The ministers all opposed helping the victims outside Linzhou City, but Yuxi stood at the table and said nothing. In the study room, suddenly fell into a strange silence.
It was Xu Wu who broke the silence in the end: "Princess, I finally think that all the adults are right. We are very struggling to help our victims, and we have no spare energy to help the victims under the court. I don't know the princess. Why is there such a decision?" Two days ago, the princess also said that she also felt sorry for the victims, but she was helpless. Now I changed my mind, something must have happened.
As soon as Xu Wu's words fell, the twelve ministers looked towards Yuxi together. In fact, everyone was puzzled. If Yuxi wanted to help these victims, he would have said that he would not have to wait for today.
Yuxi put her right hand on the table and said in a deep voice, "I had a nightmare last night..."
Tan Tuo first asked: "I don't know what dreams the princess has had?" After being with Yuxi for more than ten years, he has watched Yuxi grow up step by step with his own eyes. How can he not know that Yuxi is not such an emotional person? . It's just that he must oppose it from his standpoint before he doesn't understand the reason.
Yuxi said in a mosquito-like voice: "I dreamt that I became a member of the refugees. At the beginning, I ate wild vegetables every day, but the wild vegetables were quickly dug out by everyone. There was nothing to eat. At that time, I could only drink water desperately. At night I was too hungry to sleep, I could only hold my stomach to look at the stars in the sky, and then wish for the stars to help us, and let us survive this catastrophe."
Hearing Yuxi's description, everyone looked surprised. Everyone present had had nightmares, but no one could describe the dreams in such detail as Yuxi.
After a glance at the crowd, Yuxi continued: "There is nothing to eat, my body is getting weaker and weaker. At this time, some of the victims are infected with the plague. In order to prevent the spread of the plague, as long as a person infected with the plague is found , Will be carried out and burned..."
Xu Wu didn't have as good quality as others, and when he heard this, he asked hurriedly: "Could it be that the princess was also infected with the plague in the dream?"
Yuxi shook his head and said: "I didn't contract the plague, but I was so hungry that I was left with a breath. To save trouble, those people carried me out and burned me with those who were infected with the plague. I beg them not to burn me, but They didn't hear it, and threw me on the firewood to burn."
Hearing this, everyone present changed their colors. This dream is really weird.
Without waiting for someone to ask questions, Yuxi said: "Maybe you think this is just a dream, but I really feel the heart-piercing pain of the fire burning on my body. Thanks to this dream, I know that the fire is burning. What does it feel like to be scorched." In order to make the effect realistic, Yuxi not only didn't apply her eyes to remove the dark circles under her eyes, she also asked Mother Qu to put on her make-up to make her look particularly haggard. This is why Xu Wu was so frightened when he saw her.
Fu Minglang said, "Could it be that God is warning the princess to help these victims?" It is normal to have nightmares, but such weird dreams are unusual.
Yuxi said: "I thought about it all night and came to the same conclusion as you. This is because God watched me stand by and watched the victims and made me suffer the suffering of the victims in a dream. If I don't help. Helping these victims may not be as simple as a nightmare. It is very likely that more severe punishment will be imposed."
When it comes to this, no one dared to raise objections anymore. Otherwise, it would be ignoring Yuxi's life.
Yuxi said: "There are hundreds of thousands of victims in Hebei and Shandong. Even if I have this heart, I don't have the ability. But the group of victims outside Linzhou City can still be rescued."
Shen Chunting said: "Wang Hao, I'm afraid that other victims will swarm when they get news." At that time, rescue will not be saved. Save, there is not so much food. If I don't save, I'm afraid of God's punishment. At that time, it was really a dilemma.
Yuxi shook his head and said, "The plague has broken out outside Linzhou. The victims in other places won't rush there if they get the news." As for other places, she didn't plan to care.
Shen Chunting, as the official book of the Ministry of Households, has tight control over money: "Wang Hao, there are still nearly a million victims who need to be settled and rescued under our own governance, and there is not so much money and food. The minister felt that even if we want to help these victims, There must be a limit."
Yuxi said, "This is natural."
