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Chapter 24 Above the court
###24 Above the court
Above the court hall, the eldest prince is reporting to the emperor about the red rain in Suishan Mountain. Although the details are different from what Jing Xianglou inquired about, most of them are consistent.

People fled to nearby villages because of the epidemic. In the area affected by the red rain in Suishan, almost half of the villagers had moved out within three weeks.

The separation of the villagers and the neglect of spring plowing will definitely affect the harvest of the local people during the autumn harvest.This concern is true. Suishan is originally a mountainous area, and the transportation to the outside world is extremely inconvenient. Fortunately, the local people are hardworking, and the imperial court also reduced taxes accordingly to encourage the people to be self-sufficient.Although not rich in recent years, every household can live in peace and stability.

If the current disaster is not resolved, it may be difficult to maintain the stable life of the past few years.Everyone in the court had worries on their faces, but whether they were worried about the same thing or not could not be seen from their faces.

"At present, more than a thousand people have died, and there are more than a hundred people who have no cure. I am afraid they will die in the end."

The courtiers were anxious, but they couldn't come up with a solution.

The emperor sighed, "Do you two princes have a solution?"

"Reporting back to my father, Sui'an Mansion has found a scholar who can cure the epidemic. It's just that this scholar has a weird personality and is greedy for money. If the patient cannot afford the consultation fee, he will stand by and die without saving anything. If he can pay, If you get a gold diagnosis, you can touch the pain with a stick of incense."

"Your Majesty, there is such a good doctor. I asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate some disaster relief money, and Sui'an Mansion will manage and distribute it on your behalf to treat illnesses and save people. Is it possible?"

"Master Situ, the disaster relief money from the Ministry of Revenue should have been sent to Sui'an Mansion a month ago. How come you mentioned the money again in the court today?"

"Could it be that I misremembered what Mr. Gao said?"

The two gray-haired officials were talking to each other, which gave the emperor a headache.

"Okay, you two don't have to argue, Xiao Yu, what's the real situation when you come back from Sui'an Mansion? Tell me one by one."

"Yes, my father. I just returned to Jinling last night and rode hard for this disaster relief fund. The money disappeared after arriving in Sui'an."

All the ministers whispered after hearing the words, "Why is it missing?"

"Yes, what is this?" asked the emperor.

"Brother, why did the money disappear? I'm afraid someone did something to it."

"After hearing the news, my son rushed back to Jinling overnight, and searched for the whereabouts of the relief supplies along the way, but there was still no news."

Xiao Yu's face was solemn, but his tone was decisive and unquestionable.

Seeing this, Xiao Jin quickly agreed, "My son is worried that this matter may not be as simple as it seems on the surface. Bandits have been frequented in the Suishan area, and now the disaster is serious. I am afraid that someone will take advantage of the chaos to commit robbery."

"The third brother is right." Xiao Yu nodded solemnly.

Seeing that everyone was silent, the emperor coughed a few times and asked, "Where is the scholar who is treating the disease now?"

"I'm missing." The eldest prince reported truthfully.

"Then the people of Sui'an are waiting to die? Are there any doctors nearby who can rush to Sui'an?"

"Several doctors came and returned without success, and one also contracted the disease himself and was unable to return."

"How about this matter?"

Lord Situ hurriedly stood in front of the palace and said loudly, "For the current plan, we should first find the scholar, recruit him in the name of the imperial court to treat the people's diseases, and give him rich clothes and silks."

"I heard that the scholar first accepted the consultation fee before he was willing to treat me." The eldest prince said.

"The implication is that now we can't find the person and have lost the money?"

"Does Gao Lun have any good ideas?" the emperor asked.

"I believe that if the epidemic is not controlled, nearby villages may also be affected, and this year's spring farming in Sui'an may be ruined. Furthermore, if the epidemic cannot be controlled, it will become hotter and hotter, and the dense air in the Sui'an mountains will already be Heavy, when the food from outside is sent in and the epidemic is brought out, I am afraid it will only make the situation more troublesome." "What Gao Lun said is absolutely true. In this case, Xiao Yu, you leave as soon as possible and let Gao Lun prepare more The disaster relief items will be brought to Sui'an together, and if there is any need in the local area, people will send letters back in time."

"My son obeys."

Xiao Yu happily accepted the order, but Gao Lun frowned at the side. This was another matter of preparing supplies. Where could he go to allocate supplies?

Everyone retreated one after another, and Xiao Jin had disappeared from everyone's sight. Of course, he was not the prince that everyone cared about.After retreating from the court, he ordered Wei Bing to go up the mountain again to invite Ye Xiaolou into the palace, and then went straight to the Jingsi Hall.

There was still no response from the Jingsi Hall.Xiao Jin couldn't help but worry that there was something wrong with the blood sacrifice.But at this time, Ye Xiaolou was nowhere to be seen and refused to come even after several attempts.

While I was thinking about it, I heard footsteps behind me, and I felt happy. I didn't expect it to be the fourth princess Xiao Ling.

"Third brother, did you think Mr. Ye was here?"

"Fourth sister's ability to guess people's hearts has improved a lot recently." Xiao Jin smiled gently.

"Third brother, don't talk to me like this. We are the closest in this palace, far closer than you and Mr. Ye."

"That's natural. My father loves the imperial sister very much, and I should also hold the imperial sister in my palm."

"Does my brother feel aggrieved?" Xiao Ling asked with a pouted mouth.

"I'm not aggrieved. With a smart and lovely sister like you, how can I feel aggrieved as a brother?"

"Sometimes I really feel that you and Mr. Ye are like two pieces of wood."

"wood?"

"I've never seen you talk about elegant things, and you talk about things that I don't understand all day long. Originally, I thought it was just Ye Xia downstairs, but now it seems that it's even worse, Brother Huang. Do you really not like women?"

"It's okay to talk nonsense like this here. Don't let others listen to it." Xiao Jin knocked on Xiao Ling's forehead and said with a smile.

"In this draft, I have to help you find out if there is a suitable girl." I saw Xiao Ling smiling, but Xiao Jin really couldn't smile.

"Why does the third brother have to discuss everything with Mr. Ye? Could it be that without him, you can't let your father look at you more in the court?"

"Young sister Ling is really joking. The relationship between my father and I is that my father is the king and I am the minister. Naturally, we discuss matters on a case-by-case basis. There is no saying that we should look at each other more or less."

"But the third brother doesn't care at all that my father gave all the real power to the eldest brother?"

"The eldest brother has been reading poetry and books since he was a child. He is even better than me in literature, Taoism and martial arts. He is also the eldest son, so my father should entrust him with important responsibilities."

"Hypocritical. Even if what you say is true, who does that Ye Xiaolou mean?"

"Xiao Ling doesn't know something. The wealth of poetry and books must be accumulated. Ye Xiaolou is the person I admire most in the world. I trust him. He is not an ordinary official. He is my friend."

"You must know that he was studying with Xiao Yu back then."

Xiao Ling said angrily.

"Fourth sister, what are you angry about? Who offended you?"

Xiao Ling didn't answer and walked out of Jingsi Hall waving her sleeves.Xiao Jin sighed resignedly, thinking that this woman's thoughts were really unpredictable, so it would be better not to offend her.

(End of this chapter)