Feng Xing

Along the way, it was shocking to walk along the road.

After leaving the prosperous area of ​​Beijing, I realized how serious the disaster is now.

The canals are dry, the land is dry and cracked, and the situation is more serious as you go west. When you enter Shanxi, even after passing through the farmland, you can see that the crops in the farmland are all sparse. Even if it is King Wei who is not good at farming, he knows that such crops can't cut much food.

Even so, many farmers are rushing to harvest. Many people cry while collecting food. What’s more, there are places where the disaster is serious. When the crops cannot be harvested, they are pulled out by the hungry people to fill their stomachs to fill their stomachs. Only the bare pole was left standing there.

It is conceivable that they will not stay long, because they see hungry people fighting for a few sorghum stalks.

This situation showed that the hearts of the people were sore and sour. When the place was cooked on the spot at night, King Wei ordered that the food be halved.

The emperor was not hungry and sent soldiers, so they brought a lot of food with them on this trip, plus the prefectures and counties that passed along the way, even if the local magistrate was hungry, he would also be close to the emperor to eat and drink, so There is no shortage of food.

After receiving the order, the soldiers who were instructed to protect the missions did not complain. The private envoys brought by King Wei this time did not add a word, but saved a lot of trouble.

But on this matter, a person named Shu Yongtai, who accompanied him, advised Wei Wang on a number of guidelines.After hearing it, King Wei had never encountered such a situation, but the situation was unclear and prudent, and he ordered it to continue.

Facts have proved that Shu Yongtai's suggestion makes sense, because after going west for another day, a large number of hungry people came to stop the car.

I don’t know who leaked the wind. These hungry people knew that this line was a mission to help the disaster, so they stopped the road and did not let anyone go. They cried and begged that it was a mission, there must be food, and they asked for food to save their lives.

These hungry people are so hungry that they are yellow and skinny. It seems that the wind is about to fall. Compared with these people from Beijing, it is a world apart.

Such a miserable situation, such a stark contrast, so many people are soft-hearted.

In this trip to King Wei, the Emperor Jianping, in addition to ordering the assistant of the Ministry of Industry, Ruan Chengyou as the deputy mission, assisted King Wei to deal with disaster relief, and also recruited 100 people from Beijing Camp and Jinyiwei, led by two hundred households, to protect the security of the mission. .

Two hundred households, one surnamed Wang, one surnamed Zhang, Wang Baihu was born in Beijing Daying, burly and sturdy, typical of the green camp, the school is generous and generous.And Zhang Baihu is a white-faced middle-aged man, not dressed like Jin Yiwei, but like a scribe, but only by looking at his smiling face and his sly eyes, he knows that this person is very uncomfortable.

However, no one dared to provoke Jin Yiwei's people, knowing that this group of lords is the king of the world, and he cannot be guilty.

At this time, Wang Baihu and Zhang Baihu had an argument.

Wang Baihu saw that the hungry people were pitiful, and thought that these military men would not starve to death even if they did not eat for a few days. Besides, they would not eat without food. They would save their food and give the surplus food to the people. There is food supplement.Unexpectedly, this matter was blocked by Zhang Baihu. Wang Baihu scolded Zhang Baihu for his lack of humanity, and Zhang Baihu didn't refute his face with shame.

The two quarreled in front of King Wei.

In fact, the words were indeed issued by Wei Wang, and related to Shu Yongtai's remarks.

One of Shu Yongtai's admonishments is that the victims of the road should not give food at will.

"Wang Baihu probably hasn't encountered this kind of situation. I have to take care of myself, and I haven't been able to delay my trip. These hungry people all communicated with each other. You gave these people, and there will be no way out. The next event will not squeeze our food clean, these people will probably not give up. And once the food consumption is exhausted, there must be some people who did not get it, fearing that it will cause a conflict to provoke a small shareholder change."

Shu Yongtai is over forty years old, born with a long and thin body, with a handful of goatee, full of books.If it is not stated that he is a master, I am afraid that no one will associate him with a cunning and shrewd master.

It is also the master horse that is indispensable among the masters. As a master, he has always been close to the main family, and the main family is evil. This master will always help the abuse. No one in the eyes, attracted a lot of infamy for the system of master.

Wang Baihu listened to Shu Yongtai and was a little dissatisfied.

"How to say as if you have seen it!"

Shu Yongtai smiled aloud: "The old man did see a lot. Wang Baihu just listened to it, and he wouldn't listen to the old man's words unless he had his own measure in the heart of the sentry."

Seeing the mention of King Wei, Wang Baihu didn't speak.

From the beginning to the end, King Wei didn't say anything. At this time, it was his turn to speak, and he didn't say much. He only said to act according to Shu Yongtai's words and rushed to Taiyuan as soon as possible.

After the order was issued, Wang Zhang and the two hundred households went on.

For a while, the front of the team was crying and shaking, and some people even rolled around in place, not relying on them.This made Wang Baihu, who had always been upright, very angry, and only sent them away by desperate people.

In the end, people were ordered to drag these people away, because if they did not do this, they would not be able to move forward.These hungry people are probably not doing this for the first time. They don’t eat hard or hard. They only want food. How can it be done without some means.

This is not without benefits, at least for a while, there will be no hungry people blocking the way.

Even if someone sees this team approaching, they are hiding behind the tree and watching, dare not step forward.

Seen by these green eyes, the soldiers who were brave like the Jingying camp were also a little unbearable. They couldn't help but want to rub their arms, but they felt cold and hairy.

"Don't look, be careful they threw you away and stewed."

