Chapter 357 Cooperation

On the official road to Mount Li Hot Spring Palace, a team of carriages, escorted by a well-equipped army, headed for Mount Li Hot Spring.

In addition to the soldiers guarding the team, there were also a large number of eunuchs and palace maids, as well as chefs and doctors.

This large-scale team of carriages was the emperor's travel procession from Chang'an to the destination, Mount Li Hot Spring Palace.

Li Chengqian handed over the important affairs of the court to the prime ministers of the three provinces, and took a carriage to Mount Li Hot Spring Palace for a vacation and a good relaxation.

The weather turned cold, and it was a good time to go to Mount Li Hot Spring Palace to soak in the hot springs.

In the carriage, Li Chengqian also looked through the reports on disaster relief and the severity of the disaster sent from various places.

"Send this back to Chang'an. I want to pardon the prisoners in Xinfeng. All those who have committed minor crimes and have a repentant heart and have turned over a new leaf will be pardoned." Li Chengqian called the guards and ordered him to deliver the written approval document to the prime ministers in Chang'an.

"Yes!" The guards took the order, turned around and rode away on horseback.

A large group of people entered the Lishan Hot Spring Palace. The carriage stopped and Li Chengqian got off. He will live here for a while in the future.

After getting off the carriage, Li Chengqian went straight to the hot spring. He wanted to soak in the hot spring. This was one of the purposes of his trip here.

Li Chengqian soaked his body in the hot spring. The warm spring water dispelled the coldness on his body. It was really comfortable.

"Everyone! There is a new report!" Wang Quan, who was serving at the hot spring, said to Li Chengqian. He had just received a report from a eunuch.

"Please take a look for me. What does it say? If it is an unimportant report, you don't need to tell me. Don't disturb my pleasure of taking a bath in the hot spring." Li Chengqian said.

He was enjoying the hot spring comfortably when he suddenly heard that there was a report. He felt a little unhappy. He was out for fun. Could it be that the prime minister couldn't handle the government affairs well and had to send it to him?

"Yes!" Wang Quan took the order and opened the report to read the contents.

"Everyone! This is a report from His Royal Highness Prince Wu from Qingxi." Wang Quan said.

"Oh! Li Ke has explained the current situation in Qingxi. Has he dealt with the problems in Qingxi?" Li Chengqian asked hurriedly.

The problem that bothers him the most right now is the problem in Qingxi. If it is not handled properly

, it will cause a riot. At present, Qingxi is the worst hit among all the disaster-stricken areas. "Your Highness Prince Wu said that the situation in Qingxi is far more serious than imagined. Not only did the local officials not open the warehouses to provide disaster relief, but even the local wealthy families took the opportunity to hoard food."

"As a result, the local people have no food to eat, and robberies have occurred in many places in Qingxi County."

"Everything that can be eaten has been eaten by the disaster victims. The situation of selling children and daughters is also very serious. There are even cases of cannibalism. Your Highness Prince Wu is worried that if this goes on for a long time, there will be a riot." Wang Quan said.

Li Chengqian did not expect that the situation in Qingxi was even more serious than he imagined. He originally thought that no matter how serious it was, it would not be so serious that people would mourn and mourn everywhere. Now, people are eating dead bodies.

This made Li Chengqian very angry. The corrupt officials who took the court's salary but did not share the court's worries, and the rich families who were greedy for money, they were actually wolves and wolves, which was really abominable.

"How did Wu Wang Li Ke deal with this matter?" Li Chengqian said.

"Wu Wang has drawn food from all over the country to rescue Qingxi, and has properly settled the people of Qingxi. He cooks porridge and distributes porridge every day, and organizes young people to rebuild their homes. I believe that after a period of time, production will be restored." Wang Quan said.

After Li Ke arrived in Qingxi, he responded to the current situation in Qingxi before he could expand the matter.

As an imperial minister, Li Ke ordered the opening of warehouses for disaster relief, appeased the people, and actively participated in the reconstruction of Qingxi.

"Is there no food in the official warehouses in Qingxi? Why do we have to draw food from other places?" Li Chengqian asked. He listened for a long time, but he didn't hear about the opening of warehouses in Qingxi to release food.

How could such a rich place not have stored food? Even if there was not enough food, it could at least hold on for a while, but Li Ke didn't mention it in his memorial.

This is very strange!

"Your Highness Prince Wu did not mention this in the memorial." Wang Quan said.

Li Chengqian frowned. Why didn't Li Ke explain it in the memorial? Could it be that there was no food in the granary in Qingxi?

The more Li Chengqian thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible. Where did the food in the granary go?

Li Chengqian felt that there must be some conspiracy behind this, but Li Ke did not find out where the food went. Li Ke needed to find out how the food disappeared before writing a memorial.

"Write a reply to Li Ke and let him decide everything. Also, issue an edict to let the surrounding counties and prefectures cooperate with Li Ke to deal with the situation in Qingxi." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!" Wang Quan accepted the order.

"Also send a letter to Long Zhi by flying pigeon, asking him to cooperate with Li Ke as much as possible and let him act according to the circumstances." Li Chengqian said.

He felt that Li Ke alone might not be able to handle the problems in Qingxi, and to solve the problems fundamentally and once and for all.

If the problem of corruption is to be completely solved, it will inevitably cause a backlash from local corrupt officials. Who knows what inhumane or even insane things they will do. If

the problem of corruption is not completely solved, even if the warehouse is opened for disaster relief and the current disaster situation of the people is solved, they will still live in dire straits in the future.

Sooner or later, one day they will not be able to bear the oppression and will definitely rise up.

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In Qingxi County, in the temporary secret base of the Jinyiwei, the commander of the Jinyiwei, Long Zhi, and two Jinyiwei captains were discussing things.

"Commander, His Majesty sent a pigeon letter!" A Jinyiwei came in and knelt on one knee and said.

Long Zhi hurriedly stepped forward to take it, opened it and read it, then waved his hand to let the Jinyiwei leave.

"Commander, what did His Majesty send in the pigeon letter? What is the will?" The one who spoke was the handsome captain standing on the right.

"His Majesty sent a pigeon letter saying that we should cooperate with His Majesty Prince Wu to handle the Qingxi matter. There are some things that His Majesty Prince Wu is not convenient to do, so we Jinyiwei will do it." Long Zhi said.

"I have been annoyed with these dog officials in Qingxi for a long time. They only know how to exploit the people and can do nothing else."

"I have wanted to deal with them for a long time. Now that His Majesty has said so, I will teach them a lesson and make them regret what they have done." The burly man with a scar on his face on the left said. "

Captain Chen, please be careful about your words and deeds. Don't forget that you are also a dog official in your own mouth." The handsome captain said.

"You sissy, what are you talking about? You want to cause trouble, right?" Captain Chen said.

"Alright! Stop arguing, send your brothers out to keep an eye on them." Long Zhi said.

"Yes!" The two men accepted the order.