Chapter 2: Hard, Not Counting

Worthy of the heart! It's easy to say, but who really deserves to be worthy of the world where everything is a dog?

Even he Xiao Fangzhi can't do this openness, and doing his best is the only feasible thing for him!

Soon after the outbreak of the epidemic in Hakzhou, Fu Yin reported it to the imperial court, but at first, the emperor ignored it, believing that it was Fu Yin's alarmist exaggeration. Then I received a report from Fu Yin almost every three days, and then a day later,

At that time, the situation in Hakzhou reached the point where it could not be ignored by the imperial court, and the emperor had to face up to the problem of Hakzhou, so he had no choice but to send someone to Hakzhou.

The order was almost perfunctory, not to send people to the rescue, but to send people to investigate the real situation in Kezhou first, and it was delayed for more than ten days.

The news sent back by the spies was roughly the same as Fu Yin's report, the only thing that exceeded expectations was the local epidemic, which is said to be rampant and has reached the point of being out of control!

When the emperor heard the news, he was furious, not for the suffering people of Hakka, but because of the wanton spread of the epidemic.

He believes that the epidemic in Hakka has seriously threatened his life, but Fu Yin concealed it and did not report it, if he hadn't sent someone to investigate the situation in advance, he would have sent someone to rescue without knowing the reason, and then the epidemic broke out, which would only have infected more people with the epidemic.

The emperor's affairs focused on the trivial matters that the government had deceived and concealed, and as for the disasters faced by Hakzhou, the emperor did not mention anything about disaster relief and rescue.

The only solution is to order the blockade of the main plank road to Hakzhou, isolate a city alone, and let the people inside fend for themselves!

Knowing the emperor's decision, Xiao Fangzhi couldn't sit idly by.

As early as the beginning of the epidemic in Hakzhou, he advocated relief for the people, but the emperor rejected it.

Every time he learned about the situation in Hakzhou, although he was anxious, in front of the supreme authority, he was not allowed to make assertions.

In the north, the emperor is in charge of the dynasty, without his consent, no one can exceed his authority to interfere in politics, but anyone who exceeds the authority will be killed!

Faced with the problem of Hakka, the emperor ordered the closure of the road, cut off their contact with the outside world, and cut off their way of life.

This order represents destruction, and more than 2,000 people will lose their lives as a result, and Hakka will henceforth disappear from the northern borders.

It was a city, and there lived a group of people there, and the city was the city of the north, and the people were the people of the north.

The ancestors have lived in the land of the north for generations, and the court is their hope, not a ghost who fell into the well when they were in trouble!

Xiao Fangzhi entered the palace to meet the emperor, asked for his life to go to Hakzhou for disaster relief, and promised that as long as he was given half a month, he would have a way to restore Hakzhou to its original state.

If he can't do this in this half a month, he will come back and take responsibility for his disobedience, and at that time, whether Hakzhou will live or die has nothing to do with him, and everything is up to the emperor to deal with······

Of course, no matter what method Xiao Fangzhi used to lobby the emperor, he succeeded, and the emperor changed his mind and sent him to Hakzhou, leaving him in charge of disaster relief and relief.

Now, Xiao Fangzhi has been in Kezhou for more than 20 days, and he has not gone back according to the original plan, he understands that he can't go back now, the disaster situation has improved, as long as he is given a little more time, he can solve the crisis in Kezhou.

However, the demand in Hakka is too great, more than half of the city's residents are refugees, and there are also sick people, and food and medicinal herbs are in short supply, and the support for the end of the month is the maximum.

The twists and turns of the court in the book, just like the previous performance of Fu Yin, all sank into the sea, and there was no news.

Xiao Fangzhi originally wanted to use himself to contain the emperor, and his children stayed in Kezhou temporarily, even if he didn't ask the local people about the life and death, he wouldn't save his children after all, right?

It turned out that his hopes were disappointed, and it was not the first time that the emperor's ruthless treatment of his son had happened, so Xiao Fangzhi lost.