This is an older veteran who is scaring him to walk with a small soldier. This young soldier is only seventeen or eighteen years old, but he is tall and full of childishness.After hearing this, it was a tremor, and the next reaction was that the other party was lying to him.

"If you don't believe me," the veteran soldier said with a lip.

He is not in a good mood either. If someone looks at him like this, I am afraid that everyone is in a bad mood.

Most of these soldiers were born in poverty, and did not suffer from difficulties before they joined the army. So when they set up a meal at night, there were many people who lacked virtue and wanted to scare people to tell stories to people around them. Kind of thing.He has a nose and an eye, even if someone says unbelief in his mouth, in fact most of them believe it.

No wonder those people look at them with that kind of look, like they are looking at'meat'.

It’s not good to do so much. The food I usually cook is not enough to eat, but there are a lot left today, just save it to eat tomorrow morning.

Now the sent-in team only eats two meals a day, one in the morning and one in the evening. Everyone knows that even if they pass through the county, I am afraid that the local government will not be able to give them much food to supply them.

Even in Taiyuan, whether there is food is still unknown.

However, less than four days after entering the territory of Shanxi, what we saw and heard along the way cast a haze on everyone's heart.

They guessed right.

The states and counties that passed by not only did not provide food for them, but also asked Qincha to cry out about the lack of food and various difficulties.

Looking at this momentum, it seems to be a play, but what you see and hear along the way makes everyone understand that even if it is a play, I am afraid there is not much water.But when he first arrived, he did not understand the situation in the territory. Only when he went to Taiyuan can he achieve the overall situation and come up with specific relief policies according to local conditions.

It is difficult to hide the embarrassment once again. If you encounter unsuspecting people, you will still think that they have run away.

In fact, there is no difference between running away from the deserted land. Although King Wei is not obvious on the surface, he is really anxious. He is anxious to reach Taiyuan, and even ordered to reduce the time for camping and rest, and move forward at the fastest speed.

Another two days passed, about two days away from Taiyuan.

At this point, the food that Chincha and his entourage carried with them was almost empty.They started eating dry, then half-dried, and then dilute, and now they can only eat dilute porridge.

Not to mention the meat, the leaves of the vegetables are not even visible. Most of the soldiers eat large amounts of meat and are unhappy. The rice is not hungry without oil and water, and it can't stand it for a few days.

Can't bear to be next to each other, haven't seen Qincha also eat the same food as them?

Some people can boil, some people can't, so after camping this evening, taking advantage of the vacancy in the pot to make meals, someone was looking around for food, such as a wild rabbit or pheasant.

Everyone is gnawing the bark, can you leave the wild rabbit and pheasant?So when I went out, all of them went back without success. Only one person wrapped a bag of clothes over. The smile-like appearance seemed like a big bargain.

"What kind of fun is it, what did you pick up?" Someone greeted him.

The man didn't hide it, opened the corner of his clothes, and showed it to others.

"Well, I'll eat together later."

"Hey!" The other party sighed, wondering whether it was shocked or happy.Someone beside him saw it, shouting, "Can this thing be eaten?"

"Why can't you eat it? It's delicious, wait for the pot to come out, bake it in the pot, sprinkle some salt, and you must swallow your tongue to make sure it's delicious."

This pawn, called Han Shuan, had a grasshopper in his arms.

There are not many things, just like two adults, and I don't know how he got them.

Still alive, green and oily, mixed with light brown.

This thing is not uncommon in the countryside, and even a lot of babies grab and play, knowing that there are many people who can eat, but it is not a last resort and no one will catch insects to eat.

Seeing this scene, some people gritted their teeth and expressed their disapproval, and some people might have tasted it and showed interest.After drinking so many days of gruel, the bird can fade out of the mouth, and it is also good to have a bit of meat to beat the teeth.So a few soldiers also thought about it, and walked aside, presumably playing the same attention as Han Han.

It's also amazing that there aren't many grasshoppers on this day. They have only spent half a cup of tea, and everyone has gained a lot.A few people gathered together, and actually looked like a small half-pot, so they went to find the soldiers who made the rice to help.

Some people know that grasshoppers can be eaten, some people don’t, and most people think that eating insects is a rarity. After the grasshoppers got out of the pot, many people gathered to watch the fun.

After the pan was out, no one asked, and he dared to take it and threw it into his mouth.

The taste was really good, and I hurried to eat more quickly, so a few didn't dare to eat it.

The excitement here is naturally also known to the tent, but most of them are not attentive.

The weather was too hot to hold in the tent. The sun was setting down at the moment. Finally, there was some wind. Shu Yongtai went out and looked around.

He observed mostly trees and grass, and land, and wanted to see the local drought.The closer he looked, the closer his brows were, and suddenly he heard a burst of laughter. His gaze moved there. There was no focus, and his eyes condensed in the next moment.

He hurried over and asked, "Where did this come from?" He pointed to the many grasshoppers left in the pot.

At this time, eating insects is very shocking, and even some actions to eliminate them, don’t look at the fighting between these soldiers and pawns, let the outsiders look a little embarrassed.

They also knew Shu Yongtai, knowing that this master had recently let His Highness King Wei take a fancy, but they did not hide it, describing the general situation.

After listening, Shu Yongtai didn't say anything, turned around and looked around, picked up a burning stick from the earth stove, and went to the side.After walking for more than ten meters, he stopped suddenly and dug the soil under his feet with a burning stick.

This burning stick is not convenient for digging soil, so he digs it up after a while.

Looking at the dense eggs in the soil, his face suddenly turned white.