Nowadays, Jinyun is experiencing domestic and foreign troubles, Xiao Zhuo has just ascended the throne, and something like this happened. It did not happen suddenly, but because Xiao Zhuo and everyone else's thoughts were focused on the court.
Yun Miaomiao has already helped a lot with the food matter. At least there will be no more grain harvest in the coming year.
If there is a war, Jinyun will not be able to afford food for the army at all. If he continues to plunder the people's wealth at this time, then Jinyun will have no future at all.
"Your Majesty, the national treasury is empty now, and the people are struggling to survive due to natural disasters. If there is another war, I am afraid that we will not be able to maintain our national strength." The Minister of Rites said solemnly.
The Minister of War also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the drought has been going on for more than a year now. The most fertile grain town in Ruizhou has no harvest this year. The domestic relief grain has been sold for one hundred Wen per catty. If we march and fight,
I'm afraid this food and grass problem will be a big problem."
The Minister of Hubu also raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is better to let the army suppress the border and then negotiate with the enemy. The main thing is to seek peace."
Xiao Zhuo had a stern look on his face, "You want me to get married?"
The Minister of Hubu nodded, "I think this is the best policy."
"Presumptuous!" A frightening momentum suddenly burst out from Xiao Zhuo, "We, Jinyun, are such a big country, why do we need to use methods like marriage."
With his roar, the people below all knelt on the ground and began to beg for mercy, "Your Majesty, please calm down. What I have said is the best policy. Please think again, Your Majesty."
"I have said that I will not use despicable means such as peace to seek peace. If the enemy country is really so arrogant, I will personally drive and conquer the country at worst. I will find a way to deal with the food and grass issues. You just retreat first." Xiao Zhuo saw them coming.
He only said the word "marriage" when he came and went, and he didn't want to see them anymore, so he just drove them away.
After the six ministers left, Gu Fengqing did not leave. "The emperor has taken on this burden. I'm afraid it won't be easy to solve. The food problem is still the biggest problem after all."
Xiao Zhuo sat alone on the dragon chair, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
He knew how much influence food had on Jinyun as a whole, but as the king of a country, he couldn't just give up.
If this is really possible, he might as well not sit in this position.
It's not that he hasn't thought of other ways, but he thinks that marriage is not the best way to solve the problem.
He believed in his own army and their ability to fight the enemy, rather than seeking peace through marriage.
Gu Fengqing took a step forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, you have promised the courtiers about the food problem, but the food problem is still serious. The food town of Ruizhou has indeed had no harvest this year, and the domestic relief food prices have
It's as high as one hundred cents per catty. Even if your army can resist the enemy's attack, if the supply of food and grass is not available, the war will be destined to be a disaster."
Xiao Zhuo nodded, "Brother-in-law, what do you think I should do?"
He looked at Gu Fengqing with a hint of heaviness in his eyes.
Gu Fengqing thought for a moment, and then said, "Your Majesty, I thought I could go to Mobei first to inquire about the situation. Jinyun is drought-stricken and food is in short supply. Mobei is full of refugees. Beili may not be better than us. They have seized our city. Then they
The military rations may not be sufficient. All the big countries in Jinyun will worry about food, but what about Bei Lie?"
After Xiao Zhuo heard this, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, "My brother-in-law is still smart. If we are short of others, others may not be rich. It's just that going to Mobei is not a trivial matter. Who to send is a problem."
Gu Fengqing smiled and said, "Your Majesty, why are you so entangled? Am I not the best choice standing in front of you?"
Xiao Zhuo shook his head, "I just don't want you to take risks, so I didn't take you into consideration. Brother-in-law, my cousin finally came back from Qin Lanhe. Do you want your cousin to follow you to take risks in Mobei? No,
Can't."
Because of the food problem, Xiao Zhuo already felt sorry for Yun Miaomiao from the bottom of his heart. How could he feel sorry if Gu Fengqing was asked to go to Mobei now.
"Your Majesty, this is not a conflict. I am leaving for Mobei now and can see her halfway. Although Mobei is dangerous, I still have the ability to protect a person. My wife is well-educated and has unique insights into food.
