Shocked! After planting, a sickly and charming first assistant will grow up.

Luo Xi got off the carriage and said, "I am here to take over Yingzhou. Where is your prefect?"

The middle-aged man glanced at the motorcade and was stunned for a while before he remembered the document issued by the imperial court not long ago.

He probably guessed that the elegant, flamboyant and handsome young master in front of him was the first queen in the history of Dayong.

He looked at Luo Xi with some curiosity. Without looking at the overly beautiful face, he could not tell that she was a woman just from her demeanor.

Although her gender has been revealed, Luo Xi has no plans to change back into women's clothing for the time being. Without him, everyone she knows is used to her current state.

I remember the first time women's clothing appeared in the Duke's Mansion, several of my cousins ​​couldn't hold chopsticks when eating, and everyone was blushing the whole time.

It wasn't until she changed her clothes again that the strange feeling of getting along with her disappeared. She just let it go!

Seeing Luo Xi raise her eyebrows, with a half-smile on her lips, Wei Du, the middle-aged man, just came back to his senses.

"The common people see the young prince. The prefect is in the city. The common people go to call him?"

A month ago, I received a decree that Yingzhou would not only be divided into fiefdoms, but also that the Qingyi Army would move and garrison.

The weather was severely cold and the roads were blocked by heavy snow. He thought that the nobles from the capital would set off after spring, but he didn't expect that they would come so soon!

Nan Zhi brought Xiao Hong, Luo Xi got on her horse and said with a smile: "No need to go back and forth, just lead the way. I will follow you to the Yamen to meet you."

Noticing Wei Du's embarrassment, Luo Xi raised her eyebrows and said, "Nan Zhi, bring another group of horses."

Wei Du thanked Luo Xi, "Young prince, come with the common people."

The rest of the people were waiting outside the city, and the two of them rode into the city. The houses in the city were of different heights, but they were very uniform and showed traces of man-made destruction.

Either the wall collapsed or the door fell down.

The number of people walking on the street could be described as sparse. The people I met occasionally were all leaning against the walls, basking in the sun with empty and numb faces.

The state is more like...waiting to die?

A group of patrolmen passed by the two men on the main street. Luo Xi noticed that not only were their faces sallow and thin, but the weapons in their hands were actually sharpened wooden sticks.

The most severely damaged shops on both sides of the street were the shops. The dilapidated doors were wide open and all the goods were removed, leaving only collapsed cabinets and stools.

It can no longer be described as dilapidated. It is almost equivalent to a dead city.

"How long have you been seeing bandits entering the city to rob and kill people?" Luo Xi looked away.

Wei Du's eyes passed by the shops on both sides of the road, with sadness in his eyes, and finally settled on Luo Xi, and said more straightforwardly:

"After your transfer order is issued."

"At the beginning, the city was looted by the refugees. After the victory of the battle, it recovered -"

"At first, the bandits only dared to wander around various villages to rob. After a month of your transfer order arriving in Yingzhou, the bandits suddenly became arrogant and began to enter the city, burn and kill."

"Many bandits were disguised as Beiling soldiers who entered the pass."

"I don't know if it's a coincidence or what, but a month ago several big forces in the nearby mountains colluded to attack Xiyun City and looted the relief grain distributed by the imperial court."

"There were not many guards in the city and most of them were killed or injured. The remaining people also moved away one after another after that."

After Wei Du finished speaking, he looked at Luo Xi hesitantly and asked more bluntly: "Young prince, has the imperial court approved my father's request to retire and return to his hometown?"

"Who is your father?" Luo Xi asked, but she actually had a guess in her mind. This man claimed to be a commoner and dressed as a guard, so he could only be the family member of an official.

"My father, Wei Chang'an, the prefect of Yingzhou."

Luo Xi confirmed her suspicion and asked, "Why did you resign? Do you think Yingzhou is hopeless?"

I heard from the refugees along the way that the prefect of Yingzhou is a good official, but I still need to test the details.

If there is a bad situation like collusion between officials and bandits, the official should not resign, just resign!

Indignation flashed in Wei Du's eyes, and he gritted his teeth to hold back his anger, "You will know the details after you have met Cao Min's father!"

In the eyes of Wei Du, Luo Xi was a rich and powerful son who only cared about having fun and had no sense of the sufferings of the people. Whenever something didn't go his way, the fault would be placed on others.

The amazing impression I had when I first met him was gone.

Poor his old father, who was dragging his sick body and working hard to protect Xiyun City. When they met, he didn't know how he would be punished by this female overlord!

Luo Xi saw all the emotions on Wei Du's face. He was impulsive and thoughtless but kind.

A father who could teach such children and grandchildren would not be a treacherous person, she had some concerns in her heart.

Soon, Fuyin Yamen arrived. Compared with the seriously damaged private houses, the appearance here was well preserved, but it was relatively shabby.

As soon as he stepped into the courtyard door, he heard the sound of shouting and drinking coming from inside.

"Attack, attack!"

"Keep, keep!"

In the front yard of the government office, officers and soldiers, divided into two teams of twenty, were sparring with sticks.

His face was as thin and haggard as the common people, and his lack of food and clothing was very obvious, but the movements of his hands did not stop at all.

When they saw the visitor, they put down their sticks and greeted each other, "Master!"

When his eyes glanced at the beautiful Luo Xi behind Wei Du, he couldn't help but be amazed.

Wei Du introduced, "This is the King of Zhen. We, the lords of Yingzhou, haven't all come to meet him yet."

The two groups of soldiers were stunned. The king of Zhen was so young and tender-faced. Could he really endure the bitter cold in Yingzhou without running away from the cold?

After reacting, he immediately saluted, "This subordinate has met the King of Zhen."

Luo Xi's eyes glanced from a pair of palms that were frozen to cracked and suppurating, "Thank you for your hard work, everyone is excused."

"I have brought food and clothing. You go outside the city and help the people in the city get a piece of supplies first."

These dozens of officers and soldiers were shocked, and their eyes emitted a strange light, "Yes!"

When he heard that supplies were going to be distributed to the people, Wei Du's face, which had been stinking all the way, finally softened, and he felt a little regretful. Was his attitude towards the young prince too bad?

My father once taught me not to judge a person from one side, because he is obsessed with it!

His expression became much more respectful and polite, "Young prince, please come in!"

"..."

"Cough! Cough cough cough!" The two of them did not go to the public office, but took a detour into a small house with few furnishings and a four-scheme card in the middle.

An old man with gray hair and coughing at his desk slowly raised his head and stood up after a moment, "Wei Chang'an, the magistrate of Yingzhou, is here to see the young prince."

Luo Xi raised her hand to show off her courtesy and looked at the old man's downcast face.

The information clearly recorded that Wei Changan was thirty-three in his fifties, but the man in front of him was not only terminally ill, but also looked more like an old man in his sixties.

The two of them looked at each other and had a preliminary impression of each other. Luo Xi randomly picked a chair and sat down, "Prefect Wei has seen me?"

Otherwise, how would you recognize her at a glance?

The old man breathed lightly and smiled, "To be honest, my subordinate was also there when the prince arrived at the battlefield, and he had met him from a distance."

That's it!

Luo Xi nodded and combined the information in his hand to see himself again. Luo Xi respected such a veteran minister who served the country and the people.

There was no show of force or provocation, she said more straightforwardly:

"Prefect Wei, I have gained a general understanding of Yingzhou along the way. Can I ask you a few questions now?"