In the dignified capital of the capital, at the foot of the emperor, a group of disaster victims are begging here so fearlessly, and the methods are quite bad, which makes people feel unbelievable.
The emperor suddenly thought of Mu Yunyao's voice to block it before, and then thought of the matter that the commoner just said that Niyunfang and Buxianlou were serving porridge, and he thought a little more in his heart: "Yunyao, do you know about this? Mu Yunyao nodded bluntly: "Yes, after I came back, the shopkeepers of Niyunfang and Buxianlou both told me about this, saying that there were a group of disaster victims from Jiangnan who had nothing to do all day. After Fang He Buxian Lou received the porridge, he went begging along the street.
Therefore, I asked these two places not to give them porridge in the future. However, many of them are real disaster victims, and it is impossible to completely refuse to mix them. "
"Does the Shuntian Mansion even care about such a thing?" Mu Yunyao shook her head slightly: "Even if Master Shen wants to do it, I am afraid that they are powerless. When the epidemic broke out, all cities were not allowed to refuse the surrounding victims to enter the city, so Kyoto was no exception.
If they drive them away, they can only be expelled by the guards patrolling the streets after they find out, but the guards have limited staff, but these victims can move around, and they can’t control them if they want to. "
The emperor nodded: "Are you the same with the disaster victims in the past?" "Then I don't know, but I have asked the embroidery girls working in Niyunfang, and many people said that they have never encountered such a situation before. He also said that now the emperor is tolerant to the people and has strict requirements on officials, so the people are not afraid of officials, so those disaster victims dare to be so unscrupulous
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"In this way, there is even a reason for me." The emperor didn't know whether to be happy or worried. Mu Yunyao smiled and replied: "The emperor has strict requirements on officials, so my Dali Dynasty is politically clear and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Go down, uncle and grandpa don't have to take it so seriously, wait for a while
After a period of time, the city on the south side of the Yangtze River has been rebuilt, and many people will return to their hometowns. Even if some people stay, some people will count their household registration and help them resettle. "
The emperor nodded, put down the unhappiness in his heart, and walked around with Princess Yide intently.
Near noon, a few people came to Shengyuan Building, and Mu Yunyao suggested: "Grandmother, uncle and grandpa, we have walked all morning, why don't we go to Shengyuan Building to have a rest, I heard that the lake fish here makes a Absolutely, many guests come here.”
"Okay." Several people entered the door, and the shopkeeper placed them in the private room on the second floor with a wink.
The sound of gongs and drums sounded outside, followed by bursts of cheers, Mu Yunyao heard the sound, her eyes flashed slightly, and she gently closed her eyes.
The emperor came a little curious: "It's not a solar term today, why is it so lively?"
"Listening to this music, someone should get married."
The emperor walked to the window, opened the window and looked downstairs, at a glance, his eyebrows wrinkled slightly.
I saw a group of beggars kneeling in front of the welcoming procession, as if they were begging. Someone who greeted the relatives stepped forward to persuade them, but the beggars just kept kowtowing and had no intention of leaving. Afterwards, the people who greeted the relatives brought the money and distributed it one by one, and the beggars continued to kowtow. In the end, some people said that they were arrested to see the officials, and the beggars reluctantly moved away.
the way.
"It's really unreasonable," the emperor looked unhappy, "These people are really greedy enough."
Mu Yunyao did not make a sound, and concentrated on making tea.
Princess Yide picked up the tea cup and took a sip, with a smile on her lips: "The emperor really can't be idle for a moment, sit down quickly, and ask Shen Binghuai to teach him well that these disaster victims are already."
The emperor was about to close the window when he suddenly heard an exclamation from below. He looked intently, and saw that a street patrol officer came and grabbed a beggar, and the beggar couldn't stop twisting, and suddenly two pieces of white silver fell from the beggar's tattered clothes.
A sharp color flashed in the emperor's sight. Because the distance was a little farther, the emperor didn't see it very clearly, but judging from the appearance of the silver, at least fifty taels. The victims who beg along the street actually have fifty taels of silver in their hands
"Emperor, what's the matter, your face is so ugly?"
"Sister Huang, I just saw a disaster victim with about fifty taels of silver hidden on his body."
Princess Yide frowned: "It's not possible, is the emperor wrong?"
"No, that person has already been arrested by the officials patrolling the streets." The more the emperor thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. He turned his head and instructed Xu Li, "Let people follow the disaster victims secretly and check their whereabouts."
When the beggar with silver taels on his body was caught just now, the reaction of the others was too panic, and they fled out one by one clutching the clothes on their chests, as if they also carried silver taels on their bodies...
The emperor sat back in his seat and pondered this matter with his brows fixed. After thinking for a while, he suddenly regained his senses, and looked at Princess Yide apologetically: "I agreed that I will accompany you to go shopping and buy some things. , Who would have known that such a thing would happen, I would be disappointed."
"It's important to be concerned about the people's affairs. If the emperor delays the business in order to help me celebrate my birthday, I'm really sorry." After a while, the guard who went to investigate returned: "Reporting to the emperor, I just arrested and found hidden silver on my body. After the disaster victims, the officials noticed that something was wrong, and reported the matter to the Shuntian Prefecture Governor Shen, who was tracked down and found the abandoned house in the west of the city.
Many beggars were found, and a lot of silver was found. The exact amount is being counted, but at least there are several thousand taels of silver. "
The emperor's eyes suddenly sharpened: "The beggars are carrying so many silver taels... Carefully interrogate them and find out this matter."
Princess Yide stood up and said, "Your Majesty, since you have something to do, go ahead and do it first. It's good to have Yanhan and Yunyao with me. The main thing is important."
"Sister Huang, Shen Binghuai is practical, let him go to investigate and rest assured. Besides, I am waiting to go back now, and I am not in a hurry."
"That's fine too."
During a meal, the emperor ate a little absent-mindedly, but Princess Yide saw it in her eyes but didn't speak again to persuade. Just finished eating, Shen Binghuai quickly rushed over with someone.
"Wei Chen sees the emperor, sees His Royal Highness the eldest princess."
"But what about the victims of the disaster?"
Shen Binghuai's face was very ugly, and he took out two silver coins from his sleeve: "Your Majesty, please look at these silver coins."
Xu Li hurried forward and wrapped the silver in a handkerchief and sent it to the emperor.
"What happened to the silver?"
"Reporting to the emperor, the bottom of these silvers has been cut. Wei Chen guessed that these silvers should be official silver, and the official silver mark at the bottom was deliberately cut." "What?"