The emperor was very surprised, thinking in his heart that Qing Mu would offend the ministers by what he said, and after thinking for a while, he didn't know what it was, so he said loudly: "Qing Mu, even if you say that I forgive you for your innocence, no one in Bo Lianguo dares to complain!" ”

After he finished speaking, he asked loudly: "All Aiqing, do you agree with what I said!" ”

The ministers exchanged glances with each other, and replied one after another: "Everything is under the orders of the emperor!" ”

Hearing this, Qing Mu nodded slowly, exchanged glances with Qing Lun, and signaled him not to worry. Then he said loudly: "There are five points in my method, and all of them are indispensable!" At this point, she paused for a moment.

The emperor and all the ministers stared at Qing Mu, and Qing Zhen also urged impatiently: "Qing Mu, if you have a way, tell it quickly, don't let the emperor wait for a long time!" ”

Qing Mu slowly raised his head, glanced at the ministers, and said: "First, immediately send powerful ministers to the disaster area to check the disaster situation, truthfully summarize, and let the local state governments count the number of people affected by the disaster through the household registration, and register and make a register; ”

Second, half of the military rations were requisitioned for disaster relief; 3. The income of officials of all sizes in the capital was halved, and the state treasury funded the purchase of grain from merchants as the second source of food for disaster relief;

4. The unaffected governors in the north requisitioned grain from the people in the name of the government, and the imperial court promised to reduce the tax by half in the coming year as compensation, as a third source of food for disaster relief;

5. Mobilize the local people to build a river canal from Yuecheng to Yangzhou Mansion to divert the water of the Yangtze River and solve the problem of drinking water for the victims;

6. Dispatch supervisors to strictly supervise the distribution of relief grain, and adopt a rationing system to ensure the basic livelihood of the victims; 7. If there is a dare to fill the private pockets of officials in various places, they must be severely punished! As soon as her voice fell, everyone was surprised, and they couldn't speak when they looked at her.

The emperor was full of smiles, and his mouth was victorious: "Good! Good! Good! Qingmu is worthy of being the little Zhuge of my Bo Lianguo, or the female Zhuge of the country, what you say is very much in line with my heart! ”

Qing Mu smiled slightly, stepped forward and bowed: "Uncle Emperor, Qing Mu just told you what he thought, if there is anything that offends everyone, please don't blame you!"

When the ministers saw the dragon's heart, how could they dare to say half a word, that is, they all took it out, but they didn't dare to say more than half a sentence in this situation, and they all said: "Miss Qingmu, what did you say!" ”

The emperor laughed loudly, got up from the dragon chair and walked down, personally helped Qing Mu up, and said happily: "Qing Mu, get up quickly!" I completely agree with your solution, and now I can be regarded as solving this important matter! ”

He helped her up, closed his eyes, thought for a moment, opened his eyes and glanced at Qing Mu, and then said, "That's it!" What I admire most is talent, and for a genius like Qing Mu, it is even more difficult to ask for! I'll let you go through the experience! ”

After the emperor finished speaking, he turned around and walked back to the main hall, sat down slowly, and said loudly: "In ancient times, the holy king ruled the world by virtue of virtuous ministers, Zhou and Zhao, and Yan Ying, Baili Xi, and Sun Shuao; Han has Xiao He and Cao Shen continued. ”

The ministers are upright, and the world is governed. I think of the middle of the court, worrying about Zhou County, the provincial government officials do not know what to do, and the lower lining strips are not known, and even the people's livelihood is closed.

The sixteen states in the south of the Yangtze River are in the national vein, and the position is particularly important. Today, the people of our dynasty are in the midst of disasters, and the disasters of the sky are inevitable, but we are a great country with many talents.

At present, Qing Mu, the daughter of the general's mansion, is specially promoted to be the deposed ambassador of the sixteen states in Jiangnan, and all important military and political affairs in Jiangnan are promoted to provide disaster relief and save the people from suffering. On behalf of me, I patrol and hunt, observe the people's feelings, rectify the rule of officials, act cheaply, and bow to my relatives wherever I go.

