Chapter 6670 His face turned green

Chapter 6670 His face turned green
Jia Xu waited in Xinzhou for another two days. Finally, after confirming that Fu Ward could not come down, he sent a report on the intelligence he had collected to Chang'an. At about the same time, Masinde sent a letter to Chen Xi.

"Although the standpoints are somewhat different, they are basically talking about the same thing. Fu Ward still ran away. As for this guy Masinde, forget it, let it be." Chen Xi glanced at the letter roughly, and after determining the cause and effect of the matter, he no longer paid attention to it.

For Chen Xi, things had come to this point, and he had been mentally prepared, so he was not surprised to see this scene. After all, he knew what kind of person Mashind was and what kind of mentality he had. It was fine to just talk about it, and there was no need to really hold on to this matter.

"Wenhe estimates how many people can escape from Fuward?" Li You asked casually.

"Four or five hundred people, that's the maximum number, there can't be more." Chen Xi handed the secret letter from Jia Xu to Li You and said, "Really, why don't you just surrender? At worst you can just fly back from the south, why do you have to struggle like this?"

"You bastard!" Li You looked at the secret letter sent back by Jia Xu. Hearing Chen Xi's words, he couldn't help but glared at Chen Xi. "I don't believe you don't know why this happened. This matter itself is the result of many reasons intertwined with each other."

"But in the end, there were only four or five hundred people left." Man Chong had just finished his work and said with a sigh, "In other words, they ran out of food in the end, right?"

For Fuward and his camel riders who entered the mountainous area of ​​northern Tibet, the biggest problem was not the problem of pursuers, but the problem of food.

The average altitude of the Karakoram Corridor is more than 5,000 meters, and it is in the Little Ice Age these years. The snow line remains at more than 4,000 meters even in summer, which makes it difficult for Fu Ward and his camel riders to obtain wild animals as supplies along the route.

Although Fuward, a powerful world-breaking warrior, can rely on his super strength to obtain some ferocious beasts living in this mountainous area as supplies, after Fuward flies up, the probability of being observed by war eagles at higher altitudes will increase significantly. It’s okay once or twice, but if it happens too many times…

After all, when the camel riders entered the mountainous area of ​​northern Tibet, there were still more than a thousand people, close to two thousand people. It was not a scale that Fu Ward could feed everyone by attacking alone and catching one or two ferocious beasts.

Therefore, after such behavior becomes more frequent, Fu Ward will be discovered again sooner or later, and then there will be another siege. Although the scale of this siege will be much smaller than before due to the mountainous terrain, it will definitely happen when Fu Ward goes to get a meal.

If you can’t stop Fuward, how can you stop Camel from riding?
Under such a complicated situation, the number of camel riders that Fu Ward could bring back would hardly exceed five hundred. Even this was the estimate made after calculating some of the support that Fu Ward might encounter. If none of these possible supports were in place, Fu Ward might only be able to bring back dozens of people.

To be honest, if it really came to that, it would be better for Fu Ward to fly back alone. At least he wouldn't have to bear such great pressure.

"Yes, when they were heading northeast to Tibet, they were blocked by Mangzhong, and his district commander Sidney was killed in the battle." Chen Xi nodded and said, "The Qiang people also suffered heavy losses, but it can't be said to be a completely bad thing. At least after this, they were in a much better mood when collecting things. As for Mangzhong's achievements, let someone specially formulate a reward for him."

"Marquis of Guannei?" Li You suggested casually.

"Well, after all, he is a powerful man with internal energy leaving the body and mental imagery. He can kill in the light, so he really deserves the title of Guannei Hou." Chen Xi nodded and said. It was not a high reward, nor did he mean to give more because the other party was guarding the national border in Tibet. Chen Xi was relatively cautious when dealing with things like titles. After all, this thing really involves a lot of people these days.

"Then draft a memorial and make a formal announcement during the grand court meeting." Li You nodded when he heard this. "How should we resolve the issue with Sima Boda?"

