Chapter 9: Disaster Relief

  Early morning is the place where Yang You is most unaccustomed to. Every time he attends early morning classes, it always reminds him of the painful experience of attending early self-study sessions in the past.

  At that time, Yang You had always been envying other schools for only having morning reading and not having to attend early self-study. Unfortunately, this wish did not come true until high school graduation.

  The tragedy of his past life has continued into this one, the only difference being that this time he doesn't have to worry about teachers waking him up while he's sleeping.

  No, he's wrong, someone will wake him up still.

  Rubbing his eyes and yawning, he gave Wang Xi a very dissatisfied look.

  Wang Xi called Yang You awake and also knew that the substitute king's mood was bad after being disturbed from his clear dream, so he stood well in his own position early.

  "Please let His Highness King Wang take a look."

  At this time, the ministers in the hall had already ended their debate, and the entire court had returned to calmness, one by one, submitting their memorials.

  A loud "Bang Bang" sound of sealing echoed in the hall.

  A reply was quickly written and sent back. It seemed like nothing had changed, with the substitute for the prince still being as before. The content of the letter was not paid attention to.

  "Please have His Highness King Wang review it." Yan Juncheng stiffened his scalp and handed over the Ministry of Revenue's memorial.

  All the officials in the hall suddenly became spirited and stared at Yan Juncheng with their eyes fixed.

  "It's going to be a good show." Many people thought to themselves.

  This is Yan Juncheng's fourth time submitting a memorial, and if it is rejected again this time, he will no longer have any prestige in the Ministry of Revenue and will become an object of ridicule for all.

  Under everyone's gaze, Yang You took over the folded paper, lightly opened it, took a glance, picked up the seal and stamped it.

  A loud crash echoed through the side hall, and those who were waiting for a good show couldn't help but be shocked. It was settled just like that.

  I thought His Highness would still have a magical performance, but I didn't expect it to pass by so lightly.

  Wei Wensheng narrowed his eyes slightly and secretly sighed: "Clever."

  This is already the third time, Yan Jun Cheng must have made the accounts to the extreme, and even set some traps to respond to the difficulties of King Wang.

  However, with just a flick of his sleeve, the Crown Prince turned Yan Jun Cheng's efforts into nothing but flowing water. At the same time, he also gave all the ministers in the imperial court a good scolding.

  Wei Wensheng can be sure that this time's imperial court meeting will be the cleanest and most beautiful one of the year.

  Yan Jun's heart was bleeding, indeed, this time his monthly settlement total was 2.5 million yuan, a full 500,000 yuan less, and all he got in return was a glance from the Crown Prince.

  It's not just Wei Wensheng who noticed the cat's appearance, Gu Yi, Yin Shishi, and Qu Tutong all retracted their gaze with a thoughtful expression.

  Soon, a large stack of folded paper covered everything.

  It was usually time for breakfast now, Yang You rubbed his eyes and stretched his waist.

  Wang Xi knew this was a signal for dispersal and stepped forward two paces ready to announce the end of the morning court session.

  "Your humble servant has a memorial to present." A voice interrupted Wang Xi's movements.

  "Suo Suo, the county magistrate of Daxing, has a matter to report." A high-ranking official stepped forward and bowed.

  Su Sheng was about thirty years old and had already risen to the position of Daxing County Magistrate at this age, which is considered young and promising.

  "County Magistrate Su invites you to speak." Yang You said with some surprise.

  Recently, a large number of refugees have emerged near Daxing, and their numbers are increasing daily. If they are not controlled, once the refugees are instigated by Sun Hua's bandits in Dahe County, it is feared that Daxing will be in danger.

  The officials in the hall were all shocked and did not dare to believe this news.

  "Report to the king, other counties also have urgent reports, Daxing County has a large number of refugees entering, according to statistics from each county, currently there are approximately 20,000 refugees in the Daxing area, and this number is still increasing." Su Sheng dropped another bombshell.

  "What's going on? How can there be such a large number of refugees suddenly appearing in the Daxing area without any reason, and why wasn't it reported beforehand?"

  Wei Wensheng's face was filled with anger as he scolded Su Sheng.

  "Report to Minister Wei, these 20,000 refugees mostly entered the Daxing area within the last half month." Su Sheng replied.

  "Absurd, how can there be such a large increase in refugees within half a month."

  "This..."

  Su Sheng seemed somewhat embarrassed, wanting to speak but hesitating.

  "Hurry up and speak," Wei Wensheng shouted.

  Other ministers also looked at Su Sheng with curiosity, wondering what he was up to.

  "The king's deputy returned from Luoyang half a month ago, and when he passed through Tongguan, he saw the refugees' miserable situation, so he ordered the gate to be opened and allowed the refugees to enter," Su Sheng said gritting his teeth.

  The ministers' eyes all focused on Yang You again in an instant.

  Yang You is also a muddy water, how did it go around in circles and finally fall back on his own head.

  After careful consideration, it seems that my predecessor was indeed in control of Tongguan. Damn, I only controlled Tongguan, and there were only about 5,000 refugees there, how could there be 20,000 people?

  Actually, Yang You wrongly blamed others. As the nominal ruler of Jingzhao Daxing, he ordered the opening of Tongguan to allow refugees to enter, and other counties would not bear the evil name of being heartless and also began to allow refugees to enter their territories.

  Moreover, the Daxing area was originally wealthy and had always been the first choice for refugees. When it was heard that the Daxing area allowed entry, almost all the refugees from the entire Guanzhong region rushed here.

  "We are all subjects of the empire, and I, as the king, will certainly not let any citizen starve to death." Yang You said somewhat dryly.

  Since the predecessor has already done it, no matter how hard you try to say something at this time, it's useless. You can only dress yourself up as bright and beautiful as possible.

  "What His Highness the Crown Prince says is absolutely right, His Highness the Crown Prince can think for the people, it's really a blessing for the people of Dai Xing! This is also due to the wise teachings of Wei Shangshu."

  As expected, Guan Yiwu, who was used to tightly holding onto the royal thigh, jumped out first to help Yang You clear the siege, and also didn't forget to flatter Wei Wensheng.

  "His Majesty the King is benevolent." The officials echoed in agreement, and some of the older officials also nodded their heads. Although His Majesty the King had caused a large number of refugees to gather in Daxing, his intentions were good!

  "Magistrate of Su County, what is the current situation with the refugees?" Yang You asked.

  "I humbly report to Your Majesty, the people of Guanzhong have always been kind and simple. The common folk in various counties are sympathetic towards the refugees and often provide them with assistance when they encounter them. However, this is only a temporary solution. As the number of refugees increases, the ability of the common folk is limited, and if the refugees cannot receive aid in time, I fear that a human tragedy may occur!"

  "Your humble servant requests Your Highness to issue an edict to provide disaster relief." Su Sheng said with a sorrowful tone.

  "Please instruct His Highness King Wang to issue a decree for disaster relief." Wei Wensheng walked forward and bowed to Yang You.

  "Please instruct His Highness King Wang to issue a decree for disaster relief."

  Suddenly, more than half of the officials stepped forward and bowed.

  Gu Yi had felt something was off from the start, but he knew that Su Sheng was notoriously stubborn and didn't take sides in court. It wasn't until Wei Wensheng stepped forward that he realized the mastermind behind the scenes was him!

  But what is Wei Wensheng's purpose in doing so? At this time, Yu Bu couldn't help but think more.

  "Please issue an imperial edict on behalf of His Majesty to provide disaster relief." Gu Yi stepped forward, and the entire court came out in support.

  It's inevitable, Yang You couldn't help but think more about it, and had no choice but to give the order

  Disaster relief.