This once-in-a-century flood caused the five countries to fall into a predicament. The death toll was as high as tens of thousands, and the people were displaced. Hungry and sleepless, he could see disaster victims everywhere he went.
The rain did not stop for five days, and the emperors of the various countries were anxious. The ministers all cowered and looked at the disaster victims as if they were invisible.
Mo Shangqiu was trapped in the inn and was extremely anxious. It was impossible to go to the Heavenly Nuo Realm now. She was worried about Ye Jian's project. She didn't know how much damage the heavy rain had caused them.
Mo Shangqiu paced back and forth anxiously in the room, causing Mu Chuxue to be dazzled. He still refused to stop. Little Mo and Shang Qiu couldn't walk out of the inn without seeing the rain. She could only sit in her room and worry.
Xuanlin Country's old emperor dragged his sickly body and sat on the dragon throne. It was already the fifth day and he had not taken the initiative to step forward to resolve the flood.
"Ahem." The old Emperor couldn't help but cough. With this disaster, the old Emperor's dragon body was also feeling unwell. His illness was getting more and more serious. It seemed that it was only a matter of time before Xuan Lin Country changed its master.
"Emperor, take care of your body.”The ministers knelt down and persuaded the old emperor to take care of his dragon body.
The old Emperor's deep eyes revealed fatigue. He swept his gaze across the kneeling officials and did not have any intention of letting them get up. The father-in-law who served the old emperor looked at the old emperor with a worried expression, deeply afraid that the old emperor would be too agitated and fall ill.
"Today is the fifth day. Have you thought of a way to deal with the disaster victims outside the city?”Although the old Emperor was sick, his tone did not lose the majesty of an emperor.
The ministers were trembling in fear and did not dare to speak. His head was almost touching the ground. The old Emperor looked at these officials in disappointment. He swept his gaze over the Crown Prince kneeling in front of him, his eyes filled with anticipation.
"Does the Crown Prince have a solution?" The old Emperor sat up straight, waiting for the Crown Prince to answer his question. That gaze contained too much expectation, but when he thought of how the Crown Prince only cared about playing and was undisciplined, that hint of expectation was replaced with disappointment.
The Crown Prince's figure stiffened, his palms sweating profusely. He was thinking about how to answer his father's words, but after thinking for a long time, the Crown Prince did not make a sound. The ministers also held their breaths, not even daring to breathe loudly.
"As the crown prince of a country, he only knows how to play all day long. When it comes to a major disaster, he can't help at all. It's simply a disgrace to the royal family." The old Emperor was so angry that he cursed and scolded the Crown Prince in front of all the civil and military officials. He did not leave a trace of face.
"Imperial Father, please calm down." The Crown Prince was lying on the ground and kowtowing to the Emperor. A thin layer of sweat had already seeped out of his forehead. He knelt on the ground and did not know what to do.
"Hmph…calm down. How do you want me to calm down? What's the use of me raising you? The people are suffering, but you are not willing to do anything.”The old Emperor stood up and stared sharply at the officials in the court.
The officials looked at each other, cold sweat dripping down their backs. He didn't dare to raise his head to try to figure out the Holy Decree.
" Cough cough…" Due to his excitement, the old Emperor coughed violently again and reached out to cover his heart. It seemed that he was really sick.
Beside the Crown Prince, the Fifth Prince sighed and took a step forward. "Imperial Father, take care of your body. Your son is willing to contribute to this flood. I'll share my father's worries!"
There was finally a change in the old Emperor's eyes, and the gaze he used to look at the Fifth Prince was a little more cordial than usual. "Since my son has the heart, I'll hand him over to you. You're in charge of everything. Come and pass on my decree. All the local officials in the southern part of the city opened their warehouses to release food. They had to cooperate with the Fifth Prince to settle the refugees this time. In addition, the civil and military officials in the court would each take out two-thirds of the food in their residences after returning to their residences to contribute to this disaster.”
Since the civil and military officials were unwilling to step forward, then don't blame him for not giving them a way out. With the Emperor's order, the officials in the court could no longer hold it in and broke out in cold sweat. Two-thirds of the grain. After this suppression, even the wealthy officials would not have much grain left.
The ministers were unwilling, but they could not disobey the imperial edict. When the court retreated, they were all like frosted eggplants.
Strangely enough, the heavy rain finally stopped near noon. There seemed to be a faint rainbow hanging in the sky, as if it was a foil to the Fifth Prince's actions and the blessing of the people.
Mo Shangqiu saw that the heavy rain had finally stopped. After lunch, she brought Mu Chuxue back to the capital of Lanqi Nation. Even though it took them seven or eight days to rush to the capital of Lanqi Nation, they settled Mu Chuxue in a drunken dream and told the brothel madame to take good care of Mu Chuxue.
Mo Shangqiu didn't even have time to rest as she headed straight for the crescent moon spring. After exiting the city gates, Mo Shangqiu's speed was twice as fast as usual. People only saw a white shadow flash past in front of them. They wanted to catch that figure, but they could no longer see a trace of an afterimage.
At the same time, the Fifth Prince led a group of men and horses to the south of the city with the imperial edict. The Fifth Prince had also deliberately left a group of people in the capital, waiting for the officials to take out their own food, and then his people would detain them to the south of the city.
The Fifth Prince left in a hurry. He had rushed ahead to receive the food from the local officials. In order to save the victims in time, he had secretly ordered people to go to the south of the city and set up a porridge distribution center outside the city. They were waiting for his order to start giving out the porridge.
