"I don't know what the prince means by this."

Shi Tianming was very calm, and when the courtiers looked at each other and whispered, he couldn't see the slightest emotional fluctuation on his face, as if he couldn't understand the meaning of the regent's words.

"Lord, the minister thinks that collaborating with the enemy and treason is a serious crime, which is enough to destroy the nine clans. The matter is serious, and I hope that the prince will carefully find out the truth before carefully asserting that he will not make the people in the court panic and be detrimental to the government. ”

Fang Qiuyan nodded suddenly, as if he understood that he was a little reckless just now, and said with a twist: "What Master Shi said is very reasonable, this king has been taught." Anyway, the king has already returned to Beijing, and there is time to track it down slowly, so there is no need to rush this moment. Master, do you say yes? ”

This is nothing more than saying: Old fox, let's see! The ministers present are not fools, the intrigue between Fang Qiuyan and Shi Tianming that is almost about to collide has been put on the surface, and many people are in a dilemma for a while.

No matter how fierce the struggle for power is, it is also a matter of his own family, if Shi Tianming really communicates with Dongshengguo in private, then this matter will be complicated. Shi Tianming represents the Queen Mother's faction and belongs to the royalist party, if he is caught by someone to collaborate with the enemy and betray the country, won't even the Queen Mother be put into it?

The face of the lady who was sitting in the chair honestly did not change, but the hand in the sleeve was slightly clenched. Fang Qiuyan has been missing for more than three months, it is likely that she is going to investigate this matter, she doesn't know what Shi Tianming did behind her back, in case he really made a deal with the enemy country as he said and killed 50,000 soldiers of his country, no one can save him after being exposed.

Qiu Yan smiled silently, Shi Tianming didn't seem to be afraid at all, and returned to his position after answering "yes".

It doesn't make much sense to continue to talk about this matter, Qiu Yan glanced at the little emperor who was playing with the wooden man seriously, and thought about the time in his heart, he wanted to leave the dynasty early today, and he wanted to go to the harem to talk about something with the queen mother after the early dynasty.

"This matter is over, and all colleagues don't have to worry about the king's doubts about the traitor, which is right and which is wrong, and it will be clear within ten days."

He is not alarmist at this point, after all, Su Zihe is not a vegetarian, and he, the Lord of the Imperial History, is very reliable. In the more than half a year that Qiu Yan was absent from the capital, he handed over all the dark forces in his hands to Su Zihe to take over, in addition to daily training, it was the collection of intelligence from all sides, and even the recruitment and selection of secret guards were personally responsible for Su Zihe. This is also one of the reasons why Su Yushi is so busy every day that his feet don't touch the ground.

Shi Tianming and General Qi Qixizi of Dongsheng Kingdom have found some clues in their correspondence, but they involve "evil secret arts", and if they take it out, they will definitely be suspected of fraud. However, after Wen Tiantian returned to the capital with him, Qiu Yan had no worries about this, Budongxian was a genuine ghost fairy, and the so-called evil magic of folklore was not worth mentioning in front of her.

At this point, all the courtiers breathed a sigh of relief. Qiu Yan paused and continued: "Lord Mi, this king has heard about the southeast locust plague, but he has only heard the rumors of the people and does not know everything about it, please tell me in detail about the countermeasures issued by the household department and the local implementation, if there are difficulties, this king may be able to give you some help and suggestions together with all the adults." ”

Fang Qiuyan's way of doing things in the court has always been deliberate, he likes to give advice to people first, and if he gives advice, the other party will not listen, and then slap it with his fist and then continue to "discuss". No way, he's just so approachable.

Hubu Shangshu knew that he would be named, so he secretly took a step forward and replied: "Lord Wang, the southeast locust plague is coming very urgently, and the grain has been eaten up by the locusts in just seven days, and with the movement of locusts, the affected area has increased rapidly. ”

"The local people have no food to eat during the autumn harvest season, and after we learned the news, we have ordered the local government to open a warehouse and release grain as soon as possible, but the overall effect is very small."

"Now, more than two months have passed, and many of the people in the southeast have died of starvation and disease, and many of the remaining people have begun to disperse to the surrounding cities. The entire southeast region is now full of displaced people, and some mobs have incited the people to attack the government and the yamen, and their actions can be punished! ”

The more Mi said, the more excited he became, and when he talked about the peasant uprising, he was even more foaming, and he couldn't wait to scold like thunder in the next second.

