Yun Jiao was still worried these Forbidden Army soldiers would get heatstroke, so as soon as they stopped at an official post, she had cooling herbal tea brewed for them.
The commoners from the flood diversion area had now all been relocated to the vicinity of Yangzhou City, more than five hundred li away from Xiang City.
They traveled more than five hundred li, and only after five days did they arrive in Yangzhou.
Outside Yangzhou City, they saw the city gates tightly shut. All along the base of the city walls, everywhere were shacks the commoners had put up—these were all villagers from nearby who had been moved here because of the flood diversion.
The soldiers on the wall, seeing officers and troops approach, lowered a hanging basket from above.
Yun Jiao passed the emperor's personal decree to the Imperial Guard Captain, and the captain put the decree into the basket.
