The same snow disaster, if it occurs in a local area, it may be concealed by local officials. However, if it happens in the capital and surrounding areas, someone will report it on the same day at the earliest, or the next day at the latest.

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, Gyeonggi is a heavy land, and the whole body is moved, and no matter how small things are, they cannot be ignored.

The heavy snow has not stopped, and the news of the disaster in several counties on the outskirts of Beijing has been sent to the sage's case. The saint was very concerned and immediately sent competent officials to investigate and provide relief.

Queen Ma of the harem took the initiative to donate gold and silver utensils that are not used on weekdays to help the victims rebuild their houses.

The concubines responded.

The eldest prince is the most elegant and gentle person, he is willing to do good deeds on weekdays, and now that the people in the suburbs of Beijing are suffering, he will not sit idly by, and take the initiative to donate silver taels to comfort the victims.

The crown prince is the prince, and when he is an example for all princes, he directly donated 20,000 taels.

Several adult princes also donated to a greater or lesser extent.

The saint was very pleased. The disaster in the suburbs of Beijing is not very serious, and most of it can be alleviated with the donation of the concubine and the prince.

What really makes him happy is that his wife and concubines and sons can understand the general situation and take the overall situation into account so much.

I was happy, and I showed one or two at the meeting.

Among the courtiers, there are clever people who are good at observing words and feelings, and they like to speculate on their intentions the most on weekdays, and the joy and pride of the saint in front of them are like leaks, where is there anything that they don't understand? When I went home, I wrote a flowery article, only praising the queen and the princes.

Of course, those officials did not forget to highlight the main theme at the last moment - it is the saints who teach well, and the people can receive the grace of heaven. With a wise saint like a saint, the prosperity of the Great Qi can be expected!

The Chinese New Year is approaching, and ordinary people like to listen to auspicious words. Not to mention the emperor.

Let these courtiers boast that it was obviously a natural disaster, but in the end it turned into a praise for the saint's character and merits.

Seeing these movements, the saint secretly rejoiced, but when he was outside, his face still tensed.

After all, his own people suffered from the snowstorm, and I heard that dozens of people were killed and injured by collapsed house beams in several counties in Gyeonggi County overnight. With such a disaster, if the emperor laughs again, it will not be a good thing.

But the saint was still happy in his heart. He was also quite kind to those officials.

The courtiers immediately felt the emperor's pulse, and from then on they did not mention any snow disasters, but began to summarize the past year.

Like what, where is there a great harvest, where is there auspiciousness...... The court was filled with a sense of peace and festivity.

However. An eight-hundred-mile urgent report from Hebei soon broke the atmosphere.

"What? There are mobs in Hebei? ”

Gu Jialuo was slightly startled. "Doesn't that mean the disaster isn't very serious? And the imperial court also sent people to release grain, how could it be? ”

Two days ago, I just heard Qi Jinzhi say that there seemed to be a snow disaster in Hebei, and she was worried that there would be displaced people, but in the blink of an eye, there were rioters?!

W-This development is too fast, isn't it?!

Qi Jinzhi snorted coldly and scolded: "Aren't they those corrupt officials and ink officials who mislead the country and the people? The people under his rule suffered a disaster, and they did not report it, did not pay compensation, and doubled the levy and forced labor. The ice and snow forced the people to clear the river and dig ditches. If you don't want to go, you can pay for it. Such a harsh government. How can the people live? ”

Rabbits bite when they're in a hurry, let alone live big men.

"A man named Zhao Da in northern Hebei gathered a group of villagers who couldn't get by, beat to death the officials who came to persecute him, and then rushed into the county seat to open the official warehouse to release grain, and recruited the people who came forward...... Now they have pressed towards the city, and there are two or three thousand displaced people who follow them along the way, and the momentum is very strong......"

Qi Jinzhi gritted his teeth and said, his tone was full of coercion and disdain for those parents.

"How bad is the situation out there?"

Gu Jialuo gasped, if it was just a crowd to grab food, but now it has developed to conquer the county seat and attack the city, and the situation is not optimistic.

"Not only that, I received a flying pigeon from the next head, a month ago there were major rains and snows in all parts of the north, among which Hebei, Shandong, Jin, and Henan were all affected, and the hateful magistrates concealed them all in order to whitewash the peace."

Qi Jinzhi sighed for a long time, "Pity those people, the houses were crushed by the snow, the wheat seedlings in the fields were frozen to death, and the family's way of life was almost cut off. The government did not provide disaster relief, but also obstructed everywhere, preventing the affected people from fleeing to escape, and many people died of cold and starvation. ”

Gu Jialuo couldn't help but look sympathetic.

Qi Jinzhi continued: "Later, more and more people were affected by the disaster, and the government could not control it, so a small group of people fled their homes and became displaced people. I heard that thousands of people have already gone north along the official road. ”

Gu Jialuo was slightly surprised, "Going north?" ”

Qi Jinzhi's face was miserable, "You also thought of it?" If the displaced people from the other three places and the rebellious people from Hebei gather, there will be tens of thousands of people, and then they will be close to the capital, and the safety of the capital will be threatened. ”

Gu Jialuo's heart plummeted.

It's not that she's worried that these homeless people will really endanger the capital, after all, there are 30,000 troops stationed near the capital, and there are also five city soldiers and horses, Shuntianfu and the Praetorian Guards in the city, all of which add up to 50,000 or 60,000 people.

Dealing with 10,000 or 20,000 unarmed hungry people is not a problem at all.

What Gu Jialuo is afraid of is that 'he' will take advantage of the disaster to stir up trouble and directly cause trouble in the capital.

What Gu Jialuo and his wife thought of, it was impossible for the saint and the big man in the court to think of it.

When the sage heard the news of the disaster in the four places, he was furious and issued several decrees: severely punish a series of officials such as political envoys, prefects, and prefects in the four places, quickly mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Xishan battalion into Beijing, prepare a large number of relief materials such as grain, firewood, and quilts, and then select capable people to go to the north to pacify.

"Appeased? Not a blackout? ”

After listening to the latest current affairs, Gu Jialuo breathed a sigh of relief. So most of the people can still have a way to live.

Qi Jinzhi nodded, slightly tired between his eyebrows, since the couple felt that there might be something wrong with Miaozhen's plan, after discussion, they made certain adjustments.

These days, in addition to being busy with the affairs of the yamen, Qi Jinzhi also has to hurry up and arrange these, which is so busy that it is dark.

"In addition, it is the prince who is responsible for pacifying, and early tomorrow morning, the prince will lead the officials of the household department to go to the north with supplies to pacify the people, and preside over various matters after the disaster." Qi Jinzhi rubbed his eyebrows and said in a low voice.

"It's appropriate for the prince to go to disaster relief."

Gu Jialuo nodded, the crown prince was already married and mature, and the sage also intended to let him get in touch with government affairs.

And the crown prince is the prince, and he can appease the rebellious people, which can not only show the importance of the imperial court to them, but also deter and drive local officials.

On the 21st day of the lunar month, the prince led a large group of men and horses to leave the capital.

On the 29th day of the lunar month, there was bad news, the prince and his party had just entered the territory of Hebei, and suddenly encountered a group of chaotic people, the prince's personal guards and entourage were all killed, and the prince's whereabouts were unknown......

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