Two days passed quickly. The Western Xia army set out from Fuling, with more than 50,000 troops attacking Chongqing Prefecture.

There were less than 20,000 White Horse Army left in Chongqing, but exhausted lost soldiers walked back to the city to return to the team. The main one was Shi Zhenghao, deputy general of the Deer Antlers Army, and Wan Fuxin, deputy general of the Iron Horse Army.

Although both of these two are not the main generals, they are also real power figures in Shu. Apart from the various military governors and the main generals in Shu, when it is their turn to be the most powerful.

According to Shi Zhenghao and Wan Fuxin's original intention, it was impossible for less than 20,000 White Horse Army to resist the Western Xia army, which was in full swing. Moreover, the hot air balloon in the army was also much damaged by the Western Xia Qitian Army during the Yongmu Battle that day, which made this battle even more hopeless. However, just when the two planned to lead their troops to evacuate Chongqing Prefecture, the governor of Tongchuan Prefecture sent an order, asking them to block the Western Xia army in Chongqing Prefecture no matter what.

This made Shi Zhenghao and Wan Fuxin confused, and then they thought that the Jiedushi planned to draw reinforcements from Tongchuan Mansion Road again.

Although the two were still worried, they could not defeat their lives, so they had to continue to set up defenses, intending to become two nails in Chongqing.

The tense atmosphere here undoubtedly does not affect Changsha City, which is still nearly two thousand miles away. Zhang Jue ordered 100,000 Xiongbing to settle in the southern end of Jinghu North Road, and Changsha is as peaceful as Mount Tai.

Changsha City, which has just implemented the land distribution system for less than half a year, is extremely peaceful.

Zhao Dongting dealt with trivial matters in the palace for several days and conceived how to develop the economy of these inland cities. He was inevitably a little dizzy. In the evening, he brought Ying'er and Zhang Ru, with two great masters from the Zhenwu Realm, Hong Wutian and Mrs. Xu, guarding them and leaving the palace in a conspicuous manner.

The street in front of the palace is full of the residences of high-ranking officials and nobles of the Song Dynasty, which is very quiet. When you cross the street in front of the palace, it will look much more lively.

To this day, more than 20 years have passed since the Yuan army invaded Changsha. Later, Zhao Dongting did not go to Changsha without troops, but defeated the three Yuan marshals of Ali Hague, Boyan and Yesuer on Guangnan West Road. The Yuan Dynasty was unable to bear the pressure and was forced to negotiate peace, allowing Jinghu South Road, Jinghu North Road and other places to avoid war.

Over the past twenty years, the wars of the past have become deep traces.

The city walls are still covered with mottled, but after so many years of calm, the huge Changsha City still gathered many people, with a total of hundreds of thousands of people.

Zhao Dongting looked at the people coming and going on the streets. Although most of them were ragged, he was still full of greater confidence in developing the economy of Changsha and other places.

As long as there are populations, it is not difficult to develop the economy.

Ying Er and Zhang Ru both have a natural beauty, which naturally attracted many people to watch. But seeing that they were both gorgeously dressed and the elegant young man Zhao Dongting was beside them, I didn't dare to look at it anymore. Some people vaguely felt that Zhao Dongting was a little like the emperor who entered the city a few days ago, but they were just muttering in their hearts and were not sure.

Why did the emperor suddenly leave the palace?

In this era, this is almost impossible.

Zhao Dongting and others were in a good mood as they walked and looked around. When they encountered some handicrafts with exquisite crafts, Zhao Dongting bought them for Ying Er and Zhang Ru, which always made the two girls' pretty faces blush.

Gifts are not important, but affection. These invaluable small handicrafts are more sincere than the jewelry and silks that the emperor rewarded in the court.

Hong Wutian followed suit and bought some small things for Mrs. Xu, which made Mrs. Xu's face look shy as if she was a girl.

But when he passed by the most central main street in the city, not far outside the government office, Zhao Dongting couldn't help but stop.

Dozens of ragged men stood beside the street, with several porcelain bowls placed in front of them. Among the dozens of people, there were many disabled people with physical disabilities.

Someone was brushing a gun in front of him.

His marksmanship is far from being clever, but he is very skillful and has awesome murderous aura.

This is the marksmanship in the army.

What attracted Zhao Dongting to stop was the sign standing next to them. The old soldiers of Changsha defenders were desperate and looked for help from their neighbors.

Passersby threw down some copper coins into the porcelain bowl to a greater or lesser extent.

