"Huh? Is this coming? Why so suddenly? Mao Tongtong was taken aback.

"Yes! Everyone is saying that something must have happened again. I can't get it to war! "Qingzhu Road.

"Another war?" Mao Tongtong frowned, didn't he say that in the prosperous era of Kangqian, did the Kangxi Dynasty have so many battles to fight?

"I'll find out when Lord Belle comes back today. It's certainly not a good thing. "Qingzhu Road.

"yes!" Mao Tongtong sighed. If it's a good thing, where is there such a hurry.

In the main courtyard, Guo Luo Luo also received the news. She was discussing with Mama Lei about going to the palace tomorrow to ask for peace for the concubine. Due to the hot weather, she still entered the palace twice when the eighth master just left. Later, when she entered the ambush, she didn't bother to go out, so she never went.

"Something must have happened." Guo Luo Luo thought for a while and said, "Let someone go to the front yard to spread a message, and clean up Baylor's house again." Change the futon on my bed, and find and iron Belle's clothes. ”

"Yes, slave and maid will go." Pomegranate Road.

It stands to reason that the eighth master should rest in the main courtyard tonight. The night before leaving, she rested in Yile Garden, and if she didn't stay in the main courtyard when she came back, she would be too shameless as a Fujin.

These days, she listened to Mama Lei's words, and wrote several letters to the eighth master one after another. Sometimes it's about the situation in the house, sometimes it's about the eighth master's diet and daily life outside, and sometimes it's about the pain of lovesickness. Although the eighth master replied to the letter very shortly, he replied to every letter, which made Guo Luoluo feel a little comforted. That's why she's arranged.

"Lord Belle is only afraid that he has entered the city now." Guo Luo Luo looked at the time, and said: "Let someone inform Yile Yuan and Zhang's side that tonight the main courtyard will set up a table and give the wind to Lord Beile." ”

Mama Lei and Furong, who were waiting on the side, were stunned for a moment, after all, Guo Luo Luo had never done such a thing before.

"What? Didn't hear? Guo Luoluo didn't get a response, so he asked again.

"The slave knows, so let's go." Fleur Road.

"By the way, tell the kitchen to prepare more dishes that Lord Belle likes to eat." Guo Luo Luo said.

"Yes." Fleur answered again, and then went out.

Mama Lei smiled with relief: "It's good that Fujin can arrange it like this." Lord Belle has been away from Beijing for so long, and he came back in an emergency. I'm afraid it's going to be very busy, and I don't have much time to go into the backyard. It's good to see you all tonight. ”

"Yes, I think about him everywhere, it depends on whether he accepts my affection!" Guo Luo Luo smiled a little.

The reason why she set up this table was actually to ensure that the eighth master could stay. But this little bit of obscure thoughts does not need to be told to others.

After the eighth master entered Beijing, they all entered the palace with Kangxi.

The fourth master, the fifth master, and several cabinet ministers reported the situation in the past two days as soon as possible.

"Huang Ama, there is a more serious matter now." The fourth master said with a serious expression.

"Say."

"There is a suspected epidemic disease in the suburbs of Beijing." The fourth master said.

"What?" Kangxi's voice immediately changed.

Plagues are a terrible thing at this time. The contagion is extremely rapid and the probability of cure is low. Once it spreads, it means that a large number of people will die!

"What do you mean by suspicion? Haven't been diagnosed yet? What about the hospital? Didn't send anyone to see it? Kangxi asked with a solemn face.

"Two imperial doctors have already been dispatched. So far, only five people have symptoms similar to those of the epidemic and are being treated. Erchen has already isolated these five people first. For those who have dismissed these five people, Erchen is still investigating. The fourth master replied.

"This matter must be grasped and not spread, especially not spread to the capital!" Kangxi Road.

"The retainers obey." The fourth master was busy.

"How many days have the third and fifth children been gone? Is there any news back? Kangxi asked again.

"I've been gone for five days, and I only received the first message yesterday. It is said that they met many displaced people along the way, and they all said that there was a great drought in Henan, and the crops in the fields were drought to death. There was not enough food to eat, so they had to escape. "It's the fifth master who replied this time.

"Can the local government open a warehouse for disaster relief?" Kangxi asked.

"The displaced people said that the local government did not receive the order of the imperial court and did not dare to open the granary!" The fifth master said.

"There have been no disasters in Henan so far?" Kangxi asked again.

The fourth master shook his head, "So far, there hasn't." ”

"Okay, well, give me this trick again! It seems that the black gauze hat on the top of the head is too easy to wear! Kangxi's face turned blue.

There was silence in the Qianqing Palace, and everyone dared not come out.

"Huang Ama, Erchen remembered one thing." The eighth master stood up at this time.

All eyes were on him.

"What?" Kangxi endured his breath.

"Huang Amakor still remembers that last year, the governor of Henan played a game, saying that he had encountered a bumper harvest. Last year's grain harvest was more than the previous three years combined! Huang Ama was very happy at that time, saying that he was a good ruler. If you give this difficult household that asks for food from the court every year, you can pay grain to the court. "The eighth master said.

As soon as he said this, everyone present remembered.

It was the time of last year's autumn harvest, and all localities reported the grain harvest to the imperial court. Although last year was a good season, the number of reported grains was greatly reduced due to the disaster that occurred in most areas the year before. Only a few places in Huguang and Guangdong, Northeast China and Henan Province have reported an increase in the number of grain reports.

But the more the harvest is reported to the court, the more it means that it will be handed over to the court! Anyone who has been a magistrate knows that every year when the harvest is reported, everyone will more or less conceal it. This will allow you to reserve more food for a rainy day! It's an open secret! After all, when the catastrophe comes, if the food reserves are not enough, waiting for the capital to allocate it will not be able to quench the thirst of the near future.

The eighth master deliberately took out this matter at this time, and it must have a meaning. But all the people present were human spirits, and they quickly thought of a possibility.

That is, the amount of grain reported by the governor of Henan last year was false! In order to highlight their own performance, it is likely that the grain stored in the previous granary will also be counted in last year's harvest. In this way, the harvest has increased, but so has the grain handed in! After dealing with the imperial court, I am afraid that the local granary will be empty.

The governor estimated that he planned to use the harvest of these two years to slowly fill it up, but he encountered a severe drought and no harvest. So they didn't dare to report to the imperial court to ask for disaster relief, because they didn't have food to help them!

If this is really the case as guessed, Kangxi's commendation order last year will become a slap in the face!

"Erchen is just guessing whether there will be such a possibility, and everything will not be known until the third brother and the seventh brother go to the local area to check the situation." The eighth master spoke again.

Kangxi was silent for a moment, his eyes swept over all the courtiers present, and he said in a cold voice: "Who went to Henan last year to announce the decree?" ”