Next…
It snowed heavily from time to time for two days.
In Chang 'an, officials could only go out to work when the snow was light, and most of the shops were closed.
Outside Chang 'an City, there were frozen bones everywhere due to the snow disaster.
The death rate was rising!
From the Emperor Li Shimin to the officials in charge of dealing with the snow disaster, everyone was busy.
In the Imperial Palace, Taiji Palace was filled with civil and military officials.
The Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue recalled that more and more refugees were gathering at the porridge distribution point and barely surviving on two meals of porridge every day. His tone could not help but become very heavy!
"Your Majesty, this year's snow disaster is serious. Because of the popularity of the heated brick beds in Chang 'an, there are no deaths.”
" But... not to mention the entire Tang Empire, just in the villages and counties around Chang 'an, the number of yamen runners responsible for cleaning up the corpses has reached 8,000.”
"Our top priority is to find a way to keep out the cold. Otherwise, who knows how many people will die in vain during the snowstorm.”
Li Shi Min asked sternly.
"The Ministry of Revenue didn't distribute any winter supplies?”
The right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue stepped out and anxiously defended himself.
"Your Majesty, ever since the Imperial Historian Bureau announced the snow disaster, the Ministry of Revenue has not dared to slack off at all.”
" However, the area affected by the snow disaster is too large. There are many areas affected by the disaster, and a large number of refugees are unable to withstand the cold.”
"However, it's not that there's no good news at all. With the promotion of the fire kang in various places, the number of people freezing to death every day is gradually decreasing.”
"It is estimated that in this year's snow disaster, at most 50,000 people will freeze to death!”
Li Shiming's expression gradually relaxed. As the Emperor of the Great Tang, even if he was burning with anxiety, he would still maintain a calm expression on his face. He would never let the officials see anything unusual. This was one of the self-cultivation of an Emperor.
At this moment, Wang Teng gave a meaningful glance to an imperial censor with a foreign surname.
This Imperial Censor Guo was just a small fry in the Imperial Censorate. No official would deliberately pay attention to him.
However, Imperial Censor Guo had secretly voted for the Wang family in Taiyuan in order to get a promotion and a raise.
Imperial Censor Guo nodded slightly at Wang Teng and stood up without hesitation in the next second.
"I have a report!"
Li Shi Min was also stunned. At this juncture, what was the censor doing here?
"…Speak."
Imperial Censor Guo smacked his lips and spoke clearly.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the houses in the two villages under the King of Zhou's name have all collapsed.”
"However, Prince Zhou brought his guards to the manor twice. I suspect that he buried the corpses and killed people. As a result, all five hundred tenants in the two manor were killed.”
"In the face of a huge snow disaster, the situation of killing and burying corpses is very bad. This subject requests Your Majesty to punish Prince Zhou Li Yuanfang strictly!!!”
With that, Imperial Censor Guo smiled confidently and turned to look at the capital governor.
All the officials had good eyesight, and their heads weren't frozen by the snow. Instead, they quickly understood the meaning behind Imperial Censor Guo's actions.
If you don't believe me, you can ask the governor.
For some reason, everyone sympathized with the governor.
Li Shi Min closed his fingers and grabbed the armrest of the throne.
Those two villages were given by him and the Guanyin maid. If something really went wrong, it wouldn't be Li Yuanfang's fault. If he continued to investigate, he would probably be implicated.
Li Shiming changed the topic and asked sternly when he thought about his reputation being damaged.
"Governor of the capital, is Imperial Censor Guo referring to the truth?”
After the capital governor was named, he especially hated Imperial Censor Guo. Unable to fish in troubled waters, he could only resign himself to fate and stand forward.
"According to the death reports from Chang 'an, no matter whose manor it is, it is inevitable that tenants will freeze to death.”
"Only the two villages under Zhou Wang's name had zero casualties.”
Hearing this, Imperial Censor Guo lifted his chin proudly.
The capital governor changed the topic, and the situation took a sharp turn.
"However, zero casualties doesn't mean that human lives are disregarded. It could also be that these two villages have done a good job in keeping out the cold.”
"Before sending someone to investigate, the Imperial Court cannot blindly accuse anyone.”
Before Imperial Censor Guo could retort, Zhangsun Wuji had no choice but to stand out and support the capital governor. After all, Prince Zhou Li Yuanfang had a piece of land that came from the Zhangsun Clan.
"Your Majesty, this subject agrees with the capital governor's point of view. Impeachment should be based on facts, and if you accuse someone of a crime, you are disregarding the laws of the Great Tang!”
"This subject dares to make a military pledge and is willing to confront Prince Zhou in court!”
Imperial Censor Guo's anger rose and exploded.
Li Shi Min sneered and ordered Feng Le.
"Feng Le, pick a member of the Imperial Army and summon Yuan Fang into the palace!”
"Yes!"
The Imperial Army rode their horses through the wind and snow and left the Imperial Palace.
……
As the old saying goes, there is no harm without comparison.
In contrast to the tense atmosphere in the Imperial Palace, the residence of Prince Zhou seemed very relaxed.
Li Yuanfang had done everything he could. Otherwise, he would have instructed Bai Fu and the others to do it, and he would return to his days in Cat Winter.
"Ten consecutive draws every week. Is the host ready to draw?”
The joy in Li Yuanfang's eyes didn't diminish, but he lazily lay on the bed and slowly closed his eyes.
"Let's start the lottery and pray that the European King will be possessed this time!”
"Ten consecutive draws every week. Reward will be given in three seconds. Three, two, one!”
The cold mechanical countdown ended.
The golden scroll slowly unfurled and announced the latest news of the winners.
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining: A self-warming cup."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining: AI smart tablet."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Ten strings."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Five hundred coins."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining: A box of Eastern Pearls (50 pieces)."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Yuchang Sword."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining. Consumable: One Cleansing Talisman."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining. Consumable: One Windbreak Talisman."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining. Consumable: The Complete Collection of Ancient and Modern Paper Making Techniques."
"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the skill: Elementary Insight."
Ps: Self-warming cup, the cup body is blue, there are patterns like messy silk, thin as leaves, the foot of the cup has engraved gold words called "Self-warming Cup", the emperor ordered to take wine to pour into it, warm and gas blowing like boiling soup.
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