Prince Han Sien

The imperial envoy traveled, this time with a large amount of money and money to go to the disaster relief, and the emperor urged him very urgently, so there was a lot of preparatory work in the early stage.

Especially the entire household department is very busy.The Hubu Shangshu is not as slow as he used to be when talking and doing things with officials, and he is quite agile when he directs with his old arms and legs.

Because the Li family copied a large amount of silver to fill the treasury, the household department was very well off, not only did they pay back the military pay they owed in previous years, but they also did not ask the emperor for the 200 million taels of silver allocated to the flood in the south of the Yangtze River this time. crying poor.

The overall operation of the household department is still very efficient.Five days later, 200 million white flowers were ready to come out.

It was rare for the emperor to give the Ministry of Accounts a good look, and called Han Si'en and Ji Luo to go to the Ministry of Accounts to deal with the money.

This is also particular about silver, not only the number but also the authenticity of silver.When the person who counts the money checks the authenticity and amount of the money at the household department, if the money is correct, the seal will be stored in a special place, which will be guarded by the forbidden army day and night.

As for the money that has been sealed and left the Ministry of Accounts, the Ministry of Accounts will not be responsible for any problems in the future.

The reason for this is that in the previous dynasties, the amount of military pay to the frontier was wrong, and the money was fake.At that time, the household department and the people who escorted the money each said that they had their own reasons.

The Ministry of Accounting said that the person who escorted the silver exchanged the silver halfway, because except for that amount of silver, there was no fake silver in the Ministry of Accounting, and there was never any wrong amount.

The person who escorted the military pay said that they didn't count carefully at that time, and it must be that someone from the household department had embezzled and deliberately gave fake money.

The former emperor ordered people to investigate carefully, and after several months of investigation, the final fact is that the money was indeed dropped out of the bag halfway, and a prince was involved.

The emperor was furious, and all the relevant personnel involved in the military payment incident were all executed by beheading.Although the household department at that time was cleared of grievances, most of the officials were dismissed.As for the prince who was involved, he was directly imprisoned.

Since then, the rules of the Ministry of Households handing out silver have been handed down.

Because the amount of money to be paid out is huge, it is an extremely boring thing to do with money.As the prince, it was the first time that Ji Luo was favored by the emperor, and he was careful and conscientious about money, and the Minister of the Household Department knew it well.

He originally thought that with Han Si'en's slightly irritable character, he would definitely not be right there, because it was too boring after all.

Unexpectedly, Han Si'en was also very serious. He marked the boxes that he was right, marked the silver that others were right, and took a notebook to write down their names one by one.

Hubu Shangshu looked at Han Sien so carefully, and his impression of Han Sien was so rare that it got better by two points.

He has been a minister for many years, and it's not that he hasn't met the relatives of the emperor who came to check the silver. Most of them would just be there as grandpas, and few people personally check the silver, let alone mark it.

Fortunately, there is no problem with the money they have paid out these years. If there is a problem, I don't know how many royal family members will die.

After spending three days aligning the silver and storing the seals, Han Si'en, Ji Luo and Hubu Shangshu went to report to the palace.The emperor was quite satisfied with their work efficiency.

Hubu Shangshu stroked his beard and praised Han Sien and Ji Luo, Han Sien replied indifferently: "My job is not worthy of the Lord Shangshu's praise."

Hubu Shangshu blushed at what he said, and his good impression of his big fingernails disappeared immediately.Ji Luo on the side shook his head inwardly. His cousin never flattered or showed face to others, and he hasn't changed at all in two lifetimes.

The emperor looked at the Hubu Shangshu with his beard raised and speechless, and his gloomy mood improved by two points in the past two days.

But the emperor still gave Han Sien a look, and then said: "After the announcement of the emperor's list, the doctors have been in place in the past few days, and the Qin Tianjian has calculated that two days will be an auspicious time, so you can start in two days."

Han Si'en and Ji Luo took orders, the emperor looked at Han Si'en and wanted to say something, but finally moved his mouth, did not make a sound, and then let the three of them retreat.

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Han Si'en was about to leave for the south of the Yangtze River, and the people in Fang Lanyuan were a little panicked.Han Si'en was ordered to do disaster relief, not to enjoy himself, and he certainly wouldn't bring so many maids with him, or the influence would be bad.

