Wei Xiyin's expression immediately became serious when he heard this.
She had guessed this before, and quickly told him about Zhang Yuanyan's two different attitudes.
"That Lord Zhang tried his best to stop him at first, but when Qin Shan and Chang Ying brought their men over, he simply opened the granary door and let them take the granary." Wei Xiyin tapped her fingers. "In my granddaughter's opinion, the answer lies with Gong Liulang."
Wei Ji had held high positions for many years and possessed a keen eye unmatched by ordinary people. He nodded and said, "Gong Liulang is a member of the Qichuan Gong family. He is tied to the Yizhou Army. This is not a good thing for the Qichuan Gong family."
Furthermore...
Wei Xiyin understood what her grandfather meant and continued, "Besides, the Yizhou granary is a vital location for the nation. It's impregnable and easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even though monsters are rampant right now, the food inside is piled high like a mountain. They won't have to worry about food and drink, so there's no need for them to come and ask for help."
In the letter, Gong Liulang said that because the battalion commander fell ill, there were less than a hundred soldiers left in the Yizhou army, so he asked the Qinghe Wei family to rescue the granary.
But this doesn't make sense. Since the Yizhou army suffered heavy casualties, why didn't they go directly to Guangping to ask for help from Governor Gong, but instead asked for help from the Qinghe Wei family?
Even if it was because of the long distance and the zombies rampant outside, they belonged to the imperial army after all. The people in this dynasty were clearly divided into classes, and not everyone had the courage like Wei Xiyin to directly ignore the imperial court.
Generally speaking, there is absolutely no need for the Yizhou Army to surrender to the Qinghe Wei clan.
According to the imperial court system, in order to prevent officials from colluding with their own families, all officials were transferred to other places to serve. This is why there were no members of the Qinghe Wei clan holding official positions in the entire Yizhou.
Qichuan is located in Sizhou, a thousand miles away from here. It is impossible for Gong Liulang to go back now. The best way is to find a way to go to Guangping and join forces with his uncle.
Instead of sacrificing food and supplies, he chose to seek help from other families.
You have to know that there is so much food, and there is a shortage of food everywhere. If the Qinghe Wei family is bolder, they can secretly embezzle it for their own use, or pass off inferior food as good food without being discovered by the court. Gong Liulang must know this.
"There's no such thing as a free lunch." Wei Ji closed his eyes tiredly. He had a bad feeling in his heart. "I'm afraid the Yizhou Army and the Qichuan Gong family have other requests."
Wei Xiyin saw that her grandfather was in low spirits and worried that he was worrying too much, so she comforted him, "Grandfather, don't worry about it. They are in the fort now. I will try to make Gong Liulang know."
No matter what their purpose was, she would never let go of the grain in the granary. There were 200,000 stones of grain, enough for the tribe to eat for several years.
With that food, they will always find a way to have food and clothing in the next few years.
Speaking of Gong Liulang, Wei Ji suddenly remembered something and glanced at his granddaughter. "Did you know that your mother has been looking for a husband for you, and Gong Liulang is on her list of potential candidates?"
Wei Xiyin: “…” She really doesn’t know!
As soon as I heard the name Gong Liulang, the image of him being tied up, with a bruised face and looking extremely miserable flashed through my mind.
It was our first meeting and the impression was already made. Just looking at that pig-headed face, I couldn't think of anything else.
Fortunately, Wei Ji immediately changed the subject, "But I rejected it at the time."
Wei Xiyin breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that.
"Although Gong Liulang is a direct descendant of the Gong family, he is not worthy of my granddaughter." Wei Ji's face was full of disgust.
In fact, the family had been worrying about Wei Xiyin's marriage a few years ago, but Wei Ji was not satisfied with any of the candidates he chose.
In his opinion, his granddaughter was many times better than those gentlemen, so how could a pheasant be paired with a phoenix?
Wei Ji scolded his son several times in private for this matter. Because of this, although Wei Minglun is Wei Xiyin's father, he dare not make the decision on her marriage.
When Wei Minglun learned that his father had resigned from his official position and left Beijing, and knew that his daughter's marriage could not be delayed, he let her take Chang Ying back with him.
In Wei Minglun's opinion, since his father was not satisfied anyway, he might as well let his daughter go back to his hometown with him and let the two of them choose slowly.
Wei Xiyin felt a little speechless, so she could only confide her true feelings and said in a muffled voice: "My granddaughter doesn't want to get married yet, but the clan needs her now, and Grandfather can't leave her alone."
Wei Ji snorted lightly when he heard this, "Even if you want to get married, where can I choose for you now?"
Wei Xiyin suddenly choked and almost couldn't catch her breath.
At this time, Uncle Wu came back with medicine, and the servants behind him were carrying meals that had just been brought back from the public kitchen and were steaming hot.
Seeing this, Wei Ji waved his hand and said, "Okay, go and have your meal first."
Wei Xiyin left holding her breath.
In her previous life, her parents divorced and she had a very unhappy childhood. She had long planned to remain single and childless. After being born in this dynasty, she has always been very resistant to marriage.
The world feels like it's about to end. My parents and brother are no longer around, my grandfather is frail, and my younger brother is born dumb, which is really worrying. And there are still so many people in my clan...
How could she feel at ease?
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While the Wei family in the fort were busy resisting the severe cold, the situation outside continued to deteriorate.
The zombie virus swept across the entire continent.
The blizzard lasted for more than ten days.
Many people escaped the virus but could not survive the harsh winter. They lacked food and clothing. In the extremely harsh environment, monsters could be seen everywhere, and frozen corpses were found in the dim houses. Despair was everywhere.
Bingzhou, Dingxiang County.
The entire city is like a huge and closed poisoning site.
The city was swarming with zombies and people, staggering on the streets. Occasionally, when there was a sound, the monsters all turned around and rushed towards the source of the sound. Their walking speed seemed to have become close to that of ordinary people.
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