It's true that wherever this little devil is, nothing good ever comes of it.
The spot where this little devil hit me last time hasn't healed yet, and judging from his eyes now, it seems I'm responsible again.
However, the thought that he hadn't taken any of the disaster relief supplies made him feel relieved.
"Oh, if I remember correctly, Lord Wang had already been in place for a month before returning to the capital."
"Your Majesty, yesterday I took my maid to visit my relatives there. The snow disaster has caused great suffering to the people. I don't know why there are so many refugees under the Emperor's nose?"
The emperor was stumped by Su Muyao's question. Hadn't he been sending people to provide disaster relief all along?
Does this little brat have to speak so rudely? He also wants the people to live in peace and prosperity.
"Princess, what does this mean? Is it to blame me for my poor governance?"
Although the Emperor lowered his tone, he was not truly angry. He knew that Su Muyao was naturally thinking of the people and had the world in her heart at such a young age.
However, he was still young and spoke and acted without leaving any room for maneuver, showing no respect whatsoever to the dignified ruler of the country.
Fortunately, I am a wise ruler. If I were a tyrant, this little group of children would have been killed countless times.
Su Muyao knew perfectly well that as a subject's daughter, she shouldn't be so aggressive.
But the emperor of the great dynasty was weak by nature. If this emperor hadn't been reasonable and knew that no matter what, he wouldn't be punished, why would he have bothered to care?
"Uncle, Yao Yao doesn't mean to blame you. It's just that some people have one face on the surface, but another behind your back."
"Your Majesty, you care deeply for the people of the land; whenever a natural disaster strikes, you immediately send people to donate grain and silver."
The emperor was quite pleased with Su Muyao's quick wit.
Then Su Muyao continued, "But there are always some people who only do superficial work, just going through the motions and getting by."
After saying that, she gave one of the men she had brought a look.
The man then slowly began to recount how the officials of Nanzhou had embezzled disaster relief grain, and how the official Wang had only known how to enjoy himself after arriving and had not conducted a thorough investigation.
Upon hearing this, Lord Wang was covered in sweat and immediately knelt down to beg for forgiveness.
"I was unaware that the local officials would dare to be so audacious. I was simply acting according to procedure and had no idea that they would dare to do this after I left."
The emperor, seated high above, squinted at Lord Wang.
"Are you genuinely unaware, intentionally covering for someone, or have you received some benefits?"
Lord Wang was so anxious that he kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "Your Majesty, I swear to Heaven that I have never been disloyal to Your Majesty. I have never intentionally protected anyone, nor have I ever embezzled public funds."
The emperor said with a stern face, "It's best if there's nothing. If I find out, you should know the consequences."
However, you still bear the blame for oversight, and will be demoted one rank.
Furthermore, an order was issued to all officials in Nanzhou to be escorted to the capital to await execution. Who among you is willing to go to Nanzhou to provide disaster relief and comfort the refugees?
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
How could they not know their current predicament? Putting aside the lack of silver and grain, what could they possibly do after traveling such a long distance?
The emperor looked at the group of ministers who resembled quails and sighed.
The Great Dynasty has very few capable people; none of them have the same courage as a small group of healers.
Seeing this, Su Muyao shrugged and mentally complained that in the TV dramas she used to watch, everyone would rush to do whatever the emperor ordered.
And those princes would all try their best to show off their abilities, so why is this the scene in the ancient world she transmigrated to?
Thinking about the food in his storage space, he sighed. In the end, he still had to rely on himself.
The Emperor also saw Su Muyao sighing, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Is the young princess willing to make this trip for me? If so, please feel free to make any requests."
Su Muyao, whose name was called, took a step forward, cleared her throat, looked at the ministers who were bowing their heads like quails, and said, "I really don't know what use the Emperor has for you ministers? People say that you raise an army for a thousand days to use it for one day."
"I really don't know what you ministers do every day, receiving such high salaries. Do you ever truly care about what the people of this great dynasty really need?"
No one spoke; the three elders and the Duke were not present today.
None of these ministers were competent.
Su Muyao thought that since they specifically asked her to go, she would go herself this time.
“Uncle, I am willing to go, but I am just a lowly princess with little influence. If I encounter any high-ranking officials who deliberately make things difficult for me, I will only suffer the consequences.”
After saying this, she blinked her innocent eyes at the emperor, practically saying, "You should raise my status again."
The emperor chuckled and laughed out loud: "With your temperament, plus the golden snake whip I gave you, I bet you'd still beat even the most powerful ministers, let alone ordinary officials."
Upon hearing this, Lord Xu below nodded repeatedly.
This little devil is not one to suffer a loss. She beats up anyone who is several ranks higher than her without hesitation, and now she even wants the emperor to give her a promotion.
If this is brought up again, even the emperor might be punished without hesitation.
"If she is a lucky star of the great dynasty, how can she be just a mere little princess?"
If you lead a team to provide disaster relief and succeed, I will appoint you as the Imperial Preceptor upon your return. What do you think?
Upon hearing this, all the ministers knelt down in unison, pleading, "We beg Your Majesty to reconsider."
Su Muyao blinked as she looked at these people. Was it really necessary for them to be so terrified about being appointed as a national advisor?
Suddenly, I remembered that Xia had said before that the Imperial Advisor's status was second only to the Emperor.
Moreover, when the emperor and his ministers disagree, the Grand Preceptor can make the decision on his own.
Thinking about this, Old Deng is really showing a lot of sincerity!
Although she is only a minor princess, she has the golden snake whip bestowed by the emperor, and she will beat any minister who offends her without hesitation.
But if one's status rises, one will no longer need to rely on that little whip.
Thinking of this, she nodded in agreement, "Uncle, I will certainly live up to your expectations."
After saying that, he skipped away, completely ignoring the ministers who were still kneeling on the ground.
In her mind, since the emperor had already spoken, what did it matter to her what the ministers objected to?
After Su Muyao left, the ministers were in an uproar, frantically urging the emperor to reconsider.
The emperor simply said that a ruler's word is law.
Su Muyao had no intention of asking the emperor for grain or money, since the emperor had already granted her such a high-ranking official position.
I have to give something in return, otherwise I won't feel comfortable sitting in this position.
After returning home, I told my grandparents that I would be away for two or three months and wouldn't be back for the Chinese New Year.
Although Grandpa Su and Grandma Su were very worried, they also knew that their granddaughter was growing up and had a long road ahead of her.
We can't keep the little girl tied to us anymore. The only requirement is that Su Laosan be taken along. After all, it's much more reassuring to have his own father take care of him than to have someone else do it.
Su Muyao quickly led a large number of people and supplies to Nanzhou.
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The news reached the capital in just one month.
Inside the restaurant.
"Have you heard that the little princess is really amazing? She led people to help the people build houses. I've never seen such disaster relief before, where they even build houses for the people."
Someone nearby immediately chimed in, "That's right. It's already good enough if the court can provide a bowl of porridge. In previous years, after finishing the porridge, we still had to drag our families and flee for our lives."
Countless children were sold, and many starved to death on the streets.
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