Qiu Yan listened silently, his expression calm, and no one could tell what he was thinking.

After realizing that he was talking more and more, he finally made a summary, "Lord Wang, there is no way to do it if the disaster relief grain transported is robbed by the mountain bandits, and those mobs only know how to show off their might in front of the government, and they don't go to trouble the mountain bandits at all. The minister thought that he should send troops to encircle and suppress all these mob and mountain bandits, and put the leaders in prison to await trial, so as to maintain the majesty of the law of our dynasty. ”

"Finished?"

"Minister, it's over."

Fang Qiuyan did not reply in a hurry, but snorted lightly unabashedly, and said, "As an official of the imperial court, the first duty is to make decisions for the people. The southeast was hit by a locust plague, and the local government did nothing, watching the people under their rule starve to death but were indifferent, and even shirked each other's responsibilities. Mi Daren, what would you do if you were a citizen? Are you willing to starve to death, or drag those blood-sucking officials to die together? ”

"This ......"

The head of the household department was speechless, and at this time, an official of the criminal department stood up: "The prince's words are wrong, the provisions of the law of our dynasty on the civilian uprising are that the leader is Zhulian Nine Clans, and the participants are Zhulian three generations. These people knowingly commit crimes, and they should be dealt with according to the law to set an example. ”

"Well, the Ministry of Punishment has explained to this king from the point of view of the law, very good, very good. Does anyone else have an opinion on this? Qiu Yan asked in a loud voice.

The squire of the Ministry of Works paused, and also stepped out and said respectfully: "The water conservancy project in the southeast region is being prepared, so the locust plague and the smashing of the mob have made it impossible to carry out the fortifications, and I also asked the prince to send troops to encircle and suppress the mob." ”

Mob again.

"It seems that the adults have a lot of resentment about the behavior of the mob in the disaster area!"

Fang Qiuyan suddenly got up from the chair, the Queen Mother couldn't help but look at him, saw that the little emperor also glanced at him curiously, and then continued to play with his little wooden figure.

took two steps forward, looking down at the courtiers condescendingly, Fang Qiuyan said slowly: "If you can't solve the matter, just solve the people who raise objections, this is the so-called official authority of our officials?" ”

Walking down the steps step by step, he said unhurriedly: "The reason why the mob rebelled against the government is that the grain in the granary is not enough, and the relief grain has been robbed by the mountain bandits. So, if the relief food is still there, will the food be replenished? With enough food to buffer, will these mobs still complain and even fight against our officials? ”

Walking up to the squire of the Criminal Department, he continued to say in a deep voice: "The law is only a tool to punish evil, and what this king wants to solve is the root of the peasant uprising. ”

"Mi-sama!" Turning to look at the Hubu Shangshu who was pondering, Fang Qiuyan said, "You said that the government lost the disaster relief grain, then this king ordered that whoever lost the grain should be responsible for finding it back, otherwise it will be handed over to the Criminal Department to deal with according to the law." As for the displacement, now that they have spread, we can no longer drive them back to the disaster. After you go back, you will immediately notify the local government to report to the area where the displaced people are going, and they will be uniformly sheltered and managed. As long as there are displaced people in the local area, the local government must make every effort to ensure the food, clothing, shelter and transportation of these people. ”

"At the same time, all localities are required to send supplies to support the areas receiving displaced people, and the number of deaths of the affected people must be minimized."

Back in the middle, Fang Qiuyan's fierce eyes swept over everyone, and his voice was calm: "With the strength of our dynasty to tide over the difficulties with the people of the southeast, we will usher in a bumper harvest year when spring plowing begins." Therefore, starting today, we ask all departments to cooperate and do their best to support the southeast while ensuring the basic operation of all regions, and to deal with the local peasant uprisings mainly to pacify, and not to use violent means to suppress them unless necessary. ”

"In addition, in order to prevent next year's spring drought, the water conservancy projects being prepared by the Ministry of Industry should also speed up the progress. As for the current locust plague, if you have any solutions to discuss with you, speak freely today, as long as there is a possibility of implementation, this king will adopt it as appropriate, and it is okay to slowly improve the plan in the future. ”

The locust infestation is a natural disaster, and the ministers began to express their opinions after thinking for a while, some said that it was necessary to set up an altar to worship every year, some said that it was convenient to spend money to hire an archmage to help calculate the disaster year to prepare in advance, and some directly said that it was useless to do anything, and no one could understand God's thoughts, and it was more practical to strengthen infrastructure construction.

