"It's already the beginning of March now. How is the matter with the mausoleum?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, I have used your own methods to cure the water seepage, and it is currently under construction. I estimate that it will be completed in October." Yang Youcheng, Minister of Industry, said confidently.
"Very good, we need to be quick about the mausoleum but not careless. I really saw you right."
"yes."
Seeing that the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who had just taken office, was so praised by the emperor, some officials felt a little jealous.
But Su Yunqi, who had always been the right minister of the Ministry of War, was happy for Yang Youcheng. No one knew why he was happy.
"Your Majesty, according to the report from the governor of South Vietnam: There were severe earthquakes in Magu, Pingji, Yinjiang and other places on the 27th. I also sent relief funds to provide disaster relief." Prime Minister Zuo Li Huixuan reported.
After hearing this, the young emperor looked at Prime Minister Zuo, frowning and worried: "How many casualties are there?"
"Your Majesty, there are no specific statistics."
"Who has been sent to provide relief?"
Prime Minister Zuo Li Huixuan looked left and right and reported truthfully: "Reporting to the emperor, the incident happened suddenly. I just received the letter today and I haven't chosen who will go."
After hearing this, the young emperor looked left and right. It seemed that he didn't trust anyone except the two prime ministers, Su Yunqi and Yang Youcheng.
"Su Aiqing, this time, I am ordering you to be the imperial envoy to go to South Vietnam to provide disaster relief. I wonder if Su Aiqing is willing to take charge of this matter?" The emperor said with a smile on his face.
"Reporting to the emperor, I am willing. If the disaster relief does not solve the people's difficulties, I will not come back." Su Yunqi made an oath.
Seeing what Su Yunqi said, the emperor nodded slightly, with a happy and confident face: "Okay."
After the court, everyone went to their respective official positions to handle matters, while Su Yunqi was hurriedly preparing to leave for South Vietnam.
"Master! Why are you back so early today?" Mrs. Fan looked at the master who hurried to the study with a confused and worried face.
"Help me prepare my luggage, I have to rush to South Vietnam." Su Yunqi's voice was urging.
After hearing this, Mrs. Fan had no time to ask a second question and immediately hurried to the main room.
Seeing the lady anxiously helping the master pack his luggage, the ladies couldn't sit still and all went to help. However, the help they received was "unfavorable."
"Madam, this, prepare some of this. It's cold in the morning and evening in South Vietnam." After saying that, the second lady, Lan, stuffed a thick robe into the already full box.
"It's full! It's full! I can't hold it anymore!" Mrs. Fan was very anxious as she took out the thick robe.
Seeing the clothes she had stuffed in her body being taken out, Lan looked around anxiously and soon spotted a very warm hat. This hat was a light yellow round hat with a lot of fine fluff around it. "This, this is needed." After saying that, Lan took out the hat from the mahogany cabinet and stuffed it into her luggage.
"Are you ready?!" The master's urging voice came from outside the main room.
After hearing this, Mrs. Fan glanced around and found that she had not brought a key item with her: "Sister, bring over the incense box and sachet together."
After hearing this, Mrs. Liu looked around and looked at the pile of bottles, but there were many kinds of bottles. Mrs. Liu hurriedly took a medicine bottle and sachet at random and took it over. Just as Mrs. Fan took it, she wanted to go to the wooden bottle. When the box was put away, it was discovered that the bottle was not mosquito repellent at all: "Wrong! Wrong!" Fan said anxiously.
The people in the house were anxious, and the people outside the house were even more anxious. Then Su Yunqi shouted again: "Have you paid it back? It's such a waste of time!" After saying that, Su Yunqi couldn't wait and walked towards the main room.
"Come on, come on!" After saying that, Mrs. Fan handed the bottle of medicine to the third lady, Mrs. Liu: "Go, that golden bottle, not this one. Go, hurry up."
"Oh oh" After saying this, Mrs. Liu hurriedly walked towards the cabinet.
Just as the dressing was being changed, Su Yunqi walked in: "I said, what are you doing to pack so many clothes?! I went to provide disaster relief, not just for fun! Come on, I'm still in a hurry."
After the medicine was changed correctly, Fan quickly locked the box and lifted the box in front of the master with both hands.
