The further you go into the wilderness, the less you see the person you see, the less you look like a real refugee. If the emperor rushes through the official road, he will definitely not be able to see the situation here.

A large bonfire was set off in the distance, and the people around them didn't sleep late at night, laughing loudly and scolding, just like a group of robbers gathering.

Wang Jianhuo also became cautious, stopped, pointed to the path in the dark, and whispered: "There are mixed in fish and dragons ahead, and your Majesty should not be easily introduced. The grass-roots are easily recognized. It is best to send someone to check it out. Let's wait here."

Throughout the night, Wang Jianhuo won the favor of everyone around the emperor with these words. The guard leader Wang He immediately recruited a guard and whispered a few words to him and let him continue moving forward.

The guard nodded and took off his cloak. He had put on civilian clothes at some point. It seemed that Wang He had made many preparations.

Han Ruzi stood by the roadside and was still angry. "It is really extraordinary that Luoyang merchants can turn disaster relief into opportunities for wealth. Henan County officials cooperated continuously and must have gained a lot of benefits, even my..."

Han Ruzi was even more angry when he thought that even the accompanying Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Liu Zeqin was unreliable.

Wang Jian said in a fire: "The court officials may be bribed, or they may be just unaware of it and kept in the dark. Your Majesty should not make any assertions lightly."

Han Ruzi snorted, and Qu Zixi, who was highly anticipated by him, did not see any flaws. If he had not visited privately, he would definitely not have found these hidden tricks.

"In addition to defrauding refugees' land, what other means do businessmen have to make money?" Han Ruzi asked.

"There are many things that are used to release old grain and moldy grain to refugees instead of new grain. Luoyang merchants have reduced a lot of burden. After occupying the land, they still need a population. Your Majesty will find that the grain is always not much, and it will not last long in autumn, but it is enough for the people to wait until the crops in the fields have grown. The people are reluctant to leave, so they have to entrust the land, houses, wives and children to outsiders."

"Can't you repay it after the autumn begins?"

"After the grain is released, the government warehouses in various places must be empty, so we must try every means to supplement them. In the end, the people's harvest is not enough, and they cannot pay back the debt, so they can only serve as slaves. By then, the court thought that everything was over and would not pay attention to local robberies."

Han Ruzi thought he had contact with the people and had already understood the sufferings of the people. Now he realized how ignorant he was.

Wang Jianhuo said again: "The more your Majesty wants to resettle refugees as soon as possible, the greater the price the government will pay, and the more benefits it hides. For example, if the refugees return to their hometowns, some counties along the way are unwilling to provide accommodation, or they cannot afford it, but they cannot make it clear to the court, so they have to ask merchants for help."

"What exactly do businessmen want?"

"What they want is to pass through without any obstacles, resell or not, and to monopolize the right to franchise and monopolize the party. Every year, various parts of Kanto will pay a large amount of property, cloth, paper, bamboo, stone, etc. to the court. As long as anyone obtains one of them, they can make a stable profit and have no worries for many years. Taking advantage of the opportunity to resettle refugees, merchants can also obtain a large amount of franchise."

"Officers everywhere are not on guard?"

"What should I be wary of? Merchants always solve urgent problems first and then give them back. As for local officials, collecting tributes is a troublesome thing, and it is just right for merchants to leave them to them. As for how merchants make profits from it, no one cares."

Han Ruzi was concerned and was about to ask in detail, but suddenly she realized, "When I asked you to be an official during the day, you didn't know much about many things. Just after walking around the city, you found so many problems?"

Wang Jianhuo smiled softly, "The heroes do not ask about their origins. From princes and ministers to roosters and dogs, they are all guests of the grass people. Luoyang merchants and grass people recognize at least 50%. As long as they ask, there is nothing they can't ask. So tomorrow morning when Luoyang heard that I was an official, I was afraid that a large number of people would be scared to sleep for a few days, and there would be people who hated the grass people to the core."

