Chapter 5 Slum Villages
The endless yellow sand and the distant sky are connected in a line, leaving a small footprint where one walks and then being covered in sand and dust, and quickly disappearing, as if no one had ever come.
Behind the plaque is a small tree, which grows very short and has very slender branches.
But
It is a little bit of green in the high slopes of the loess, dotted with lifeless slum villages.
A few years ago, Bo Zeyu first came here, when he was still living in the palace and was not a prince.
The strict Emperor Bo Zhao asked him to rectify the slum village and allocated a sum of money to him.
Bo Zeyu, who had read the books of the sages, did the same as officials over the years, bringing water and a lot of relief materials to distribute.
However, no one came forward to claim it.
They sat in a ball with their eyes closed.
The young and frivolous Bo Zeyu felt that this group of people didn't know what to do.
Because of the first task given by Emperor Bo Zhao, he still rushed to the disaster relief for several days.
Until one day, a crying girl came up to him.
The little girl looked like she was only three years old, her face was sunken, her face was dark yellow, she should be hungry and had no strength, and there were only tears on her face but no crying.
She held her breath and said the whole thing, "Brother, can you save my mother." β
Bo Zeyu was stunned, this was the first time he felt the suffering of the people.
Soon he reacted and reached out to wipe the tears from the child's face.
The child is crying, and his people are crying.
Hawkeye looked around, some of the people huddled together had lost their breath, and the living were waiting for death.
The people in the slums don't want to live anymore, they despair of the country.
Bo Zeyu, who had done nothing for a few days, found all the imperial doctors in the palace and separated the living from those who had no breath.
The man who pretended to be dead began to resist violently.
"Don't separate us!" Many are reluctant to leave with the bodies of their loved ones in their arms.
They are born as inferior and die as inferior. They are the plague and the sores in the eyes of the world. Since no one expects it, since it is disgusted by the world, then dust to dust, dust to dust, let the slum village disappear.
The guard, who was at a loss, had no choice but to ask Bo Zeyu for his life, "Prince, how is this good?" "People in the slums don't let them get close to it, let alone separate the bodies from the living.
The still immature prince Bo Zeyu raised his eyes, and in the sunlight, a trace of brilliance flowed under his eyes, a little bit of Emperor Bo Zhao's appearance, "You can live a lifetime with the corpse of a dead person if you want to." "The subdued voice is full of the spirit of a king, which makes people surrender." But you have no right to deprive others of their right to live. Bo Zeyu reached out and hugged the little girl who cried to him in the morning, "Come on, take all the children away for me." β
As soon as these words came out, there was a wail.
People haven't eaten for a long time, and they have to protect the bodies of their loved ones, and they can't take care of their children at all.
Soon all the children were taken away by Bo Zeyu and his party.
Before leaving, he said to the weak crowd, "If you want children, come to the palace." Then he pointed to the relief supplies and motioned for them to eat.
Three days passed, and the palace was as deserted as ever.
Bo Zeyu's dormitory is a lot more lively.
The children from the slum village were very interested in the palace qiΔ, and at first they would not dare to make a mistake because of shyness. Now, they are about to tear down the roof of the dormitory.
The most common thing we like to say every day is, "Sit down!" "Get down!" "Don't move!"
I couldn't stand it anymore, so I sent this group of children to the academy and asked Taifu to teach them to read and write.
Strange to say, children who usually don't stop all the time have become obedient and safe when they arrive in class, and maybe going to school is something they can't dream of, so they will cherish the moment.
As a proud protΓ©gΓ© of Taifu, Bo Zeyu also taught them a lesson.
"Self-detachment, kindness, nothing is clear, something is new, proud, frustrated calmly. Among all the Chinese characters, I like the word 'ηΆ' the most, which has the meaning of turning the moment and the function of connecting the previous and the next. The children stared at him with wide eyes, as if they didn't understand.
The young Bo Zeyu sighed, "These children are so stupid. After teaching him once, he became impatient and let the child learn on his own.
The Taifu standing in the back could only wipe his sweat silently, and the prince had been talented since he was a child. Without siblings, of course, he would not know that ordinary children can't do it and forget it.
