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

What a great effort! Xiao Heng thought.

On the surface, he remained calm and just responded lightly:

"Well... thank you all for your hard work. You have devoted so much effort and sacrificed so much for Lingnan!"

Then, he pretended to be unable to bear the strange smell and said with disgust:

"From what I've seen, today's street patrol is almost complete.

In my opinion, why don't we return to the palace immediately?"

Upon hearing this, all the ministers breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, they can just remove the things that they had not prepared earlier, which they had been waiting for an opportunity to send someone to pass on the message, so as to avoid the trouble.

At the same time, they did not forget to exchange glances with each other, and a contemptuous smile appeared on the corners of their mouths.

The meaning contained in that smile was self-evident - he indeed still had the mind of a child and could not bear such a small bit of hardship. This so-called street patrol was nothing but a child's play.

Among them, the most proud and complacent person was Zhao Chuan, who looked as if he was showing off to everyone that his previous words were true:

"Look, I told you before, this guy will just mess around for a while and then stop!"

Just like that, the originally mighty patrol team quickly changed direction and headed towards the Lingnan Palace.

Because the King of Lingnan was "suffocated" by the unpleasant smell, Yun Yi deliberately ordered the guards to speed up their pace so that they could go back and ask the court doctor to check on the situation.

The group of ministers at the back saw that the people in front were walking faster and faster, so they had no choice but to jog after them.

However, they were used to a life of luxury and had never experienced such a rush. After a short while, they were out of breath and panting.

Some of them had big bellies and their whole bodies were shaking; others were running with their beards blowing and their eyes glaring, looking very funny.

After finally arriving at the Lingnan Palace, they thought they could finally take a break, but they didn't expect that Xiao Heng had no intention of letting them go at all. He directly ordered all the officials to go to the front court to discuss matters immediately.

Xiao Heng's oral instructions came from Yunyi:

"I am overwhelmed with emotion right now, and have so many thoughts that need to be expressed. If I can't get them out right away, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight!"

The ministers' heads were buzzing and they secretly groaned in their hearts, but they were helpless to deal with this willful king. They could only gasp for breath and drag their exhausted bodies into the front court again.

Before everyone could even settle down, Xiao Heng couldn't wait to loudly announce to everyone:

"I went out to patrol the streets today and was deeply moved!

Therefore, I have made up my mind to go on a border patrol and gain a deeper understanding of the three counties in our Lingnan region."

As soon as the words fell, the ministers were in an uproar, each with their own thoughts.

Some of them are loyal and worried about the king's safety, but more of them are greedy and afraid that the king will find evidence of them plundering the people's wealth. After all, who doesn't have some small business somewhere else?

Zhang Junshou was considered to be a somewhat loyal group, and he was the first to stand up and express his opposition:

"Your Majesty, you must never act like this!

After all, patrolling the border is not a trivial matter. It is extremely costly and a waste of time and money.

Moreover, Lingnan is a remote area with many fierce and violent people, and bandits are rampant, which may threaten the king's safety."

Xu Qing, the chief clerk, stepped forward and added:

"Zhang Jun Shou is absolutely right. Your Majesty, please reconsider!"

If Your Majesty is truly concerned about the people's livelihood and wants to understand the overall picture of Lingnan, I have various materials here for Your Majesty to consult.

From the terrain to agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and people’s livelihoods, everything is included.”

"..."

Facing the ministers' obstruction, Xiao Heng took a deep breath and said seriously:

"My Lords, if I remain seated in this Lingnan Palace like a bird in a cage, how can I possibly know the true conditions of the various counties?

If I had not personally patrolled the streets today, how could I have witnessed with my own eyes the dust rising from the roads and the feces and filth accumulated in the ruts of the wheels?

Nor would they know that the people in the city were all unkempt and dirty, and even had difficulty finding anything to cover their bodies."

Ministers:...

It turned out that they were not tricked by this yellow-haired boy, but fell into the trap of the new king. It turned out that the King of Lingnan's original intention was to find a legitimate excuse to patrol the border!

For a moment, the entire front court fell into deathly silence.

After all, the reason why the King of Lingnan proposed to patrol the border was indeed reasonable and irrefutable.

So, after a moment of silence, this matter was finally confirmed as Xiao Heng wished.

Next, we discussed the travel plan.

After some discussion, everyone decided to go on a secret visit.

The group pretended to be wealthy merchants and inquired about business opportunities along the way. Xiao Heng pretended to be the young master of the wealthy merchant, and the others were servants and guards.

At the same time, Xiao Heng also politely declined the wishes of Captain Song and others to join him, saying that he did not want to be recognized and thus lose the effect of traveling incognito.

The itinerary was finally finalized, and the ministers were able to return home.

But they did not disperse immediately. Instead, they gathered in groups of three or five and whispered to each other.

One person said to County Magistrate Zhang:

"Let this new king go through all this trouble, and just go whenever he wants? Isn't this just finding us a living ancestor?

If something happens to him, won't we be in big trouble?"

Zhao Juncheng said with an unhappy look on his face:

"Let him do whatever he wants. He can't even stand patrolling the streets, and he's still thinking about patrolling the border. Let's see how long he can hold out!"

This time, Ma Changshi expressed a different opinion:

"Master Zhao, this is wrong!

What if he was just pretending to be incompetent, but actually had ulterior motives and wanted to play the pig and eat the tiger?

If he really finds out something wrong, we won’t be able to keep our official hats. That would be terrible!

Oh no, no, I have to go home and discuss a solution with my wife!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Juncheng sneered disdainfully:

"Hehe... even if he wants to make some changes, what then?

Pirates were rampant in southern Fujian, including many brutal Japanese pirates; and in the southwest, the Jiaozhi Kingdom would invade the border from time to time.

Just because he is a greenhorn, how can he still dream of escaping unscathed? I am afraid that there is only one way out, death!

When the time comes, we will write a letter to him, saying that he is stubborn and no amount of persuasion will work.

At most, we will be charged with negligence!"

Zhang Jun was startled when he heard this, and he got angry for once. He shouted sternly:

"Master Zhao, please be careful with your words and actions, lest you bring about a fatal disaster!"

Then, he changed the subject and said:

"The king is young and full of vigor, with great ambitions, and he wants to govern the region.

Since his desire is so strong, we, his subjects, might as well fulfill his wish. Soon he will understand what it means to be powerless!

Live by the mountain, live by the mountain; live by the water, live by the water, but you have to have something to rely on.

All you have to do is hide your messy tails and wait and see what happens! The king just wants to know more about his territory!"

After hearing this, everyone left in disappointment.