"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, able to distinguish right from wrong, and will not be deceived by villains. He dedicated his life to the county and magistrate Li Baiyi is deeply grateful for his holy grace."
Li Baiyi walked into the Tai Chi Hall as he spoke. Seeing his arrival, the prince immediately breathed a sigh of relief and his expression became much gentler.
Li Baiyi's recent performance has made the prince rely on him to some extent, as if everything will be fine as long as Li Baiyi comes.
Emperor Huai'an looked at Li Baiyi walking in, but his expression was much more complicated. He was naturally happy inside, but he didn't dare to let the ministers see it.
Otherwise, how could they act in front of them knowing that they favored Li Baiyi.
As for Tang En, Song Guang and other ministers, when they saw Li Baiyi walking in, their expressions became much uglier.
They know that the prince is easy to deal with, but the real difficulty is the naughty boy Li Baiyi. They fell into the hands of this boy Li Baiyi last time, and they must not let this boy succeed this time.
Tang En immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, you summoned all the civil and military officials to discuss important matters late at night. Li Baiyi came so late, which is obviously contempt for Your Majesty. I beg Your Majesty to kill him as a warning to others."
Li Baiyi laughed and couldn't hold it any longer. This old guy really couldn't hold his temper. In front of so many people, he wanted to kill him with just a few words, and in front of the emperor.
Song Guang on the side also stood up and said: "Li Baiyi, in front of His Majesty, why are you laughing? Don't you even care about His Majesty?"
Listening to what these people said, Li Baiyi was speechless for a while. He scratched his ears and said, "You guys are really annoying. You really don't know how much you weigh."
"If you guys hadn't wanted to cause trouble, would Your Majesty have summoned the ministers in the middle of the night?"
"You guys, in order to drag me down, dare to disturb His Majesty's clear dreams. You really deserve death!"
"It's just that you don't want to sleep. Why do you want His Majesty to suffer from insomnia?"
"Do you know that His Majesty worries about national affairs every day and spends all his energy on it. He cannot eat well or sleep well."
"Instead of reducing His Majesty's burden, you continue to cause His Majesty trouble. Don't you deserve to be a minister?"
Li Baiyi's words made Tang En and others furious, but they made Emperor Huai'an excited.
It has to be Li Baiyi, these guys are restrained by this kid Li Baiyi, and they can't make any big waves at all.
Why didn't this guy come here earlier and kept me waiting for so long?
But just come here, as long as he is here, there is no need to worry about scolding these guys bloody!
Tang En took a deep breath, pointed at Li Baiyi and said, "Li Baiyi, don't talk nonsense. I am worried about the country and only come here to share your worries with His Majesty."
"Of course we must do our best to serve the emperor and be loyal to him. Unlike some people, although they receive your majesty's salary, it is like child's play."
Li Baiyi clapped his hands, nodded and said with a smile: "What the adults said is really reasonable. It makes me, Li Baiyi, feel ashamed."
"But I have a question to ask your lords. I wonder if you lords dare to answer my question."
Emperor Huai'an looked at Li Baiyi with brighter and brighter eyes: Come on, come on, this kid is coming with a trap, these old foxes are going to be trapped by this kid Li Baiyi again.
Emperor Huai'an waved his hand and said impatiently: "Boy, if you have any questions, ask them immediately, otherwise, these adults will chop off your head."
Li Baiyi bowed his hands to Emperor Huai'an, then looked at the adults and said with a smile: "I was thinking about this issue yesterday when I was arranging food and accommodation for the victims."
"I am thinking about what the adults in the court and their servants are eating and drinking."
Wang Lang stood up and said with a smile: "Boss, I know this. The eunuchs and maids in my East Palace eat the same food as my master, but with less food."
Li Baiyi couldn't help but his eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Your Highness, the prince you are is different from what ordinary people think."
"In ordinary people's imagination, even if the prince is polite and virtuous, he will keep a distance from his servants."
"Prince, you are different. You even eat the same as the servants. You really love the people like a son."
Speaking of this, Li Baiyi looked at the adults again, and his expression changed a little: "As for these adults, the food and drink of their servants are different."
"I heard that in the house of an adult named Tang, all the servants eat are the leftovers from their master. Even so, there are dozens of types of dishes."
"The servants in the house of a certain surnamed Song don't have that many kinds of food and drinks, but they are still beyond the reach of ordinary people."
"Ordinary families can't compare, let alone the refugees outside the city."
"Imagine what it would be like if the refugees knew that your lives are so wonderful, but they are starving and may even die of cold and hunger at any time."
"Perhaps these refugees will rise up because they feel the injustice of the world, but no one knows what Dakun will become like by then."
The officials in the main hall couldn't help but turn pale when they heard this. They really felt like they were on the scene. It wasn't that they didn't know the living standards of the refugees, but they were just pretending to be confused.
The two are in the sky and the earth. If the refugees in dire straits really know the lives of dignitaries like them, it would be strange if they are not so angry that they all rebel!
Emperor Huai'an frowned. He had imagined what Li Baiyi said, and naturally knew how serious the consequences would be for Dakun if this situation really happened.
He now regrets that the relief food arranged for these victims seems to be less. At least they should be able to eat thick porridge instead of clear soup and water.
It's just that the national treasury has limited silver, and he is helpless.
At first, he thought Li Baiyi was making trouble unreasonably.
But now it seems that Li Baiyi's problem is really difficult.
The gap between rich and poor is a problem that has been difficult to solve in all dynasties, and is even almost unsolvable.
No matter who is the emperor, he can only delay or reduce the gap between rich and poor, but cannot eradicate it.
The rich will only become richer, and the poor will remain poor.
Only a few people can change the status quo.
After saying this, Li Baiyi looked at the officials again and sneered: "Now do you still think that the two bowls of gruel you give to the refugees every day are a gift to the refugees and a solution to the problem?"
When everyone heard this, they immediately fell silent.
