Tang Dynasty: The pot is tied to the duck nest, the little rhinoceros is here!

My life has been worthwhile; now I'll have even more bragging rights when I drink.

He immediately launched into a boast that he had seen the emperor up close, and his words carried a newfound air of authority.

After getting out of the carriage, Li Shimin gestured with his hand and said loudly, "Rise, all of you!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty—"

Wu Gao and the other people rose from the ground, but all kept their heads bowed, not daring to face the emperor's majesty.

Li Shimin turned to Wu Gao and asked, "I ask you, why are all these people heading out of the city?"

Seeing this, Wu Gao stepped forward, bowed deeply, and replied, "Your Majesty is wise."

The people in the city were all forced by poverty to go out and beg for a living.

This year's drought has killed all the crops in the fields, and our family's food supplies have run out, so...

Just then, the little girl spoke up in her childish voice: "My brother has come to pray for rain for us. You don't need to flee the famine anymore. I still have some nutritional drinks here, drink them first..."

The kind-hearted little Sizi, seeing the people suffering from the drought, generously gave away all the nutritional drinks he had saved.

Even if it meant drinking less milk myself, I couldn't bear to see these disaster victims suffer like this.

Little Sizi's kindness is absolutely genuine, after all, she is a gluttonous sizi.

Although this is undoubtedly a drop in the ocean for so many disaster victims,

But this act of kindness deeply moved the people present.

Li Shimin looked at the little rhinoceros in his arms and felt greatly relieved.

Although his own son didn't quite understand why his nutritional supplements couldn't save these disaster victims,

However, this act of kindness won rounds of applause.

Jiang Fan then stepped forward and stood beside Li Shimin, giving Xiao Sizi a thumbs-up: "Sizi, you did a great job!"

Praised by Jiang Fan, Xiao Sizi showed a rare hint of shyness and bashfulness.

She said in a childish voice, "Darling, my nutritional drink seems... a little too little, what should we do?"

Jiang Fan gently stroked Xiao Sizi's delicate nose and said, "If we really want to help these disaster victims, nutritional drinks alone won't be enough."

However, our purpose in coming here is to alleviate their drought. After the drought is alleviated,

My brother also prepared sweet potato sprouts and potato sprouts; you, Sizi, will be the one to go then.

Distribute these seedlings to the people so they can feel the care and concern the rhinoceros has for them.

Hearing this, Xiao Sizi was so happy she wanted to clap her hands, but then she realized she was still holding the nutritional drink in her hands.

So he simply shoved the nutritional drink into Li Shimin's hand.

She waved her little hands happily, clapping them: "Good duck, good duck, Xizi loves helping everyone the most."

At this moment, Wu Gao approached Cheng Chumo and asked in a low voice, "May I be so bold as to ask, sir, who is the person Your Majesty is holding in your arms...?"

"This is Her Highness Princess Jinyang!"

"(⊙o⊙) Ah! It's actually Princess Jinyang? My goodness! I've only heard that His Majesty dotes on Princess Jinyang, but I never imagined I'd have the honor of meeting her today. It's truly an incredible blessing!"

"Not only Princess Jinyang, but also Princess Changle and Princess Chengyang have come this time!"

"No, I'll go and report to the governor immediately, and have him come to welcome you..."

After speaking, Wu Gao bowed to Li Shimin, then turned and went to the stable at the city gate.

A horse came along, and he mounted it, galloping towards the governor's mansion in the city.

At this moment, Li Shimin addressed the people loudly: "In recent days, drought has struck frequently, and I am extremely anxious, unable to sleep at night. Fortunately, my Princess Jinyang has a predestined affinity with the immortals."

The magical artifact that brought rain, obtained through prayer, has come to Liangzhou to bestow upon you abundant rain.

"You should all go home first; within three days, a timely rain will surely fall."

Upon hearing this, the people began to whisper among themselves, discussing how credible the emperor's words were.

Just then, Cheng Yaojin arrived behind Li Shimin and loudly proclaimed, "Fellow villagers!"

Our Emperor's word is law. If he says there will be rain, then there will be. Even the Dragon God must obey our Emperor's commands.

I, Lao Cheng, witnessed the rain-making process in Chang'an yesterday; it's absolutely authentic.

Cheng Yaojin's words further lent credibility to Li Shimin's statement.

At this moment, Jiang Fan asked in a low voice, "Uncle, doesn't Liangzhou have any granaries?"

Why not have the government open the granaries and distribute grain to resolve the current crisis?

Cheng Yaojin, standing to the side, said, "Young master, you may not know this, but although Liangzhou has granaries, they are all military reserves and should not be touched lightly."

If we were to use the military rations, and war broke out, it would cause a huge uproar!

The importance of military rations was self-evident to a military general like Cheng Yaojin. Therefore, no one dared to touch military rations unless it was absolutely necessary. Only when the disaster had reached a very serious and irreparable point would military rations be used for emergency purposes.

Jiang Fan thought for a moment and said, "General Cheng, don't worry. First, we'll take care of the disaster victims. Leave the military supplies to me."

"Huh? This... will it work?"

Cheng Yaojin glanced at Jiang Fan with some uncertainty, then turned to look at Li Shimin, seemingly seeking an answer.

These were the words spoken by Jiang Fan, and Cheng Yaojin actually took them to heart.

If it were my own eldest son who said those words, he would surely get a good beating from me, a testament to the father's love and the son's filial piety.

Just then, the governor of Liangzhou rode up on horseback and quickly arrived outside the city.

Before the horse had even stopped, the governor of Liangzhou leaped off its back.

He quickly ran to Li Shimin, bowed deeply, and said, "Your subject, Liu Shouzhong, Prefect of Liangzhou, pays his respects to Your Majesty. I was unaware of Your Majesty's arrival and have failed to greet you properly. Please forgive me!"

Li Shimin raised his hand and said, "Prefect Liu, please rise!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When Liu Shouzhong heard Wu Gao report that His Majesty had arrived at the city gate, he was completely stunned.

As the governor, I hadn't received a single message. How did His Majesty suddenly appear at my doorstep?

But Wu Gao, as a captain, wouldn't joke about such a thing.

That's His Majesty the present, who would dare to act recklessly? Unless they want to cancel their entire family's household registration.

So Liu Shouzhong rode over on a fast horse, galloping so fast that his official robes and hat were askew.

Li Shimin then asked, "Governor Liu, how much grain is left in the city's granaries for distribution?"

"Your Majesty, the city has a reserve of 700,000 shi of military rations available for allocation. When will Your Majesty require them? I hope this will allow me to make preparations in advance!"

"Use it now, but this military rations will not be sent to the front lines. Instead, we will set up soup kitchens in the city to provide porridge to the disaster victims so that they can get through this drought."