In the study of the Wu Mansion.

Zhao Hao was taken aback by Wu Shilai's appearance, only to see that his mouth was full of burning bubbles, his cheeks were sunken, and he had heavy dark circles under his eyes, just like rubbing mahjong all night for ten days......

"Uncle, don't you sleep more?" While making tea, Wu Kangyuan asked Wu Shilai, who was yawning.

"If you don't sleep, you'll have to go to the palace for a banquet later." Wu Shilai beckoned Zhao Hao to sit down, and joked: "At this time of year, Guangluqing has to be greeted by hundreds of officials to greet his ancestors. That old brother of yours is a good fate, and he actually let him escape. ”

Zhao Hao knew that it was a tradition of the Ming Dynasty for the emperor to give a banquet to the ministers and envoys of the feudal states on New Year's Day.

It is said that there were as many as 2,000 people attending the banquet, and in time for such a cold season, the dishes of the officials were naturally cold after the red tape. When I feel uncomfortable in my stomach, I want to scold Guang Luqing's mother......

After greeting Uncle Wu for the New Year, the two chatted for a few words, and Zhao Hao turned the topic back to the beginning.

"Uncle Fang Cai said that the homeless, what's the matter?"

"Hey, look at me on fire." Wu Shilai pointed to his mouth full of bubbles and said: "They all made trouble." ”

"Didn't you drive them all out of the capital?" Zhao Hao was puzzled and asked: "The shacks I have seen twice have been demolished cleanly. ”

"The city is safe, but outside the city is chaotic. Suncheonfu is in charge of the seven counties and five states of Gyeonggi, but it is not such a big place in the capital, and we have to take care of the chaos outside the city. Wu Shilai smiled bitterly, took a sip of strong tea to refresh himself, and said to Zhao Hao:

"This time, the court cleaned up the displaced people, and the reasons are more complicated, so I won't say much. But in any case, the exiles will not understand the difficulties of the imperial court. Many of them have actually found a job in the city, and although they don't have much money, they can finally get by......"

Zhao Hao nodded, there is a very important reason why the people of the Ming Dynasty abandoned their homes on a large scale, that is, if they are refugees, they do not have to pay taxes, do not have to serve labor, and there is no apportionment from the government.

In this way, they only need to earn a small amount of money to support their family.

For many people who are overwhelmed by taxes, the benefits of being displaced allow them to overcome the pain of being uprooted from their homes.

"As a result, the imperial court cut everyone out of the capital, but they didn't want to go home." Wu Shilai then sighed and said: "He wandered in the towns and villages outside Beijing, resulting in a surge in cases of stealing chickens and dogs, and even robberies and murders. ”

"Didn't it mean that the two Niangniang and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess set up a porridge factory in the area of Baiyun Temple, and all walks of life in the capital also enthusiastically donated, so they won't starve to death a homeless person?" Just like Wu Shilai had reservations about what he said to Zhao Hao, Zhao Hao also wouldn't give him all the truth.

"It's just starvation...... "Wu Shilai's tired face showed a touch of compassion and said: "But people like you and me want to celebrate the New Year, and the homeless people also want to celebrate the New Year!" ”

"......" Zhao Hao seemed to have been struck by lightning, and he froze there all of a sudden.

"They are also fathers, husbands, and sons. On weekdays, the whole family eats gruel to get by, but as the New Year approaches, who doesn't want to buy a war for their children? Don't want to improve the elderly? Don't want your mother-in-law to have a head flower to wear? Wu Shilai said with tears in the corners of his eyes:

"The imperial court didn't let them make money with their own hands, so they spread their resentment on the people outside Beijing, stealing and cheating, and even going to rob in groups!"

Wu Shilai, who has suffered in Guangxi for more than 10 years, understands the thoughts and thoughts of the common people better than ordinary officials.

But the more I understand, the more painful it is than those officials who are confused and obedient......

"In the land of Gyeonggi, stability comes first. If you dare to commit a crime against the wind during the Chinese New Year, the court will naturally punish you severely. The prisons in Shuntianfu, Wanping, and Daxing counties are already full, and more than a dozen boards have been broken...... Of course, there are guilty and deserving villains among them. But most of them are ordinary people who are forced to steal chickens and dogs. ”

He now regrets very much that he did not persuade Xu Fan not to carry out a one-size-fits-all expulsion of the displaced people.

