Long Shaoyang walked along the heavenly street, looking around, only to find that on the street, next to the houses, and under the root of the wall, there were homeless people in twos and threes, either moaning in a low voice, or staring dullly, or lying on the corpse.

He sighed helplessly, looked up at the sky, and saw that the sky was getting more and more gloomy and gray, and the clouds were getting thicker, giving people a feeling of depression and loneliness. A gust of wind hit, Long Shaoyang only felt a strong chill, and he was busy clamping his legs hard, urging the horse forward.

Back at the Zhu House, Cheng Bo had already greeted him and took the bridle. At that time, it was past the time of Shen, and Long Shaoyang found that his stomach was already rumbling, and then he remembered that he had not eaten since he had eaten in the morning. Cheng Bo handed the bridle to the servant, and ordered the meal that had been prepared to be delivered one after another, and came up again to ask for warmth.

While eating, Long Shaoyang talked about how to leisurely lead the horse around, how to meet a group of people to deceive, how to relieve the siege of the county lord Zizi, and how to compete with Zhu Xibing on horseback, but he talked in detail about the situation of encountering the northwest refugees. Cheng Bo smoked a dry cigarette, but he kept listening with blazing eyes, his expression was sometimes relaxed, sometimes nervous, and when he heard about the displaced people, he stopped and couldn't help sighing.

The two of them gossiped for a while, and before they knew it, it was time to hold the lamp.

After sending Cheng Bo away, Long Shaoyang only felt sleepy, thinking that it was because of this day's running back and forth, he wanted to hold the scroll under the lamp and read it at night, but found that his eyes were sour, sleepy and embarrassed.

Pulling his shoes to the window, as soon as he pushed open the window, a cold wind immediately hit him, Long Shaoyang couldn't help but shiver, only to see that the night was quiet and the wind was cold, and the air was mixed with heavy moisture. As far as the eye could see, under the dome, the dark curtain was closed, and nothing could be seen clearly, except that where the candlelight in front of the window reached, there were stars swirling and coiling in the wind, dancing - it was snowing.

Long Shaoyang returned to the bed, covered the quilt and fell asleep, and there was silence all around, only the window paper was sometimes dense, sometimes sparse, and made a gurgling sound.

He lay quietly and wanted to fall asleep, but found that Shicai's sleepiness was nowhere to be found, and the scenes of today's encounter came to his heart, one moment was the old man's bloodstained body, trembling lips, one moment was the miserable cry of the mother and son, and the other was the hideous faces of the group of officers and soldiers...... For a while, his heart was surging, his thoughts were unsettled, and he tossed and turned until he fell asleep in a hazy manner at the third watch.

When he woke up the next day, Long Shaoyang only felt that his eyes were bright, and when he turned his head, the room was bright and dazzling, and the sound of sparrows chirping came from time to time outside the window.

His heart moved, he hurriedly dressed and got out of bed, and pushed out the window: the snow had stopped at this moment, and the whole world had been covered in silver and pink overnight, and he couldn't help but feel refreshed.

At this time, Cheng Bo walked in, followed by several domestic servants, holding plates and plates in their hands, and placing the food on the table.

Long Shaoyang washed his face and wiped it dry, glanced at the food on the table, sighed silently, and said: "'Zhumen wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road', you and I still have a mouthful of food to eat when we wake up, but the homeless people inside and outside Luocheng have no roof to cover their bodies and no place to stand on the bottom, I am afraid that most of them are living in hunger and cold at this moment." ”

Cheng Bo said: "The son is really kind-hearted! The old slave heard the eldest young master say that the court has been discussing this matter for the past two days, and the ministers have their own opinions, arguing endlessly, and there is no perfect plan for a while, and His Majesty is also difficult to decide, saying that it has been passed on to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion to set up porridge fields inside and outside the city to solve the urgent need. The eldest young master went out before dawn in the morning, saying that he had accompanied His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to inspect it—it was rare to see him so attentive to his errand! It is no wonder that thousands of mouths are waiting for a meal, and if they go a little later, they don't know how many lives they will freeze to death and starve to death. He let out a long sigh.

After hearing this, Long Shaoyang suddenly lost his appetite, and with a "hmm" sound, he simply ate two bites. As soon as he stood up, he only heard Cheng Bo smile and said: "His Royal Highness King Teng is not afraid of the cold, stepping on the snow to meet friends, this elegance is very popular!"

Teng Wang Xiao Yuanying stepped in, still looking free and uninhibited, glanced at the food on the table, and deliberately said: "Shaoyang, are you eating lunch?" ”

Cheng Bo hurriedly beckoned the servants to remove the dishes on the table, served two cups of tea, and sat down with him and smoked dry cigarettes.

Long Shaoyang smiled and asked, "What can make our Royal Highness King Teng so concerned?"

"It's not about those displaced people, I think you have also heard of it, natural disasters and man-made disasters in the northwest, fifty or sixty thousand people have traveled long distances to pour into Los Angeles, Jing Zhaoyin saw that the situation was not good, and set up a checkpoint outside the city, blocking about half of the people on the outskirts of the city, but God has come to this snow ...... again" He had become solemn when he spoke, and said in a deep voice, "Tens of thousands of people are stationed in the Gyeonggi Strongland, ice and snow, food and clothing, in case of a civil uprising, it is not fun, although I am idle, when I encounter this major event related to the temple and society, I can't stand by and sit idly by." ”

Long Shaoyang chewed Xiao Yuanying's words for a long time, and said: "Your Highness's feelings for the family and country, the younger brother admires it very much! Yes, tens of thousands of mouths are waiting to be fed, how these homeless people will be resettled in the future is really worrying!"