, it’s better than me going alone. Besides, the letter also said that Dean Ying of the academy is also going to Mobei. Just keep it in your heart when he is here."
Gu Fengqing spoke for a while, then paused and continued, "It's just that I'm afraid I won't be able to stay up with you this year, but that's not a problem. Jinyun will have good weather next year, and we will definitely have a good year."
"But, I..." Xiao Zhuo opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't say a word.
This is his world, and the people of Mobei are also his people, and he must treat them equally.
He couldn't ask Gu Fengqing not to go, let alone ask them to stay with him selfishly.
"Then, I will make you the regent, set out to Mobei to provide disaster relief, and give the Yulin Army the Tiger Talisman. No matter what happens in Mobei, it is entirely up to you to make the decision. There is no need to report. My only condition is that you and your cousin come back safely and come back to see me.
." Xiao Zhuo nodded, his eyes filled with solemnity.
One person stood at the top and the other stood at the bottom of the hall. They were the emperor and his ministers, as well as their teachers and friends.
As soon as the imperial edict came out, it was like a stone was dropped in a calm pool, causing countless waves to splash and causing countless people to have different thoughts.
On the day when Gu Fengqing received the imperial edict, he counted the Yulin Army and set off for Mobei. Xiao Zhuo personally sent them off when they left.
When Yun Miaomiao got the news, it was already two days later, and she and Ying Feichen happened to stay at the inn they were passing by.
"As expected of the most talented man in the capital, Gu Fengqing, he directly convinced His Majesty to send troops to Bei Lie. Yun Miaomiao, your husband is really not an ordinary person." Ying Feichen looked at the notice and said with emotion.
Yun Miaomiao looked at the notice, but her mood was not as relaxed as Ying Feichen's. Sending troops was not a trivial matter.
Gu Fengqing should know that when sending troops to fight, food and grass go first. How can we fight this war without food and grass?
"Ying Feichen, I will help you build your academy. You are the person who is most familiar with Mobei. Do you know what to do to raise enough food and grass for the 50,000 Yulin Army as quickly as possible?" Yun Miaomiao frowned.
asked.
When Ying Feichen heard this, he glanced at Yun Miaomiao, "You want to raise food and grass for Gu Fengqing?"
"Yes!" Yun Miaomiao nodded.
Ying Feichen thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "I can help you, but you must keep your word regarding the academy. Even if I am in Mobei and never come back, you must help me rebuild the academy.
To restore the past glory, Yun Su is the next dean I selected, if he is willing, you can't stop him."
"What Yun Su chooses is his business. I have no right to interfere. If he wants to, of course I won't stop him. But if he doesn't want to do this, I won't force him."
"Okay." This is what Ying Feichen wanted, and then his face became more serious, "Although Mobei is desolate and many places are windy and sandy, it is difficult to grow food, but we and the surrounding small countries
There are also transactions going back and forth. There is a market on the border called Gui Kuipi. As long as there is any transaction between countries, it will be carried out there. No matter whether there is a war or not and which country it belongs to, this place will never be shaken."
Yun Miaomiao's eyes lit up after hearing this, "In other words, no matter who goes here, they can make deals with other countries, right?"
Ying Feichen smiled and said, "That's right."
"But." He changed the topic, "Although you can trade at will here, not everyone can enter. The bargaining chip for entering the market is that you need to pay a high admission fee. It takes ten dollars for a buyer to enter the city alone.
Two taels of silver. If you are a trader, you will start with one hundred taels. The identity of the city lord of Gui Kuipi is secret. Few people know who he is, whether he is a man or a woman. They only know that he is a person who cannot be offended. Someone once brought something on the mezzanine.
I went in to sell and was caught. The city lord had his limbs cut off and hung on the city wall to dry. Since then, no one has done anything to provoke me. Lord Gui Kuipi, could it be that you want to sell seafood there?"
What Ying Feichen knows so far is that what Yun Miaomiao has most is sea goods, and that place is deep in the hinterland. Some people have never heard of the sea in their lives, let alone seen it. Sea goods can indeed be obtained there.
A good place might really be noticed by your city lord.
