Chapter 233: A Distant Tomorrow (I)

Min Shaoqing was very tired of Qu Zhu, and felt that this person was too deceitful, giving people a feeling of insecurity. Qu Zhu is the leader of the Imperial Forest Army, the minister of the new emperor, and he has to give face on weekdays, but he can't express his inner disgust.

Qu Zhu may have been a kind reminder, but Min Shaoqing felt very annoyed, since he was the emperor, he should consider the life and death of his people, rather than hiding in the palace alone as a lady. Qu Zhu said that the emperor would not read the music Yunyun, but he was actually justifying the new emperor's inaction.

But after meeting the new emperor, I found that the truth was really the same thing.

The new emperor is a little sick, the whole person is covered with a quilt and sits on the bed, there is a maid next to him who is serving tea and water, and the new emperor is stupid and constantly wiping his nose with an embroidered handkerchief, and when he speaks, his nasal voice is very strong.

"Min Taishou...... If it's not important, please go back, I'm not in good health, I need to take a rest. ”

Min Shaoqing was about to hand it over with the notebook, but after thinking about it, he forgot it. Telling the new emperor may not be useful, it is better to provide for him as if he is a living treasure, and forget if he doesn't take it seriously.

At this time, Gonggong Wu brought the new emperor's breakfast with a wooden tray, a bowl of steaming noodle soup, as well as millet porridge and eggs, and Min Shaoqing, who had not eaten a full meal for a few days, was hungry, these were all from the military and civilian provinces of Xuzhou City. A little reluctant, but when I thought about it, I was relieved, although this person didn't make any efforts, who called someone the emperor. It is precisely because of this emperor that Xuzhou City can hold on to this day.

"Min Taishou, you wait." The new emperor saw Min Shaoqing walking out of the door and suddenly stopped him.

"What else does the emperor command?"

The new emperor originally picked up the millet porridge, but at this time he had already put it down. "It's been trapped in the city for a month," he asked. Can the soldiers still be fed and clothed? ”

Min Shaoqing didn't expect the emperor to finally have an eye-opening once. I asked about the living conditions of the military and civilians in Xuzhou.

"Back to the emperor, although the soldiers have some difficulties, they can generally make do with ......"

The new emperor interrupted Min Shaoqing's words and said, "Don't lie to me. In fact, I already know the Tao, and Commander Qu told me a few days ago that Xuzhou City is currently short of food and clothing, and it is difficult for the soldiers and people to have a hard time. Now they have to resist foreign enemies every day, it must be very hard, and the master did not come. Food and other supplies have not yet arrived, but you have to believe that the master will definitely come. ”

Seeing Min Shaoqing's face of surprise, the new emperor added: "The master I said is General Liu Wenyan Liu. ”

Min Shaoqing nodded reluctantly, about the relationship between the new emperor and Liu Wenyan, he had long known that it seemed that the two had a very good personal relationship, otherwise he would not have called the master so sincerely, and trusted him so much.

Min Shaoqing said respectfully: "The situation in the city is not what the emperor can predict. What's more, the emperor is still sick, so he doesn't have to worry about these things. Leave it to the ministers to deal with. ”

The new emperor suddenly lifted the quilt, let the maid take the clothes, and put it on himself, the maid wanted to help, the new emperor grinned at her and grimaced, it seemed that he really didn't need others to help.

"Your Majesty, you ......"

"I'm going to get out of the rut and go for a walk." The new emperor fastened his belt, and at this time, Gonggong Wu had already handed over his boots, and the emperor began to put his feet on it himself.

Min Shaoqing persuaded: "The emperor's condition has not recovered now, and the dragon's body is heavy, so it is not suitable to go out." ”

The new emperor put on his boots and said: "Commander Qu also told me that many of those soldiers who came from the north were sick from the soil and water, and their illness was worse than mine, but they had to eat enough every day to kill the enemy and defend the city. Master...... General Liu also said that the emperor should share weal and woe with his people, and I don't want to be a bird in a cage anymore. ”

The words are good words, but Min Shaoqing feels awkward when they hear it. A bird in a cage? It seemed that someone had restricted the emperor's movements, and later he learned that the new emperor cat was not allowed to come out in the palace and was also instructed by Liu Wenyan, in order to prevent the new emperor from going out and having an accident.

When the new emperor went down to the military camp where the soldiers were temporarily stationed under the city wall under the escort of the rebellious generalissimo Chai Jin, the president of the Imperial Forest Army, Qu Zhu, the Xuzhou Taishou Min Shaoqing, and the Xuzhou Thorn Shi Ma Feng, the whole Xuzhou city was a sensation.

At this time, there was still light snow in the sky, and many of the soldiers were still only wearing single clothes, but it could not hinder their enthusiasm to see the face of the sky, and the new emperor did not bring many guards with him on this trip, and he was not in a dragon robe, so he looked very easy-going. The very young emperor, the soldiers saw that it was only two legs, a nose and two eyes, and some wanted to find the right dragon horns on the forehead of the new emperor, but they also found that they did not exist.

There are people inside and outside the barracks, which Qu Zhu is very nervous about, because there are still more or less Huai troops in the city, and it is difficult for the new emperor to come out so recklessly to ensure safety. But the new emperor didn't care about his own safety, walked with the soldiers, saw the dirty face and wiped it with his own hands, so that those soldiers were very moved, the light snow floating in the sky also decorated a solemnity for today's new emperor's trip, every soldier was very conscious not to lean forward, but he didn't want to go too far in the new emperor.

The new emperor traveled, not to go through the motions, he walked a lot of places, all the way down, there are not a few people who have seen the emperor with their own eyes. When they arrived at one place, the soldiers who had just come down from the city wall were cooking soup and rice, and when they learned that it was the emperor who came, they stood up one by one with some shock and surprise, and they didn't even bother to serve the soup and rice that had been cooked.

"You've worked hard."

The new emperor walked up to these soldiers, patted them on the shoulder, and then squatted down and scooped up the soup and rice with a spoon and looked at it, saying that it was rice, but in fact, most of it was wild vegetables, but fortunately, some batter was added to it, so that they would not be hungry after eating. The new emperor was in a good mood, but when he saw this soup and rice, he couldn't help wiping a handful of tears, and suddenly picked up a bowl and served it for a night, just when others thought that the emperor was serving rice for the soldiers, but he didn't expect the new emperor to pick up chopsticks and eat it himself.

"Your Majesty, no!"

Even if Qu Zhu and other close ministers have no opinion on this matter, and Min Shaoqing has no opinion, the soldiers will also say it. It is already a big face for the emperor to come to inspect the front line, and now he actually eats wild vegetables that the soldiers are unwilling to eat, which is what the Son of Heaven should eat?

The new emperor ignored the persuasion of others, ate a bowl of wild vegetable noodle soup cleanly, and even stuffed the vegetable leaves in the bowl into his mouth, without wasting anything. When he had finished eating, he stood up and found that the soldiers were watching him too.

The new emperor wiped his face, tears and snot, and he didn't know whether it was because of the emotion or the wind and cold he received, the new emperor shouted: "Soldiers, rest assured, this kind of hard life will not be too long." General Liu, he will definitely come, he will bring food, reinforcements, and some very powerful weapons. You haven't seen it, but I've seen it, old and far! And with one blow a man dies, better than an arrow." ”

Min Shaoqing listened to the previous and felt that it had a very encouraging effect on the morale of the army, and the more he listened, the more he felt that it was unreliable.

Min Shaoqing saw that the new emperor's eyebrows were fluttering and he was about to continue, so he stepped forward and reminded: "It's enough to stop the emperor, don't say this." (To be continued......)