Hongdi

The snow outside seemed to have no intention of stopping, and the wind was getting stronger and stronger.Bitter cold air rushed in through the cracks in the window and door, making all the officials in the room shiver.

Xie Ximing tried his best to endure the waves of dizziness.The wound on the right chest was disturbing his exhausted nerves with constant pain, he felt terribly cold, as if his blood was full of ice balls, making his whole body uncomfortable...

Jiang Tianyi never took his eyes off the figure kneeling on the ground for a moment.The man's growing shudder seemed to break his heart.Clenching his fists tightly, he frowned and looked at Yu Xun who was calm and calm. His heart broke, and he simply knelt down beside Xie Ximing and pulled him into his arms.

"Your Highness, I lost the green dragon fruit, and I'll get it back for you! Don't punish him, okay? He hasn't recovered from his injuries yet." Seeing Yu Xun's indifferent face, he pouted and pressed against Xie Ximing's cold body , couldn't help but her eyes were red, "Your Highness, you have to punish me, Ming's body can't hold it."

Yu Xun raised his eyes to look at Jiang Tianyi, wanted to laugh but held back himself.The kid said that Xie Ximing liked his beard, so he didn't shave it off.A tender baby face, paired with a weird beard, and now a pair of big water-green eyes, no matter how cute it looks, it makes people want to go and comfort it...

He coughed lightly, suppressed the warmth in his heart, and said coldly: "This king has no intention of punishing him. Xie Ximing, since you call yourself a 'criminal minister', let's talk about it in front of everyone. "

Xie Ximing kowtowed respectfully, and said: "Returning to Your Highness, the robbery of the Qinglong fruit was actually done by the Liuyun Sect on the Heming Ridge outside the Meicheng City. It was the minister who neglected to guard and deserved death. But, This sect is not evil. Last year, the floods also rescued the victims. Therefore, I did not send troops to attack. I have always used the strategy of "recruiting peace and persuading surrender", but it has not succeeded, and it has dragged on until today. Please punish me severely, Your Highness."

Yu Xun remained silent, he had already found out about Liuyun Sect.Although there are not a few thousand people in this group, there are more than six hundred people.Although there are few people, each of them is a top-hundred expert. If you want to use 3 people to attack Heming Ridge, even though there is a huge difference in the number of people, the chances of winning are not great.The strategy of recruiting safety that Xie Ximing mentioned is also his next plan.It's just that it has been more than two months since I came here from Youcheng. If that group of people can really recruit, Xie Ximing may have already done it, and it won't be delayed until now.

"Meow..."

A lazy cry startled everyone in the room.Chen Chengguang took a peek, and saw Yu Xun's little head protruding from under his wide sleeves.

Yu Xun's face immediately softened, rubbed the little guy's cute ears, and said with a smile, "Mao Tuan'er, are you hungry? Or cold?"

As soon as Jiang Tian supported Xie Ximing's crumbling body, tears were about to fall from his eyes.The resentment in his heart, Yu Xun can be so kind to a cat, why doesn't he show any affection to his confidant who has been with him for many years?Besides, Xie Ximing couldn't be blamed for these things.Liu Yunjiao's group, even those well-known martial arts sects in the Central Plains, would frown upon encountering them, let alone those soldiers who can only know about three-legged cat kung fu?

"Your Highness, I beg you, let Ming get up first. His right chest was pierced by a mace of ice, and he still hasn't healed. If he catches a cold in this world of ice and snow, the root cause of the disease will fall. Your Highness, please be merciful. Otherwise..., Otherwise," he thought for a moment, sure that Yu Xun would not blame himself, and said, "Otherwise I will throw your cat away."

Yu Xun looked at Jiang Tianyi who was about to cry, and smiled faintly.This child, whenever he encounters Xie Ximing's matter, becomes confused and speaks in a mess.

As soon as Jiang Tian sniffed and swallowed the bitter water in his eyes, he noticed that Yu Xun seemed to have calmed down a bit, so he continued to beg in a low voice: "Your Highness, let Ming wake up. I'll get fish for your hairball."

"Hehe," Yu Xun couldn't hold back, and smiled slightly, "You mean, Xie Ximing is not as good as this beast?"

Jiang Tian pouted his lips angrily, feeling bad all the time.

Yu Xun looked at Xie Ximing's trembling body, sighed softly in his heart, and then softened his words, "Xie Ximing, do you know why this king made you kneel for so long?"

Xie Ximing kowtowed, "I'm not good at escorting the tribute, so I should be punished. In addition, if your Highness asks the minister for something else, I can guess one or two."

Yu Xun nodded, thinking that Jiang Tian must have let him know, and said, "Then let's talk about something else."

Xie Ximing pondered for a while, then slowly said: "Although the Bashui flood was eliminated a few years ago, the resettlement of the victims was not very thorough. In addition, the snowstorm in the north of Momo is very heavy this winter, and the refugees are very easy to reproduce. I am injured, and I have no time to ask about this in the future. , I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

Yu Xun bent his mouth in displeasure, took out a black pancake from his bosom, and threw it on the ground with a 'snap', "Try this."

Xie Ximing was taken aback, stretched out his frozen hand with some difficulty, picked up the pancake, took a bite, but didn't move...

The pancakes were black and had a sour earthy smell, and some bran was scattered on them.

Yu Xun sighed softly, "I know that you are a pure-hearted person, and you have no intention of being an official. But no matter what the reason is, since you are an official, you will seek to govern in your position, no matter where you are or what your duties are." Why, you have to take care of the affairs of the people! Do you understand?!"

