Chapter 50 The Princess's Scholar (6) (1/2)

Shen Hu'an's journey to South City was not peaceful. After all, they were going to do something that was life-threatening, and they couldn't just take it easy like a spring outing.

The group rode horses, traveling day and night, and only rested for two hours a night. When they woke up, they couldn't take care of anything else and had to stuff something into their mouths first, so that they could eat while sitting on the horses.

To be honest, although Shen Hu'an's father didn't love his brother, he was wary of the cold palace concubines and seemed to live a very depressed life, in fact, as one of the only five princes in the palace, he was naturally very good at everything.

The reason why he was so determined to participate in the fight for the throne was that, in addition to the bullying by his brothers when he was young and the contempt and casual use by them when they grew up, he wanted to support his eldest sister.

He is not stupid. The four older brothers are not good people. Each one is more petty than the other. He has done nothing but was repeatedly plotted against. Shen Hu'an, who originally wanted to wait until he grew up and leave the palace to be an idle prince, has become a middle school boy who racks his brains every day to think that he must become the emperor and trample you under his feet.

Anyway, no matter which brother comes to the throne, he and his sister will not have a good ending, so what are they waiting for.

Clear the obstacles, drive away the brothers, and enjoy the throne alone.

Everything is perfect, but the ideal is very big, but it is very difficult to put it into practice.

In order to protect himself, Shen Hu'an had already pretended to not like studying when he was a child. He was pretending before, but after pretending for a long time, he really didn't like studying.

The princes can rely on their father's favor and their mother's family to fight for the throne. However, his biological mother died early, and his grandfather, although a great scholar, also died early. Now only his grandmother and uncle are left in Nancheng, and their life and death are unknown.

His sister was hastily arranged to be married. Although he did not see the future prince consort when he went to the army the day before yesterday morning, he knew that he was from a poor family.

There was no external force to rely on.

Then, he could only rely on himself.

Shen Hu'an was not afraid of leaving for Nancheng this time. He knew that he would not get the throne if he stayed in the palace every day. Therefore, although he was worried about his sister and hated his father's cruelty, he was still looking forward to this trip.

At least, he could be the first to save his grandmother and his uncle's family.

It was a beautiful thought. When he finally arrived at the destination after traveling day and night, Shen Hu'an was helped off the horse.

Everyone knows that riding a horse is fast, but riding a horse cannot be too long, otherwise the thighs on both sides will be rubbed sore and painful, and because of the location of the injury, if you want to make yourself less painful, you have to walk with your legs apart.

Spreading your legs is equivalent to being indecent.

He is the fifth prince, even if it hurts to death, he will never spread his legs!

Shen Hu'an took the sword handed over by his subordinates with one hand, looked around at his subordinates whose thighs were slightly apart and could not be seen without careful observation, and retracted his gaze with disdain.

Sure enough, it was not only him who was in pain, but others were also in pain.

After walking two steps, he also slightly apart his legs.

Shen Hu'an almost vomited as soon as he entered the South City.

Originally, he felt that the smell was a bit strange when he was outside before, but because the city gate was closed and the place where they dismounted was not very close, he did not expect that the smell actually came from the South City.

The smell was very strange. Generally speaking, it was the smell of burnt corpses, rotten meat, and some human excretions.

Although the white cloth on his face was covered to prevent infection and covered his mouth and nose, the smell still drifted into Shen Hu'an's nose with the wind.

He thought this was the extreme.

As a result, when he lowered his head, in addition to some messy and scattered things on the ground, there was actually "gold" all over the ground.

At this moment, he was still an innocent little prince who had never seen anything dirty except his own things. Although he had forced himself to learn and see a lot of things in order to ascend the throne and become the emperor, and he looked steady and reliable in front of his elder sister, in essence, he was still a prince who had never left the imperial city.

Fortunately, although he was curious, Shen Hu'an did not ask those unfamiliar soldiers, but asked the guards who had been following him, "Why don't they find a toilet bucket."

Is it really okay to just put it all over the floor like this?

The guard looked a little embarrassed, and replied in a low voice, "Your Highness, I guess there is no toilet bucket here."

You can't just poop on the ground like this without a toilet bucket.

Shen Hu'an's heart was filled with sadness for the unhygienic people of Nancheng.

