Jiang Xinyan listened to the two teenagers Xuanyuan Chen and Cheng Xianping chatting. Although it was not nutritious, they both admired them as a couple, so she listened happily.

She looked back at the man next to her, who was harvesting rice with sweat all over her face. Jiang Xinyan was too embarrassed to disturb him, so she continued to look at the situation outside.

Xuanyuan Chen quickly followed the secret guards back to the conference hall. His father was still sitting there in the same posture as before. The military advisers, staff and generals were all there.

"Father, what's the problem for you?" It seems to be a very difficult matter, otherwise it wouldn't be so difficult?

"Chen'er, the Holy Father asked us to raise two hundred thousand dan of grain. The people who will collect the grain will be here in the next few days." King Zhenbei said tiredly.

"The total food we exchanged today is only 160,000 dan. If we give it all to them, what will our Zhenbei Army eat?"

Xuanyuan Chen was shocked: "Father, what does the emperor mean by this? If he doesn't give us military pay, why should we pay him back?"

"It's the commander of the Jinyi Guards last time. He must have gone back and said that we grew a lot of food. Why did the Holy One believe it!" the military advisor was filled with anger.

The King of Zhenbei knew that because of the locust plague, the court could not pay the army, and the war continued in the south, and other places would be affected by the chaos. "The Holy One has no choice."

"Your Majesty, you have no choice but to come to us? Father, North Vietnam will attack us soon. If the soldiers don't have enough to eat, how can they fight against it?"

"Yes! Your Majesty, the young general is right, we will hand over 150,000 dan to them." A general said.

"The most terrifying thing is that if we hand it over according to the quantity this time, and the emperor comes down with another imperial edict next time, the appetite will become bigger and bigger," said an aide.

"Father, what shall we hand over to you at that time?" Xuanyuan Chen also advised.

His father was good at everything, but he listened too much to the old emperor's words and would not resist anything he said, preferring to endure hardship himself.

Jiang Xinyan feels that the King of Zhenbei has many capable people. This is indeed the truth. If you paid enough 200,000 dan this time, then 500,000 dan next time...

This is obviously a bottomless pit, and there are even more terrifying things. The emperor will definitely deal with King Zhenbei now that he has his hands free.

Jiang Xinyan got inspiration from the meeting between King Zhenbei and his men, and quickly ran to Chu Lixuan and said.

"Husband, we can no longer sell our food to King Zhenbei. King Zhenbei won't think about anything when he is poor now. When he figures it out, he will come and destroy us!"

Chu Lixuan looked at the worried expression on his young wife's face and said, "Don't worry Xinxin, my husband knows it well and King Zhenbei will not embarrass us.

Even if he has that intention, he doesn't have the ability to embarrass us, and he will soon be fighting against North Vietnam.

However, it was difficult for the emperor to say that his husband had no intention of giving any more food to King Zhenbei.

Think about it, the emperor was so poor that he relied on the support of the King of Zhenbei, and the King of Zhenbei still responded to all requests and had inexhaustible supplies.

Then, when the emperor frees up his hands, King Zhenbei’s death will be imminent, and we will be traced all the way..."

Although he is not afraid, it would be a heinous crime even if he conquers the world, if it makes people miserable and makes people miserable.

He, Chu Lixuan, wants to win the hearts and minds of the people and win the world at the same time. That makes sense. If the world is peaceful, it would be a good thing for the couple to stay in the castle all the time.

"It's good that you have thought of it, husband. Then why are you working so hard to grow so much food?" Just thinking about it made me frightened. I was so scared that I even broke out in a cold sweat.

"Just in case, the war will damage the crops, how will the people of Dongchen live? I want to save more food so that all sentient beings can be saved."

Chu Lixuan's real idea is that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, so that people can live and work in peace and contentment, and do not want to live a homeless life.

"The King of Zhenbei's staff and generals discussed and concluded that they should pay 50,000 shi of rice and 100,000 shi of potatoes." Jiang Xinyan told him what she heard.

"Then the Zhenbei Army still has about ten days of food. If they drink porridge for a few more days and dig some potatoes in advance, they can survive."

"The King of Zhenbei seems to have said that the person who will come to pick up the food this time is Commander Jinyiwei. Husband, is Commander Jinyiwei so free?"

"It's not that the commander is idle, it must be that he showed his merit in front of the emperor. The emperor is very anxious now and just wants to grab a life-saving straw."

"Haha... Husband, according to what you say, the commander will not say that he drove North Vietnam out of the border!"

"The commander is not so shameless. After all, it is King Zhenbei's credit, and he still dare not take it away." Chu Lixuan said with certainty.

Chu Lixuan did not say that the commander was so shameless. The group had already entered Pingqing Mansion and saw the entire Wei family.

"Wei Shangshu, why are you here?" The envoy of the town came forward and asked in surprise.

"Lord Commander, where are you going to run your errands? The grassroots people have resigned and brought their people back to their ancestral home for retirement."

Wei Dabin's father, Wei Kanglin, the former Minister of Revenue, bowed to say hello.

"Where is Master Wei's ancestral home? This time, I will take my men to Youzhou City to collect grain and grass." The commander still gave Wei Kanglin a lot of face.

"There are still thousands of miles to Youzhou. Thank you for your hard work, Commander. You guys have a good rest. We will find a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters in Pingqing Mansion."

Wei Kanglin was shocked when he heard what the commander said. They went to Youzhou to collect grain and grass? Is there food in Youzhou if it is so poor?

Could it be that he discovered Master Chu's food? He had heard from his son that their father's food was inexhaustible.

A lot of crops were planted this year, and the entire Wei family moved there, but after all, Wei Kanglin had been an official for many years.

They are good at hiding their emotions, and there is no trace of worry on their faces. Their ancestral home is Guanshan County, Pingqing Prefecture.

They won't go there to live, and they won't have food to eat there. Master Chu will help them along the way.

They also sent people to protect their tribe. The boys wanted to fly away and quickly get to Lanni Town, Youzhou City.

It's just that they have many female relatives and elderly people, so it's not convenient for them to travel. Moreover, there is food along the way.

Mrs. Chu specifically told them to slow down on the road, safety first, just treat them as a sightseeing tour, don't be anxious and just walk slowly.

"Master Wei, please take care of yourself. I have important matters to attend to, so I won't be drinking with you. We will meet again when we have the opportunity in the future."

The commander never dreamed that Wei Kanglin and his family were going to Youzhou. Since he resigned and returned to his hometown, there was no need for him to be polite anymore.

"The commander is a busy man, so go and get busy if you have something to do!" Wei Kanglin wished they could leave quickly.

Jin Yiwei is not easy to mess with, and he will tell the emperor if there is any trouble. If Jin Yiwei finds out, the Wei family will go to seek refuge with Master Chu.

The consequences would be serious. It seemed that after they left Pingqing Mansion, they would have to take the back roads instead of the official roads.

Wei Kanglin didn't know that the Nie family was also on the way, but the Nie family didn't encounter the Jin Yiwei.
Chapter completed!