Seeing that Lin Yu was silent, Li Ying comforted softly: "If it is Beirong, at least His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is more likely to be alive now." ”

She nodded, then smiled at him.

Li Ying's face flushed slightly, his eyes became softer and softer, and there was an uncontrollable smile on his face.

Although he knew that it was not appropriate to show his joy when Zhu Rongzhan was still missing, Lin Yu smiled at him, and he felt that he was like a mirror, not only reflecting her joy on his face, but also increasing it a thousand times, and the enthusiasm and ecstasy in his heart were more violent than the emotions Lin Yu cast.

If the Beirong people want to take the prince away, they must go north, and the east of the river is far away from Beirong, and it is difficult for them to get the advantage of the terrain, so they will probably disguise themselves as caravans and take the official road.

If you look for them along the official road, it is very likely that you can catch up with them.

But Zhu Rongzhan was going to escort grain and grass to Lucun for disaster relief, but now he disappeared with the grain truck, and it is not known whether Lucun got the relief grain later.

When they went to Lucun, they saw that the village was only a ruined wall, and many places still had traces of being soaked by the flood, but it was no longer inhabited.

"No one is there." Chen Ci preemptively inspected all the houses that were still in good condition one by one, and came out and shook his head at Lin Yu: "They can't wait for a way to live in the same place." ”

"There is no new relief food." Lin Yu sighed.

Li Ying said: "After the prince disappeared, the officials of the East Palace who stayed in Hedong asked for a replacement batch of grain and grass, but the Hedong Shi clan shirked it on the grounds that the loss was too large and the new grain and grass needed a certain amount of time to raise. When the prince disappeared, Lucun had already been affected by the disaster for a few days, and now it has been a few days since the prince disappeared......"

Chen Ci gritted his teeth and said: "Those Hedong scholars, do they really don't care about their life or death?!" ”

"Maybe they will take the opportunity to burn down the granary and settle the accounts while the chaos is in chaos." Li Ying said: "This is also a common method. ”

Chen Ci said with a cold face: "In other words, you also know that they are corrupt. ”

Li Ying said softly: "Who doesn't know? Even if it is the Son of Heaven, he knows it in his heart. Just knowing doesn't mean you can do anything. ”

"It's not that you can't do anything, it's that you don't want to do it!" Chen Ci said angrily in disgust: "This world is not your property! The people are not your playthings! ”

Li Ying stroked her sleeves and was silent.

At this time, Lin Yu spoke: "Li Gongzi ......"

Li Ying was stunned for a moment, he felt that this title was good, but he didn't know how to call it appropriately, so he had to acquiesce: "What's the matter with Ah Yu?" ”

"The prince wants to save him, but the victims in Hedong can't ignore it." Lin Yu said: "Originally, the prince was in charge of disaster relief, but now his whereabouts are unknown, and Luo Yuanqing, as a disaster relief envoy, can no longer lose his trace." I would like to ask you to stay and assist Ah Ci and work together to ensure that the victims can receive relief. The food I asked you to buy before was also prepared for this catastrophe, and you can call it at will. ”

Li Ying said: "What about you? ”

"I can't help you by staying," Lin Yu shook his head, "...... I'm going to chase His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

Chen Ci also rushed over: "Ah Yu, we all stay, you are on the road alone, how can we rest assured?" ”

"It's okay, Li Gongzi's subordinates should have caught up, right?"

Li Ying was silent.

That's right, Shu Yin had already caught up some time ago. But he saw that Lin Yu wanted to maintain a balance between him and Chen Ci, so he didn't let Shu Yin appear.

If Shu Yin appears, the power on Li Ying's side will be too great, and Lin Yu will inevitably be more inclined to Chen Ci in order to balance.

This is definitely not what Li Ying wants to see.

But after all, Lin Yu had seen Shu Yin's skills and was familiar with their abilities, even if Li Ying didn't show it, she could roughly guess it.

