Author: Sanyang Tailai

Wan Ning chuckled softly, "The emperor arranged an errand for Princess Dai Lin. He asked the princess to translate the books of Lanta Kingdom."

As for the princess's marriage, Xixuan would not mess with the rules. He gave the princess autonomy. To be precise, the princess bought the autonomy of marriage with money, and Lanta Kingdom would not be able to control the princess in the future.

Of course, Princess Dailin cannot stand up on her own and will still be controlled by Lanta in the future. That is the princess's own business.

Wan Ning is in a good mood. She and the emperor will make the decision for the princess, provided that the princess takes the initiative to seek help.

Yang Xi sent Wan Ning away. She stood at the door of the house for a long time. She was about to go back to the house when she heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance. She waited for a while and found that it was Zilu and Zhenyuan.

Yang Xi was so happy that when passing through Dezhou, the two of them were unwilling to follow them back to Jiaozhou. It was because they had had enough fun.

Originally, Zilu came to Jiaozhou, but later he was sent to Texas by a letter from Zhenyuan.

Zilu was quite dark, "Mom, I still wanted to give you a surprise, but now the surprise is gone. Did you sense that your son is coming back?"

Yang Xi had no intention of coaxing her son, "I just sent the queen away."

Zilu hugged his mother's arm and said, "Mom, can't you comfort your son?"

Yang Xi knocked her son on the head, "How old are you and are you still acting like a baby?"

Turning his head to look at Zhenyuan, Zhenyuan also darkened a lot, "How is your mother?"

Zhenyuan came back with a lot of gifts, "Mother's mind is on business, and we have learned a lot from being with her recently."

Yang Xi thought to herself that Fang Xiu had completely turned the page with her actions, "Have you fallen behind in your studies?"

Zhenyuan looked at his cousin. They set off two days later than expected, all because his cousin made up for the homework left by his aunt. He cleared his throat and said, "Not behind."

Zilu was relieved and said, "Mom, I'm hungry. What delicious food has been prepared in the kitchen?"

Yang Xi knew Zilu too well, "When your father comes back to check your homework in the evening, you will cry."

Zilu thought about the last scrawled handwriting and thought, "Dad is out?"

"Well, your father made an appointment to go fishing."

Zilu, “Who is my dad fishing with?”

"There are too many people."

Yang Xi only lived a few people, "Okay, this is not your concern. Go back and wash up quickly. Look, you are covered in dust."

In the north, Zi Heng left the barracks, and he did not go too far. Rather than starting to inquire about Zhang Min's supply channels from a distance, it is better to search nearby, because the destination is Zhang Min's barracks. No matter how other states operate, they will eventually gather in

Near Zhang Min's barracks.

Zi Heng did not choose a village to spend the night this time. He chose an empty Fucheng. Because it was too close to the war zone, all the people in Fucheng evacuated to Bozhou.

Because the mountains and other places are secluded enough, there are sporadic people who are unwilling to leave.

The city was very empty without anyone around. Ziheng brought many soldiers and horses to move in, but it didn't become lively.

The city without lights at night was like a dead city. When the night was getting dark, Ziheng opened his eyes and left his residence with more than twenty guards.

The city was so big that more than 20 people quickly blended into the dark streets, and their night clothes became the best camouflage.

Zi Heng was holding a wild cat in his arms. He had caught it when he first entered the city. The deserted city had become a world of wild cats and dogs.

Ziheng walked aimlessly on the street. From time to time, a wild cat passed by, and its meowing was very scary at night.

Suddenly the cat in his arms started to struggle, and Zi Heng stopped. Jiao Huwei was already lying on the ground listening. After waiting for a while, he stood up. Jiao Huwei shook his head.

Zi Heng moved his ears but heard nothing. The cat in his arms was still not quiet.

Jiao Huwei stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, are you still moving forward?"

Zi Heng looked ahead and shook his head, "Let's go back."

He didn't expect to be so lucky. He discovered it on the first night. He thought he would visit the entire city!

Because he went back early, Ziheng slept for a few more hours. When he got enough sleep, he was full of energy. Breakfast was already prepared, a special military ration from the south.

After breakfast, Ziheng personally took people to the wrong street. When they arrived at the street, the nearby shops were closed and the houses facing the street were normal.

Guard Jiao and others climbed over the wall and entered the house. After searching carefully, they came back and "nothing unusual was found."

Ziheng looked up at the sky. It was a good day with no clouds. With such good weather, the cats and dogs in the city should be basking in the sun. "Don't you think it's too quiet here?"

Jiao Huwei and others suddenly realized that there was something strange. They saw many cats on the roofs along the way, and mice from time to time. Since entering this street, not to mention cats, not even a mouse.

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The house that Guard Jiao inspected was also clean, with no rat droppings at all.

Ziheng led people to a two-story restaurant, opened the door and walked in. Thick dust accumulated in the restaurant. The group went up to the second floor. Ziheng opened the window and observed the street.

There is nothing strange about the houses on the street. The neat and orderly houses make people feel comfortable looking at them.

Zi Heng squinted his eyes, "It's too neat."

A whole street, the houses are scattered in a scattered manner, rather than being built according to measurements.

Zi Heng rubbed his sore neck, "Let's go to the government office to check the construction records of this street."

Jiao Huwei gave up hope, "The tribes from the northeast plundered this city and set fire to the government office at that time."

Zi Heng said, "Then go look for it."

The group of people arrived at the government office. The gate of the government office was intact, but the place where the money was stored in the government office was burned. Fortunately, the northeastern tribes were not interested in literature.

However, it was not burned down, but it was visited by rats, and many of the account books were chewed up.

Zi Heng looked at the slanted bookshelves and said, "Let's look for it."

Jiao Huwei and others had a sad face. Some of them came from the military academy, and some were promoted. One thing they have in common is that they don't like books.

After this search, it was dark, and Ziheng left the government office with scattered records.

There are very few records in the government office, as if someone had deliberately erased the traces, but there are still clues.

Ziheng went back and wrote a letter to General Han. He knew that his every move might be followed and he could not go out again tonight. The past day had already made people wary.

In the next two days, Ziheng led his people to search the city with great fanfare, checking every street, climbing up to take a look at every place they went.

Two days later, Ziheng began to search through the official residences, as if he wanted to search through the entire city.

Outside the city, Han Chenhui personally led his troops and quietly approached, waiting for a signal to light up in the sky above the city.

Ziheng confirmed his guess based on the comparison of the streets, and the fact that there were no animals there further confirmed the problem with the streets.

In troubled times, there is a shortage of food in the north. Cats and dogs have become rare meat. Wild cats and wild dogs are afraid of being caught. They are afraid of humans, so they avoid humans.

It’s not a drug to drive it away, but cats and dogs’ instinct of vigilance. Cats and dogs can smell things that humans can’t smell.

As for rats, if the ground was hollowed out, rats would have moved away long ago.
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