Unlike in the past, this time Emperor Hui entered the imperial study and brought Mu Nanyan with him.
The Imperial Master had already been waiting there. Beside him was a young man dressed in white, exuding a faint fairy air. His eyes were as clear as glass and had a slight sense of alienation.
He looked unwell and his face was abnormally pale, but even so, it couldn't hide his cold temperament.
[Who is this little brother? He has a dusty temperament and is as graceful as a fairy. He is so handsome.]
[It’s a pity that his health doesn’t seem to be very good, but don’t worry, when I grow up, I can treat him and I will definitely not let my handsome brother suffer.]
[Did Emperor Daddy bring me here just to show me handsome men? Hehe, this is too good to be true.]
Emperor Hui was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He brought her here because he wanted the imperial teacher to see her.
From the moment Emperor Hui entered the imperial study, the Imperial Master had been observing the interaction between the father and daughter. He was truly a blessed star sent from heaven, and was exceptionally different from the others. It seemed that Yuan'er's illness would be cured soon.
He looked at the swaddling Mu Nanyan with a smile, and said to Emperor Hui, "Your Majesty, I see that the princess is a blessed person, and she can bring good luck to our Nanzhao Kingdom."
[This is the legendary national teacher. He looks like an immortal and has some real strength. He doesn’t look like a charlatan.]
[What does he mean by that? Does he know what I want to do?]
If the Imperial Master knew that Yan'er compared him to a charlatan, he would probably be so angry that he would puff his beard and glare, hahahaha.
It turns out that Yan'er still loves me and doesn't treat me like this.
However, what does Yan'er want to do in the future? Why does she like to play guessing games like the Imperial Master?
Emperor Hui stretched out his lips and smiled. Although he was usually very serious, his smile seemed a little stiff.
"It seems that the Imperial Master thinks very highly of Yan'er."
Just as Emperor Hui was about to say something else, a middle-aged man with a square face and dark skin walked in with a serious look on his face.
He nodded to the Imperial Master, then lifted the corner of his robe, knelt on the ground, and shouted, "Your Majesty, please issue an order to arrest Huo Qing."
Emperor Hui was confused. He didn't know what his ministers were trying to do and was stunned for a moment.
However, judging from the serious look on the minister's face, the matter might be serious.
"My dear Lord Feng, what's going on?" Emperor Hui asked in confusion.
It turned out that there was a drought in Dezhou some time ago and a serious famine broke out. Emperor Hui sent Huo Qing to investigate and control the famine.
Now Feng Yi received news that Huo Qing did not sympathize with the financial difficulties during the famine and actually held a rowing competition, which was a waste of money and time.
They also said that he was engaged in large-scale construction projects and colluded with officials and businessmen to take the opportunity to raise food prices, which was truly unforgivable.
Mu Nanyan felt something was wrong as she listened. Wasn't this exactly the passage in the book?
In the book, Feng Yi is a treacherous minister who wants to murder the loyal minister Huo Qing and has written many letters to impeach him.
Emperor Hui believed Feng Yi's slander and imprisoned Huo Qing in prison, where he was later murdered in secret. This loyal minister died tragically in prison.
[Emperor father, you must not believe Feng Yi's slander. Huo Qing has his reasons for doing this.]
[We must not frame loyal officials and allow Feng Yi's evil plot to succeed]
[Feng Yi is an old fox. His shifty look is not a good thing.]
[He probably has eight hundred minds, no one has more minds than him]
Feng Yi is an eloquent man, good at persuading others, and has a lot of twisted logic, so it is easy to be confused by him.
Emperor Hui secretly observed Feng Yi and found a gleam of light in his eyes. It seemed that he was indeed as cunning and treacherous as Yan'er said.
The more he listened, the more frightened he became, and Emperor Hui almost believed his words.
Fortunately, Yan'er's reminder made him more careful and pay attention to the loopholes in Feng Yi's words.
He asked tentatively: "Lord Feng, do you have any evidence for what you said? You can't just talk nonsense without any evidence."
Feng Yi, who was talking till his mouth was dry, paused when he heard this. He thought that Emperor Hui would believe him and immediately order the arrest of Huo Qing. After all, what he said was reasonable and well-founded.
"Your Majesty, please understand. Everything I said is true." Feng Yi defended himself.
This time, Emperor Hui was unwilling to listen to his one-sided story. He secretly sent secret guards to investigate the matter and detain him first.
He thought that although Huo Qing was very straightforward and easily offended people, he was not a cunning person. He said what he thought and was dedicated to the country.
Feng Yi is a good talker and his words are righteous, which makes it easy for people to be convinced and trust him.
In fact, he is very cunning and will frame others for his own selfish reasons.
"I will thoroughly investigate this matter so that I can give an explanation to Lord Feng and punish Huo Qing severely." Emperor Hui pretended to be doing this for his own good so that he could delay the other party.
After hearing this, Feng Yi was secretly happy. He thought that the emperor was still too naive to dare to fight with me.
This matter soon came to a conclusion. The secret guard got the news from An Xiang that Huo Qing did not waste people's money and time as Feng Yi said. The people believed that he was a good official who was dedicated to serving the people.
What is going on?
According to information obtained by the secret guards, Huo Qing had special reasons for raising the price of grain.
Throughout the dynasties, whenever a disaster occurred, there were always some unscrupulous businessmen who took advantage of the disaster to make a fortune. They raised the price of grain from 80 coins per dou on the market to 120 coins, causing the hungry victims to starve to death because they could not afford to buy grain.
After inspecting the disaster, Huo Qing originally planned to open the granaries and release grain directly to solve the people's food problem.
However, we never expected that this famine was so severe that the stored food could only help some of the victims and was far from enough for the common people to eat.
Therefore, Huo Qing did not choose to open the warehouses to release grain. He first convened a meeting of all the grain merchants in Dezhou, raised the price of grain to 180 coins, and ordered that no one could sell grain below this price.
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