Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

When it comes to disaster relief, what is most needed is not money but supplies.

Otherwise, when you arrive at the snowstorm area, even if you have a lot of money, you may not be able to buy enough things.

Therefore, the most important thing Chen Qingzhu has to do next is to obtain food and other disaster relief supplies.

But it was not suitable to do this today as it was not dark yet. So, she went to Yan's house first and set up a teleportation array at the place they had chosen.

This time, although the teleportation location was still on the edge of the Bohai Sea, it was about forty miles away from the teleportation array in the Divine Palace.

After she finished setting up the teleportation array, Yan Yun also found a large ship out to sea at a nearby port and returned with men and ships.

This time they were sailing against the wind, and until everyone got on board, the ship owner kept chattering that this voyage was too risky.

However, everyone on the boat smiled and didn't care.

Because they all believed that with the presence of the God (Guanzhu), the wind and waves while sailing near the coast would not be enough to harm them.

In fact, Chen Qingzhu set up a protective array on the boat for them. When encountering strong winds and waves, the protective array can be activated to protect the hull.

After seeing these people off, Chen Qingzhu chose a place by the sea and meditated for an hour to restore the spiritual energy in his body that had been almost exhausted.

Only after the spiritual energy in his body was fully replenished did he set out back to the capital.

*

At this time, in the inner palace of the capital, near a house near the supply warehouse, many imperial guards were hiding and ambushing in the snow.

These people endured the cold, some of them controlled the steel cage traps that were urgently set up in the warehouse, while others were responsible for keeping vigilant of the surroundings and protecting His Majesty's safety.

That’s right, Emperor Yong’an also came to the supply warehouse, and he stayed in a room outside the warehouse.

In order to prevent the God of Du'e from noticing anything unusual, he didn't even light a stove. He endured the biting cold of the night and waited attentively.

That "Immortal Lord" seemed to be an old acquaintance of the God of Du'e.

It said that it was impossible for the God of Du'e to give up the food that could relieve the snow disaster, and he would definitely come to get it tonight, so this was the best time for them to set an ambush and kill the God of Du'e.

As long as the Imperial Guards' trap could hold the Goddess Du'e for one-fifth of a second, it would be able to kill her.

Emperor Yong'an was a little skeptical at first:

"That evil demon Du'e is full of tricks. Wouldn't he have thought that we would set an ambush in the supply warehouse?"

[Of course she could have thought of it. But according to common sense, we can expect that she would suspect that we set an ambush, so if she doesn't come, will she give up the ambush? In this way, the supply warehouse tonight is actually the safest. ]

[She has always been brave, and she will definitely come for the sake of the people in the disaster area.]

Therefore, Emperor Yong'an agreed to the plan of the "Immortal Lord" and immediately ordered the imperial guards to urgently set up a steel cage in a warehouse at the outermost part of the supply depot, which contained most of the grain. He also laid iron fences on the roof and surrounding walls that could be pulled up to form a larger cage.

In addition, under the food in the house, there was glutinous rice, glue made from pig skin glue, lime that interferes with vision, etc.

As long as Lord Du'e enters this warehouse, he will fall into the trap.

However, everyone, including Emperor Yong'an, was shivering with cold. They waited for a whole night, but the Lord Du'e never showed up.

Emperor Yong'an was just about to return to the palace when he saw a young general from the imperial guards riding towards him from a distance.

As soon as he arrived, he dismounted and knelt on the ground, saying in panic:

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The Imperial Guards' rice warehouse has been robbed!"

"Overnight, 400,000 dan of grain for salary, as well as various meats, cotton clothes, etc., all disappeared!"

The Imperial Guards have 150,000 soldiers and are the core combat force of the Wei Dynasty. They are recruited soldiers and their treatment is the best among all military branches.

In addition to copper coins, their monthly military pay also included at least 70 kilograms of rice per person, and a piece of clothing for each of the three seasons of spring, summer and winter.

Meat, cotton, sugar and other supplies are distributed during the New Year.

In the past, few of these stipulated things actually reached the hands of the lower-level imperial guards.

But ever since Xiao Guangyu, the prince of the Duke of Ying, became the commander of the imperial guards, he has not been afraid of offending anyone, whether internally or externally, and his attitude has been extremely strong.

Therefore, the military salaries of the imperial guards were all paid in full, and their combat effectiveness was greatly improved.

Emperor Yong'an was very satisfied with this, and supported his tough behavior openly and secretly.

In five days, it will be the monthly salary payment day for the Imperial Guards. In addition, as it is close to the end of the year, the Imperial Guards will also receive extra annual rewards.

Therefore, the granaries of the imperial guards were already filled with food and supplies for paying their salaries.

In terms of food, in addition to paying the salaries of the imperial guards, there were also rations for the next month, as well as fine grains for the 50,000 horses in the imperial guards, totaling 400,000 shi.

Everything was normal last night. When it was almost dawn, the patrolling soldiers were making their last inspection before changing shifts, but they found that all the soldiers guarding outside the granary had fainted in the snow.

