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Chapter 333 Compromise ()

Emperor Taihe was not wary of his cousin who he had grown up with since childhood. He smiled casually and said, "This is a letter from my cousin Shaohua."

Jiang Yi raised his eyebrows: "It's a coincidence. I happened to see what cousin Shaohua said in her letter."

What a coincidence indeed. This letter was written by Jiang Shaohua to Emperor Taihe after he distributed food to the first wave of hungry people that day. She wrote carefully what happened in her letter.

After Emperor Taihe read it, he couldn't help but sigh: "My cousin Shaohua is not old, but she acts calmly and wisely. If it were you and me, if we encountered such hungry people on the road, we would probably fight each other and the trouble would get out of hand. The point.”

Jiang Shaohua clearly noticed something wrong with the hungry people, but did not expose it. Instead, they distributed some food to comfort them, and then led the people there smoothly.

Otherwise, although the two hundred personal guards led by her are not afraid of riots by the hungry people, they will inevitably be injured if they attack.

Emperor Taihe saw Jiang Yi's curious face and simply gave the letter in his hand to Jiang Yi. Jiang Yi read it with great interest and said with some disapproval: "If it were me, I wouldn't give you food. Anyone who dares to steal food will be killed directly."

Emperor Taihe said lightly: "To put it lightly, it is a thousand miles from the capital to Nanyang. Do we have to fight all the way back? It is really a good deal to exchange some food for peace and spread a good name. Cousin Shaohua, Really intelligent and transparent.”

After reading this letter, the last trace of unhappiness in Emperor Taihe's heart faded away, and he quickly made up his mind: "I will put up with this sullenness for the time being. I, a great man, can never be as broad-minded as a girl. This case is about to come. That’s all.”

……

Zuo Yue survived the disaster and was safe and sound. There is no need to elaborate on the joy in his heart.

Prime Minister Wang calmly gained the upper hand. As for An Guogong, he felt quite regretful that he could not use this matter to hinder Prime Minister Wang.

As for the treatment of this mob, it is up to the Ministry of Punishment to determine the punishment and conviction. Within a few days, the results were obtained, and they were all sent to the mines to work as coolies.

The imperial court's mines were full of incoming and outgoing. No matter how strong you are, it will be difficult for you to survive five years in the mines. This can be regarded as the most severe punishment besides execution.

This case was settled, but subsequent troubles continued.

The second and third waves of hungry people arrived outside the capital one after another. The tall city gate blocked the way of the hungry people. The hungry people cried and begged for mercy, but they could not enter the city gate. They can only wander around the official roads outside the city.

The government had to send people to set up porridge sheds outside the city gate to appease the hungry people for a while, while also sending people to investigate the whereabouts of the hungry people. Either they were sent back to their place of origin, or they had to find a place nearby to settle down.

The number of hungry people is expanding rapidly, and daily soup kitchens have become a heavy burden.

Then, Empress Dowager Zheng stepped forward and ordered ten porridge sheds to be set up. The food used in these porridge sheds is provided by Jingyang Palace.

This move quickly won Empress Dowager Zheng a reputation for kindness.

Immediately afterwards, Empress Dowager Li also ordered her confidants to set up a porridge shed outside the city gate. The Li family went everywhere to make the Queen Mother Li famous. However, with Empress Dowager Zheng in front of her and her powerful voice, Empress Dowager Li's plan to become famous also came to nothing.

At this time, Jiang Shaohua's memorial was sent to the court. Two letters were also sent to Emperor Taihe and Empress Dowager Zheng respectively.

This memorial shocked the court.

The dignified princess was besieged by a group of refugees to steal food! From this we can see how terrifying it was when hungry people rioted, and how chaotic the north was.

Prime Minister Wang also saw that the situation was not good, so he took the initiative to submit a memorial and asked the emperor to issue an order to order the troops stationed in various places to suppress the riots. Everything that Prime Minister Wang approves of, Duke An Guo will oppose: "The garrison should not be used in vain, so as not to cause unrest among the people. As for the unrest, the main purpose is to appease the people and send them back to their place of origin."

"Zheng Shangshu's remarks are quite ridiculous." Prime Minister Wang retorted coldly: "Rebellious people have left their hometowns and come from many different backgrounds. Who has the ability to ask for their identities one by one before sending them back to their hometowns? Zheng Shangshu is still closed because he does not understand civil affairs and makes random remarks. Say it!" Anguo Gong's eyes flashed with anger, and he sneered back: "The Prime Minister is well versed in government affairs. When the late emperor was still alive, he always relied on the Prime Minister. Now that the north is in such chaos, I dare to ask the Prime Minister. Whose fault?"

This blow hit the spot.

As the prime minister of a dynasty, he was in charge of the government affairs of Daliang. There were natural disasters in the north of Daliang, thousands of miles of wilderness, and riots. If he wanted to be held accountable, it must and could only be the responsibility of Prime Minister Wang.

It is said that with great power comes great responsibility.

Prime Minister Wang looked a little ugly, but he had to apologize to the emperor: "It is all incompetence of the old minister. I am ashamed of my faith in the late emperor and my trust in the emperor. I will resign now and ask the emperor to choose a wise man as the prime minister."

Emperor Taihe could only comfort him with words.

The prime minister is the head of a hundred officials, and it is not just a cat or a dog that can become the prime minister. An Guogong is a master at finding faults. If he is really asked to take care of government affairs, it will only be a mess.

Regardless of whether Emperor Taihe wanted it or not, there was a fierce dispute in the court over how to quickly settle the refugees.

Party strife resumed.

……

On the last day of June, Jiang Shaohua rode into Nanyang County.

More than six months have passed since I left Nanyang at the beginning of the year and returned to Nanyang Palace today.

The moment the plaque of Nanyang Prince's Mansion came into view, Jiang Shaohua's condensed brows instantly relaxed, and a little spark ignited in his black eyes, and then bloomed like fireworks all over the sky.

"Princess, we are finally back." An excited girl's voice sounded in my ears, and I knew it was Chen Jinyu without even thinking.

Jiang Shaohua smiled brilliantly at Chen Jinyu: "Yes, we are home."

"The princess!"

"The princess is back!"

A crowd of people outside the main entrance of the palace shouted in surprise and quickly gathered around.

The fastest one turned out to be the elderly Chen Changshi. The handsome Lu Junma also moved quickly, but could not get past Chen Changshi.

"Chen Changshi!" Jiang Shaohua stepped forward quickly and held Chen Changshi's hand. His voice was full of excitement: "We haven't seen you for a long time. Is everything okay with Chen Changshi?"

Chen Changshi was also full of excitement and joy: "When the princess comes back, everything will be fine."

Lu Junma took a step slower and finally squeezed over. He wanted to reach out to hold his daughter's hand. Jiang Shaohua had already reached out to hold Feng Changshi's hand: "We haven't seen each other for more than half a year. Feng Changshi has a lot of white hair on his head." , It’s all because of working for the palace, thank you.”

When Feng Changshi heard such heart-warming words, the wrinkles on his face trembled again and again. He wanted to grin but held back: "It's really hard for the princess to travel long distances."

Lu Junma didn't feel embarrassed, so he just stood aside with a smile and waited attentively for a while. Then he stepped forward with a face of joy: "The princess has been away for more than half a year, and I have been thinking about her every day. I am really happy to finally see the princess return today."