After talking about helping the victims outside Linzhou city. Yuxi asked Yuan Ying, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, to stay, and the others put them back.
After leaving the palace, Fu Minglang asked Tan Tuo: "My lord, do you think this dream of the princess is true or false?" Zi said nothing about his power. Fu Minglang believed in Confucianism and instinctively did not believe in ghosts and gods. But looking at Yuxi's haggard appearance, he couldn't help but believe it. Furthermore, Yuxi didn't need to make up these words to deceive them.
Tan Tuo said: "You only need to know that the princess wants to help these victims." True or false is not important, what matters is the princess's attitude and decision.
Fu Minglang understood what Tan Tuo meant, and immediately nodded: "I understand."
After talking with Yuan Ying, lunch is approaching. Yuxi was about to go back to the backyard for dinner, walked out of the study, looked up at the blue sky, and let out a sigh of foul air.
The first thing he did when he returned to the backyard was to wash his face. After washing off the powder on his face, Yuxi felt much more refreshed.
Mother Quan looked at Yuxi's expression a lot better, and asked, "But the problem is solved?"
Yuxi handed the face towel to Banxia and said: "Today I have summoned the ministers and told them that I have decided to help the victims outside Linzhou City." The food was fine, mainly medicinal materials. The garrison troops in various places had stored a lot of medicinal materials before, and for the time being, they could only extract some of them from them.
Many medicinal materials are time-effective. Anyway, there will be no major battles in the past two years. Use them first and then make up for them.
Grandma is such a shrewd person, even if she is old, her mind is still sober: "Is the nightmare you had last night related to the victims?" Otherwise, Yuxi's attitude would not change so quickly.
Yuxi did not deny, but nodded.
"You! It's just soft-hearted, hard-faced and soft-hearted." She thought that Yuxi could really take care of the victims, but she didn't expect that she would still overestimate Yuxi too much.
Yuxi said, "I just want to do my part." Before she died, she wished someone could help her save her. It is a pity that such a person has never appeared until death. Those who have never experienced despair and pain will never experience it. So she wanted to do her best for these victims and help them. Not to get their gratitude, but to feel at ease for myself.
Three days later, Liu Tienan received a letter from Yuxi. Seeing Yuxi in the letter that he should help the victims outside the city, Liu Tienan was a little embarrassed. Now there is a plague outside the city. If you rescue these people and bring the plague into the city, wouldn't the entire Linzhou city be in danger? But since the princess had the order, it was impossible for him not to execute it. After thinking about it, Liu Tienan summoned several generals to discuss this matter.
Li Jun stood up and said, "General, I am willing to take food and medicine out of the city." This time out is actually very dangerous. After all, no one can guarantee that they will not be infected with the plague. But Li Jun decided to go, not because he was great, but because he wanted to do his part for the victims.
Liu Tienan said, "I will not stop you if you are willing to take people to help the victims, but there are some things I have to say first. After you go out, I will not let you come back until the plague is not resolved." It is not Liu Yongnan who is ruthless. , But he wanted to think about the more than 100,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of people in Linzhou City.
Li Jun nodded and said: "General, I understand. General, I just want to go home to see my wife and children before leaving the city." Before each expedition, he has to go home to visit his wife and children. Although not going to fight this time, it is more dangerous than fighting.
Liu Yongnan said: "Yes, but you have to come back quickly. Many things have to be dealt with." He can prepare food and medicinal materials, but the entourage has to be selected by Li Jun. And these people who follow out of the city must volunteer and cannot be forced.
Li Jun nodded and said, "I will come back after seeing them."
Gu Li didn't understand, and asked, "General, didn't you say that the princess was not going to take care of the victims outside the city? Why do you want us to help them now?" The changes were too great.
Liu Tienan shook the sword in his hand and said, "How can I guess what the princess thinks? We only need to follow the order." As for what the princess thinks, he doesn't bother to guess.
