Dai Xiang scoffed, her tone tinged with cold sadness. "Disaster relief? That money went straight into the pockets of corrupt officials, leaving us ordinary people with nothing. During the first year of the drought, the government not only didn't reduce or exempt taxes, but actually increased them twice, making our already difficult situation even worse."
Hua Ziyun angrily said, "This is outrageous! Officials like this should be executed. Did the court just let them get away with this?"
Dai Xiang smiled again and said, "No, this matter became a big deal. The higher-ups sent people down and arrested many officials. However, the officials who were primarily responsible for the crime escaped because they had connections up there. Now they've all become high-ranking officials in the court."
Hua Ziyun was very angry, "Who is it?"
No, he must investigate this matter and report it to his father so that he can deal with these bad apples.
Daixiang mentioned the names of several officials.
Hua Ziyun silently memorized the names of those officials.
"Have you ever blamed the emperor?" Hua Ziyun asked.
"Strange, of course it's strange. The emperor didn't know how to judge people, and most of the people in my hometown died. Now I will never see any of my relatives again."
Bei Yutang spoke at the right moment, "A failed emperor can easily be fooled by his subordinates. All the officials have to do is cover the emperor's ears and eyes and make him see what they want him to see. A qualified emperor should see and hear for himself, rather than blindly listening to what others say. It's like the emperor's right-hand man, who should be his ears and eyes. But when these two ears and eyes collude, what will be the emperor's final fate?"
Hua Ziyun listened to her silently and took her words to heart bit by bit.
If one day he becomes the master of the Zhou Dynasty and becomes the emperor, he will definitely be a wise ruler, not a foolish ruler who is fooled by court officials.
"Whether a country is good or bad depends on its emperor. For the common people, whoever can feed and clothe them is a wise ruler." Bei Yutang concluded.
"Okay, let's not talk about these unpleasant things anymore. Let's go hiking happily. Whoever reaches the pavilion halfway up the mountain first today will have a request granted to him."
When Daixiang and the other two heard this, their eyes lit up.
"start."
Following Bei Yutang's command, the three of them began to rush up the mountain. The first person to reach the pavilion halfway up the mountain fell on Xiao Zimo.
"Mo'er, what do you want?" Bei Yutang asked with a smile.
"Mother, I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you when I do."
"Well, that's fine. Mommy will remember it for you first."
After a full day of sightseeing, they returned home before dark. If anyone could say who gained the most from the day, it was Hua Ziyun.
Hua Ziyun didn't look very good when he returned to his temporary residence.
Governor Fang saw that the Eighth Prince looked unhappy and asked nervously, "Eighth Prince, what happened?"
Hua Ziyun looked at him and said, "It's okay. I'm just a little tired from playing."
"You must tell me if there is anything." Governor Fang always felt that there was something wrong with the Eighth Prince who returned today.
Hua Ziyun nodded.
On his way back, he thought carefully about his journey and found that everything he saw and heard was given by them. He had no idea about the real life of the people.
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