Chapter 43 Allocating Land for Housing Repairs_1
Most of the refugees pouring into Jing City, having received rations from the Government, knelt down in the direction of The Eastern Palace to express their imperial gratitude. Afterwards, they happily returned to their hometowns with their families.
The remaining few, having received enough food to barely last till the next spring, left the refugee camp. They returned to the predetermined areas and began their new lives by building mud houses and tilling the fallow land.
"Master, the corruption case in the southern provinces involves over a hundred officials!" Xiao Eleven said, pointing upwards, "The one who issued three consecutive Imperial Edicts to reprimand King Jing and stripped him of his duties in the Ministry of Revenue, commanding him to reflect behind closed doors... why don’t we take this opportunity..."
"There’s no need!" Xiao Ruiyuan’s phoenix eyes slightly squinted, "In the southern corruption case, King Jing’s faction is most deeply implicated, but the other princes are not necessarily clean either. To extricate themselves, there will naturally be some who will come out against King Jing!"
"Master is truly far-sighted!" Xiao Eleven chuckled sycophantically and then said angrily, "King Jing deserves his fall! If he hadn’t turned a blind eye to his confidants embezzling the relief grain, forcing the disaster victims to desperate straits, how could they have been driven to revolt? Even more infuriating is that he colluded with the Second Duke, ambushing you on the road to destroy evidence. If not for your great luck, they would have succeeded!"
Mentioning this "Second Duke," Xiao Eleven’s expression was full of disdain. For years, he had been scrambling to snatch the Princely Heir title from his master but showed no progress. And now he even got involved with a prince. Wasn’t this tantamount to seeking death?
Thinking of this half-brother, Xiao Ruiyuan subconsciously touched his still healing wound on his abdomen and laughed coldly. Such a fool was not worth his attention, but King Jing was a different matter. Relying on his status as The Emperor’s Eldest Son, he thought the Crown Prince’s position would belong to none but him once the Crown Prince died. Initially unwilling to move against him, Xiao Ruiyuan watched as he became more and more arrogant, opposing the Crown Prince at every turn and even plotting his murder. Since that was the case, there was no need for courtesy – such a person was a disaster waiting to happen.
"I was the one who exposed the corruption case, and the Crown Prince received praise for it. Those allied with King Jing will certainly not let things rest. My dear half-brother will not stay quiet either. Have someone keep a close watch on them, and report back immediately at any sign of trouble!"