Qingshan County, the seaside pier, densely packed ships of all sizes docked, and there were many that could not dock in time. A large amount of food shipped from Weiguo arrived.
Compared with the long distance when Niu Youdao transported horses from Qi State, skipping Qi State and Jin State, the distance from Wei State to here is not too far, so among the supplies shipped by the three countries, Wei State's grain is Whoever comes first.
There were numerous mules, horses and vehicles gathered on the shore, and the air was filled with the unpleasant smell of livestock manure.
Many Weiguo monks landed from the ship, and many monks stood on the top of the ship to guard the surroundings. There were also monks floating in the sea to prevent sneak attacks under the water.
There were a large number of troops stationed on the shore. Shang Chaozong personally came with his people, and Xue Xiao also personally led his people from Dingzhou.
When the grain arrives in whose territory, the local state capital personnel will be responsible for escorting it. Xue Xiao didn't want to come, but the court asked him to keep an eye on it, fearing Nanzhou's manipulation.
One falsely accused the other of stealing his woman and started a war, and the other was robbed of three counties' territory. The two of them were fighting to the death before, but now they are talking and laughing. It seems that they have put aside their past grudges together in the face of the national crisis, but in fact, one of them occasionally snorts in his heart. , Occasionally sneered in my heart.
Xue Xiao was a little scared when he came here. Gai Huan, the head of Tianhua Cave Mansion, and Wan Qingyan, the head of Xianyun Sect, personally came out and brought people to escort him.
A row of monks from the boat came ashore. The ones walking in front were representatives of the three major sects of Weiguo monks, Elder Tianque of Lingxu Mansion, Elder Chonggu of Shouzheng Pavilion, and Elder Kun Ziyue of Dalue Mountain. The expressions of these three were not very good. nice.
In order to escort this batch of food, not to mention the constant swaying in the waves, the thrills along the way were even more so when I witnessed a large number of monks from the Wei Kingdom stained with blood in the blue sea. It was strange that I was in a good mood.
When the two sides met, seeing that these people had a bad attitude, they could only be polite, and then the two sides handed over the food and grass.
According to the account handed over by Wei Guo, there were 100,000 carts of grain, excluding the 30,000 carts detained by Zhao Guo, and the rest were all taken by sea in order to save manpower.
After experiencing various accidents at sea, only 80%, about 50,000 cars, were left.
After the account was given, all that was left was to count. A large group of laborers boarded the ship to unload the grain and load it into the truck. The dock was busy.
At this time, four birds flew in the air, a red hunting eagle and three black jade eagles.
Niu Youdao and Guan Fangyi led the heads of the three factions in Qingshan County.
Four birds landed on the ground, attracting everyone's attention. Shang Chaozong was a little surprised. Unexpectedly, the Taoist master who said he couldn't see him appeared, so he hurried over to say hello.
While a group of monks looked sideways, many of them stared at the man in colorful clothes who had followed Niu Youdao and stood silently aside.
Later, Shang Chaozong accompanied Niu Youdao to greet the monks from Weiguo. Both parties were polite. People from the three major sects of Weiguo were all taking a serious look at Niu Youdao. His reputation was there.
Knowing that Xue Xiao was also present, Niu Youdao turned around and said with a smile: "Master Xue is here too. He is really courageous. Do you still dare to come here and bully my Nanzhou people?"
Unexpectedly, the other party refused to show face in public. Xue Xiao said with a sullen face: "Your Nanzhou? Your Majesty, is this the imperial criminal who killed the Yan envoy in Jinzhou? Hasn't he already had nothing to do with the prince? How could he appear here? .”
Niu Youdao stood in front of his sword and sneered: "You have sharp teeth and a sharp mouth. If you dare to be verbose, believe it or not, I will kill you and the court will not dare to fart! Do you still want to leave after you are here?"
This statement does not mean to put the imperial court in the eyes at all. It can be described as blaspheming the imperial court in public.
Lan Ruoting, who was asking the officials below to unload the ship, saw something was wrong and came over quickly.
