Half an hour later, the imperial palace Changle Palace.
After listening to Xiao Tian's report, An Qing smashed the jade cup in her hand to the ground, and her face turned livid.
"Well, let's reveal it now. Can the plan you mentioned be started?"
Hence "Your Majesty, you can start at any time, and the sooner you start, the better." After hearing this, An Qing nodded and ordered the Minister of Household Affairs to be summoned into the palace.
"Xiao Yu, the Minister of Household Affairs, who is a humble servant, comes to see Your Majesty."
"Without courtesy, how is the disaster situation in Yuzhou?"
"Your Majesty, the situation is extremely pessimistic. The people are exchanging their children for food, and there are millions of refugees. There are already signs of riots."
"If Your Majesty does not issue an edict of crime soon, the local government may not be able to control the situation..."
An Qing nodded, which surprised Xiao Yu. Normally, An Qing scolded him for such words, which is a minor offense. If it is serious, he will be dismissed directly and investigated.
But today, An Qing just nodded slightly, and then said something that even Xiao Yu wondered if he had heard wrongly.
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"Due to my bad ethics and unclear administration, natural disasters occurred frequently and the people were in dire straits. Today, Jiangzhou and Yuzhou are suffering from disasters one after another, and it is all my fault. I have asked myself, and I am extremely ashamed and regretful. I have committed this crime against myself and apologize to all the people. From now on, the people of Jiangsu and Yuzhou will be exempted from taxes for three years. In addition, the state government will be ordered to open warehouses to provide food relief to the victims. An Guogong Yecheng will also be dispatched to Yuzhou to supervise the disaster relief to ensure that all people are safe and lives are saved. "
As soon as the edict came out, the world was shaken.
No one thought that An Qing could really issue a sinful edict, especially Ye Cheng, who was waiting to take this opportunity to make An Qing's dragon energy thinner.
Unexpectedly, An Qing really admitted her mistake this time?
"What a surprise, this empress actually admitted her mistake?"
An Ning smiled happily, "Maybe the imperial sister has really come to her senses?"
Ye Cheng sighed helplessly, "My dear wife, the first day you met her mother? What if she can come to her senses?" , then the sun can rise from the west!"
Just as he was saying this, Xiao Tian came to Ye Cheng's house, "Dong An Guo, I believe you have seen the Sin Ji Zhao?"
「看到了，然后呢大将军？你来干什么？」
「陛下有旨，由您负责赈灾事宜。」
「好，好得很啊！皇"Sister, the imperial edict is false. Is it true that you are giving the hot potato to my husband?"
Why did he feel so uncomfortable when those romantic and heroic verses came out of his mouth?
Ye Cheng glanced at Xiao Tian speechlessly, "I understand, what do you need me to do?"
"There is not enough food and grass in Yuzhou. Your Majesty has mobilized a batch of grain and grass, totaling 500,000 shi, and will soon transport it to the disaster area, but Yuzhou needs one million shi of relief food."
Hence, your majesty also wants to raise a batch of grain and grass, and ask Duke An Guo to send it to him."
Ye Cheng raised his hands and said, "I accept my order."
Seeing Ye Cheng's agreement, Xiao Tian sneered in his heart, and then left the mansion of Duke An.
After seeing off Xiao Tian, An Ning looked at Ye Cheng with a worried look, "I'm sorry, brother Ye Cheng, I should have thought that she would never wake up."
"This trip to Yuzhou is much more dangerous than Jiangzhou. Yuzhou is at least the territory of our Ye family, but Yuzhou is full of Xiao Tian's old relatives. They will definitely give you a stumbling block."
"Sister Huang, this time , I obviously want you to get stuck in the quagmire, making it difficult to get out."
Ye Cheng gently held her hand: "That's why I have to go."
Why?"
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"Because the people are waiting for me."
He stood up and looked into the distance: "People all over the world are waiting for someone who can give them a way to live. And I can do just that. "
h "In this case, why should I not go?"
h "But if you go to Yuzhou, what will happen here in the capital? The empress will definitely attack your direct lineage after you leave."
"She doesn't dare. If she still wants to move, she will do so. But she lives very comfortably in Changle Palace and obviously has no intention of moving."
"It's you, An Ning. If I leave, I won't be able to come back for a while. They may attack you. You have to follow me to Yuzhou."
An Ning nodded and agreed.
The second day after Ye Cheng and An Ning set out for Yuzhou, they were in Changle Palace.
An Qing was sitting on the phoenix chair, playing with a jade pendant in her hand, her eyes uncertain.
Xiao Tian stood at the foot of the steps, his expression full of confidence.
"Your Majesty, Ye Cheng has left Beijing early this morning. I have issued a secret order to Zhao Yuan, the governor of Yuzhou. When Ye Cheng arrives, he will be constrained everywhere, making it difficult for Ye Cheng to move forward."
An Qing nodded, "What about that plan? Are you ready?"
"Ready, I will deploy eight thousand garrison troops at Hulao Pass in Sizhou on the way from Yuzhou to the capital, and set up an ambush on the road to keep the fifty stones of fine rice escorted by Ye Cheng's command. Not even a grain of it can reach Yuzhou."
"Very good...but eight thousand people. "Is it enough to deal with Yecheng?"
An Qing nodded with satisfaction, and then continued, "Okay. When the food and grass are not enough, the people of Yuzhou will inevitably riot. By then, Yecheng will be the first to arouse the emperor's wrath, and the disaster relief will be behind. I want to see how he can escape from this dragnet!"
Xiao Tian bowed and congratulated.
"When Yecheng's reputation is ruined and the people's support is lost, the Shenlong Guards will come forward to "quell the chaos" and take advantage of the situation to transport food from Hulao Pass to provide disaster relief. Then His Majesty's power will be restored."
Hearing this, An Qing's eyes flashed with a fierce look: "Okay! When my reputation is restored, the first thing to do is to destroy the whole family of Yecheng."
Three days later, Ye Cheng arrived at the boundary of Hulao Pass in Sizhou. He was about to rest for a day and continue moving forward when he suddenly saw Wang Yue walking towards him dejectedly and covered in blood.
"General Wang Yue, what's wrong with you?"
"My lord, I am incompetent in my position, and the food and grass have been robbed here."
"What?" Ye Cheng looked at Wang Yue doubtfully. You must know that although Wang Yue is a general of the Royal Forest Army, he is not very capable.
But it is more than enough to deal with a few thieves, how could it be...
"That group of thieves was very capable, and the leading bandit used a Fangtian Painted Halberd to appear and disappear. In the end, he fought with them and was defeated in three rounds. He also stabbed the Fangtian Painted Halberd and almost died on the spot..."