What did Tan Lezheng's misdeeds have to do with Qi Yuanliang?
Kang Shi's words weren't entirely a deception of Xun Zhen's. If anyone was to blame, it was Xun Zhen for seeking revenge on the wrong person. _(:з"∠)_
He swallowed his guilt and tried his best to change the subject.
In the end, the two of them went to sleep with their own worries on their minds.
As it happened—
They were both thinking of the same person.
And the person they were thinking of seemed to sense it.
"Achoo—"
Qi Shan rubbed the tip of his itchy nose.
Seeing that the oil lamp had grown dim, he used a pair of scissors to snip off the charred wick. After adjusting it a couple of times, the flame brightened.
He bent back over the mountain of mundane paperwork.
All the capable officials had been conscripted, leaving him alone in the entire administrative office. One man had to do the work of several.
With the battle at the front lines about to begin and the two sides' strength so vastly unequal, Yonggu Pass was unlikely to hold without fail. The administrative office and the counties of Longwu Commandery had to prepare for war as well. Fortunately, it was the depths of winter, and there were no crops left unharvested in the fields. All they had to do was notify every household to bring their valuables and move into the cities, then send people to reinforce the fortifications.
Leave nothing behind for the enemy, and be ready to meet them!
If the enemy came and found no food, and couldn't breach the walls right away, they could grit their teeth and hold out for a while.
Of course, this was the worst-case scenario.
If he had a choice, Qi Shan didn't want