The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

Just when Lu Linlang was about to return home, Lord Yi found her.

"Miss Lu, something has happened. I just received a report from the imperial court. A riot has broken out in the north, and a large number of victims have flocked to the capital. They say that the emperor is a woman, and that the heavens have sent down a natural disaster to warn the world. The emperor must voluntarily abdicate in order for this natural disaster to subside."

Lu Linlang took the report and found that what it said was exactly the same as what Lord Yi said.

A flood occurred in the north some time ago, and the resettlement of the victims became an important problem that tested the local officials. However, those officials were idle and embezzled money. They secretly sold the relief grain to grain merchants, resulting in the government being unable to provide relief money. Some people incited the people to go to the capital to seek justice.

When people are hungry, their dissatisfaction and resentment will grow bigger and bigger. In addition, someone deliberately guides them to attribute the natural disaster to the emperor and use the identity of a woman to force the emperor to voluntarily give up the throne. It is obvious that someone is directing them from behind.

Now these disaster victims have become a serious problem. If the imperial court does not provide timely resettlement, there will be endless troubles.

"Master Yi, I still need your help with things here. I also need you to take care of the food. I have asked people to raise money. I must do my best to ensure that it is safely transported to the capital. We will set off now."

"Miss Lu, don't worry, my two lords. I will definitely do what you asked me to do. You can leave without worry." Lord Yi did not say anything. This was the critical moment. As long as he did it well, he would not have to stay in this place where no one could see him for the rest of his life.

Lu Linlang had someone see Hui Chongshui off, and she took Lu Zhan and Yun Can on horseback to the capital. Along the way, they heard more news that there was more than one person behind this incident. It seemed more like a premeditated plan to deliberately use the emotions of the victims to force the emperor to abdicate.

In the northwest, it is said that because of natural disasters this year, the Tatars have anticipated the consequences of winter, so they want to take this opportunity to break through the obstacles and come to Daqi to rob.

He Yue naturally couldn't let them succeed, so he couldn't get away for the time being. Although the emperor was surrounded by guards from the capital camp, he was worried that someone would collude with him from inside and outside.

The only way to stabilize the situation right now is to appease the victims, provide them with food, and let them have something to eat first. They are being used by others. As long as they are full, who would have the time to worry about who the emperor is?

Moreover, when the emperor anticipated this incident, he had already guessed that what happened today might happen, so he arranged people in advance.

However, no one can predict the changes in the world, and there can be no mistakes. That's why Lu Linlang went to the capital in person so that there would be more people to help if anything happened.

At the gate of the capital city, the victims had formed a siege. However, the soldiers of the Gyeonggi Camp encountered an accident at this time. Someone poisoned them and knocked down all the soldiers. All the soldiers had diarrhea and could not move. They were easily controlled.

The emperor sat in the main hall of the imperial city, looking at his ministers below. There was no panic on his face, but rather it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.

"Your Majesty, no soldiers from the Jingji camp have come to help. The victims are already filled with anger and are threatening to break through the gates of the capital and storm the Imperial City to establish a new emperor."

"Oh, who do they want to make the new king?" When the emperor heard this, he didn't get angry but laughed. He looked at the people below who didn't dare to look him in the eye, and his gaze fell on another person.

"They said that it is natural for men to rule the country, and that it is against moral principles for a woman to become emperor. There are two princes in the royal family, Prince Huai and Prince Heng, who are both elders of the emperor and are of royal blood. It is only right that one of them should become emperor."

"So it's Uncle Huai and Uncle Heng. Uncles, what do you think of what the people have said?"

"Your Majesty, although we are your elders, your throne was established by the will of the previous emperor. Therefore, I believe that Your Majesty's reign is justified. Moreover, the warning of this natural disaster was clearly given to the officials years ago. It is their own fault that they are blaming Your Majesty instead. This is outrageous. The victims should be dismissed and the officials should hand over the grain."

When Prince Huai heard the words of the messenger, his legs were shaking with fear. Although the emperor was a woman, in his opinion, she was even more powerful than when the late emperor was alive. Which of these court officials was not afraid of the emperor? When the late emperor was alive, even the regent was sometimes controlled by these officials, not to mention the late emperor who had no say.

In his opinion, as long as he is still a master, he will not starve to death. Why bother to covet the throne? Didn’t he see that those who coveted the throne in the past had already gone to see the King of Hell?

Thinking of this, he glanced at Prince Heng with a subtle look. To be honest, he could be considered the emperor's uncle, but Prince Heng could only be considered his cousin. Could it be that he was the one behind this?

"Your Majesty, the late emperor's will did indeed allow you to ascend the throne. Over the past few years, Your Majesty has worked diligently, and we have all seen it. Although Your Majesty is a woman, you are also a diligent emperor.

However, now that we have encountered a natural disaster, the officials have not done their job well, implicating the Emperor, and the capital camp has suffered such a heavy blow, in my opinion, Your Majesty should take advantage of the situation and first recommend a member of the royal family to ascend the throne. After the victims are appeased, Your Majesty can continue to hold power. This will not only calm the anger of the victims, but also allow this matter to be resolved perfectly."

At the beginning, Prince Heng praised the emperor, but later he began to ask the emperor to compromise, and he came up with such a sneaky method. When the ministers heard this, they all shook their heads in their hearts. Prince Heng was really simple-minded. He could even come up with such a method. If the emperor really did this, he would be ridiculed by the world.

"Prince Heng, what are you talking about? The emperor's position is not something you can just push anyone into. I don't think you want to go there on your own. The emperor came to the throne legitimately. The emperor didn't kill all the disaster victims just because he thought they were all citizens of Daqi. If they continue like this, it would be better to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys."

King Huai didn't want to be led into trouble by King Heng at this time, otherwise if the emperor really became cruel and solved this matter, they would be the next ones to be dealt with.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to negotiate with the disaster victims. As long as I can provide them with food to return to their hometowns, I will give it a try."

Seeing that no one had any good ideas, Yun Yi stepped forward to ask for help.

If the victims continue to make trouble, it will only damage the emperor's reputation. If he really kills the chicken to scare the monkey, it may cause a backlash. So Yun Yi thought that as long as he could persuade these victims to go back, he would be halfway to success.

And Yun Yi thought to himself that his sister should have received the letter he wrote, and she would definitely find a way to solve the food problem.