Cangcheng, outside the city tower. The road is wide, and there are many refugees walking. They were in rags. Dusty soil. I saw that a road leading to Cangcheng was finalized by soldiers guarding outside the city gate. Many refugees were mercilessly stopped at the city gates.

"Why don't you let us in? There was a wail of rebellious anger from the crowd.

"We're going in. Why are you standing in our way? The wails of resistance are more confident than before. The sound of bells rang through the impenetrable gates of the besieged city, and thousands of ragged people stood at the gates of the city. There are men and women, old and young. The largest is more than seventy, and the youngest is Sakura, who is held in her mother's arms.

They swarmed up, as if trying to break through the barrier that stood in their way. Thousands of soldiers each had a long snatch in their hands. The two forces are fighting each other, and they are evenly matched.

The person who spoke was a young man with a yellow face and thin muscles, who seemed to be in his thirties. He was dressed in linen clothes and coarse cloth, and he was also holding his elderly mother on his left hand, who was also skinny. Her clothes were in tatters, and the black dirt was gradually falling on her old face, and her eyes were full of helplessness.

The soldiers, who were also not to be outdone, also showed the slightest sympathy for him, and shouted, "Presumptuous, this is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, how can you let such rampant acquaintances get out of here." The soldiers who stopped the refugees did not budge in the face of the wails and screams of the people. It is even more unceremonious to put pressure on them.

"You won't let us in? Didn't you force us to death? The rain was pouring down, and disaster was falling from heaven. The people in Fuzhou have long been struggling to make a living. Your court not only does not care about what it does, but also looks on coldly? Isn't the people who have been affected by the disaster just waiting for death? The wailing voice was filled with angry resistance. Thousands of people swept their eyes sadly at the group of soldiers who were blocking their way.

"Let us in - we're going to get in. The group of people continued to resist without any change, the sound of boiling and tumbling was noisy, and the sound of the device was positive and loud.

Words, on the carriage.

"Sister Ran, brother, why did he get out of the car?And why is it so noisy outside?" Xing'er, who didn't know the truth, looked up and asked innocently.

"Your brother goes down and takes care of something. We are waiting and he will be back soon. The woman whispered reassuringly. The expression was slightly worried. Her eyebrows were tightened, and her face showed all her sorrow for men.

"Hmm......" Xing'er nodded, obedient seriously, and quietly let the woman hold her on her lap.

Yan Wen: "Lord Wang, the refugees in front of you are blocking the way, and many refugees have gathered at the gate of the city, clamoring to enter the city. It was a young man in his twenties who spoke.

Chu Chen was dressed in a dark color stand-up collar brocade robe, and his well-defined facial features hung with his usual coldness. His deep gaze swept over every refugee who walked around him. Eyebrows like swords, slightly locked. I also seemed to be shocked by everything in front of me. Then his cold expression was instantly serious, giving people a sense of oppression with pressure.

"Who are the officials in charge of earthquake relief?" said an official in each region, and he quickly focused on disaster relief officials.

"Back to the prince, it's Lord Yi Chen of Shuntian Mansion, John Chen. ”

Is he?" a hint of doubt flashed in the man's heart. And then there was a return to the usual apathy.

"You're going to get him. ”

"Subordinate, obey. ”

About half an hour later.

"Minister--Shuntian Mansion Yin Chen John, I have seen the prince!" John Chen was very surprised to meet Chu Chen here.

"Lord Chen, you are deeply favored by the emperor, and now you don't want to appease the people in the disaster area, but let this king find it?"

"This ......" John Chen couldn't refute for a while, and was immediately speechless.

"The lower officials are derelict in their duties, and I hope that the prince will be guilty. John Chen knew that he was wrong, so he was busy begging for mercy. couldn't help but start nervous about Chu Chen's questioning.

Chu Chen's clear eyes swept towards John Chen. He rebuked coldly: "You eat the king's luck, and you should relieve your worries." The disaster in Fuzhou is rampant, and the people of all parties are lost, and you are the local parent official. Disaster relief. It is your standard of being an official. Now it has aroused the resentment of the people, and the people are not able to make a living? The people have been turned away from the city, but you have sat idly by and ignored them? It is an insult to the emperor's grace. What are you guilty of?"

John Chen was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this, he knew that if he fell into Chu Chen's hands, he would only accept his fate and be scolded, so he was so frightened that he didn't dare to let one go.

Can he let it go? No, he was derelict in his duties. After arousing public resentment, he will speak out. He really didn't dare to guarantee what serious punishment awaited him. So he hardened his head and bit and endured.

He wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead with his sleeves trembling, looking respectful, not daring to say a word. He swallowed hard.

explained: "Now the disaster situation in Fuzhou is serious, beyond the jurisdiction of the minister, tens of millions of people are displaced, there is nowhere to place, and the court's disaster relief silver has not come down for a long time. Xia Guan was helpless. There was really no extra land to give shelter to the remaining victims, and to keep them out of the door. It's a helpless move. Please also ask the prince to see clearly. John Chen respectfully confided in Chu Chen. He looked helpless as he looked incapable.

Chu Chen's deep eyes were filled with raging anger, but at this moment, a voice sounded.

