Chapter 1238: Unbearable (2)
All the ministers were against rescuing the victims outside Linzhou City, and Yuxi stood at the table without saying a word. In the study, there was an eerie silence.
In the end, it was Xu Wu who broke the silence: "Princess, the last general thinks that what the adults said is very reasonable. We have a hard time helping our own victims, and we simply don't have the energy to help the victims under the rule of the imperial court. I wonder why the princess made this decision? Two days ago, the princess said that she also felt pity for the victims, but there was nothing she could do. Now that he has changed his mind, something must have happened.
As soon as Xu Wu's words fell, the twelve ministers looked at Yuxi together. In fact, everyone is also puzzled, if Yuxi wanted to help these victims, he would have said that he would not have to wait for today.
Yuxi put his right hand on the table and said in a deep voice, "Last night, I had a nightmare......"
Tan Tuo was the first to ask: "I don't know what dream the princess had?" "After following Yuxi for more than ten years, he has watched Yuxi grow up step by step, and how can he not know that Yuxi is not such an emotional person. It's just that before he understands the reason, with his position must be opposed.
Yuxi said in a mosquito-like voice, "I dreamed that I also became one of the homeless people. At the beginning, he was still eating wild vegetables every day, but the wild vegetables were quickly dug up by everyone. When there is nothing to eat, you can only drink water desperately. I was so hungry that I couldn't sleep at night, so I could only hold my stomach and look at the stars in the sky, and then make a wish to the stars in the hope that someone would come and help us survive this catastrophe. ”
Hearing Yuxi's description, everyone showed a look of surprise. Everyone present had nightmares, but no one could describe the dream in such detail as Ok-hee.
Glancing at everyone, Yu Xicai continued: "There is nothing to eat, and my body is getting weaker and weaker. At this time, some of the victims were infected with the plague. In order to prevent the spread of the plague, as soon as a person is found to be infected with the plague, he will be carried out and burned......"
Xu Wu didn't have the same good quality as others, and when he heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Could it be that the princess was also infected with the plague in her dream?" ”
Yuxi shook his head and said, "I didn't get infected with the plague, but I was so hungry that I only had one breath left." To save trouble, the men carried me out and burned me with those infected with the plague. I begged them not to burn me, but they didn't hear me and threw me on the pyre to burn me. ”
Hearing this, everyone present changed color in unison. This dream is really weird.
Without waiting for anyone to ask, Yuxi said: "Maybe you think it's just a dream, but I really feel the heart-rending pain of the fire burning on my body. Thanks to this dream, I know what it's like to burn my body with burnt flesh. In order to make the effect realistic, Yuxi not only did not apply her eyes to remove dark circles, but also deliberately asked Qu's mother to put on makeup for her, making her look particularly haggard. This is also why Xu Wu was so frightened when he saw her.
Fu Minglang said: "Could it be that God is warning the princess to help these victims?" "It's normal to have nightmares, but it's unusual to have weird dreams like this.
Yuxi hummed and said, "I thought about it all night yesterday and came to the same conclusion as you. This is God watching me stand by and watch the victims, and deliberately let me experience the suffering of the victims in a dream. If I hadn't helped these victims, it might not have been as simple as a nightmare. Most likely, a more severe punishment will be lowered. ”
All that has been said and done, no one dares to raise any objections. Otherwise, it would be disregarding Yuxi's life.
Yuxi said: "There are hundreds of thousands of victims in Hebei and Shandong, and even if I have the heart, I don't have the ability." However, the group of victims outside Linzhou City can still be saved. ”
Shen Chunting said: "Princess, I'm afraid that when the other victims get the news, they will flock to it." "When the time comes, it will not be saved. Save, there is not so much food. If you don't save it, you're afraid of God's punishment. At that time, it was really a dilemma.
Yuxi shook his head and said, "There is a plague outside Linzhou City, and the victims in other places will not rush there when they get the news." "As for the rest of the rest, she doesn't plan to care.
Shen Chunting, as the head of the household, has a very tight control over money: "Princess, there are still nearly a million victims under our own rule who need to settle down and help, and there is not so much money and food. The minister felt that even if he wanted to help these victims, there must be a limit. ”
Yuxi hummed and said, "This is natural." ”
After talking about helping the victims outside Linzhou City. Yuxi asked Yuan Ying, the secretary of the military department, to stay, and the others let them go.
