Chapter 521 Emperor Kaiyuan's wishful thinking failed
"Master, something bad has happened!"
Jiang Feng pushed the door open and walked in, his tone anxious: "All the goods we shipped from the south have been stopped in Yuzhou. Now the Nanxia military camp has set up defenses at the border between Yuzhou and Jizhou, and no one is allowed to travel between them unless they have a pass issued by the court!"
Luo Tingshan put down his Go board, stood up and said, "Let's go and take a look!"
Zhu Mingqing also heard the news. When she saw them on her way out, she was about to go forward but stopped. Her current personality still showed that she was angry.
Luo Tingshan walked over with a smile and said softly, "Qingqing, do you know this too?"
Jiang Feng, who was standing behind him, got goose bumps when he heard his master's gentle voice.
Tsk, only the Madam can make the Master become unlike himself.
Zhu Mingqing said "hmm" lightly.
"How about joining us?" Luo Tingshan invited directly. "I've also prepared many gifts for you, but they're all blocked in Yuzhou."
Zhu Mingqing had long heard that Luo Tingshan was preparing to leave for her, but she hadn't investigated it in detail. Now she realized:
"Did you buy plants and animals?"
Luo Tingshan nodded slightly: "All of them are shipped from the south, don't you like them?"
Zhu Mingqing immediately walked towards the door, then turned his head and said, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up!"
Luo Tingshan smiled: "Here I come!"
Those supplies could please Qingqing, so he naturally took them very seriously. The two of them led a team of people out of the city and headed towards the territory of Yuzhou.
"Just cross this mountain!" Jiang Feng said.
Several people rode their horses to the top of the hill and looked down. They saw a small village at the very border of Jizhou.
Since Yu Guangping was defeated last time, he set up camp on the spot and settled down temporarily.
As for the lack of food and grass, they would just plant them now. Of course, most of it was sponsored by Emperor Kaiyuan.
However, he also issued a death order that if he failed again, he would never be allowed to return to the capital.
Yu Guangping was under great pressure and spent day and night studying the weapons seized from the Luo family army, or working with other generals to find good strategies for deploying troops.
Along with the food and fodder delivered to the army, Nanxia also decided to impose economic sanctions on the area north of Jizhou.
Merchants were not allowed to pass through, and all supplies were intercepted. As long as Jizhou and Youzhou did not surrender, Nanxia would not pay a single penny even if they starved to death.
Yu Guangping was happy to hear the news.
No matter how powerful the Luo family is, they cannot support the people of the two cities.
As long as the time is right, there will probably be no need for a war. The people will open the city gates and welcome them.
"Come on, everyone, eat and drink well tonight. We can finally have some peaceful days!"
A banquet was held in the army, and Yu Guangping raised his glass with a happy look on his face.
"Your Majesty is wise. We don't even need to do anything. The people can destroy the Luo family!"
"Haha, this is simply God giving us credit!"
After hearing this, some people had other ideas in their minds. After returning to the account, they immediately wrote letters home, preparing to make some arrangements to bring over the capable younger generations of the family.
There are quite a few deputy generals who have this kind of thinking.
These people were holding on to beautiful dreams at this moment, and had no idea that in the near future, the children sent from the family would further accelerate the speed of the Luo family's success!
Bonfires crackled in the army. Some of the merchants who were intercepted paid money, turned around and returned home with their goods.
As for the merchants who originally belonged to Jizhou and Youzhou, all their goods were confiscated and their people were also under surveillance. Now they were extremely frustrated and had no hope of getting help.
Zhu Mingqing had asked the little world spirit to explore the way during the day. At this time, she opened the tent. Everyone was asleep, so she quietly got up and prepared to leave.
Suddenly, a voice came from behind: "Where are you going?"
Zhu Mingqing was startled and clutched his chest, scolding, "Why aren't you sleeping so late at night? Are you sleepwalking?"