Jing Zhaoyin has been ordered to set up a porridge field inside and outside the city, and the household department has also allocated silver taels and tents, and the immediate predicament has been resolved. You, for now, worry about yourself!"

"Worried about myself?" Long Shaoyang was stunned and puzzled.

Cheng Bo was taken aback, listened to the dry smoke in his mouth, and his eyes fell on Xiao Yuanying's fat face.

Xiao Yuanying took a sip of tea and said helplessly: "Hmm." Shaoyang, did you meet a man in fancy clothes and a group of family members in Nanshi yesterday, and you had a dispute with them?"

"Not bad. ”

"Hey, Shaoyang, you should have given three points and taken a step back. ”

"Your Highness doesn't know that they have taken a fancy to the horse I am riding, and they have devised a trick to take it for themselves. If it were an ordinary horse, maybe I would let it go and settle the matter. But that horse is Brother Xiao's 'Yue Ying', I borrowed it and used it, and it was returned to its original owner. ”

Cheng Bo suddenly interjected: "What Childe said is true. Nowadays, there are too many rangers like Los Angeles to be idle and like to make trouble, but I am afraid that you can avoid the first day of junior high school, but you can't avoid the fifteenth. As long as you take advantage of the word, we are not afraid of him!"

Xiao Yuanying glanced at Cheng Bo and said lightly: "Do you know who this young man is?"

Long Shaoyang hadn't answered yet, and Cheng Bo had already rushed to say: "Who dare to ask?"

"He is Qiu Youwei, the only son of Qiu Ting, the imperial historian of the dynasty. Xiao Yuanying said.

"Is it him? Long Shaoyang thought in his heart, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and looked out the window with a faint gaze, without words.

Cheng Bo coughed and muttered: "It turned out to be the son of this old thief, the master who had a clear conscience and coveted fame more than ten years ago...... Planting does not produce seedlings - bad seeds. ”

Xiao Yuanying was taken aback, glanced at Cheng Bo with an inquiring gaze, and saw that he looked as usual, and smoked a dry cigarette in his mouth, as if the words just now did not come from his mouth. was stunned in his heart, and then he smiled to himself, patted his thigh and said: "Shaoyang, don't be afraid, Qiu Youwei, this kid, this king has long looked at him unpleasantly, he is idle, fish and meat people, it is difficult for you to give everyone a bad breath, hehe, it is really happy! As for the future, there is his own king to support you, don't say that he is a yellow-mouthed child, he is his old son, and he has to pay three respects to me!"

Long Shaoyang bowed his hand and said with a smile: "In this way, I will thank His Highness for his kindness." ”

Xiao Yuanying waved his hand and said: "Shaoyang, talking like this is to see the outside, you are now a celebrity in front of His Royal Highness the Prince, maybe I will also be next to your ......fence in the future" Saying, he suddenly changed the topic, snorted, and said, "This Xiao Di is also really, he is willing to lend you the baby 'Yue Ying', last time a few black and golden-eyed pigeons died, but they grabbed this king and didn't let go, obviously looking at your strange goods, favoring one over the other, and watching people put down dishes." ”

Cheng Bo said, "The eldest young master is not like that-"

Before the word "person" came out, I suddenly heard a person say in a loud voice: "The wind is like a tiger in the ice and snow, and those who cry naked have no shelter. I saw two guys carrying a soft sedan chair from under the corridor, and when they turned around, they were already outside the door.

Cheng Bo hurriedly got up to help, Xiao Di walked into the house with a cane, and Cheng Bo helped him take off his black windshield robe, sat down, and said, "Uncle Cheng, take these two guys outside the door to the account room for ten taels of silver each." Go, don't forget this!" Cheng Bo hurriedly agreed and took the two of them away.

Xiao Yuanying was embarrassed, sighed and said, "This ...... This resettlement strategy has not yet been thought of by this king. I don't come to the house for a while, just to find inspiration. Saying that, he changed his face and said with a smile: "I can't compare to you, even the distribution of silver rewards to the guys, this small matter of sesame mung beans has to be personally asked, and I have repeatedly told you." It's a lot of work!"

Xiao Di smiled silently, changed his face to a solemn face, rubbed his hands that were a little red from the cold, and said: "I accompanied His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to inspect a few porridge points in the morning, although there is only porridge and rice, so I don't have to be hungry and cold." After turning around, the two legs really couldn't walk, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sympathized with the old minister, so he arranged a soft sedan chair. The mutilated are unbearable. He sighed.

Xiao Yuanying saw that Long Shaoyang's eyes were full of doubts, and hurriedly said: "Today, the Xuanzheng Hall is above the early dynasty, and His Majesty has ordered the ministers to offer suggestions to discuss the long-term resettlement of the homeless, and will select the best ones from the group policies and promulgate and implement them." In Beijing, all officials above the sixth grade can participate, Shaoyang, you are also a five-grade prince, hehe, this is a good opportunity for you to show your talents. ”

Long Shaoyang's eyes flashed suddenly, and then dimmed, and he muttered: "As a citizen of Daqi, you should share your worries for the country. It's just that Yu Zhirong manages the people, although I have dabbled in it, but I am knowledgeable but not important, and I work hard but do little work. After a pause, he said: "These more than 50,000 people, it is easy to solve the immediate difficulties, but the difficult thing is their long-term livelihood in the future, and they must be considered as a whole in order to be able to solve it once and for all." ”

"Hehe, there you have it! This is not simple, this king has a way to do this!" Xiao Yuanying suddenly slapped his thigh and blurted out.

As soon as the words fell, Long and Xiao turned their eyes to Xiao Yuanying together.