Chapter 40: Di Renjie
The words are divided into two ends.
Since Di Renjie was appointed by Ma Jin as the minister of the Qin Mission, he went to Jingzhou to preside over disaster relief affairs.
Di Renjie led Zeng Tai, Li Yuanfang and others to escort the disaster relief grain and grass to Jingzhou at night. It's just that from Shendu to Jingzhou is thousands of miles away, if you take the land route, it will take more than a month, fortunately, Shendu Luoshui is connected with the river, and you can sail all the way down Jingzhou from Shendu, and it takes only half a month. Because of the need to escort the disaster relief silver, in addition to the 500,000 Niu guards of the Qincha guard who Ma Jin specially gave to protect Di Renjie, there were also 3,000 elite ironclad troops of the Right Dragon Wuwei, led by Chen Wu, the general of the Right Dragon Wuwei, to escort the escort.
Di Renjie's 5,000-material flat-bottomed Dafu boat is seconded from the Shendu Luo River Water Division, this lucky boat has nine masts and 12 sails, the head and stern are high, 44 zhang long, 18 zhang wide, and can carry 1,000 people.
Its shape is a small square head, wide flat stern. In the middle of the main deck, there is a deckhouse with bulwark, three stern stern and two permeable transom in the bow. It is divided into five levels, from the bilge to the deck.
At this time, the six Dafu boats were full, and the wind was smooth, and the river was as wide as the sea, and they only went down to Jingzhou, and they sailed fast and steadily. From afar, it looks like a mountain, tall and imposing, so that other ships sailing in the river have taken refuge.
Di Renjie was sitting on the bow of the boat and pondering, blowing the fresh river breeze, the river and sky in front of him, and the forests on both sides of the bank were dyed, which made people feel comfortable.
"Sir, you'd better come into the house! Now it's cold, and it's not good to catch a cold. At this time, a handsome young man walked out of the cabin and shouted at Di Renjie.
"Oh? It's Yuan Fang! The shout made Di Renjie stunned for a moment, turned his head and saw that it was Li Yuanfang, and said with a smile.
"My lord, this time we are going to Jingzhou for disaster relief, not to investigate the case? What do adults have to worry about? Li Yuanfang saw the contemplative look on Di Renjie's face, and couldn't help but ask strangely.
Di Renjie stood up and came to the side of the boat to look at the endless river scenery, then looked at Li Yuanfang, and said in a deep voice: "How can it be so simple to go to Jingzhou. If it's just an ordinary relief victim, just send an official from the household department to it, why would you send me, the secretary of the Dali Temple? ”
"Yuan Fang, you must know that the world you are in now is no longer our original Datang world, here you not only guard against people's misdeeds, but also prevent demons from making trouble, this world is far more complicated than our original world."
"Jingzhou is not the capital of the gods, where Tianwei is located, no one dares to make trouble. Not necessarily in such a place far away from the Dragon Court. ”
"I have been a country in the Great Zhou Dynasty for a long time, and it still looks very strong on the surface, but it has long been rotten from top to bottom, and since Li Shifang and other traitors took power, the court has become a miasma, not to mention the locality. Although after His Majesty came to power, he carried out drastic reforms and clarified the court. But after all, the time is still short, and the impact is only in a corner of the divine capital, and it is far from affecting the top and bottom of the place. Reform is still a long way to go! Di Renjie couldn't help but sigh.
"There is the Son of Heaven in power, and there are adults and eldest grandsons, Xie and others to assist. I will clarify the universe, the four seas will be leveled, and it will be thriving. Li Yuanfang said in a loud voice. He believes very much that with these people here, Da Zhou will only get better and better.
"That's nature!" Di Renjie stroked his beard and said with a gleam in his eyes.
"What do you mean? Is it very dangerous to go to Jingzhou? Li Yuanfang asked suspiciously.
"The danger may not be there, but the difficulty is certain!" Di Renjie said with a smile.
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On the second day after Di Renjie entered the boundary of Jingzhou, he abandoned the ship and landed ashore and led more than a dozen guards to Xiangyang by land. Di Renjie and the others walked on the official road, and what they saw and heard on the road on this day made them feel like they had entered purgatory, and there were ruins everywhere. The victims of the Jingzhou disaster who dragged their families and families walked in groups on the official road, some of them were in a hurry, some of them knelt on the ground and cursed for a long time, and more of them were crying in their ears, and countless displaced people were seen.
