The whole family escaped from famine and accidentally occupied land

"Yu'e, get into the carriage." Wei Liu grabbed the reins and took Zhou Yue'e's place.

"Jingzhi, go out and talk!" Wei Hongmian pushed his daughter, "Your Sixth Grandfather must have something to say."

Wei Liuxi rode a horse. Bai Zhao and the other two came back riding three horses. He couldn't let go of them and never got off the horse except to rest.

Even in the inn, he did not forget to send people to guard the good horses, for fear that they might be stolen.

Bai Jingzhi quickly calmed down, climbed out of the car, and sat on the right side of Wei Liu, "Grandpa Liu, did you have any trouble getting out?"

There was no expression on Wei Liu's face, and Bai Jingzhi always felt that something was wrong.

"The city of Jue is going to be in chaos."

Bai Jingzhi didn't respond and waited for him to speak.

When I was in Jucheng yesterday, the lives of the people there were in order and there was no chaos.

"The clothing store we went to had a fire. It was man-made. The owner knew who did it, so he led his men to rush through the city gate and prepared to leave the city."

"I know that the clothing store was on fire, but why did the owner take his people away from Jucheng?"

Bai Jingzhi already knew that the owner behind the clothing shop still had some influence in Jucheng, so it was a bit exaggerated to move the whole family.

As far as she knew, it was not easy to move around within Lianzhou.

"It wasn't just their family that rushed the city gate. There were also some wealthy families following behind them. Otherwise, how could I... get away so easily?"

Wei Liu also took advantage of the chaos to sneak out from among those people.

"Why are they doing this?" Bai Jingzhi was still a little confused. Why would all these wealthy families leave?

You have to know that in ancient times, family relationships were complicated and it was not easy to migrate.

"There are troops stationed in Jucheng."

Wei Liu said simply, and Bai Jingzhi opened his eyes wide and waited for him to continue.

"If you really want to dominate, you must be well aware of the power and territory of the Dazhuang Dynasty."

Wei Liu discovered some problems. Their family of three didn't even know the well-known things.

When Wei Hongmian was raised in the Wei family, these were compulsory courses to become a wife of a noble family.

What's more, Wei Hongmian was trained as the emperor's concubine, and these things were ingrained in her bones.

"Your mother... she seems to have become a different person. There are some things that she didn't teach you at all. And your father, he doesn't even know how to buy things. And you——"

"Sixth Grandfather, I understand. With Grandfather and the Wei Family around, there was no need for us to worry about that."

Bai Jingzhi interrupted hurriedly, saying that if Wei Liu continued to talk, he would find that something was increasingly wrong with their family.

Wei Liu was silent for a moment, and did not dwell on these questions. "Although Lianzhou does not border with foreign tribes, there is a Wujiyuan across the border, and there are also troops stationed here."

"Are these garrisons any different from those of Prince Xian, Prince Yan, and Prince Ming?"

The reason these three princes have armies is because foreign tribes often invade, and they have garrisons on the borders of their fiefdoms.

Prince Li’s Lianzhou territory was different from theirs, as it bordered the territory of the Dazhuang Dynasty.

Wei Liu knew a lot about Prince Li's public affairs. "Of course it's different. Prince Li has been favored by the late emperor since he was a child. He was granted the most extensive territory, but he only has 20,000 to 30,000 private soldiers."

"Only 20,000 or 30,000? Other princes have hundreds of thousands. Prince Li didn't make a fuss?"

Bai Jingzhi had observed Prince Li closely before, and he knew that this man was not one to suffer any loss.

"There's nothing we can do about it. The previous emperor died suddenly and the new emperor ascended the throne, so naturally no one paid any attention to it."

The Wei family knew a lot about what happened between the princes.

The new emperor had no good feelings towards these half-brothers. Not to mention making decisions for them, it was good enough that he did not take back their fiefdoms.

Prince Li was once the most favored. He kept a low profile in front of the new emperor for several years, and the Prince Li’s Mansion was not liquidated by the new emperor. Instead, the new emperor only liquidated his influence in the capital.

However, Wei Liu didn't know how many secret forces Prince Li had left.

Bai Jingzhi also knew something about these things. "Prince Li is not a greedy and tyrannical fool. What did he do later?"

"The news that the Wei family got was not authentic." Wei Liu recalled, "Prince Li sent people to disguise themselves as foreigners, crossed Wujiyuan, and massacred a town in Jucheng."

Bai Jingzhi tilted his head, "Really? So cruel!"

