Cangzhou rained heavily for more than half a month, and suddenly the river burst its banks, and the farmland of the Zhuangjia was destroyed in one fell swoop, because Cangzhou was surrounded by the blue river, and it was a common thing to send heavy water, and the imperial court did not pay attention to it.

But what I didn't expect was a three-month drought in the future.

The crops that were destroyed in the flood can always be saved when the flood recedes, so that there will be no harvest, but the drought for three consecutive months has turned all the crops into a barren land, Cangzhou is full of corpses, and countless people have starved to death.

"Father, the son is willing to rush to Cangzhou to supervise the officials' relief of the victims." Zhao Jin was worried, natural disasters and man-made disasters are all interdependent, if people don't even have a chance to live, there is likely to be a rebellion.

Qingqi seems to be rich, but in fact, it is strong and middle-class, the treasury is scarce and the food is insufficient, and what is even more hateful is that those officials who were sent to help the victims are still full of their own pockets, so that they are deducted layer by layer, and finally there is not much food left in the hands of the victims.

There were many people in the court who knew about these things, but the Qincha who helped the victims was the queen's own brother, so no one dared to say anything.

Several ministers who supported Zhao Jinhuai showed disapproving eyes, now is only the early stage of relief for the victims, which uncle is just greedy for some disaster relief food, if it is investigated, it is just to punish the uncle of the country for spitting out the money, and then cry in front of the queen and the emperor, and this matter will be over.

What they should do is to catch them all and take the opportunity to push the queen and her party together.

Fighting snakes does not die but suffers from them, now is not the time to attack, not collecting enough evidence to prove that the queen and the eldest prince are also involved, what is the use of bringing down an uncle of the country!

Although Zhao Jinhuai knew that now was not the best time to stand up, he couldn't bear to let more than 100,000 victims be displaced and die on the road, and he wanted to stop all this before the big mistake was made.

"Jinhuai, for my brother to know that you are worried about the country and the people, but there is nothing wrong with the Zuo Shilang of the household department personally providing disaster relief, I am afraid it is not appropriate for you to recommend yourself like this?" Zhao Yuhuai's eyes were deep and cold, he knew that this younger brother was not a good thing, and he always wanted to find an opportunity to overthrow him, and see that the fox's tail was leaking out now.

Zhao Jinhuai frowned, he knew that Zhao Yuhuai was deliberately making things bad, and the minister was personally ordered by his father, and now he stood up to question the emperor's authority.

Sure enough, Zhao Duqi, who was sitting on the dragon chair, leaked a displeased look, looking at Zhao Jinhuai's eyes with doubts and scrutiny, this son has always been a virtuous minister, and he does not fight or rush to solve problems for him, but now it seems that the child still has his own careful thoughts when he is older.

Zhao Jinhuai knew that he should be dormant at this time, waiting for the right time to stand up again, and catch the eldest prince and his party, but he ......

"Father, you have also seen what Zuo Shilang has done, and the book of the people presented contains the grievances of hundreds of thousands of disaster victims." Zhao Jinhuai reminded.

They are discussing disaster relief in the imperial court today, because Tianluowei has obtained a letter of ten thousand people from a magistrate in Cangzhou, with tens of thousands of names written in blood, all asking the imperial court to make decisions for them.

"It's all a bunch of people, this is a frame-up!" Zhao Yuhuai gritted his teeth, with contempt and disgust in his tone, he hated those ordinary people who didn't know the so-called common people, they were all stupid things, and they actually sued the officials with the people, which really deserved death!

Zhao Yuhuai closed his eyes, he couldn't bear it anymore.

Zhu Chenghong was so bold that he dared to be greedy for most of the disaster relief grain, shoddy, using wheat bran and stones as disaster relief food, and openly offering a price, the county governor and the governor of the prefecture had a lot of filial piety, so he distributed food to that place, and then promised to ask for a seal for these officials who had honored him after the disaster relief was over.

"Father, the son feels that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books, and I want to go to those disaster-stricken places to see with my own eyes." Zhao Yuhuai looked at the people on the dragon chair with admiration in his eyes, all of them were requests.

Zhao Jinhuai positioned himself as a virtuous minister, capable but not ambitious, loyal to the emperor, so he was able to occupy a place in the imperial court without the support of his mother.

Zhao Duqi sighed, he was very helpless, he naturally knew what his brother-in-law had done, and everything he did was a hurtful deed, just for the sake of the eldest prince, this matter could only be covered up as much as possible.

"What Jin Huai said is reasonable, Wan Minshu doesn't know that there must be something strange in it, Jin Huai, you will serve as the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission to investigate this matter, and Lu Honglang, the deputy commander of Tianluo Wei, will protect it casually." Zhao Duqi turned a blind eye to the-for-tat confrontation between his two sons.

After retreating from the dynasty, Zhao Jinhuai saw Zhao Yuhuai glaring at him fiercely, and then left under the crowd of everyone, Zhao Jinhuai sighed helplessly, his eldest brother has no brains and identity, even if he is surrounded by many ministers, he can't support the wall with mud.

But then, something that gave Zhao Jin a headache came.

"Your Highness, you shouldn't have meddled in disaster relief, this matter will not be good at all, look at the emperor who is jealous of you, why do you want to make such a decision!"