"Dry goods can be transported there, but fresh goods are unlikely." Yun Miaomiao shook his head, "The key is that Gui Kuipei may not have the food and grass we need. Even if we sell sea goods, we can sell them at a good price.
, If we can’t buy back what we want, it will be in vain. Money is the least valuable thing now, and the most valuable thing is food.”
Ying Feichen nodded, he knew that the only way now was to go to Guikui Pi to test the truth.
"Collecting food here and transporting it there will break the food price that we have finally managed to balance. We can only go to Guikuipi to have a look." Yun Miaomiao thought the same as Xiao Zhuo, and did not want to increase the food supply for the people.
To find the burden, we have to look to outsiders to increase their burden.
Ying Feichen's eyes lit up, "You are quite smart."
"Thank you for the compliment." Yun Miaomiao was not modest, "We won't wait for Gu Fengqing and will go directly to Guikui Pi. Do you know the way?"
"Fear the way!" Ying Feichen nodded, "If Gu Fengqing knew that you were abducted by me, he would probably be furious to death."
"Won't."
"Huh?" Ying Feichen looked at her doubtfully, but Yun Miaomiao simply said, "In his eyes, you are not a threat."
After Ying Feichen heard this, he was instantly laughed out of anger, "They are really a couple, and the words they said are equally hurtful."
"Stop talking so much, we'll set off once the horses have rested."
Yun Miaomiao glanced at the sky and saw that she could still sleep for two hours. Gu Fengqing would definitely pass by this place when going to Mobei. She thought about it and left a letter to Gu Fengqing, telling him that she would go to Mobei to collect food first.
went.
Yun Miaomiao looked at the bright moon above her head, not knowing when she would start to live a life of eating and waiting to die.
After finishing the letter to Gu Fengqing, Yun Miaomiao wrote another letter to Dongqing and Qingyang, Xiao Zhuo and Master Zhao respectively.
Dongqing must be unable to get out of Fuwang Tower now, but he is already his right-hand man and can take charge of his own business. Yun Miaomiao can rest assured to leave the matter of driving to the sea to him. If he goes to Mobei, he will not be able to go to Qin Lan.
River.
Qin Lanhe's overseas goods cannot be cut off, and now is a critical moment. Dongqing is afraid that he will not be able to live this year well. Yun Miaomiao felt sorry for him, so she put several of his favorite story books in the baggage addressed to him.
, as well as a picture album, and ten bottles of medicine to calm the sea beast, which can be used for the first half of the year.
In addition, the business of Fuwang House should be good. It was said at first that the two people split the sea goods 50-50. Yun Miaomiao asked Dongqing to use the money to buy some daily necessities and go back. There are still two kilograms of food in the warehouse. Yun Miaomiao originally said
When I came back, I left it secretly. The only person who knew about it was Aunt Wang. This little food was enough for Dongqing to use for a long time. Since she didn't know when she would be back, she still told Dongqing to save some money.
Finally, Yun Miaomiao warned that it would be best to send out a few more ships this time. When the market is opened, there is no need to worry about not being able to sell sea goods.
As for Qingyang, Yun Miaomiao is relieved to leave the Fuwang Tower line in the capital to him. If there is time, Yun Miaomiao will let him follow Dongqing to Qinlan River. At least having multiple helpers will not be so tiring.
The letter was written to Master Zhao to ensure safety and specify where to go. There was also a letter to Hualu, asking Hualu to observe and see if there was a restaurant in Ruizhou City that was willing to buy seafood.
To whet people's appetites, don't rush to agree. No one answered me when I first asked. Now that I want it, Yun Miaomiao doesn't want to give it to me yet.
As soon as the reputation of Fuwanglou came out, these people rushed to be the first. Next time, there will be more seafood, not less.
The letter she wrote to Xiao Zhuo first expressed her apology for not being able to go back, and finally told Xiao Zhuo not to worry about herself, and that she could take care of herself.
After writing all the letters, it was almost dawn. Yun Miaomiao stretched and was about to take a nap when a small voice sounded near the window.
Yun Miaomiao considers herself not a high-spirited person, nor just a curious person, but now they can't be too public and are more cautious.
