Cheng Xiu paid his respects to King Hedong.
Guessing this person might be a counselor from the Hedong Kingdom, he respectfully replied, "My daughter is going to Kyoto to look for her relatives. The roads are difficult to travel due to the heavy snow, so she is temporarily resting in Lingqiu County."
"Looking for relatives?" Guo Xiu's eyes flashed slightly.
Yuan Jing was also a little surprised when he heard this, "Girl? But is it Wei Wuniang from the eldest house?"
Cheng Xiu: “Yes!”
Hear the answer.
Yuan Jing and Guo Xiu looked at each other.
The name of the Qinghe Wei family is known to everyone, and it is true that the eldest branch and some of the clansmen are in Beijing.
What surprised the two was that the person who led the troops to Beijing from afar was actually the granddaughter of Duke Wei.
Duke Wei resigned before the disaster and happened to return to Yizhou. This shows that the roots of the Qinghe Wei family are still there, or it is a bold guess that after a summer, Qinghe County had already become safe.
There must be many young men and gentlemen who survived, so why did Wei Wuniang have to go to the capital?
Yuan Jing naturally knew Wei Xiyin. He had lived in Beijing as a hostage for ten years. As a direct descendant of a noble family, even if he was not familiar with her, he had at least met her once or twice.
In his impression, Wei Wuniang was well-educated, well-mannered, and dignified. She was praised by all the ladies from aristocratic families and had a very good reputation in Kyoto. She was a typical noble lady from an aristocratic family and a lady from a noble family.
Anyone would find it incredible to be suddenly informed that such a noble lady was leading troops into the capital.
Cheng Xiu didn't explain either.
Are you surprised by this?
If he knew that his daughter had inherited the position of clan leader and was in charge of the entire Qinghe County, his eyes would surely pop out.
Yuan Jing thought for a moment, "I will remember Miss Wei's kindness, but I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Miss Wei for a while. Let A Jin continue to stay in Lingqiu County."
Hongnong County is not safe now and may be attacked at any time.
Now that he knows his sister is fine, he will join forces with King Cheng'an and the three major families to set up a plan to catch the enemy hiding behind the scenes.
Let’s not talk about whether this move will be successful.
Regardless of failure or not, he and King Cheng'an are determined to obtain food, and their temporary alliance with the three major families may break down at any time.
The entire Hongnong County has become a battlefield, and no place is safe. It would be better to let my sister continue to stay in Lingqiu County.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Xiu said, "My daughter is anxiously looking for someone. I'm afraid she'll bring troops here in a few days. If we leave the princess alone in Lingqiu County..."
The implication is that there will be no one to look after the princess.
Lingqiu's defensive power is almost negligible.
Cheng Xiu was afraid that if the enemy discovered that Princess Hedong was in Lingqiu County, it would bring disaster to those clansmen and surviving people.
"So urgent?"
Yuan Jing's eyebrows furrowed. "Hongnong is currently in chaos. Why should the Wei family get involved now? In my opinion, it would be better to let Miss Wei wait for a while. Once the situation becomes clear, it won't be too late to set off."
Cheng Xiu looked embarrassed.
He had no say in this matter, so he kept silent.
Guo Xiu stroked his beard and turned to ask Captain Zheng, who was standing beside him, "Did you guys disturb the west city gate when you came here just now?"
Captain Zheng understood and clasped his fists in reply, "Your Highness and Sir, our subordinates and others have concealed their whereabouts and have come here without being discovered."
The north city gate has been taken over by the Hedong Army, and the mansion arranged for them by Dou is just to the north, so all the people along the way are their own people.
Guo Xiu nodded slightly, but he couldn't help but start thinking secretly in his heart.
But since Cheng Xiu was here, there were some things he was not comfortable asking.
For example...how many people are there in the Wei clan and what is their fighting power?
The rest of the forces in the city are now focusing their attention on the monster at the south gate, and are unaware that someone from the Qinghe Wei family has arrived.
It is true that Wei saved the princess's life, but why didn't they take this opportunity to make up for the loss of combat power due to the heavy casualties?
Miss Wei and others entered the game unexpectedly in the dark, which might have unexpected results.
This effect is especially important in the final stage of obtaining food.
This move is calculated, but not.
Although it was not very fair to let the Wei family join in this crisis, as a counselor, it was his job to help Hedong State reduce its losses and become the biggest winner in the end.
He relieved the lord's worries and made Hedong State invincible.
As for favors, Your Highness will repay Qinghe Wei in due time.
Isn’t Miss Wei looking for someone?
Once the dust settles here, Hedong State can even send troops out to help her find someone.
Yuan Jing saw Mr. Guo lowering his eyes in thought, and his mind moved, and he also thought of this.
If Miss Wei insisted on coming, he would certainly not leave his sister alone in Lingqiu County.
But Mr. Guo used an open conspiracy to plot against Miss Wei, and considering Ajin's straightforward personality, I'm afraid there will be a quarrel.
The scene suddenly became cold.
Yuan Jing coughed lightly and said, "Everyone has worked hard on this journey. I have ordered someone to prepare a place for you to stay. You can go down and rest first."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Cheng Xiu did not refuse.
The scouts will not stay in the city for long. After understanding the forces in the city, they need to obtain intelligence on Hongnong County and Lu's County as soon as possible.
Especially the Lu family.
The letter from Mr. Gong Liu is of vital importance. The girl has her own idea of whether to choose Gong or the Hedong Army.
As for the fact that the Hedong Army wanted to plot against them, Cheng Xiu did not realize it.
It's really a conspiracy. We don't know who is plotting against whom. We should quickly find out the situation here and report back.
………
The situation at the South Gate is not optimistic.
Thousands of monsters gathered outside the city. It seemed that they were endless. Batches of them died, but they kept coming.
At night.
The roars of the monsters continued one after another, attracting monsters from farther away.
They felt no pain and were afraid. They pressed against the wall and trampled on each other, as if they wanted to climb up the wall.
The tragic scene below the city wall seemed to tear apart all hope, leaving only darkness.
The three great families and the Cheng'an Army took turns sending people to guard the city walls and fight.
In order to relieve the pressure, some zombies were led to the west gate, leaving the east and north gates as a retreat.
The city may be able to hold out, but the problem of feeding so many people is still a problem.
Before winter, the three major families each took 100,000 shi of grain from the granary to store for the winter.
But Dou was obviously unwilling to give up all the grain.
It was unknown whether the Hongnong granary had fallen into the hands of the enemy, and the Fan family had lost their own stored grain. In order to break through and survive, the armies of both sides, which had just received the grain, all fled with light equipment, and each soldier only carried two days' rations.
Some even lost their food in the chaos.
Dou originally thought that Lu was there to share the pressure.
As a result, they all ran here. There were very few survivors who escaped to Lu's County, and only a group of civilians led by the Fan clan went there.
Could it be that the Dou family was solely responsible for the food rations for tens of thousands of people?!
If the granary is lost and there is no food left, how will the tens of thousands of people in the county survive?
The battle on the city wall continues.
The quarrels in the Dou family mansion never stopped.
"Food? Humph! Are you hoping that food will fall from the sky?"
The Dou family was furious and shouted without regard for their manners, "You threw away the grain. My family and the people of the entire city rely on that little grain. If you want food, there is no food! Go to the Hongnong granary and get it yourself!"
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