Wu Chao: Take the whole family to escape the famine

"It's not bitter, it's not bitter." Emperor Qiheng warmed himself up by the fire, rubbed his almost numb hands, and sighed deeply, "If it wasn't for this trip, how would I have experienced the suffering of the people?"
"If it wasn't for this trip, how would I know that the Night King is so benevolent and loving for the people, and won the support of the people?"

"If it wasn't for this trip, how would I know that this emperor is so incompetent! Alas!"

He Mang didn't know what to say, so he nodded silently.

Many things cannot be clearly understood by sitting in the golden palace and listening to the courtiers' reports, so although the emperor's trip was hard work, it was indeed quite rewarding.

Emperor Qi Heng was feeling emotional when Aqin fetched hot water and came in.

"Your Majesty, hurry up and wash your hands and feet with hot water, it will keep you warm."

"Hey~~" Qi Hengdi responded with a smile, put his hands and feet into the hot water basin, his face was full of happiness.After all, they were getting old, their carriage was stuck in the snow and couldn't move, he and Aqin could only walk.

After running around in the wind and snow for a day, I felt a little unbearable, with clear water and runny nose, and frostbite on my feet.

But he didn't feel bitter at all, he only hated himself for failing to govern the country well, causing turmoil and civil strife, and the people suffered from such severe snowstorms but had nowhere to turn to, isn't it all caused by him in the final analysis?
Just as I was drying my hands and feet warmly, there was the sound of horseshoes outside.

The sound of horseshoes stopped in front of the tent, and a crisp voice sounded.

"Have the emperor and Sister Aqin come back?" The curtain was slammed before the words were finished, and Jiang Yuan hurried in with a big bag, seeing Aqin and Qi Hengdi immediately beamed with joy.

He ran forward and hugged Aqin, "Sister Aqin, thank you for your hard work."

After speaking, he ran over to hold Emperor Qi Heng's shoulders, "Your Majesty, you must have been frozen to death, right? It's all because we didn't take good care of you.

Emperor Qi Heng smiled kindly.

"Hey, thanks to the care of you children along the way, otherwise my old bones can survive until today? It is you who have worked hard."

"Your Majesty, I've won the award, I've won the award!" Jiang Yu'an thought of something, and hurriedly asked, "By the way, everyone is short of food due to the snowstorm~~ You must have not eaten yet, right?
While talking, he untied the burden covering his shoulders and took out the food box inside.

A foam box of suitable size is placed outside the food box to keep it warm.

As soon as Jiang Yuyan opened the food box, there were four dishes and one soup inside, steaming hot and fragrant.

"His Royal Highness and Princess Ye specially made this for the emperor. The emperor must be hungry, right? Try it quickly."

"Wow, this kindness is really~~ I am very moved." Emperor Qi Heng rubbed his hands, took the chopsticks handed over by Aqin, took a bite impatiently, and hummed twice in satisfaction.

"Girl Qin, you can eat too." The emperor swallowed the food in his mouth and said to Ah Qin, "You haven't eaten two meals, you must be starving."

Aqin was flattered and quickly lowered her head
"Here, Your Majesty, I dare not sit at the same table with you! I will cook noodles later."

"Look? We've called your daddy so many times when we came to the capital. Why did you suddenly become a stranger? Eat one piece at a time." Emperor Qi Heng looked at He Mang and Jiang Yuan as he spoke, "Have you eaten? No eat together.'
He Mang didn't eat, and he was so busy arranging food distribution today that he didn't even drink a sip of water.

And Jiang Yuan rushed back to Tongzhou to visit Shen Yuan before dawn, and then hurried back, so naturally he didn't eat.

In addition, no one could resist Shen Yu'an's craftsmanship, so after Emperor Qi Heng greeted him, he sat down at the table lively.

Just after eating and clearing the table, a subordinate came in to report.

"Report to my lord, a man brought a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old to ask to see him outside, saying that he wanted to see Miss Aqin.

"Let them come in." Emperor Qi Heng said.

That subordinate didn't know the identity of Emperor Qi Heng, so he turned his questioning eyes to He Mang.

"Go soon?" He Mang glared at the subordinate, and the subordinate hurried out, wondering who this master was and why General He was so respectful.

And He Mang did not reveal the identity of Emperor Qi Heng after all, safety first.

Soon, that subordinate led the mountain man and his son in.

"Master, miss, you are indeed here." The man said respectfully as soon as he came in, and smiled honestly.

"Have you received the food?" Emperor Qi Heng looked at the father and son with concern.

"I got it, I got it." The man's face was full of uncontrollable excitement and joy, and his eyes were filled with tears.

"It's all rice and noodles, four loads per household, and the military camp sent people to the village."

"Not only that, but also clothes, quilts and five taels of silver. His Royal Highness Ye Wang~~ His Royal Highness Ye Wang must be a living Bodhisattva sent from heaven to save suffering!"

The man spoke emotionally, wiping away his tears.

Then he took out a stack of IOUs and a piece of silver from his pocket.

Put the money on the table first, and look at Emperor Qi Heng gratefully.

"Miss, we didn't help you much. How could you leave us so much money? It must be unacceptable."

After returning the silver, he looked at He Mang again.

"Is this the general in the barracks?"

He Mang also admired the man's character, nodded and said: "My surname is He, and I am the general responsible for distributing food to the disaster victims in Luozhou."

The man saluted respectfully, put the IOU on the table, and said firmly to He Mang:
"General He, this is an IOU for [-] households in our village.

"General He, please pass the IOU to His Royal Highness the Night King. The property we picked up today will be returned someday."

He Mang froze for a moment, and turned his gaze to the emperor.

Emperor Qi Heng nodded imperceptibly, and He Mang smiled, "Okay, I will pass it on to His Royal Highness the Night King."

"Thank you very much." The man took the child and bowed deeply to the emperor first, and then bowed deeply to He Mang.

Although he is from the mountains, he knows how to read his face. Seeing that General He respects Qi Hengdi so much, and his eyes are always on Qi Hengdi, he guesses that Qi Hengdi's identity is not simple.

After thanking him, he pulled the child to the front and said to Qi Hengdi and He Mang, "Master, General He, my child wants to join the army under the King of the Night to serve His Highness the King of the Night, I wonder if it is possible?"

Fearing that they would think the child was too small, he hurriedly added, "This child is almost fifteen years old, and he is quite courageous. He once shot a tiger blind and saved a child's life from its mouth. He will definitely be a A good soldier who served his country well."

Naturally, He Mang didn't dare to make a claim, and turned his questioning gaze to Emperor Qi Heng.

Emperor Qi Heng admired the character of this family very much, so he looked at the boy and asked, "What's your name, son?"

Not timid at all, the boy answered loudly.

"Master Hui, my subordinate's surname is Yang, his name is Yang Tu, and his nickname is Tudou.'
"This nickname was chosen by the subordinate himself, because Tudou saved many people's lives during the disaster year, and the subordinate vowed to be a useful person like Tudou. "