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The words "Brother Yan" on the letter had an extra layer of personal meaning, and Xun stopped chasing and opening the letter.

"You can watch." Yan Zhaohe nodded.

Yan Zhaohe's personal connections are only vaguely known, he will not deliberately integrate into Yan Zhaohe's circle of friends, it is too difficult for him, and it does not match his own personality.Yan Zhaohe has very few friends in the capital, Chu Yang is one of them, and it seems that there are not many others.

But Yan Zhao has a lot of friends outside the capital, and they have been exchanging letters. When Xun Zhui was by his side, Yan Zhao would reply a few letters to his friends when he had nothing to do.

It is the first time Xun Zhui knows that he has personal contacts with Bo Yan, the owner of Qingteng Villa.

He raised his pen and wrote: "You have a wide range of friends."

Yan Zhaohe: "Not too familiar."

Xun Zhui unfolded the letter paper, his eyelids twitched, and he didn't even read the first line.

This year's new tea is still palatable to Brother Yan.

"New tea?" Xun Zhui slowly shifted his gaze to Yan Zhaohe, who was actually close enough to deliver tea.

"The bitter tea you drank some time ago." Yan Zhaohe kindly reminded.

Xun Zhui inevitably recalled being injured some time ago, and the strong tea on the table when he got up in the morning was so bitter that his parents didn't recognize it.The unhealed wound on his back suddenly ached again, and the bitter taste between his lips and teeth seemed to be particularly clear.

Regardless of whether it is new tea or old tea, the variety is good or bad, it is really hard to swallow.

Xun Zhui didn't reply, and continued to read.

There is only the first sentence with greetings, and the letter is not long, just four or five lines, in which there is a lot of information.It was raining continuously in the south, and the floods destroyed many villages. The refugees migrated to the north, but most of them were stopped by the local government in the city, and only a few escaped in waves.On the way to escape, he encountered bandits who robbed him, and was killed when he resisted, or starved to death due to lack of energy and no money to buy food.Some people even contracted the plague in the city. The plague had an incubation period, and there was no abnormality within a day or two after escaping. After three or four days, the body was scorching and completely incapacitated. If they were not treated in time, they would vomit blood and die soon.

The corpses were not properly buried, and wild dogs bitten and devoured them in the countryside of Chen Henghuang. The disease was best spread through animals. In just half a month, the plague occupied most of the south.

When the flood occurred, the local government did not resettle the affected people, and did not take anti-epidemic measures. They kept hiding the plague, and were helpless when the plague really broke out.The people go to the government every day to beat drums and shout, but what they wait for is the sticks of the government servants.

"The disaster relief funds distributed by the imperial court are exploited layer by layer, and very little remains in the hands of the people. If the source is not controlled, the plague will soon spread to the capital." Yan Zhaohe said.

"A lot of people died. Some of them didn't have their bodies collected, but the whole family died in the flood."

Xun Zhui was silent, he did think about the consequences of the flood, but he never thought it would be so serious.It was the first time he encountered such a natural disaster. Under the force of nature, people seemed small and helpless.

It's too ironic that the capital city is peaceful with singing and dancing, and the people in the south are living in dire straits.

"The day I didn't go to court, I heard that you allocated another batch of disaster relief funds from the national treasury." Yan Zhaohe asked Xunzhui, "Do you think that when these are distributed to the people, they will be better than the first disaster relief funds?" How much?"

The wick of the candle was too long, and it swayed with the cool wind blowing in from the window. Black smoke rose along the wick. Yan Zhaohe cut off half of the wick with scissors.

"The most lacking thing now is actually not food. The government can't stand the riots of the people and will open a warehouse to release food. Medicine and doctors are the only way to treat the plague. Ivy Villa burned half of the medicine. Let's not talk about whether the doctors are enough. The important thing is to make up for the missing medicinal materials."

"Where to make it up?" Xun Zhui wrote.

"Some imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital will go to the south to work with local doctors to develop medicines for the plague, and then purchase medicinal materials from various drug dealers to control the increase in drug prices."

Xun Zhui thought for a while and wrote, "Just the medicinal materials in the hands of the drug dealer?"

"Buying in the name of the imperial court, they will not let the price inflate." Yan Zhaohe said, "A few years ago, I investigated the pricing of medicines, and I set a limit with the ministers that the prices of medicinal materials should not exceed. Sell ​​it at a high price, and immediately return the medicinal materials it sells to the state treasury."

Xun Zhui didn't know what Yan Zhaohe said.

He could hear it clearly, but he felt that it was in the fog, and he had no memory of when Yan Zhaohe made it.Logically speaking, he should know such an important regulation.

"Your Majesty happened to be seriously ill during the days when the regulations were implemented." Yan Zhaohe poured a glass of water for Xun Zhui, as if it was normal for Xun Zhui not to know.

The little emperor has a serious illness every year, and it is usually a time when Xun Zhui is particularly resistant to the outside world.He didn't want to see anyone, even the imperial physician and the prince had to be careful to serve him, and sometimes he would get angry with Yan Zhaohe.

Xun Zhui clearly remembered that he smashed the medicine bowl at Yan Zhaohe, the medicine bowl smashed, the smell of the medicine filled the whole bedroom, and the bitter taste made him retch.But his stomach was empty and he couldn't vomit anything, and he would spit out blood when he retched.

Scared everyone, and frightened himself.

Since then, he has rarely lost his temper in serious illness.

Although Yan Zhaohe's regulations can curb the increase in drug prices, they cannot prevent large quantities of drugs from flowing into the black market.No matter how strict the court's regulations are, it's bullshit to put them on the black market, and people who sell meat with hobs and hammers don't care at all.