Looking at the warehouses again, all the doors of the warehouses were opened, and the 400,000 dan of grain and annual gifts inside were all gone.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yong'an felt like a joke, having waited here for a whole night and almost frozen to death.

He was so angry that veins popped out on his neck.

If he hadn't just taken the elixir given by the "Immortal Lord", he would have almost fainted from anger again.

There is no doubt that all the military pay was taken away by the God Du'e!

It would be fine if the grain in other warehouses was stolen, but now that war has broken out, he still has to rely on the imperial guards to defend the imperial city, and military pay cannot be short of money.

At this point, not only did he no longer have the chance to capture the Lord Du'e and take back the money in his own treasury, he also had to find a way to fill the hole in the imperial guards' military pay and annual gifts.

This is undoubtedly a further blow to the current finances of the Wei Dynasty!

"Asshole! I will chop that evil demon Du'e into pieces!" Emperor Yong'an was so angry that he lost his mind and gave the order directly:

"Come here, pass the message to the prefectures of Jin Province and Zhili, whoever can capture the traitor Du'e Xiemo will be rewarded with a first-class marquisate, and the title will be passed down to the next generation!"

Even if those local officials could not catch the evil demon, they would definitely not cooperate with her in disaster relief.

Thus, her plan to become famous through this was thwarted.

This was the only way he could take revenge on her now.

Meng Bin on the side wanted to persuade Emperor Yong'an that since the food was lost anyway, it would be better to order the officials in the disaster area to cooperate with the God of Du'e to provide disaster relief.

In this way, at least the people in the disaster-stricken areas can appreciate the kindness of the court.

But seeing how furious Emperor Yong'an was, he didn't dare to say anything more.

*

Chen Qingzhu, who was hated by Emperor Yong'an, had naturally left the capital long ago after he emptied the food and wages of the imperial guards.

She had long anticipated that the evil cultivator's soul might set an ambush for her, so she never thought of taking food from the supply depot.

She decided to attack the imperial guards' granary after careful consideration.

If grain is taken from other granaries, it may affect the daily supply of people in the capital and raise grain prices.

Considering that Emperor Yong'an didn't care about the suffering of the people at all, he would probably not replenish the grain. Instead, he would be happy to see it happen and make a big fuss about it, saying that it was because she stole the granary that all this happened.

But the Imperial Guards are different.

Now that war has broken out, Emperor Yong'an must rely on the Imperial Guards to protect his safety, and he dare not let the Imperial Guards lack food and pay.

In any case, the grain originally used for disaster relief will be used to fill this gap.

Therefore, she took the food and supplies from the imperial army warehouse without any worries.

Braving the heavy snow and wind, Chen Qingzhu, carrying a storage talisman filled with food and supplies, quickly rushed towards Xuanzhou Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture in Zhili.

This is the northernmost part of the entire Wei territory and has the coldest climate, so she chose it as the first stop for disaster relief.

Xuanzhou Prefecture is about 370 miles away from the capital. Without using spiritual energy, it takes Chen Qingzhu about half an hour to get there.

In order to move more food away last night, she directly used the invisibility spell and returned to the soul-renewing formation of the Du'e Temple, where she spent most of the night making the talisman for storing food.

Only when she started traveling at this time could she spare the time to think about how she could distribute so many supplies to the victims by herself.

(My dears, I have something to do tonight, so I will only update one chapter for now. I will make up for it tomorrow!)

(The following is supplementary.)

The orange morning sun rose over the snow-covered land, bringing little warmth to this world of ice and snow, but it illuminated the entire world.

The capital city of Xuanzhou Prefecture came into Chen Qingzhu's sight.

As an important military town, the city walls here are particularly tall and thick. Due to frequent wars, the population of the entire Xuanzhou Prefecture is not too large. According to records from the Ministry of Households, there are only about 400,000 people, more than half of whom are military dependents.

However, this is the northernmost part of the Wei territory and the climate is the coldest.

Chen Qingzhu, who had been running fast in the wind and snow, has become a snowman.

Considering the image of the deity, she decided to waste her spiritual energy to perform a cleansing spell.

Then he used the art of invisibility to climb over the eaves and walls, leaped over the city wall, and headed straight into the city.

After thinking on the way, she had already thought of a way to distribute disaster relief supplies -

That is to rely on the power of local government.

Although most of these people are unreliable, they can still be used if it is just to distribute disaster relief supplies.

After wandering around the city, she quickly found the location of the general's mansion.

As one of the important border towns, Xuanzhou Prefecture did not have an administrative chief like a prefect. Instead, a general was appointed to command all affairs in the entire jurisdiction of the town.

At first, Chen Qingzhu did not hold out hope of finding the Xuanzhou General in the General's Mansion.

After all, he is a senior official in charge of local military and political affairs. He often has to travel around for inspections and may not be in the government office.

However, as soon as she arrived at the main courtyard of the general's mansion, she found the person there.

The general of Xuanzhou was named Pang, and he was from the same clan as Shangshu Pang of the Ministry of War.

