Hearing the news, Qin Shuhuang's face was full of shock.

It wasn't until this moment that she understood why the flooded area in the suburbs of Beijing and Lincheng was so large in her previous life!

It turns out that there are not only natural disasters but also man-made disasters!

There is a big hand in the shadows that pushes and even manipulates all this.

This big hand only has calculations and a thirst for power, and the rest and even the people are like grass and trees in his eyes, and he can destroy them at will as long as he needs them!

Qin Shuhuang's face became extremely serious, "Do you know who did it?" ”

Under the mask, Xie Xuanye frowned, "I haven't found out yet, this king has already sent someone to investigate, if it goes well, there will be results in two days." ”

"I'm sorry for the prince."

"Your Highness doesn't have to be so polite to this king, this king is just doing what he can."

At this time, Ruihe had already brought Xie Xuanye's changed clothes.

Qin Shuhuang waved his hand at Ruihe, and Ruihe quickly retreated.

"The prince is soaked, this palace will help the prince change this wet clothes."

Xie Xuanye caught a glimpse of the set of clothes that Ruihe brought, and was slightly stunned, and a trace of joy overflowed in his heart.

The clothes Ruihe brought were nothing else, they were the ones that Qin Shuhuang had sewn for Xuan Cang to try before the two of them got married.

Seeing this set of clothes, Xie Xuanye subconsciously nodded in agreement, and when he came back to his senses, he had already followed Qin Shuhuang into the clean room.

Qin Shuhuang took the clothes into the clean room, put the clothes on the small table next to him, and reached out to untie the belt around Xie Xuanye's waist.

The belt around his waist was loosened, Xie Xuanye found his voice, he grabbed Qin Shuhuang's hand to help him untie his belt, and his Adam's apple rolled a little, "Your Highness, how can such a trivial matter make you do it." ”

Qin Shuhuang looked up at Xie Xuanye and tilted his head, "Then the palace called the maids to come in and serve the prince?" ”

Xie Xuanye hurriedly shook his head, "No...... No, this king is used to doing it himself. ”

So, Qin Shuhuang let go of the hand that helped Xie Xuanye untie her belt, but she didn't move, still standing in place, looking at Xie Xuanye with unblinking eyes.

Xie Xuanye saw that Qin Shuhuang was still standing in place, and his eyes widened in surprise, "Your Highness doesn't go out to rest?" ”

Qin Shuhuang shook his head, "Why do you want to go out from this palace, you and I are husband and wife, even if the prince is seen by this palace, he will not suffer." ”

Xie Xuanye: ......

With the current status of the two of them, he seems to have no reason to let Qin Shuhuang out.

Under the mask, Xie Xuanye's face was already burning red, and he was reluctant to forcibly drive Qin Shuhuang away, so he could only turn around and quickly take off the clothes on his body.

The wet clothes were removed by him, and the broad-shouldered bee waist was exposed.

An inconspicuous scar on Xie Xuanye's back is the same as Xuan Cang.

When Xie Xuanye entered the bathtub, Qin Shuhuang quietly withdrew with a smile.

Xie Xuanye casually got some water and flushed it on himself, and was about to get up and leave the bathtub, he carefully glanced behind him, only to find that Qin Shuhuang had left.

Under the mask, his hot face slowly cooled down.

He carefully took off the mask, washed his face, got out of the bathtub, wiped the water stains on his body, and changed into the set of clothes that Qin Shuhuang brought him.

After the clothes were put on and the mask was put on again, Xie Xuanye suddenly felt that this set of clothes was very suitable for him, and even felt that it looked better than when Xuan Cang tried it on.

After eating with Xie Xuanye, Qin Shuhuang gathered his own guards together, leaving He Yutian's team of men and horses to guard the princess's mansion, and the rest of the people were all sent to the outskirts of Beijing to join the Du family's men and horses and participate in the rescue of the victims.

Xie Xuanye learned the news and was about to send people from the palace out, but was dissuaded by Qin Shuhuang.