"The people's feelings are in turmoil, and the people's grievances are not endless. How can it be far from the time of the fall of the country? As we all know, the soldiers who lead the sea are not the king's land, and the people who lead the soldiers are not the king's ministers. In that case, everyone is equal, I wonder if Master Chen still thinks what he said is right?" Shangguan was still wearing a yellow dress and a plush white cloak, which added a gentleness to her. The woman walked shallowly, the cold wind brought by her slapped her snow-like skin, the hair on her forehead flew slightly, adding a mesmerizing aura for no reason, she was like a fairy who did not care about the world, and she was extraordinary.

John Chen paused for a moment. Quickly retract the emotions you shouldn't have. "Xiaguan, see the princess. John Chen saluted respectfully. Don't dare to slack off.

"Lord Chen is polite,"

The woman responded indifferently, and also returned him with a courtesy. Shangguan still saw that he didn't speak and continued: "Lord Chen?, if you don't speak, do you think what you just said is wrong? Maybe you have other ideas?"

What the princess said is extremely true, the people's feelings are in turmoil, and the period of the country's demise is not far away. ”

"What does Lord Chen understand? Why do you keep the people out of the door? Arouse public resentment? Your Excellency thinks this is the best way to solve the problem? Or is it that the life and death of these people are not mentioned at all in your eyes?" Shangguan still glanced at John Chen lightly, and when she got out of the car, she asked the official in charge of the disaster, so she called out his surname.

"This ......" was said by Chu Chen, who didn't dare to say half a word, and he didn't dare to say a word when he was still said by Shangguan.

"The disaster is beyond the power of the ministers, and stopping them at the gate of the city is really the best way to solve the problem? ”

"The money for disaster relief has not arrived for a long time, and thousands of people in the city have been left homeless. If the officials were allowed to let them in, thousands of rioters would rush out of the government's precautions, and it would not be as simple as a disaster. Causing the situation to get out of control? Large-scale seizure of the city. Or they were used by people with intentions, and riots became more and more frequent, and at that time, they really had no skills to return to heaven? The ministers were dedicated to the sake of the people, and they were even more loyal to the emperor. Ask the princess to find out. ”

What a sharp-tongued official, the truth has been told by you, What can I say? Shangguan still did not speak, but passed in front of John Chen and walked to the side of the man in Xuanyi.

After John Chen finished speaking, the panic in his heart did not fade, and Shangguan was still calm and calm, which made him secretly admire? When this woman first saw her, she didn't even notice that she was so different? No wonder the son of his family specially asked someone to paint the same portrait as her after he went back, and it was displayed in his study.

He remembered the first time he saw her, it was at a banquet, and he just thought that she was just a boring woman who could only play the piano and help the music on the stage and compete with some official ladies. Now he had to change his stupid methods.

She doesn't talk and behave. has the calmness that other women don't have, and when things are calm, in the face of such a tricky matter, they can also analyze it from the middle. Not only is it domineering and leaking, but it can also be on its own. Not inferior to any man at all. Such a woman is only afraid of things that are not in the pool. John Chen unconsciously admired secretly.

"Why did you come down, didn't you ask you to wait for me in the car?" Chu Chen saw her coming, and hurriedly covered her with a white plush hat for her, and took care of her carefully, although there was accusation in his words, but he could hear that it was a concerned tone, and he lightly stroked the bridge of her tall nose. What was revealed was a doting look on his face.

"I see that you haven't returned for a long time, and I'm a little worried. I came down to look for you. I also have a general understanding of the situation of the disaster, and I will continue like this. The people are only afraid that they will become more and more dissatisfied, and they are only afraid that the matter will become more serious when the time comes. ”

"What you said is not unreasonable, and Master Chen also said. If they are allowed in, they are afraid that the victims will not obey the command, and then there will be riots in the city. Things are even more tricky, but if they are allowed to destroy themselves, the court must not sit idly by. ”

"Ran'er, what do you think?" they were talking about in the car, and now she came. It doesn't hurt to listen to the opinions. It's not bothersome, anyway, this woman often happens something that he is caught off guard, maybe this time there will be a different harvest.

The woman thought for a moment, her gaze swept over each victim. At this time, the cold wind was bitter, and the place was surrounded by barren grass plains, and the cold wind hit the bodies of those who were affected. Some families of three even hugged each other on the ground to keep warm.

There are 8,000 and 10,000 victims gathered here, and such a scene really happened in front of the woman's eyes.

"Dare to ask Lord Chen, what arrangements does the imperial court have for the disaster in Fuzhou?" Shangguan still retracted his emotions and lowered his head to ask the minister who was bending down and not speaking.

Chen Hanmo was stunned for a while, then continued to bend over and said: "The imperial court has broadcast the disaster relief silver taels, but for some reason it has not come down for a long time. Secretly, judging from the current situation, it will not last more than two days. He didn't know why Shangguan still asked like this, but he still answered honestly.

"I'm asking Lord Chen, what is the situation in the city now, and can there be tents in the city to comfort the victims?"

"There has always been a garden in the city to appease the victims. Several were also built everywhere. It's just that the disaster in Fuzhou is too serious. Half of the population is still living on the streets. There was also a famine in the city. There is really no land to be spared to appease the rest of the victims. That's why they stopped the rest of the people outside the city gates. ”