Some time ago, the logistics company said there was a shortage of food, and Zhao Huan had a premonition that something was wrong in the rear.

But at the critical moment of the Western Expedition, he could only suppress this matter, otherwise all his previous efforts might be wasted.

Zhao Huan walked back and forth in the palace for a whole day and felt uneasy.

After a long time, looking at the setting sun in the West, he sighed: I hope Yue Fei can pacify the Western Regions.

He decided to return to the court.

Civil strife is not a trivial matter, and this time the Liaodong Tielin Army participated. If you are not careful, it is likely that the Anshi Rebellion in the former Tang Dynasty may have caused the situation.

Or maybe change the owner in the court.

After all, there are many people who want to overturn the new policy and some reform plans.

The next day, Zhao Huan led 50,000 imperial guards himself and began to return eastward.

He did not announce the rebellion in Liaodong, but just returned to the court first in the name of a triumphant return.

Half a month later, the army arrived in Gaochang City.

Li Guang went out of the city to welcome the carriage himself.

There were some differences between Gaochang City and Zhao Huan when he left.

At least there are not so many people on the streets. Because Gaochang City is short of food, Li Guang strictly controls the food. In order to reduce consumption, many people do not go out.

Li Guang told Zhao Huan everything he knew.

From a month and a half ago, Hedao stopped providing food to Gaochang.

According to the news that the northwest entered a wartime state, Tang Ke had strictly controlled all the food.

The Northwest Army had already gone south to guard the capital five days ago.

This is bad news. Because the Northwest Army is located in a strategic location, even if wars occur in Liaodong, it will not go south easily.

Now heading south means that the Liaodong rebels have attacked Juyong Pass.

Zhao Huan's heart tightened, which indicated that Hedong and Hebei, which had finally recovered over the years, were likely to bleed under the iron hooves of the war again.

I only made a short stop in Gaochang City. Zhao Huan advanced eastward without any stop. The entire army marched urgently and entered Yumen Pass within just five days.

Having entered Yumen Pass, Zhao Huanxin calmed down a little.

First, I went to Shazhou to inquire about the news.

The Central Plains War also caused the food in Hezhilu to soar.

And I heard that some people in Shaanxi in the south have rebelled, and some wealthy businessmen have bribed and won over many private armed forces, and even a batch of muskets have been leaked.

The situation on Shaanxi Road has also become very tense.

When Zhao Huan entered Suzhou, there were almost no defenders in Suzhou, and the entire northwest could be transferred were all transferred by Tang Ke.

You should know that Suzhou was once the main military center of the Dasonghe routine.

Zhao Huan sent people to the north to dispatch troops to the Northern Palace. A few days later, he got the news that the soldiers of the Northern Palace had long been drawn away by Tang Ke.

Zhao Huan suddenly became a little angry.

The food price in Suzhou City has risen to 5 guan per stone.

According to the monthly salary of an ordinary worker in Suzhou City, he will eat one stone for two months. His income is basically spent on buying grain, and there is basically no remaining money.

The people's life has just improved, and they are suddenly on the verge of collapse.

Zhao Huan was heartbroken when he saw it.

After finally cleaning up the country, he planned to launch a strategic expansion of top-level finance through war, but now he is going to postpone the civil strife.

He only held the hilt of the knife around his waist, his eyes were calm, but his heart was already overturned.

This time, no matter who it is, I will start a massacre!

Two days later, Zhao Huan went straight south from Suzhou City and entered Shaanxi Road.

At this time, Shaanxi Road was in chaos.

Just like the Qinzhou where Zhao Huan was about to arrive, the body of the Qinzhou prefect He Weidong, was hung on the Qinzhou city tower. It was rotten and no one went to collect it.

Zhao Huan took a few personal guards to investigate first. When he passed by Niujia Village outside Qinzhou, he saw some people wearing military uniforms catching strong men in the village.

At this time, the weather had turned colder, and some people at the entrance of the village had no more thick clothes.

He remembered that when he just left before the expedition, it was not the case that Shaanxi Road was like this.

Perhaps the major highways in the northwest have been blocked by rebels, and the businesses of those distribution have been intercepted. Now the people's livelihood industry is basically paralyzed.

