Prince Regent's Concubine

Xiao Jingheng went down with a dark face. The matter of disaster relief has not yet been settled. These people are either unwilling or force him together. None of them can be used.

At the same time, Xiao Jingheng knew in his heart that he couldn't just choose an absolute civil servant to go to disaster relief, not to mention the bad weather, but the tough folk customs in the northern border. Whether these weak civil servants could be suppressed was a problem.

Xiao Jingheng went back to the study angrily, and asked Zhou Qi to invite Li Wei to the study after a while. The matter cannot be delayed, the army should set out first, but the disaster relief must be done as soon as possible, otherwise the people will suffer too many deaths and injuries, and there will be serious accidents. Greater civil unrest.

Li Wei counted that Xiao Jingheng was a little useful among the people who could be used now, and Xiao Jingheng didn't hold back when the person came, and directly asked him what he thought of the candidates for disaster relief.

Li Wei pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty, if you ask me to tell the truth, I actually think that the regent is the most suitable candidate, not to mention that the regent is capable, but to say that he has been in charge of the government for many years, and the matter of disaster relief has been dealt with earlier. Yes, I have experience. In addition, he is distinguished and majestic, even the people in the northern border can suppress it, and the local officials are also afraid of him, and will not trip the prince, so the disaster relief will surely go smoothly."

"It's just..." Li Wei paused, "It's just that the prince's legs are really inconvenient, and the cold in the north has a great impact on his body."

Xiao Jingheng was a little annoyed after hearing these words, "After all, you are the emperor's uncle, is there no one else? You can only choose one prince for a long time for the civil and military officials of the court. What are you doing with me? !"

"There are so many officials in the imperial court, but none of them are useful?" Xiao Jingheng didn't believe it.

Li Wei analyzed with him, "Your Majesty, for this matter, you need to choose someone who has experience in frontier defense or has all-round talents in civil and military affairs. It is okay to send ordinary civil servants to other places. It is different whether the three northern states are border gates."

The same is true for generals, who can go to war, but not disaster relief. Many generals only know that fighting is not politically sensible, and they will be caught blind if they go, and they are more likely to be deceived by local officials.

The snow disaster has been going on for so long, and there has been no news before, so Li Wei doesn't trust the officials of the three northern states.

Xiao Jingheng frowned. He knew the situation of the court officials. Many civil officials probably would not be able to hold on if they just went to the northern border for a while. Disaster relief would be out of the question. There were a few that he thought were okay, but they were all his emperors. Uncle's people, he doesn't believe them.

After thinking for a while, Xiao Jingheng looked at Li Wei: "If I remember correctly, the officials of the three states in the north were also recommended by the Regent, right?"

Li Wei was also a veteran of the two dynasties, and knew a lot about the affairs of the court. The local officials of the court were rotated every five years. The officials in the northern border were indeed arranged by the regent, and their term of office would be up next year.

When the emperor asked this question, Li Wei became more worried. The regent has been paying attention to the movement of the border. This time there is no news from him. Could it be that something bigger happened in the northern border?

Li Wei has no objection to Xiao Chuyi, the regent. Before Xiao Chuyi was in charge of the government, he was a neutral faction, and no one would take advantage of it. , as long as these people do their job well.

Although Lei Ting used methods, he never took the safety of the people as an issue. If there was a problem with the officials in the northern border, I am afraid that Xiao Chuyi would have already dealt with it after finding out.

Li Wei thought for a while and asked the emperor, "Your majesty, do you want to invite the regent into the palace for questioning?"

Xiao Jingheng refused, "No need."

"Zhou Qi, draw up an order for the regent to go to the three states in the northern border for disaster relief, and leave immediately."

Li Wei didn't even ask a question, but directly issued an order. Li Wei felt that it was not appropriate, "Your Majesty, should I speak to the regent first, and discuss the transportation of food and grass, the exercise of power in the local area, etc."

Xiao Jingheng frowned, "Prime Minister, you have to know who was in charge of these things in the past, don't worry, my Uncle Jiangshan Sheji knows better than me, and he will definitely handle it properly by himself."

Li Wei opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything, the emperor was dissatisfied with the regent, even jealous, it was useless to say it, and it would even make the emperor dissatisfied with him.

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At the same time, the Regent's Palace

Kneeling in front of Ling Qingshi and Xiao Chuyi were two dark guards who were covered in blood and were already dying and couldn't even speak clearly. When these two returned from the northern border, they knelt in front of Xiao Chuyi when they entered the palace, and then pulled out their hands. Two letters came out.

Xiao Chuyi accepted the letter and asked Anyi to arrange for them to go down to rest and ask the doctor to heal their injuries, and he opened the letter himself.

The letter said that the three states in the northern region were hit by snowstorms. Although the government tried their best to rescue them, the population was too large. Most of the people's houses were crushed and displaced. Coupled with the cold weather and lack of clothing and food, countless people were killed and injured. The situation was tragic. Please send someone to help .

The other letter was written that the Northern Territory had already handed over the papers to the imperial court and sent someone to deliver the letter, but those letters were never returned, and the imperial court had no news. In the end, they had to ask the secret guard of the Prince Regent's Mansion to help deliver the letter. I hope the letter can be delivered to Xiao Chuyi.

Xiao Chuyi already knew about the urgent letter from the eight hundred miles from the border to Beijing, and there was also news from the palace, saying that the letter not only wrote about the war but also about the snow disaster. Some people dare to stop the matter, but the enemy army is coming, no matter who is behind the scenes, as long as the northern border does not want to fall into the hands of the enemy army, they will not stop it again.

After Xiao Chuyi finished reading it, Ling Qingshi took the letter in his hand and looked at it, then his face sank, and he said sarcastically, "It's really a skill and ability to dare to block the news of the snow disaster."

At this time, the snow is even cold, Ling Qingshi has seen it, he is only a two-piece suit in the modern winter, but here, even if the clothes are padded, wearing a three-piece suit feels bitterly cold.

The northern region is colder than the capital city, and where do the common people get so many clothes to keep out the cold? It is unknown how many people will die in this snow disaster.

"No matter who it is this time, we must not let it go," Ling Qingshi said coldly.

No matter if it is the handiwork of the queen mother, or someone made by a young child, or other forces, who dare to take so many people seriously, such people must not be left behind!

Xiao Chuyi didn't speak. After a while, he heard some movement outside, so Xiao Chuyi patted Ling Qingshi's hand, "Princess, please lead someone to pack your things. I'm going to the north."

Ling Qingshi was stunned for a moment, and before he could ask, Uncle Wu's voice came from outside, saying that someone came from the palace and asked the prince and concubine to come out to receive the imperial edict.

Ling Qingshi blurted out on the spot, "Dog Emperor!"

Xiao Chuyi didn't say that Ling Qingshi was wrong, he just pushed the wheelchair and opened the door, and said to Uncle Wu outside the door, "Go and get the imperial decree, my king will accept it."

Uncle Wu was also a little confused, "Your Highness won't pick you up in the front yard?"

Xiao Chuyi: "No need, just bring the imperial decree, let him go back and pass it on to the emperor, this king has complied."