Bring your aunt to eat big meat, the scumbag father's family is furious

How could the emperor not have heard any rumors? He was used to the constant fighting among the noble families. As long as it did not harm the government, he did not want to get involved in many things. Otherwise, he would have died of exhaustion.

However, seeing that the Zhao and Bai families were not willing to give up, the normal official business was affected, and even Lord Gu came to report it in person.

This matter also involves the Qiao family.

"In that case, let the Dali Temple investigate. Your brother-in-law was hit by a carriage some time ago, and many traces of the incident are gone. We can only say that we have done our best."

Qiao Jianer said, "The carriage my brother-in-law was riding in was smeared with a drug that could drive horses crazy. To facilitate future investigation, the carriage has been preserved as it was without cleaning or treatment. We should still be able to identify some clues."

"That's great. Eunuch Qi, please go to the Dali Temple and convey my order."

Eunuch Qi left, and Lord Gu also withdrew.

The emperor said, "This time, we didn't make a big mistake in Xiufeng Country, thanks to you. You saw that day that the guests from Xiufeng Country were very satisfied with the reception and were full of warm words of praise. They later came to see me privately and said that this year's pattern was not only lifelike, but also indistinguishable from the one they saw in Xiufeng Country, and even better."

"When they left, they took the flags, cut off part of the tapestry, and took away the other cups and decorations as well."

Generally speaking, the two countries are far apart, so as long as there are no mistakes on major issues, some deviations in small details are not a big deal. However, this year, for Xiufeng Country, Daze Country's performance was too perfect and impeccable, and the guests were grateful.

Qiao Jianer said, "I have received the reward sent by the Emperor. Helping the Emperor solve his problems is what I should do."

Six boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, more than what Lord Gu and Mu Xinghe had.

The emperor looked thoughtful. He felt that Qiao Jian'er could make more use of her abilities. He had hesitated before because she was a woman. To be a princess and to command elite troops was already an extremely high status and honor.

But now he gradually came to his senses. Just as Qiao Jianer had said before when he requested to recruit female soldiers, regardless of whether they were women or men, they were all his people and had a desire to repay his country and contribute to the best of their abilities.

Especially someone with abilities like Qiao Jianer, they should be fully utilized for his own benefit. This is the emperor's way of employing people.

He wanted to test Qiao Jian'er, so he said, "There is something I haven't decided yet, and I want to discuss it with you."

Qiao Jianer's expression became serious and respectful.

The emperor said, "Liuzhou suffered from drought last year and this year, resulting in poor harvests. This year has been particularly severe. The people have exhausted their surplus food and can only wait for the local government to open its granaries for disaster relief."

"But the local government didn't have much grain in stock, so they had to buy it from grain merchants. The merchants took the opportunity to raise prices, which put a burden on the local government."

"Liuzhou is close to the northwest, too far from the capital. The capital can certainly provide assistance, but the trip back and forth is costly, laborious, and time-consuming. It's not the best solution. Princess, do you have a good plan?"

This is a problem that has been giving the emperor a headache recently. Liuzhou is a large county. If the people don't have enough to eat, they will cause chaos, which will cause even more trouble.

The reason why he regarded the court's relief as the worst option was that in order to ensure the prosperity of the country, the annual fiscal revenue and expenditure had to be maintained in a barely balanced state. One state in Liuzhou was equivalent to the size of three other states. If relief was really provided, it would be like digging a huge hole in the treasury.

Qiao Lianer thought of the story of Fan Zhongyan raising prices to relieve disasters, which was similar to this case.

After some thought, she said, "The local government should post a notice offering to buy grain at a high price. It's best to set the price at two or three times what the grain merchants are asking for. That way, grain merchants from nearby prefectures and counties will get wind of this and ship grain here. Then, they can use the excuse of excessive grain hoarding as an excuse to lower the price to a normal market price. If the grain merchants want to ship the grain back, the long journey will greatly increase their costs, forcing them to sell it at a low price."

“This is robbing the rich to help the poor.”

The emperor nodded and said with emotion: "The sickle is full of brilliant ideas."

"Just do as you say. If this trick works, it will help the people of Liuzhou survive the crisis and relieve the troubles of the local government. It will be considered a great achievement for Jianer."

Qiao Jian'er realized that the emperor was already discussing internal affairs with her, which showed that the emperor was further trusting her.

Originally, she was thinking that she would wait for Mu Xinghe to grow strong and then use him to infiltrate the internal affairs. It turned out that the opportunity would come unknowingly.

Of course, the fact that the emperor was willing to entrust her with such an important task this time was also due to Mu Xinghe’s contribution.

In this way, the request of Princess Pei from the Pei Palace can be addressed.

She looks bold, but she is an extremely cautious person. The emperor does not mean that, and she must not say a word more about this. Otherwise, once the seeds of suspicion are planted in the emperor's heart, it will be difficult to remove them.

When she was leaving, the emperor said earnestly, "The mastermind behind this incident is that evildoer, a scourge that has harmed the country. It's not good to make it public, but more and more people will know about it."

"You must train your troops well. There will be a battle in the future. If you want to conquer the Kingdom of Qinu, you will need a strong cavalry."

"Yes."

The Dali Temple began to investigate the Bai and Zhao families, while the Tian family dispatched the imperial guards to collect evidence.

Mr. Pei led a team to the Qiao family.

Now, Master Pei is already one of the main generals of the Imperial Guards, and he is extremely popular.

His current status was brought to him by Qiao Jianer, and he was extremely grateful.

He only brought a few people in and asked the others to guard outside, and told them not to make any disturbance.

He said to the Qiao family, "I just came to take a look at the marks on the carriage."

"Dad, I heard that the Bai and Zhao families were arguing so fiercely that the emperor was fed up with it, so he asked the Dali Temple to investigate." Pei Qingrong said beside Master Pei.

"Yes, they must come up with a result. They all claim to be innocent." Master Pei said, "Since the investigation has been carried out, words alone don't count. There will always be an explanation for what the truth is."

Mr. Pei thought that the Qiao family always suffered misfortunes, but when he saw his daughter was raised to be plump and beautiful, with a rosy face, she did not look like she had suffered the pain of childbirth, nor did she look like she was in a state of fear. He wondered how much effort the princess had made behind the scenes, and felt a little emotional for a moment.

The imperial guards brought the imperial physician, and after the Qiao family doctor pointed out the area where the medicine was applied to the carriage, they scraped it off and took it away for examination.

At the same time, two deputy generals brought their men into the Zhao and Bai families.

Zhao Rushuang had been waiting for this moment to come. Soon the Bai family's guilt would be confirmed, while the Zhao family would be cleared.