Rebirth of the eldest daughter

The sky is dark and there are sporadic cold rains.

The low-lying areas were filled with turbid flash floods, and the overflowing water swept up sand and dead trees and spilled into farmland and land.

Thousands of miles of fertile soil are all covered by a vast ocean.

At this moment.

Bai Mingwei and his party are heading deep into the hinterland of Jiangbei as fast as possible.

The team trudged along the path. The muddy, slippery ground and rugged paths made the officials in the team complain incessantly.

They did not dare to complain in front of Bai Mingwei and Liu Yao, but they vented their anger on Meng Ziang, who proposed to take the small road, and sarcastically and used words to bully people from time to time.

Meng Ziang turned a deaf ear to their bullying and just stayed in the carriage. Even when he was eating, he asked the guards to carry him over. He would only get off the carriage when he needed to relieve himself.

In this way, there was no conflict.

On this day, the team traveled deep into the mountains.

Bai Ming glanced at the sky slightly, then reined in the reins.

Bai Yu asked in a low voice: "Mingwei, what's wrong?"

Bai Mingwei's expression was somewhat solemn: "The grass ahead is thick and the forest is deep, and the road is even more rugged and difficult to navigate. It's going to be dark. It's definitely not appropriate to venture into this vast deep forest."

Bai Yu agreed upon hearing this: "We are traveling day and night. If it's just dark, it won't matter, but the sky is covered with dark clouds, and I'm afraid there will be heavy rain at night."

"If you are traveling on a rainy night, you will not be able to go very far, and it is also very dangerous. It is better to set up camp here and make plans at dawn tomorrow."

Bai Mingwei looked at Liu Yao: "What do you think, His Highness Ninth Prince?"

Liu Yao was silent for a moment, and then said: "What Mr. Bai said makes sense, we will set up camp and rest, and we will set off again at dawn tomorrow."

After giving the order, the team immediately took action.

The guards divided the work and worked together in an orderly manner.

Build a tent, light a fire, and boil water for cooking.

It wasn't long before it was all done.

The food was very rough and simple, but Liu Yao was not picky. He took a piece of pancake, sat next to Bai Mingwei and Bai Yu, and ate it slowly.

The fire in front of him was burning brightly, and the dancing firelight fell on his eyes.

Those brown eyes looked much deeper because of this.

After taking a few bites of the pancake, he took the lead in starting the conversation: "General, I am actually a little confused. Why should I take such a difficult path if I don't follow the official path?"

Bai Mingwei heard the words and slowly explained: "Your Highness, it has been a while since the flood occurred in Jiangbei. Such a long time is enough to erase a person's conscience."

"In order to survive, many refugees will engage in murder and robbery. These people will gather in greater numbers and eventually form a difficult force."

"They dare not touch heavily guarded places or the city's dignitaries, but they will focus on the unresisting crowds."

"Refugees who leave their homes and flee with important things are their targets. The official road is the only way for most refugees to escape, so the official road is not peaceful."

"If we choose to take the official road, we will inevitably experience troubles from time to time. If we do this over and over again, our journey will be no faster than taking the small road."

Bai Yu continued to add: "If we deal with these people who fall into the trap, we can still be merciless, but there is a situation that will put us in a dilemma."

Liu Yao was confused: "What's going on?"

Bai Yu looked at the food in his hands and said in a serious tone: "These foods in our hands are just dry and astringent pancakes that are difficult to swallow. They taste like chewing gum and have no taste."

"But for people who have been hungry for a long time, just such a piece of cake can make people from far away smell it."

"When the time comes, there won't be enough points. If you don't give it to them, they will probably grab it. They are all poor people. Once a conflict occurs, it will be difficult to resolve."

Liu Yao nodded: "I have also heard about these things. My guard also experienced a famine that year. He said that a wealthy businessman poured a bowl of leftover rice on the ground, which resulted in a large-scale conflict with numerous casualties."

When Cheng Bi heard this, she couldn't help but interjected: "These are not shocking things. Changing children to eat them, cooking the old and the weak, that's what hell is."

"Back then, the old prime minister fished the slave out of the big pot that was about to boil. The slave was too young to remember, but he couldn't forget the scorching heat of the pot of water." As he spoke, Cheng Bi lifted up his sleeves and exposed his face. The horrific scars on his wrists.

She spoke calmly, but her eyes were extremely frightened, as if she had lingering fears: "If you slow down any longer, this slave will be cooked, and the scars all over your body will never disappear for the rest of your life."

Liu Yao had stopped all his movements long ago.

His Adam's apple rolled up, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing this, Bai Mingwei told Cheng Bi: "The cake is too dry, go and make a cup of tea for His Highness."

Cheng Bi also realized that she had overstepped her bounds and glanced at Liu Yao with some anxiety.

Seeing that Liu Yao had no intention of blaming him, he went to make tea with peace of mind: "Yes, miss."

After Cheng Bi went down, Bai Mingwei looked at Liu Yao: "Your Highness, I didn't stop this maid because what she said was true."

"In the face of natural disasters, no matter how terrible she said, it was just the tip of the iceberg, one of countless tragedies."

"It's best for Your Highness to listen to these things and have an idea in your mind, so that you won't find it difficult to accept it when the time comes."

Liu Yao was silent for a long time before he spoke: "It seems that there is nothing wrong with us choosing to take the small road. Otherwise, if the road is not smooth, it will slow down our pace."

Bai Mingwei said: "Judging from time, even if the team develops into a bandit group, there will only be hundreds or dozens of people. These numbers are nothing compared to the Beiyan people who are not afraid of life and death."

"If we encounter one, I can keep His Highness safe. What I'm most worried about is that His Highness can't help but come to the rescue when he sees those tragedies."

She was not saying that she hoped that Liu Yao would die without saving him, but that she did not want Liu Yao to help anyone who needed help.

The current situation is that the disaster relief strategy has started in Liyang County and has been implemented throughout Jiangbei.

What they have to do is to solve the problem at the source and save the entire Jiangbei, instead of picking up the sesame seeds and losing the watermelon.

If it is for a few people, the entire plan will be delayed.

Then the number of people saved is definitely not more than those who died.

Therefore, solving flood problems as soon as possible is the most important thing.

Although cruel, it was a choice they had to make.

But compared to the current Liu Yao, it may be a little difficult for him to stand by and watch the suffering he encounters.

Even if Liu Yao chooses to focus on big things in the end, these helpless experiences and the people he meets but fails to save will definitely become an indelible wound in his heart.

Wounds accumulate more and more, easily forming shadows.

This is also for Liu Yao's consideration.

So taking the small road, isn’t it the right choice?

Liu Yao nodded: "I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I know the purpose. No matter what happens, I will not mess up the situation."

Bai Mingwei heard the words and showed a pleased expression: "Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness."

Liu Yao looked at Bai Mingwei and then at Bai Yu, but hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Bai Mingwei naturally knew what he wanted to ask.

This unspeakable expression must be related to Sixth Sister.

But Bai Mingwei didn't speak.

Now that Liu Mei has made up her mind, it is better not to let His Highness Ninth have too much involvement with Liu Mei.

Several people fell into silence.

Suddenly, a shout came from the other side: "What are you doing?!"

(End of this chapter)