“These things are not for us to worry about. How about this, let’s take stock of this year’s harvest, keep what we need, and don’t sell the rest. We can donate some grain and medicine later, which will be our way of doing our part.”
Bai Xia smiled broadly: "This servant knew that our Fujin was a kind-hearted person, a living Bodhisattva."
Bai Xia wasn't just making this up; He Zhuo would send out a portion of his grain every year, which could be considered as accumulating merit.
For myself, and for the children.
In addition, it was also for the sake of Yinzhi. Yinzhi was a general, and most generals in history did not have a good ending. This was partly due to the power struggles among warlords, but also partly because generals usually committed a lot of killings.
Yinzhi was the child's father, and Hezhuo did not want this, because he would suffer a terrible fate, or rather, live a miserable life in his next life.
"You little rascal, I never see you caring about these things usually, why are you suddenly concerned about this today?"
Bai Xia is a well-known medical fanatic. Apart from anything related to medicine, she only cares about her master, He Zhuo. Everything else is beneath her notice.
Bai Xia smiled and said, "Master, it's not the Autumn Equinox yet. Her husband was promoted last year and was sent to Gansu. I have served you with her for many years, so I always miss her."
Zhuo knew about this. Qiu Fen had married a centurion, which was a small team leader position. In the past two years, he had been promoted two ranks and was now a ninth-rank captain, which was quite an achievement.
"You don't need to worry too much about that. Qiu Fen is a thrifty person, so there won't be any shortage of food for the time being."
What He Zhuo didn't say was that the men of Qiufen were unpredictable; in such rebellions, these minor leaders were usually at the forefront.
For some reason, the matter concerning the chieftain of Gansu has not been exposed. He Zhuo does not believe that it was simply a few disaster victims causing trouble. He guesses that the matter must have blown up before it was exposed.
It's estimated that they embezzled the funds for those water conservancy projects. It's possible that the granaries of both provincial governments and the surrounding counties and cities will be in serious trouble.
Finally, thanks to Emperor Kangxi's several trips to the south of the Yangtze River, his visits to Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum, and the opening of the Imperial Examination for Learned Scholars, he won over the hearts of scholars across the land.
"Zhu San Taizi" was also arrested, and his faction was dismantled.
Without "Prince Zhu the Third," the voices against the Qing and for the restoration of the Ming had diminished considerably, but now they have suddenly risen again. How could the emperor not be furious!
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When Yinzhi returned, it was already dark. Because the Ministry of War was needed to send troops to suppress the rebellion and to distribute grain, the officials stayed there after court.
The Ministry of War, where Yinzhi worked, was in a better position.
The officials in the Ministry of Revenue are in a bad situation. With Prince Yinzhen, the Fourth Prince, around, they probably won't be able to go home today and will have to spend the night at the yamen.
As expected, the next day, Emperor Kangxi issued an imperial edict to dismiss the chieftain of Gansu and the governor of Shaanxi, ordering them to be investigated and escorted back to Beijing.
In addition, the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, were sent to handle the affairs in Shaanxi.
Gansu is a region where ethnic minorities live in large numbers, and it was a place jointly managed by the Tusi (local chieftains) and the imperial court. The situation was quite complicated. Emperor Kangxi entrusted Prince Yu, Baotai, to handle the matter, and also sent Jiahui, the sixth brother of the Khoja, to lead troops to suppress the rebellion.
Emperor Kangxi played this balancing act very well. The Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince were in one faction, and the Fourth Prince was also the banner lord of the Plain Blue Banner. This allowed the Fourth Prince to openly develop his military power.
Prince Yu, Baotai, supports the Eighth Prince, while Jia Hui, being the brother-in-law of the First Prince, Yinzhi, naturally sides with the First Prince. The two groups will not be entangled or mixed up.
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