She stood up and walked to the window, and gently opened the window. In the not too dark night, she could clearly see several people in the distance, holding scimitars in their hands, planning something.
"If we ambush here, we can always wait for Mr. Gu."
"The boss said that as long as we catch Mr. Gu, each of us can get one hundred taels of silver."
"There are still two people living in this inn. After they both leave, we will go in and occupy the inn until Master Gu surrenders himself."
"I see there is a girl between those two, why don't we catch her and enjoy it ourselves?"
"You don't want your life. We are here to catch Mr. Gu. When we get the money, there is nothing like that in the flower house. That girl is not as good-looking as the girl in the flower house. If you dare to act recklessly, you will be exposed.
Whereabouts, don’t blame me for not recognizing your brother.”
"I know, I know~"
Yun Miaomiao's heart trembled, are these people here to deal with Gu Fengqing?
Who would deal with Gu Fengqing? Could it be Bei Lie and those people?
That's not right. They knew that Gu Fengqing was going to Bei Lie. Even if the news spread quickly, it would not reach Bei Lie and they would not have time to react.
If you are not an outsider, you are an insider.
Coming to the conclusion that there was a traitor in the court, Yun Miaomiao's face suddenly turned ugly. She carefully closed the window, put away the letters on the table, and went to find Ying Feichen next door.
Ying Feichen yawned and walked out, looking at Yun Miaomiao, "You stayed up until midnight and tried to crawl into bed. Gu Fengqing will kill me if he finds out."
Yun Miaomiao pushed the person in and put her hand on her lips, "Shh~"
Ying Feichen's sleepiness faded a little, "You, what are you doing?"
Yun Miaomiao closed the door. Ying Feichen was shocked and gathered his clothes, "Don't mess around, I'm telling you."
Yun Miaomiao rolled her eyes at him, "There are some gangsters lurking outside. I just heard that they are here to arrest Gu Fengqing."
"You..." Ying Feichen opened his mouth wide, "Are you kidding me?"
If those people knew Yun Miaomiao's identity, Yun Miaomiao and him would be doomed.
Yun Miaomiao looked serious, "Do you think I'm joking?"
Ying Feichen immediately sat up straight, "But the news that Gu Fengqing was going to Mobei only came out two days ago. How could those people in Beilie know about it so quickly?"
An idea flashed across his mind, and a terrible idea popped out of his mind.
"Is there a mole?"
Seeing that he was finally smart, Yun Miaomiao nodded slightly, "It's hard to say who it is. Anyway, this place is no longer safe. We need to leave as soon as possible."
Ying Feichen also knew that if they didn't leave now, they would be the ones in danger. Don't worry, if nothing happens to Fengqing by then, it would be them.
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's leave now." Ying Feichen immediately stood up and started to put on his clothes, put his bag on his back, and went downstairs with Yun Miaomiao.
Yun Miaomiao held the letter in her hand. After thinking about it for a while, she finally decided not to hand it over to the waiter at the inn, and left carrying the things on her back.
The two rode horses for hundreds of miles before they slowed down. Ying Feichen looked at the already bright sky and said, "You really don't want to leave a message to Gu Fengqing?"
Yun Miaomiao glanced at him, "How do you know I didn't stay?"
"Did you keep it?" Ying Feichen searched through his mind and found no impression at all, "When?"
"When we go out, of course the mark should be left in the most obvious place. When we went out, I drew a mark on the door frame. Only Gu Fengqing and I knew about it. Most people would just think it was a scratch. Look.
Without any clues, Gu Fengqing knew there was something wrong with the inn when he saw it. He is not you. Knowing that there was something wrong with the inn, he should be able to guess that there is a traitor in the court. With him here, this matter will not be a problem. "
"Ha, you really know Gu Fengqing well." Ying Feichen said with a smile.
Yun Miaomiao nodded, "There is a saying that two kinds of people cannot sleep under the same bed. I am so smart, how can Gu Fengqing be any worse?"
"I've seen people boasting about themselves, but I've never seen you praise yourself like this." Ying Feichen mocked.
Yun Miaomiao ignored his sour words, pulled the reins and raised her chin, "This is called self-awareness."