The team turned directly into the post station which was only half a mile away from the inn.
Wei Yunlan took a few more glances at the oxen and horses pulling the carts in the team and said with some surprise, "They are all government oxen and horses."
"It should be a convoy transporting grain for the government." Zou Yun said.
The team in front, including ox carts and horse carts, actually had nearly twenty vehicles. This was all thanks to the fact that the post station was located at the junction of Huangzhou and Qingzhou, and was the largest post station within a few hundred miles. The yard it occupied was quite large, otherwise it would not have been able to unload so many vehicles.
Seeing the team entering the post station, Wei Yunlan and others did not stop to look any longer, but turned into the inn nearby.
This inn has two floors, the first floor is for meals and the second floor is for accommodation.
It was evening and the downstairs was half full.
Wei Yunlan glanced at the menu on the wall, "Two bowls of noodles with meat sauce, a plate of mixed radish, and a plate of tofu."
She ordered for herself and Fourth Miss Bai, and said to Sui He, Zou Yun and the others, "Just order what you want to eat."
The eleven people just found three square tables against the wall and sat down.
Most of the people who eat here are escort teams and traveling merchants, and they don't follow the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping.
Someone was slurping noodles while chatting, "Did you see the caravan coming from the post station just now?"
"That's the grain truck coming from Qingzhou!"
"Our new commander-in-chief of Huangzhou is a capable man. He was able to obtain disaster relief grain from Qingzhou. In my opinion, the chaos in Huangzhou is almost over. When we travel to Huangzhou, we don't have to deliberately take detours and avoid those disaster-stricken areas!"
"Is this really the disaster relief food sent from Gyeongju?"
"Master Xue is so capable?" People put down their chopsticks one after another, sighing, "That's really great."
Wei Yunlan listened to everyone's words calmly.
He couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice, "Qingzhou actually sent food to Huangzhou."
This should be something that has never happened in my previous life.
In the previous life, Xingzhou and Qingzhou were both deeply poisoned by the Holy Moon Cult. Not to mention extending a helping hand to other states, it was considered lucky that they didn't take the opportunity to step on other places when they were hit by disasters.
"Lord Xue was previously sent to Xingqing Prefecture to deal with the affairs of the Holy Moon Sect and the remnants of the previous dynasty. Because of his meritorious service, he was specially promoted to the rank of Saint by the Emperor and transferred to Huangzhou." Zou Yun said.
Tianshu Pavilion is not a small organization with only dozens or hundreds of people. Its members are spread all over the country, and they are responsible for different things. Zou Yun didn't know much about Huangzhou, Xingzhou, and Qingzhou, but he knew that the grain could be transferred from Qingzhou because Xue Lian had laid the groundwork there before.
Wei Yunlan was stunned when he heard this.
Then he thought that this Xue Lian, Master Xue, had been a companion to the Crown Prince before he became "Master Xue", and he understood why Tianshu Pavilion knew so much about him. He could not have expected that Tianshu Pavilion was involved in the matter of sending grain to Qingzhou.
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After running around for two days in a row, even a strong man would feel tired.
Tonight is the last night before entering Yandu Gorge. We must get enough rest so that we can be in better condition to deal with the dangers that may occur at any time in Yandu Gorge.
That night, Wei Yunlan and others went to bed early.
The nights in early winter are exceptionally quiet, with only the occasional night breeze bringing rustling sounds.
Sleeping soundly.
Wei Yunlan suddenly heard a muffled dog barking.
I was suddenly awakened from my sleep and saw Heiyun lowering his upper body, with his head touching the ground, his whole body in an alert and defensive posture.
Wei Yunlan was frightened by its appearance, "What happened?"
Heiyun still maintained the same posture as before, but his head changed from facing Wei Yunlan to rushing towards the window.
Wei Yunlan quickly sat up, put on his coat, reached out to wake up Miss Bai Si who was lying beside him, made a "shut up" gesture, and quickly walked towards the window.
Standing close to the window, I could vaguely hear, besides the sound of wind, some rustling noises outside the window, which seemed to be the sound of something moving and footsteps.
She quietly opened a window and looked outside, but the road in front of the station was empty.
The sound came from the left, that is, the west.
Wei Yunlan turned sideways and was about to turn his head to look.
A hand fell on her shoulder and patted her twice.
Turning around, Wei Yunlan saw that the person coming was Zou Yun who lived in the next room. He breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest in fear, "He is really scary. It's scary to death."
"There's something going on outside." Zou Yun said in a low voice.
"Did you hear the noise outside too?" Wei Yunlan pointed outside the window.
The two looked at each other, quietly enlarged the window, stood behind the wall, and looked to the west through the window from the side.
From their second-floor guest room, they could just see a corner of the courtyard of the adjacent inn.
I saw many figures walking back and forth in the yard which should have been empty.
The sound came from that side.
Soon, the gate of the post station opened and horse-drawn carriages drove out. Beside each horse-drawn or ox-drawn carriage was a postman wearing wide-sleeved clothes and long boots. There were also several people dressed as officials, riding on horseback and following the carriages.
After the team drove out of the post station, they passed by the door of the inn and headed straight east.
When they passed the inn, Wei Yunlan and Zou Yun moved away from the windows on both sides, and waited for the team to pass before looking out of the window.
They all smacked their lips in amazement, "I didn't expect that they would be on the road in the middle of the night."
"Maybe the people in Huangzhou are pushing us too hard." Zou Yun muttered softly.
Now Huangzhou is recruiting refugees to repair rivers and dams. The government needs to distribute a large amount of food every day. The previous stored food will not last long, so it is reasonable to urge them to do so.
"It was just a false alarm. Miss Wei, go back to sleep."
As Zou Yun finished speaking and was about to leave, he saw Wei Yunlan still standing in front of the window, frowning and looking in the direction where the grain transport team had just left.
"Miss Wei?" Zou Yun reminded softly.
"Something's wrong." Wei Yunlan's expression showed a seriousness that was not in his usual state.
"What's wrong?" Zou Yun was confused.
Wei Yunlan pointed in the direction the team left, "Those people are not right."
"Let's not talk about the postmen escorting the grain carts for now. There's clearly something wrong with the officers on horseback. The horses under them were restless and tried to struggle away or turn around a few times."
Zou Yun was stunned when he heard this. Miss Wei could actually feel the emotions of those horses?
She really didn't pay attention to these.
But if it is really as Miss Wei said...
There are serious issues with the identities of those people who left transporting grain!
Thinking of this, Zou Yun's face suddenly changed, "Not good."
Wei Yunlan's brows also showed anxiety, "Go and check the situation at the post station!"
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