readx;? Chapter 866 Disaster Area

The holy maiden slowly spoke: "Fengning and the two countries are about to go to war again, and His Royal Highness Guogong is here in the hope that Shenchi can balance Xuanling Palace in the national war." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Lin Zhun glanced at Shangguan Xiu, and said in a calm tone: "Shenchi and Xuanling Palace have long had an agreement, if a national war breaks out between the two countries, they will not participate in it, this national war, why is His Royal Highness sure that Xuanling Palace will definitely get involved?"

"Because, this is the last battle, and it is also the battle to destroy the country. Shangguan Xiu said with a bright eye.

Hearing his words, the five Great Elders were all shocked. They didn't care why this battle became the last battle, and no matter where Shangguan Xiu's confidence came from, since he said so, then it was indeed very likely that Xuanling Palace would be involved this time.

Gu Ling'er said slowly: "If Xuanling Palace takes the lead in breaking the agreement, Shenchi will naturally not sit idly by. In this regard, please rest assured that His Royal Highness Guogong. ”

Shangguan Xiu looked at the other four elders, and seeing that none of them objected, he obviously acquiesced to Gu Ling'er's words, he bowed his hand and said, "Xiu is here to thank the five great elders." ”

"His Royal Highness doesn't have to thank us, we are not helping you, but fulfilling the agreement with Xuanling Palace. Lin Zhunyun said lightly, and waved his hand to Shangguan Xiu.

The holy woman continued: "Recently, the people of the Xuanling Palace have been in and out of Tianjing frequently, and in the near future, His Royal Highness Guogong will also visit Tianjing, I wonder if the people from the Xuanling Palace are coming for His Royal Highness, what do the five great elders think about this?"

As soon as he heard this, Lin Zhun immediately understood what she meant, and he said: "Holy Maiden, if the people of Xuanling Palace violate the agreement made back then and interfere in the national war, of course my Shenchi will not sit idly by and take action to check and balance, but outside of the national war, what does Xuanling Palace do, it has nothing to do with my Shenchi." ”

Speaking of this, he smiled indifferently and said pointedly: "Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, and preferring to go to the tiger mountains, courage is commendable, but doing things alone is not just courageous, he also needs to have the determination to bear the corresponding consequences." Shenchi is not a certain person's bodyguard, and he will not deliberately protect a certain person, this point, the holy woman understands, and hopes that His Royal Highness Guogong can understand. ”

The implication is that since you know that the people of Xuanling Palace have entered Tianjing, and you know that the people of Xuanling Palace are going to you, but you still want to visit Tianjing, then it must be profitable for you to do this, but you also have to bear the corresponding risks while making profits, and Shenchi has no responsibility to help you share, let alone protect your integrity.

Lin Zhun's words were very cold and unsentimental, but it was undeniable that he made a lot of sense. Even if Shangguan Xiu's face was thick, he didn't want to say anything more at this time, he smiled and arched his hand and said, "I understand, thank you Elder Lin for being honest." ”

The old man was outspoken, and he didn't seem to know how to be flexible, but in fact, he didn't dare to break the rules set by the ancestors, and asked His Royal Highness to understand. ”

Shangguan Xiu smiled bitterly and said, "I understand." ”

"It's good that His Royal Highness can understand, and the old man sent His Royal Highness another sentence, don't force everything, let it be, and it will come naturally. Lin Zhun said meaningfully. "Even if you get what you want, you are afraid that it may not be as good as you imagined, but on the contrary, it will increase your suffering. People's desires are endless, and the rarest thing in life is two words, contentment. ”

Shangguan Xiu frowned, his eyes became dark, and he said slowly: "Elder Lin is hinting that my country may not be able to succeed in this national war?"

Lin Zhun smiled, shook his head and said: "Thousands of worlds, all-encompassing, every moment is changing, every moment will derive countless possibilities, who can see everything, who can understand the whole thing? The old man's words are not a warning to His Royal Highness, just a piece of advice." ”

Shangguan Xiu pondered for a while, and then said, "Elder Lin's words, I have memorized them below. ”

He just said that he remembered it, and as for whether he would follow Lin Zhun's advice, it was another matter.

Lin Zhun could hear Shangguan Xiu's words, he smiled, but didn't say anything more.

On Shangguan Xiu's trip to Shenchi, he not only met the Holy Maiden, but also the five great elders of Shenchi.

Shenchi made a promise to him that the elders of Shenchi would accompany the army, but in the war between the two countries of Fengning, the elders of Shenchi would never participate, and the army went on the expedition just to balance the Xuanling Palace.

This was enough for Shangguan Xiu, and he didn't expect that the elders of Shenchi would help the Feng Army to fight on the battlefield, as long as he could contain the Xuanling Palace, it would also be a great favor for him.

Originally, Shangguan Xiu really had some expectations, and Shenchi would send a few elders to visit Ningnan with him, but the attitude of the five great elders was very resolute in this matter, and Shangguan Xiu was somewhat disappointed.

Three days later, Shangguan Xiu set off in Beijing for an official visit to Ningnan. The magnates of the Wind Country, led by Tang Ling, all went out of the city to see them off.

Shangguan Xiu and Tang Ling were in the same car, he lifted the curtain of the car, looked outside, and saw that it had been ten miles out of Beijing, he stomped his feet and signaled the carriage to stop. He said softly to Tang Ling: "Xiang'er, it's too far out of the city, you should go back." ”

Tang Ling showed a reluctant look, and when the words came to her mouth, she swallowed them back. She understands Shangguan Xiu's temper, and it is difficult to change what he decides, no matter who it is.