"We need to buy it in advance." Xun Zhui just finished writing Yan Zhaohe and nodded, as if waiting for him to mention it.

"The drug dealers are well-informed, and many people have heard the news, but most of the drug dealers in the north are waiting and watching. Ivy Villa has been secretly buying a large number of medicinal materials. I have to tell your majesty something. I just hope that your majesty will not blame it after hearing it. minister."

Just now they called "I" and "you", but now they have become monarchs and ministers again.

Xun Zhui is speechless, Yan Zhaohe really only recognizes him as the emperor when he cares about something.

"Your Majesty's disaster relief is in transit, and I asked someone to seize it and send it to Ivy Villa."

Xun Zhui frowned, Yan Zhaohe gave all the disaster relief money to Qingteng Villa, did he want to use the money to buy medicinal materials?

"His Majesty's second disaster relief fund, if it buys food or distributes it to the people, is far less than directly exploiting the local government. The minister simply asked Ivy Villa to buy medicinal materials. Only when there are enough medicinal materials can we fundamentally solve this problem." This disaster." Yan Zhaohe stood up, then knelt down in front of Xun Zhui, "I beg your majesty to come down."

Yan Zhaohe just took into account all the things he couldn't think of, and Xun Zhui suddenly realized that Yan Zhaohe didn't have the real intention of going to court that day.It's not that I really want to rest, but I want him, the emperor, to make a real decision. Whether good or bad, he will use his own power.

The tall man in front of him knelt in front of him, making a gesture that a subordinate should have.

Ke Xunzhui still feels that Yan Zhaohe is not kneeling, but giving him and himself a step down.The step I want to go down is Yan Zhaohe interrupting my decision-making without authorization, and the step Yan Zhaohe wants to go down... What is it?

Leaving from the weight step by step, really going down the court.

Isn't it bad to have power?Xun Zhuilue squinted his eyes in confusion, and when he couldn't accept the embarrassment and silence between the two of them, he bent down to help Yan Zhaohe.

"Forgive your innocence." Xun Zhui said softly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The two returned to their seats and continued to review the memorial.Xun Zhui seldom stays busy until late at night like these days. He is not a person who can stay up late, and soon his physical strength can't keep up with his spirit, and his handwriting becomes slower and slower.

When he was leaning on the chair and taking a nap, the little eunuch who was watching the night outside called out in a low voice: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Zhao, Mr. Zhang, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, please see me."

The pen in Xu's hand fell to the ground with a clatter, and Xun Zhui opened his eyes and looked down to find the pen in a state of desperation.

"Master Zhang, please come in." Yan Zhaohe's voice was calm, and he was still as good as daylight.

But before Zhang Dazhong came in, Yan Zhaohe patted Xunzhui on the shoulder and asked him if he wanted to go in and rest now.Zhang Dazhong came to see him late at night, he must have made some extremely important new discoveries about Yingge Xiaozhu.

Xun Zhui is actually quite curious about Zhang Dazhong's new discoveries. At present, all the clues that Yingge Xiaozhu should have are on the table, and if he digs in, he can only find a breakthrough from a corpse in a backyard.

When Zhang Dazhong came in, Xun followed Yan Zhaohe, dozed off on Yan Zhaohe's shoulder, and listened to any exciting news by the way, which would make him immediately refreshed.

Changing his frowning expression, Zhang Dazhong saluted beamingly: "An hour ago, the old bustress of Yingge Xiaozhu was captured by the minister, and she is now undergoing interrogation in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice!"

Xun Zhui rubbed his eyes quite unexpectedly, it was indeed news that made people feel refreshed.

"Your Majesty asked Master Zhang how to capture the fugitive." Yan Zhao and Ti Xun asked.

Zhang Dazhong laughed and said: "At the beginning, I focused on the capital and the villages near the capital. I thought that the young lady would escape immediately. But the strict guards at all the gates failed to catch the young lady, so she ran away. No matter how good the disguise is for so long, someone will find out, but the weather is calm. So I thought, if the owner of Yingge Xiaozhu is such a valuable brothel, if the boss really runs away, what will happen to the rest of the property?"

Chu Niang has two accountants, Zhang Dazhong sent someone to keep an eye on these two accountants, and checked the account books with Zhao Chuanzhi by the way.Although the accounts of Yingge Xiaozhu are clear, a large amount of money is neither stored in the bank nor placed in Yingge Xiaozhu.Zhao Chuanzhi felt that something was wrong, so he detained the two accountants in the room for interrogation for several days. One of the accountants couldn't bear the torture and confessed that there was a darkroom in the backyard of Yingge Xiaozhu.Enter from the room where the girls live, lift off the bedding of the last bed, there is a secret door leading to the underground secret room.

"The young lady is inside!" Zhang Dazhong said, "When she was arrested, she wanted to escape through another passage leading to the outside world. Fortunately, I have been sending people to surround the vicinity of Yingge Xiaozhu, and there are hidden hills everywhere."

The more Zhang Dazhong talked, the more excited he became. If his reason didn't allow him to dance, he might have been singing happily at this moment.

Xun Zhui sighed while listening, how to describe this old bustard?The cunning rabbit and the three caves or excessive love for money?Maybe it was because he knew there was nowhere to escape, and the most dangerous place was simply the safest place.

"Are you awake?" Yan Zhaohe said suddenly.

Xun Zhui nodded, and Yan Zhaohe said again: "Do you want to leave the palace now?"

"Out of the palace?"

"Take you out to relax."

No, can't you?Xun recalled.

"Don't you want to know what Young Lady looks like?" Yan Zhaohe said with a smile.

Want to know.

Xun Zhui nodded, "Let's go."