His voice was not loud, but it was enough to shock the officials in a room.Chen Chengguang peeked at the black pancake, and finally realized the real reason for Yu Xun's anger.Cold sweat broke out from his back in an instant, and a sense of suffocation that was imminent made his heart jump.

Xie Ximing's hands holding the pancakes trembled slightly from the cold.Yu Xun sighed in his heart, and couldn't help frowning. The man's hands were not as raw as his, short, fleshy, clean and tender, which didn't match his slender and tall figure.But now, that hand is very thin, and the thick joints barely support the loose flesh, and the nails are embedded in the pale fingertips, which are purple from cold, and have lost the original brilliance.

"You get up first."

Jiang Tianyi dragged Xie Ximing and kowtowed as if he had been granted an amnesty, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Yu Xun watched him carefully lift Xie Ximing up, smiled, and said, "Xie Ximing, come on, let's continue." As he spoke, he handed over the black cat in his arms.

Xie Ximing was taken aback, "What does your Highness mean?"

"You are much more important than it. It's just a plaything, but you are a good official I consider! Hold it and keep it warm."

Hearing Yu Xun's words, Xie Ximing was a little excited, but more delighted.His master always warms the people around him and the world in this way.Carefully took over the big black cat that had been bred to be fat and shiny. "Your Highness, are these pancakes eaten by the people of Mobei?"

Yu Xun looked at the black pancake, and his two sharp eyebrows almost knit together, "When passing by Qianhua Town, a few teenage children were grabbing this pancake." When this matter was mentioned, he forcibly suppressed it. His anger revived in an instant, disturbing him unbearably, "Xie Ximing, Xie Ximing, what do you want me to say about you?! It's fine if you're not in Mobei, why are you here to let this kind of thing happen? , When you came to the disaster relief, didn’t you consider the special climate in Mobei? Why didn’t you ask for those people? Can you just eat enough and clothe yourself? If you don’t have the people in your heart, this official, You don't need to do it!"

Xie Ximing was terrified, leaned over and knelt down again, "His Royal Highness calm down, this officer is negligent."

Yu Xun waved his hand to calm down his anger, "Stop kneeling, stand aside."

Wang Dali was stunned by Yu Xun's hot and cold words. In his memory, Yu Xun had always been a gentle and elegant person, even if he was angry, he would not be too harsh, but today he is extraordinarily cold.

"Your Highness, I don't think Xie Ximing can be entirely blamed for this matter, after all, he was seriously injured..."

Yu Xun gave him a cold look, and cut off his next words, "In this world, the people are the biggest!"

Wang Dali was frozen tightly by his frightening cold, and he didn't dare to say anything.

Although Xie Ximing was reprimanded a lot, he felt an indescribable satisfaction in his heart—his lord is a lord of benevolence and virtue that is rare in this world...

Concentrating on the disaster relief that day, he couldn't help squinting his eyes, staring at Chen Chengguang with a flash of coldness, and said to Yu Xun: "Your Highness, I have something to ask Mr. Chen."

Yu Xun closed his eyes slightly and nodded.

Xie Ximing cupped his hands at Chen Chengguang, "Master Chen, when I brought money and food to the disaster relief last year, I already asked your people to spend the winter, and left 10 taels of silver for Mobei County, why is there such a situation? "

Chen Chengguang hastily bowed to Yu Xun and saluted, "Your Highness, although Lord Xie has left silver taels for the lower officials, but Mobei County has a vast area, and the snow this year is so heavy that the lower officials really feel powerless."

"I can't do what I want? Ho!" Yu Xun took a sip of tea and suppressed his anger, "Okay, even if it's not enough, why didn't you report it?"

Chen Chengguang wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, and hurriedly said: "It's not that I don't want to ask the court for relief. It's just that Longyan has been angered by the robbing of the tribute, and I'm worried..."

"Crack!" The blue-and-white embroidered teacup shattered into pieces, and the bright light outside the window penetrated into the room, reflecting the piece of broken porcelain crystal clear and cold...

Chen Chengguang trembled in fright, his knees softened, and he knelt on the ground, "Your Highness, calm down, Your Highness, calm down..."

"Mobei is winter in November, and the tribute was robbed in March this year. What have you been doing for the past four months!" Yu Xun suppressed his anger and roared in a low voice, but he still couldn't stop his heart. Indignation, "How many people died of freezing in Mobei this winter? As a parent official, have you ever known?"

Chen Chengguang was trembling for a long time, and he stammered: "Your Majesty... I'm an official, but... I haven't had time to verify this matter yet. Please, please forgive me, Your Highness."

"Forgive me? Huh!" Yu Xun winked at He Bomeng who was standing to the side, "Tell the adults what you found."

He Bo glanced expressionlessly at the well-dressed officials from Mobei, and said loudly: "Return to Your Highness, according to the investigation of my subordinates, a total of 5 people were affected by the flood in Mobei County, and Master Xie spent 12 taels of silver for disaster relief." , when he left, he left 10 taels, plus the distribution of food and converted it into silver taels, a total of 29 taels. Before winter, the gap in the northern section of Bashui Mo had been repaired, and the river embankment reinforcement and river channel dredging projects had also been completed. It has been basically completed, and 2% of the victims have been properly resettled. However, due to the poor harvest in summer and more than [-] heavy snowfalls after the winter, many people were in trouble again. As many as [-] people died of starvation and freezing, and only a few local officials started to provide relief. "

"Put, puff..." All the officials present were lying on the ground, not daring to show their breath...

There was a sudden silence in the hall, and the silence was terrifying...

Yu Xun squinted his eyes slightly, scanning the parents and officials who were kneeling together, his heart was colder than snow...