Looking to Chang'an from the North

He Jingzhi sighed before continuing, "It's a long story. Due to the experience and lessons learned in the past years, the farmland in the suburbs of the city is deliberately raised and has a certain distance from the river bank. According to this method, the past three years The affected area of ​​farmland does not exceed 30% of the total area, so the city did not intentionally store grain, but this year nearly [-]% of the land was flooded. Although there is a lot of surplus grain, it is difficult to harvest this spring. [-] The ration of the surname is tantamount to sitting and eating the mountains."

Having said that, He Jingzhi paused and took a sip of tea, not knowing how to continue.

Seeing him was really hard to say, Jiang Han, the governor of Qingzhou, took over and continued the story, "In this way, the shortage of food in the city is inevitable, and the food prepared in advance by the imperial court is barely enough to share with the common people. However, this does not take into account the people in the villages outside the city. Every year, the farmers in the village are basically self-sufficient, but this year the flood outside the city not only flooded the farmland, destroyed the food storage, but also destroyed the houses, leaving the villagers homeless. There is no food to eat. Jingzhi and I have repeatedly decided to open the city gate to let the people outside the city temporarily enter the city to settle down, at least not to live in the wilderness. But it is this decision that led to all the misfortunes in the future. There are too many monks and too little porridge to grab food, let alone What about the victims who were extremely hungry. That day, the city was in turmoil and blood flowed all over the streets. Although these traces have been washed away by the rain, the screams and cries of the dead that day have been lingering in our ears. I can't get rid of it, how many times I dream back in the middle of the night, it's the souls of those people who died in vain asking for their lives."

That is indeed a burden that life cannot bear.They were the ones who made the decision to open the city gates to let the refugees into the city, and they couldn't absolve themselves of the responsibility for such a result anyway.

That day, with tears in his eyes, He Jingzhi ordered the use of all the troops in the city to suppress the sudden riot, and sealed off all the blood within the city. He and Jiang Han buried the remains of the dead with their own hands, and settled the survivors as much as possible.But this turmoil left a deep shadow on the people of Qingzhou. So far, few people came to the streets, and they also ordered the city to be closed.

Not only because of the shortage of food, but more because of being bitten by a snake once and being afraid of well ropes for ten years.No one wants to experience something like this again.

But the people outside the city who didn't have time to enter the city at that time didn't know about the accident.He Jingzhi's reluctance to publicize is because he doesn't want to implicate more innocent villagers. He believes that human nature is good, but it's a pity that he has come to a dead end.

After listening, several people were silent.

A detailed study of these reasons can solve the confusion, but it is of no help in solving the current predicament.

"Brother He, did you receive any reply from the court during the few days I was delayed in the village?" Lin Chuhuai was powerless in the past, and what he can do now is to save the damage to the greatest extent.

"No, counting the days, it should be expected to receive a reply, but not yet, and I should be able to receive it in a day." He Jingzhi was also worried about this. The food in the city was not enough, not only to support the whole city The common people have to distribute food to support the villages, which is unsustainable.If the supplementary food from the imperial court cannot be delivered before the supply runs out, I am afraid that the previous tragedy will continue, but this time, even the entire city's troops will not be able to suppress it.

The collective uprising of 30 people, no one can predict what the consequences will be.

And He Jingzhi explained the disaster situation to the emperor, and the memorial requesting for additional relief food was placed on Xiao Yu's case in the imperial study.

What they don't know is that they won't receive a reply from the imperial court even after three days.

The dinner in the governor's mansion is not as rich as that in the villages outside the city. These two officials are able to understand the people's feelings and love the people like their own children. If they can, I'm afraid they would rather go hungry than save more money for the victims. Get some rations, not to mention extravagant fish and meat.

In the bedroom at night, He Jingzhi arranged Lin Chuhuai and Xia Yizheng together. They are a couple in name, this arrangement is reasonable.

Xu was thinking about the daytime affairs, and Lin Chuhuai felt a little depressed. He lay on the bed for a long time but couldn't fall asleep. He just opened his eyes and looked at the roof, letting go of his thoughts.

Xia Yizheng didn't sleep either, he was no less worried than Lin Chuhuai.

"Can't sleep?" Xia Yizheng was the first to break the silence. The atmosphere was too dull, making it hard to breathe.

"En." Lin Chuhuai turned his head to look at him, as if he didn't notice that the man was not asleep, and was a little surprised for a while.

"Then how about going out with me to get some fresh air."

Sometimes if you hold everything in your heart, you will get sick. His Changyun has always been a heavy-hearted person, and he has to relieve him of the boredom in his heart.

The night is getting dark, and although the spring day is no longer terribly cold, there is still some lingering power. If you don't wear thick clothes, you will easily get sick.

Xia Yizheng watched as Lin Chuhuai added an extra cloak before going out with this person.

The two of them just walked side by side on the street, and their hearts became colder and colder as they walked.

On the side of the road, there are bones frozen to death, beggars shivering, and bitterness that he has never seen under the bustling world.

Xia Yizheng somewhat regretted his proposal, it not only failed to make him relax, but also caused him heartache in vain.