But whether it was Wu Shilai or Xu Fan, they all judged that after the displaced people were driven out of the capital, if they didn't want to starve to death and freeze to death, they had to hurry to Liangxiang, Gu'an, Xianghe, and other lower prefectures and counties to make a living.

The capacity of the county seat below is limited, so the displaced people can only disperse, and even go to Baoding, Tianjin and other farther places to survive. In this way, the pressure on the relief of states and counties is not great, and the difficulty of control is greatly reduced. By the following spring, they will all be repatriated to their places of origin.

Of course, some people will die on the way to and fro, but the nearly 200 million people of the Ming Dynasty, when will thousands of people not die one day?

In Xu Fan's view, as long as the problem can be solved, the cost is completely negligible......

But the two of them and even Xu Ge didn't expect that the two Niangniang and the eldest princess would actually take the lead in giving relief, and they also raised nearly 100,000 taels of donations, which can basically ensure that the homeless people will not starve to death.

Who will embark on the uncertain road of life and death in the ice and snow? More than 100,000 displaced people were stranded outside Beijing all of a sudden, and there were changes that the rulers did not expect......

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Forbidden city.

On the road outside the last three halls, the eldest princess sat in the phoenix carried by four eunuchs, preparing to go home with a pair of children to make up for sleep.

Last night, the mother stayed in the palace to accompany Emperor Longqing's family to keep the New Year, and the toss did not stop until the fourth watch.

The maiden took a short rest at the queen's mother's place, and hurried home to make up for sleep as soon as the palace door was opened.

The eldest princess was sitting in the sedan chair yawning repeatedly, and suddenly heard Liu Shanggong on the side whisper reminding: "The noble concubine is here." ”

She hurriedly rubbed her eyes, opened the sedan curtain and took a look, and saw a phoenix with the same regulations coming slowly from the opposite side.

The eldest princess secretly said in her heart: "It seems that she should have just taken Zhu Yijun to ask the imperial brother for peace......

She hurriedly took a deep breath to drive the tiredness away from her face and make herself radiant again.

Then the eldest princess ordered someone to stop the sedan chair on the side of the road, and asked Li Chengen and Li Mingyue to get off the sedan chair and wait for Li Guifei's phoenix to come over.

Suddenly, the two phoenixes met in the corridor sandwiched by the vermilion wall.

Li Guifei's sedan chair also stopped, and then the two ladies opened the sedan curtain at the same time, revealing a friendly smile of the family.

"Niangniang, congratulations to Zhengdan, the blessing is long."

"Your Highness, congratulations to Zhengdan, the blessing is long."

It's a pity that they can't be commensurate with each other's sisters-in-law......

The eldest princess's sister-in-law is Queen Chen, and Concubine Li is not counted.

After Li Chengen and Li Mingyue also paid New Year's greetings to Concubine Li, the eldest princess smiled and asked:

"Guifei Niangniang, this has just come back from the Qianqing Palace?"

The two sat in their respective sedan chairs, pulling the family style softly.

"Yes, I took Yijun to pay New Year's greetings to His Majesty. This kid can even memorize a few auspicious words and stumble, which can make people sweat ......"

"How so? Children are cute in everything. The eldest princess looked into Li Guifei's sedan chair.

"Is Your Highness looking for Yijun?" Li Guifei said with a smile: "If he was on the sedan chair, he would have been arguing to play with his cousin and cousin." ”

"Oh, Your Majesty left Yijun?" The eldest princess was slightly surprised in her heart, today is the New Year's Day court, how can Your Majesty have the time to coax the child.

"Yes, Your Majesty said that he would take him to the court, so that all the officials and foreign envoys could meet Yijun." Li Guifei couldn't suppress her joy, and her voice was like a magpie chirping:

"I also said that I was going to announce the establishment of the prince, I felt a little anxious, but this kind of national event, how can we be mixed with a woman? I don't dare to say more......"

When the eldest princess heard this, the smile on her face froze significantly, and then she said happily:

"Really? That's great! ”

After a moment of astonishment, the eldest princess hurriedly offered her most sincere, warmest, and most joyful congratulations to Concubine Li.

With a smile on her face, she listened to the woman who was going crazy for a long time, and then made an appointment to congratulate her on another day, and then said goodbye to Concubine Li.

When the sedan curtain fell, the smile on the eldest princess's face melted......

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