A strong farm girl is busy getting rich

The first feeling when entering Longsheng City is that it is crowded. Every corner of the street is filled with makeshift wooden houses and straw huts.

Shen Qingqian guessed that these should be temporary shelters for the refugees who fled here.

It looked a little messy, but not dirty.

The shops on the street were all open for business, and it wasn't as deserted as Qingquan Town.

Shen Qingqian and his group found an inn to stay in, and just after lunch, an official came to the door, saying that the prefect invited Princess Qingyi to the government office for a chat.

Shen Qingqian didn't expect that the soldiers guarding the city would report her identity to the prefect so quickly! She also didn't expect that the prefect of Longsheng City would take her seriously and send someone to invite her so quickly!

Shen Qingqian couldn't refuse the politeness. Besides, she could go and find out the details of the war. The prefect must know more and it would be more truthful.

Shen Qingqian only brought Zhou Qi with him this time.

Zhou Qi's mission this time was to find out about Yang Zhi's situation, so Shen Qingqian called him along.

The two followed the official to the gate of the government office and saw a long queue of people not far away. After a closer look, they realized that the government was giving porridge to the people.

Even before Shen Qingqian met the prefect, she had already developed a certain liking for him.

However, when she saw the prefect, she was really shocked.

In Shen Qingqian's mind, the image of the prefect is a kind-looking middle-aged uncle. But in fact, the prefect is actually a handsome man in his twenties!

"I guess this is the Princess of Qingyi County?"

Just as Shen Qingqian was looking at the prefect in a daze, the prefect clasped his fists towards Shen Qingqian and asked with a smile.

Shen Qingqian came back to his senses and quickly knelt down to pay his respects to the prefect.

"Yes, I have met the prefect."

Although both of them held fourth-rank official positions, the county lord was just an honorary title, while the prefect was an official who governed the people of a city and had real power.

The most important thing is that this prefect is humble and polite, which makes Shen Qingqian respect him from the bottom of her heart.

Zhou Qi also bowed respectfully with his fists clasped.

The prefect invited them to sit down, served them tea, and then asked, "I wonder why Princess Qingyi came to our Longsheng City?"

Shen Qingqian said truthfully: "To be honest with you, sir, we came here for two things. First, to understand the battle situation and get the news about General Yang Zhiyang;

Second, we brought a batch of supplies this time to provide some help to the soldiers in the war and the people affected by the disaster."

"So, the county lady is here to do business for the court?"

The prefect was a little surprised! He had just heard from his subordinates that a Qingyi County Lady had come to Longsheng City. But he had not received any news of officials sent by the court, so he guessed that Shen Qingqian came for private matters.

But now, listening to what Shen Qingqian said about these two things, they are all related to the war, and they are clearly official business!

However, he was also wondering why the court would send a woman for such a matter?

Shen Qingqian said: "No, I sent something here purely as a personal act."

She pointed at Zhou Qi who was sitting next to her and said, "This is Brother Zhou Qi. He was asked by General Yang's wife to come here to find out the news about General Yang Zhi.

I wonder how much the prefect knows about the current war situation. Can you tell us about it?"

The prefect understood immediately and nodded, "So that's how it is. The county lady is a righteous person, and I admire her.

I know a little about the war, so I will tell you about it."

Shen Qingqian and Zhou Qi looked at each other and sat up straight at the same time.

Then the prefect said, "After Tongning City fell, our army withdrew to Hutou Mountain with most of the people, and some of the people also fled to our Longsheng City.

Of course, there were still a few people who were afraid that the war would come here, so they continued to move south to make a living.

Although the Beirong army captured Tongning City, they also suffered heavy casualties and losses, so they did not pursue the victory.

After resting for a few days, the Beirong army began to march south again, hoping to capture our troops that had retreated to Hutou Mountain and continue to capture Xiangyun Town.

Unexpectedly, when the Beirong army arrived at the foot of Hutou Mountain, the army led by General Yang Zhi also arrived, and the two sides started fighting directly.

In that battle, the Northern Rong naturally did not gain any advantage and returned to Tongning City in disgrace.

Later, the Northern Rong added another 50,000 elite soldiers and confronted our army head-on at the foot of Hutou Mountain. That battle was quite tragic, and I heard that General Yang Zhi was also injured. "

At this point, Zhou Qi couldn't wait to ask, "Is General Yang seriously injured? How is he now?"

The prefect said, "I heard that General Yang was seriously injured at the time, but his life was not in danger. As for how he is now, I don't know yet."

Shen Qingqian thought of another question and frowned and asked, "I heard that the reason why Tongning City was lost was because General Han was murdered by a traitor, and our army was leaderless and lost its footing, which led to the failure.

After General Yang Zhi arrived, our army regained its backbone. But if General Yang was injured, wouldn’t we be passive again, or even in danger? "

The prefect nodded and said, "You are right, that was the situation at the time. However, a man suddenly came to me and offered himself to me, saying that he wanted to join the army to fight.

I knew that man's ability and the situation was critical, so I agreed, personally introduced him, and sent him to the military camp.

That person really didn't let me down. After entering the military camp, he offered many suggestions and really turned the tide of the war. Our army defended Hutou Mountain tightly, and the Beirong army has not been able to capture Xiangyun Town until now.

Therefore, the current situation is not bad. After several battles with the Northern Rong, our army has been slightly better. However, we are not strong enough to recapture Tongning City."

Shen Qingqian thought for a moment and said, "The person the prefect was talking about should be Zheng Hong, right?"

The prefect was somewhat surprised and asked, "How did the county lady know this? Could it be that the county lady knows Zheng Hong?"

Shen Qingqian shook her head and said, "I don't know him, I just heard about him and knew that he was exiled to the northern border. When the prefect mentioned it, I thought it must be him.

I guess the prefect should be the one who knows Zheng Hong? Moreover, not only does he know him, but he is also quite familiar with him?"

The prefect looked at Shen Qingqian with admiration. He didn't expect that this Princess Qingyi was so smart!

"The county lady guessed correctly, it was Zheng Hong! When we were in the capital, the eldest son of the Zheng family was my classmate.

Later, the Zheng family got into trouble and was exiled here, which is under my jurisdiction. I know the Zheng family's ability to fight, so I helped him. "