Chapter 101: A Village in the Mountains
Li Shimin was also in a trance when he heard this, although this potato and sweet potato can be seen and eaten, but he never thought of pushing it out like this, but the things in front of him seem to be really necessary to do this in order to ensure the reserve of grain in the case of grain requisition.
After thinking about it for a long time, Li Shimin made a holy decree with a stroke of his pen, and most of the civil and military officials agreed, at least this can make the soldiers feel at ease, after all, these soldiers have to eat everywhere, not that they will eat the food in the granary because they go to war.
Although there are still many people in the court who are in favor, they are now trying to contact their subordinates to prepare to collect all the grain from the adjacent rice shop and fill the pit in the granary before the holy decree arrives. After all, silver can be earned again, but it's not a good thing to lose your official position and lose your life!
King Wei naturally didn't know that Xiao Jiujiu, who was under his subordinates, was also shouting at this time that his father was wise, and what his subordinates did in the name of King Wei, King Wei may or may not know, but in short, he has to pay the price.
The decree soon spread to the states, and the granaries of the states were smoothly sent out and went to the front.
Chengxin and others also went to Runzhou under the leadership of Xu Dong and met Li Siwen, who had not been seen for a long time.
At this time, Runzhou only got the news of the emergency on the front line, and the soldiers of Runzhou were always waiting for the arrival of the order, and they would follow Hou Junji or Cheng Yanjin, one of them, and Li Siwen was also a little surprised when he saw him: "Brother-in-law, why are you here, didn't you say that the border pass is urgent, and the whole country is in a state of war readiness, so you don't want to go around!" ”
Only then did he understand, and looked at Xie Ziwen on the side and said: "I said how to search so carefully when I entered the city, there are soldiers in and outside the city who are training, it turns out that it is because there is going to be a war!" ”
Xie Ziwen nodded, also a little surprised, looked at Li Siwen on the side and said, "Who did you fight with?" ”
Li Siwen said helplessly: "Naturally, it is Turkic, Jieli wolf's ambition to take the initiative to attack, and the emperor does not want to suffer the shame of Weishui back then, I am afraid that this battle will not end well!" ”
Satisfactory expression was a little unnatural, looked at Li Siwen and said, "Do you know that King Wu was assassinated?" I heard that it was done by the Turks! ”
Li Siwen was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief: "Has His Royal Highness King Wu been assassinated?" No wonder the emperor must fight this time, is King Wu okay, is there anything big! ”
Xiangxin shook his head and said helplessly: "His Royal Highness King Wu was burned to black charcoal, and there was no breath at all!" ”
Li Siwen was shocked, and hurriedly pulled Xiangxin and the others from the door to the inner courtyard before he continued: "There is such a thing? I haven't heard any news at all! ”
Chengxin pursed his lips and said disapprerovingly: "After the assassination of King Wu, the emperor ordered the city to be closed for the first time, and then the city gate was opened again without finding the murderer. ”
Li Siwen nodded, and sighed a little: "It's still Chang'an wonderful, this Runzhou is too bland!" ”
Chengxin patted him on the shoulder, and said with a bit of self-deprecation: "Such a dull day is the goal that countless people are pursuing, how come it has become a boring thing to get to the eldest brother?" ”
Li Siwen knew what it meant to be satisfied, so he no longer said these things, but changed the subject and said, "Did you come to see me this time?" How long to stay! ”
Chengxin shook his head, pointed to the sky outside that was gradually darkening, and said, "I'll leave tonight, but these brothers around me are going to stay here for two days, and we'll go together when we come back!" ”
Li Siwen was a little puzzled: "Why is it so urgent, what's the harm in resting for a few more days?" ”
Xiangxin looked at Xie Ziwen on the side, pointed at him and said, "It's not him yet, I'm going to accompany him back to his hometown, and then I'll come back to pick up my bodyguards and go to Yizhou!" ”
Li Siwen naturally knew the significance of Yizhou to the heart, but he still said: "Yizhou has already been in contact with the Turks at this time, you might as well wait for the court to send troops over, and you can check it out!" ”
Satisfaction still shook his head, not knowing why he only felt that he should hurry over, if it was a few minutes later, it might have a different result.
After talking to Li Siwen for a while, he took Xie Ziwen to the snack street built by Xie Ziwen, wanting to buy some fried chicken and the like for Xie Ziwen's master to take back.