Standing behind the emperor, King Donghai couldn't help but "cut" and spat a few times in order to cover it up, as if a mosquito flew into his mouth.

The guards who went to inquire about the situation came back, "There are a group of people from the martial arts world over there. They were expelled from the capital not long ago and were preparing to pretend to be refugees and enter the pass again."

"What are you doing when you enter the pass?" Han Ruzi immediately became alert.

"It is said that they want to save face and let the fellows in the world know that they can still enter the pass at will." The guards said whatever they heard, without adding fuel to the fire, but his meaning was very obvious. The people in the world only want to enter the pass now. After entering the pass, they are bewitched and can do whatever they can.

The noise near the bonfire suddenly rose, and the people in the martial arts world drank enough and had to make trouble before they could rest.

"Let's go, there's nothing to see." Wang Jian said in a fire, and surrounded the emperor and walked towards the official road with his guards.

Before leaving, King Donghai looked at the campfire, and there might be a Jianghu He knew. He shook his head, still feeling that these people could not achieve great things.

The group returned to the military camp. It was almost dawn. This private visit was completely unstoppable. Wang He and the guards finally breathed a sigh of relief. Zhang Youcai, who had been waiting in the tent, was almost collapsed. Loach had not had so much worries and was lying on the emperor's bed.

Han Ruzi was completely sleepy, took off her cloak, walked back and forth a few times, stopped in front of Wang Jianhuo, and asked, "I appointed you as the right censor..."

Wang Jianhuo shook his head, "The officials are too big and have too many responsibilities, so the grass-roots people cannot concentrate on helping refugees outside the city."

Han Ruzi thought for a moment, "That is the Censor of Henan County, and Qu Zixi still followed me to go to war."

Wang Jianhuo still shook his head, "A gentleman does not take away the beauty of others, and Caomin does not understand the rules of the officialdom, so he needs some teaching. Mr. Qu is a famous scholar in the world. Caomin has always wanted to make friends and is willing to be a deputy censor under him."

"Do you have the position of deputy censor?" Han Ruzi asked.

King Donghai smiled and said, "Your Majesty says there is one, and you can have a temporary official position, any name."

"Well, I will instruct Mr. Qu to give you freedom, concentrate on investigating cases and relieving refugees."

"Investigate the case? What case is investigated?" Wang Jianhuo asked in confusion.

"What I saw outside the city and heard were clues about the abuse of power by officials and businessmen in Luoyang."

Wang Jianhuo clasped his fists and said seriously: "There is a saying that the grass-roots must ask clearly."

"Please say it."

"Does Your Majesty want to investigate the case or rescue the refugees?"

“Can’t two things be done together?”

"If Your Majesty stays in Luoyang and supervises it personally, the two things may be able to be carried out at the same time, but Your Majesty will leave immediately..."

"I can stay for two more days." Han Ruzi felt that things in Luoyang were more important.

"Well, then? Follow the clues and catch all the officials and merchants in Luoyang in one go? Who will release the food? Who will see them off? Who will persuade farmers? Your Majesty can change all the officials in Luoyang, which will be at least a month or even a few months. As for the merchants, after this investigation, people will inevitably be panic. Your Majesty will propose to open private warehouses in the future. Who dares to respond?"

Han Ruzi was speechless, and King Donghai said for the emperor: "Then let it go and pretend that nothing does not exist?"

"The matter is prioritized, and many refugees are hungry for feeding. In the future, more people will come. The matter of releasing food is even more urgent. It is necessary to use the power of officials and private officials to properly resolve it. During this period, it is better to let officials and businessmen take advantage of it. The biggest crisis occurs after the autumn harvest of grain, and Your Majesty has time to correct it."

"Those people in the martial arts world can't let them enter the country again, right?" It was Donghai King who asked again, worried that those people would implicate the Tan family.

"Is Your Majesty worried that the people in the Jianghu will seize the capital? If you are not too worried, the Cao people recommend not to alert the enemy."

