In the book, the princess of the fallen country saved the country by eating melons

Mo Jinyi and other ministers discussed the flood issue for a long time in the imperial study.

By noon, they had finally discussed the disaster relief arrangements again.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Rong is here."

When Qing Yu walked into the imperial study to report, he felt a little surprised.

Ever since he was adopted as Li Desheng's godson and came to work outside the Imperial Study, he has never seen Concubine Rong come to the Imperial Study on her own initiative.

In the past, food was sent to the emperor by palace maids from Huaqing Palace.

Mo Jinyi was also a little confused as to why Concubine Rong came here.

Turning around and seeing Mo Sheng having fun with Li Desheng, he understood that he missed his daughter very much.

As for?

It’s not like I’m not going to return it to her.

"Xuan come in."

Mo Jinyi stopped writing.

"Your Majesty, good day, Your Majesty."

This was the first time that Concubine Rong came to the Imperial Study, and she was a little uncomfortable with it.

For the sake of quietness, she had never been to the imperial study before.

"I heard that Sheng'er caused Your Majesty to lose her composure at the court meeting today, so I came here to apologize."

Although Concubine Rong was not worried that Mo Jinyi would blame her child, she still had to maintain her due respect.

"Okay, get up. It's just a small matter, how could I blame her?"

Mo Jinyi was surprised when he saw Concubine Rong apologizing seriously.

Concubine Rong has always been tactful and polite, and she would never offend anyone. Today is the first time she has apologized to him.

[Mother, they say that one day without seeing you feels like three autumns. Although it’s not even one day, it feels like two autumns.]

When Mo Sheng was carried by Li Desheng, he saw Concubine Rong coming and stretched out his hand to her impatiently.

What a heartless guy! Mo Jinyi smiled and shook his head.

"Shengsheng, have you been disobedient today?"

Concubine Rong hugged her and kissed her.

Concubine Rong knew that her daughter had memories of her past life and was mature and sensible.

But it's also a piece of flesh that fell off her body.

She just wanted to pamper her more, because a child who was too sensible would not ask for candy on her own initiative.

[Good boy, very good boy, I was very good today, nothing happened]

Mo Jinyi, Rong Fei: "..."

Good man, you didn’t mention anything about what happened today.

"Your Majesty, I came here today for another matter, which is about Sheng'er's Hundred Days Banquet.

Now that Shuozhou is suffering from severe flooding, I am wondering if I should just hold a small ceremony in my own palace instead of a big one."

Concubine Rong was thinking about the flood in Shuozhou, and it would not be a good idea to hold a grand 100-day banquet for Sheng'er at this time.

She really didn't want to let her daughter down, so she thought of celebrating behind closed doors in Huaqing Palace and inviting a few important relatives and friends.

"Nothing. There's still a month left. Let's wait and see. It should be finished before then. If not, we can hold another one later."

Mo Jinyi didn't want to let his daughter down, so he wanted to do it properly.

[Father, Mother, I understand your intentions. It doesn’t matter if we don’t hold the Hundred Days Banquet. The flood is serious now, so we should naturally focus on the people.]

Mo Sheng listened to the conversation between Mo Jinyi and Rong Fei and thought.

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaa…”

Mo Sheng wished he could speak now and tell his parents that he didn't want to do it anymore.

Mo Jinyi and Rong Fei heard Mo Sheng's sensible words.

I feel even more heartbroken. Don’t you know that only children who cry get candy?

I became even more determined to give her a good 100-day party, even if I had to hold it later.

…………

Shuozhou

Shuozhou was hit by continuous torrential rains for many days. Flood water and landslides intertwined, blocking the plain and forming a barrier lake. Many people were unable to escape and were drowned.

The people who managed to escape were also displaced and had nowhere to go.

While the people below were wailing everywhere, the Shuozhou governor and his subordinate officials were singing and enjoying themselves all day long, and they were indifferent to the dire suffering of the people.

Wang Hongyu is the magistrate of Lintong County. Lintong was the hardest hit by the disaster this time. In order to provide disaster relief, he has not rested for a long time.

The food supply in the county town was a drop in the bucket, and he was in urgent need of a large amount of food. He thought of the granary in Shuozhou, and came to find Zhou Youcai, the governor of Shuozhou, hoping that he would open the granary and release the grain.

As soon as Wang Hongyu arrived at the Shuozhou government office, he said that there was a flood disaster and he had to report it to the governor.

Before he could hand over the documents to the governor, he was pulled away to drink.

