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Chapter 210 Three Things

Only military officers have the right to go out of the camp, and Duke Lu was worried that the rapid march all the way would exhaust the soldiers physically and mentally, so he gave them an extra favor to let them go on vacation.

As for what these military officers do after leaving the camp, as long as they don't disturb the people, Duke Lu will turn a blind eye.

Chi Jiashi wanted to see the place his father used to guard, and Huaiying wanted to see his hometown, so they both agreed to Ji Sibo's invitation.

Along the way, Ji Sibo was thinking about how to let Duke Lu know about the food in Mayi City. He thought of many ways, but finally he wanted to let Duke Lu know about it with the help of Chi Jiashi.

Although both are fifth-rank officials, Chi Jiashi is the son of Duke Ying, and he does not look at the face of the monk or the face of the Buddha. If Chi Jiashi asks to see Duke Lu, Duke Lu will not refuse outright, and there is Chi Jiashi Confirmation can also attract the attention of Duke Lu.

So Ji Sibo walked on the road with the two of them, looking around to check Mayi City, but he was actually looking for a grain store.

After waiting for half an hour, he felt that it was almost done, and adjusted his expression, with strong doubts, "A Shi, Brother Ying, did you find anything strange?"

The two stopped at the same time, and asked in unison, "What's so weird?"

Ji Sibo pointed to a nearby grain store with its door tightly closed and said, "Look, I've seen four grain stores closed along the way."

Chi Jiashi was puzzled, "What's so strange about this? Maybe he left Mayi City and stopped doing business here?"

They didn't know that Mayi City was only allowed to enter but not to exit. Most of the shops in the city were closed, and they thought that these businessmen had left Mayi City.

Ji Sibo shook his head, "No, I still feel weird. Let's go, there is a silk shop next to it, let's go and ask."

Chi Jiashi and Huaiying felt that Ji Sibo was suspicious, but seeing that he was already walking towards the silk shop, they had no choice but to follow.

When Ji Sibo entered the door, he bowed to the shopkeeper who was dozing off behind the counter, "Shopkeeper, please be polite."

The shopkeeper raised his eyelids when he saw someone entering the door, and when he saw clearly that they were three teenagers wearing sharp swords, and they were wearing thick padded jackets, they didn't look like they were lacking clothes, so he ignored him, "What's the matter?"

Ji Sibo asked: "May I ask the shopkeeper, most of the shops on the streets on both sides of our journey are closed. I wonder if they have all left Mayi City?"

Hearing this question, the shopkeeper immediately realized that they were not from Mayi City, and he couldn't guess their identities for a while, after thinking about it, he finally answered honestly: "No, they are still in the city, but they are Close the door and stop doing business."

Chi Jiashi and Huaiying looked at each other, and they both saw the doubt in each other's eyes. Huaiying then asked: "Since you stay in the city, why don't you open the door to do business? If you don't open the door to do business, why don't you leave Mayi City ? Don’t you know that the army of Xiliang outside is eyeing you?”

The shopkeeper was full of resentment, and it showed on his face, "You think we don't want to leave here? We can't go out of the city at all. How did you come here? It can't be the young master who ran out of some fun? Tell you, we entered You can't leave Mayicheng."

What, once you enter Mayi City, you can't leave?
Chi Jiashi and Huaiying were shocked, and Ji Sibo was relieved when he saw the shopkeeper tell the story. Only by letting Duke Lu know that Mayi City is not allowed to enter and leave and there is not enough food, can he make a decision as soon as possible.

"Why are you not allowed to leave Mayi City? The reinforcements arrived today, and I believe they will soon start a war with the Xiliang people. If some people want to leave Mayi City, the defenders will not stop them."

Chi Jiashi was very puzzled. He grew up listening to his father tell the story of Northern Xinjiang. When his father was in command of Northern Xinjiang, whenever Xiliang's army came, his father would let the people leave first. If you don't live, you can save the lives of the people.

So he couldn't understand what he told the shopkeeper that he couldn't leave Mayi City.

The shopkeeper sneered again and again, with undisguised resentment in his eyes, "Won't the defenders ban it? It's a joke! It's the defenders who guard the city gate with knives and don't let us leave. That's all, and they forced us to requisition Young and strong, my two sons have been expropriated, and the youngest son has just married."

Chi Jiashi and Huaiying stared wide-eyed, and Ji Sibo was also taken aback. Uncle Su didn't tell him about it, and the three of them fell into surprise.

When they first entered the camp, they hadn't seen the young men who had been expropriated.

After a while, Ji Sibo asked again: "How dare I ask the shopkeeper, along the way, I saw that the grain shops were closed, and I couldn't find any place to buy some rice. Is it true that the owners of those grain shops are all guarded?" Will the door be closed if it is requisitioned?"

The shopkeeper was even more angry, with a hint of hatred for the defenders, "The defenders took all the surplus grain from the grain shop in the city, and there was not even a grain of grain, let alone you can't buy it. We, the people in the city, Almost out of food."

If the defenders hadn't confiscated the young and strong, the surplus food in the homes of the people in the city might not have lasted until this time.And some people who can no longer survive can only hold a bowl every day, knocking on the door of each family, praying that someone who has a lot of food can give them a little food.

In fact, before the arrival of the army, there was already a little chaos in the city, and some people had no food to eat. At any rate, they have survived on the alms of the rich. If there is no solution, these hungry people may plan. Hit the rich.

The three of them looked at each other, their expressions were extremely heavy, and they all realized that something was wrong, so the three of them handed over to the shopkeeper and left. In order to confirm that what the shopkeeper said was true, the three of them ran around again and asked several people in the city , got the same message.

Chi Jiashi turned blue with anger, "What is General Feng thinking? It's ridiculous! Let's go back to the camp, see the commander, and report this matter to him."

Ji Sibo's heart relaxed, he finished what his aunt told him.

The three returned to the camp in a hurry, and Chi Jiashi led the two of them directly to the commander's main tent, stopped outside the door, and politely said to his relatives: "Brother, I am the youngest son of the British Duke. If you need to see the commander-in-chief, please pass it on to me."

At this time, Chi Jiashi reported directly out of the house, otherwise, if he was a fifth-rank official, the personal guards would not look at them.

The personal guard glanced at them and finally nodded, "Later."

After finishing speaking, he opened the door curtain and walked in, and walked out after a while, "Go in, the commander and several generals are inside."

The three thanked them, opened the door curtain and walked in, and found a middle-aged man whom they had never seen before sitting beside Lu Guogong, who presumably was General Feng Hao of the Tengxiang Army.

Duke Lu and the four generals looked at the three of them, "I heard that you have something important to ask me?"

Chi Jiashi clasped his hands, "Commander, the last general left the camp and learned three things in the city. The first one is that Mayi city is allowed to enter and not allowed to leave, and the people in the city are trapped in the city and cannot leave.

The second thing is that the Tengxiang Army conscripted young men over 12 years old in the city.The third thing is that the surplus grain of all the grain shops in the city was taken away by the Tengxiang army, and the people in the city had no grain in their homes. "

Duke Lu and the three generals changed their expressions, Feng Hao's face darkened immediately, and he looked at the three with cold eyes.

(End of this chapter)