"What? General Li withdrew with his troops yesterday? The envoy who delivered the decree was taken aback, looked down at the holy decree in his hand in a daze, and then asked, "How many soldiers are left in Jincheng?" ”

The guard was taken aback and said, "Hmm...... This, the defenders, only five thousand remained...... No. ”

"Less than five thousand?" The envoy almost fainted when he heard this, "So, what about the local people? ”

"Before General Li withdrew his troops, he first escorted some local people and secretly evacuated. It is estimated that now, there is not much left. ”

The envoy looked around at the empty golden city, looking at the holy decree in his hand, and was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. I didn't expect this to happen, what is the use of this holy decree in my hands now? However, it is said that 800 miles is urgent, and the people at the post station dare to delay, they must change people and horses at every station, and gallop to the border pass. However, even so, the decree would be a day late. This has never happened since the founding of the country. The emperor blamed him, and he didn't know how many officials would fall to the ground.

Anyway, the envoy thought that it was not my fault anyway, so he immediately took out the holy decree and said to the guard: "There is a holy will. You are the supreme commander here, so it's up to you to take the order. ”

The guards were driven ducks to the shelves and had to kneel to receive orders. When the envoy finished reading, he realized what a hot potato he had received. The soldiers have been withdrawn, but the saint is now saying that he will not let the troops withdraw, and he will let the officers and soldiers of Jincheng go out of the city to meet the enemy? The guard was dumbfounded, this is simply his life.

"My lord, it's too late to deliver the decree, right?" The guard hurriedly called for help, "Please also show me a clear way, sir." ”

"Ahem, ahem." In fact, the envoy was just a messenger, and he didn't know anything, and he had to come up with a good solution for him, so he had to say, "My will has been delivered, and you can do the rest yourself." ”

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency!" The guard general didn't care much, and in a hurry, he grabbed the envoy's sleeve, "I don't dare to force the adults to do anything, but I just trouble the adults to hurry up and quickly transmit the matter here back to the capital." If the military situation is delayed, no one can afford it. ”

The envoy sighed and reassured the guard, "This is nature. You should also send someone to tell General Li and let General Li make a decision quickly. ”

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Outside the gate of Yingzhou, groups of victims from the south gathered at the gate, most of them were villagers in the counties around Huaishui, because of the heavy rain for several days, the river water rose, resulting in the destruction of farmland. Some even had their homes washed away by the floods and ended up homeless.

However, those magistrates felt that the disaster was not serious, and they thought about concealing it and not reporting it. The victims were forced to wander around. Feng Che was still good-hearted, and set up dozens of porridge sheds outside the city, and served porridge on time at noon and evening every day. So the victims heard that there was food here in Yingzhou, and several neighboring counties rushed over.

Shao An took Ah Rui and followed the scholar all the way. Xu Ce looked around, anxiously looking for Lord Feng. Shao An, on the other hand, watched for a long time, and at a glance, the victims were lined up one by one, holding bowls, waiting patiently outside the porridge shed. No rushing, no crowding, everything was in order. Shao An nodded with satisfaction, it seems that Feng Che will not only solve the case, but his organizational skills are still good.

Shao An went into the porridge shed again and looked at it, the white porridge in the pot was boiling, steaming, and the soldiers in charge of the spoon were sweating, and a big bowl of hot white porridge was served to every victim. Shao An glanced at the porridge in the pot and saw that the white porridge was very thick without falling down with chopsticks.

"Lord Feng is here." Xu Ce's eyes were sharp, and as soon as Feng Che arrived, he was discovered by him at a glance.

The people nearby also found out that Lord Feng gave them a bite to eat, which was simply their life-saving benefactor, and everyone kowtowed with gratitude and affectionately called him "Feng Qingtian".

Ah Rui also saw the situation here, and said to his master indignantly: "Lord Feng is such a good official, he has done so many things for the people of Yingzhou, but the ignorant villagers of Yingzhou still scold him. However, the people of other counties, just because of a mouthful of porridge, were grateful to Lord Feng. Alas......"

"Rumors stop at the wise. Look at Xu Ce, he is not also from Yingzhou, but he still respects Feng Zhiyuan. Shao Andao.

Xu Ce squeezed in front of Shao An at this time, pointed to a porridge shed in front of him, and said to him, "Lord Feng, where is he, will we go over now?" ”

Shao An looked at Xu Ce's nervous and excited, but hesitant look, and secretly felt funny. He said quietly, "Let's go." ”

When Feng Che saw Shao An at first glance, the expression on his face was extremely rich. But in front of Xu Ce, it's hard to say it. I had to cough twice with a strange face, "Ahem, you ......"

Xu Ce nervously took out the manuscript from his arms and raised it respectfully, "Lord Feng, late life...... Xu Ce admires adults very much. These were written in the late years...... About the embankment......"

"It's about the investigation of the embankment of the East River, so let's take a look." Shao An took his words and said.

Feng Che glanced at Shao An meaningfully, how could he not be curious about what could make the prime minister interested. So he stretched out his hand to take it, flipped through a few pages at random, and found that the information was indeed detailed, which was good evidence to bring down those corrupt officials.

Thinking of this, Feng Che closed the scroll, raised his head and smiled at Shao An, and the two looked at each other for a moment, and they both knew it. Feng Che bowed his head and said to Xu Ce kindly, "Okay, I'll take your things." There are many people here, please go to the yamen to sit down for a while, and the official will come immediately. ”

"Xie, Xie, Xie Feng!" Xu Ce was so excited that he didn't know what to do, he was stunned, he could read all day long, and he had never been in close contact with the person he worshipped in his heart, and he had said so many things.

