In the pavilion, Li Chen wore a crescent-white cloak and looked down at Zou Qingyuan, who was kneeling in front of him, with some stains of melted snow on his head and shoulders.
Looking closely at this moment, one can even see Zou Qingyuan's fatigue and aging.
"Get up."
Li Chen asked Zou Qingyuan to stand up, and after waiting to thank him, he asked: "How old are you?"
Zou Qingyuan immediately replied respectfully: "Reporting to Your Highness, Wei Chen was born in the first year of Tianyuan, and he is forty-six this year."
"Forty-six years old, as a prefect of any prefecture, it can be seen that the previous political performance can only be regarded as average." Li Chen said.
"Positive fourth grade or inferior fourth grade?"
Zou Qingyuan replied: "From the fourth grade."
Nodding, Li Chen said: "I passed by Yulin Mansion twice and saw some of your governance methods, some good and some bad. I have a few questions to ask you. You can answer them based on the facts."
Zou Qingyuan took a deep breath. He instinctively realized that the biggest opportunity in his decades of political career, and probably his entire political career, was right in front of him. The time was so short that he had no time or opportunity to prepare.
At this moment, he could only act on the spot and try his best to seize this opportunity.
"Your Highness, please ask a question. I will tell you everything I know."
Nodding with satisfaction, Li Chen asked: "The imperial court has ordered that the relocation and resettlement of the people in Gansu and Shaanxi is a forced and helpless move. The people leaving their hometowns are already supporting the imperial court to the greatest extent. Therefore, the government at the gathering points set up along the way must properly arrange the resettlement."
People, but the resettlement in Yulin Mansion is not appropriate."
"What's your explanation for this?"
Zou Qingyuan felt numb. This question was really difficult to answer.
Although Xu Wei didn't answer him before, Zou Qingyuan thought with his toes that His Highness the Crown Prince must have seen and heard everything that just happened outside the city. At that time, he had already explained the reason for doing so to the people, but His Highness the Crown Prince must have seen and heard everything that just happened outside the city.
The first question still needs an explanation. Obviously, what His Royal Highness the Prince wants to hear is not what he said to the people.
After a very short time of thinking, Zou Qingyuan said in a deep voice: "Reporting to Your Highness, in order to support the front line, the Yulin Mansion has already run out of ammunition and food, and is really unable to accept the relocation of hundreds of thousands of people. However, the imperial court has an order, whether it is the ministers or the entire Yulin
The government cannot resist, so instead of letting the relocated people enter the city and causing the local people in Yulin Prefecture to suffer together, it is better to let them stay outside the city. In this way, at least the local people in Yulin Prefecture can be saved."
"How to preserve it?"
Li Chen asked, and without waiting for Zou Qingyuan's answer, he said: "If there is a civil uprising among the people outside the city, it is inevitable to attack Yulin Mansion. Then the conflict will be even greater, and the local people you want to protect will also be implicated.
People do not worry about scarcity but inequality. The people outside the city see themselves as having insufficient food and clothing, but the people inside the city are living a good life. Such a huge gap will inevitably lead to chaos."
Seeing Zou Qingyuan about to speak, Li Chen interrupted: "I know what you are thinking, and I can also tell you that your considerations have a certain reason, but that reason is correct from the standpoint of your Yulin Mansion.
But if you stand from the standpoint of Gansu, Shaanxi, this palace and even the imperial court, you are just like the rat droppings that ruined the whole pot of porridge."
Chapter completed!