It is not easy to feed one person, especially in an era when agricultural production is relatively backward.

One stone of grain is about 100 catties, how much food do 5,000 people need to eat a meal? Based on two taels per person, then a meal for 5,000 people will need more than 10 stone of grain, and a meal for 100,000 people will need about 200 stone, which is only one meal, and if you provide two meals a day for two consecutive months, then 100,000 people need 24,000 stone of grain......

The account is easy to calculate, Li Su calculated it in a moment, so, the problem is ......

On the ground in Jinyang, who has such a big hand, and without blinking an eye, he took out more than 20,000 stones of grain to feed the people? First, he didn't greet the government, and second, he didn't dare to be upright, and the relief victims were sneaky as if they were thieves, what did he want?

Li Su's mood became heavier and heavier.

He believes that there are good people in the world, so good that they are pure, and they are so good that they are outrageously like a fool, but the good people who took out more than 20,000 stones of grain and did not seek fame or profit to help the victims of the disaster are really unheard of.

Not only is there a problem, but there is also a trouble, and this trouble is very big, a big trouble worth more than 20,000 stone of grain.

Carefully studying Wei Congli's expression, Li Su asked a few more questions, some of which Wei Congli answered, and some couldn't answer, until Li Su was sure that Wei Congli's stomach had been cleaned up, then he waved his hand and ordered someone to take him down, of course, the treatment remained the same, or he was allowed to eat, drink, and even allow him to leave the county office, provided that he had the courage to leave.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid we're in big trouble." Li Su smiled bitterly and said to Li Zhi.

"Because someone is hiding the victims?"

"Yes, take care of food and shelter, eat rice and flour cakes for every meal, the victims on the ground in Jinyang have been taken care of by them, Your Highness, do you believe that they are purely out of good intentions?"

Li Zhi shook his head quickly: "Good intentions don't have such sneaky truths, helping the victims is a good deed, in the year of the catastrophe, when the imperial court is burning, someone is willing to come forward, the government can't ask for it, and it will never be blamed, a good good deed is so mysterious and sneaky, I'm afraid there is something wrong here." ”

Li Su smiled, and even the stupid and cute little kid who realized it later saw that something was wrong, and it seemed that a shocking case had been dug up today.

"What's next? Shall we mobilize our troops and horses and take the col first? Li Zhi asked solemnly.

Li Su shook his head: "Don't do it, before everything is clear, remember not to startle the snake, just don't know about it, and live your life how you want." ”

Turning his head to look at Wang Zhu, Li Su said: "Wang Zhuan, you immediately send someone to recall Sun County's order, Jinyang is in such a situation, it is useless to go to the countryside to search for refugees, let him come back immediately to preside over Jinyang's affairs, today's cold has decreased, the sun is shining, I am afraid that the snow disaster has passed, tell him to mobilize the victims to go home for spring sowing, although the spring sowing agricultural time has passed, you can also plant some beans, green rape and other durable crops, in short, you can't let a good field be empty, these things Sun County order knows better than me, let him do it, hurry up!" ”

The king took the order and departed.

Looking at Fang Lao Wu again, Li Su said: "Fifth Uncle Fang, please pick some awake brothers who can speak local dialect from His Royal Highness's guards and our family's subordinates, Qiao disguised himself as a disaster victim and went out of the city, scattered around various villages in Jinyang, pretending to flee the famine, remember not to take the initiative to look for those Tibetan col corners, if someone approaches and advocates that there is food and drink in a certain place, go with him, blend into those places, carefully write down what he sees and hears, and find a way to deliver the news." ”

Fang Lao Wu received the order.

Looking back at Li Zhi again, Li Su sighed and said with a solemn expression: "Your Highness, I'm afraid we have to mobilize the soldiers and horses." ”

Li Zhi shrunk his neck and said, "Is it really that serious?" It's just a few thousand victims hiding in the mountain cols...... Brother Zizheng, the transfer of troops and horses is not trivial, once the transfer fails to succeed, or the matter is not so serious, we will all have to confess to our father when we return to Chang'an, even if our father does not pursue it, those officials and officials in the court will not let us go......"

"Imagine, Your Highness, you have to use your imagination ......" Li Su said in a deep voice: "Thousands of victims are just appearances, more than 100,000 people in Jinyang have disappeared inexplicably, they should all be hidden in a place similar to a mountain col, and the most important thing is that there is a mysterious person or force who provides them with food every day, rumors are rampant in Jinyang County, some people frequently incite the victims to make trouble, and even have the courage to beat the county order, assassinate the errand officer, the villages are seriously troubled, they rob homes and houses, and even destroy people, and these chaos are pinched together, Your Highness, Do you still think there is nothing big in Jinyang? ”

Li Zhi was stunned.

After a long time, Li Zhi seemed to have figured it out, his face was white and blue, and after struggling and hesitating for a long time, he finally gritted his teeth fiercely: "Cheng!" I listened to Brother Zizheng, so I will transfer troops and horses to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of Bingzhou! ”

Soon, two fast horses from Jinyang County out of the city, one to the north, one to the south, two red feather military newspapers were sent to Chang'an and Bingzhou, Li Zhi attached half a fish charm to the transfer document sent to Bingzhou, as well as the joint seal of Li Zhi and Li Su.

