The next day was still a good day.

Yu Jin got up early in the morning, went to the yard to fight for a while after washing, and waited for the cold to be washed again, and the movement of washing came from the prince's side.

is not very particular outside, and it is Zhao Shilang who accompanies the prince and Yu Jin to have breakfast together.

The squire himself came in with a tray, and it was his daughter, a young and beautiful young lady, who set the dishes and chopsticks.

The prince couldn't help but look at the little girl a few more times.

Although it cannot be compared with the warbler Yanyan in the East Palace, this kind of rural wildflower also has a unique taste.

The prince is an inseparable woman, but he can't bring his wife and concubine to the palace on this trip, and his heart can't help but stir.

When the squire saw that the prince had taken a few more looks at his daughter, his face turned red with excitement.

God, how much virtue their ancestors have accumulated, and they actually have the opportunity to entertain the prince and the prince!

If the daughter is favored by the prince, it will be a step to the sky.

There was a crisp snap, and a pair of chopsticks fell to the ground.

The little girl hurriedly picked it up, rubbed it on her dress, and was about to put it on the dining table.

The squire hurriedly dragged his daughter and reprimanded: "How can the chopsticks that fell on the ground still be used by the nobles, take them out quickly." ”

The little girl curled her lips aggrievedly and turned around and went out.

The crown prince frowned.

It's so rude that it's unappetizing.

His excitement vanished.

The squire hurriedly apologized: "The little girl is rude, His Royal Highness Tang Tu." ”

"It's okay, you don't need to serve here, step down." I have no interest in the little girl, and even less interest in the little girl's father, the prince said impatiently.

The squire withdrew and called his daughter over for a count: "Usually not quite clever, why can't you even hold chopsticks steadily?" That's it, the chopsticks fell off and wiped on the body, are you going to be angry with me? ”

The girl grinned and said, "I did it on purpose, so that those colored eyes wouldn't stare at me." Hmph, don't think that I don't know my father's idea, let me tell you, I'd rather marry a farmer than be a concubine for the squinting prince-"

"Dead girl, give me a little quiet—"

The girl stuck out her tongue at the squire and ran away.

The squire shook his head helplessly.

It's just that when the children are older, they can't help it, but he still doesn't worry about it, so he won't be angry.

In the dining room, the prince had eaten breakfast slowly, knowing that he really couldn't hide, and said to Zhao Shilang: "Let's go, go to Qianhe County to have a look." ”

Zhao Shilang quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

He was really afraid that this highness wouldn't even go, making their faces from the capital ugly.

Half an hour later, the prince and his party appeared at the gate of the county seat.

"Your Highness, put on your cloak before you go into the city, the cloak is fumigated with herbs."

The prince naturally wouldn't shirk it, and hurriedly put on the thin coat handed by Zhao Shilang, pointed to Zhangyu's city wall and said: "Climb high and look into the distance, let's take a look at the city wall, so that we can get a glimpse of the whole picture." ”

Everyone's expressions distorted.

"Ahem, the prince is right." Zhao Shilang couldn't cry or laugh, seeing that the prince was not willing to take risks, he didn't force it.

The emperor sent the prince to comfort the victims, saying that it was for the officials and the people of the world to see, and when he went back to spread the word, everyone praised the prince's benevolence, who would know whether the prince entered the city or not.

That's fine, at least the prince's safety is foolproof. If the prince has a good job, then his career will come to an end.

The people accompanied the prince to the city wall.

As the prince said, climb high and look far.

Yu Jin stood on the city wall and looked at it, and saw a large area of ruins in the northeast, which was shocking. To the southwest, there were fewer collapsed houses, which seemed to be empty, and at this time countless tents had been erected, and shrunken figures could be seen moving.

He looked at these silently, and his face did not change much.

He had seen many wars in the south, big and small, worse than this. It's just that such a tragic scene is built by their own people and enemies, and the people who suffer in front of them are the people of the Great Zhou.

Only then did Yu Jin realize that the two gave him different feelings.

And the prince's eyes widened in shock.

On that day, the ground in front of the Taimiao Hall moved, the heavens and the earth shook, and the flagpole was broken.

He even saw several soldiers carrying a swollen corpse towards one place.

Fortunately, it was far away, otherwise he would have vomited the food he used in the morning.

The prince's eyes were blank and he looked at Zhao Shilang: "The ground has been moving for so long, how can there be dead people?" ”

Zhao Shilang didn't want to comment on the prince's naivety, and replied: "That's the person who died of the epidemic, often one person gets sick, it will affect the family, and then the whole family will die......"

The prince shuddered.

The plague is terrible, he wants to go home!

Resisting the urge to run away, the prince said with a white face: "Can't you control it?" ”

Zhao Shilang smiled bitterly: "How can the epidemic be so easy to control, it is often -"

Afraid of scaring the prince, he didn't continue, only heard a cold voice say: "It's all dead, even if it's controlled." ”

The crown prince and Zhao Shilang looked at the person who spoke.

Yu Jin's face was pale, as if it was not him who had just answered.

By now he had understood what these people were going to do.

Of course, disaster relief is needed, but the people in the city want to go out. If it goes on like this, it will not be solved until there are no more deaths in the city due to the epidemic, but by then how many people will be alive will be left to fate.

This method of dealing with epidemics can be regarded as a practice handed down from many dynasties.

In the face of natural disasters, human life is as cheap as ants, and there is nothing to be done.

Zhao Shilang didn't expect Yu Jin to reveal the unbearable truth so directly, and sneered: "The prince is too pessimistic, and the people currently gathered in the west are not a big problem-"

Before he could finish speaking, suddenly a commotion came.

Dozens of people poured into the city, gathered at the gate to confront the spear-armed soldiers.

"Let us out, let us out!"

"Open the gates, we don't want to stay in the city and die-"

The ragged people, men and women, old and young, looked numb and desperate, and shouted with red eyes.

The crown prince opened his mouth: "These people-"

Zhao Shilang explained: "The people gathered in the west and wanted to go out of the city. ”

A look of disgust flashed in the prince's eyes.

Who knows if these untouchables have contracted the epidemic and are actually out of the city, without any sense of responsibility for the safety of other people's lives! Fortunately, he was wise, and only stood on the city wall to take a look, otherwise he would have been abrupt by these untouchables if he really entered the city.

The prince silently praised himself.

Seeing that the victims were making a fuss in front of the prince, the Qianhe County Commander shouted at the top of his voice: "Everyone be quiet and listen to what the official has to say." The imperial court will definitely settle everyone well, and will not abandon anyone easily. You see, this is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness has come to visit you on behalf of the Emperor—"

The crowd was silent, and a broken shoe was suddenly thrown on the wall, hitting the prince's head.