Chapter 181: Relief for Refugees
The victims were very happy to see that the princess was so talkative, and that she wanted to settle down for them. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Some of them had good foot strength, and they rushed to Qingzhou while they still had food on them.
Those who were old, young or poor, could only follow the princess from afar, hoping that the princess would have mercy on them and give them something to eat.
Huan Ji looked at the people behind her, and became more and more worried, because the trees and grass roots on the road were gone, and the ground was bare everywhere.
Huan Ji shouted: "Cheng Ying, pen and ink."
Cheng Ying hurriedly asked people to prepare pen and ink, and Huan Ji looked at Cheng Ying and said, "I'll read you and write." “
Cheng Ying had never seen the princess write along the way, and even the secret letter sent by the princess to Jingshi was written with him. He thought that the princess was born into a poor family and could not write. There was a little more sympathy in his heart, he was also born in a poor family, and he climbed to his current status step by step.
After Cheng Ying finished writing, she dried the paper.
Huan Ji said: "Let the kitchen people cook a big pot of porridge and water according to this ratio, and I will help the refugees." "This ratio was used by Li Qing's realm at the beginning, and Huan Ji knows it well.
Cheng Ying didn't expect that since the poor princess would still prescribe a recipe, Cheng Ying took the recipe and asked the kitchen people to cook porridge and water.
The imperial doctor who followed saw the boiled porridge water, tasted it and asked, "Who made this boil?" ”
The kitchen steward replied, "Master Cheng brought us the recipe to cook." ”
The imperial doctor found Cheng Ying and asked about the prescription, and Cheng Ying told him that it was the princess's prescription, and showed the prescription to the imperial doctor.
After looking at the prescription, the imperial physician said: "The princess is really a god, this porridge and water will not waste too much food, nor will people starve to death, the most important thing is that people will not have too much strength after eating it." ”
Cheng Ying was shocked that the princess had prepared early in the morning.
Huan Ji heard that the porridge water was ready, and asked people to carry it over. She said, "You stay here, Cheng Ying comes with me." “
Huan Ji took Cheng Ying to the victims.
When the victims saw the nobles in front of the convoy coming, some sat up straight, some stood up, and stared blankly at the noble woman in gorgeous clothes in front of them.
They are unclothed, and they have been eating grass roots and bark along the way, and they have not even been able to find grass roots recently. All of them are skinny and have sunken eye sockets, which makes them a little scary when you look closely.
Some children will cry twice from time to time, but the voice is very small, obviously they don't even have the strength to cry.
Huan Ji looked at the poor people, she motioned for Cheng Ying to stay, and she stepped forward a few steps, and some of the victims involuntarily retreated.
Huan Ji saw that the people were afraid of her, so she stopped and said gently: "Please don't be afraid, I asked people to cook some porridge and water." Because there is still a way to go, I don't have much food to bring with me, and the porridge water is very light, so don't dislike it. When I arrive in Qingzhou, I will definitely let people settle you well, and everyone can live well. ”
The people are very grateful, they don't ask for much, as long as they can live.
Cheng Ying stepped forward and said, "This is Princess Huanji, and I am not grateful." ”
The people knelt on the ground and kowtowed in thanks.
Huan Ji said, "Don't fight, don't be humble and don't eat, everyone has a share." When you line up, the man on the left will give you bowls, and you take the bowls and put them in the middle to fill them with porridge and water, and when you have received them, you go to the right side and drink, and when you have drunk them, you put the bowls in a basket on the ground. One person and one bowl are not allowed to fight, and children are at the front, followed by the elderly, then women, and finally men. ”
The victims lined up and went to get bowls of porridge as instructed.
Because the speed of children and the elderly is very slow, the people behind them are starting to get anxious.
The whole team was slowly moving forward, and the people at the front crowded in front of the porridge bucket.
At first, the porridge bucket was a foot away from the team, and it had to be next to each other at the back.
Cheng Ying looked at the scene that was a little out of control and said, "The princess should go back to the carriage, it's not safe here, and if they go crazy, they will be in trouble." ”
Huan Ji looked at the restless crowd behind her and said, "Cheng Ying, call the guards with the saber over." ”
Cheng Ying nodded and shouted, "Wang Duwei brought your people over to protect the princess." ”
Wang Duwei shouted, "Yes, all come with me." ”
As soon as the people saw Hulala, they ran a group of soldiers, all of whom were wearing armor and swords.
When the guards came, they all drew their broadswords and looked at the victims fiercely.
The victims were suddenly quiet, and even the people who received the porridge were too frightened to move, and in the eyes of the dignitaries, their lives were worthless.
Huan Ji stepped forward and said, "Go and separate these people, and watch over them." He turned his head and said, "Go ahead here." ”
Wang Duwei led people to separate the people behind them, and those people looked at the officers and soldiers with weapons, and they were all honest.
The people in front finished eating, and it was the turn of the people behind. There are also those who steal and play tricks, and after eating one bowl, they secretly come to ask for a second bowl.
Huan Ji saw it and didn't debunk it, but said: "From today onwards, every day when the sun goes down, I will give everyone something to eat, but if I find out who doesn't follow the rules, eats more or makes trouble." That person and his family, they don't have to follow me in the future, I won't give them another grain of grain, and Qingzhou won't take them in. After speaking, he glanced at the woman who secretly received two bowls of porridge and water.
The woman trembled with fright, did not dare to raise her head, and shrank tightly in the crowd.
The people around her also knew that the woman had just secretly brought another bowl for her child to eat, and when they saw it, they also thought that they would secretly ask for another bowl next time. Unexpectedly, the princess found out and broke the matter.
In the next few days, the victims were very quiet, and no one dared to make trouble or receive more.
Cheng Ying admires Princess Huanji's kindness, calmness, and wit.
If this is replaced by any other princess, let alone relief and appeasement of the victims, it will be good if you don't beat and scold and drive them away. What's more, maybe they will do some inhumane things, and there have been riots of victims forced by the emperor's relatives in the past.
He worships the princess, but he is equally puzzled.
He thinks that the princess is looking for trouble for herself, Qingzhou is already a mess, and there are already a lot of refugees. Coupled with these refugees, the locust plague will not be extinguished by then, and in another year and a half, the people of Qingzhou will not eat, what will happen to the princess?
He sent his first letter to Jingshi, which was written about what Princess Huanji had done recently, and he sincerely hoped that someone would come out to persuade the princess not to meddle in matters again.
After receiving the letter, the emperor sighed: "My little aunt is really a bodhisattva, and she can't protect herself, so she has to take care of the refugees." "The emperor received the report from Huainan Province early in the morning, and the locusts began to appear in a large area again, presumably the report from Henan Province should also be in the hands of the little aunt.
(To be continued.) )