On the day of the granted marriage, the daughter of a general wept and was reborn!

"What a Shen Wantang, always trying to be the center of attention."

After leaving Taiji Hall, the imperial concubine spoke angrily.

"There has been no news from the Prime Minister's Mansion for many days. Go and deliver a message to him." After thinking for a moment, the imperial concubine spoke slowly.

After the imperial concubine left, Ji Xunchuan let out a long breath.

He sat down, but kept rubbing his eyebrows.

Seeing this, the eunuch at the side handed over the tea and said, "Your Majesty, you are tired. It won't be too late to look at these memorials tomorrow. Take a rest first."

Ji Xunchuan raised his head slowly, as if thinking about something.

"Why did Cen Xiao suddenly ask to go to Nanzhou today? It's really too strange."

He didn't understand.

The eunuch beside him also thought for a moment, then slowly said: "Your Majesty, there are many bandits on this trip south, why not take this opportunity to kill Cen Xiao?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Ji Xunchuan's fierce gaze fell on the eunuch, as if he wanted to pierce the eunuch's body.

Seeing this, the eunuch knelt on the ground with a plop and said, "I am an outspoken servant. Your Majesty, please punish me severely!"

The eunuch also expressed Ji Xunchuan's true thoughts.

Cen Xiao must be eliminated, but eliminating Cen Xiao alone is useless. What he has to do is to eliminate the forces behind the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.

It would be best if these forces could be taken over by oneself.

"Get out." Ji Xunchuan didn't say anything, just growled.

The next morning.

The relief team heading south has already gathered outside the imperial city.

Before dawn, Ji Xunchuan's carriage arrived at the city gate.

"This time when you go south, you must live up to my trust."

Ji Xunchuan's lazy voice came over.

Everyone knelt down one after another: "Subject, obey your order!"

When fighting, food and fodder come first, but this time it is different when going for disaster relief.

There were only four people in the group.

Pei Qing naturally followed his young master.

But Qing'e also followed - she was really worried about her young lady.

In order to be able to follow the young lady, she even learned how to ride a horse, and now she is very proficient at it.

The group rode south on horseback.

From the capital to Nanzhou, the land route is naturally the fastest, and it can be reached in a dozen days.

The further south they went, the more serious the disaster became. Fortunately, Qing'e prepared a lot of dry food. Although it was not as good as the food she usually had, it was enough to fill her stomach.

“Now, what places are still not affected by the disaster?”

At night, Shen Wantang lit a candle, and everyone gathered together, looking at the sheepskin map in their hands.

Pei Qing had gathered almost all the information in the past few days. He pointed to the city in the southwest and said, "The disaster situation in the counties surrounding Mo County is not serious."

"This disaster was caused by a river estuary bursting its banks, which soaked all the granaries and destroyed more than half of the grain. The government brought some people to rescue it, but it still wasn't enough."

Cen Xiao frowned and analyzed.

"Is there any extra food and grass in these cities?" Shen Wantang continued to ask.

Pei Qing nodded firmly: "Of course, let's not talk about other things, just Mo County alone is extremely rich."

"It's just that Magistrate Jiang is generous to his own people, but he is really stingy to people in other places."

Pei Qing shook his head helplessly.

Shen Wantang smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. I will use County Magistrate Jiang's businessman's brain for other purposes."

Seeing Shen Wantang's confident look, it seemed that he already had an idea.

"We will be able to arrive in Nanzhou tomorrow. When we get there, please cooperate with me. Thank you very much."

Shen Wantang bowed, her bright eyes revealing an unusual determination.

The next day.

After traveling for half a day, we finally arrived in Nanzhou.

As soon as I entered the city gate, I saw the people rushing towards the east.

"It's time to give out porridge! It's time to give out porridge!"

A voice was heard from the crowd, getting louder and louder, and more and more people were walking towards the east.

"The court has stipulated that alms should be given three times a day while the disaster continues. Why do these people look like they haven't eaten for a day?"

Pei Qing frowned.

Qing'e was a little girl who had never seen such a scene before, and she couldn't help but burst into tears.

I was not paying attention and was almost knocked down by the person next to me.

Fortunately, Shen Wantang reached out and pulled her back.

"Many officials in the court were corrupt before. I think the money they gave would not be enough to cover the three times a day donation."

Cen Xiao sighed and spoke helplessly.

Several people led the horses and walked towards the government office.

"Sir! Sir! The disaster relief officer from the capital is here!"

Seeing Shen Wantang and his companions, the officials in the government were extremely excited and quickly led them to the government office.

Hearing the voice, the county magistrate stood up quickly and hurried out to greet them.

"Nanzhou Governor Zhou Gengxin greets you all."

Shen Wantang, dressed simply, quickly held Zhou Gengxin's hand, looking at his bloodshot eyes, his face not looking very good.

"Mr. Zhou, please don't be so formal." Cen Xiao spoke slowly.

Looking at the desk next to me, I saw letter after letter being crumpled up and thrown aside.

Shen Wantang seemed to be thinking about something.

Going to the side hall, Lord Zhou began to talk about the disaster in Nanzhou.

"At first, there was enough food here, and the disaster situation was better than in other places. I approved the loan of food and grass to other places, but the disaster was fierce. The surrounding counties and prefectures managed to get through the difficulties, but now, Nanzhou..."

Having said this, Zhou Gengxin burst into tears.

Qing'e on the side frowned and muttered in a low voice: "How can this be!"

"Is the food in the granary enough to sustain us for a few days?" Shen Wantang touched his chin and asked.

Zhou Gengxin quickly wiped away his tears and slowly said, "Now we are giving alms based on two meals a day, which can last for five days. If we give more, it will not work!"

"Every family is short of money now. I have written many letters to the wealthy merchants in the prefecture, but have received no response. Now there are more and more people waiting for donations. I am afraid... I am powerless."

Having said this, Zhou Gengxin felt sad.

"Five days, that's enough..."

"What is the current price of food in the city?" Shen Wantang continued to ask.

The current food prices...

Hearing this, Zhou Gengxin snorted coldly: "With the current price of grain, I'm afraid we'll have to use gold ingots to calculate it!"

Shen Wantang smiled calmly.

"Sir Zhou, from today onwards, there will only be one meal a day, and it will be distributed per person. If you have received it, you are not allowed to receive it again." Shen Wantang picked up the teacup beside him and smiled indifferently.

As soon as the words fell, everyone was shocked.

Even Cen Xiao, who usually had the most confidence in her, couldn't help but frown.

Zhou Gengxin was even more speechless and could barely catch his breath.

"Miss Shen, what are you doing? Aren't you going to let the people starve to death?"

Pei Qing stood up suddenly, filled with indignation.

"If there are people who really can't stand the hunger, then they can come and buy government grain and sell it at the market price." Shen Wantang ignored Pei Qing's questioning and continued calmly.

Zhou Gengxin frowned, and resentment slowly emerged in his eyes.