Yuan Qiu stepped forward to hold Chen Zhixian's arm, lifted him up, and said softly: "The prince already knows about this, and he will never let the people go hungry again, nor will he let you be isolated and helpless again. Don't worry. !”
Zhu Yan frowned deeply and asked Chen Zhixian: "How are the refugees settled now?"
Chen Zhixian hurriedly said: "Back to my lord, most of the refugees are now gathering outside Pingtung City. Because there are too many people, the lower officials dare not open the city gate for fear of riots in the city, so they can only temporarily let them live in Liulupo outside the city and distribute I bought some cotton sheets and clothes and set up a few porridge sheds, which I could barely maintain. However, the treasury of the prince and the lower government was not rich, and with the donations from the rich gentry in the city, it could not last long. I hope the prince will show mercy as soon as possible. To the people.”
Zhu Yan said to the guard guarding the door: "Let Xing Ying come in!" The guard hurried away and found Xing Ying who was feeding the pigeons to the front hall.
"Master, are you looking for me?" As soon as Xing Ying entered the door, she saw that the atmosphere in the hall was not right, so she hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
Zhu Yan nodded lightly and said: "Quickly send a letter to the Western Camp and ask them to send an elite army to transport half of the tents, grain and herbs stored in the camp to Pingtung County and hand them over to Magistrate Chen."
Xing Ying looked slightly startled and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, how can this be done? To mobilize the army's food and grass, you need a holy order. You are here now, how can you get the holy order in a short time? If you let someone who is willing In terms of use, this is a serious crime!"
Zhu Yan shook his head: "I can't control so much now, just do what I say first!"
Xing Ying tried to persuade him again, but Xia Yuanqiu stopped him with his eyes. Xing Ying then shut up, retreated and left, and acted according to the prince's instructions.
Xia Yuanqiu said: "Mr. Chen, after the disaster in Lidong, there must have been countless casualties. It's hot now. Have those corpses been properly disposed of?"
Mr. Chen sighed again: "The official was about to talk about this matter. After the Lidong River Dam collapsed, countless houses were washed away and countless people drowned. Some people had to be collected and buried by their families after their death. But There are also many people whose whole families have died, and others have no time to take care of themselves, so they keep leaving corpses in the wilderness. The magistrate of Lidong County does not care about this matter. , it stinks to heaven.”
Xia Yuanqiu's face turned cold, and he said urgently: "If the rotten corpses are not disposed of for a long time, they will definitely breed diseases. If they are not properly controlled, a plague may break out. By then, I'm afraid it will be difficult to end!"
Zhu Yan's heart trembled. He knew better than anyone how terrible the word "plague" was. That year, there was a great victory on the battlefield and corpses were everywhere. When they were cleaning up the battlefield, they got sick due to the hot weather. That bad disease, Countless people were killed, and even the top imperial doctors in the palace were helpless. They thought that the disease would develop into a disaster that would destroy the country. Who knew that God had mercy on Xiliang, and a heavy snowstorm suddenly fell, and the plague became a serious disease. The spread of the disease was alleviated. While the blizzard was still lingering, they threw all the corpses and seriously ill people into the fire, and the plague was resolved.
Thinking about it now, it was really a terrible disaster!
When Chen Zhixian heard this, his expression also changed, and he said anxiously: "Recently, there have been many casualties and injuries among the refugees outside Pingtung City, and the symptoms are all the same. Could it be that -" His hands were shaking constantly. The plague had not yet occurred five years ago. Erased from his mind, it was so tragic and helpless. If not for that blizzard, he, his wife and children might not be alive anymore.