The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

After dark, everyone gritted their teeth and persevered in the disaster relief efforts, while many officials were on the verge of collapse.

It was a snowy day, and the night was much colder than the day. The wind howled, making people shiver.

I really don't know how emperors, who are used to living in luxury, managed to keep going.

The officials were all watching Emperor Qi Jing closely, planning to return to the capital so they could all go back.

Duke Anguo rushed over excitedly to report the good news: "Your Majesty, Gu's Tea House received a message from Miss Su via carrier pigeon, saying that Miss Su is coming to the vicinity of the capital to help with disaster relief. She set off yesterday, bringing with her an initial batch of three thousand cavalry, and will arrive first thing tomorrow morning."

Prime Minister Feng had a strong opinion on this, saying, "Your Majesty, generals in the field are not allowed to enter the capital without orders. That Miss Su really doesn't understand any manners at all."

Duke Anguo puffed out his beard and glared: "What nonsense about being a general in the field! Miss Su has no official rank and is not a general at all. She brought people here only to help rescue people. Besides, Miss Su specifically wrote to me, Duke Anguo, to help inform His Majesty."

Many ministers came to watch the spectacle.

Prime Minister Feng suddenly knelt on the snow, his voice impassioned: "Your Majesty, one must always be wary of others. The capital's garrison currently numbers less than five thousand, while Miss Su commands over thirty thousand. What if she harbors ill intentions and seizes the throne? The consequences would be unimaginable!"

Duke Anguo was quite helpless. He originally thought this was a good thing, but he didn't expect that Prime Minister Feng would turn a good thing into a bad thing.

That old man surnamed Feng is indeed worthy of being the prime minister; he's incredibly good at talking nonsense, and after listening to him, Feng also felt worried.

Although the Duke of Anguo's mansion has a good relationship with Miss Su, the Duke of Anguo cannot guarantee that Miss Su will never covet the throne, after all, money and power are what everyone yearns for.

Moreover, the young girl possessed an imperial pardon, meaning she wouldn't be beheaded even if she was caught rebelling.

Duke Anguo didn't know what to say, so he casually mentioned some trivial matters.

"Your Majesty, in fact, Miss Su also praised Your Majesty in the letter, saying that Your Majesty's ability to personally come to the scene to save people shows that Your Majesty is a wise ruler. Throughout history, many emperors have not been able to do this. You are already a good emperor who is rare in all of history."

"Your Majesty, Miss Su possesses a crossbow made from celestial stones, which is incredibly powerful. If she truly intends to rebel, five thousand men in the capital cannot stop her. It would be better to let things take their course."

Emperor Jing of Qi always felt that he was mediocre and incompetent, and he especially longed to be affirmed by others, so he felt particularly comfortable when he was praised like this.

This is the first time someone has praised him as a once-in-a-millennium emperor! This is the first time someone has called him a wise ruler.

Emperor Qi Jing was quite pleased and kicked Prime Minister Feng away.

"Prime Minister Feng, shut your mouth! If all the people die, what use is this empty throne to me? Even if I lose this throne, I will save the lives of the people."

Emperor Qi Jing hoped that Su Qianqian would come to the capital, so that with more manpower, more trapped people could be rescued from under the collapsed buildings.

Those were living, breathing lives!

The longer the time drags on, the higher the probability of death for those buried under collapsed buildings.

"Time is of the essence, don't slack off, hurry up and go to the disaster relief."

Prime Minister Feng slunk up from the ground, brushed the snowflakes off his clothes, and trudged away through the deep and shallow snow.

He desperately needs to find someone to vent his frustrations to.

Prime Minister Feng and Vice Minister Luo had much in common, so they went to a large area of ​​ruins under the jurisdiction of the Luo residence to talk to Vice Minister Luo.

It just so happens that Vice Minister Luo also has a lot of grievances to confide in someone.

The two were a perfect match, and they got along very well together.

Vice Minister Luo sighed and said, "Disaster relief is too difficult. We can only rescue people by hand or by digging with a very small, blunt shovel. It is very slow. No matter who comes to help, it will be extremely difficult. After all, there is only one big yellow dog that understands human nature."

"I've lived in the capital for decades, and I've never heard of any family raising such a spiritually intelligent dog!"

Minister Luo gets angry whenever he thinks of the big yellow dog.

That big yellow dog was treated like a precious treasure; it wouldn't let anyone touch it, and it was kept secret, with no explanation of its origin.

