Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

Ten days later, [-] troops from Zhenbei were stationed outside Hukou City in Xizhou.

There are five cities in Xizhou. Hukou is the fortress entering the Xizhou Highlands. There are mountains on both sides, and the impact plain in the middle is Hukou City. The farther west you go, the higher the terrain becomes.This kind of terrain also destined Xizhou to be a place that was easy to defend but difficult to attack, so whether it could capture Hukou City became the key to the war.

Today, Xizhou is still under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, so although they are stationed outside Hukou City, they will not fight at will.

Their request was to replace the generals in Hukou City and put them under the command of General Wei.Of course, this is just a name. To put it bluntly, it is to get the military power of Xizhou.

They were stationed outside Hukou City, which did not close its gates except to strengthen the guards.

After three days of this, Zijin brought a letter to Liu Yunxiang.

Liu Yunxiang saw the writing on the envelope and sighed slightly, "As Yan Mu expected, Lu Changan returned to Xizhou."

Xizhou was Lu Changan's roots. When he heard that the Zhenbei army was diverted to Xizhou, he naturally couldn't sit still in Beijing and hurried back.

Opening the envelope, she was asked to meet at the Suji Mutton Soup Restaurant in Hukou City.

"Your Highness doesn't know about this letter, right?" Liu Yunxiang asked.

Zijin shook his head, "I go to the city every day to buy roasted mutton buns."

At this point, Zijin stuck out his tongue and said, "The person who sent the letter knew this, so he put the letter in the Baozi shop. The owner of the Baozi shop gave it to me."

Feng Zheng snorted from the side, "We are going to fight now, and you still think about eating steamed buns every day. You are really good at it!"

Zi Jin said angrily: "Every time I buy something, you eat more than me?"

"Once you buy a big bag, it will be wasted if I don't eat it!"

"Bah, give me back my buns!"

The two got into a fight. Liu Yunxiang smiled and shook his head, then looked down at the letter in his hand.The handwriting belonged to Lu Changan. He invited her to meet him. Perhaps he was afraid that she would refuse to keep the appointment, so he left the last sentence: Yunxiang, the mutton soup in this store is delicious, really.

"Don't tell His Highness," Liu Yunxiang said.

"Ah?" Zi Jin's eyes widened, "No, do you really plan to go?"

Liu Yunxiang nodded, "My friend invited me, so of course I should go."

"Then let's tell His Highness."

"Tell him to be sure of bad things."

Liu Yunxiang did not let the two of them tell Yan Mu, but asked them to go with her.

After lunch the next day, Yan Mu held her and slept for a while, and then went to train while sick.As soon as he left, Liu Yunxiang secretly left the military camp with Zijin and Feng Zheng.

Entering the city, the scene inside the city is really unexpected.

This Hukou City is not as prosperous as other towns. At first glance, there are dilapidated houses. The people walking on the street are all sallow and thin, most of them are patched, and some are in ragged clothes.

The road they took should be the main east-west long street in Hukou City, but there were very few stalls and shops on both sides, and even fewer people came and went to buy things.

There was a decadent scene here, which really puzzled Liu Yunxiang.It stands to reason that Hukou City is an impact plain in Xizhou. The land here is fertile and suitable for medium-sized crops. Moreover, because of the special geographical location, where the east and west meet, commercial trade should be quite frequent. It would not be like this anyway.

There were also many beggars on the street. Although the three of them were not very flashy in their clothes, they were very conspicuous compared to the people here, so the beggars gathered around them.

Don't dare to give away money at this time, otherwise they will be picked off by these beggars. The three of them hurriedly left.

After walking out for a while, Liu Yunxiang said: "Hukou City turned out to be like this."

Zi Jin often came here to buy steamed buns, so he was not surprised. He just said: "The people here are very poor. It seems that there was a drought two years ago and many people starved to death."

"But I have never seen refugees from Xizhou in the mainland." "The people of Xizhou cannot leave Xizhou. This is a prohibition established when Da Rong founded the country."

"Why?"

Zijin couldn't tell, but Feng Zheng was familiar with the law, so he knew it.

"Because after our ancestors conquered the great glory of Da Rong, they did not kill the officials and generals who were subjugated. Instead, they sent them and their families to Xizhou, and the people of Xizhou were unable to leave Xizhou and enter the inland for generations."

Liu Yunxiang nodded, so that's it.

However, it has been more than 100 years since the founding of Dayong, so it is rare that this ban is still implemented so strictly.

After walking for a while, I finally saw the sign for Su Ji Sheep Soup Restaurant.Even from a distance, I could already smell the delicious smell of the mutton soup.

Zijin's mouth was watering and he said he must drink two more bowls of soup.

"No." Feng Zheng said.

Zijin frowned, "Why not?"

"We followed the girl out to protect her. Aren't you afraid that there will be drugs in the soup to knock you out, and then the girl will be kidnapped by them?"

Zijin thought about it and nodded obediently, "I won't drink anymore."

Liu Yunxiang smiled. Although she didn't think Lu Changan was so despicable, it was still better to be on guard.

Walking a little further, I saw a square table in front of the mutton soup restaurant, and the table faced a small river in the city. It was very pleasant to drink soup and enjoy the view.

And Lu Changan was sitting there, dressed in simple white clothes, holding a book in his hand and reading.

In a daze, Liu Yunxiang remembered that in his previous life, he always liked to find a secluded place to read in the busy city.She also asked him why he didn't watch it at home.

He said that the book is an ideal world. If you stay in the ideal world for a long time, you will forget the real world.He likes to read for a while and then look at the scenery of the market. This way, when he becomes an official in the future, he will not be arrogant and ignore the sufferings of the people.

Thinking of this, Liu Yunxiang sighed.

If God has been fair to him from the beginning, then he must be a good official now.

Liu Yunxiang walked over and sat down opposite Lu Changan.

Lu Changan raised his head, saw Liu Yunxiang, and smiled at her.

This smile was bright, clean, modest, and gentle, "I thought you wouldn't come."

Liu Yunxiang turned his head and glanced at the mutton soup restaurant, "I don't like this mutton soup, but you said it's delicious, so I have to try it."

Lu Changan picked up the upside-down teacup and placed it in front of Liu Yunxiang. He lifted the teapot that was boiling on the stove and poured a cup for her first and then a cup for himself.

"This restaurant is very famous throughout Xizhou. Their sheep are high goats from Xizhou. They are slaughtered and made into soup. The soup is delicious and does not have a strong smell. I didn't like to drink sheep soup before, but I tried it once Then I fell in love with it.”

The owner of the mutton soup restaurant came and asked Lu Changan if he still wanted to be the third child.

"Well, just have an extra serving as it is."

The boss glanced at Liu Yunxiang, smiled and stepped back.

"I always have a dream these days and nights." Lu Changan said.

"What dream?"

"In the dream, I stood in the temple and gave my advice in a loud voice. Every word was sonorous and powerful. All the courtiers looked at me, and I saw real admiration in their eyes. This feeling is so good. Every time I dream about this, I became addicted to it and didn’t want to wake up.” (End of Chapter)