Chapter 261: The Death of Huazhou

Huazhou is located in the southwest, the terrain is extremely low, belongs to the plain terrain, after the waterlogging, the drainage is not enough, most of the city and suburbs of Huazhou have been washed away by the flood, many people are missing and died, and the damage is heavy.

Xiao Jingyi and Xiao Jingxuan's two brothers walked all the way, not to mention the mourning of the wilderness, they could still see the people on the road, wearing clothes that did not cover their bodies, Xiao Jingxuan sighed heavily, sure enough, they grew up in the prosperous places of the capital, although they knew that it was impossible to live and work in peace and contentment everywhere and all the time, but this was the first time to see such a scene, and the impact on Xiao Jingxuan was not small.

"This ......"

Seeing this scene, Xiao Jingxuan didn't know what to say.

"Big brother, let's go to the county mansion first." Xiao Jingyi looked away lightly, there was no fluctuation in Xiao Jingyi's heart in such a scene.

"Hmm." Xiao Jingxuan nodded.

When he arrived at the county mansion, the county magistrate of Huazhou was a middle-aged man in his forties, named Guo Ming.

"Minister Guo Ming, meet the crown prince, the second prince!"

Hearing that Xiao Jingyi and Xiao Jingxuan were coming, Guo Ming hurriedly rushed out of the mansion to greet him.

The two saw Guo Ming and nodded.

"Lord Guo, my eldest brother and I were ordered by our father to deal with the floods in Huazhou this time, and during this time, it will be even harder for Lord Guo." Xiao Jingyi spoke.

"Where is the second prince, this is a matter within the minister's responsibility, and it is a blessing for Huazhou that the two princes can come to deal with the flood in person." Guo Ming hurriedly said.

"Prince, second prince, please rest for a while, and the next official will go to pass the meal." Guo Ming withdrew after speaking.

"Big brother, after a long journey, let's rest first?" Xiao Jingyi asked Xiao Jingxuan's opinion.

"It's still early, let's go to the disaster area first after we have dinner." Xiao Jingxuan frowned and said.

Xiao Jingxuan sneered and nodded.

Xiao Jingxuan turned to look at the furnishings in the room.

"Two princes, the meal has been prepared, please move to the side hall." After a while, Guo Ming walked in.

But for some reason, Guo Ming felt that Xiao Jingxuan's face seemed to be worse.

"The prince is tired?" Guo Ming asked Xiao Jingxuan.

"......" Xiao Jingxuan shook his head, looking at Guo Ming's eyes a little strange.

"Mr. Lin Zuzhi's authentic handwriting, the snow night walking map, Lord Guo is really good." Xiao Jingxuan paused and said.

"The prince has won the prize." Suddenly hearing Xiao Jingxuan's praise, Guo Ming was still a little complacent, tasted it and suddenly felt that the taste was wrong, scared into a cold sweat, Xiao Jingxuan snorted coldly and walked forward.

"Master Guo doesn't have to take it to heart, the eldest brother has such a personality, and he is also worried about the people of Huazhou." Xiao Jingyi fell behind, walked to Xiao Jingxuan's side and said.

"Yes, the lower officials know, Second Prince Xie." Guo Ming was stunned for a moment, and arched his hand at Xiao Jingyi.

I instantly had a good impression of Xiao Jingyi in my heart, although Lin Zuzhi's authentic works are difficult to find and precious, they are not impossible to find.

After all, what noble family doesn't have a few things at home?

Xiao Jingxuan was dissatisfied with him because of this matter, and he was a little too fussful. The more Guo Ming thought about it, the more he felt that Xiao Jingxuan was excessive.

On the contrary, Xiao Jingyi seems to be very easy to get along with.

Xiao Jingxuan walked fast and didn't hear what Xiao Jingxuan and Guo Ming said.

In fact, Xiao Jingxuan was not angry at all that Guo Ming's house had set up clothes and snow at night, but when he observed the hall of Guo Ming's house, he saw that one corner of Guo Ming's table was wrapped in silver, leading to the door of the room behind the hall, and the curtains were all glass.

These unnecessary things can be seen everywhere in Guo Ming's house, and this is where Xiao Jingxuan is angry.

Calligraphy and painting are essential things for the elegance of the literati, Xiao Jingxuan does not object, but this unnecessary extravagance and waste, Xiao Jingxuan is very disgusted.

To be counted, Xiao Jingxuan can be said to be a very qualified prince, Wen Taowu is not a problem, and his style of acting is also very admirable and praised.

At least it can be seen in daily life, as long as Xiao Jingxuan often goes to the countryside outside the capital to inspect during the days of rest, the countryside at the foot of the Son of Heaven actually does not have much value to refer to, but this is already the maximum that Xiao Jingxuan can do.

In addition, Xiao Jingxuan himself is also very opposed to extravagance and waste, so he has no good impression of Guo Ming.

Sure enough, when eating, Xiao Jingxuan entered the side hall and saw a table of big fish and meat, Xiao Jingxuan endured the anger in his heart, his face was so black that he could drip ink, and he didn't eat much on the table.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, is this meal unpalatable?" Guo Ming glanced at Xiao Jingxuan a few times, and finally asked tremblingly.

"No, it's good, Lord Guo bothered." Xiao Jingxuan said with a dark face, Guo Ming was a little confused.

"The prince is going to the disaster area outside the city now?" Hearing Xiao Jingxuan's words, Guo Ming was a little surprised.

"Yes, Lord Guo, why is it inconvenient?" Xiao Jingxuan turned his head and asked Guo Ming.

