The plague in the south of the Yangtze River spread rapidly, and even before the capital was prepared, refugees had already fled to the capital.
In order to prevent the unruly people in the south of the Yangtze River from bringing the plague into the capital, the emperor was so cruel that he locked all those people outside the capital and let them roam around in the suburbs.
"His Majesty."
At the morning court, countless ministers informed the emperor of the importance of this matter, hoping that the emperor could make plans early.
But he kept talking about other things and didn't even want to deal with the matter.
Chi Mu also felt extremely helpless about not being able to return home and not being able to seek medical treatment for his illness.
The prince just stood aside. No matter what he said at this moment, he could not win the emperor's heart and would easily offend civil and military officials. He could only wait and see what would happen.
"Your Majesty, even if we cannot allow those innocent people to enter the city, we should arrange for people to build shelters for them on the outskirts of the city. After all, they are also citizens of our country and should be protected by the king."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Many people are still praying for God's mercy and the king's kindness for these innocent people.
But the king ignored all this.
"His Majesty."
Chi Mu knew very well that if Shen Yuerong heard about this matter, she would definitely not be able to just stand by and watch.
He walked out and knelt in front of the officials, "I am willing to leave the capital and resettle these innocent people. I will build homes for them in the suburbs and let them have the life they deserve."
"Your Majesty."
The emperor looked at him with some concern. He had been responsible for a lot of things during this period, and his body had reached its peak. If he continued to manage Jiangnan, it would be stressful.
"It would be better to let the prince do this."
The prince was standing aside, but he never expected that His Majesty would suddenly hand the matter over to him.
Just when the prince was still at a loss and wanted to throw the hot potato back to Chi Mu, he heard him speaking while kneeling on the ground.
"The prince is still young and has never experienced anything serious. He doesn't know how to make a decision at this moment. If he encounters those unruly people making trouble, I'm afraid the prince will be at a loss. Moreover, it is impossible to be sure whether there are any serious diseases among those refugees. If the prince goes there in person and gets sick, what should he do?"
"Yes, your majesty."
The prince knelt down and said to His Majesty, "It's not that I'm afraid of death and don't want to leave, it's because..."
The emperor looked at the prince with some disappointment.
If the refugees from Jiangnan were properly resettled, it would actually be a great thing for the capital.
But the prince wanted to transfer this good thing to Chi Mu.
"Why don't I be the advance official first and handle the initial matters properly, then hand everything over to the Crown Prince. By then, everyone will remember the Crown Prince's kindness."
"Well, since the prince wants to go there personally, I would feel bad if I don't help him, so I'll trouble you, prince."
After the court session.
Chi Mu was also called to the imperial study by the emperor, and of course the prince went with him.
There were no outsiders in the imperial study, and the emperor couldn't help but blame the prince.
"Tell me, you... you refused to say even a single false word in front of all the civil and military officials. Even if you agreed, how could the prince and I watch you go there without helping you?"
Chi Mu looked at him and said quickly, "Your Majesty, didn't we agree that the Crown Prince is young and has difficulty handling these matters? So leave everything to me. After I handle everything, I will hand it over to the Crown Prince. Then we can just say that all this was done by the Crown Prince behind the scenes."
"But this would be unfair to His Majesty. This is clearly all His Majesty's achievement."
"What achievements do I, a lazy prince, want? The best policy is for you, the prince, to be more diligent and caring for the people, so that the people know how benevolent you are."
He knew very well that this was just the emperor's inquiry and naturally he could not do anything about it.
Sure enough, the emperor was very satisfied with his willingness to give all the final credit to the prince.
"In that case, don't let the prince follow you for the time being. You should learn how to cherish your subordinates and how to... be a good prince."
The prince also quickly nodded and his eyes fell on Chi Mu.
"Please teach me, Your Majesty."
When the two of them left the imperial study, they left one after the other, independently of each other.
The prince seemed to have thought of something, "The prince is going out of town again. It seems that the young lady of the Shen family will be alone again. It's a pity for the young lady of the Shen family. She has been with you in your wanderings, but she has never had a name. Now she has to stay alone in her empty room, waiting for her husband to come back."
"Chen Yuerong is different from ordinary women. She has her own life. Her words will not be tied to me forever."
Chi Mu understood Shen Yuerong's heart.
The prince originally wanted to sow discord, but he didn't expect Chi Mu to know Shen Yuerong so well.
"It seems that I have been judging others by my own standards. I hope that Your Majesty will be well on his journey and come back soon. When the time comes... I will definitely prepare a welcoming banquet for him."
Chi Mu nodded, his steps a little messy, and just as he walked out of the palace gate, he changed Fang Mu's name.
"Go to Shen's house quickly."
They hurriedly arrived at the Shen family's house, but found it empty with only a few guards left.
Qi Bo felt helpless.
"You know my young lady's character. Now those refugees from Jiangnan are gathered at the gate of the capital. I don't know if they have the disease brought from the south. My young lady feels sorry for them, so she changed her mind."
"I have been keeping this secret from her. Who let it slip?"
"Princess Yong'an came here earlier. Maybe she said something to the young lady. After Princess Yong'an left, the young lady was a little absent-minded. Later, she asked Qinghua to prepare some clothes and left."
Yongan's mouth.
He sighed, somewhat helpless.
"There are many refugees in Jiangnan. Even staying in the capital is not safe. Qi Bo, if you have nothing to do, close the doors and windows and don't leave the Shen family."
Qi Bo nodded and said, "Your Majesty, you must ensure the safety of the good lady, otherwise I will not be able to explain to the master and the lady."
Chi Mu nodded, turned around and walked out of the city.
Sure enough, when I saw the people at the foot of the city gate who were now blocked, they looked nervous and finally had to be stopped at the gate like the people who were preparing to leave the city.
The capital city had already made preparations for a city lockdown. If anyone insisted on leaving, they would not be able to come back.
Over the past few days, quite a few people came through this door.
Chi Mu moved among the crowd, quickly grabbed Shen Yuerong's hand and took her aside.
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