After I became a widow

When something happened again in Kyoto, Xiao Beihuai received the third letter from Kyoto.

The sky is covered with heavy snow, and it is difficult to get in and out of Mizhou. It is too late for any news to come here.

When Xiao Beihuai read the letter saying that his princess was pushed down the lake by Xiao Yunyi, he didn't get angry, but his face was gloomy like a black cloud, so that the people in the room didn't even dare to breathe out.

The letter came, which meant that the news from the capital also came. Everyone present knew what happened in the capital. They were terrified when they saw the prince's appearance of wanting to tear people into pieces.

After a while, someone suggested in a low voice, "My lord, now that the snowstorm in Mizhou has been brought under control, and the people are relocating, there is nothing important now, why don't you go back to Beijing to see the princess first?"

"That's right, the water in the lake is bone-chillingly cold in winter, and the princess must have suffered a lot."

Those ministers who were brought over by Xiao Beihuai to help the disaster were suppressed by Xiao Beihuai these days and did not dare to make trouble, and suffered a lot, wishing that he would leave as soon as possible.

With Xiao Beihuai gone, not only is there no one in Mizhou who can suppress them, but they can also read a copy of him when they go back, so as to suppress the arrogant arrogance of King Huai.

Of course, they knew that King Huai, the emperor might just scold him lightly and take over, but if the people knew that King Huai was a man who disregarded the overall situation for the sake of a man, the people would think that it was difficult for him to take on a big responsibility, even if he ascended the throne in the future. Will be a fool.

And that Concubine Huai is a male demon concubine who has brought disaster to the country and the people.

Even if Duke Huai can't be dealt with, following the dissatisfaction of the common people and scholars, it would be good for the emperor to kill Concubine Huai.

Enemies, one less is one.

News from Xiao Beihuai's side came from the capital, so they naturally did too, and they also knew that because Princess Huai fell into the water this time, the emperor was furious and punished many people, not to mention that they supported King Yi, even if they didn't, they didn't want to see this. situation.

Duke Huai couldn't tolerate sand in his eyes, and few officials would like such an emperor.

The intention is so obvious, how could Xiao Beihuai not see it.

Xiao Beihuai suddenly laughed, looking at these "kindhearted" people who persuaded him to return to Beijing, he said: "This king trusts the princess, he can handle it well, and he won't suffer in vain."

After the words fell, the faces of those who persuaded Xiao Beihuai to return to Beijing changed.

Xiao Beihuai said again: "My lords are urging me to return to the capital, do you think it's too restrictive for you to have me here?"

"My lords, why don't you tell me what you want to do, so that I can help you all."

Xiao Beihuai glanced at the crowd, seeing the people who persuaded him to go back all lowered their heads and asked with pressure, "Huh?"

"Why don't you speak?"

Naturally, no one dared to say.

But Xiao Beihuai didn't intend to just let them go, "Do you know what kind of crime is in the army for instigating the chief general to leave his post without authorization?"

"Mo Yan, tell them."

Mo Yan was now behind Xiao Beihuai, and pulled out his sword with a cold face, "Kill without mercy!"

Just three words cheered everyone present.

Some people even showed astonishment on their faces, they didn't expect Duke Huai to have murderous intentions towards them.

Those who reacted quickly knelt down and began to justify and admit their mistakes, "The lower officials are guilty, because the lower officials said something wrong. They only thought that the prince was worried about the princess, but forgot that disaster relief is more important."

Instead, Xiao Beihuai made a choice between the princess and the common people.

The others were not slow to react, and even began to flatter Xiao Beihuai, saying that he took care of the overall situation and only cared for the people, and that he was a virtuous king worthy of everyone's praise.

It's amazing how quickly it changes.

The officials on Xiao Beihuai's side looked at these people with contempt. Just this kind of people are appointed officials by the court, and they are much more slippery than those street ruffians in the market.

They were also glad that the disaster relief prince came with them this time, otherwise they would really be unable to play against this group of people.

"It doesn't matter, you didn't make more than this mistake after you came to Mizhou. This king will remember it for you, and you will count it together when you return to Kyoto."

The kneeling group of people suddenly turned ashen, and they didn't even dare to say a word of intercession, for fear that Xiao Beihuai would find fault again.

Seeing that everyone was being honest, Xiao Beihuai sat down and asked people to talk about business, but those kneeling on the ground didn't cry out, so they were asked to kneel and listen.

The snow in Mizhou has already melted, and the snow disaster is over. Now it is only necessary to settle the people and prevent the disease that has not yet appeared.

The snow disaster affected most of Mizhou, thousands of people died of freezing and starvation, half of the houses were crushed and collapsed, and tens of thousands of people were displaced and had nowhere to go.

In addition, there were problems with Mizhou officials, Xiao Beihuai killed many of them as soon as he came, and now all he can use, except for the temporary recruits in Mizhou, are all the people he brought.

He can't stay in Mizhou for too long, he can only try his best to settle the people properly before leaving, otherwise he is afraid that the newly appointed officials will be unable to suppress and cause chaos.

Fortunately, he can do a lot of things, as long as he gives the people some food, a piece of clothing for the winter, and then distributes some land to them, so that they can survive this winter, and everything will be alive in the coming year.

Xiao Beihuai made the decision, promoted many small officials and yamen servants, began to re-register the people, measured the land according to the population, and let them return to their hometowns.

Also in order to give these people a way of life, Xiao Beihuai presided over the construction of official roads and government offices, and also asked the wealthy businessmen in the city to hire people to farm land and build houses. After a scattered calculation, most people have jobs to look at and earn a lot of money. Money, rice, grain and subsidies from the court can barely make ends meet.

