It has reached the end of May, and it has reached Xiaoman, and in the wheat fields of the Central Plains Prefectures, the wheat grains have gradually become full and mature, and they are about to enter the summer harvest period. In contrast, there are patches of spring millet, which are entering the stage of lush growth, which is the result of the Son of Heaven repeatedly instructing the imperial court and the prefecture and county to govern agriculture.

It is also an incentive policy, a measure to reduce burdens, and a punishment of bad officials and a suppression of bandits and law and order.

On the outskirts of Zhongmu County, the old farmer wore a hat on his head, walked out of his own acres of wheat fields with his children and grandchildren, and went to the corn fields to see the growth. Raising his eyes to look at the increasingly hot sun, feeling the dryness in the air, and glancing at the dry fields around him, the old face with ravines and ravines could not help but appear a trace of concern: "It is difficult to plant mangs......

Obviously, this is an experienced farmer, who has already foreseen that when the summer planting is time, I am afraid that there will be problems. According to common sense, after Xiaoman, the rainfall increased, but perhaps due to the impact of the drought in Hebei, there was a rain before and after, and the rainfall was not much.

sighed heavily, but looking at his dozens of acres of fields, he smiled a little more. Gather your body and call your sons and grandchildren to go into the fields and take care of the corn fields, this season is the time when the crops need to be taken care of.

The price of grain in Tokyo has finally dropped, perhaps because the summer harvest is approaching, or the grain that is easy to obtain from Jingnan and Shu has been imported one after another, and the government has continued to announce it. More than 30,000 pieces of grain from Jingnan were negotiated and successively put into the Tokyo market to stabilize grain prices. Of course, in addition to the 3,000 "tribute grain", the rest had to be purchased by the imperial court at the expense of gold and silver.

As for the grain of Houshu, the road is far away, and it is still on the way to be transported, but the amount is large. After some urgent negotiations, Meng Chang, the lord of Shu, agreed to exchange prisoners and spent 10,000 tons of rice to redeem the defeated soldiers of the Shu army. In addition, another 100,000 grains were allocated. Meng Chang has been planting land in Liangchuan for more than ten years, and he has 100,000 rice grains without blinking.

Of course, the price was that the Han Dynasty signed a contract with Hou Shu, the two countries made an armistice, resumed normal diplomatic exchanges, and officially recognized Qin Feng's four states as belonging to Shu. For the sake of food, Liu Chengyou also pinched his nose, and Wang Jun, who was in charge of negotiations, agreed. Left and right, the signing of the contract was used to tear it up, and besides, the four states of Qin and Feng could not be taken back for the time being.

In the Biangong Palace, a new Guanjia Hall was added, which was remodeled from the old hall, and from its name, it can be seen that it was to show that the emperor attached great importance to agricultural affairs.

In front of the palace, it is only a vegetable field for the time being, sparsely planted with two rows of eggplants and beans. Liu Chengyou changed into a coarse cloth suit, with a hat on his head, and slowly took care of it. He planted all these things himself under the guidance of the agricultural officials.

On the side, Yang Wei and other ministers stood silently on their sides, watching Liu Chengyou put on a show.

"Xiaoman is about to pass, the summer harvest is coming, and the imperial court must urge the subordinate Daozhou counties to prepare them for harvesting grain and rice. Autumn planting and summer harvesting, hard work for more than half a year, in this joint, there can be no problem! Liu Chengyou squatted down, holding a small hoe, digging weeds on the one hand, and commanding the ministers next to him.

"Yes. Your Majesty, please rest assured! Yang Wei calmly watched Liu Chengyou's movements, and answered in a deep voice.

Feel relieved? If he was really completely at ease, he would not have made these gestures, and he would not leave the farm in three or two sentences on weekdays. During this period of time, Liu Chengyou has really been full of thoughts on farming.

"The care and management of summer planting and spring plowing grain must not be relaxed, and it is necessary to make clear the state and county officials to make proper arrangements and preparations!" Getting up, Liu Chengyou told again.

