Seeing that Yinzhen had said this, Yunxiang knew that no matter what he said, he would not listen. The only thing he could do was to accompany him and continue to wait here for the rain.
Yunxiang glanced at the ministers standing behind him. Some of the older ones were already shaky because they couldn't stand the heat. He shook his head secretly and said to Zhang Tingyu: "Master Zhang, please take a few elders down first, and then continue to be exposed to the sun like this."
I'm afraid they won't be able to bear it."
Zhang Tingyu nodded, and said a little uneasily: "Then the emperor and prince..."
Yunxiang waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, I'm here to watch, nothing will happen."
"Oh, okay then." Zhang Tingyu had no choice but to leave first. When the elders heard that it was okay to leave, they all nodded and helped each other away, leaving the court officials with envious expressions.
After waiting like this for another hour, everyone began to feel dizzy, even Yinzhen was no exception, but he still persisted, hoping to impress God with his sincerity and send rain to relieve the suffering of the people.
However, this time, God seemed to have blinded all the senses, turning a blind eye to Yinzhen's pleading, and just looked down at the people of the world indifferently; letting them cry, letting them laugh, letting their sorrow fill the earth.
"Fourth brother, go back first." Yunxiang advised again, this time using a title he had not used for a long time. He felt as if his whole body was on fire.
Yinzhen slowly withdrew his gaze. His eyes were a little blurry after looking at the bright and dazzling sky for a long time. He smiled bitterly and said, "Thirteenth brother, has God made up his mind not to rain?"
"There's no such thing. It might be raining in the evening. Fourth brother is too anxious. The dragon body is important. Go back first!" Yunxiang advised earnestly.
When Yinzhen was about to speak again, his vision suddenly turned black, and his body suddenly became heavy. He fell to one side, and his consciousness blurred for an instant.
"Fourth brother!" Yunxiang exclaimed, and quickly supported Yinzhen's body. Dongfang Min, who was already groggy, suddenly became clear-headed when he saw this scene, and hurried over to help. Yinzhen's eyes tightened
He closed his eyes and looked extremely ugly. Yunxiang knew in his heart that he must have suffered from heat stroke due to prolonged exposure.
At this time, the sound of "thump" and "thump" came from behind again, but ministers fainted one after another, and the Temple of Heaven instantly became chaotic. Fortunately, Yunxiang was still calm, and ordered people to carry the fainted people down quickly.
As for him, he carried Yinzhen on his back and got into the chariot. Yunli was afraid that Yunxiang could not take care of him alone, so he got on his horse and escorted the chariot to the Forbidden City.
On the contrary, Yunzhen and others looked on with cold eyes from beginning to end, and even their few greetings were somewhat reluctant, which shows that the conflict between them and Yinzhen has reached an irreconcilable point.
After the imperial doctor looked at it, it was found that Yinzhen had indeed suffered from heatstroke. Too much heat had accumulated in the body and could not be discharged, so he fainted. After taking the medicine and resting for a few days, he would be fine. However, the imperial doctor also whispered that Yinzhen often stayed up late to review.
Memorial, if your health is not good, you should try to avoid fatigue in the future.
This prayer for rain ended in vain. The sky was still extremely clear, without even a trace of cloud, and the blazing sun seemed to be drying out the earth.
Yunzhen even publicized the fact that Yinzhen fainted while praying for rain at the Temple of Heaven, hoping to make Yinzhen the laughing stock of the world. But this time, he also missed the point. No one laughed at Yinzhen because of this.
Instead, they were grateful to Yinzhen for doing what they did.
After everything they did, the amount of water the people in the capital received recently changed from one pot to two pots. The officials who used to send water for the extra pot of water knew that the reason for the extra pot of water was because the emperor ordered the palace to reduce the use of ice.
The ice water that comes out is for them to drink.
The emperor treated his subjects with heart, so how could the subjects be ungrateful? So even though they did not ask for rain this time, they were still full of gratitude to the emperor who cared about the suffering of the people.
And this also created a scene that is extremely rare in recorded history. Although the drought in Beijing is becoming increasingly serious, there are only a handful of people who have escaped. Most of the people are still doing what they should do. They believe that the emperor in the Forbidden City will not
Let them die of thirst and believe that God will rain one day.
Compared with the optimism of the people, Yinzhen's heart is heavy. The nearby water sources have almost dried up and the water in the wells has been declining. Now most of them are supported by eighteen ice cellars, but the daily expenditure of the ice cellars has far exceeded
Normally, the amount of ice stored is increasing rapidly
With the decline in water supply, even the palace began to experience a shortage of water. It has become inevitable to go to farther places to collect water. Wherever there is water, the distance is either long or the road is difficult and rugged, and the transportation is difficult. Now everything is ready, just wait
Yinzhen decided on a place to draw water.
After looking at the detailed map for a long time, Yinzhen finally made a decision, pointed with his hand and said: "Let's go to Pingzhou to get water. Although it is a bit far there, the roads are relatively wide, and there is a newly built official road, and water trucks can transport it.
It’s convenient and less likely to cause problems. Try to get it back and forth within five days.” Because the waterwheel is too big and cannot run very fast, otherwise it could be faster.
Seeing that Yinzhen had made a decision, Zhang Tingyu, who had been waiting below, cupped his hands and said, "Hey, Weichen, let's do it now."
After he went out, Yinzhen leaned back, with a lingering sadness between his brows. At the same time, the sound of wearing a ring came from behind the screen, but it was Ling Ruo. She was accompanying Yinzhen to review the papers,
When Zhang Tingyu came in, he went to hide behind the screen for a while.
Ling Ruo reached out and gently stroked Yinzhen's frowning eyebrows, and said softly: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much, everything will be fine."
Yinzhen held her hand, closed his eyes and said, "If it doesn't rain, I will worry about it for a day. Water can still be transported outside, but this year the food in the nearby area will not be saved. When winter comes,
I'm afraid there will be a rush to grab food in the market. Once the dealers start hoarding it, the people will go hungry."
"Food can be transported in from the south of the Yangtze River, and the food stored in the granary can also be used. Although it is old, it is better than having no food to eat." Ling Ruo's words caused Yinzhen to smile bitterly, "Nian Gengyao
Leading the troops outside
After fighting for more than half a year, the grain stored in the granary has been used up to 77%, and the remaining grain is useless and of no great use. As for transporting grain, we have to wait for the harvest of this season's grain in the south of the Yangtze River.
Make a conclusion."
Everyone in the world thinks that as an emperor, you have to get wind and rain, but little did you know that being an emperor has to worry about more things, not to mention the frequent disasters in various places in recent years, including earthquakes and droughts in the capital.
"A few days ago, Li Weijun said in a press conference that he wanted to implement the tax collection of dingyin and land tax at the same time. It would no longer be double taxation based on people and acres as before, so as to relieve the landless and landless people. I think it is very good. I will
I want to gradually promote it, but once this drought breaks out, food in Jiangnan and Huguang areas will be indispensable. To prevent someone from taking advantage of this to cause trouble, we can only first
Let's discuss it later." Having said this, Yinzhen sighed again, "It's really tiring for me to manage such a big country by myself, but there are still people who are causing trouble. I really don't know if their hearts are iron.
"I did it." The secret agent Anbu in Yinzhen's hands knew very well that Yunzhen deliberately spread the news that he fainted while praying for rain at the Temple of Heaven.