Zhao Xin didn't know that Oda Nobunaga, who was originally bound to Liu Muzhi, had already arrived in the south of Daqin.
The gears of history rolling forward suddenly jumped in rhythm.
At this time, his carriage was almost reaching the edge of the capital.
The scene on the road also made him frown more and more.
Although the rain in the capital was not thorough, it was at least 70% heavy.
However, the farther away from the capital, the lower the rainfall.
He also knew that he had not yet won the hearts of the people, but even the Gyeonggi region, which was so close to the capital, had such a low rate, and it was getting lower and lower. This made people feel a little uncomfortable.
More importantly, if even the capital region is like this, other states and counties will be even worse off. In this case, the drought will not be effectively alleviated at all.
MD, can’t I even cheat in the system?
Zhao Xin felt a little depressed and felt even more stressed.
As we walked further, we saw scattered groups of refugees with their families appearing on the road.
Although there were not many people at the moment and there had not been any cannibalism, the tragic scene had already made Zhao Xin feel sad and uneasy.
It seemed as if he had already foreseen the scene in the near future where countless refugees would flock to become bandits.
He had only seen this kind of thing in books before. Although he would sigh every time, "The people suffer when a country is destroyed, and the people suffer when a country is prosperous," this sigh would be blown away by the wind as soon as he turned around.
But seeing it with your own eyes is a completely different feeling.
Nan Luoying and Xiao Cui had never seen such a scene before, and they couldn't help but have tears in their eyes.
"Your Majesty, what has become of the Great Qin? Is this only happening in the capital, or is it happening throughout the entire country?"
Nan Luoying was a little distracted, and even forgot that they were traveling incognito, and should change their address to "brother" as agreed.
Zhao Xin also had no intention of correcting her at this time, and he had no way of answering her two questions.
He could have given many answers, but he couldn't say them.
However, compared to the previous question, he didn't actually need to answer the latter question, because when they left the capital and arrived in Qizhou.
When she saw that the number of refugees and their miserable conditions were increasing, Nan Luoying already had the answer.
And Nan Luoying didn't ask any more questions.
He just quietly distributed the food he brought to the refugees.
"Sir, this is inappropriate, isn't it?"
Seeing Nan Luoying and Xiao Cui's actions, Cao Xiong said hesitantly.
He also knew that Nan Luoying was kind-hearted. Not to mention Nan Luoying, even he couldn't help but feel a little bit sorry for her.
But refugees had already begun to follow their convoy.
They are worried about their safety, but also about the large number of refugees gathering and making it difficult to get rid of them.
Zhao Xin also frowned.
He was not worried about safety, as the refugees on the road were still the elderly, weak and sick.
These people are basically the kind who sold themselves to wealthy families and powerful people, but no one wants them.
As for those strong or young people, Zhao Xin could imagine that at this time there were countless powerful families who were pretending to be merciful, showing favors on the one hand and swallowing up their last land on the other, and at the same time turning these young and strong people who had lost their land into their tenants or slaves.
Then these people would disappear from the official registers.
Fortunately, in Zhao Xin's original world, in the 21st century, there are still some people who are trying hard to glorify these people.
What a noble family, the people of each generation are so elegant, their speech is so graceful, and their moral character is so noble.
For generations, the landlords and gentry were not as bad as described in the textbooks. They would even build a corridor outside their houses to provide people with shelter from the rain. How kind and righteous!
I really want them to experience this kind of benevolence and righteousness in this era.
Unfortunately, this kind of thing is just Zhao Xin's imagination and is useless.
Back to the present, even though he is the emperor, he is temporarily helpless against the complicated and entangled aristocratic families.
He was even helpless against the refugees before him.
Although he is not worried about the safety of these elderly, weak and sick people.
But the problem is that he came out this time with a purpose.
If there were too many refugees following him, he would have to seek help from local authorities, and his whereabouts would be exposed.
But how could he stop Nan Luoying?
Zhao Xin took a deep breath and looked back at the refugees. He saw that although they said they were following him, they did not come close, but just followed from a distance.
Nan Luoying and her men distributed food to them, and they accepted it. They would not come up to ask for more unless they were given more.
Even when accepting food, he was very cautious, as if he had some kind of natural awe for these people.
In other words, there is an invisible but real gap or barrier between them.
Zhao Xin was just about to call Nan Luoying and talk to her about the food distribution.
Suddenly, a commotion broke out among the refugees behind.
"What's going on?"
Because of the perspective, Zhao Xin couldn't see clearly what happened. He just saw that the refugees who were originally quiet or numb suddenly became a commotion, and it seemed that someone rushed towards Nan Luoying.
Zhao Xin couldn't help but change his expression, but fortunately he saw that nothing happened between Nan Luoying and Xiao Cui, so he felt relieved.
At this time, a guard from the Nan family came up to report: "Don't worry, sir. My daughter is fine. However, there is a woman with a child among the refugees. Her child seems to be dying. Seeing that my daughter is kind-hearted, they wanted to ask her to save the child.
But……"
The guard said this with a wry smile on his face.
Zhao Xin's heart skipped a beat.
He didn't say anything more and just asked someone to stop the car, then got out and walked back.
The entire team naturally stopped.
After walking a short distance, I got closer and could immediately smell something.
"Sir, the refugees are filthy..."
When Cao Xiong smelled the odor and saw Zhao Xin was about to go see the refugees, he was startled and hurried to stop him.
But Zhao Xin pushed him away and walked straight forward to take a look. Sure enough, he saw a woman in tattered clothes, with a pale face and shivering, holding a child in her arms, about four or five years old.
Or perhaps it was even bigger, for the child was so small and thin, with a purple face and lips that looked like they were in the dead of winter, even in this summer.
The woman knelt on the ground, pulled Nan Luoying's clothes, and whispered to her for help.
But Nan Luoying didn't know what to do except taking out the food. She was anxious and frightened, and didn't look as heroic as usual at all.
Seeing Zhao Xin, he immediately looked at him for help as if he had found his backbone, "Your Majesty...Brother, I..."
Seeing her like this, Zhao Xin couldn't help but sigh. He stepped forward, patted her shoulder and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here for you."
As he spoke, he took a step forward, blocking her and Xiao Cui behind him, then squatted down and said to the woman, "Sister-in-law, can you let me see the child?"
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