Xie Ling turned her head and saw Gu Wei staring at her with burning eyes.
"Why are you staring at me? Why don't you go back after you're done? Have you finished your government affairs?"
Gu Wei curled his lips and held Xie Ling's shoulders.
"A Ling, do you know? I have been learning the art of assisting others since I was a child. I can lead the army and organize scholars, but I can't rule, and I am not as good as you in winning people's hearts.
Sinan and Chang Shou, without you, it would have been impossible to develop to this point. This is really a scene of ordinary people's life that I have never imagined. "
"Huh? Why are you suddenly praising me?"
Xie Ling was puzzled.
Gu Wei said nothing, moved his hand that was on Xie Ling's shoulder upwards, and pointed at the top of her head.
He smiled faintly: "He has grown a lot taller."
Xie Ling turned around, gestured to herself, and opened her eyes wide, "Indeed. It used to be up to my chest, but now it's almost up to my armpits. It seems that I may still grow to the height I was in my previous life. If I grow taller, I will look more imposing, so that some people won't be afraid of me."
Gu Wei patted Xie Ling on the head, "With me here, who dares not to be afraid of you? In this world, no matter what you want, I can take it for you."
Xie Ling joked: "Then what about you I want?"
Gu Wei lowered his eyes and spoke in a serious tone.
"As long as I have it, you can take it."
After a pause, he turned his gaze towards the distant mountains and continued, "What I just said came from my heart. I have learned since I was a child to follow the king. If that king is you, Aling, I am willing to die for you."
Xie Ling paused for a moment.
She was not unaware of the ambitions of Gu Wei and his subordinates.
This turbulent time is waiting for heroes and heroines to write their legends.
Gu Wei is courageous, talented, and strategic, and he is bound to compete for supremacy in the world.
She originally didn't have such lofty ambitions. She just wanted to eat well and sleep well. At most, she could be Gu Wei's wise guy and help him with advice.
But he watched as the originally impoverished Sinan Changshou became prosperous and peaceful under his rule, and the originally impoverished people became happy and prosperous under his education.
Xie Ling feels an instinctive joy and satisfaction, as if she is repairing a devastated painting, slowly splashing ink and coloring it, and watching it turn into a beautiful work of brush and ink.
"A Ling, have you ever thought about why you came to this world? Perhaps, your arrival is a gift to the Seven Kingdoms. You are the lucky star for the people of the Seven Kingdoms."
"Don't be ridiculous, there are still many things to deal with."
Xie Ling looked at them and laughed, then ran to the front alone.
Gu Wei laughed and followed Xie Ling silently.
"A Ling, one day I will let you know that I am not kidding. What if I give you this kingdom for fun?"
.......
Fengjian Qingli came back five days later.
As soon as he came back, he went to the cafeteria and ate two big bowls of rice. Mr. Fengjian, who usually had to pay attention to his etiquette when eating or drinking tea, ate so voraciously as if he was starving.
Many people in the cafeteria knew him, but when they saw him eating like this, they didn't even dare to say hello to him, thinking that Fengjian Qingli had been upset by something.
After eating and drinking his fill, Fengjian Qingli leisurely left the cafeteria to meet Xie Ling.
As soon as he entered the door, he started accusing in tears.
"Xie Zhubo, you don't know how hard life is in Nanzhao! I almost starved to death in Nanzhao."
Xie Ling stopped writing: "Why did you go for so many days?"
Fengjian Qingli told about what he had seen and heard along the way.
"There are nine prefectures in Nanzhao. I went to Canglan Prefecture, which is next to Sinan and is also the poorest prefecture in Nanzhao. Sinan was hit by a locust plague, and Nanzhao was also affected. This autumn, the people had no harvest.
The Lord of Canglan Prefecture is still okay, giving away three meals of porridge every day, but this behavior is just like drinking poison to quench thirst, and it can't solve the actual problem at all."
Speaking of this, Fengjian Qingli showed sympathy between his brows and his eyes were sad.
“There are countless refugees who have died of starvation and freezing on the Canglan Road. The city is in chaos and the public security is very poor. There are even mothers who are willing to sell their seven-year-old daughters to old men in their forties as concubines just to have a bite to eat… If I hadn’t learned some martial arts from Brother Shujian, I would have been robbed of everything.
Although the people of Canglan have many livestock at home, no one will kill their livestock unless they are on the verge of dying, so the number of livestock in the city is still good and can be traded.
I hid in the city for three days before I sneaked into the governor's mansion. Although the governor was cunning, he was reasonable and agreed to cooperate with us. I agreed with him to meet at Xiaozhou Mountain in five days. "
Feng Jian Qingli was talking while Xie Ling was taking notes in a notebook.
"Five days later? What did you tell him to exchange for it?"
"Wheat, rice, coarse grains, coarse salt. No mention of potatoes and sweet potatoes."
Xie Ling nodded.
"It's right not to say it. Potatoes and sweet potatoes are currently our secret weapons. This is the first trade, so they probably want to test us and won't bring too many livestock. You only need to collect about 500 kilograms in total."
"Okay, I'll go down and prepare."
at the same time.
In Canglan Prefecture of Nanzhao, inside the prefect’s palace.
Under a short dead tree, there was a pot of boiling broth. Looking closely, there were only a few pieces of meat in the pot, but only a few mushrooms and bamboo shoots. The delicious aroma rushed into the nose, but the two men sitting next to the pot had no appetite.
The young man in gray said, "Lord, do we really want to make a deal with that mysterious man?"
Canglan Prefecture Lord Jin Renxuan frowned and nodded slowly.
"I have already submitted a report to Shangsanzhou regarding the locust plague in Canglan, but it has been two months and there is still no response from Shangsanzhou. Given the current situation in the city, we can't find any other solution except to trust this person. Anyway, our Canglanzhou is extremely poor, and that person can't plot anything. Hey, the pot is boiling, let's eat first."
The heat was rising, and the two chatted while eating.
The man in gray looked around and said in a low voice:
"Have you heard, my lord, that the three states are planning to revive the witchcraft of Miaojiang?"
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