As soon as he finished speaking, a bag of food appeared in his hand.

Gu Lingze pulled out a dagger and stabbed it directly into the food bag, making long cuts.

Rice grains suddenly poured down like raindrops, landing on the bodies and faces of the victims below the city.

Then he turned around and stepped onto the battlement, and bag of food appeared in his hands, which he piled all on the city wall.

There was silence inside and outside Linji Mansion, and all people could hear was the dull sound of grain bags falling to the ground.

As the victims looked at the piles of food growing higher and higher, hope was rekindled in their hearts.

"Master Imperial Master can conjure up food. We are saved now!"

"We are saved..."

"Fortunately, the Emperor sent the Imperial Master..."

In the eyes of the victims at this moment, Gu Lingze stood in the air, his white robe fluttering, and his whole body seemed to be glowing.

"Thank you, Master Imperial Master, for saving my life."

Following Magistrate Wu's loud shout, the victims outside the city fell to their knees like waves.

"Thank you, Master Imperial Master, for saving my life!"

The sound was overwhelming and resounded through the sky.

As soon as Gu Lingze got to the tower, under the gaze of everyone—

I couldn't help but shrink my neck.

"Hiss, it's so cold."

Wu Yuanzhong and other officials: "..."

Why is the Imperial Master different from what we imagined?

"Brother Xu, I'll leave this to you. Cheng Mo still has things to do."

Xu Mingyan nodded and said, "I'm here, go ahead and don't worry."

Gu Lingze looked at the swaddling clothes in his arms, reached out his hand to explore, and slowly stroked a line of fingers across the child's chest.

"The child is still breathing, but he needs to be fed quickly."

When the magistrate of the government office heard what he said, he stepped forward cautiously and said, "Master Imperial Master, my wife gave birth two months ago. I can take the baby home."

Gu Lingze looked at him and nodded, "Then I'll leave it to you."

"yes."

Xu Mingyan was in charge of this, and Gu Lingze also told him that Fu Minghui would be going into the city soon.

Turning around and going down the city wall, he raised his hand and released a paper bird, which quickly flew south.

He found an empty house in the city and pulled Zhao Chengmo out of the secret realm.

"What you did just now was too dangerous." Zhao Chengmo said in a deep voice.

Gu Lingze lowered his head. In fact, he also understood that it would be more dangerous to reveal the secret in front of more people.

But the situation just now was urgent and he couldn't just watch the victims get into danger.

Zhao Chengmo raised his hand, pulled off his cloak, put it on him, and held him in his arms.

"I was too impatient just now and my tone was not good. I'm sorry."

Gu Lingze raised his arms and wrapped them around his waist, shaking his head in his arms.

People's hearts are too complicated, and he knew that Zhao Chengmo was also worried about his safety.

The two of them were affectionate for a while, then went out and walked towards the city.

The victims had begun to enter the city in an orderly manner, and five porridge stalls had been built when they arrived at Suiyangying.

Xu Mingyan also ordered three tents to be set up in the city, where the doctors sent by the Imperial Hospital and the doctors from Linji Prefecture sat.

Before leaving, Gu Lingze asked Xu Mingyan to help him collect vinegar and dried chili peppers in the city and store them in the government office.

At this moment, he asked the Xuanyi Guards to help carry them all out, set up two large pots, and pour vinegar and chili peppers into them to boil.

Gu Lingze also took out a basket of the best Codonopsis pilosula, Eucommia ulmoides and Astragalus membranaceus from the secret realm, and he personally made the medicinal soup.

"Everyone take your own bowl, line up properly and don't crowd, everyone gets a share!"

The victims who drank the porridge and were seriously ill went to the medical tent for treatment first, while the rest followed the instructions and went to Gu Lingze to get the medicine soup.

After drinking a bowl of hot medicinal soup, the victims all sighed comfortably and felt warm all over.

Zhao Chengmo took the rest of the Xuanyi Army and went door to door to borrow winter clothes and bedding.

The wealthy families in the city were all very enthusiastic, because the emperor had issued an edict that those who donated the most money and materials would be awarded a plaque of "Home of Benevolence and Righteousness".

If I could win this honor, it would be a great honor for my family.

After Fu Minghui delivered the food, he took his men back to Suiyang Camp and fetched a number of tents to accommodate the victims.

Victims with frostbite can get a bowl of hot vinegar and chili water, which can be used to repeatedly wipe the frostbite for therapeutic effect.

Gu Lingze and his companions, as well as officials of all ranks from Linji Prefecture, were busy until late at night before returning to the government office.

After eating a few mouthfuls of food, they all went back to their room to rest.

Gu Lingze took out the spiritual milk from the secret realm, mixed it with water, and sent it to others.

Except Xu Mingyan, everyone else was flattered by this.

The next day, everything went according to plan.

The victims can receive two bowls of hot porridge and one coarse flour cake a day, plus a bowl of medicinal soup.

But if this continues, the food will eventually run out.

Wu Yuanzhong and the others were not so naive as to think that Gu Lingze could really create mountains of food out of thin air, otherwise he would not have gone to Cheng Hualong to ask for food as soon as he arrived.

Regarding what happened on the city wall that day, few of the officials present were fools, and no one would dig deep into the secrets of the national teacher.

After lunch, Zhao Chengmo gathered everyone together to discuss subsequent matters.

Everyone put forward their own opinions, and the useful ones were recorded by Xu Mingyan.

"I think we can adopt the method of work-for-relief." Gu Lingze said.

"Work-for-relief?" Xu Mingyan's eyes flashed with doubt, "What does this mean?"

The other people present were also the first to hear this term, and they couldn't help but focus their eyes on him.

"During this snowstorm, houses in every county and village in Linji Prefecture were severely damaged. According to rough statistics, more than 70% of the houses were damaged. The people cannot just wait for relief from the court. They must also learn how to save themselves."

Gu Lingze thought about it, converted it into modern language, and roughly talked about the several directions of work-for-relief.

For example, clearing roads, building houses, repairing public facilities, plowing fields and planting crops, etc.

"Those who are able to do their job don't have to sit and wait for death, and they can also get paid. It's a two-pronged approach. Women and boys can also do work. They can help these people cook, deliver water, and help tailor winter clothes."

"As for the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled, there are also charity homes to accommodate them. Those who are still able to move can help take care of the children and they will also be paid."

After hearing these words, everyone's eyes became brighter and brighter.

"I'm just giving a rough idea. We still need to brainstorm together for the details."

Wu Yuanzhong and others were already convinced of Gu Lingze, and now they admired him from the bottom of their hearts.

Everyone worked together to plan the details of this work-for-relief program.

After Xu Mingyan tidied up at night, he took over Zhao Chengmo and Gu Lingze's room.

"There's no need to sign my and Cheng Mo's name." Gu Lingze pointed at the signature.

Xu Mingyan looked disapproving and was about to speak when he was beaten to the punch by him.

"Brother Xu, we are all family. We don't need to be so careful with each other."