Zhao Xin didn't care. He smiled faintly and said to Cao Xiong, "I asked you to summon Sanniang to the palace. Have you gone yet?"
Upon hearing this, Cao Xiong hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I have already sent the eunuchs away."
As he was speaking, a eunuch suddenly came in to report, "Your Majesty, Third Lady Qiao is outside the palace...Should we summon her to see you?"
Zhao Xin couldn't help but smile when he heard this. "Okay, better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. Summon!"
"Yes."
The eunuch outside agreed and said that there would be no bias. Qiao Sanniang was also led into the study by the eunuch.
Seeing that Liu Muzhi and others were there, he was slightly moved, but he did not dare to be negligent, and hurried forward to pay his respects to the emperor.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"No need to be polite, please take a seat!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Qiao Sanniang knelt down and saluted again, then knelt down and saluted towards Liu Muzhi and the others, "Greetings, gentlemen."
Liu Muzhi and others quickly stood up to return the greeting, and then sat down again together.
Zhao Xin then asked again, "Mu Zhi, what's the situation outside now? I heard that the number of refugees in the capital has increased sharply today. Is this true?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Muzhi hurriedly stood up, but Zhao Xin waved his hand to signal him to sit down and talk.
"There's no need for such formalities between us, the ruler and his subjects. How come you've become so distant after just a few days? You've never been so reserved before."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they heard what he said.
The slight estrangement that had arisen due to the change in the situation was also eliminated.
Liu Muzhi also smiled and said, "In that case, I am being rude."
After saying this, he sat down again, gathered his thoughts, and said, "Your Majesty is right. The number of refugees outside the capital has indeed increased dramatically in recent days."
He paused for a moment, then sighed and said, "Although there have been two heavy rains in recent days, the drought in the capital has eased somewhat.
I and you gentlemen have tried to contain the disaster, but firstly, we have not received Your Majesty's clear order, and secondly, the rain is still too late, especially outside the capital, in Qizhou, Jizhou and other prefectures. Although there is light rain, the rainfall is not as sufficient as in the capital.
So... alas, I am incompetent. As the Minister of Agriculture, I am in charge of the country's agriculture and animal husbandry, but I have failed to alleviate the disaster, so that refugees are increasingly gathering in the capital. Your Majesty, please punish me!"
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