The issuance of pennants meant that the imperial court supported such good deeds.

In the future, if there are children in the family who participate in the scientific examination, the parents will do a lot of good deeds, which can add points.

In short, everything needs to be done by the whole people, not by the imperial court, otherwise all the burdens will be on the imperial court, where can it be burdened.

The prime minister and others understood what he meant.

The imperial court either does not pay money, or pays less, but the face must be done sufficiently, and it is best to let the merchants donate on their own, and in the end the merit will be attributed to the court.

Of course, you can also settle for the next best thing, donate a part, mobilize rich businessmen to assist the imperial court, in short, we must create an atmosphere of support from all sides when one side is in trouble.

This atmosphere was published in newspapers and distributed to all places, so that all the people could see the scene of unity.

At such times, Li Xingchen especially sighed that there was no camera, otherwise all the wonderful moments would be taken and published in the newspaper, and the people would be more indulgent.

For example, if you can take a picture of the court officials lowering their worth and personally going to the homes of the victims to send condolences, and then take pictures of the faces of all the people who donated, the atmosphere of publicity will move countless people.

The next time there is a disaster, they will also take the initiative to give money to help the victims.

This is a good thing for the imperial court and for the entire Great Wei!

Half a month has passed.

A refugee suddenly appeared at the main gate of the capital.

It's been raining lately, and they're all wet.

I don't know if it was because they were sick from the rain or because they were hungry, but the refugees had sallow, listless, sunken eyes, and at first glance, they looked like dried corpses, which was extremely terrifying.

The first moment they saw them, the defenders of the city reported the news back.

The commander of Qianniu Wei was the fastest to know the news, and immediately rushed over to check it, and was taken aback.

The imperial court has been fighting disasters in recent times, although it called on nearby businesses in Jiangnan to donate to fight the disaster together, but the effect was not very ideal, only a part of the donation was made, and the majority was still disposed of by the imperial court.

But what should be given has been given, half a month has passed, and the affected people should have been pacified, how can a group of refugees appear outside the capital?

This is a big deal, Qian Niuwei ordered someone to settle the refugees as soon as possible, and then he entered the palace as quickly as possible to inform Li Xingchen.

Li Xingchen's face immediately turned cold.

"Are you sure it's a refugee?"

When the disaster relief is going on in a decent way, refugees suddenly appear, isn't this a slap in the face of the imperial court? Or is it that subordinate officials have more hands and feet and embezzle life-saving money?

"How many refugees are there?" Li Xingchen asked.

"Time is too rushed, and the soldiers are asked to settle them, I don't know how many people there are, but there are estimated forty or fifty people around the city gate, and whether they have a base camp or not, we have to check."

The Commander answered truthfully.

He saw the seriousness of the matter, so he came over urgently to find Li Xingchen.

If there is corruption, then more refugees will flock to it.

Once the corrupt officials learn of the news, they will make big moves to avoid the exposure of the trip.

That's why Qianniuwei controlled the refugees, and to some extent protected them from being targeted by anyone and causing casualties.

Of course, this is all speculation at the moment, and it is impossible to identify who is corrupt without substantial evidence.

"You're doing a good job." Li Xingchen nodded and said in a deep voice, "I ordered you to understand the truth of the matter, and you must investigate the ins and outs of the matter."

By the way, don't let anyone approach them without my orders. ”

Since ascending the throne, cheating occurred in the first scientific expedition, and corruption occurred in the first disaster relief.

In fact, since he ascended the throne, similar small things have emerged in an endless stream, and he has not pursued them, and if the water is clear, there will be no fish, and it is absolutely impossible to completely eradicate corrupt officials.

Therefore, if he does not move to the root of some petty corruption, he will turn a blind eye and do not want to pursue too much.

However, if anyone thinks that he is weak and dares to embezzle the disaster relief money distributed to the people, then they are mistaken.

Li Xingchen will make them bear the consequences that they can't bear.

The lives of hundreds of thousands of people of foreign races, he said that he would be destroyed, and he was still afraid of these Great Wei moths?

"Yes." The Commander respectfully should be, and leave quickly.

Not long after, the prime minister and others met Li Xingchen.

"Your Majesty."

"What's the matter?" Li Xingchen twisted his eyebrows.

"The disaster relief was jointly operated by the prime minister and the six ministries of the three provinces.

Although he did not suspect that the prime minister and others would be corrupt, the people below were well worth investigating.

"Your Majesty, the refugees' ministers already know." The prime minister said, "The minister thinks it shouldn't be corruption.

Under the wise rule of His Majesty, there will be small corruption incidents, but when it comes to big fundamental problems, I believe that no one will dare to go against your will to do it against you. ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers and the prime minister think the same." The three provinces and six ministries immediately spoke.

They came here to make a difference.

When they learned that there were refugees outside the main gate, and then the commander of the Thousand Cow Guards took control of them, they immediately entered the palace to make their stand.

I don't want Li Xingchen to mistake them for corruption.

"What do you mean by that?" Li Xingchen squinted.

He can trust that the prime minister and others will not be corrupt, but it does not mean that their subordinate officials are honest and honest.

This can be seen from the post houses across the country.

Many low-level officials are from families, whether they are organized or not, as long as the high-level of the court does not look down on them, they will try their best to control them.

In this flood, the imperial court made many plans at the first time.

And after the merchants reluctantly donated a part of the donation, the imperial court immediately mobilized all the surrounding governments to open the Yicang to solve the urgent need first, and then replenish the grain distributed by the local government from the treasury.

This will reassure the people in the shortest possible time.

As a result, everything that should have been taken was taken, and there were still people making trouble, but they didn't take the majesty of the Son of Heaven in their eyes.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that these people came before the flood began, because. It was only half a month before the disaster was reported back to the imperial court, and no matter how fast the foot was, it was impossible to reach the capital from the Jiangnan area in half a month. ”

The prime minister put forward his own speculation.

And this speculation was agreed by the other ministers present.

Anything can deceive people, but the journey will not deceive people.

Li Xingchen thought for a moment, "This point is suspicious and needs to be investigated." I've asked the Commander of the Thousand Cows to find out what's going on. ”

"Since you are sure that no one will be corrupt, then let's go and investigate together."

"I hope that this time, as you said, these victims have left the capital before the disaster relief begins, otherwise..."