Chapter 152: Bad Start
When the second princess saw the report about the flood, her face looked a little bad. She had only been regent for a short time when such a big thing happened, and it was a major disaster. It seemed as if God was against her. There were no natural disasters when her eldest sister was regent.
"My fellow ministers, now that the flood has already happened, let's work out a plan as soon as possible on how to treat it."
The second princess directly threw the question to the ministers.
"I think we should first rescue the people and rebuild the houses after the flood is over."
"Food is also a problem. When people flee, they will bring food with them, but it will only last for a limited time, after all, the autumn harvest has not yet begun."
"Floods are inevitably followed by plagues. If this cannot be controlled, it will affect the entire country. This must be given top priority."
"People are displaced and there is a risk of looting. We have to prevent this."
"There is no smooth flow of information about the four flooded cities, and we don't know what happened to the officials there. We need to send more people."
It must be said that the court officials of Fengqi State receive salaries and do not live there for free. They have already described the situations that will occur before and after the disaster.
The Second Princess listened carefully, she knew that these ministers dared not slack off at this moment. If the flood spread or the plague after the disaster spread, the Empress would dismiss these useless people on the spot without waiting for the end of her regency.
So, after taking all aspects into consideration, the second princess began to issue orders.
Arrange officials from nearby cities to assist in the rescue, mobilize some new soldiers to go to the disaster-stricken cities, help the people evacuate, prevent riots, and avoid spies from other countries from causing trouble.
Officials in nearby cities were asked to open their granaries to distribute relief grain, wealthy families in the city were allowed to build porridge stalls to distribute porridge, and a batch of reserve grain was also transported from the capital to meet the emergency needs.
The Imperial Medical Service dispatched personnel to go to the disaster-stricken cities along with the grain transport team, and summoned doctors from cities along the way to go to the disaster-stricken cities to rescue the people and prevent the occurrence of plague.
Lian Yi looked at the memorial in her hand and was quite satisfied with the order issued by the Second Princess. She just made a note at the end, asking the Second Princess to appoint an official as an inspector to inspect and monitor the implementation of various orders to avoid any lip service.
When the Second Princess saw her mother's comments, her eyes lit up. This was exactly what she wanted. She certainly hoped that the orders she issued could be well executed, and at the same time, it would allow officials she trusted to contact officials from all parties openly.
Afterwards, the second princess appointed an official named Zhao as inspector to inspect the disaster-stricken cities on her behalf. Shortly after the grain transport team left the capital, Zhao Ya left the capital in a low-key manner with a team of people.
Lianyi got up early and practiced a set of boxing. Then she took the handkerchief handed to her by Lanxin and wiped her face. At this time, Huizhi reported:
"The wise servant requests an audience."
"Let him in!"
"yes."
A moment later, Xian Shijun, dressed in a green bamboo robe, walked in. After bowing to Lianyi, he spoke directly:
"Empress, the Third Princess went with the new recruits to fill vacancies in the border cities two months ago. She was left in Longling City to join the Zhao family's army. This time, the Zhao family directly sent their batch of new recruits to deal with the flood. The general leading the troops was also a female general from the Zhao family who was on the edge of the social ladder."
"You are well-informed."
Lianyi wiped the sweat from her forehead and handed the handkerchief back to Lanxin.
"These are the messages passed back by the people around the Third Princess."
Xian Shijun lowered his eyes and said that these people were arranged by the Queen, so he had nothing to hide.
"The Third Princess is not in danger for now. If she has the courage, she might be able to make a contribution."
Lianyi walked slowly into the room. She wanted to take a shower and change her clothes.
"Wait till I change my clothes, and you can have breakfast with me."
"yes."
Seeing the Queen's calm expression, Xian Shijun knew that the Queen already knew the news, and knew it in even more detail than he did.
Xian Shijun accompanied Lianyi to have breakfast, and then said:
"I know you are worried about the Third Princess. Also, the latest news from the border says that Panlong Country is restless again. I'm afraid they will take advantage of the flood in Fengqi Country. The border guards are all on high alert. It's actually a good thing that the Third Prince leaves the border."
After hearing this, Xian Shijun felt relieved. After all, disaster relief within the territory of Fengqi State is much better than going to war. Swords and knives have no eyes, and if something goes wrong, it will be too late to provide treatment.
Unfortunately, sometimes what you fear will come true. Just when the flood was initially under control, the secret guards arranged by the Queen to be beside the Third Princess sent back news that the Third Princess had contracted the plague and was trapped in the disaster-stricken city.
After reading the message, Lianyi frowned. She didn't expect that the third princess had such poor resistance. She asked Lanxin to summon Xian Shijun to see her.
The virtuous attendant had been feeling restless these past two days, with his eyelids twitching alternately from left to right, making him very upset. Just as the empress summoned him, he took care of himself and went to the empress's courtyard.
When he learned that the third princess was infected with the plague, his face turned pale and his body swayed, but fortunately he was supported in time by the servant beside him.
"The Queen."
"I know you are worried about the safety of the third brother. I cannot leave the capital, so you have to go there in person. Is that feasible?"
"Yes, I will prepare it right away."
Upon hearing that the Queen allowed him to leave Zhuo Xiu Garden, Xian Shijun immediately straightened his face and agreed, and he couldn't wait to set off.
"I have prepared the manpower and medicinal materials. You can take a few capable subordinates with you and set off tomorrow. Just remember to take good care of yourself. I will be waiting for you in the capital."
"yes."
After Xian Shijun agreed, he hurried back to his own courtyard, selected four attendants with martial arts skills, and set out that night without waiting until the next day.
Fengshou sent Lianyi a message the next day. She said that the one-armed fifth prince of Panlong Kingdom wanted to see the queen and said that he had a prescription to suppress the plague.
"If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten that this person existed."
Lianyi sighed. After the last city was about to be taken back, the people of Panlong Kingdom never mentioned taking back the fifth prince. They didn't care about his life or death at all, and even seemed to be trying to pass the buck.
The eldest princess originally wanted to send the person back to Panlong Kingdom directly. As for whether the person was dead or alive after returning, it had nothing to do with their Fengqi Kingdom.
Unfortunately, Lianyi calculated that the soul traveler had only been in the Fifth Prince's body for three years, and there was still some distance to go before the ten-year complete fusion. So she decided to detain the other party temporarily.
Of course, she would not provide him with good food and drink. She directly sent him to perform labor service with the criminal to build a dam. Every day, she would only have three coarse grain steamed buns and two bowls of porridge. It was enough as long as she did not starve to death.
The job of repairing the dam is not easy. The other party must have learned that Fengqi Country was hit by the flood, so he jumped out and wanted to gain some benefits for himself.
"Bring him to me."
Lianyi also wanted to know what the other party was planning.
(End of this chapter)
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