Start by scolding the empress

Chapter 17 Cursing at the Empress
Chen Yi and his party did not stop in Dahuaishu Village.

After all, Dahuaishu Village is just a small village, and in the whole of Longxi, there are countless such small villages. If they hurry up, they will save more people.

After discussion, Chen Yi left behind a cart of grain, which was enough to support the daily life of several neighboring villages.

At the same time, a small team was left behind to maintain the order in the porridge shed. The other personnel followed Chen Yi and Xu Wanjun and continued to help other villages.

Chen Yi was on his way while observing the terrain and geographical environment of Longxi.

Chen Yi discovered that the drought here in Longxi was mostly due to the climate and soil.

0 The soil is sandy and gravel, and the color is yellowish. It belongs to the kind of semi-sandy land where it is difficult to cultivate and the soil nutrients are easily lost. Chen Yi sat in the carriage and recalled.

This terrain is very similar to the Northwest of China.

Most of the northwestern regions will experience cave dwellings, living underground, warm in winter and cool in summer. At the same time, for each additional household, water wells will be dug to facilitate daily drinking water.

Chen Yi frowned. If you want to improve the environment of this terrain, it may not be possible to produce results in one generation. It will take a long time to cultivate the land well.

In addition, from time to time, Chen Yi could see the bones of people half buried in the soil by the side of the road.

I also often meet those who are hungry and have no energy on the side of the road.

What made Chen Yi feel the most uncomfortable was that the eyes of these people had lost hope of living, as if they had fallen into the abyss, revealing deep despair.

The vehicle stopped again in a new village.

Due to previous experience, without Chen Yi's order this time, the soldiers under him spontaneously started to build porridge sheds and give porridge relief.

Chen Yi walked to the farmland in the village.

He squatted down, raised his hand, grabbed a piece of clay, and crushed it in his hand.

Chen Yi just squatted on the edge of the farmland in a daze, and an old man who had just received the porridge came over.

Subconsciously looking at Chen Yi who was squatting on the side, the old man naturally knew Chen Yi, and knew that this was the high official who was ordered by the court to come to rescue them.

And the old man heard what the guards at the porridge shed said privately.

It was this high official who dared to scold the empress boldly in the court, that gave them porridge to drink.

The old man was very grateful, but he was a countryman, and he usually paid for it, but when he met a high-ranking official from the capital, he would naturally be nervous and didn't know how to thank him for a while.

So the old man was on the side, walking back and forth, hesitating.

Chen Yifa was stunned for a while, and when he looked back, he saw the old man. He smiled, stood up, and asked gently.

"Old man, what's the matter? Is the porridge not enough? If it's not enough, you can go get it again, but don't drink too much at one time. After all, you haven't eaten for a long time. If you drink too much, it will be bad for your health. Take your time .”

The old man's eyes turned red suddenly with excitement, and he didn't know where to put his trembling hands for a moment.

"Okay, I see. I just wanted to come and thank you, sir. Thank you for saving us and our village. Well, otherwise, I might go down to accompany my wife."

Chen Yi didn't know how to comfort him for a while.

The old man rolled up his sleeves and touched the tears on his face.

"I'm sorry, I'm a little excited at the moment. I wonder if your lord has been looking at this field just now. Is there any doubt?"

Chen Yi was a little surprised, he didn't expect the old man to ask this question.

So he nodded his head.

"Is our land in Longxi always like this in previous years? Have you ever thought about improving it?"

The old man sighed deeply.

"How could it be like this in previous years? To be honest, we were a well-known land of fish and water in the past few years, but later the seeds issued by the imperial court became less and less seedlings, and they also attracted insect pests several times. After a few years of tossing like this, the It became like this."

The old man seems to be talking about what he is good at, and the more he speaks, the smoother he is.

"In addition to the severe drought this year, all the seedlings planted in the ground have dried up and died. No one thought that it would become like this. Although there were not many left after the handover in previous years, there was still a bite to eat."

Chen Yi looked at the large area of ​​fertile land that had been abandoned in front of him.

A trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and he felt a raging fire gushing out of his chest, and the blood all over his body rushed to the top of his head.

Can't help but look in the direction of the capital.

He said angrily: "It's really a stupid king. If it weren't for such a woman, the people of Longxi, how could you live like this? The seeds distributed by the government are filled with bad ones, and the people are harsh. Is this still alive?"

When the old man heard this high official, he directly scolded the current empress.

Just pale with fright.

He took a few steps back and said tremblingly.

"Don't, my lord, I know that you care about the people, but you are so direct...it's not good for you! There are not many good officials like you. Even if it is for the people, for us, we must be good. Alive!"

Chen Yi felt extremely uncomfortable when he heard the old man's words.

The voice couldn't stop becoming more passionate.

"What is this? I dare to scold her in front of the empress. Didn't she do it? Is there something wrong with me? Why dare the empress do it and dare not listen to other people's scolding, but every empress always has something in her heart." A little commoner, how could Longxi be like this!"

After Chen Yi finished speaking, he was out of breath.

Xu Wanjun rushed over when he heard the voice: "Zi Shang, you are..."

Chen Yi sighed heavily.

"I'm really angry! It's obvious that if you put in a little effort, you won't be where you are today. Look at each one of them, they are all living lives! If the empress continues like this, I dare say that it won't take long for the whole There will definitely be problems in the country!"

After hearing what Chen Yi said, Xu Wanjun looked at the surrounding scene.

Xu Wanjun did not say a word and became silent.

Xu Wanjun didn't know how to refute. In fact, he didn't want to refute at all, because everything Chen Yi said was right.

What he said was also true, and Chen Yi spoke his mind.

Xu Wanjun never thought that after studying hard for ten years, he would one day be able to serve the imperial court. After going through all kinds of difficulties, he became the governor of Longxi.

But there is nothing that can be done, there is no way to protect the local people.

Xu Wanjun has never felt that he is so incompetent for a moment. He feels ashamed of his parents and the efforts he has put in.

Xu Wanjun looked at Chen Yi, who was younger than him and more courageous than him.

Look at the guards around in the porridge shed.

A realization came to Xu Wanjun's heart.

(End of this chapter)