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On the second day, Pei Yi only took Xie Zhichan out, with Danfeng and Yueyan following him, leaving the others to guard the post station.

After exiting the post station gate, they saw the Yangzhou Prefecture's carriage waiting. Pei Yi helped Xie Zhichan get on the carriage, and Dan Feng and Yue Yan followed.

Pei Yi originally thought that the banquet would be held at the prefectural yamen, but he did not expect that after the carriage entered the city, it turned around several times and finally arrived at a ferry.

The carriage stopped. Pei Yi opened the small curtain of the carriage and looked outside. He saw a pleasure boat parked on the river.

On the sparkling river surface, it is like a moving palace, shining brightly.

Xie Zhichan also glanced out the small window, then looked at Pei Yi strangely, and said with a smile: "The prince is really lucky in sex -"

Pei Yi said with a dark face: "Humph, there are starving people everywhere outside the city, and they still have the mind to seek pleasure on the pleasure boat!"

After saying this, he got off the carriage and saw someone waiting at the ferry. It was Zhu Jie, the prefect of Yangzhou Prefecture.

He was about forty years old, with a shrewd look and a bit overweight. When he saw Pei Yi, he put on a smile. When he saw Xie Zhichan, he was stunned for a moment, probably because he did not expect that Pei Yi would actually bring the Crown Prince's Consort out with him.

He quickly adjusted his facial expression, stepped forward and said with a smile: "This humble official greets the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. The two nobles must have traveled a long way. Come with this humble official to the boat and rest for a while."

Pei Yi nodded without saying much, and there was no expression of displeasure on his face. He just lowered his head and stretched out his hand, waiting for Xie Zhichan to put his hand in his, then he took Xie Zhichan's hand and walked towards the pleasure boat.

When Zhu Jie saw this scene, he couldn't help but raise his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He looked in the direction of the painting boat, and thought of the prostitutes on the painting boat, feeling a little uneasy.

I heard that the Crown Prince's wife was just raised on the farm, and the Crown Prince of Yan was forced to marry her, so he should not have any feelings for her. But judging from his behavior just now, it is obviously different from the rumors.

The Crown Prince's wife accompanied the Crown Prince to a place like this. Will the Crown Prince kneel on the washboard after returning?

You won’t hold this account against them after you make them kneel on the washboard, right?

Several people boarded the pleasure boat along the long ferry and entered the cabin, which was a different world, decorated in an extremely luxurious and elegant manner. The walls were covered with excellent calligraphy and paintings, the floor was covered with thick carpets, and the tables and chairs were all made of high-quality wood.

After the three of them boarded the pleasure boat, Zhu Jie asked the servant waiting at the bow to tell the boatman to start the boat.

The river was rippling with green waves, and the pleasure boat quickly sailed into the center of the river.

Zhu Jie led Pei Yi and Xie Zhichan to the second floor. In the spacious boat hall, light gauze curtains swayed gently, and beauties moved their waists between them. It was a luxurious scene.

If Pei Yi and Xie Zhichan had not walked along the official road outside the city, they would not have known that this place and the outside of the city were in the same city.

Heaven and hell coexist.

In addition to officials from Yangzhou Prefecture, many officials from other prefectures in the Jiangnan region also came, filling the reception areas on both sides of the ship hall.

Pei Yi held Xie Zhichan's hand and sat at the top seat. He glanced at the expectant expressions of the people below and knew in his heart that most of these people were here to ask for money.

Zhu Jie was naturally the representative among these people. After three rounds of drinking, he smiled and said to Pei Yi, "My Lord, when do you think we can arrange for the handover of the disaster relief money?"

Pei Yi raised his head and glanced at Zhu Jie, saying, "Since the silver has arrived, it will be distributed to the victims sooner or later. Why is Lord Zhu in such a hurry?"

Zhu Jie didn't know what Pei Yi meant, so he just nodded and said perfunctorily: "Yes, but——"

Pei Yi didn't wait for him to finish his words and said, "Master Zhu, there is one thing I don't understand. I hope you can help me understand it."

Zhu Jie felt that Pei Yi was not easy to deal with, so he was cautious in his response and said, "Sir, if you have any questions, please speak up."

Pei Yi turned the wine glass in his hand and said, "I wonder how Lord Zhu plans to use the disaster relief money sent by the court?"

Zhu Jie felt relieved when he heard this question, and replied, "Of course, we should go to the surrounding prefectures to buy food and help the people fill their stomachs first."

There was a loud "ding-dong" sound in the boat hall, and the wine glass in Pei Yi's hand fell on the table. The dancing girls were frightened and knelt on the carpet in the middle.

The officials sitting on both sides of the hall were also startled. They dared not speak and waited for Pei Yi's next words.

