Emperor Phoenix

Chapter 177

She even bowed slightly to express her apology, and Ji Zhen gave her a symbolic support, then stroked her beard in satisfaction and said with a smile: "No wonder Mr. Zhao is successful at a young age. Well-deserved reputation..."

Qin Changge smiled more modestly, "You praised him, Mr. Ji is a sage of his predecessors, Mo Yan should be a disciple and ask for advice."

Ji Zhen laughed triumphantly, waved his hand, and said, "Lord Zhao, I admire your concern for the country and the people. It's just that those filthy and untouchables will die as soon as they die. Anyway, they will die in a few days." When food is brought in, trouble is caused, and troops are sent to suppress it. There are many ways to do it, and it is not worth our risk for this kind of ignorant pariah.”

"Your Excellency is such an old-fashioned word." Qin Changge simply lifted his robe and sat down at the table without haste. She seemed to be in a daze at the table for a moment, then shook the flagon and said with a smile: "I sincerely appreciate it, can I borrow flowers to present Buddha, and allow me to offer a toast?"

Ji Zhen laughed and didn't dare to speak, but sat down immediately.

Smiling, he toasted Ji Zhen with a glass of wine, watched him drink it up in one gulp, raised his eyes and glanced at the guards, Qin Changge said: "Brother and I hit it off right away. I want to talk to my brother, but..."

Ji Zhen immediately waved away a few soldiers, "Go! Don't hinder me from talking to Mr. Zhao!"

He approached Qin Changge with a beaming smile, thinking that he might be able to make friends with this young nobleman and convince him that he might be able to get out of this damn place and change to a fat job.

"I want to say..." Qin Changge looked at him and said slowly, "You should be confused..."

Dazed, before he could react, Ji Zhen suddenly felt dizzy in his head, but he didn't completely faint. He only felt that the foreground suddenly flickered, and the shadows in the water waved and turbulent endlessly.

The voice came from far away, vague but reassuring, with a kind of gentle ironing feeling, which makes people not want to refuse to answer.

"How many deputy guards are there in the grain depot?"

"How to open the grain depot?"

"Where is the key? How do I use it?"

"Who are the deputy grain guards, where are they now? What is their personality?"

Answering one by one, without realizing what the other party was asking, Ji Zhen finally vaguely saw the boy pour out the glass and pot of wine, straighten up, and heard him say indifferently: "...I wanted to kill you, I will kill you. I even bowed to you to pay homage to the grave, but I gave up at the last moment."

There was silence in the air, and the boy was silent for a moment.

After what seemed like a long time, he vaguely heard him say: "...I will try my best to accumulate blessings for my husband and wife."

In his last sight, was the back of the young man who resolutely opened the door.

After many years of peace in the border town of Changlin, on what seemed to be the most ordinary day, a frigid scene ushered in.

The decapitated Shangshu Qin Changge, who used lore means to achieve his career promotion all the way, once again left the local residents with an unforgettable memory of her in Changlin Township.

To open the door of the Changlin Grain Depot, all the Deputy Grain Officers and Ji Zhen need to be present together, each with a key in their hands, and they can only be used together after they have been opened on the relevant records.

How could Qin Changge have the time to come and wait for the door to be opened one by one?She had to open all the grain depots before the army that served as a grain transportation team arrived at the height of the sun, so that she could return in time as promised and give an explanation to the hundreds of thousands of refugees who were looking forward to it.

Now the emotions of the victims are like a powder keg, irritable and bored, unable to withstand a little teasing and dissatisfaction. Qin Changge really wants to set a more generous date, but the victims are definitely unwilling to wait so long. Every moment passes, it will cause Dying victims die, and the more people die, the thinner patience and trust wear off.

One day and one night is a limit.

Qin Changge didn't want to procrastinate, she would rather spend half her life day and night to raise food than let Feihuan stay in that dangerous situation for a moment longer.

No one can afford to wait, so those who stop me are my enemies.

After leaving the tavern, Qin Changge immediately arrested ten soldiers, sneered and popped a pill into his mouth, telling them that it was a life-threatening, heart-breaking, ten-perfect pill, and that if people died three times, they would not be four. To live, if they want to survive, each person must find the adjutant who guards the grain in each depot within a quarter of an hour, and gather in front of the grain depot.

As a result, the people of Changlin were stunned to see the granary soldiers who were usually lazy and dragging their feet three times, galloping at a speed comparable to galloping horses.

In less than a moment, Qin Changge waited for all the adjutants who guarded the grain in front of the grain depot.

Qin Changge's first sentence was: "Did you bring the key?"

The ten people showed surprise on their faces, Qin Changge threw a document over, everyone saw it, and bowed down together: "Master Shangshu!"

Qin Changge smiled and said, "Open the warehouse."

She pointed to Ji Zhen who looked limp and paralyzed when she was brought to the door of the grain depot, and said: "The food relief in Youzhou was burned, and the riots of the hungry people were about to break out. I came to borrow food. If something goes wrong afterwards, it has nothing to do with you." , Mr. Ji has been persuaded by me."

