Chapter 108：

"Miss, there are always sneaky people near the warehouse recently, but under the orders of the young lady, they have been blind to them, and they didn't startle."

Fu Wenyu reported to Li Xia about the recent situation of the warehouses in the suburbs.

Li Xia nodded when she heard the words, thinking in her heart what actions the two foxes Liang Zouqi and Liu Ji'an would do if they couldn't make a difference.

Seeing that Li Xia didn't speak, Fu Wenyu made a cup of tea for Li Xia. After handing it over, he said:

"Now there are only two days left for the seven-day deadline given by the court to the Liu family. The Liu family must be as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. They will try their best to make a deal. If not surprisingly, they will send someone in these two days. Come to buy the grain and grass in our hands."

Li Xia took a sip from the teacup and looked at Fu Wenyu.

They have a common goal of revenge, coupled with the time to get along, so the relationship between the two has become much closer. They are said to be a master-servant relationship, but they are more like friends fighting side by side.

Fu Wenyu expected this to be possible, after all, it was a serious sin to lose his head.

But Li Xia felt that things would not be so simple. Liu Ji'an's old fox was so greedy and lustful. It wasn't that simple for him to vomit the money he swallowed.

In order to guard against any tricks by the Liu family, Li Xia decided to make a perfect preparation.

"Wen Yu, I will write a report letter right away, and you can take it to the village where we bought grain and grass, find those villagers who have been bullied and forced by the Liu family, and have them sign and detain it, proving that the Liu family used one-tenth of the money. Prices force them to sell their own food. The longer the list, the better the number of people."

"Miss, what are you..."

"In case the Liu family smashes it down."

"The young lady is really smart, I didn't think about it."

At this moment, a small servant who was arranged by Li Xia to monitor the activities of Liu Mansion hurriedly walked in from the outside and said, "Miss, there is a new situation."

"Say it."

"The little one saw that Lord Ma, after coming out of Liu's mansion, hurriedly returned to the mansion where the princess lived, put on court clothes and went into the palace."

Li Xia took a breath after hearing this.

The ministers of the imperial court will not enter the palace if they have nothing important except the time of the early dynasty, and Liu Yuxiang, an idle official, currently has only the important matter of disaster relief food at hand. Naturally, why enter the palace for nothing.

It seemed that she was right, Liu Ji'an, an old fox, was really old and cunning.

Li Xia hurriedly ordered: "Wen Yu, you must do it quickly, you must be fast, start nearby, and at least get the signatures of nearly a hundred people within two hours."

"Yes, miss."

After Fu Wenyu left, Li Xia immediately called Xu Yan in again.

"Miss, what's your order."

"You send a letter to the people in Lei Mansion, asking them to tie the horse to the cart full of grain and straw now."

Although Li Xia's purpose of purchasing grain was to make Liu Ji'an unable to make a difference, after all, the grain and grass purchased were related to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the disaster area, so she never thought about reselling, but decided to donate it to the disaster area unconditionally. .

Therefore, when the grain and grass were collected in the warehouse, they did not unload them from the cart in order to avoid trouble. They just unloaded the horses and put them in the barn on the side to raise them.

Unexpectedly, it was just an act to save trouble, but now it can be a life-saving act.

Li Xia smiled helplessly, and Xu Yan, who arranged for someone to pass the letter, reported: "Miss, what's next?"

"Prepare the car and follow me to the General's Mansion."

After Liu Hu helped Li Xia last time in the martial arts competition, the two have often been in contact with each other. No matter what good-looking gadgets appear in the Qin's shop, they will first choose a copy and give it to the general's wife.

The general's wife is gentle and kind. After receiving Li Xia's gifts, she often cooks some food for Li Xia herself, and often invites Li Xia to visit the mansion to enjoy flowers. Therefore, the relationship between the two families has become very good.

No, as soon as Li Xia appeared at the door, the servant girl from the General's Mansion greeted her with enthusiasm.

"Miss Qin, my wife was still talking about you just now. You are here now. Madam will be very happy to see you."

"Really, but this is really unfortunate. I have a very urgent matter to find the general. I can't chat with my wife and admire the flowers."

"Miss Qin, you are looking for the general. Unfortunately, the general is not in the residence today."

"Where did you go?"

"You have to ask your husband to know that the general will inform my wife of the daily itinerary."

Li Xia heard this and quickly let the maid lead herself to see his wife. The general's wife was a reasonable person. Seeing Li Xia's anxious expression, she thought it was really urgent, so she immediately said:

"The general went out after lunch. He said he was going to the prime minister’s mansion to have tea and play chess. Go to the prime minister’s mansion and check it out. If the general is not there, go to the military camp in the west of the city. Stay in the camp to train the soldiers."

"Okay, thank you Madam."

After Li Xia had finished speaking, she was about to leave, and her wife shouted again: "Wait a minute, coincidentally, you will wait for a while."

The general's wife immediately entered the room as soon as the voice was over. After a while, she came out with a golden purse. She handed the purse to Li Xia and explained: "No ordinary people are allowed near the barracks. This jade is next to General Jade. All his subordinates know about things, and if someone obstructs you, you will show it up."

Li Xia held the jade pendant in her hand, and her eyes were a little sour for a while. She really didn't know how to express her gratitude. In the end, she could only say "thank you" dryly.

The general's wife smiled and said: "Go now, don't delay things."

Li Xia carefully collected the jade pendant and followed Xu Yan to the prime minister's mansion. Fortunately, the general really played chess at the prime minister's mansion.

After Li Xia asked the maid to take the jade pendant given by his wife to report, she entered the prime minister's mansion smoothly.

She came to this prime minister’s house once to give jewelry to the prime minister’s aunt. At that time, she wanted to use this to build a relationship and make more friends, but she didn’t expect that her aunt had a very domineering personality. No interest.

