After watching the emperor take his seat, everyone began to salute: "Long live the emperor."
The emperor waved his hand, signaling all the ministers to stand up: "Everyone, please stand up. I'm sure you are all wondering why Princess Yongxi came to the morning court. I specially invited her here."
It turned out that it was not she who wanted to come, but the emperor who asked her to come. Everyone calmed down instantly, and some people looked at the emperor sharply. The emperor suddenly called the county lady here, so there must be something going on.
The emperor looked at everyone and did not hide anything: "Didn't we discuss the severe drought in Yucheng yesterday? The results from the Imperial Astronomical Observatory have come out. Yucheng will be in a severe drought for at least the next three years. How can we solve the problem of lack of water?"
So the result is out? Some ministers have already understood it. They think the emperor will definitely ask the county lady for a solution. But can the county lady, a woman, really have a solution
Xiaoman looked at the emperor and listened to everyone starting to discuss. It was a bit annoying. Since everything had been decided, why not just announce it directly
After discussing for a long time, there was no result. The best solution was to find a place to receive the people of Yucheng. However, they did not think about which place could accommodate them? And would the people of Yucheng be willing to disperse
The emperor waved his hand to quiet the people below: "Okay, actually there is another thing I want to tell you today. When the King and the Princess were playing in the capital city, they accidentally took over the island opposite Xiacheng. The island is so large that it can accommodate two or three people from Yucheng."
"So I have decided to name the island South Island and make it the fief of the prince of the Bingjian Palace. I'm sure the ministers have no objection, right?"
The King and the Princess had no fiefs, so now their sons will have fiefs? Looking at the Emperor, "Your Majesty, the King has no fief yet? Are they going to bypass the Prince and give it directly to the Crown Prince?"
The emperor looked at the tutor who spoke with some surprise: "Teacher Lin, you don't know that the kings don't need fiefs. After they go out to play, they will live in Kyoto when they come back."
The meaning of this was obvious, and no one else knew how to interpret it. Could it be that the emperor was still on guard against the King of Side by Side? For a moment, the ministers' minds began to become active, but they were soon attracted by the imperial edict.
The imperial edict had already been decided. Today it was just taken out and read in public. After praising Nan Nan a lot, Xiao Man was appointed as the imperial envoy to deliver the imperial edict.
Xiaoman knelt on the ground, took the imperial edict, and then turned and left. She had no thoughts about the affairs of the court, and she couldn't care less. Her mind was elsewhere.
Everything had been prepared last night. Now we just needed to get the imperial edict and set off. Bai Zhen and Wan Yu were also ready and were waiting at the gate of the prime minister's residence.
Seeing the county lady coming back, he immediately went to greet her: "County lady, can we set off now?"
Xiaoman nodded: "Of course you can, let's go now. I have already sent a letter to the princess. I believe the princess will be happy to hear that we are coming."
Xiaoman was very satisfied when she thought about meeting her sister, and the group prepared to set off. Not long after Xiaoman set off, Qian Jiujiu received the news sent by Xiaoying.
Qian Jiujiu looked at the news, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he looked at Mu Yexiao: "Here, look. This emperor is really good at transferring things. He gave the island to Nannan, and it is still the territory of the Great Zhou. But we still have to help to the end, after all, it is his son's property! You two brothers are very smart."
Mu Yexiao was a little amused: "Isn't this good? I think it's good. At least our son will have a place to stay in the future, which is good."
That's true. Qian Jiujiu also agreed. Looking at the news above, if the people from Yucheng brought it over, it must not be too simple.
Taking out a piece of paper and starting to write a message to Dongchen, Mu Yexiao was a little curious: "What do you want to say to Dongchen?"
Speaking of which, he hadn't seen Dongchen for a long time. This time when Dongchen came, he left Hongling and the child with Xiaoman, and Dongchen went to Yucheng by himself.
After Xiaoman left, the emperor called Dongchen out and handed the matter of relocating Yucheng to Dongchen: "General Dongchen, can you do it?"
Dongchen was speechless. The emperor had said it in front of so many people. How could he refuse? He could only nod and promise: "I will definitely complete the task."
Isn't it just to help the people of a city migrate? If it doesn't work, try force? Of course, this idea only flashed through my mind. It is not advisable to embarrass the people.
However, Dongchen was still very happy to meet the prince this time. The emperor had already ordered people to prepare the food: "Okay, take the food this time and distribute it to those who are willing to migrate."
