It stands to reason that a normal person would be more or less embarrassed if he was caught saying bad things about someone, right?
It's a pity that Feng Xi is not a normal person.
"Why are you like this? You just lied to me to do the work, but you also eavesdropped on me cursing. It's really abominable."
He glanced at Feng Xi with a half-smile. Qi Xiao was not annoyed when he heard this. He just walked slowly to her and said:
"I can't listen to you when you scold me, right?"
Feng Xi raised her eyebrows and said in a rare complicated tone:
"Are you sick? Do you even listen to the scolding?"
Qi Xiao: "..."
Well, sometimes he really wanted to crack open this woman's brain and see what she was thinking about all day long.
"I did not do it on purpose."
Feng Xi: "?"
What's not intentional?
Sitting on a chair below, minding his own business, the young man put away the sharpness in his peach blossom eyes and said in as gentle a tone as possible:
"I didn't mean to leave you here to take charge of the overall situation. And I didn't expect you to order to enter the city and directly deal with the details they left behind."
In fact, judging from what he had learned about Feng Xi these days, she was obviously lazy and would probably stay at the inn until he came back.
"Do you think I want to confront these people?"
Glancing at Lin Qian and others who were kneeling on the ground shaking, Feng Xi said bluntly:
"Isn't it true that as soon as you run away, Mr. Li Ge and others will always come to arrest my strong men, forcing me to find something to do for them?"
Qi Xiao: "..."
Taking over the affairs of the mansion with lightning speed, Mr. Li Ge and others hurriedly appeared in front of the door: "..."
Well, their princess's idea is still so unexpected...
Raising his hand to order someone to take Lin Qian and others down, Qi Xiao stopped Feng Xi who wanted to go back to the house to sleep, and then confessed his plan with the emperor.
"Consort, do you mean that all our things are still there and will be transported to the city soon?"
"Great! Your Majesty is wise and your consort is wise. Now we can safely provide disaster relief!"
"It scared me to death. I thought we were really going to..."
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Hearing this, Mr. Li Ge and others were very excited, and those officials who had wives, children, and children to support at home and were still waiting for them to return even cried with joy.
After all, they had just seen the fate of Lin Qian and others, and knew that if they could not produce food, Lin Qian and others' today would be their tomorrow.
"As your lords can see, there should be many people in the court waiting to see our joke, and they are constantly working secretly for this joke. I won't say much else. I just hope that you will live up to the emperor's trust. Be cautious, fulfill your duties, and work with me and the princess to complete this disaster relief mission."
"well said!"
As soon as Qi Xiao finished speaking, Feng Xi took the lead in applauding:
"My lords, please do your best to help the prince-in-law. What do you do according to the prince-in-law? As for my opinion, what opinion can a waste like me have?"
Really, it would be nice for Feng Xi to experience this grand scene of being blocked by a group of people early in the morning.
She just made up the numbers, and she has already exceeded the task today.
However, she didn't know that although Mr. Li Ge and others promised her seriously on the surface, they actually had completely opposite intentions in their hearts.
Is Princess Zhaoming a waste?
If it was two days ago, they would definitely agree with this answer.
But after experiencing a series of events such as the siege by bandits, the removal of faint officials, and the appeasement of refugees, they felt that not only was the princess not a waste, but she also had a bright future!
As long as he has a future, the consort is also a man who keeps a low profile and has an unlimited future...
Good job.
Whether they can take their official positions further depends on the two in front of them!
After a simple mobilization meeting, Qi Xiao, Li Gelao and others quickly got straight to the point and began to take stock of the current situation in Liangzhou City.
According to the files brought by the Ministry of Household Affairs, Yanzhou is the smallest among the four northern states, and Liangzhou is the largest. Each of the four cities has an average of 20,000 to 30,000 people.
Of course, this does not include surrounding villages and towns, as well as some individual households in the mountains.
"The northern region has been suffering from snow for more than a month. Except for Yanzhou, which is close to Hanyuguan, and half of the people in the state have been taken in by the officers and soldiers in the pass, there are at least 50,000 refugees heading south."
As the first assistant minister, Mr. Li Ge obviously knows the situation of the refugees very well.
According to him, the reason why these refugees went south was because of the abnormal weather this year, which seriously affected the autumn harvest of the people in the north. So much so that the people who had to save food for the winter had no food left in their pockets after paying taxes. Not much.
The people had no food, and naturally no money. So not only did they not have enough to eat, they also couldn't buy winter clothes or quilts.
If this was a normal winter day, they might be able to get through it if they just gritted their teeth and endured it. Who would have thought that this year there would be a severe snowstorm and a sudden cold wind...
If the first one is a natural disaster, then the second one is probably a man-made disaster.
"The veteran also checked the official records today and discovered that Beidi had changed four prefects in succession last year, and these four people were from two factions in the court and the middle."
Mr. Li Ge's words were cryptic, but everyone present knew that he was accusing the crown prince and the fourth prince, accusing them of disregarding the lives of the people in the four states for the sake of political achievements and winning over the people.
That's right, the snowstorm in the Northland this year has been foreshadowed for a long time. According to past practice, local officials should report to the court during the autumn harvest and request a tax exemption for this year.
The imperial court is aware of the situation in the North, and as long as the North reports it, the court will basically agree.
And once these taxes are reduced or reduced, if nothing else, these people will at least have food for the winter that will not be so tight. It will be so tight that two bowls of porridge a day, rice grains are rare in the porridge...
"Dog officers, they are all dog officers!"
Liu Wanshi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was the most upright person, and he suffered many hardships for this during his ten years as an official.
Despite this, he still couldn't bear to see these officials concealing the disaster, and deliberately handed over the food in the hands of the people in the north to the court, exacerbating the disaster that was not so serious.
What's even more chilling is that this matter was actually probably instructed by the two major factions in the court and the prince and the fourth prince who are likely to succeed in the future.
"Tsk, first collect all the food from people, and then return the people's food when they are about to starve to death. Using their own food to act like magic soldiers descending from the sky, these two are really talented people."
Feng Xi held her chin with one hand, looked at Qi Xiao with a smile and said:
"Well, they are trying to drain the fire with you, and they want to take care of your hometown. This doesn't make them look down on you."
Qi Xiao's thin lips were slightly hooked, and there was a rare gleam of color in her eyes:
"Isn't that right? They have joined forces to cause trouble and want to steal your money and harm your life. If you don't take action, I won't look down on you."
Feng Xi: "?"
Good guy.
Long Aotian is really a quick learner. How long has it been since you started talking back?
Regardless of the slight doubt in Feng Xi's eyes, Qi Xiao pointed out the third reason why the refugees went south:
"There were constant wars in the North, and there was no peace until my father guarded Hanyu Pass. So all the government offices in the North are crude, not to mention the shabby mud houses of the people?"
They were hungry and cold, and even their house collapsed under the weight of the snow. What else could they do but leave?
