Niu Yuan approached and paced beside him: "You just tell the messenger, 'The national policy of the imperial court has been decided, and it must not be changed quickly. Although the people have suffered a little, they are a group of mediocre people, even if they count a few dead and injured, they have nothing to worry about. As for the civil uprising, it is expected that the treacherous officials exaggerated the facts, or did not understand the national policy, acted arbitrarily and provoked changes. Both of these are the scourge of the state, and they should be governed according to the law, and they should not be too light or too heavy, and they should not be too unfair.' ”

"The little one commanded. Then answer him. ”

Hong Lishen waited for a few days, but only got such a perfunctory reply from Niu Yuan, and his chest was extremely depressed. It seems that the imperial court can't count on it, so he can only give repeated orders to the local officials, explaining that the capital province has no intention of interfering, and let them decide everything for themselves. The second governor saw that he was flickering, but he was still unwilling to take responsibility, and his heart was like ashes, and he said goodbye.

Fortunately, before the people under their control could reach the point of rebellion, they were frightened by the additional detachments of officers and soldiers, and some of the troublesome prefectures and counties suddenly stopped a lot, reluctantly bowed their heads to the orders of the government, and were collectively relocated to the coastal tuntian.

Although the journey was not far, after arriving at the destination, the officials counted them one by one, only to find that the losses in the team were very heavy. Most of these people are poor, and they have no land of a few acres, and in the autumn season, there is not much surplus grain, and the government does not allocate a single centimeter, so they are starving and cold, even if they contract a little disease, it is already an incurable disease for them. But the officers and soldiers, in order to cope with the severe reproach of the superiors, did not want to show a trace of mercy, and urged them to march with all their might, allowing a terrible wail to permeate the whole ranks. As a result, more and more people fell down the side of the rough and muddy road, and without knowing whether they were faint or dead, they rolled down the dirt slope and lay down in the grass under the terrified gaze of the people, splashing a puff of muddy water.

Under the cold fog-shrouded sky, the night is also full of strange colors, and no one can sleep peacefully. Everywhere a foul stench could be smelled, and the officers and men could not bear it, and got up from their tents in the middle of the night, set up torches in the wilderness, and prepared to dig a pit for burial of the bodies of the surrounding miles away. They worked hard with shovels to dig through the wet and hard earth, but they were too sleepy to have any strength, and their eyes only opened a line, and they looked at the ground groggy. But none of them could sleep, for there was not only the buzzing of flies and insects, but also the cries of the women in the camp, the heart-rending cries of the sick, and the incessant dry coughing, and countless chaotic sounds stirring in their ears. But the child's crying was not heard very much, and when a soldier was tired from work, when he returned to the camp to rest, he saw an old woman like a skeleton staring at a baby on the straw mat with blood-red eyes, this baby looked not even four pounds, yellow, mouth open, silent, after a closer look, only to find that it was a dead baby.

"You...... You ......" the old woman turned around, a pair of thin hands tugged at the corners of his clothes, "Please......"

"Old man...... What do you ask of me? The soldier asked, gasping and holding her hand.

"Look at my grandson," the old woman said, pointing to the dead baby, as if with thick phlegm, "and he is starving to death...... I don't ask adults what to do, after all, staying in my hometown is death, and here is death...... I only hope that you will bury him alive and don't throw his body in this wilderness. ”

The soldier looked at the child, his eyes were red, and said, "Okay, I'll help you bury him." What about your son's family? ”

"He, sick, is lying in it, and his daughter-in-law ...... Already sick and dead. ”

"Alas......" the soldier clenched her arm, "old man, we are digging a big pit and preparing to bury all the corpses in it, and they will be burned." But thinking of your grief, I will put your grandson and daughter-in-law away and set up a grave, so that the mother and son can pass away with peace of mind. ”

"Thank you, thank you......" The old woman folded her hands and kowtowed twice on the ground.

The soldier wrapped the mother and son tightly in straw mats, and now dug a small grave for them, so that they could rest in peace. Just as he had just finished repairing the tomb, he suddenly heard the sound of cannons in the distance, which shook his hands. He got up and looked into the distance, 'I think it's almost there,' he thought, 'what a nightmare day it was......

The fog was about to clear, and he was still standing in front of the grave, stunned, remembering what the chagrin had told them. They always talk about the 'great righteousness of the country' and the social policies of the prime minister, but standing on the glamorous court, they will never know what kind of calamity is hidden thousands of miles away. Even if they knew, they only bowed their heads, sighed, and continued to indulge in the prosperity of peace and prosperity, and the exploits of thousands of generations. They took the trouble to recount this, as if only a gushing word could cover up all the silence.

In the end, the New Deal has been implemented. Relying on the group of people who moved south, the government not only ordered them to build fortifications, but also urged them to reclaim the land, coupled with the artillery brought from the north, they were busy for several months, and the defense of the island was already impregnable. These documents were all pressed by Niu Yuan in Zhongshu Province, and they had to be read several times a day to be considered comfortable, but they were not announced to the outside world, just waiting for the success of the agreement with Lian Chongyi.

"I heard that Chen Shilang's family gave birth to a big fat boy?" Lu Zhixian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, walked into the main hall, and after saluting the many ministers who had come and went, he came to his comrades Chen.

"Oh, Lu Shangshu!" Comrade Chen also faced each other with a festive smile, lifted the teapot with one hand, and poured a bowl for him, "Please first." Yes, Xiaguan's side room gave birth to a boy for me, weighing seven pounds, and he looked very pleasant. ”

"Fang has been married to a concubine for more than a year and has a child, this is really blessed to cover your Chen family! I don't know what it's called, but can you think of it? Lu Zhixian said with a smile.

"I asked Humble Jing first, she has a good name, Zhili, but it's too simple to be popular, and it hasn't been decided yet." Comrade Chen said with a cold face again.

"Alas, this name is just the right way to enlighten my Pilgrimage, so what's the point of being simpler? Mrs. Zhuo is really knowledgeable. ”

Chen Tongpao said: "It's over, a humble peasant girl, how do you know the word education." This needs to be decided again......"

"Niu Fengxiang has arrived!"

The eunuch outside screamed, and the two of them raised their heads one after another, and watched Niu Yuan walk from the door to the chair before taking their eyes back.

"Today's court discussion, it seems that he is 100% sure." Chen Tongpao said to Lu Zhixian.