Most of the day passed.
Emperor Jing sent people to deliver sweet potatoes to the Hanlin scholars twice, but no one ate them, partly because they were angry.
Second, from time to time, some branches, rotten leaves, leftover vegetable leaves and various dead insects would float on the water.
No one would have an appetite to eat in this situation.
Although everyone was a little hungry now, it was still bearable.
It was already midnight. In order to prevent any accidents, many carriages were parked around the Hanlin scholars, with torches on them and people on duty in the carriages.
The main purpose is to prevent people from drowning in the water due to exhaustion.
On the other side, Li Yuanzhao took advantage of the cover of night and set out with his medical team members.
More than a dozen team members, each carrying a large bucket, were running hurriedly on the street.
Since I basically work in such an environment in the dark on weekdays, I am very familiar with the darkness.
Li Yuanzhao led the way and kept pointing the way in front. Finally, they were almost to the ceremonial gate and could faintly see the fire. Li Yuanzhao stopped.
He took out a handkerchief from his bosom and stretched it toward the sky.
The handkerchief fluttered gently in the breeze.
Li Yuanzhao withdrew his hand and said to the people behind him: "That's right, it's this location."
Captain Wang beside him wondered, "Brother, why are we carrying swill here in the middle of the night?"
Li Yuanzhao chuckled and said, "Don't worry about anything else. Just pour it forward, following the direction of the wind! Don't make a mistake."
"Once everything is dumped, you can all go back and go to sleep."
Captain Wang didn't think much about it and whispered instructions behind him.
A group of medical team members began to pour slop into the water. Seeing this, Li Yuanzhao quickly dodged away and smiled while pinching his nose.
These bastards actually dared to pick a fight with me and Lao Fang.
If you are willing to speak for Yan Guoan, then kneel down and I will give you an extra meal!
"Brother! Are you still going to let go of the dead rats and snakes?"
"Release! Release! Throw the dead rat away from me. Have you pulled out all the snake's fangs?"
"They were all non-venomous snakes."
Seeing this, everyone no longer hesitated and threw out the dead rats and toothless snakes that they had prepared.
Seeing this, Li Yuanzhao laughed strangely twice, then walked away with his hands behind his back, staggering.
..............
The Hanlin scholars were already drowsy, but no one dared to sleep, for fear of falling into the water and losing face.
Soaking in water is physically demanding enough, and the cold weather at night made it even more unbearable.
Many people wanted to urinate after being soaked in cold water, but no one asked for help. Everyone tacitly solved the problem in the water...
The only benefit might be some buoyancy, which makes my knees less painful, but the hunger in my stomach is getting worse.
Yang Yingcai was also filled with anxiety when he saw this.
We are kneeling here with the determination to die for the cause! Now, in less than a day, morale has dropped to this low.
If we bow down before the emperor this time, will we still have any status?
Yang Yingcai shouted anxiously: "Everyone, cheer up! If we continue like this, we will be defeated before His Majesty agrees to our request!"
"I am kneeling with you at my age, am I not? Which of you is not younger than me? What's more, I have rheumatism!"
"It's been extremely painful after soaking for a whole day, but compared to the Qingming Festival in the imperial court, what is this pain?"
After his encouragement, everyone managed to cheer up a little.
The Hanlin next to Gu Tian whispered, "Brother Gu...I feel like I can't take it anymore. I'm so hungry...I feel like I'm hallucinating from hunger."
"I can smell a faint smell of vegetables now... cabbage... fish..."
As he spoke, Gu Tian drooled: "Yes, I am hungry too! If I had known this, I should have eaten two Shengshi potatoes, so that I could have lasted a little longer."
"But you know what, I also smelled a hint of food... Could it be that this is what it means to be extremely hungry?"
People around heard their conversation and interrupted: "I smelled it too, but the smell of the food is a bit mixed..."
"Hmm! It seems to be getting heavier. I feel a little sick..."
"Could it be possible that hallucinations could be affected by the dirty water below?"
So many people began to look at the dirty water below.
Suddenly someone felt as if something touched his hand, and he fished it out without thinking.
As soon as he fished it out, his face turned green.
Under the light of the fire beside him, he could clearly see that what he was holding in his hand was a fish bone with a few noodles hanging on it.
The man hurriedly threw the fish bones out.
Soon, one after another, people felt a slight impact underwater.
Soon after, a large amount of泔水 arrived from behind, with a large amount of egg drops, rotten vegetable leaves and oil floating on the water and rushing towards them.
The extremely unpleasant smell and the unforgettable scene finally made the crowd panic, and everyone couldn't help but start shouting.
"Damn it! Why are there so many leftovers in the water?"
"No! No! There is no such thing during the day. It must be some unruly people dumping swill... They should all be killed!"
"I can't bear it anymore... everyone... I really can't bear it anymore, I want to... vomit~~~"
The smell was so strong that even cotton couldn't block it.
Finally, someone couldn't hold on any longer. After a day of torture, his willpower had been completely exhausted.
The strong smell of swill mixed with dirty water made someone finally vomit.
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