Seeing this, Dye Qing frowned and said, "Don't panic first, let's talk about it after inquiring carefully." Seeing the firmness in Ling Mo's eyes and the worry in Xiang'er's eyes, he felt very blocked in his heart. Thinking of something, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who is the monarch of Nanshao now?" "I didn't want to care about the world anymore, so I lived in this corner safely, and I didn't hear anything outside the window, and even if they knew, they wouldn't come to tell her.

But now these issues have to be put on the table, and the war is very likely to ripple over.

Ling Mo only hesitated for a moment and said, "Nanyue Chen." ”

Sure enough, it was him! When I heard that the monarch of Nanshao drove a personal expedition to conquer Xiliang, I faintly had this guess. In the past, the king of Nanshao was indecisive, and the government was controlled by Hua Jin, but she was a woman after all, and she was not domineering as a man, and she intended to defend the city, and did not dare to provoke disputes between several countries, otherwise she would not have sent someone to send her away and secretly sent rogues to attack.

Nanyue Chen is not like this, he knew that he was not a fish in the pond, he was scheming and scheming when he was still the prince of Nanshao, and now he has become a king, no wonder the world is going to be chaotic.

I was worried that Mu Ze had not returned from business for a month, could it be because of this war? In the past two years, except for the time not long after giving birth to Chang'an, the eldest brother treated her a little Meng Lang, and later treated her like a sister, even to Lizhu Niang and Xiang'er, they were also meticulous and thoughtful. If it weren't for their big gang, I'm afraid he wouldn't have to go out to run business often.

In case of war, no matter how high his martial arts are, it will be difficult to resist thousands of troops.

Such a hesitant and restless heart lasted for a month, and still did not see Mu Ze and Qingge come back, and everyone became more and more anxious. Ling Mo asked people about the current situation outside many times, but Taoyuan Town was remote, and the news was either exaggerated or delayed. The smell of war finally began to permeate the hearts of everyone in the town, and the simple villagers knew that there was war outside.

Because the town was originally quiet and unique, outsiders began to pass by, including many refugees. Fortunately, there was good news in the midst of anxiety: Mu Ze is back.

When Dye Qing saw Mu Ze appear in front of him, his heart was excited. Ever since he learned that the war was raging and that he was not returning, he had been worried about it all day, and now he finally let go of his hanging heart. After taking a closer look, he saw that he had no signs of injury, and breathed a sigh of relief, "Big brother, you're finally back." ”

Although Mu Ze's face was dusty, his expression was still gentle, and he couldn't help but be happy when he saw that his face was full of melancholy. With her behind her back, even if the journey is difficult, she feels gratified. Ling Mo asked, "Nothing happened, what about Qingge?" ”

This mentions, everyone also noticed, I really haven't seen Qingge, he has served Mu Ze since he was a child, and he has always been inseparable, how can he not be seen. I saw pain flashing in Mu Ze's eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Nanshao attacked Xiliang and caused trouble on the border. Qingge and I were on the way back, and when we encountered the soldiers who were arrogant and unreasonable, Qingge couldn't help but have a conflict. In the middle of the fight, I didn't care, and he was seriously injured. Later, he went all the way to find a doctor for his treatment, and when he arrived in Beiding, he was afraid that you would not be anxious to wait for me to return, so he arranged him in a town, leaving silver two to recuperate, and he would come back when his injuries were better. ”

A long experience, to put it mildly in his words, must be thrilling, otherwise with Mu Ze's skills, how could he not keep Qingge, who is also not weak in martial arts? Either there were masters among the soldiers at that time, or there must have been a lot of them. Fortunately, both of them have returned, and according to him, Qingge should have recovered from his injuries.

Soon the news spread that Xiliang was destroyed, and Nanshao raised troops to stop fighting, and they all speculated that the next country to fight would be Dongyun or Beiding. And no matter where the war goes, Taoyuan Town will inevitably be spread by the flames of war, Nanshao has not yet raised troops to suppress the border, but the king of Beiding can no longer bear it and begins to prepare for war.

"Xuan, the king has an order, the town is counted according to the capita, and each mouth will hand over a load of grain, and it will be handed over the day after tomorrow, without delay."

In front of the town gate, the mayor read out the instructions just issued by the imperial court, and there was a burst of sighs and discussions.

"One load per mouth, there are five people in our family, and we have to pay five loads of grain, and I don't have so much to sell."

"Our Beiding climate is very cold, it's not good to farm, it's good to be able to hold on without starving, how can there be extra food."

"Mayor of the town," someone stepped forward to grab the mayor and said, "You also know the situation in my family, Neiko has been sick for a long time, and the food has been changed." There are still old fathers and mothers at home, where did they get the four loads of food? ”

The mayor also lowered his voice with a sad face and said: "Alas, Lao Liang, if you don't pay it, you can't do it, these are all to be paid as military salaries, who called the world chaotic, Nan Shao wants to beat us?" ”

On weekdays, although he is the mayor of the town who manages the town, he is also like ordinary people, farming by himself, being close to the people, and being recognized by everyone as a good mayor.

Lao Liang was dumbfounded, wiped his eyes, and said dejectedly: "Nan Shao is really going to fight our Beiding?" ”

The mayor sighed, shook his head, and said, "Alas, I don't know when this war will end. As the people, we can only make a strong contribution now, hoping that the grain handed over can be used by our army to defeat Nanshao. ”

No one wants to be a slave to the country, in front of the family and the country, as long as someone starts, there will naturally be someone to respond, if the country is gone, is there still the current entanglement of these grains? The villagers all shut up and went home to figure out a way.

