Chapter 869 Chapter 869, ill intentions
"There's more food this time than last time!"
Zhang Da discovered that there was one more carriage carrying grain, and his face immediately broke into a smile.
Maybe they heard that Ganzhou City was providing free porridge. More and more refugees have been pouring in in recent days, and the amount of food consumed every day is not a small amount.
De Shou: "The grain is still the same as before, and the extra carriage is loaded with medicinal herbs."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Da was stunned at first, then he rushed to the carriage, opened the bag, and after confirming that the carriage was full of medicinal herbs, he was really overjoyed. As he laughed, his eyes became red.
Deshou had been following Zhang Da in distributing porridge recently, and had heard a lot about him. He knew that his parents died shortly after he was born, and that he had grown up walking around the streets and eating at hundreds of homes. He had very deep feelings for the people of Ganzhouwei, and he couldn't help but step forward and patted him on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are here, they won't ignore those people outside the city." As he said this, he pointed to several medical apprentices beside the carriage.
"Hey, these are all doctors. Come with us to the city gate to help."
There weren't many doctors in Xiliang. Zhang Da knew there were doctors accompanying them, so he quickly went over and grabbed the reins from the apprentice: "I'll drive the carriage."
Seeing this, Deshou shook his head and said, "Alright, let's go. It's almost time for the porridge distribution. If we go too late, there might be trouble outside."
Zhang Da nodded quickly, pulled the carriage and caught up with Deshou. When he walked out of the gate, he looked back at the plaque of the Xiao Mansion.
"Your Excellency, please stay in Xiliang for a while longer."
Obviously, Zhang Da also believed that Xiao Yeyang, as the prince of the royal palace, would leave Xiliang soon.
In the mansion, Guyu and Lixia counted all the supplies and handed the list to Daohua.
After seeing this, Daohua couldn't help but frown.
This time, she was well prepared and brought all the supplies she needed. These things would only be used by the Xiao family, so they would definitely be more than enough.
But now part of the grain has to be used to help the victims, and Xiao Yeyang has also used some of it, so it is not enough.
After thinking for a while, Daohua went to the study and soon came out with a note. Then she went to the front yard, found the falconer, and handed him the note: "Send the news back to the capital."
The secret guard said nothing, took the note, quickly tied it to the falcon's legs, and released it.
Daohua calculated the time silently. The grain harvested by the farmlands in the capital this year had not been sold yet. After Qin Xiaoliu received the news, he should be able to collect the grain quickly. However, if he wanted to transport it, it would probably take until around February next year.
Daohua returned to her room, looked at the list of supplies again, and did the math. Seeing that if she saved a little, she could last until the food arrived next year, she felt relieved.
Liangdu, the capital of the capital.
A fierce-looking bearded man looked at the commander of Weidu with a face full of grievance: "Sir, didn't you say that you wanted me to be the commander of Ganzhou Guard?"
Wei Hongcai saw a rough man looking at him pitifully like a woman, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "I have already submitted the memorial to the court for your appointment. If the court doesn't approve it, what can I do?"
Fan Tong's face immediately fell: "Then can I still be the commander?"
Wei Hongcai looked at this brave general who had been following him all along. He knew that this guy was stubborn and felt a little troubled. "It's not easy to be the commander of Ganzhou Guard. Have you forgotten how Old Zhou died?"
Fan Tong: "It's a pity that Lao Zhou died, but we are border generals, and it is our duty to defend the territory. If one day I become like Lao Zhou, I will accept it."
"you"
Wei Hongcai looked as if he didn't know what to say to Fan Tong, and said directly: "Don't even think about being a commander. Go back and be the deputy commander of Ganzhou Guard."
After saying this, he was silent for a moment.
"Well, what do you think of the new governor of Ganzhouwei?"
Speaking of the new governor, Fan Tong was extremely dissatisfied: "That newcomer, Xiao Yeyang, is really rampant. He moved directly into the commander's residence upon arrival. On his first day, he rushed into the garrison and produced a letter of appointment from the Five Military Commanders' Office, saying that he had taken over the Ganzhou Garrison and asked us to cooperate with him."
