"I've only been feeling better for two days, and you guys are deliberately trying to keep me from resting in peace, aren't you?"
Although the old emperor only said one sentence, he was indeed very majestic, and frightened all the civil and military officials in the court so much that they knelt down and dared not say a word.
The emperor looked at the ministers crawling below him and felt slightly satisfied.
A solemn and majestic voice sounded above the heads of the ministers.
After a while, the eunuch's shrill voice rang out in the silent hall, and the emperor was supported by the eunuch beside him as he left the court.
After the emperor left, all the ministers stood up silently. The emperor had just asked the two to submit memorials detailing the situation, and it seemed that he was not angry.
After the court session, the general's men who stayed in the capital quickly received the news and immediately sent someone to the northwest to deliver a letter, hoping that the general would receive the news earlier so that he would have time to think of how to deal with today's attacks.
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"Girl, there's so much food hidden in this cave, it's better for someone to live here. At least there's someone watching over it, and if anything happens, someone can let us know!"
Old Master Li thought to himself that if his granddaughter didn't arrange anyone, he would move there. Although so much food was hidden, he was still worried because there was no one to help watch over it!
Li Yan nodded. "Don't worry, Grandpa. I've already let the Zhao family continue to live here. We'll need to fence off the mountain and the house. I plan to continue growing medicinal herbs on this mountain next year!"
Mr. Li thought about it and thought it was a good idea, so he gave up the idea of moving over to sleep.
The grandfather and grandson walked back from the small barren mountain while talking about guarding the food.
The purchase of grain has now come to an end. The villagers have paid their taxes and planted their buckwheat. After a two or three days' rest, the noodle shop will probably be able to resume operations.
"You must be tired from being busy purchasing grain these days. There's no rush for the noodle shop. It won't be too late to start work after everyone has taken a breath!" Old Master Li said to his granddaughter while standing at the door of his house.
Li Yan nodded. These days, because she had agreed to help Qin Yue collect grain, she was so busy that she didn't even have time to drink water.
Weighing, recording, accounting, and paying, basically all these things are expected to be reviewed and confirmed by her.
Fortunately, Lu Kang, who had nothing to do, saw that she was too busy to handle everything, so he volunteered to recommend himself. Only then was Li Yan freed from the busy work of keeping accounts and settling accounts!
After so many busy days, Li Yan wished she could lie down on the bed and sleep for a day and a night.
There's really no other way. Others have braved the scorching sun and gone through so much hardship to transport the food to you, and it's out of trust in you. It's not good to delay everyone too much.
Li Yan had only one thought in her mind at this moment, that she needed to quickly train the children so that she could take care of the accounting and bookkeeping and be a hands-off boss.
Tired, he returned home and fell asleep immediately. It was not until the sky gradually darkened that Lin woke her daughter up.
"Good girl, it's getting dark, get up and have dinner. You can sleep later if you want!" Mrs. Lin touched her daughter's sweaty hair and said with concern.
These days, most of the villagers come to sell grain before dawn, so my daughter also goes to weigh the grain early every day.
Seeing that her daughter, who usually loved to stay in bed, had never been late or absent, Lin felt both distressed and proud.
Looking at my daughter who was still a little dazed, she looked like a child at this moment.
Lin patted her daughter's shoulder and said, "Hurry up and get up. I'll go serve the food first."
Li Yan nodded vaguely. After a good sleep, her body seemed to be much more relaxed. Li Yan turned over nimbly, got up, packed up and left the room.
When Li Yan walked out of the room, she saw her father sitting at the dining table, frowning and thinking. Li Yan walked over and sat down opposite him, but he didn't even come back to his senses.
Seeing her father's expression, Li Yan's heart twisted. Is the emperor really going to die?
Li Yan couldn't help but ask, "Dad, what happened?"
Seeing that it was his daughter, Li Erlang shook his head and asked, "Is the Lord impeached?"
After hearing this, Li Yan couldn't help but sit up straight and asked anxiously, "Why are they impeaching you?"
In Li Yan's opinion, County Magistrate Zheng is a very competent county magistrate. It is because of a county magistrate like Zheng who is dedicated to serving the people that the market in Rongcheng can be successfully built. If the court dismisses County Magistrate Zheng, and then replaces him with another county magistrate, it is unknown what kind of person he will be. Li Yan's heart is also lifted.
Li Erlang sighed, "There's no need to worry about that. It's just political sparring!"
"Is that serious?" Li Yan asked again.
"They criticize you for not encouraging farming and sericulture, but instead competing with the people for profit and encouraging them to engage in commerce!"
Li Yan was stunned. It was true that County Magistrate Zheng ordered people to build a market, but it would be a handle to attack him.
This market was built because of her. If it becomes a handle for political enemies to attack County Magistrate Zheng, she will regret it to death!
"Do you know who impeached you? What is the emperor's attitude?" Li Yan asked.
Li Erlang shook his head. How could he know about these things happening in the court? He only learned about this from the county magistrate.
As if remembering something, Li Erlang spoke up, "This time, in addition to County Magistrate Zheng, General Qin has also been impeached. The general is being accused of not properly guarding the border but meddling in local government affairs!"
Li Yan couldn't help but be stunned. Was this because she violated certain people's interests and people started to deliberately slander and attack her?
Li Yan thought to herself, these people used these lame excuses, perhaps knowing they couldn't hurt the general much. Their real purpose was to test him? To test the emperor's attitude towards General Qin?
If it was really for the purpose of testing, then the impact of this matter on the general would be limited.
With the general's strength, he can handle these harmless criticisms. As the emperor's trusted general, there must be some trust between the monarch and his subjects. Otherwise, the emperor would not have allowed General Qin to guard the northwest for so many years!
But for County Magistrate Zheng, who had no background, it was not so easy to ask the emperor to save him.
Thinking of this, Li Yan immediately asked: "Master, have you told me how to deal with it?"
Li Erlang shook his head. "The Emperor wants both of you to submit a memorial detailing the situation. I'm worried about this!"
Li Yan's heart couldn't help but be excited. Was the emperor giving her a chance to refute?
In addition to the construction of this market, the rapid development of Rongcheng is also due to the contribution of County Magistrate Zheng. Only a place with clean administration can attract more merchants.
She knew very well that Rongcheng could not do without a good official like County Magistrate Zheng, so she had to find a way to prevent County Magistrate Zheng from being implicated.
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