Hearing this, Qing Mu hurriedly knelt forward and bowed: "Thank you, your majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" It's just that I'm afraid that Qing Mu will be difficult to take on the big responsibility! ”

King Youyi smiled slightly, "Qing Mu, don't refute, Your Majesty's golden mouth and jade words, let you be a messenger, you will definitely be competent!" ”

The emperor looked up at Qing Mu, nodded, and said: "General Qing Lun, I order you to lead the elite soldiers and horses to Jiangnan with Qing Mu, and be sure to ensure her safety!" ”

Qing Lun took a step forward and replied: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

The emperor smiled heartily, and looked at everyone in the audience, "Regarding the requisition of military rations, the purchase of grain by the treasury, and the requisition of grain from the people, the relevant officials will be issued in the form of holy decrees, and you Aiqing must work together to tide over the difficulties!" ”

The ministers knelt down one after another: "Emperor Shengming, long live, long live, long live!" ”

"Retreat!" The emperor said with a smile on his face.

After the civil and military officials walked out of the main hall, they whispered to each other about the emperor's appointment of Qingmu as a messenger, and some people shook their heads.

Some of them applauded one after another, it is rare for the emperor to act only in the right way, without avoiding suspicion, regardless of men and women, regardless of high and low.

Qing Mu was confused, and his heart was up and down, and he was in the clouds. After walking out of the main hall, he walked out slowly with King Youyi, and asked in a low voice, "Uncle, how is this good?" Now, the emperor's uncle ......"

King Youyi looked at Qing Mu kindly, smiling without saying a word. Qing Mu stepped forward, shook his arm, and asked, "Uncle, what should I do?" ”

King Youyi rolled his eyes and asked rhetorically: "Qing Mu, in your opinion, what is the top priority now?" ”

"Uncle, it goes without saying, of course, to help those people solve the problem of food and water!" Qing Mu didn't even think about blurting out.

King Youyi nodded, and said: "Now that the emperor has asked you to personally supervise and relieve the suffering of the people, don't you want to do it?" ”

Qing Mu was stunned for a moment, pondering for a moment, "Of course Qing Mu is willing, but it's just ...... It's just that I've never been an official at all, how can I know how to be an official? ”

"That's it! Your Majesty is afraid that he has this meaning, and he has never been an official, so naturally he doesn't care about what is the way of being an official, as long as he follows his own ideas and puts the people first! "The right king of Yi said leisurely.

"Well, I see, I see!" Qing Mu nodded affirmatively.

"Humph! A girl's family, showing up outside all day long, I see how you can get married in the future? Suddenly, a cold voice came from behind Qing Mu, and when she listened carefully, it was her father Qing Zhen's voice.

King Youyi was stunned, then smiled and eased: "The old general is too worried!" Originally, I asked my niece to go to disaster relief, but there was selfishness in it, and besides, ......"

Qing Mu glanced at his father and interjected: "Daddy, Qing Mu didn't know that the emperor's uncle asked me to go, I just said my thoughts, and I didn't make any assumptions!" ”

"Yes! Old general, you don't want to meet your niece! King Youyi said with a smile.

Qing Zhen glanced at Qing Mu and coldly: "Hmph! How dare the old man! This is the emperor's mission, the minister! With that, he turned and walked quickly down the hall.

Qing Mu was stunned, her face was embarrassed, and she thought, is my father still angry with himself about the matter of the second aunt? However, it was none of his business, and he was a victim.

Thinking of this, he shook his head secretly, but he was afraid that because of this incident, the father and daughter had been born, and it could not be resolved in a few words.

King Youyi didn't know how to persuade him, and suddenly, a person walked out of the main hall and shouted: "Qingmu, what's wrong, who bullied you?" ”

Qing Mu was awakened by the shouting, and looked up to see that it was his brother. After retiring from the dynasty, Qinglun was called away by the emperor alone, and he didn't know what to order, and then he came out to look at Qingmu who had a bad face.

At a glance, Qing Mu was staying next to King Youyi, Qing Lun walked over slowly, and asked suspiciously, "Uncle Han, what's the matter?" ”

King Youyi smiled slightly, "It's okay, it's okay!" After he finished speaking, he walked straight down, thinking in his heart, the old general is really good, and it is really rare to eat his daughter's vinegar!

Qing Lun looked at King Youyi who left in a hurry, and wondered in his heart, walked up to Qing Mu, patted her gently, and asked, "Qing Mu, what's wrong?" Look at you sullen. ”

Qing Mu glanced up at Qing Lun, shook his head, and asked, "Brother, did you say that I made my father unhappy again?" ”

"Silly girl!" Qing Lun gently helped her cut her hair, and then said, "How come?" Qingmu is out now, and it's too late for my father to be happy! What we are doing now is not to relieve the suffering of all people and save the danger of the common people! Brother has your back! ”

Chapter Seventy-Three: Alert

When Qing Mu heard Qing Lun's words, he smiled knowingly: "Brother! You're still the best for me! ”

"That's it! Let's go home! Prepare to pack up, disaster relief is like fighting fires, and tomorrow we will leave for Yuecheng! After Qing Lun finished speaking, he pulled Qing Mu and walked in the direction of the General's Mansion.

