Chapter 73 Remember this: You're not allowed to bully your wife!
Three days later, the people from the Yuwen family left Taiyuan.
The large and imposing army split up shortly after leaving Taiyuan. Because provisions had to be prioritized over the army, Duke Sheng, Yuwen Yuan, and his wife headed directly to Liaoxi, while Yuwen Ye, along with his wife, brothers, and the rest of his family, headed east to Luoyang.
When they parted ways, Yuwen Yuan specifically told Yuwen Ye, "Remember, you're not allowed to bully your wife!"
Upon hearing this, Guan Yunmu, sitting in the carriage, chuckled.
Yuwen Ye said helplessly, "Father, you've said this countless times."
Yuwen Yuan said, "I'll say it a few more times, remember this: treat your wife well and don't bully her while we're not around."
This time, Shang Ruyi couldn't stand it anymore and could only blush and say, "Father, don't worry, my second brother has always been very good to me and has never bullied me."
Only then did the two elders feel relieved and set off on their journey.
Turning back, the two exchanged a glance, both feeling somewhat awkward. Shang Ruyi sat back in the carriage and lowered the curtain, while Yuwen Ye had already directed everyone to head towards Luoyang.
This road was familiar to Shang Ruyi.
She had just arrived in Taiyuan along this route a little over a month ago, but she never expected to have to return so soon.
This time, however, because they were helping the elderly and carrying the young, their journey was much slower than before. Shang Ruyi was so shaken by the carriage that her bones almost broke after only half a day, so she discussed it with Yuwen Ye and decided to ride a horse with him.
Once on horseback, Shang Ruyi came alive.
Even after just a short trot on horseback, the smile on her face was as sweet as honey.
Seeing her like this, Yuwen Ye remained silent.
After another half day of walking, the setting sun gradually slanted westward. At this time, they saw a caravan heading north in the distance, with dozens of wagons piled high with grain like small mountains, passing by them in the distance.
Shang Ruyi asked, "What is that?"
Yuwen Ye was also staring at the convoys in a daze. When she asked, he said, "That is the imperial army's grain transport team. The army moves only after the supplies are ready. They need to transport the grain to Liaodong before the imperial army arrives there."
"Where did all this grain and fodder come from?"
"It should have been transferred from Xingluo Granary."
"Xingluocang?"
"right,"
As Yuwen Ye spoke, he pointed southeast: "It's near Huangtuling."
Shang Ruyi thought of something and said, "I once heard my father say that the four major granaries under the late emperor's rule stored up countless grains, and Xingluo Granary was the largest of them."
Yuwen Ye glanced at her again, the coldness on his face seemed to have faded a bit in the sunlight, and his voice softened as he said, "That's right. The largest of the four major granaries is Xingluo Granary, which I heard now holds more than ten million shi of grain."
"so much?"
Shang Ruyi was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but murmur, "There are still so many people in the world who can't afford to eat, yet Xingluo Granary has so much grain stored up..."
Yuwen Ye looked towards Xingluo Granary, his eyes flashing, and murmured, "The world is in chaos now, and food supplies are scarce. Whoever occupies Xingluo Granary will be able to dominate a region and even conquer the world!"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi's heart skipped a beat.
Just then, a commotion suddenly arose in front of the column. They immediately looked up and saw a river running across the front of them. The river was shallow, and on the opposite bank, a group of fully armed soldiers in black armor were rushing towards them menacingly.
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