Just after April, Chang'an entered the summer, and people changed their spring shirts into summer clothes, but the old people did not dare to try it easily.

Fang Xuanling looked up at the sky with the color of the fish's belly, and couldn't help frowning: "It's been sunny for many days, and it seems that the drought is still rampant." ”

"Yes. Attached to him was Du Ruhui, who was also waiting for the court.

After the diagnosis and treatment of Wang Jingtian, a doctor sent by the Yang family's sixth room, Du Ruhui's health has been great, and the pattern between the DPRK and China has changed, he also said that his body is good and he can go to court.

"The drought is so domineering, I don't know how the people are. Fang Xuanling was worried.

"Since last year, the Ministry of Industry has led the people to store water and repair canals, and the people in the arid areas have been calm. A young official replied to Fang Xuanling.

Everyone took a closer look, and this person was Zhang Wei, a young man from the Zhang clan who had been in the ascendancy recently. said that he was a young man, but in fact, he was nineteen years old, and he had been a captain on the sword for a few years. At the beginning of this year, he was appointed by His Majesty to join the Ministry of Industry, which became one of the history of the Ministry of Industry's supervision, specializing in supervising water storage and water conservancy projects in various places.

There are not a few young men like Zhang Wei who have been promoted, and most of them are second-rate celebrities who are looked down upon by others. At the beginning of the year, His Majesty personally approved and personally selected a group of young people.

These young people do not hold important positions, but they are also indispensable. Therefore, the families did not move, but only privately speculated about the significance of the Son of Heaven's move, and most of them were in a wait-and-see state.

As soon as the first month passed, these teenagers immediately rushed to various places to take up their posts. Another month passed, drought was rampant, and the teenagers did a good job as overseers. This time, all the families realized that the Son of Heaven chose these young people to serve because he wanted them to act as the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven. The families of these teenagers do not have important ministers in the court, and the young people have their own way of doing things.

"Your Majesty has taken great pains to cope with this drought and possible floods. ”

At the beginning of March, some courtiers sighed like this. But Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui both knew that they were afraid that the inside of His Majesty's move was not just to keep their ears and eyes in a clear state, nor was it just to deal with this drought and the upcoming possible floods.

"Or, the current situation, he already knows. Now, the drought and floods are a challenge, but also a great opportunity to inject fresh blood into the court without even knowing it. Du Ruhui said to Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling smiled, straightened his beard and said, "If this is the case, even if it is the Gewu Academy that is about to be established, Your Majesty is really a far-sighted person." ”

"Your Majesty has always been clear. In this way, we can stabilize Datang. Du Ruhui replied.

Now, the juvenile inspector Zhang Wei in front of him is one of the teenagers promoted at that time, acting as the eyes and ears of the Son of Heaven, according to the regulations, he must report the situation in the disaster area to the imperial court every day, and there are no special circumstances, and he enters Chang'an every half month to personally report to the Son of Heaven on the disaster prevention and mitigation situation in the area under his jurisdiction.

"Are you really calm?" Xiao Yu asked.

Zhang Wei bowed to Xiao Yu and replied without humility or arrogance: "Your Majesty has long been working with the Ministry of Industry to design a reservoir and dig a deep well. Today, many wells in the arid region can still draw water. Although the crops are not growing well, because there are water storage cellars in the villages, Li Zheng personally supervised the arrangement of daily water consumption for the crops, and the crops did not have a large area of water shortage. As for the locust plague, the Institute of Martial Arts has publicized that the locusts have been exterminated when they are larvae, and the yamen in various places are registering for tax reductions according to the catties and taels. ”

"Really?" Xiao Yu still didn't believe it, "At the beginning of last year, there was a severe drought in Shandong, but hunger was everywhere. Although there was food distributed by the imperial court, many people still starved to death. ”

"Prime Minister and rest assured. In the autumn of last year, the Yang family found sweet potatoes and potatoes in the sixth room, and His Majesty promoted them in the household department, and personally taught the people to store them. Potatoes and sweet potatoes are abundant, and families dig cellars to store a lot of them, even if there is not much rice, their own storage of potatoes and sweet potatoes is enough to survive. Zhang Wei continued.

"Heh, Prime Minister Xiao, Inspector Zhang is going to report to His Majesty. What is the matter with you listening here?" Eldest Sun Wuji, who had been silent, suddenly sneered.

Xiao Yu's scalp suddenly tingled, and he snorted coldly and said, "What is the trouble of adding to the crime? I just care about the people." ”

The eldest grandson, Wuji, stopped talking. The ministers looked at each other, secretly thinking that the Xiao family and the eldest grandson family had not interacted with each other before, and they did not deal with each other, but they did not put it on the surface. Today, what happened to this eldest grandson Wuji? According to his usual temperament, he would never openly scold Xiao Yu like this.

Looking at the gradually brightening sky, I lined up, and when the palace gate opened, the fish rushed in and slowly went to the morning court.

The sky gradually brightened, Li Shimin sat on the top of the Ming Hall, and after the civil and military officials lined up to pay homage, it was to reward the envoys to the Turks who had just returned.

The reward is jointly negotiated between the Ministry of Rites and His Majesty, and it will not snub the children of each family, nor will it be too out of line. The children of each family went up to the temple and received the reward. In the end, it was the turn of the King of Shu and the eldest grandson, and the two of them resigned from the reward, saying that they would use the reward to treat the victims.

"Now, the drought has not been eliminated, and when summer comes, I am afraid that the flood is coming, and the ministers dare not take credit. What's more, this envoy has already been arranged by His Majesty, and it is really not a credit to the minister. The young man spoke loudly in the main hall.

"King Shu, you kill three birds with one stone and shake the grassland, this is to raise the prestige of our country, you deserve it. Li Shimin was very happy.

"Back to Your Majesty, if you say three birds with one stone, the eldest grandson can do it. If you say that you will raise the prestige of our country, then please keep this reward for Your Majesty, and in the future, the minister can really sweep away the barbarians, and then ask for a reward. Li Ke arched his hand.

"Good. Since the king of Shu has this ambition, it depends on you. Li Shimin said loudly.

Subsequently, the eldest grandson Jun also expressed his ambition with the king of Shu, and donated all the rewards he received to the victims. Then, for a while, the other children of the mission followed suit.

It's just that rewards and other yellow and white things are donated, and these children of the family are not distressed. Each of them has grown a lot after this mission, and they have also been promoted in official positions.

After rewarding the Turkic mission that had just returned to Chang'an City yesterday evening. Suddenly, Wei Zheng took a step forward, and everyone's hearts tightened. As long as Wei Zheng, the old man, took such a step in the early dynasty, there must be something important, or it means that someone is going to be unlucky.

Everyone's hearts tightened, and Li Shimin frowned unconsciously, thinking secretly: This happy event is one after another, what is this old man going to do on this happy day?

Wei Zheng went to the previous station, saluted Li Shimin, first congratulated Li Shimin, and received the mountains and rivers of the north. Then he immediately cut to the chase and said: "Your Majesty, on this happy day, the minister still has something important to report, which is a twist and turn." ”