Both of them were buried under earth and rocks from the waist down, and there was a large tree with dense branches above their heads.

Cui Ciben wanted to ask someone to move the tree away first, but found that one of the branches of the big tree, two fingers thick, was inserted into Xue Shu's back, and the blood soaked the branch.

It was dark red. The solidified blood stains around the wound had turned dark red.

He didn't know how deep the branch went in. He didn't dare to move, so he had to ask someone to find a knife to cut off the branch first, and at the same time, he had someone clean up the earth and rocks below.

Fortunately, it has been raining for the past three days and the soil and rocks have not been compacted yet, so it is relatively easy to clean up.

After the branches were cut and the big tree overhead was removed, everyone carefully prepared to lift the person up.

Yin Chengyu had not seen the light for a long time, fearing that his eyes would be hurt by the strong light outside. At this time, his eyes were covered with black cloth. Cui Ci originally wanted to send him up first, but under Yin Chengyu's insistence, the group only

Xue Shu could be sent up first, but Xue Shu's arms tightly held Yin Chengyu, and the mover did not dare to forcefully break it, so he had to stop again in embarrassment and ask Yin Chengyu for instructions.

Yin Chengyu fumbled and patted Xue Shu's arm, then leaned close to him and whispered in his ear: "It's safe now. Let go of me first."

Xue Shu didn't know whether he heard it or not, but when Yin Chengyu reached for his hand again, he let go of his arm.

The other people then carefully carried him up, put him on a stretcher, and sent him to a temporary tent for treatment.

Yin Chengyu was sent out one step later. He was cut by a sharp stone on the right side of his waist, but fortunately the wound was not deep and was bandaged. Although he is weak now, his consciousness is still awake.

When he was sent to the camp, he suddenly thought of something, called Cui Ci over, and told him: "Follow me, Xue Shu, if there is a place where someone is waiting for you personally, you must do it yourself, don't do it"

Let others come closer."

Although Cui Ci didn't understand the reason, he still agreed and followed Xue Shu.

When Yin Chengyu woke up, it was already the second day.

The rain outside has not stopped yet, as if it is trying to make up for the rain that has not fallen in spring and summer all at once. Raindrops as big as soybeans hit the top of the tent like fine drums. In the past, Yin Chengyu might have found it too noisy, but now

Listening to the sound of rain outside, I feel peaceful.

At least they still have a chance to feel the noise of the world again.

The dirt on his body has been cleaned, and the wounds have been properly treated and bandaged. Yin Chengyu tried to move, but except for some pain in his waist and right hand, other minor injuries were bearable.

He slowly sat up with his arms supported, and the movement alerted the little eunuch waiting outside.

The little eunuch walked around the screen and came in. It was a familiar face. Look at him. He should be the one who usually serves Xue Shu: "Is there anything else that's unwell, your highness? I'm going to call the doctor. I'm here."

"No need." Yin Chengyu's voice was still hoarse, and his words were a little difficult: "Give me a glass of water."

The little eunuch quickly came over with warm tea.

Yin Chengyu drank a cup of warm tea to soothe his throat, which made it feel better, and asked the young eunuch to send Cui Ci over.

Within a moment, Cui Ci arrived.

Yin Chengyu had already changed his clothes, but his body was still a little weak, so he sat on the Arhat bed outside. Because of the continuous rain and the weather, it was damp and cold, so he placed a charcoal basin at his feet.

"How is Xue Shu's situation?"

"The doctor has already taken out the branch that was inserted into his back. Fortunately, Supervisor Xue wore armor. The branch was blocked by the soft armor and did not penetrate too deep. It did not hurt the internal organs. It was already there yesterday.

The medicine has been used for acupuncture." At this point, he paused, looked at Yin Chengyu's face and said cautiously: "However, Supervisor Xue's injury was more serious. He only woke up briefly for a while, and then fell into it again.

Coma. The doctor said he can get through it on his own. If he doesn't have a fever tonight, there won't be much danger."

Yin Chengyu nodded and looked at him with lowered eyes: "But you're the one taking care of me?"

These words made Cui Ci's heart skip a beat, and he bravely said "yes".

When the prince told him yesterday that he must serve Inspector Xue personally, he still didn't understand what he meant. But when he cleaned up Inspector Xue's body, he understood the meaning of the prince's special instructions.

It's just that there are some things that he knows, but he can only pretend that he doesn't know.

Even when the master asks about you, it is best not to mention a word more.

Therefore, after he finished answering, he hung his head respectfully and did not say a word more.

Yin Chengyu stared at him for a long time. Although he was a little nervous, he was still calm. Then he nodded with satisfaction: "Take good care of him. What happened in the past is what we will do in the future."

He spoke very cryptically, but Cui Ci understood it clearly.

"Your Highness, don't worry. I am determined to live up to my orders."

Yin Chengyu just sent his people out, but before he had time to take a breath, he heard the young eunuch coming to announce that the envoy Zuo, the magistrate of Qingzhou Prefecture, and the magistrate wanted to see him.

Previously, the governor of Shandong and the prefect of Qingzhou Prefecture were both convicted and imprisoned for corruption in disaster preparation. Now, before the replacement officials could be appointed, there was an earthquake again. In an emergency, power could only be delegated to the left and right envoys.

People temporarily take over responsibilities.

The famine in Shandong has not yet been resolved, and the earth dragon is turning over again, causing countless casualties. But at this juncture, the prince was missing for three days and was in coma for another day.

The three of them have become ants on a hot pot.