He could only carefully avoid it while looking forward and trying his best to pretend that he didn't care about the mess on the ground at all.

As everyone knows, Nancheng has two gates.

They were now standing between the first and second city gates. After the soldiers behind them, who were uniformly covered with white cloth, ordered the people inside to open the city gates, a stronger smell immediately invaded everyone standing here.

Shen Hu'an didn't care to condemn the people of Nancheng for being unhygienic.

Countless people wearing gray clothes mixed with mud, sand and filth fell to the ground weakly and leaned against the wall. Everyone's face was lifeless. Except for the low wailing that seemed to be unable to be made a little higher, no one had any reaction to the group of soldiers sent by the capital who opened the city gates and came in.

No one greeted them, and no one was happy, because they were about to die.

Not only them, but also their relatives.

Shen Hu'an stood there blankly, looking at the scene of a land of people and a mess. The strategist he knew in his mind said lightly, "If your majesty orders the drainage, the people of Nancheng, who have already suffered from natural disasters, will be killed again, and no one will survive." It was like tearing off the light skin and exposing himself nakedly in front of him.

These are all living people, not the numbers of how many people died reported by the court.

He was scared.

At this moment, Shen Hu'an even wanted to go back to the capital to find his sister. His sister would definitely comfort him and tell him not to be afraid.

But he couldn't.

Shen Hu'an could only bite the bullet and move forward, passing by the people who looked ashen, and their eyes without any emotion.

When he walked in front of the two children, his steps suddenly stopped.

They were two civilian children, the older one looked seven or eight years old, the younger one was four or five years old, they must be siblings, because the younger boy kept shouting "Sister, I'm in pain", the older girl had dry lips but still tried to hug her brother to comfort him, patting his back.

Both of them had pockmarks on their faces, obviously they had the symptoms of this plague.

The guard beside him asked in confusion, "Your Highness?"

Shen Hu looked at the scene in front of him calmly, "Didn't the imperial physician say that he wanted to find someone to test the medicine? Go and ask them if they are willing."

The guard agreed and asked a few questions. The younger brother was young and only knew to shout in pain, but the sister was also a half-grown child. She raised her dusty face, looked at the people in front of her with a pair of dark pupils, who were still luxurious despite wearing armor, hugged her brother tightly, and nodded in agreement.

Even if they didn't try the medicine, they would still die in the end, so they might as well give it a try.

With the brother and sister, the group went to the governor's mansion. There was no one standing guard at the gate of the governor's mansion, and the door was closed, which was obviously caused by the plague disaster.

Shen Hu'an, who had been trying to make himself look stern so that the soldiers behind him would not treat him as a child, stopped nervously and clenched his fist to signal his subordinates to knock on the door.

The governor of Nancheng was his and his sister's uncle.

However, Nancheng was small and happened to be next to the border. Even during the New Year, the governor could not go to meet the emperor. His uncle could not enter the capital without an imperial edict, but women like his aunt could. However, women outside the court could not enter the palace without the imperial edict of the palace concubine. Shen Hu'an's biological mother died early, so there would be no palace concubine who would be so kind as to help the two of them summon their relatives to the palace. Therefore, Shen Hu'an had grown up so big, but he had never seen anyone from his mother's side.

His sister told him that when he was a child and his mother had not died yet, his aunt had come to the palace to see them and hugged him, but he had long forgotten it.

Because he and his sister had not yet married and lived in the palace, at the end of each year, the ministers outside could receive gifts from all over the place, but the princes and princesses who lived in the palace could not receive gifts at all. Therefore, for so many years, let alone the appearance of his uncle, he had not even received a letter.

The feeling of seeing the victims just now faded a little at this moment, and Shen Hu'an felt a little nervous about meeting his relatives who had never met.

He had heard from his sister that his grandfather was a great scholar of the time. When he was still alive, he had countless disciples. Although he was unwilling to serve as an official in the court, all his disciples became officials, which was very impressive.

But his grandfather himself was indifferent to fame and fortune and did not care about these. His sister said that his grandfather had a long white beard and gray hair. He always wore a long robe with fluttering sleeves. Although he was old, he was in very good spirits. He was just a little serious, but he was very caring for them and his sister, and he once taught her calligraphy by hand.

