Duan Qingxi said, "Leave it to my father?"
Su He nodded, with a rather unhappy expression.
Duan Qingxi sensed something fishy and asked in confusion, "Why that expression? Could it be that these disaster victims...will bring more trouble?"
Helian Sheng put the book in his hand aside and said calmly, "Whether the disaster victims are a problem or not depends on who they are in the hands of. If it's your father, then it's indeed a big problem."
Duan Qingxi didn't know much about the affairs of the court, so he asked humbly, "What do you mean?"
Su He took the initiative to explain, "Miss Duan is so smart, she should also know that these disaster victims can obviously stay in other cities and counties next door, so why did they have to travel thousands of miles to the capital?"
Duan Qingxi was silent for a long moment before saying, "Because those corrupt officials wanted to kill them, they didn't dare to stay in other capitals. They were worried that the officials would protect each other and kill them to eliminate future troubles."
"But the question is, if they settle down in other cities and counties, what impact will it have on the corrupt officials in the disaster-stricken areas?"
Duan Qingxi understood Su He's instruction instantly.
"I understand! The reason for the floods must be the inaction of those corrupt officials. These corrupt officials are worried that the floods will attract the attention of the court. When the court sends people to comfort the victims, they will also discover their inaction or even corruption. So in order to conceal the floods, those people chose to kill people to silence them."
"The victims' homes were destroyed, and they already harbored resentment. Furthermore, those people were so arrogant and vicious, so in order to save their lives, they chose to come to the capital to file a complaint with the emperor!"
The emperor could not have been unaware of so many disaster victims pouring into the capital, and as long as they entered the city safely, there would definitely be officials to receive them.
It is obvious that the victims will place all their hopes on the official who is ordered to make arrangements for them.
And... a small official in a remote place would never dare to do so many cruel things. They must have backers behind them.
This backer is in the capital!
Duan Qingxi suddenly understood. "So, someone as straightforward and brainless as my father would definitely try to help the people. But not only can he not help them, he might even... cost the entire General's Mansion?!"
Su He: ...Is it really okay to say that about your own father?
He said, "That's not the case, but we will suffer some losses. The most important thing is the victims. They may not survive."
Indeed, in this age of the survival of the fittest, how can you survive if you stand in the way of the strong?
Su He thought Duan Qingxi would be very anxious, but strangely, she was even calmer than he imagined.
He asked doubtfully, "Miss Duan, aren't you worried?"
Duan Qingxi asked back, "What are you worried about?"
Su He was choked for a moment, and then said, "I'm worried that General Duan will be framed because of this matter, and that the entire General's Mansion will be implicated..."
"Didn't you say you wouldn't lose the entire General's Mansion?"
"That... that certainly won't happen, but General Duan might be framed and forced to resign..."
"That's great!" Duan Qingxi interrupted Su He before he could finish his words, saying, "I don't want him to be a general anyway."
Duan Hong is a good person overall, and he has strong business skills, but as an official... he is really not that good.
Therefore, if we can take this opportunity to keep Duan Hong away from the court, it might be a good decision.
Su He was dumbfounded. When he looked at Helian Sheng, he found that the man had a faint smile on his lips, and his eyes under the mask were full of doting.
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