The dead were piled together and buried separately, and the living were placed aside. She and Chanxue took their pulses and saved their lives together, while Qiaoyun brought people to feed them water and food.
They rescued more than twenty victims along the way, but the rest had to be buried.
After this incident, everyone felt a little heavy-hearted.
According to the descriptions of the surviving victims, all the victims were driven out of the disaster area. Many of them were traveling with their families when they were first driven out. Because it was inconvenient to travel, they wanted to live in nearby villages and towns, but they were also driven out.
Even the county magistrate in the disaster area wanted to kill them all, and sent many officers and soldiers to chase them while they were on their way.
When talking about these things, the victims who were lucky enough to be rescued burst into tears.
In the face of natural disasters, the wickedness of human nature is what they cannot bear the most and what makes them most desperate.
When Helian Sheng was discussing what to do next with Duan Qingxi and some deputy generals who came with them, Su He walked in with Qiao Yun and Chan Xue.
Su He said, "Your Highness, the food we brought is limited. Although it's not enough to feed these twenty or so disaster victims, the soldiers who went to investigate reported that there are still many more victims waiting for our treatment. I'm afraid that if this continues, our food will soon run out."
Qiao Yun continued, "Moreover, most of these victims are injured and sick, and the medicinal materials we brought are limited, and they are no longer enough."
Chan Xue said, "It's not so bad now. We can buy some in the next town and still make ends meet. But if we get into a conflict with those mobs, or if we encounter some bandits, I'm afraid we'll be in a very passive position."
Upon hearing this, the faces of several deputy generals turned ugly.
Before they came, the emperor had already allocated disaster relief funds and food. What they brought was actually just food for themselves, which was not enough to treat all the victims.
One of the deputy generals said to Helian Sheng, "Your Majesty, we should inform the Emperor of this matter as soon as possible."
The other deputy generals also said: "Yes, without food we can't save these victims at all. We can't even eat enough ourselves, so how can we do anything for these victims?"
Someone else said, "Besides, even if we don't eat or drink, the people under us are busy running around every day and they also need to eat."
"Yes, so we should inform the Emperor of this as soon as possible."
“That’s right!”
But Duan Qingxi suddenly interrupted and said, "This method is inappropriate."
The deputy generals were stunned for a moment, and someone asked in confusion, "What does Princess Yunle think is inappropriate?"
Duan Qingxi explained, "First, the Emperor has already distributed food and disaster relief silver. How could he possibly issue it a second time? Do you think the silver in the treasury just fell from the sky?"
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"Secondly, since the Emperor has already issued disaster relief silver and grain, where did these things go? Why didn't you look for these silver and grain, but instead waited for the Emperor's order?"
"Third, and most importantly, you are all knowledgeable people. Do you think that if we rush, this letter of denunciation will definitely reach the emperor?"
The deputy generals were not fools. They looked at each other and understood what it meant.
But someone refused to give up and said, "Then why don't we let our trusted people deliver it?"
"If your trusted confidant dies and the secret letter falls into the hands of someone with ulterior motives, what will you do?"
“…”
Now no one dared to speak anymore.
After a while, someone else asked, "What should we do now? We're out of food and herbs. We can't just wait to die, can we?"
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