Aunt Jia, her two children, Sister Shang and others have all moved to Linzhou City. Knowing that her husband was going outside the city to help the victims, Auntie Jia's tears came down immediately: "I won't stop you if you want to help the victims, but you shouldn't take risks. What if you let me and Xia'er do this?" Aunt Jia gave Li Junsheng’s son was named Li Wenxia. Maybe it was because of her body being injured when she escaped from famine that year, Aunt Jia didn't regenerate after giving birth to Li Wenxia.
Li Jun wiped his tears to Aunt Jia and said, "Daughter-in-law, don’t cry. When we fled back then, I wished someone could help us. We were lucky and received the princess’s kindness. Now the victims outside the city need help. I can't bear to stand by and watch. Daughter-in-law, don't worry, I will come back in peace. "You can't die in a war. How can a small plague kill him."
Aunt Jia knows that this is the end of the matter, and it's useless to say anything. Give the child to Li Jun and pack up by himself.
Back in the army, Liu Tienan said to Li Jun: "You can read, and you can read the things on it yourself." The reason why Li Jun was able to rise to the fifth-rank defense so quickly has a lot to do with his literacy. You know, very few people are literate in the military. For these years, Liu Tienan had been guarding Linzhou City and did not follow Yun Qing to fight, otherwise Li Jun's position might be higher.
Li Jun took the booklet and read a page to reveal his surprise, and said: "General, this thing is too useful." It says that the place where the plague is written must not drink raw water, and the place where the patient lives must be cleaned up, and Sterilize with vinegar or spirits daily. Zero Zero Zong Zong, wrote a full book.
Liu Tienan said: "This was delivered along with the letter. The princess also sent two doctors, and they are on the way now." He took out a part of the food first.
Li Jun asked the key question: "General, what about the medicinal materials?" If there is a doctor, it would be useless if there is no medicinal materials.
Liu Tienan said: "This princess did not say in the letter, but since the princess decides to save these people, she will definitely find a way to get medicinal materials. Now, temporarily remove part of it from the army for use." He was not afraid of taking orders from Yuxi. responsibility.
Li Jun went to the army and picked three hundred people. These people are basically from Hebei or Shandong. Seeing these victims in the city, they also couldn't bear it and wanted to do something for them.
Liu Tienan didn't open the city gate, but put them down with a hanging basket. He also plans to put down the food and medicinal materials in a hanging basket.
The movement on the wall has long been noticed by someone with a heart. When Li Jun and his party landed, someone greeted him. The man here is a thick and thick man, but he looks very shrewd.
This person introduced himself to Li Jun as soon as he came up: "My name is Ye Jiuyun, I don't know what the army is called." This person's eyes are also sharp, and he can see that Li Jun is taking the lead.
Li Jun said, "My name is Li Jun, are you the person in charge here?" There are tens of thousands of victims here. If there is no one in charge, it would be a mess.
Ye Jiuyun nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes. Master Li, I don't know what is in these baskets?" After finishing speaking, he looked straight at the dozen or so large baskets behind Li Jun, his eyes full of expectation.
Li Jun said: "These are all medicinal materials. We are here to help you on the order of the princess. If you have any needs, you can tell me and I will relay your request to the princess."
Hearing this, Ye Jiuyun immediately said, "What we lack most is food." Those who are infected with the plague can be saved, and there is no way that they can't be saved. But other people who are not infected with the plague must have food if they want to survive.
Li Jun himself also suffered, nodded and said: "The princess has ordered our general to send you 10,000 catties of grain first. These grains will be put down from the wall by our people later, and this matter will be arranged by you." He is going to let the people he bring to watch. If there is no organization, the food will definitely be robbed by then.
Ye Jiuyun excitedly grabbed the person next to him and said, "A Xun, we have waited, we have finally waited." They stay here all the time because they have heard that the princess is a kind and generous person, and I believe that the princess Ming will help. them.
At first, many people waited here, but waited and waited. After waiting too long, nothing happened. Many people felt hopeless and gave up and left, but he insisted on staying. And now, finally let him wait.
Lin Xun also had tears in his eyes, and said, "Yes! Finally let us wait." As long as Princess Ming is willing to help them, their wives and children can live.
It's only September now, and there are still wild vegetables to eat outside. When winter comes, many people will die from freezing to death, and not many will survive.