As soon as the head of the Gu family heard it, he knew that Lord Gu had an idea in mind. Since he had an idea, he was not worried about his youngest son getting into trouble. "Yes, then what can we do?"
Thinking that the Gu family needs to do something, he smiled and looked at the head of the Gu family: "Send some food over. Now only the Gu family can take out this batch of food."
As for the grain in the national treasury, it would be natural not to move it. After all, no one knows what will happen in this year, so we have to be prepared.
The emperor was also considering who should lead this mission. After much deliberation, he thought of Mu Yexiao's old subordinates.
Most of Mu Yexiao's former subordinates are now scattered around the Great Zhou. There aren't many of them left in Kyoto, and they need to find an obedient one. After much deliberation, the emperor decided to let everyone recommend candidates at the morning court the next day.
The next morning, during the court session, the emperor looked at the unhappy ministers standing below and said, "My dear ministers, I have received a secret letter with this story written on it. Everyone, please come and listen. There is a place called Shanzhou City. This year, Shanzhou City was plagued by insects..."
"Everyone, please analyze this. Why did an official not report to the court after the insect plague, but instead trapped the people in the city? Why?"
Even if the officials below reported natural disasters, the court would not blame them. After all, natural disasters are not caused by humans. But he did not report it, which is very puzzling.
All the civil and military officials were stunned. Is there such news? Why didn't they hear anything? The emperor suddenly said this, and they couldn't even tell whether it was true or not.
The Grand Tutor looked at the Emperor curiously: "Is the Emperor's source of information reliable? How about sending someone to check there first, in case the news is false?"
Before he could finish his words, the emperor waved his hand and said, "There is absolutely no problem with the source of the news. It is true. I am not exaggerating at all. It has been two or three months since the autumn harvest. I don't know how many of those people are still alive, and how they are alive."
This question was very worrying. The ministers didn't know either. They looked at each other and then turned their attention to Prime Minister Gu.
Lord Gu is deeply favored by the emperor. Will he know what is going on here? Many ministers knelt down, and Minister Bai also knelt down directly.
"Your Majesty, I have failed in my duty. Such a big event happened to the people, and I was totally unaware of it."
As soon as the words came out, most of the ministers knelt down. Yes, how could the emperor not be angry when something like this happened
The emperor looked at the ministers kneeling below and was speechless for a moment: "Everyone, please stand up. The Great Zhou Dynasty is vast, and this incident happened in such a remote place. Someone deliberately concealed the news. It is normal that we don't know, so I am not very angry."
"But I am still a little disappointed that such a pest has appeared in the court. I am paid a generous salary, but I support such a parasite that harms the country. It is a great shame and humiliation."
The emperor was not so angry originally, but now that these officials were fanning the flames, he was really angry.
The ministers were trembling with fear. It was indeed the lower officials who had failed to do a good job. As the bosses, they were also responsible: "Your Majesty, calm down."
They kowtowed one by one to calm the emperor down. The emperor snorted and looked at the ministers: "Well, since this matter has already happened, even if we are angry, it will not help. Let's think about how to solve this matter first."
Now everyone kept silent again. In fact, they were all curious and terrified in their hearts. The source of the emperor's information was really terrible.
They didn't get any information at all, but the one at the top got it. And the smart people thought of Wang Mu Yexiao and his group who were traveling around outside.
This kind of thing seems to be quite common. When something happened to the King of Side by Side, the first thing he did was to send a message to the Emperor and let him handle it. Thinking of this, the ministers became excited.
Now is a time of peace and prosperity, and there are few opportunities for war. Is it possible now? There is still a possibility of contacting the King of Side by Side.
You have to know that the officials that King Bingjian brought with him before are now powerful figures. Isn't this the opportunity
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go and capture that official and bring him to you to plead guilty."
The person who spoke was a general named Zheng, who had fought in the wars with Prime Minister Gu in the past. After being appointed a general, he had been staying in the capital and had seldom had the chance to go out to fight. It would be great to take this opportunity to go out for a walk.
It's a pity that the emperor did not favor General Zheng. After General Zheng spoke, many indignant military officers suddenly applied to capture this dog prefect.
When the emperor saw the enthusiasm of these people, he immediately understood that these people must have guessed something. He couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth. Gu Xiangning also spoke at this time.
"Your Majesty, I also have a candidate to recommend."
Everyone was silent for a moment. Once this person spoke, the position would most likely be the person he was talking about. The emperor still favored him, and no one could compete with him.
