Pei Qing quickly replied: "As long as General Zhou comes to pick it up in person, Xixian County will immediately give out 10,000 catties of grain, which can be regarded as repaying the general's kindness for saving the city last time."

The veteran was taken to the dining hall of the Rui Wang's Mansion for a full meal, and received a cotton coat before thanking him and leaving.

"The cotton coat donated by this princess was not distributed to General Zhou?" Pei Qing wrinkled slightly, "I feel that this meritorious General Zhou is not having a good time in the army......"

General Zhou personally came to the city gate with the 500 soldiers who rescued Xixian last time, but he did not enter, and only took out 1,000 taels of silver and said that he wanted to exchange for grain.

Pei Qing didn't go out of the city, but while walking up to the city tower to talk to him, he asked people to deliver 10,000 catties of grain to them.

"General Zhou protects his family and defends the country, and it is said that there should be no shortage of food." Pei Qing looked down at General Zhou on horseback, looking at his tall body and strong and open thin waist and broad shoulders, he couldn't help but be secretly surprised in his heart.

- It's strange, it's the first time we've met, why do you think he's a little familiar?

General Zhou's personal soldiers said for him: "It's like this every year, the princess didn't know before, and this year we have no choice, so we have to sneak out to find food, and the general can't bear to starve us to death!"

Pei Qing's eyes flashed, and in the face of the big hero who had saved the whole city of Xixian County, she couldn't help but soften her voice: "General Zhou is very difficult, if there are any difficulties in the future, just open your mouth, this princess can definitely help."

The tall general, who was riding a horse and holding a silver spear, did not speak, and the bronze ghost face on his face covered all his emotions.

When they had received the grain, they put a thousand taels of silver on the ground at the gate of the city, and they disappeared as quickly as the wind and fire.

Looking at the distant backs of these people, Pei Qing's fingers tightened slightly as he pressed the city head, and even his lips tightened.

From the back, that person seems to be getting more and more familiar?

The news of the defeat of the steppe wolf cavalry spread in all directions, riots broke out among the northern barbarians, and the atmosphere of the border army became more and more tense day by day.

And, just when the second heavy snow fell, a pair of grassland nomads came to the border pass, wanting to become Xixian people at the cost of sacrificing all their cattle and sheep.

Naturally, they were all detained by the border army and became slaves of the border army.

It was at this time that Dongzhu came to Pei Qing.

"Princess Niangniang, my people were inspired by Baguwen and wanted to become your people, but they were detained by the border army in the name of meticulous work", Dongzhu said anxiously, "They sent Hai Dongqing to deliver me the news, all the cattle and sheep they wanted to offer you were intercepted by the border army, they wanted to come to Xixian County to further study Baguwen, but they became slaves!" ”

This news somewhat surprised Pei Qing, but he didn't expect that the chess pieces that he had laid out casually at the beginning would actually see the effect now.

"I'll contact Huang Gongzi first to see if he can take the road on his side." Pei Qing said to Dongzhu soothingly, "Don't worry, there should be news after two days of carrier pigeons." ”

What I didn't expect was that after the carrier pigeon was released, I received a reply from Huang Gongzi that afternoon.

This made Pei Qing very surprised: "Huang Gongzi is near the former county? Why didn't he come to the county? It's freezing ...... day."

Huang Gongzi pointed out concisely in the letter that he would go directly to General Zhou, and General Zhou would do things for her.

Pei Qing thought about it, and after writing a letter, he asked Lao Chen to take twenty truckloads of grain and go to the border.

*

As soon as Lao Chen stepped into the border border, someone came over to take over the grain and brought him to General Zhou.

After this, Lao Chen saw General Zhou take off the bronze ghost face on his face, revealing Li Yi's handsome face.

"Lord, is it really you?" Lao Chen was overjoyed and almost incoherent with excitement, "Your subordinates know that you will definitely succeed and will be able to realize your ambitions!" ”

Li Yi waited quietly for him to finish his excitement, and then said succinctly: "I already know your intentions, I have already tried these barbarians who came, and there should be no detailed work in them, you take them away and bring them to the princess, nothing else."

Lao Chen opened his mouth, his eyes showing confusion, but because it was the Lord he respected, he didn't ask anything, and directly obeyed the order.

Li Yi put on the bronze ghost face again after Lao Chen left, and coldly ordered: "This matter is not allowed to be spread, if anyone leaks the news, then they will be killed!"

*

Lao Chen brought back Dongzhu's people, Dongzhu almost cried and fainted, and swore to serve the princess Niangniang for the rest of his life and be loyal to death.

Pei Qing only thought that the food he sent over played a role, and then saw that these Northern Barbarians brought back from the border pass were all old, young, sick and disabled, and none of them were young and strong, so he arranged them to the farm.

She exchanged the youngsters of long-haired sheep and beef cattle from the system and handed them over to these nomadic people to take care of, enriching the meat market.

This winter is extremely cold, and want to defect to the former county, admire the Han culture of the grassland more and more, most of them are old, young, sick and disabled, there are also a small number of young and strong, they are detained by the border army every time, and then the grain from the former county will pick them up, they bring to the former county, is the mature breeding industry, and hard work and hard work.

This winter, Xixian County not only produced a sufficient amount of meteorite iron bows, but also produced a batch of modern swords, each of which was sharpened like clay, which was very suitable for sprinting immediately.

These weapons were all bought by General Zhou in the end, and Pei Qing sold them all to him at cost price, not intending to make any money on him.

So after turning the year, after spring, after hearing the news that the border army had won a great victory and was about to attack the royal court of the North and South, Pei Qing felt that this was unexpected and reasonable.

According to the formal regulations of General Zhou, he should be an ambitious person, such a person wants to make meritorious contributions and get ahead, and with magic weapons in hand, how can he restrain himself?

When I think of this General Zhou, I can't help but think of another person - Li Yi.

Pei Qing's heart jumped suddenly, and he muttered and repeated: "Make a contribution, make a contribution...... Is it ......?"

She had a vague thought in her heart, and just when the thought was about to become clear, the high eunuch who had been away from the county for a long time came again.

The last time Eunuch Gao went to look for help, but none of them moved in, not only did the Zhou Mansion refuse to take the troops out to rescue Xixian, but no one responded to the distress letter he sent.

Feeling very embarrassed, the high eunuch was embarrassed to return to the former county, so he went back to the capital directly to make a business, but the boss gave him a new holy decree, and he came in a hurry.

"Princess Niangniang, we have a happy event to inform you," Eunuch Gao was greeted by a spring breeze as soon as he appeared, "This time the king has a great victory, and General Zhou has been named the king of Dingbei, and Your Majesty will marry you to the king of Dingbei as the princess!" ”