Chapter 147 The Dark Hand Behind the Scenes
Before leaving, the boy bowed deeply to express his gratitude, then took a few small bags of food scattered on the ground and walked excitedly into the grove.
Huanxue followed quietly behind.
By this time, it was already bright.
You can see refugees everywhere who are skinny, shriveled, starving, and dirty.
They were lying, crouching, sitting, or kneeling on both sides of the path, begging for hope of survival with eager and humble eyes.
There were scattered figures everywhere, wandering around like wandering souls.
Lin Pianran could hardly suppress the urge in her heart to rescue these poor people.
But she didn't dare to act on her own, for fear that their team would be targeted and cause big trouble for everyone.
The eldest princess was a thoughtful and extremely kind woman. She felt deeply touched. Seeing those children crying with hunger, she was so sad that she burst into tears.
When she saw a mother cutting her blood to feed her child in order to keep him alive, Princess Huo Yaoshi finally couldn't help crying on the spot.
Her tears kept falling as if they were free.
Lin Pianran was also shocked when she saw this scene.
Finally, driven by his conscience, he asked Huanxue to secretly send them a few dry biscuits, a small bag of food and ten taels of silver.
Lin Pianran didn't dare to give too much, for fear that other people would find out and they would become their target, which would harm them instead.
As for the others, we can only let them rely on themselves and find a way to survive this disaster!
The young woman accepted the food with tears in her eyes and took her child to a deserted place. She was accompanied by her husband and brothers, about a dozen people in total.
That little bit of food is just a drop in the bucket.
Lin Pianran couldn't bear it, so she asked Tianzhu to send over a small bag of food and ten taels of silver.
Along the way, refugees can be seen everywhere.
Even occasionally, you can see the bodies of refugees. Some of them were buried hastily by their families, while others were completely ignored.
Every time Lin Pianran saw the body, she would ask the secret guards to dig a hole and bury it properly.
On several occasions, Lin Pianran saw the eldest princess secretly saving her own rations and throwing them on the ground not far from the children for them to eat.
Although these actions are of no help at all, they can at least make her feel a little more at ease!
Lin Pianran just pretended not to see it.
Of course, not only did the eldest princess do this secretly, but even Lin Pianran and the other accompanying guards could not bear the torment in their hearts and secretly gave away some of their rations.
The princess couldn't hold back her tears and sighed deeply, "They are so pitiful. We must find a way to help them!"
"Seeing them like this, my heart aches. I'm afraid their fragile lives will be snatched away by hunger..."
"Thinking about my usual luxurious life in the palace, I feel ashamed and blame myself. From now on, if I see anyone being extravagant and wasteful again, I will not forgive her..."
Lin Pianran shook her head and patiently explained, "There are too many people. With our limited abilities, we can't make any difference at all. Helping one or two people won't make much sense at all."
"We still need to find a way to mobilize the power of the imperial court and encourage more wealthy and powerful people and families to contribute money and effort together to save the people from the dire situation and help everyone overcome the difficulties."
After hearing this, the princess suddenly understood and quickly said, "Let's return to the capital! Gather the powerful and influential people, find a way to mobilize them, and then find a way to mobilize supplies, so that we can help more refugees."
Hua Mingxuan and his mother, Shen Mubai and others also nodded repeatedly, agreeing very much with Lin Pianran's opinion.
At the same time, it also aroused their high spirits.
Lin Pianran didn't expect that they would run into so many refugees even though they were walking on such a remote path. This was completely beyond her imagination.
At the same time, it also indirectly confirms that the number of refugees this time is very large.
She felt sorry for these poor people, but she didn't dare to help them openly.
Just when no one is around, quietly drop some food on the ground.
I hope this can be of some help to those who see it!
In this way, the group walked for another half day, and around noon, they found a deserted place to stop and rest.
They could only eat dry food and did not dare to light a fire to cook food, for fear that the smell would attract refugees. If they were besieged, it would be very troublesome and they might even find it difficult to escape.
Although the dry biscuits were choking, everyone ate them with gusto.
No matter what, everyone still has something to eat, and at least they won't starve. This is much better than those refugees who are still struggling on the line between life and death.
The eldest princess, who had never suffered any hardship, had no complaints along the way. She nibbled the dry bread in small bites, then swallowed it bit by bit with cold water.
She had never walked such a long distance before, but she still followed everyone's footsteps firmly, not wanting to fall behind, and even refused Jingyu's request to carry her on his back.
It can be said that as a pampered royal princess, the eldest princess possesses all the beautiful qualities of a woman. She is strong, gentle, kind, smart, beautiful...
She is the best woman Lin Pianran has ever seen.
After eating, the group continued on their journey.
*****
At this time, in an ordinary small courtyard.
A man wearing a bronze mask sat on the armchair in the center, looking very imposing.
Several men in black were kneeling in front of him, waiting for their master's orders.
"Now that the Emperor has entered Pingcheng, don't let him leave so easily. Find a way to incite those refugees and surround Pingcheng! Not even a mosquito can escape."
"Yes!" Several people responded in unison.
"Spread the news that the emperor has returned from hunting and arrived in Pingcheng. Find a way to stir up discontent among the refugees against the emperor, and let the people know that he is a foolish and incompetent ruler who only cares about enjoying himself."
"Then spread the rumors that the emperor mobilized his army to go hunting, disregarding the lives of the people of the north, only caring about his own pleasure, treating human lives as worthless, and doing nothing. The court doesn't care about the lives of the people.
"The bigger the commotion, the better. It must become a complete mess..."
"Also, take this opportunity to search for attractive women among the refugees. Capture another two hundred of them, secretly take them away, keep them captive, and secretly train them."
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