"You want your brother to personally escort the grain? Wanwan, are you aware of the risks involved in this grain transport?"
Si Nantian didn't understand why Sheng Wanwan recommended Sheng Wenjin to do such a dangerous thing. No matter how capable Sheng Wenjin was, he was still a civil official. If they encountered a robbery, the skills of a civil official would be useless.
"I know! Uncle Emperor, my elder brother is very capable. You don't need to worry about his safety. With him here, the grain supplies will be able to be transported to the disaster-stricken areas smoothly!"
Sheng Wanwan looked at Si Nantian with bright eyes, her face full of confidence.
Si Nantian glanced at Sheng Wenjin's frail and scholarly appearance and shook his head. He didn't want such a promising talent to take such a pointless risk.
"Wanwan, no, you should know what the grain transport team will face this time!"
Although I've already deployed enough troops to protect him secretly, swords have no eyes. Aren't you afraid something might happen to your elder brother?"
"Uncle Emperor, I've done some calculations, and this time the grain transport team will not only be facing humans, but also some evil things."
My brother, whom I taught some esoteric arts for a while, should be able to deal with those things.
If my uncle the emperor won't let my elder brother go, then I, Wanwan, will have to go myself!
Actually, Wanwan really wanted to go, but after discussing it all night yesterday, not only did her mother not want her to go, but her eldest brother, second brother, and third brother also wouldn't let her go!
"How about the Emperor issues an imperial decree ordering Wanwan to go?"
Sheng Wanwan's eyes sparkled; she really wanted to wander around! Unfortunately, she was too young, and her mother and brothers were worried about her. If only her uncle the Emperor could issue an edict allowing her to go, then her mother wouldn't be able to stop her.
"Alright! Let your older brother go!"
Si Nantian quickly agreed. Judging from Sheng Wanwan's expression, it seemed that if he didn't let Sheng Wenjin go, Sheng Wanwan would really go.
Although Sheng Wenjin is a talented person, Sheng Wanwan is the goddess of the Great Yan Kingdom, and he cannot allow the goddess to be in danger.
"Minister Sheng, since you are willing to take the risk, I entrust you with the important task of escorting the relief supplies. I appoint you as the commander of the escort team and make sure that the supplies are safely delivered to the disaster-stricken areas," Si Nantian said solemnly to Sheng Wenjin.
Sheng Wenjin bowed respectfully and calmly replied, "Your subject obeys the decree and will certainly not fail in my mission."
Sheng Wanwan stood to the side, her little face full of pride. She knew that her older brother had the ability to safely transport the grain to the disaster-stricken area.
In the original book, there was a sorcerer in Prince Rui's faction who was not only proficient in illusions, but also able to control a group of evil spirits to cause trouble.
In his previous life, Si Nantian had arranged for many soldiers to escort grain to prevent it from being robbed by bandits. However, due to the presence of the sorcerer, the soldiers were bewitched by illusions and killed each other, resulting in the complete annihilation of the army.
Prince Rui seized a large amount of grain without firing a single shot, intending to use it as provisions for his future rebellion.
In the northern, famine-stricken areas, the failure to deliver food in time led to even more severe famine for the people.
The people were displaced and starved to death.
But in this life, with Sheng Wenjin's involvement, the situation will be very different.
In his previous life, Sheng Wenjin was a cultivator. Although he had only been cultivating for a short time in this life, he was proficient in various talisman techniques and beast taming techniques. Therefore, with him around, there was basically no worry about food.
A few days later, the imperial court finally finished collecting the grain. During this time, Sheng Wanwan also donated a considerable amount of silver from her own private treasury to purchase the grain.
Besides keeping his current residence, Lord Tian sold all his farmland, land deeds, gold, silver and jewelry, antiques and calligraphy and paintings. He sold everything except a few shops to support the people in his household.
As for grain, there wasn't enough in the capital, so he could only travel with the grain escort team and purchase grain in the prefectures and counties along the way.
Early that morning, Sheng Wenjin sat in the carriage and set off with the grain transport team.
Chu Shi, Sheng Wanwan, Sheng Wenyu, Sheng Wenze, and Si Rouxue all went out of the city to see Sheng Wenjin off. Chu Shi looked at Sheng Wenjin with worry in her eyes and repeatedly told him to be careful.
He then gave Sheng Wenjin a black token, saying it was a high-level token for the dark web, and that with this token, all dark web branches would follow the token holder's lead.
They secretly provided a list of locations distributed along the dark web, their main point being that they were extremely uneasy.
Then Sheng Wanwan spoke up: "Mother, why don't we go with the grain transport team? You are skilled in martial arts and can protect my brother, and I can also go and have fun!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Chu tapped Sheng Wanwan on the head. "How could I go? There are still a lot of things in the capital that need Mother's supervision!"
Being the future commander of the Shadow Guard won't be easy for her...
"Why don't I go, Mother? I'll go with my eldest brother! You've witnessed my abilities. If I go, I can guarantee my brother's safety."
Sheng Wanwan was still unwilling to give up; she really wanted to leave Kyoto and go out for a while!
"Don't think like that! Your little body can't withstand the bumpy ride! Besides, you're the goddess who protects the country, the emperor cherishes you dearly. Even if your mother allows you to go, your uncle the emperor won't agree!"
Chu sighed and patted Sheng Wanwan's head. This child is really playful...
"Big brother..."
When Sheng Wanwan realized she couldn't reason with the Chu family, she tugged at Sheng Wenjin's clothes and acted coquettishly.
"Hehe... I don't mind if you come along, but you'll have to convince the Emperor and Mother yourself!"
Sheng Wenjin was explaining things to Si Rouxue when he saw Sheng Wanwan tugging at his clothes and said with a smile.
"You don't need to tell me!"
Sheng Wanwan muttered under her breath, dissatisfied. If she could persuade these two, would she need to ask her older brother for help?
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