May you live in peace

August is an unstable month. First, King Wei, who was in charge of affairs in the southwest, died of worry. The emperor named him Prince Gongxiao in grief, and buried him on the west side of the imperial mausoleum as a respect.

Not long after, the emperor was seriously ill. He had to rely on the imperial physician to work non-stop for seven nights before the emperor breathed a sigh of relief and came back, but he could no longer deal with the government affairs. Everything was handed over to Yin Xi and King Yizi deal with.

Just before mid-August, there was a severe drought in the south, and there was no harvest. Many places were starving and dying. Yin Xi suggested opening warehouses to release grain, but King Yizi firmly opposed it, saying that there was a severe drought in the south, and there were too many dead bodies everywhere. In the future, the plague is raging, and if the food is released, these victims will inevitably bring the plague, and the gain will not be worth the loss.The eldest princess, Yin Xi, hadn't spoken yet, but the second princess, Yin Luo, openly accused the Yiziwang in the court of not having the heart of a ruler, and using a small-minded mind to live up to the expectations of the people of the world. The Yiziwang was furious on the spot, and scolded the second princess as a woman's heart.Yin Xi just watched this farce, this Yin Yang is really a ruthless character, the Chu land in the south is his foundation, now that he has entered Beijing, even his old lair can be abandoned like a shoestring.

In the end, Yin Xi ordered to send officers, soldiers and officials of the imperial court, two qualified imperial physicians from the imperial hospital, and the local county magistrate to participate in the disaster relief, and went to the south with supplies, silver and medicine.

Sitting in the study, Gao Shan saw that Yin Xi was frowning all the time, who should send this huge property, the people around him had important matters, and although the others were relying on him, they would not be long after all, so he couldn't help worrying.

"If Xiruo is entangled, send me there. After thinking about it for so long, I have nothing to do."

Looking up at Gaoshan, seeing that he was very serious, he shook his head, the plague was raging in the south, even though he practiced martial arts, he couldn't fight against this natural disaster.

"Hey, you don't trust me?"

"It's not mistrust, but..."

"Afraid that I will contract a serious disease?"

Seeing Yin Xi staring at herself seriously, she nodded.Gao Shan got up, walked to her side, rubbed her temples and cervical spine according to his usual habit.

"Hey, don't worry about me. My life is hard, and it won't die so easily."

Seeing her turn her head, frowning and looking at herself, she thought about it too, the ancients were very taboo about the word 'death'.

"Oh, son-in-law, I will find someone to do this."

Slowly walking in front of her, then squatting down, let her look down at him, Gao Shan smiled, then touched the corner of her eyebrows and said.

"Xi, it's best for me to go, isn't it? Now that Yin Yang is getting more and more impatient, Chu has been in his hands for 20 years after all. Even if Xi loves the people, they are far away, so naturally they tend to Yin Yang more. Now it happens that Yin Yang chooses to abandon these Chu people. If I go, I will take the identity of the eldest princess consort to appease them. Ran has lost his prestige in Chu, so why not do it?"

Seeing that what he said was very sincere, and he only thought about his own reputation everywhere, Yin Xi only felt that he was really too stupid, even caring about his own life, and only caring about everything about himself.

"But……"

Seeing that she still wanted to object, Gao Shan raised his head and covered her lips, as if everything was familiar once again, and seeing Yin Xi's cheeks flushed a little, Gao Shan returned with a smile.

"Xi has become indecisive, let me go, I will be fine."

Sighing, Yin Xi finally nodded.

On the second day, the imperial edict came down, and the son-in-law was in charge of all matters related to the disaster relief trip to the south.The court exploded in an instant, and Yin Luo didn't even believe it was true.Although going as a son-in-law is a good thing for Yin Xi, but taking such a big risk, is the eldest princess so willing?Could it be that the two had conflicts, did the princess let the son-in-law go on purpose?Yin Yang also squinted his scheming eyes. It was rumored in the market that the son-in-law and the eldest princess were very affectionate, and even no one in the house dared to look down on the birth of the son-in-law, and they were loyal to the son-in-law. It is obedience to him.Now that Yin Xi will send him to the south, where the plague is rampant, he may not be able to return after going there. Is Yin Xi doing this for his own reputation, so ruthless?

When sending Gao Shan to the carriage, Yin Luo also accompanied Yin Xi. It was still early in the day, and there was no one at the city gate except the guards. There were more than a dozen carriages in front of him. Gao Shan rode on a tall horse with a heroic look on his face.

"Hey, don't worry, I will come back safely."

Yin Xi didn't speak all the time, and Gao Shan could read her complex mood on his expressionless face. After all, he jumped off the horse, held her in his arms, comforted her, and whispered in her ear.

"Xi, you have to take good care of yourself in Beijing. Yin Yang is not safe, and Yin Yao is not safe. I will take care of myself and come back safely. When I am away, if you miss me, take a look at this pendant. I will be there by your side."

After speaking, he took off the wolf tooth pendant on her neck and hung it around her neck, which was warm and warm.When did this person walk into his life quietly like this, and then silently took root.Yin Xi has never objected to others saying that she is a cold-tempered person, because she cares about too few people and is covered with too much blood.But this person is slowly changing himself, as he said, he will also be indecisive, and will consider things for him that he has never cared about before-other people's lives.

Yin Luo sent Gao Shan back on the horse again, watching the car go away, the faint light shone on Yin Xi's face, the eyes of Huang Jie were a little red, but there was a smile on the corner of her mouth.Putting the pendant into his clothes, he beckoned Yin Luo back to the palace.

'Stupid, when did you become so narcissistic, why did I miss you. '

But the hand touched the position between the chest, you have to come back safely.

When Gaoshan arrived in Chudi, he realized that the situation in the south was not as simple as it was written in the memorial. Now the small counties in Chudi, which are slightly away from Yangzhou, have reached the point where there are no survivors.

The prefects and governors of various states and counties suppressed the situation and reported it with the lowest number of deaths in order to obtain exoneration.The plague could not be suppressed. Almost all the officials deployed by the King of Chu were cronies, and each of them only cared about their own lives. They blocked the refugees outside the city wall. If anyone dared to break into the city, they were all burned to death with tar.There are landlords in the country, and officials take this opportunity to extort money and raise prices, so as to obtain higher profits.

As soon as Gao Shan came, all the officials did not receive the big son-in-law, but only an uninvolved and low-status master book was left to receive him.Others gathered a group of squires and landlords, as well as county magistrates from all over the country, to discuss how to obtain the disaster relief funds, and then divide the spoils from it.

Gao Shan looked at the number of deaths and refugees handed to her by the master bookkeeper, as well as the financial income in recent years, and couldn't help humming.

'Old man, this time I'm going to pull out all your roots. '