Fairy, Please Let Me Explain

"Squeak—"

With the soft knock of the wooden door of the carriage, a cotton boot stepped out slowly, stepping on the thick snow below.

After getting off the carriage, Xu Yuan's eyes immediately fell on the city wall that seemed to be as tall as a cloud not far away.

The heavy snow all over the sky seriously hindered the line of sight, but it did not affect the majesty of the mountain-like city wall in front of you.

The whole picture is hidden in the wind and snow, like a giant monster crawling on the ground.

Due to the war, a curfew was imposed in Beifeng City, and all goods were not allowed to enter the city at night, and the south gate of the city would only be opened to accept business travelers at dawn.

Thinking silently in his heart, Xu Yuan's eyes turned to the rest of the team.

The wind and snow were whistling, and within sight, these carriages loaded with goods were lined up neatly.

They vary in size, the largest pack monster is even as high as ten feet, and many of the frames have already been covered with a thick layer of snow.

Xu Yuan shook his head lightly, let out a hot breath, and muttered to himself:

"Military frame. With such a scale, are they all ordnance?"

"The third son was joking."

Li Yunqing also got off the car and came to him at some point, and suddenly laughed out loud: "How can there be so many carriages full of ordnance, the entire Beifeng City consumes a lot of food and grass every day."

Xu Yuan patted the falling snow on his shoulder, turned around and said with a smile:

"Your Highness, why did you come down, don't you think it's cold?"

Li Yunqing glanced at his frame and said with a smile:

"My second brother reads there all day, without saying a word, and comes down to get some air."

After leaving Beijing for a certain distance, Xu Yuan asked someone to buy an extra carriage at a post station.

He and Li Qingyan shared a car, and the two princes shared a car, so it was convenient for them to rest.

And with Li Yunqing's temperament, living in the same room with Li Zhaoyuan could really suffocate him to death.

Because of this, when Xu Yuan heard what Li Yunqing said, he understood it instantly.

After a month of getting along, Li Yunqing didn't mention it, and the second prince's temperament was almost understood.

I don't know if it's just pretending, but the second prince is very serious, he is very calm in what he says and does, and does not leak.

Being a leader is very reassuring, but getting along with others is a bit boring.

Of course, this is as a playmate. If it's business, Xu Yuan still likes to do business with someone like the Second Prince.

Reliable.

pause for a moment,

Xu Yuan turned to look at the giant beasts lying prone in the wind and snow, and said:

"With such a heavy snowstorm, the northern region should have a hard time this year."

Li Yunqing sighed, with a hint of embarrassment in his voice:

"The wind and snow are too heavy. The fertile fields in the northern part of the three continents will probably lose their crops this year. Didn't we see it along the way? If it weren't for the imperial court's disaster relief, tens of millions of people would have starved to death in the past few months."

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Xu Yuan was silent when he heard the words.

He had seen similar information in the internal reference of Xiangguo Mansion.

But reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles, and words cannot be as real as what you see with your own eyes.

The weather in Di'an City was good, and half a month after they traveled northward, the temperature began to drop sharply. First there was sleet, and then heavy snow blocked the road.

Prices in some towns along the way began to rise uncontrollably.

The price of grain in Di'an City was about four to five cents a catty, and in Manzhang County, which was close to Beifeng City, the grain price had soared to ten cents a catty.

The reason for the small increase is that the government has released a large amount of stored grain into the market, and the imperial court has sent many imperial envoys to deal with those traders who hoarded grain to make the country rich.

Although officials in the extraordinary world are greedy, they generally don't dare to be too greedy, because there might be a cultivator hiding in the dark and staring at you.

However, these are all situations in the city, and the towns passing through some remote areas can only be described with one word.

Hungry and dead everywhere, no corpse left.

Heavy snow crushed houses and countless people died of freezing.

Li Yunqing sighed leisurely:

"My son-in-law, do you think Father and the others are really right in choosing to use troops against the barbarians under such circumstances?"

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Xu Yuan didn't reply immediately.

And at this time,

Li Qingyan stepped down from the carriage with long legs, holding a red jacket in his hand: "What are you talking about? Where's the second brother?"

Li Yunqing spread his hands: "Brother Huang is reading a book in the car, and my son-in-law and I are talking about the heavy snow in the north."

Li Qingyan didn't speak after hearing this, and silently walked to Xu Yuan's side, and while helping him put it on, he ordered:

"If your cultivation level is low, you should wear more clothes to protect yourself from the cold. If you go further north, the tremors in the sky can't even withstand the normal fourth-rank."

Xu Yuan looked at the tall woman beside him with a little surprise in his eyes and didn't speak.

Seeing this scene, Li Yunqing curled his lips, pointed at himself and asked:

"Sister, where's mine?"

Li Qingyan glanced back at his younger brother, neither cold nor indifferent:

"Are you handless?"

