Chapter 897 - 796: Interruption

Chapter 897: Chapter 796: Interruption

When the epidemic occurred in Wangshan Town, Huangfu Jingchen managed the allocation of resources meticulously. This time, before the troops moved, the resources were sent first. Huangfu Jingchen divided the forces into two routes, taking charge of one himself and letting Yan Nan take charge of the other. After delivering the message from Jiang Ning, they would assist Yan Nan.

One route went from the east of Liangzhou, the other from the north of Qianzhou.

Since there were refugees, naturally food was scarce. Grain was of utmost importance, but the disaster area in Qingzhou was too large. Even if the Court’s relief silver was delivered without any deductions, it couldn’t procure food immediately.

Prince Cheng also did the same, but when Prince Cheng set off, the reported situation wasn’t as severe. Only six parts out of ten were reported, and it was vague and evasive, insincerely shifting the blame!

In fact, the situation in Qingzhou is dire now. Local officials have reservations, but the information sent by the Po Yuan Sect via the Jifeng Tower had already reported starving people exchanging their children for food, cries of distress everywhere, and corpses filling the roads!

Hong Xing saw Xia Wenjin just finished reading the letter, then turned around to pack, and asked curiously, "Miss, what are you looking for? Let this maid do it!"

Xia Wenjin said, "Help me pack my luggage. I need to go to Qingzhou!"

Hong Xing widened her eyes, "Miss, I heard that Qingzhou suffered from a disaster, and the people there don’t even have food to eat. It’s too dangerous for you to go there!"

Xia Wenjin smiled and said, "I know medicine, I can be of help!"

Hong Xing said anxiously, "Miss, that’s not okay! If Madam knows about your plan, she’ll be very worried. She wouldn’t bear to let you go to such a dangerous and difficult place!"

"Then don’t let Madam know!" Xia Wenjin smiled and said, "Before I return, help me pack my luggage!"

She still needed to go out.

After returning from Haotian Village, she had Xue Niang send out word to collect medicinal herbs and transport them to Qingzhou.

With such a disaster, not only are food supplies lacking, but also medicinal herbs. She knew Huangfu Jingchen would be prepared, but she herself understood medicine and had the experience of a past life. Though she hadn’t been to Qingzhou, she knew the place suffered a flood following the drought, and improper handling of corpses without proper protection and disinfection led to an epidemic. Natural disasters claimed twenty thousand lives, but the number of deaths from the epidemic was double that of the natural disasters. Post-disaster, Qingzhou was a near wasteland. Officials responsible for relief just filled their own pockets, leading to civil unrest.

Huangfu Yuxuan volunteered to suppress the rebellion, not only slaughtering all 2,000 or more people led by Kong Wenjing who were driven to despair and rebelled due to government oppression, but also took control of a force of 10,000 elite soldiers, interfering in military affairs. He had already controlled the City Patrol, taking advantage of this opportunity to become increasingly powerful.

But some things are different in this life.

In the past, Prince Cheng and his son never stayed in the Capital City for so long. After the Emperor’s birthday, they left the capital. At that time, there was no Crown Prince appointed, but soon after Prince Cheng and his son left the capital, Prince Lu and Prince Xin were successively assassinated. Prince Xin and his son both died, Prince Lu also died, leaving only Prince Lu’s son who escaped, whereabouts unknown, and then the disaster was reported, leading to Huangfu Yuxuan’s rise.

Six months later, Prince Lu’s son, having consolidated Prince Xin and Prince Lu’s two fief armies, began raising the flag for supporting the king, leading to chaos in Nanxia.

Currently, Huangfu Yuxuan is on a mission to Dong Tang for a wedding alliance.

The one sent to marry is not the Seventeenth Princess, but Prince Ning’s daughter.

So, with this Qingzhou disaster, he has nothing to do with it.

No City Guard, no opportunity to meddle in military affairs. If Huangfu Yuxuan can still ascend the throne like in the past life, that would truly be strange.

These changes were not all influenced by Xia Wenjin, but she played a part. Ever since she decided to come to the Capital City, although the thought was never spoken out loud, she had been striving for it, and that was to block Huangfu Yuxuan’s path to the throne!