Although it was already past noon and should have been time for duty, he was sleeping soundly in the bedroom of the main courtyard, with his arms and legs wrapped around him. It was obvious that he had been having fun last night.

Chen Qingzhu didn't want to waste too much time, so he kicked open the door of the main house and walked in.

The three people on the bed were instantly awakened by the huge noise.

The two concubines screamed and tried to get under the quilt. The burly General Pang had some qualities of a military commander. He jumped out of bed, drew his sword from the bedside and took a defensive posture.

However, when he saw the person in front of him, he was stunned.

She is actually a beauty like a fairy!

It's just that her temperament is so cold that it makes people feel particularly oppressive. Even General Pang, who is always lustful, doesn't dare to go up and tease her at this time.

"I am the Venerable Du'e."

Chen Qingzhu directly introduced himself.

General Pang was stunned.

The chaotic mind reacted quickly:

Venerable Du'e... is Venerable Du'e God, the Supreme State Master!

His cousin Pang Shangshu mentioned this matter in the letter he wrote to him. It can be said that this is the biggest event in the capital in recent months related to her.

He didn't care about his disheveled appearance and knelt down to salute:

"Greetings to the Grand Imperial Master! May the Imperial Master be blessed with a long life and eternal happiness!"

Chen Qingzhu neither corrected nor explained because there was no need.

Even the news from the capital should reach Xuanzhou Prefecture soon.

But as long as these local officials value their lives, no one would dare to disobey her orders in person.

She also did not ask about the current situation of the military and civilians in Xuanfu, or the local grain reserves.

Since he knew that he would not hear the truth, he simply did not waste time listening to these carefully woven lies, but directly gave the order:

"This winter, there has been a heavy snowstorm. I want to distribute some food and clothing to the people who are short of food and clothing. You should immediately inform all the people in Xuanzhou City to come to the open space in the center of the city to collect food at 9:00 tomorrow."

"Also, send a message to the seven guards of Xuanzhou. All military households that are short of food should gather after noon tomorrow. I will also give them relief food."

On the way here, she had repeatedly planned the route for this disaster relief effort and how to distribute food to the people as quickly as possible.

The most efficient way is for the dusi to issue the order and notify the garrison, and for the prefecture to issue the order and notify the county town.

As long as the local government gathered people together, she would announce in front of all the people the amount of relief supplies each person could receive, thus preventing officials from embezzling money.

With her speed, she could visit all the prefectures in northern and central Zhili and northern Shanxi Province within a day and ask them to pass the order to distribute grain to the next level first.

On the second and third days, she went to the provincial and county towns to distribute grain.

The same approach should be followed in southern Zhili and central Shanxi.

General Pang had many doubts in his mind and couldn't help asking:

"Master, it's not a small amount to distribute food to so many people. I'm afraid we don't have that much food in Xuanzhou City..."

What he was most worried about was that the Grand Imperial Master would ask him to open the granaries and release the grain.

No food?

Chen Qingzhu looked at the general in front of him with a big belly and a fat waist, and then looked at the warm and luxuriously furnished house, his eyes were extremely cold.

How could Xuanzhou Prefecture, one of the important border towns of the Wei Dynasty, be out of food?

It's just that all the food went into the pockets of the generals.

However, distributing food to the victims earlier could save many more lives, and Chen Qingzhu did not intend to argue with him about this.

As she moved her slender white fingers, an extremely sharp ice spike suddenly appeared one foot in front of General Pang's right eye, as if it would poke his eyes out in the next moment.

"what!"

General Pang was so frightened by this sudden change that he fell backwards to the ground, "Grandmaster...what are you doing, your humble servant..."

Chen Qingzhu looked down at him:

"I will find a way to get food. You don't need to worry about it."

"But if you can't do what I ordered, I will kill you tomorrow. Do you understand?"

Her voice was as cold as the icy edge, and her murderous intent was obvious.

"Yes, yes, I understand! I obey your command!"

General Pang replied hurriedly.

Since he was not asked to provide food and was just being asked to convey an order, he was not that resistant.

But no one would have expected that the mysterious and powerful Grand Master, who was rumored to be so cruel, would take people's lives at any time.

When he looked up, he found that the God of Du'e, who had just been in the house, had disappeared.

Even though General Pang had already heard in the letter about the God of Du'e's ability to come and go without a trace, he still found it hard to believe.

"Where is the Grand Master?"

He asked the servants and guards who rushed in after hearing the noise.

These people saw with their own eyes that the imperial teacher, who was being worshipped by their masters, suddenly disappeared.

Only when he heard the question did he come back to his senses from his shock.

"Master, the Imperial Master is missing! We were watching her right before our eyes, but she suddenly disappeared!"

General Pang suddenly felt a chill on his back. Such ability to appear and disappear without a trace, and such a tyrannical nature that could kill people at will, were truly terrifying.

It seems that he has to be more restrained recently and make sure she doesn't catch him doing anything wrong.

Thinking of this, General Pang did not dare to delay for a moment. He immediately ran to the study to write a document and asked someone to send it to the various garrisons at full speed.