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Afterwards, Li Qingyan looked up at the dark sky, reached out to catch a crystal snowflake, and said softly:

"Xiao San, I don't know whether the decision of the father and the others is right or wrong, but I know that if this trip goes well, it will be a merit."

Xu Yuan sighed silently in his heart.

Sin is in the present age, but merit is in the future?

The funds for disaster relief in the northern border, plus the food and equipment to launch the war, would be fine if they were successful, but if they failed, at least half of the treasury run by the emperor and that old man would be empty over the years.

Concentrating his mind, Xu Yuan suddenly asked:

"Wu Yuan, how long will it take to open the gates of Beifeng City?"

Li Qingyan replied flatly:

"If there are no changes, there will be about half a quarter of an hour."

As she spoke, she raised her eyes and glanced at the sky, and a fiery red flashed in her eyes.

Xu Yuan noticed her little movement, and also raised his eyes to take a look, but he didn't see anything, and asked softly:

"What are you looking at?"

Li Qingyan replied softly:

"Flying scout."

"Flying scout?" Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows.

Li Qingyan patiently explained:

"Although the battle line has retreated to the Dali Mountain area, the battle is still going on. Naturally, if you want to open the city gate, you have to check the surrounding environment first."

While speaking, Li Qingyan suddenly turned his gaze to the direction of the city wall, and frowned:

"Brother Huang? What is he doing there?"

Xu Yuan subconsciously turned his eyes back, but unfortunately, because of the wind and snow, he couldn't see there from the distance.

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Li Zhaoyuan, who was dressed in a brocade robe, arrived at the foot of the city wall alone at some point.

He stared at the traces left by the siege on the city wall, speechless for a long time.

After a while,

Sighing softly, he slowly took out a pot of warm wine, and silently sprinkled it under Beifeng City.

Just as he was about to return to the convoy, he saw three people walking towards him stepping on the snow.

Walking closer, Li Yunqing asked with an inexplicable smile:

"Brother, are you paying homage to the sacrificed soldiers?"

Li Zhaoyuan's expression was flat:

"Not only the soldiers, but also thousands of people in the northern border."

"Brother Huang has a heart to pay homage to with a pot of clear wine." Li Yunqing cupped his hands.

Li Zhaoyuan didn't care whether the third prince was being sarcastic or sincere, and said quietly:

"With my current ability, that's all I can do."

Li Yunqing squinted his eyes, smiled without saying a word, and didn't answer.

Li Qingyan just remained silent.

Xu Yuan looked at the traces on the city wall, his eyes flickered with blood, and suddenly said coldly:

"This trip is over, let's set up a monument for them."

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Li Zhaoyuan nodded in agreement, and said: "This time when I return to Beijing, I will personally present to my father, and let my father write inscriptions for these soldiers."

Xu Yuan shook his head and said:

"Too many, the emperor can't write it down."

Be quiet for a moment.

The other three present all realized what Xu Yuan was talking about about erecting a monument.

Li Qingyan stared at his back and remained silent.

The two princes were slightly surprised.

Xu Yuan was not very surprised by this.

Every time there is a war, there will be inscriptions and monuments, and even the emperor of the previous dynasty personally went to the battlefield to collect the bones of the sacrificed soldiers.

But it was erected in the name of a collective.

Engraving everyone's name is still a bit ahead of the times in this feudal era.

But after thinking for a moment, the two princes figured out the benefits of the period.

Li Yunqing touched his chin:

"The method that the son-in-law said is feasible. With this honor, the soldiers should not be chilled, and it can also inspire the soldiers to be more courageous."

Li Zhaoyuan pondered for a while, then said:

"This act of erecting a monument requires careful consideration. Only those who have made meritorious deeds can be placed on this monument. They will be famous through the ages."

Xu Yuan was indifferent for a moment, and said leisurely:

"Your Highness, I mean everyone."

"Everyone?" Li Zhaoyuan murmured.

Xu Yuan looked at him calmly:

"Who shed blood for the defense of the northern border, regardless of soldiers or civilians.

"Giving your life for the northern border will naturally leave some traces of them being in this world."

The words fell, and there was silence.

Li Qingyan's beautiful eyes were complicated and she lightly pursed the corners of her lips

Half an hour later, the city gate opened.

The heavy city gate was slowly lifted, and the deadly gate of the city began to be noisy. There was a huge rumbling sound of hooves outside the gate, and the snow on the ground set off a majestic snow fog.

But the next moment, a gust of hurricane rose from the formation of the city wall, instantly blowing away the rising snow and mist.

Due to the war in the northern border, Beifeng City has been completely controlled by the military.

The checks on incoming and outgoing goods and personnel are extremely strict, but the soldiers in military uniforms at the gate of the city are already familiar with the process, and soon the gate of the city, like the mouthparts of a giant beast, began to process various supplies to the city in an orderly manner.

