Commander Xiao ordered all the guards to be on duty carefully, and followed Gonggong Liu into the imperial study.

"See the emperor, His Royal Highness the King of Qi!"

Commander Xiao knelt on one knee and clenched his hands into fists.

"No courtesy."

The emperor raised his hand, and Commander Xiao stood up and stood solemnly.

"When the King of Qi returned to Beijing, he encountered a rogue in the southern suburbs, and you sent some people to the king of Qi to assist him in arresting the rogues."

"Yes!"

In the absence of General Wang, he and Commander Zhang were responsible for the safety of the emperor and the safety of the palace.

Then let Captain Qin take the sergeants of the Royal Forest Army to exercise.

Commander Xiao and King Qi retired, left the imperial study, and went to count the manpower.

Xue Pingping continued to enter the hall to serve, but he felt that the emperor's expression seemed to be a little dignified.

"The emperor doesn't have to worry, His Royal Highness the King of Qi personally asked for orders to arrest the thief, and he will definitely be sure to be sure."

Gonggong Huang handed the ginseng tea to the emperor's mouth, and when he saw that the emperor was in a bad mood, he comforted the emperor.

"I'm not worried about this gang of thieves, I'm worried about the floods in the south, the affected people are fleeing in all directions, if they become ...... bandits"

When Gonggong Huang heard the emperor's words, he didn't know how to comfort the emperor, so he held back for a long time and said: "The emperor has already sent Prime Minister Xiao and General Wang to deal with it, it shouldn't be so ......"

Xue Pingping felt the seriousness of the matter, if the refugees were to cause trouble everywhere, it would make the people's hearts unstable, the court unstable, and even ...... The world is in chaos!

How many dynasties have been destroyed by peasant uprisings throughout the ages? Even if there is no change of dynasty, it will be hit hard, and prosperity will cease to exist.

Xue Pingping thought that it was not easy for him to get close to the imperial power, and he hadn't started his fists and feet yet, was there going to be chaos in the world?

No, no, he has to do something, not for the emperor, not for fame and fortune, not for the people of the world, just for himself to live in peace.

He tentatively spoke: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for taking the liberty of saying anything, now we need to appease the people as soon as possible, relieve the victims, and help them rebuild their homes." This matter cannot be delayed, otherwise it will be passive, and when the situation is serious, it will take more effort to calm down, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

The emperor raised his head in astonishment, and with a pair of sharp phoenix eyes, he looked straight at him.

Xue Pingping's heart jumped, and he immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Please forgive the emperor, it's the villain's nonsense, I don't know the severity!" ”

The emperor got up, walked in front of Xue Pingping, bent down and helped him up with his own hands.

"Flatten! You said it very well, then tell me how to take the initiative and how to deal with it? ”

"An edict was issued that all taxes should be exempted from all taxes in the disaster-stricken areas within three years, and funds should be allocated for relief and resettlement of the victims, so that the victims of the disaster would feel at ease and avoid any disturbances. Those who have the ability to work can be conscripted as sergeants or craftsmen, and the old and weak can receive relief money from the imperial court and send them back to their hometowns. Of course, it costs a lot of money to do this, and donations can be levied from the rich gentry, and those who are willing to donate to disaster relief can be given some appropriate benefits by the imperial court, and the responders should be countless. ”

The emperor nodded again and again when he heard this, and immediately asked Huang Gonggong to summon him, and all the adults of the six ministries, and the prestigious ministers of the family came to discuss the matter immediately.

Xue Pingping's words made the gloom on the emperor's face disappear in an instant, and the emperor couldn't help but look at Xue Pingping with admiration.

Although he is young, he can see through the essence of things at a glance, hit the nail on the head with one word, and the plans he proposes are all feasible.

The emperor immediately appointed Xue Pingping as the middle scholar.

Zhongshu Sheren, the official seven products, is in charge of drafting edicts and participates in secrets.

Soon, the dignitaries who held real power in the DPRK and China, and the ministers with status, hurried over.

