Drought has a devastating impact on ordinary people.
But for the rich and powerful, it is a good time to make a lot of money!
Liu E glanced at the list a few times but did not express his position directly.
He just nodded and said: "Cao Qing's family is careful and very good."
"Thank you, Queen Mother, for the compliment."
Cao An raised his hands and said, neither humble nor arrogant: "I have only done my duty... No matter what the Xixia people's conspiracy is, the disaster is ruthless! As a member of the imperial court, it is also necessary to do more for the people. .”
"Okay! The Song Dynasty has a good minister like Cao Qing, so why worry?"
Zhao Zhen couldn't help but nod.
His praise was very direct. He just held Cao An's hand and said: "Do a good job. There are not many people around me who can use me. I will all rely on you in the future!"
Indeed, Zhao Zhen is only one step away from the puppet.
No matter how you say it, Cao An is still a right-hand admonisher and a minister directly under the emperor.
If he does his job well, Zhao Zhen will naturally be happy.
But when these words were heard by several prime ministers and assistants, they felt a little pain in their faces.
What does it mean that Cao An is a good minister?
So how many brothers do we have?
A sycophant?
Especially Zhang Zhibai, his face turned green...
At this time, the more Liu E and Zhao Zhen praised Cao An, the more they accentuated his harshness.
As the Prime Minister, you don't know how to share the worries of the court, but you have to force a young man to do such a hot job. Where is your face?
Now everything is done...
Just say you are ashamed or not?
More than half an hour passed.
The monarchs and ministers chatted without saying a word, but their thoughts were not in the palace.
Until the little chamberlain came in and reported: "To the Queen Mother, Your Majesty, Yin Duzhi is back."
So fast!
It only takes a few hours, is it over?
Cao An felt that compared to Liu Ruyan's Laoshizi organization, the Imperial City Division was more powerful.
After all, they are 'soldiers' and they are bandits...
Liu E cheered up and said calmly: "Invite him to the palace."
Yin Wuyun floated in.
Like a ghost from hell...
Not only Cao An thought this way, the ministers also felt a little resentful when they saw him, thinking that such a person should live in the dark and not come out in broad daylight to scare people.
"Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the spies have been captured, five of them in total!"
Yin Wuyun knelt on one knee, lowered his head and said: "However, there are thousands of refugees outside the city, and there must be traitors among them. The situation is complicated now, and it is difficult for me to investigate."
There are more and more refugees coming from Shaanxi Road. If we go to screen them with great fanfare at this moment, there is no guarantee that people will not panic. Once there is a fuss, there will definitely be trouble.
Zhao Zhen ignored that and asked quickly: "But he was sent by Xixia?"
"yes!"
Yin Wuyun nodded: "They are all secret spies of Xixia. Although they did not confess, I have found evidence from them."
As he spoke, he took out a waist badge engraved with Xixia runes from his arms.
Liu E and Zhao Zhen took a look at it first, and then showed it to the prime ministers and assistants for inspection.
Lu Yijian was proficient in Xixia writing and said at a glance: "That's right! This is a special token only used by secret spies in the Xixia army. It is used to identify their identities and mobilize informants from various places..."
"Mother, scold me!"
Zhao Zhen clenched his fist and said coldly: "Now that we have evidence, the Xixia envoy must be in the wrong!"
"What happens after you scold me?"
"What?"
Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment.
Liu E said calmly: "After scolding them, they will become honest?"
Since the Xixia people dared to do this, they must have a careful plan. For them, the scolding from the Song Dynasty was just a temporary solution, not the root cause.
"Check again! See if the Xixia envoy has had contact with outsiders recently, especially the Liao people. Pay special attention!"
"Yes, I will do it now!"
Yin Wuyun took the order and left.
Zhao Zhen felt that he had been ignored, and said a little unhappy: "What should we do now? Are we going to let the Xixia people run rampant in our capital of the Song Dynasty?"
Liu E glanced at him and suddenly said with a smile: "Since we have taken the initiative, there is no need to go to such trouble - kill! Anyone who catches a suspicious person will be executed after the Imperial City Division has verified that they are correct!"
Then, she looked at Lu Yijian again: "Lu Qing."
"I'm here."
Lu Yijian came out of work with a strange look on his face.
The officials of the Song Dynasty never shouted for beating or killing. Even the traitor Ding Wei was just exiled in the end. As for killing people...
Even he knew that those spies did deserve to die!
But these words came out of Liu E’s mouth...
The heroine takes power!
Liu E ignored his strange expression and said slowly: "Send an order to the Third Yamen to dispatch two thousand people from the Guards and Infantry Division out of the city, and cooperate with the disaster relief officials of the Third Division to set up disaster relief points outside the city! If you encounter traitors who cause trouble, you don't need to call them. Bing, execute him on the spot!"
As long as there is no chaos in Bianliang City, it doesn't matter how many storms there are outside.
"Also, the Third Division of Xuan sent Zhang Zhao to the palace."
Soon, Zhang Zhao arrived.
A very capable little old man,
His figure is not broad enough, but his eyes are bright and clear. He is only in his early fifties, which is the golden age for important officials in the imperial court...
In the Song Dynasty, the three chief financial officers were in charge of financial affairs, including Yantie, Duzhi, and Hubu. Generally, only important ministers could not hold the post.
This shows Zhang Zhao's status in the court.
He calmly stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "I'm a humble minister, Zhang Zhao. See you, Your Majesty, the Queen Mother!"
Liu E went straight to the topic: "This disaster is serious. Tens of thousands of victims on Shaanxi Road are coming to Bianliang. Zhang Qing... What is the current balance of money and food in the court? Is it enough to provide disaster relief?"
Disaster relief is the main theme right now.
Regardless of whether these victims came because of the noise, or Shaanxi Road is really unable to provide disaster relief, now that something has happened, there must be a way to solve it.
"If it's a short time, it shouldn't be difficult."
Zhang Zhao understands the art of language very well.
When it comes to disaster relief, the more the better.
If you use one stone of rice to provide disaster relief, ten stones of rice will still be used to provide disaster relief...
So the point of the problem is not how much surplus food the court has!
The point is - how long will the disaster last?
If you don't get relief for a long time, you will still be in vain even if you have a lot of money!
Hearing this, Zhang Zhibai went out and said: "Queen Mother, in my opinion! The first thing right now is to appease the victims on Shaanxi Road, and then cooperate with the Jingzhao Mansion to 'persuad' these victims who came to Bianliang to go back." .”
"I know this very well."
Liu E's face was slightly cold: "But those people will definitely not leave until they are 'full'!"
People have come all the way here, and you chase them away without giving them a meal.
He kept saying that he would have something to eat when he returned...
Who would believe this?
Zhang Zhao could only nod helplessly: "Queen Mother, the court is rich..."
Da Song is very rich!
No, I should say very rich.
In the world today, there is no country in the world that is richer than the Song Dynasty. Its economic development is second to none in the history of China.
But it’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice!
This matter is not about money in the first place...
The victims needed to fill their stomachs, so the court had to provide enough food, but Bianliang only had so much leftover food, and it also had to ensure supply to the army.
After calculating this, there will be even less food that can be used for disaster relief...
What do you want him to do?
"Damn Xixia!"