Lin Yu smiled: "You don't have to worry about it now, right?" ”

They returned to the city from Lucun, which had been turned into a wasteland, and when Li Ying went out to gather his men, Chen Ci accompanied Lin Yu and watched her simply pack up and salute on her way.

"Ah Yu, do you want me to cooperate with Li Ying?"

Lin Yu said: "Disaster relief, after all, you have to go to the open scene of officialdom, you are pretending to be Luo Yuanqing's identity, but you don't know him well, and you need Li Ying's assistance." With his help, things can be much easier. ”

"I don't mean this," he said, "I mean the Mantis Arm." Do you want the Mantis Arm Army to work with Lee? ”

Lin Yu thought for a while: "Yes." I hope. ”

"Why?"

"Because you need the support of some of the scholars, so that you can better raise your sword against the other part of the scholars, and hope to achieve a career, instead of dying in the end."

Whether it is a stunning talent such as Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, or Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty who unified the world from scratch, their seizure of the world is also accompanied by compromise.

Although Lin Yu came from later generations and took it for granted that such a regime was very backward, she also knew that with the current conditions, it would be impossible to reach the level of later generations.

the level of education of the population, the development of productive forces...... None of them match.

Even if you start working now, it will be at least five years before you want to see results.

It is not necessary to do it in one step, as in later generations, to eliminate the unequal classes, because it is very unrealistic.

Compared with the Qin and Han dynasties, the system of the Tang and Song dynasties was advanced enough, and compared with the Tang and Song dynasties, the birth of the Ming Dynasty was in line with the expectations of the world.

Rather than unrealistically constructing an illusory utopia, it is better to be down-to-earth, realistically make the people less turbulent, and make the world more peaceful, stable and tranquil.

An unbridled war will only cause destruction, and if the Mantis Arm disrupts order in the world, resulting in the displacement of civilians who could have lived in peace under the rule of the nobles, and their lives are even worse, it is better to do nothing.

Chen Ci said: "This is almost the same as what my military advisor said. ”

"Then did you listen to your military advisor?"

"Nope."

"Why don't you listen?"

"Because I don't want to hear it. I don't want to work with any of the gentry. ”

"Have you been at odds for a long time?"

“…… I'm afraid it's been a bit long. ”

"Your military advisor hasn't left you yet?"

"Because he couldn't find a more suitable lord than me." Chen Ci smiled, "He said that there are many people in the world who hate the Shi clan, but I am the only one who dares to make trouble." ”

"It seems that he has no choice."

"Yes. So he has always tolerated a lot of my willfulness. ”

"Then this time, you still don't want to listen to it?"

"No, since it's Ayu, I'll listen to it."

"Why?"

"Because...... Just as Ah Yu feels that he owes His Royal Highness the Crown Prince a life, I also feel that I owe Ah Yu a life. It's all because of me that Ah Yu will die. ”

"Why don't you feel ...... Did I hurt you? Lin Yu said in a low voice: "It's not you who have affected me, it's me who has affected you." ”

They looked at each other for a long time, then smiled at the same time.

Chen Ci said: "Okay, actually, I just want to listen to you. ”

"Okay," Lin Yu bit his lip with a smile, "Then let's not talk about such a heavy topic." ”

She said with a straight face: "By providing disaster relief in Hedong, you can expand the influence of the Mantis Arm Army, if there is any surplus food left after the disaster relief, I will let Li Ying transport it to you as military funds for the Mantis Arm Army." ”

He ...... Is it credible? ”

"Li Ying?"

"Hmm."

Lin Yu didn't know how to answer.

Her feelings for Li Ying are too complicated, and she can hardly sort them out for a while.

Does she trust him?

Actually, I don't trust it.

But is he reliable? And it seems to be reliable all the time.

Everything she wanted to do, he helped her do. No matter what kind of difficulties you encounter, as long as you ask him for help, it seems that they can be solved.

"He can even tell me about killing me...... and willing to come to my rescue when I am taken captive. Lin Yu said: "I want to ...... Try to trust Him. ”