Chapter 1280: The People Are at Peace, the Emperor Dies

It was snowing heavily and the journey was long. We didn't know how many victims there were and how many people were in chaos. Everything was unknown. It was better to wait until the beginning of next spring to make a decision. Even if we went there now, what could we do? If the wind and the cold were so severe, we would freeze to death on the road without seeing the mobs. Wouldn't that be a waste of life?

Although the 30,000 imperial guards who followed Prince Jiang Qi to the expedition did not say it explicitly, their thoughts were obvious.

Besides, Prince Jiang Qi was only thirteen years old. What ability did he have? In order to let him take the throne, the emperor was willing to sacrifice them so that the prince could gain credit. How could he command thousands of troops?

From the initial confusion, to the instigation of those with ulterior motives, to the development of doubts and resentment, this team was not easy to lead!

But there is one thing that Prince Jiang Qi did well. He left the warm and gorgeous carriage behind and insisted on riding with a group of soldiers. His face was covered with frost and snow, his breath turned into ice, and his ears were almost frozen.

The commander was able to share the hardships. Although this journey was difficult, it was not the worst. Therefore, although the team was difficult to lead, they did not disperse and still advanced in an orderly manner.

At this moment, the four fierce beasts looked down at the team from the clouds. It was speechless to say that they had worked hard for several years, but the impact was not as great as a cold wave, not even one tenth of it.

If it was in the wild stars outside the sky, any one of them would not have a problem to stir up such a degree of wind and snow, but under the rule of this humane dynasty, they must abide by the rules here.

Without the constraints of rules, people hope for it, but there is no such good thing in the world. In the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, Sun Wukong, who once made trouble in the Heavenly Palace, was still bullied by all kinds of monsters after wearing the tight hoop. He was punished for killing ordinary people. In Huaguo Mountain, he was so reckless.

Many people think that people who cultivate immortals are free and unrestrained, quiet and inactive. This is really taken for granted. The reason why they appear to have no desires is just because what they pursue is different from ordinary people.

For example, people in the Buddhist sect say that the flesh is a smelly skin bag, and fame and fortune in the world are all wind and moon, not worth mentioning. That is because they use reincarnation as a way to enter the Tao and practice. If you cut off their reincarnation path, you will see whether they will turn against you. It is to let you understand what it means to be angry.

"Do you want to stop them?" asked the Qiongqi beast.

"This child has a destiny, and his future achievements will definitely be extraordinary. It is better not to provoke him now!" said the Chaos beast leisurely. He sees it most clearly.

The Taotie beast was anxious and said, "What about the Lord's order? Are we just going to sit back and watch this group of people pacify all the victims?"

The three beasts were acting here, and in the end, the Taowu beast had to make the final decision. After all, he was the most powerful, and he would make the decision, and he would be the one to take the blame in the future.

"Even if we try to stop them, we can't stop much with this boy's momentum," Taowu said halfway, and the three beasts looked at each other with different eyes, "But we should stop them if we should, and let them be in chaos for a few more days!"

The three beasts Taotie, Qiongqi, and Hun Dun bowed together and said, "Your Excellency is right!" Then the three of them went to make their own arrangements.

The decision was made by Taowu, but Taowu would not do the specific things, unless Taotie and the others could not handle or deal with something, Taowu would selectively take action.

Prince Jiang Qi continued to fight with the refugees who were wandering around. In fact, it can't be said to be fighting. Basically, they were intimidated and the refugees who were not strong enough knelt down and surrendered.

The people who could survive such a violent storm were basically young and strong. Those with poor physical fitness and old age had been ruthlessly eliminated by the laws of heaven and earth.

Therefore, after Prince Jiang Qi reorganized this group of refugees, both men and women, he let them join his team.

Like a snowball, the team rolled bigger and bigger. In just half a month, the number of people had exceeded 500,000, and it was still growing at a rapid rate, which was frightening, because you never know when these people will rebel after joining the team.

Prince Jiang Qi led this group of people into the city for recuperation, and then continued to move forward. No city could support so many people, so moving forward was inevitable.

In the continuous advancement, not to mention the refugees, even the imperial guards under Prince Jiang Qi had a casualty rate of more than 10%. They either died on the battlefield or were frozen to death by the wind and snow.

The situation of the disaster victims was naturally worse, but with Prince Jiang Qi leading the way, they could constantly obtain supplies in the city instead of being helpless.

In fact, what people need in desperate situations is just this little glimmer of light, and this little glimmer of light is hope.

Because of hope, although there are many disaster victims and although they are in chaos, there has not been a single rebellion. After all, even Prince Jiang Qi is sharing with them, and everyone eats about the same, what else do you want?

With the natural disaster in front, it is fortunate that they met a good man like Prince Jiang Qi, otherwise they would not know where they would be buried in the wilderness. The disaster victims said so privately.

Later, the team had expanded to a huge number of four million, and had to be divided into several groups, collecting disaster victims along the way and begging for food along the way.

During the journey, old people passed away one after another, and new people continued to join, but overall, the number increased exponentially.

Hearing the rumor that there would be food to eat by following Prince Jiang Qi, disaster victims from all directions flocked over.

Many times, not only the victims, but even the landlords or middle-class families who still had surplus food at home also joined the team. Why? Because if you don't join, it means standing on the opposite side of the victims, and you can't even keep the remaining food.

If you don't join, you will die. If you join, you still have a chance to survive.

Prince Jiang Qi's trip this time is nothing less than a conquest. Wherever the million-strong army passes, everyone knows his reputation, praises his reputation, and desires him to inherit the throne.

Everyone thought he would die because of this, but it was beyond everyone's expectations. This time, Prince Jiang Qi took advantage of the cold wave chaos to completely consolidate his position. His brothers were no longer qualified to compete with him for the throne.

Just when Prince Jiang Qi was going smoothly all the way, taking over the victims in an orderly manner, and the signs of social unrest were gradually smoothed out, a bad news came.

The emperor died!

This unprecedented cold wave took away countless people in the Daji Dynasty, and also took away the emperor's life.

The news spread, and the voices of mourning shook the world. The people of the nine states were filled with grief. The people were immersed in great pain, and the ambitious people took the opportunity to stir up trouble.

For Prince Jiang Qi, it was like a house leaking when it rained, wasn't it? The person who should not have died at this time died, so what should he do?