However, a figure squeezed out from the crowd, wiped the sweat from the top of his head, tidied himself up, and hurriedly ran to Ji Yannuo, panting, and saluted Ji Yannuo and Ye Fuxun.
"Greetings to His Highness the Crown Prince, Crown Princess. I apologize to you for not treating me well."
Ye Fuxun has never seen a county magistrate appear in such a situation. Judging from the first impression, it is very rare for a parent official to "love the people" like this.
"It's okay. You can report the specific situation here to me. Solving food is a big problem now."
"Yes, Your Highness, please come here." The county magistrate turned to smile and actively invited Ye Fuxun and the others to go to the mansion.
While walking here, I learned from the county magistrate that his real name is Qin. He has only been in office for three years, and the first two years were fine.
Since the harvest in Puyang City failed, this little county magistrate got angry and used all his available power to distribute grain and provide disaster relief, but it was only a drop in the bucket.
"This natural and man-made disaster is unavoidable. I have looked at the records of previous years and found that the harvest is pretty good. People have some food in their homes. How could it be so serious?" Ji
Yannuo raised a fatal question.
"Xiaoguan can't explain these things clearly in a few words. Let's do this. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess will settle down in Xiaguan's residence first. After a while, Xianguan will take you to a place and everything will be known."
"good."
Magistrate Qin took them to their residence. The environment was very clean and tidy, and one could see the magistrate's usual behavior.
"Your Highness, why do I always feel that there is something in what the county magistrate said? It seems that we have to go see him before he speaks." Ye Fuxun asked after seeing the county magistrate leave.
Ji Yannuo sat elegantly on the main seat, picked up the tea on the table and took a few sips, "Look at it from another angle. If he said everything, do you think we would believe it?"
Ji Yannuo's words awakened Ye Fuxun. Even though they were crown princes and princesses, they just listened to his words. How could they understand what the people were like? If this was the case, there would definitely be disasters in this famine year.
Refugees.
The county magistrate was really naughty. He threw the mess to them but picked it up cleanly. He couldn't handle it well.
The imperial court will not remove him from his position. Secondly, if this is handled well, he will also be rewarded. This calculation is really powerful.
"In that case, let him follow his wishes. After all, people have to protect themselves wisely. Besides, we came down here to solve the problem here, so let him go and have a look."
Ye Fuxun said.
Ji Yannuo nodded again, and Ye Fuxun couldn't help but feel a little empty in his heart. Although Ji Yannuo had forgotten her, it was not bad to live a life of respect and respect for each other.
The two went to see Magistrate Qin and found him preparing a carriage, as if he knew they were coming to find him.
"Prince, Crown Princess." County Magistrate Qin saluted and said, "Prince, Crown Princess, please get in the car."
"I'm well prepared. I wonder if County Magistrate Qin knows that there is a behavior called being smart." Ji Yannuo helped Ye Fuxun get into the car and turned to look at Magistrate Qin.
Magistrate Qin still had that attentive smile, squinted his eyes, folded his hands and replied, "Thank you, Prince, for your teaching."
Then watching Ji Yannuo get into the carriage, Ye Fuxun could hear clearly in the carriage and felt that the Qin County Magistrate was a smart man. He would be of great use if he could use it for himself, but it was a pity that this person was beyond his control.
The three of them set out and arrived at a place where many homeless people lived. Soon their arrival made the already restless crowd go even crazier and surrounded them.
What's more, he jumped on the carriage, pulled Magistrate Qin aside, and kicked the door open. Before the man could react, he was knocked away by Ji Yannuo.
At this time, Ji Yannuo's eyes were sharp, like the King of Hell from hell, judging everyone here, and suddenly shocked everyone here.
At this moment, Ye Fuxun was also stunned. Ji Yannuo's full aura made people feel breathless.
"If you don't retreat, this is the son of the dragon, His Highness the Crown Prince. Anyone who resists will be killed!" Magistrate Qin also did not expect that this group of refugees would be so bold as to commit an assassination.
He quickly spoke to stop all this. These refugees were slightly sluggish. Look at me, let me see you have no idea.
Suddenly, the crowd became restless again, and Ji Yannuo's eyes changed. These people's eyes were dull, their faces were sallow, and their skin was as dry as wood.
Moreover, on the way back, although the water dried up a bit, it was not enough to provide drinking water, and the surrounding trees were growing well.
Logically speaking, in a year of famine, if there is no food, they will chew the bark of the tree. It is impossible for the tree to survive well.
Sure enough, the crowd gradually formed a circle, and the refugees who besieged Ji Yannuo and the others also walked over.
Ji Yannuo also followed, and then he noticed that there was a monk in the middle. He thought that this monk would speak some words to save all sentient beings.
Unexpectedly, all his words were against the imperial court. What was even more annoying was that the monk asked everyone to go fast, which was called not eating or drinking.
This was simply heartbreaking. Ye Fuxun also noticed the monk. This suddenly made her think of modern evil practices, which were the same as this spread. Why did the monks switch careers to work in evil practices these days?
When the monk finished speaking, the surrounding refugees unanimously applauded, but due to the presence of Ji Yannuo, everyone's momentum was much weaker.
Ji Yannuo was a little silent when he saw this. It turned out that this was the riddle that County Magistrate Qin gave them.
"What happened to the monk?"
Ji Yannuo questioned Magistrate Qin. Ji Yannuo had no intention of getting angry, but simply felt that the monk was not simple. It would be a bit of a shock to Magistrate Qin to do this today.
County Magistrate Qin also knew that he had overstepped his bounds, so he quickly knelt down and honestly told what he knew.
"Back to Your Highness, the monk is in the direction of a famous temple not far away. This man is very loved by the people and is highly respected in the temple."
Speaking of this, County Magistrate Qin couldn't help but sigh, "It is precisely because of this that the monk deceived the people into not eating whole grains and practicing the method of living without grains and becoming immortals, and spread such rumors everywhere.
I don’t know what kind of stun drug they were given to these people, but they actually believed it. It’s okay if they don’t eat or drink, and they actually resisted the court. This official was stoned by them just a few days ago.”
Hearing this, a glint flashed in Ye Fuxun's eyes. There was someone behind this monk who dared to do this. He didn't dare to let the court know in a big way.
He also knew that His Highness the Crown Prince was here to impart this knowledge with great fanfare. How could this monk be so bold as to act wild in front of the Crown Prince without someone's guidance?