She persuaded her words very carefully, everyone looked at Ji Zhen's appearance, who knew how he "persuaded" him?Most people don't want to be "persuaded" like this, besides, Mr. Zhao in front of him has a great reputation, a murderer.

With the God of Killing imminent and the punishment yet to come, the two evils are the lesser of two evils, and everyone obediently took out their keys.

But two people stuck their necks and remained silent.

Qin Changge looked over, and asked softly with a smile, "Leng Chao, Kuang Jianqi?"

The two people looked at each other with surprise in their eyes, but they still saluted confidently, "Yes!"

Staring at the two adjutants who were said to be very tempered because of the hard background, Qin Changge asked politely.

"The two adults have objections?"

Leng Chao took a step forward, and the words came down like a hailstorm, "I have no other intentions. What I mean is that the opening of the treasury is of great importance. Whether to send a letter to the court first, and then open the treasury after the approval is issued—"

"Snapped!"

A figure flew into the air!
Then hit the grain depot door hard!
Qin Changge flew up with one kick, thunderous, Leng Chao was kicked straight up by her, and flew out, his back slammed against the heavy iron door with a slamming sound, and Leng Chao spat out a big mouthful with a loud bang. Blood slid softly along the iron door to the ground.

The nine people all took a step back, and Kuang Jianqi's face turned pale.

Qin Changge smiled, took a step forward, and the nine of them retreated.

No one dared to get close to three feet in front of her.

"There are hundreds of thousands of victims in Youzhou, because the only hope of survival was destroyed. In desperation, the entire city of Youzhou is now besieged. If I don't borrow food today, it will not be one person who died, but thousands of people. It’s a whole city.” Staring into Kuang Jianqi’s eyes, Qin Changge said slowly: “Compared with many people dying, I don’t mind killing ten of you, because I don’t have time to chat with you. Now, I Ask again, after this time, whether to continue to die or live, you decide for yourself."

She said word for word:
"Key, key, where?"

When there was a series of clatters, nine keys were taken out one after another. Even Kuang Jianqi took out the keys with a sullen face. Qin Changge waved his hand, and the secretary honestly held the record book. Ji Zhen, who was unconscious, was dragged over and had his fingerprints pressed.

The keys are paired one by one, the heavy iron button is slowly turning, and with a bang, the warehouse door opens, and the original fragrance of rice, accompanied by the slightly astringent smell of grass, trees, and hemp, rushes to the nostrils.

This is the taste of life.

The hoard piled up on the top of the hill was full of food. Qin Changge calculated the total amount of food in his mind, and finally showed his first real smile since last night.

Turning around, the sun shines brightly from the top of the ventilation skylight in the warehouse, reflecting the white and bright road ahead, and in the distance of the road, black heads gradually appear, and the army that came to receive the food has already arrived.

The pressure is heavy when you come, and you are anxious when you go.

Qin Changge still transported the grain army one step ahead, rushed back early, and let Feihuan Baozi and the others stay in the city that was about to explode. She was really worried, so she went back early to report the good news, so that Feihuan could be rescued earlier.

According to the instructions of the people in the town, she took a shortcut, passing through a forest, bypassing a low hillside and a mud pool, so she could reach Youzhou two hours earlier than the main road.

The grassland under the dusk of early autumn is gorgeous in color, the golden crow is about to sink, and there is a faint shadow of an ice wheel behind the thousands of thick clouds. The scenery is vast, and the Lili long grass on the plain surges like waves, undulating golden waves.

People ride in the waves.

All I saw was a flash of black light on Shenjun's black horse, flying like a falling star, grazing grass and flying flowers in a blink of an eye, and the road gradually lost its initial smoothness, and we had already reached a dark forest.

Qin Changge looked up at the forest, his eyes flashed, the rules of the world, no one can enter the forest, it is almost night, this forest is bigger and denser than imagined, it is supposed to not enter.

With a chuckle and a flick of the reins, Qin Changge continued on.

It's not her style to be scared away before seeing the danger.

Before entering the forest, he saw traces of people burying pots and making rice under the soil slope by the roadside. There were still unfinished branches on the ground that were used as firewood, which were carefully stuffed into the crevices of the stones. Qin Changge pulled them out and looked at them. After checking the quantity, he touched the temperature of the ground.

More than a dozen people had just left for about an hour.

Although he knew that the people who appeared here at this time would definitely not be ordinary travelers, Qin Changge did not take it seriously and continued on his way.

The forest is close to the mountains, the trees are tall and lush, and there are leaves that have fallen over the years on the ground. The horse walks with little effort. Qin Changge rode the horse and listened carefully to any strange sounds.

Not wanting to see nothing unusual until he walked out of the woods, Qin Changge couldn't help laughing at himself as a soldier, and accelerated his horse forward.

The horse raised its hooves and stepped not far away, suddenly its forefoot softened, and half of the horse's head fell downward!

(End of this chapter)