Chapter 136: Grain and Fodder Arrived at the Border and Received Xu Nian's Letter
After everything was arranged, Cheng Si and the two old men of the Qian family brought people to escort the grain and fodder to the border. Xu Nian looked at the convoy that was getting farther and farther away with her heart in a state of panic. She hoped that everything she did would really help Luo Jinan.
"Miss Xu, I wonder if I could have the honor to invite you to see the scenery of Huaicheng."
Xu Nian smiled and said, "Mr. Qian, you are too polite. Unfortunately, I have something important to attend to. I have to let you down this time. But if you come to the Northern Frontier King City in the future, I will definitely accompany you."
Qian Youhuai's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he had a certain understanding of Xu Nian. It seemed that this little girl was indeed a close friend of Prince Chang.
Xu Nian didn't care what Mr. Qian thought, because she was about to take her men south to buy food for the border of Yangcheng.
The border was not peaceful at this time. Luo Jin'an had been quiet after the last battle, and the enemy had been quiet for a few days because their food and fodder had been burned, but for some reason they had recently started sneak attacks again.
In the military tent, Zheng Yan had a worried look on his face. Looking at the silent Luo Jinan, he still advised: "Your Highness, why don't we fight them? We can't let them destroy our morale again."
Luo Jinan did not answer. He was thinking about another thing now. Where did the Yanyang Army get so much food and fodder so quickly?
"Your Highness?"
Luo Jinan waved his hands, "Once the war starts, there will be no truce. The enemy has sufficient food and fodder, but we are not well prepared. As generals, you and I must not only think about winning the battle, but also consider how to minimize the sacrifice of soldiers and generals. Be patient and wait for two more days. I think there will be news soon."
"But..." Zheng Yan had no words to express his grievances. The scolding from Gang Yan Gou was too harsh. It was also too disgusting to scold him right in front of the formation.
Luo Jin'an also knew what had happened in the battlefront these days, and laughed, "If you let Liu Fei go to the battlefront, I guarantee that the Yanyang Army will be furious."
Zheng Yan left the military tent with doubt and went to find the gentle and refined General Liu.
Luo Jin'an took out the border defense map and looked at it again. He had a feeling that the sudden appearance of food and fodder in the Yanyang Army was related to the Sheng Dynasty.
Luo Jinan paused while looking at the cliff outside the border. He had originally planned to attack the enemy army from the front and back, making it impossible for them to escape. But...
"Mo Bai—"
"Your Highness"
Luo Jin'an motioned for Mo Bai to come forward, "Look here, do you think the food and grass that suddenly appeared in the Yanyang Army came from here?"
Mo Bai's expression froze for a moment, and he said seriously, "I'll go check it out right away."
Luo Jin'an nodded and pointed at the cliff. If it was really as he guessed, who would have such courage? This was a serious crime of treason.
The first person Luo Jin'an suspected was the Qian family of Huaicheng, because such a large amount of grain and fodder was not something that ordinary people could have. But the Qian family was different. It was no exaggeration to say that he monopolized the grain market in the south.
It seems that the Huaicheng Qian family needs to be investigated thoroughly. But before Luo Jinan could take any action, two days later, Cheng Si brought back food and two elders from the Qian family.
On this day, Zheng Yan was in a good mood and came to Luo Jin'an's military tent to report military affairs. Zheng Yan was in a good mood these two days and drank two more bowls of porridge. He really didn't expect that the polite General Liu would scold people so rudely, but it was also really refreshing. Now the soldiers of the border defense army surrounded General Liu and learned how to scold those Yan dogs.
Luo Jinan knew what was going on on the battlefield just by looking at Zheng Yan, who was walking with the wind. Before Zheng Yan could open his mouth, he heard footsteps outside the military tent.
"Your Highness, Cheng Si is back, and he has brought back a lot of food." The burly man with a beard smiled foolishly.
When Luo Jinan heard that there was food, he hurried out with big strides, and Zheng Yan followed him. This was a great event, and now they were just waiting for the food to be cooked so that they could have a big battle with the group of fire dogs.
When they arrived, several generals had already surrounded Cheng Si, all laughing and praising Cheng Si.
Cheng Sixiang tried to explain but couldn't find a chance, so he could only scratch his head in confusion. Fortunately, Luo Jin'an and his men arrived, and all the generals greeted him politely, "I've met His Royal Highness the Prince."
Luo Jinan smiled, which was a rare occurrence, as he looked at the cartloads of food.
"The others gather the grain and fodder, Cheng Si, follow me to the military camp."
Luo Jinan sat down in the military tent and saw that there were two people following Cheng Si, and it was obvious that they were not from the military camp.
Cheng Si saw His Royal Highness the Prince looking at the people behind him and explained: "Your Highness, these are the eldest and second masters of the Qian family from the Qian's grain store. They are here to escort the grain and grass this time."
Qian Youzhi and Qian Youyan knelt down and saluted, saying, "We, the humble servants, pay our respects to the Prince of Chang. May the Prince live long and blessed."
Luo Jinan glanced at the two people below him. It seemed that the enemy's food and fodder were not obtained by the Qian family. After all, he had just seen so much food outside. He was afraid that the Qian family's granary had been emptied.
Luo Jinan called the two of them, but there was no extra greeting, only a few questions. But even so, Qian Youzhi and the other two were very excited, and finally tactfully said goodbye, after all, this was a military camp, and it was not suitable for them to stay for long.
When Luo Jin'an saw the two of them leave the military tent, he asked about Cheng Si's purchase of food.
"Huaicheng didn't agree to transfer food, right?"
Cheng Si nodded and said angrily, "That prefect Wen didn't even show up. He just sent someone to pass on the message that no grain would be transferred without the emperor's order."
Luo Jinan was not surprised by this. He was also prepared for the Wen family's illegitimate son to refuse, but he did not expect Qian's granary to be so happy.
"How much food did you buy at Qian's house?"
Cheng Si was startled, then realized that the prince had also misunderstood the source of these grains and grasses, and hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, these grains and grasses were not purchased by me, but were negotiated by Miss Xu and the head of the Qian family, and-"
Before Cheng Si finished speaking, Luo Jin'an stood up excitedly, "Who are you talking about?"
Seeing the prince's ugly face, Cheng Si didn't know what went wrong, so he asked tentatively: "Miss Xu, when I went to adjust the grain, I met Guard Jian. That's what Guard Jian is called."
After saying that, he remembered something and took out a letter from his arms and handed it over, "This is a letter from Miss Xu to His Highness."
Luo Jinan hurriedly took the letter and read it. As soon as he saw the handwriting on the letter, he confirmed that it was really Xu Nian.
Luo Jinan was both happy and angry. He was happy that maybe it wouldn't be long before he would be able to see the person he had been thinking about for so long. He was angry that Xu Nian came here without saying a word and treated his life as a joke.
Cheng Si looked at the Prince's expression carefully, and saw that the man who was very angry just now slowly curled up the corners of his mouth. He was very impressed by Guard Jian in his heart.
When they parted, Guard Jian whispered to him, "If His Highness gets angry, give His Highness Miss Xu's letter immediately."
He didn't know why at the time, but now he understands a little.