Chapter 1075 Public opinion soars, and Empress Huayang dies.
Sometimes, when big changes occur, there are no major problems. The most taboo thing is that things like this happen that delay things at critical moments.
Nowadays, the people of the Great Qin Dynasty are committed to going eastward and unifying the countries in the Central Plains. However, disasters happen unexpectedly, which makes the people of the Great Qin Dynasty somewhat discouraged.
"I will pay my respects to the king. The king has lived for ten thousand years, and the Qin Dynasty has lived for ten thousand years...!" Li Si and others walked into the study room of Xianyang Palace, saluted Ying Zheng, and said.
Seeing the arrival of Li Si and others, Ying Zheng stretched out his hand to signal Li Si and others to take a seat. He calmed down all the emotions in his heart, and then said to Li Si and others: "There is news from Black Ice Platform that Longxi County and Beidi County have appeared.
There is a drought and countless people are hungry.”
"The prince's suspicion has been completely confirmed!"
Hearing this, Li Si and others looked solemn. At this moment, no one spoke, everyone was deep in thought, and the atmosphere in the entire study fell into a dead silence.
"Your Majesty, I have received news. Rumors have spread in Guanzhong and Shandong. However, the drought disaster has just begun to show signs, and the rumors have not become widespread."
Li Si's words caused silence to fall into the study room once again.
Bad things happened one after another, making Da Qin Chaotang unable to breathe.
"Your Majesty, there is news from the Crown Prince!" Dunruo walked into the study room of Xianyang Palace and placed the silk book in his hand on Ying Zheng's desk.
Ying Zheng nodded, watched Dun Rui leave, then picked up the silk book on the desk, opened it and read it carefully.
When Ying Zheng read the contents of the silk book, the solemnity on his face suddenly disappeared. As one of the controllers of the Jiannan Chamber of Commerce, he knew the terrifying ability of the three major chambers of commerce under Master Ying to attract money.
If the records on the silk book are true, with Ying Gao's intervention and the three major chambers of commerce taking action at the same time, the current situation can be completely stabilized.
After thinking about it, Ying Zheng handed the silk book in his hand to Li Si: "This is the message from the Crown Prince. All of you, dear friends, should read it and share your opinions."
"promise."
Li Si took the silk book from Ying Zheng and read it with a solemn expression. At this moment, Zhao Gao hurried from outside the study, raised his hand towards Ying Zheng and said.
"Your Majesty, there is news from the harem that the Queen Mother has passed away."
With this sentence, the atmosphere in the entire study became more serious. It was really a boat leak and it rained all night, and all the bad things were piled up together.
"It happened after all!"
Ying Zheng stood up from the throne, with a solemn expression on his face, and said: "Seal the palace. Don't let the news of Queen Mother Huayang's death spread out for now."
"With the Crown Prince's intervention, there are basically no major problems regarding Longxi County and Beidi County. However, the government agencies need to formulate a strategy to resettle the hungry people."
"The relief provided by the three major chambers of commerce is only to prevent them from starving to death. The specific arrangements for their resettlement will be decided by the national government agencies."
Having said this, Ying Zheng looked solemn and said to Wei Liao and others: "At the same time, announce the death of the Queen Mother Huayang to the people of Qin."
"As for how to deal with the funeral of Queen Mother Huayang, the clan will come up with a plan. Regarding the rumors, the Lieutenant of the State will be responsible first."
"promise."
At this moment, both Wei Liao and Li Si knew that the matter was serious. At this time, they had to deal with it one by one.
"Your Majesty, the prince is traveling to the west. Now that the Queen Mother of Huayang has passed away, do you want to call the prince back?" After a moment of silence, Li Si said to Ying Zheng.
"The national affairs are of great importance. The crown prince's journey to the west is for the stability of the Qin Dynasty and the stability of Xiazhou and Liangzhou. We have already set out, so there is no need to recall him."
Ying Zheng looked calm and said to Li Si and others: "Tell the clan that the funeral of Queen Mother Huayang should be kept simple and not grand."
"promise."
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As time passed day by day, the government official announced the death of Queen Mother Huayang, and the news spread throughout the Central Plains.
At the same time, disasters continued to break out in Longxi County and Beidi County, and a steady stream of hungry people poured into Guanzhong from the two counties.
Rumors that the Qin court was on guard also spread from all over Shandong.
"The violent desire to swallow up the world is retribution. This is God's punishment for the violent Qin Dynasty!"
"The King of Qin was so violent that he forced the Queen Mother to death. If Qin raises another army to destroy the country, it will surely be annihilated!"
"In the two counties of Longxi and North, the ground is cracked three hundred feet apart. The Qin people's territory has been cut off, and the Qin people are about to be exterminated. This is all caused by the brutal killings of Qin Wang Zheng and Prince Ying Gao."
"Qin has become a dangerous state, and we will massacre the foreigners in Qin to vent our anger!"
And so on and so forth.
The disaster was exaggerated to the point of being bizarre and terrifying, and various prophecies, divination, hexagrams, and nursery rhymes related to the celestial phenomena were circulated.
Every rumor, if heard by someone who doesn't know the inside story, can be said to be true.
Rumors spread like wildfire, and three people became tigers, so that Shandong merchants in Xianyang began to leave Qin one after another, and the people in the government and the public were panicked.
Reports about rumors were sent to King Qin's desk one after another. Ying Zheng looked ugly. After finishing the examination on the last bamboo slip, he threw it on the long desk and sneered.
"It is ridiculous to want to use despicable rumors to change the decline of the countries in Shandong and to stop the Qin Dynasty from going east to destroy the country!"
"Don't say it's just some rumors, so what if it's true, I, the Qin Dynasty, will unswervingly plan to annex the Shandong kingdoms."
Ying Zheng's roar rang out in Zhangtai Palace, and he felt angry and amused by the methods of the Shandong kingdoms.
"Zhao Gao sent an order to Dunwei. Li Si and Wei Liao entered the study. At the same time, they sent an order to General Xianyang to ensure the stability of Xianyang City."
"And let the head of the clan, Lord Weiyang, enter the study."
"promise."
The Queen Mother of Huayang passed away, and King Qin was taking care of her. However, state affairs were important, and Ying Zheng rarely went to the mourning hall. Everything was handled by the clan.
Ying Zheng knew in his heart that something had happened, all problems had to be solved, and the Qin court had to respond. Only in this way could the situation be prevented from further erosion.
In particular, the funeral of Queen Mother Huayang must be resolved as soon as possible.
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Half an hour later, Li Si and others rushed to Zhangtai Palace, saluted Ying Zheng, and said: "I will pay my respects to the king. The king will live for ten thousand years, and the Qin Dynasty will last for ten thousand years!"
"My dear friends, there is no need to be polite!"
Ying Zheng waved his hand, motioning for Li Si and others to take their seats, and then said: "Thanks to the early response, our country of Great Qin is as stable as Mount Tai."
"However, rumors have spread from the countries in Shandong, and now people are panicking. How do you think we should resolve this matter?"
Hearing this, Li Si frowned. Seeing that everyone was deep in thought, he couldn't help but speak, "Your Majesty, I think that the government offices will continue to accommodate the hungry people. At the same time, we will first deal with the funeral of the Queen Mother Huayang."
"The matter has come to this, we should solve it one by one. The problem of starving people will not be eradicated in a short time. Only the funeral of Queen Mother Huayang can be ended in a short time..."