who played the watch went all the way and shouted all the way. In September, in the capital, it is the time of the Flying Fire Meteor. Although there is a little coolness in the middle of the night. But there's still a bit of dryness that makes people upset.

"Fourth brother. Are you thirsty? I smuggled some of this with me! The soldier on duty took out a brown paper bag from his bosom.

"What's good? Don't be a bar? Today, the top has repeatedly explained that we are not allowed to drink, and if we are discovered, we will be beaten with fifty military sticks! "The man called Fourth Brother is very vigilant.

"Fourth brother, how dare I bring wine? It's a bit of sherbet! It was my daughter who felt sorry for me and kept vigil at night, and she didn't even have to drink a sip of water, so she specially made this sour plum juice for me to bring. Do you want to taste your niece's filial piety? ”

Hearing that it was sour plum juice, the fourth brother on duty couldn't help but roll his throat, and then shook his head: "Don't drink it, I'm not thirsty!" The man saw that the fourth brother insisted. He shook his head and said, "There are good things that don't drink." Fourth brother, you are so stubborn. As he spoke, he opened the bag and poured it into his mouth little by little, smacking his lips comfortably: "Well, that's the taste, my girl's craftsmanship is getting better and better." Sour and sweet! Delicious! ”

The fourth brother looked at him silently, and saw that he drank several sips in a row, but nothing happened. He also smelled the fragrance coming from the brown paper bag, it was plum wine, he was sure! He had drunk this wine, but it was a little sweet and sour, and it was something to deceive the little girl. If it was usual, he really didn't pay attention to it. But right now, he's dry and sleepy, and he really can't stand it. I couldn't help but take a few glances at the situation next to me, and there was no third person around.

"Fourth brother, if you want to drink, just take it over with a few orders! Our own brothers, what's there to be embarrassed about? The speaker suddenly shoved the bag into his hand and smiled proudly.

He took the bag, still a little hesitant. As the captain had repeatedly explained before, tonight was crucial, and it might be windy in the second half of the night, so they had to be vigilant. This guy was very honest a few days ago, why is he so irregular tonight? Don't he's just a spy, right? It seems that he has not been on their team for three months! He held out a finger and dipped a little of the bag of wine into his mouth.

Sweet, sour, and a little astringent. There's a mixture of ingredients in this wine! He reacted the first time!

With a sharp whistle, a large number of neatly armored officers and soldiers immediately appeared around the grain depot in the capital.

It was Gao Jinmin who led people to quickly surround the grain depot, he checked around, and found that smoke had risen from one of the granaries, and the other granaries were fortunately not in chaos because they arrived in time.

The smoke in the sky did not go out for a long time. So much so that in the early morning, when Wei Xiang was exercising in the garden as usual, he could smell a puff of smoke and fire in the air.

This smoke made his mood feel much better, and he even made an exception to eat an extra bowl at breakfast. also had a rare laugh with his wife.

"Who did it last night? It's beautiful, isn't it? In Wei Xiang's study, in front of many staff, he happily prepared to reward those who went on a mission last night. Since the smell of smoke lingered until the morning, and even I could smell it, it was conceivable that last night's mission must have been a success!

The staff looked at each other, and no one answered. Of course, they were all involved in last night's events. It's just that the person who should be rewarded for meritorious deeds has not yet appeared, and obviously, this is not good news. Or not necessarily good news.

"What's wrong? Why is there no answer? Wei Xiang's face sank. Some are not angry and self-assured. All the staff, you look at me, I look at you, they are all a little uneasy. It stands to reason that the person who completed the task last night should have come back last night. However, by now, they have not received any news. In other words, it is possible that the person who carried out the mission last night has also died in the fire. However, as long as the mission is completed, even if they are buried in the fire, they can be regarded as a well-deserved death.

Wei Xiang waited for a long time, and did not wait for someone to come out to answer his question. couldn't help but be angry, and slammed the table: "What? Are you all dumb? Tell me who went last night? ”

The crowd had been under his authority for a long time, and now they suddenly saw him angry, and they were all frightened.

1 (To be continued.) )

PS: Second update