Xiao Jiangyuan has always known that under the gentle and generous appearance of Mao Ying, there is a sharp and sensitive heart. He had both self-esteem and low self-esteem, and seldom showed his bad emotions in front of her, as if he had been in the mire, but he was always clean, just like his name.

He is always stronger than she thinks, whether it is the bits and pieces when they get along, or the skin kiss between the ears and temples.

“…… Didn't you always want to leave Chang'an? Xiao Jiangyuan didn't understand why Mao Ying would refuse something she had longed for.

"Does the general know why?" Mao Ying smiled calmly, "Because I am in Chang'an, I have never lived an upright life." If I could, I would like to leave one day in dignity instead of being rushed and depressed like tonight. ”

"You hate Chang'an?"

"No," Mao Ying shook her head affirmatively, "even if this prosperous world has never had anything to do with me, there is no way for me not to love Chang'an. So I chose to stay, and I will live and die with Chang'an like all the unyielding ants in the world. ”

Seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan was returning alone, Yang Yuhuan wanted to ask something, but was stopped by Li Longji wordlessly. She asked with her eyes suspiciously, and saw Li Longji smiling bitterly and slowly shook her head.

Li Longji's trip this time was no better than going to Lishan in the past, as light as possible, and only brought Yang Yuhuan and his two sisters, the princess and grandson of the prince's family and monks who still lived in the palace, and only brought the right minister Yang Guozhong, the left minister Wei Jiansu and other high-ranking officials and their families in the court, and the Hu Cong defenders only brought Xiao Jiangyuan's inner flying dragon soldiers and Chen Xuanli's dragon army, plus the eunuch palace people who accompanied them, there were tens of thousands of people.

Feng Shenwei asked himself to stay as the last guard, and he couldn't help but pull Bian Lingcheng with him. Xiao Jiangyuan handed over the keys to the gates of the palace city, and while Li Longji was not paying attention, he gave them a final advice: "Do your best to live." ”

Feng Shenwei has always admired generals who can fight well, and since he knew that the death of the second general of Gao Feng was inseparable from Bian Lingcheng, he had the idea of pulling him to martyr the country together. He wanted to fight as hard as he could when Chang'an City was broken, and it was best to kill a few traitors, at least let Bian Lingcheng pay for his life for the second general of Gao Feng. After hearing Xiao Jiangyuan's words clearly, he looked surprised and dazed.

Bian Lingcheng didn't expect Xiao Jiangyuan's entrustment to be this, he thought that Xiao Jiangyuan must be the same as Feng Shenwei.

Xiao Jiangyuan didn't say anything more, turned around and returned to Li Longji's side.

At this time, Yang Guozhong was speaking: "The minister asked the sage to order to burn down the Zuozang Treasury, where the wealth is poured into the country, and if it cannot be taken away, it will never fall into the hands of the rebel Hu!" ”

It was rare for the officials to agree with Yang Guozhong, but Li Longji objected: "The wealth of Zuozang Treasury is famous all over the world, and if the traitors can't get it when they enter Beijing, they will be angry with the people, so it is better to stay like this, hoping to keep the people's family property." ”

The wealth of the Zuozang Treasury was all from the hands of Yang Guozhong, and he was quite unwilling to Li Longji's order, but he couldn't disobey it, so he had to be like everyone else, and he solemnly saluted Li Longji after a while.

Xiao Jiangyuan glanced at Li Longji and the others steadily, but still didn't say anything.

How ferocious the rebels are, it can be seen through the battle report, even if this left treasury is left, it will not be able to feed the appetite of the rebels, and naturally it will be difficult to ensure the safety of all the people. Who could have thought of this? But most of them are willing to be blindly optimistic with Li Longji in order to escape the truest judgment in their hearts.

Chang'an will be chaotic.

Knowing that the Son of Heaven, the noble concubine, the prime minister and others had fled Chang'an, all the subjects, from the princes and nobles to the commoners and merchants, all began to act after experiencing surprise, confusion and panic.

For a time, the world was turned upside down, and chaos emerged one after another. Some people saw that many kings and princesses failed to leave with the Son of Heaven, and even the powerful Yang family left Yang and Yang behind, and they cried after ridicule; Some people simply take the opportunity to break into the palace, whether it is to rob the property or the people who occupy the palace, they all live one day at a time, and do not think about anything else; Some people are very depressed, and a family of old and young women and children can't run far, but it is better to die, so as not to be destroyed by the rebels; Some people were resentful of the Son of Heaven, so they packed up and wanted to follow the route of the Son of Heaven's escape to catch up and seek refuge and protection.

For a while, Chang'an was full of sad songs, and it seemed that there was no longer the heart to resist the enemy.

After helping Feng Shenwei drive an old man who broke into the Taiji Hall and rode a donkey outside the palace, Bian Lingcheng couldn't bear it anymore, so he sent his henchmen to send the key to the palace city to An Lushan, and said sarcastically: "Didn't General Xiao say, let us live." ”

Feng Shenwei trembled slightly, pointed to the order that still couldn't settle down after dispatching the palace guards, and laughed angrily: "This is also called 'live'? ”

At this time, Li Longji and his entourage had just crossed the bridge, and Yang Guozhong was going to order someone to burn the bridge, but this time not only did the officials and soldiers disagree, but Li Longji also objected: "You burned the bridge, although you cut off the way of the pursuers, but also cut off the way of life of other fleeers." If we were really afraid of being caught up by the rebels, we would have gone as fast as possible, why not? ”

Yang Guozhong immediately looked at Yang Yuhuan, wanting Yang Yuhuan, who had always valued Li Longji's safety, to open his mouth to persuade him, but was blocked by Mrs. Qiu Guo, who seemed to be smiling. He had no choice but to withdraw his gaze, but suddenly he felt a chill all over, and then he saw a person staring at him quietly, his eyes as deep as an ancient well.