The maid led Li Xia through a garden and then to a bamboo forest. He walked a long way along the bamboo forest before seeing a pavilion.

In the pavilion, opposite Liu Hu sits an old man with gray hair. The old man is observing the chessboard, and after a solemn drop, he suddenly smiled and said, "General Liu, you have lost again."

Liu Hu complimented: "I'm here to confess and pour the wine."

Liu Hu happily drank three cups before he noticed Li Xia. He asked, "What is the important thing about Ms. Qin that she came to me with my lady's jade pendant?"

After Li Xia politely bowed to the prime minister and the general, he pretended to be very embarrassed and hesitant to speak.

Liu Hu thought it was Li Xia who minded the inconvenience of the prime minister being present, so he said: "Ms. Qin has anything to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it. If something is unfair and bullied, the prime minister and I will never sit back and watch."

"Yes, since Miss Qin came to my house, there is no reason for the prime minister to ignore the grievances that Miss Qin suffered."

Hearing Prime Minister Zhou speaking, Li Xia said: "The general and the prime minister misunderstood, the people's daughter is not wronged, but there is something I want to tell the general and ask the general for help."

"What's the matter? You said." Liu Hu asked.

"A few days ago, the girl heard of the famine in Anlu area. The disaster was very serious. Tens of thousands of people were suffering from starvation, and many people died because of it. When the girl heard this news, she thought that she was at the feet of the emperor. With the protection of court ministers such as the prime minister and generals, they felt uneasy in their conscience without worrying about food and clothing and enjoying themselves, and they wanted to do something for the people in the disaster-stricken areas."

"Listening to rumors, your Majesty allocated tens of thousands of taels of silver from the treasury to buy grain and grass and transport it to the disaster-stricken area for emergency relief. The business of the people’s daughters’ family is doing well, and their ancestors are also businessmen. Therefore, the family is fairly solid, so he thought that he would also pay for it. Some food and grass will be donated to the victims at that time, but what the girls did not expect is..."

Speaking of this, Li Xia fluttered and knelt down, her eyes were red, and her voice began to choke.

As a modern person, how could Li Xia kneel down, but in order to set off the atmosphere, she went all out.

Sure enough, the general and the prime minister saw this situation and quickly asked: "What the **** is going on with Miss Qin."

"Mindaughter dare not."

Liu Hu was impatient, so he quickly said, "If you dare not, just say so."

"Her Majesty Liu Yuxiang and the Liu family were ordered to purchase grain and grass. Your Majesty gave sufficient funds. But when the people were buying grain and grass, they discovered that the Liu family had forced the people to sell grain and grass at a price that was one-tenth of the market price. They, if the people are unwilling to sell at a low price, they will send them directly to grab them."

Prime Minister Zhou and Liu Hu became solemn upon hearing this.

Throughout the ages, court officials have taken advantage of the disaster situation in the region, and there have been many people who have taken oil and water from the relief funds.

These corrupt officials exploited layers of money, and the national treasury allocated one hundred thousand taels of silver. When they finally arrived in the disaster area, they could be more than ten thousand taels.

It is precisely because His Majesty is fully aware of the existence of this situation that this time he ordered people to purchase grain and grass directly in the capital and Zhouchengchi. Then, he would send the army directly to **** the grain and grass over to reduce the level of exploitation by local officials.

But who would have thought that under your majesty's nose, there are people who are so daring enough to pay for disaster relief.

If this is true, it can be regarded as hitting the knife edge of your majesty.

Prime Minister Zhou asked: "Miss Qin, are you serious about this?"

"The girls are willing to use their lives as a guarantee, and there is absolutely no falsehood." Li Xia continued: "The villagers who depend on farming for a living do not make a lot of money all year round. , So many people resisted desperately. People's women really couldn't stand it anymore, so they bought their food at market prices."

“Because of the price difference, everyone is willing to sell food to the people’s daughters, so now the people’s girls have already stocked 100,000 catties of food. The people are willing to donate the food to the disaster-stricken areas free of charge to help the people in the floods and fires, but the amount of food is huge. The Minnv can't transport it by herself, so when I look for the general, I want the general to help figure out a solution."

"Girl Qin Bodhisattva has a heart, there is no reason for the court not to help, this matter is covered by this general." Liu Hu promised, patted his chest.

"In addition, the people's daughter also wants to seek justice for the oppressed people and refugees in the disaster-stricken area, and she must not be forgiven easily because Liu Jia is a relative of the emperor, regardless of Wang Fa."

"Girl rest assured, the prime minister immediately sent someone to investigate the matter. If it is as the girl said, she will give an explanation and will not chill the people of Ning Chao."

Li Xia heard the words: "With the words of the prime minister, the people's daughter is relieved."

After speaking, she turned her head to look at the general and said: "The girl has heard that the victims have moved north. If the food is not transported there, it may cause terrible situations such as riots. Time is running out, and the general will have to send someone to **** the food as soon as possible. ."

"Well, where is the food stored?"

"Eastern suburbs of the city."

"The prime minister also went with the two of you. After the situation is verified, the court will do a good deed to your Majesty Bingming girl tomorrow morning."

"Thank you to the prime minister, that folk girl."

After talking about the three of them, they can leave, but as soon as they stepped out of the house, Xu Yan, who had been waiting in the carriage, said: "The young lady is not good. All of us were arrested."

Li Xia knowingly asked: "Why, what's the matter?"

"They said that we were hoarding food in an attempt to make a fortune in the country, to the point of disregarding the lives of the victims and committing atrocious crimes."

Li Xia didn't speak, but looked at Prime Minister Zhou and General Liu Hu beside him. Their faces were very ugly, and they were obviously angry.