Out of the palace, Fu Minglang asked Tan Tuo: "My lord, do you think this dream of the princess is true or false?" Fu Minglang believes in Confucianism and instinctively does not believe in ghosts and gods. But looking at Yuxi's haggard appearance, he couldn't help believing it. Besides, there is no need for Yuxi to make up these words to deceive them.
Tan Tuo said: "You just need to know that the princess has the heart to help these victims." "It doesn't matter if it's true or not, what matters is the princess's attitude and decision.
Fu Minglang understood the meaning of Tan Tuo's words, and immediately nodded: "I understand." ”
After talking to Yuan Ying, it was already close to lunch. Yuxi was about to go back to the backyard to eat, walked out of the study and looked up at the blue sky, and exhaled a breath of turbidity.
The first thing he did when he returned to the backyard was to wash his face, and after washing off the powder on his face, Yuxi felt much refreshed.
Mama Quan looked at Yuxi's complexion and asked, "But the problem is solved?" ”
Yuxi handed the face towel to Banxia and said, "Today I summoned all the ministers and told them that I have decided to help those victims outside Linzhou City. "The food is okay, mainly medicinal herbs. The garrisons in various places had stored a lot of medicinal materials before, and they could only draw some of them out for the time being.
Many medicinal materials are time-sensitive, and there will be no major wars in the past two years anyway, so use them first, and then make up for them.
Mama Quan is such a shrewd person, even if she is old, her mind is still clear: "Is the nightmare you had last night related to the disaster victims?" Otherwise, Yuxi's attitude would not have changed so quickly.
Yuxi didn't deny it and nodded.
"You! It is soft-hearted, hard-faced and soft-hearted. She thought that Yuxi could really be ruthless and ignore these victims, but she didn't expect that she still overestimated Yuxi.
"I just want to do my part. "Before she died, she wished someone could help her save her. It's a pity that no such person appeared until he died. That kind of despair and pain can never be experienced by those who have not experienced it. So she wanted to do a little bit for these people and help them. Not to get their gratitude, just to be at ease with yourself.
Three days later, Liu Tienan received a handwritten letter from Yuxi. Seeing that Yuxi said in the letter that he would let him help the victims outside the city, Liu Tienan was a little embarrassed. Now there is a plague outside the city, if these people are rescued and the plague is brought into the city, won't the entire Linzhou City be in danger. But since the princess has an order, it is impossible for him not to carry it out. After thinking about it, Liu Tienan summoned several generals to discuss this matter.
Li Jun stood up and said, "General, I am willing to bring food and medicine out of the city." "It's actually dangerous to go out this time, after all, no one can guarantee that they won't be infected with the plague. But Li Jun still decided to go, not because he was great, but because he wanted to do his part for those victims.
Liu Tienan said: "I won't stop you if you are willing to take people to help those victims, but there are some things I must say in advance." Once you're out, I won't let you come back until the plague is resolved. "It's not that Liu Yongnan is ruthless, but he wants to think about the more than 100,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of people in Linzhou City.
Li Jun nodded and said, "General, I understand." General, I just want to go home and see my wife and children before I leave the city. "Before every expedition, he would go home to see his wife and children. Although this time it is not going to war, it is more dangerous than fighting.
Liu Yongnan said: "Yes, but you have to come back quickly, there are many things to deal with." He could prepare food and medicinal materials, but the entourage had to be selected by Li Jun. And these people who follow out of the city must be voluntary, not forced.
Li Jun nodded and said, "I'll come back after seeing them." ”
Gu Li was a little puzzled and asked, "General, didn't you say before that the princess was not going to take care of those disaster victims outside the city?" Why do you want us to help them now? "It's changed too much.
Liu Tienan held the sword in his hand and said, "What does the princess think, how can I guess?" We just have to do what we are told. As for what the princess thought, he didn't bother to guess.