When the situation improved, there was a lack of materials, Xiao Fangzhi was worried, and he put a lot of pressure on himself, and unexpectedly, he fell ill!

"You're so stupid!"

"Not stupid. Lonely, but beg to be worthy of the heart! ”

The two men who were talking fell silent for a long time.

The man standing by the bed spoke again: "What do you think you can change if you are going to die now?" Nothing can be changed. ”

His voice was soft and his words were steady, but his words were sharp.

"The emperor is far away, he can't see your determination to ask for the people's life, even if he sees an emperor who despises the life and death of the people, what do you expect him to do? When you look at yourself now, are you showing weakness to your choice? You think you've done enough, and you didn't succeed, but you did your best. So, I found a reason for myself to fail, got sick with peace of mind, and in the end, threw the mess that I couldn't solve to others to deal with. ”

Xiao Fangzhi was stimulated by his ownerless words, dragged his drowsy head, looked at people with depressed eyes, and roared weakly: "You are presumptuous, he is your master, how dare you be so rebellious!" ”

The man looked at him sideways, ignoring the 'master' in his mouth, and the topic turned to Xiao Fangzhi again, and asked rhetorically: "I said something wrong, don't you think so?" ”

Under his calm gaze, Xiao Fangzhi clenched his fists, unable to say anything in denial.

As he said, he did everything he had to do, tried his best but couldn't get the results he wanted, looking at the devastated Hakzhou, facing the people who pinned their hopes, he was tired, really tired, and wanted to sleep and never wake up again.

However, even if he was drowsy, his mind was still clear, and his mind was constantly thinking about the situation in front of him and thinking about what to do······

Xiao Fangzhi was very helpless!

His voice sounded again: "You are the crown prince." ”

Xiao Fangzhi smiled bitterly: "The prince is also a human being, not omnipotent." ”

"Indeed." Looking at the tired Xiao Fangzhi, he said: "Although the prince can't do everything, this identity will bring you unexpected gains." ”

Xiao Fangzhi heard the meaning of the words and looked up at him: "What do you mean?" ”

Without directly answering Xiao Fangzhi's question, he looked at the window, seemed to be looking out through the window, and said slowly: "The most severely affected here is the people's hearts, and the people's hearts are sluggish, even if you stay here for ten years, you can't save them." Haven't you noticed that during this time, the government has always been responsible for the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the victims, and the suffering people have accepted the government's alms with peace of mind. Have you ever thought about what else they could do without government support? ”

Yes, it is impossible for the government to take care of them all the time, what can they do without the support of the government?

Xiao Fangzhi was silent, from the first day he came to Hakzhou, all his efforts were devoted to curing diseases and saving the people, and he never thought about specific policies, and he also never thought about this issue.

"Is it really good to continue like this? Nearly 200 acres of land outside the city will be affected, and the midwinter will eventually pass, and it will continue to be abandoned, and the spring crops may be affected. The closest city to Kezhou is Wucheng, a hundred miles away, a prosperous city, what can't you buy······"

At this point, the man disappeared in front of Xiao Fangzhi, staring at the half-closed window, Xiao Fangzhi didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

The situation in the area affected by the disaster has long been set out to find someone to assess, and he plans to return to the imperial city to discuss the specific plan.

However, what I said just now was enlightening.

Why didn't he think of it?

He was too dependent on the imperial court, waiting for them to supply supplies, and once the emperor refused his request, he felt that he had lost hope and fell into despair.

He forgot to exercise his rights expediently, although the emperor ordered the blockade of the main road of Hakshu, but he is the crown prince, who dares to prevent him from entering and leaving!

Herbs and grains are scarce in this city, and there are other places, and as mentioned above, his identity can get more unexpected surprises.

Xiao Fang swept away the decadence, lifted the quilt, got barefoot on the ground, and shouted to the outside world in a voice like a Hong Zhong: "Come on, call Xu Liang, there is something to find him......"