Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

Ye Jintang rarely saw Xiao Mo with a sad face. In the past, no matter how big the difficulties were, he was never afraid. However, too many people were affected by this flood.

Words of comfort came to his lips, but Ye Jintang didn't know where to start. Facing the merciless flood, all words of comfort seemed so pale and powerless.

"Brother Xiao, we have done a good job in post-disaster resettlement and reconstruction, and provided a way out for the survivors. This is already very good."

"I will do my best to give the people a stable life."

Xiao Mo was depressed for only a moment, and he seemed to have forgotten about the matter when he lay in bed at night. Ye Jintang was so upset that he did not go to the imperial study on time the next day.

Ye Jintang, who had woken up a long time ago and was too lazy to drink the spring water, lay on the bed and scolded Xiao Mo. She must have lost her mind as she actually mistakenly thought that Xiao Mo was in a bad mood because of the flood.

He has such a strong heart, how could he show his fragile side? She must have been dazzled last night.

None of the carrier pigeon messages that came in the following days were good news. Tanqu Prefecture, which was relatively low in geographical location, became a vast ocean, countless people were killed or injured, and more than 200,000 people were left homeless.

Six dikes burst in the two states through which the Qujiang River passes, affecting more than 10 people in these two states.

The only good news is that it has finally stopped raining in Tanquzhou.

"Jintang, I have something I want to discuss with you."

One day, after the morning court session, Xiao Mo did not go to the imperial study, but went directly to Wutong Palace to find Ye Jintang.

"what's up?"

Ye Jintang looked at him suspiciously. Xiao Mo was rarely so serious on weekdays.

"I want to go south to Tanquzhou to see it for myself."

"You're going to provide disaster relief yourself?"

Now Ye Jintang was even more confused. She had heard of the emperor leading the army in person, but had never heard of the emperor personally providing disaster relief.

"Yes, I want to go and see for myself what the flood in Tanquzhou looks like."

"Brother Xiao, think twice. The weather is still very hot. There will definitely be an epidemic after the flood. What if the emperor is infected with the epidemic?"

Ye Jintang had just given birth to Nuannuan, so she would definitely not go south with him. If he got sick and she was not around, he would suffer a lot.

"I will bring enough medicine. The pills you developed will definitely be able to cure any disease."

Xiao Mo stepped forward and gently hugged Ye Jintang, "My only worry now is that it will take at least two months to go to Tanquzhou and back, and it may take up to four months, but I promise that I will be back before the New Year."

Xiao Mo felt suffocated just thinking about being separated from Ye Jintang and the children for such a long time, but he had to go to Tanquzhou.

The disaster in Tanqu Prefecture was too severe, and the people were in a panic, not knowing whether the court would save them. In order to appease the people, he had to make a trip.

"Since the emperor has made up his mind, I will prepare preventive medicine for him."

Ye Jintang did not persuade him any further. Xiao Mo must have his reasons for doing so.

Besides, he is the emperor and he cannot let state affairs be delayed because of a little love affair.

"I will be back as soon as possible, and I will send you pigeon messages from time to time."

"it is good."

From the time Xiao Mo told Ye Jintang that he was going to Tanquzhou to the time he set off, it was only three days.

Not only was Ye Jintang caught off guard, even the court officials thought that Xiao Mo would personally go to Tanquzhou to inspect the disaster.

The court officials wanted to persuade him further, but Xiao Mo had already taken a few trusted ministers and headed south by water.

As for the political affairs of the court, they were handed over to Ye Jintang.

When the court officials saw Ye Jintang in a phoenix robe appear at the morning court, they were stunned.

Why didn't their emperor play by the rules? He didn't even give them a chance to advise them.

Naturally, there were people who supported and those who opposed Ye Jintang's reign.

Those who were in favor were led by Lord Cai and Minister of Revenue Lu Qixian. They were all members of the Queen's party and felt that it was nothing wrong for a woman as wise as Ye Jintang to participate in government affairs. She was better than some idiots who only took salaries but did no work.

The old ministers, led by the Minister of Works Bai Hanyi, felt that with the six ministers present, it would be enough to let the ministers make decisions on state affairs. As a woman in the harem, Ye Jintang should stay in the harem to look after the princes and princesses and there was no need for her to attend court.

"Empress, there has never been a woman ruling the country in the history of our Tianqin Kingdom. Our ancestors have always said that women in the harem should not interfere in politics. The previous dynasty's Imperial Noble Consort Dehui interfered in politics, and the people of our Tianqin Kingdom are living in dire straits. Please think twice, Empress, and don't let history repeat itself."

Bai Hanyi took a step forward and looked seriously at Ye Jintang who was sitting on the phoenix chair.

"Please think twice, Queen, and don't let the people of Tianqin down again."

The gray-haired censor, Lord Liu, also stepped forward to persuade.

Led by the Minister of Works, several other ministers stood up shortly afterwards, all of whom advised Ye Jintang not to take the throne.

"Master Bai, I don't like what you said. When Imperial Noble Consort Dehui was interfering in politics, the people in the country had a hard time. This was partly related to Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, but have you ever thought about the bigger reason?"

Lu Qixian looked at Bai Hanyi with a smile.

As expected of the Minister of Revenue, Lu Qixian set a trap for Bai Hanyi right from the moment he opened his mouth.

Although he did not say it explicitly, everyone knew that the reason why the people in the previous dynasty lived a hard life was because Emperor Jingdi hardly cared about state affairs in his later years.

There were countless corrupt officials in the court. Under such circumstances, it was not easy for ordinary people to live a good life.

But everyone knew about this matter, and no one dared to make it public. After all, Emperor Jing was Xiao Mo's biological father.

"Lord Lu, please don't make unfounded arguments. The rules set by our ancestors are that women in the harem are not allowed to interfere in government affairs. Any sensible woman in the harem will not go against the rules of our ancestors."

Bai Hanyi was not someone who could be easily fooled. He was indirectly saying that Ye Jintang was unreasonable and did not take the ancestral rules of the Tianqin Kingdom seriously.

Ye Jintang, who was sitting in the upper seat, watched the court officials quarreling in a mess, but what she was thinking in her heart was, no wonder so many people were vying to sit in this position.

It was quite interesting to look down upon these high-ranking court officials as they quarreled.

After a cup of tea, Ye Jintang finally spoke.

"I didn't want to attend the court, but before the emperor left for the south, he gave me the imperial seal and asked me to handle all state affairs on his behalf."

"Since Lord Bai said that I am not worthy of attending the court, then I will hand over the imperial seal to Lord Bai. Lord Bai will have the final say on important matters in the court from now on."

"Bring me the imperial seal."

Liu Yin, the female official who had been serving nearby, immediately walked up to Bai Hanyi with the imperial seal in both hands.

Bai Hanyi was startled and fell to his knees.

Are you kidding? He is just the Minister of Works. How can he dare to keep the imperial seal? If it is lost in his hands, even if his entire family is exterminated, it will not be enough to compensate.

"The old minister dare not."

"What if Lord Bai doesn't accept it? How about giving it to Lord Liu?"

Lord Liu was just a small censor and did not dare to accept the imperial seal.

"The Imperial Seal is a token of 'the divine right of the emperor, and the legitimacy of the throne.' How dare a humble official keep it?"

Lord Liu was also scared to death. If Ye Jintang really gave him the imperial seal, he probably wouldn't even dare to leave the palace.