Chapter 344 Appearance
The flood in Guangdong and Guangxi is quite serious.
First, heavy rain fell for three days and three nights, turning the town into a vast ocean. Along with the rain, there were also raging winds, and many people were washed away before they could find a place to take shelter.
After the rainstorm ended, the dikes of two dams in Guangdong and Guangxi were breached, and floods rolled down from the mountains like wild beasts, making the already difficult flood prevention work even more difficult.
Fortunately, there are troops stationed in Guangdong and Guangxi, and Rong Que immediately sent a strong force of the Su family army. If rescue operations are required, with the troops involved, the problem will not be too big.
But disaster relief is disaster relief.
The area affected this time is really too large.
Moreover, the Guangdong and Guangxi areas are rich in resources, and in the past, whenever there was a famine, this area was the main source of donations. Now there is a famine here, and in Qibei and Liaodong, there is only Rong'an Hou in one place and King Yu in the other, and there is very little that can be donated from other places.
Rong Que was so worried that his head was a little bald.
This position is really difficult to hold.
It is easy to be a tyrant. Relying on the supreme power and status, you can close your eyes and heart, and just eat, drink and have fun for a few years, dozens of years or even decades.
But he couldn't do it.
If you want to be a responsible emperor, you will be exhausted by these internal and external troubles.
He was glad that he had Su Qingqing's help, otherwise, this position would be even more difficult.
"Your Majesty, the wife of the Minister of Rites is here."
Minglu came in from outside and interrupted Rong Que's thoughts, who was leaning back in the chair, pinching his eyebrows and acting hysterical.
Rong Que rubbed his brows for a while, "Has she met Xiao Yu?"
Minglu said: "I think he has seen her. She came back from outside the city. She went straight home, changed her clothes and went straight into the palace."
Rong Que sighed, opened his eyes, picked up the teacup and took a sip, suppressing the tiredness on his face, "Let her in."
When the wife of the Minister of Rites was brought in, the tiredness on Rong Que's face had disappeared, and he was staring at her with a neither strong nor weak majesty and cold eyes, which made her knees go weak and she fell to her knees.
"I also beg Your Majesty to spare the life of the Minister of Rites."
Rong Que sighed, "It seems that he didn't hide the things he did from you?"
The wife of the Minister of Rites trembled with pale lips, gritted her teeth, and tried to calm herself down, "I still beg Your Majesty to grant me a way out."
Rong Que said, "He asked Imperial Physician Liu to bribe Jixiang and wanted to poison my queen. With such a vicious heart, you want me to let him go?"
The wife of the Minister of Rites tried her best to remain calm. "Your Majesty only asked him to escort the princess of Da Qi, but did not announce his crime, and did not even implicate the rest of my family. This shows that Your Majesty is kind and benevolent."
Rong Que smiled and said, "I am kind and benevolent, but are you worthy of me?"
The wife of the Minister of Rites swallowed her saliva and gradually calmed her breathing. "I still ask Your Majesty to show me a clear way forward."
Rong Que said: "It's not a clear path, but you should know how I feel about Duke Xue, or rather, Duke Xue's attitude towards me. Unfortunately, I ascended the throne in a hurry and have no foundation. To deal with an old fox like Duke Xue, I really need a capable assistant.
If the Minister of Rites can become my assistant, I don't mind letting him continue to enjoy wealth and glory, or even more than he has now. "
The wife of the Minister of Rites kowtowed and said, "Please give your instructions, Your Majesty."
Rong Que waved his hand and said, "I don't have anything to tell you. Since you can figure out that I left you a way out, you should be able to figure out what I want.
If you can give it to me, I can promise you a living Minister of Rites, and I will also promise you that I will not hold you accountable for what happened before. As for the issue of taking sides, everyone has right and wrong, and I will not judge you all at once. I will give your family a chance.
Of course, if you can't give it to me, don't blame me for being ruthless."
After saying that, Rong Que waved his hands as if he was annoyed, and Minglu immediately stepped forward to chase him away.
After escorting the wife of the Minister of Rites out of the Imperial Study, Minglu said, "Madam, you are very smart. In fact, you can understand what your Majesty means if you think about it. You have elderly and children at home. If you follow Duke Xue, he may not be able to protect you. After all, this world belongs to the king."
Minglu said something and turned back.
The wife of the Minister of Rites, on the other hand, was in a state of confusion and anxiety.
She knew what the emperor meant.
The emperor wanted her to become enemies with the aristocratic families and side with the new nobles.
But being an enemy does not mean that they can become enemies just like that. Once they become the opposition of the aristocratic family, they will no longer be able to enjoy all the benefits provided by the aristocratic family.
They no longer have enough oil and water, and no gang...
Thinking of this, she smiled bitterly, but if they did not stand against the aristocratic family, they would lose their lives immediately, let alone make money.
She kept analyzing the situation in her mind all the way out of the palace until she got on the sedan chair to go home. The carriage passed through the bustling Gulou Street, went through the quiet alleys, and arrived at the house with two entrances and exits where she lived now.
"lady!"
The wife of the Minister of Rites had just stepped out of the car when she suddenly heard a low call.
She suddenly turned her head and saw a handsome young man standing next to a big tree in the alley where her home was.
This young man has a slim figure... No, this is not just a young man, this is clearly, yes, the wife of the Minister of Rites opened her eyes wide and her breathing became tight.
She looked around nervously, trying to make sure if there was anyone else nearby.
"Don't worry, ma'am. No one noticed me when I came over. Can I go in and talk?"
The "young man" took a step forward.
The wife of the Minister of Rites nodded immediately and led her people into the courtyard. After closing the gate, she dismissed everyone in front of her and took a deep breath, "Miss Qingyue, why are you here?"
Qingyue knelt down and saluted to the wife of the Minister of Rites.
"Yingliu from the Broken Red Tower wanted to eat spicy chicken, so she asked me to go out and buy it for her. I happened to see your carriage passing by, so I followed it. I don't have much time, so let's make it short."
The wife of the Minister of Rites nodded.
Qingyue said, "You came to the palace to ask His Majesty for mercy and to let him release your master, right? I'm telling you, don't be fooled, don't believe His Majesty's words. Didn't he promise you a high position and generous salary and say that all the past things will be forgiven?"
Qingyue accurately guessed the conversation between her and the emperor, which made her already flustered heart even more confused.
Qingyue continued, "Everything you encountered today was just a play jointly performed by the Queen and the Emperor. Have you forgotten how the Minister of Rites failed? Wasn't it that the Queen and Jixiang jointly performed a self-torture trick to make them believe it, and really believed that Jixiang was resentful of the Queen and thought that there was an opportunity to take advantage of him, so he ended up being used against him."
"you mean……"
"From the moment you went to see Xiao Yu, it was all a scam. They tricked you and lured you into a trap."
Buzz!
The wife of the Minister of Rites suddenly remembered the solid bag of gold ingots she had stuffed out.
How much does that cost!
Xiao Yu, that bastard, just accepted it!!!
