Although the chieftains and governors of Gansu were escorted back to the capital, their influence remained.
The situation was quite dire. Baotai had fought alongside his father, Fuquan, and was Fuquan's carefully groomed successor. He also cooperated well with Jiahui.
The main thing is that Jia Hui doesn't contradict the decisions made by the prince, and he follows orders wherever he's told, which makes Bao Tai very satisfied.
One commander is enough.
Jia Hui's troops were all quite strong, each one capable of taking on ten men. Although the local people were fierce, their weapons were inferior to those of the imperial army.
They were all suppressed in three months.
They also found the grain hidden by these chieftains and officials. It can be said that a large number of officials were brought down and that there was collusion between officials and merchants. A lot of evidence was found, and the local grain merchants dared not refuse to deliver the grain.
After the suppression ended, Jia Hui escorted all the officials, big and small, back to the capital, leaving the rest to Bao Tai.
On the Crown Prince's side, neither he nor the Fourth Prince were seasoned generals, but both were quick-witted. After more than a month, they resolved the issue, though they also suffered significant manpower losses.
The Crown Prince returned to the capital first, but on the way, he was careless and was successfully stabbed by members of the White Lotus Sect, forcing him to seek medical treatment en route. When news of this reached the capital, Emperor Kangxi was furious and dispatched the Vice Minister of War to escort him.
A new wave of efforts to eradicate the White Lotus Sect has begun.
After the great disaster, there was no shortage of food in the capital city because of sweet potatoes. So, although there were conflicts during this drought, the number of dead people was still within a controllable range.
The other two groups brought imperial physicians and a lot of medicines with them, so the plague was only localized and was quickly brought under control.
This time, many officials in the two provincial governments fell from power. Kangxi did not want to use officials recommended by his own family or influence, which would create factions. Therefore, the newly appointed officials in the two provincial governments were all newly appointed Jinshi (successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations), who took the opportunity to infiltrate Gansu, the former prefecture.
While this doesn't completely sever the factionalism, it's still better than before; it's fair to say that the two provincial governments have been reshuffled.
However, none of this had anything to do with the He Zhuo family in the capital. Apart from He Zhuo accumulating more merit, it seemed that it had been used to supply the sixth brother's batch of grain.
Because disasters always kill many people, He Zhuo frequently travels between the two places to chant sutras for the deceased. Otherwise, many of them would become wandering ghosts.
Performing rituals to help the deceased will also bring merit.
If you ask why, the answer is no. If Zhuo Ruo used extraordinary means to save these disaster victims, it would create negative karma, which is not allowed by the laws of Heaven.
However, it is acceptable to recite scriptures to help the deceased pass on after death. There is a saying that people who die from natural disasters are those who have committed karmic offenses in their previous lives and are here to repay them. If you disrupt their lives, they will suffer the consequences.
However, using ordinary methods, such as setting up soup kitchens, distributing medicine, and providing medical care, is feasible. Large-scale distribution is not possible. This is why Khoja only provided a small batch of grain.
In his previous life, when He Zhuo was sent by his master to refine his mind and accumulate merit, it was the same thing. However, He Zhuo usually treated people with medicine, because the lives saved in this way were the true merits.
If you accidentally save an evil person, not only will you gain no merit, but you will also incur negative karma. Cultivators with high levels of spiritual attainment can generally discern the good and evil in mortals.
Besides being skilled in weapon crafting, He Zhuo's master also possessed the art of divination, but he only knew it and never used it, so no one knew about it.
It's important to understand that using the Heavenly Secrets Technique has extremely harsh conditions; it's practically a matter of trading one's life for another. The more powerful the person being saved, the greater the impact on oneself. The Heavenly Secrets Sect's Heavenly Secrets Technique was incredibly powerful, capable of predicting a vast array of things. It was precisely because of this that the sect was wiped out and subsequently disappeared entirely.
My master's grandfather was a disciple of the Heavenly Mystery Sect. He has already ascended to heaven, so he left some things for his descendants. However, he also warned his descendants that they must never use the Heavenly Mystery Technique on others.
He Zhuo only learned the basics of physiognomy from his master. However, he could discern the fate of ordinary people, except for those like Emperor Kangxi or the Empress.
Therefore, He Zhuo did not step on any landmines or save any evil people when he was cultivating his mind.
The drought was a busy one, and it wasn't completely resolved until the twelfth lunar month.
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