Liu Jie, the chief supervisor of the Central Secretary, walked in and saw the people in the tent. He was shocked, especially when he saw the ugly king also, he was even more surprised and quickly recovered his calmness and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the general is sending a letter, and the vanguard soldiers have already set off. Your Majesty can take off at any time."

"Call together all the ministers and Luoyang officials and take up after the court meeting." Han Ruzi said.

Liu Jie retreated and before leaving the tent, he glanced at the ugly king again.

"If Your Majesty puts refugees first, please bear it for a while and don't make Luoyang suspicious." Wang Jianhuo advised for the last time.

"I have a proper position."

Imperial power is a powerful weapon in the world. Han Ruzi has already controlled his handle and can simply wave it for a few rounds. It is indeed powerful, but if he wants to exert all his power, he has to learn more diverse and more complex techniques.

The dynasty meeting was grand, with more than a hundred participants, and it was still hosted by Liu Zeqin, as short as possible because the emperor had something to say.

Han Ruzi mainly spoke to Luoyang officials, repeatedly emphasized the importance of resettlement of refugees, and finally announced his appointment to Wang Jianhuo.

Qu Zixi was very surprised and didn't understand what the emperor intended to arrange a deputy for himself, especially the deputy was just a commoner.

Luoyang officials were even more confused, but no one dared to question them.

The court dispersed, and Han Ruzi left Qu Zixi and gave a few instructions. Qu Zixi looked very dissatisfied and reluctantly agreed to cooperate with the ugly king.

Han Ruzi still had to leave Luoyang as planned. The rebellion in the east and the Huns in the north were more urgent after all.

He was already on the horse, so he called Liu Jie, the chief supervisor of the Central Secretariat, "The Marquis of Luoyang has sent many gifts. You can pick them up and see what are useful, and you have time to take them away."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Jie was surprised that morning. The emperor was obviously disdainful of these gifts, but he was moved before leaving, which was a little strange.

"By the way, the Hou Mansion once sent a piano master named Zhang Zhuohe. After thinking about it, I think his piano sound is still good."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Liu Jie hurriedly left, went to select available gifts himself, and sent someone to ask for the zither master from the Luoyang Marquis Mansion.

The army set out from the east gate one after another, the emperor, Yiwei and the accompanying officials left the city from the south gate, and Han Ruzi took a look at the food release situation again.

The temporary shacks were all demolished, and the people were kneeling on both sides of the road, with their clothes being torn, but they were very neat. The hungry people, the children who were eager for food, and the scoundrels who were sneaking and cheating were gone. The emperor and officials only saw Shun people.

Liu Jie was temporarily ordered and set off a little later, but the show was not small. When he heard that the emperor was finally willing to accept the gift, Han Chou was extremely happy and sent a few more cars. He wanted to see the emperor off, but he couldn't get rid of himself. He sent the chief supervisor of the mansion to see the Zhongsijian in person, which was extremely flattering.

Liu Jie felt that it was almost done, so he only chose candles, mattresses, curtains, tables and chairs for daily use, and returned all gold, silver and jewelry. However, he was a little confused about the tutor sent by the Hou Mansion.

"Who is Zhang Zhuhe?"

A tall and thin old piano master squeezed over from behind ten beauties, "Below is Zhang Zhuhe."

"Your Majesty only summons you, others don't want it."

The headmaster of the Hou Mansion winked and whispered: "Your Majesty is embarrassed to ask for it directly, right?"

Liu Jie glared at him, and the chief manager hurriedly stepped back. The old piano master said in embarrassment: "Others don't want it, but my daughter is only with me. Without her help, the piano sound is lacking, so I'm afraid it's not up to Your Majesty's wishes."

Liu Jie looked at the piano master's finger. He was an eunuch and also praised in his heart, thinking, maybe what His Majesty wants is really this daughter. (To be continued.)
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