"Butler!" said the master.
"Here it comes! Here it comes!" Lu Huan hurried over, running quite fast for his thin body.
"Load this box onto the carriage."
"yes."
Just as Lu Huan was lifting it, he unexpectedly found that the box was so heavy that it required two hands to lift it.
"I'm not at home. You guys can take good care of this house and don't let Yanzhi and Jinfan cause trouble." After saying that, Su Yunqi followed Lu Huan and headed for the carriage outside the mansion.
"Yes." Fan replied.
After answering, several ladies went to the door of Su Mansion to bid farewell to Mr. Su.
Su Yunqi, who got into the carriage, did not forget to lift the curtain to look at the ladies and Yanzhi's daughter-in-law, and said with a smile: "Let's go!"
"Master, walk slowly!" Mrs. Fan said.
"Have a nice trip, Master!" Mrs. Lan said.
Hearing the ladies shouting, Su Yunqi's expression changed and he waved: "Okay, stop shouting. If you shout again, I won't be able to come back." After saying that, Su Yunqi closed the car curtain.
After listening to the master's words, Fan finally came to her senses and patted Lan on the elbow: "How could you say goodbye like this?"
Mrs. Lan smiled slightly, looked at the Su Mansion's carriage going away, smiled slightly, turned around and waved her handkerchief: "Go back to the house and play." After saying that, she looked at Mrs. Liu who didn't speak much and said: "We'll play leaf cards later."
Mrs. Liu said nothing and had no choice but to agree.
South Vietnam, located in the southwest of the Mo Dynasty, has many mountains and forests, a large number of insects and wild beasts, and extremely inconvenient transportation. Earthquakes occur three or four times a year.
On March 5, people revolted in Magu, Binhji, and Yinjiang in South Vietnam, with the people in Magu resisting the most fiercely.
"Where's the relief food?"
"Where's the food?"
"It's been so many days, why haven't we seen the relief food? Are you treating us like monkeys?"
A group of hungry people, all holding steel forks, rakes, hoes and other farming tools in their hands, gathered in front of the Magufu Yamen and made a fuss.
After seeing this, a government official ran towards the main hall in a hurry.
"Prefect Wang, the people outside the Yamen are making a big fuss. Go and take a look."
After hearing this, Magistrate Wang, who was sitting on the old wooden chair, calmly took a sip of tea and said formally in his hands: "Let them make trouble."
"But... if this is the case, I'm afraid something will happen." The officer advised.
"What could happen? The disaster relief food provided by the imperial court has not arrived, so what's the use of me going to see it?"
"Those people came here today with tools. They all had hoes and kitchen knives in their hands. If they don't do it right, something could really happen."
"What?" After muttering to himself, Prefect Wang still stood up.
The prefect Wang has a very fat figure, a round face, and a thick beard that looks very majestic.
Following the footsteps of the yamen servant, the prefect Wang walked to the front door of the mansion: "Quiet! Quiet! Listen to me!"
As soon as the Wang Zhifu came forward, these people calmed down.
"Now, the disaster relief food from the court has not arrived. Like you, I hope that the disaster relief food will arrive soon. But now that the food has not arrived, there is nothing I can do." Wang Zhifu looked aggrieved.
After listening, the people were not happy. They saw that this man was very thin, but his yellow skin could tell that he was a strong man.
"Tell me! Did you embezzle it for yourself?" the man said.
The man's voice caused the people around him to start discussing again.
The Wang Prefect has been trying to stabilize the situation, but in the end it is useless, and the people's resistance is getting louder and louder.
"Since the earthquake, we have lost a lot of weight, but Wang Zhifu still seems to be fat. Maybe there is food hidden in this mansion."
Seeing that the misunderstanding was getting bigger and bigger, when the prefect Wang wanted to explain, the people had already drowned out the prefect Wang.
"Folks, there must be endless food in the government office. Pick up the thing in your hands and rush!"
With shouts and shouts, these people still rushed in. After all, the government officials could not withstand the power of the people.
In the end, the people turned the government office upside down and found only a stone of grain. The prefect was beaten to death by the people, and the government servants and some officials were seriously injured.
