that brother is mine

The hall was so quiet that one could hear the sound of swallowing saliva. At this time, no one said anything while being watched by the emperor.

"Hu Shilang, Wei Qing's family, why didn't you say anything? Wasn't it the most fun just now?" The emperor said in a cold voice.

The two people who were named trembled, and then stepped forward and both knelt down, "The emperor calms down, I lost my temper just now, please ask the emperor to calm down."

"The emperor calm down, the two adults are also worried about the border issue, please calm down the emperor."

"Please appease the emperor..."

The well-connected ministers on the side immediately interceded for help, and the voices of begging to appease the anger sounded one after another, which made the emperor even more headache.

"That's enough, let's all get up." The emperor waved his hand, exempting the two from the guilt, and the two immediately stood up as if they had saved their lives.

"Prime Minister Tao, Mu Aiqing, tell me how to deal with the border issue?" The emperor's eyes fell on Tao Ran and Brother Mu. From the whole court, only these two people had some brains, and they were not like others. Just as reckless, these two people don't do the quarreling thing.

After being named by the emperor, Prime Minister Tao took the lead to speak. He said, "Returning to the emperor, I believe that the border is in a critical period when the Western Wu invades, and this food should be given."

Brother Mu on the side echoed, "Returning to the emperor, I agree with Prime Minister Tao's opinion. The soldiers on the border are fighting for Mingxuan, and this food and grass must not be broken."

Nodding calmly, the emperor said again: "I also want to send grain and grass to the border, but now the national treasury is short of money, and the grain and grass for the autumn harvest have not yet been harvested. Where will the grain and grass for the border come from? Besides, the capital is quite far from the border. When the food and grass arrive at the border, when will it arrive? The soldiers at the border may wait until then?"

The emperor was talking about the problem, and the ministers were arguing endlessly for these reasons just now, but they couldn't come up with a solution after arguing for a long time, which is really annoying.

There was constant buzzing from below, and the angry emperor wanted to get angry again. Fortunately, Prime Minister Tao stepped forward, and when he opened his mouth, the rest of the ministers obediently shut up.

"Returning to the emperor, I think that there is no need to rush to collect the grain for the autumn harvest. The most important thing is to send some grain to the border, so as not to delay things due to lack of grain at the border." Tao Ran was right.

Brother Mu on the side frowned slightly when he heard this, and he thought for a few moments before he opened his mouth: "Go back to the emperor, Prime Minister Tao is right, the most important thing now is to ease the tension on the border, I have stayed in Yunluo Town before, what about there?" I have some understanding of the situation, and it takes less than a day to reach the border from there, so it is better to collect grain from there first, and then send it directly to the border."

Just as Brother Mu started talking, the ministers below continued to chatter noisily.

"That's a small town, how much food can there be..."

"Even if we collect grain from the border and send it to the border, who will do it? It's too far to send people from the capital..."

"It's, it's..."

Useless people don't want a solution, so they will quarrel. The noisy emperor felt dissatisfied, and immediately took a memorial from the side, and without thinking about it, he threw it on the head of the most noisy Hu Shilang, and immediately beat Hu Shilang to death. With a stagger, everyone knelt on the ground, pleading guilty to the emperor non-stop.

"Your Majesty, all the ministers are really thinking about the problem. I just thought about it. I still have a few people who can be used in Yunluo Town. If the emperor trusts me, I will immediately fly a pigeon to pass the letter and let them go to the town first." Collecting grain from Shanghe and the nearby villages, it’s important to send it to the border first.” Brother Mu said with a frown, he knew that these words would easily cause the emperor’s dissatisfaction, but at this moment he didn’t care too much.

Hearing that at the first glance, the emperor was about to get angry for a moment. After all, no emperor wanted his ministers to raise troops privately, but when he thought about the fact that Brother Mu was his favorite, and he had heard Mu Aiqing mention this matter before, The anger in my heart dissipated immediately.

