"Back to Your Majesty, among the thirteen counties, the responses from three counties were roughly the same as those from Beidi and Xiqiang, while the other counties... said some flattering words, indicating that everything was normal and nothing major happened!"
When the officials responded, they felt embarrassed for those counties. It was obvious that these counties were lying.
Several surrounding counties knew that a natural disaster had occurred in Longxi. How could those in their counties not know?
"Your Majesty, there are telegraph machines in every county now. Two telegraph operators are guarding them day and night. They will respond to telegrams as soon as possible. There is no chance of any omissions. The other eight counties did not respond, which should be the disaster-stricken areas. !”
Based on the available information, Chen Ping quickly made an accurate guess.
In this situation, he no longer has time to worry about whether what those officials said is true or false. He can only analyze the situation in Longxi as soon as possible and respond in time!
"Um……!"
His thoughts coincided with those of Ying Feiyu. After nodding, he continued to ask, "How can Longxi County respond?"
Just now the official only mentioned the responses from Beidi, Xiqiang, and Yuezhi, but not from Longxi County.
Ordinarily, if such a big thing happened in the county, the memorial should be submitted in March.
Since no memorial was received, Longxi County must have planned to conceal the matter, and the reply was probably also a lie!
"Your Majesty, Longxi County responded that everything is normal and nothing happened!"
Just as Ying Feiyu thought, Longxi County was indeed lying.
"Your Majesty, this matter must be investigated strictly!"
It has become very clear that there is a problem in Longxi County, and the county guard is still trying to hide it.
Chen Ping immediately handed over his hand and asked for strict investigation!
There are about 500,000 people in Longxi County. Eight counties were affected by the disaster. Nearly 200,000 people had their homes destroyed and their lives were uncertain.
How can we spare the officials involved lightly?
"Um……!"
Ying Feiyu's face was calm, his eyes were sharp, and he waved slightly towards Mingde, "Go and summon all the officials under the General Affairs Department to the Qilin Hall, and then notify all ministers to go to court immediately!"
"yes!"
Mingde was by his side from beginning to end, so he naturally knew what was going on, so he immediately accepted the order and trotted all the way to do it.
The ministers had just gone to court not long ago. They took a bite of rice and were lying at home to rest.
He arrived on a fast horse, conveyed the news and immediately rushed to the next house.
The ministers thought for a moment blankly, then grabbed their court uniforms and put them on randomly!
Since His Majesty took office, there has never been another summons to the court.
Even if there is an urgent matter, it is always discussed with the six ministers and a few close ministers. There is no need for them at all!
Today, he actually ordered the morning court to resume. Something big must have happened. It’s too late!
It was Mingde who personally delivered the order from the General Administration Department, and always stopped to supervise every official going to the court, for fear that someone among them might escape!
"I wonder what your Majesty's sudden summons is about?"
"Who knows? Could it be that our General Affairs Department did something wrong?"
"What can we do wrong? It's just to report the important matters of the memorial to His Majesty!"
"But look at the attitude of Manager Mingde? He is carefully comparing the list one by one, for fear that one of us will run away...!"
This operation really confused the people in the General Affairs Department.
This attitude is almost like a house confiscation!
However, there are also people who have ulterior motives in their minds. When they learned that all the people from the General Affairs Department were asked to go to court, they had already guessed what was going on, and their faces turned pale with fright!
"My lord, you don't look very well! Are you feeling unwell?"
The general envoy passed by Mingde, and Mingde said this casually.
Unexpectedly, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he was so frightened that he broke out in sweat. After a while, he forced a smile, "Thank you so much for your concern, manager. I just got a cold infection recently!"
Then he raised his hand guiltily and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve robe.
He didn't know what Mingde's words meant, so he wanted to test it, so he asked casually!
Mingde has also been in the palace for many years. He has been with Ying Feiyu for eight years. He has already developed a sharp eye and can immediately spot some clues.
However, he did not show it, but nodded, "The General Affairs Department is busy with affairs, so you should pay more attention to your health!"
"Uh...yes, yes!"
The envoy nodded repeatedly and walked towards the Qilin Hall.
After everyone from the General Administration Department left, Mingde returned and reported the strange scene he just discovered to Ying Feiyu!
"Yeah! I know!"
Ying Feiyu nodded clearly and walked towards the direction of Qilin Hall.
In the court, many people also asked Wang Bi and Zhang Han for information.
They are the six ministers and the father-in-law of His Majesty. If there is any major event in the court, they will definitely receive the news as soon as possible.
But at this time, they also looked confused and kept shaking their heads and shrugging at everyone!
They had just received the news of temporarily going to court, and they were still in a state of confusion. How could they answer them?
"This is strange. Since His Majesty took the throne, he has gone to court twice. What happened?"
"Something big must have happened!"
"Then you still need to tell me?"
"Is there a war somewhere?"
"What does the war have to do with us minor civil servants? Six ministers and a few generals can solve the problem. It can't be a war!"
"Yes! Our Daqin has a strong military force, and some small battles are nothing! According to my estimation, this matter must be related to the General Affairs Department. Didn't you see that the entire General Affairs Department is here...?"
In the entire General Affairs Department, only the General Affairs Envoy and the Left and Right General Affairs Bureau need to attend morning meetings every day. Other officials do not need to attend early morning meetings and can just go to the General Affairs Department at Dianmao every day to handle matters.
But today they are all here, standing next to each other outside the hall!
"Hey! If you don't tell me, I really didn't pay attention. Looking at it this way, it's true!"
"What can happen to the General Secretary?"
"I guess you are hiding something, right...?"
After guessing that today's matter was related to the General Affairs Department, when the officials discussed it again, they all avoided the General Affairs Envoy and the General Affairs Secretary.
Zuo Tongzheng frowned slightly when he saw this scene, "What do you mean? It's as if our General Secretary deceived the superiors and did something shameful!"
After muttering dissatisfiedly, he also scolded Youtongzheng beside him, "You think so?"
Youtongzheng, like the general envoy, looked pale and nodded, "Um...yes...yes!"
"Your Majesty has arrived..."
Just when the ministers were suspicious, Mingde's sharp voice sounded in the hall.
Youtongzheng's legs suddenly went weak and he almost collapsed to the ground!
"Ouch! What's wrong with you? Fortunately, His Majesty hasn't come yet!"
Zuo Tongzheng subconsciously helped him.
"No...it's okay!"
You Tongzheng shook his head repeatedly, his body was as dull as a shell.
