Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Chapter 358 The Emperor Leaves the Palace to Read the Notice

Eunuch Hong's hand holding the tea tray froze in mid-air.

He finally realized that His Majesty had not received any response from Tongan County for a long time, and even Lord Wei had not made any movement, so he became anxious.

This person gets easily annoyed when he is anxious. Then he reads the memorials from the hundred officials - all of them are troublesome, which makes him even more annoyed. He finds fault with everything.

He placed the teacup on the table with gentle hands and moved slowly, coaxing her in a gentle voice:

"Your Majesty, Lord Guo is issuing a notice today. I heard that he wants to issue it together with the Ministry of Revenue's notice on reducing grain taxes, so that the people can be happy twice in one day."

"Oh?"

The emperor's expression really softened and he picked up the tea and took a sip.

“What time will the notice be posted today?”

Eunuch Hong was stunned and looked down at the emperor.

"Why are you looking at me? I'm asking you a question."

"Uh... I heard... around 9:00 p.m."

"At si hour?"

The emperor stood up from the table and looked outside.

"Are we almost there? Change my clothes for me."

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Hong was furious and opened his mouth to stop him.

"Your Majesty, anyone who posts notices to various departments will be surrounded by the Suzaku Gate. You are worth a lot of money, so don't put yourself in danger!"

The emperor's eyes were filled with anger as he squinted at him, his tone tinged with displeasure.

"You mean, the people of Suzakumen all carry knives, waiting for me to show up, so they can stab me?"

Eunuch Hong's mouth trembled, cold sweat dripped down his face, and he bent his knees and knelt.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I have no such intention! I am just afraid that the people are ignorant and may accidentally hurt Your Majesty during the shove."

The emperor snorted, "I am not made of tofu, and my people are not so rude. Besides, did you and Yi Qun follow me out of the palace for nothing?"

Eunuch Hong raised his head with tears in his eyes.

His Majesty trusts him so much...

The emperor became even more disgusted with him and kicked him.

"Change my clothes, put them on those of a rich commoner, and call Yiqun to come with me out of the palace."

Eunuch Hong quickly got up, with the words "rich master among the people" spinning in his mind.

Your Majesty, instead of disguising yourself as a scholar or a minor official at the imperial court, you are disguising yourself as a wealthy commoner?

Why is this?

No, it is more important to inform the commander. This time, the news of His Majesty leaving the palace privately, Hong Banban will definitely keep the news a secret for His Majesty!

......

In front of the Suzaku Gate.

"Your Majesty... Master Bi, he is just ahead." Eunuch Hong stood by and led the way for the emperor.

"I can find the way."

The emperor was dressed as a wealthy businessman, with a jade crown to tie his hair, a pure gold belt around his waist, and three or four jade pendants and two sachets hanging from his waist. He walked with a shaky gait, looking very wealthy.

"Butler Hong, straighten your back and take bigger steps when you walk. It's too easy to be noticed if you move so fast."

The emperor put one hand behind his back, holding a large red folding fan with gold dots in the other, and began to instruct Eunuch Hong.

He sneaked out of the palace today, not through the main gate, but through a small side door guarded by his confidants, led by Qun and Eunuch Hong.

Ever since he stepped out of there, the emperor felt that the scenery before him began to become unfamiliar.

There were no brick or stone roads except the main roads, and no seasonal flowers or green plants on either side of the roads. Even the beams and pillars of the houses were much shorter, not even half the height of the palace.

Some houses in remote areas don't even have large pillars.

All of this was unfamiliar to the emperor, but it was not new either.

All the officials in the world are his eyes and ears, not to mention that he has just left the palace and not left Shangjing.

But in the past, when he left the palace, his imperial guard of honor always followed a predetermined route, which was nothing new to him. But today, when he secretly left the palace, the feeling was completely different.

What he saw today were mostly things he had heard of in the past but had never seen with his own eyes.

"The adults are coming, get out of the way! Get out of the way! Don't block the adults from posting the notices!"

The emperor and Eunuch Hong stood at the end of the crowd, and Yi Qun led several trusted members of the Yulin Army to surround them in front, behind, and on both sides in a protective posture.

On the trees and roofs not far away, there were groups of trusted men scattered around, staring intently at the emperor's location and surroundings.

Even if the emperor leaves the palace without permission, there is no way he would be left without someone to protect him. He is the lifeline of the country, and neither he nor the public can joke about his safety.

After the people from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Rites posted the notice, they glanced at the crowd and left.

They did not see the emperor, but even if they had, they would not recognize him - a job like posting notices would not be done by high-ranking officials from the Second Ministry.

When the people saw them leaving, their cowardly attitude disappeared completely and they pushed forward with all their might.

"What are you posting? Why are there two notices posted today? Is it like that day, that county? What county was it?"

"Tong'an County!"

"Yes, yes, it's just like what happened in Tong'an County. Two big things happened at once!"

"It's hard to say. Come on! Come on! Go ahead. Who can see what's written on it?"

This was the first time that the emperor faced such a lively scene of the people, apart from sacrifices and wars.

He did not follow the crowd and squeeze forward, but curled his lips and said to Eunuch Hong:

"Butler Hong, you see, the people of Beijing all know Tong'an County and Shen...Shen the County Magistrate."

Eunuch Hong was always alert to others around him. Just as he was about to answer, he was pushed by someone. He staggered and almost stepped on the emperor's foot.

This frightened him so much that he broke out in a cold sweat. He somehow blended into the lively atmosphere and started cursing:

"Who is so blind that he didn't know he bumped into someone?"

The people didn't tolerate him and started to curse him: "Where did this young man come from who is talking in a pinched voice! Everyone is trying to squeeze forward, and you are standing here without moving and you blame others for squeezing you?!"

"Hey--"

Eunuch Hong put his hands on his hips and raised his hands, "How can you be like this? You bumped into me, and you are unreasonable! You almost bumped into our master! My master won't bother with you! If... Hey!!! Master!!!!"

The master is missing!!

Eunuch Hong turned around and saw that the emperor was nowhere to be seen.

Countless possibilities flashed through his mind. A chill rose from the soles of his feet and went straight to his soul. His legs softened and he pounced on the person he had just cursed at.

The man was stunned by his reaction and pushed him away.

"What's wrong with you? You're just throwing yourself into my arms after I scold you? I don't like that. Go away! Don't block me from hearing the notice!"

At this moment, Eunuch Hong had no time to curse. He forced himself to stand up straight and looked around.

But there were so many people around him, and he was not tall, so when he looked up, he saw only heads, and no trace of the emperor.