This is a natural disaster! In such an era, natural disasters make people unable to have the slightest idea of resistance, and surviving secretly is the most important thing, just entered Nanyang County, which was not seriously affected, and it became like this, and I don't know what will happen to the counties of Xiaoyang Macheng in the hard-hit area.
"Sister--- we're so hungry--- can you give us something to eat? You don't need steamed buns---- as long as it's a nest---", at this time, a man and a woman, two yellow-skinned and thin-clothed children suddenly came to Ruyan's horse.
Ruyan, who was riding on a horse, was already stirred in her heart by what she had seen and heard this day, and when she saw these two miserable children, Ruyan's heart was like breaking a string, and she hurriedly turned over and dismounted and walked in front of the two children.
"Don't be afraid...... Don't be afraid, everything will pass...... Yuan Fang! What about our food? Ruyan pulled the little girl over, took out a handkerchief from her arms and wiped her dirty little face clean
"There are only a few steamed buns, and there are too many to distribute along the way......" Li Yuanfang immediately took out the last few white steamed buns from the baggage when he heard Ruyan's words and said. The big white steamed bun suddenly made the eyes of the surrounding victims look straight, if it weren't for the fact that they didn't look like ordinary people, and they were all carrying weapons, I am afraid that they would have pounced on them and robbed them at this moment.
"Eat slowly...... Come...... Drink some water... Don't choke..."Ruyan gently stroked the heads of the two children as she passed the water.
"Thank you, sister, you are really good people, my brother and I have never met a kind person like you sister along the way." The little girl and the little boy shared a steamed bun, looked around again, and carefully hid the other three in their arms.
"You... Where's your mom and dad? Seeing the little girl's movements, like a swallow's tears, came down at once,
"My brother and I were separated from my parents...... But my father said that he was going to Xiangyang, so we went to Xiangyang to find them. The grain has to be eaten halfway, so it must be hidden......" The little girl crossed her fingers and counted the days when they were separated from her father, and her younger brother just hid timidly behind her sister, staring closely at the steamed bun in the girl's arms.
"Why don't we take them to their parents? Such a young child, if we don't ......" Ruyan had tears in her eyes, looking at Di Renjie and the others pitifully.
"Ruyan...... You know it's impossible, we have to rush to Macheng, which is the most flooded place, and the water level has not gone down until now, so we really don't have the energy to help them find their parents, let alone take them! Li Yuanfang knew what Ruyan was thinking, even if she was a villain, Li Yuanfang would break off her thoughts, and if she went on this way, there would be more and more children who had lost their relatives, and they couldn't manage it.
"Sister, are you going to Macheng? There's a lot of water going on there! You'd better go to Xiangyang with us, everyone is rushing there! I've heard that there's a lot to eat there. The little girl's eyes widened, and she couldn't figure out why this kind sister had gone to the place where they had escaped.
"Alright, Ruyan! It's getting late, and we still have to hurry. Li Yuanfang looked at the sky and said to Ruyan, although Li Yuanfang couldn't bear it, but they had more important things to do now, and they really couldn't bother to go to the parents of these two children.
"Remember my sister's words, don't stop on the road, don't believe anyone's words! Do you know if you want to go to a crowded place? Your father and mother will definitely be waiting for you in Xiangyang......" Ruyan heard Li Yuanfang's urging, in fact, she knew that it was almost impossible for these two children to rely on their own ability to go to Xiangyang, thousands of miles away, but she knew that Li Yuanfang was telling the truth, they couldn't help such a child at all, and they couldn't help it!
"Ruyan, let them follow us first, and then help them find their parents when we return to Xiangyang after we finish our errands" Di Renjie looked a little unbearable, so he said.
When Ruyan heard Di Renjie's words, she couldn't help but burst into tears, and hurriedly pulled the two children to her side and said, "Thank you, uncle, I will take care of them and won't delay our affairs." ”
Because they all came on horseback, they didn't have any tools to carry people, so they had no choice but to bring a child each on the horse. Di Renjie and the others continued to move in the direction of Xiangyang, and before they knew it, it was already afternoon, the trees on both sides of the official road were gradually thickening, and the flow of people on the road was becoming more and more scarce, and there were no traces of people after a while. At this time, Li Yuanfang saw from a distance that there was a small village in the foothills of the mountain in front of him, and he couldn't help but point with a horsewhip and shouted to Di Renjie and the others: "My lord, there seems to be a village in front!" ”