Chapter 134: Orphanage
Fortunately, Mu Baiyi is much luckier than those "beggars". She chose to join the White Lotus Sect, but what about the other children?
If you die, you will die. Who will care about them?
Perhaps Mu Baiyi might think that they are born and that the White Lotus Sect is kind, giving them a chance to survive...
Yes, have you ever seen the evil sect openly engraved the words "unrecognized by relatives" on his face?
Even robbers will take the name of a clever name, robbing the rich and helping the poor.
"Baiyi, wake up and take a look at the dirty things inside the White Lotus Sect clearly." Li Yuan sighed.
In his position, he will do his own politics.
Although the Incense Burning Sect has been destroyed, other sects still survive stubbornly. If you want to crack down on and destroy the White Lotus Sect, you must be Mu Baiyi.
He clapped his hands and walked out of the aisle a pair of jailmen and some guards, behind them were children climbing with ropes.
Disabled children with broken hands and feet have difficulty walking.
But under the dirty and chaotic hair, there are bright and clear eyes on the dirty face, and the eyes contain hope for life.
They knelt on the ground and moved forward like a worm. The thin and tattered clothes could vaguely see their thin bodies, thin and thin, and there was no flesh or blood, but just a skeleton frame wrapped in skin.
"They were all cute children, and they might still be snuggling in their mother's arms, but look..." Li Yuan's nose was a little sore, and he couldn't continue to say anything.
It is absolutely unusual to have too many disabled children in the city. In ancient times, if they were disabled, they would choose to drown or dig a hole and buried it. (There is no need to criticize the inhuman behavior of the ancients. It was difficult to maintain the food of the whole family in ancient times, let alone to raise a waste, even modern families were reluctant to do so.)
Sin is often rooted in poverty and humbleness.
Li Yuan knew this simple truth well and directly sent people to track the whereabouts of beggars in various cities to see if anyone deliberately made a living with this.
As expected, there will be no organization among beggars. They are all evil forces who use these beggars’ residual images to cheat money in order to make money.
Don’t underestimate this industry, it’s huge profits!
After the money you begged for was taken into your pocket, you only gave these beggars a rotten steamed bun and a bowl of water to maintain it. If you get sick, you will throw it directly in the wilderness and let the passing beasts eat it.
The White Lotus Sect also occupies a large part of the market here.
Li Yuan then asked the government to send a message to follow the clues, and indeed found several dens of the White Lotus Sect and caught them all in one go.
"It was because they let the White Lotus Sect cut off their hands and feet and took mute medicine, and they became what they are now. I need you to help me completely eradicate the White Lotus Sect's cancer and restore a peaceful and prosperous era in the world.
You always call me a dog thief, but since I came to Jinling, I have been experiencing less taxes and actively reclaiming wasteland, so that those who ploughed have their own land and those who worked hard can gain something. If such a court and emperor are still the evil world of your White Lotus Sect, then I have nothing to say!" Li Yuan said seriously.
"Can I... let me see those children?" Mu Baiyi's tone was a little choked. When she thought of the seat of the leader of the Burning Incense Sect where she had been sitting, she felt extremely ashamed.
"Open the lock and let her come out." Li Yuan had no worries and looked righteous.
"But Your Majesty, this demon woman has great martial arts skills?" The Imperial Commander was a little hesitant.
"It's okay." Li Yuan shook his head slightly. The reason why he chose Mu Baiyi was because he was attracted by her natural weakness and kindness.
Of course, he was not unprepared. Under his wide sleeves, there was a small crossbow machine hidden with anesthetics on it. As long as he had a little skin break, he would be weak all over.
The door lock of the cell was opened by the jailer.
Dozens of imperial guards stared at Mu Baiyi and clenched their swords.
Mu Baiyi did not choose to hijack Li Yuan, broke through the siege, slowly walked to the group of children, squatted on the ground, and looked at their helpless eyes, how similar was to her for many years.
Orphan, unfortunately, so are she.
He carefully wiped the beggar's cheeks with his hands, revealing his dark face.
The beggar's eyes cast a weak look and a trace of hope, but it was soon replaced by fear. They shrank their bodies in fear, like a puppy ruthlessly abandoned by their master. They could only curl up their thin body, hoping to retain a trace of warmth.
"What's your name?" Mu Baiyi asked with a smile.
"Yiyaya." The beggar couldn't speak and wrote on the ground with his fingers. However, before he could write a word, he accidentally fell down. The word had been written for a long time, and he fell down in total five times.
The dust on the ground revealed three twisted and twisted handwriting.
Huang Man'er.
He remembered that this word was learned when he was listening to people in the streets. The first word Huang was learned when he heard Huang Crane Tower. He thought about it for a long time and was imprinted in his heart.
The second word is Man. He can't write Man. In life, there will be no restaurant that can write Manzi as a signboard. This is what he asked for with a scholar's clothes in his mouth. He happened to pass by a group of sheep and bleated constantly. The scholar wrote down the word bleat. He shook his head until the sheep cried out in a distorted voice. Man~
He seemed to remember the call from deep in his memory, which was this voice.
The third word is that when a group of street gangsters asked him to get into his crotch, he grabbed his hair and called his son. He excitedly bit the gangster and begged to learn that word. The gangster was also very righteous, and maybe he was dissatisfied and helped him.
Huang Man'er is his name.
It was also his only thought, and he only hoped that he would go home with one chance, look at his parents from afar, and listen to the nursery rhyme.
"Under the iron tree, flowers and birds, there is a stupid Huang Man'er~"
"I want to raise them and let them survive, and I will help you." Mu Baiyi looked at Li Yuan seriously, and Huang Man'er snuggled in her arms.
Li Yuan nodded and ordered the eunuchs around him to take a shower and change clothes for these beggars, and then left without looking back.
The next day, morning court.
Li Yuan issued an imperial edict to establish the Tang Welfare Home. Any children under the age of fifteen who are disabled and abandoned can be admitted to the welfare home and raised by the court. In addition, corresponding welfare homes must be opened in each state.
As for the funds, Li Yuan did not take a penny from the treasury, but chose to reduce royal expenses and allow this part of the money to be provided to the welfare home.
Li Yuan understood that if the treasury was allowed to pay the money, according to the ancients' thoughts, even if they were sympathetic, they would be useless to the society, so what would they use to support them?
All widowed, widowed, orphans, and disabled people have a place to support them.
The ideal Datong society has not been realized after its descendants. The society is developing and the resources are abundant, but few people are willing to look at the poor people struggling at the bottom.
After all, who can't be pitiful in the bustling world?
When the ministers in the court saw that since the Supreme Emperor voluntarily reduced the palace expenses for raising him, they praised the ancient saint king, and the following text was gone.
Next, Li Yuan set up the Jinyiwei, which belonged to the court directly. Mu Baiyi was appointed as the commander, who was determined to find the whereabouts of other sects of the White Lotus Sect and spy on other countries' intelligence.
In other countries, Li Yuan designated two small countries, Zhenla and Linyi.
His eyes turned to Chang'an.
Everything is ready, only the prince is left.
Chapter completed!