Chen Xi was silent for a while after hearing this. In the secret letter sent by Jia Xu, the matters concerning Fu Ward only accounted for less than one-fifth, while the matters concerning Sima Lang accounted for almost half. After Jia Xu went to Xinzhou in person, many things actually became very clear to him about the situation in Xinzhou.

"Boda is still too worried." Chen Xi was silent for a while and then said, "And the current situation, according to Wenhe, Boda is most likely tied to Xinzhou. Letting him leave like this is likely to cause turmoil in Xinzhou. The local people of the thirty-six countries and the Han people we migrated there actually have considerable conflicts in many aspects, and Boda's handling of the situation at that time..."

"How about letting Wang Xiu take over from Sima Lang?" Li You said directly, "Sima Boda's way of handling the matter is wrong. Besides, the contradictions at the grassroots level in Xinzhou have accumulated to a certain extent and will explode sooner or later. If Sima Lang is left there to suppress the problem, it will only get bigger and bigger. It is better to let Wang Xiu take over and explode the problem as soon as possible. Maybe there is still a possibility of remedying it."

To a certain extent, Jia Xu's intelligence saved Sima Lang's life. After all, Sima Lang's behavior had serious problems, and his starting point was somewhat wrong. But the current situation in Xinzhou still needed Sima Lang to deal with it in order to avoid unrest. So Jia Xu's suggestion was to protect Sima Lang, and then delay time and wait for Chen Xi to tour the west to resolve these issues.

But Li You obviously disagreed with this solution. You want to influence Chang'an's decision with this method, right? Okay, I'll take you down first, and then deal with you. Without you, Sima Lang, I still can't deal with it, right? What are you thinking?

"Let's make a compromise. Demote my cousin and let Wang Xiu parachute in as the governor of Xinzhou, and demote him to his deputy. Wenhe's suggestion is correct. If we get rid of my cousin at this time, Xinzhou will not be in chaos, but the accumulated social contradictions will definitely find a way to vent." Chen Xi sighed. In his opinion, it was right to deal with Sima Lang, but not now. Once Sima Lang left, the local social contradictions would erupt directly, which would be a new problem.

"Will Sima Lang accept it?" Li You said with a sneer as he looked at Chen Xi.

"If he doesn't accept it, then let him live in the Chang'an Prison. I will investigate each case one by one when I have time to sort out the causes and consequences of Xinzhou." Chen Xi said calmly. He had already protected him several times, and he really didn't want to do it this time. The amulet Sima Lang made for him was pretty good, but just pretty good. If Chen Xi really wanted to deal with it, he would just have to get rid of Sima Lang as well.

"Okay then, Kong Ming, let's draft it." Li You thought about it and it seemed to be true, so he stopped insisting and spoke to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang began to write the memorial with an expressionless face, and the matter was basically settled.

"Next is Central Asia. According to Wenhe, the current situation in Central Asia has been brought under control and the locust plague has come to an end. Although the major families are in a mess, they have managed to survive the disaster. Are they replanting autumn crops?" Chen Xi said casually. He was quite satisfied with the performance of the Han family.

As for the relevant information about Laguerre and Mosul, it was only mentioned briefly in this secret letter. To the Han Empire, these two people were actually of no significance. Even if they were entrenched in a certain area in Central Asia and occupied a territory of similar size to that of the top families, they were just a minor problem to the Han Empire. If necessary, they could even be captured at any time.

The Han Empire had always turned a blind eye and didn't bother to care about these two, more because Chen Xi was waiting for the Han family to develop and use these two things as whetstones. Now these two people can't stand it and ran away. For Chen Xi, who has a general view of the world situation, it is only worthwhile to appear two lines in the secret letter he reads. It is really not worth any more.

