Lin Qingwan and Xiang Shan stayed in the restaurant until the sun was about to set.

At the end of the day, no one came to argue with the two, so Lin Qingwan acquiesced to her convincing everyone, and went back after saying goodbye to Xiang Shan.

The day she left the house, the documents that needed her approval were squeezed down.

She went straight to the study and said, "Prepare whatever you want for dinner, and bring all the official documents." ”

After the affairs in the city were dealt with, Yi Han said about other things, "Mr. Ji sent a letter, he has arrived in Suzhou safely, and the little master and young lady of the Ji family have also arrived safely, he greets you and asks you to take care of Mr. Fu." ”

"Mr. Fu is on the mountain, Lu Zhen once personally went up the mountain to invite someone and told Mr. Ji that the whole Liang country is willing to treat Mr. Fu with courtesy, whether he can go out of the mountain or not, they will treat him well, let him rest assured."

"Mr. Ji also reminded the county lord to pay attention to protecting the eldest prince of Shu."

Lin Qingwan was stunned when she heard this, and asked, "The eldest prince is still in Hongzhou, right?" ”

"Yes, it has always been protected by Min Shangshu."

Lin Qingwan lowered her eyes and thought for a while, and said, "I'll send a secret letter to Min Shangshu, and you let the guards in the mansion deliver it in person." ”

"Yes."

Now that the state of Chu is at the end of its power, especially after Lu Zhen also led a large army south to support Lin Xin and Zhong Ruying, it is only a matter of time before the state of Chu falls.

If you take one step, you have to look at three steps, so you have to start thinking about what happens after Chu's death.

Lin Qingwan didn't want to conflict with Shu for a while, so the eldest prince of Shu would have to protect it.

He must not have an accident in Liang State.

Lin Qingwan's gaze shifted, but she didn't know the impact of what she did today on the Chu people.

In just half a day, everything that should be known in the city and what should not be known all knew what happened under the restaurant today.

Most people were in mixed moods, so the anger provoked by others slowly faded, and they began to think along with Lin Qingwan's questions.

So, when people went out the next day, they found that the streets were much more lively today, and the atmosphere was not as burning as it had been a few days before, and there was more hope on everyone's faces, and the grievances and anger had almost disappeared.

When Xiang Shan's frame passed down the street, no one stopped and insulted, and he arrived at the government office smoothly.

Lin Qingwan had already dealt with the political affairs in the morning, and was sitting in the courtyard watching the maid make tea.

Xiang Shan glanced at Lin Qingwan's right hand and said with a smile: "The injury on the county lord's hand doesn't seem to have much effect. ”

Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "If General Xiang draws another half an inch that day, it will have a big impact." ”

Xiang Shan was slightly stunned, and it took a while to understand what she meant, and if she drew half an inch more, her entire palm would be shaved off.

Xiang Shan smiled bitterly and said, "I have almost run in with the soldiers in the battalion, and Lu Duhu asked me to lead my troops to the west and capture the cities that Shu failed to occupy." ”

"Then General Xiang is here to say goodbye today?"

"Yes," General Xiang said, "Emperor Chu has taken most of the magnates away, the situation in the city is not complicated, there is no need for too many soldiers to be stationed, and it is not difficult to take over the entire city with the ability of the county lord." ”

Lin Qingwan bowed slightly, raised her glass and said, "Then I will replace wine with tea and wish the general success." ”

"Cheng County Lord Ji Yan."

Xiang Shan said that he wanted to leave, but he still had to prepare, and he officially led the troops to set off three days later.

Lin Qingwan is the only one left in charge of the city, and the court has not sent officials to take over, and this is the capital of Chu, and the counties and towns under its jurisdiction are very extensive, so obviously they can't be exiled, so Lin Qingwan still has to sit in town.

The weather was getting colder and colder, and Lin Qingwan began to write to the court to allocate grain.

The first batch of relief food that arrived was not much at all.

However, the household department wanted to support the grain and grass on the front line, so it obviously didn't take care of her here, so he replied to let her raise food by herself.

Lin Qingwan was not embarrassed at all, and ordered Suzhou to send some of the grain collected this year, and then generously made a business with herself according to the market price.

The money will be taken from the confiscated property in the Chu Palace.

Now the price of grain in Chu is sky-high, more than 20 times higher than usual, others may loot the grain when they come over, but no one dares to rob the grain of the Lin family at present.

In this case, as long as the grain is transported here, in addition to the freight, the Lin family can still earn about twenty times.

Jiang San and Zhu Xuan, who were in charge of escorting grain and grass, couldn't help but speak, Lord Lin also knows how to do business, right?

Bai Feng and Xiao Shi had already come from Hongzhou to serve Lin Qingwan, Xiao Shi took this opportunity to meet with his brother, and only had time to tell him to be careful on the road, and hurriedly set off again.

This time, Jiang San and Zhu Xuan went back not to transport the grain of the Lin family, but to collect grain in Jiangnan and then transport it over.

Lin Qingwan distributed this batch of grain to the counties, half relieved, and half sold.

Even for relief, the victims also need to pay some price, the abandoned water conservancy, the destroyed roads are all things that need to be built when receiving food relief.

Now that the rebels have left, Xiang Shan and Lu Zhen have suppressed all the bandits nearby, and the people are still safe to travel.

Lin Qingwan arranged it in an orderly manner, although there was still no food in the house, everyone's hearts were much more stable.

