Chapter 189: Did you perform well? Please reward me, Your Majesty
It was their first real meeting.
It was in Ninghe Town, more than ten miles away from the military camp.
The once prosperous place is now in ruins.
The town first suffered from a devastating flood, and the following year it was hit by a severe drought and locust plague. The people were starving and miserable, and it was not uncommon for them to eat their babies.
The ruler of the Daliang Dynasty was licentious and immoral. For two years, he had not sent a single soldier to provide disaster relief.
At nightfall, he set out from the northern military camp, covered his face with a mask to prevent being recognized by the victims, and came to Ninghe Town with several of his men.
The street was deserted and dead silent. They walked towards the alley.
They found a number of corpses simply wrapped in white cloth in a dilapidated tea shed not far away.
There were faint groans of pain from inside, as well as the sound of bottles and jars being knocked over.
They stopped at the corner opposite the tea shed.
The moonlight is like water, sprinkling on the ground.
There was a woman, wearing blue-gray clothes, kneeling on the ground giving acupuncture to the old man in front of her.
All kinds of small things were scattered on the ground, including cloth strips, silver needles and moxibustion tools, as well as small medicine bottles in various bright colors.
Her hair was soaked with sweat and beads of sweat formed on the tip of her nose, showing that she had been busy for a long time.
But she had no time to care and knelt on the cold ground.
Even though she tried so hard, the old man's condition became worse and worse, and finally, his weak breathing stopped abruptly.
The woman's tears, like pearls from a broken string, fell on the dirty clothes of the deceased.
Maybe because she cried too much, her nose and eye sockets were red, and her face was swollen and red, which looked like a sign of frostbite.
But she was only depressed for a moment, as if the weakness just now was an illusion, and then she moved to the side.
There were still crystal tears on her face, but her men continued to treat the wounded.
He stood in the dark where she could not see him.
He saw dead bodies every day, on the battlefield and in the military camp. Sometimes the marches were so crude that his former subordinates could only wrap their bodies on straw mats and bury them hastily.
Countless people died under his command, so it is no exaggeration to say that he killed people like crazy.
But if those who died were not enemies, then those who died miserably were the people of the land he was protecting.
He thought he had long been numb to this scene and would no longer be upset by the loss of life.
But watching her tears falling to the ground one by one, it was like the most flawless crystal in the world falling into the dust.
Suddenly, he understood what he wanted most.
King Liang was incompetent, and hundreds of thousands of people of his dynasty died directly or indirectly at his hands.
The female doctor in front of me is doing her best to cure diseases and save lives.
So many people were killed and injured in Ninghe Town. In the final analysis, King Liang was the rotten and smelly meat, and Daliang had been seriously ill for a long time.
King Liang is no longer worthy of being such a monarch.
Under the moonlit night, he watched her for as long as she saved him...
On the second day, he secretly ordered people to deliver winter clothes, quilts, food and medicinal materials.
At the same time, he began to plot to "save the country."
Being a general or an emperor, one thing they have in common is to protect their country and the people so that they no longer suffer from the pain of war.
He never wanted to see again the sad and sorrowful expression on her face when she was kneeling on the ground to save people. He had never seen her smile and didn't know what kind of expression it looked like.
But seeing her again made him disappointed...
Ji Qingwu saw that the emperor looked at her with a deep gaze and remained silent.
She felt that she had performed well just now. The expression of Emperor Wu Su at this moment seemed more like he was lost in some memories.
She guessed that this memory was probably related to her.
Was it because she mentioned Wei Ting that he was reminded of those trivial things in the past? Ji Qingwu herself could hardly remember it, so why did he remember it so clearly?
She interrupted his recollection and took the initiative to ask: "Your Majesty, did I behave well today?"
As she spoke, her bright eyes blinked at him, full of expectation.
Emperor Wu Su pulled himself away from the past, looked intently at the person in front of him, and nodded, "Very good."
Just the two words "very good" and that's it?
Ji Qingwu was dissatisfied in his heart, but his smile became even brighter as he asked, "Your Majesty, would you consider giving me some reward?"
She has really improved a lot and dares to ask him for a reward.
Emperor Wu Su looked at her with her lips curved and her eyes full of spirit, and his heart also brightened.
Fortunately, I smiled at him now.
He said in a clear voice and in a good mood: "Awu, what do you want?"
It feels like even the stars in the sky should be picked for her.
When Ji Qingwu heard him speak, his eyes turned and he immediately pointed at the wilted flowers and plants on the ground, as well as the sycamore tree at the other end that had lost many branches and leaves.
"Your Majesty is very powerful, and he will definitely be able to do it. I want this courtyard to be restored to its original state."
Her courtyard suffered an unexpected disaster because of these people. How innocent they were.
Emperor Wu Su's expression tightened, and he said, "You two come in."
Sanchuan and Sihai did not rush in as quickly as usual.
Emperor Wu Su frowned, wondering what had happened to them.
Ji Qingwu took out the small porcelain bottle from his sleeve and reminded, "Your Majesty, they can't use Qinggong."
Emperor Wu Su stared at the bottle in her hand and paused.
Ji Qingwu spread his palms and said with a little smugness, "Your Majesty, do you like this little rotating bottle too? I asked someone to make a set of molds for it and fired it. There are twelve colors in total."
This is the same as the brightly colored small bottles scattered on the ground in the tea shed in Ninghe Town.
Ji Qingwu seemed to remember something and sighed, "What a pity, there were originally twelve small bottles in this set, and there was also a sky-blue one, but I forgot where I left it."
Hearing this, a trace of unnaturalness flashed through Emperor Wu Su's eyes. He coughed lightly and said, "Why can't Sanchuan and the others use Qinggong? What did you do?"
Ji Qingwu shook the small bottle in his hand and said, "They actually fought in my yard and damaged my precious herbs. I just sprinkled some medicinal powder on them."
Putting medicine in a pot is as simple as cooking and adding seasonings.
Emperor Wu Su smiled helplessly and shook his head.
Ji Qingwu explained: "This powder does not do any harm to the body. It will only temporarily transform the body's internal energy into heat and dissipate. It will be healed in two hours."
It’s strange to say, but sometimes Emperor Wu Su really wanted to pry open this little head and see what was inside.
Asked: "Where did you find so many strange medicines?"
When asked about this, Ji Qingwu covered it up and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry about it. If it's any later, all my herbs will die."
After all, Ji Qingwu had just asked for the reward in person.
Emperor Wu Su glanced at the wilted herbs nearby and said, "I see some that look like they are from Southern Chu. I will find some more for you and plant them in your Wutong Garden in a few days."
Ji Qingwu had already trotted over to get the shovel, rake and scissors.
She pressed the watering can into his hands.
"Since Sanchuan and Sihai are your Majesty's men, your Majesty is also responsible for failing to supervise them properly."
Emperor Wu Su: ...
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