Chapter 825: Really Stupid
People in Zhecheng are going crazy.
Letters requesting help were sent all the way to the capital.
There were memorials piling up on the emperor's desk, but he still did not resume his court sessions.
The ministers also felt that it was not a good idea and went to the emperor to give their opinions in a tactful way.
"Your Majesty, there are more and more disaster victims. Zhecheng is almost unable to accommodate them. Should we go to court to discuss this matter with all the officials?"
"I cannot attend court yet."
The emperor remained unmoved.
"Your Majesty, even if we don't discuss the disaster victims, Da He will send an envoy here, and the Min Kingdom will also send an envoy. What should we do if we encounter disaster victims along the way? We need to think about this matter carefully."
"They won't be here that soon, will they? Daehuk will probably take a month or so, and Minguo will take even longer. By the time they get here, the disaster victims won't be on the road anymore."
The minister almost fainted from anger.
If no one goes to resettle the disaster victims, will they just disappear after a while?
Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that there will be people starving to death on the road? There will be no victims walking on the road, but if there are dead bodies everywhere on the roadside, will Zhaoguo still have a good reputation?
Do you still want the emperor’s reputation?
Furthermore, if we really ignore the disaster victims, the situation will become more and more serious and may even lead to chaos.
"Your Majesty, Zhecheng is overcrowded with disaster victims. We should at least send more people over to help Prefect Shu, as well as doctors and medicinal materials, which are in short supply."
The minister held back his anger and still tried to persuade him.
Although he was a corrupt official, he would still do what he had to do, and he really didn't want to see any trouble in Zhao State.
"How many disaster victims were settled there?" the emperor frowned and asked.
"Eight thousand two hundred people have entered the city, and there is no more room for them, so we set up a resettlement site outside the city. However, there are still a steady stream of disaster victims going there in the past few days. The number of people reported a few years ago was 3,700, so there must be more today."
In Zhecheng alone, more than 11,000 disaster victims were resettled, while the original population of Zhecheng was only about 120,000.
If it weren't for the fact that Zhecheng is backed by a mountain and there is a large open space in front, and if it weren't for the fact that Zhecheng was built wider because of its advantageous location, it would have been difficult to accommodate the victims.
It was also because there was a river near Zhecheng, and there were some small villages and towns along the river. The river was frozen, and many victims went along the river to Zhecheng.
"There are only more than 10,000 people. There are more than 100,000 people in Zhecheng. If we just cram one person in from every family, wouldn't it be easy to resettle the victims?" said the emperor.
The minister's eyes widened and the corners of his mouth twitched.
Listen, listen, is this really something the emperor would say?
Can disaster relief be such a simple matter?
Separate the disaster victims and relocate them to every household?
Do the people of Zhecheng live a prosperous life? Besides, who would want a stranger to live in their home? And a disaster victim!
There are so many disaster victims, the elderly, the sick, the disabled, children, and families with their families. How can we accommodate all of them in people’s homes?
Who will take care of the children?
Who takes care of the patient?
Who will take care of the elderly and the injured?
Also, who is responsible for their food, clothing and daily expenses? Who gives them money?
What if some disaster victims have bad intentions and occupy the houses and food after moving in, and something goes wrong, then the local residents will be in a state of panic, right?
After hearing such words, I feel that the emperor has really lost his mind!
This is simply unbelievable.
In great shock, the minister blurted out, "Your Majesty, have you been feeling unwell lately?!"
If you weren't sick, would you be able to come up with such a stupid idea?
"presumptuous!"
But when the emperor heard him ask this question, he reacted quite quickly and realized that he was questioning him.
The minister immediately bent down. "I acknowledge my guilt."
"Don't you think about it? There are disaster victims not only in Zhecheng, but also in many other places. If I have to pay for all of them, my treasury will be empty!"
"Your Majesty, we take from the people and use it for the people. We have always thought that the taxes we collect are—"
"Haha," the emperor sneered, "Do you want me to send someone to check your family?"
What the minister said sounded really nice, as if he was a good official who was honest and upright and served the people. If all the taxes collected were used for the people, wouldn't the minister be greedy?
Don’t think he doesn’t know, many of his ministers are greedy!
It's just that he always felt that if the water is too clear, there will be no fish, and human nature is the same. It is difficult to find an honest official. If there is such a person, he will say and do things that are extremely unpleasant, like An Nian, and he hates him very much! So this is why the minister has been sitting in this position safely.
He really thinks he's so great.
The minister's face turned pale and he could not continue speaking.
He withdrew from the imperial study and left the palace in a rage. He couldn't help but go to the tavern to drink and got drunk.
Xiao Lanyuan had originally sent people to keep an eye on him, so he naturally wouldn't miss such an opportunity, so he found a way to have someone go and get information from him.
After the news came back, I also told Fu Zhaoning.
When Fu Zhaoning heard the emperor's idea, he was so shocked that he was speechless for a long time.
"No, why do I feel like there's something wrong with the emperor? If he really had this kind of brain, how could he have ascended the throne back then?"
Sitting on the throne is not an easy thing.
How can you be so brain-dead?
"I suspect that he is too old to think well. Besides being old and having a bad brain, he may also be suffering from some disease." Xiao Lanyuan also felt that something was not right. The emperor had never been so stupid before.
"It is also possible that some brain diseases will affect intelligence," said Fu Zhaoning.
"Concubine Le is a bit suspicious. After Concubine Le became favored, the emperor seemed to be getting stupider and stupider."
This is indeed possible.
In the past, when the emperor and the queen had a good relationship, the two of them would often work together to plot and bully Xiao Lanyuan.
Going forward, Xiao Lanyuan would have to avoid the limelight and hide far away in Youqing Peak before he could grow up.
If the emperor had always been so stupid, would Xiao Lanyuan have to do this?
The Emperor had been ill before, and it was probably some hidden illness that had accumulated over the years and that the imperial physicians were unable to diagnose.
"Do we need to go into the palace to take a look?" Fu Zhaoning asked.
"You want to go?"
"Of course I don't want to." Fu Zhaoning immediately shook his head.
She is not a masochist. The emperor has always wanted to kill her, but she took the initiative to come forward and treat him.
"Then leave him alone."
Xiao Lanyuan didn't want to go even more. The dumber the emperor was, the better it was for him. He just felt that Zhaoguo's luck was going to fail.
"Please prepare your things first. I will arrange for An Nian to go to Zhecheng as soon as possible."
"good."
Fu Zhaoning didn't know what Xiao Lanyuan would do, but since he said it, it would definitely be done.
"Princess, Chen Haobing has posted a note, saying that he has invited some talented young men and women to discuss an important matter together." Butler Zhong brought in the note.
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