Due to what happened to Xinran before, Mrs. Guan and Mrs. Guan have been very quiet recently, and Gu Chuhuan has had a few days of peace. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Chen Zifeng's Ye Boxian also had a deep conversation with him, and the result was that Chen Zifeng promised that for a period of one year, if the two princes were willing to fight, then he would never support Xiao Liran, and this result also satisfied Gu Chuhuan.

On this day, Gu Chuhuan and Chun Tao enjoyed the lotus by the inner lake, it was already July, the lotus flowers in the lake had unfolded most of them, the golden stamens and tender lotus canopies were bare, the middle was straight and the outside was straight, not vines or branches, a gust of wind blew gently, the petals trembled slightly, and it was very moving......

"Miss, people say that peony and peony are good-looking, Chun Tao thinks, or this lotus is the most beautiful, you see them floating on the water, pink and white petals and green lotus leaves echo each other, looking at it from afar, it really looks like a beauty in a blue shirt is asleep on the lake......"

Gu Chuhuan felt that what Chun Tao said was really appropriate, isn't this lotus like a beauty?

"Miss, Chun Tao remembers that you used to like peonies, and you always say that only peonies are true or something, do you remember?"

Gu Chuhuan smiled: "That was in the past, even if the peony was fragrant and the country was beautiful, if the flower failed, there would be nothing." It's not as good as this lotus, deep in the mud but not giving up, not only giving birth to a moving appearance, but also a result, spring peach, don't you love to eat the lotus seeds in this lake? ”

As soon as she heard about the lotus seeds, Chun Tao's face was infinitely coveted: "I really hope that the days will pass soon, and then I can eat the fragrant lotus seeds...... "Why, miss," Chun Tao seemed to have discovered something, "you see that the level of this lake seems to be much lower than it was the other day!" ”

Gu Chuhuan took a look, "Really, maybe the climate is too dry this year, and it hasn't rained for a long time, right?" ”

Gu Chuhuan said, her face suddenly became solemn, and she hurriedly looked at Chun Tao: "What day is it?" ”

"Miss, are you confused? The ninth day of the seventh month! ”

"The ninth day of the seventh month...... The ninth day of the seventh month...."

That's right, in the last life, at this time, there was a great drought in Mingzhou, and the unripe crops cultivated by the people were almost eaten up by locusts overnight......

Gu Chuhuan couldn't take care of the flowers, and walked towards Ye Boxian's study almost in three steps and two steps.

"Miss...... Wait for me ......"

Seeing that there was no one in the study, Gu Chuhuan remembered that it was not yet time for the next dynasty, so he walked quickly to the door of the Hou Mansion and looked out.

After waiting for about an hour, Ye Boxian's figure finally appeared at the end of the road, followed by the second prince Xiao Mingyan.

The two walked to the door of the mansion, and Gu Chuhuan found that his father had an angry face, and his face was gloomy as if he could wring out water; The second prince's fairy-like face seemed normal, but after careful investigation, he could finally see a trace of anger.

The three of them did not speak outside the door, and silently entered Ye Boxian's study.

Afraid of the eyeliner in the house, Gu Chuhuan summoned Chun Tao and told her to guard outside the door, no matter who she couldn't enter.

"Daddy, why are you so angry? And the second prince, why did you come back with your father? But what happened in the court? ”

"There is a severe drought in Mingzhou, and the people have suffered heavy losses, and there is no harvest." The second prince could hear a little amazement in his tone.

"In this way, the imperial court sent food for disaster relief, why is my father so angry?"

"Now that the treasury is empty, and a while ago I just allocated a large sum of money to repair the palace, if it is to provide grain for disaster relief, my father is afraid...... Shake the foundation of the country. ”

"Kunimoto? What is Kunimoto! Ye Boxian was almost furious: "The people are the foundation of the country!" ”

"Daddy!"

Gu Chuhuan saw that Ye Boxian was angry, for fear that he would say something rebellious in front of the second prince, so he hurriedly said: "The Holy Lord is also helpless in this matter.....

