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Chapter 611 Empress Wu's Ruthless Hand

"Mother, don't worry, since the child dares to speak out, he has the corresponding assurance. If things go wrong, the child should be responsible for the crime."

Li Xian had already planned all aspects, but he didn't worry about any negligence, he was not afraid of empress Wu's pressing and making things difficult, he raised his brows, and answered firmly.

"Okay, with Xian'er's words, I have decided to attend the banquet, so let's talk, when will the banquet start?"

At the moment Gaozong was only concerned about whether the disaster could be saved, as for the rest, he didn't think too much about it. Hearing that Li Xian dared to guarantee the ticket, he was very excited, and he didn't give Empress Wu a chance to question again. After taking a few shots, he excitedly agreed to Li Xian's request.

"As soon as tomorrow, the boy is going to invite all the ministers and ministers in the court to witness this event. I am willing to ask my father and mother for permission."

Li Xian didn't look at Empress Wu's gloomy face that was almost dripping water at all, and pleaded again while the iron was hot.

"Well, okay, I agree!"

Gaozong didn't talk nonsense, and gave the promise straightforwardly.

"Thank you, Father, Emperor Long En, the boy will take his leave first."

Seeing that the matter was finished, Li Xian didn't want to delay any longer, so he stood up, bowed and bowed, and said goodbye.

"Well, let's go."

As long as the current crisis can be solved, Gao Zong will be satisfied. He doesn't want to see Empress Wu and Li Xian, the mother and son, getting too quarrelsome, even though Gao Zong originally wanted to see the mother and son form a relationship in the court. A stable balance, but too much trouble is not what Gao Zong wanted. Seeing that Li Xian was going to leave at this time, he was happy to go with the flow, and there was no reason why he would not allow it.

"Thank you, Father."

It's okay to fight, to fight, to play with the world in your sleeves, but if it gets to the point where a shrew scolds the street, then Li Xian is not sensitive, and he has already got what he deserves, and Li Xian also I was too lazy to get angry with Empress Wu, and after bowing down and thanking him, I turned around and left the room, and went back to the East Palace by myself.

"Your Majesty, disaster relief is a matter for the community, how can it be so neglected, if a joke is caused, it will make the Fang family laugh."

For Li Xian's sudden invitation to a banquet, the more Empress Wu thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong, and she was 12 percent unwilling to go to the appointment, but this decision was made by Emperor Gaozong, but she couldn't directly oppose it, and she was thinking of countermeasures At the same time, Li Xian had already left, and Empress Wu complained in front of Gaozong when she was unwilling.

"Well, what Mei Niang said is also true, but it's rare to show filial piety, let him try it, but let's not talk about the disaster relief."

Gaozong didn't hear Empress Wu's implication, thinking that Empress Wu was really worried about Li Xian's move, and doubts inevitably arose in his heart. After thinking about it with a slight frown, he still planned to go to the banquet. Yan Yan's disaster relief has been decided to keep secret.

"So... that's fine, let's take a look first."

Hearing what Gao Zong said, Empress Wu couldn't speak any more, so she could only reluctantly agree with Gao Zong's opinion, but the moment she lowered her head, there was a flash of light in her eyes..."Know Well, His Royal Highness is going to open the storehouse for food tomorrow, at noon!"

"Really? Wouldn't it be a lie?"

"How can it be? It's spread in the government, saying that His Royal Highness has received the imperial decree, and the food will be distributed at noon tomorrow, and the people in the west city are rushing to the south city right now."

"That feeling is true, His Royal Highness is a great saint, I dare not miss it tomorrow!"

"Yes, yes, go together, go together!"

The fastest runner in this world is neither horses nor wind, but rumors. Even though Emperor Gaozong had issued an order not to allow people in the palace to mention Li Xianyao's disaster relief, for some reason, the news spread like wildfire. The rumors became more and more crazy, countless victims in the city were rushing to the south of the city where the imperial city is located, and the four gates of Luoyang, which were supposed to be screened, were opened for some reason, allowing victims from all over the place to flood in. In the city, there is only one target, and that is the East Palace where the prince is. Before sunset, this matter has become more and more troublesome.

"His Royal Highness, refugees from the east city are gathering to the south of the city, and the number is estimated to have reached more than [-]."

"Your Highness, the refugees from West City are frantically pouring in, and the number has exceeded [-]!"

"Your Highness, the South Street is already full of disaster victims, and the number is still increasing!"

With the emergence of the refugee wave, the huge "Ming Di" system has been fully operational, monitoring every move of the refugee wave, and the news has been sent back one by one. It was a kind of depression. Zhang Jianzhi, Zhuang Yong and the others all looked very solemn, their eyes were full of unconcealable worry, but Li Xian's face was as calm as water, sitting quietly behind the copywriter, He quietly listened to the reports from various sentries.

Are you angry?There is a little bit, but definitely not much. Although he knows that Empress Wu must be behind this incident, Li Xian will never focus on useless emotional venting. If he has time to go crazy, he would rather concentrate on it. To deal with the difficulties in front of him, Li Xian thinks so, and is doing so. The problem is that it is not an easy task to get through the difficulties, because the victims of the disaster are already desperate, and if they can't handle it well, It is very likely to cause a terrible disaster, and then Li Xian will really become a sinner of the community.

"Deng Cheng, how much food can be mobilized in the store?"

