He clapped his hands.

Suddenly, a man, both male and female, wearing white Confucian clothes and a bamboo hat walked over.

Holding a paper fan.

"Shangguan Wan'er, meet Her Royal Highness Princess Changle."

Shangguan Wan'er saluted Princess Changle with her hands raised, then looked at the old man next to her and asked, "Old senior, what do you want to ask me?"

"Shangguan, there is an urgent matter that needs to be dealt with. I would like to ask you to come over."

"You send this letter to His Highness, one hundred thousand, it's urgent."

The old man handed the sealed letter in his hand to Shangguan Wan'er.

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes twinkled.

One hundred thousand, urgent...

How long.

I haven't heard this attitude in a long time.

She immediately took a deep breath and said seriously: "I understand."

Shangguan Wan'er came over, turned and left.

However, she did not go out, but re-entered the yard.

Princess Changle was a little confused.

If you are delivering a letter, don't you have to go out?

Why did you go back?!

"Your Highness Changle, this is the way our Chu Palace sends messages, so there is no need to worry."

"Don't worry, His Highness will definitely take care of this matter. Your Highness will not allow His Highness Xiao Sizi to lose any important person. Just go back and rest in peace."

The old man explained with a smile.

However, he didn't say much.

Princess Changle nodded blankly.

Although she was still very confused.

By the way, that person, Shangguan Wan'er?

It seems...I have never seen it before.

But the old man would come out as soon as he shouted, so he could only be nearby.

It was nearby, and Li Junxian and others had not noticed it before.

This... is another master.

Moreover, the old man said so, and she had to believe it even if she didn't believe it now.

maybe.

Anyway, I have no second choice.

I can only place my trust in the King of Chu.

….………….…….

the other side.

Li Yan, who was arranged by Li Shimin to go to Chuhe Village, has arrived near the boundary of Chuhe Village.

Li Yan was riding on the horse, looking at the scenery outside, and couldn't help but shed tears in his eyes.

awful!

It's too awful!

Along the way, there were hungry people everywhere.

Why is this happening?

The imperial court has distributed so much food, so why are there still victims?

Li Yan investigated.

Then I learned that all this was because of my family.

The grain distributed by the imperial court was deducted at all levels, and by the time it reached the hands of the people far away from Chang'an City, only a tiny amount was left.

The sky is high and the emperor is far away.

These local officials all ate human blood steamed buns and hid all the food.

As a result, there are still so many disaster victims in the north.

"General Li, damn it! How damn it! Why are these aristocratic families so arrogant? They even dare to use food relief!

The guards accompanying him were extremely angry.

Li Yan's eyes flickered and he sighed: "This is why His Majesty regards the Five Surnames and Qi Wangs as a thorn in his side. What's even more frightening is that the news about the countless victims here... cannot reach His Majesty's ears."

"This means that the local officials here are all biased towards aristocratic families!

"Your Majesty, he has absolutely no control over this place."

The guard looked angrily and said, "When we get back, will we inform His Majesty?"

….

Li Yan smiled bitterly and said: "The report is definitely reported, it is just a solution..."

I can't grasp what I'm saying.

Will His Majesty take action against those officials of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes?

Li Yan is not sure.

after all,

If one thing affects the whole body, the impact is too complex.

"Hey... let's keep walking."

Li Yan sighed and rode on his horse again.

On their way forward, there were dense crowds of refugees.

They come in groups just to find a place to have a full meal.

All of them were thin and frail, and their eyes were filled with green light from hunger.

Embarrassing is no longer enough to describe the victims.

They are miserable.

Extremely tragic!

Those local officials did not give the people any way to survive!

Li Yan looked at them in a daze. He really couldn't believe that the scenery in front of him was real.

The further north you go, the more victims there are.

Moreover, they did not flee to Chang'an, but to places further north.

Why go there?

To die? To seek refuge with the Turks in the north?

Or... is there a different world over there?!

"General, there is a village in front of you, do you want to go and take a look?!"

At this time, the guard next to him spoke.

"good!"

Li Yan nodded in agreement.

The horse drove slowly into the village the guard mentioned.

He looked at the withered village, and then at the road in front of the village that was already covered with fallen leaves and branches.

No one has lived here for a long time.

It seems that during the famine this year, the host family had already fled this place.

Li Yan found a house and knocked on the door, but there was no one there.

Somewhat unwillingly, Li Yan knocked on several doors, but they were all tightly closed and no one was in sight.

Is this a deserted village?

He didn't give up.
To be continued...