Luo Tingshan said weakly: "I'm worried about you."
Zhu Mingqing snorted, "Alright, you better worry about how to explain this to those merchants. I'll be back soon!"
After saying this, she no longer tried to hide her tracks, jumped on her horse, and left quickly.
Looking at the direction, you can tell it is the Nanxia military camp.
Luo Tingshan frowned, although he knew that with Qingqing's kung fu, if she didn't want to be discovered, everything would definitely go smoothly.
But as he went to the other side alone, he couldn't help but worry.
When will Qingqing realize that she can rely on him?
Luo Tingshan was no longer sleepy. After thinking for a while, he decided to follow. At worst, he could just stay a little distance away.
In the dark forest, there were sounds of horse hooves.
The cold wind whistled in his ears. Zhu Mingqing knew that Luo Tingshan was following him, but he still did not stop.
Half an hour later, she arrived at the place where the Nanxia military camp was collecting supplies. She first quietly tied the horse behind the woods, then gently soothed it, "Horse, be quiet. When we return, I will definitely feed you with food and grass produced in the Immortal Palace."
The horse seemed to understand what was said. Its big eyes lit up and it lowered its head and clung to the other person in a good-natured manner.
Zhu Mingqing couldn't help but smile and patted its head, then he quickly flashed into the supply storage area like a gust of wind.
This is in a secluded house, which looks no different from other places, but there are countless people hiding in the dark.
Zhu Mingqing moved very fast, but some people still noticed him. However, after a careful search, they found nothing unusual, so they could only remind everyone to be more cautious.
"I've heard that the Luo family army has talented people. Everyone should keep their eyes open tonight. If there is any problem with this batch of goods, no one will be able to escape!"
The person who spoke was a centurion in the military camp, who had specially used his connections to get here.
Although he didn't think there would be any problems, he didn't dare to let his guard down. After all, if nothing unexpected happened, his contribution would be certain.
I'm always afraid of accidents.
Maybe he was too happy at night and drank a few too many cups. Now he had a stomachache, so he immediately ran to the toilet.
The remaining guards immediately relaxed their vigilance.
Zhu Mingqing entered the warehouse when they were changing shifts.
The room was pitch black, but Zhu Mingqing's eyesight was enough to see everything inside.
It is said that the northern part of Nanxia is poor, but after seeing these confiscated merchant supplies, Zhu Mingqing was enlightened.
Not to mention the precious furs and silks, there are countless fine medicinal herbs, as well as basic supplies for life, such as oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and food. At a glance, this room has three underground floors, and each floor is as big as half a football field.
Look at these supplies again, they are packed tightly together.
No wonder the Nanxia military camp was so leisurely even though it had lost most of its food supplies.
With these supplies, we can probably hold out for a few months.
Emperor Jiancheng is really easy to plot against.
It would not only put the Luo family in an unjust position without any effort, but also support most of the army.
"Little Jie Ling, we've made a fortune again!"
Zhu Mingqing raised the corner of his mouth and collected all the items without any hesitation.
When we came to the underground floor, we found that it was filled with real gold and silver paid by the Nanxia merchants, as well as plump little white silver ingots, which looked very pleasing.
The second and third underground floors are for rice and food.
Zhu Mingqing has no shortage of it, but he also doesn't want to give it to others for free.
With a wave of the sleeve, it’s all taken!
"Qingqing, there are some good things in the northeast corner!"
The little world spirit suddenly said.
Looking at the empty room, Zhu Mingqing came to the northeast corner and found that the stone brick in the corner was loose.
She took it down directly, dug inside, and took out a wooden box.
What?
As he unraveled the silk layer by layer, Zhu Mingqing's puzzled eyes suddenly lit up.
The box was a palm-sized wooden sign. She had seen something similar at Lao Luo's before.
If I'm not mistaken, this should be the tiger talisman that can be used to command soldiers!
Tsk, he's really brave to hide here!
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