"If we replant now, there will be big problems. The problem of the Parthian remnants has not been solved yet." Fa Zheng frowned and looked at Chen Xi and asked. This was no joke. If we replant the autumn crops at this time, there is a high possibility that they will be stolen as soon as they are planted. After all, the Parthian remnants really started to eat people because of the locust plague. In this case, it is normal to steal the seeds that have just been planted by the Han family.

After all, walking out of Wu Fort and hiding inside Wu Fort are two completely different concepts. Inside Wu Fort, there are heavy defenses. Even if the Parthian remnants have any ideas, it is difficult to take Wu Fort without top-level siege equipment. After coming out of Wu Fort, even if the Parthian remnants are unarmed and their eyes are green with hunger, they can still take away some Han people at the risk of their lives.

If they want to farm, they will need a very large area. Given the current situation of the collapse of order in Central Asia, it is difficult for the Han families to hold on to large tracts of land. It is very easy for the seeds to be dug up and eaten by the hungry Parthian survivors after they are planted, and to be dug up and eaten by the hungry Parthian survivors after they finally sprout. To be dug up and to ear of seeds after they finally emerge, they are also dug up and eaten by the Parthian survivors.

In short, the starving Parthian survivors, in the current environment, would eat anything edible. As for the issue of life and death, at this point, if they did not fight desperately, they would surely starve to death. If they fought desperately, at least they would have a chance of survival. More importantly, if they fought desperately, they would at most be stabbed to death, and the pain would not last too long, while starving to death would cause pain for a long time.

Cannibalism has become an adjective in the current Han Dynasty, but for the Parthian remnants in Central Asia, it is basically a state of affairs. After experiencing one or two rounds of locust plagues that left no green anywhere in the entire Central Asia, the Parthian remnants have been left with no choice in order to survive.

"It's not a big problem. The Central Asian families have already organized young and strong people to form seedling protection teams that patrol day and night. Moreover, each family that has survived to the present has basically left special terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack on their territory. Relying on this terrain for farming, there is no problem." Chen Xi said calmly.

The defense capability of this special terrain is certainly not as good as that of a fort or a bastion, but compared to a fort or a bastion, the area inside this special terrain is very large. After blocking the obstacle, you can just farm in this place, which is much safer than farming outside a fort or a bastion.

Of course, there are some other difficulties in farming in this kind of terrain, but compared to farming in other places where one has to be prepared for a significant reduction in production, these difficulties are not considered difficulties at all.

"Come to think of it, why is it basic? Is there any family that doesn't have this awareness?" Zhuge Liang asked with some doubt. It is said that this is basic common sense. Every tree and blade of grass, every terrain and so on on the territory of the feudal state need to be inspected on the spot to determine the way of development. And this kind of terrain is naturally used for self-protection in special periods. How could there be a family that doesn't know this?
"The legitimate heirs of the three families of Guo, Liu and Yin are all dead, leaving only the old, weak, sick and disabled, who lack knowledge in this area." Chen Xi answered casually.

There is really no way to do this. There are many things that you don't know because you have never come into contact with them. Even if you see what the other party is doing, you don't understand why they do it. So now Guo Zhao can only stay in the Media Trading City and watch the nearby families farming in those large and small special terrains.

Even Lao Liu, who had escaped from the Turan grassland, started farming in a valley in a mountain village next to his previous residence with his young and strong men.

As for why Guo Zhao didn't understand this kind of thing, but Lao Liu did, what can I say? Lao Liu had truly experienced the chaotic times and had seen the older generation hiding in the mountains to farm and support their families during the chaotic times. Guo Zhao? Guo Zhao was still a noblewoman at that time, so she didn't understand shit!
"In this case, by around October, the problems left over from the locust plague should have been solved. Then the only remaining problems in Central Asia would be Ardashir and Cao Sikong. I'm sure they'll have a good fight." Fa Zheng roughly assessed the situation in Central Asia and determined that there wouldn't be any major chaos later. His eyes naturally fell on Kandahar.