Although his grandfather had passed away, his uncle was his own son, so he must have looked and behaved in a similar manner.

Seeing the door open, Shen Hu'an coughed lightly, trying not to show curiosity and expectation in his eyes, and strode into the governor's mansion.

"My lord is in the study, please follow me here."

It stands to reason that when the prince comes to the governor's mansion, everyone in the governor's mansion should come out and kneel to greet him, but it is said that there are many people infected with the disease in the governor's mansion, and the masters in the mansion are too sick to get out of bed. Before, Shen Hu'an's uncle wanted to be supported by a healthy servant to greet him, but it was really difficult to support, so he had to be rude for a while.

Shen Hu'an looked a little nervous, "Is my uncle in good health?"

The servant obviously knew the relationship between the prince in front of him and his master. He nodded a few times and said carefully, "My lord accidentally got sick when he was dealing with the bodies of sick civilians three days ago. Now is the most dangerous time."

Shen Hu'an's mind immediately popped up a thin middle-aged man lying in bed with a pale face and coughing up blood.

His face turned pale, and he didn't care about putting on the majestic and calm style of a prince. He hurriedly urged the servant to take him to the study.

When he opened the study, he saw a person lying on the bed.

He was extremely weak and barely knelt on the ground with the help of the servant beside him, "Your Majesty, Liu Qingxian pays homage to the fifth prince."

Shen Hu'an looked at the man in front of him stiffly.

Yes, his uncle's name was Liu Qingxian, a name that could make people look forward to a jade-like handsome man.

But now the man kneeling in front of him was a man with a full beard and bronze skin. Even though he was sick, he was still strong and kneeling to Shen Hu'an's chest.

Even though he was young and had not grown up yet, his height was too terrifying.

Maybe it was because Shen Hu'an's eyes were too dull, and Liu Qingxian's gaze was slightly doubtful, and he was choked again.

His eyes were very suspicious, but with such big eyes and beard, it looked like he was glaring at people.

Shen Huan stiffly loosened his fists that had been clenched nervously before and said dryly, "Uncle, please get up."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Even though he was weak, his voice still sounded like a bell in his ears.

Uncle Liu Qingxian was helped to stand up reluctantly. Once he stood like this, Shen Huan wanted to look up to him.

His expression became more and more stiff, and he coughed dryly, "Uncle is not feeling well, so he went to bed to rest. I am his nephew and not an outsider, so why should I care about these falsehoods."

Liu Qingxian, who was supported by the boy and looked down at him, showed some relief in his eyes, "In this case, I will not be polite."

So Shen Hu'an stared stiffly at his uncle being supported by the servant and sitting on the bed. Although the huge size made him very doubtful that his uncle would collapse the study, which he could tell was just used for taking a nap, but fortunately Sitting like this, at least he no longer had to raise his head to look up at his uncle.

The uncle looked at him lovingly. Although he was too weak to move, he still sighed loudly, "In the blink of an eye, Your Highness has grown so big."

Shen Huan laughed dryly.

"I still remember that time, His Highness was just born, and I was fortunate enough to get His Majesty's permission to visit His Highness. At that time, His Highness was lying in swaddling clothes, as if he was no bigger than the palm of my hand. Now, he can actually reach the position of my chest."

Shen Huan looked stiffly at his uncle's palm that fell outside the quilt.

Not as if, just.

Also, uncle, you are overthinking. I didn’t reach your chest. It was only when you lowered your head and bent over that I could reach your chest.

He struggled to recall what his sister had said about his mother's family.

My grandfather was a great scholar, my grandmother came from a wealthy and scholarly family, and although my aunt was not born into a wealthy family, my father was also a civil servant who resigned from office.

No matter from top to bottom or from inside to outside, no matter how you look at it, you are all a scholar.

So, what went wrong.

"Master Liu, the governor of Nancheng, is the uncle of the eldest princess and the fifth prince. He is born with supernatural powers. He can lift huge rocks at the age of three. He practices martial arts with a martial arts master at the age of five. He can lift a giant cauldron at the age of ten. At the age of twenty-five, he once led a The soldiers fought back the 3,000 Xiongnu who had crossed the border. They were just worried about the imperial court punishing them and went to war with the Xiongnu privately without reporting it to the imperial court. He has a high prestige among the soldiers and generals in Nancheng. Such a powerful person will definitely be able to help the Fifth Highness. "

Zhao He sat across from his friend with a confused look on his face and listened, "But I remember that the prefect is a civil servant."