Just as everyone was thinking, the door was slammed open.
A glamorous lady dressed in a fine costume burst in.
Taifu immediately greeted her, "The queen mother is blessed with Jin'an." β
The queen who came in a hurry directly crossed over him, looked at him beautifully, and asked reproachfully, "Your father asked you to go to the disaster relief, how did you let them come to the door, if your father knew about it, it would definitely make you unable to eat and walk around." β
Listening to Lin Yunyao's words, Bo Zeyu put down the book in his hand unhurriedly, and looked expected, and casually perfunctory Yun Yao, "I'll deal with it now." β
Lin Yunyao gave him an angry look, "White-eyed wolf, I don't call you the queen mother if you are kind enough to report to you." When you see me, you have to kneel three times and knock nine times. β
When Taifu heard this, his legs weakened and he knelt down directly. I have long heard that the saint loves the queen, but I don't know that it has reached such a point.
"The Queen Mother."
Lin Yunyao, who got what she wanted, smiled, "Good boy." β
Bo Zeyu looked at her with a stern expression, her voice was colder than usual, and a little sharp, "No matter who you and your father sit on the world, I am the prince." With that, I went out with the children of the academy.
Leaving Lin Yunyao, who was so angry that she stomped her feet, this bastard actually alluded to her meddling in politics. "You ......" she turned around angrily and angrily at Taifu, "What you have heard and seen today must not be revealed." β
"Please rest assured, the minister." was so frightened that Taifu was trembling when he spoke.
Lin Yunyao forgave him, he didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he left.
After making sure that there was no one, Taifu breathed a sigh of relief, he was just a teacher and didn't want to get involved in the court.
Outside the palace, many people gathered.
The people of the slums came to beg for their children, while others came to watch the slums.
Many ordinary people pointed at them and shouted for them to get out.
The people of the slum village were all grim-faced.
This situation was maintained until Bo Zeyu came out.
Bo Zeyu was followed by more than a dozen children.
They flew into the arms of their parents.
Each parent will look at their child carefully to see if they are hurt. In the end, you will find that your child looks better than before and has gained weight.
One of the children also showed his parents the poems he had learned, and at first only one person read them, and later more than a dozen children read them together, "Detachment, kindness, nothing is clear, something is new, smug and indifferent, frustrated and calm." β
They don't understand everything, but only a little bit.
The active table of the little children touched the parents. But it caused the surrounding crowd to riot, "People in the slums are not qualified to study!" β
"Why?" Bo Zeyu, who had been watching quietly, finally spoke.
The reactionaries didn't take him seriously when they saw him as short, but he knew that he was a royal family at a glance in a yellow robe, so he didn't dare to make a mistake, and the bold people mixed in the crowd and said, "They are inferior people who are not worthy of studying." β
Bo Zeyu walked to the middle of the square, pointed to the palace and said, "Then who is the saint today?" β
As soon as these words came out, a group of people fell to their knees.
Bo Zeyu ignored it and continued, "I don't know from which dynasty the class system began, and I don't know what he wanted. But for the saints today, this system is aimed at helping each other. The officials must protect the rights and interests of the people, and the emperor goes to court during the day for the well-being of the people, and criticizes and folds at night. They are of a higher rank than you, so help you. The people in the slums are not as good as you, and you not only do not help them, but you also fall into the ground. Don't say that officials bully the people. And so it is with you, who bully those who are weaker than yourselves. β
The people present looked at each other, speechless, and silently bowed their heads.
His words were reasonable.
The villagers who were suffering from cold eyes couldn't help but redden,
They wept, and there seemed to be hope in their eyes.
Bo Zeyu knew in his heart that they understood the truth, but it would not change much in the lives of the villagers.
For this matter, he went to Emperor Bo Zhao.
"The prince usually doesn't like to speak, and he speaks of truth in every word." When Emperor Bo Zhao saw his son coming, he couldn't help but come forward to praise him.