"No, no, the lower official is ready." Guo Mingzuo turned around and left.

"Big brother, ...... you" Xiao Jingyi stepped forward and stood with Xiao Jingxuan.

"If I'm not mistaken, this Guo Ming is the champion three years ago." Xiao Jingxuan asked.

Xiao Jingyi hesitated for a moment and shook his head, he had never been clear about these things.

"Let's go, let's see the victims." Xiao Jingxuan sighed and took the lead to walk outside.

After arriving in the disaster area, it was better than they expected, the cleaning was also clean, and the people who came and went were dressed in coarse cloth clothes, but they were also neat.

"Lord Guo?" Someone saw Guo Ming and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.

"Everyone stop what they are doing, this is the crown prince of the dynasty, this is the second prince, this time the two princes were ordered to deal with the flood in Huazhou, which is really the luck of Huazhou." Guo Ming said loudly, and when all the people heard that it was the prince, they knelt on the ground and saluted.

"Get up, everybody, and don't salute in the future." Xiao Jingxuan picked up the man closest to him and said loudly.

"Lord Guo, you can do it yourself, and my second brother and I will go around casually." Xiao Jingxuan's words meant that he didn't need Guo Ming to follow, Guo Ming nodded a little embarrassedly, and stood in place watching Xiao Jingyi and Xiao Jingxuan leave.

"Big brother, I didn't expect that less than two days after the disaster, Guo Ming would be able to arrange the victims so properly, which is really good." Xiao Jingyi looked at the tents around him and said with a smile. Xiao Jingxuan didn't care.

"Look." Walking to a tent, Xiao Jingxuan suddenly stopped, and looked at it, there was a seven or eight-year-old boy sitting on the side of the tent, his face was clean, but the shoes he was wearing were both torn, and he was gobbling up a steamed bun in his hand. Xiao Jingyi frowned.

"Little doll, why are you sitting here?" Xiao Jingxuan stepped forward and touched the little boy's head and asked softly.

Two richly dressed men suddenly appeared in front of him, how could the little boy have seen such a battle, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

"I'm ......" the little boy swallowed a mouthful of steamed buns and stammered.

"My mom and dad are gone." The little boy looked at the two and whispered. Xiao Jingxuan and Xiao Jingyi were stunned, obviously they didn't expect such a result.

"Then you're here alone, are you still used to it? Are you full-fed? Xiao Jingxuan felt pity and continued to ask.

"I, I came with my sister, but yesterday, sister, sister was gone." The little boy said intermittently, and it took Xiao Jingxuan a long time to hear the little boy's words clearly.

"Why is it gone?" Xiao Jingyi frowned and asked.

"Sister, my sister is sick, I went out to get food, and when I came back, my sister was gone." After talking, the little boy also felt that the two men in front of him had no malice, and he spoke more and more fluently.

Xiao Jingxuan and Xiao Jingyi glanced at each other, and obviously didn't understand what the little boy said.

"Did someone take your sister for treatment?" Xiao Jingxuan continued to ask.

"I don't know, I've been looking for a long time and I haven't found my sister." The little boy lowered his head, looking very lost. Xiao Jingxuan patted the little boy on the shoulder, took out a piece of candy from his arms and handed it to the little boy.

"We'll help you find out, what's your name, what's your sister's name?" Xiao Jingxuan said.

"My name is Xiao Niu, my sister's name is Xiao Cui, brother, do you really help me find my sister?" The little boy looked up at Xiao Jingxuan with a look of hope.

"Of course, you can stay here in peace, eat well, and sleep well." Xiao Jingxuan pinched the little boy's face and said with a smile.

Not long ago, the crown princess gave birth to a boy, the first eldest grandson of the emperor of Daqi, Xiao Jingxuan saw that the little boy thought of his child again, and his heart couldn't help but soften.

"Okay, thank you, brother." The calf nodded vigorously.

"Big brother, could it be that Xiaocui left by himself?" When the two left from the tent, Xiao Jingyi asked, this flood is so serious, that Xiaocui may go somewhere else to find a way out, leaving her younger brother here, after all, with such a young child, not to mention the rest, if that Xiaocui reaches the age of marriage and carries a drag oil bottle, there must be a lot of inconvenient times. Xiao Jingxuan shook his head, he didn't think that Xiao Cui would leave the calf and go away by himself.

After talking to the calf for a few words, in fact, it can be seen that the calf's father and mother still attach great importance to the child's education, this calf's clothes are also clean, and the body is also clean, although the speech stammered at first, it was normal later, and it can be seen that it is very polite, the calf looks like this, it is not difficult to imagine that Xiaocui must be no worse, so Xiao Jingxuan thinks that Xiaocui will not do anything to leave her brother and go alone, and just now Xiaoniu also said that Xiaocui is still sick. Where can a sick woman go if she is alone?

Xiao Jingxuan and Xiao Jingyi took a turn and found that the disaster area was very orderly everywhere, and the food and clothing of the victims were not bad, so the two of them were relieved, but Xiao Jingxuan always felt that something was strange.

"Lord Guo?" The two walked to the place where they came, and Guo Ming had already been waiting there.

"The crown prince, the second prince." Guo Ming bowed. Xiao Jingyi also saw a trace of pride in Guo Ming's eyes.

"Master Guo, where are the sick victims settled?" Xiao Jingxuan suddenly asked, just when he came out, Xiao Jingxuan finally understood what was strange, this disaster area was very large, and both of them turned around, but they didn't find the tents for the wounded and sick.