Zhang Zhao rushed back to Pingyu and convened Xu Qian and others to discuss the matter first.

Hearing that Sun Ce did not agree to bear the food consumption of Yu Ji and his party, they were all surprised. Meeting with the immortals, this is a good thing that many emperors dream of, thinking that Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty spent a lot of effort to meet the immortals and failed to succeed. Now that the gods have taken the initiative to come to see him, why is Sun Ce so careless that he refuses to even give some food?

This Jiangdong sells melons, and there is only money left in his heart.

Someone said, since the general is unwilling to receive it, then we will just receive it. Isn't it just a little food, when the time comes, the gods will pass on some spells, or give a pill of elixir, and no amount of food will be exchanged.

As soon as this statement came out, the response was like a tide. Many people looked relaxed and generous, although they did not say it explicitly, they insinuated to despise Sun Ce's stinginess. If it weren't for Zhang Zhao here, and the Runan family had been really scared of Sun Ce in recent years, Xu Shao's big mouth would have been forced to leave his hometown, maybe someone would have made disrespectful remarks to Sun Ce.

Seeing that the officials were so confident, Zhang Zhao didn't say anything, but just asked the families to donate food. It's not that they don't know, they are shocked, when these people know that Yu Ji and his party have to eat nearly a thousand stones of grain every day, they also feel that this matter cannot be delayed for too long, and they must find out as soon as possible how long the immortals will live in Pingyu and what kind of benefits they can give them. There are benefits, it doesn't matter if you pay for it. It's no good, it's a matter of another story.

After some discussion, everyone pushed Xu Qian as the leader, and went to meet Yu Ji first to find out the wind. Xu Qian's brother-in-law Chen Yi and Xiang Kai are good friends, Xiang Kai is said to have a mentorship with Yu Ji, Yu Ji is likely to be related to Chen Yi, and Xu Qian is the most suitable to meet. What benefits Yu Ji can give Xu Qian, others will probably know what they will get.

Xu Qian did not give in, came to the outside of the city, and met Yu Ji.

After listening to Xu Qian's flickering confession, Yu Ji smiled and waved his hand.

"The road is not far from people, people come from afar. I do have some Taoist techniques to practice, but I don't think they are necessarily what you want. As for the Dao technique you want, I tell you that it is useless, your realm is not enough, and you can't use it. ”

Xu Qian was disappointed. Yu Ji's meaning is clear, there is Taoism, there is no elixir, and there is no turning stones into gold, and if there is, it will not be given to you. Xu Qian didn't say anything more, chatted a few words of gossip that were not salty or light, and got up to say goodbye.

After receiving Xu Qian's reply, the fiery hearts of the representatives of the Pingyu family suddenly pulled out the cold. No good, who still worships the gods? Of course, there are still people who go to see Yu Ji, but their contributions have shrunk significantly, and they are not generous. There were fewer people who were willing to provide food for the accompanying people, and there was soon a shortage of food inside and outside Pingyu City, food prices began to soar, and the matter of stealing chickens and dogs also increased explosively.

Only then did Zhang Zhao realize the seriousness of the matter. On the one hand, he allocated grain from the county warehouse to appease the people and stabilize the price of grain; While meeting with Yu Ji, he asked him to move to Gebei and meet with Sun Ce. Yu Ji did not reply immediately, until two days later, Zhang Zhao, who was forced to be helpless, ordered Pingyu to order Zhang Xi to join forces with Man Chong, and began to arrest a large number of people who were traitors, and arrested hundreds of people in one day, and Yu Ji got up and rushed to Gepi.

Yu Ji was sent out of the city, and Zhang Zhao let out a long breath and almost collapsed on the ground.

Thinking of the words he said to Sun Ce, his face was hot. This realm of saints and immortals is indeed not something that ordinary people can understand, nor can they participate casually. This alone shows that Sun Ce is not idle.

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When Yu Ji came to Gebei, he was greeted not by Sun Ce, but by Yang Xiu and his guards riding five thousand paces, as well as Zhao Wen, who was stranded and had not returned.

Looking at the crowd, Yang Xiu was in a very bad mood. Recently, in order to raise food, he has been so worried that he has a nervous breakdown, and he has to rely on tranquilizers to sleep, and now there are more than 30,000 mouths, and he feels that he is about to be crushed. He didn't have a good impression of Ji, a living immortal, if it weren't for the Yang family's face, he couldn't wait to scold Yu Ji.

Zhao Wen came to pass the edict, but did not get a satisfactory result, so he could only send Sun Ce's opinion back to Chang'an first, but he himself traveled around Runan, and specially rushed to Xu County to meet Feng Fang in Tuntian. Hearing that the immortal Yu Ji was coming, he hurried back, wanting to meet the immortal, and asked the immortal to dial a little.

But when he saw this large group of people, he was also a little panicked. He knew that so many people meant one thing: they had to consume a lot of grain every day, and even if a four-wheeled cart could hold fifty stones, they would have to eat twenty or thirty carts of grain every day.

Seeing the fully armed and ready foot cavalry, Yu Ji was disappointed. "This is General Sun's hospitality?"

Yang Xiu endured his unhappiness. "It depends on who the guest is. Kind guests come to the door, and naturally treat each other with courtesy. When the villain comes to the door, of course you have to be careful. "Yang Xiu, look at the people behind Yu Ji." In the immortals, the saint turns the people into virtue, although General Sun does not dare to call himself a saint, Yuzhou has been governed fairly well in recent years, and he does not dare to say that every family eats meat, everyone has clothes, and there is more than enough food and clothing. Although they can't stay closed at night, and the road is not left behind, there are not many people who commit adultery. When you come, everyone is panicked, and prices are soaring, but it's not people's expectations of immortals. ”

Yu Ji's eyes seemed to be closed, his face was not smiling, and he did not respond to Yang Xiu.

Zhao Wen saw it in his eyes and listened to it in his ears, and he couldn't cry or laugh. He had thought of countless possibilities, but he didn't expect to see immortals in this situation. This Yang Xiu is simply like a snob, who is prone to words and profits, which is like a son of a family with virtue and three princes. It's really black close to ink, Yang Xiu has been following Sun Ce for too long, he can't turn back.

"Yu Shenxian, please wait here." Yang Xiu shook his sleeves and pressed the fire. "General Sun has sent someone to invite guests, and it will take about two or three days. You will stay here for the next two days, and I will provide you with tents and food. In addition, General Sun is busy with affairs and cannot meet them one by one, so if you pick a hundred people to accompany you, General Sun will meet them together and listen to your preaching. ”

"Okay." Yu Ji hesitated for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Zhao Wen opened his mouth wide, and when he heard a clear sound, his jaw couldn't move, and he was in pain. He hurriedly held his chin with his hand and pushed it up. There was another stinging pain, so painful that his tears came out, and he quickly covered it with his sleeve and quietly wiped it away. Yang Xiu didn't pay attention either, and it wasn't until he turned around to leave that he realized that Zhao Wen's expression was wrong, and he cared a few words.

"Dezu, it's time for you to be quiet." Zhao Wen endured the pain and said with a wry smile: "Your attitude, which is to treat immortals, is clearly to treat beggars." ”

Yang Xiu was stunned for a moment, and said faintly: "If he can conjure up a million stone grains, I am willing to support him to clear the way." It's a pity that he can't change a grain of grain, and he consumes thousands of stone of grain from me every day, for me, what is the difference between him and a beggar? Seeing that Zhao Wen's face was wrong, he hurriedly said: "Zhao Gong, I didn't mean that, don't be careful." ”8)