Duanmu Jun blinked blankly, she had heard of Jiangcheng, which was a big city in Wanzhou. With {dream} small ◢.1a

Duanmu Fei also leaned over to look at the note, and quickly thought of something, and his thoughts turned quickly.

Could it be ......

"Sister, where is Jiang Cheng?" She asked, tilting her head and deliberately mentioning.

Duanmujun replied casually: "Jiangcheng is a town in Wanzhou, and I remember that it is in the southeast of Anhui in the "Dasheng Geographical Chronicles". ”

Wait a minute!

Duanmu Jun thoughtfully, grabbed Duanmu Fei's hand, and said in a trembling voice: "Zhen Zhen, cousin Yu went north from Minzhou to the capital, and there is a chance that he will pass through Jiangcheng on the way......"

Saying that, Duanmujun's face turned slightly pale, if the "Jiangcheng bandits" said on this note are true, then will Li Tingyou coincide with the bandits? !

Duanmu pursed her lips, and that's exactly what she thought of.

Duanmujun raised his eyes and looked at the pot leak on the table, it was now more than half of the Shen time.

After hesitating for a moment, she stood up and said, "At this time, grandfather should be back, Zhen Zhen, I'll go to ask grandfather......" Duanmu Xian, as a cabinet minister of the imperial court, must know much more than the women in their boudoir.

"Sister, I'll go with you." Duanmu Fei also stood up after him.

The sky outside was overcast at some point, obscuring the daylight, the air was heavy, there was no trace of wind, and the wind and rain were coming, which made people's hearts heavy.

The sisters hurriedly walked through a few hand-copying verandahs, through a few winding paths, and then went out of the Hanging Flower Gate, and then went all the way to the southwest, through a bluestone brick courtyard, to Duanmuxian's outer study.

When the little maid in the study saw the two girls coming, he immediately went in to pass the ceremony, and after a while, the little maid came out and invited the two of them in.

The study is very quiet, there is a row of high bookshelves on the north wall, densely packed with all kinds of books, as soon as you enter the door, there is a strong fragrance of books and ink.

On the wall opposite the bookshelf, there is a multi-treasure grid, with some plum bottles and bonsai fish tanks, a piano case is placed near the window, and in the middle of the study is a large rosewood carved bookcase, and Duanmu Xian is sitting on the Taishi chair behind the bookcase.

It was overcast outside, and there was a Giethoorn lamp lit by the bookcase, which lit up the surroundings with a bright light.

Seeing the sisters coming, Duanmuxian put down the book in his hand and looked up, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Grandfather." The two sisters stepped forward and saluted in unison.

"Sister Wei, Sister Fei, sit down." Duanmu Xian's gentle gaze swept over the sisters, and when he looked at Duanmu Scarlet, there was a little more love between his eyebrows.

It's not the first time Duanmuxian has come to Duanmuxian's study, since she showed her "talent" in arithmetic, Duanmuxian will call her here from time to time to teach one or two, Duanmufei's response made him quite satisfied.

After Duanmujun sat down, he said with a solemn expression: "Grandfather, granddaughter heard that Jiangcheng was in turmoil, I don't know if it's true or not?" ”

Before he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck the sky outside the window, illuminating the sky as bright as day, and the room also lit up for a moment.

Duanmu Xian frowned, his face was a little subtle, and asked, "Sister Jun, how do you know?" ”

While speaking, Duanmuxian made a gesture, and the little servant who was about to close the window hesitated to glance at the open window, but still quietly retreated.

Duanmujun is not stupid, of course he won't tell the truth, half hide and half say: "Back to grandfather, because the third cousin of the Li family has not arrived in the capital for a long time, the granddaughter sent Mama Zhang to Xiangyun Lane to ask ......."

She deliberately said ambiguously, as if she had heard about Jiangcheng from Li Zhai.

Between the words, the thunder roared, and after a few explosions, the rain fell densely like a bean, and many raindrops hit the desk and circle chairs by the window through the open window, and the originally stagnant air was a little refreshed.

Duanmu Xian stroked his beard, and his complexion returned to normal.

He groaned and said, "Sister Jun, there is indeed some chaos in Jiangcheng, there is a group of water bandits running rampant, intending to take Jiangcheng. Li Tingyou happened to pass by Jiangcheng and was trapped in the city for a while...... However, those bandits are just a rabble, so you don't have to worry. ”

Duanmuxian was afraid of scaring the two little girls, so he said it lightly, but Duanmujun was still panicked, and his face turned pale suddenly, "Grandfather, that Jiangcheng is ...... now"

"Sister Jun, Jiangcheng will be fine." Duanmu Xian said in a deep voice, "The emperor has sent troops to reinforce Wanzhou, calculate the time, the reinforcements should have arrived in Jiangcheng." I got the news a few days ago that Li Tingyou was in Jiangcheng to assist the local government in defending the city against bandits, and when this matter is resolved, it will also be a great achievement for him, and it will only be good for his future. ”

Duanmu Xian avoided the important and light, and brought this topic over in two or three sentences.

Most of what he said was true, and the more than 1,000 people in Jiangcheng would definitely not be able to make it to the climate, but it was not so easy to exterminate it.