Shang Chaozong looked strange. It was rare to see Niu Youdao acting so blatantly arrogant.
Guan Fangyi, who was wearing a golden walking stick on her head, slightly raised her eyebrows and slowly shook the fan in her hand.
Xue Xiao's face changed drastically, and he really didn't dare to say anything more. He complained repeatedly in his heart that he didn't want to come, but the court wanted to force him to come.
Gai Huan, the head of Tianhua Cave Mansion, and Wan Qingyan, the head of Xianyun Sect, immediately stepped forward to protect Xue Xiao. Wan Qingyan said in a deep voice: "Niu Youdao, don't be too arrogant."
Niu Youdao: "Why, you two also want to stay with him?"
Almost at the same time, the man in colorful clothes was pacing with his hands behind his back and slowly approached. Gai Huan and Wan Qingyan had a look of fear in their eyes.
Tian Que, the elder of Lingxu Valley, said: "We are not here to see you start internal strife."
Kun Ziyue, the elder of Daleshan, said, "The Yan Kingdom is about to perish. If we have this spirit, it is better to unite with the outside world."
They were quite dissatisfied with this scene. In order to protect the Yan Kingdom, many Wei Kingdom monks died. As a result, when they saw the internal situation of the Yan Kingdom, they really felt wronged for those who died, and they would continue to accompany them all the way. .
"The treacherous ministers of the Yan State are in power. I wish I could slaughter them all and make them laugh." Niu Youdao turned around and chuckled, then extended his hand to invite, "You have worked hard at sea, so please come to the inn."
A group of people left calmly, but Xue Xiao and others became highly nervous and secretly concentrated their efforts on vigilance.
After settling several distinguished guests, Niu Youdao and others stood outside the inn and watched the busy situation on the pier. Fei Changliu tried to ask, "Master Dao, do you really want to attack Xue Xiao?"
Shang Chaozong and others immediately looked at Niu Youdao.
Niu Youdao looked like he was too lazy to pay attention, "Who has time to care about him now, just scare him. He is here to keep an eye on this batch of grain. If he doesn't shrink his hands, everyone will stare at him with wide eyes. It's easy." Revealed too early?"
It turns out that this is the case. Fei Changliu and others suddenly realized that Shang Chaozong and Lan Ruoting looked at each other.
Guan Fangyi pursed her lips and smiled, realizing that this man was so bad that there was water in his bones.
Shang Chaozong finally met Niu Youdao himself. Although Lan Ruoting stopped him with his eyes, he still couldn't hold it back. He still spoke to Niu Youdao, "Master Tao, how can there be eggs under the overturning of the nest? If Nanzhou continues to sit back and watch, , The country of Yan is in danger. Master Tao..."
Niu Youdao interrupted, "My lord, the court is not in a hurry. Why are you in a hurry? Don't worry, the Yan Kingdom will not collapse so easily."
Shang Chaozong wanted to say something else, but Lan Ruoting stopped him...
After all the food on the ship was unloaded and the accounts were handed over, Niu Youdao immediately asked Nanzhou's leaders to leave and left the rest to the people below.
Things that are urgently needed on the frontline battlefield cannot be delayed. The food loaded into the truck is set off immediately, and the Nanzhou army is escorting it within the territory.
However, something went wrong shortly after the convoy left Qingshan County. The grain truck being transported had an accident.
Xue Xiao led his men and galloped around the grain team, checking back and forth.
At first, Xue Xiao didn't pay much attention to it. It was normal for the vehicle to be damaged during the journey. He could only ask the craftsmen accompanying the team to repair it while walking.
Later, it was discovered that the damage rate of the vehicle was alarmingly high, and I had to come out to check it in person.
This revealed a problem. The vehicles he collected from Dingzhou didn't have much of a problem. The problems basically lay with the vehicles in Nanzhou. Most of the vehicles in Nanzhou were newly built and had quite poor quality.
In front of me, the grain bags fell to the ground, and the trucks carrying them were also scattered on the ground.
