Zhao Xiyan walked out of the house and stood on the east verandah for a moment.
Looking into the distance, the snowy scenery is extremely beautiful. But it is also terrifyingly cold. The cold air is everywhere, sneaking into the body through the thick clothes.
"It's too cold outside." Yuhan couldn't help but shuddered: "The Crown Princess is pregnant and should not be exposed to the cold. Please go into the house!"
Zhao Xiyan did not move, she still stood there, looked at it for a moment, and then sighed in a low voice: "Then God, will we not give the people a way to survive?"
Droughts, locust plagues, and bandit disasters come one after another. Now there is that snow disaster again.
"The Crown Prince and his Crown Prince are very worried about whether disaster relief is a matter for the Emperor and the officials of the court. The Crown Princess is pregnant, so just take good care of the fetus."
Hosta didn't care about the difference between master and servant, stretched out her legs to hold Zhao Xiyan's arm, and dragged her master into the house, half coaxing and half persuading.
Zhao Xiyan was in a bad mood, so she took a book from her lap, read a few pages, and fell into a daze again.
There was also such a snow disaster in the previous life. There was no Dongxue in the Qingzhou area, and most of the thirteen states of the Jin Dynasty suffered from snow disaster. At that time, the prince had already died of illness, Empress Su was seriously ill and could not afford it, and Emperor Yongming also suffered a heavy setback due to the death of the prince.
I had no intention of interfering with the government affairs. It turned out that after the snowstorm, there was an avalanche of bandits and rebellions, and the Jin Dynasty was completely in chaos.
In that life, Xu Jing was alive and well, and the prince also saved his life. Everything would be different!
Familiar footsteps sounded at the door.
Zhao Xiyan came to her senses, but before she could get up, a figure came in like a whirlwind at the door: "I'll walk carefully, don't move around."
"Brother Chunsheng, when I entered the palace Mingyue, did I see the prince and the emperor there?" Zhao Xiyan asked impatiently.
Xu Jing had a gloomy look on his face: "Forget it. He went to Fuyou Hall with his cousin. The emperor was summoning dancers for fun and refused to see them at all. My cousin was weak and couldn't stand the cold wind. He fell unconscious after standing for a while.
.The emperor only allowed them to enter the Fuyou Hall."
It's a coincidence that after entering Fuyou Hall, the prince woke up leisurely.
The delicate control of the moment of falling asleep and waking up is breathtaking.
After the prince woke up, he spoke to the emperor and begged Dongzhi for disaster relief.
Emperor Yongming thought his son finally had some patience, and said: "I don't want to provide disaster relief. Marquis Zhongyong led troops to Qingzhou to suppress the bandits. The Ministry of Household Affairs can hardly even provide military pay. There is a lot of money and food."
There is no mention of the money and food provided by the Foreign Affairs Office.
"... He doesn't know how my cousin was feeling that month." Xu Jing's eyebrows were filled with gloom and his voice was low: "He knew that he was extremely angry at that time."
"Sister Yue Ya'er, if you keep going that far east, the whole country of Jin will be destroyed in the lap of that foolish king."
Zhao Xiyan said softly: "He was originally destined to subjugate his country and become a foolish king."
Xu Jing: "..."
Xu Jing's face became more and more ugly. He was silent for a long time and then said: "My cousin can't help it. After he sent him back to the East Palace, he suddenly told him wrongly that he should not miss the good opportunity."
What opportunity?
Of course, it is a great opportunity to buy the hearts and minds of officials and people.
Those words coming from the prince's mouth were actually quite absurd. However, the prince was not joking, and Xu Jing also heard it.
Zhao Xiyan raised her eyes and looked at Xu Jing: "Do I feel that I can't fault the prince?"
Xu Jing let out a dull sigh.
Zhao Xiyan said softly: "The prince said so, it shows that he doesn't care in his heart. I don't have to worry, I just do what I should do."
"Whether it's to gather the ministers or to win people's hearts, it's not a good thing to save one."
Xu Jing cheered up and nodded vigorously.
…
The next month, Xu Jing presented a memorial as the Crown Prince of Beihai. For some reason, the content of the memorial was widely spread and became known to everyone.
The memorial was here. Xu Jing was worried about the people and asked for all the grain stored in the Beihai Palace to be used for disaster relief. He begged the emperor to agree.
In addition, Xu Jing requested that he lead the 10,000 soldiers of the New Army to clear the snow and ice on the official roads and restore the six official roads from various states and counties to the capital as soon as possible.
The prince met the emperor again and begged the emperor to grant Xu Jing's request. Emperor Yongming saw the sick prince kneeling on the ground and lost his temper, so he reluctantly agreed.
The Prince of Beihai quickly set up more than a dozen porridge sheds in the capital, and sent out all the available soldiers and stewards in the palace. The poor people who ate the hot porridge naturally thought about the benefits of Prince Beihai. For a time, Prince Beihai
The fame continues.
Soon, the other princes and princes were well-educated and set up porridge sheds one after another. Officials or wealthy businessmen who had surplus grain in their homes would at least set up one or two porridge sheds.
In this way, at least the capital city will soon become stable.
Ten thousand new soldiers were divided into six teams, and within two months, twenty miles of official roads were cleared. Memorials from the affected states and counties also came one after another, and the imperial records of Emperor Yongming were once again piled up.
Emperor Yongming could no longer ignore it, so he issued an imperial edict, ordering all states and counties to raise food for disaster relief.
If this matter is beyond the reach of the prince and Xu Jing, they can secretly hope that the governors and magistrates of the Jin Dynasty can be responsible for their duties and can raise food in time to help the people.
As for next year's Spring Festival, I obviously don't dare to count on it. The imperial court is still too poor to afford the northwest wind.
Only Emperor Yongming still had delicious food, wine and beauties. All the money from the Foreign Affairs Office provided for the emperor to enjoy himself.
The ministers gnashed their teeth and cursed bitterly: "That foolish king! Sooner or later, he will destroy the country of Jin Dynasty."
"The prince is not kind and decisive, but his health is too weak. The prince fell ill last year and has not recovered yet. That time he went to the Fuyou Palace one after another, and he was in trouble again. Eh!"
"Actually, the advice given by the prince that month was not bad. The prince's body is not sure how long it will last. I appointed the crown prince and taught him carefully for a few years. If the prince has any shortcomings, the Jin Dynasty has a prince and will not be unstable.
confusion……"
Because of the snowstorm, the Lantern Festival that year was canceled.
Zhao Xiyan was three months pregnant, her morning sickness had stopped, and her appetite got better every month. On the morning of the Lantern Festival, she ate a bowl of sweet and glutinous Yuanxiao.
Xu Ying saw it in her eyes and couldn't help but laugh: "I vomited after eating it in the past few months. Ruming has finally come to an end."
Zhao Xiyan pursed her lips and smiled, stretched out her legs and touched her belly that had not yet swelled. There was no tenderness between her brows and eyes.
Xu Ying glanced outside the door and sighed softly: "It's already dark, and Chun Sheng didn't come back very soon."
Whether it's porridge shed or cleaning up official roads, it's not an easy job. Xu Jing only returns home every month when he goes there.
The two sisters were talking when Xu Jing suddenly came back.
Xu Ying looked happy and rushed over first.
Xu Jing smiled at Xu Ying and looked directly at Zhao Xiyan. Zhao Xiyan's heart moved and she stood up: "I came back so early Mingyue, is there any good news?"
Xu Jing nodded: "Zhou Sui was escorted to Beijing."
