Chapter 163 Food and Grass
"I understand. This time I have to trouble General Wang to go to the border in person to suppress the rebellion." The emperor said seriously.
General Wang shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I can go, but I alone may not be enough." This time, it might be a tough battle.
"What do you think?"
"I think that His Royal Highness Prince Li should be sent to the border to suppress the enemy. Firstly, this will boost morale, and secondly, His Royal Highness Prince Li should also start training."
Only emperors who have gone through war can be considered true emperors.
"I understand, but Princess Li is going to give birth in a few months. If we let Prince Li leave now, I'm afraid..." He was worried that Li'er would not be willing.
Li Erru was raised with the art of being an emperor, so he would definitely put the country first.
But he has grown up alone since he was a child. Now if you ask him to serve the country and the people, I am afraid he will be unwilling to do so.
It's all his fault.
"Your Majesty, the people are the most important." Seeing His Majesty like this, General Wang thought that he was reluctant to leave the king.
"I understand. How about this, let me discuss it with Prince Li?" He couldn't force him.
General Wang was a little disappointed.
But he didn't force it.
"Everything is up to your Majesty."
June is not a good month.
In the summer of the 26th year of Dayan, the Xiongnu were eyeing the border covetously, and there was a severe drought threat inside. It can be said that they were attacked from both sides.
No matter which side is at odds, it will lead to the destruction of the country.
Not long after General Wang left the palace, Prince Li entered the palace.
When he left the palace, his face looked very bad.
Return to the mansion.
Wen Li found Xia Yutong and told her that he might be going to the border.
Xia Yutong was shocked, "Is there going to be a war?" She was born in a peaceful era. It's not that there was no war then, but she just couldn't see it.
But now, the war was right before her eyes, and she was terrified.
"Well, the Huns are eyeing our Great Yan with covetous eyes. I'm afraid this time..." He wanted to say that he would never come back.
But seeing that her belly was so big, he didn't dare to say the rest of the words for fear of scaring her.
Xia Yutong didn't say not to let him go. She said, "Wen Li, bring someone with you and leave the palace with me in secret."
Fortunately, when Uncle He chose Zhuangzi, he didn't choose one that was too far away.
"Where to?" Wen Li was confused.
"Don't worry about it, you'll know when you get there." Xia Yutong said, then stood up and packed some things.
Seeing her like this, Wen Li became nervous, "You, do you want to leave?" Wen Li stuttered.
Xia Yutong was stunned. She looked back at him and smiled, "You think too much." She saw the sad expression on his face.
In the past, she always said that if there were too many things around him, she would leave freely.
Now, she said she wanted to leave the imperial city under such circumstances, and he was overthinking it.
She stepped forward and took his hand. "I'm not leaving you, nor am I saying you can't go to the border. I just have something I want to tell you, but you won't understand even if I tell you. So I have to take you to see it myself."
Sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn are all two-season products, and they grow better after her space purification.
Over the years, I'm afraid she has stored up a lot of food.
It is true that these things cannot be eaten every day, but now during the war, it is different.
There was no need for her to explain how precious it was; he would understand once he saw it.
"You scared me to death." Wen Li avoided touching her belly and held her in his arms.
"I thought you were going to leave me." This was what he feared most.
"You're overthinking it. Even if I want to leave, I won't do it at this time." Xia Yutong pushed him away angrily.
"Help me pack up quickly. We will leave the imperial city soon. It's best not to alarm anyone." She planned to give birth to the child on the farm.
She didn't feel at ease in the imperial city.
No place is safe where there are enemies.
If South City wasn't too far away, she would have planned to go back to South City.
"Yeah, okay."
After seeing that she was packing clothes for herself and her child, Wen Li thought of something, but now was not the time to say more.
He called the first and second year students and asked them to prepare the carriage, as he would soon leave the palace with the princess.
Let them avoid people.
After hearing this, the freshmen and sophomores didn't ask any more questions and started preparing immediately.
Outside the back door of the palace, there was a very ordinary carriage parked there.
People who don’t know will just think that someone is delivering goods to the palace.
Xia Yutong took Xia Xue and Xia Xiang with her, and asked the rest of the people to stay in the palace to protect it.
There are even fewer people on Wenli's side, with only freshmen and sophomores on the surface.
Followed privately by a team of secret guards.
A few hours later, they arrived at Enning Mansion.
An inconspicuous carriage entered the Enning Mansion, and no one paid any attention to it.