"The Holy Lord had promised to give food for disaster relief, but who knew that the eldest prince suddenly spoke out to stop him, saying that if the treasury has no silver and no grain, if foreign tribes come to attack, it will cause my Annan country to be in danger...... There has been no war in the past few years, so why did you invade my Annan country at this time? There is also the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Rites, echoing in unison, and the emperor immediately withdrew the decision, saying that he would first give a part of the money and grain for disaster relief, and the rest would be discussed in two days. ”

Gu Chuhuan understood when he heard it, this matter was similar to the previous life, in the last life, the court only gave half of the money and grain, and the other half was given by Chen Zi.

Gu Chuhuan pondered for a long time, and looked up at Xiao Mingyan: "Your Highness, Chuhuan often heard my father say that you cherish your family and country, benevolence, righteousness and love for the people, I don't know about this, what does Your Highness think?" ”

Xiao Mingyan lowered his long eyelashes, and his thin lips pursed slightly: "The court will not care about this matter, but with my father's concerns, I am afraid that it can only be half at most." ”

"Half of them can only solve the urgent need, Mingzhou is located in the south, two works a year. What about the remaining three months? If it is not properly resolved, I am afraid that there will be riots again in three months. Does Your Highness have a good plan? ”

"I can't talk about good policies, and at that time, the imperial court can only offset the bonds in exchange for the spare relief of the wealthy families in Beijing. It's just that in this way, the prestige of the imperial court may be damaged. ”

Hearing this, Ye Boxian clenched his hand into a fist and slammed it on the tea table, and the tea table showed a fist-shaped mark: "If it weren't for the eldest prince's proposal to repair the palace, how could it be such an unbearable place!" ”

As he spoke, his eyes shot straight at Xiao Mingyan: "Second prince, do you really want to let him do whatever he wants?!" ”

Xiao Mingyan exhaled softly and did not answer.

In the previous life, Gu Chuhuan was not familiar with Xiao Mingyan, and he did not find out that he had any advantages except for his appearance, just after listening to his proposal to use bonds to redeem the surplus grain of rich businessmen, I really believed in Ye Boxian's previous evaluation of him, he has the talent to govern the country and has a benevolent heart, and he is really the best candidate for the prince.

In that case, today is to force him to express his position no matter what.

"Your Royal Highness," Gu Chuhuan raised his face like water and said sincerely: "Chu Huan's first female stream, she shouldn't be talking about the government in vain, but Chu Huan is also a citizen of Nan'anguo, and she is used to seeing the suffering of the people, and she also knows what kind of life they want. ”

Xiao Mingyan looked at him with clear eyes when he heard this, and there was a faint look of expectation in his eyes......

"The people don't care whose world it is, they only care about whether they can eat and clothe themselves, whether the wind and rain are smooth, and whether the grain is abundant. They only hope to live in peace on their own one-third of an acre of land, and never have to worry about making a living. Their wish may seem simple, but it is difficult to achieve the sky. ”

Xiao Mingyan's expression changed slightly.

"Because half of the grain they grow is always expropriated by the imperial court, regardless of whether it is a good harvest or not, and the street vendors always have to hand over half of the money, regardless of their income. If the wind and rain are good, you can barely survive, but in the event of a natural disaster, you can only live and die. ”

Xiao Ming seemed to be a little unbearable, and gently pinned his head to the side.

Gu Chuhuan continued: "If all these grain taxes reach the national treasury, it would be fine, but what about the reality? Layer upon layer of deductions, less than one-third of them are in the hands of the imperial court, whose fault is this? ”

The question had been thrown, Xiao Ming couldn't avoid it, he turned his head and looked at Gu Chuhuan's eyes quietly, at that moment, Gu Chuhuan clearly felt the sadness in his eyes.

"Gentleman, the source is also, the source is clear, the source is turbid, Your Highness is really ....... Don't understand? ”

"Huan'er! Hugh is nonsense! ”