And that kid named Li Gou Dan, he's just a menial worker in the Ministry of Justice, yet he dares to look down on him, the Vice Minister, and even rolls his eyes at him.

I'll definitely find a chance to teach that kid a lesson another day.

Feng Chengxiang was also deeply impressed by the big yellow dog, but lamented that he couldn't find one to use.

"There are very few dogs with spiritual abilities. I have lived for decades and have never seen one that is so spiritual. I am sure there is no other dog like it in the world."

"So it's impossible for that girl surnamed Su to get her hands on that kind of dog. I want to see how she's going to handle disaster relief. Disaster relief is much harder than war. If her disaster relief efforts are as slow as ours, we can impeach her for inadequate disaster relief."

Prime Minister Feng's long-standing prejudice against Su Qianqian stemmed from his inability to accept women's participation in politics.

On the surface, he was targeting Su Qianqian, but in his heart he was also very curious about what such a powerful girl looked like.

Putting politics aside, he actually quite admired the girl.

In fact, he should thank that girl, because his youngest son's physical condition improved significantly after returning from Qinghe County.

"I'll see for myself tomorrow whether that little girl really has three heads and six arms!"

Prime Minister Feng decided to set a trap for the young girl who had come from afar, to prevent her from having a smooth disaster relief effort and to ensure that she would not win first place and receive a grand reward from His Majesty.

After much deliberation, Prime Minister Feng decided that Shicun, less than ten miles away, would be a good fit for the young girl.

Stone Village is twice the size of Willow Leaf Village, and the houses are all made of a mixture of stone and mud. The stones are more difficult to remove, unlike Willow Leaf Village, where most houses are made of mud.

Once that girl surnamed Su arrives tomorrow morning, we'll send her to Shicun for disaster relief. Just clearing away the rocks will be enough to give her a headache. Let's see how she manages to earn any credit then!

After hearing Prime Minister Feng's plan, Vice Minister Luo thought it was excellent and couldn't help but praise him, saying, "Prime Minister, what a brilliant plan!"

Feng Yuanxi felt thirsty, so he put down his wooden shovel and came over to drink some water, only to see his father and Minister Luo standing together, chatting and laughing.

It looks like they're up to no good.

Feng Yuanxi knew his father, the prime minister, quite well; his father had no kindness whatsoever.

"Father, Minister Luo, why aren't you working?"

That shout was so loud that it immediately made Prime Minister Feng and Vice Minister Luo the center of attention.

When Vice Minister Luo saw that everyone around him was looking at him, he felt very embarrassed. It would be bad if the Emperor found out that he was slacking off.

"Well, I just came over for a drink of hot water."

The water was boiled using black charcoal delivered from Gu's Tea House, and it had just boiled, bubbling and steaming.

Luo, the Vice Minister, pretended to take a sip of hot water, almost burning his tongue in the process.

Feng Yuanxi glanced at Vice Minister Luo several times, then couldn't help but say, "Vice Minister Luo, don't think you can slack off just because you look as pretty as Miss Su!"

Vice Minister Luo was nearly sixty years old, but he was a handsome old man with a fair complexion and bright eyes.

In his youth, he was the third-ranked scholar in the imperial examination, appointed by the late emperor. When he rode through the streets on horseback, he captivated countless young women.

When Vice Minister Luo heard Feng Yuanxi say that he was handsome, he was quite pleased.

But this was the second time Feng Yuanxi had said he looked like that girl from Qinghe County, so I was also quite curious.

The girl will arrive in Beijing tomorrow. He wants to see if she really looks like him.

Then Feng Yuanxi said, "Although they look alike, Miss Su is very beautiful, but you have a mean face and are ugly as hell."

Vice Minister Luo was furious. If this kid weren't Prime Minister Feng's biological son, he would definitely have given him a good beating.

Prime Minister Feng was decisive and efficient. After making up his mind, he immediately went to Emperor Qi Jing and encouraged him to arrange for the girls from Qinghe County to go to Shicun to rescue people.

"...Your Majesty, there are too many rescuers in Willow Leaf Village. Everyone is crammed together, which is not very efficient."

"Your Majesty, Shi Village is the largest village in the vicinity, with more than nine hundred people reported missing. A capable person like Miss Su would surely be able to save even more people if she went to Shi Village."

Emperor Jing of Qi naturally wanted to save more disaster victims. He thought Prime Minister Feng's words made sense, so he agreed.

Prime Minister Feng was secretly delighted, eagerly awaiting how Miss Su would embarrass herself the next day.