The prince is five and a half years old, and he is reclaiming land and becoming a group favorite.

Chapter 100 The Emperor’s heavy respect
Huang Fu thought that his sister was favored by the palace, but he never thought that his sister-in-law, Li Yanping, was the concubine of His Royal Highness King Chu. If not, why would His Highness's trading company be called Li Ji!
Li Yanping was so happy that he told people to pass it on, and the King of Chu called the city gate guard to ask about the specific situation last night.

Just as Li Yanping guessed, his horse and the rest of the carriage were all divided among the refugees.

Perhaps because they had eaten meat, perhaps because they were frightened by the ruthlessness of the guards, these refugees had moved northward overnight, and the predicament of Jiangzhou being besieged was temporarily resolved.

But similarly, the floods in the Jiangnan area can no longer be concealed.

The King of Chu did not think this was a bad thing. On the contrary, he would make good use of these refugees.

He sent a letter of divorce to the capital, exaggerating the floods in the south of the Yangtze River. At the same time, he placed his own people among the refugees and encouraged them to bypass various states and counties and go north.

The King of Chu was obsessed with causing trouble, and the letter he sent did not reach the emperor's hands until early June, so Qi Chengjun hurriedly asked for an audience.

"See your Majesty." Qi Chenglang knelt down and saluted, "Your Majesty, Qi Chenglang sent me news that a large number of refugees were found in the Jinzhou area. These refugees are all from the Jiangnan area."

It turned out that Qi Chenglang was escorting people around Jinzhou and wanted to buy some more food to go back. Who would have thought that he would see groups of beggars a hundred miles away from Jinzhou.

Qi Chenglang instinctively felt that something was wrong, so he led the caravan to avoid these people, and then he asked someone to inquire about it and found out that it had rained continuously in Jiangnan for more than three months!

And these people traveled long distances to the capital just because they heard that King Chu had entered the capital...

This is fucking funny. Can the King of Chu enter the capital at will?Even if the King of Chu enters the capital, what can ordinary people like you do if they follow him?
He had people pretend to persuade him, but he was almost beaten by these people!
For these people, they have been away from home and traveled long distances for so long. Going to Beijing is their obsession. Anyone who tries to persuade them will be a sinner!
What makes Qi Chenglang even more weird is that he has traveled to so many places in the past few months, but he has never heard of this!
Although Qi Chenglang behaved like a fool in front of Xie Changshi and others, in the face of such an obvious situation, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that something serious was going on!
Qi Chenglang did not dare to delay and immediately told Qi Chengjun about the matter.

Gu Yuchen looked at him with a half-smile, then handed the letter to Zhao Xi: "Look at this."

Qi Chengjun glanced at the letter, quickly read the letter, and blinked: "This is a letter for help from His Highness the King of Chu."

The content of the letter is very simple. It explains that it has been raining in the Jiangnan area from the beginning of spring to now. The water level of the Jiangnan river embankments has risen, and the people are living in dire straits. It implores the emperor to send people to provide disaster relief, strengthen the river embankments, and also reduce taxes in the Jiangnan area.

Just reading this letter, you can't see any problems at all. If you don't say anything, you will also feel that His Royal Highness the King of Chu loves his people like his own son and is a good prince.

But the premise is that Qi Chenglang discovered refugees in Jinzhou!

Qi Chengjun was horrified: "Your Majesty, I have a bad feeling that the refugees in Jinzhou are not the first batch. If the floods in Jiangnan continue now, more refugees will pour into the capital. These people How did you bypass the state capitals? Also, except for Jiangzhou, why did no one report the situation to the emperor in the other state capitals in Jiangnan?"

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he felt, and a terrible suspicion arose in his heart for no reason. If this conjecture was right...

Qi Chengjun felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet, making the hairs all over his body stand up.

He looked up and saw the emperor's calm face, and his mood finally calmed down a lot: "Are the emperor and ministers worried the same?"

Gu Yuchen chuckled and said: "Lao San has been operating in Jiangnan for many years, and it is not a miracle that he has won the hearts of officials from all over Jiangnan. Isn't it too late for you to worry about this now?"

Qi Chengjun's face was full of bitterness. Could he say that he never thought that things would get so bad?The Jiangnan area is not only the country's granary, but also the most prosperous place in the country. Controlling Jiangnan by the King of Chu is equivalent to controlling the economic lifeline of the Sang Kingdom.

Seeing the emperor like this, Qi Chengjun couldn't laugh or cry: "Your Majesty, if there is anything you can do, please give me some advice. I am really worried to death."

Gu Yuchen had a bad taste. He held his chin and admired it for a long time before he said: "Qi Chenglang asked someone to bring me a letter from Xiaoliu before he went to Jinzhou. Xinliang has already started construction. Xie Changshi painted two paintings. , take a look.”

Zhao Xi quickly asked someone to hand over Xie Changshi's painting.

Qi Chengjun looked at the painting with a blank expression.

No, Your Majesty, do you know the priorities of things?

If the issues in the Jiangnan area are not resolved, these refugees will most likely turn into thugs!
"These two paintings show the changes in Xinliang's officialdom. Xiaoliu said that Xinliang is too short of manpower, so the construction speed is very slow."

Qi Chenglang blinked, suddenly feeling blessed, and said unconfidently: "Your Majesty, do you mean you want these refugees to move to Mobei?"

He's crazy, he's crazy, how could he have such a crazy idea!
However, in the next moment, he knew that the emperor was even crazier than him.

Gu Yuchen raised his eyebrows slightly: "You're right, that's what I planned! The third child deliberately concealed the flood in Jiangzhou and regarded the lives of the people as nothing, so why not let these people go to Xinliang?"

"Xiao Liu mentioned new policies in his letter, all for the purpose of allowing people to settle in Xinliang."

Lao San doesn't care about the lives of these people, but there are many people who do.

He believed that when Xiao Liu saw so much manpower, he would thank himself even in his dreams.

Qi Chengjun's ears were ringing, and he said after a while: "Your Majesty, even if we can persuade these refugees to go to Xinliang to reclaim wasteland, can His Highness Wen Wang withstand the influx of so many people at once?"

If he remembered correctly, His Highness King Wen wrote two letters to the Emperor crying out to him that he was about to die...

Gu Yuchen glanced at Qi Chengjun, clicked his tongue, and said in a disgusted tone: "The floods in the south of the Yangtze River have flooded your brain, haven't you? The third child said in the letter, let me allocate money for disaster relief! So many refugees have poured into Xinjiang Liang, what’s wrong with me giving Xiao Liu some disaster relief money?”

He was too lazy to look at Qi Chengjun again, and ordered Zhao Xi to call the Minister of Hubu in to discuss the disaster relief. At the same time, he arranged two waves of manpower, one to go to Jiangnan for disaster relief, and the other to Jinzhou to promote the Xinliang relocation policy and escort Follow these refugees to Xinliang.

Qi Chenglang was about to leave when he suddenly received an urgent mission from the emperor.

Looking at the contents of the secret message, Qi Chenglang said that he felt numb all over!

Your Highness, I hope you can feel the Emperor's heavy respect after seeing these refugees!

(End of this chapter)