"It's very cold outside now, why don't we go back." He didn't want to make his Changyun more sad.

Hearing this, Lin Chuhuai took off the cloak he was wearing and put it on for the other party, "Walk with me again."

Xia Yizheng was at a loss as he held the cloak on his body, he didn't really think it was cold.

Sighing and putting his clothes back on, he wrapped his arms around the man's slender waist and led him up to the roof.

The moment Lin Chuhuai got on the roof, he was a little caught off guard. Just as he wanted the man to take him down, he heard "Sit here, I'll be right back." Then, he saw the man fly down the roof and disappear into the night.

But soon the man came back with two jugs of shochu that he did not know where he got.

"Chang Yun, sometimes getting drunk can relieve a thousand worries." Xia Yizheng handed over the wine, in his opinion, there is no melancholy that cannot be solved by being drunk.

Lin Chuhuai stared at him for two seconds, took the wine and took off the cork and poured it into his mouth, but was aroused by the throat-choking acrid cough.

He has always disliked drinking, and if he drinks too much, he will easily lose his manners and lose his composure, not to mention his alcohol capacity has always been bad.

But today he wanted to indulge himself, after his cough subsided, he drank all the wine and took the pot from Xia Yizheng's hand.

Xia Yizheng would not stop him, the two jugs of wine were originally prepared for him alone.

With the smell of alcohol, even Lin Chuhuai's neck was blushing, and he looked indescribably cute.

He put down the jug of wine after taking two sips.

The sky was dark that night, with no stars or moonlight.

Lin Chuhuai leaned on Xia Yizheng's shoulder without any warning. He was a little drunk, but his thoughts were not completely confused.

"Do you know that when I was 15 years old, I was the number one scholar, and when I was 16 years old, I did not need a single soldier to destroy Dongyi for your majesty. No one in the government and the opposition would say that Saburo Lin is a man of the world. I used to think that I can give peace to the people of the world by myself, but this time when I came to Qingzhou, I realized that I was too naive. I have seen a lot along the way, and I understand more and more that the so-called economical economy is just an ambition , a kind of fantasy. The real suffering of the people is far away from what I can't see."

The voice was a little hoarse, like the roar of a trapped cub when it couldn't find its way out.

Xia Yizheng supported him and made him lean against his chest.

This time, Lin Chuhuai didn't struggle or escape, the reality made him understand that everything he imagined was so illusory.

The turmoil in Qingzhou and the incomprehension of the people have caused his long-standing beliefs to collapse. Can his efforts really bring happiness to the people? Does he really have that ability?

He needs such a support to support him to go on unswervingly.

"You should have seen it when you came. The village outside the city is preparing to use girls as sacrifices to the river god. Are you ignorant? Very ignorant, but I know it's just because they can't get any response from everything they can ask for help. I have to turn to the gods and Buddhas of the heavens for help."

Lin Chuhuai, who was drunk, became a little talkative. Normally, he would never say such things to others.

Xia Yizheng looked at Changyun who seemed to be escaping from something with his eyes closed in his arms, feeling a bit sour and pity in his heart.He hugged the person in his arms vigorously, "Changyun, you are still young, and you can do a lot for this country and these people. What happened in Qingzhou is not your responsibility, so you don't have to feel guilty about it."

"Young? But you were able to pacify the northern border and protect the people at the age of 16." Lin Chuhuai looked up, and what he saw from his angle was the man's chin with a slightly green beard.

Xia Yizheng smiled softly, Lin Chuhuai heard the shock in his chest, he seemed to hear the sound of blood rushing.

"So Changyun, I will guard everything you care about. I will wait for you, and I will wait for you to stand side by side with me, to see the prosperity of the country and the peace of the people."

Chang Yun, even if it is a battle that is sure to lose, as long as there is a commoner alive behind me, I will not back down.I know you are the same way, even if you feel hesitant tonight, tomorrow you will still be the champion who is full of people.

Although there are tens of thousands of people and I will go, this will probably be our persistence.

But this time he didn't hear the answer from the person in his arms, and when he looked down again, he found that the person had already fallen asleep.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and lifted the person gently, but he didn't notice that the person lying on his back opened a pair of eyes with some confusion and the unexplained emotion in those eyes.

When he arrived in the room, Xia Yizheng carefully placed the man on the bed, fetched a basin of clean water and gently wiped his face. The drunk Chang Yun was very obedient, completely different from his usual indifference.

Xia Yizheng looked at his sleeping face, and felt an inexplicable satisfaction in his heart. Although his Chang Yun looked calm and reliable, he was just a young man in essence. Just like back then, no matter how calm he was on the surface, he talked about dignity and inferiority with him. Courtesy, but in private, he would whisper that he couldn't beat the same.

We met when we were young and spent our whole lives.He, Xia Yizheng, has been planted on such a small stubborn body all his life, and he can't even get up.

The author has something to say: Mou Tang: Such a good opportunity, you didn't take advantage of others, useless things

Lao Xia: Master is a serious person, everyone is like you

Very good, another day of being pissed off by geese