Shouldn't this deed make him a military attache?

"Master Liu really wanted to take the military attache exam when he was young, but His Majesty turned him back. He said that since his father was a great scholar in the world, it is only right for a son to inherit his father's legacy, so he became the governor of Nancheng. He served for more than ten years. Years have not moved.”

Although Zhao He was born in a merchant family and no one was an official, he had fervently made up a lot of knowledge about the field since he entered school. He was stunned when he heard the last sentence.

"No action for more than ten years?"

It shouldn’t be. It’s rare for officials in this dynasty to remain unchanged for more than ten years. Either they will be promoted if they do well, or they will be demoted or transferred out of the place if they do not do well. On the one hand, they are worried that officials will be replaced if they stay for a long time. The superiors don’t know which place they regard as their own. On the one hand, even if they only stay in one place, their political achievements are just that, and it is difficult to get promoted. In short, they just want to be stationary for a year or two. Not so good.

Looking at Lin Shiheng, who was still sitting quietly across from him, his mind was racing, "Your Majesty...do you not value the fifth prince's mother's family?"

This was said tactfully. What he actually wanted to say more was that although he himself thought Brother Lin was very good, he was also a student from a poor family. He married the eldest princess to a poor family and married the youngest who had never left the capital. His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince was sent to Nancheng where the plague was breaking out. The two uncles were obviously more suitable as military attachés but were forced to become civil servants and did not move their positions for more than ten years. This was not unfavored, but simply disliked.

Lin Shiheng lowered his head and smiled, with some sarcasm in his downcast eyes, "When Your Majesty ascended the throne, Liu Gong was very popular. Although he was not an official, many court officials were his students. Your Majesty had just ascended the throne that day, and it was the time when he was at his peak. Although the late emperor had promised Liu Gong not to enter the court as an official, he still issued an edict asking Liu Gong to enter the court. "

"I know this."

Zhao He said, "After Duke Liu refused, your majesty admired Duke Liu for being indifferent and not interested in fame and wealth, and he admired him so much that he married Duke Liu's daughter as his concubine."

Being indifferent and not admiring fame and fortune is true, but admiration is false.

A novice emperor who had just ascended the throne and believed that the whole world belonged to him was so satisfied that he was unwilling to let a great scholar enter the court as an official. In addition, after he issued the edict, a group of civil servants kept saying that since the late emperor had already Promising him to do this is unreasonable. How could the novice emperor not be angry?

He is the emperor, the lord of the world, but he is opposed by so many people.

Of course, the emperor at that time would not think about this matter because of the late emperor's promise, so many people opposed it. He would only think about which of these people were disciples of Liu Gong, and which ones were good friends with Liu Gong.

Although they were all civil servants, this incident made him realize very uncomfortably that between himself, the emperor, and Liu Gong, these officials who were eating his salary chose Liu Gong.

Okay, aren't you on Liu Gong's side? Don’t they all think that Liu Gong should be indifferent to fame and fortune?

The late emperor once promised that Liu Gong could become an official without entering the court, but he never said that his daughter could not enter the harem as a concubine.

With an imperial edict, Duke Liu's old daughter was sent to the palace, and she became Concubine Liu who died early, leaving only a pair of unprotected children.

At that time, the emperor also investigated clearly when he recruited the Liu family's daughter into the palace. Although she did not have a marriage contract, she had acquiesced in marrying her natal cousin. If nothing else happened, the Liu family's daughter would marry this natal cousin.

The novice emperor took this accident very willfully.

He recruited people into the palace at that time just to express his anger because the Manchu Dynasty opposed allowing Liu Gong to enter the court as an official.

As a result, after Liu's daughter entered the palace, the emperor began to fall in love with this woman with stunning appearance, full of fragrance and gentle temperament.

The two of them had a very happy time, otherwise Shen Huyang would not be the eldest princess, let alone be given the rank of "Hu" that only a prince could have.

