Datang: God-level son-in-law, salted fish will become stronger

But what I thought in my heart was.

My eyes and ears are all over the world, if such a big matter even I would have been fooled.

Then the emperor, isn't he just a showman?

Therefore, Li Er felt that what Qin Mu said was a bunch of nonsense.

The eldest grandson Wuji on the side naturally guessed what Li Er was thinking immediately.

In order not to embarrass Li Er, he agreed.

"Your Majesty's words are very true. Where did you receive the news, Mu'er? If there is no evidence, you must not talk nonsense."

Only Empress Changsun frowned in thought and did not speak.

I don't know why, for my son-in-law.

Empress Changsun had [-]% trust, but she didn't express her position just because of Li Er's face.

Followed by.

Qin Mu threw the information collected by the bearded man in front of Changsun Wuji and Li Er.

Li Er and Changsun Wuji looked at each other, then read carefully.

The expressions of the two became more and more serious and ugly.

After a moment.

Changsun Wuji frowned, and anger gradually appeared in his eyes.

Li Er's chest was heaving and unsteady, obviously already angry and out of breath.

Changsun Wuji was stunned for a long while before he said, "This...it shouldn't be."

"Nowadays, our Tang Dynasty has developed agriculture. Since potatoes were put into production, the grain output has been extremely high. Even if there is a severe drought in the East River, as long as it is reported to the court, it is not a problem for the current Tang Dynasty."

"Why are the officials of these four states so stupid to choose to hide the disaster? They can hide it from the first day of the junior high school, but can they still hide it from the fifteenth day?"

In Li Er's heart, why didn't he have the same idea as Changsun Wuji?

But the information sent by Qin Mu was right in front of him.

There was severe drought in Jinzhou, Qinzhou, Fenzhou, and Luzhou on Hedong Road.

The fact that it was so made him speechless.

After a moment.

Li Er took a deep breath and asked Changsun Wuji, "Auxiliary machine, what do you think of this matter?"

Li Er's question made Changsun Wuji a little confused.

how do i feel

Does how I look at it matter?

Isn't the point to settle this matter?

Immediately afterwards, Changsun Wuji understood what Li Er was thinking.

His Majesty has no money.

Changsun Wuji immediately thought of the key point.

Naturally, disaster relief is needed to solve the problem, and besides distributing food, disaster relief also needs disaster relief funds.

Li Er threw the question to Changsun Wuji, just wanting Changsun Wuji to speak up, and then let Qin Mu take the money.

Changsun Wuji guessed Li Er's thoughts thoroughly.

Apart from being ashamed of Li Er's shamelessness, Changsun Wuji felt that this matter had to be decided by Qin Mu himself.

Although Changsun Wuji also hopes to solve the disaster, and Qin Mu is indeed rich.

But you can't always take advantage of Li Er, can you?

Therefore, Changsun Wuji put aside the important and chose the light: "I believe that the imperial court should first allocate food and relief funds to the victims, and after solving the livelihood problems of the people, start to investigate the matter."

Hearing Changsun Wuji's words, Li Er rolled his eyes in his heart, and the eyeballs were about to fall out.

The word "imperial court" completely wiped out him and Qin Mu.

Throwing the problem back to Li Er again.

There is no way, even though the face of the king of a country is very important, but the common people are more important.

Li Er had no choice but to bite the bullet and look at Qin Mu and said, "There is enough grain in the grain depot to be distributed, but this disaster relief fund... the treasury is already empty..."

Qin Mu knew long ago that Li Er's treasury was so empty that even the thief would leave in tears when he came.

So he didn't intend to embarrass Li Er at all, and responded directly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the people are important, this money can be paid and transferred by Mangya Trading Company."

Hearing that Qin Mu agreed so readily, Li Erxuan was relieved.

It's just that Li Er at this time has no extra mood, and is happy because the disaster relief funds have been settled.

Immediately ordered Qin Mu and Changsun Wuji to handle the matter,

In the palace, the more Li Er thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt.

He thought about it but didn't understand why these officials concealed the disaster and didn't report it?

What good does this do for them?

After searching and thinking about it, Li Er passed the eldest grandson Wuji back.

Ask Changsun Wuji to inform Qin Mu.

Tomorrow, the two of them will follow Li Er to take a trip to Hedong Road together, and have a private visit in microservices.

See if you can find out the truth of the matter from the mouths of the people.

Immediately afterwards, Li Er summoned Wei Zheng to the palace and repeated the story of Hedong Road.

"Wei Zheng, there must be something hidden about this matter, so I will entrust this matter to you to investigate. You immediately take the people from Yushitai to the four states to provide disaster relief and investigate the case."

Wei Zheng was already furious and filled with righteous indignation when he heard about the evil deeds of the officials of the four states.

With a look of indignation on his face, he bowed solemnly and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely investigate this matter to the bottom, find out the black hands behind this scene, and bring all officials who concealed the disaster to justice."

After everything is arranged.

Li Ercai breathed a sigh of relief and took a rest.

Chapter 448 : Tender lotus root? (3/5)

The next day.

In the morning, the sky is bright.

Qin Mu, Li Er, Changsun Wuji and Xue Rengui embarked on the road to the east.