Nodding calmly, the emperor said happily, "Okay, Mu Aiqing, then you should send the letter to Feige immediately, and it would be best to have food and grass delivered to the border within three days."

"I take orders." Brother Mu kowtowed and said.

After that, there was a dispute in the court about who should be sent to collect grain and escort the grain to the border. In the end, Tao Ran recommended Brother Mu. First, Brother Mu had stayed in Yunluo Town and knew something about the border. Brother Mu is stable and capable, and he is indeed the most suitable candidate, but Brother Mu does not know martial arts, fearing that he, a civil servant, would not be able to safely bring food and grass to the border, so Tao Ran recommended Lin Jinghao to the emperor.

Lin Jinghao is tactful and knows martial arts. He is also from a family of military generals. It is no problem to escort a food and grass, but this is not the main reason. The generals in the capital only know how to fight and kill. The order is to start the fight within two sentences. If there is foreign trouble at the border, should there be internal trouble in the country? This is absolutely impossible, so after much deliberation, Lin Jinghao is a very suitable person.

The emperor was puzzled for a moment, and then he understood Tao Ran's explanation. He made a decision with a wave of his hand. After he came down to court, he called the old master to the palace, and told Lin Jinghao to escort Brother Mu to send food and grass to the border. Old Hou Ye nodded yes, but he couldn't help frowning slightly. Then he thought about it and thought it was good. It was time for Lin Jinghao to go to the border to have a look.

When the old Hou Ye returned to Hou Ye's mansion, he sent someone to look for Lin Jinghao, and then told him to escort the grain and grass.

This time the matter was more urgent, the emperor ordered Brother Mu and Lin Jinghao to leave in three days, so Lin Jinghao went to discuss with Brother Mu immediately after hearing the news, and even Lin Jinghao did not return to Lord Hou's mansion this night.

By the time Ye Jin heard the news, it was already the second day, and he was very worried when he heard that there was a shortage of food and grass at the border. On the one hand, he was worried about the soldiers on the border, and more worried about Liu Meng. Afterwards, he was very worried, and now that he heard the news, he was afraid that Liu Meng would not be full and hungry, and he was even more afraid that Liu Meng would be injured.

He didn't even care about going to Jinxiufang, Ye Jin walked around in a hurry, and then he hurried out of the Hou Ye's mansion, he went straight to the largest medicine shop in the capital, bought some medicines for bruises, and even bought a few pills Expensive life-saving pills, and some dried meat that can be stored for a long time, it is almost winter, and he also prepared some winter clothes, he planned to ask Lin Jinghao to bring these things to Liu Meng.

The three days passed quickly, and it was the day when Lin Jinghao and Brother Mu set off. After sending Lin Jinghao outside the capital, Ye Jin handed the package to Lin Jinghao, hoping that he could help bring it to Liu Meng.

"Brother Jin, you even brought something for Mengzi, you really love Mengzi deeply." The joking voice suddenly sounded, making Ye Jin look up involuntarily.

"Mu Liancheng? Are you here to see off Brother Mu?" Seeing Mu Liancheng riding a horse with a smile on his face, Ye Jin asked suspiciously.

The jade bone fan shook, and Mu Liancheng said with a sad face: "No, no, Brother Jin, I am so pitiful. My brother has to let me accompany me to the border. I am so sad. Please comfort me."

to the border?

Ye Jin looked at Mu Liancheng in surprise, and then at Lin Jinghao. Seeing Lin Jinghao nodding, he believed Mu Liancheng's words just now, but Mu Liancheng looked sad at Ye Jin's suspicion.

Turning the bag in his hand and putting it directly into Mu Liancheng's arms, Ye Jin said with a smile: "Isn't it just right for you to go to the border, you can go to see your friend, just give these things to him, but don't Say it’s mine, say it’s yours.”