The old imperial history didn't understand what Zhao Jinhuai had done at all, and at this time, he should calmly look for opportunities that were beneficial to him, instead of standing up to offend the queen's faction.

"You went to disaster relief, but you completely offended the queen and the eldest prince, a national uncle is nothing, but behind him is the queen's mother and son, once the eldest prince ascends the throne, you will be in danger." The old minister was worried about persuasion.

Zhao Jinhuai smiled bitterly: "Even if I don't stand up, Zhao Yuhuai will still press forward step by step, their mother and son will not let me go, instead of being like a shrinking turtle and dying in the end, it is better to stand up now and do something practical for those poor disaster victims." ”

A bright light burst out in the cloudy eyes of the old imperial history, and he seemed to leave very disappointed, in fact, he was more identified with Zhao Jinhuai, the second prince, if it was a ruthless emperor sitting on the throne, what should the people do? What about these old ministers?

Watching the old Yushi walk away, Zhao Jin got pregnant with the carriage, changed into a very inconspicuous blue cloth coat, and secretly got out of the car and turned to a secluded courtyard.

"Brocade Book." Zhao Jinhuai looked at the person sitting next to Gu Jinshu in the stone pavilion, suddenly squinted his eyes, then walked over, and said with a smile: "I haven't thanked Miss Jiang for saving her life in person, I finally have a chance today, Jinshu always hides you, how can you be willing to bring it out today?" ”

Zhao Jinhuai and Gu Jinshu have a familiar relationship, so they can make fun of each other.

From Zhao Jinhuai's words and Gu Jinshu's attitude, Jiang Yuanliu naturally heard that the relationship between the two was close, so she said without seeing it: "The ugly daughter-in-law will have to see her in-laws sooner or later, and friends naturally want to see her too." ”

"Miss Jiang's words are interesting, but the words are not rough, and what she says is extremely true." Zhao Jin tasted Pinjiang Yuanliu's words, and was immediately overjoyed.

"Alright, let's get down to business." Gu Jinshu saw that the two of them were talking happily, and he was suddenly a little surprised, he didn't forget that the second prince was very interesting to Jiang Yuanliu, and wanted to marry Jiang Yuanliu as a concubine!

Jiang Yuanliu put away the smile on his face and looked at Zhao Jinhuai with a very solemn expression, "Your Highness, I heard that you are going to disaster relief?" ”

Zhao Jinhuai suddenly put his eyes on Gu Jinshu's face, he had only discussed with Gu Jinshu about going to the disaster relief, and he only asked for disaster relief in the court today, Jiang Yuanliu, a woman in the boudoir, how could she know so quickly?

So it can only be told by Gu Jinshu.

"Second Highness, I was wronged, but I didn't say it, but Yuan Liu guessed it."

Jiang Yuanliu nodded, "It's not what Jinshu told me, the minister who is now the minister of disaster relief is the uncle of the eldest prince, and he has embezzled a huge amount of food relief, so that many disaster victims have not received any relief, and you have starved to death of many displaced people, this matter has long been known to everyone." ”

Before she returned to the capital, she already knew about the flood in Cangzhou, and for this reason, she deliberately prevented the rich families in the county from opening warehouses to release grain, and saved many people by work.

She thought that the imperial court had already solved the matter of the victims, but she did not expect that the imperial court not only did not solve it, but made the situation more serious.

A minister who is greedy for food for disaster relief is undoubtedly asking for the lives of those victims.

"It's been so much trouble that everyone knows." The corners of Zhao Jinhuai's mouth were full of wry smiles, everyone knew it, but his father only knew, and he was even trying to cover up Zhu Chenghong's crimes for his own selfish interests.

"Your Highness, the people of the disaster will be in chaos!" Jiang Yuanliu was categorical, "I know that Your Highness loves the country and the people, and you must be unbearable to see the people displaced, and you want to bring your uncle to justice, and if you want to do this, you can only do it if you go to the disaster area in person." ”

"I think you can also see that the victims of the disaster have been forced to a certain extent, and they will definitely rise up, and then the Qingqi Kingdom will definitely be in chaos, and if you want to calm the anger of the victims, Uncle Guo must be severely punished."

This uncle is not ordinary, and the children in the capital all know that the little maid in front of the uncle will not change the five products.

It means that being a maid next to Uncle Zhu Chenghong is more expensive than being a five-grade petty official.

Zhao Jinhuai's eyes leaked a trace of approval, Jiang Yuanliu guessed that he was not wrong at all, he can only go in person now, as a prince, he can cut first and then play, and it will not be good to kill Zhu Chenghong on the spot His father and emperor, only by killing Zhu Chenghong can the anger of the victims be calmed.

"Now that you've guessed it, there's a solution?" Zhao Jinhuai's attitude became serious, if he only regarded Jiang Yuanliu as his confidant just now, now he has regarded Jiang Yuanliu as a capable person who can stand in the same position as the strategist.

"Kill corrupt officials and rescue people." Jiang Yuanliu said categorically.

But Zhao Jinhuai smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Although I managed to rush to Cangzhou for disaster relief, I was monitored by Tianluo Wei left and right. ”