After the morning court session, Kangxi called Yinreng to the Palace of Heavenly Purity for questioning.
Because Yinreng's face was too pale, Kangxi took him directly to the warm room.
He guessed that something bad must have happened during this snowstorm in his previous life, which made Yinreng look so dazed.
"There are no Manchurian troops stationed in Yuzhou, Yinreng, you are being impulsive this time!"
Yinreng bowed his head, thinking that Kangxi knew about his experience in his previous life, so he strongly opposed his going to Yuzhou to provide disaster relief.
"Father, I just want to do something for the disaster victims."
Kangxi still wanted to hear something from Yinreng's inner thoughts, but to his disappointment, Yinreng's inner thoughts were blank since the morning court session.
"I'm just... worried about your safety."
"Son, save it."
Yinreng raised his face, a smile appeared on his pale cheeks.
"If the Emperor is worried, you can send more people to follow my son."
Kangxi was silent for a long time, and finally sighed.
"The matter is settled, and I cannot go back on my word. You are the crown prince of a country, and you must consider the consequences of your words and actions. All the officials are watching before the court. You took the initiative to ask for help and put me in the air. How is this different from 'forcing the emperor to abdicate'?"
Upon hearing this, Yinreng knelt down and kowtowed.
"My son knows his mistake."
Kangxi waved his hand.
"Stand up. It's good that you're thinking about the people of the world, but next time you act, you still need to consult with me first. If I don't give in today, won't it make a fool of myself for all the officials in the court?"
"My son knows his mistake."
"Ah...never mind. Go and prepare first. If you have any questions, please discuss them with Suo Etu."
"Thank you, Father Huang. I'll take my leave."
After Yinreng left, Kangxi was filled with thoughts.
In the end, it all turned into a sigh.
Looking at the entire Qing Dynasty, only Yinreng could so blatantly ignore his opinions.
If someone else dared to refute his opinion in the court, he would just drag that person out and chop them into pieces.
As soon as Yinreng left the Qianqing Palace, he saw the young eunuch from the Yuqing Palace.
I understand.
So he raised his foot and walked towards Yuqing Palace.
The main hall of Yuqing Palace.
Soetu, Yinzhi, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Wei Zhang, the two Vice Ministers of the Ministry of Works Sochorolo Erdenbu and Zhao Fang, Tang Bin Gengjie, and the Junior Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs were all waiting anxiously.
As soon as Yinreng stepped through the door, everyone gathered around him.
"Your servants (your subjects) pay their respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"My Lords, please stand up."
Yinreng went straight to the main seat and sat down.
Gazing at the majestic aura that emanated from Yinreng, which seemed to have everything under control, Soetu, Tang Bin and others couldn't help but feel dazed.
They actually saw the shadow of His Majesty in the prince!
I have to say, this idea is really absurd.
This feeling only lingered in everyone's mind for a moment before being forgotten.
The prince behaves like a young and inexperienced person.
How could there be such a compelling aura?
They must have felt wrong.
"The disaster in Yuzhou is severe, and hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced. This is my first time in charge of disaster relief. I beg for your assistance. I would like to express my gratitude to all of you."
Yinreng stood up and bowed.
Seeing this, everyone stood up and returned the greeting.
"I am willing to share the worries of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Yinreng smiled lightly.
"Please take a seat, my lords."
After everyone sat down, Yinreng spoke.
"I've looked through the Ministry of Revenue's disaster relief records over the years. The Emperor allocated 500,000 taels from the national treasury this time. We need to purchase a large amount of winter clothing, medicinal herbs, coal, and food. How to purchase and transport these supplies to Yuzhou is a difficult problem. Furthermore, Yuzhou is a plain, with no mountains or forests for the disaster victims to cut down for warmth..."
A morning passed quietly, and everyone expressed their opinions and listed the things to pay attention to in disaster relief.
After listing all the possible directions, start brainstorming and ask everyone for their solutions to those problems.
The conversation lasted until noon. Even though there were still some issues that could not be solved well, Yinreng had no choice but to send everyone out of the palace.
It’s not that he can’t come up with a solution, but there are some things the old man won’t agree to, and some things he simply doesn’t have the authority to call upon.
After everyone left, Yinreng compiled the disaster relief strategy into a memorial and submitted it to Kangxi overnight.
After the court meeting ended the next morning, Kangxi took out the memorial written by Yinreng and discussed it with the cabinet ministers.
However, in just one hour, he gave a proper solution to the problem that Yinreng and others failed to solve.
As soon as the Little New Year was over, Yinreng led a mighty army of men and supplies towards Yuzhou.
Jizhou also had a lot of snow this year, but it was far from a natural disaster. However, even so, it caused considerable difficulties for the disaster relief team.
After going through numerous hardships, the team finally arrived at the border between Jizhou and Yuzhou.
There were more and more refugees on the road who were hungry and naked.
Most of them walked together in groups of more than ten, with frostbite on their heads, faces, hands and feet. It seemed that they had lost half a pound of flesh from their bodies, leaving only a thick layer of frostbite covering their bones, which looked shocking.
Yinreng was fine, as he had seen too many people like this in his previous life and was no longer surprised.
However, Yinzhi felt a little bit of pity when he saw those children who were starving to the point of skin and bones.
The imperial relief team was escorted by the army, and the refugees did not dare to move forward. Yinreng knew how serious the disaster in Yuzhou was, so he ignored Yinzhi's overflowing sympathy and coldly ordered the team to continue moving forward.
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