GBP Chapter 429 Grain grabbing
Chapter 429 Grain grabbing
Everyone at the post station was a little anxious, but Shangguan Tang's arrival gave them a ray of light and hope.
After only one night's rest, Shangguan Tang continued on his journey.
Everywhere we passed was covered in snow. The city was covered in snow, and the official roads and surrounding mountains were all covered in snow. It was rare to see people on the road.
The man and the horse kept moving forward. Before they knew it, it started snowing again, blurring their figures.
The fourth heavy snow lasted only one day and one night. The snowflakes were not as big as the previous ones, but they also added a bit of cruelty to this severe winter.
Everyone was huddled in their homes, except for the rescue team, which was running around on sleds and sleds, delivering supplies door to door.
The capital city was covered in snow.
Shangguan Zhenhua led the rescue team, gathered all the people who needed help in and outside the capital, and built a huge safe house. The house used for the safe house was the Mansion of the Duke of Huguo.
The huge Duke of Protectorate's Mansion is already empty and suitable for housing people in need of help.
"Your Majesty, the old Protector of the Country requests an audience."
Xiong Jingzhong, wrapped in winter clothes, came to the imperial study and reported while shivering.
There was a brazier under Emperor Yuanwu's desk, and there was also a brazier on the left, right, front and back of the dragon throne. With five braziers in use, the imperial study was filled with chill.
Emperor Yuanwu's hands were always cold when he reviewed memorials.
"Announce!" Emperor Yuanwu rubbed his hands and said.
Shangguan Zhenhua came in against the frost, his beard and eyebrows were covered with ice, the corners of his mouth were cracked, and his old face was covered with frostbite.
Long-term work in low temperatures made the old man look several years older and his hair turned completely white.
No matter how strong your body is, it cannot withstand the torment of this snowstorm.
"Your Majesty, I beg you to allow me to lead the rescue team to other places for support." Shangguan Zhenhua first saluted, and then directly stated his purpose.
"Old Protector of the Country, no!" Emperor Yuanwu stood up and walked over to support him, saying, "You are old, and you have been working hard recently. Your body can no longer bear it. If you go to the outer city, you will die. I will not allow anything to happen to you."
"Your Majesty, this old minister..."
"Old Protector of the Country, you are very good at fighting, but this is a natural disaster, which is more difficult to deal with than fighting. The enemy will be afraid of you, but natural disasters will not." Emperor Yuanwu patted Shangguan Zhenhua on the shoulder and said, "I cannot lose a loyal minister like you."
Emperor Yuanwu said seriously, "The rescue team is full of talented people. I have plenty of manpower available. You have done enough for the people. Old Protector of the Country, I order you to go back to your residence and rest immediately."
When he got here, he suddenly paused and continued, "No, you can't go back to the mansion. Your old Huguogong Mansion no longer has a place for you to rest. How about this, I allow you to rest in Pingshan Prince's Mansion. I believe that the Pingshan Prince and his wife will definitely not mind."
Seeing that Emperor Yuanwu was sincerely concerned about him, Shangguan Zhenhua would be lying if he said he was not moved.
Emperor Yuanwu looked at him and said, "Old Protector of the Country, the young people in our Yuan Dynasty are very capable, and the people are also very disciplined. Sometimes you should let go appropriately and hand over the work to the young people. You just need to give them appropriate guidance. They will definitely be able to do a good job. We must believe in them and give them the opportunity to prove their abilities."
"Look at your son, your grandson-in-law, and your grandson. After they left home, what they did outside the home, none of them disappointed us. The greatest help to the elderly is for them to live well and not get sick."
After Emperor Yuanwu persuaded Shangguan Zhenhua for a long time with great sincerity, Shangguan Zhenhua finally agreed to go to the Prince of Pingshan's Palace to rest. Emperor Yuanwu also sent people to monitor him to prevent him from sneaking out to run around.
As soon as he entered the Pingshan Palace, Shangguan Zhenhua fell ill. Emperor Yuanwu hurriedly asked the imperial physician to treat him. After a long time of hard work, Shangguan Zhenhua's life was finally saved.
The situation in the capital was much better than outside. After settling the victims in the capital, the rescue team sent out more than half of their people to go out of the city to various prefectures for rescue when Yun Zhen hurriedly came with the design drawings of a sled and a sledge.
"I am the guard of King Pingshan. This is the sled and snowmobile designed by my princess. With this thing, people can sit on a vehicle pulled by animals and run on the snow." Yun Zhen told the rescue team how to use the sled and snowmobile.
The captain of the rescue team was a talent trained by the Duke of Protector of the Country. Upon hearing this, he immediately brought Yun Zhen to Shangguan Zhenhua in person. Shangguan Zhenhua then met the emperor and summoned all the craftsmen from the sword-making workshop of the Ministry of Works and the public to build sleds and sleds overnight.
With no shortage of food, the craftsmen worked extremely hard and made more than 300 sets of sleds and snowmobiles in just one night.
The rescue team boarded the first sledges and snowmobiles and rushed out of the city like the wind.
The appearance of sleds and snowmobiles created a sensation in the capital, with countless people praising Princess Pingshan's abilities and achievements.
Amidst the praises, Shangguan Tang came to a small town. The town was covered with snow and the people should have stayed at home. However, Shangguan Tang heard a noisy noise and saw a series of human and horse footprints.
"Don't steal my food. I only have so little food!"
"The government has clearly distributed food to you, why are you still stealing my food? Give the food back to us!"
"Help! Someone is stealing our food!"
"You are robbers, robbers!"
Blood-cursing curses and shrill screams came from behind a house.
Shangguan Tang asked the horse to speed up and went around the back of the house, where she saw a scene that made her angry.
Five or six street thugs did not do their job properly in the face of the natural disaster, but went to rob other people's food. Not only did they rob the food, they also beat up the family of five.
The family of five who were beaten cursed at the thugs. The young couple protected their children and the elderly under them and were beaten by the thugs until they were covered in blood. The blood dripping onto the snow dyed it red and solidified in an instant.
“Wow, Mom, Dad, don’t hit my dad, don’t hit my mom!”
"Help!"
"Stop fighting! We don't want the food anymore!"
No matter how the family of five begged for mercy, the five men did not stop.
One of them reached out and pulled the woman who was protecting the little girl over and said, "Ah Xiang, it's so cold, you must be afraid of the cold. Let me warm you up."
As he said this, he dragged the woman into the house.
"Let my wife go!" The woman's husband tried to stop them but was held down by several other people.
The men who were holding him laughed and said, "We are helping your wife warm up, why are you shouting?"
The man holding the woman laughed the most wildly. Suddenly, his body stiffened, his laughter stopped abruptly, and his head slowly slid from his body and fell to the ground.
The scene suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at the man's headless body lying in the snow in horror.
The moment the body fell, they saw a figure standing next to the woman.