"you say."
Sure enough, the emperor stared at Gu Xiangning. This guy didn't say anything when he was asked before, but now he started to talk.
Gu Xiangning smiled and said, "What Wei Che wants to recommend is not the general, nor the person who will handle this matter, but the person who will coordinate and handle this matter. In other words, the assistant. The third son of the Gu family, Gu Yanyi."
"This time we are going to provide disaster relief. The Gu family said they are willing to contribute a portion of the food for the disaster relief to help the court. And it seems that there are members of the Gu family who are also involved there, so bringing the Gu family with us will achieve twice the result with half the effort."
Hmm? When everyone heard that the Gu family was there, they all looked at Gu Xiangning for a moment. In other words, it was the Gu family that sent the news, not the so-called shoulder-to-shoulder king. From this point of view, this trip is a hard job, is it still necessary to go
The emperor glanced at Gu Xiangning and said, "Okay, I agree. Gu Yanyi, right? Take him with you when you set out. Since we are going to provide disaster relief, the Ministry of Revenue should also send someone. We will select the candidate at the morning court today."
After a fierce competition, when everyone knew that the opponent might not be Mu Yexiao, the competition became less intense, and some people simply stopped talking. So three people were quickly decided.
One of them was Gu Yanyi, who was in charge of food, and the other was Lin Huan, the general who was in charge of arresting people. There was also a minister sent by the Ministry of Revenue, Yu Lan.
Soon the team was formed, and then they prepared food and set off directly. After the morning court session, the emperor came to the queen's side to have breakfast and found that the prince was also there.
"Your son greets His Majesty."
The emperor nodded and said, "Stand up, why are you here to see your mother so early today?"
The prince looked at the emperor a little embarrassedly: "Father, I came to pay my respects to the Queen Mother, but I am mostly here to wait for you. Isn't it said outside that the news about father came from Uncle Binjian? Is there any news about my sister? I haven't heard from my sister for a long time."
Did he miss Beibei? Speaking of which, he also missed the Queen Mother a little: "I don't know, but this time we have to pass through Xianyou Town. How about this, Prince, you also go with us, and bring a pair of people to bring your grandmother back to the palace?"
Then he would be able to see his sister. Thinking of this, the prince immediately agreed: "Don't worry, father. I will definitely bring the royal grandmother back safely."
The Queen frowned beside him. The distance was not far. The Crown Prince was very important to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Was it a bit inappropriate to let the Crown Prince go in person
"Your Majesty, the prince is still young."
The prince frowned and said, "Mother, it's okay."
The emperor smiled and said, "It doesn't matter that the prince is still young. He has so many guards with him anyway. It's okay. You can go down and prepare. The team will set out tomorrow, but don't use your identity as the prince. Just make arrangements and you will be the nephew of the team leader."
The prince responded immediately and turned to get ready. He wanted to take a friend with him, the captain's nephew, who seemed like a good choice.
After the prince left, the queen looked at the emperor, with some worry on her face: "Your Majesty, will everything be alright?"
The emperor stretched out his hand and pinched the queen's cheek: "Don't worry, no one knows he is the prince, who would murder him? Besides, the prince has been raised in the palace, respected and pampered, and does not understand the suffering of the people. He will be easily fooled in the future. Now he is of the right age, it is time for him to go out and gain experience."
This makes sense. The prince has made it in the palace, and the next step is to experience life among the common people. When the prince is qualified, he can abdicate.
I have always envied Mu Yexiao for being able to travel around the world with his wife. This day is not far away for him.
Looking at the Queen, "When the Crown Prince has accumulated enough, I will take you to play around and continue your dream of becoming a martial artist."
Yes, the queen's dream of becoming a martial artist has never stopped. It's just that now she is suppressing herself to fulfill the emperor's wish.
After hearing these words, the queen's heart became lively and she was somewhat moved. The emperor has been the emperor for so many years, and he still has not changed his original intention. This is not something that ordinary people can do. It's amazing!
"The power that needs to be protected must not be lost. Experience is experience, but it must be protected well."
The emperor smiled and said, "Of course. I have been preparing for this day for a long time. The hidden power has been ready for a long time. Don't worry, but unless the prince is in danger of his life, the hidden power will not show up."
Only in this way can we gain good experience, and it must not be known by the prince, otherwise, this experience will be in vain.
At this time, the prince had already started packing his luggage and preparing for his trip.