Bihua and the others didn't know what to do. Although their contract of prostitution was in the hands of Han Si'en, they were still servants of the Han family after all.

The relationship between Han Si'en and the Han family is very bad. When he is around, others will not easily trouble his maid.But if others have been away for a long time, that may not be the case.

With the passage of time, his former majesty will become more and more blurred, and people always have that kind of rebellious heart, there will definitely be people who will not like Bihua and the others.

Even if an accident happened to a servant, even if the master came back, he would never fall out with other masters because of a servant.

But although Bihua and the others were worried, they didn't dare to ask.

Then this problem was solved very well by Han Si'en, because he took away the three people he was used to, Bihua, Yunzhi, and Luoxia, leaving agarwood in the yard.

The reason why Chen Xiang was not brought is because someone found Chen Xiang a few days ago and wanted her to be Fang Lanyuan's messenger.

Although Chen Xiang agreed, she also said that she was not valued by the prince, and she was afraid that she would not be able to find any good news.

Afterwards, Chen Xiang has been working silently in Fang Lan Yuan, and has not mentioned anything about Fang Lan Yuan.

Keeping Chen Xiang this time just proves the fact that she is not valued.Among the servants, Han Si'en only took An Cao away.

Han Zhuo was very angry that Han Sien brought some beautiful maids to the south of the Yangtze River for disaster relief.No matter what quarrel between Han Sien and him, they are a family in the eyes of outsiders, Han Sien's reputation is not good, and their government's reputation will not be good either.

Han Si'en didn't take Han Zhuo's anger seriously, and reasoned that the emperor agreed, so why are you angry, and angered Han Zhuo again.

The emperor had clear ears and eyes about these trivial matters, so he knew about Han Sien's private affairs, and he just smiled and let Han Sien go.

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Two days later, Han Si'en, as the youngest imperial envoy of the dynasty, set off for the south of the Yangtze River with Ji Luo, accompanied by Ji Yue, the eldest son of Prince Yongjun.

The king of Yongjun almost ran to the emperor and cried and made a fuss, but was finally stopped by the princess of Yongjun.

Because of the large amount of money this time, there were 5000 accompanying guards, plus the large and small servants and rear personnel, there were nearly several thousand people.

Before bidding farewell to the emperor, the emperor gave Han Sien a Shangfang sword and accompanied by two thousand imperial troops.

Han Si'en accepted Shang Fang's sword very calmly, which made other officials jealous.

Shangfang's sword, which can be used to kill the royal family and kill officials, is a treasure that takes the place of the emperor, and now it has fallen into Han Si'en's hands.Someone wanted to remind the emperor Han Si'en of his willful temper, but seeing the gloomy face of the emperor these days, whoever bumped into him would be unlucky, so they didn't dare to speak.

Those courtiers didn't dare to get angry with the emperor, so they could only praise Han Zhuo eccentrically for raising a good son who could win the emperor's heart, and some people asked him how he raised such a blockbuster son.

Han Zhuo, who was besieged by the officials, felt as if he had eaten half a fly when he saw Han Sien's proud appearance, feeling very uncomfortable.

After Han Si'en, Ji Luo and Ji Yue bid farewell to the emperor, they set out towards the south of the Yangtze River.It was Zhou Taiyi who led the doctor, Gao Feng was the leader of the imperial army, and they were all Han Sien's acquaintances.

When walking forward, Ji Luo and Ji Yue were both riding horses, they only brought a servant with them, while Han Sien was sitting in a sedan chair.

Standing on the tower, the emperor could see Han Sien's sedan chair representing the status of imperial envoy from a distance. He wished he could put Han Sien on his horse and let him run to the south of the Yangtze River at a faster speed.

Although this idea could not be realized, he still set a time limit for Han Sien in private, making sure that he arrives in Jiangnan within the stipulated time.After all, no one has seen what the current situation in Jiangnan is like, and they don't know.Only by arriving in Jiangnan as soon as possible can we deal with things as soon as possible.

As for Han Sien and his group, he was sitting in a sedan chair, and Bihua and the others, as Han Sien's personal maids, used to look up to them from small households.Now I can only squeeze in a carriage with other people, and I have to help the aunt in the kitchen to take care of everyone's meals on weekdays.

