Chapter 21 Charity Porridge
Yu Chengmian finished going to court today, and just returned to the prince's mansion, he heard the little guy guarding the door say that Wang Yanxian was back, and he was still waiting for him in the Frost Pavilion. As soon as I entered the room, I saw Wang Yanxian feeding rice porridge to Yu Cai, and Yu Cai obediently took a sip.
"Coming back?" Yu Chengmian's voice was a little low, as if he was afraid of disturbing the happy picture in front of him.
"Well, I'm back." Wang Yanxian saw that Yu Cai didn't want to eat, so she put the bowl aside and let the nurse take Yu Cai out for a while.
Yu Chengmian knew that Wang Xianxian probably had something to say.
"Your Highness can know that the concubine encountered an interesting incident when she came back." Wang Xianxian didn't pick it out as soon as she came.
"What?" Yu Chengmian asked with a face.
Wang Yanxian lowered her eyes: "When the concubine came back, she was blocked by a group of homeless people outside Sheng'an City......
Yu Chengmian's heart tightened, and Wang Xianxian said leisurely: "The concubine is fine, but the general guarding the city said that it was my father who ordered the refugees not to enter the city......"
"Yes." Yu Chengmian nodded, "There were two groups of refugees who poured into Sheng'an City before, and they did a lot of fights and brawls for the sake of territory, and they also caused deaths. There are even big families who are caught stealing money and property, such incidents are frequent, and the father and emperor were forced to be unable to do it by the ministers' repeated admonitions, so he gave the order. ”
Wang Xianxian understood, the forest was big, and there were all kinds of birds, but when she thought of those thin old and weak women and children today, Wang Xianxian couldn't bear it after all: "But most of the women and children I saw outside the city today were old and weak women and children." ”
"Xiao Qin!" Yu Chengmian's voice suddenly raised, "Don't question your father's decision!" ”
"But ......," Wang Yanxian turned around stiffly when her words came to her mouth, "Yes, Your Highness." ”
Yu Chengmian walked out of the room and went all the way to the palace, at this moment, in the Jinluan Palace, Emperor Chu was smashing the fold out, and it fell on the face of the person standing in the hall: "Look at it! That's a great idea for you! ”
The people standing in the hall picked up the folds that had fallen to the ground in fear, and did not dare to speak.
The right prime minister, Su Wang, and Yao Zhan sat on the side, and after a little thought, Su Wang got up and said: "The emperor is angry, and the six princes are also kind, and they want to solve problems for Your Majesty." ”
"Problem-solving?" Emperor Chu's eyebrows were about to rise, "I see that he is okay to find trouble!" ”
"How so?" Yao Zhan asked.
"What I want is a way to appease the refugees, and he is good, saying that one person will be rewarded with some money, and he will be sent away, and if he can't make a big deal, he will be arrested and put in prison. If you go on with this bastard, sooner or later the treasury will be empty! Emperor Chu looked at the six princes, and the more he looked at it, the more angry he became, "If you weren't my son, I would want your head!" ”
At this time, Yao Zhan and Su Wei couldn't sit still, got up and knelt on the ground: "The emperor is angry!" ”
At this time, the father-in-law ran over and said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come to meet you." ”
The color of Emperor Chu was a little more pleasant: "Xuan." ”
"Yes." The chamberlain then shouted in a loud voice, "His Royal Highness Prince Xuan is here." ”
Yu Chengmian walked into the palace, stood beside the six princes and saluted: "The sons see their father." ”
"Get up." Emperor Chu's face still had a look of unrelenting concern, "Do you have a good idea?" ”
"Back to my father's words, my sons thought they could give porridge." Yu Cheng Miandao.
Emperor Chu didn't understand: "What does the prince mean, I should let the refugees into the city?" ”
"Definitely." Yu Chengmian reported according to the truth, "Erchen's concubine Wang has just returned home from outside the city today, and the people who come into view along the road are all old and weak women and children, so Erchen thinks that the city gate can be opened, but only a part of the old and weak women and children who have no offensive power are put into the city, and then thin porridge is applied in the city and outside the city, I don't know what my father thinks?" ”
Emperor Chu smiled with satisfaction, and when he glanced at the six princes, he was angry again: "Look at your third brother!" You, you...... Rubbish! ”
The six princes are also unconvinced, they all know that Emperor Yu is biased, so in the eyes of Emperor Yu, everything is good, and the slightest mistake of these princes is waste!
"Father Mo is angry with his body, Cheng Hui is still young, this has just involved court affairs, it is inevitable that there is something I don't understand, and I hope that my father will forgive me." Yu Chengmian respectfully persuaded the emperor to explain.
"The prince's advice is approved, so it's up to a few of you to do it, step down." Emperor Chu held his head with his hands, looking tired.
As soon as he got out of the hall, Yu Chenghui turned his head and left, the most red-eyed person in his life was Yu Chengmian, but today he asked Yu Chengmian to say good things to him, and he was depressed.
Yao Zhan and Su Wan glanced at each other, and then Su Wan opened his mouth to break Yu Chengmian's embarrassment: "Your Highness, in the past, the southeast region paid the most tribute, but this year, there were floods in the three states in the southeast region. ”
"That'...... What if all the emperors, ministers, and wealthy merchants opened warehouses to release grain? Yu Chengmian asked.
"That should make it past the disaster." Su Wan then worried, "It's just that the emperor and the ministers can say that those rich merchants are hoarding grain for profit, and let them donate grain...... I'm afraid it's a bit difficult. ”
"Tomorrow, let's give porridge first, there will always be a way." After Yu Chengmian finished speaking, he said goodbye and returned to the prince's mansion.
Back at the Prince's Mansion, Yu Chengmian sent someone to invite Wang Xianxian to the study to discuss matters, and when Wang Xianxian arrived, Yu Chengmian bent the corners of his mouth: "Xiaoqin, my father allowed some refugees to enter the city, and let him prepare the soup soup alone." ”
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is benevolent and kind, and the concubine thanked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first on behalf of the refugees." Wang Yanxian saluted happily.
"Okay," Yu Chengmian picked up Wang Xianxian and said, "Tomorrow you go to the soup kitchen, there is still something to do." ”
"Yes, Your Highness, the concubine is retiring." Wang Jixian immediately set about arranging the soup kitchen.
Yuri, Wang Xianxian specially got up early, ran to the city gate not far from the set up a porridge shop, the original rush of refugees in the city guard under the arrangement of the next line, everyone got a bowl of porridge, will say to Wang Xianxian "thank you Niangniang".
The refugees who got the porridge were all grateful, and some old women even coaxed their grandchildren in their arms to feed the porridge with tears in their eyes.
The porridge shop in the city was swept away, and after everyone barely ate enough, the refugees spontaneously knelt down towards Wang Yanxian: "Thank you Niangniang for saving your life!" ”
"Everyone, please." Wang Yanxian's eyes suddenly became a little astringent, "This concubine doesn't dare to take credit, this is all the benevolence of the emperor and the prince." ”
"Yes, the emperor is good to us."
"Yes, yes, yes."
"Those adults in the city can't catch up with us, where is there still rice porridge to drink......
"That's it!"
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Wang Yanxian walked to the porridge shop outside the city with red eyes, and it was a coincidence that Yao Zhan personally went into battle and guarded the shop to give porridge! Yao Zhan found that Wang Yanxian was standing far away, and smiled at him with relief, and Yao Zhan also smiled.