Chapter 40: Soup Kitchen (Part II)

Liu Heng rode a horse, and along the way, he couldn't help but be a little touched when he saw those homeless people who were unclothed, skinny, sallow-faced, and godless eyes, even if he was the emperor in his previous life.

He tightened the reins in his hand, causing the black dragon horse's front hooves to raise and neigh, but the outcasts did not react in the slightest, and there was not even a look of fear in their eyes.

"Hey!" Liu Heng shook his head helplessly, looked at these homeless people, and sighed helplessly.

The world is prosperous, and the people are suffering; The world is dead, and the people are even more miserable! Thinking that in another time and space, the number of Han people was less than one-third of the heyday, and he roared in his heart: In the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was up to me to save it.

"System, how much is the grain in 1 catty?" Liu Heng asked the system in his heart, what he had to do for this group of people who had lost hope.

"Host, the system does not sell by the catty, 1 living currency is exchanged for 1 ton of white rice." The voice of the system sounded in the depths of Liu Heng's mind.

"Exchange it for five hundred tons!" Thinking that he still had 500 living coins, he said in his heart.

"500 living coins have been deducted, and 500 tons of white rice have been put into the treasury." The system, like the face of a profiteer, popped up again.

Liu Heng knew that 1 ton of white rice was definitely not worth 1 living coin, but he knew that this was a special period, and it was good for the system to be willing to exchange it for him.

Yunnan Baiyao's powerful ability, in modern society, I am afraid that it takes millions of RMB to be able to buy a pack, which shows the black heart of the system.

"Everyone, stop the trouble! I have something to say. Liu Heng rode on the horse, sank his dantian, and shouted loudly.

Those people who didn't expect life ignored Liu Heng and walked straight to the side of the official road to make way for Liu Heng's army.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am the regent of the Han Dynasty, and this king wants to say, can you hold out to Luoyang? The king is willing to open a warehouse and release grain, so that everyone can have enough to eat. Seeing the actions of this group of homeless people, Liu Heng was completely helpless and said loudly.

Photo ...... Regent...... What you say, King, is ...... Are you sure? A gray-haired, skinny old man was elected by the homeless and asked intermittently.

"Come on, give this old man some water to drink, you all take off the water bag and give water to the old folks." Liu Heng didn't answer the old man's words, and shouted to the soldier riding a tall horse behind him.

"Yes!" When the soldiers heard this, they hurriedly got off their horses and handed the water to the homeless people on the side of the official road.

Although they were made by the system, they also had the seven emotions and six desires of people, and when they saw the situation of the displaced people, they had long wanted to give them water to drink, but Liu Heng didn't speak, so they didn't want to disobey the order.

"Thank you, thank you!"

"Thank you, Lord Regent!"

"The Lord Regent is such a good man."

Seeing Liu Heng's kindness, the homeless people knelt down and kowtowed to him, among which two little girls were the most conspicuous.

"Let people call Yue Fei and open a warehouse to release grain! This is my royal decree. He handed the token given to him by the system, handed it to the adjutant who was following behind him, and said.

"No!" The adjutant's eyes were full of gratitude and recognition, he didn't expect the prince to do this.

"Everybody, get up! Kids, hurry up. With his hands in the air, he motioned for the homeless to get up quickly, walked over to the little girl with a stained face, and helped them up.

"Kids, what's wrong with you?" Seeing the two little girls around 7 or 8 years old, after being helped up by themselves, tears flowed out of their eyes uncontrollably, Liu Heng was puzzled.

"Lord Wang, please save my mother, I am willing to be a cow and a horse for you." The two little girls said in unison, crying.

"Where is your mother?" Liu Heng frowned, listening to the little girl's tone, the mother of the two of them was probably terminally ill.

He is not a saint, just now, the system issued him a task to save the mother of the two little girls, otherwise he will wait for death in this world.

"Lord Wang, my mother is over there." The little girl on the left hand stretched out her dirty little hand and pointed to the 25 or 6 women who were half lying on the ground not far away, with tears in her eyes.

Name: Huang Lian

Age: 26

Origin: None

Condition: Advanced breast cancer

Liu Heng checked Huang Lian's information through the character inquiry, and his brows couldn't help but clench, do you really want to exchange 5 world coins for two future peerless beauties?

But he thought of the consequences of not saving himself, so he quickly dispelled this idea, exchanged an anti-cancer drug in the system, and walked over.

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"Your Majesty, Weichen has something to do!" In the imperial study, Wang Yun bowed down and stood in front of Liu Yan, looking down at the ivory board.

"Lord Situ, please tell me if you have something." After Liu Heng's teaching yesterday, and with the protection of his own teacher, Liu Yan no longer flinched, and said quite majestically.

