###24 Above the court

Above the court, the eldest prince is reporting to the emperor about the red rain in Suishan, and although the details are different from those found in the mirror, most of them are still consistent.

People fled to nearby villages due to the epidemic, and almost half of the villagers had been displaced within three weeks of the red rain in Suishan.

The villagers are scattered, and the spring ploughing is wasted, which will definitely affect the harvest of the local people during the autumn harvest. This concern is true, Suishan is a mountainous area, and the outside traffic is extremely inconvenient, but fortunately, the local people are industrious, and the imperial court has also reduced taxes accordingly to encourage the people to be self-sufficient. Although it has not been rich in recent years, every family can live in peace.

If the current disaster situation is not solved, I am afraid that it will be difficult to maintain the stability of the past few years. Everyone in the court had worries on their faces, but whether the worries in their hearts were the same or not could not be seen from their faces.

"At present, more than 1,000 people have died, and more than 100 people have no cure, and I am afraid that they will not escape death in the end. ”

The courtiers were anxious, but they couldn't do anything.

The emperor sighed, "Is there a solution for the two princes?"

"Back to my father, Sui'an Mansion has found a scholar who can solve the epidemic, but this scholar has a strange personality, greedy for money, if the patient can't afford the consultation fee, he will stand by and see death. If you can pay for the consultation, you can touch the pain with a stick of incense. ”

"Your Majesty, there is such a good doctor, let the household department take out some disaster relief money, and the Sui'an Mansion will manage and distribute it on behalf of the Sui'an Government to treat diseases and save people, I don't know if it is feasible?"

"Lord Situ, the disaster relief money from the household department should have been sent to Sui'an Mansion a month ago, how could you mention the money in the court today?"

"Didn't I remember what Master Gao meant?"

The two officials with gray temples said a word to me, which gave the emperor a headache.

"Okay, there is no need for the two of you to argue, Xiao Yu, when you come back from Sui'an Mansion, what is the real situation? ”

"Yes, Father. Erchen just returned to Jinling last night, and he rode his horse and whipped up, for the sake of this disaster relief fund. The money disappeared after arriving in Sui'an. ”

When the ministers heard this, they whispered, "Why is it called disappearing?"

"Yes, what are these words?" the emperor asked.

"Big brother, why is the money gone? I'm afraid that someone will do something about it. ”

After learning the news, Erchen rushed back to Jinling overnight, exploring the whereabouts of disaster relief materials along the way, but there was still no news. ”

Xiao Yu's face was solemn, but his tone was categorical and unquestionable.

Seeing this, Xiao Jin hurriedly agreed, "Erchen is worried that this matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface, there are already frequent bandits in the Suishan area, and now the disaster is serious, I am afraid that someone will take advantage of the chaos to commit robbery." ”

The third brother was right. Xiao Yu nodded solemnly.

Seeing that everyone was silent, the emperor coughed lightly a few times and asked, "Where is the scholar who cured the disease?"

"Nowhere to be found. "The eldest prince reported truthfully.

"Aren't the people of Sui'an waiting for death? Are there doctors nearby rushing to Sui'an?"

"Several doctors have come to the hospital, but they have returned in vain, and one of them has also contracted the epidemic and has not been able to return. ”

"How's this going to be?"

Lord Situ hurriedly stood in front of the hall and said loudly, "For today's plan, we should first find that scholar, recruit him to treat the people in the name of the imperial court, and allow him to be dressed in brocade and silk." ”

"I heard that the scholar first received the consultation fee before he was willing to be treated. The Great Prince said.

"The implication is that we can't find anyone and lose money now?"

"Does Gao Lun have a good plan?" the emperor asked.

"I think that if the epidemic is not controlled, I am afraid that the nearby villages will also suffer, and Sui'an's spring ploughing this year is afraid that it will be ruined. In addition, if the epidemic cannot be controlled, seeing that the weather is getting hotter and hotter, the air in the Sui'an Mountains is already heavy, and when the time comes, the food from outside will be sent in, and then the epidemic will be brought out, I am afraid it will only make the situation more troublesome. ”

What Gao Lun said is extremely true. In this case, Xiao Yu, you leave as soon as possible, let Gao Lun prepare some more disaster relief materials and bring them to Sui'an, and if there is any need in the local area, someone will send a letter back in time. ”

"The retainers obeyed. ”

Xiao Yu happily received the order, but Gao Lun frowned on the side, this is to prepare materials again, where to deploy materials.

Everyone retreated one after another, and Xiao Jin had disappeared from everyone's sight, of course, he was not the prince that everyone cared about. After retreating from the court, he instructed Wei Bing to go up the mountain again to invite Ye Xiaolou into the palace, and then went straight to the Jingsi Palace.

There was still no response from the meditation hall. Xiao Jin couldn't help but worry, could it be that something was wrong with the blood sacrifice. At such a time, Ye Xiaolou was nowhere to be found, and he refused to come several times.

When I was thinking about it, there was a sound of footsteps behind me, and I was overjoyed, I didn't want it to be the fourth princess Xiao Ling.

"Third brother, do you think Mr. Ye is here?"

"The fourth sister's ability to guess people's hearts has grown a lot recently. Xiao Jin smiled kindly.

"Third brother, don't talk to me like this, in this palace, the two of us are the closest, far closer than you and Mr. Ye. ”

"That's natural, my father dotes on the royal sister, and I should hold the imperial sister in the palm of my hand. ”

"Could it be that my brother feels wronged?" Xiao Ling asked with a pout.

"Don't be aggrieved, with a smart and lovely sister like you, how can you feel aggrieved as a brother. ”

"I sometimes really feel that you and Mr. Ye are like two pieces of wood. ”

"Wood?"

"I've never seen you talk about something elegant, or say something I don't understand. Originally, I thought that Ye would go downstairs like this, but now it seems that the imperial brother is even worse, don't you really dislike women?"

"This kind of nonsense is just a matter of being talked about here, and must not be listened to by others. Xiao Jin knocked on Xiao Ling's forehead and said with a smile.

"In this draft, I have to help you see if there is a suitable girl. I saw Xiao Ling's smiling face, but Xiao Jin really couldn't laugh.

"Why does the third brother have to discuss everything with Mr. Ye, can't you let your father look at you more in the court without him?"

"Sister Ling is really joking, between me and my father, my father is the king, and I am the minister, so naturally it is a matter of facts, how can there be any more glances and less glances. ”

"But the third brother doesn't care at all that his father gave all the real power to the eldest brother?"

"The eldest brother has read poetry and books since he was a child, Wen Taowu is even more above me, and he is the eldest son, and his father should be entrusted with important tasks. ”

"Hypocrisy. Even if you say yes, what is that Ye Xiaolou?"

"Xiao Ling doesn't know, poetry and books are indispensable, Ye Xiaolou is the person I admire the most in the world, I trust him, he is not an ordinary official, he is my friend. ”

"You must know that he accompanied Xiao Yu to study back then. ”

Xiao Ling said angrily.

"Fourth sister, what are you angry about? Who offended you?"

Xiao Ling didn't answer, and walked out of the meditation hall with his sleeves waved. Xiao Jin sighed resignedly, thinking to himself, this woman's mind is really unpredictable, it is better to make less trouble.