There were different opinions in the court, and a group of old men started a head-raising debate again, and all kinds of quotations and classics made the Queen Mother hold her forehead again and again, only Fang Qiuyan sat back in her seat and watched several adults arguing with reason, blushing and thick necks, eager to roll up their sleeves and fight.

The lively early dynasty was finally stopped by Fang Qiuyan when several old men scolded each other to the point of almost vomiting blood, he once again told all departments to seriously carry out the order, and then casually comforted the old men A few words by the way, a round, and then dispersed.

This time, he did not go directly to the imperial study to deal with the twists and turns as usual, but picked up the little emperor and went to the harem with the queen mother.

"Qiu Yan, thanks to you for appearing in time to help the mourning family out of the siege today, otherwise those old men would have made me die if they quarreled."

The Queen Mother sighed while holding her forehead, which was still in pain, and Qiu Yan replied softly: "It's difficult for the queen mother to handle the affairs of the court, and it's too late for the ministers to be grateful." It's a little late for me today, please Queen Mother Haihan. ”

Without waiting for the Queen Mother to speak, the little emperor who hugged Qiu Yan's neck and didn't let go began to speak crisply: "Brother, my queen mother didn't blame you!" When you weren't there, the queen mother said that you would bring me fun when you came back from running errands, and thought she was lying to me, but I didn't expect it to be true, I was so happy! ”

"Brother, will you stay in the palace and play with me? I haven't seen you in a long time, I miss you so much! ”

The little guy kept talking, and the Queen Mother's face was full of gentleness. Qiu Yan didn't want to refuse, but he was worried that Wen Tiantian would be scared at home alone, so when he went out in the morning, he decided to finish the matter as soon as possible and go back to accompany her, so he had to coax the little emperor and said: "Brother still has a lot of things to do, I'm afraid I can't play with you today." Your Majesty, you are already a big child, and you are so sensible, you must be able to take care of yourself and your mother, and not let your brother worry, right? ”

The little guy's little face that rose when he heard the first half of the sentence instantly collapsed, and it wasn't until he said the latter words that the little emperor lifted his spirits.

"My brother is right, I've grown up and I'm a man! Brother, even if you are busy, I will take good care of your mother, as well as the old and the young, the old, the third, and the fourth......"

Qiu Yan knew that the one, two, three, four, and five in the little emperor's mouth were all pets prepared by the eunuchs to coax him, including dogs, turtles, rabbits, and two beautiful big peacocks.

"Okay, hard work, the emperor. You also have to go to class today, listen to the gentleman, and my brother will go and talk to your mother. ”

"Then, if I study hard today and don't get angry, will my brother reward me tomorrow?"

When Qiu Yan was away, this little guy never said that he wanted to be rewarded, but he was only angry with a few teaching gentlemen, and now that Qiu Yan is back, he immediately hugged people and didn't let go and begged for rewards. The queen mother couldn't laugh or cry at her son's performance, if she didn't know that Qiu Yan was not interested in the throne, she would definitely not let the little emperor rely so much on a regent who controlled the power.

Qiu Yan pretended to think for a while before nodding in agreement.

"If you want to be rewarded, my brother will check your homework tomorrow, if you do your homework well, and the gentlemen will praise the emperor, my brother will reward you with a little kitten, okay?"

"Kitten?" The little emperor's eyes widened in surprise, "The little kitten is the cutest!" How did my brother know I wanted a kitten? ”

"Because my brother is smart."

"Why is my brother smart?"

"Because my brother reads a lot, he knows a lot."

"Oh, I want to be as smart as my brother, and I want to study hard, right?"

"Yes!"

……

The two adults walked towards the harem with a child in their arms, and the big eunuch who followed closely behind listened to the conversation and secretly said that this Fang Qiuyan is indeed a rare talent, and the regent who can get along so well with the royal family is afraid that he is the only one in the past.