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Fu Zhi was lying in the best room of the inn. When Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan hurried over, Princess Hongnong and Fu Xuan happened to hear the news. When they saw the two of them, the tears that had finally stopped flowed down again.

She lowered her head to wipe her tears, turned sideways and choked: "You are here, go in and see your grandfather."

Fu Zhi's condition was very bad. When he wrote back to Luoyang, his tone was indifferent. He only said that he was seriously ill and could no longer serve as the governor of Yongzhou, and prayed to return home.

This is a routine operation for resigning, usually three times, with a buffering period of half a year, so not only Zhao Hanzhang, but also Fu Xuan and Princess Hongnong felt that Fu Zhi's situation was not bad.

But they were still worried, so they decided to go to Chang'an to see him. Zhao Hanzhang also sent an imperial doctor to follow him.

Who knew that when they arrived in Chang'an, they discovered that Fu Zhi was seriously ill.

Seeing his son and daughter-in-law, Fu Zhi felt a little regretful. He said to them, "I was the one who took care of me and thought I could hold on for a while longer. But I didn't expect that I became seriously ill. It was just the wind that blew at night..."

He sighed: "This is my destiny. I am satisfied to be able to see you before my death."

But who is Princess Hongnong?

At a glance, she could tell that he was talking about satisfaction, but his eyes were full of regret, so she asked, "Does father want to go back to Luoyang?"

Fu Zhi remained silent.

Princess Hongnong asked again: "Do you want to see Dalang?"

Fu Zhi's eyes moved slightly, but he remained silent.

Princess Hongnong finally asked: "Does father want to see Zhao Hanzhang?"

Fu Zhi sighed quietly, with sadness in his eyes that he didn't realize he had, "I won't live until then, so don't force it."

He finally wrote an official document to Zhao Hanzhang and fell into a coma that night.

Princess Hongnong did not believe in fate. She insisted on fulfilling his wish, so she brought the best medicinal materials and asked the imperial doctor to hang him up. Then she arranged a large carriage and asked the best coachman to drive and carry Fu Just leave.

Along the way, Fu Zhi didn't wake up, but he was able to import the decoction and medicine, and miraculously survived.

The imperial doctor stood beside Fu Zhi's bed and said respectfully: "The disease has penetrated into the bones and is difficult to remove. There is really nothing I can do for you."

Zhao Hanzhang sat by the bed and looked at the old man with white hair on the bed and a weathered face. He had not seen him for more than two years, but he seemed to be ten years older, much older than the last time he saw him.

"When will he wake up?"

The imperial doctor hesitated for a moment and then said: "Xiaguan can use acupuncture to wake people up, but this awakening will probably exhaust their energy. This..."

Zhao Hanzhang asked: "If he is allowed to sleep all the time, will his health improve?"

The imperial doctor shook his head, "If things continue like this, he may pass away quietly in his sleep."

This may be a good thing for ordinary old people, as they can leave without pain, but it is definitely not the case for Fu Zhi. He must have a lot to say.

Therefore, he will definitely wake up. The imperial doctor believes that the human will can overcome the limitations of death and the shackles of the body, so his suggestion is, "Continue to feed the decoction, and when Governor Fu thinks it is time to wake up, he will wake up." wake up."

However, I'm afraid it will be time to turn around by then.

Zhao Hanzhang understood, and so did everyone else, and everyone felt a little heavy.

Fu Tinghan looked at Fu Zhi for a while, then turned around and said, "It's late at night. Let's go and rest first. I'll be here to watch tonight."

Zhao Hanzhang looked at him and saw that he persisted, so he nodded and said, "Okay."

Princess Hongnong and Fu Xuan also went down to rest.

Yi Cheng quickly arranged a room for them. It was late at night, and the whole station was brightly lit. Fortunately, the soldiers brought by Zhao Hanzhang did not need him to prepare food. They only needed hot water and then they would be full with the dry food they brought.

He didn't even need to prepare accommodation. They stationed themselves around the inn and surrounded it.

After Zhao Hanzhang washed his face and sat down, Yi Cheng personally brought a plate of food and a basket of steamed buns. The post station was not rich in supplies, and it was late. He couldn't bring out anything better for a while. He could only apologize again and again, saying: "I will kill the chickens in the backyard soon, so that the general can use chicken soup and chicken tomorrow morning."

Zhao Hanzhang waved his hand and refused, "No need to waste it. We will leave early tomorrow morning. Let the chickens lay eggs. How long have you been raising chickens?"

Yi Cheng didn't expect that Zhao Hanzhang would ask such a question. He was stunned for a while and then said: "I have raised him for one year and two months."

"Then they can still lay eggs for several years. Take good care of them and don't kill them casually."

Yi Cheng responded happily.

Zhao Hanzhang asked: "Are there still many refugees moving around this year? How are the people living nearby doing?"

This post was set up by Zhao Hanzhang in order to communicate with Yongzhou after he captured Luoyang. In addition to this post, there were three more posts along the way. In addition to entertaining passing officials and merchants, their biggest role was to deliver letters and news.

Because of the food shortage in Yongzhou and the large number of refugees, for the safety of the inn, she selected all veterans from the army who were registered locally and gave them some soldiers to serve as assistants.

It is easier for people here to inquire about information than for outsiders, but she did not expect: "There is no one around here."

Yi Cheng said: "There are fewer refugees. The county magistrate and the governor have taken in the refugees. They have been allocated land and food, so everyone will not run out. The main reason is that there is no food and grass. However, there are fewer people and more land, so we can temporarily allocate them." Don’t come here.”

He said: "The inn is some distance away from the city. The land near the city has not been allocated yet, so there is no one nearby."

Zhao Hanzhang: "...I saw two villages on the road when I came here."

"They are all old villages. They have been abandoned long ago and there is no one left."

Zhao Hanzhang asked: "Are you bored here?"

"It's not boring." Yi Cheng felt very happy and said, "I will follow the general's order and open up all the good fields nearby. The ten of us planted thirty acres of winter wheat and twenty acres of spring wheat. , we planted another 12 acres of rice and 32 acres of beans. We were very busy every day. We also raised chickens and geese. We originally wanted to raise pigs, but we asked several times and the superiors said there was no extra. We have to give up the piglet."

Oh, there are a lot of soldiers stationed at a post station, ten people in total.

In addition to food, they have also opened three plots of land nearby to grow vegetables, each of which is about two minutes. The vegetables grown are not only enough for them, but also for the official officials and merchants who come to stay.

His only dissatisfaction was, "It's just not easy to buy meat."

This place is too far away from the county seat and the market. There is no meat, so it is very difficult to entertain some distinguished guests.

For example, Princess Hongnong and Zhao Hanzhang, they come to stay at the inn for free, and the inn must treat them well, but... they have no meat, so they can only kill the chickens they raise.

They killed one tonight, and after entertaining Princess Hongnong and the others, they ate all the leftovers. Who would have known that there would be distinguished guests like Zhao Hanzhang coming when they all lay down?

Zhao Hanzhang said: "In a few years, there will be more people, and the area around the inn will become lively by then. As for meat, in seasons like summer and autumn, you can make some bacon for later use. In winter, meat is less likely to spoil and can be frozen."