On the wedding night, Concubine Doctor took two cute treasures and blew up the palace

Lu Yilan's eyes fell on Li Yuanxiao, and he put on a fake smile and asked, "Why, Minister Li doesn't welcome me? Do you blame me for disturbing you two?"

Li Yuanxiao suddenly felt his hair stand on end, and his desire to survive almost made him blurt out, "How is that possible? Your Majesty, you can go wherever you want."

Upon hearing this, Wen Si'er looked at him with disdain. How could a good young master turn into a lackey in just a few days?
Li Yuanxiao secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead, and through his sleeves, he glared at Wen Si'er. His eyes seemed to say: It's all your fault. Why didn't you inform us in advance when this big Buddha came?
Wen Si'er rolled his eyes back: You're so stupid that you only understand now.

Li Yuanxiao glared at her: How could I be so stupid! Who knows if you two are secretly in collusion!
Lu Yilan watched the two people "flirting" in front of him, and the inexplicable irritation in his heart became even worse. His pair of peach blossom eyes suddenly turned cold, and even the temperature around him dropped a lot.

"If you want to talk, why don't I make room for you to have a good chat?"

Li Yuanxiao and Wen Si'er stood up straight immediately.

Li Yuanxiao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, we are just discussing the news we got today..."

As he said this, he winked at Wensier frantically.

He didn't know what information was found out today, but Wen Chengming definitely knew it, so it would be a good idea to let him speak.

Fortunately, Wen Si'er did not tease him this time. He bowed politely and said, "Your Majesty, we did find out some useful information this time."

Lu Yilan didn't say much, just gave them a look, indicating Wen Si'er to continue.

Li Yuanxiao also listened attentively immediately.

Wen Sier said slowly: "Xuzhou City secretly detained refugees and forced some refugees to disguise themselves as beggars to beg in the city, creating a false impression of good governance. It can be seen that the relief funds allocated by the court must have been swallowed up by them."

Li Yuanxiao's eyebrows were stern, somewhat puzzled, and he subconsciously asked: "Why do they do this? Lock up the refugees... and let them pretend to be beggars. What's the point? Doesn't having beggars prove that they are not well governed?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Sier looked at him with disdain, but then he thought again and felt that it was not surprising that this young master had such thoughts.

He lived in Kyoto, where he could hardly find a beggar in the capital. Naturally, he could not understand the local practice.

Wen Sier patiently explained, "Daxia is so big that there are naturally many places that we cannot take care of. There are many poor people in many cities who have nowhere to go. The court has therefore remitted some of the money for relief. If there is not even a beggar in Xuzhou City, it would really arouse suspicion."

Wen Si'er pondered for a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice was a little heavy.

"The villages affected by the disaster are numerous and scattered, and most of them went to the nearest city to seek protection. However, Xuzhou City was unwilling to spit out the silver it had earned, and did not dare to openly refuse to accept refugees under the eyes of the court, so they came up with this vicious idea..."

"They would capture refugees and feed them with grass leaves and slop every day to keep them alive. They could even quietly kill them after the storm had passed... They could also quietly get rid of these people with the least amount of money. The beggars we saw today had their families controlled by the government. They dared not sue and could only let themselves be driven around."

Hearing this, Li Yuanxiao's eyes widened, as if he had never expected that there would be such a horrific discord behind this matter.

He didn't even care about Lu Yilan sitting at the top, and said angrily: "This group of dog officials who are just sitting there doing nothing! The court allocated so much money for disaster relief, but they are so careless about human lives and not giving a penny! Aren't they afraid of retribution from heaven? "

Wen Si'er and Lu Yilan remained silent.

Only a young master like Li Yuanxiao, who grew up in the prosperity of the capital and was spoiled by his family, would feel shocked and angry about such things. In places that cannot be seen, there are so many dirty and shameless things in the dark that have not been revealed. Human desires are endless, and enough benefits can make people rush to them regardless of their lives and consciences.

With his mind full of material things, power and wealth, how can he possibly anticipate the so-called divine punishment and retribution in the future?

Wen Si'er sighed deeply, feeling very heavy in his heart.

Thinking of the desperate looks in Uncle Zhang and Uncle Yu's eyes, she felt inexplicably depressed.

Originally, this was just a stepping stone for her to return to the imperial court, but when she really came into contact with it, she realized that it was full of bloody lives and other people's desperate trust and expectations.

She had been immersed in the prosperity of the capital for too long.

Li Yuanxiao was indignant for a while before he strode forward and said anxiously: "Since we already know, should we arrest those corrupt officials in Xuzhou City right now!"

As he spoke, he was obviously impatient and almost wanted to go out and get the person immediately.

But Wen Sier shook his head and said in a deep voice: "No."

Li Yuanxiao was puzzled. "Why not? The later we are, the more danger those people will face!"

Wen Sier frowned, but before he could speak, he heard Lu Yilan, who had been silent, ask casually, "Minister Li, where are the refugees hidden in Xuzhou City, given the large number of them?"

As soon as this question was asked, Li Yuanxiao was stunned for a moment and was immediately stumped.

His expression changed several times, and then he realized the most important question - yes, so many people, where did they hide?

Even if all the government offices, county yamen, prisons, etc. were used, it would be impossible to accommodate so many people!

It's impossible to kill them all! ? Even if they were killed, there has to be a place to bury the bodies! ?

Seeing that Li Yuanxiao understood, Wen Sier sighed and said, "If we can't find solid evidence, find out where those refugees are going, and arbitrarily arrest local officials, even if His Royal Highness the Thousand Evil King is here, it will be difficult to stop the people from talking."

Li Yuanxiao slumped his shoulders dejectedly, wiped his face, and said weakly: "Then where should we go to find evidence...Xuzhou City is adjacent to the mountains, and there are at least 80 mountainous areas around it, many of which are steep and rugged. Even if we send someone to investigate, it will take at least a year and a half..."

Wen Si'er looked at him in surprise.

I didn't expect that this young master was not only acting silly all day, but was also quite thoughtful and was able to investigate these things.

Li Yuanxiao was furious when he saw Wen Si'er's eyes. "What kind of look is that? I just don't know what's going on. I'm not really a fool!"

Wensel gave him an "I thought you were" look.

Li Yuanxiao: ...(End of this chapter)