"Master Wang, come and have a drink. Don't worry. Shuozhou has floods every year, but at most it will only take one or two months for the flood to recede."

An adult at the table said to him as if it was nothing special, holding a wine glass in his hand.

"Yes, Lord Wang. We have been here for many years. This flood only looks serious, and it will not cause any loss to the people."

The other officials also echoed drunkenly.

"Yes, yes. When things get better in a few days, we can open the granaries and put some food there. That will be enough for these untouchables to survive the summer."

The person sitting next to him also spoke jokingly, saying that he found it funny that Wang Hongyu was so busy and tired.

No matter how hard you try, the people won't be grateful, so why bother?

"You...you...you guys, the flood outside is so serious, yet you still have the mind to drink and have fun here, aren't you afraid that His Majesty will punish you?"

"Punish? His Majesty has no intention of paying attention to us."

Someone mocked Wang Hongyu at the table.

Wang Hongyu saw that these people looked accustomed to it and told him lightly that the disaster was not serious and there was no loss to the people, but he was still angry.

"I'm going to see Master Zhou."

Wang Hongyu turned to the servant beside him and said angrily

"What are you thinking about meeting Lord Zhou? Lord Zhou is very busy with official duties, so how can he have time to see you?"

"Yes, yes."

The officials around him laughed at how angry he was.

They used to be like this, serving the country and the people.

But things did not go as planned. They were eventually smoothed over by the dark officialdom and turned into a puddle of mud.

"Sir Wang, the master is busy with affairs and we don't know where he is. Please don't make things difficult for us servants."

The servant looked at the indifference on the faces of the officials around him, and then thought of the master's instructions, and said to Wang Hongyu with an embarrassed look on his face.

"If you don't want to drink, then you should leave first and don't delay us from drinking."

Someone at the table said loudly and impatiently.

"........."

Wang Hongyu pointed at the group of people, shaking with anger, and left with a wave of his sleeves.

After leaving the government office, he looked at the empty streets due to the flood. The former prosperity was gone and he felt sad.

The officials are not taking action. I heard that the court sent people to provide disaster relief, and now it has been more than a month. Even if it was slow, they should have arrived, but they haven't arrived yet.

Local tycoons took advantage of the flood to sell daily necessities at high prices and made huge profits.

If this continues, how will the people in the four counties of Shuozhou survive?

Wang Hongyu calmed himself down and went back to work. He felt sad to see the people suffering, so he wanted to save as many people as possible.

“My Lord…My Lord…”

A young boy wearing blue coarse cloth with patches on it ran over from the heavy rain in the distance.

While running, he said to Wang Hongyu, who was arranging shelters for the people in the heavy rain.

"The court has sent people over to provide disaster relief. I heard that the first batch of food and fodder has arrived in Shuozhou, as Your Majesty has issued an urgent order. They will be distributed soon.

The new candidate for disaster relief is Marquis Zhenyuan, and there are also people from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice. They should be here to investigate the Shuozhou Governor and others.

I also heard that Your Majesty is planning to repair the water conservancy project in Shuozhou after the flood this year."

The servant spoke to Wang Hongyu in a loud voice, and the people around also heard it.

"Great! The people are saved."

Wang Hongyu said with great joy.

After settling this group of people, he went back to organize the evidence and handed it over to Zhenyuan Hou and others.

This scene was happening in the other three counties and Shuozhou Prefecture, which was different from the happiness of these four counties.

The people in Shuozhou were more afraid of their future fate.

They didn't expect that the emperor would actually send someone to investigate the matter thoroughly.

The people were also talking in low voices.

"Really? We are saved."

"The court finally sent someone down."

"I thought the court had given up on us."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. If you hadn't come, we really wouldn't be able to survive."

"Ah, my child."

"My poor child, why don't you wait a little longer? Look, the court has sent people to rescue us."

"I have food now and I am no longer hungry."

"It turns out that the imperial court has not given up on us."

"These officials are really despicable. They deserve to die. They are holding back the food and not distributing it to the people."

"It's all caused by these corrupt officials."

Some people were crying, some were laughing in the heavy rain, some had smiles of surviving a disaster on their faces, while others had faces full of grief.

But they were all grateful that the court did not give up on them and finally sent people to rescue them.

They surrounded Wang Hongyu, confirming over and over again whether the news was true.

Wang Hongyu and his servant also replied over and over again without getting tired of it, until they were finally willing to believe it.

The people breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the imperial court did not really abandon them, they could cheer themselves up and cooperate with the imperial court to build their homes.