After the sweetness, the emperor's temperament of loving the new and hating the old came out again. It happened to be another year's general election. He went to that palace today and this palace tomorrow. Life was so happy. His daughter's family was always worried, and the emperor was gentle to him before. Of course Liu's daughter would be sad if she fell in love with someone else.

She is not one of those girls from aristocratic families who have been taught since childhood that "you have to be a good housewife. If your husband likes other women, you should take the initiative to help him accept them. Anyway, the contract of sale is in your hands." Liu Gong is devoted to his wife and she is the only one in his life. He treated his sister-in-law in the same way, but she was admitted to the palace. The emperor was destined to have three thousand beauties in the harem, and he would not only love her.

If the emperor doesn't care about her, it's okay for her to be sad for a while. People can see reality and adapt to a new life anyway.

But the emperor noticed this sadness.

He did not think about 'she is unhappy because I dote on other concubines', but a flash of thought occurred, and his thoughts fell on 'even if she marries me, she will still think about her maternal cousin'.

As soon as he realized that he might have been cuckolded, the emperor became furious.

In anger, he was even more unwilling to go to Concubine Liu's palace, and continued to live a life of going here and there but not coming to your place.

Concubine Liu became increasingly sad, and it was at this time that she found out she was pregnant.

So what if she was just pregnant, the emperor didn't care about her, and the child she gave birth to was still abandoned by her father like the eldest daughter.

And at this time, the emperor actually asked her brother, who had always liked Wu, to become a civil servant.

What if my brother doesn’t communicate well with his civilian subordinates and gets angry and beats them to death?

Concubine Liu was even more sad.

The emperor noticed her sadness again.

He was so angry this time.

She is pregnant with my dragon and still depressed, how can she not have anyone in her heart!

In anger, he stopped going to Concubine Liu's palace completely.

The emperor would naturally not think about the life of an unloved concubine. He only knew that after giving birth to the fifth prince, Concubine Liu begged him to let her mother-in-law come to the palace to meet him. Not long after the Liu family left the palace, Liu Concubine The concubine passed away, leaving only a pair of children with no one to care for her.

The emperor was always worried about the possibility that Concubine Liu had someone in her heart.

After all, if he hadn't investigated that Concubine Liu almost married her maternal cousin, he wouldn't have been holding such a thorn in his heart.

But speaking of it, if he had not investigated that Concubine Liu was tacitly allowed to marry her maternal cousin and that Duke Liu was very satisfied with the marriage, he would not have made Concubine Liu a concubine just to make Duke Liu feel aggrieved. .

Naturally, no one could know about his crazy thoughts, so the eldest princess and the fifth prince, the poor siblings, were inexplicably disliked by their father.

Fortunately for the fifth prince, he has not been taken seriously since he was a child and has long been used to it.

The eldest princess, Shen Huyang, remembered things from a young age, and she only remembered a few things about how her father doted on her and how he suddenly became indifferent to her.

The other sisters were envious of her being able to get a Huyang name that ranked as high as the prince's. When she was a child, she didn't envy her sisters for being loved by their father.

"I have already written a letter back home. We always have good horses at home to transport urgent goods. If nothing happens, we should be able to reach Nancheng soon."

Zhao He didn't know these old things and was still banging his hand on the table seriously and said, "This time, my family should listen to me and transport all the medicinal materials in stock. I just don't know if it will be enough."

"Brother Zhao, does he know the approximate quantity?"

Zhao He said that he was a member of the Zhao family after all, and even if he was busy studying, his parents would not hide these things from him.

Lin Shiheng nodded, "The medicinal materials given by the imperial court and donated by Brother Zhao's family, although it is a bit reluctant, should be able to survive."

"reluctantly?"

Zhao He was a little surprised, "Didn't the imperial court provide enough medicinal materials? I thought it was only a few shortfalls at most."

"In case of emergency, it can only be obtained from the national treasury. However, it is His Majesty's private treasury after all, and there will be no excess. In addition, the officials preparing these will exclude some people who 'may die'."

"This is a time when human lives are at stake, why is the court still so stingy!"

Zhao He slammed the table and stood up angrily, "If you give me more medicinal materials, I will save more lives!!"

Lin Shiheng shook his head and said nothing.

It is still difficult to get the court to pay, especially for a small place that the court doesn't like very much.