In the face of the victims who are starving for food, explanations alone cannot be persuaded, and the same is true for empty promises. Now that things are up to now, if you don’t come up with some dry goods, it may be difficult to have a chance to mediate. Xian knew it very well, so even though he knew that "Deng Ji Company" had donated a large amount of grain and fodder not long ago, Li Xian had no choice but to extend his hand to the company again.

"If you go back to His Highness, after deducting the daily Lumi of the shop assistants, there are only less than [-] shi left."

Although it had been expected that Li Xian would reach out to the firm again, when it came to Li Xian's question, Deng Cheng couldn't help but feel bitter about it, and some of them replied helplessly.

"Well……"

Two thousand seven hundred shi is 32 jin, which sounds like a lot, and it is enough to fill a huge warehouse when piled up, but for more than [-] disaster victims, even if you save more It's nothing more than two or three days' expenses. It's obviously not enough to deal with such a serious disaster with just such a small amount of food and fodder. Upon hearing this, Li Xian's head couldn't help but dizzy several times.

"Your Highness, there should be some food stored at the household department. If we can move some out first, we may be able to wait until the arrival of the fleet."

Seeing Li Xian in such a difficult situation, Zhuang Yong still tentatively proposed, knowing that there was little hope.

"Hubu? There's no need to count on the other end. Even if I go to the palace, it will cost a hundred stones at most, and it won't be of much use at all."

Li Xian knew that the household department still had some surplus food, but the food was not much in the first place, and it was all in the hands of Empress Wu. If he wanted to count on Empress Wu to be kind, it would be more realistic to hope that the sow would climb a tree—this time Although the disaster came suddenly, Li Xian had already predicted it with the memory of his previous life. In fact, as early as a few months ago, Li Xian had made a lot of secret arrangements for this matter. It is to take this opportunity to cut into the court in one fell swoop. At this moment, there are several fleets of "Dengji Company" rushing along the canal and coastline to Dongdu and Jiaozhou. It can be relieved immediately, but the plan can't keep up with the rapid changes. Li Xian never expected that Empress Wu would dare to take the risk of rebelling against the disaster victims, and at this time, he would use such a trick to divert the disaster. In this way, the fleet's The arrival time was a bit late. Under such circumstances, if you want to tide over the difficulties, you have to find another way. As for asking for food from Empress Wu, this frenzied troublemaker, there is really no possibility of getting it.

"Director Zhuang, can you urge the fleet to speed up?"

Although Li Xian didn't explain why he couldn't get food from the Ministry of Households, but Zhang Jianzhi knew it well, seeing that the official road was blocked, he had to turn his mind back to the ships under the control of "Ming Di" top of the team.

"So that Mister knows that the order has been issued by his subordinates, but the nearest fleet is still more than 130 miles away from Dongdu by water. Even if it does not stop around the clock, it will take five days at the earliest to arrive."

Zhuang Yong has already done what he should do, and at this time, no matter how capable Zhuang Yong is, he can't think about it. Facing Zhang Jianzhi's inquiry, Zhuang Yong can only return it with a wry smile.

Two days, it's only two days away, it's really not a long time, it passed in the blink of an eye, the problem is that the victims can't afford to wait, if the relief is halfway through, and suddenly there is no food, the consequences will be serious but It was unimaginable, if the victims of the disasters started to make trouble, the whole east would be in chaos. Li Xian really didn't dare to imagine the scene of such a riot.

Careless, really a little careless, Li Xian didn't think that Empress Wu would be so crazy. For his own self-interest, he dared to risk the downfall of the society. It was really insane to the extreme!Thinking of this, Li Xian really wished to slash the old villain alive with a knife, but he was only annoyed, but he couldn't use it to solve the practical problem in front of him, but how to proceed gave Li Xian a headache.

"Deng Cheng, immediately contact the major families in the city to buy grain at all costs. Mr. Zhuang will fully cooperate in this matter. If there are grains that are not sold but are hoarded for strange things, please ignore them. First report to the palace, and the palace will give them one. Confess!"

Headaches are headaches, but time waits for no one. Li Xian didn't dare to hesitate any longer. With a serious face, he gave the order coldly.

"promise!"

Now that Li Xian has made a decision, the group of people dared not be negligent, they bowed in unison and agreed, and then they all dispersed... It was the right time of day, and the sky was completely dark. The bell rang, and all the gates of the imperial city were closed tightly. It was time to drop the key, but Empress Wu did not go to rest. She was still sitting behind the pile of books, but she was not as busy as before. She kept writing fast books, but sat quietly, as if in a daze, but just as there was a sound of small footsteps outside the hall, Empress Wu's gaze swept over extremely quickly, with a hint of excitement in her eyes. The light was shining endlessly, until seeing the eunuch Cheng Denggao coming out from behind the screen, the sharp light in Empress Wu's eyes subsided a little, but she didn't ask any questions, but raised her eyebrows in an inquiring manner. expression.

"My lady, everything has been arranged according to your order."

Cheng Denggao knew what Empress Wu was going to ask, so he hurriedly trotted up to him, and reported in a low voice.

"Well, let's go down."

Empress Wu obviously had great trust in Cheng Denggao's ability to handle affairs. She didn't ask about the specific situation, but gave Cheng Denggao a calm order and sent Cheng Denggao out. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief as if he had been relieved, stood up, walked to the east window, and gazed at the direction of the East Palace with a solemn expression.

(End of this chapter)