Not to mention that they went to the outskirts of the city and didn't even enter the city.
Shortly after the door of Xia Mansion was knocked, a man came out.
His temples were bulging and the muscles in his limbs were tense. He was obviously a martial artist.
Xia Xue got off the carriage.
When the man saw Xia Xue, he took them out the back door without saying a word.
The front door of the Xia family is rarely opened and cannot be opened.
After entering through the back door, Uncle He came over as soon as the carriage stopped.
"But master?" he asked into the carriage.
Xia Yutong lifted the car curtain, "Uncle He."
"Master, why are you coming to Enning Mansion at this time?" Uncle He immediately stepped forward to help the person when he saw him.
But before he could do anything, Wen Li also got out of the carriage.
He looked at Uncle He and called out, "Uncle He."
The person Xiaotong calls uncle must be recognized by her, and the person she recognizes is also the person he recognizes.
Uncle He was stunned.
He immediately came to his senses and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Okay, don't be polite here. Uncle He, please have someone bring my things into the yard first. I will live here for a few days from now on." Wen Li was going to the border, and she was going to stay here to give birth to a child.
"Oh, okay, okay, okay." The person who was happiest that she could come to stay was Uncle He.
Arriving in the main hall, Xia Yutong went straight to the point: "Uncle He, how is the grain? Is the harvest this year okay?" Fortunately, sweet potatoes and potatoes are both drought-resistant.
When Uncle He saw her say this in front of the prince, he understood that this meant that the prince had to know about it.
Later, they had another master.
"This year's harvest has been completed, but the weather was bad, so the fruits are not as big as in previous years. But the quantity is large, so the yield has not decreased."
"That's good." It would be good if we could harvest all this year's crops.
"By the way, what about the ones from other places? Have they all been collected?" Xia Yutong asked again.
"Master, don't worry. We only plant two crops. It's already June, and we've almost harvested everything. Otherwise, we'll have to dig the ground and plant more crops in August, otherwise we won't have enough time."
"Okay then. From now on, you will have people secretly deliver it to the border little by little. Send as much as you can. When the time comes, have the person in charge personally deliver it to the prince."
After talking for a while, Xia Yutong felt a little thirsty, so she picked up the teacup and wanted to take a sip.
But Wen Li stopped him.
"You can't drink tea now." After she became pregnant, she could only drink water.
"Look at my brain." Xia Yutong really forgot about this.
"Xia Xue, get me some water."
Uncle He also knew that he had failed in his duty.
He quickly asked someone to prepare the master's supplies.
"Xiaotong, do you have so much grain?" You know, the autumn harvest has not yet arrived, how can the grain be harvested?
"Look at my brain." Xia Yutong patted his head, "Uncle He, take him down to check our food."
Haha, she forgot, but he doesn’t know yet.
Uncle He saw the amusement in his master's eyes and said nothing more.
Take the prince to the backyard.
All the people here were bought by the Xia family when they were young.
It can be said that everyone has been given medicine, and Xia Yutong is completely at ease with the people here.
She didn't plan to go to the backyard because it would be too tiring to walk there.
Her belly is big and she is lazy.
"Master, drink some water. Are you hungry? Do you want someone to prepare some food?" Xia Xiang came over with warm water.
"Well, let someone use our food to make a delicious meal for the prince." After watching and eating it, he truly understood.
"Master, if you continue like this, the prince will punish you." Xia Xiang joked.
"He dares."
After Wen Li followed Uncle He to the granary in the backyard, he looked at the newly collected things and didn't recognize any of them.
"What are these?" Wen Li asked.
He also picked up a potato and smelled it.
"These are all edible. Not only can they be eaten as meals, but they can also be used as vegetables." Uncle He said proudly.
Wen Li had never seen it before, but seeing Uncle He's expression, he didn't doubt it too much.
After looking at the corn and sweet potatoes, Uncle He took Wen Li back to the main hall.
Coincidentally, the meal was almost ready.
Steamed sweet potatoes, roasted potatoes, and boiled corn are the staple foods.
The dishes are more varied.
If time was not so urgent, I'm afraid the kitchen could make even more.
"You're back. Come and have something to eat first." Seeing him coming, Xia Yutong waved to Wen Li.
"I know you have a lot of questions now. Don't worry, let's eat first." Xia Yutong pulled him to sit down.
"These things are all made from what you just saw. Come, try them."
Wen Li didn't believe that the emperor would not believe her.
Pick up the chopsticks and start eating.
