As for whether Lou Shao could understand Ji Wan's meaning, well, she had already explained it so clearly. If he still didn't understand, it would be a waste of his promotion to a first-rank official position.
Ji Wan rode his horse at a rapid speed. There was no other way as Pincheng and Dancheng had not yet built any formations, so he could only rely on the horse's four legs to run.
Lou Shao heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Ji Wan leave without hesitation. For some reason, working under Ji Wan was more stressful than working under the former emperor Ji Yuanheng.
Could this be the legendary imperial aura? !
It's really amazing.
Now that Ji Wan is gone, he feels a lot more relaxed, not to mention the soldiers behind him.
Ji Wan ran wildly in the snow for two hours before arriving, followed by Zuo Yue and Cui Min.
Previously, Ji Qin gave Pincheng to Ji Wan as a gift as a favor, so Ji Wan didn't pay attention to Pincheng immediately.
However, the magistrate of Pincheng County did not seem to want to take the initiative to go to Qingshi Prefecture to report on his work.
Ji Wan shook her head. No matter what the situation was with the Pincheng County Magistrate, she couldn't just spit out the stuff that was already in her pocket.
The cold wind is rustling.
At the gate of Pincheng, Ji Wan, riding on his horse, looked at the tightly closed gate and ordered, "Go knock on the door."
With a creaky sound, the tall city gate was pushed open by two skinny soldiers.
"I have met His Royal Highness the King of Zhenbei. May His Royal Highness the King of Zhenbei live a thousand years, a thousand years, and a thousand thousand years."
A thin and frail man of young age ran out of the city quickly, without even wearing his official hat properly. Seeing his uneasy and rapidly breathing appearance, Ji Wan always had a bad premonition in his heart.
The followers around him were all in the same state. Ji Wan looked around and finally stopped at the man's muddy boots.
Judging from the amount of mud on his body, it was obvious that this person had run over to greet Ji Wan on foot, without even a decent horse.
"Get up, are you Pei Xiang, the county magistrate of Pincheng?" Ji Wan was helped down from his horse by Zuo Yue.
"In reply to your Highness, I am indeed Pei Xiang, the Magistrate of Pincheng County.
Your Highness... the epidemic is raging in Pincheng, it is really not appropriate to open the city gates..."
Pei Xiang looked young, probably only in his twenties, and had a handsome face that made people feel very fond of him.
His thin appearance at this moment made him look even more fragile.
"The epidemic is raging? Ha..." No wonder Ji Qin gave Pincheng such an easy time.
It turns out that I didn't want it in the first place.
Pei Xiang on the other side also understood why Ji Wan was mocking him at this moment, and he looked a little helpless.
Being thrown away like trash by the previous owner, isn't that worthy of ridicule...
Ji Wan looked around at the towering earthen walls surrounding Pincheng and shook his wrist, which had been holding the reins on the road.
"No problem, Pei Xiang, why don't you go to Qingshizhou earlier and ask me to send someone to help you?"
It’s really annoying to be forced to jump into a pit set by someone you hate!
But no matter what, she accepted the fact that she was cheated. After all, there were so many people and such a large piece of land.
This Pincheng is a city!
He Ji Qin dislikes and doesn't want it, but she Ji Wan wants it!
Not only that, she also wanted to build this Pincheng into a height that Ji Qin would never be able to reach in his lifetime!
Let the people of Pincheng and the world see who is the true wise ruler.
Pei Xiang's eyelashes, which had been lowered respectfully, trembled. "It's my fault, Your Highness. I thought the barbarians over there were fierce and you didn't have time to deal with Pincheng..."
He thought that according to the news he had heard before.
The princess must be busy fighting a life-and-death battle with the Northern Rong Kingdom. Even if she knew that countless people had died behind her, she could do nothing about it.
After all, defeating the barbarians first is the most important thing...
But he didn't expect that this person would ask him this question today. Could it be that this person is not as disregarding of human life as the rumors say?
Or, can we send people to deal with Pincheng during the war?
He doesn't believe it.
Ji Wan frowned and said, "Pei Xiang, from now on, your Pincheng is my fiefdom. If there is anything you cannot handle in my fiefdom, you can report it to your superiors. Don't keep it to yourself."
"Well...but, Your Highness...the city is now full of starving people. You'd better not go in, lest you be infected with the plague..."
Pei Xiang hesitated as he couldn't imagine what would happen if these people spread the epidemic.
He now really hoped that Ji Wan would back down and just throw enough food to these disaster victims.
To prevent the refugees in the city from infecting all the people she brought with her and killing them. Or maybe Ji Wan got impatient and just burned all his people to ashes.
Ji Wan paused and understood what this person meant.
Then he glanced sideways at the young man named Pei Xiang, and studied him carefully for a long moment. "Pei Xiang, you're a good official. I quite like you."
Then, Ji Wan ignored Pei Xiang's surprised look and even quickened his pace.
Pei Xiang and the two advisors beside him were so frightened that they forgot to follow.
It was Zuo Yue who gently pushed Pei Xiang, and he came back to his senses and followed.
This... this is different from what he expected. He thought that after he said this, the princess would back down, but he didn't expect that this person would actually enter the city.
Does this person really care about his people so much?
Ji Wan led the way into the city, followed by the calm Cui Min and the slightly frowning Zuo Yue.
The city was indeed as devastated and starving as Pei Xiang had described.
Looking further away, there was an elderly father holding his daughter, who had become a corpse, and crying silently.
There are also people who sell their children.
Coughing sounds came from all directions, and ever since Ji Wan and his group, who were dressed slickly, came in, they were surrounded by parents holding their young children.
"Please buy my son, sir. Although he is still young this year, he is strong and healthy. In a few years, he will definitely be a good worker. Please give him a chance to live. Please, sir, miss!"
This is the long-cherished wish of a mother who has lost all her family members and is penniless.
An epidemic killed eighty percent of the people in the city, and the only ones left were young and middle-aged people. Young and middle-aged people had a lot to eat, and in the end there was nothing to eat, so they had to throw the food on people.
If I don’t send my son away today, he might be eaten as food tomorrow!
In this case, it would be better to send the child away, at least he can have a chance to survive.
She knew that being a slave was tantamount to self-degradation, but there was nothing she could do. The entire city had no food or money, and everyone was eating human flesh to fill their stomachs.
"Yes, sir, you can buy my daughter back home to warm my bed. We only want a meal. I only ask you to give us a way to live, sir."
This is a father who has some extra food at home but wants to sell his daughter in exchange for a full meal.
The child's mother was beside him, constantly pulling, blocking and howling.
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