was about to open his mouth to refute, but he heard the emperor speak again.

"Alright, stop arguing! I know this matter in my heart, and I have my own decision! Whoever presides over the overall situation, I will issue the will! ”

"I'm tired, let's retreat!"

After the emperor finished speaking, he was supported by the eunuch and left.

All the courtiers also retreated from the court, and naturally they didn't like each other when they stood in different factions, and they couldn't give each other a good face.

Li Zhen looked at the emperor's back, and then looked at the third prince, his eyes were deep and he couldn't detect the emotions inside.

Near noon, the emperor really made a will.

But it was to let Li Zhen go to the south alone to relieve the disaster, and at the same time appease the people.

Ye Shuhua was also bored in Liyang City, and when she heard this, she also clamored to go with Liyang.

Li Zhen also had this plan, so he naturally agreed.

Because of the severity of the disaster, we set off immediately.

Li Zhen and Ye Shuhua went to Tongyu Town, the most serious town in the south, with disaster relief funds.

They traveled in a carriage for three or four days before they arrived.

Along the way, it can be seen that there are more people fleeing the famine.

This is especially true in Tongyu Town, where people who have frozen to death can build hills on the side of the road.

They temporarily live in the governor's house.

As soon as he arrived at the house, Li Zhen did not stop for a moment to meet with Fang Zhizhou to discuss disaster relief.

Ye Shuhua took a rest and was not idle.

He took Takekage and Jitsui to the street to inspect the situation of the victims.

The shops on both sides of the street are basically closed, and the road is full of depression.

The dark alleys are full of people who were originally diligent farmers, but because of the lack of harvest this time, they have become refugees.

There are both old and young.

They were ragged and unkempt, and the cold wind blew and made them shiver.

It can be seen that Ye Shuhua has mixed feelings in her heart.

I really saw that natural disasters are merciless.

"Miss, they are too pitiful, I don't know if the disaster relief money we brought is enough."

Ye Shuhua's brows couldn't stretch all the time, and she swept through the dark alley of that leg.

"This is not something we can consider, but I believe that it should help most people get through this winter." ”

Not far away, there was a beating sound.

"Shoot you, shoot you! Let you watch and listen nonsense! You scumbag! ”

"Okay, okay, enough fighting, hurry up and solve it! The master said, you can't let him live! ”

"Gotcha!"

The man listened to the order, and immediately pushed away his subordinates who were still fists and kicks, and pulled out the sharp dagger from his waist.

looked at the person lying on the ground, beaten with a blue nose and swollen face, and dying.

"Boy, count yourself lucky and give you a good time, otherwise, I have a thousand ways to torture you to death!"

As he spoke, he raised the dagger in his hand and was about to stab the man on the ground in the heart.

He seemed to know that he would not survive this time, so he gave up struggling and waited for death to come.

But instead of stabbing the heart, the dagger screamed.

He slowly opened his eyes, only to see a figure, moving extremely fast, and three strokes and five divisions by two eliminated the people in front of him.

But soon he also lost consciousness and passed out.

Bamboo Shadow's movements were clean and neat, and seven or eight people surrounded her to fight, but in a few moments, they were all knocked to the ground.

The man at the head had already run away when he saw that the situation was not good.

But before leaving, he didn't forget to throw a dart at the man on the ground.

Fortunately, the bamboo shadow was quick, and the sword in his hand circled and blocked the darts one by one.

When everyone was gone, Bamboo Shadow resisted the man on the ground and got into the carriage.

Ye Shuhua saw the person who put down the bamboo shadow, he was just an eight or nine-year-old child, and he had been beaten to the point that he was inhuman.

His face was blurred with flesh and blood, and there was no good skin on his body.

Seeing that Ye Shuhua suddenly had a cold skin, her eyes were full of distress.

Ji Cui didn't dare to look at it directly.

Tongyu Town is the hardest-hit area, with a shortage of food and medicinal herbs.

Fortunately, on this trip, Ye Shuhua brought a lot of trauma medicine.

The car also had it, so I briefly treated a few more serious wounds for him.

Commanded: "Go back to the house quickly!" ”

Bamboo Shadow sped up and drove back.

Back in the bedroom, he told Ji Cui to boil water and Zhuying to boil medicine.

She examined his wounds in detail.

Most of them were beaten wounds, and there were also wounds from leather strips, which were frostbitten from the sudden cold weather, and there was a lot of necrotic flesh.