Originally it was disaster relief food, but now it has become food for the journey. I wonder if the prince and princess have prepared any food? Maybe we can send a message
After Dongchen was assigned a task by the emperor, he went straight out of the court and began to deal with these matters, deploying troops and generals, and then set off with food.
On the second day of departure, they saw a little eagle hovering in the sky. They waved at the little eagle, and the little eagle came down and stretched out the note on its foot. It turned out to be a message from the prince.
The news said that this migration should be based on inducement and not forced. They were ready to receive these refugees.
Now that the rear was ready, Dongchen felt relieved instantly and continued to move forward with his large group of troops. This time, Dongchen brought 30,000 troops, because they were only out to help people migrate and not to fight, so the number of people was not large.
However, the passage of such a large army still caused panic among many people, who were worried that the world, which had just stabilized, would become uneasy again.
After half a month of travel, Dongchen finally led his men to Yucheng. When they entered Yucheng, they found that the land here was very dry, and even the air was filled with a hot breath.
There was still some green on the ground, but there was no vitality at all. It felt sickly. Dongchen frowned and went straight to Yucheng city.
From time to time along the way, we met some figures digging for food on the ground. These people looked a little thin, but they were not yet dying and their situation seemed to be much better.
Soon they arrived at Yucheng, where the prefect of Yucheng, Lu You, had come to greet them with his men: "Greetings, General Dong. How much food did you bring?"
There is no way. What the entire Yucheng lacks most right now is food. If the Great Zhou waives rent this year, these people can still barely survive. If not, some people will probably starve to death.
Dong Chen looked at Lu You and said, "Lord Lu, you misunderstood. The food we brought this time is not disaster relief food. The emperor has issued a new order that all people should camp outside the city. This general will go with you to the city and tell you the emperor's order."
Lu You was very worried. These were lives at stake, but the emperor sent people with food and said it was not disaster relief food? What did he mean? Could it be that the emperor didn't care about Yucheng? There weren't many people in Yucheng, but there were still hundreds of thousands. It was impossible for the emperor to ignore it.
Dong Chen also looked at Lu You's worried expression and couldn't help laughing: "Master Lu, don't be so sad. This is a good thing. Just listen to me and I will tell you slowly."
When Lu You heard that it was good news, he felt relieved: "General, do you want to take a rest? Let's discuss it together."
Dongchen shook his head and refused: "No need for that. This general is not tired. Let's go back quickly and then talk about the plan of relocating Yucheng."
The word "migration" frightened Lord Lu greatly, but at this time, he did not dare to ask. He finally waited until he returned to the prefect's house, and then he could not help but ask: "General Dong, what do you mean by migration?"
Dong Chen was not sure whether these people were willing to leave, so he had to tell the truth: "It's like this, the emperor is very concerned about the affairs of Yucheng, and he even asked the people of the Imperial Observatory to calculate when the drought in Yucheng would end, but the result was not seen. All we know is that Yucheng will continue to be dry for at least the next three years, and it will become more and more serious."
Lu You's face turned pale. This meant that if the people of Yucheng did not migrate, they would die if they stayed here.
"Your Majesty wants to disperse the people and send them to other places, so that other cities can take over these people?"
Lu You was not worried about himself, as he would be an official wherever he went. However, it was not a big deal for so many people to leave their homeland. It was unknown whether the officials and local people were willing to take over.
If you go there, there is no way you can compare with the local people. As the saying goes, people become cheap when they leave their hometown. It's okay for those with money, but for those without money, I'm afraid they can't even afford to buy land.
Dong Chen looked at Lu Ying with a smile: "So, the people of Yucheng are very lucky this time. There is no need to separate. The prince and the princess captured an island and now it is awarded to the prince as a fiefdom. The emperor ordered that all the people of Yucheng be sent there."
"The entire island is two or three times larger than the entire Yucheng city combined, so it can accommodate everything. So there is no need to worry about separation. Besides, the reputation of the Prince and Princess is well known to everyone, and they will never mistreat the people."
Lu You became very excited: "Are you serious, General? What about me? Did the Emperor tell me how to deal with me?"
Being able to serve under the Crown Prince means being under the command of the prince in the future. This is what many people dream of. Dong Chen saw Lu You so excited and understood what he was thinking. He couldn't help laughing.
"You have to stay here until the entire Yucheng population has been relocated, and then make arrangements."
When Lu You heard this, a hint of disappointment flashed across his eyes, but he also understood that this matter could not be forced: "Okay, I will issue a notice now and pass on this matter so that the people can prepare for migration."