Bo Zeyu, who strives for excellence, is still not very satisfied, "The villagers have only been comforted, and there has been no substantial change." β
Emperor Bo Zhao saw that his son was so worried about the country and the people, and he didn't feel good in his heart. Parents should be happy when the child grows up, but for so many years, he has been busy with government affairs and neglected to discipline the child. Lin Yunyao has always said that he is a good emperor and a good husband, but he is not a good father. I thought that Zeyu was still young, and he would spend more time with him in the future.
Looking at it now, the little doll pestering him at that time didn't need him for a long time.
Emperor Bo Zhao sat back on the dragon chair with mixed feelings, his voice was like a cup of bitter tea, and the aftertaste was endless after the bitterness, "You already have the answer in your heart, don't you?" β
"Knowing the son is more than the father!" Bo Zeyu shook his hands.
"Your queen mother should be sad." As soon as he thought of Lin Yunyao's ability to cry, make trouble, and hang himself, he had a headache.
Bo Zeyu looked up and saw Emperor Bo Zhao frowning, and accidentally said what was in his heart, "Since it's annoying, why bother with her." After speaking, he and Emperor Bo Zhao were stunned.
"The retainers retired." Without waiting for Emperor Bo Zhao to answer, the others left first.
It didn't take a few days.
Emperor Bo Zhao announced that the crown prince Bo Zeyu was the crown prince, and also gave him the mansion outside the city as a mansion.
On the day he left, Lin Yunyao was crying to help him pack his luggage, and kept begging Emperor Bo Zhao to let her go with him.
At that time, the crown prince was still an eleven-year-old child, and of course the mother would be reluctant.
When Bo Zeyu got into the carriage, Lin Yunyao was still crying, but she didn't forget to explain her son's living habits to the old grandmother.
Listening to the trivial things, Bo Zeyu, who was looking forward to leaving home, was also reluctant, and handed Lin Yunyao a tissue, "Mother, my son will often come back to see you and his father." β
These words made Lin Yunyao cry even more, "You must take care!" Don't get sick, don't be alone, don't ...... Walk! The carriage drifted away with Lin Yunyao's cry.
Emperor Bo Zhao patted her on the shoulder and stood side by side. At first, he didn't like someone to be caught between him and Yun Yao, even his own son. remembers that when Bo Zeyu was born, he did not have the joy of becoming a father for the first time.
However, people can be ruthless if they are not grass and trees.
As Zeyu grew up, the blood relationship between father and son became stronger, and he often asked others about his studies and his condition.
Gradually, he liked this son, and if he hadn't known him through a third party at the time, he wouldn't be like that now...... Regretful.
Bo Zeyu, who left the palace, did not rush to the residence, but went to the slum village.
The villagers began to cheer when they saw him from afar, and for them, the little prince was a savior.
As soon as Bo Zeyu got out of the carriage, he smelled a burning smell, and after he inquired privately, he learned that everyone was burning the corpses of their relatives.
"It's not the end of their lives, it's the www.biquge.info of the Pen Fun Pavilion." Then he ordered someone to make a small sapling like this. "Are you willing to go back to the Prince's Mansion with me to be a subordinate?"
The villagers knelt down and thanked him, "Prince Xie." Prince Xie ......"
In this way, after five years, taking the prince as an example, the minister was the second, and most of the people in the slum village were able to support themselves on their own, leaving only some disabled young people and children and the elderly.
In the past five years, Bo Zeyu insisted on giving them rations on the fifteenth day of every month.
"Prince!" The guard on the side asked, "Do you want to invite the crown princess over?" Because the general people in the prince's mansion are from poor villages, the news of the prince's wife has spread, and a few days ago, they were clamoring to see the princess, and Bo Zeyu reluctantly agreed.
Hearing the three words of the crown princess, Mu Xiaoxiao's face flashed, and Bo Zeyu's hand paused to eat. It's pitiful to think of her bloodied appearance.
"No need." He continued his hand movements, but he didn't know that the injured crown princess was queuing up to see him.
The setting sun crept down the sky, and every qiΔ on the ground was shrouded in a blur of rose.
Mu Xiaoxiao, who was idle and bored, listened to the stories of the old people telling the story of how the prince saved the whole village while queuing.
