When Fang Youwei arrived in Cangyun County, he did not go to the county government office immediately.

He hadn't eaten anything since breakfast in the morning. Now he was tired and hungry, so he decided to find a restaurant for lunch first. It wouldn't be too late to go there.

I randomly found a restaurant near the street with a lot of diners and went in.

As soon as we entered the lobby, a waiter came over to greet us.

"Guest officer, please come inside. There are still empty seats inside."

Fang Youwei followed the waiter to a table in the corner and sat down.

The waiter wiped the table with a rag and asked, "What would you like to eat, sir?"

Fang Youwei looked at the wooden sign with the name of the dish hanging on the wall, "Let's have a fried dumpling, a stir-fried green vegetable, and two bowls of rice."

After the waiter heard this, he loudly reported it to the shopkeeper and gave him another pot of tea before leaving.

After ordering, Fang Youwei took a look at the lobby of the restaurant and saw that the lobby was not small, with about a dozen sets of tables and chairs.

Now there are basically people on every table, and when guests come, we have to share tables.

At this time, I heard the guest at the next table whisper: "Brother Zhang, let me tell you something. Didn't I go to Yicheng with my uncle last month? I heard some things there."

Fang Youwei glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw two middle-aged men dressed as businessmen, sitting across from each other. The one who just spoke was a thin man with a long face and dark skin, and the opposite was a short, fat man with a round face.

I heard the short, fat man called Brother Zhang reply: "Brother Li, why is this so mysterious?"

The thin man surnamed Li said: "The buyer we are working with is originally from Jiayun County. He went back to visit his family last month and met a few people talking with Vietnamese accents.

He secretly hid aside and listened. The Yue people were talking about how they secretly bought grain and grass from several nearby counties and cities. They also said that it was because those barbarians were too good at eating.

There are no ordinary people in Qiyang County, and there is no one to plant crops at all. Although they occupied Qiyang County, they don’t know how to farm, and they have to buy food elsewhere."

The man surnamed Zhang stretched out his hand to stop him, "Wait, wait, what do you mean by this, are the Yue people actually united with the Hu people? One of them is in the northwest and the other is in the northeast!"

The thin man surnamed Li nodded with a serious face, "Brother Zhang is really smart, that's what I mean."

The man surnamed Zhang said: "Has that person ever reported this matter to the government?"

The thin man surnamed Li said: "No, he doesn't know which level of officials to report to. Besides, his family members are all in Jiayun County, not far from those Yue people. He is afraid that his family will be retaliated against."

The man surnamed Zhang made a fist with his left hand and hit the palm of his right hand, and shouted in a low voice: "What a fool! If he doesn't report such an important matter, it will be too late when the Vietnamese and Hu people come in!"

Taking a deep breath, the man surnamed Zhang added: "Do you know that if Jiayun City is destroyed, Yicheng City that follows it will not be safe.

Both cities have no natural chasms or barriers, and they are both cities that are easy to attack but difficult to defend. Once surrounded, it will be difficult for the people inside to escape."

The thin man surnamed Li sighed, "Who says it's not the case, so I kept mumbling in my heart along the way and wanted to find someone to talk to, but I was afraid of bringing trouble to my family, so I had to come to Brother Zhang to complain."

The man surnamed Zhang stretched out his hand across the table and patted his arm, "We are commoners and shouldn't talk about these things, but if the Vietnamese and barbarians really unite to invade the south, we will be in great danger.

For many years, the imperial court has emphasized civility over military affairs. Once those old county guards are gone, they will probably have no successors..."

The man named Li put his finger to his mouth and hurriedly said "shhh".

"Brother Zhang, be careful and never discuss government affairs arbitrarily."

Knowing that he had made a mistake, the man named Zhang quickly picked up his chopsticks and added food without saying anything.

The man named Li stopped making any sound and looked around cautiously.

Fang Youwei withdrew his peripheral vision and drank water from the pottery bowl, thinking about the conversation between the two people.

It seems that after these few months of recuperating, the Yue people's evil intentions have arisen again. Presumably, the Yue people also know that their numbers do not have an advantage over the Great Yan Dynasty, so they have united with the Hu people in the northeast.

If the two countries unite, their military strength cannot be underestimated, and both nations are horse people who are good at fighting.

Just like what the man surnamed Zhang said just now, Dayan has been emphasizing civility over military affairs in recent years and has no generals to fight with. How can he lead an army without generals?

Fang Youwei suddenly felt that time was pressing. It seemed that the Yue and Hu people had united and were preparing to invade the south! I just didn’t know when...

He had to find a way to report the news, whether it was true or false, it was better to be prepared than to be caught off guard.

He didn't want to have to flee as a family just after settling down.

At this time, the waiter came up with the food he ordered, put the tray on the corner of the table, and brought them down one by one.

"The dishes ordered by our guest are ready, please use them slowly."

Fang Youwei, who had been deep in thought, was awakened. He looked up at the waiter, came back to his senses and thanked the waiter. After the waiter left, he quickly started eating.

He decided to go to the county government office as soon as he finished his meal. If it was not available here, he would rush to Changyuan County to find out.

If you can't find your uncle again, you have to rush back to Nanyue County and tell Shaoyang about it.

He knew that Shaoyang's grandfather was the county governor of Jiayun City, so it would be best to tell him if this matter was serious.

Fang Youwei quickly finished the food on the table, paid the bill, and went directly to the county government office.

I made some inquiries with the chief registrar who was responsible for managing household registration, but I couldn't find the whereabouts of my uncle's family.

He stopped staying here and walked south without stopping.

It took half a day to come here, but I quickened my pace when I walked back. In less than two hours, I was back at the pier.

It was already dark when we arrived at the pier, and it was definitely not possible to continue our journey. So we randomly found a fisherman's house to stay, slept for one night, and started our journey again tomorrow morning.

At this time, he was alone. Unlike before, when the tribesmen were together, they could find a place to set up a tent and rest. Besides, he had nothing with him except Xiao Ling and some money, so he couldn't camp.

Another thing is, it's not like you can hunt in the mountains. There is only water here. Fang Youwei has nothing to lose. He is a landlubber.

Early the next morning, I said goodbye to the fisherman's family where I stayed overnight and hurried south.

This place is quite far away from Changyuan County. After walking for more than three hours, I just arrived at the outskirts of the county and saw the Changyuan County boundary monument.

While asking around, I walked for nearly an hour before arriving at Changyuan County.

Changyuan County is larger than Cangyun County, and unlike Cangyun County, which is closer to the river, it goes to the southwest, closer to the mountains, and is still some distance away from the Cangyun River.

If you go southwest from here, you will be right next to Xiangyun County.

There are many foreigners in Xiangyun County. Although they still belong to the Dayan Dynasty, their language and writing are different. They used to be small foreign countries, but later they surrendered to Dayan and became vassal kings.
Chapter completed!