On the shaking grain and grass cart, Han Qi, who couldn't lie down and fall asleep, was quickly woken up, and then tried several times but he couldn't fall asleep, which made him sigh, and simply sat up with a blanket, under him was a bag containing grain, although it was not very hard, but it still made people feel back pain after lying down for a long time.

Just yesterday, Han Qi received news from Liu Ping on the front line that Datong had been defeated by them, which also meant that the entire sixteen states of Yanyun had fallen into their hands, and the wishes of countless people in the Great Song Dynasty for hundreds of years had finally been achieved, and this huge surprise also made Han Qi feel a little unreal.

After reacting, Han Qi also immediately decided to go to Datong, which was also requested by Liu Ping, because Datong had just been defeated, and the city was in chaos, even if military management had been carried out, but there were so many people in a city, just eating, drinking, and Lazar was a very complicated matter, so it was necessary to send a civilian official to take over.

However, Han Qi also knew that Liu Ping was born as a Jinshi like him, and he was also a good hand at governing places, for example, when he laid down Xijin Mansion before, Han Qi was still in Hejian Mansion at the time, and when he arrived at Xijin Mansion, the entire Xijin Mansion City was managed by Liu Ping in an orderly manner, so the management of Datong Mansion was also difficult for Liu Ping.

It's just that Liu Ping now needs to avoid suspicion, especially after laying down Datong, the entire Yanyun has been taken, and the previous strategic goal has been completed, if Liu Ping grabs the military and political power again, it will be a bit taboo, with Liu Ping's shrewdness, he will definitely not make this kind of mistake, so he will urge the civilian officials in the rear to take over Datong.

"I'm afraid General Liu will honestly go back to be a civilian official this time, if there are no special circumstances, don't think about leading troops again in this life!" Thinking of Liu Ping, Han Qi couldn't help but say with some emotion.

Of course, it is a good thing to recapture the sixteen states of Yanyun, Liu Ping has also fulfilled the wish of the Song people for hundreds of years, and he will definitely remain in the annals of history because of this, but with the unspoken rules of the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty, a military general like him who has made great achievements in expanding the territory will basically not be able to stay in the army in the future, lest their high achievements shock the master, so as to emulate their founding emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Great Song Dynasty, such as Zhao Zhen, who defeated the party before, and now he is also transferred back to the capital to sit in the martial arts.

However, compared to Zhao Zhen, Liu Ping still has a Jinshi background after all, and if the military general can't do it, then he will be a civil official, with his merits, it is estimated that the position of the privy envoy will definitely not be able to run, and Liu Ping's age is not very large, if he performs well in the officialdom, he may not be able to formally worship the prime minister in the future, then he is really a very human minister.

"No, it's possible for the privy envoy, but don't think about it!" Soon Han Qi thought of something again, and immediately shook his head and denied, with Liu Ping's merits, if he became the prime minister again, it would threaten the emperor, which was a big taboo for the king.

Thinking of Liu Ping's future in the future, Han Qi couldn't help but show an envious expression, although the power of the privy envoy is not as good as that of the prime minister, but it is also one of the ministers who can enter and exit the political hall, and although he is also a rising star in the officialdom, this attack on Yan Yun has also made a lot of contributions, it can be said that many people have regarded him as one of the future quasi-ministers, but Han Qi also knows that he is too young, and if he wants to enter the political hall, it will take at least another ten years to survive.

"Squeak~" At this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped, which made Han Qi can't help but sit up straight, Liu Ping was in a hurry, and the land of Yanyun had just been defeated, and it was not peaceful along the way, so Han Qi decided to go with the team escorting the grain and grass, after all, the grain and grass were guarded by a large army, and the main force of the Liao army was also eliminated, so the safety was also guaranteed.

"Why did it stop?" Han Qi immediately asked the attendants on both sides, although he came out in a hurry this time, he also brought a lot of attendants and guards, after all, his identity is important, even if there is a large army to protect the transportation of food, but he can't be careless.

The scale of this escort team of grain and grass is huge, after all, now the army is concentrated in Datong Mansion, where the daily consumption of grain and grass is a bottomless pit, although it can be directly transported from the Yanmen Pass, but it still can't meet the demand, fortunately, after the Xijin Mansion was defeated, Han Qi stored a large amount of grain there, and now the transportation on both sides can barely be supplied.

Han Qi's entourage didn't know what was going on at this time, so he immediately ran to the front to check, and soon ran back and said, "Master, there is a group of hungry people blocking the road in front, saying that they are about to starve to death, and they ask us to give us something to eat." ”

Han Qi also frowned when he heard this, it was already early in the morning, and the sky in the east was also slightly white, Han Qi immediately jumped out of the carriage and came to the front, and sure enough, he saw a group of hungry people in ragged clothes blocking the way of the team, and the general in charge of escorting was about to let people drive them away, after all, these grains and grass are military food, and no one is allowed to move without permission.

