His Majesty nearly smashed the imperial desk. He has been on the throne for twenty years, and even when he was a puppet of eunuchs and later suppressed by aristocratic families, there had never been a civil unrest. Today, when he holds great power, he has left behind such a great shame and humiliation!
Civil unrest means the king’s incompetence and inaction!
"Investigate, investigate thoroughly for me!" Whenever Xiao Huayong recalled the look of Emperor Youning gritting his teeth, he couldn't help but reveal a hint of pleasure at the corners of his lips. He understood why the Sixth Prince was happy to make things difficult for His Majesty.
After hearing Shen Xihe's question, Xiao Huayong came back to his senses. Looking at her urgent eyes, he whispered, "Don't worry, although it is a civil riot, it will not harm the people. Xiao Eleven is in Dengzhou. I have already told him that the government will not suppress it by force. The incident will not be a big deal. The people who incited the people were also arranged by me. They will mix in and act according to the situation.
Not only will it not harm the people, but it will also allow them to get food in advance.”
The imperial court would not distribute these grains unless it was absolutely necessary, otherwise it would be discontinued and would lead to a disaster.
If the rain that Shen Xihe predicted really fell, the grain would be transported back to the Ministry of Revenue in the same way it was transported here. Filling the national treasury was the top priority. The court would not care as long as the people could tighten their belts and survive.
After this disaster, many of these people will have to sell their children in order to survive. This commotion may give them a break.
After hearing what Xiao Huayong said, Shen Xihe's expression eased. She was not a good person, but she did not like bullying the weak, disregarding the innocent, and trampling on the people.
She knew that Xiao Huayong must be planning something, but if in order to achieve his goal, it harmed innocent people, she would be unhappy.
"What is your purpose?" Shen Xihe thought about it, but could not think of any reason why Xiao Huayong would interfere in the affairs of Dengzhou.
"Didn't I tell you earlier that Lao Liu took a walk to Dengzhou on the rainy day predicted by the Imperial Historian?" Xiao Huayong rolled up his sleeves with one hand and elegantly picked up the tea bowl with the other. "Civil unrest may seem like a lot of thunder but little rain, but it would not sound good if it were spread out. Your Majesty cannot tolerate stains on his political achievements the most. This is a big stain. If Your Majesty catches the person behind this, he will never let him off easily."
Shen Xihe instantly understood what Xiao Huayong meant. He was exaggerating what Xiao Changqing had done, and then putting the blame on Xiao Changqing for the civil unrest. Xiao Changqing was the one who leaked the Imperial Historian's prediction of the rainy day. Since Xiao Huayong knew about it, there must be some clues.
In addition, there was an insider named Xiao Changgeng in Dengzhou. Xiao Huayong asked Xiao Changgeng to do some tricks. With the help of both inside and outside forces, it would not be difficult to make Xiao Changqing speechless.
But Shen Xihe didn't understand: "We have nothing to do with Prince Xin, why did you suddenly attack him?"
"I'm not going to attack him. Don't you know your husband? Your husband has always been a law-abiding person. How could he cause trouble for no reason?" Xiao Huayong looked at Shen Xihe with an innocent smile in his clear eyes, looking quite harmless.
Shen Xihe couldn't help but twitch the corners of his lips, revealing an expression that was hard to describe.
The man in front of her is probably the most evil man in the world, but he has the nerve to say that he is law-abiding
He would not stir up trouble out of nothing, he just makes a big deal out of small things.