Jinyang is very close to the state, it is under the jurisdiction of the state, and the soldiers and horses of the capital governor's mansion are mainly to guard against the Turks and Xue Yantuo in the north, of course, it also governs the civil unrest in the Jin land, after all, it is the land of Gaozu Longxing, and borders the enemy country in the north, the geographical location is very important, the metropolitan governor's mansion has existed since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, even if Li Shimin has destroyed the Turks and Xue Yantuo, the metropolitan governor's mansion has not been abolished.

Two days later, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion received Li Zhi's fish charm and troop transfer documents, and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion ordered troops on the battlefield, and 20,000 soldiers went south in full gear and went straight to Jinyang.

On the third day, in the remote valley of the cave village in the north of Jinyang, 2,000 victims were suddenly killed, and more than 2,000 victims turned into chaotic people, and the chaotic people killed the cave village on the spot, and slaughtered the only ten old and weak women and children left in the village.

On the fourth day, three more teams of men and horses were killed in the villages outside Jinyang City, wielding long sticks and horizontal knives, killing the patrolling officers and quickly retreating, and disappeared.

For several days in a row, Jinyang was in flames everywhere, and suddenly fell into chaos.

Li Su and Li Zhi were anxious, but Li Su still calmly ordered the withdrawal of the pursuing Praetorian Guards, shrinking the defense, and only for the purpose of guarding Jinyang County.

In the evening of the same day, a young man with a sneaky expression came to the Yazheng Hall in Jinyang County and handed a letter to the guards on duty.

The guards handed the letter into the inner courtyard, and Li Su opened the letter with a grim expression, and immediately summoned this person.

Young people dress very plainly, maybe it shouldn't be called plain, it should be called tattered.

Dressed in coarse cloth clothes, with a pair of straw sandals with exposed toes under his feet, his complexion was dark, his age was young but his face was wrinkled, and he walked on the country road in no different way from ordinary people fleeing the famine, and his appearance was very ordinary, the type that people could quickly forget after one glance.

In the wing room of the inner courtyard of the county government, Fang Lao Wu personally led the Li family's subordinates to guard everywhere, and Li Su and Li Zhi met this person in a very low-key manner.

As soon as they met, they were divided into high and low levels, and when the young man saw Li Su and Li Zhi, he immediately clasped his fists and bowed, and said, "Chang Shun will meet His Royal Highness the King of Jin and meet Hou Ye Li." ”

"Chang Shun? Which government do you belong to? What is the identity? Li Su frowned, raised the letter he had just handed in, and said, "Why do you have a letter written by His Majesty?" ”

Chang Shun smiled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, which matched his dark skin very brightly, like a star in the night.

"I can't say which official office I belong to, but ......" Chang Shun glanced at Li Zhi with a smile and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Jin must have seen the villain." ”

Li Zhi looked confused, hung his head and thought for a long time, before he patted his thigh and said, "You are the person who always accompanies you!" I saw you in the Hall of Manna last year. ”

Chang Shun said with a smile: "Your Highness has a good memory, and after a year, you can still remember the appearance of the villain, and the villain feels very honored." ”

Li Su said puzzledly: "Who is the constant companion?" ”

Li Zhidao: "Chang Tu's name is Chang Tu, he is his father's personal attendant, and his status in Taiji Palace is very special, except for his father, no one listens to anyone's orders, and he once swore a heavy oath in front of his father, if his father returns to heaven in the future, he will be martyred." ”

After Li Zhi's confirmation and Li Shimin's handwritten letter, Li Su finally solved his doubts and no longer had any doubts about Chang Shun's identity.

At the same time, Li Su also secretly felt in his heart.

The "constant companion" who served Li Shimin's side is probably not a simple person, his duty is by no means as idle as serving tea and water to Li Shimin every day, the person in front of him who is Chang Shun is Chang Tu, at such a critical and tense juncture in Jinyang, came here with Li Shimin's handwritten letter, and his identity is obviously not as simple as sending express delivery......

It can be inferred from this that just as Li Su secretly controls a hidden force in Chang'an City, Li Shimin also has a force in his hands that no one can find out, and the leader of this force is probably the eunuch Chang Tu next to him, and the Chang Shun in front of him is a cadre under Chang Tu.

Thinking of this, Li Su secretly broke out in a cold sweat, and couldn't help but feel a little weak in his heart.

Emperors are really shrewd, the more wise the emperor's secrets, Li Su once secretly rejoiced that he had an underground force in Chang'an City, now it seems that he is afraid that he is happy too early, with Li Shimin's shrewdness, I really don't know if he has discovered Li Su's power, or, he has already discovered it, but he is silent, just like a farmer raising pigs, and then slaughtering it when he is fattened......

Thinking of this, Li Su's eyelids jumped, and a sense of crisis suddenly hit his heart.

Chang Shun didn't know that in this short moment, Li Su actually thought so far-reaching, seeing that Li Su pursed his lips and was silent, Chang Shun took the initiative to break the silence and said: "On the same day that His Royal Highness and the Hou Ye went out of Chang'an to Jin, the villain went out of Chang'an City at the same time according to His Majesty's will, but the two nobles traveled by honor, and the villain was disguised as a common person, the two were in the light, and the villain was in the dark, in fact, these days, the villain has been secretly following the two nobles for several days, but the two have not been aware of it......"

Saying that, Chang Shun showed admiration, looked at Li Sudao, and said: "However, there is a veteran under the Hou Ye who is very powerful, and the villain was almost suspected by him when he was in Jinzhou, thanks to the villain who was in a hurry and pretended to be stupid, which dispelled his suspicions......" (To be continued.) )