Then Pei Yi said in a cold voice: "Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice. Even though it suffered a flood this year, the people's lives are difficult. Many families have stored food, but the granaries of the Jiangnan prefectures should not be completely empty. Together with the food shipped from Kyoto, it is enough to last for a while. But as far as I know, after the food from Kyoto was handed over, Yangzhou City only distributed porridge once a day. The rice soup was so clear that it could be used as a mirror, but many victims still starved to death every day! Why is this?"

Zhu Jie quickly replied, "There is indeed some grain in the granary of the prefecture government. It's not that I don't want to release the grain. It's just that Jiangnan suffered a disaster this year and there is almost no grain harvested this year. If we release it all at once, there is still more than half a year left this year. How are we going to live?"

Pei Yi stared at Zhu Jie with a sharp gaze and said, "Really? By the second half of the year, all the people will have starved to death, and no one will eat the stored grain. It will be just right for you to resell it to the local grain merchants?"

All the officials present were startled and secretly glanced in the direction of Pei Yi. Didn’t the Prince of Yan just arrive in Jiangnan? How could he know what they were thinking?

Everyone was too guilty to speak.

Pei Yi continued, "You all should know that the emperor ordered the escort of Lord Liu, the governor of Jiangnan, back to the capital because Jiangnan concealed the disaster. Because of his negligence, the emperor has exiled him to Lingnan. If you are very concerned about your colleagues and want to go to Lingnan to accompany Lord Liu, it is not impossible for Pei Yi to pass on a message to the emperor after returning to the capital."

The officials all shook their heads and said, "We dare not."

Pei Yi has always been a man who would not give up even if he was right. He continued, "You'd better not think that a powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Even if I only bring a thousand Pei family soldiers with me, I can still defeat your ten thousand yamen runners. If we really fight, I can really defeat you local snakes. If you don't believe me, you can give it a try."

All the officials said: "We dare not."

Pei Yi saw that he had almost finished showing off his power and he couldn't eat the meal anyway, so he ordered people to dock the pleasure boat, then took Xie Zhichan's hand and got off the boat.

Not long after they returned to the post station, they sent people out to investigate. The people who came back said that rice and grain had started to be distributed directly at the government office.

Hua Manxi and Liu Yousi went to Pei Yi and Xie Zhichan's room and saw them playing chess. Hua Manxi couldn't help but stepped forward and covered Pei Yi's chessboard, asking, "Can you guarantee that they will always cooperate?"

Xie Zhichan looked up from the chessboard and smiled at Hua Manxi: "Don't worry, Master Hua, they will definitely cooperate."

Hua Manxi smelled a conspiracy and looked at Pei Yi and asked, "What did you do?"

Pei Yi said, "They invited me to take a day trip on their pleasure boat. It would be wrong not to return the favor. Yesterday, I invited their most favored wives, concubines, legitimate sons, and illegitimate sons to the pleasure boat and sent people to guard it. When the disaster victims outside the city are properly resettled, they can be reunited as a family."

Liu Yousi asked, "Are you not going to hand over the disaster relief money to them?"

Pei Yi said: "They are all thinking about the relief food, not to mention the boxes of silver in front of them. Before going to Jiangnan, I have arranged for people to continue to purchase food and transport it to Jiangnan. The silver here will be used for post-disaster reconstruction and help the victims get through this year."

He simply put down the chess piece and asked Dan Feng to fetch an imperial edict, which he handed to Hua Manxi and said, "This is for you."

Hua Manxi was puzzled. He opened the imperial edict and saw that it actually gave him full responsibility for the reconstruction and supervision of Jiangnan's post-disaster construction.

He looked at Pei Yi, who said, "You are now a fifth-rank doctor in the Ministry of Works. If you do this well, you will be able to move up soon. We can't just let the Crown Prince and the King of Qin compete while we do nothing. Since they all look down on the Ministry of Works, let's fight for it."

Pei Yi added: "I'll leave the reconstruction to you. Ayuan and I are going to Jingzhou to visit my elder sister."

Liu Yousi was standing next to Hua Manxi. He stretched his neck to see the contents of the imperial edict. After hearing what Pei Yi said, he said, "That's great. I'll be Manxi's bodyguard and ensure his safety."

Pei Yi remained silent. He was indeed a little worried about Hua Manxi being alone. Liu Yousi was good at martial arts, so it was good to have him around.

Xie Zhichan smiled and said, "Why don't I send someone to Master Hua to ensure your safety."

Then he called Liu'er and asked her to follow Hua Manxi.

After handing over the post-disaster reconstruction to Hua Manxi, Pei Yi took Xie Zhichan to Jingzhou.