"Forget it, let's wait and see later. I've been out for such a long time and it's time to go back to Beijing."

Guan Ning immediately changed his tune.

"yes."

Xu Fangnian smiled and said: "The court has been noisy for a long time. Your Majesty should return to the court as soon as possible to stabilize the situation."

"It's time for you to show your face."

Others also echoed.

In fact, they didn't quite understand that His Majesty had just returned from the grassland and was not in a hurry to return to Beijing. He still had time to summon them.

"Then so be it."

Guan Ning said: "If you have any ideas, just submit them directly, but you must pay attention to the requirements. From now on, you will follow Li Fu's standards."

"yes."

Everyone responded.

They all looked at Li Fu. There was no doubt that this guy was in the limelight again.

"I will return to Beijing soon. Each of you will return to your subordinates and perform your duties."

"yes!"

Everyone retreated.

Xu Fangnian exhaled. Fortunately, His Majesty changed his mind. If he went to check it in person, there might be something wrong.

But we have to seize the time to go back and settle down, so that we don’t have old scores brought up again one day...

After staying in Yunzhou for a few more days and explaining some things, Guan Ning set off to return to Beijing.

The journey was not urgent. I patrolled and observed the people's sentiments along the way.

It's winter and it's cold in the north.

This is when you can best see the real situation.

The Zhenbei Army had returned earlier and had already rushed to Yuanzhou. Guan Ning concealed his itinerary and showed that there were only about thirty people there, so he did not attract anyone's attention.

Using private interviews via incognito is his consistent style.

It's just not easy to do this.

As an emperor, he always attracts attention wherever he goes. It is not uncommon for him to be in grand ostentation and have people kneel down to worship him. There are not many emperors like him who are unique...

The wind was biting and it was hard to see pedestrians on the road, but it was not impossible.

You can see some refugees huddled on the street corner shivering with straw mats in their arms, and there are also corpses that have long been frozen and left uncollected...

I also saw many beggars surrounding the gate of the Gaomen Courtyard, waiting for the door to open. There would be kind-hearted people in the house to help them, even if they scattered some charcoal, it would be good.

No one rescues them.

The door opened, and a boy dressed like a servant came out.

He is a subordinate, but he seems to be superior.

With a look of disgust on his face, he picked up the dustpan in his hand and raised it towards the people in front of him, raising a cloud of dust and covering their bodies and faces.

But they didn't seem to care, and were too busy crawling on the ground to pick it up and fumble around.

They usually put small pieces of charcoal in the ashes, that's what they need.

The boy took a sip of disdain and returned to the garden.

Through the crack in the door, you can seem to hear singing and dancing inside, and the smell of meat seems to be spreading out...

"Such a thing exists in Daning. I thought it only happened in Beiyi."

Guan Ning's car was driving far away, and he happened to pass by and saw this scene.

As Duoyan spoke, she lowered the car curtain and sighed.

This made Guan Ning slightly embarrassed.

But he also knows that this is the most real.

Even in the prosperous Shangjing City, there are still places that are shady, let alone out of town.

It's because he, the emperor, has not done enough.

"You are the emperor, why don't you provide disaster relief?"

Duoyan raised her head and asked.

"Look how pitiful they are?"

"The imperial court can allocate funds for disaster relief, but it can't bypass local officials. Under layers of exploitation, it actually never reaches the hands of the refugees. Instead, it enriches the officials who handle it."

Guan Ning said calmly.

How could he not know the secret behind this?

As long as the errands are handled by people, deductions cannot be avoided.

He has been thinking of a solution, but he doesn't know what to do.

How can we solve it from the root cause.

However, along the way, I saw a lot of things. I wonder if it was a coincidence, but the situation in Yanzhou was serious.

Is it poverty here?

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be.

Although Yanzhou is outside the customs, it is the first state outside the customs. In recent years, it has been revitalized and the imperial court has taken care of it.

Guan Ning looked into the distance.

On the plaque at the main entrance of the mansion, there is the word "Pan Mansion" written on it.

He wrote it down secretly.

Then he said to Cheng Jing outside: "Go to Yiwu Canal and have a look."

"It's Your Majesty."

Yiwu Canal is a water conservancy project just built in Yanzhou this year. The imperial court allocated nearly three million taels of silver.

The areas outside the Pass are inherently poorer than those within the Pass.

When he first launched his army, Guan Ning stationed troops in Yanzhou and faced off against the imperial army for a long time.

The imperial army was short of food, so they plundered the people everywhere, causing great damage to the place.

Guan Ning knows the difficulties.

Gritting his teeth and squeezing out money from the finance to revitalize Yanzhou, this can be considered a reward.

The Ministry of Household Affairs prepares a budget for the second year every year. If more is spent here, less will be spent on other areas.

This also gave Guan Ning a reputation for being partial.

Just be biased, who made the northern states follow him and suffer a lot.

Guan Ning originally thought of bringing officials to see it, but later changed his mind.

Only in this way can we see the real situation.

Cheng Jing responded.

The carriage turned around and headed towards Yiwu Canal. It wasn't considered a detour, it was actually a good way to go...

And at this moment.

In this Pan family mansion, there is singing and dancing.

There are several charcoal pots placed in the middle of the hall, and the heat emitted warms the room, which is in sharp contrast to the cold outside.

The dancer in tulle twisted her slender waist and attracted applause...

"Master Xu, how about that dancer?"

Sitting at the main seat in the east, a fat middle-aged man in rich clothes pointed at a dancer with wheat-colored skin and full of exotic amorous feelings and introduced her.

"I spent a lot of money to get this. She has the blood of Central Plains people and the blood of barbarians. She has the softness of us Central Plains people and the wildness of barbarians!"

Pan Yutang introduced it to Xu Fangnian.

"It's okay to be wild, I can't control it."

Xu Fangnian waved his hand.

"Don't worry, sir. They have received special training since childhood. If you let them be wild, they can be wild. If you let them be gentle, they can be gentle."

Pan Yutang smiled and said, "Just take it with you when you return to the state capital."

At this point, he changed the subject and asked: "I heard that His Majesty has returned from Beiyi. Is it true or false?"

"It's true. I just saw him when I went to Yunzhou."
To be continued...