Song of Peach Blossoms: Alluring Princess

Chapter 128
After Su Tiange arrived in Linshui County, he found that the actual situation was worse than expected. The flood receded, leaving mud and stains on the ground, as well as some rotten animal carcasses and uprooted trees and crops.

These things are intertwined together to produce an unpleasant smell, mosquitoes breed and fly around, and people will be covered with bites when they go to that stop.

"Miss Su, why are you here? Put your things down and I will let the soldiers take you back." Xiao Xuan did not expect to see Su Tiange here, this place is really not suitable for women.

"My lord, we'd better wait for the imperial physicians to see if there is anything special about this epidemic." Su Tiange got out of the car, put on a veiled hat, and followed Xiao Xuan to the big tent. The accompanying imperial physicians were led to see Already ill victims.

"My lord, I think the situation here is very bad. How many people are left in the city?"

"Basically everyone who can go, the rest are the old, the weak, the sick, or the people who can't travel far with their families."

There is a worse situation that Xiao Xuan didn't mention, because the upstream river has been modified indiscriminately, so the flow of the river flowing here is very different from previous years, and it is very unstable, fluctuating from big to small.

The place that used to be just a pit is now a pond. The previous records of the distribution of the river network are basically useless. He needs to spend more time to re-measure and arrange the resettlement after the disaster relief, otherwise the money allocated by the court will not be used properly. place.

"Did the lord encounter any difficulties?" Su Tiange could see that Xiao Xuan's complexion was not good, his eyes were bloodshot and his lips were chapped, and he frowned from time to time.

"The river in Linshui County flows through a wide area. When the river was flooded, in order to control the flood in its own area, the upstream blocked and excavated it without permission, which caused a great change in the direction of the river."

"Who is in charge of disaster relief upstream?"

"My elder brother, King Yan."

"On the way here, I heard that King Yan has returned to Beijing to return to his command. There are no victims of disasters fleeing or epidemics in the counties and cities he governs." Su Tiange got up and opened the curtain of the big tent, glanced outside before continuing: " Your lord, your foundation in the capital is too shallow, and you still need to manage it slowly. The reason why the eldest prince dares to disregard the names of the downstream people so blatantly is because he has someone in his hands. It can be said that his ignorance is the result of the disaster victims' self-assertion."

"This time is an opportunity." Su Tiange pointed to the Dali map, "The camp closest to the capital is less than a hundred miles away from Linshui County, if the prince goes to ask the coach there for help, there will be an incense for you to come and go Affection."

Xiao Xuan's aura of loyalty and loyalty is still too strong, he has scheming but he doesn't bother to use it, and he has means but he can't match the sinister heart.After all, he was still too kind, Su Tiange sighed in his heart, if he wanted to follow this road to the top, he needed to cut off the branches of kindness and loyalty, and sharpen his heart.

"Also, since the lord has arranged for someone to redraw the current river network map of Linshui County, it is best to keep the original drawings together. When the disaster relief is over, it will be reported to the court, and the copy of King Yan will not be correct. No matter what trouble he causes, he will pull down the people who work for him upstream."

"Also, if the prince goes to Daying for help, it is best for the princess to visit General Guan's mother. She does not live in the General's Mansion but the Cijiu Temple outside the city. The temple was built by General Guan several years ago. , in order for my mother to worship Buddha and commemorate the heroes of the Guan family who died fighting for Dali."

Xiao Xuan nodded, thinking of my mother in Zhan Wang's mansion, but he was in trouble, if he could, he would rather run at both ends by himself.

"I'll find someone to arrange it."

"This matter cannot be ordered by the emperor, otherwise it will become the emperor's order and has nothing to do with the prince." After Princess Zhan went to Suji Silk and Satin Village that day, she inquired a little about the relationship between Xiao Xuan and the princess. , the two belong to young couples, but the time they spend together is very limited.Feelings are not good.More importantly, this Princess Zhan is a descendant of the nobleman who assisted the emperor to ascend the throne in the early years.

The emperor was worried that he could not settle down, so the eldest princess came forward and reached an agreement with Xiao Xuan's mother, Concubine Chen, who was not an imperial concubine in the early years, and let Xiao Xuan marry my mother. The emperor was grateful and promoted Concubine Chen to concubine.So in this matter, these two people are outsiders.

This concubine has confinement disease and has been in poor health. She thought that this concubine Zhan wanted to imitate the women in Chu Wang's love for those women with thin waists, and she did it on purpose.Now that I think about it, this little girl is also a poor person.

"And be quick, you can go back and forth from the capital city to here in one day, and three days may have passed by the time General Guan agrees. The situation in Linshui County will not be delayed for long."

Xiao Xuan looked at Su Tiange, and suddenly felt a yearning from the bottom of his heart, he hoped that the person in front of him who was making plans for him could be by his side and be seen all the time.It was even within reach, and could be embraced in his arms. He moved his fingertips, but after all, he just clenched his palms into fists.

"Okay, I'll write now."

Su Tiange twirled his fingertips and walked to the medicine box he had brought, and began to fiddle with the bottles inside, "These are for the prince, they are medicines for gold sores and common preventive medicines."

"Leave it alone."

"My lord, do you know that I own a drug store?" Su Tiange held a bottle as if he suddenly remembered something.

"Yeah." Xiao Xuan stopped writing and looked at her, "What's the matter? Do you charge money for these medicines?"

"No need for these, treat them as gifts from friends. I carry healing medicines in my warehouse at any time. The prince can ask for them at any time, but just don't let me suffer later." Su Tiange smiled, "I am not making a fortune for the country, but going to the The silk and satin village was burned down once, and I did lose a lot."

"I don't have any money, but how about earning a reputation for you when the time comes? It's called the Salvation Bodhisattva." Xiao Xuan folded his heart and suddenly became interested in joking.Su Tiange thought about it after listening.

"You don't need to be famous, just allow me a request." Su Tiange said solemnly, Xiao Xuan smiled and didn't take it seriously.

"My lord." The soldier said outside the tent.

"Come in." Xiao Xuan asked him what was the matter, only to find out that some old doctors who had entered the city discovered the situation in the city, and asked Miss Su to go and have a look.Su Tiange got up and put on the veiled hat to go out, Xiao Xuan also stood up, "Send this letter to the capital quickly and hand it to the princess, and then wait for the princess' reply, hurry up."

The soldiers accepted the letter and left, Xiao Xuan put on his sword and said, "I'll go with you."

"If the lord goes, there will be no one here. And once you go, officials of all sizes in Linshui County will welcome you. It's better for the lord to stay here." Su Tiange is actually more concerned about how far the illness has developed. to what extent.

"Well, I'll let someone follow you." Xiao Xuan called his own soldiers to protect Su Tiange and walked into the city.He stood on the side of the road watching the carriage go away, then turned back to the big tent, Qi Lei came.

"My lord, I found something in the state city governed by King Yan. Every day when the city is ugly, several carriages will come out of the city and pull things all the way to the river outside the city, throwing things in. My subordinates last night Going down to see, there are corpses tied to stones at the bottom of the river, this morning, a boat dropped the hook and took those corpses all the way to the river channel they transformed."

"Come to Linshui County?"

(End of this chapter)