Chapter 1052: Her Majesty the Empress (16)
The first season of folk tours has finally started. When the children left the palace, they were like birds flying out of their iron cages, and they were happy. We all dressed up in disguise. Some sat in carriages, some rode on horses, singing and laughing all the way.
I didn't travel with a big battle. What dragon chariots, what forbidden army guards, all of them are far away from my plan. We only brought four attendants, Ziyu, Ziyan, Mei Jue and Mei Lang. A group of ten people, play wherever you go.
This is true freedom. We take a big breath of fresh air and feel the charm of freedom.
In the streets of the small county, children are running and jumping, watching folk artists perform and learning how to make noodles from the master of the noodle kneader; When they arrived in the small village, they flocked to help with the harvest or harvest.
For the first time, the children learned that this is how the grain came from, and that it took a season of hard work and a season of harvest. They also helped rescue crops during stormy days.
Once, while traveling in a certain place, we heard that there was a flood in a certain county, and we rushed to the rescue.
How many acres of fertile land were flooded and how many houses were destroyed in the face of the beasts of the flood? Seeing the monstrous waves and hearing the crying father and mother, the children were shocked. However, in the face of disaster, they did not have any fear or flinch, and the bravery they showed was completely beyond my expectation and that of my brother. Even Ling'er, the youngest and Ping'er, who had the weakest martial arts, saved several people one after another.
At that time, Brother Xiao and I forgot our noble status and the need to protect our own children first. In our eyes, there are only two words left in our hearts - save people.
After the floods, the plague spread, and homeless refugees and beggars appeared. Only then did the children see what it means to be a human disaster. For the first time, our Highness the Crown Prince knows how important a full treasury is.
I wrote a holy decree and sent Mei Jue to rush back to the palace with the holy decree and bring a large amount of silver taels and grain for disaster relief.
Of course, before that, the granary of the county government had already been opened by us for relief, but there were so many refugees that we had to bring grain from the treasury again. At the same time, it also allowed the Tai Medical Department to allocate a large number of doctors and medicines to solve the problem of the plague.
After that time, our crown prince thought a lot.
He finally knew that even when the country was rich and the people were strong, he could not take it lightly, and he must be prepared for danger in times of peace, and he could not be lazy and lose his sense of defense in comfort. If you don't accumulate more in normal times, a disaster can drag down a county, thus breeding tumors, and when the tumors grow, not only are they difficult to cut, but they will also spread to other places.
In the course of our travels, we encountered not only disasters, but also corrupt officials and unjust cases.
In Rulan County, the woman who stopped the sedan chair and sued taught Yao'er a lot of truths. We asked Yao'er to take her three children to find out the case by herself, find the real murderer, and then severely punish the corrupt officials, avenge the wronged woman, and promote justice.
In this process, we only play the role of a reminder, and do not interfere. We are convinced that only in such practical training can we cultivate a good emperor for the Yixia Kingdom.
When Yao'er turns eighteen, I will fulfill my promise to pass on the throne to Yao'er, so that this little man with the blood of both Dongxia and Beiyi will become the true Holy Lord Mingjun. At that time, my brother and I can truly enjoy a comfortable and leisurely life.