This night is destined to be a sleepless night for many.

A suspension bridge was lowered on the wall on the bank of Peach Blossom Creek, and a team of sixty people rushed out of the suspension bridge.

The wall was lit up with a red lantern, and under the lantern, the twelve golden hairpins of the Lijing Division wore rattan armor, held halberds, and carried bows and arrows on their backs.

A large number of people rushed out of the courtyard of the Huo family in Guangling City, and they quietly walked through the streets and alleys.

Coincidentally, not long after Li Jiajun entered the North City Gate and turned to the West City, the Huo family's three hundred courtyards happened to come out of the North City Gate.

The two teams were only half a stick of incense before and after, and they staggered shoulder-to-shoulder.

When Li Xiaohua led sixty people to the southeast corner of the West City, the thirty guards of the Shen family were also heading to the northwest corner of the West City under the leadership of Steward Ye.

The backyard of Guangling Mansion.

Liu Chu's study.

A lamp, a pot of tea, two people sitting opposite each other.

Sitting opposite him was Zhong Li Qiuyang, the eldest young master of Zhongli Mansion and a judicial counselor.

He poured a cup of tea for Zhongli Qiuyang and handed it over, and said with a smile: "Sometimes, I really don't understand you kid." ”

"With your ability, it's more than enough to be in charge of the Guangling Water Division, but why don't you kid go?"

"Judicial participation in military affairs...... Such a small seven-grade official, if he becomes the commander of the Guangling Water Division, it is a third-grade official, let's talk about it, what do you think? ”

Zhongli Qiuyang picked up the teacup and blew it, and said with a smile: "You don't have a good heart!" ”

"With the ghost of the Guangling Water Master now, even if I have three heads and six arms, I have no power to return to the sky."

He took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, sighed, and said: "Actually, the main thing is that there is no silver, I went to Linshui once last year, and had a long chat with Jiang Xia'er all night." ”

"Jiang Xia'er has been in charge of the Guangling Water Division for eight years, and he said that it was the most regrettable and aggrieved eight years in his life!"

"He has written to the Ministry of War countless times, but he has rarely been able to get a response from the Ministry of War."

"The dock in the waterfront harbor has long been abandoned, and the warships that can barely be used today have changed from two hundred and sixty-six in the glory days to seventy-two today."

"There is no silver to maintain those ships, and there is no silver to build new ones. Even the number of sailors has been reduced from 120,000 to 26,000. ”

Zhongli Qiuyang shook his head and laughed at himself: "The immortals can't change even if they go, rather than falling into that quagmire, I still think it's good for me to participate in the military as a judicial officer." ”

Liu Chu also smiled bitterly, "I heard that in the face of Mobei's threat this time, the emperor sent an envoy to Jiuyin City and reached a peace agreement with Yuwenfeng?" ”

"This matter, in fact, Princess Dilin took the initiative to bring it up."

"Oh? Princess Flurin ...... Gao Yi! ”

"Gao Yi is a fart! That's what the DPRK said, I don't believe that Princess Dilin would be so stupid! ”

Zhongli Qiuyang looked angry, "There must be someone behind this!" ”

"Oh my name, it's a shame! The dignified Ning Kingdom, and now he actually wants to exchange a princess for a temporary peace ......"

Liu Chu stretched out his hand to interrupt Zhongli Qiuyang's words, and said with a wry smile: "There are some things, that's what it is, let's not talk about this...... If you kid don't go back to sleep, aren't you also worried about Li Chen'an? ”

Speaking of Li Chen'an, Zhongli Qiuyang's anger gradually disappeared, and he took another sip of tea, "I'm just curious, the current situation is that the Huo Shen family is dealing with him...... Who will win, you say? ”

Liu Chu stroked his long beard and laughed: "You haven't thought of sending the city defense army to help him?" ”

Zhongli Qiuyang waved his hand, "Huo Chuanming asked me to open the north city gate for him, isn't this just right?" ”

"As for helping Li Chen'an, the third sister had a trust when she left, but her father didn't allow it, I think my father also wanted to see how Li Chen'an broke this little game."

"What if he really wins......?"

"Actually, I quite admire that kid, but my mother didn't have a good time, but after all, it still depends on grandma's meaning."

"There's another rumor for you to hear."

"You say."

"In a few days, the officials may have other arrangements for you...... Go to Shuzhou, although the place is bitter and cold, it is also safer. ”

“…… Okay, I got it. ”

……

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Huo Mansion, study.

Horch took two steps back and forth in the study, took a puff of his cigarette, looked out the window, and was in good spirits:

"This matter is over tonight, let Steward Lin take Shen Qianshan to Pingjiang City, Jiafu is very well-connected in the land south of the Yangtze River, I asked Jiafu to help, let them say hello to the county commanders and county guards of each county and county, so that Shen Qianshan can get acquainted with those local officials."

"The autumn grain is about to be harvested in two months, and the grain in Jiangnan ...... Not a single grain can fall into the hands of anyone else! ”

Huo Chuanming nodded, and asked suspiciously: "Uncle, didn't you say that Duke Lin wants to be close to Mobei...... Isn't it impossible for this prince to go on this expedition? This grain...... What else is so important? ”

Horch smiled slightly: "Of course it's important, even more important than before!" ”

"Nephew understood."

Huo Xi didn't explain, he looked out the window again, "You say, did Zhou Jiaotou and them arrive at Peach Blossom Creek?" ”

Zhou Jiaotou and the others have not yet arrived at Taohuaxi, but Li Xiaohua and his party have already arrived at the southeast corner of Xishi.

At the same time, a convoy of thirty carriages also quietly drove into the southeast corner of the West City.

The hooves of the horses pulling the carts were wrapped in a thick cloth, but the procession was so large that there was still some noise.

The night was so quiet that the sound became clearer, which alarmed some of the people who lived on the second floor and guarded the shop.

The lights were on, the windows were open, and then they heard the shouts of killing in the night wind!

Li Xiaohua waved the long knife in his hand, pointed forward, and shouted: "Brothers, kill them all for Lao Tzu!" ”

Where did the guards of the Shen family expect that someone would dare to come and rob the grain depot in the middle of the night.

One by one, they ran out in a panic, and some of them didn't even have weapons in their hands.

They are not Li Jiajun's opponents at all!

Lu Xiaotian took the lead, raised the halberd in his hand, and stabbed at the person who rushed on the opposite side.

The halberd pierced the man's abdomen, and when it was pulled out again, it brought out a cage of intestines, and the man wailed and died instantly.

The rest of the people swarmed up, and in just a few breaths, all the twelve guards of the Shen family's grain depot were killed.

"Everyone, move the grain!"

So, Li Jiajun carried the halberd on his back, and the door of the Shen family's grain depot was opened, and they resisted the bags of grain to the carriage parked at the door.

Just as they were moving grain, the southeast corner of the West Market suddenly burst into flames.

Li Xiaohua looked at it in amazement, not knowing why, "Hurry up, give you half an hour!" ”

On a two-story building in the southeast corner, Cai Zhengyao looked through the window at the place where the fire started.

His son Cai Qizhi jumped up in surprise, "Father......!" ”

Cai Zhengyao turned around and smiled slightly, "Let's go, let's go home." ”

"Find a day to talk to Li Chenan for your father, and you will go to his side to do things next!"