Mu Liancheng was amused by Ye Jin's relaxed appearance after shaking the heavy burden in his hand, and handed the burden to the guard behind him. Mu Liancheng smiled and said, "Brother Jin, you are taking me When I'm running errands for free, I have to turn around for the sake of the two of you, and I can't get any benefits, it's a big loss."

Knowing that Mu Liancheng was teasing him, Ye Jin just smiled and didn't say much. After all, Liu Meng is Mu Liancheng's friend, and there are some things that Liu Meng and Mu Liancheng should talk about.

Seeing that Ye Jin didn't make a fuss about this topic, Mu Liancheng asked some things about Xiaobao, and even complained that he would not see Xiaobao for a long time. Seeing Mu Liancheng's playful appearance, Ye Jin just laughed smiled.

It was getting late, Brother Mu gave an order, and everyone set off together. After saying goodbye to Ye Jin, Mu Liancheng and Lin Jinghao rode up to follow the big army. It was a little bit late for the two small teams to leave. Majestic momentum.

Ye Jin returned to Beijing with Mrs. Mu after the team was no longer in sight.

At the same time, Wang Qiang, who was far away in Yunluo Town, received a letter from Feige from Big Brother Mu, and was taking his men from the Yamen to collect food from nearby villages.

Although the people in the village didn't understand why the grain was collected in advance this year, they would have to pay the grain sooner or later. As long as they didn't pay too much grain, it didn't matter if it was earlier or later.

The days went on like this, and the border finally received the first batch of grain and grass sent by Wang Qiang and others. It was only from the villages near Yunluo Town. Other places have not yet collected grain. After leaving here, Wang Qiang and others will have to I went to collect food around here.

After leaving the capital, Brother Mu and others have already arrived at the village closest to the capital. They also collected food and went to the next village without stopping.

When the first batch of grain and grass arrived at the border, everyone in the capital breathed a sigh of relief, and Ye Jin felt a little relieved, but then he became worried again. After all, the grain and grass problem was a major issue, and he had to take precautions in advance.

Worrying about food and grass, Ye Jin was listless even going to Jinxiufang. After thinking about it for several days, Ye Jin finally decided to stockpile food. Only when he had food, would he feel at ease when there was a shortage of food and grass at the border.

Now that the decision was made, Ye Jin acted immediately. He first went to see Grandpa, and then told Grandpa that he wanted to use the hundred acres of fertile land. Grandpa was very generous and said with a smile that since Ye Jin would take care of it, It was for Ye Jin, and Ye Jin could do whatever he wanted. Ye Jin didn't refuse his master's kindness anymore, because he needed the land, and he needed the land to grow food.

After that, Ye Jin went to look at the fields outside the capital city. The fields are indeed good fields, with a lot of output every year, and after paying [-]% of the grain tax, the remaining grains are left in the yard outside the capital city. Every year, the grain is kept for one year. If it is not eaten, the old grain will be sold when the new grain comes out, so there is still an extra year of old grain in the small courtyard at this time.

Looking at the grain in the warehouse, Ye Jin was very excited. Although it was not much, there was still four to five thousand shi of grain, enough to feed the 10,000+ troops on the border for more than half a month.

Seeing hundreds of acres of fertile land there but unable to plant it in winter made Ye Jin a little distressed, and more worried. He wanted food, but he couldn't cultivate it in winter. It was really worrying.

So Ye Jin began to search for various farming methods. Seeing Ye Jin's busy appearance, Mrs. Mu and Ling Yu were a little excited, so they also helped to find it.

And when Ye Jin was too busy, Brother Tian had already received his reply letter. Looking at the content of Ye Jin's letter, he was very excited. At this time, his pregnant belly had already swelled up, probably in time for the next year. He could give birth before he gave birth, but he wanted Ye Jin to go back to the village before he gave birth. He wanted his best friend Ye Jin to be the first to see his child.

But Brother Tian's letter to Ye Jin hadn't been delivered yet, Liushu Village was in trouble, and the letter disappeared.