"The stakes are very high, and my brothers will not let go of this great opportunity, but I am afraid that it will not be so easy to fight. Bai Sheng said worriedly, "Especially my fourth brother, who has already had an experience, has an advantage over the others." ”

"Your Highness's advantage is something that none of them can match. Helian Yanran still lowered her eyes.

"Yes, I have Yanran. Bai Sheng laughed twice, "This alone has already signed them a thousand times." ”

"At present, Da Yue's treasury is not enough to cover all kinds of expenses after the flood, but the money in the hands of the people is not a problem, this is one thing. Food is necessary for disaster relief, and in the event of flooding, food prices are bound to skyrocket. There will be some reserves in the granaries of the imperial court, but how many can there be? If they are not enough, they will have to buy them, or they will encourage merchants to donate grain. Naturally, the grain sold to the imperial court did not dare to ask for too high a price, and it didn't make much money, and even the cost of donating grain was discounted. There is no shortage of food in the hands of the people, not only food, but also medicinal materials for the prevention and control of the epidemic after the flood, and materials needed to rebuild the dam...... Etcetera. These, no prince can compete with His Royal Highness. Helian Yanran calmly analyzed.

"It's good to be done, but you have to invest so much...... Yanran, is this going to be a loss-making business?" Bai Sheng raised his eyebrows slightly, as if smiling.

"If you can pave a splendid avenue for Your Highness, how can this business be considered a loss?" Helian Yanran asked calmly.

"Splendid Avenue......," Bai Sheng repeated, shaking his head and smiling, "I'm afraid that this seemingly splendid surface is densely covered with thorns and traps, and if you are not careful, you will break your muscles and bones, and in serious cases, you may lose your skin." ”

"The closer you get to a high position, the more dangerous it is, and the more outstanding Your Highness is, the more it will block the path of some people. Although it is a bit risky, only by finding them out as soon as possible will His Highness be safer. Helian Yanran said flatly.

"In this way, I can find the person I want to poison Yanran as soon as possible. Bai Sheng glanced at her with a meaningful smile, saw that she was silent, and said to himself, "With Yanran by my side, even if there is an abyss waiting in front of me, I am willing to do it." ”

His Highness smiled. The people would never let Her Highness be in such a dangerous situation. Even if there is really an abyss ahead, the people will fill it to the ground, and His Highness can rest assured when he settles. Helian Yanran said arrogant and conceited words as usual, but Bai Sheng was inexplicably relieved and convinced.

He held the soft wattle in his palm tightly, and even a smile appeared in his eyes: "I finally know why I am getting bolder and bolder, and it's because of you." Yanran, with you, I have no fear, you are my greatest confidence. ”

Half a month later, the 900-mile urgent report from Wanhuai Mansion was presented to the court, causing a shock in the court. Floods in Anhui and Huai Prefecture, nearly half of the areas were affected, countless farmlands were submerged, houses were washed away, the people suffered heavy casualties, the surviving people had no fixed place to live, they had no food, all industries were wasted, and the people were not able to make a living.

The emperor was furious on the spot, reprimanded Wanhuai Taishou for being ineffective as an official, and did not find hidden dangers in time to cause floods, and ordered him to immediately organize disaster relief, open warehouses and release grain, and properly resettle the victims.

Then, he ordered a thorough investigation of all the officials in the disaster-stricken areas, those who should be beheaded, those who should be imprisoned, and those who should be raided. After venting a lot, it still failed to calm the anger.

"Aren't you all the best people who can speak well and speak skillfully on weekdays?, why have you become dumb today?" The emperor looked at the hundreds of officials in the hall standing with his hands down, and forcibly suppressed the urge to drag them out one by one The major thirty boards, gritted his teeth and said, "When we attack each other, I can't wait to go to the house to expose the tiles, and I can't be at peace for a moment, I really need you, but there is no one who dares to stand up and speak." ”

The civil and military officials had a surprising tacit understanding at the moment, and they all remained silent.

The emperor's gaze swept around the crowd and locked on one of the figures: "Hubu Shangshu, tell me, how much money and food should be prepared for this disaster relief?"

Asked by the emperor, Hubu Shangshu hurriedly took a few steps and knelt on the ground: "Back to Your Majesty, this disaster relief matter needs to be considered in the long run." The number of casualties and losses in the Wanhuai Prefecture has not yet been clarified, and it is necessary to wait for the specific number to be determined before the amount of silver taels and grain required......"

"From the long term?" the emperor's tail note was picked up, dragging it out, "How long does it take?"

"Your Majesty is angry, and Weichen is guilty. "The head of the household is busy kowtowing and confessing guilt.

The emperor did not stop him, and ordered the next one: "The Ministry of Works, didn't the embankment in Wanhuai Mansion be strengthened last year?

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu also responded to the call, knelt on the ground and bowed his head: "Back to Your Majesty, the Taishou of Wanhuai Mansion did ask for the reinforcement of the embankment last year, and Weichen did send someone to go." I think it's raining too much this year, and it's a natural disaster......"

"Natural disaster?" the emperor narrowed his eyes, stared at the Ministry of Works, and said coldly, "You might as well just say that my virtue is at a loss, so that the heavens will send down the punishment, otherwise how could the embankment built at the cost of 300,000 taels of silver be broken so easily!"

The Ministry of Industry Shangshu kowtowed like pounded garlic: "Your Majesty is angry, and Your Majesty forgives your sins." ”

"Where is a natural disaster, in my opinion, it is clearly a man-made disaster!" said the Emperor angrily, "You are really my good ministers. ”

"Your Majesty is angry, and the ministers are guilty. The civil and military officials knelt down in unison.

"Guilty, guilty. You are indeed guilty! One by one, the people who ate the court could not share their worries about me, so they all told me to go home every day and think about it carefully, and discuss it tomorrow!" the emperor said, brushing his sleeves away.

Mr. Fu sang "retreat" and chased after him.

All the officials said in unison, "Congratulations to Your Majesty." They all went out of the main hall with their own hearts.

Bai Sheng returned to the house and told Helian Yanran about the affairs of the court: "The others are just fine, but I didn't expect that my eldest brother who has always been anxious can also calm down." It seems that none of my brothers have a fuel-efficient lamp. "He didn't rush to come forward because he didn't want people to see that he was prepared. After all, no matter what everyone doesn't know, he is the only one who got the letter early, if this spreads, beware of those princes who are afraid of him and don't mention those princes, I'm afraid the first one will be his father.

"There will be no results in discussing this matter tomorrow. Helian Yanran asserted, "Your Highness will still be unchanged at that time." ”

"But what if the four emperor brothers have taken action, shouldn't they at least show their attitude?" Although Bai Sheng trusted Helian Yanran, he was also afraid that the errand that he had been thinking about for so long would fall on someone else's head.