"If he wasn't ruthless, how could there be hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Lianzhou!" Wei Liu said sarcastically, "What's funny is that the people of Dazhuang Dynasty still think that King Li is the kindest."

Little did they know that Prince Li was the most ruthless one.

Not to mention the other princes who were stripped of their fiefdoms and kept in the capital, if the remaining Prince Ming, Prince Yan, and Prince Xian really wanted to fight with Prince Li, they might not be his match.

Lianzhou has money and soldiers, but Prince Li pretends to be greedy and tyrannical just to deceive them.

Among the people, Prince Li did many things to make a name for himself.

Otherwise, so many refugees would not have rushed here to escape the famine.

"Sixth Grandfather, so Wujiyuan doesn't have to worry about foreign invasions, and everything that happened before was directed and acted out by Prince Li himself?"

Bai Jingzhi also guessed that Prince Li was hiding his incompetence. How could a suspicious person be a fool?

Wei Liu looked puzzled. "It's hard to say! Wujiyuan is desolate and sparsely populated. After we get there, there's a possibility that foreign tribes will attack us. We have to be on guard."

"Sixth Grandpa, let's not talk about that for now. We won't know what happened in Wujiyuan until we get there."

Bai Jingzhi is very confident about the construction of Wujiyuan, but what she is worried about is the present.

"Indeed, those are still far away. The dangerous thing now is what is happening right in front of us. I wonder if the troops stationed in Jucheng will seek help."

Even when Wei Liu was escaping, he did not forget to get information. "According to those wealthy families, there is a shortage of food in Jucheng. Two months ago, they took advantage of these wealthy families. They got the news and will suck their blood soon."

The area of ​​Jucheng in Lianzhou suffered from a disaster and was hit by locusts, and there was no harvest this autumn.

Those high-ranking officials did not pay homage to the King or ask for food and fodder from the imperial court, but instead targeted them.

But there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, not hundreds, thousands or tens of thousands.

Their grain production has decreased this year, so how can they afford the exorbitant demands of these people?

Bai Jingzhi suddenly realized, "No wonder the soldiers guarding the city drooled when they saw our grain carts. And the owner of the clothing store was willing to make concessions."

These wealthy families were running out of food, so it's not hard to understand why they went crazy when they saw the ready-made food.

"That's right. The people of Jucheng are not having a good time either. No wonder many people from the towns below Jucheng have fled to Lianzhou City. If Lianzhou City doesn't take them in, they will most likely go to Taiming Mountain to find a way to survive."

These are also Wei Liu’s guesses.

"They won't let go of our food. They might attack us on the way back to South Town."

Bai Jingzhi mentioned Nanzhen, "We still have fifty miles to reach Nanzhen, right?"

"Yes, fifty-six miles." Wei Liujing reminded her, "Nanzhen is indeed on our way, there is no way to avoid it."

The area of ​​Jucheng is a plain with a panoramic view.

There are no mountains or rivers around, and there is no obstruction.

Coupled with the drop in temperature, they were not moving very fast.

"If Jucheng is short of food, those people will not let us go." Bai Jingzhi sighed, "This journey has been really full of disasters. I thought we would go straight to Wujiyuan and nothing would happen again."

It is no use pretending to be refugees now. They are fat sheep in the eyes of others and will not be let go easily.

That Prime Minister Bai was far away in the capital, and he couldn't protect them after all.

If there are only a few dozen people chasing them, they can give it a try, and by then it is not certain who will be the fat sheep.

What if there are thousands of people surrounding them? These people will be useless.

Wei Hongmian's medicines were almost gone.

Bai Jingzhi was free to come and go in Guiyuantianju, and she knew best what her mother had.

"How about this, you guys go first and settle down in South Town."

"Sixth Grandfather is afraid...that those people would kill people to silence them."

Bai Jingzhi guessed what he was thinking after a brief thought.

"It's best if you don't know about these things. If you are in the team, they will definitely kill you."

"In that case, I'll take a cart of food and leave first. It's Wei Li's cart of food, and Sister Yue'e will follow to protect me."

Bai Jingzhi expressed his thoughts and was certain that Wei Liu would agree.

"Okay, you can take Duan'er and Yao'er with you as well." Wei Liu added, "Don't worry, your parents, I will protect them."

"Okay!" Bai Jingzhi agreed, "We'll go to South Town and wait for you."

Wei Li, Ren Shui and Ren Bing led the way in driving an ox cart full of grain, while Zhou Yue'e followed closely behind in a horse-drawn carriage.

"Cousin, do you have a backup plan?" Wei Duan stared at Bai Jingzhi from the side, "You are so cunning that you won't suffer any loss."