After the woman disguised herself as a man, the doctor became the prince's cinnabar mole

Chapter 48 Drought
On the towering city wall, Bei Shuyi led the crowd to look down at the refugees and officers and soldiers tearing apart.

"what happened?"

Bei Shuyi's complexion was extremely ugly, his brows were furrowed and never calmed down.

A minister tremblingly stepped forward to report.

"Your Majesty, they are all refugees from Linzhou. It is said that there is a drought in Linzhou, and there is a famine. Many people died of starvation. They have no choice but to run to the imperial city."

After hearing this, Bei Shuyi glanced at the officials with gloomy eyes.

"There is a drought in Linzhou, why didn't I hear anyone report it!"

The emperor was furious, and everyone knelt down in fright.

Jiang Yu and Bei Jinchuan stood behind, watching the refugees below, crying and begging the officers and soldiers to open the door.

Their faces were sallow and their bodies were thin. Some of them scrambled towards the roadside stalls and stuffed the food they grabbed into their mouths.

There were already many ladies from aristocratic families giving porridge for relief, but there were too many people, and they couldn't be rescued at all, and most of these refugees had been hungry for many days. When they saw the food with green lights in their eyes, they rushed forward one after another.

The scene was chaotic.

Jiang Yu turned his eyes away and saw Bei Jinchuan's face was calm, without any surprise, as if he knew it long ago, looking down here.

No wonder there are more and more people begging in the imperial city today.

Perhaps His Royal Highness King Qi had anticipated what would happen today since that day in Hongxiu Pavilion.I am afraid that he deliberately increased the price to prepare for today.

He cast a big net, and everyone was counted by him.

Bei Jinchuan indifferently withdrew his gaze, and accidentally met the young man's clear eyes, he was slightly stunned, and slowly raised the corners of his lips under the young man's probing gaze.

Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from the genius doctor.Someone is really smart and scary.

He chuckled, and then his face became heavy as if remembering something.

On that day, young master Da Po came back to Beijing from the border and passed through Linzhou, so he sensed that the situation in Linzhou was not right.

The weather was extremely hot, the land was dry and cracked, the surrounding water sources were scarce, and the crops were not harvested well.

Then he sent someone to secretly monitor the situation in Linzhou. Sure enough, the drought broke out in Linzhou, but the imperial city did not receive any news at all.

It's not that the prefect of Linzhou didn't report it. As early as when the drought happened, the prefect of Linzhou reported it, but the documents were suppressed by officials at all levels. After more than two months, the news had not reached the imperial city.

Linzhou is located in a remote area, and it is indeed a must pass through the border gate to return to Beijing, and it is also a fortress guarding Bei State.If something happens in Linzhou, the whole Bei country will be in danger.

In the hall, the atmosphere was very solemn.

All the officials lowered their heads and did not dare to be the first to speak.

Bai Shuzhen, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, played.

"Your Majesty, now Linzhou is in chaos, and the people are panicking. The most urgent task is to stabilize the refugees in the imperial city as soon as possible, solve the drought in Linzhou, and then deal with the officials who made false reports."

Bei Shuyi nodded, this was what he was worried about.

"There is a drought in Linzhou, what countermeasures do you have to deal with?"

Everyone whispered and no one dared to be the first to speak.

Bei Jinchuan sneered, stepped forward, and swept everyone away with a casual tone.

"Drought in Linzhou, it is necessary to allocate food first, and then send people to relieve the disaster, and solve the drought problem on the spot."

As soon as the food was dialed out, everyone exploded.

Bei State puts emphasis on military force and despises agriculture, which is underdeveloped, and there is not much grain in the country's stockpile.

Shangguan Si immediately stepped forward to stop it.

"Your Majesty, no, the national treasury is short of money, and the triennial banquet of the Four Kingdoms is about to be held in our court. If the treasury is exhausted at this time, what will be the face of our Dabei Kingdom at the banquet of the Four Kingdoms?!"

Many officials echoed his righteous words.

Bei Jinchuan chuckled, looking at the chubby Shangguansi, he felt a little funny.

These people are used to being high above, and they forget the hardships of the people below. Human lives are worthless. In their eyes, the lives of those untouchables are not worth mentioning.

"This king and he once said that they want to embezzle the treasury?"

Shangguan Si felt a little terrified at King Shang Qi's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

"What does King Qi mean by this?"

Bei Jinchuan smiled again, there was no warmth in his eyes.

"That day in Hongxiu Pavilion, the lords spent a lot of money. In the case of corruption and accepting bribes a few days ago, the money and silver from many lords' houses really dazzled my eyes. What? When the country is in crisis, you lords can't afford it. A little silver?!"

Shangguan Si's eyelids twitched, and those who were speaking for him just now all shut their mouths when they heard King Qi's words, their old faces turned red and white.

Bei Jinchuan watched everyone's reactions, and continued to speak slowly.

"This king still has the roster left over from the investigation that day. My lords, do you want me to read it here?"

The guilty officials were so frightened that they immediately knelt down and admitted their mistakes, expressing their willingness to contribute money for disaster relief.

They were shadowed by King Qi, and King Qi dealt with them as soon as he returned to the capital, but they dared not speak out.

After all, it is a person who fights from the battlefield, and the aura on his body is not something ordinary people can bear.

"The minister is willing to give 1000 taels."

"The minister is willing to give 3000 taels."

"The minister is willing to give 500 taels."

Everyone broke out their numbers one after another, Shangguansi stood alone in the court hall, helpless, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say.

"The veteran is willing to give 1 taels."

Bei Jinchuan was not surprised at all, he retired after seeing the result, and watched the play boredly.

I was thinking in my heart, the young man was going to leave Beijing to go to Linzhou, where the drought and harsh environment, the young man was already very weak, what if a person was bullied somewhere? !

The Minister of Rites, Bai Shuzhen, joked immediately with a smile.

"Su Guogong is really wealthy and loyal."

Shangguansi had a smirk on his face, and he didn't dare to say anything more, for fear that the emperor would think of the corruption of his Shangguan family a few days ago, and then kill him severely.

The emperor nodded.

"Aiqing has a heart."

"It is the duty of a veteran minister to share worries for His Majesty." Shangguan Si immediately expressed his loyalty.

Seeing that the money was in place, Bai Shuzhen smiled again.

"Linzhou is in great trouble. This time, His Majesty needs to send a prince to Linzhou for disaster relief. Firstly, to appease the people, and secondly, to show that His Majesty attaches great importance to Linzhou."

Just as Shangguansi wanted to recommend the second prince, Bei Siyang, Bai Shuzhen preempted him.

"Now that the second prince is grounded, and His Royal Highness Chen is serving the Queen Mother, only His Royal Highness Qi is the right candidate. I propose that King Qi go to Linzhou for disaster relief."

Shangguansi's words were withdrawn in his throat, he couldn't go up or down, it was very uncomfortable, he could only stare and look at him viciously.

As Bai Shuzhen knelt down, all the ministers knelt down and begged.

Bei Shuyi looked at the officials kneeling down to plead, his eyes were dark, and he looked at the eldest son standing in the center of the hall with a complicated expression.

"King Qi, what do you think?"

Bei Jinchuan frowned, and said expressionlessly.

"My son is willing to go to Linzhou for disaster relief."

"Okay, since that's the case, the King of Qi and Yi Beihou will go to Linzhou today."

(End of this chapter)