She pondered for a long time, and then said: "During this time, you must pay close attention to the domestic movements in Ningnan, and if there is a slight disturbance, you can call yourself sick and terminate your visit and return to Beijing immediately." ”

Shangguan Xiu nodded with a smile and said, "I understand." ”

"Also, this trip is dangerous, and you must be careful in everything. ”

"I understand. ”

"Don't rush to the road, and don't ...... on the road"

Before she finished speaking, Shangguan Xiu reached out and took her into his arms, lowered his head, and kissed Tang Ling's small mouth.

After a long time, the two of them slowly separated, Tang Lingyu's face was crimson, his eyes were confused, and he looked at Shangguan Xiu blankly.

He hugged her tighter, took a deep breath beside her bun, smelled her seductive fragrance, Shangguan Xiu's voice was a little hoarse, and whispered: "Xiang'er, I promise you, this time, I will definitely return triumphantly." ”

"Well, Ah Xiu, I'll wait for you. Tang Ling turned his head away, and looked out the window, his eyes unconsciously becoming wet and red.

The route of this visit was from Shangjing to Ningjun, and then from Ningjun to Ningnan and to Tianjing.

The road is far away, and Shangguan Xiu has no time to delay on the road, marching all the way, sleeping in the open air, day and night.

Fortunately, it was a cavalry regiment of the gendarmerie that was responsible for escorting Shangguanxiu this time, and the speed of the march was very fast, and it only took five days to pass through Anjun and approach Ningjun, and it was estimated that it would take less than ten days to reach the border between the two countries.

On this day, the team finally entered the territory of Ning County.

Some time ago, Ningnan just had a rare flood, many places in the county were affected, but there were 10 million taels of snowflake silver to fill in, although Ningjun was seriously affected, but there was no great famine, and the situation in the county was quite stable.

It's just that along the way, what I heard and saw was also full of devastation, and the villages and towns that were washed away by the flood were miserable. In the evening, the team traveled to Guancheng in Ningxian County.

Guancheng is one of the most affected towns, from the outside, the city wall has many damages, into it, is a mess, the city of all sizes of buildings, six or seven out of ten have been washed away by the flood, now the flood has receded, leaving a thick layer of silt on the ground.

People who had fled their homes from the floods had returned, setting up tents next to their washed away houses, living in misery, the cries of adults and the cries of children.

Shangguan Xiu walked out of the carriage and looked at the tragic situation on both sides of the street, his brows furrowed. Xiao Jue urged the horse to come to the carriage and said in a low voice: "Brother Xiu, the situation in the city is relatively chaotic, Brother Xiu should stay in the carriage!"

Now, how can Shangguan Xiu still be able to sit still in the carriage? He squinted his eyes and said, "The five million taels of disaster relief silver that the imperial court transported to Ning County, and I, the Shura Hall, also donated five million taels of silver to Ning County, totaling 10 million taels, so much silver, even if the entire Ning County is torn down and rebuilt, it is enough." Now that the flood has receded for nearly two months, the city of Guancheng is still in a miserable state full of devastation, where has the silver of the imperial court and our silver been spent?"

Xiao was silent. Yes, where did the 10 million taels of silver go? I'm afraid most of it went into the pockets of the local officials themselves.

When the silver is transported to the county government, the county government will naturally have to deduct a sum of money, and the county government will decentralize the silver to the county government and the county government will have to deduct a sum of money, and then the county government will delegate it to the towns, and the city government will still have to deduct a sum of money.

In the end, after layers of exploitation and deduction, the silver that can really be used on the people of Ningjun is probably not even a million taels.

Xiao absolutely understands this truth, how can Shangguan Xiu not understand it? When the water is clear, there are no fish, and Shangguan Xiu knows the unspoken rules in the officialdom that cannot be seen, as long as it is not too excessive, he will turn a blind eye and will not pay much attention to it, but this time Ning Jun has gone too far.

10 million taels of silver, transported to Ningjun, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, nothing was seen, the damaged town was not rebuilt, and there was no sign of reconstruction.

As they were talking, there was the sound of a gong in front of them, and a soldier on horseback continued to beat the gong while galloping through the street, shouting: "Dinner!

Xiao Jue smiled and said to Shangguan Xiu: "Brother Xiu, the officials of Ning County have at least not made the people hungry. ”

"Do they dare?" Shangguan Xiu snorted coldly, 10 million taels of silver for disaster relief, if the officials of Ning County still dare to let the people not have enough to eat, then they are too greedy and blatant, the matter is big, and when it reaches the imperial court, the local officials of Ning County will have to go around without food.

The soldier who had struck the gong and shouted for dinner rode to the front of Shangguan Xiu and the others' ranks, stopped his horses, stretched his neck, raised his eyes, and looked at his face with inexplicability, not knowing where this group of soldiers in strange uniforms came from? Shangguan Xiu and his party were in a hurry, and they did not notify the local officials in advance to make preparations to greet them, and the local officials along the way did not hear any rumors about Shangguan Xiu's passing by.

The soldier urged him to take two steps forward and asked curiously, "Hey, you are the city army of that city, why are there so many people, and they are all cavalry?"

He had never seen the uniforms of the gendarmerie, and thought they were the local army somewhere.

No one from the gendarmerie answered, the faces were expressionless, and no one even looked at him.

When the soldier saw that the other party regarded himself as transparent and couldn't hold his face, he put down the gong, pulled out the horsewhip pinned to his waist, pointed to the nose of a gendarme, and shouted: "Boy, Lao Tzu is asking you!"

[This text is provided by Meng Luoluo, Daybreak Affairs Department]