Since ascending the throne, Wu Lanxi has attended hundreds of morning court sessions, and she can imagine the scene in the main hall every time she closes her eyes.
There are only a few possibilities: either different political parties impeach and attack each other, or ministers earnestly advise each other, or they ask you for money.
Both of them gave Wu Lanxi a real headache.
She disliked the morning court sessions and the chaotic arguments among the officials.
However, the morning court session could not be held, because every day she could hear the ministers below talking about one problem after another. In places that Wu Lanxi could not see, Daqing was not as peaceful as it seemed on the surface, but rather had hidden problems.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have suddenly decided to travel incognito.
With Lin Wan'er's help, Wu Lanxi walked up to the main hall, went to the front, and turned to sit on the dragon throne.
She heard the voices of the courtiers around her, and sat up straight, looking down at them.
The way they knelt and bowed their heads was just like always.
Just as Wu Lanxi was about to look away, she suddenly saw a person kneeling at the back of the line, constantly looking around.
He would glance at the ministers, then at the giant pillars in the Golden Palace, or look up at the lamps overhead, as if he were interested in everything.
Before long, the man became even bolder and looked towards the dragon throne.
The moment their eyes met, the other person immediately lowered their head, knelt down obediently, and stopped what they were doing.
"This Tang Huan is not even safe in the imperial palace."
Wu Lanxi calmed herself down and said in a deep voice, "Get up, all of you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Amidst unanimous expressions of gratitude, the ministers rose to their feet.
Just as everyone stood up, a minister strode out.
"Your Majesty, the situation in Xuzhou has lasted for more than half a month..."
Wu Lanxi waved her hand, interrupting the minister's narration.
The other party had mentioned this matter several times during the morning court session. In the end, there was only one purpose: to ask the Empress for money.
"Please set aside your matters for now. The famine in Kuizhou has been resolved, and those who went to Kuizhou for disaster relief returned to the capital yesterday. My beloved ministers, please come with me to hear about the situation in Kuizhou."
After he finished speaking, a commotion immediately erupted in the main hall.
“Someone personally went to Kuizhou to provide disaster relief, how come we haven’t heard about this? Could it be that His Majesty secretly sent someone to do it?”
"The disaster situation in Kuizhou has been stabilized, which is fantastic news!"
"I'm really curious, who is it that His Majesty trusts so much, and who has such great ability to resolve the matter in Kuizhou, which has been the biggest trouble in recent times."
"Furthermore, where did His Majesty obtain the silver?"
The officials were excited and encouraged by the pacification of the famine in Kuizhou, but at the same time, countless questions began to linger in their minds.
Wu Lanxi ignored everyone's questions and directly summoned Xie Wu to step forward.
"Xie Wu? Isn't that the Prefect of Yingzhou? When did he go to Kuizhou?"
"Xie Wu has never been anything special. Under his rule, Yingzhou has not had any major problems, but he is not outstanding either; he can only be described as mediocre."
"I don't remember this person being very capable. How could he solve a famine?"
Everyone looked directly at Xie Wu, who was walking out from the end of the line. Despite the changes, people quickly recognized him as the Prefect of Kuizhou.
Xie Wu calmly walked to the front of the main hall.
"With His Majesty's trust, I led a caravan from Qihuai County that day..."
Xie Wu recounted in detail what he saw and felt after leading his team to Kuizhou, the miserable living conditions of the people under the disaster, the heartbreaking scenes, and all the efforts made by everyone.
Everything, big or small, was handled, including how to reclaim wasteland and how to distribute grain.
These events now seem so unbelievable to the ministers, as if they were mere fairy tales.
After Xie Wu finished speaking, a man stood up amidst the noise.
“Your Majesty, it is not that I doubt Lord Xie, but what he said is too unbelievable. According to him, after he led his men to Kuizhou, he distributed grain to the disaster victims and taught them how to plant crops. But where did he find so much grain?”
No one had heard of this, and no one even remembered that His Majesty had ever requisitioned grain.
Therefore, this story sounds even more incredible now.
Where does the food come from?
Did it fall from the sky?
Or did it just appear out of thin air?
The Minister of Rites firmly expressed his doubts, suspecting that Xie Wu had exaggerated the disaster situation in Kuizhou in order to gain merit.
Wu Lanxi did not blame the Minister of Rites; instead, she looked at the officials below.
"The governor of Kuizhou has confirmed this to me. The disaster has indeed been quelled, and the people of Kuizhou have begun large-scale planting of grain. The first harvest will come before winter."
Wu Lanxi said to Xie Wu, "Why don't you tell everyone about it?"
Xie Wu cupped his hands in greeting, turned to face everyone, and said, "The crop sent to Kuizhou is a new variety called potato. It's easy to grow and preserve..."
After he explained the potatoes in detail, he immediately surprised many people.
At the same time, Cui Renshi also noticed something.
Xie Wu mentioned a place at the beginning, which he started from Qihuai County.
"Could this be related to him?" Cui Renshi subconsciously looked at Tang Huan at the back of the group, only to see him dozing off without any restraint, using the person in front of him as cover.
During his narration, Xie Wu once again mentioned Qihuai County and Tang Huan's contributions to the disaster relief efforts.
For a moment, everyone turned around and looked at Tang Huan in disbelief.
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