"Sir, isn't it ridiculous that a mere fifth-rank governor wants us, officials of higher rank than him, to listen to him? It really infuriates me!"
Wei Hongcai frowned and said, "When it comes to Xiao Yeyang, we can't just look at his rank. He is the son of a prince and the nephew of the current emperor."
Fan Tong snorted: "So what? He was demoted to Xiliang because he committed a crime."
Wei Hongcai looked at Fan Tong and said, "Don't go against him. Xiao Yeyang is a pampered young man. Life in Xiliang is so hard, he won't stay here for long. Let him do whatever he wants. After he leaves, we will still have the final say in Xiliang."
Fan Tong nodded gloomily, "I'll listen to you, sir." Then he snorted, "When I came here, that kid was giving out porridge outside Ganzhou City. I saw it, but I didn't say a word to warn him."
"I want to see how much food he can come up with."
"Winter is the hardest time for us in Xiliang. When the people of Ganzhouwei hear about the porridge distribution, they will definitely flock here. I'm just waiting to see him make a fool of himself."
Wei Hongcai smiled and said, "When you go back, you can spread this news along the way."
Hearing this, Fan Tong hesitated. "Isn't this a bad idea? Xiao Yeyang is a bit arrogant, but he's willing to give away precious food to help the people, so he's a good person."
"The people of Ganzhouwei alone are enough to give him a hard time. If he spreads the news along the way, there will be too many people there. He will definitely not be able to handle it. Why not just forget it?"
Wei Hongcai smiled and shook his head: "I told you you're a fool, but you still don't believe me. Do you think the prince of the palace lives as hard as we do? I tell you, the gold, silver and jewelry in his house are probably piled up like a mountain."
"They came over here with a hundred wagons of supplies. Didn't you see them?"
Seeing that Fan Tong still had hesitation on his face, Wei Hongcai continued, "I asked you to spread the news along the way because I wanted to save those who couldn't survive. It's up to you whether you want to do it or not."
Fan Tong thought of the people who died of starvation or freezing in the snow, clenched his fist and said, "Okay, I'll do it."
"That's right. We can rob the rich to help the poor by doing this. If we can make Xiao Yeyang give up, wouldn't that be even better?"
Before Wei Hongcai's smile faded, his personal guards hurried in with a letter: "Sir, an urgent letter."
Fan Tong's expression tightened: "Are those damn Western Liao people attacking again?"
Wei Hongcai glanced at Fan Tong, quickly opened the letter and started reading. After a while, his face turned ugly.
When Fan Tong saw this, he immediately became anxious: "Sir, are the Western Liao people really attacking again? Where are they? I'll go and provide support."
Wei Hongcai threw the letter on the table: "It wasn't the Western Liao people who attacked us, but Xiao Yeyang led his men to destroy a group of Western Liao cavalry."
Fan Tong was stunned for a moment, then quickly picked up the letter and read it. Then he tutted his tongue twice in amazement, "That Xiao Yeyang is quite good. The Western Liao cavalry is the most difficult to deal with, and he actually killed hundreds of them in one go."
Wei Hongcai was not very happy. His Wei family had been stationed in Xiliang since the previous dynasty, and he did not want Xiliang to change too much.
He had some connections in the capital and knew that Xiao Yeyang was a capable man, so he didn't want him to stay in Xiliang any longer.
"You've been out for almost half a month, and the New Year is coming soon. Hurry back to Ganzhouwei. Remember, don't forget to spread the news of Ganzhou City's porridge distribution along the way."
Fan Tong suddenly thought about it and said, "Sir, forget it. If too many people go and something happens, it will be bad."
Wei Hongcai thought to himself, it would be better if something happened, then he would have a legitimate reason to submit a memorial to the court and drive Xiao Yeyang away.
"I'll do what you're told to do. I have my own considerations. Why are you becoming more and more fussy?"
(End of this chapter)
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