As he said that, Li Xiao looked back at Li Baiyi and said, "You guys need to learn more. Dad knows that you are capable and knowledgeable, but you can't understand this kind of thing."
"Do you know why His Majesty asked you to be the consecrated magistrate?"
Li Baiyi shook his head and said, "Isn't it just for disaster relief? Is there any other purpose?"
Li Xiao pointed at him and said with a smile: "I'm just saying you kid doesn't understand. If it's just as simple as providing disaster relief, who can't go?"
Li Baiyi nodded: "But, dad, why does your majesty insist on me going? It's not enough for the prince to go and the resources and money?"
"The prince of a country, if he can't do these things well, then he is too useless."
Li Xiao rolled his eyes and said, "You have such a good relationship with the prince, but you still don't know who the prince is?"
"The prince has a pure nature, he will not harm others, and he has no guard against others. He can easily be framed and taken advantage of."
"Your Majesty asked you to contribute to the county's disaster relief, so that you can assist the prince, and also to pave the way for your future promotion."
Hearing this, Li Baiyi quickly waved his hands and said: "Dad, if that's the case, then I won't go. It would be more comfortable for me to lie down at home. Even if I go for a run every day, I don't want to get involved in government affairs."
Li Xiao immediately clenched his fists and threatened Li Baiyi: "You kid, try farting like this with me again?"
"It's fine if you don't have this ability. You're obviously a genius, why do you like to lie down so much?"
"You are the son of the Duke of Zhenguo. If you don't want to fight with them, they will think about fighting you all day long."
"Even if you are trying to protect yourself, you have to perform well. Only the winner can lie down, and the loser will lose his life."
Li Baiyi thought about it calmly and said, "Dad, I do have some ideas for disaster relief, but my method may be a bit outrageous. I don't know if it will anger His Majesty."
Li Xiao glanced at him and said with a smile: "Dad, I don't even need to ask, I know that your kid's so-called excess does not touch the bottom line between me and His Majesty."
"Go ahead boldly. Once you have the qualifications, you will be able to help the prince secure this position. Your Majesty will be able to protect you more, and you will not be in any danger."
Li Baiyi couldn't help but widen his eyes and said: "Dad, why am I so miserable? I just got rid of the hat of a playboy, and now I have to be used and used by others."
"Your Majesty, too. You can't be tough on anyone you want to deal with. Do you have to let me do it?"
Li Xiao slapped Li Baiyi's butt and said, "That's nonsense. It's your blessing if His Majesty uses you. People who are of no use value will not be cared about even after they die."
"Dad, I'm going to go for a walk first. You can think about it yourself."
"Ah!" Li Xiao's slap was so hard that it almost made Li Baiyi burst into tears.
Originally, he had been running for so long, and his buttocks were almost broken in half from exhaustion. He usually idled around. When had he ever suffered this?
But then again, his current body is too weak. Even if His Majesty and His Majesty don't punish them this time, he still has to find time to start exercising.
Otherwise, if someone wanted to assassinate him one day, he would not be able to react and would be killed on the spot. That would be too worthless.
"Is brother here?"
The prince's voice came from outside, which made Li Baiyi a little surprised.
Immediately afterwards, he saw the prince appearing in front of him: "Brother, Eunuch Cao was here just now?"
Li Baiyi nodded and said: "Yes, you said that I would go with you to provide disaster relief. Now what we talked about before has come to an end."
The prince shook his head and said helplessly: "Don't mention it. The disaster relief is not in my hands. My father has passed it on to my eighth brother."
Li Baiyi was stunned: "Eighth Prince? How could he be snatched away by him?"
Prince Wang Lang shook his head: "I just came from my father's place. When my eighth brother met my father, he said he wanted to take charge of disaster relief and do something for the people, so he took me down."
Li Baiyi immediately couldn't help but sit up and said: "You are stupid, it is such an easy thing to accumulate reputation, why don't you fight for it?"
When the prince heard this, he said nonchalantly: "What's there to argue about? It's all about helping the victims."
"By the way, let's not talk about this. There have been more and more incidents of refugee riots in the past two days, and there have even been casualties. How do you want to solve this problem?"
Li Baiyi nodded and said: "Of course this matter is very difficult, but it is not difficult to solve."
The prince hurriedly stepped forward to help Li Baiyi up and said, "Forget it, time is tight, let's get in the carriage first and talk while walking."
Li Baiyi still wanted to refuse, but the prince helped him out of the courtyard without any explanation. He quickly called Er Gouzi.
The two got on the carriage, and the two dogs ran over, bowed respectfully to the prince, and then asked Li Baiyi: "Master, what's the matter?"
Li Baiyi pointed to the city and said: "Take some silver now and go buy me some pasta nearby. Buy something that is easy to carry and easy to eat at any time, such as pancakes, steamed buns, and pies."
"Of course, it's best to buy them all as white-flour steamed buns, and buy as many as you can."
"Also, if you go buy fat chickens, ducks, and roast geese, you can buy as much as you can."
"Buy it and take it to the gate of Zhizian County in a carriage. Remember to find more servants to escort you, so you don't get robbed by the refugees."
Hearing this, Ergouzi scratched his head and said hesitantly: "Master, why are we buying so much food? If we spend so much money all at once, I will definitely be angry with you."
Li Baiyi rolled his eyes and said, "Don't worry, my father won't be angry with me, and he will praise me. Go quickly."
The prince on the side rolled his eyes when he heard this, took out a few pieces of gold from his arms and put them in Ergouzi's hand.
"Here, I still have the token here. You go to the East Palace to recruit some people, give them the token, and let them listen to your arrangements, and then withdraw ten thousand taels of silver from the East Palace for their use."
Ergouzi heard this and took the token handed over by the prince. His hands couldn't help but trembled: "Your Highness, this is the young master."
Li Baiyi waved his hand and said: "His Royal Highness gives it to you, so just take it. This is not for you, this is for me."
"Hurry up and get it done. Within two hours, I will stand on top of the city of Zhizian County and see the convoy delivering a large amount of pasta."
Ergouzi heard this and said quickly: "Yes, young master."
After watching Er Gouzi leave, Li Baiyi looked at the prince and said, "Let's go too. Where are we going?"
The prince shouted to the front: "Let's go and dedicate the county seat."
"Okay." The coachman replied immediately, then started driving, and the carriage started quickly.
The prince turned back to Li Baiyi and said, "I have nothing to do on the road. Can you tell me what you can do to provide disaster relief? I will be well prepared."
