Zhang Lan quickly reacted, since Song Shu did not send it directly to the emperor's imperial tour as usual, but sent it to the cabinet, it must be someone in the cabinet who secretly did something.

And the only one who can control both the inner court and the cabinet at the same time is naturally the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhang Gui.

Seeing Zhang Lan's sudden realization, Chang Sui didn't bother to explain further, and hurriedly asked: "Grandpa Guo sent the villain this time to ask about the situation. Why did the fourth son go to the book? What is the purpose......

At the same time as relaying the British public's questioning, he sent the British public's handwritten letter.

Zhang Lan took it apart and looked at it.

In the letter, the British Duke did not reprimand sharply, but only asked a few questions concisely and asked Zhang Lan to inform the other generals stationed there to take precautions as soon as possible, so as to prevent Zhang Gui from trying to infiltrate the army.

Zhang Lan saw it, knowing that the matter was very important, he did not dare to delay, and immediately convened the generals in the army to discuss countermeasures.

As a confidant of the British public, Chang Sui accompanied him throughout the process.

Naturally, I also knew the original reason for Zhang Lan's book - to save the father and brother of a captured official lady.

Chang Sui was shocked, and couldn't believe that his fourth son had no brains for a woman, and he would do such a thing.

Chang Sui did not dare to question and criticize Zhang Lan, but immediately flew a pigeon to pass on the book, and immediately passed on all affairs, including this matter, to the British prince who was far away in the capital.

……

This year, the weather was cold and snowy, and many simple shack houses in the suburbs of Beijing were crushed by the heavy snow, and many poor people were starving and freezing, and there were many dead and injured.

On the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, another heavy snow fell one after another, and soon the entire capital was shrouded in snow.

Many literati ladies began to take the opportunity to hold the last poetry tea party of the year, chanting poems about the snow and painting with snow, so that they were not chic.

But those poor people were so sad that they knelt down and prayed to the sky, hoping that the heavy snow would soon stop, that the cold and long winter days would end soon, and that the spring of recovery would come immediately, and that they would suffer less from freezing and starvation—they could only wrap their ragged clothes tightly in winter, listen to the whistling sound of wind and snow, and rely on the little residual warmth in their hearts; And on a cold winter day, there are no leaves and wild vegetables to eat!

In the palace, Qi Yu was enjoying the snow in Chengrui Pavilion, facing the heavy snow that was blowing one after another, he turned around and smiled at Huang Yi'an: "It is said that 'Ruixue is a good year', there is a lot of snow this winter, and there will be a good harvest next year!" ”

Huang Yi'an glanced at Qi Yu and echoed with a smile: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, since you have said so, you will probably not worry about a bumper harvest in the coming year." ”

In the past two years, the winter has just started to get cold and long, and the impact on the crops is not obvious. However, in a few years, the situation will not be so rosy. The long, cold winter days did not give the crops enough time to grow full, and the harvest failed year after year.

She had to remind Qi Yu to prepare early.

But the most pressing issue at the moment is how to settle the affected people.

"However, the concubine thinks that no matter how good the harvest is, the people must be able to survive until that time." Huang Yi'an sighed and said, "A beautiful vision can't fill your stomach, support the house, and help the people survive this long, cold, rainy and snowy winter ......."

Hearing Huang Yi'an say this, the smile on Qi Yu's face gradually disappeared, his brows furrowed, and he said in a deep voice: "There have indeed been a lot of reports of snow disasters in various places in the past few days, and in the suburbs of Beijing alone, there have been more than a dozen incidents of houses being crushed by snow......

Huang Yi'an saw that Qi Yu listened, so he continued to persuade gently: "When the concubine did not enter the palace, although the family was not very wealthy, she could also use a pot of charcoal fire on a winter night. I think that those poor people with crooked walls, leaky houses, broken and wrapped in shambles, and can't even afford to use a pot of charcoal fire, don't know how to boil it......"

Qi Yu hugged Huang Yi'an and said affectionately and gently: "Don't worry, I will never let you relive such a hard life!" ”

Huang Yi'an: ......

Is she complaining about the hard old days?

She clearly asked him to care about the poor people in the snow!

Fortunately, Qi Yu comforted Huang Yi'an, and then said: "There are also disaster relief matters, which have been arranged before, and the relevant yamen will send people to handle it." In any case, the people must survive the cold winter and spend the New Year in peace. ”

When Huang Yi'an heard Qi Yu say this, he was relieved.

……

On the morning of the second day, Qi Yu was about to re-mention the matter of disaster relief and helping the people, and Zhang Wei had no choice but to bow down and play: "Your Majesty, the matter of Wude General Zhang Lan's letter to intercede for the defectors is of great importance, and I also ask Your Majesty to investigate it thoroughly as soon as possible, so as not to cause misdeeds and cause shocks in the army." ”

Qi Yu frowned when he heard this.

At this time, he had already instructed Zhang Wei to try his best, why didn't he see any effect?

Zhang Wei and the others were still under the command of Zhang Gui, and they were clamoring in his ears every day, wanting to take the opportunity to cure Zhang Lan for treason and collaborating with the enemy, and take off the titles and military talismans that had been passed down from generation to generation in the British government.

If this continues, he doesn't doubt that Zhang Wei has turned to Zhang Gui again, and he has to question his ability, thinking that he is useless.

Qi Yu knew that he couldn't have a hard time with Zhang Gui now, so he had to wave his hand and frown: "This matter can be discussed later, Zhu Qing should first talk about the current snow disaster, the people's houses are collapsing, and food and clothing are in short supply, what should I do!" ”

When the British public heard Qi Yu's words, it was inconvenient for him to come forward, so he immediately signaled the officials he had befriended to come forward.

As a result, several officials came out one after another to report on the snow disaster inside and outside the capital. One by one, they polished their rhetoric and tried their best to exaggerate the disaster within a reasonable range, so as to prove that the disaster was serious and could not be delayed for a moment.

Qi Yu frowned very cooperatively and said worriedly: "The people are the foundation of the country, and disaster relief is imminent and urgent!" Zhu Qing came immediately, and must properly resolve this matter as soon as possible! ”

Seeing this, Zhang Wei took the opportunity not to speak.

When Zhang Gui saw this, Shen Su's face became more and more gloomy.

has his own support behind him, but Zhang Wei still doesn't dare to speak out, does he dare or doesn't want to? In Feng Yongting's case, is Zhang Wei really as innocent as he himself said?

It seems that the future cabinet chief, he has to reconsider, lest the foundation of a lifetime of hard work be handed over to a traitor!

……

In the next few days, the heavy snow continued to fall, and the situation continued to worsen.

In the early dynasty, Qi Yu continued to urge all yamen to focus on solving the snow disaster, and even if someone mentioned the thorough investigation of Zhang Lan, Qi Yu took the opportunity to divert it.

Someone tasted it, Qi Yu's disaster relief is true, but the maintenance of Zhang Lan and the British government is even more true.

However, as the disaster situation continued to worsen, the people who were helped in time were grateful for the kindness of the imperial court, and Qi Yu won the unanimous praise of the victims.

This was a bonus.