"It shouldn't be a big deal. Cao Sikong has Gongtai watching over him. Even if Ardashir is powerful, he won't achieve anything. Of course, Cao Sikong will probably have a hard time achieving anything either." Chen Xi nodded, agreeing with Fa Zheng's judgment. "Just ask Fengxiao to pay more attention to this matter. Is there anything else here? If not, I'll run away first."

Chen Xi is still very positive about running around every day. After all, it is better to work less if possible. This gives more opportunities to latecomers and allows Kong Ming to develop better. After all, as an old guy himself, he does not have the ability to continue developing, so it is better to let Kong Ming develop more.

"Well, okay, I'll talk to Fengxiao later and ask him if you have prepared the gifts. My son is going to have his full moon celebration soon." Fa Zheng said without any bottom line.

After all, in recent years, this group of people have had children, married off their sons and daughters, and Fa Zheng has to give gifts every time. This time it is finally the turn of this group of people to give him gifts. It is really heartbreaking and too much.

"I'm ready, I'm ready. I'll definitely make you satisfied. I'm leaving first." Chen Xi waved at Fa Zheng, then said a few words to the others and slipped away.

"What's for lunch?" After Chen Xi ran away, Fa Zheng looked at Zhuge Liang and asked.

"One of the Eight Delicacies of the Emperor." Zhuge Liang said concisely.

"There is also roasted beef, one piece per person. I feel that the quality of the food has improved recently. I wonder if the chef has changed." Jiang Wan said with a smile. He has always been satisfied with the lunch in the palace.

"Because the purchasing agent of the kitchen was discovered and arrested by Empress Xian some time ago for taking bribes, the new one is cleaner. So we can eat better for the same price." Fa Zheng said casually. He didn't really care about such things, but seeing that the food was getting worse day by day with the same amount of money, Fa Zheng had no choice but to find someone to investigate.

Si Niang personally took action and overturned the kitchen, and caught many rats. Fa Zheng was helpless about this. To be honest, it's not that I don't allow you to take advantage of it, but your kitchen serves the central court officials, but your performance is getting worse and worse. Do you want to die?

It would be enough to just eat something good, why do you have to make such a big fuss? Don’t we know whether the food is delicious or not?
Damn it, he's really looking for death!
"Ah, such a thing happened?" Jiang Wan said in surprise.

"Well, a lot of things happened." Chen Xi, who had just run back from outside, continued speaking, and then a group of people turned their heads to look at Chen Xi who had returned.

"What's the situation? Have you forgotten anything?" Li You asked casually, and even turned sideways to glance at Chen Xi's previous position. The good thing about the middle of the year is that the high-ranking officials of the Han Dynasty all handle official business together, so everyone knows everything. After a while, everyone will return to their own territory. After all, not everyone is used to staying together all the time.

"No, no, no, this is not something I forgot." Chen Xi quickly sat back in his seat, then supported his head with both hands, with a solemn look on his face.

Li You looked at Chen Xi in confusion. What was going on? The Grand Commandant was coming? No, how could the Grand Commandant's coming scare Chen Xi like this? What a joke. Sometimes when Liu Bei came, Chen Xi would still run out, and even take Liu Bei with him. What was there to be afraid of? Why was he so serious?

However, before Li You could figure it out, he saw the heads of the Gan and Shi families appear together outside the government office, striding towards the government office. To be honest, Li You's heart skipped a beat at this time, and his face turned a little green. Others saw that Li You's face changed drastically and were confused, so they also looked in the direction Li You was looking, and then the faces of everyone present became very ugly.

Compared to other people coming to the Government Office, the people in the Government Office are now most afraid of the heads of the Gan and Shi families coming. In the past, these two people came to ask for money at most, and the Han Dynasty was not afraid of them because they had money. However, since the year before last, when these two families came, there was no good news, either a blizzard or a locust plague. This time, the heads of the families came directly! Fuck!
I feel like I really can’t finish writing now. After reinstalling my computer, the vocabulary is lost and my efficiency is declining.