You know what, it tastes really good.
"Don't just eat the vegetables, try these too."
Handing him a corn, he said, "Eat the outside, but not the cob."
She picked up one and started eating it.
Seeing something familiar, she became very greedy.
As soon as he took a bite, Wen Li was attracted by the fragrance of corn.
I finished one very quickly.
When he wanted to eat another one, Xia Xue, who was serving him, handed him a sweet potato.
"Your Highness, this is a sweet potato. You can eat it directly by biting it."
Wen Li didn't ask any more questions and took another bite.
"Is it sweet?" Wen Li was stunned.
Xia Xue nodded, "Yes."
Xia Yutong rolled her eyes at him and said, "Eat first."
After eating the sweet potatoes, he felt a little choked up, so he picked up the teacup and drank. After a cup of tea, his stomach was full.
"This thing, how can this thing be so filling?" This time, he was really surprised.
"Then try this and eat a small one." Xia Yutong handed him a small potato.
“This thing is not bad either.”
Wen Li took her hand and swallowed it in one gulp.
This is serious.
He was swallowed directly.
"See how anxious you are, chew slowly."
After drinking some tea, I finally recovered.
"How is it?" Xia Yutong asked worriedly, "Do you need some water?"
"No need, Xiaotong, just tell me what's going on with this thing?" He was not stupid and understood her intention.
She brought me here probably because she was worried that I would go to the border, and the autumn harvest had not yet begun inside the border. You know, the food and fodder must be sent before the army moves.
There was a severe drought in Dayan, and there was no way the treasury had that much food and fodder.
No matter which side you take care of, the other side will definitely be littered with corpses.
It is true that she is a selfish person, but sometimes, she also has a kind heart.
Seeing his anxious look, Xia Yutong's eyes turned red. "I don't want my child to be born without a father."
"I don't want my man to die on the battlefield. He can only die beside me."
As she spoke, Xia Yutong began to cry.
"I know I'm a selfish person. I didn't share such a good thing earlier. However, I don't want to be a hero to the world, and I don't want to be famous."
Xia Yutong started to hiccup while crying.
"Woo woo, I don't want my child to be born with bad luck." What if the noble family says something bad and her child is accused of something?
So, she has to take action in advance.
"Xiaotong, I'm sorry, it's all because of me." If he hadn't dragged her into this mess, she would have married an ordinary person and her life would be much better than it is now.
You don't have to worry all day long, and you don't have to pay attention to them.
She is a person who yearns for freedom. She does whatever she wants without considering too many factors from others.
But after marrying him.
She was facing the world.
"Woo woo, you must come back alive." Xia Yutong's temperament may have changed because of her pregnancy.
Before this, she would definitely not be so clingy.
"Yan, I will definitely come back alive to see you and the children."
"Then you must not get hurt."
"Okay, I won't let myself get hurt. I know my face is your favorite."
…
The couple talked a lot without realizing it.
Speaking of which, Xia Yutong fell asleep in Wen Li's arms.
Wen Li carried her into her room.
"Uncle He, all of this is off your shoulders. I'll have the freshmen and sophomores go to the border first. They'll make all the arrangements there. Have everyone down there identify the two men's portraits."
Wen Li is a cautious person.
He definitely won't be able to leave for a while.
"Yes, everything will be done as the prince says." Since the master intends to send these things out, he will not disobey the master's request.
However, he wanted every farm to leave their seeds behind.
After he expressed his thoughts, Wen Li agreed.
Whether or not to leave seeds, the population of all parts of the country combined is enough to fight this war.
Wen Li left the Xia Mansion that night.
He returned home alone.
The freshmen and sophomores stayed at the Xia Mansion for one night because they needed to discuss some things with Uncle He.
Wen Li made his own arrangements for what happened next.
The next day he went to court.
When the civil and military officials in the court learned about the current situation that Dayan was facing, they all broke out in cold sweats.
Even those who were from aristocratic families stopped thinking.
Listen to the arrangements made by the emperor in high position.
After making the arrangements, the emperor said to his ministers, "I don't care what hatreds there may be in normal times, but at this moment, if anyone takes action, don't blame me for being merciless."
The sound shook everyone's heart.
The Right Prime Minister's journey went more smoothly.
After leaving court.
General Wang and Minister Lu and a few others stayed behind.
"Minister Lu, how is the Ministry of Revenue arranging food and other matters now?" This was the emperor's biggest headache.
Minister Lu opened his mouth and became dejected.
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