It was Chen Xuanli, the general of Long Wuwei.

Yang Guozhong is not familiar with Chen Xuanli, in fact, many of the hundreds of officials in the court are not familiar with Chen Xuanli. This person, like Xiao Jiangyuan, has followed Li Longji for more than 40 years, so he naturally knows a lot about Li Longji's backscales, and has never had close contacts with the courtiers' clans. He has always been loyal to his duties, honest and silent, so he has won Li Longji's trust and respect. Yang Guozhong didn't dare to underestimate him, but he never thought that it was okay to deal with him, but it was not necessary.

didn't have time to explore the meaning of Chen Xuanli's gaze, Yang Guozhong was forced by the awe-inspiring aura of his military generals for many years, and quickly looked away, and subconsciously leaned towards Li Longji's side.

In the evening of the same day, Li Longji arrived in Jincheng County. They had gone in too haste, and they had little to eat, and now they had very little left.

Yang Guozhong personally went to the nearby market to buy a few Hu cakes, kept one for himself, and presented the rest to Li Longji and didn't care about anything else, but Li Longji couldn't do this. He first gave Xiao Jiangyuan and Yang Yuhuan one of the Hu cakes, and then sent the remaining two to Han Yu and the two Mrs. Guo, and then got up and walked out of the palace.

Since there is a market nearby, it means that there are many people living nearby, and since they live here, they should still have surplus food at home.

As soon as Li Longji went out, he saw that the palace was already full of people, and there was no need for him and his family to come to the door to look for it in person. He was still a little embarrassed, and his steps towards the people were a little hesitant and staggering, but when he saw that the children accompanying him were crying because of hunger, he felt bitter in his heart, and some words could be said: "Fathers and fellow villagers, I am Li Longji, the son of the Tang Dynasty, who fled to Shu to avoid the rebels, passing through here, and I am really hungry. Do you have any food left in your home? Adults can still bear with it, and please have mercy on these children and sell me some food, okay? ”

Yang Yuhuan was so choked up that he hid in the house, but Xiao Jiangyuan kept following, seeing Li Longji's embarrassment and embarrassment in his eyes.

When had he ever whispered like this?

When did he have to flee to save his life, like those degraded officials, to beg for a living?

Li Longji's reaction surprised everyone. The officials wiped away their tears one after another, and the soldiers were silent with grim expressions. The people originally heard that the forty-year-old Holy Son of Heaven suddenly came to visit, but they didn't want this unprecedented first face, but they actually looked at the dignified Tang Emperor just for food, and bowed his noble head to the common people.

The people hurriedly returned home, took the prepared food, and took the initiative to distribute it to everyone present. The dignitaries, who were accustomed to eating delicious food, did not hesitate in the face of the rough food in front of them, the adults still paid attention to their manners, and the children devoured them, but they still did not have enough to eat.

A little girl in coarse cloth pulled the basket in the hand of a young woman and said, "Ah Niang, I am also hungry, why do you want to give my food to this grandson of Rausch?" ”

Next to the mother and daughter, there was a little boy in brocade who stared at the steamed cakes in the basket and cried with tears in his eyes. There was a delicate and easy-going woman standing beside him, with a look of embarrassment: "This is my sister-in-law's orphan, I can give him a little more if I don't eat it." ”

As she spoke, the woman took off a golden hairpin from her hair and stuffed it into the young woman's hand: "I really don't have anything to grow, this is regarded as a dowry for the little girl, and my sister must accept it." Thank you very much. ”

The young woman couldn't get away with it, so she had to accept the golden hairpin, and then handed the whole basket to the woman. The girl burst into tears in an instant, which was very eye-catching.

Suddenly, a fragrant cake appeared in front of the girl's eyes. The girl looked at her in a daze, and forgot to cry for a moment.

Xiao Jiangyuan put the Hu Biscuit in the girl's hand and touched the girl's soft hair: "I have an extra one there, so I'll give it to you." ”

The young woman couldn't bear to let her child starve, and after thanking Xiao Jiangyuan, she pulled the girl away.

Only then did the woman breathe a sigh of relief: "Hezheng thanks General Xiao for relieving the siege." ”

"The county lord doesn't have to be polite." Xiao Jiangyuan looked at the boy in brocade, "This is the orphan of Mrs. Qin?" ”

Thinking that the county lord of Hezheng himself had three sons, Xiao Jiangyuan looked at Wang Chengen beside him and called his name softly.

The master did not have any majesty on him, but even if it was just this gentle and soft tone, Wang Chengen did not dare to refuse. In front of the county lord of Hezheng, he didn't dare to show his unwillingness, took out a small package from the placket of his clothes, and watched Xiao Jiangyuan take it to the county lord of Hezheng:

"The county lord didn't patronize him, but starved his three little Langjun."

After Xiao Jiangyuan finished speaking, he took Wang Chengen to another place to check the distribution of food, and he didn't see the county lord of Hezheng dragging a small package with both hands, and he didn't come to his senses for a long time.

"Master......" Wang Chengen couldn't help but speak, "What the sage gave and what the apprentice specially hid for the master, why did they give it away?" ”

"I'm not hungry." Xiao Jiangyuan smiled lightly and said apologetically, "However, I did not do it properly, I should leave you a little." ”

"Master, don't ......" Wang Chengen didn't finish the second half of the sentence, his eyes were certain, "That's not the teacher...... Lee's waiter? ”

Xiao Jiangyuan looked back and saw that Li Fuguo had gone around to a house, and it was Chen Xuanli who followed him.