"What's the matter, where did these hungry people come from?" Han Qi also stepped forward at this time and asked the escorting general, this general's surname is Wang, and he has escorted grain and grass several times before, and Han Qi manages logistics, so he is also quite familiar with this general Wang.

"I don't know, when we came just now, they were stuck in the road, and they refused to get out of the way, but they still wanted to eat, if it weren't for the fact that they were all defenseless hungry people, I'm afraid I would have let my soldiers do it just now." General Wang replied immediately.

He is responsible for the safety of grain and grass, so this road is also tense, this can not be blamed on him, although the main force of the Liao army has been eliminated, but there are still many defeated troops wandering around, from time to time will attack villages and towns, and even covet the grain and grass of the Song army, he has eliminated many of this kind of defeated army that dares to fight the idea of grain and grass before.

Han Qi also took a closer look at this group of hungry people at this time, and found that there were quite a few people in this group, almost thousands of people, most of them were men and women in the prime of life, after all, when there was a war and famine, most of the first to die were old and weak women, but these people were not divided into men and women, all of them were all dressed with vegetables, and some women's clothes could not cover their bodies, and they looked extremely miserable.

If it is a robber, General Wang is easy to do, and he will directly send troops to kill him, but the gang in front of him obviously has no threat, but they just blocked the road and refused to get out of the way, which also made it a little difficult for him, but the team transporting grain can't delay time, so if the other party doesn't get out of the way, then he can only let people rush.

Han Qi saw that these people were really pitiful, so he asked General Wang to wait for a while, and then he took two steps forward and said loudly: "Who of you gang can be in charge?" ”

Hearing Han Qi's inquiry, the hungry people looked at each other numbly, and finally saw a gray-haired old man come out, and he was also one of the few old people in the team.

"Master Qiqi, how old is the little old man, but he can help us hard-working people to make decisions!" I saw that this old man saluted Han Qi, and he also saw that Han Qi's status was quite high, and if the other party nodded, he might be able to give them some food.

"I don't know what to call my husband, where do you people come from?" Han Qi also asked politely.

Hearing Han Qi's inquiry, I saw that the old man on the opposite side also sighed and said: "Don't hide it from the official, Xiao Lao'er, these people are all the people of Linhuai City, but Linhuai City was looted by a group of defeated troops some time ago, and we escaped after nine deaths......"

With the old man's narration, Han Qi learned the origin of these people, the so-called Linhuai City, is actually a small city located at the junction of Xijin Mansion and Huailai Mansion, this small city is nothing special, but because it is located in the plain, it is surrounded by fertile fields, so there are a lot of people living in it, most of them are Han people.

However, just some time ago, Liu Ping led his troops to defeat Huailai City, the defenders of Huailai City fled in addition to those who were killed in battle, and Liu Ping was in a hurry to attack the next city, so he didn't have time to clear it, which also led to the rampant bandits in Huailai Fuzhong, especially those defeated soldiers were not restrained, and they were looting everywhere, Linhuai City was a small city, and there were no troops to guard, and finally it was looted by the defeated soldiers.

These hungry people in front of them are the people of Linhuai City, they were lucky to escape under the butcher's knife of the defeated army, but their homes have been burned down, and there is nothing to eat, so they have no choice but to be homeless people, begging for food everywhere.

Originally, they went to Huailai Mansion first, after all, Huailai is a big city, maybe they can beg for food, but Huailai has just been defeated by the Great Song Dynasty, and the city is also under military control, so they can't enter the city at all.

In desperation, these hungry people held on to the last glimmer of hope, ready to go to Xijin Mansion to beg for a living, although Xijin Mansion was also occupied by the Great Song Dynasty, but now it has stabilized, maybe they can let these people go there to beg for food, their requirements are not high, as long as they don't starve to death.

"Official, we have been walking hungry for five or six days, and people are constantly starving to death on the road along the way, but now there are still two days away from Xijin Mansion, but we are really hungry and can't walk, so I thought of this method, I want to ask you for food, and please have mercy on us!" In the end, I saw this old man 'plop' and knelt down in front of Han Qi and begged.

When the hungry people in the back saw the old man kneeling, they all knelt down with a 'hula', and their originally numb faces also showed a pleading look, as long as they were given something to eat, they were willing to do whatever they wanted.

Looking at these hungry people in front of him who were almost like a handful of bones, Han Qi also showed an unbearable look in his eyes, but at this time, General Wang next to him also saw that Han Qi was a little shaken, and immediately persuaded: "In the blink of an eye, there are too many hungry people like them now, we can't save them at all, we can only wait until the army sweeps away Yan Yun and completely stabilizes the situation, and then we can have the strength to help these people!" ”