The weather is already getting cold, and winter is not suitable for war.

Moreover, it has been staying in Gaochang, and the cost of food and clothing is very large, and it is impossible for Gaochang to entertain the envoys of the armies of various countries endlessly, and it will not be long before the support of these countries will be invited to leave Gaochang and prepare for the winter.

A steady stream of reinforcements entered the royal city, how could little Gaochang stand it? King Gaochang will not be happy for a few days, the huge pressure will make him breathless, and he will be eager to ask for reinforcements to leave.

After the reinforcements left, Great Wei launched an attack again until the other side was willing to compensate, which was the best decision at present.

Yuan Wanshan nodded, agreed to this plan, and returned his troops to the border city.

…

Inside the city of King Gaochang.

King Gaochang was very warm to entertain the representatives of various countries, and the nearby troops also came, and they were very warmly entertained.

Some countries sent 10,000 or 20,000 troops, some 5,000, some 3,000, and all kinds of them.

At the beginning, seeing the arrival of reinforcements, King Gaochang was extremely relieved and excited, but as a lot of grain was spilled out, the air became colder and colder, and King Gaochang was anxious, very uncomfortable, and couldn't be happy.

The reinforcements were enough, but it was impossible for these reinforcements to follow his orders to attack the Great Wei in groups, just to prevent the Great Wei invasion in the city.

Therefore, if the Great Wei does not come to attack, the reinforcements will be here to support the elderly, and they have to be provided with good food and drink.

It doesn't matter in a short period of time, but after a long time, it is a big problem for Gaochang.

"Ladies and gentlemen, how to solve the food problem?"

In the conference room, King Gaochang convened his confidants and ministers to discuss.

The food in the treasury is getting scarcer and smaller, and he is anxious.

"How about some from a few cities?" A minister suggested.

Another minister immediately retorted, "There is a shortage of food, and each city is not enough for itself, how can there be any adjustment?" ”

Other times are fine, winter is approaching day by day, and it is really difficult to adjust.

Even if the king of a country wants to adjust, the localities will refuse.

The people regard food as their heaven, so it is impossible for them to bring you all the rations that are in their mouths, right?

"Then buy it?" A minister made another suggestion.

"How much do you buy? How long does winter take? How much do the reinforcements have to eat? Can we afford it? ”

All kinds of problems made King Gaochang frown.

At present, these reinforcements are almost out of stock, and the armies of various countries are still sending them here, and only half of them have come so far, how much food is needed to feed the armies of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions?

The ministers calmed down and had to accept a sad fact that Gao Chang could not afford to raise him, and there were too many people, so he reluctantly accepted it in a short time. After a long time, let alone Gaochang, the vast majority of countries can't support it.

"Why don't you send them back?" A minister said.

Someone immediately retorted, these supports are their confidence, what if they are invited away, what if Dawei attacks again?

But on second thought, there seems to be no better way than to let people go.

But what if you attack again? You can't be cheeky enough to ask for support, can you?

Everyone looked at King Gaochang in unison.

King Gaochang's brows twisted into Sichuan characters, and finally made a painful decision.

"It's almost winter, and war is not something that can be fought in three or two days.

In case it drags on until winter, and is still in the war, the Wei army will not be able to stand it, they are not stupid.

Please leave and apologize for giving some benefits! ”

This decision made the ministers look at each other, there was no way, there was no better way.

And the people dispersed, and every man did his duty, and prepared treasures of gold and silver to be sent to the nations, and asked them to depart.

For those who have not yet arrived, they also send messengers to send money and goods to express their gratitude and let them return the way they came.

Upon learning of the situation, various countries had different attitudes and speculated about Gaochang's intentions?

Li Xingchen, who was far away in Dawei, also received this news and speculated about it!

However, he also had new ideas.

The war is over temporarily, and the major families should be called on to go to the Western Regions to make cotton clothes, cotton shoes and other winter-related industries, and make a profit.

After calling people over, it's time to keep an eye on the matter of the former tribute ceremony in Yunmian County!

It's also a lot of money.

……

At the same time, Yunmian Mountain!

Qin Dahai sighed towards his hand and walked out, wanting to turn around and see if he could find any clues.

The houses in Yunmian Village are built according to the scattered terrain of the mountains.

A few of the heads of the family and the children lived in the backyard, while the others lived in rows of low houses.

There are also many people from Yunmian Village in Yunmian Town under the mountain, but these people do not make a living by looting, but only rely on the forces of Yunmian Village to seek peace.

Cui'er is the daughter of a yellow mute who cooks in the kitchen, and usually helps out in the kitchen.

Occasionally, he would take the cloth he spun and go to Yunmian Town to exchange some rouge gouache and other things, which is about how he met Ah Liang.

Qin Dahai dangled to the door of the room where Cui'er lived before his death, the door was hidden and not locked, so he pushed the door directly and walked in.

The furnishings in the room are very simple, even a little shabby.

If it weren't for the dilapidated dresser under the window and the loom on the other side of the room, it would have been impossible to tell that this was a woman's boudoir.

Qin Dahai walked to the dresser and opened the small drawer of the cabinet.

In the drawer are a few hairpins with a very simple style, as well as leftover rouge powder.

He was a little curious to pick up a box of rouge and open it, leaned in front of his nose and smelled it, the faint peach blossom fragrance was elegant and refreshing, just right, not too tired.

It looks like I collected my own petals.

I didn't expect Cui'er to be quite clever.

Qin Dahai sighed in his heart, put the rouge box back in its place, turned around, took a step back, and directly hit Cui'er's dresser.

I don't know when someone walked in and stood behind him silently.

When Qin Dahai turned around, he was facing a sleek, old face full of wrinkles and wrinkles, which scared him to the core.

Standing there was a very old man, his hair was gray and a little messy, his bags were hanging down, and his eyes were staring straight at Qin Dahai.

Qin Dahai looked him up and down, and saw that there was a shadow on the ground behind the old man, and then his heart was relieved.

Then he saw that the old man was still holding a spatula in his hand, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, thinking that this person should be Cui'er's father, so he said with a gesture:

"I am the new magistrate of Yunmian County, and I was detained here by your three masters to solve the contradiction between you and Fengmen Mountain.

I came to your daughter's room to see if there was anything else that could explain the strange things that happened after her death. ”

I don't know if the old man understands it or not, but Qin Dahai found that the old man's eyes darkened obviously after hearing him say this.

Then he made a sound of "uh-uh-uh", looking at his gesture, it seemed that Qin Dahai was letting the things that had been moved back in place.

Qin Dahai nodded again and again.