Zhao Huan stopped his horse and asked a disabled middle-aged man in front of the village, saying, "Brother-in-law, what are the people in front of him doing?"

The middle-aged man was wearing thin clothes and sighed, saying sadly: "You are a sin, you are going to be arrested as a strong man."

"What kind of strong men do you want to quell the rebellion?"

"Oh, I'm just going to be a strong man in the rebels!"

Zhao Huan did not wrinkle: "The emperor has only been expeditioning the west for a few months, why has the Song Dynasty become like this!"

When the emperor was mentioned, the middle-aged man burst into tears: "If Your Majesty is still here, he will definitely not look like this."

Zhao Huan said in confusion: "What do you say?"

"June, don't you know which unit you belong to? Your Majesty has returned to heaven during the Western Expedition. The King of Liao used this as a reason to launch a war. Now the King of Liao and the current crown prince are divided into two waves of forces, and the battle has begun."

"Oh, if Your Majesty is still here, how could we be so hard? I heard that the Western Expedition was defeated. I pity my son also died on the Western Expedition. I am now alone!"

Speaking of this, the middle-aged man was already in tears.

"I think about fourteen years ago, when the Jin bandits arrived in the capital, we followed Mr. Zhong to the capital to serve the king from Luoyang, and then followed the king's army to the north to fight. The Song Dynasty finally welcomed a wise king. My leg was cut off by the Jin bandits in the Northern Expedition, but I think it's worth it! Even if I was asked to throw my life there at that time, the villagers in the village had food all these years! But now, we can no longer get rid of the blame!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a little girl came over and cried, "Uncle Wang, my father has been away for ten days. When will he come back?"

The middle-aged man hugged the little girl and comforted her: "My father will come back after the war."

"Uncle Wang, during the Chinese New Year last year, didn't you say there would be no war again? Didn't you say that Your Majesty will protect us well? I want my dad, my mom is dead, I want my dad!"

Blue veins burst out from Zhao Huan's hands.

After a while, Zhao Huan walked over and said, "I'll bring your father back!"

The middle-aged man hurriedly said, "I think you are a soldier, you should be a Northwest Army. If you still have someone, hurry up and go to the Western Regions to find Yue Dashui. I heard that Yue Dashui is still alive. As long as you find Yue Dashui and come back, you may be able to quell the war."

"Don't worry, I'm here to calm the war."

The middle-aged man obviously didn't believe it, but just sighed: "It's all in chaos, the whole Shaanxi is in chaos, and even Grandpa Sun is already on the side of the King of Liao."

"Where is the Imperial City Department?"

"Haha, you die, you surrender. Now the whole of Shaanxi is on the side of the King of Liao. It is the order of Chang'an City to capture the strong men. The King of Liao plans to send troops from the northwest to attack the capital. It is no secret."

"Soon, the world will change."

Zhao Huan touched the girl's little head: "Child, I am not qualified to tell you now that you have to be strong because you have lost your mother and endured the great pain of life. If possible, tell me your father's name. As long as he is still alive, I will let him come back alive to see you!"

"My father is Zeng Rong."

"Okay, I've written it down." Perhaps it was because of the guilt in my heart, Zhao Huan's heart suddenly became very soft.

Zhao Huan turned over and disappeared from the sight of the two.

In the evening, 50,000 imperial guards opened their formation in the wasteland.

Zhao Huan rode back on his horse. He ran back and forth in front of the military formation for several turns, and the breath in his heart could not calm down for a long time.

"My sons, you are all good men who fought with me in the west. You are my comrades!" Zhao Huan's voice was loud and full of penetration. "In recent years, there have been so many brothers who died in the south and north. Among them are your brothers. What are we doing! The purpose is to allow the people of the Song Dynasty to have food and clothing, to allow your father and children to grow up safely, so that the cavalry of the foreign tribe can no longer step into the Song Dynasty, and there will be no wars in this land, but now, some people want to make the Song Dynasty bleed! They want the lives of our parents and children!"

"As long as I am still here, I will never allow anyone to subvert the Song Dynasty!"

The soldiers and soldiers said in unison: "Long live my emperor! Long live the Song Dynasty!"

Zhao Huan led 50,000 cavalry and rushed towards Chang'an City at lightning.
Chapter completed!