After a little groaning, Liu Chengyou showed a little sadness between his eyebrows, and said: "Recently, the rainfall has been small and the weather is unusual, and I heard that it is not conducive to summer planting." All states in the Central Plains should also be prepared for drought! ”

"Yes!" Li Tao lowered his hand beside him and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty worries about the national economy and people's livelihood, and does not forget the agricultural time, so that the ministers and others are admired!" ”

Liu Chengyou waved his hand, wiped the Han on his forehead, raised his eyes to look north, and suddenly asked, "How is the drought in Hebei?" ”

"According to the reports of the state envoys, there are signs of aggravation!" Dou Zhengu's tone was a little heavy: "If there is no change, the grain of summer and autumn this year will inevitably fail!" If it is more serious, there will even be a food shortage! ”

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou's movements obviously lagged for a moment, and then he sighed suddenly: "Hebei is still too busy to take care of itself, it seems that this year it is impossible to hope for the grain in the north!" ”

During the discussion, the chamberlain hurriedly ran to the front of the hall and took a few breaths before calling: "Official." ”

"What?" Liu Chengyou swept over him, his face unhappy.

"Cuifang Hall is here to report, Concubine Shu is about to give birth!" was frightened by Liu Chengyou's gaze, and the chamberlain hurriedly said.

When these words fell, Liu Chengyou's expression was relieved, and the surrounding courtiers congratulated him in unison: "Congratulations to Your Majesty!" ”

"Agricultural affairs, but also work hard to implement it!" After a word, Liu Chengyou quickly returned to the hall to clean the dust, changed into clothes, and hurried to Cuifang Palace.

Cuifang Palace, in a short period of time, has become the most lively place in the entire palace city, with the concubine Geng's giving birth, the palace and outside the palace fell into a tense busy.

The sun had set in the west, and the dim light sprinkled on the temple, covering it with a layer of brilliance, but under the light, there was a depressing heaviness.

In the inner room, Geng's heart-rending moans came out intermittently, and from it, he could feel a sense of exhaustion, and it had been more than three hours. For normal childbirth, it is not long, but what Geng encountered happened to be not.

Dystocia.

In the hall, Liu Chengyou sat behind the couch with a blank face, motionless. Don't look at him calmly, but he can't help but feel anxious. After all, it is his beloved concubine, after all, it is his first heir.

After getting the news here, the Empress Dowager Li, the Empress Fu and the Concubine Gao arrived one after another, and they all stayed aside at the moment, with anxiety on their faces.

Dafu sat beside Liu Chengyou, listening to Geng's painful groans from time to time, she also felt her heart beating. Seeing Liu Chengyou's bitter face, he couldn't help but grab his hand and comforted him softly: "Official, it's going to be fine......"

"Hmm." Liu Chengyou responded.

After dragging on for more than half an hour, the midwife's stable woman stepped out, her face full of exhaustion, with a "blood and energy" on her body, and reported to Li and Liu Chengyou in a deep voice, Geng's body was weak, and the situation was not optimistic.

"It's so troublesome to have a baby! Could it be that you don't do your best? Liu Chengyou slapped the table case heavily, and finally broke out, his tone was stern, his eyes were calm, and he had murderous intent.

When he reacted, the hall was suddenly solemn, and the stable woman's body couldn't help but tremble.

"Erlang!" Seeing this scene, Li got up and called Liu Chengyou in time.

"The official family is anxious, don't be nervous, go back to the delivery room, continue to give birth, and be sure to ensure the safety of the concubine and the prince!" Li comforted Wen Po with a gentle voice, showing mercy.

Looking at Liu Chengyou, Li Shi thought for a while, walked up to him, and said in a relieved tone: "Erlang, you are here, you can't help much, let's go back to the Vertical Arch Hall for the time being, you still need to deal with the major affairs of the court and politics." Here, leave it to the old body! ”

Raising his eyes to look at Li, his mother's gaze made him widen slightly. He couldn't control his temper with Li, so he turned his head to look at the delivery room, and Geng's groans had become weak, as if he had exhausted his strength.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Chengyou solemnly saluted the Li family: "Please, mother." ”

Speaking, with a hint of anxiety, Liu Chengyou left slowly.

"Go back to the dormitory too!" After Liu Chengyou left, Li looked a little confused about Dafu and Gao, and ordered.

The two women glanced at each other, didn't dare to say more, and responded, "Yes!" ”