The four words "desperate" really hit Zhao Dongting's heart in an instant.

The smiles on Ying Er and Zhang Ru's faces gradually disappeared.

Zhao Dongting walked over and did not throw the silver into the porcelain bowl, but asked, "Are you all the old soldiers who guarded Changsha before?"

Among the dozens of people, there was undoubtedly a leader who quietly looked at Zhao Dongting and several people's clothes, nodded and said, "That's it."

He saluted Zhao Dongting, "I was once the centurion of the Changsha garrison camp, and I saluted the young master."

Traveling camp.

Zhao Dongting looked at the man's sleeveless robe with his right arm, and then looked at his expression, and didn't think that the man was saying anything lies.

People who crawl out of the pile of corpses always have a temperament that ordinary people do not possess, which may be difficult for ordinary people to see, but Zhao Dongting always has his own unique sense after following the army for several years.

But why do these old Changsha guards beg here?

Zhao Dongting was still a little confused, pondered slightly, and said, "The court has already divided the land, why are you still begging here?"

The leader smiled bitterly, "To be honest, young master, not all of us have no food to eat. Changsha has been in trouble for more than 20 years. After we left the army, we can keep our food and clothing with our strength. But... there are some brothers like me who were disabled when fighting with the Yuan army, and it is difficult for them to have enough food to eat. Although the court now divides the fields, we can't even plow the fields. It's useless to divide the fields..."

He saluted Zhao Dongting again, "We have to let those disabled and helpless brothers have a meal to eat, so that they can come out to beg for the first time. In the past, the Yuan army guarded the city, but we didn't dare to say that we were old soldiers in Changsha, for fear of causing trouble. Now we dare to reveal our identity. If the young master had the remaining money on him, I beg him to give him one or two charity."

The leader spoke earnestly.

Zhang Ru next to her is the most kind-hearted, look at Zhao Dongting's sleeves.

Zhao Dongting chuckled and said meaningfully: "You guys want to show it to the government office, right?"

The leading man's expression was a little stiff in an instant, but it was fleeting, and he said, "I can't understand what the young master means."

Zhao Dongting no longer studied it, smiled and continued to walk forward.

The leading man looked at Zhao Dongting's back deeply, his eyes dazed.

Ying'er and Zhang Ru followed Zhao Dongting, all of whom were a little confused. Ying'er asked, "Husband, why do you say they are doing it for the government office to see?"

Zhao Dongting sighed: "To be more precise, I should have wanted to show it to me. If it weren't surprising, these old men should have come out to beg after I entered the palace. Although many of them were disabled, they would not have been able to eat. Otherwise, they would not have been able to persist in the past twenty years and would have become hungry on the road. The court had indeed never considered the actual situation of these old men."

He smiled a little, "Everyone yearns for a better life. It is understandable that they want to use this method to attract the attention of the court. It is worth more and more personal interests."

He was indeed disappointed.

If these soldiers live a hard life and do not add burden to the court, it is a matter of affection and righteousness. However, it is also a duty to attract the attention of the court in this way.

Even the people can gain vital benefits. What reason do they have to be ignored by those who once shed their blood for the country?

Zhao Dongting scratched his forehead gently and no longer wanted to see the stalls and vendors on the roadside.

As soon as he returned to the bedroom, he asked Xuan Lu Xiufu and Xiang Dongyang and other ministers in charge of the State Council to enter the palace.

However, the eunuch failed to bring Xiang Dongyang.

There is bad news.

Deputy State Order Xiang Dongyang became ill after a long time of hard work and died suddenly in the yamen of the State Council. Before his death, he was still reviewing documents.

The moment Zhao Dongting heard the news, he stood up in shock and looked sad and regretful on his face.

He knew that Xiang Dongyang was in charge of the State Council in the past few years, and it would be difficult to do anything to do, which means there were many miscellaneous things. But he never thought that Xiang Dongyang would die because of this.

Although Xiang Dongyang is over seventy years old, if he hadn't worked so hard, he would have lived for a few more years and died.

Zhao Dongting immediately rushed to the State Council Government Office.

On the road, while feeling guilty, I naturally felt that it was urgent to train young and strong officials to take over.

Just imagine, when Xiang Dongyang died suddenly and Lu Xiufu and his team were in office, how good could their physical condition be?

Zhao Dongting was accustomed to delegating power, and at this time he was full of guilt towards these old ministers.
Chapter completed!