"Your Highness!" The prefect was so frightened he almost wet himself. "Your Highness, you've misunderstood! I didn't do such a thing! It's all the people's fault for framing me, all they want is more food!"

"My patience is limited!" Gu Beiyi said coldly.

At this moment, Gu Beiyi's men returned.

"Your Highness, as you have expected, I have obtained all the evidence of the Anshun Prefect's crimes, including evidence of his embezzlement of the imperial court's disaster relief funds and grain, and all the evidence is complete, with witnesses and physical evidence!"

After he finished speaking, all the officials who served the prefect rolled over, each holding a ledger containing all the accounts of the prefect's abuse of power for personal gain over the years, as well as evidence of bribes and threats against them.

In addition, many people who had contact with the prefect also came over and confessed all the things the prefect had done!

Even the prefect's family members stood up to criticize him!

As the saying goes, when a wall falls, everyone pushes it down; that's exactly what's happening to the prefect now!

Originally, Gu Beiyi was unable to immediately capture the prefect and his men. However, with the help of the Shadowless Pavilion, they were captured very quickly. Before the emperor's men arrived in Anshun, Gu Beiyi acted swiftly and decisively, dealing with the prefect and his men and immediately sending them to the execution ground for execution! At the same time, he arranged for the Shadowless Pavilion members to be sent there as well.

Several of the government officials were from the Shadowless Pavilion. They entered the government office to work for Gu Beiyi, but they might only be able to stay there for the rest of their lives and never see Gu Beiyi again.

However, they were all from the Shadowless Pavilion, people carefully trained by Gu Beiyi, so Gu Beiyi was very at ease entrusting the affairs of Anshun Prefecture to them!

Meanwhile, Gu Beiyi watched as the government officials cooked porridge and steamed buns again, ensuring all the people had a full meal. He also watched as they provided the people with temporary accommodations, allowing those from outside the city to come in, line up to receive porridge, and arrange lodging.

They also sent people to call back the people who had left the city and told them not to leave, because the snow was still falling and they didn't know when it would stop. If they left like this, they could easily get into danger!

Gu Beiyi's actions won the joy and support of the people of Anshun Prefecture, and he had a strong popular sentiment!

By the time the Emperor's men arrived, it was too late! Everything was already set in stone. However, the Emperor's men reported the events in Anshun Prefecture to the Emperor, urging him to deal with Gu Beiyi. Gu Beiyi was merely a prince, while the prefect was a court official, subject to the Emperor's jurisdiction. Prince Yi had overstepped his bounds, disregarded the Emperor, and even more so, ignored the laws of Qingluan Kingdom. His princely title should be revoked, he should be demoted to a commoner, and imprisoned in jail, never to be released again!

Gu Beiyi didn't care at all that these people wrote reports about him and sent them to the Emperor. The Emperor was too busy with his own problems to care about him. He had never taken the Emperor seriously either!

If he were reborn, he would definitely give the emperor face and deal with him slowly. But after being reborn and knowing what the emperor did in his previous life, how could he possibly have a good attitude towards the emperor? If he hadn't lured out the people behind the emperor and wiped them all out, he would have already pulled the emperor down from that position.

After calming things down in Anshun Prefecture, Gu Beiyi secretly returned to Jingjia Prefecture to find Rong Sheng.

The North is vast and rich in resources, and Gu Beiyi couldn't possibly visit every prefecture. He could only send people to keep an eye on the Emperor's people and the officials in each prefecture and county. If anyone did something wrong, they would be arrested and sent to the capital. After all, those officials weren't him! There were some things he could do, but those officials couldn't!

With everything arranged, Gu Beiyi received daily reports from Wuyinglou, as well as reports from other prefectural governors, and he had to keep everything under his control.

He didn't want his hard work to go to waste, after all, the snow disaster wasn't confined to one place, but to the entire north! Not a single grain of food or penny could be wasted; it had to be used wisely.

In order to see Rong Sheng as soon as possible, Gu Beiyi used the sled with great skill. With his internal energy, he was very fast. Because it was snowing continuously, he was covered by snow in no time and left no trace.

It took Gu Beiyi a day to travel swiftly from Jingjia Prefecture to Wenhong County. Along the way, seeing the people of Jingjia Prefecture and the situation in Wenhong County, Gu Beiyi felt a little comforted. This was what good officials and good people looked like, unlike the chaotic state of Anshun Prefecture!

Zuo Li and the others were unaware that Gu Beiyi had arrived in the county town. They were busy taking care of patients or refugees affected by the snow disaster. Because of the previous defense efforts, their county town had suffered very few casualties, and they were taking care of refugees from other counties or other prefectural cities.

Gu Beiyi quietly arrived at the clinic outside the city and saw the refugees lining up in an orderly manner to receive porridge. The children and the elderly had happy smiles on their faces. The porridge they received was very thick and contained vegetables and meat, making it look and smell delicious.

Every refugee was dressed neatly, though dirty, but unlike the people of Anshun, who were miserable and destitute, looking like they had crawled out of a beggar's den.

The patients on the other side were also in the same way; everyone lined up in an orderly fashion, without any crowding, and even left gaps for people to pass through.

Zuo Li was wandering around the refugee camp and the clinic to check on the people's situation when he saw Gu Beiyi as soon as he came out of the refugee camp and headed to the clinic.

Zuo Li hurriedly stepped forward, but was interrupted by Gu Beiyi: "Without my order, do not reveal my identity for the time being!" His identity must be exposed. The people of the entire North must know that every grain of rice they eat, every piece of clothing they wear, every item they use, and every bowl of medicine they drink are provided by him, Gu Beiyi. Their Qingluan Emperor has not provided timely assistance but has instead hindered them. In this way, Gu Beiyi's popularity will be even greater!

Although Gu Beiyi was not in the county town for some time, especially after the snow disaster, Zuo Li had people spread the word among the refugees and patients that the reason they were living such good lives and would not freeze or starve to death because of the snow disaster was because Prince Yi had helped them by giving up his entire fortune, and even helped them in a way that the Emperor resented!

As long as they live, everything Prince Yi has done is a reward! I hope that in consideration of Prince Yi's unconditional help, they will not cause trouble for him, but will protect everything Prince Yi has given them, protect themselves and those around them, and especially not discriminate against people from other counties or prefectural cities. If they had other options, they would not have abandoned their homes and left!

In addition, Rong Sheng also had the doctors speak up for Gu Beiyi. Rong Sheng was a divine doctor, the only divine doctor in everyone's mind. Her words were more convincing than Zuo Li's. Therefore, the refugee camp and patients in Wenhong County were the most worry-free. Moreover, while taking care of themselves, they helped others, which allowed Zuo Li to spare some attention to the situation in the surrounding counties and reduce the pressure on other county magistrates.