"By the way, Brother Lin, I've already prepared the flying pigeon you asked me to prepare for you. I asked my shopkeeper in Beijing to bring it to you. It can fly directly to the shopkeeper's home in Nancheng."

"Thank you, Brother Zhao."

"you are welcome."

Zhao He laughed heartily, "I just hope that if the Fifth Prince gets his wish in the future, Brother Lin can help me."

Lin Shiheng paused his salute, raised his head, and smiled slightly.

"Of course."

"But I don't know when Brother Zhao knew that I wanted to help the Fifth Prince?"

Zhao He smiled proudly, and there was some admiration in his eyes when he looked at his friend in front of him.

"Brother Lin must have calculated that the Fifth Prince would be sent out of the capital when he answered the questions? You also calculated that I would donate medicinal materials and give the plague prescription."

The more Zhao He spoke, the brighter his eyes became. "After I went back that day, I thought more and more that it was wrong. Brother Lin, a noble man who is indifferent to fame and fortune, how could you let me donate medicinal materials for an official position? There must be a deeper reason. After thinking all night, I finally figured it out. On the day when the Fifth Prince left the city, Brother Lin, you borrowed a carriage to send the Fifth Prince out of the city. Although Brother Lin had He is about to become the consort of the emperor with the order of His Majesty, but if there is no friendship before, how can I see him off? "

"The plague prescription, the donation of medicinal materials, and even the marriage of the princess must have been discussed by Brother Lin and His Majesty the Fifth Prince long ago."

"This means that you have known each other for a long time. You should have known each other before the palace examination, no, the imperial examination!"

Zhao He's tone became more and more excited. At the end, he couldn't help but feel excited that "my friend has made great things quietly without making any noise." He clasped his hands together and bowed heavily to Lin Shiheng.

"Brother Lin has a deep plan and a broad mind. I am willing to admit that he is inferior."

Looking at Lin Shiheng again, who had made a lot of wrong calculations and finally got the correct results, he waved his sleeves and bowed back with a calm face.

"Brother Zhao, you are flattering me."

Although I didn't understand it very well, it was a compliment to him anyway.

It's right to return the gift.

Shen Hu'an, who had no idea what was happening in the capital at the moment, was frowning and looking at the list of people given by his seriously ill uncle.

"There are so many people who need treatment now? But the list given by the court is at least half less than this."

When he saw the list given by the court before, he thought that Nancheng was pitiful. The city was small, and there were only so few people left after a disaster. As a result, it was completely different from the court.

But the court allocated herbs to save people according to the number on the list!

Now the pulse of the brother and sister of the imperial physician has gradually stabilized. Although the pockmarks on their faces are still there, they have not vomited again and have fallen asleep peacefully.

In other words, this prescription is effective.

When Shen Hu'an was excited to announce that he would quickly boil medicine to save people, he learned that the herbs were not enough? ?

This was simply a bucket of cold water poured on Shen Hu'an, who had been full of twists and turns since leaving the capital.

It wasn't enough to just pour cold water on him. A strong wind blew and chilled him to the bone. He wanted to rush into the capital with a sword and chop the officials who arranged this into three pieces!

Liu Qingxian was not as angry as the young Shen Hu'an, but said habitually, "The court has always acted like this. Your Highness, instead of being angry, you might as well find a pharmacy in the city as soon as possible and let me pay for the purchase of medicinal materials."

"How can I let my uncle pay? My uncle's family is poor and life is difficult. I also brought silver this time. I'll come."

The really poor Shen Hu'an said with a stiff upper lip and stood up to send someone to buy herbs. Even if there was no one in the pharmacy, he had to record the quantity and return the money for the herbs according to the market price after everything settled down.

This is what the nameless official said in the letter to him, and it was also specifically marked that if there was no owner, Shen Hu'an would have to have someone post a notice after sending someone to take away the things inside, first, so that the owner would not know where to get the money when he came back, and second, to let the people of Nancheng know that he, the fifth prince, was a good prince who would pay for the things he took.

Shen Hu'an curled his lips, he was a good prince.

Although he still had some doubts about the identity of that person, but looking at the letter, he thought it was right no matter how he looked at it, and tried the so-called method of controlling subordinates on the way.