Qin Mu felt a little helpless in his heart.

Why did I find out the problem, it doesn't count to pay for you, Li Er, but I still have to accompany you on a field trip?

Isn't it unreasonable to be forced to do business without compensation?

Thinking in his heart, Qin Mu was already silently calculating the interest.

He definitely can't do this loss-making business.

However, when Qin Mu saw Li Er's extremely serious and practical appearance, he was also full of relief.

This is what an emperor should look like in Qin Mu's heart.

Many things can only be truly realized by going deep into the masses and practicing at the grassroots level, what is the suffering of the people.

As the saying goes, where there is gain, there must be loss. While Datang is developing rapidly, there will inevitably be some untraceable flaws.

After all, people's hearts are unpredictable, and everyone has time to look away.

What's more, the king of a country can't take care of so many officials, big and small, all over the country.

Therefore, most of the emperors of all dynasties had the experience of private visits in micro-services.

Li Er can have such a heart, it is no wonder that the Tang Dynasty can become a brilliant stroke in history.

The four of them galloped all the way without stopping, and within a few days, they arrived at the Taiping Pass in Jiangzhou, Hedong Road.

In August, it was very hot, and there was a severe drought on Hedong Road.

Fortunately, it rained a few times in the Jiangzhou area, and the crops barely survived.

A few people passed by a tea shed and ordered a few bowls of herbal tea to rest their feet.

However, Li Er showed a look of surprise on his face.

Changsun Wuji observed Li Er's expression, and when he saw Li Er's strangeness, he asked, "Second Lord, did you discover something?"

Li Er nodded and replied, "Don't you find it strange?"

"There was a severe drought in Jinzhou, and the people were struggling to survive. Logically speaking, there should be a lot of victims who fled to Jiangzhou."

"But this way, have you ever seen half of the victims?"

Changsun Wuji and Xue Rengui repeatedly said yes, but Qin Mu remained silent, because he had already thought of Li Er's thoughts.

So Changsun Wuji called the owner of the tea shed: "The shopkeeper, I want to ask you something."

"We heard about the severe drought in Jinzhou, but why didn't we see any victims from Jinzhou coming to Jiangzhou?"

Who knows, when the tea shed owner heard Changsun Wuji's question, he immediately panicked, and replied repeatedly: "I don't know what the guest officials said, and I hope the guest officials don't ask any more questions."

The tea shed owner's answer, one can tell that there is something concealed.

So Changsun Wuji hurriedly grabbed him, and took out a piece of silver and stuffed it into his hand, saying politely: "Don't panic, shopkeeper, we are just merchants, and we want to go to Jinzhou to do some business. "

"It's not convenient to know yourself and the enemy, so there is no other meaning in asking you about the situation in Jinzhou."

Hearing what Changsun Wuji said, the owner of the tea shed raised his head and looked at the people carefully. He saw that they were indeed dressed like merchants.

He looked around again and saw that there was no one around, so he put away the money and said: "Guest officers, you have arrived in Jinzhou, please don't say that I told you."

"Drought has indeed occurred in Jinzhou, and it is particularly severe. I heard that the roads there are already hungry and people's livelihood is dying."

"It's not that there are no victims, it's just that the passing passages are blocked by officers and soldiers, and the victims of Jinzhou are not allowed to go out, or the people of Jiangzhou will enter. Only some rich lords in Jiangzhou can go to Jinzhou to collect money after paying the passing money. Enough of 'tender lotus root'."

Tender lotus root?

After hearing what the owner of the tea shed said, Li Er and Changsun Wuji were stupefied.

Only Xue Rengui frowned, as if remembering something.

Changsun Wuji immediately asked, "Is the shopkeeper just joking?"

"I have never heard of it since ancient times. Jinzhou is rich in tender lotus root, so how can we talk about buying it?"

But when the shopkeeper saw the reaction of Changsun Wuji and Li Er, he stopped talking, held his money tightly, and walked away.

In this way, Li Er and Changsun Wuji felt even more bewildered and confused.

Xue Rengui at the side suddenly said: "Second Master, I remembered."

"A few years ago, when there was a catastrophe in my hometown, I heard people mention 'harvesting tender lotus root'."

"This 'tender lotus root' refers not to the real lotus root, but to buying and selling children."

Li Er and Changsun Wuji were shocked, and suddenly realized.

In ancient times, catastrophes were encountered, and people were devastated, mourning was everywhere, and the common people were starved of food, and fell into dire straits.

In order to be able to fill their stomachs, not to mention buying and selling children, even changing children to eat happens from time to time.

Now that there is a severe drought in Jinzhou and the barren land is thousands of miles away, it is not surprising that the same thing happened.

After thinking about it, Li Er was furious and said, "It's unreasonable!"

"During the heyday of my Tang Dynasty, such insane things still happened. Where is the Taiping Pass guarded by the officers and soldiers of Jinzhou? It's a purgatory on earth!"

Faced with Li Er's furious rage, Qin Mu, Changsun Wuji and Xue Rengui remained silent.

For a moment.

Changsun Wuji broke the silence and said: "Your Majesty, since this is the case, why don't we find a detour to Jinzhou to avoid making trouble?"