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When they entered the hall, Dongfang Ning took her seat at the head of the table. The two Prime Ministers did not stand on ceremony, as they were already prepared to avoid all vulgarity in front of Princess Anning.
Thus, the two of them found seats on both sides and sat down. Dongfang Ning directly asked, "What business do you two have to come here so stealthily? Tell me quickly, don't waste my time!"
"Sneaking?"
After the two prime ministers entered the hall, they felt a little more at ease. Hearing Dongfang Ning's words, their old faces blushed again, but they didn't hesitate to ask for help since they had come looking for her. As long as they didn't rush over to the Princess Mansion, it would be enough to stop the emperor's worries.
"Princess, it's like this. We tried our best to search those 20,000 fake civilians that were hiding in the capital, but to no avail. We were busy all day yesterday, and we couldn't even capture a fake citizen. The Emperor was furious and fiercely reprimanded us."
Wei Zheng sat upright, faced Dongfang Ning, and told her what happened yesterday as if he was writing a report on it. However, Dongfang Ning obviously didn't listen to his interest in creating an atmosphere, so she was interrupted before he even said a tenth of what he wanted to say.
"Alright, just say what you want. Don't you want to waste your time talking so much nonsense?" Dongfang Ning was impatient. If she didn't need help, she could help. If she didn't, no one could force her.
"It's like this, we can't find the twenty thousand hidden West Ridge dweller, someone said it's impossible to find out how, I wonder if Princess has a good plan?"
"You can't find any of the twenty thousand people?"
Dongfang Ning was speechless. Twenty thousand men was not a small number. Even such a big target could not be identified. "How did you investigate?"
"We checked door-to-door... "And every family of those people has an official proof that they are local people …"
"Enough, no need to go any further. It would be strange if you could find out like this. I've been lurking around for a few years, so of course I have an official ID certificate. When you went to check, did you find any children who weren't home when they left for work?"
"Yes yes yes, how many families are there in Liu Family Lane on West Street …"
For this case, the two prime ministers study the situation of the residents and can answer back
"Princess, help us think of something. We should at least find a few people to hand over to the emperor first, then slowly investigate the rest …"
"Royal Uncle gave you guys a few days?"
"Three days." Wei Zheng stretched out three fingers with a bitter look on his face. It was not that they didn't work hard, it was just that there was nothing they could do.
"I have a guest today, so I don't have time to chat with you guys. However, since you've come, I will make a few suggestions: 1 Your search method isn't right.
Solution: You just need to find a few old people in each district to ask them questions. Ask them if they have moved to the capital within three or four years, or if they have come to the capital to seek help from their relatives in recent years, do you understand?
2: You guys are beating the gongs and beating the drums to find the bad guys. Are the bad guys all idiots, sitting at home waiting for you to check? If they were to secretly visit and capture people without making a sound, they would not disturb the people and would not allow the fake people to avoid the search beforehand.
"As prime minister, you have the right to issue orders, remove all vigilance, and post notices to the people. Just say that it's just a false alarm, there are no bad people in the city, and make the enemies lower their guard. Only by doing so can we achieve twice the results with half the effort."
Wonderful! Wonderful! "Wonderful ~"
"Wonderful?" "That being said, you can't do it even if I told you to. Withdraw your troops first and send people you can trust to question them in secret. Otherwise, it will alert the enemy!"
"Yes ~"
"Even if there are suspects, we can only send people to spy on them secretly in order to track them down. There's no need to teach them anymore, you can leave now!"
"Thank you, princess. This subject will be taking his leave!"
The two of them did not dare to ask any further. Since they had obtained the answer they wanted, they quickly went back to make the arrangements. After bidding Dongfang Ning farewell, they hastily headed for the door. They were not idle people.
He didn't think that the method would be so simple. He didn't think that he would have wasted so many years of his life as the Prime Minister.
"Brother Zuo, I can't believe a girl like Princess Anning can be so intelligent. I'm so ashamed!"
After they left the Fang family's courtyard, Wei Zheng said to Zuo Qing with a look of admiration on his face, "Today's harvest was too good, they are not idiots. Dongfang Ning just gave them a few tips and they'll know what to do."
"Yeah, I was lucky to follow her for the entire day yesterday. Seeing her not changing even after facing a group of snakes, I'm really ashamed. This girl is truly extraordinary. Tell me, can mortals make both grass and trees fall?"
Zuo Qing thought about how he, a civil servant, had been following behind Dongfang Ning and the emperor yesterday and witnessed the brilliant layout again and again. He couldn't help but sigh at how little he knew.
"This is heaven's blessing for my Great Shan Nation. During this time of crisis, this woman descended from the skies … "Sigh ~ Let's hurry back to the palace before this matter gets too late!"
In the Princess Mansion Garden, Zuo Qingqing and Wei Qingxian gloomily walked along the stone path, chatting as they walked. The two of them never thought that the other would bring their father here, and at the same time rejoiced.
"Qing’er, why did your father come along as well? My father insisted on coming over, how embarrassing …"
Wei Qingxian picked a willow branch in her hand and waved it wildly around. After a long while, she turned back to Zuo Qingqing and mentioned this shameful matter to her.
"Alas, my mother said that my father might have some difficulties that he wanted to meet the princess secretly. I hope the princess won't blame you. You know my family, how could I refuse your request?"
Zuo Qingqing also looked unhappy. At this moment, she stopped and exchanged glances with Wei Qingxian. Their eyes were filled with worry and worry.
"Ah ~ Qingqing, what happened to your face? Who did it? Did you not let your father come? He …" Hit you? "
When Wei Qingxian saw the faint five-finger print on Zuo Qingqing's face, she couldn't help but be shocked. She was the eldest miss at home and had never been wronged before, but a rich family's daughter beating up a servant was something she had heard a lot about. Now that she saw Qing’er like this, she immediately realized that she was slapped.
"It's not Daddy …" "Let's go for a walk." Zuo Qingqing was a quiet girl who had been bullied at home. She didn't want to talk about her ugly family, so she quietly moved away from Wei Qingxian and walked forward.
"Are you afraid that Fang Ning will blame you for your rudeness?"
Wei Qingxian chased after him. "What do you mean by friends? What's there to be afraid of? Who did you say fought against you? We'll help you vent your anger!"
"We'll talk about it later. It'll save the princess the trouble …"
"You're also called 'Princess'? Why are you so distant? Be careful that she doesn't pay attention to you anymore. Also, wasn't she fine yesterday? "What happened to you? Tell me!"
Wei Qingxian was a straightforward person, which was similar to Dongfang Ning's. When she saw Zuo Qingqing hesitating to speak, she panicked and stopped her in her tracks.
"I …"
Zuo Qingqing actually hadn't slept well that night. They were right, she was just a concubine. Being friends with a princess would cause the princess to lose face. She felt inferior, and she didn't know how to express her feelings to Wei Qingxian.