Knowing the current situation, Bi Hua and the others did not dare to be too hypocritical.The clothes are very simple, not to mention, they are all honest and very law-abiding.At this time, they dare not make trouble for Han Sien at will.

On the first night when they were stationed in the field after leaving the capital, Bai Shu appeared in front of Ji Luo.

Bai Shu has been sneaking with the accompanying army ever since he hit the capital, and he still holds his brother's autographed letter.The gist of the letter is that Bai Shu is willing to go to Jiangnan, and he has the ability to protect himself, so I hope Han Sien will not treat him as a thief.

After seeing Bai Shu and the letter, Ji Luo felt very complicated, so she brought him to Han Si'en.

Bai Shu looked at Han Sien, bowed his head, and said, "I just want to visit Jiangnan."

Thinking of Bai Shu's skills, Han Si'en knew that even if he refused, this person would continue to follow behind secretly, so it's better to keep him to avoid any accidents.

When Bai Shu learned that he could stay, his face was full of joy.

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They brought a large amount of silver and some food. Although Han Sien was sitting in a sedan chair and apparently had a servant girl to serve him, but on the way with the army, he was in a hurry.

Under the rapid march, Han Si'en felt that he didn't want to sit in a sedan chair anymore in his life.

Seeing Han Sien's sleepy appearance in the sedan chair, Bai Shu wanted to express himself, and said, "Why don't I take you with me on horseback." Han Sien looked at his small body and imagined himself sitting on the Bai Shu, who was a little shorter than himself, rejected the proposal and changed to a carriage.

The carriage was swaying, and Han Sien felt very uncomfortable after a day.

Fortunately, the march went smoothly, and because the state capitals along the way received the emperor's order, they knew that they were passing through, which gave them great convenience.

However, Han Si'en and the others did not easily disturb the people in these places. They were basically stationed in the field, and they would only live in post stations when it was rainy.If it wasn't the Liangjiang area, they would definitely not enter the city to stay.

The officials along the way more or less learned about Han Sien's news from relatives and friends in the capital, and they had been prepared for this surly son to be difficult to talk to, but they didn't expect it to come in handy at all.Many people felt that this son was probably squeezed out by some people in the capital, and his personality was not as bad as he had heard.

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Han Si'en and the others have traveled smoothly all the way, and they didn't have the idea of ​​taking this money without being short-sighted.When he was stationed in the wild, Bai Shu always went to the deep mountains to hunt because of his strong martial arts, and he could often hunt some wild game.

Although there are a lot of people in the group, the meat is cooked together, and they can always drink the broth, which can be regarded as an extra meal.

And the farther the march went to the south of the Yangtze River, the more refugees began to encounter beggars. At first, there were very few, but as they went on, there were more and more.The refugees cried when they saw them.

Ji Luo was fine, he was used to seeing life and death in his previous life, Ji Yue had never been out of the capital, this was the first time he saw someone so thin and thin, for example, he looked thinner than Han Sien.

They also encountered dead people fleeing famine. Under Han Sien's instructions, the guards tried not to touch these uncovered dead people as much as possible, and burned them on the spot to prevent the epidemic from being infected.

The first disaster area that Han Sien and others arrived in Jiangnan was Ming'an.

Ming'an is still tens of miles away from Fucheng, and it is the only place to go to Liuzhou where Liangjiang Governor's Mansion is located.Huai'an can be regarded as a place that was more severely affected by the disaster.

Xing Junran, the county magistrate of Ming'an, was the one who passed others to the emperor.Knowing that the imperial envoy was coming, he asked people to keep guard at the intersection. When Han Sien arrived, he had already been waiting at the intersection with Ming An's officials at all levels.

After bowing down to greet them, Xing Junran brought the group to Ming'an County.

Because the flood has just passed, the road is full of desolation, and there are traces of the flood everywhere.

Ji Yue saw that the bark and green shoots on the trees in the distance were gone, and his mood was very complicated.

There was a porridge shop at the gate of Ming'an County, and the victims in ragged clothes lined up in a long line to receive the porridge.The expressions on their faces were already numb, and they were just accepting the imminent death blankly.

There were a few people lying on the other side of the porridge shed. Those people were skinny, and they were lying there waiting to die. Looking at their appearance, they might not survive today.

