Chapter Twenty-Four: Wait for Some More to Die
"Drain ......"
The rain pounded on the eaves, bringing with it a thin sound of rain.
Then, the rain dripped down the eaves and fell into the puddle, with a crisp ticking sound.
"Da ......"
A black chess piece landed on the board.
"I heard that today I brought the jade people into the Qamdo Mansion." A white-haired old man looked at the middle-aged man opposite and asked.
"Yes, Lord Fujun, they are here to investigate the thieves and spies." The middle-aged man nodded back.
With that, he dropped a white piece on the chessboard.
The white-haired old man hummed, twisted the chess pieces, remained silent, and looked at the chess game with his eyes.
The pavilion fell silent, save for the 'ticking' of rainwater dripping from the eaves into the puddles.
"Li Tongzhi, when do you say we will start to help the victims?" The white-haired old man, who dropped the black chess, looked up at the middle-aged man and asked.
"Not right now." Li Tongzhi shook his head lightly and said, "The food allocated to us by the imperial court is too small, and it can't save so many victims at all. If it is saved, the food will soon run out.
The whole of Chamdo will be plunged into civil strife, which is very bad for you. ”
After speaking, he gently dropped a white seed.
The white-haired old man nodded, not surprised by the other party's answer, dropped the chess pieces, and said slowly: "Then Li Tongzhi, what do you think we should do?" ”
"My subordinates think that we will wait for some more people to die outside the city. It's almost dead, and then open a warehouse to release grain. Li Tongzhi dropped the chess piece, looked respectful, and said: "But don't be too slow, otherwise it will be troublesome to let the jade person pay attention." ”
"You have a point." The white-haired old man nodded, dropped a sunspot, and said with a smile: "The big dragon has been completed, you have lost!" ”
"Fu Jun is good at chess." Li Tongzhi showed a look of amazement.
"Hahaha...... the white-haired old man laughed and said, "I'm very happy to play chess with you today." You should go back early. It's cold, don't catch a cold. ”
"Lord Xie Fujun."
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Tonight's rain has been unusually long.
Chu Zheng had already discovered that among the displaced people next door, someone had a high fever, and it was estimated that he would die soon.
The weather is getting colder.
Chu was sitting by the campfire, feeling a little regretful in his heart.
I knew that when he was in the forbidden world, he would bring some daily necessities out, and now he would not be in such a predicament.
The current meat can only last for three or four days at most.
That wolf, now that I think about it, is still a little thin.
"Dadada......" Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came from a distance.
When Chu Zheng heard the sound of horses' hooves, he immediately woke up, looked outside, and saw a man riding a tall horse, galloping in the rain.
The rain splashed on the ground, forming a beautiful landscape.
Then, a series of horses' hooves sounded, and a group of people rushed out of the rain on horseback.
Chu Zheng noticed that the people chasing behind him were the group of people with jade during the day.
The person with jade means the person who carries the jade.
Jade, which is a valuable thing in the Liang Kingdom, cannot be worn casually except for distinguished people.
And the jade people are a special case.
Because they were the eyes and ears of the emperor, they were formerly known as the Gongwei Division established by Taizu, who was authorized to bring jade, and later named with jade, engaged in a series of work such as investigation, arrest, interrogation, and military intelligence collection.
This department was directly subordinate to the emperor and was directly accountable to the emperor.
It is similar to the Ming Dynasty Jinyi Wei that Chu Zheng is familiar with.
It's just that the power exercised is greater.
Because Chu Zheng knew from the memory of his predecessor that in addition to the inward management, the rivers and lakes in this belt were also in charge.
The collapse of many sects is said to be related to the jade people.
So much so that the name of the jade person can stop the child from crying.
In a few moments, the group disappeared into the night.
The riots of the displaced people also quieted down.
"Chu Zheng." At this moment, Ma Yong walked to Chu Zheng's side and said in a low voice: "I heard just now that someone has a channel to enter Qamdo, and one person only needs two hundred copper coins. ”
Hearing his words, Chu Zheng frowned slightly, "How did that person let people in?" ”
It's no wonder he doesn't believe it, and now Qamdo is under martial law.
Trying to sneak in is no different from storming the city from within.
This kind of thing, how can it be so simple.
The man didn't say. Just said pay and let us in. Mayon said.
Hearing his words, Chu Zheng shook his head, "Brother Ma, I don't think this kind of thing is so easy, I advise you not to trust others." ”
"This ......," Ma Yong hesitated with a look on his face.
When Chu Zheng saw him like that, he didn't persuade him.
Everyone has their own choices, and he can't force them.
"Da Da ......" At this moment, suddenly a sound of footsteps sounded outside the house.
Immediately afterwards, a man in a lily robe walked to the front of the shed.
This person was carrying a long knife and stared at Chu Zheng and the others.
Chu's front did not change color, and his hand quietly touched the iron piece.
"I'm here to take shelter from the rain, can you two do it?" The man outside asked in a hoarse voice.
"It's inconvenient to have a female dependent." Chu Zheng's eyes were cold and he responded.
When the man heard this, he stood at the door for a moment, nodded, and walked to the other huts.
Chu Zheng pursed his lips, sweat oozing from his forehead.
The person just now has a very strong aura, if he didn't guess wrong, the other party should be a martial artist who has entered the product.
In the event of a head-on conflict, he is no match for the other side at all.
"Knock knock knock ......" At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves was heard.
Not long after, more than a dozen knights surrounded the shack here, and a solemn aura enveloped the field.
Chu Zheng also saw the deterrence of cavalry for the first time.
The homeless people present were completely frightened into quails.
"What a handsome horse!" Chu Zheng saw these people's horses, and his eyes were straight.
These horses are all pure black, with no trace of variegated fur, plus the head, nearly two meters high, and knotted muscles. The rain falls on the horses, and the muscles of these horses shake from time to time to shake the rain off.
"Everybody come out!" Someone shouted.
At this time, Chu Zheng found that the jade man who had called the door before, Baihu Chen Ming, rode out, with a pair of eagle-like eyes, staring coldly at the people in the field.
Where did the displaced people in the field see this formation, and slowly walked out.
"Smack!"
Suddenly, from the horse, a man was thrown down.
The man fell into the muddy water like a puddle of mud.
"Say, who is your superior?" Someone took a whip and whipped it at the man on the ground.
"Ah!!h
The man struggled to his feet in the muddy water, and then looked at the people in the field.
Then he trembled and looked at a celebrity, then shook his head and said in a hoarse voice, "He's not here." ”
"I'm in trouble." When Chu Zheng heard this, his heart was slightly cold.