Not long after the three of them sat at the yamen, Feng Che rushed back. He first discussed the issue of the river embankment with Xu Ce for a while, and only after sending Xu Ce away did he start asking Shao An.

"You are, the Qincha sent by the imperial court?" Feng Che has been so busy lately, although he knows that there is a messenger from the imperial court to check on his affairs, he is not worried, so he doesn't bother to ask who the messenger is.

Shao An nodded, "Exactly." ”

"Oh, Shao Xiang, why did you come to Yingzhou at this juncture?" Feng Che looked anxious, and he couldn't wait for Shao An to leave quickly.

"At this juncture?" Shao An played with the taste, "What is the time?" ”

"The war in the northwest is tight, General Li was defeated first, Shao Xiang, aren't you worried?"

"Don't worry." Shao An said confidently, "General Li will not be defeated again." ”

Cheng is really a kind of General Li in his bones, for no reason, and he trusts him inexplicably. Feng Che hid the doubts in his heart and began to get down to business, "What is the plan for Shao Xiang to recommend that scholar to meet the lower officials?" ”

"I'm not familiar with the water conservancy of the river embankment, since there are people available, you have to grasp it well." Shao An said, "As for the dispute between you and Zhao Fuyin, both sides will take a step back and settle." ”

"It's not that the lower officials are making trouble for them, it's Zhao Fuyin and those big families who have to drive the lower officials away." Feng Che said expressionlessly, "Xiaguan is not nostalgic for his official position, it's just that Xiaguan is gone, the villagers and elders in the city, and there are so many disaster victims outside the city, how should they be resettled?" ”

is really worried about the country and the people, and he doesn't even care about his future and reputation at all. Even if they are misunderstood by the people, they are not willing to abandon the people.

Shao An frowned deeply and asked, "How much grain is still in Yingzhou?" ”

"The grain is about 40,000 stones." Feng Che reported.

"How many people are there outside the city?" Shao An asked again.

"At least 100 people have gathered outside the city, and new people are pouring in every day."

"It seems that your Yingzhou grain storage can't last for a few days." Shao An's tone was gloomy, and he said solemnly, "This can't be done, the pressure on your state is too great, and this official will order that other states and counties also open warehouses to release grain, set up porridge farms, and provide relief to the victims." ”

When Feng Che heard this, he immediately stood up and respectfully bowed his hand: "Xia Guan has thanked the prime minister for thousands of victims." ”

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The envoy once again sent back the situation of Jincheng for 800 miles, but when it reached the emperor's imperial case, the news of the late arrival of the holy decree was concealed, and it was only said that Li Hongyi had already evacuated with his troops. When the emperor learned about it, Long Yan was furious, he didn't expect that the child he had grown up with since he was a child would really dare to disobey. Do you really think that the general will be outside, and the king's order can not be accepted?

"How can this be reasonable, immediately summon the Song family father and son, and raise the heart hall to see the driver." The emperor was not lightly angry, he had already given Li Hongyi a chance, and this time he would not spare it.

The two generals, Song Qi and Song Yi, did not know that Li Hongyi had withdrawn his troops at this time, and Jincheng was already an empty city. They came to the Heart Cultivation Hall inexplicably, and saw the emperor's gloomy face, and said in their hearts, What happened to make Long Yan angry? The emperor asked Gonggong Chen to show them the fold. They took a cursory look and were shocked. General Li dared to disobey the holy order and insisted on withdrawing his troops, no wonder the emperor's face was so ugly.

"My decree has never been so ignored. Li Hongyi's army disobeyed orders and acted recklessly, and I had to change generals before the battle. ”

"Please think twice." Song Qi and Song Yi hurriedly knelt down and said in unison. Then Song Qi speculated and said: "Maybe the military situation on the front line is urgent, and it has to be done as a last resort." ”

"As a last resort, I should give me a guilty plea and explain the reason. He withdrew his troops without saying a word, and he was too willful and arrogant. Do you still want me to send twelve gold medals in a day in a row, telling him not to withdraw them? ”

This even used the allusion of the twelve gold medals, which shows that the emperor is really angry and confused. Song Yi hurriedly said: "The emperor is wise and martial, how can it be comparable to Song Gaozong." ”

The emperor calmed his anger slightly, waved his hand and said: "That's it, 50,000 forbidden troops have been gathered a few days ago, and Song Yi will take them to the border pass to help in the battle, and be sure to hold the northwest defense line." The remaining 50,000 soldiers, waiting for the change of general's will, were led by General Song to set off. ”

The situation in the northwest really cannot be delayed, although Song Yi did not agree to replace Li Hongyi, but he could not immediately convince the saint. So Song Yi had no choice but to kneel down and receive the order: "The last general will obey the holy order." ”

The old general Song was also worried, Li Hongyi was very popular in the army, and most of the generals were good friends with him. It is not yet known whether this change of generals will be able to obtain the consent of the generals.

However, before the emperor called a meeting of the generals, Zhang San knew about the change of generals. He exclaimed, "What, change general? Is the message correct? ”

"The subordinates are sure that they are correct, and they heard it from the mouth of the old General Song."

Zhang San spun around in place a few times, pacing back and forth, and finally slowly digested the news. This matter must be told to Shao An, and only he can stop it. But at the critical moment, he left Beijing and went to Yingzhou, which was really urgent. Zhang Sanyi patted his head and suddenly asked again: "By the way, who did the emperor send to protect the prime minister secretly this time?" ”

"It's the Seventh Master."

Fortunately, it was Xu Qi, who was easy to talk, not the other two people in the lower three teams. Zhang Sanchang breathed a sigh of relief, "You sent a letter to Xu Qi and begged him to help Li Hongyi and stab the news to Shao An." ”

"Subordinates receive orders."