Although he had doubts about the method of "finding a forest with subordinates to pee", "eating dry, hard and unpalatable dry food with subordinates", "when encountering danger, no matter how scared he was, he had to hold on and draw his sword to protect the subordinates behind him, even if any subordinate didn't need his protection", but after doing it, Shen Hu'an was surprised to find that those soldiers who originally looked at him with a little contempt were actually much more affectionate to him.

Specific implementation: When he was eating dry food despite the bad taste, the soldiers who followed him presented him with a piece of dried meat.

There was only one piece, but Shen Hu'an, who had never tasted meat since leaving Beijing, almost cried.

He wanted to stop his horse and hunt a rabbit to satisfy his craving, but the letter said that he had to act like "I eat whatever you eat" with his subordinates. Shen Hu'an wanted everyone to hunt and eat rabbits together, but then he said that they had to travel day and night and not waste time, especially not to let others think that he, the prince, really couldn't bear hardships and had to eat wild game on the way to save people.

Shen Hu'an, who really couldn't bear hardships, suffered a lot on the way. He wanted to quit countless times, but he thought that if his great wish was fulfilled, he would persevere.

Fortunately, although he felt that he had suffered a lot, when he arrived in Nancheng, the soldiers looked at him with admiration and admiration. Some even took the initiative to talk to him, and the words were very intimate. Shen Huan no longer struggled. The next arrangements will be made directly according to the instructions in the letter.

First find the patients who are testing the medicine, wait until the prescription is confirmed to be effective, then tell all the soldiers to dispel their fear that they may be infected with the plague, and then arrange for these soldiers to work.

Before you start working, you have to say something.

Shen Hu'an took out the letter and read it. He was afraid that he wouldn't know how to say what he had written down. He memorized it silently and then put the letter back in his pocket.

Then he coughed and walked to the spacious training ground of the Prefect's Mansion.

As for why there is a martial arts training ground in the civil servant's house and the two huge and terrifying hammers on the martial arts training ground, it is not important.

Shen Hu'an stood above, looking at the densely packed soldiers below who lined up outside the prefect's mansion. They were wearing armor and holding spears. They all quietly raised their heads and looked at him, with conviction written in their eyes.

Shen Hu'an, who was a little nervous at first, became even more nervous. Fortunately, he had a good memory and recited what was written in the letter.

"Before, I was worried about being tired all the way, and the illness was not removed, so I just let you rest. Now that the imperial doctor has come to report that the illness has been cured, you officers and soldiers will go with me to distribute the medicine to the people."

"Everyone, remember, firstly, don't be violent to the people, secondly, don't take people's private belongings! Thirdly, don't leave the city without permission, can you answer me?!"

The soldiers below responded immediately and loudly at the top of their lungs.

"yes!!"

"Follow what His Highness said!!"

At this moment, I saw so many people standing underneath, walking in neat steps and wearing the same armor, looking at me.

The eyes of admiration and admiration seemed to be looking at their master.

Shen Huan was relieved.

In the past, there was only a general idea of ​​​​sitting on the dragon's throne, which was completely strengthened.

At this moment, what he was thinking was that if he wore a dragon robe in the future, the number standing underneath would no longer be a thousand soldiers but ten thousand or even a hundred thousand.

He stood on a high place, and the soldiers and generals stood below, looking at him like this.

How desirable that scene would be.

Shen Hu'an clenched his fists. The tension in his heart was obviously gone, but his heart was still beating excitedly.

At this moment, he finally clearly understood what he wanted.

The throne! !

He wants to ascend the throne and protect his sister!

Thinking of the day when he would support his sister in the future, Shen Hu'an's expression turned cold, but the corners of his lips curled up slightly with pride.

What we have to do now is to handle the matter in Nancheng properly according to the letter given by the gentleman who didn't tell his name but could see that he had a groove in his chest, so that his father would be impressed. It would be great if we could get to know that gentleman after returning to Beijing. Yes, such a powerful person must be paid into his own account.

When he ascends the throne with the help of his husband, he will be like the late emperor. If the consort is not good to his sister, he can expel the consort at will! !

Shen Huan believes that that day will never be far away!

But after returning to Beijing, the first thing he had to do was to scare the consort so that he would not dare to be disrespectful to his sister.