Now, as soon as I heard that the prince had woken up, he hurriedly came to see him. Firstly, he wanted to say hello, and secondly, he needed to report the disaster in Shandong. The prince had to make up his mind.

Yin Chengyu naturally understood their purpose of coming. After being offered a seat, he asked directly about the disaster without any nonsense.

"What places are affected by the disaster? Can the number of people affected be calculated clearly?"

Qian Bai, the governor-general of the left, stood up and raised his hands, saying: "The center of this earthquake is Fuhu Ridge in Qingzhou Prefecture, with Yidu City as the center, Changle, Shouguang, Linqu and other places were the most severely affected. Qingzhou Prefecture's

In addition, only the adjacent Jinan Prefecture was affected by the disaster. About 20,000 houses collapsed in various prefectures. A rough estimate of the number of victims was about 112,000. More detailed timetables are urgent and have not yet come.

Accounting.”

"The famine has not been resolved and there is an earthquake. The people are in difficulty. Is there any way to open warehouses to provide disaster relief?"

"The disaster preparedness food recovered previously plus the food borrowed from the nearby granary totaled more than 16,000 dan, and all have been distributed to the victims. However, this man-made disaster is followed by a natural disaster, and there are too many people affected.

With half of it. His Royal Highness is still in Shandong, and I don’t dare to report it privately..."

Usually, if there is an earthquake, the local governor will hand over a note to report the disaster situation. Afterwards, the Ministry of Household Affairs will send someone to verify the situation, and the court will then allocate disaster relief money and grain.

But now something happened to the governor, and the prince was still in Shandong, so none of the remaining people had the guts to report it.

Yin Chengyu pondered for a moment, then asked someone to bring a pen and paper, and wrote a letter on the spot: "The disaster in Shandong is serious, we can provide relief first and report later. You order people to quickly send the letter back to the capital, and use the waterway to transfer grain and lend it to the people.

We will return it in good times after the disaster."

"Your Highness the Prince is kind!" Qian Bai was overjoyed when he heard this. If he could second the grain supply, it would really solve Shandong's urgent need.

"In addition to disaster relief, the bodies of the deceased must be collected and buried as soon as possible, and epidemics and floods must be strictly guarded against. The earthquake has only made matters worse. If there is another setback, it may be difficult for the people to survive."

Disasters are frequent in Shandong. Every year there are either floods or droughts, both of which are often accompanied by famine and epidemics. This spring and summer there was little rain and drought, and there were locusts, so the fields were harvestless. In autumn, it started to rain abnormally. What if it happens again?

If it goes on, Yin Chengyu is worried that it will cause floods and epidemics.

Their worries were also what Qian Bai and others were worried about. Now that he mentioned them, he didn't rush away and simply took out the disaster prevention strategies he had formulated and discussed them with them in detail.

Yin Chengyu had gone to Shandong to control floods and epidemics in his early years, and had considerable experience in this matter. He discussed with Qian Bai and the others for half a day and determined that there was nothing missing in the prevention and control strategies. Qian Bai and other talents praised him dearly.

He left with the paper and the roughly written disaster management regulations.

It was only noon when he woke up. When Qian Bai and others left, it was already the end of Youshi.

The rain outside has become lighter, but the sky is still gloomy, with thick lead clouds weighing heavily on my head. I don't know when it will clear up.

Yin Chengyu let out a sigh of exhaustion, rubbed his brows, and then stood up to see Xue Shu.

Just as the little eunuch came in with the food, he looked at him walking out and said hurriedly: "Your Highness has not eaten yet."

"Leave it for now? You can eat it when you get back."

Xue Shu's tent was not far from their main tent. Yin Chengyu didn't let anyone follow him and held an umbrella by himself.

When entering the camp, Ying Hongxue and He Shan were walking out.

When the two of them saw him, they were stunned for a moment, then quickly came to their senses and saluted.

Yin Chengyu had his eyes covered yesterday and did not see Ying Hongxue. He only learned from Cui Ci that after the earthquake, Ying Hongxue and He Shan brought 5,000 Red British troops to support.

He looked at Ying Hongxue carefully, and vaguely saw a familiar shadow between the other person's eyebrows, and his tone became much gentler: "I was worried about finding the wrong person before, but now it seems that I am overly worried. He

?So much like you."

Ying Hongxue looked at him in surprise, feeling that his attitude was a bit weird, but he was the prince after all. She lowered her head and said, "Siblings born from the same mother, they are naturally alike."

Yin Chengyu nodded and asked again: "Did you see someone? Is Xue Shu awake??"

"He hasn't woken up yet. The doctor said it's best to let him rest. If nothing happens tonight, he will be safe."

"Let's go see him then. You two walk slowly. If necessary, you can go and look for him at any time." After Yin Chengyu finished speaking, he nodded slightly to the two of them and went inside.

Ying Hongxue and He Shan walked out.

"I didn't expect the prince to be so approachable," He Shan held up an oil-paper umbrella and whispered to Ying Hongxue.

Ying Hongxue glanced at him and sneered: "Which superior person wouldn't be used to pretending? And how could we help him? It's normal to be polite." She frowned slightly and thought for a moment.

After the incident, he said: "The prince is fine now. Although he has not targeted the Red British Army, we must be on guard. You can send a message quietly and ask the brothers to spread out to prevent

just in case."

After all, she still didn't dare to completely trust the people in the court.

The two of them whispered, but the words went far away. At this time, in the camp, Yin Chengyu dismissed the medicine boy and the young eunuch who were serving him, and sat down beside the couch.

Xue Shu hasn't woken up yet.
To be continued...