Everyone wants to save Yang Zhan, he already regards himself as the Patriarch of Hunyuan, and everyone around him is implicated.

Lan Lan and Jing Xin were fine. Although they were occasionally asked to accept refugee soldiers, they only had to deal with matters within their jurisdiction.

The three junior brothers, Xiao Jin, Yuan Hong, and Jian Kuan, were ordered around by him all day long. Water was diverted here, fields were divided there, crops were borrowed in the east, and land was competed in the west.

By May, the wheat seedlings can be used as firewood, but God still refuses to rain. There are water trucks lined up everywhere on the Minjiang River beach, but there is still no supply for spring plowing.

Every household's rice vat was about to bottom out, and many people even took out the rice seeds in the warehouse to eat.

Yang Zhan previously transferred the income from the Shu army's farming to supply the people and officers and soldiers coming from Daxi. Now, even the Shu army is going hungry.

Jian Kuan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was good at dancing and mobilized the wealthy households in Meizhou to raise food, but it was still a drop in the bucket.

In the entire Shu Kingdom, only the deep mountains of Yazhou are better. There is abundant rainfall all year round and there is a large amount of grain stored there. Even if there is such a severe drought year, there is no risk.

In particular, Baoxing's Dongbu Tusi and Tianquan's Gaoyang Tusi have been entrenched in deep mountains and valleys since ancient times. They are like a paradise in the world. They are self-sufficient. They have too much food to eat and rarely pick out the mountains to sell.

These chieftains, like Qin Liangyu of Shizhu, had always built high forts and guarded their territory very tightly. Even Zhang Xianzhong never attacked it.

Zhang Nengqi was ordered to march into Yazhou. Tianquan chieftain Gao Jitai and deputy chieftain Yang Zhiming jointly resisted. After several fierce battles, Yang Zhiming was defeated. General Xu Hanqing repelled the Daxi army at Feixian Pass. Soon, Gao Yang's troops invaded Lushan and killed "Daxi".

"The county magistrate Li Guojie sent returned with a large plunder, so the Daxi Army did not enter Tianquan territory.

Yang Zhan asked his mother-in-law Qin Liangyu to lend them food so that the chieftains could talk to each other better. Qin Liangyu refused, saying: "You have to take on these responsibilities yourself, so you should solve them yourself. I am a person who is about to die.

Why should you give me face?"

These chieftains are tough by nature, and even if Qin Liangyu comes forward, they may not agree to borrow food.

Yang Zhan thought about it and decided that he had to go there in person, and he couldn't borrow it, he could only buy it, although the current market situation was that a bushel of rice was worth six to seventy taels of silver.

He planned to take Yuanhong, Jian Kuan, Li Zhiyong, and a group of soldiers, carrying the gold and silver sent by Zhang Kewang, into the depths of the mountains to buy food.

Yuan Hong said: "Why should we send gold and silver to take risks? On this trip, if someone gives us face, we can buy food naturally. If they don't give us face, they steal gold and silver and don't give food, we have to fight with him desperately.

.What should we do if we raise prices and sell food at sky-high prices?"

Jian Kuan also said: "Why don't you and Yuanhong take the soldiers and gold and silver to the Yazhou government office? Zhiyong and I will go to Tianquan and Baoxing separately to deliver letters and tell Dong Bu and Gaoyang Chieftain that we are sincerely buying grain.

Form an alliance with them. If they are willing to sell grain at a fair price and are willing to form an alliance with us, then come to Yazhou Prefecture to meet you."

Yang Zhan said: "The chieftains in these two places have never paid attention to dignitaries. You are unable to invite them down the mountain. I have to go there in person, otherwise it will be self-defeating."

With so many people waiting to eat, there was no way, no one could stop him.

The group soon entered the territory of Yazhou and headed towards Tianquan Gaoyang Tusi first.

Along the way, I saw many people pulling out wheat stalks and plowing fields to plant rice seedlings. Everyone pinned their hopes on autumn.

I hope God bless me and give Sichuan people a bite to eat.

There are often men and women singing Yangko duet in the mountains and canyons. They stop and go, but they are also fascinated by it.

Yang Zhan was in a good mood and loudly recited the Bamboo Branch Poetry of Budai Monk of the Tang Dynasty: "Planting green seedlings all over the field with your hands, you can see the sky in the water when you lower your head. The six pure roots are the way. Going back is actually going forward."

Jian Kuan quietly pulled his sleeve and said, "Senior brother, there seems to be someone coming from the top of the mountain over there!"

Yang Zhan raised his head and looked into the distance, and sure enough, a group of people and horses were galloping towards them, and he could hear shouts in Tibetan getting closer and closer.

Yang Zhan suddenly remembered that he had forgotten to bring someone who spoke Zang. What should he do? He couldn't communicate with them, let alone fight with them. Once there was a fight, the matter of buying food would come to nothing.

If you surrender, you will risk being killed by others seeking money. The four of them are martial arts masters, so of course they can avoid it, but those soldiers may be beaten to death on the spot.

Without allowing for the slightest consideration, he shouted urgently: "Stand where you are!" Then he flew forward alone, far away from the flood, and Jian Kuan followed closely behind.

The three of them stopped the charging Tibetan troops in the rain of bullets from the other side.

The big men of the Zang ethnic group were shouting at them, but they were only shouting in Chinese, and no one could understand what the other meant.

Yuanhong had an idea, pointed at Yang Zhan and shouted: "Yang Zhan! Yang Zhan!"

Jian Kuan pointed in the direction of Panda Tucheng and shouted: "Toast! Chieftain!"

The group of people had seen their skills just now, and finally understood that the person coming was actually Yang Zhan, the great general of the Shu Kingdom, and he wanted to see the chieftain.

After another chirping, the group of people all turned over and dismounted, knelt on one knee in front of Yang Zhan, put one hand on his chest, and bent down to salute.

It turns out that everything Yang Zhan has done has long been spread throughout the Shu people. Even Tibetans in remote mountainous areas are telling stories about his heroic deeds.

There is no need to say more at this point. They lifted Yang Zhan up like a god, and a fast horse went to report to the chieftain.

In the distance, a mysterious cry sounded deep in the forest, and Yang Zhan got goosebumps. But he knew that this must be a ritual of the chieftain, so he quietly told the people accompanying him, his face always

Stay solemn and never smile.

Gao Jitai, the chieftain of Tianquan, welcomed him outside the Panda City. He had dealt with Han officials for many years, so he could naturally speak Chinese and understand Han communication.

After bowing to Yang Zhan, Gao Jitai said excitedly that he had admired General Yang for a long time, but because of his duty to defend the country, he could not go to see him yet, and he did not expect the general to come here.

Seeing this situation, Yang Zhan felt that if he didn't explain his purpose early, there might be a misunderstanding. He ordered someone to pick up the gold and silver, and laughed and said: "Master Chieftain, Yang came here today to buy food. We brought him

There is only so much gold and silver, please sell us your surplus grain for the sake of King Shu and the people!"

Gao Jitai was surprised, "They say that the general has restored farming in Shu, so why do we still need to buy rice?"

Yang Zhan joked: "Because of the reputation, more people come to eat." Then he said seriously, "I made an agreement with Zhang Xianzhong. He released all the people in Daxi, so there is not enough food to eat."

Gao Jitai said: "General Gao Yi, we can't make use of the country's hard-earned wealth, so we borrowed the food. You can take the gold and silver back with you!"

Yang Zhan said: "The gold and silver are heavy. Now that I have brought them here, I have no intention of taking them back. Just give me the food as you see fit."
Chapter completed!