It has been more than a year since he came to this world, and due to the lack of convenient transportation in this era, this is the first time Yang Yun has left Xijing. The blue sky and white clouds, green mountains and green waters, as well as the customs and customs along the way made Yang Yun very interested, and he stopped from time to time to watch.

The prince's travel is not a trivial matter, along the way, officials from all over the territory of Dafu have brought troops to greet them, delicious food and drink, and have prepared various gifts. Yang Yun initially participated in these banquets, but too many meals made him feel too troublesome. So later, Yang Yun refused on the grounds that he was too tired to see off the banquet, and as for the gifts sent by these officials, they all refused in the name of inconvenience to carry. In his bones, he doesn't like these officials who put their kung fu on the officials, and with this time, it is important for you to do your errands well.

Tang Hongyuan, the strong general in charge of the safety of this trip, is a very good talker, as long as he doesn't go to the places where the bandits often haunt, Yang Yun has no opinion at all about stopping and stopping along the way, and even came forward to arrange all the service work properly.

Quanzhou is the closest state capital to Liuyi in Dafu. As soon as I entered the boundary of Quanzhou, I saw a group of heavily armed soldiers led by a general to greet him. As soon as Yang Yun and the others' team arrived, the general rode his horse and galloped over.

"Quanzhou Sima Yuan Teng has seen His Highness the Thirteen!" The military attache came to Yang Yun's carriage and hurriedly dismounted and saluted.

Quanzhou is located on the front line of the defense against the Liuyi, and the location is very important, and Yang Yun is also very concerned about the situation here. Therefore, as soon as he saw Yuan Teng, he immediately asked about the situation here.

After Yang Ming, the king of victory, led his troops to defeat the Liuyi people, he quickly moved back to the court, so all the soldiers and horses in Quanzhou are still controlled by Liu Cheng, the assassin of Quanzhou. The Liuyi people suffered a crushing defeat, apparently much more honestly, and in the past few months, no attacks have been organized. But Liu Cheng did not dare to be careless, and personally sat in Quanzhou, and only sent Sima Yuan Teng to greet him.

Quanzhou is different from other state capitals, located at the border, in addition to the frequent attacks of the Liuyi people, there are also endless bandits. The prince came in person, and if there was any mistake, no one could afford it. Therefore, Liu Cheng asked Yuan Teng to lead two thousand soldiers and horses to meet him in full armor.

With such a large team, the bandits from all walks of life in Quanzhou did not dare to fight their ideas, so they did not encounter any danger along the way. Due to its location at the border pass and the perennial harassment of Liuyi, the situation in Quanzhou was obviously much worse than that of other state capitals that Yang Yun passed through.

Most of the people here are in rags, and there are no pedestrians on the road at all, and everyone is in a hurry. The crops in the fields are also very messy, and the harvest is certainly not very good. Therefore, the grain grown by the people of Quanzhou is not enough for the locals to eat, and a large amount of grain is transported from nearby prefectures and counties every year.

After three days on the road, the group came to Quanzhou City smoothly, and Liu Cheng, the assassin of Quanzhou, who got the news, had already greeted him at the city gate. Liu Cheng is a man in his forties, with a strong body and dark skin. It can be seen that he is a very capable man, which is completely different from the many pot-bellied officials that Yang Yun has seen along the way. This made Yang Yun's impression of this man much better.

Quanzhou City is very different from the bustle and prosperity of Xijing, although there are also business travelers, there are also many shops, and there are also pedestrians on the streets. But there is no such thing as a leisurely stroll, and everyone seems to be busy. Many of them were dressed in shabby clothes, malnourished by their skin color and size, and even vagrants and beggars could be seen everywhere on the streets.

Yang Yun sat in the carriage, looking at the scene in the city, his mood was a little heavy, Dafu is already a relatively rich country, and there are still many people living in the water and fire.

Just as he was thinking, the carriage suddenly stopped, and there was a commotion ahead. Yang Yun opened the curtain on the carriage, and someone immediately reported to him that an old man in front of him had fainted, so the team stopped. Hearing this news, Yang Yun's impression of this Liu Quan was a little better, he didn't drive the people in front of him away in advance because the prince entered the city.

Seeing Yang Yun get out of the carriage and walk forward, Qi Wei and the other guards didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly followed.

Yang Yun came to the front and saw several soldiers under Liu Cheng supporting an unconscious old man, preparing to pull him to the side of the street, so as not to block the way of the entire team.

"Wait a minute, let me see!" Yang Yun stepped forward, ignoring everyone's obstruction. Let the soldier lay the old man flat on the ground, ignore the dust on the old man's body, remove his mouth and eyelids, and examine it carefully.

"I'm hungry, go get some gruel!" Yang Yun said softly. Everyone watching from the side couldn't help but be stunned, this high-ranking prince would actually personally treat this dirty and smelly old man.

After a while, one of Liu Cheng's subordinates found a bowl of gruel in a small rice shop not far away, and at this time, Yang Yun had already woken up the old man. He took the porridge bowl and fed the old man some porridge, and after a while, the old man finally recovered some of his spirits, and his face was a little bloody.

Seeing that the old man was fine, Yang Yun asked the old man to help him aside, and asked Qi Wei to give him some dry food, and then returned to the carriage. Liu Cheng and many officials who came to greet him stood aside, watching Yang Yun finish all this, and when Yang Yun had already returned to the carriage, he commanded the team to continue to move forward.

The reception banquet in the evening was arranged in Liu Cheng's Assassin's Mansion, which was one of Yang Yun's humble journeys, and the dinner was relatively simple, but Yang Yun ate happily.

Liu Cheng, the assassin of Quanzhou, was born as a civil official, and now holds the military and political power of Quanzhou, and has won the trust of Emperor Fu. Speaking of the poverty of Quanzhou, he is also very helpless, Quanzhou has a vast area, the land is also very fertile, and irrigation is also very convenient, so it should be a very rich place.

However, the crops planted by the common people often come to harvest when they are just ripe, and the Liuyi people and bandits come to harvest them, although the imperial army also comes back to protect them, but they will always take care of one or the other. Often, only a small portion of the food that the people have worked so hard to grow can be recovered. Over time, everyone's enthusiasm for planting has been greatly reduced, and they just sowed hastily, holding the mentality of how much they can harvest, and the harvest is of course much less.

In recent years, the harvest in Quanzhou has been decreasing year by year, mainly relying on the help of the imperial court to live, many families have not enough to eat, and many people have left Quanzhou to live in other prefectures and counties.

Speaking of this, Liu Cheng sighed: "As the highest official in Quanzhou's military and political affairs, I feel guilty when I see that the situation of the people in Quanzhou is not as good as it is year by year. Fortunately, this time the victorious king hit the Liuyi people hard, and they no longer came to loot, and they are expected to harvest more grain this year. ”

After a pause, he said to Yang Yun again: "The fight can only work for a short time, and you still have to think of a way to solve it once and for all." Therefore, this time, Your Highness the Thirteenth has a great responsibility for your envoy this time. ”

"Yes! Lord Liu has been with the Liuyi people for so many years, and I hope that Lord Liu will introduce me more about the situation of Liuyi and give me some good advice. Yang Yun said.

The two talked very devotedly, and after the reception banquet, the two went to Liu Cheng's study and talked about ending the night very late.

Quanzhou is the last city in Dafu that the envoy will pass through. Leaving Quanzhou, follow the Silla River outside Quanzhou to the northeast for more than 30 miles, cross the river and arrive at the area where Liuyi is located.

According to the plan, the mission will travel by boat from the waterway. Therefore, early in the morning of the second day, Liu Cheng personally led people to the pier located outside the city.