The meat has to be removed.

Ye Shuhua took a knife and roasted it on the fire for a while, looking at the little boy who was still unconscious.

She didn't know if the other party could hear it, but she still spoke: "Next, I will help you remove some necrotic flesh on your arms and legs, it should be very painful, you must hold back, I will try to move as fast as possible." ”

She kept looking at the little boy as she spoke, but saw his eyes move imperceptibly.

As if in response to her.

Ye Shuhua was also a little relieved, and started to do it immediately.

The hot blade makes a sizzling sound when it touches the tender meat, followed by the burnt smell of the roasted meat.

She moves very neatly and quickly, almost with a single knife.

Never give him a second chance to endure the pain.

However, in just a quarter of an hour, it was an extremely long time for Ye Shuhua.

After all the rotten meat was removed, Ji Cui boiled hot water and brought it.

Ye Shuhua personally soaked a clean face towel and wiped the dense sweat on his forehead, cheeks and neck.

After that, he was repeatedly soaked in water, wiping dust off his body and skillfully avoiding the wound.

After changing several basins of water one after another, he had to clean up the injuries all over his body.

Only to apply medicine and bandage one by one, and I was busy for nearly an hour.

All wounds are considered to be treated.

Ye Shuhua took his wrist again and made a diagnosis, his pulse was weak, but fortunately, it was a lot more stable.

Moreover, from the time she treated the wound just now, the little boy was so painful that cold sweat broke out layer by layer, and he didn't move.

It can be seen that he has strong willpower and a strong desire to survive.

After tonight, he shouldn't have much of a problem.

The next thing is to feed him medicine, Ji Cui took the job and let Ye Shuhua have a good rest.

Coming out of the house, Ye Shuhua returned to her bedroom tiredly.

Li Zhen hadn't come back yet, and it was already dark outside.

I don't think he'll be done too soon.

Sitting on one side of the chair, she hammered her shoulder wearily.

Seeing this, Bamboo Shadow stepped forward to help press it.

At the same time, he said: "Those who beat him don't look like ordinary people's house slaves, do you want to check it out?" ”

Ye Shuhua closed her eyes, and her head shook slightly with the pressure of the bamboo shadow.

"I must check, but I don't rush it, it's not too late to wait for the little boy to wake up."

On the second day, Ye Shuhua woke up and saw that Li Zhen had not come back all night.

Guessing, it seems that this disaster situation is not easy to deal with.

She didn't want to meddle in this matter, and she didn't have the place to interfere, so she just thought that he was back, asked about the situation, and saw if she could help with advice.

Thinking like this, Li Zhen returned.

After breakfast, Li Zhen looked tired.

But he didn't want to sleep, just sat on the chair and thought secretly.

"But not enough money for disaster relief?"

Li Zhen glanced at her, sighed, and said: "It's not that it's not enough, it's just that at present, including Tongyu Town, and some rich businessmen in several other towns, they have plenty of food in their hands, but they just refuse to let go of donations, only relying on our disaster relief funds, in the end, the money can't reach the people at all, and in the end it will go to those rich businessmen as it is." ”

"I discussed countermeasures with Fang Zhizhou all night, but there was no good way. Those wealthy businessmen are in collusion and unanimously to the outside world, and everyone has no food, and they only donate a few dozen taels, but it is just a drop in the bucket. ”

Speaking of this, his brows furrowed even tighter, and he said: "The rich merchants of Li are indeed different from Huaguo, they don't eat soft and hard, just one principle, don't donate. ”

"Even if I have a thousand plans, they won't be moved by it, and it won't help."

Ye Shuhua also had a headache just by listening to him, and he was silent for a moment and asked, "Who is this rich businessman in Tongyu Town?" ”

"Tongyu Town Gu Family."

As soon as he finished speaking, a little servant ran over, bowed his hand, and said, "Your Highness, the housekeeper of the Gu family came to pay a visit, saying that he was looking for someone from the second imperial concubine." ”

Li Zhen twisted his eyebrows, "Someone? ”

Ye Shuhua was also puzzled, but soon thought of the little boy she rescued yesterday.

Those people are the house slaves of the Gu family?

"Invite him in." Ye Shuhua commanded.

Li Zhen looked at her suspiciously.

Ye Shuhua concisely told him about last night's events, that is, after a while, the housekeeper came.