Chapter 17-This King Has Personally Delivered It To Your Door!
Bianzhou.
In the early years of the Great Tang, natural disasters were constant. Floods, droughts, locust plagues-it could be said that all kinds of natural disasters bombarded the Great Tang. In those early years, the common people suffered greatly, and the Imperial Court was also in great trouble.
And the year before, the Great Tang had experienced a flood that was rarely seen in a decade, causing many places to fail to harvest anything.
Although the imperial court had also carried out disaster relief, the people had not received any grain, and the imperial court's granary had long been empty. Therefore, those so-called disaster relief efforts were only a drop in the bucket.
At this time, the end of the year had just passed, and the winter was biting cold. There were often people frozen to death and starving to death on the road. The lives of the common people could be described as suffering.
Bianzhou was one of the main areas affected by the flood.
Many people's houses were destroyed by the flood and they were forced to leave their homes. They became refugees and had no fixed residence. They lived a life of eating one meal and not eating the next meal. It was really miserable.
The governor of Bianzhou, Qin Limin, had been having a headache over these refugees.
Every day, he would receive reports of how many commoners had frozen to death or starved to death, but there was nothing he could do.
The granary in the city had already reached its end and could not be used easily. Otherwise, even he might go hungry.
He had also sent a petition to the Imperial Court requesting assistance, but he had received no response.
However, he knew that no response was already a response. This meant that the imperial court had no other choice. The lives of these people could only be left to fate.
"Sigh, it's said that human lives are like grass in troubled times. It's the same in peaceful times now!”
Qin Limin sighed, then picked up a piece of chicken with her chopsticks and personally fed it to her concubine, causing her to laugh.
"Daren is really worried about the country and the people. The commoners are really blessed to have a provincial governor like Daren.”The concubine laughed and talked.
Qin Limin was very satisfied with his concubine's understanding. He took a bite of the bird's nest and sighed,"When I think of the people living in the abyss of suffering, I feel extremely sad. Therefore, I can only turn my pain into strength. Only when I am full can I seek happiness for the people, right?”
"Yes, yes, yes. Daren's heart for the people is really a role model for officials.”The concubine praised.
Qin Limin laughed out loud in satisfaction.
"My lord."
At this moment, a subordinate suddenly jogged in. He looked at Qin Limin and then at his concubine, wanting to say something but hesitating.
Seeing this, Qin Limin stood up and walked out of the side hall, saying,"What's the matter? Were there commoners frozen to death or starved to death again?”
He frowned and said,"Is there a need to disturb me from eating for such a small matter?" According to the normal procedure, he would register it and then report it to the imperial court. In a more sorrowful tone, he would say that he was heartbroken and could not save the people. He would say that he could not even eat and had lost more than ten kilograms. It would be fine if the Emperor knew that he was conscientious and conscientious.”
"Sir, it's not that someone is starving to death, but…someone is giving porridge to the refugees outside the city.”the subordinate said.
"Giving porridge to the refugees?"
Qin Limin said," This is a good thing. I can put it in my achievements and report it to His Majesty. I can say that there are rich families in the city who have been influenced by me. They have done a righteous deed and given porridge to the people. They have saved countless people. These can all be my promotion achievements. This is a great thing."”
"Milord, giving out porridge is indeed a good thing. It's just…it's just that the person giving out porridge has some, some problems.”
"Is there something wrong with the person who gave the porridge? What was the problem? Was it the Zhang family or the Zhao family? Only the two families had the ability to provide porridge, right?”Qin Limin didn't understand what his subordinate meant.
The subordinate gritted his teeth and finally said,"No, the person who gave the porridge was…His Highness the King of Shu!”
"King of Shu? So what if it's the King of Shu? Even if he's the one giving the porridge, it's still my merit, it's…"
As Qin Limin spoke, he suddenly froze and stopped talking.
He suddenly raised his head and looked at his subordinate with wide eyes. He said,"You mean…that King of Shu, Li Ke?”
"That's right, the one on the Imperial Roll that hasn't been posted yet, that Li Ke?”
The subordinate nodded and said," That's right. It's him. He's the one who gave the refugees porridge outside the city."”
"Are you sure? Are you sure you didn't see wrongly?" Qin Limin was still in disbelief.
The subordinate said," That's absolutely right. That person is very similar to the person drawn on the Imperial Roll. Moreover, he did not hide his identity. He clearly told the people that he was the King of Shu, Li Ke."”
"Why would Li Ke come to our place and even give us porridge? Is he really like the rumors say, a virtuous king who loves his people like his own children? But…"
Qin Limin's eyes suddenly flashed, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a pleasantly surprised smile. He sneered,"However, since he's already here, then he shouldn't leave. I don't care if he's a virtuous king or not, and I don't care how kind he is…The current him is my chance to rise!”
"His Majesty said that if we can capture him, we can immediately make him a county marquis. This is an opportunity to become someone above others. No matter what, I can't miss this opportunity!”
"Li Ke, oh Li Ke, you are really a good person. A good person who came to give this official a future. This official will definitely thank you properly!”
A cold light flashed in his eyes and he said directly,"Quickly gather the people and immediately arrest the criminal, Li Ke. Go, call everyone.”
"Yes, sir!"
After this subordinate received the order, he did not hesitate at all and directly ran out.
Qin Limin's face was filled with an extremely excited smile. Looking at his subordinate's back as he left, it was as if he saw the path to meteoric success waving at him.
Bang!
However, who knew that at this moment, just as this subordinate ran to the door and had yet to rush out, he suddenly flew back and crashed into a pillar at the side, letting out a miserable cry.
This scene was extremely abrupt, causing Qin Limin to be unable to react to what had happened.
At this moment, a faint voice slowly sounded,"There's no need for you to trouble yourself. This King will personally deliver himself to you…"
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