The prince was also very busy in the military camp.
Every day, memorials and official documents are sent to all counties and counties in Jizhou. After the prince reads them, he returns them one by one. In other words, what the prince has done in the past few months is what the governor of Jizhou should do.
Speaking of the governor of Jizhou, I have to say that he was also an unlucky man. Bandits were rampant in Jizhou. After Zhang Chong surrendered to the bandits that day, he occupied the granary and arsenal. Later, people rushed into the governor's house and killed the governor's family. Clean and tidy.
The great chaos in Jizhou also started because of this.
According to a rough calculation, there were more than 10,000 captured bandits.
The general in charge of logistics came to see His Highness the Prince with a sad face: "Your Highness, the army has insufficient food and grass. The next batch of food and grass will not arrive until ten days. There are too many prisoners in the military camp and there is not enough food at all. What should we do?"
In order to support the war in Jizhou, grain supplies from more than a dozen nearby counties were used as military rations.
How can we afford to feed so many more captives?
There is only one way to kill the prisoners. At least some of them must be killed.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is known for his kind-heartedness, did not say anything and only raised his eyes to look at General Murong.
General Murong's eyes flashed with murderous intent, he took a step forward and cupped his hands and said: "The general is willing to share your worries for Your Highness. Please leave this matter to the general."
Marquis Zhongyong and Prince Dingguo looked at each other without saying a word.
Since ancient times, killing prisoners has not been a good thing. Once word spreads, it will damage the reputation of His Royal Highness. Anyone who does this will also get a bad name like a butcher.
They won't compete with General Murong for this job.
"Cousin," Xu Jing rarely opened his mouth to speak for General Murong: "General Murong led the imperial guards to stay in the barracks, and the long sword has not seen blood yet. It really doesn't look good to go back to the capital like this. Leave this job to General Murong!" "
The prince finally nodded: "That's fine, General Murong, you lead a thousand people to the prisoner camp. Remember, keep those who are under eighteen years old, and those who are over forty years old. The rest will be killed."
General Murong's face remained unchanged and he accepted the offer with his hands.
The expressions of Prince Dingguo and Marquis Zhongyong changed slightly.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not kill anyone, but once he made up his mind, he would be ruthless. He wanted to kill all the young and middle-aged people in the prison camp, leaving only the old and weak.
A dragon is a dragon, no matter how gentle it is, as soon as it appears, the wind will rise and the blood will flow like a river.
On this day, miserable cries were heard in the prisoner camp, and the ground was soaked with blood. More than 10,000 prisoners were killed, and 7,000 were killed. All the young and strong were killed, leaving only more than 4,000 old and weak.
As soon as this incident spread, the civil servants in the counties and counties in Jizhou felt awe-inspiring and became more and more in awe of His Royal Highness. Those "unruly people" who were not easy to deal with at first suddenly became docile and obedient.
The prince wrote the memorial himself and sent it to the capital.
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This memorial caused quite a stir in the court.
Military generals were accustomed to killing prisoners. Civil officials reacted much more violently. Some of the bolder ones wrote memorials to impeach the prince for his cruel behavior. Those who were less courageous also lamented in private.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince usually looks very gentle, but why is he so murderous?
It would be a pity to kill the bandits, but since they have surrendered, they can also serve as military slaves! It would be too bloody to just kill them all.
There must be some villain who is giving advice to His Highness the Crown Prince. Otherwise, how could His Highness the Crown Prince be so benevolent and kill so many people?
It must be General Murong! He wanted to compete with the Crown Prince Dingguo and Marquis Zhongyong, so he made slanderous remarks in the ears of His Highness the Crown Prince.
All the mistakes were Murong Yao's fault! It had nothing to do with His Highness the Crown Prince.
I don’t know where this rumor came from. In short, in just a few days, it spread to everyone. Even the people in the streets would curse Murong when they mentioned it.
Murong Shen keenly sensed something was wrong and asked people to investigate privately, but he could not find out who spread the rumors.
Even Emperor Yongming, who believed in the Murong family, was a little dissatisfied and issued an imperial edict angrily rebuking General Murong.
The prince is kind and good-tempered, so there must be nothing wrong with him. The person who is wrong must be Murong Yao!
It was Yushi Meng who went to Jizhou to convey the decree.
Censor Meng received a beating from the royal cane last year, and it took him half a year to recover. He had not returned to the court for half a month.
Emperor Yongming had no intention of self-reflection at all. He looked at Meng Yushi from left to right and found it unpleasant. He simply sent Meng Yushi to do a hard job.
For Meng Yushi, he would rather go to Jizhou to see the prince than stay in the capital.
Mrs. Meng was busy packing the luggage for Yushi Meng. Yushi Meng went to Zhao Mansion and came back with a frown.
"You haven't seen Miss Zhao Liu?" Mrs. Meng was a little surprised: "Isn't Miss Zhao Liu in Zhao Mansion?"
Meng Yushi frowned and said, "Shilang Zhao said that Miss Zhao Liu got sick and went to Zhuangzi to rest for more than a month."
Zhao Xiyan rarely goes out on weekdays. At present, the Jin Dynasty is in chaos, and no one except relatives and friends will deliberately pay attention to the whereabouts of a boudoir girl.
Therefore, the news about Zhao Xiyan's "recuperation" did not spread. Meng Yushi only found out about it today.
Mrs. Meng sighed: "My God, I'm so blind. How come such a good girl got sick?"
"Fortunately, I got sick at this time. I recovered early and the wedding date will not be delayed. It was postponed for half a year before. It would be unlucky to postpone it any longer."
Mrs. Meng murmured: "When you arrive in Jizhou and meet the Prince of Beihai, don't mention these things. Otherwise, the Prince will be worried."
Meng Yushi responded casually.
The next day, Yushi Meng set out for Jizhou, not to mention the hardships along the way.
What made Censor Meng feel heavy was that in the counties and counties he passed along the way, many people abandoned their homes and businesses to flee the famine. Starving and dead bodies were everywhere.
Jizhou is barely stable, but there are hundreds of counties and more than a thousand counties in other twelve states, and tens of thousands of people are suffering. They don't even have food to eat, so there is no reason not to go against it!
The army marched sixty miles every day, and it took a month to reach Jizhou. Meng Yushi only brought a few servants, so the journey was much faster. He got up early and went to bed late every day, and his bones were about to be knocked to pieces by the carriage. The group was only ten years old.
He arrived in Jizhou in a few days.
His Royal Highness the Prince led all the military generals to greet him.
Seeing how haggard and thin Meng Yushi was, Xu Jing couldn't help but tsk-tsk: "Did Meng Yushi have bad intentions on the road and scatter all the food without leaving any food for himself?"
Censor Meng turned a deaf ear and first bowed to His Highness the Crown Prince and said, "I know, Meng Xi, I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
The prince immediately helped Meng Yushi up with his own hands and said, "Meng Yushi has had a hard time on this journey." He also looked at Xu Jing to signal.
Don't make Yushi Meng angry!
Only then did Xu Jing stop with a smile.
Meng Yushi's eyes glanced over and landed on General Murong's face: "The Emperor has an edict, please accept it from General Murong."
Murong Yao immediately stepped forward and knelt down to listen to the order.
