September 3rd!
The date written on the note was the day of the Liang family's young master's wedding.
Wei Yunlan doesn't think this is a coincidence.
Combined with the news just received from the Huang family, Mrs. Liang had been eyeing Huang Yuling as her daughter-in-law some time ago, but not long after, she turned to discuss marriage with the Luo family. Not only was the candidate for marriage the youngest daughter of the Luo family who had not yet reached adulthood, but she also set the wedding date so anxiously.
How is it possible that there is no reason behind this?
There must be something mysterious about this wedding banquet.
"Suihe, go call Miss Zou over."
This matter is of great importance, and even concerns the situation at the border. Wei Yunlan does not think that he can turn the tide by himself.
We need a little more help.
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Beneath the calm surface of the border, undercurrents are surging.
At the same time, Ji and Ding states, the two worst-hit states, were also bustling with activity.
These two states are not far from Hanzhou. There are mostly plains in the states, and the climate and soil are suitable. Like Hanzhou, they were once known as the granary of central Dayong.
The people here live a much more comfortable life than those living in the border areas.
No one expected that the disaster would come so suddenly. In just a few hours, several surging dragon tails swept across the entire state. Buildings in countless towns were swept away by the dragon tails, and crops that were about to be harvested in countless fertile fields were destroyed.
There were also many people who saw the dragon swinging its tail towards them and had no time to dodge, and were swept into the terrifying wind.
There was no time to even call for help.
When the "dragon" stopped wagging its tail, the violent whirlwinds dissipated, and stone pillars, wood, and even... corpses were scattered all over the ground.
This is the first time in recorded history that a dragon's tail of this scale has appeared in Dayong. It is also the first time in the past fifty years that the areas of Ji, Ding and other states have experienced a dragon's tail.
Witnessing this disaster, the surviving people were terrified.
This is the real natural disaster.
It is a more terrifying disaster than a terrestrial dragon turning over.
There wasn't even a hint of warning.
When whirlwinds swept in, those living in these states truly felt the fear of death, and also realized how powerless and insignificant they were in front of the heaven.
In Ji and Ding states, which were the hardest hit, many survivors fled to other states.
Even when the dragon's tail was over and the government called on them to return home, build houses and cultivate farmland, they were too frightened to dare go back easily.
Ji and Ding states are neither close nor far from the capital, so many people set the capital as their destination for escape.
In order to prevent a large influx of disaster victims, Emperor Xiao Ming quickly ordered the closure of official roads and strictly prohibited the refugees from the disaster-stricken states from moving out.
Ji and Ding states were the worst hit, and the victims in the two places were the most strictly guarded.
Only less than 10,000 people left their homeland, and the rest were all stuck in the state, where the local government had long been shut down.
After a great disaster there will inevitably be a great epidemic. In the two states, epidemics did occur in some places, but they were completely out of control due to the lack of medical care and medicine and the indifference of the court.
The state was in chaos.
The victims complained and sighed privately that they had been abandoned by the imperial court...
The junction of Jeju and Huizhou in the southwest.
Thousands of disaster victims gathered within the heavily blocked boundary.
Most of the people were described as disheveled and in a dishevelled state, and some had injuries on their bodies.
Just this morning, before dawn, an incident happened here. The disaster victims gathered here and tried to rush across the border between the two states, leaving Jeju and heading to Huizhou.
But he was stopped by the soldiers guarding here.
The victims were killed in large numbers, with more than 30 of them dying at the hands of the soldiers.
The remaining victims, seeing that the soldiers dared to kill people, finally had no choice but to retreat.
"The imperial court is trying to starve us Jeju people to death!"
In the crowd, there was a young man with one arm hanging, who looked like a scholar and sighed with emotion.
Those soldiers didn't take care of them except guarding the border between the two states.
Being pushed to this point, everyone had already spoken without restraint. As soon as the scholar finished speaking, an old man with a hunched back beside him said indignantly: "Our Jeju's grain production ranks among the top three in the central provinces every year. We have paid so much grain tax and made so many contributions over the years. Why do you ignore us now that there is a disaster?"
Yeah, why.
The victims cried helplessly.
But they also knew that their cries could not shake the decision of those in power.
The road out of Jeju has been blocked by soldiers. Even if they die, they can only die in Jeju...
The victims gathered within the border line felt despair in their hearts.
They wanted to reorganize the farmland and rebuild their houses as the court called for, but the reason they left was because their homes were hit too hard by the disaster. Even if they wanted to rebuild their homes, they had to stay alive first.
Now, their remaining food reserves are almost exhausted...
"Your place is fine, but many people died in our village, and there are also diseases. We can't go back at all."
"If this continues, I'm afraid there will be only one way out, which is death..."
As the crowd gathered together, the atmosphere became increasingly depressing.
At this moment, someone suddenly pointed at the official road in the distance, stood up and said,
"Look, there seems to be a team coming over there!"
The victims turned their eyes to the official road.
Sure enough, there was a team approaching over there.
The team is huge, but looks very orderly and well-trained.
The scholar who had been sighing with emotion before could not help but frown and said, "Could it be that the imperial court is strictly guarding against us disaster victims and has sent more people to guard the border?"
With all those manpower available, why don't they go into the disaster area and provide disaster relief?
The resentment among the disaster victims grew stronger.
At this moment, someone suddenly pointed at the team and said again: "It seems that they are not soldiers sent by the court."
"Look, that team has crossed the line guarded by the soldiers and is coming this way..."
"What?"
The victims sitting on the ground stood up one after another and looked in surprise at the team approaching them.
The first thought in most people's minds was, "Could it be that the imperial court wants to kill all of us disaster victims directly?"
"That's impossible." If he really did that, Emperor Xiaoming would probably be punished by God.
Although not many people believed that this approaching team would be so cruel as to take their lives, no one was optimistic.
After successive blows, they no longer believed in the court or the government.
Many people have packed their bags and are ready to escape.
At this moment, the mighty team suddenly raised their flag.
The word "幽" hangs high above the team.
"quiet?"
"King You..."
"That was the former Crown Prince!"
More and more people recognize the meaning of the word "You".
Hope reappeared in his eyes, "It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he brought people to rescue us!"
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