On the way, Chengxin suddenly thought of a question, turned his head and asked Xie Ziwen: "What about your parents?" Why haven't I heard you say that they don't live in the same village as your master? ”
Xie Ziwen's expression was a little unnatural when he heard Xiangxin's question, and he stopped and looked at Xiangxin, but before he could speak again, Xie Ziwen walked forward again, and said as he walked: "The master said that I was sick when I was a child, and my parents went around seeking medical treatment and finally met the master, and the master told them that my illness would be taken back to the village by him for treatment, and the village would not allow outsiders to go, and they had no choice but to leave me to the master!" ”
Xie Ziwen's words stopped here, satisfying himself that he shouldn't continue to ask, and asked a little playfully: "You said that your village doesn't allow outsiders to go, why can you take me there!" ”
Xie Ziwen nodded on his chest, where the two and a half pieces of jade pendants were stored, and he naturally knew what Xie Ziwen meant, and said with some surprise: "Do you know my life experience?" Or do you know my sister's background! ”
Xie Ziwen shook his head, walked to the snack bars and ordered food, and only after giving the silver did he say: "I don't know, but I remember when I met your sister with the master when I was a child, the master liked her very much, and said that he wanted to marry me back as a daughter-in-law!" ”
The expression of satisfaction was a little unnatural, although he knew that his body had a lot of past, but he never thought that he would have something to do with the people of the rivers and lakes, and nodded nothingly and asked no more, maybe after seeing Xie Ziwen's master, everything would have an answer, and even Yizhou didn't have to go!
After buying snacks, Xie Ziwen and Chengxin left Runzhou before the city gate was closed, and the two of them did not ride horses but walked all the way to a river next to Runzhou, only to see Xie Ziwen get on a boat without saying hello to anyone, and floated down the river.
Xiangxin only felt that the surrounding darkness was really not presentable, although the torches were shining, although the moonlight could be seen just now, in short, except for a little light on the boat, Xiangxin couldn't see anything outside, and a chill hit Xiangxin and leaned to Xie Ziwen's side and said: "What is the situation, why is it so dark!" ”
Xie Ziwen saw that he was afraid, opened his eyes and said: "You lie down, we are in a cave now, and we have to float for a while, this cave is coated with light-absorbing materials, you will naturally feel black!" ”
Chengxin stopped being scared, inserted the torch in his hand in the vacant space on the side, and then sneaked close to Xie Ziwen, lying silently beside him, this sense of fear cannot be eliminated, but fortunately, Chengxin is also a heartless person, and it didn't take long to really fall asleep.
Xie Ziwen looked at Xiangxin, who didn't know when he was lying on his arm and fell asleep, he was a little helpless, he opened his eyes and saw that he was still floating in the cave, Xie Ziwen ignored him, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
I don't know how long it has been floating, but in short, I woke up again after a full sleep, and I saw that it was still floating in the cave, but there was a little more light ahead, which seemed to be the feeling of an exit.
Satisfied with his mouth and rubbing his eyes, he only felt a little hungry, picked up the snack he bought for Master Xie Ziwen, opened a bag casually, and ate it regardless of whether it was cold or not.
Xie Ziwen was woken up by the sound of satisfying eating, raised his head and looked ahead, only to see that the light was getting bigger and bigger, Xie Ziwen also rubbed his eyes and said, "It's almost there, get ready to get off the boat!" ”
Seeing the light that was still far away, he said indifferently: "It's still far away, don't worry, I'll eat again!" ”
Xie Ziwen snorted coldly, stood on the bow of the boat and stretched his hands and feet, and it didn't take long for him to hear the clang, he felt that the boat had stopped, and looked at Xie Ziwen cautiously and said, "Brother Xie, what's wrong, the boat seems to have stopped!" ”
Xie Ziwen nodded, pointed to the direction of his right hand and said, "There is a way for you to come here, come down with me!" ”
Xiangxin held a bag of snacks, followed the direction of Xie Ziwen's hand and looked carefully, and it took a long time to see the existence of steps on the mountain wall, and with the help of Xie Ziwen, Xiangxin climbed the steps, and then Xie Ziwen also flew up all of a sudden, driving in front of Xiangxin.
Xiangxin only felt like he had entered a labyrinth, fortunately Xie Ziwen led the way in front, otherwise if he found it by himself, he would definitely be dizzy by this labyrinth.
Finally, he saw the light again, and said with a sigh of relief: "We're here!" ”
Xie Ziwen nodded, he seemed to be a little nervous, and his steps were a little faster, and finally the two of them walked out of the light.
Satisfactory only felt that the situation here was really different from what he thought, in his imagination, the village where Xie Ziwen lived should be a fairy existence, but what was the situation in this seemingly ordinary village in front of him.
Looking up, except for the distant mountains, this place is more like a primeval forest, with large areas of woods on all sides, and you can't see the end at a glance.
The only little ploughing field that is satisfying is said: "What do the people in your village eat, it seems that there are not many places to farm here!" ”
Xie Ziwen pursed his lips, looked at the field and said: "They won't go to farming, they are too lazy to die, they all go out to buy it back, and then quietly send it back, this cultivated field is still liked by the third uncle in the village, so it was reclaimed!" ”
Before Xie Ziwen's words were finished, the old man who didn't know when he appeared on the side laughed and said: "Little Xie Zi is back, what is it in his hand, give the third uncle a taste!" ”