Before she knew it, she had come to Bo Zeyu's face.
The immature prince is doing the same thing as five years ago.
It's amazing, the prince she knows loves to lose his temper, likes others to kneel, and he doesn't look like a good person.
"......" was a coincidence, Bo Zeyu recognized Mu Xiaoxiao in a daze in the crowd, his face changed, he gave the bowl to the person on the side, and walked straight away.
Mu Xiaoxiao, who was deep in thought, didn't notice his approach at all.
"Mu Xiaoxiao, you can sue me, what are you thinking about all day long?"
"I wonder if the prince is sick. It's good for a while......" she hurriedly covered her mouth, the familiar voice. She turned her little head mechanically until she saw Bo Zeyu glaring at her with a dark face. Mu Xiaoxiao wanted to cry without tears, and the prince was unprepared to attack him.
Compared to her unruly words, Bo Zeyu was more angry ......
"Why did you get your new clothes dirty again?"
Mu Xiaoxiao lifted her sleeves aggrievedly, "Why can't you see that I'm injured." β
"Don't you have medicine?" Bo Zeyu hated the iron and pushed her.
Out of inertia, Mu Xiaoxiao took two steps to the side.
The mother-in-law in front heard the noise, turned around, and saw Bo Zeyu's face angry. Then he asked with a smile, "Who made the prince angry?" β
Mu Xiaoxiao was about to speak with a sad face.
Bo Zeyu, who took the lead, pressed her to her chest, pinched her face hard, and introduced with a smile, "Mother-in-law." This is my daughter-in-law who just passed through the door. β
For the first time, Mu Xiaoxiao knew that a person could have so many expressions on his face, and the old woman went from surprise to disbelief, to remorse, and now it seemed to be discrimination.
Discrimination......
"It's not!" Mu Xiaoxiao shook her head and waved her hand, "Mother-in-law, I'm a woman." As he spoke, he pulled off the hair rope, and his jet-black hair spread out like a waterfall, making Mu Xiaoxiao's face even paler.
"That's good!" The mother-in-law turned around and walked away.
As soon as the mother-in-law turned her head, Bo Zeyu pushed Mu Xiaoxiao away, and the smile on her face disappeared.
Mu Xiaoxiao glared at him resentfully.
"The crown princess is here!" The old woman walked slowly, and her voice was not small, which shocked Mu Xiaoxiao's head and made her dizzy.
Later, a large number of old women surrounded her, and Bo Zeyu, who knew the current affairs, withdrew.
The well-behaved Mu Xiaoxiao called all the mothers-in-law, and they circled around her as if they were visiting giant pandas.
Mu Xiaoxiao roared in her heart, I would rather bleed to death than be the crown princess.
Later, when it was dark, Bo Zeyu snatched Mu Xiaoxiao back from the mothers-in-law.
got on the sedan chair, and Mu Xiaoxiao still had lingering palpitations about the scene just now.
"Prince, can I not ...... in the future" Mu Xiaoxiao called him with a sad face.
Bo Zeyu looked at her impatiently.
The poor crown princess could only swallow it back with hard words.
The mothers-in-law also said that she was so lucky that she could marry the prince, where did she have good fortune, she was famous for her bad luck, okay!!
Woooooooo When he arrived at the house, Bo Zeyu put Mu Xiaoxiao down and left again.
After walking a few steps, he turned back again, "Mu Xiaoxiao!" β
Xiaoxiao, who had not yet stepped into the door, heard the shout, and immediately ran over in small steps, standing obediently by the sedan chair and waiting for the fall.
"Don't run around, next time I go home, I want to see you standing at the door to greet me, do you hear?"
Under the fierce intimidation of the crown prince, Mu Xiaoxiao nodded desperately.
Bo Zeyu left satisfied.
When she walked away, Mu Xiaoxiao waved her hand disdainfully, "I'm not a dog, why stay at the door." β
Fortunately, a few days later, the prince disappeared from the world again. Mu Xiaoxiao was just about to go out for a walk, when another big man came, making the prince's mansion shine.
Mu Xiaoxiao wanted to cry without tears.