Aunt Jia, her two children, and Sister-in-law Shang and others all moved to Linzhou City. Knowing that her husband was going to go outside the city to help those victims, Aunt Jia's tears immediately fell: "I won't stop you from helping those victims, but you shouldn't take risks." What are you going to do with me and Xia'er like this? "Aunt Jia named Li Junsheng's son Li Wenxia. may be because of the physical injury caused by the escape from the famine, Aunt Jia did not regenerate after giving birth to Li Wenxia.
Li Jun wiped Aunt Jia's tears and said, "Daughter-in-law, don't cry. When we fled, we wished someone could help us. We are fortunate to have received the kindness of the princess. Now those people outside the city need help, and I can't bear to stand idly by. Daughter-in-law, don't worry, I will come back safely. "You can't die in a war, and a little plague can't kill him.
Aunt Jia knew that the matter had come to this, and it was useless to say anything. handed over the child to Li Jun and packed up his things.
Back in the army, Liu Tienan said to Li Jun: "You are literate, you can see the things on it yourself." "The reason why Li Jun was able to rise to the garrison of the fifth rank so quickly also has a lot to do with his literacy. You know, there are very few literate people in the army. In these years, Liu Tienan has been guarding Linzhou City, and he has not followed Yunqing to fight, otherwise Li Jun's position may be higher.
Li Jun took the booklet, looked at the back of a page and showed surprise, and said, "General, this thing is so useful." It says that where there is a plague, you must not drink raw water, and the places where the sick live must be cleaned and disinfected daily with vinegar or spirits. Zero zero is always written, and a booklet is full.
Liu Tienan said: "This was sent with the letter. The princess also sent two doctors, who are now on their way. "He will take out some of the food first.
Li Jun asked the crucial question: "General, what about the medicinal materials?" "If you have a doctor, if you don't have medicinal herbs, it's in vain.
Liu Tienan said: "This princess didn't say it in the letter, but since the princess decided to save these people, she will definitely find a way to get medicinal herbs." Now, for the time being, some of them will be removed from the army. "With Yuxi's order, he is not afraid to take responsibility.
Li Jun went to the army again and picked 300 people. These people are basically from Hebei or Shandong. Looking at these victims in the city, they also couldn't bear it and wanted to do something for them.
Liu Tienan did not open the city gate, but lowered them with a hanging basket. After that, he was going to put the food and medicinal herbs in a hanging basket.
The movement on the city wall has long been noticed by those who have a heart. When Li Jun and his party all landed, someone greeted them. The man was a big man, but he looked shrewd.
As soon as this person came up, he introduced himself to Li Jun: "My name is Ye Jiuyun, I don't know what to call the military master." This person's eyes were also sharp, and he could see at a glance that Li Jun was taking the lead.
Li Jun said: "My name is Li Jun, are you the person in charge here?" "There are tens of thousands of people here, and if there was no one to take care of things, it would have been a mess.
Ye Jiuyun nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes." Master Li, I don't know what's in these baskets? After speaking, he looked directly at the more than ten big baskets behind Li Jun, and his eyes were full of expectation.
Li Jun said: "These are all medicinal herbs. We have come to your aid on the orders of the Princess. If you need anything, you can tell me, and I will relay your request to the princess. ”
Hearing this, Ye Jiuyun immediately said: "What we lack most is food. "Those who are infected with the plague can be saved, and if they can't be saved, there is no way. But if others who are not infected with the plague want to live, they must have food.
Li Jun himself had suffered, and nodded and said, "The princess has already ordered our general to send you 10,000 catties of grain first." This food, when our men will drop it from the city wall, you will arrange it. "He was going to let the people he brought to watch, if there was no one to organize, the food would definitely be robbed by then.
Ye Jiuyun excitedly grabbed the person next to him and said, "Ah Xun, we have waited, we have finally arrived." "They have been staying here because they have heard that the princess is a kind and generous person, and they believe that the princess will help them.
At first, there were many people waiting here, but they waited and waited, and there was no movement after waiting for too long. Many people felt hopeless and gave up, but he insisted on staying. And now, finally let him wait.
Lin Xun also had tears in his eyes and said, "Yes! Finally made us wait. "As long as Princess Ming is willing to help them, their wives and children can live.
It's only September, and there are still wild vegetables to eat outside. When winter comes, there will definitely be many people who will freeze to death and die of cold, and not many people will survive.