Qinglun didn't tell Qing Mu, first, she was afraid that she would worry, and secondly, she thought it was unnecessary, the emperor personally confessed, you must be careful on the road, I am afraid that there is a great drought in the south of the Yangtze River, and I am most afraid of the riots of the victims and the officials to grab food.

The emperor asked him to send 3,000 elite soldiers from the Gyeonggi camp to travel with the team. In addition, it was arranged for Mu Yuan, the king of Yun, to go to Yangzhou Mansion to supervise the construction of the canal from Yuecheng to Yangzhou Mansion. Send the crown prince Muqi to Huiji to arrange the grain dispatch in a unified manner.

The grain concentrated in the north and the capital will be distributed to the surrounding sixteen state capitals after arriving at Huiji via the East China Sea by sea. The army's food was directly escorted to Yuecheng by the military camp in the western suburbs of Los Angeles.

After Qing Mu and the others returned to the General's Mansion, she and Red Rome packed their luggage and prepared for tomorrow's trip. Qinglun hurriedly left the palace again and went to the camp in Gyeonggi to read the emperor's decree and dispatch the elite of the Praetorian Guard.

On this day, on a sunny morning, the warm spring sun shone on people, bringing a trace of tiredness to the body. The bitter cold of winter has been swept away, and everything is thriving.

After Qing Lun was ready to stop, he led 3,000 soldiers and horses to wait for Qing Mu's carriage at the Moon Pavilion on the official road in the eastern suburbs of Los Angeles.

Qing Zhen still seemed to be dissatisfied with Qing Mu's performance, and did not come out of the mansion to see him off, Qing Mu looked in the direction of the General's Mansion, shook his head, turned to Hong Luo and whispered: "Hong Luo, let's go!" ”

"Yes! County Lord, please get in the carriage! Hong Luo replied.

Qing Mu and Hong Luo boarded the carriage and asked the coachman to hurry east along the official road to the Moon Worship Pavilion in the eastern suburbs of Los Angeles, and it didn't take long for them to join Qing Lun's brigade. They whispered a few words, and the brigade officially set off and headed east along the official road.

Luocheng to Jiangnan Yuecheng, although it is not farther than the last time to the western border, but there are more than a thousand miles, although Qingmu and Hongluo are young, but this long-distance trek through mountains and rivers is enough to endure the suffering.

The team traveled all the way east, and there was originally a sedan chair with her, but Qingmu felt that sitting in the sedan chair, tossing and turning, was even more uncomfortable, if she was given a choice, she would rather ride a horse than sit in a sedan chair, it was a compromise method, and she and Hongluo took the carriage.

They followed the official road all the way to the east, passing through Xingzhou and Daliang, and finally arrived at Pengcheng, and then turned south.

When going east, the whole road is still beautiful, green trees, but after turning to the south, especially when you arrive at Huaizhou, one of the sixteen states, the painting style turns sharply, and the green mountains and green waters, green trees and verdant trees have all become bare.

Qing Mu looked at the situation in the distance, and sighed in his mood, the saying that the people take food as the sky, it seems that it is still the same in ancient times, and it is indeed a true portrayal.

These luxuriant numbers of leaves and shoots should be used as food to satisfy the hunger of these suffering people, and now at a glance, it must be that the disaster situation in the sixteen prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River is really not optimistic, but I am afraid that it may be worse than the twists and turns.

The accompanying soldiers, pulling a little military ration prepared, of course, this is also the daily needs of three thousand soldiers and horses, and hurried on the road, and now into this barren Huaizhou City, Qing Mu has a trace of uneasiness in his heart, if the people show up to grab food, then how to deal with it.

Qing Mu was very worried in her heart, but people are not as good as heaven, what to worry about, what to be afraid of, things will come one after another.

The horse team had just arrived at the outskirts of Huaizhou City, and suddenly there was a noisy sound in front of them, Qing Lun was startled, so he quickly stepped forward and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"General, there is a man lying in the middle of the road in front of you, blocking the way!" An adjutant general reported.