Mu Ze and Ling Mo glanced at each other, according to the head of each person, each load of grain, there were more than ten people in their house, so they had to pay more than a dozen loads. Although both of them are in business, what they got back is silver, how can there be so much grain stored at home? When I returned home, I discussed with everyone, but I saw Xiang'er looking at Dye Qing in surprise and asked, "Miss, how did you guess that there would be grain from above?" ”

Everyone was amazed and asked in unison, "You guessed that you were going to collect grain?" ”

Dye Qing pursed her lips and smiled, picked up Chang'an and sat on her lap, and the kid was eager to go to Xiang'er's side to hug Ah Qi. Xiang'er had already preemptively explained: "You don't know, last time Brother Mo said that there was a war outside, Miss asked people to go to the grain store to buy a lot of grain to store in the back room." At that time, I also asked the young lady what she was going to do with so much food, and she couldn't eat it all in a year. Now that we want to levy grain, wouldn't that batch of grain just come in handy? ”

Mu Ze smiled gently, and praise flashed in his eyes: "Brother Ran, how did you guess that the top was going to collect grain?" ”

"There is no need to guess, if Nanshao starts a war, Xiliang will not be able to stop it. No matter which country is attacked next, the king of Beiding will not be able to sit still, and preparing food and salary in advance is the first thing to march and defend. "The soft voice swirls in the space, there is no pride, just an indifferent analysis, this is dyed blue.

The quiet life of Taoyuan Town has worn away her freedom to travel everywhere, but her intelligence and intelligence have not worn away. Seeing the admiration in everyone's eyes, she couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't look at me like this, I don't have insight into opportunities, I just infer according to common sense." I am afraid that the first step is to resist the invasion of foreign enemies, and conscription is the most important thing, and I am afraid that within two months, the men of every family will have to join the army. ”

When everyone heard this, they all began to think deeply, it is true that to strengthen a country, the main thing is the military strength, and the food is only a reserve. But now that the conscription is not organized and disciplined, even the distribution of food and salary is a problem, can such a scattered army compete with the regular army of Nanshao who is brave and good at fighting? Nanshao sent troops, and it must have been stationed for a long time.

For the future of Beiding, everyone can't see the hope of victory in this upcoming war.

When the bell of war rang again, it seemed to smash into everyone's heart, and Nanshao's iron cavalry opened the door of Dongyun. Dye Qing and others have a heavy heart, and often look to the east, the place where the mountains and rivers are beautiful, now that the smoke has risen, it will become devastated because of the war. Born in a time of peace, she had never seen a real war, but she understood the cruelty of war.

Now Dongyun has only one Zhenguo general, and that is her eldest brother Ning Feiyang. Will he be able to hold back South Viet Chen's advance? It's not that she underestimates Ning Feiyang, it's that Nan Yuechen is too strong, compared to it, one word - difficult!

Dongyun used to be the most powerful country in the world, but now it has been invaded by other countries, I don't know what that person will think? The news from Dongyun's side, she only heard it recently, and it is rumored that the person has not been in politics for a long time, and it has always been King Rui who is the regent. It was precisely this reason that led to the decline of Dongyun, which led to the Southern Shao Iron Hoof Expedition.

As expected, Nanshao over there attacked Dongyun's momentum, and the imperial court in Beiding here began to recruit soldiers, and each family must produce at least one strong man, and if not, pay food. Undoubtedly, once again the people were brought close to the water and fire.

"Miss, Miss—" Xiang'er's voice came from far and near, and it seemed to carry a hint of crying.

Dye Qing lifted the curtain and walked out, and when she saw that she was with tears on her face, she hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" What happened? Xiang'er stepped forward and hugged her, crying, "Miss, Brother Mo is leaving?" ”

Slightly stunned, "Let's go?" Where to go? "I have a bad feeling in my heart.

I only heard Xiang'er crying: "He is going to Dongyun, and he said that he can't still hide here when the country is in danger." I've always known that he's not only thinking about Shinonome, but also about his master. ”

They all understood who Ling Mo's master was. Dye Qing frowned, not knowing how to persuade Xiang'er who was crying, she had long seen Ling Mo's personality, and loyalty had taken root in his heart. If the country is prosperous and there are no disasters, he may be able to hide here for them for a long time, but now that Dongyun is in trouble, how can he, as an iron-boned man, endure it?

Moreover, Ling Mo has always felt guilty about him in his heart, and he was able to hold out until today before making a decision because of his love for Xiang'er and Ah Qi. But this love can't support a man's heart to be loyal to the king and serve the country, he has his responsibility.

I saw Ling Mo walk in at the door, still holding Ah Qi in his hand, and called in a deep voice: "Xiang'er." ”

Xiang'er let go of the dyed green, turned around and ran over to hug his waist and begged: "Brother Mo, please don't go, you can't leave our mother and son." I don't know what the family and country are, I just want you to be safe by my side. ”

A look of extreme pain appeared on Ling Mo's face, his mouth opened several times without making a sound, he didn't know how to comfort his wife, seeing her so sad, his heart was more uncomfortable than a knife.

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