The city wall collapsed!

Riding horseback through the ruins of the fire in the south of the city, he came to the south gate four to five hundred meters away. A broken and collapsed city wall came into Zhu Guoqiang's sight.

"How is this going?"

"Your Highness, in the past two months, the Donglu have been attacking the city with red cannons. The city wall was already riddled with holes, and there were collapsed gaps everywhere. This may be due to the previous fire, and this section of the city wall was weakened.

Can’t stand it anymore…”

Song Xuezhu, whose face was covered with dust, looked a little nervous when reporting. Although His Highness's arrival gave him a lot of peace of mind, but now that the city wall has collapsed, what will happen if Donglu comes again?

The city wall collapsed!

Although only one section collapsed, everyone under the city still looked like they were mourning for their heirs. Whether it was the soldiers, the strong people, or the people looking for usable possessions in the ruins, they all looked desperate.

The city wall collapsed, what will happen next?

At this moment, someone suddenly said loudly.

"Look at how angry you all are. It's just a section of the city wall that collapsed. What's the big deal? Don't forget that Mr. Huo Dexing is here with us!"

Mr. Huodexing!

That person's words made everyone turn their attention to the Crown Prince, right? The Crown Prince, isn't Lord Huo Dexing down to earth? With the Crown Prince here and the gods around, there is nothing to worry about.

Facing the looks of everyone, Zhu Guoqiang forced a smile.

"It's just a section of the city wall. It needs to be rebuilt. Governor Song, please personally organize Ding Zhuang to repair the city wall as soon as possible. And..."

Turning his attention to Nancheng, the previous fire has been extinguished. Although the smell of smoke is choking, there are still many people in the ruins. They seem to be looking for usable belongings in the ruins of their homes. They look up at the heavy snow in the sky. Zhu Guoqiang then ordered

road.

"Find a way to resettle these people. There are still many houses in the north of the city that have not been burned. Let the villagers take care of each other and make sure no one freezes to death. If it is not enough, free up some houses in the palace."

"Your Highness is benevolent and righteous."

Song Xuezhu quickly clasped his hands and complimented. This was not just a compliment, but came from the bottom of his heart. After all, at this time, there are really not many people who can think of the common people.

"Your Highness, we have rescued hundreds of thousands of people in the Donglu camp. Most of them are homeless, and many of them are women. How should we resettle these people?"

In addition to compliments, Song Xuezhu did not forget the headache. Those people were civilians plundered by the Qing army, and most of their families were massacred. In history, they were what the old man said made up the "460,000 livestock."

"The trophies, thinking about what might happen to those people, Zhu Guoqiang said.

"We have seized a lot of tents. Let's make a vacant space in the city and let them settle down first. The men will train and go to the city to help with defense. As for the homeless women, let's put them together first."

"The prince is wise, but their food rations..."

"The palace will provide some assistance, and..."

Looking at the people wandering in the ruins and losing all their belongings, Zhu Guoqiang thought for a while and then said to Chen Changgeng.

"Chief officer, is there enough food in the mansion?"

"Back to Your Highness, there are still 360,000 shi of food in the palace, which is enough for the entire palace..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Guoqiang said.

"First take 60,000 stones to help the people in the city. This fire is said to have killed tens of thousands of Donglu, but it has also burned down most of Jinan City. We have burned down other people's houses. We can no longer watch helplessly.

They're starving, oh..."

Zhu Guoqiang said specifically as if he remembered something.

"Governor Song, the city wall still needs to be repaired. Let's use work as relief. In this way, the people can not only get enough food to survive, but the city wall can be repaired as soon as possible..."

But can this city wall be repaired well? Amid the compliments around him, Zhu Guoqiang's eyes fell on the towering city wall that looked like a broken wall. It was already in such a state of ruin, could it still be repaired?

…

At dusk, standing on the archery tower of the royal city, looking at the ruined walls in the distance, Zhu Guoqiang was fascinated for a moment.

This is Jinan after the war - after the fire, there are still some smoke pillars rising between the ruined walls, and some fire balls can even be vaguely seen.

The most prosperous areas of Jinan City have been destroyed in the fire. Thinking of Jinan in another world that was like a ghost town after the "Slaughter of Jinan", Zhu Guoqiang couldn't help but pursed his lips, and then hit the arrows on the city wall with his fist.

.

That night, lying in bed, Zhu Guoqiang tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep no matter what. Listening to the sound of the treetops blowing in the cold wind outside the window, his heart felt a little warm. As a heartless guy, he never

Not much sense of responsibility.

But now, an unspeakable responsibility emerges uncontrollably in my heart.

This feeling is really... very complicated!

Once again, Zhu Guoqiang thought silently when he thought of Zhu Ciying who had no body left after self-immolation.

Just go on your own and I will protect this place for you from now on...

At this moment, he heard footsteps behind him.

"Old slave, see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Zhu Guoqiang turned around and saw clearly who was coming.

It's him!

Zhang Quan, the eunuch in charge of the palace!

Why did he come here?

"The king asked this old servant to come to the front to see if there is anything His Highness needs help with."

Zhang Quan bowed and said.

"However, I believe that His Highness must have arranged everything, so naturally there will be nothing that requires the King's help."

What does he mean?

Looking at Zhang Quan, Zhu Guoqiang's heart was full of doubts. Thinking that it was the ruins of the palace that he had arranged for people to clean up, he tentatively spoke.

"Shi Gong gave you a lot of trouble. With you greeting me in the house, I feel relieved."

Zhang Quan, who was bowing down, bowed even further after hearing this.

"Oh, Your Highness, you are so polite. This is what an old slave should do."

After saying that, as if he thought of something, Zhang Quan took out a jade pendant and said.

"Your Highness, when I was cleaning the palace, I picked up a jade pendant. If I remember correctly, this jade pendant should belong to Your Highness."

Jade pendant!

What jade pendant?

Staring at the jade pendant in Zhang Quan's hand, Zhu Guoqiang's eyes narrowed slightly. What did he mean? He had seen this jade pendant before. It belonged to Zhu Ciying. How did it get into his hand? What does he mean by taking it out now?

After thinking about it, Zhu Guoqiang said casually.

"Oh, I just thought this thing fell somewhere. Fortunately you picked it up, otherwise it would be a real pity..."

"Yes, Your Highness, this was given to Your Highness by the Princess during her lifetime. Your Highness has never left her body. Alas..."

Looking outside at Jinan City, which was burned to ruins, Zhang Quan shook his head and sighed.

"I don't know how many things were burned in this fire...Fortunately, I had the opportunity to turn the tide, otherwise..."

Looking up at the Crown Prince, Zhang Quan said seriously.

"I'm afraid that this old slave will also be buried in this sea of ​​fire. I just hope that the prince can continue to guard this place in the future."

Staring at Zhang Quan, although he said nothing, Zhu Guoqiang vaguely guessed that he had moved the body, but what did he mean by this?

Since he doesn't make it clear, I'll just pretend to be confused!

After thinking about it, Zhu Guoqiang nodded and said.
Chapter completed!