The Jianghuai Canal is a golden waterway connecting the north and the south, and there have been water bandits for many years, but these water bandits are sporadically gangs, and no one is convinced by anyone, they rob merchants on the canal, but they do not dare to take action against the official Cao Yun, and there has been no major fork in the road for decades.

Until this time, the Liukou from Huaibei merged with one of the water bandits who called themselves "Langli Jiao", and their power increased greatly, and they quickly annexed other water bandits, and suddenly developed into a thousand-person bandit army, burning, killing and looting, and even started the idea of Jiangcheng.

This gang of water bandits has been in Wanzhou for decades, they are very familiar with the terrain of the surrounding rivers, and they are proficient in water kung fu, and they are fighting on land, this water bandit is by no means the opponent of the officers and soldiers, but on the river, they occupy the geographical advantage and have the ability to fight with one enemy and five, even if they fall into the downwind, they only need to escape the water, I am afraid that the officers and soldiers are helpless......

Duanmu Xian's eyes flashed, and he said: "Sister Jun, this matter involves military intelligence, and the stakes are very high, just let you and Sister Scarlet know about it, don't publicize it again, so as not to be exaggerated by people with intentions and cause turmoil in people's hearts." ”

"Yes, grandfather, granddaughter understands." Duanmu Jun and Duanmu Fei owed a debt and answered.

The "Jiangcheng Bandits" mentioned on that note turned out to be true, so who deliberately passed that note to them? Duanmu's scarlet eyes flashed slightly, and he thought to himself.

The three grandparents and grandchildren casually said a few more homely words, and Duanmujun said "don't disturb grandfather" Yunyun, and said goodbye with Duanmufei.

A thunderstorm came and went quickly, and the weather after the rain was a little cooler and less sultry.

After the sisters came out of Duanmuxian's outer study, they walked silently through a few thick shades...... Walking around the winding veranda of the backyard, my thoughts are as complicated as this road with a thousand twists and turns.

The rain had stopped, but there were still a few drops of rain falling down the eaves, and when there was silence all around, these monotonous sounds seemed to be infinitely amplified.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and the branches and leaves in the courtyard swayed gently, and the water droplets on the leaves dripped down, as if another drizzle had fallen.

Duanmujun stopped at the end of the verandah and muttered: "The northern border is finally stable, Wanzhou is chaotic again, and I don't know how many people will be displaced, how many soldiers will ......" A thick sadness flashed in her eyes, as if she remembered something, and she was suddenly silenced.

Duanmu pursed his lips and was silent, looking at the thin water curtain in front of him, and sighed secretly in his heart.

Not only is it the banditry in Wanzhou, but also the civil unrest in Qingzhou, all because last winter was too cold, Qingzhou, Wanzhou, and Yuzhou have had several heavy snowfalls, such as the civil unrest in Langshan Town, Qingzhou, also began with heavy snowfall, the ice and snow melted in early spring, and the temperature was lower, so people froze to sick, crops froze bad, and ploughing cattle froze to death...... The people couldn't survive, and this turned into civil unrest.

Originally, as long as the imperial court disaster relief was timely, it might not have developed to this point, but the treasury was empty!

It is said that Xuanlong is prosperous and prosperous, but the salt tax and part of the grain paid by the two Huai every year are directly handed over to the internal transportation warehouse, not the national treasury. This inner transport warehouse, also known as the inner warehouse, is the private treasury of Emperor Dasheng's own, which was driven by successive emperors.

In the past eight years, he has been to the south of the Yangtze River three times, and the cost of each southern tour is huge, and the inner treasury is not enough to bear the cost of the southern tour, and the household department has allocated money from the treasury, so as to gather the silver of the southern tour.

Today, every southern tour is huge, accompanied by thousands of people, and new palaces need to be built along the way, and the food is delicious...... At least 10 million taels of silver were spent on the three southern tours from the inner treasury and the national treasury, and this was only on the surface, and the expenses on repairing canals, painting houses, and welcoming saints in other places along the way were innumerable, and these expenses were either "voluntarily" donated by local merchants, or they could only be recovered from the people by the parents and officials.

Since the beginning of spring, there have been many disasters in various places, and the treasury is empty, but now he is still thinking of ways to fill his own inner treasury......

Duanmu sighed secretly in his heart, remembering what his grandfather, Old Lady Chu, once said-

Throughout history, prosperity and prosperity are full of flowers, but they are also the most short-lived.

It's just that in the blink of an eye, Duanmu Fei is already thinking about it.

Duanmu Jun turned his head and smiled at Duanmu Fei, cheered up again, and said: "Zhen Zhen, Cousin You will definitely be fine, we Dasheng Iron Cavalry, invincible, what are the mere water bandits?!" ”

She didn't know whether to comfort herself or appease Duanmufei.

Duanmu Fei nodded, smiled with a small mouth, and echoed: "Sister, since the emperor has sent reinforcements over, plus the local officers and soldiers stationed in Wanzhou, the chaos will definitely be quelled soon!" ”

However, the martial arts test is approaching, and Duanmu Fei is only worried that Li Tingyou will miss the test if he doesn't get it right.

She looked at Duanmujun's worried side face, and finally didn't mention it.

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It's really a sincere second watch, a total of 6,000 words! For QQ reading, it should be counted as 6 more, right......