At the door of the imperial study, everyone did not forget to straighten their clothes and belts, straighten their official hats, and then walked in nervously.

They knelt on the ground in unison and shouted in unison: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!" ”

"Zhong Aiqing is flat. I have called you to discuss important matters. ”

And all the people got up tremblingly, and their father-in-law showed them their seats.

As soon as he sat down, the emperor said: "It is related to the Huainan flood, and now there are displaced people in various places, in order to prevent them from causing disasters everywhere, I will call everyone to discuss the countermeasures." ”

As soon as the emperor's words fell, the adults began to talk in whispers.

Lord Qin, the Duke of Dingguo, took the lead in getting up and arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has gone to deal with this matter in person, and there is General Wang accompanying him, there should be nothing wrong, right?" ”

"Although Prime Minister Xiao Cheng and General Wang Da both went to Huainan, they only focused on finding out the disaster relief funds, but there were no specific ways to relieve and resettle the victims."

Lord Qin, Qin Jiaojiao's father, although Qin Jiaojiao is a concubine, she was also optimistic about Xue Pingping at the beginning, but who knew that Qin Jiaojiao actually became Xue Fugui's aunt.

At this moment, he saw Xue Pingping, who was standing on the emperor with a straight posture, and intuitively felt that his daughter had picked up sesame seeds and lost watermelons, and the relationship between himself and Xue Pingping was also a little embarrassing.

The emperor turned his head to look at Xue Pingping, and introduced to the adults: "This is Lord Xue, who is from the Zhongshu House, and he has made some good suggestions. Xue Pingping, you tell everyone what you think. ”

The emperor gave him the stage, and he had an expression of please start your performance.

Xue Pingping got up and bowed to the adults.

After the adults looked at him, they secretly said in their hearts: What good way can a little housekeeper come up with?

There was disdain in his eyes. Each of them has gone through many years of experience to sit in their current position, but now they have to discuss with a little-known person who has not yet grown up, which is really a loss of identity!

But since the emperor wants to give Xue Pingping a chance, they can't show their dissatisfaction, they can only sit down and drink tea, and the old god is waiting on the ground to watch Xue Pingping's performance.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I suggest that all localities should treat refugees well, and that those who are in good health can be conscripted as civil husbands, craftsmen, and sergeants, and that relief funds be given to the old, weak, young and disabled."

Lord Tobe Shangshu Sun immediately spoke up and said, "Say it lightly! This can cost a lot of silver, this year Huainan was affected, the tax is not good, the treasury is not abundant, and the money has to be spent on the blade! ”

Lord Sun, it was Sun Siyi, who came to report the disaster two days ago and was reprimanded by the emperor, who had pulled out 1.5 million taels for disaster relief, but it was like throwing it into the water, and he didn't even hear a sound, which was his dereliction of duty and unfavorable supervision, which led to the Huainan disaster becoming more and more serious, and he was also reprimanded by the emperor. He immediately sent someone to track down the whereabouts of Yinliang, and he still sat firmly on the throne of Shangshu.

"Master Sun, what is a blade? Now the refugees who are scattered everywhere have become a problem, and if they are not dealt with in time, I am afraid that it will cause a catastrophe! ”

"What are you afraid of, there are millions of soldiers in the imperial court, so why are a few refugees afraid!"

Lord Shangshu Cao of the military department nodded.

Xue Pingping glanced at him and said loudly: "The imperial court raises soldiers to deal with foreign enemies, not to deal with the suffering people. ”

Master Sun was questioned by Xue Pingping, and felt that he had lost face, and his face was red with anger.

Ding Guogong interjected at the right time: "I think Xue Sheren is reasonable, the disaster of refugees has to be prevented, but where will the cost of this relief come from?" ”

"This is exactly what I want to discuss with you, and I propose that the officials of the DPRK and China take the lead in donating according to their grades, and then solicit donations from the gentry in various places."

After listening to Xue Pingping's proposal, all the adults looked ugly.

Asking them to use their pension money to help refugees, this kid is too bold!