“…… Almost. ”

Touching that his hair was already dry, Zhao Qing stood up.

Hearing that she was taking a bath again, Wu's mother gave birth to three charcoal braziers in the house, which were warm and making people sleepy, Zhao Qing lazily collapsed on the big bed, and casually picked up the northwest topographic map that Xia Zhu found during the day.

It's not good, she has to spend the rest of her life in turmoil.

If you can be more familiar with geography and remember a secret road and a mountain path, you will have one more chance to survive in your wandering career!

Fortunately, Shen Huaiyu has traveled south and north with the old lady since she was a child, and she is determined to open up trade routes to the north and south of Chu State.

Turning around and changing into a dry cloth towel, Xia Zhu turned his head and found that Zhao Qing was already crooked on the bed.

I couldn't help but shake my head.

The third grandmother of her family is too lazy to even listen to the name of the eldest lady now......

took a thin blanket and covered her, and instructed the little maid to clean up the clean room, Xia Zhu took the needlework that had not been done during the day and sat down on the couch at the foot of the bed, and talked to Zhao Qing without a match.

“…… In addition to this one, you have already written five letters to Mrs. Fang, and you have not replied to any of them, and I don't know if you have been suppressed by the eldest lady, or if Mrs. Fang has not been angry with you? He refused to reply to a letter. Stopping the needlework, Xia Zhu looked at Zhao Qing worriedly.

She really didn't understand, obviously there was no response at all, why did her third grandmother keep writing one by one?

One more try, one more sadness, why is it so painful?

Zhao Qing turned a page of the Great Chu Regional Chronicles, corresponding to the map of the northwest.

Xia Zhu lowered his head again and continued to do needlework. “…… It's been almost ten days, and I don't know where the wind has gone, if only he were there. Suddenly he looked up. Or, one day, the third grandmother will let the old lady let the slave and maid go out of the house, the slave and maid will not bring a note or a letter, and go to Liuhe Town in person to spread the message, and explain it to Mrs. Fang for you! ”

No notes, no private messages. The eldest lady has nothing to say, right?

"Ah......" Zhao Qing snorted softly.

"The third grandmother agreed?" Xia Zhu suddenly raised his head.

saw Zhao Qing slowly sit up, spread out a map of the northwest, and looked at it carefully.

It turned out that she didn't hear her own words at all!

Craned his neck and looked at it.

Shake your head.

A dry map. Is it that pretty?

Excited as if I had picked up a gold ingot.

After bowing his head and sewing a few stitches, Xia Zhu simply put down the needle and thread again, "...... What did the third grandmother look at, so happy? ”

“…… There is actually a secret road that can bypass the Wuyun Gorge moat and lead to Nanzhou! Zhao Qing pointed to a zigzag black line specially marked by Shen Huaiyu on the map with great interest.

"Well...... "Xia Zhu wasn't surprised at all." It has long been sealed by the government. ”

"Sealed?" Zhao Qing raised his head in astonishment.

Xia Zhu nodded.

"When the slave maid was on an errand in the study, I heard the third master mention it......," she said, pointing to a light gray around the black line. This forest is the famous Death Forest in the Northwest, it is said that if no one leads the way, once you walk in, it is a death, so it is called the Death Forest...... "The words turned," but if you know the way, you can not only get out alive, but also transport large quantities of goods, saving time, effort and taxes. When the Great Chu was founded, the ancestors of the Shen family transported grain from there and relieved the siege of the Jin soldiers. Later, because people often smuggled and sold salt from that secret road to avoid paying taxes, they were sealed by the government. ”

"That means that this road can transport grain into Tanxi without delaying the military?" Zhao Qing's voice trembled slightly.

Xia Zhu sneered.

"After being sealed for so many years, it has long been deserted, and probably no one knows how to leave."

"But the road is still the road." Zhao Qing disagreed, "Even if it is sealed for a hundred years and a thousand years, he is still there, and he will not ......be eliminated by the changes of time," Zhao Qing thought slowly, "The third master died in the Twin Rivers, and everyone couldn't guess what he was doing in such a remote place?" Looking straight at the black line on the south bank of the Twin Rivers, "You say, is he going to explore this secret road?" ”

"Ah......h

Xia Zhu's mouth opened into an O-shape.

Yang Shantang's eyes widened.

"Secret Road?" He looked at Yang Ziqian in disbelief, "Uncle is saying that there is a secret road on the south bank of the Twin Rivers to transport grain from Nanzhou, and Shen Huaiyu was killed because he planned to go on an expedition?" ”

"Shen Huaiyu has traveled with Old Lady Shen since he was a child, and he knows many secret roads that are unknown to everyone!" Yang Ziqian looked at Yang Shantang steadily, "Do you remember the 'Battle of Zhongzhou' back then?" ”

Of course I do!

When Emperor Taizu was besieged in Zhongzhou City by the Jin soldiers, there was no food and grass and no rescuers outside, just when the Jin soldiers thought they were going to win a big victory, Empress Taizu took the grain team cavalry from the secret road on the south bank of the Shuangzi River to the outside of Zhongzhou City overnight, and suddenly fell from the sky, and the Jin soldiers were caught off guard...... This is the famous Battle of Zhongzhou in history.

How could he have forgotten such a famous battle?

Just as he was about to nod, Yang Shantang suddenly felt excited.

“…… The grain team back then was led by the ancestor of the Shen family! ”

Yang Ziqian nodded.

"Although this road has long been forgotten, the Shen family must have hidden a map!"

The words rushed out, Rao was calm, and Yang Ziqian's body couldn't help but tremble violently, "I said, I'm not completely sure, how dare he talk to Commander Fu so deadly!" ”

In an instant, it was like a line, stringing together the loose sand in front of Yang Ziqian's eyes.

And many things that Zhao Qing had been unable to figure out were also suddenly clear at this time.

She looked at Xia Zhu with great certainty.

“…… From the very beginning, the third master planned to transfer grain from Nanzhou! ”

It is also true and false to use the Tanxi garrison to create rumors, raise the price of grain, drag the Yang family in, and then quietly sell the Shen family's grain hoarding to the Yang family at a high price...... and then obtained the right to supply grain to the Western Expeditionary Army with a price advantage...... Secretly transfer grain from Nanzhou to supply the army of the Western Expedition!

"It's not as good as Tanxi Province, which is a major grain-producing area, and the grain in Nanzhou is ...... Is it enough? Xia Zhu stumbled and said.

"Not enough!" Zhao Qing's voice was categorical, and her words followed, "But after getting the right to supply grain, as long as the first good news comes out of the Seven Princes' Western Expeditionary Army, everyone knows that the information of fighting for seven or eight years is just a rumor, and the grain price in Tanxi will collapse immediately!" The voice was slow, like a sluggish river, "It's the kind of collapse that the Yang family can't control at all...... Even if they are unwilling, the Yang family has to endure the pain and throw food at a low price! ”

In the middle of a hand, his Yang family can be ruined!

What a perfect strategy!

Yang Ziqian slammed his fist on the table.

Is this Shen Huaiyu still human?

Fortunately, he died, otherwise this time the Yang family would be in a catastrophe!

Yang Ziqian raised his sleeve and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead.

Xia Zhu also kept wiping the fine sweat on his forehead.

She looked up at Zhao Qing with a red little face, "...... The third grandmother hurriedly told the old lady to let the eldest master throw the grain immediately, and then transfer the grain from Nanzhou! (To be continued......)