"Lord, don't send out the people of the palace for the time being, if the prince wants to help the palace, just wait for two more days, these people have other uses in the palace." Qin Shuhuang said.

Qin Shuhuang said this, how could Xie Xuanye refuse, and immediately agreed without thinking about it.

"The king's men are His Highness's people, and His Highness can only dispatch them at will, and if anyone is disobedient, just tell the king, and the king will clean them up." Xie Xuanye, who was wearing the clothes sewn by Qin Shuhuang himself, announced domineeringly.

The rain fell for two days in a row, and the autumn grain that could have been rescued again had been completely destroyed by this time, and there was almost no harvest around the suburbs of Beijing.

After learning the news, the big households in Beijing hoarded grain one after another, and then it soon spread to the rich and small households, and all those who had some surplus money exchanged the surplus money for grain.

For a time, the price of grain was inflated, and after a few days, the people could not afford it at all.

Many small grain shops ran out of food two days ago and closed their doors one after another.

In just a few days, people in the capital were already panicking.

The originally lively West Market and East Market, restaurants, inns, snack shops, etc., have no goods and food to sell, and there are few people.

In the morning, Lu Zhou, who went out with his personal guards, came back in less than half an hour.

As soon as he came back, Lu Zhou reported to Qin Shuhuang: "Your Highness, there is no grain to sell in the West Market, and the big grain merchants in the East Market are still selling grain, but the price is ten times that of the previous days, and it is still sold in limited quantities, and ordinary people can no longer buy grain!" ”

Qin Shuhuang sat on the top and squeezed the handkerchief in his hand tightly.

In his previous life, it was from this flood that the emperor's younger brother was used as a scapegoat by Qin Wei and was slowly squeezed off the throne!

At that time, for the sake of the Gu family, she sold her imperial village and exchanged a large amount of grain for the Gu family, which not only allowed the Gu family to avoid this disaster, but Gu Hongchao took this opportunity to save Liu Renci, a well-known Qingliu official in the court, with more than half of the grain she exchanged. was favored by Liu Renci, coupled with the relationship between Gu Long and Qin Wei because of the dedication of their daughter, Gu Hongchao gained a firm foothold in the court in one fell swoop.

After Lu Zhou finished speaking, he carefully took out a letter covered with fire paint from his arms and handed it to Qin Shuhuang, "Your Highness, the letter sent by the Lord." ”

Through Lu Zhou's channel, Qin Shuhuang passed on first-hand news to Qin Shumin in the palace when he learned about the flooding situation in the suburbs.

This is a reply sent by Qin Shumin, informing Qin Shuhuang of the situation in the court.

The impact of this heavy rain and flooding is getting bigger and bigger, and Cheng Cheng of Jingcheng County can no longer hide it, and it was not reported to Shangguan until yesterday.

By the time it was discussed in the court, four counties and two cities in the suburbs of Beijing had already been affected.

The suburbs of Beijing and the two Lincheng autumn grains were almost all destroyed, and it was a cold winter soon, with no food and no homes, and hundreds of thousands of victims were produced in an instant!

The Manchu Dynasty was shocked by this news!

Jingxian and Lincheng immediately demanded the opening of warehouses to release grain and allocate funds for disaster relief, but as soon as the words came out, they were blocked by the household department.

The Ministry of Household Affairs said that the Ministry of Household Affairs does not have a surplus budget, and the state treasury is already in deficit this year, and even if it is for disaster relief, the budget should be reported first, and if there is nothing to say, it will ask for money.

The court quarreled all morning, and he was stunned that he didn't allocate a penny, and finally the regent spoke up and said that the court would discuss it again tomorrow morning.

Qin Shuhuang read what was said in the letter, and the more he looked at it, the colder it became.

This group of old foxes in the court, the servants at home are crazy to buy food, will they not know about the floods in the suburbs of Beijing?

After being an official for so many years, will they not know that disaster relief is like fighting fires, and such a major event is still delayed?

It's just that everyone is pretending to be confused!