Qing Lun was surprised in his heart, patted the horse's back gently, and said, "Let's go, follow me over and see, what's going on?"

Several soldiers galloped forward with Qing Lun's fast horse, and after a few moments, they saw a noisy crowd surrounding a man in the middle of the road, who covered himself with canvas and a pile of broken grass, and could not see his face at all.

Qing Mu talked and laughed with Hong Luo in the carriage, just now the noise of the horse team, she heard it in her ears, suddenly the whole horse team stopped, she was puzzled, and Hong Luo whispered a few words, and the two got off the carriage and walked forward.

The two soldiers in the back followed behind, and their mouths were anxious: "My lord! The situation outside is complicated, please don't embarrass your subordinates, otherwise the general will deal with us! ”

Qing Mu shook his head slowly, "It's okay, you two follow!" Let's check it out! ”

"Yes! My lord! Although the two soldiers were extremely reluctant, they did not dare to disobey the orders of Lord Qincha, and after the two of them followed them closely, they were on full guard.

Several people walked to the front of the team, Qing Lun ordered the adjutant general to dismount to check the specific situation, when the grass pile was opened, a foul smell rushed to the face, and the adjutant hurriedly covered his nose with his hand.

Say: "Report to the general! It was a male corpse, with no scars on his body, about forty years old, and it seemed that he had been dead for a long time! ”

Qing Lun was shocked, dismounted and stepped forward to take a closer look, slowly his face changed color, Qing Mu looked at Qing Lun's face and instantly looked serious, Qing couldn't see the stench of the corpse, and asked forward: "Brother, what's wrong?" ”

Qing Lun shook his head and said, "Vice General Wang, is there a famine in Huaizhou recently?"

Vice General Wang replied: "I don't know the last general, but the audience said that Huaizhou is also one of the sixteen disaster-stricken state capitals, but I am afraid that this person will be starved to death!" ”

Qing Lun nodded and said loudly: "Yes!" The corpse was skinny and bone-thin, with black skin and yellow hair, and it seemed that he must have starved to death! ”

Qing Mu was startled, glanced at the corpse, wow, spit out, this is the first time she has seen a corpse, and it is such a terrifying corpse, this look, Deng Shi fainted.

Qing Lun looked at his sister, and hurriedly asked Hong Luo to take Qing Mu back to the carriage, and took care of Qing properly, and the team continued to move forward.

Qinglun turned around and pondered for a while, and said to Vice General Wang: "Send someone to look at the corpse, and then go and inform the magistrate, so that the Huaizhou Mansion can investigate the cause of this matter!" The brigade continues to hurry! ”

"Yes! Checkmate! Vice Admiral Wang replied.

Qinglun led the team to continue to move along the official road, but now he walked more and more, but he felt that it was becoming more and more desolate, which was not like coming to Jiangnan at all, but like marching to the desert next door.

He was genuinely worried that something worse might come. After walking for about half a day, I could no longer see a single green grass and trees in the whole wilderness, as if it was a bare hill, and the trees were all bare.

Suddenly, there was another noisy sound from the horse team, and Qing Lun shouted and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Vice General Wang hurriedly replied: "General, there are still many corpses like the corpse in front of ...... ahead."

"What?" Qing Lun was shocked, which confirmed the thoughts in his mind, and sure enough.

This way, Qing Mu has woken up, and she has already gotten a lot better, and she was about to get off the car, but she was stopped by Hong Luo alive, just not letting her get out of the car, Qing Mu couldn't resist Hong Luo, and sat quietly in the carriage, and the horse team stopped again.

Qing Lun dismounted, carefully inspected it forward, and said loudly: "The generals will listen to the order, pay attention to the safety of the horse team!" These corpses are all starving, and they are only afraid of bad luck when they move forward! ”

When Vice General Wang heard this, he was anxious: "General, but we can't delay the trip, it seems that we must pass through this area!" ”

Qing Lun nodded slowly, "I have encountered such a situation in the Northwest Frontier, I am afraid that people will come to grab grain, and the situation may be very bad at that time!" ”

"How's that going to work! These grains are the grain and grass of my 3,000 soldiers and horses, and the brigade has no food, how can they reach Yuecheng! Vice Admiral Wang said again.

Qing Lun nodded affirmatively and said loudly: "Okay!" I can't help but go, Vice General Wang, you immediately take someone to investigate! Take a break, everyone! ”