Through this, the Fifth Prince could be considered to have truly risen to prominence and entered his Imperial Father's heart. From then on, the officials began to be dissatisfied with the Crown Prince. Even the Emperor was disappointed with the Crown Prince's actions. Even if he had the Empress backing him up, it could not cover up that he did not have the way to govern the country. He did not have the bearing and dignity of a royal family. He did not have the demeanor of an emperor, nor could he become a wise ruler in the hearts of the people. To make decisions for the people of the world.
When Mo Shangqiu arrived at the Crescent Moon Spring, Ye Jian was instructing the servants to clean up the mess. The heavy rain had destroyed all the half-built pavilions, leaving only the simple houses and the row of small houses that had been built at the beginning.
Half of the buildings were made of wood, and all of them were submerged in water. They could no longer be used, so the craftsmen had no choice but to tear them down and start all over again.
"Senior Brother." Mo Shangqiu interrupted Ye Jian. Ye Jian turned around and looked at Mo Shangqiu with a bitter smile.
Junior Sister, why are you back?" Ye Jian looked at Mo Shangqiu, who had suddenly appeared, and his heart finally felt a trace of warmth. Mo Shangqiu had handed this place to him, but he had not expected that a heavy rain would destroy all his hard work.
Mo Shangqiu walked in front of Ye Jian and patted his shoulder. She took the lead and entered the room that she used to stay in. The room was still reserved for Mo Shangqiu. It was kept the same as when she lived there, and the servants cleaned it every day.
The two of them sat in the room, their eyes revealing helplessness. No matter how hard they tried, the heavens would beat them back to their original state with a heavy rain.
"Senior Brother, everything will pass." Mo Shangqiu consoled Ye Jian. Regarding this matter, they could only brace themselves and start over. Building a pavilion was not something that could be done in a day or two. It would only take a few more days.
When Xuan Linyu's group arrived at the southern part of the city, the local officials knelt outside the manor to welcome them. The ten-mile long red carpet was a symbol of the Fifth Prince's nobility.
The local official's attentive appearance was as if he had seen his own mother. His waist was bent to his knees, and he did not dare to look up. The Fifth Prince didn't even look at him and walked straight into the hall.
Xuan Linyu sat on the main seat and swept a cold glance at the officials dressed in official robes below. He raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction. The magistrate quickly bowed down to apologize and ordered people to pull out the grain from the warehouse. Xuan Linyu's expression softened when he saw the grain.
Xuan Linyu couldn't wait any longer until the people in the county government took out the grain and personally delivered it to the city gate. Standing, sitting, lying outside the city gate, disaster victims greeted his eyes. However, there was not a single disaster victim in the city. The seemingly peaceful world outside the city gates was simply earth-shattering.
A guard whispered something into Xuan Linyu's ear. Xuan Linyu nodded and frowned slightly. His eyes were cold. That guard's body froze for a moment before returning to its original state after Xuan Linyu left his side. The other guards looked at him sympathetically when they saw this. He followed Xuan Linyu's footsteps and walked forward.
Xuan Linyu had never thought that a small magistrate would not only not treat the victims, but also forbid them from entering the city. If it wasn't for the fact that someone had already sent a memorial to explain the situation here, perhaps even the Emperor would have been kept in the dark and thought that the world was still peaceful and prosperous.
Xuan Linyu had already planned long ago that after this matter was settled, he would return to the capital to participate in a book. This magistrate should go to the prison to rest. A parent official who did not care about the lives of the people was not a good official. What was the use of keeping him?
When Xuan Linyu walked to the city gate, all the commoners widened their eyes and looked at this rich young master who was dressed luxuriously and had an imposing appearance. The commoners did not know that this was the current Fifth Prince and how noble his status was.
Xuan Linyu stood in the porridge tent and looked at the steaming porridge in the big pot in front of him. Looking at the anticipation and hope in the eyes of the people, he did not wait for an order to wave his hand and order the guards to start serving porridge.
The guard bowed." Yes, Fifth Prince.”His voice was loud and clear, just like the soldiers who had been on the battlefield. He listened to the command and was filled with blood.
When the commoners nearby heard the guard address Xuan Linyu as the Fifth Prince, they knew that they would never be able to see the honorable Fifth Prince in front of them in their lifetime. The people who heard this knelt down and said," Thank you, Fifth Prince.”
Those who didn't know at first were still surprised why the people who were close to them had to kneel. With a thud, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly." The Fifth Prince will live forever.”
His voice was so loud that it resounded through the clouds. A subtle change flashed across Xuan Linyu's eyes. In just an instant, he returned to his supreme appearance. That innate majesty made people shudder.
"Everyone, get up and line up to receive the porridge one by one.”Xuan Linyu's speed of sound was slow but not slow. His voice gave people the feeling that they did not need any reason to believe him.
Only then did the disaster victims dare to stand up and raise their heads to size up Xuan Linyu. Many disaster victims could faintly see a faint halo behind the Fifth Prince. In the hearts of the disaster victims, Xuan Linyu was sent by the heavens to save them. Xuan Linyu was like a god in their hearts.
The corners of Xuan Linyu's mouth curled up slightly as he smiled at a speed that was invisible to the naked eye. He retreated to the side and sat on a chair to drink tea slowly. When many disaster victims had brought porridge and steamed buns to eat at the side. Xuan Linyu raised his head and swept his gaze across the group of disaster victims. He was also using this opportunity to defeat the crown prince.
He was thankful that the disaster this time had made him enter his father's eyes. Xuan Linyu waved his hand and a guard came in front of him. He knelt down and waited for Xuan Linyu to order him to do something.
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