108 Meeting a beggar
On the way back to Nancang, Huainan came with a mission when he came, and was exhausted, but when he left, he felt relaxed. With the habit of King Qi, Huainan also enjoyed his happiness.
Just like this, King Qi and Huainan were sitting in the carriage, with all the pastries and fruits in the carriage, and it was extremely comfortable to watch the scenery and play chess. Huainan suddenly felt that King Qi’s expensive life was nothing bad, why not enjoy it when he could enjoy it?
But these two people were extremely comfortable, which made General Weiyuan hold his anger all the way, in order to show his extremely bravery. General Weiyuan rode a horse, and General Weiyuan was preparing to return to Nancang with them. After all, if His Majesty saw him go back alone, there would inevitably be some complaints.
But it would be fine if General Weiyuan, who was riding a horse, would be fast, but it would be fine for a person who lived on the battlefield all year round. But in order to accommodate the carriage, he rode his horse very slowly. He was bumping all day long, and even General Weiyuan couldn't stand it.
On the way back to Nancang, we passed many towns. Just halfway through, suddenly, Huainan and King Qi in the carriage heard a burst of shouting from outside.
The two of them looked at each other and walked out of the carriage, but at the same time frowned and looked at the scene in front of them. It turned out that someone stopped the team, and they were also a group of beggars with about one hundred people.
These beggars had yellow faces and were dressed in shabby clothes. It would be fine if there were three or five people, but it would be strange if there were about one hundred people at once. When the soldiers were about to drive them away, Huainan took action to stop them, but he never let these beggars get close to him. You must know that these beggars seemed to have been too hungry. If it weren't for the soldiers in their team, I'm afraid they would not be able to get benefits today.
"Where are you from and why are you living here?" Huainan asked.
The beggars originally saw a team and rushed over, thinking that they could have food today. But now they get closer and realize that the team is different. Even if they are just ordinary people, they can see that the people who blocked them are very skilled and are wearing weapons. They are hungry, but it does not mean they are still dead.
Now seeing a handsome young man asking them, someone said, "We are villagers of Jiuqing Town. We were living well, but in recent years, Jiuqing Town has been drought continuously and has no harvest. I don't know how many people in the town starved to death, so we have no choice but to beg!"
Huainan's eyes flashed. She had not heard about Jiuqing Town. If it was really as these people said, then the government should report to the court for disaster relief. But now the court is quiet. I think someone must have intercepted the news. Huainan was very angry when he thought about it. If those people intercepted the news regardless of the situation of the victims, then it is conceivable how many people were hungry and suffering.
Huainan thought of it, and King Qi also thought that the two of them had a dark look in their eyes. But at this time it was not the time to talk about these victims. First, if these victims were allowed to continue wandering, there were only two situations. One was that they starved to death while begging, and the other was that they robbed those past vendors and hurt innocent people, which were something they both didn't want to see.
"Deputy General Li, share the dry food of the soldiers to these victims. I will hand over the letter afterwards. You will take the soldiers to the nearest town to let the prefects there settle down!" King Qi ordered.
Li Chongguang quickly took the order. As a soldier, he felt uncomfortable when he saw the people he protected. Fortunately, King Qi's order allowed these victims to have a way out and could survive in the future even as a hard worker.
When the victims heard this, they knew that the noble young master must have some identity and quickly kowtowed one by one. They experienced too much despair, and now they knew that there was a glimmer of hope, and they were all grateful.
General Weiyuan, not far away, looked at King Qi's actions and smiled sarcastically, "This King Qi seems to be an inconvenient person, but I think it's not the case. Your Majesty loves King Qi so much, I wonder what the prince feels!"
General Weiyuan was surrounded by confidants, so he was not afraid of anyone going around. Deputy General Zhao quickly understood and nodded in agreement. "What the general said is, I believe the prince has been restless!"
Returning to Nancangcheng cannot delay. King Qi sent some people to escort these victims, and they did not hope that these victims would harm innocent people. King Qi even ordered Li Chongguang that if these victims hurt the people, they could kill the chicken to warn the monkey.
King Qi not only wrote a letter himself, but also took his own token. I believe the prefect would not dare to disobey the emperor, let alone Li Chongguang, so King Qi was very relieved.
King Qi and others headed towards Nancangcheng without delay, but Huainan looked a little serious on the way, and even sent Liuchao to investigate the situation in Jiuqing Town.
When the carriage drove into Nancangcheng and looked at the familiar scene, Huainan breathed a sigh of relief. Now that he has not returned yet, his heart is not smooth all the way. King Qi saw it and was anxious in his heart. Although he was happy along the way, he also knew that Huainan would not be at ease if the source was not solved.
The soldiers were all arranged in the military camp outside the city, and only a few soldiers followed into the palace. As soon as they arrived at the gate of the palace, they saw a huge group of people waiting there. King Qi snorted coldly, "This General Weiyuan is really a grand show. Now even the father is greeting him personally!"
Huainan lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw Emperor Nancang waiting at the palace gate with all the civil and military officials in the court. It was really rare to show off now. You can imagine what General Weiyuan's position is in Emperor Nancang's heart.
"I have seen Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!" General Weiyuan jumped down from his horse, and hurriedly knelt down to the ground, looking at Emperor Nan Cang who missed him very sincerely, and looked like a loyal minister.
King Qi and Huainan got off the carriage and bowed slowly. The soldiers knelt straight there even more.
