When everyone cast angry glances, Xing Huan knelt down solemnly, then raised his hands and said:
"Today has not yet come to the official day of the conferment ceremony, but the superior officials from all counties are rushing to come and pay tribute, and the congratulatory gifts and treasures they send are countless. The lower officials should not disturb the princess's interest at this time, but the lower officials
I have long heard that the princess and Her Highness care about the people and would rather be wronged than to plead for the people, so they came boldly through all the obstacles and asked the princess to serve as an official to make decisions for the 190,000 lives of the people in Tuyuan County."
As he spoke, he took out a grass ball from the box and held it up in his hand, staring at Xing Huan with disdain: "Since the beginning of spring this year, Funing County has suffered from drought, and the fields and crops have failed to harvest. Among them, Tuyuan County is the worst.
What's more, the people in the county have no food to eat, so they have to go to the countryside to dig wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger. Even if it is for these wild vegetable dumplings in the hands of the officials, everyone has to fight to the death."
When he said this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "To be honest with the princess, this box of wild vegetable balls was saved by the people in the palace who saved two days of rations. It is really not a joke to Your Highness and the princess.
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"In the past few months, His Highness has allocated a lot of money and rice grains for disaster relief to various counties. Land equalization policies have also been issued to all counties in the state capital. He has even raised grain seeds to distribute to the people. Seeing that the autumn harvest is around the corner, picture
Why did Yuan County get into such a situation?"
Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but feel surprised.
When we returned to Anlin Village today, we and Lin Jinxiao were still lamenting that this year should be a prosperous year. We never thought that other counties were still in such difficulty.
Xing Huan hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Princess, please don't listen to this person's nonsense. We are in the midst of a great harvest. Your Highness has also issued a rent reduction and exemption order. The people in each county have plenty of food left in their homes. This is absolutely impossible."
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Chu Nanzhi knew in her heart that one of the two people must be lying.
But now is not the time to resolve this matter.
If it was just Xu Jinzhou's plan to frame Shangguan's envoy, it would not be a big deal to punish him. On the contrary, if it was Xing Huan who was obstructing it, if this matter were to be handled, the entire officialdom of Pingning Prefecture would be shaken.
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In this way, wouldn't it be in line with the wishes of Tang Confucianism and the powerful factions in Beijing?
At present, the situation in Pingning Prefecture is unstable. Before Tang Ru and the cliques in Beijing are eradicated, the entire officialdom must not be affected for the sake of gains and losses.
It is possible to tolerate these people coming to Tang Confucianism and succumbing to Tang Confucianism, but we must not really drive these people to the opposite side and make them loyal to Tang Confucianism wholeheartedly.
Thinking of this, she pretended not to care and glanced at the other county officials, and asked casually: "Has anything like this ever happened under your Lordships?"
"Reporting to the princess, everything is well in all counties. Please rest assured, princess, that we will do our best and will never let the people under our control starve to death due to famine."
The officials all vowed to do so.
"Very good, I and Your Highness can trust you."
There was no hint of suspicion on Chu Nanzhi's face, and she nodded with a smile, and then the conversation suddenly changed: "His Highness is currently ill, and the burden of the state falls on the Governor and the Chief Superintendent.
Although His Highness has entrusted the affairs of the state capital to me to help with the cooking, after all, I am just a woman, how can I cope with it."
As he spoke, he sighed in despair: "In the future, the state capital will still have to rely on the Grand Governor. Sirs, please don't slack off. After the ceremony, I will send people to each county to investigate. If anyone dares to bully
I will never give you mercy if you hide it from the superiors or the inferiors."
After listening to her words, all the officials looked at each other and began to interpret.
The princess also said that she would rely on the Commander-in-Chief, but she also said that she would send people to various counties to seek confirmation.
From this point of view, it seems that in the end, the decision will have to be made by the Tang family man in the Duwei Mansion.
It seems that this woman is still easy to fool.
Xing Huan took the lead and promised: "We will work together with the captain to assist the princess in governing the whole state for your highness."
Looking at the hypocritical faces, Chu Nanzhi pretended to smile with relief.
Looking at such a harmonious scene, Xu Jinzhou felt a chill in his heart and rushed to his face.
He suddenly laughed coldly and said: "Sure enough, the crows under the sky are as black as the crows. There are no royal relatives who are really willing to ask for help for the people. They are just doing it for their own sake. In the end, I made the wrong payment."
"Bold."
Xing Huan accused angrily.
When this guy came to the state capital to see the princess, he thought it would take a lot of words to dispel the concerns of the princess and Prince Ping Ning, but he didn't know that the princess was so easy to fool.
At this time, he was even more confident and sneered coldly in front of Chu Nanzhi: "Xu Jinzhou, you did not fulfill your duties when you were in office. Instead, you came to the state capital to accuse me, His Highness and the Princess. It is really disrespectful. Although the Princess
I don't care about you generously, but I can't tolerate you anymore. If I don't cut you into pieces, it won't appear that I have failed to live up to the high hopes of the princess."
"It's just one death. I've never been afraid of this."
Xu Jinzhou looked at Chu Nanzhi disheartenedly, shook his head angrily and sighed: "Princess Pingning, who I thought was so famous, is really a woman who is as beautiful as a woman. The sight of her today is really eye-opening for me.
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"Xu Jinzhou, you are really bold. Do you think I dare not punish you?"
Chu Nanzhi knew that he was full of complaints at this time. He traveled thousands of miles and braved all difficulties to come to redress his grievances and ask for help. However, she could not make him get what he wanted. He could only complain a few words and not really anger her.
Thinking about the safety of this idiot, she smiled coquettishly and ordered to the guards in the courtyard: "Come here, put this ungrateful madman into a prison and keep him under good supervision."
Army Sima Zhang Yu was already extremely angry when he heard this. He led his men forward, kicked Xu Jinzhou to the ground, and escorted him out of the yard.
Xu Jinzhou, full of despair but unwilling to struggle, shouted: "Our Dahe Empire is dead, there are women in the harem intervening in government, and even the princes of foreign vassals have allowed a woman to control government affairs. God, please open your eyes."
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Everyone was sighing when they heard this, and they pointed and said:
"This guy is so arrogant that he dares to say such arrogant words."
"Yes, I don't know who recommended him to become an official. He should be implicated."
Listening to the commotion around him, Xing Huan looked at Chu Nanzhi in fear, and apologized anxiously: "It's all my fault that the subordinate neglected his duty and failed to take good care of this madman. He disturbed the princess and asked the princess to punish him."
"It doesn't matter."
Chu Nanzhi smiled lightly.
If he hadn't neglected his duties, how could he have met the magistrate of Tuyuan County, and how would he have known the actual situation in each county.
Although Xu Jinzhou's personality is a bit fierce, which does not match his gentle and gentle image, the officialdom is indeed indispensable for such people who are not afraid of power and dare to speak their mind.
Looking at the tall figure being escorted away, Chu Nanzhi was still thinking, when Xing Huan's earnest words rang in her ears again: "His Royal Highness has a leg problem, so he must not slack off. It is better to ask the princess for permission to let the doctor in as soon as possible."
The only thing to do is to heal His Highness."
Chu Nanzhi slowly raised her head, and saw that he was pushing the charming woman in red forward. With those longing eyes, she wished she could immediately agree to his request.