HCB Chapter 289 Yan Zhao returns to Qiandong City, Ruo Feng leaves for Liangzhou County
Chapter 289 Yan Zhao returns to Qiandong City, Ruo Feng leaves for Liangzhou County
With New Year's Eve less than ten days away, the festive atmosphere of the New Year is gradually spreading throughout Lingnan City.
But only Su Xin, the general of Beidaying, was worried and couldn't sleep day or night.
The reason was simple: first a scout was lost, and then a team of scouts was lost.
These people spread rumors in his military camp, saying all kinds of things, with different versions.
Some people say that Hou Simao went insane and was bewitched by the mandrills in Yingchoujian, turning into a man-eating monster like the mandrills.
Some people said that the scout leader and his men went to look for Hou Simao, and were captured by a mandrill and taken into a cave to be used as food for the winter.
Others said that this group of ruffians had been causing trouble in Lingnan City for a long time and were taken in by a tall and unruly-looking immortal.
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Anyway, the stories were so vivid and there were so many different opinions that everyone in Su Xinbei's camp was in a panic. Even the number of soldiers patrolling the night curfew was increased several times.
The scene returns to the Wen family. After the first batch of medicine men successfully completed the trial, Wen Yanzhao naturally did not delay and set off for Qiandong City the next day.
At this time, Qiandong City was already very different. The city walls were reinforced with two layers, and the outer layer was equipped with arrow battlements, rolling logs and stones and other anti-siege facilities.
One hundred and twenty-seven barracks and granaries were built in the inner city, enough for the 120,000 elite Pofeng Army to hold out for no more than three years.
Under Baili Chengfeng's supervision, half of the tax silver collected from the four richest states was transformed into extremely important strategic materials such as weapons, equipment, food, and horses.
The other half should naturally be kept for emergencies.
It is obvious that Baili Luochen, the god of death who has always conquered and won every battle in his life, would not do this simply to be trapped in an isolated city. He did this just to make plans in advance for the worst outcome.
In his life, Rong Ma had no other desire but to cherish his only grandson the most.
If one day in the future they really end up being defeated and killed, the Baili family can rely on the strong city of Qiandong to bargain with the Beili court, and at least protect the family's safety.
After Wen Yanzhao learned about the old man’s good intentions, he felt a little emotional, but more moved.
In the original play, Baili Dongjun, a son of a noble family, was pampered in the first half of his life. No matter where he went, he was watched, protected, pampered, and loved...
But in the second half of his life, he kept losing: his brothers, his family, his lover, and in the end, he was left alone...
Wen Yanzhao stood on the top of Qiandong City, recalling everything in the original drama, and felt uneasy for a long time.
If Wen Yanzhao had not appeared in this life, the tragedy would probably still have unfolded according to the established script.
He looked northward, extending from Qiandong City to the direction of Tianqi City...
"If we don't change, will the tragedy only bring about the likes of Baili Dongjun, Ye Dingzhi, Xiao Ruofeng, and Yi Wenjun, who will end up with regrets and live with them for the rest of their lives?"
"If I don't have absolutely powerful strength, then I, Wen Yanzhao, will become one of the many tragedies!"
"Those greedy people in power are the instigators with ulterior motives..."
"So, I'm going to reshape the world and make things the way they should be!"
The wind carried away the young man's mumbling on the city wall. I wonder if it will be carried to Sanqipu, Xueyue City, or Liangzhou County.
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Outside the city of Liangzhou, the north wind was howling.
Just after 3 p.m., two horses, one black and one white, were parked in front of the city gate, with a man on each horse.
Seen from behind, the man riding the black horse was wearing a navy blue suit, had a burly figure, tied a wolf's tail, and had a slightly unruly temperament.
The man riding the white horse is dressed in gorgeous brocade robes and jade hairpins, and his noble air is evident.
The moment the man on the black horse opened his mouth, he revealed everything:
"Hahahahahahaha... Fengfeng, you have no idea. In order to come out with you, I tried to persuade my wife with both reason and emotion. In the end, she finally bowed down to my persuasion and agreed to travel around with you!"
"How about it? I'm your reliable brother at the critical moment, right?"
The man on the white horse twitched his lips and turned his head to give him a cold look.
"Second Brother...you and I have been together day and night, why are you pretending to be so..."
"Everyone knows that you were beaten twice and signed a life and death agreement with your sister-in-law before you came out. I really don't want to talk about you."
It turned out to be Xiao Ruofeng who had left the capital Tianqi and Lei Mengsha who was traveling with him. The two of them set out all the way north to Liangzhou, the most desolate and coldest place in the country, and had just arrived at the city of Liangzhou County.
After hearing Xiao Ruofeng's words, Lei Mengsha's face turned red inside and out like a crab in boiling water:
"Wait a minute...wait a minute, how come you know about this too? Did you plant spies in the house?"
"No way, no way!? Fengfeng, how come you learned from Qing Wang?"
Xiao Ruofeng tugged at the reins, not wanting to pay any more attention to him. He sneered and went into the city.
"Luo Xuan told me. He said he saw the wound on your face that day..."
"It was clearly my sister-in-law who scratched me, but you insisted that it was a stick from Han Yi's candied haws stick. Humph! You have no shame in making such a lie!"
Lei Mengsha couldn't believe it for a moment. He had hidden so well, but they had seen through it so easily.
Seeing Xiao Ruofeng riding his horse into the city, Lei Mengsha also lightly stepped on his horse's belly and followed closely.
Liangzhou, also known as Xiliang in ancient times, means "located in the west, always cold and cool".
It has always been a barren and cold place, so the people here usually live a very hard life.
Xiao Ruofeng chose Liangzhou as his first stop for no other reason than to verify whether Wen Yanzhao's words were an exaggeration.
The truth can only be believed if you see it with your own eyes.
Liangzhou City was not big, and the two men rode their horses slowly and it took them just half an hour to make the round trip.
If it were Apocalypse City, it would take a whole day to explore it all.
What meets the eye is whistling sand and withered yellow all over the sky.
In addition, it was the dead of winter, which made it even colder.
The two men wrapped their clothes tightly and relied on their internal skills to barely withstand the bone-chilling cold.
But the refugees in the city were not so lucky. Some of them huddled in the street corners with their clothes stuffed with straw, but they were still shivering from the cold.
Some of them, relying on their youth and strength, could even find work as porters and errand runners to earn some food and winter clothes for themselves.
I just don’t know how many more corpses will die of starvation and freezing in Liangzhou City after tonight.
The two men walked to a vermilion gate and pulled the reins.
Xiao Ruofeng looked up and saw a large gilded plaque on the lintel with four large characters in Yan style written on it: "Liangzhou County Yamen".
There is a pair of couplets on the left and right doorposts——
Your salary and benefits are the fat and blood of the people.
The people below are easy to abuse, but God is hard to bully.
After reading it, Xiao Ruofeng turned around and asked, "Second Senior Brother, this must be the Liangzhou County Government Office, right? Would you like to go in and have a seat?"
Lei Mengsha looked serious as he looked at the newly painted red door and said:
"Since you're here to seek the truth, why not go to the city first and take a good look at the officials' behavior before coming to the county government office."
"If they knew you were the prince from Tianqi City, the prince of the Beili royal family, then you would never see the truth..."
Xiao Ruofeng thought what he said made sense, so he turned his horse and headed towards Qilian Street, the most prosperous street in the city.
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