To Rule in a Turbulent World

Chapter 179 Volume 4 Subtracting Word Magnolia

Zhao Chao smiled wryly and said, "You can just pay seven or eight thousand. I'll find a way to do the rest."

You Miao couldn't laugh or cry: "Your imperial court is simply a bottomless pit."

Zhao Chao sighed again, You Miao rice grains stuck to his face, he patted Zhao Chao on the shoulder, signaling not to worry too much.After a while, Zhao Chao ate and ate, and said to You Miao: "I want to send Li Zhifeng to the expedition, I can't do without him."

You Miao's expression twitched, and he asked, "You know you can't do it without him, the twelve memorials are still..."

"Didn't I help him out?" Zhao Chao said impatiently, "Didn't you see that I was scolded like a dog by a group of ministers this morning, and even Mr. Sun couldn't stand it anymore."

You Miao hurriedly signaled to calm down the emperor dog's mood. Every time Zhao Chao wanted to get angry, his anger could be suppressed by You Miao just right. They said that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, but You Miao is like a beast tamer. To be able to play like him, no matter whether it is the entire imperial court or the emperors of Tianqi, no one can match him.

Zhao Chao said seriously again: "Listen, I want my second brother to... to suppress the bandits. No matter what, someone has to do it, I can only rely on him..."

You Miao: "?"

You Miao looked puzzled, and Zhao Chao explained: "In the northwest of Yangzhou, Jiangzhou, and Jiaozhou, because of last year's flood and this year's severe drought, there are already refugees... making trouble."

You Miao immediately knew that this matter was no small matter.

"Is this an uprising?"

Zhao Chao frowned and looked at You Miao. You Miao realized that something was wrong and hurriedly covered her mouth.

"Now there are 10 people." Zhao Chao said, "Including those who went south, the northern refugees who have not been allocated fields, and the disaster-stricken tenants in the south who have no crops."

"God..." You Miao murmured, finally feeling that this matter was serious, and Zhao Chao whispered again: "This matter was sent urgently from eight hundred miles away today. Dare to report, dragged on for some days, and suppressed the news, and now there are more and more people... Except for the Zhengshitang and the Ministry of War, the rest of the ministers in the court do not know about it."

"But you asked Li Zhifeng to beat unarmed civilians..." You Miao frowned.

Zhao Chao said: "Then I will personally conquer?"

You Miao sighed, beating outsiders is different from beating ordinary people, he is not afraid of killing barbarians, but killing refugees is a bad thing, what is wrong with others?So many people have no food to eat, go hungry to rob the official coffers, rob houses, and rob the grain depots of the gentry, isn't it just to survive?

It is really internal and external troubles, water and fire are at war.

You Miao was silent, and Zhao Chao said: "The people in Jiangzhou have changed. Jiangdong and Jiangnan must arrange disaster relief as soon as possible. You go back to the Political Affairs Hall, and the counselor will discuss it with you. The imperial decree from Pingxi has been released. After going out, the army rations and disaster relief food are all in your hands. You hand them over to Li Zhifeng, and you go out in the name of "dang bandits". You have to guard the front line and have no time to withdraw and hand it over to others. Firstly, it is the fathers and villagers who cannot kill the refugees, and secondly, you have to falsely report your achievements... There is no room for ambiguity in this matter, and it must be suppressed as soon as possible, you know."

You Miao had no choice but to nod, the two of them were already full, but You Miao was full of things, and his stomach hurt from holding back, and the food he ate couldn't be digested, and so many things came up all at once.

The palace lady brought tea again, but this time it was iced oolong plum tea. You Miao drank half a cup and felt better.

Zhao Chao: "One more thing."

"Forgive me—" You Miao screamed.

Zhao Chao laughed, and comforted him, "It's a good thing."

You Miao didn't believe that there would be good things, and said weakly: "Say it."

Zhao Chao said happily: "The Xie family, Xie Hui, is the most powerful in the family. Do you know them?"

"Of course." You Miao said angrily, "The Secretary of the Household Department belongs to the Xie family."

Zhao Chao nodded and said, "Xie Hui's eldest brother, Xie Xingyu, wants to marry his only daughter to you."

You Miao immediately said: "No! Don't talk about this matter!"

Even Zhao Chao didn't expect such a big reaction from You Miao. He frowned and said, "What are you thinking? Are you imitating women and committing yourself to Li Zhifeng for life!"

You Miao waved her hand and said, "Don't mention it anymore, anyway, don't mention marriage to me in this life."

You Miao's words were merciless, and Zhao Chao suddenly became angry, and shouted: "You are a coward!"

You Miao knew that if she wanted to persist in this matter, she would never let it go, so she replied: "If you want to use the king's power to suppress me, you will give me death."

"You..." Zhao Chao was almost speechless.

"Li Zhifeng is going to beat the people for you." You Miao said, "What will he think if you ask me to marry you?"

Zhao Chao frowned and said, "I want to marry you, him, and Nie Dan..."

You Miao: "Excuse me, I dare not accept the order."

Zhao Chao couldn't talk to You Miao at all. He took a deep breath and asked patiently, "What's wrong with your brain? Isn't it normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines? You married Xie Xingchen's daughter, and you will be courteous in the future." It will be much easier! Today, Minister of the Household Department, Xie Hui, is still helping you to speak...how are you..."

You Miao got up and shook her head at Zhao Chao.

Zhao Chao tried his best to persuade: "If you marry her, it won't delay you and Li Zhifeng. What's more, you are already twenty. You don't care about the inheritance of your family?! There is a woman at home who cares for her husband and raises her children. You can only do it in a villa." You can handle it... You Ziqian! You are so courageous!"

You Miao stood at the door of the study with a stack of memorials in her arms, staring at Zhao Chao in a daze.

Zhao Chao didn't know why, but his heart softened all of a sudden, You Miao's eyes seemed to return to his childhood, when he was slapped by him in the Taixue, and he looked at him timidly.

Zhao Chao was exhausted, so he had to give in and surrender.

Zhao Chao: "You go."

You Miao nodded, without saying anything, bowed and said: "I will leave."

Zhao Chao sighed, and when You Miao came out, she felt unspeakably uncomfortable.As he walked, he leaned against the palace gate and was stunned for a while. He didn't know if the memorial was dropped, but a guard picked it up and chased after him.

It was already midnight when I left the palace, You Miao was distracted and had no time to think. After returning to the Zhengshitang, I was a little bored again - when I woke up tomorrow, there were enemies everywhere.

You Miao slammed into the room, Mu Feng was startled, and chased after him, You Miao said: "Let me be quiet."

Mu Feng didn't dare to speak, You Miao lay on the pillow and closed her eyes wearily.After a long time, someone knocked on the door outside, and You Miao said angrily, "I want to sleep!"

Sun Yu: "Are you angry?"

This time it was You Miao's turn to be frightened, she got up in a hurry, opened the door, and saw Sun Yu in white clothes, with white beard and hair, holding a small transparent glazed lamp, standing in the yard, the fire was flickering of.

You Miao: "Sir?"

You Miao breathed a sigh of relief, the autumn night was cool and the night wind was blowing.

You Miao explained: "I just came back from His Majesty's place, everything is piled up together, I'm a little irritable, sir, don't blame..."