Chapter 245: Madness
It's still winter, and I don't know how many people are going to be displaced because of it.
"According to our people, it rained heavily last night, and we could vaguely see people walking around the levee, and the levee burst shortly after they left. At that time, it was late at night, many people were still asleep, and in that situation, the flood collapsed, not to mention that it was a person who practiced martial arts, and it was difficult to escape death, let alone an unarmed people? The people around the reservoir have suffered...... I'm afraid the death toll ......" At this point, Qingluan didn't dare to say any more. Now as soon as she closes her eyes, she sees the devastation of her childhood hometown and the struggling hands in the sludge, Shi Ran bent her knees and bowed, "Please also ask Miss to save them." ”
Knowing that Qingluan remembered the past when he was young, Xie Yaoguang ordered Suzaku to help Qingluan up.
The head of the chin motioned to Suzaku to pour tea for Qingluan, Xie Yaoguang narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "How many casualties are there now, do you know?"
"Two hundred dead, one hundred and fifteen wounded, and forty seriously injured......" took the tea handed by Suzaku and took a big sip to hide the gaffe on his face.
"How is the water situation...... Xie Yaoguang's face was solemn, and he frowned: "You tell me all the news you get." ”
"His Royal Highness King Ding's Gyeonggi camp is stationed not far away, and it is a genius to brighten His Royal Highness King Ding, so he personally took his own soldiers to deal with the disaster near the reservoir. Now the water situation has been temporarily controlled. Qingluan looked at Xie Yaoguang's increasingly solemn face and hesitated for a while before saying, "It's just that although His Royal Highness King Ding has spent tents and quilts in the army for the people, it is still a drop in the bucket, and there is also a shortage of medicinal materials in that place...... With the contribution of His Royal Highness the King Ding, it can last for a while, but it is still unsustainable. And the people will inevitably feel resentment when they suffer from this difficulty, and if it were not for His Royal Highness Dingwang, I am afraid that there would be a riot."
"Hmm......" Xie Yaoguang lowered his eyes and opened his eyes for a while, with a cold look in his eyes. King Shou disregarded the lives of so many people for his own selfish desires, which is really intolerable, "Qingluan, you go and pass on my orders, and let them give me a good look at who King Shou has come into contact with in these days, and what method has been used to cause the dam to burst overnight." If there is any trouble, report it to me immediately. ”
"Subordinates obey!"
King Shou thought that he could hide from the world and use such a person's life just to bring down the crown prince, and let so many innocent lives become a stepping stone for him to reach the pinnacle of power? These people don't just die quietly...... There will always be people who will be charged with the tragic death of them.
"Suzaku, you go to prepare the car, and when Qingluan comes back, you will go with me to the vicinity of the reservoir." Xie Yaoguang thought to herself that she had to go to the scene in person to see how crazy Shou Wang was. More importantly, she knows very well that in this current situation, even if Ye Linchen can temporarily suppress the civil uprising, if the materials are not available for a long time, it will inevitably cause a greater disaster.
No matter how heavy the rain was outside, she had to go.
Hearing this, Suzaku glanced at the increasingly pouring rain outside the window, and said with some concern: "Miss, it's still raining outside, I'm afraid the road is slippery." Let's wait for the rain to stop before we go. ”
"No problem." Xie Yaoguang was silent for a while, took a deep breath, raised his eyes and instructed: "Suzaku, you immediately inform Bai Lu and ask her to wait for us to leave the city, and then transfer some people from the Xie family to help, and let them bring medicinal herbs, quilts, and food." ”
"Yes."
Suzaku and Qingluan knew their young lady's temperament, and they couldn't resist it, so she could only leave as promised.
It was winter again, and it was pouring rain outside, so Suzaku prepared a mink fur for Xie Yaoguang, and prepared a fox fur, lynx fur, hand stove and other warm items and put them on the carriage, lest Xie Yaoguang freeze again and cause cold poison. In addition to Zhuo Jing, Vermilion Bird, and Qingluan, a few other secret guards were ordered to follow in secret, just in case.
Xie Yaoguang in the carriage leaned on the soft pillow to close her eyes and recuperate, wearing a fox fur and a lynx fur on her body, and holding the sleeve stove in her hand, even so, Suzaku still looked at Xie Yaoguang uneasily, and touched the sleeve stove from time to time to see if it was cold. The carriage was deliberately cushioned with fox fur, so that Xie Yaoguang naturally couldn't feel a trace of bumps when he sat inside, even if he had already entered the rugged and difficult mountain road.
"Miss, the mountain road ahead is rough. Horse-drawn carriages may be difficult to pass. You....... The escort in the car asked in a low voice.
Hearing this, Xie Yaoguang opened his eyes and lifted the curtain to open his eyes to the scene outside the car, and only then did he answer, "Abandon the car and change horses." ”
"Miss, how can that work! It's still raining outside, so how can your body eat, we might as well wait a while. Suzaku was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly stopped Xie Yaoguang, "It's not too late to wait for Yuxiao to leave early." ”
"It's okay. I had already taken medicine when I went out, and it will be fine, so you can rest assured. No matter how bad it was, there was Wei Xuan following behind......" After saying that, Xie Yaoguang raised his eyes and wrapped the fox fur on his body tightly, took a step first, lifted the curtain and stepped out of the carriage.
Xie Yaoguang, who was outside the carriage, looked at the pouring rain in front of her, and her heart sank, thinking that Zhuo Jing had come to her side to hold an umbrella for her.
"My subordinates are brave, please also ask the young lady to ride with my subordinates......" Zhuo Jing tied the fox fur for Xie Yaoguang before he opened his mouth and said softly.
"It's okay"
Seeing this, Suzaku could only prepare a hat for Xie Yaoguang before letting Xie Yaoguang go to ride with Zhuo Jing. Along the way, Zhuo Jing never exceeded the rules, holding the reins in one hand and carefully holding the other hand around Xie Yaoguang's waist, just to use the snow melting technique to dispel the chill around Xie Yaoguang.
The group did not dare to rush all the way, because by the time they arrived near the reservoir, it was already afternoon. Along the way, there was devastation, houses collapsed, and people were everywhere crying on the ground. Looking around, Xie Yaoguang's thin lips bit slightly, and his heart was already full of waves. In the end, it was her negligence that made King Shou do such an evil thing that lost his conscience.
Along the way, soldiers from the Gyeonggi battalion formed a team of threes and twos to patrol along the road, lest anyone take the opportunity to cause chaos. It was because they couldn't help but be a little surprised when they saw Xie Yaoguang and his party, and they wanted to ask, and seeing that Xie Yaoguang was dressed well, they were afraid of what kind of noble person they were, so they didn't dare to offend lightly. However, with the obligation of loyalty, there were still soldiers from the Gyeonggi camp who kindly inquired about the identity of Xie Yaoguang and his party.
"I'm ......" Xie Yaoguang was secretly thinking about how to explain when he caught a glimpse of Jiang Yan walking in their direction with people, and couldn't help but be happy. She won't have to explain that.
Jiang Yan, who was leading people on patrol, naturally saw Xie Yaoguang's face with joy, and walked quickly, when he approached and saw Xie Yaoguang being held by Zhuo Jing, his eyes crossed with tea, and he still said softly: "Miss Xie, you are here...... Your Highness, he ......"
Hearing this, Xie Yaoguang nodded politely and said hello, stopping what Jiang Yan was about to say. When the soldiers of the Gyeonggi camp saw that Xie Yaoguang and the people of the Dingwang Mansion knew each other like this, they dispelled their doubts and hurriedly withdrew from a road to make way.