At this point, the Prime Minister and his allies had no choice but to accept the order. They knew that no one could save anyone this time, and many of his allies hated the Prime Minister and Gao Zhenhai.
It was because of them that they had to flee from famine. After a year, will they still be able to come back alive?
Even if they come back, will they still have their official positions?
The emperor did not say that the official positions would be reserved for them forever, so the ministers of the prime minister's party were no longer united, and some of them had already begun to think about leaving the prime minister.
This is exactly what the emperor wants, which is to let them fight each other to weaken the prime minister's power and disintegrate them.
The Prime Minister hated Gao Zhenhai so much that he went back to deal with the Third Aunt's family because it was all their fault.
As soon as the Prime Minister returned to the mansion, he secretly dealt with the third concubine and asked the housekeeper to secretly deal with the third concubine and her family.
The Prime Minister's wife found out about this and was secretly delighted. She secretly embezzled money from the mansion and won over the powerful people in the mansion to find a way out for her two sons and daughter.
The Prime Minister has always favored his concubine over his wife in the mansion. Her two sons are also dissatisfied with the Prime Minister. They have also heard about the Prime Minister's heinous deeds and are afraid that the truth will be exposed and they will be implicated.
If they want to evacuate safely, they have no choice but to put justice above their own and present the evidence to the emperor.
So, the two brothers secretly collected evidence. The prime minister did not know that his two sons were collecting evidence against him. At this moment, he was arranging his confidants in the study to go to Anqiu County to secretly deal with Gao Zhenhai, destroy the evidence, and not bring disaster to him.
The ministers of the prime minister's party returned to the mansion and told their families that the emperor wanted to punish them by forcing them to flee from famine. The mansion was filled with the howling of wolves and ghosts.
No matter how much they cried, made a fuss, or even threatened to hang themselves, it could not change the fact that they had to flee famine. Finally, they resigned themselves to their fate, packed their clothes, and were driven out of the capital under the supervision of people sent by the emperor, embarking on their journey to escape famine.
When the people in the capital found out, they applauded and said that these corrupt officials were simply not doing their job properly.
Although they lived in the capital, they had many relatives in the countryside. Those relatives would sometimes flee famine and come to the capital to find them. Many relatives would die on the way. Every time they saw those relatives like beggars, they felt sad, but they were powerless. They were not rich and could not help their relatives.
The ministers of the Prime Minister's party left the capital in disgrace amid the insults of the people of the capital, and they didn't know what kind of calamity was waiting for them.
The ministers looked back at the capital and kept it in their hearts. They didn't know if they would have the chance to come back. If they had the chance to come back, they would definitely stay away from the prime minister and be an upright minister.
Some ministers also hoped that the prime minister could rescue them and allow them to return to the court as soon as possible.
Whether it is the ministers who want to reform themselves or the ministers who continue to do so, they will have no chance to return to the court. Soon, they and the prime minister will be beheaded.
The people watched the ministers leave the capital in disgrace, and they lit firecrackers and cheered behind them.
The capital is bustling, and Qingshan County is also bustling.
Ma Youcai came to Qingshan Village and told Li Yun that the refugees from Anqiu County had been accommodated outside the city, and asked Li Yun when he would go there.
Li Yun told Ma Youcai that she would go over there tomorrow to recruit some people with good character to return to Qingshan Village. She also told Ma Youcai her requirements and asked him to tell the refugees in Anqiu County that if they agreed, they could go back to Qingshan Village with her tomorrow. If they did not agree, she could give them some food so that they could return to Anqiu County.
After Ma Youcai got what he wanted, he left Qingshan Village and returned to the county government to arrange things.
That night, An Yi returned with his secret guards. He told his master that the food had been safely delivered to the border military camp, and also instructed the generals not to spread the news about the food.
He also told Li Yun that on the way back, there was drought everywhere, and locusts had appeared in some places. Wherever the locusts passed, there was no food left, and the people were wailing.
After understanding the situation, Li Yun asked them to rest and accompany her to the county town tomorrow.
Just as she thought, there would be a locust plague after the drought. Fortunately, she told Shangguan Feiyun and her elder brother about this guess. She believed that the emperor would take precautions in advance after receiving the memorial.
She has bought 8,000 ducks, both big and small. With these 8,000 ducks, her more than 300 acres of crops should no longer be afraid of locusts.
The next day, after breakfast, Li Yun went to the county town with An Yi, three secret guards and six guards.
Anwu stayed in Qingshan Village to protect the safety of his father-in-law and mother-in-law, his aunt and her daughter, and Dabao and his two siblings.
They soon arrived at the city gate. There were many Mongolian tents on the left side of the city gate. This one was bought by Li Yun from Haoduoduo. It was an antique Mongolian tent.
Mongolia is called Northern Mongolia here. The people of this country are brave and warlike, and they love war. They often invade the surrounding small countries, making the people of the surrounding small countries suffer terribly.
However, the emperor of Northern Mongolia did not dare to easily declare war on the Jin Dynasty because the Jin Dynasty had a terrifying god of war.
Li Yun walked to the tent in front and found it empty, with no one inside. He felt very strange.
They continued walking forward and saw that there was no one in the two tents. When they wanted to ask An Yi to go over and take a look, they heard a sound coming from the distance. Li Yun led everyone towards the direction of the sound.
“Don’t believe what the government says, they are just trying to trick you into working for them for free.
We fled here from Anqiu County, shouldn't they give us free porridge? Why do we have to work to eat porridge? What they call 'work-for-relief' is basically treating us as free labor. We don't want to be fooled. We must ask the magistrate of Qingshan County to give us a reasonable explanation. We obviously fled here, why didn't the magistrate give us food, why didn't he give us porridge, and didn't settle us down? If he doesn't give us porridge and settle us down, we will go into the city to steal food and find a place to live. "Li Yun has been following the sound and has come here. When he arrived at the refugee gathering point, he heard this great theory. Listen, it was so high-sounding.
Li Yun looked at the man who was speaking. He was a man in his thirties, with a rat-like appearance. It was obvious at first glance that he was not a good person.
I wonder why he took the lead in the riot? Was it his own behavior, or was it instigated by others?
Li Yun felt that he should wait and observe before speaking.
Sure enough, under the instigation of that man, the refugees began to riot, clamoring to go into the city to find the county magistrate.
They were stopped by the county government's runners and constables. As there were too many refugees, the runners and constables were almost unable to control them.
The man who led the riot slipped away quietly while no one was paying attention. Li Yun gave An Yi a look and told him to follow the man. An Yi immediately followed him quietly.
After An Yi followed the man away, the constables and yamen runners here were almost out of control, and it was time to take action.
If they don't come out soon, the yamen runners and the constables will be eaten by the refugees.
Li Yun asked the secret guards and the escort team to help the yamen runners and constables control the refugees before he stood up and spoke.
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