Chapter 1,435

As General Fang set out on his journey, rumors about the brutality of the Zhengzhou bandits became widely known.

And some rumors quietly spread in the imperial capital, targeting Xiao Lintian.

These rumors said that the new emperor was immoral and incompetent, which led to heavy snowfall, punishment from the sky, innocent people freezing to death, and rampant bandits.

Xiao Lintian smiled coldly when he heard Yinhu relaying these rumors.

Can Xiao Lintian not guess what the intentions of those who spread the rumors are?

This is to use rogue bandits to discredit themselves, provoke them to go to war, arrest and kill those who spread rumors, arouse public anger, and then incite people to overthrow their own regime.

Xiao Lintian's response to this was not to hunt and arrest, but to personally lead a group of officials to provide relief in the most severely affected towns near the imperial capital.

Braving the heavy snow, the Supreme Being in the World, who could only be seen in the Jinluan Palace in the past, came to the humble house to provide relief despite the cold and cold, which moved the people to tears.

Xiao Lintian also set up petition boxes in key towns so that villagers who wanted to file a petition or were dissatisfied with the imperial policies could report complaints anonymously.

For real-name reports, Xiao Lintian will also arrange for officials to conduct follow-up visits for implementation.

These ideas are all suggestions given to him by Ling Yu, which can effectively change the problem of people having difficulty in filing complaints.

Those disaster relief items were all donated by Ling Yu and Princess Pingnan, who mobilized the wives of the imperial capital.

Because there is no news about An Zhe, Princess Pingnan is very pious and conscientious in doing these good deeds.

She felt that only by helping more people could the Bodhisattva bless her son's safe return.

An Xin and Jiang Yu also mobilized their little sisters to help these poor people in need of relief.

Jiang Yu and An Zhe's marriage has been approved by both families, but it has not yet been officially implemented.

When something happened to An Zhe, Jiang Yu was also very anxious. What she could do to help these poor people was better than going to the temple to donate sesame oil money. She did these things as piously and conscientiously as Princess Pingnan.

The Queen Mother was deeply pleased to see that Princess Pingnan had prepared a lot of relief supplies in just a few days.

The Empress Dowager was not far behind and donated more than 200,000 silver.

Ling Yu, Ling Wan, and Geng Xiaohao donated medicinal materials and food for Xiao Lintian to bring condolences to.

This series of measures curbed the spread of rumors.

With Emperor Shengwu's benevolent actions and considerate attitude towards the people, who could dare to slander Emperor Shengwu with their conscience!

The person who spread the rumors just opened his mouth to scold Xiao Lintian, which immediately attracted scolding from the people. In serious cases, the people spontaneously turned him over and sent him to the government for punishment.

This makes those who spread rumors no longer dare to stir up trouble.

Seeing that this move was ineffective, Zhao Hui had to temporarily restrain himself and wait for Xiao Lintian's army to encircle and suppress the rogue bandits in Zhengzhou, and then set off a new round of suppression against Xiao Lintian.

A few days passed in a blink of an eye, and there was no news from King Pingnan. Xiao Lintian became impatient with the waiting, and had the idea of ​​​​conquering the army himself.

But this idea was suppressed by Ling Yu and Lu Xiang.

Ling Yu said bluntly: "The idea of ​​​​conquering the imperial army personally is only when you have no available generals under your command. Now that you have sent An Zhe, Luo Han, and King Pingnan to quell the rebellion, you should believe in their abilities!"

"It is not your standard as an emperor to do everything by yourself. Your role is more important than that. You have to be responsible for controlling the overall situation, coordinating relationships with all parties and providing them with support!"


Chapter completed!