In particular, the grain in the south of the Yangtze River was transported to Chu in batches, and in addition to the caravan of the Lin family, other merchants also began to transport grain and grass over.

They were afraid of being robbed on the road, so they gathered a few truckloads of food and sent them to the garrisons along the road in exchange for their protection.

With the influx of these merchants, the price of grain in Chu slowly dropped, although it was still ridiculously high, but it was much better than in the autumn period.

But this was only in the areas occupied by the Liang State, where the Chu and Shu armies were occupied, and the price of grain remained high.

Especially in the Shaozhou area, because of the influx of a large number of Chu people and the continuous war, the grain price in this area has been several times that of Chudu.

The people were miserable.

Before the Liang army attacked the city of Shaozhou, there was chaos in the city, and Emperor Chu bloodily suppressed it, but it didn't take long for a conflict between the local people and the magnates.

Even if it is a civilian, the local people in Shaozhou always have relatives, and they can call a hundred and ten people with a shout, and these people are on the bar with a powerful family, and they fight directly.

When Emperor Chu knew that he wanted to fight fifty boards each, someone directly called the people of the entire village to run to the north city gate, injured the soldiers guarding the gate, and directly opened the city gate to let the Liang army who had just arrived into the city.

Lin Xin, who happened to be outside the city: "......"

Although it was a bit of a joke, Lin Xin still led his troops to rush in, quickly captured the north city gate, and then sent a message to Zhong Ruying at the west city gate, telling her to get ready, and he would send someone to open the city gate for her.

The three generals who were ready to attack for a month or two waved their arms excitedly to let the brothers charge, agreeing to be ready to defend for a few months, and the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State who forced back the Liang army looked at the Liang army who had rushed to the main street with a confused expression.

Most of the Chu ministers directly gave up resistance and silently followed Emperor Chu, waiting for the arrival of the Liang army.

The city is broken, Shaozhou City is not as good as Chudu, and there is a palace that can block it, there is a five-entry mansion here, how to block it?

Emperor Chu was even more disheartened than them, he sat on the dragon chair for a while, and then pointed to the few powerful families below, and said with a blushing face: "My rivers and mountains are all defeated by your hands. ”

If they hadn't been so eager to enclose land and build houses after arriving in Shaozhou, would they have had such a big conflict with the locals?

To the south of Shaozhou, there are mostly servants and Yao people, compared to the imperial court, they are more willing to listen to the orders of the Tusi, they don't avoid it when they first arrive, and they still have a hard bar with the local people, isn't this looking for death?

After Emperor Chu finished speaking, he returned to the backyard in despair, pulled out his sword, and stroked it again.

The queen dodged from a distance, her face was pale, she didn't want to kill herself, her son had been captured by Liang Guo, and she wanted to see him again.

Thinking of Emperor Chu's temperament, the queen took a deep breath and called her confidants and said: "Quick, let the concubines and concubines hide with the prince and princess, don't ask Your Majesty's attendants to find it, if the Liang soldiers attack in, don't panic, show their identity, they should treat them well." ”

"What about you, mother?"

The queen clenched her hands, her face was blue and white, and she said half-loudly: "I, I have to go and see Your Majesty, delay and delay time." ”

She burst into tears, "If I don't show up, Your Majesty will definitely order the palace to be burned, and no one will survive at that time, so go quickly." ”

"Mother's ......"

"Go quickly, my son will be a minister of the country in the future, and there must be a few brothers and sisters around to help him." Before she finished speaking, there was already a sound outside, and the queen hurriedly wiped away her tears and went out.

The chamberlain beside Emperor Chu brought a team of guards over, bowed down and said, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty has announced your visit." ”

The queen nodded with a solemn face, and asked in a deep voice, "Apart from me, has Your Majesty announced anyone else?" ”

"Your Majesty has also announced a few nobles and princesses," the chamberlain bowed and said, "The servant has sent someone to invite him." ”

"It just so happens that I have also sent someone to call them, so you don't need to send any more people, and then my men will take them to your majesty. Withdraw them all. ”

"This ......"

"Why, what Bengong said doesn't work anymore?" The queen said angrily: "Although the Liang army has invaded the city, there are still a few obedient people under the hands of the palace, believe it or not, the palace will kill you now, Your Majesty will not make a fuss." ”

The chamberlain hurriedly bowed his head and whispered, "The slave will let people come back." ”

The queen's face softened slightly, walked up to him, and said in a low voice: "Liang Jun is about to attack, you old slave should also think of a way out for yourself, you must know that although a dead person is a merit, it is not as good as a living person." ”

Without waiting for him to react, he walked away with his head held high.

The chamberlain's heart moved, and he silently followed the queen to the main room.

Emperor Chu was sitting on the chair headed by the golden sword, his sword was crossed on his lap, and he looked at the queen who walked in with blazing eyes.

The queen paused slightly, and then crossed the threshold and stepped forward to salute him, "The concubine sees Your Majesty." ”

Emperor Chu's eyes fell on her, and he said with a smile in the middle of the conversation: "My queen is here." ”

"Yes."

The queen replied in a low voice, and stepped forward to pick up the teapot and pour him a cup of tea.

The emperor continued to look at the door and asked, "Why haven't the other concubines and princesses come yet?" ”

"Your Majesty, didn't you say that the Liang army entered the city, why do you still want to see them at this time?" The queen seemed to be a little jealous, and said angrily: "In this kind of critical time, isn't it good to let the concubine accompany Your Majesty alone?" ”