From the beginning of the officialdom, the rice grains of the imperial court were only distributed to the elderly over [-] years old, women and children under [-] years old. In this way, the old and weak women and children who could not work could also have rations.

It's just that the food consumption is too large, and we can't afford any changes in the future.

After finishing the business, Xiao Beihuai asked everyone to retreat, and stared at the letter in a daze.

After a long time, he rubbed the center of his brows, took the hot tea from Mo Yan and drank it, "Is Bai Shu back?"

Mo Yan was about to shake his head when a voice came from outside the door, "My lord!"

It was Bai Shu's voice.

"Go in," Xiao Beihuai said immediately.

Bai Shu entered the door in a hurry, with a solemn expression, "My lord, I found it."

Xiao Beihuai put it into the teacup in his hand, "How is it?"

"The seven missing bodies were immersed in a tributary in the upper reaches of the Linjiang River, which led to a village on the edge of Mizhou."

"Although there are no human corpses in the main river of Linjiang, it is full of animal corpses. The coroner checked and found that they were all buried in the snow and frozen to death."

The cup in Xiao Beihuai's hand shattered into several pieces, the slightly hot tea scalded his hands red, his eyes were full of coldness, and his whole body was full of murderous aura.

"Where are the people inside and outside the city, have any symptoms of suspected epidemic disease?"

Bai Shu shook his head slightly, "We went to that village, and the imperial doctors didn't find anything wrong."

"The doctors who are doing free consultations for the common people in the city have not found any problems. It may be that the time is short and no one has been infected with the disease."

Xiao Beihuai said: "Ten days have passed since the first corpse was stolen, and the time is almost up. Continue to investigate and report any problems immediately."

"Yes!" Bai Shu looked solemn.

I hope in my heart that there will be no epidemics. Not only are the people in danger, but it will also delay the prince's return to Beijing.

Bai Shu sighed in his heart, since his son and prince got married, they spent most of the time alone in the empty room, thinking about it makes him sad.

Bai Zhu didn't even drink her saliva, and ran out with her again.

The gloomy sky in Mizhou is like dark clouds, and I always feel that there is something hanging over my head, which may erupt at any time.

……

A village under the jurisdiction of Mizhou, Shuiwan Village.

In a mud house that was half collapsed by snow, three men were standing in the house and talking in a low voice.

One person said: "The corpses are not enough. The above said that at least [-] corpses are needed."

The other two, one tall and one short, were two brothers. The taller brother said: "Didn't you say that seven corpses are enough? Why do we need twenty more now? The group of people from Kyoto are so strict, how can they be killed?" It's so easy to steal."

The younger brother followed up and said, "That's right, let the villagers report to the police when they see someone stealing the corpse, and they can get rewards. I still feel pain from the stick I got last time."

The person at the front put on a straight face, "Why, do you want to run away now?"

The elder brother said: "This is a matter of conscience, we should stop it as soon as possible. I still want to marry a daughter-in-law and live in peace. I don't want to be caught by the government."

"Now I want to run away. It's over. The superiors said that no matter what method we use, we must collect [-] corpses within two days. Otherwise, instead of being arrested by the government, the superiors will directly kill us."

The two brothers immediately changed their faces, "This is not the same as what they said at the beginning. They said they would give money if they could steal the corpse, but now they don't get a penny, and they still have to risk their lives. I won't do it. Whoever you like will do it. "

"Liu Houzi, don't use anything to bully us. I'll file a complaint with the government if I get in a hurry. If you want to die, everyone will die together!"

The younger brother also expressed his opinion, saying that he and his elder brother had the same meaning.

The man called Liu Houzi didn't look very good, but he couldn't steal the corpse alone, so he had to bring the two brothers along.

"You want money, yes, I will pay for it first, and I will pay you the money for the first seven corpses, and for the latter, I will give you the money after the money comes down."

After Liu Houzi finished speaking, he took out two silver ingots from his pocket. As soon as he took them out, the two brothers rolled their eyes and stretched out their hands to grab them.

Liu Houzi withdrew his hand, "The remaining thirteen corpses can be made up in two days, and each person will get ten taels of silver. Why don't you?"

"Do it! Ten taels of silver, the bastard won't do it." The elder brother said, and immediately rushed to grab the silver.

Seeing that he agreed, Liu Houzi let go of the situation, and the two brothers took a silver ingot, held it in their hands, looked at it, and bit it in their mouths, happy like two fools.

The silver ingots were only taken by those rich shopkeepers in the city of Mizhou. How could I have imagined that I would be able to touch the silver ingots one day.

Liu Houzi looked at the two brothers who were happy and called them stupid.

Those people want a corpse to do a big job, how could they only give such a small amount of money to let him do the job.

The man asked him to buy the corpse, and he dragged the two brothers to steal it in order to make more money.

After stealing the corpse and handing it over, he will leave Mizhou immediately, and the money in his hand is enough for him to live for the rest of his life.

Liu Houzi had a good plan, but he forgot that the praying mantis was catching the cicada, and the oriole was behind.

At night, when he and his brothers went to dig up the corpse again, they were arrested.

Bai Shu brought people to arrest, and the corpses blocking the mouth of the river were cleared away. Those people will inevitably steal the corpses and put them in the river again. As long as the person who stole the corpses is caught, there will be clues.

If a group of people wanted to cause trouble when they were satisfied, that would be the only way.

A few days later, a cook who was cooking at the inn suddenly fainted, her whole body was hot, and her arms and body were covered with rashes.

And Xiao Beihuai has been living in the post station since he arrived in Mizhou.

The author has something to say:

The Chinese New Year is too busy, and I will work hard to write the remaining chapter, and it will be updated tomorrow at the latest, and it will definitely be updated.