Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

As expected, as they stepped through the gate and went deeper, they soon discovered that apart from this extraordinary gate, the rest of the place was really not very nice.

This Lingnan Palace, after all, is really only magnificent with its gate!

The entire palace covers an extremely vast area, but in the center of this vast land, there are only two lonely buildings standing abruptly, one is the front court and the other is the harem.

Between the two building complexes, there are only a few small rockeries stacked up in a pretentious manner. The rockeries look as if they were randomly piled up and have no aesthetic appeal at all.

On both sides of the rockery, there are some scattered plants and flowers, which are sparse and insignificant. Apart from them, there is nothing else.

Such a shabby layout and decoration, let alone compared with the magnificent Taiji Palace, the majestic Jianzhang Palace and other palaces, even the small side hall where Xiao Heng once lived with Concubine Li is probably much better than here!

What's even more ridiculous is that there is such a large open space in the palace. Are they planning to build a huge horse farm here?

Therefore, even the guards who had never seen the world were stunned by the scene before them.

They looked at each other, exchanged glances, and then simultaneously turned their gazes to Xiao Heng, carefully observing his words and expressions.

County Magistrate Zhang, who was standing aside, lowered his head lower and lower, rubbing his hands back and forth constantly, almost rubbing off a layer of skin on his hands.

The land in Lingnan was not valuable, so when this palace was originally planned, it covered such a large area.

He had originally thought to himself that this was at least an advantage! But apart from the four gates and the surrounding walls, there really was no money to fill them up!

He had discussed this with the county magistrate and the official in charge of building the palace.

But everyone unanimously decided to just build the most basic front court and harem, and leave the rest of the place empty. The rest will be left to the King of Lingnan to take care of!

But now that the matter has come to an end, it is impossible for Zhang Yi to say that he is not afraid. He feels very guilty...

Yun Yi was filled with rage at the moment, but due to his status and the occasion, he couldn't react directly. He could only lower his voice and whisper into Xiao Heng's ear:

"Master, aren't you angry? Look at the way these people behave. It's clear they don't take you, a great prince, seriously!

Even something as important as building a prince's palace, they dared to be so perfunctory!"

However, Xiao Heng's expression remained calm as he simply replied:

"Yun Yi, don't be so impatient. This matter needs to be viewed from different angles!"

After hearing this, Yun Yi showed a hint of doubt on his face and looked straight at Xiao Heng, as if racking his brains to think about the meaning of his words.

Xiao Heng did not feel impatient because of Yun Yi's eagerness, but continued very patiently:

"I'm sure you're familiar with the sights we've seen along the way. This place is desolate and dilapidated, which shows that the local financial situation must be grim.

If it is really due to financial deficit and the funds allocated by the court are not enough to support the normal construction of the palace, then if they are punished rashly at this time, it will inevitably hurt the relationship between the monarch and his subjects.

But if someone is corrupt and accepts bribes, resulting in a large amount of embezzlement of the palace's construction funds, making the project too simple and crude, then in this case, they should naturally be severely punished!

Of course, if they are deliberately neglecting me, then that is an unforgivable crime!"

After hearing this analysis, Yun Yi suddenly had a sense of enlightenment, and nodded in agreement, and echoed seriously:

"I see, the master is really thoughtful!"

But soon, he frowned, as if he suddenly thought of something, and then asked again:

"Then, Master, how can we tell which of the above situations they belong to?"

"No rush, no matter what the situation is, we're new here today and shouldn't get angry!

Everyone is tired from the journey, and the first task today is to settle down.

In addition, we need to properly resettle Miss Shen and her group. We absolutely cannot allow them to be assigned to remote and desolate villages!"

After saying this, Xiao Heng's originally calm expression suddenly changed. He turned around abruptly and stared coldly at County Magistrate Zhang and his men.

County Magistrate Zhang and the others were all shocked when they saw this. They thought Xiao Heng was about to attack, and they felt a chill down their spines. They all fell to their knees with a thud.

Zhang Yi, who was kneeling at the front, gritted his teeth and said tremblingly:

"Your Majesty, oh no, Your Majesty, please calm down! Heaven and earth can bear witness to the fact that the construction of this palace has indeed consumed a vast amount of money and manpower. Your humble servants and I have been guarding this place day and night for this matter, not daring to slack off even in the slightest."

However, the silver allocated by the court was limited, and I did not embezzle a single cent of it. I used it all on the construction of this palace. But even so, it was still far from enough!

Your Majesty, I hope you will bear with me for now, and allow me to slowly figure out how to gradually build and improve it for you in the future!"

As soon as the words fell, someone next to him echoed:

"Yes, my king, please calm down! You've been traveling so long, it's best for you to rest now!"

After he finished speaking, all the officials kowtowed continuously.

In fact, when the king and his ministers met for the first time, they were both playing a game to see how the other party would react.

Then, the air seemed to freeze, and the empty and lonely land was silent for a moment.

The oppressive atmosphere frightened the officials so much that they dared not even breathe. They lowered their heads, fearing that they would attract Xiao Heng's attention.

Half an hour passed, and the long silence became more and more tormenting.

Finally, when everyone was almost suffocating, Xiao Heng suddenly laughed:

"Haha... County Magistrate Zhang, you're so polite! This prince naturally trusts you. For the affairs of the palace, you have been working day and night, tirelessly. This prince will remember this loyalty in his heart!

This king has been traveling for days and is quite exhausted. He should rest and recuperate.

When Zhang Junshou and the others heard this, they nodded repeatedly as if they had been pardoned.

"Yes, yes, your Majesty, you have worked hard! You must rest well and not overwork yourself to the point of injuring your body. Otherwise, I will be held responsible.

Otherwise, you can stay here. I will give orders to have fine wine, delicious food, exquisite side dishes, and beautiful women presented to the king to relieve his fatigue. Is that okay?"