The next day, before dawn, ah Tao and Gu de got up. They were busy preparing breakfast and feeding Dahei and Mengmeng. By the way, they carried all the luggage they had packed yesterday into the car.
Jiang Weiwei soon got up.
The four had a hasty breakfast. Wei Chen specially asked for a half day's leave today. He wanted to send his sister out of the city.
The wheels pressed over the road paved with bluestone slabs and ran towards the city gate.
Jiang Weiwei told me, "after I leave, you should take care of yourself. If you are free, go to see assistant Liang and his wife. If you encounter problems you can't solve, you can go to Ying's home for help. I once saved Ying Ru's life. The old lady should be grateful to me. For my face, she should be willing to help you as long as it's not too difficult. "
Wei Chen nodded to show that he remembered.
Jiang Weiwei asked, "you have been the prince's companion for some time. What do you think of the prince?"
Wei Chen said truthfully, "the prince is still young and uncertain, so he is a little more intelligent and reserved than the children of ordinary people."
Jiang Wei nodded slightly. Her brother is a smart child and knows how to get along with the crown prince. She doesn't need to say too much.
Wei Chen was worried: "it's a long way to go. Be careful on your way."
"Don't worry, we've been following the official path all the way, and there are escorts with us. There's nothing wrong."
Wei Chen was still worried: "when you get home, you must write to me."
Jiang nodded slightly and said yes.
At this time, it was still early, the city gate had just opened, and few people came out of the city. They could go out of the city directly without queuing.
The donkey cart suddenly stopped at this time.
Jiang Weiwei lifted up the curtain of the car and looked out. He saw Zhang Shunli waiting by the side of the road.
Zhang Shunli drove a donkey cart with a lot of luggage and two half boys.
The two boys are two or three points similar to Zhang Shunli. They are all dressed in plain linen and wrapped with a straw rope on their right arm. At a glance, they know that there has been a funeral at home recently.
Zhang smooth looked very tired and his eyes were full of blood.
He explained in a hoarse voice: "these two boys are the sons of my eldest brother. My eldest brother and sister-in-law used to do some small business in Bianjing city. Not long ago, they accidentally overturned and fell down the mountain in the process of purchasing goods out of the city. When they were found, their bodies had been smashed. I deliberately stayed alone in Bianjing this time just to take care of my eldest brother's affairs and take the two nephews home together to raise them. "
Jiang Wei said a word of mourning.
It's not as troublesome to go out of the city as to go into the city. The garrison looked at Lu Yin and the document representing his identity, and released it after confirming that there was no problem.
The official road outside Bianjing was rammed flat with soil, and two donkey carts drove side by side on the road.
A Tao lifted up the curtain and looked back. The tall and towering city wall was getting farther and farther away. She recalled that when she first saw the city wall, she was filled with wonder, her eyes had to look straight, and her heart was full of expectations for the prosperous Bianjing city.
But after living in Bianjing for some time, she still felt that the field path with weeds in her hometown was more reassuring.
She is homesick and miss everyone in the health hall.
Putting down the curtain, a Tao looked at Jiang Wei and asked, "will Liangshan pass really fight?"
Jiuqu county is close to Liangshan pass. If there is a war at Liangshan pass, Jiuqu county will inevitably be implicated. Apart from other things, just the food and civilian men that need to be recruited for the war, everyone in Jiuqu county will have to tighten their belts this year.
Jiang Wei noticed the uneasiness in a Tao's heart and comforted him: "don't worry, the imperial court has sent a large army to Liangshan pass, and will not let the enemy enter our territory."
A Tao shook his head: "that's not what I'm worried about. Every time I have to fight, the imperial court will recruit soldiers and grain. I have heard from the old people in the village that Yunshan village has been expropriated for food and civilian husbands several times before. Each time, most of the food in the family must be taken away. Every time, countless families face a decision between life and death. Although I haven't personally experienced those things, as long as I think of that picture, I can't help but panic. I'm afraid that such things will happen again. "
I could tell from her tone that she didn't want to fight.
This is normal. Ordinary people don't want war to happen. Everyone wants to live a safe and stable life.
But the enemy and the enemy have already hit the door. If they can't fight back, they can only sit and wait to die.
Jiang said slowly, "the imperial court will only take away half of the grain stored in the family and only an adult. But if we let the enemy break through the border and break into the territory of Southern Chu to burn and loot, at that time, not only all the food in our family will be robbed, but also all the strong men and old people in the village will be brutally killed, and women and children will be robbed and become slaves. From then on, they can only live like animals. Between the two, if you have a choice, which one would you like to choose? "
A Tao was frightened by her description and said with a pale face, "of course I will choose to be by the imperial court."
Jiang Weiwei was satisfied with her answer and carefully taught, "you should remember that it is not for us to fight, but to keep our houses from burning down, our ridges from being trampled, and our lives preserved. We can only fight!"
Tao nodded vigorously, "I see."
Jiang Weiwei's general principles are set by set, but she is full of worry. From the current situation, the war between southern Chu and Xisha is inevitable.
At that time, as a front-line general, can Jiang Shuan save his life in the war?
There is also the Jiedu envoy named Xu Ji. He is Xu Yizhi's younger brother. I'm afraid he will take the opportunity to blackmail her father.
Jiang Wei thought that she had to find a chance to send a letter to her father and let her father be on guard in advance so as not to catch Xu Ji's way.
She thought about things and didn't notice that the donkey cart stopped unconsciously.
Until a Tao reminded him, Jiang Weiwei reacted and stretched out his hand to lift the curtain and look out.
She saw a group of prisoners in brown clothes and shackles in front. These prisoners were reluctant to say goodbye to their relatives, one by one crying. In addition, dozens of officials stood beside them, and from time to time, prisoners' families stuffed things into their hands, hoping that they could take care of their families on the road, so that their families could suffer less.
As an experienced escort, Zhang Shunli had seen similar scenes before. He explained to Jiang Weiwei.
"These should be prisoners about to be exiled. According to convention, this is the last stop for the family to see them off. When they get out of this pass, these prisoners will be sent to different places according to the different areas of exile. "
Jiang Weiwei saw a familiar figure among the prisoners. It was Xie Zijun.
At this time, he was comforting his mother, Tang Shi.
Xie Zijun raised his head and saw Jiang Weiwei not far away.
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