Some of the doctors brought by Han Sien saw this situation and immediately came to ask for instructions, wanting to give free medical treatment here immediately.

Han Si'en handed over this matter to Zhou Taiyi and asked him to make arrangements.

When these victims saw Han Si'en and other people protecting their things, they looked very dazed at first, as if they didn't know what they were here for.Then someone in the crowd shouted that the court sent people to distribute food, and these people reacted and ran towards the silver and food guarded by the guards.

But they were soon stopped by these guards, and Xing Junran stepped forward to comfort everyone.

Ji Yue got off the horse and saw that the porridge in the porridge pot was almost gone, and there were still countless people queuing up.In fact, this can't be called porridge. It's soupy, and there are only a few grains of rice in a spoonful.

Among the group of people, Ji Yue, the prince's son, has the softest heart.He was born rich, and his father in the inner courtyard of the back house was out of tune. Although he was a little disturbed, he never had to worry about eating and drinking. This was the first time he saw such a situation.

When he saw a little girl secretly nibbling on a tree branch, he finally couldn't help it, so he stepped forward and gave the little girl a piece of coarse grain that was not too big and turned black.

When the little girl stretched out her black hand to catch it, she missed it and dropped it on the ground.Then he saw the little girl squatting on the ground quickly, holding the pancakes that fell into the water, swallowing the soil and pancakes together.

Ji Yue's heart softened when he saw it, and he looked at Han Sien who was leaning against the sedan chair. These coarse grains were prepared overnight by Han Sien.Everyone in the kitchen made a lot of rough pancakes. These pancakes were not big and unpalatable.But at a time like this, giving each person a piece gave them hope of living.

Xing Junran wiped his eyes with his sleeve, and when he dropped the sleeve, the corners of his eyes were red.He looked at the victims and said, "Everyone, please be quiet for a while. This is an imperial envoy sent by the imperial court. The disaster money and food will be distributed soon, and everyone will have enough to eat."

When everyone heard this, they knelt on the ground and wept.

Han Si'en left a hundred guards here to distribute rough cakes, and then went to the county seat with silver and food.

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Han Si'en and others followed Xing Junran to the Ming'an County Government Office, followed by the victims who still had strength.

Han Sien sat on the main seat of the county government office, he glanced at Xing Junran, and then said the first sentence, "Come here, arrest Magistrate Ming'an."

The yamen servants in the county yamen hall looked at each other after hearing this, and the disaster victims outside the government yamen who were discussing how to live a better life fell silent.

Xing Junran stood there stunned, Ji Luo frowned and looked at Han Sien, Ji Yue opened his mouth, but closed it immediately, but Bai Shu stood beside Han Sien, carefully protecting him.

Gao Feng, the little leader of the Forbidden Army, listened to Han Si'en, and immediately stepped forward to arrest Xing Junran.

When Xing Junran was restrained by the imperial guards, he raised his head and spat at the seat where Han Sien was sitting, and scolded righteously: "Officer dog, I knew that I had this day after I handed over my booklet. You officials and officials protect each other. You and the governor are in the same group. Not only have you embezzled money from previous years, but you still want to embezzle these disaster money and want these disaster victims to die. Do you think this can cover up what you have done? Tell you , I am not afraid of death. I believe that the laws of heaven are clear. Don’t try to cover up what you have done. The emperor will know."

Xing Junran's words aroused the emotions of the victims outside the government office. Someone said: "These dog officials want to kill the county magistrate, embezzle our money, and want us to die." The emotions of the victims have reached the extreme, and these words have become overwhelming. The last straw for them.

Hearing this, they all rushed to the government office, seeing their green eyes, they seemed to want to tear Han Si'en and others to pieces.

It was the first time Ji Yue saw such a scene, and he shrank his neck behind Ji Luo in fright.

Bai Shu frowned, pulled out the sword suddenly, and threw it towards Xing Junran, the sword brushed Xing Junran's ear and landed behind him.Immediately, the blade of the sword fell to the ground, leaving only the scabbard, making a buzzing sound.

With this hand, Bai Shu suppressed the victims who wanted to rush into the government office. Everyone froze there, not daring to say a word, and the hall and hall became quiet in an instant.

"Since you're not afraid of death, why are you crying?" Han Si'en sat on the chair, looked at the ashen-faced Xing Junran, and asked casually.