Since Xu Yuan and the others came here secretly, they had to line up to enter the city without revealing their identities.

But now the military monster carriages enter the city first, and the civilian caravans like Xu Yuan and the others can only be ranked behind.

While waiting utterly bored, when Xu Yuan opened the curtain of the carriage to look out, he unexpectedly saw a lot of ordinary carriages pulling goods.

After a moment of silence, Xu Yuan was a little dumbfounded.

Now that the roads are blocked by heavy snow and supplies are in short supply, except for the price of food that is strictly controlled by the imperial court, the price of other consumables is skyrocketing, but these people dare to risk their lives to sell the goods.

The mentor does not lie to me.

Give the businessman a 300% profit, and it can even sell the rope to hang itself.

Close the curtain, sit and wait, the carriage moves forward with the convoy little by little.

After two quarters of an hour,

"Tuk-tuk--"

There was a knocking sound from outside the carriage, and then an impatient voice came from outside the carriage:

"The person in charge came down to inspect the goods. Hurry up, don't leave ink marks, you'll be waiting later."

Xu Yuan glanced at Li Qingyan who was on the side.

Li Qingyan didn't speak, but just opened the curtain slightly in a calm manner.

Xu Yuan also saw the people outside clearly at this time.

This is a middle-aged veteran who is nearly forty years old, wearing Dub's armor.

And when he saw Li Qingyan's appearance, his pupils shrank suddenly, his legs trembled, and he subconsciously wanted to kneel down, but he bent halfway and noticed the killing intent in Li Qingyan's eyes, and then held back, maintaining his original tone:

"Oh, so it's Old Wang. The road is blocked by heavy snow and he came here to do business. Let's have a drink together next time."

while talking,

Du Bo waved at the soldiers who were going to check the convoy:

"Okay, my acquaintance, let me go."

After saying that, Xu Yuan and his team entered the city directly.

The streets in Beifeng City are a bit empty. The perennial wars have left this magnificent city with not many people. The streets are basically full of soldiers wearing standard armor, and among them are many large heroes who were hired by the court to fight. group.

The carriage swayed through the city,

Xu Yuan asked in a low voice what happened just now:

"Princess, that person was your soldier just now?"

Li Qingyan nodded, not caring:

"Um."

Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows and asked:

"Didn't it mean that many places in Beifeng City have been infiltrated by the sect family?"

Li Qingyan looked at him helplessly, and said:

"A place like the city gate is the bottom line. It is impossible to hand it over to those moths. Moreover, when I was in Manzhang County, I have notified my lieutenant general to ask him to replace all the people guarding the city with strict-spoken cronies."

Xu Yuan understood clearly, and asked:

"Then where are we going now? Go straight back to the barracks?"

Li Qingyan opened the curtain, looked in the direction of the east of the city, and said:

"Not yet, everything has to be done carefully. Let's go to the market first. Your father arranged for people from the Black Scale Guard to meet us there. They will directly pay for our "goods" and then let them Secretly transported to the northern front."

Hearing this, a big image inexplicably appeared in Xu Yuan's mind.

After a moment of silence, he immediately threw this thought out of his mind.

Not so not so.

Handing over the goods should not be a big shot like her.

Along the way, the convoy was not unimpeded.

Even though the military is in control, there are often conflicts among the northern frontier troops lined with hills.

Under the weight of war, it is easy to misfire and fight.

From the south of the city to the east of the city, Xu Yuan saw two fights on the street.

One time was the Yulin Army and Zongmen Frontier Army, and the other was the Blackscale Army and a group of knights.

Eighteen or nine cultivators of seventh and eighth rank huddled together, and a cultivator of seventh rank flew upside down and even smashed a shop nearby.

However, they all maintained restraint, did not form an army formation, and did not use weapons.

The corners of Xu Yuan's eyes twitched when he saw these pictures.

No, you patrol the streets, at least you have to respect the layer of skin on your body.

Li Qingyan seems to be used to this:

"A lot of people's brothers and comrades died because of the reluctance of other music clubs. Under the grievances, such things are not uncommon in Beifeng City."

Xu Yuan didn't say a word, feeling a little slanderous in his heart.

With this level of internal strife, the barbarians can be suppressed and beaten. It can only be said that Dayan is really full of martial arts.

After a few breaths of silence, a convoy slowly drove into the market in the east of Beifeng City.

Very noisy, because of bargaining and quarreling can be heard endlessly.

Here are all ruthless people who risked their lives in the wind and snow to go north to sell goods, and naturally it is impossible to compromise on the price.

Amidst such quarrels, Xu Yuan and the others soon came to a relatively quiet shadow.

As soon as the convoy stopped, Xu Yuan suddenly felt that the soft couch beside him had sunk a bit.

immediately,

A familiar scent of poisonous roses gradually diffused in the carriage.

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