Xue Xiao, who jumped off the horse, picked up a piece of broken wood and stood it up. He looked like he was gnashing his teeth with hatred. He hit the wood with his horsewhip and said angrily to the elders of the three major sects of the Wei Kingdom who came to check: "It actually fell apart! What kind of broken thing is this?" I can still understand the grain truck’s broken parts, but it’s a bit exaggerated that it can fall apart when it’s carrying a heavy load and walking for a while.”
The elder of Shouzheng Pavilion said: "Then quickly summon the craftsmen to come over and repair it. Once it is repaired, speed up and catch up with the team."
Xue Xiao almost laughed out of anger at these words. He was convinced by these people who were not familiar with military affairs. He really stood and talked without pain in his back.
But it was hard to blame, so I could only shake my head and sigh: "Broken parts can be repaired, just a simple repair. How can we repair them when they are all falling apart? It's not broken in small parts, but in batches." It's falling apart, can it be repaired? Haven't the three elders noticed it yet? The broken ones are basically the trucks prepared by Nanzhou, and Nanzhou deliberately wants to withhold this batch of grain!"
The faces of the three elders gradually darkened. In order to escort this batch of food, so many monks from the Wei Kingdom died. They finally made it through the sea and were sent to the territory of the Yan Kingdom. In the end, they still encountered people from within the Yan Kingdom causing trouble. .
The three of them were so angry that they almost vomited blood. Kun Ziyue, the elder of Da Leshan, said in a deep voice: "Notify the nearest city immediately and recruit vehicles as soon as possible. I want to see who dares to disobey!"
Xue Xiao lamented: "Elder, it's useless. You only listen to us if you deliberately cause trouble."
The three people did not believe in evil, but they wanted to solve it. As a result, the news spread to the nearby city. The local chief said that he had received the military order from the prince before, and he wanted to fully cooperate with the transportation of food. He also immediately issued a notice in a serious manner to let everyone know. The people who owned the vehicles immediately donated the vehicles and horses, and those who dared to keep them privately were severely punished.
Not to mention, I actually recruited some, just three or two, they are useless.
This is a typical situation where there are policies from above and countermeasures from below. The people below are not our own, and they can do anything they want.
The three elders of the Wei Kingdom were almost so angry that they gave up their job, but if they gave up in this way, they would not be able to forgive those who died if they gave up halfway, and they would not be able to do anything when they returned.
"drive!"
The three elders, furious, galloped on their horses, left the grain team, and went to settle the score with Niu Youdao. Fortunately, they had just left Qingshan County and were not far from Maolu Villa.
At the same time, a summons was sent back to Weiguo to report the situation.
Xue Xiao also sent an urgent message to the Yan State court, asking him to find a solution quickly. Niu Youdao had openly threatened his life. He had no temper at all with Nanzhou...
When a distinguished guest comes to visit, Niu Youdao will naturally show up to entertain him and serve him fine tea.
The tinkling bell clangs! After drinking fart tea, Chonggu got angry as soon as they met. With a wave of his sleeve, he smashed the tea cup to the ground.
In the waterside pavilion, facing three angry elders, Niu Youdao raised his hand to stop them from staring at each other, and said with a surprised look on his face: "Why are the three elders so angry?"
Chonggu pointed at his nose and angrily shouted, "Niu Youdao, are you deliberately going against our three factions?"
Niu Youdao looked shocked, "Why did Elder Chong say this?"
"Stop pretending to be confused here, what's going on with those grain trucks..." Chonggu crackled and talked about the large number of fallen grain trucks.
Niu Youdao looked solemn: "To be honest with the three elders, Nanzhou had a battle with Xue Xiao's Dingzhou before. At that time, a large number of grain trucks were recruited from the people. The losses were too great and the people have not yet recovered. Come and recruit again, the people of Nanzhou really can't get it. But in order to complete the imperial court's instructions, Nanzhou craftsmen are really rushing to work. It's so hurried. I was worried about those grain trucks before, but I didn't expect it. Something really happened."