"Hurry! Hurry! General, please come up! I have never seen the general. The general has been guarding the frontier for me and the people for many years. Thank you for your hard work!" Emperor Nancang quickly helped General Weiyuan up, looking like a harmonious look of the monarch and ministers.
General Weiyuan stood up with the situation, neither humble nor arrogant, "It is my duty to be able to share your worries for Your Majesty!"
"Haha! OK! I am worthy of being my General Weiyuan!" Emperor Nan Cang spoke very happily, and then led General Weiyuan into the palace. "I have prepared a welcome banquet for the general and the soldiers. The general will wash up first! I still have a lot to ask the general!"
"Yes! I will accept the order!" General Weiyuan retreated, and the court officials who were acting were all leaving. Some of the court officials looked at General Weiyuan's back and were thinking about how to climb this thick thigh.
After the court officials retreated, Emperor Nancang looked at King Qi and Huainan and gave them a look. The two hurriedly followed Emperor Nancang to the imperial study room.
After entering the imperial study, Emperor Nan Cang glared at the two of them, "You still know how to come back! The imperial concubine is worried that she is so angry that she is talking about you two in my ears all day long!"
In fact, Huainan could come back after sending the food and grass, and King Qi was even more so, but not only did these two people go to the battlefield, but also fought back to Huo tribe, which really made Emperor Nan Cang extremely proud.
"It's my minister, it's not, it's a worry for Your Majesty and the Empress! However, the situation was critical at that time, I believe Your Majesty also hopes that we can take action!" Huainan bowed slightly and said.
In comparison, King Qi looked arrogant and looked at his father, "Father, we have all made such great contributions. Could it be that there is no reward at all?"
Emperor Nan Cang's brows moved, looking like he was about to get angry. You know, he didn't know much reward for this son openly or secretly, but now he even asked for it himself. When did he give birth to such a son who loves money?
Emperor Nancang didn't know that King Qi wanted to save more good things now and would give them to Huainan in the future. However, King Qi believed that ordinary things were not worthy of Huainan at all, so he was inevitably moved to his father's place.
Emperor Nan Cang waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, you will not be missing the rewards you deserve! I heard that General Weiyuan's son died when he went out to fight with you?"
Huainan nodded, and Emperor Nancang frowned tightly, "You must be careful in everything in the future, do you understand what I mean?" There were some words that Emperor Nancang never stated. He was afraid that General Weiyuan would take his anger on the two of them, so he said hello in advance. Now Emperor Nancang is also very troubled by General Weiyuan. He needs such a person to guard the border, but this person is ambitious and deeply uneasy.
King Qi said indifferently, "I understand, I understand!"
Huainan nodded solemnly, "I will remember that your Majesty's hard work understands!" After all, she is not the son of Emperor Nan Cang, and it is rare for Emperor Nan Cang to mention these things.
Emperor Nan Cang saw that the emperor was not only safe and capable, but also understood his own efforts, but his own son was like this all day long, which made Emperor Nan Cang a headache.
"Forget it, you go and see the imperial concubine!" Emperor Nan Cang drove the people away, but his eyes were gone. What's more, when the two of them went to see the imperial concubine today, they would definitely be in a happy mood when they went to the imperial concubine's place at night, and they could also see a good look.
The two of them bowed and retreated and went straight to Concubine Wen's bedroom. But before they arrived at the bedroom, they saw Concubine Wen standing outside the bedroom. They felt warm in their hearts. It was great that they felt worried about elders waiting at home.
Concubine Wen had known that her two children were back today, and she was both happy and anxious, so she was waiting here early. When the two children went to the border, Concubine Wen was worried every day. After all, she was not as good as Nancangcheng in the border. She knew nothing and could not help anything.
"Mother's Mother!" "Empress!" King Qi and Huainan hurriedly met. Concubine Wen glanced at the bodies of the two and found that there was nothing wrong with it. She breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Hurry up, enter the palace, I have prepared a lot of food you like to eat. Thank you for your hard work these days!"
"No hard work!" the two of them said in unison.
When I arrived in the hall, I saw a full table of meals, and they were all the things that the two loved to eat. I guess Concubine Wen had prepared them a long time ago and had to worry.
Concubine Wen kept picking up food for the two of them. Although they were really full, looking at Concubine Wen's kind-hearted appearance, both of them continued to eat without saying a word.
"Mother, grandfather is very good at the border, so please don't worry too much!" King Qi suddenly said. If he didn't change the topic at this time, he was really afraid that he would be over.
Sure enough, when Concubine Wen heard about her father's affairs, she stopped picking up food for the two of them, and hurriedly asked about the border. Huainan and King Qi took good things and told Concubine Wen, which made Concubine Wen nodded repeatedly and relieved.
"It's good if my father is safe!" Concubine Wen murmured to herself. As a daughter, she felt very guilty that she could not be filial to her. Every time she heard her father get news, Concubine Wen could feel at ease for a long time.
"There is a banquet tonight, so you can go back and prepare!" Although I really want to spend more time with my two children, Concubine Wen also knows the importance of the matter, so it is not good to rely on it blindly.
Huainan and King Qi nodded and retreated at the same time. Concubine Wen looked at the empty hall and sighed, "Yuxi, why do you think these two children are so bold that they dare to attack Huo!"
"Empress, King Qi and the Emperor Master are extremely intelligent, don't worry!" Madam Yuxi comforted.
Chapter completed!