usatvline Chapter 152: The Overlord of the World vs. Female Zhuge Military Advisor 9
Chapter 152: The Overlord of the World vs. Female Zhuge Military Advisor 9
"The relief money and grain allocated by the court are behind me. You will be able to receive the grain distributed by the court in a while. If you don't believe it, continue to go north to Pingjing, and the prefectures and counties along the way will also take you in."
Although Shen Junzhou sounded imposing, his words were calm and steady, which made people feel at ease.
"really?"
A weak and childish question came from the crowd.
Shen Junzhou looked over and saw a little girl. The little girl was very young, holding an umbrella in one hand and supporting an old man beside her with the other.
He agreed and also promised, "I will supervise this matter, you can rest assured."
Seeing this, some people in the crowd who originally thought that You Yunfei was a corrupt official escorting relief supplies and simply wanted to rob the grain now did not dare to act rashly.
They originally wanted to rely on their experience in the battlefield and their large numbers, and they wanted to give it a try even though they knew that the team escorting the grain would definitely be accompanied by officials and soldiers from the imperial court!
After all, these officials in the court don’t care about the lives of common people like them, they just kill them all!
So that these refugees who are almost starving to death can have something to eat!
But now that we know His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, who would dare to take action?
This is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has fought for many years and personally killed the enemies in the battlefield!
Some people in the crowd were gathered in twos and threes.
They were not conspicuous among the crowd of refugees.
"Brother, shall we still do it?"
A skinny man as thin as a monkey asked in a low voice. A more mature man stood next to him.
Upon hearing this, his brother glared at him and scolded him in a low voice.
"You don't want to live anymore! Didn't you hear what that man just said? Prince! Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Brother, can we really, really be saved?"
The thin man suddenly burst into tears. He looked at the dying old woman lying on the grass mat by the roadside not far away.
"Brother, this natural disaster has destroyed our house, flooded our fields, and killed my father. Look at my mother, she is only breathing her last breath. If I can't get her a bite to eat, she will starve to death!"
Zhao Su sighed deeply.
Their family was originally a hunter in a small village next to Ningzhou. Although they were not rich, they had enough food.
Something happened at home a few years ago. His father went into the mountains to hunt and never came back. In order to get food for his widowed mother and weak brother, he joined the army.
After the last great victory, the army returned to the capital with the general and the crown prince. The emperor rewarded the troops, and he took the silver back to his hometown, which also brought honor to his family.
But the good times didn't last for a few days as Ningzhou was hit by heavy rains and everything was ruined.
They were waiting for disaster relief from the imperial court, but they didn't expect that unscrupulous corrupt officials would withhold funds at every level!
It can be seen that as the refugees fled Ningzhou, countless people starved to death on the roadside.
Human life is worthless!
But now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!
A man's knees are made of gold. Zhao Su would rather die than kneel, but now he kneels down and kowtows!
"I bow to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
One sound stirs up a thousand waves.
The thin bodies of the refugees were crawling on the ground, and countless voices of thanks, some weak and some strong, were heard one after another.
How can one not feel sad at this scene...
There was compassion in Chunnianren's eyes. He sighed and looked towards the door curtain.
The man was standing outside. She believed that this scene had brought great shock to Shen Junzhou, who was beginning to show his ambition to conquer the world.
These refugees were not officials or petty clerks, but real common people.
He should see that if the imperial power is ruthless, the people will be like straw dogs.
His kingly way,
Not only about hegemony, but also about the people.
"Your Highness, let's get to Ningzhou as soon as possible, even if it's one day or one hour earlier."
……
Natural disasters are terrible and people in the world are pitiful.
After the group arrived in Ningzhou, Shen Junzhou and the Ningzhou magistrate who came to greet him went to the government office to discuss post-disaster matters.
Chun Nian people but not with him.
She stood at the city gate with her veil on.
The non-stop travel day and night these days made her exhausted. Behind the veil, her face was pale and looked even more dull.
Liu Xi arrived in Ningzhou first.
He first set up tents and provided porridge, and now that food and fodder have arrived, he has managed to calm down some of the restless refugees.
"When the Ningzhou government knew that it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was personally escorting the grain and grass, they asked the wealthy families in the city to donate grain and resettle some of the refugees first, which made our life much easier."
There was sarcasm in Liu Xi's words. After all, this kind of Ningzhou bureaucratic style was really not to his liking.
The refugees at the city gate who had been waiting for disaster relief from the imperial court were all crying for joy.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
They took the porridge with trembling hands, and their faces showed gratitude for finally being saved.
Chunnianren's sigh came through the curtain and he turned and went into the city.
Through the curtain, I looked at the slightly empty and messy street.
Wood and debris that had been washed away by the water could be seen everywhere on the streets, and the bluestone slabs were still wet.
This flood affected four states, which shows how serious it was.
Chun Nian entered the inn. The government had sent people to tidy up the place a long time ago. After temporary repairs, it was used as a place to stay for officials who were escorting silver and grain for disaster relief.
After going upstairs and entering the guest room, she raised her hand and took down the curtain.
After days of traveling, she looked pale and a little tired, but the most terrifying thing was that the back of her hands were covered with scarlet rashes.
She raised her hands and looked at the bright red rash on the backs of her pale hands.
If Liu Xi were here, he would be shocked.
How could Mr. Gongyi be poisoned by the Crane Dan poison?
……
It was already late at night when Shen Junzhou came back.
Liu Xi was waiting in the lobby, "Your Highness, Mr. Gongyi is still waiting."
Shen Junzhou stopped. He didn't want to disturb her rest after days of traveling. "Did she know about the Ningzhou dam collapse?"
Liu Xi nodded with difficulty.
Shen Junzhou understood that if she couldn't get any news from him tonight, she would have to wait forever.
The number of people affected by the flood in Ningzhou this time was less than reported by the provincial government, but it was still nearly 40,000.
Just because the dam upstream collapsed.
Chun Nianren sat in front of a window along the street, looking at the workers in the distance who were repairing the damaged buildings in the city day and night.
"Four days ago, the Ningzhou Dam collapsed at night, and the flood flooded the downstream area overnight..."
She listened to Shen Junzhou's chilling voice from the opposite side, and recalled the skinny victims she had seen at the city gate just now.
"Ningzhou is a rainy place, and has suffered from floods over the years. As far as I know, the court allocates funds every year to repair the Ningzhou dam. I don't know if this incident was caused by God or man..."
Liu Xi stopped talking here, but his sorrow for the people was endless.
"All the officials in Ningzhou were drowned in the flood, but no bodies were found."
"Ah."
Shen Junzhou sneered and tapped the table lightly with his fingers. The intermittent sound made people feel uncomfortable.
How can we be sure that the person drowned if we haven’t seen the body?
He is just a scapegoat for the person behind the scenes.
The dam failed, and they were afraid that the court would investigate, so they wanted to find a scapegoat.
If this matter is really investigated, it will involve many people.
It is not limited to Ningzhou, Pingjing is about to usher in another bloody storm.
Liu Xi was thinking, and suddenly noticed something strange on the back of Chun Nianren's hand, and asked in surprise: "Mr. Gongyi, your hand?"
Chun Nianren glanced at the back of his hand, lowered his eyes calmly, put up his sleeves to cover it, and said, "It's okay. I've asked the accompanying imperial physician to check it out. It's just a case of acclimatization."
Liu Xi had no doubts, but Shen Junzhou frowned.
He felt that Mr. Gongyi seemed different today than usual, and the rash on the back of his hand... didn't seem like he was suffering from the local climate...