"Your Majesty, Wechen wants to impeach the regent." Wang Yun glanced at Liu Wei with his residual eyes and said loudly.

Just now he received the news, the regent asked Yue Fei, the leader of the forbidden army, to go to the treasury to open a warehouse to release grain, immediately put on official clothes, and ran to the palace to complain to the emperor.

He still doesn't believe it, just because the regent opened a warehouse to release grain and help those mud legs, such a big crime, His Majesty does not cut his title and official position, there will be a ghost!

But where could he have thought that the prince or title of the Liu family could be impeached by him as a Situ, without the impeachment of the Manchu Dynasty and the civil and military forces, just waiting to be hated by Liu Heng!

"Oh! Tell me about it? Liu Wei didn't want to think about it, so he asked, how could he not guess that this guy was probably here to impeach Uncle Huang for opening a warehouse and releasing grain.

"Wechen is here to impeach the regent, open a warehouse to release grain privately, and help the homeless." How could Wang Yun not know that now that the imperial court is in difficulty, the chances of successfully impeaching Liu Heng are much greater for food reasons.

"Go down! I already know. Liu Wei waved his hand at him, and was not the slightest dissatisfied with the matter of the emperor's uncle opening a warehouse to release grain, and said to Wang Yun impatiently.

Yesterday, Uncle Huang told him a few big truths, saying that "the people take food as the sky", "water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn a boat", "the world is prosperous, and the people are suffering; The world is dying, and the people are suffering."

Later, he didn't understand what it meant, so he found Zhonglang General Lu Zhi and asked him what it meant.

Lu Zhi's explanation to him is that the Han can make the people have enough to eat, which is their heaven;

Later, he demonstrated to Liu Bian, and the boat was stable in the water until it capsized;

In the end, he explained to him that the tax demanded by the Han was too high, and the people's annual harvest could not reach half, coupled with the problem of natural disasters, there was no income, so they had to sell the land to the family to pay the tax!

Outside the city gates.

Yue Fei had already ordered someone to build a stove, and thick porridge was tumbling in a dozen cauldrons.

Next to the young emperor, followed by an old man as thin as a bamboo pole, holding the sword of King Goujian of Yue in his hand, his body was not 20 centimeters away from Liu.

Behind was a group of officials, who had no impatience on their faces and no complaints, standing in the sun, watching the army and homeless people walking slowly in the distance.

Soon, the army and the displaced people led by Liu Heng came to a hundred meters away from Liu Bian and others, and they got off their horses one after another, let the adjutant lead the horses, and walked towards Liu Bian and the other ministers.

"Weichen knocked on His Majesty, and the last general was fortunate not to dishonor, exterminated more than 50,000 Dong thief rebels, and captured 250,000 people." Liu Heng arched his hand towards the young emperor, without the slightest smile on his face.

He is the regent canonized by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and he is a king side by side, seeing the existence that the emperor does not need to kneel, he naturally does not need to kneel Liu Yan.

The soldiers and homeless people behind him heard Liu Heng's address to the young emperor, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and shouted.

"The last general will knock on Your Majesty."

"The grass people have seen Your Majesty."

Two completely different voices sounded outside the empty Luoyang City Gate, and Liu Bian hurriedly made a false hand and said:

"Fathers and fellow villagers, you don't have to be like this, my Han is useless, I can't let you be fed and clothed, and let you be displaced, here, please accept my worship."

When the words fell, the young emperor's knees slammed on the ground with a "bang", and he looked at the stunned homeless people, and the "bang bang bang" was three rings.

"Your Majesty, no!"

"The grass people are ashamed."

"Your Majesty is the true son of the dragon, this is inappropriate."

Seeing this, the homeless people knelt on the ground one after another, but the hundred officials behind them did not stop Liu Yan's behavior, they knew that this was what the Liu family owed to the people!

"From now on, there will be a stronghold here at the Luoyang City Gate, with two meals a day and two bowls of porridge per meal."

"The elderly over 35 years old, children under the age of 15, and women do not have to work, and young adults between the ages of 15 and 35 want you to work in exchange for food."

"Rest assured, this king will not break his promise, and he will have as much as he should have, and no one will be able to disobey or withhold your food."

After Liu Heng pulled the young emperor up, he nodded in his heart, such a way to win the hearts of the people, I really don't know who handed it over to him, and said loudly to the displaced people.

"Your Majesty, thank you, Lord Wang."

The voices of the homeless people rang out again, and Liu Heng had a headache.

"Now, go to the river next to you, wash your hands, and this group of soldiers will give you bowls." After the words fell, he took Liu Bian and the others and walked towards the city.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, Lord Wang." After another thank-you, the displaced people began to wash their hands according to Yue Jiajun's instructions and went to receive food.