The north wind blew the bare willow trees, and the river had begun to freeze, and the thin layer of ice reflected the lonely and uninhabited scene of the lake for a hundred miles.

The south was hit by a once-in-a-century cold, and the doors of every family were closed by the cold snap, and most people chose to wrap themselves in quilts in their houses rather than risk going out to find food. This year, because of the sudden attack of this cold snap, the people's income is not particularly good, and this year's wheat grains have not been harvested. But even the landlords were reluctant to go out to ask for that little debt, and they shivered with cold.

The children's cold lips are blue, but the parents don't have too many warm clothes, so they have to watch the children force the cold into the bone marrow little by little, and the body has already been numb from freezing, but the pain in the hands and feet of the frozen bleeding can't withstand watching the loved one die little by little in front of him.

In the court, the queen and the concubine were still kneeling outside the palace gate and begging the emperor to add a brazier to the court. The faces of all the delicate beauties are frozen blue, but the emperor is always so stubborn, because the people are frozen, he has to open the court door when he goes to the court, saying that he wants to share the hardships with the people.

But only the queen knows that the emperor has gray hair because of this, working day and night, seeking countermeasures, how can the body hold on like this, but now he is still suffering from the cold, if the emperor's body falls, how can the people's hearts be stable?

The emperor who went to court in the court was concerned about the people, but the women outside were still kneeling in the cold wind. He felt incompetent more than ever.

At this time, the ministers in the court also knelt on the ground, and the first to speak was Ouyang Huaisen,

"The emperor's dragon body is important, or listen to the advice of the mothers, if the emperor's dragon body is sick, how can the people rest assured? Ask the emperor to place a brazier in the court. ”

Later, many officials also knelt down and echoed, "Please ask the emperor to place a brazier in the court." ”

In fact, listening to the emperor's morning meeting in the cold wind, most officials can't bear it. In addition to wanting the emperor to pay attention to the dragon body, the many Chinese officials who echoed it were more selfish.

The emperor sighed, he couldn't feel the wind and cold outside, but just thought of the suffering of the people. The bitterness in my heart is far greater than the pain in my body.

"Retreat!"

The emperor flicked his sleeves and left the ministers with a back.

In the imperial study, Ouyang Huaiyu and Ouyang Huaisen came to the emperor one after another. The man sitting on the dragon chair seemed very lonely now.

Ouyang Huaiyu brought a warm pot stuffed by the queen to him, saying that he wanted to bring it to the emperor.

Ouyang Huaiyu smiled and stuffed the thermos into the emperor's arms. Faced with the sudden warm current, the emperor was relieved from his contemplation.

"Little Nineteen, this is a time of crisis. Don't be kidding. The emperor looked at Ouyang Huaiyu with a solemn face.

"I don't dare to joke with the emperor. The courtiers are going to freeze to death in the court. Ouyang Huaiyu pouted, his face full of grievances.

The emperor didn't care, Ouyang Huaiyu had always been so improper.

"Do you have any good ideas?"

At present, the storage of the state treasury is insufficient, and the heating in the capital is enough for the time being, but if the grain heating in the state treasury is invested in the entire southern region, these are far from enough

Ouyang Huaiyu was silent and poked Ouyang Huaisen on the side with his elbow. However, Ouyang Huaisen didn't have any good solutions, so he also sighed. Cow Bar Literature Network

The emperor waved his hand, "You two go back." Feel free to report if there is any workaround. ”

However, Ouyang Huaiyu had no intention of leaving.

"Brother Huang, if you don't put the stove on the court tomorrow morning, your brother will never come to the court again!" Ouyang Huaiyu complained with a face full of complaints, in fact, he was not unable to resist frost, he was just afraid that the emperor's dragon body would not be able to bear it.

"Nonsense! Then you won't have to go to court in the future! The emperor was angry and took the case.

Ouyang Huaisen also spoke, "Brother Huang is angry, you know that Xiao Nineteen is also thinking about your body, today is Niangniang kneeling in front of the emperor for a morning, and tomorrow it may be the ministers of the entire court kneeling." And ......" Ouyang Huaisen paused and looked up at the emperor's face, "Your Majesty, I heard that Concubine Shuniang is pregnant, but for the emperor's body, she has to kneel outside the door in the morning......"

The emperor's face was finally moved, he hadn't entered the harem for a long time, and he hadn't known about the harem for a long time.

"Then let it be."

The sad faces on Ouyang Huaisen and Ouyang Huaiyu's faces finally became happy.

"Brother quit."

In the waiting house, Xia Zhixue listened to the people coming to inform Xia Huaiqing that she got into the bathtub as soon as she got into the bath. It's been cold lately, and she's reduced the number of times she goes out, and if she doesn't find something to do in the second and third rooms, she can sleep in the house for a day.

"I heard that when the emperor was in the early court today, he still didn't agree to place a brazier on the court." The lotus flower has already put on the thickest clothes for the winter in previous years.

"Although the hall is facing the sun, it can't withstand the invasion of this cold wind." Xia Zhixue sat on the bed and wrapped the quilt tightly on her body. "No wonder Xia Huaiqing drilled into the bathtub as soon as he came back recently. Hahaha......"

Xia Zhixue couldn't help but want to laugh at Xia Huaiqing, but when she thought of the Li people who were still freezing outside, her heart hurt.

"But why didn't the emperor open the treasury to help the people? Could it be that the emperor could bear to watch the people get cold? The lotus flower was puzzled, but as soon as she said it, she was gagged by the hibiscus next to her.

"Lotus, you can have a snack! The emperor is not a person who can talk casually behind his back. ”

The lotus flower was so frightened that she quickly shut her mouth.

"The state treasury is not well stocked now, and some time ago, the border areas just finished fighting and used a lot of grain and grass in the state treasury, and now it is not enough to heat the people in the cold areas of the country."

Furong looked at the charcoal fire in Xia Zhixue's room, and now the charcoal fire in the housekeeper's room is not enough, saying that the expenditure is too large, but in fact, she is also in her ability, and now in the cold snap period, the charcoal fire is of course more expensive than usual. But seeing that the quality of coal was becoming more and more worrisome this day, Furong's brows furrowed more and more.

Although inferior coal can also provide warmth, it will also produce a lot of smoke and dust, Xia Zhixue will cough twice from time to time, Furong is really afraid that one day Xia Zhixue will choke on the smoke produced by this coal.

"Don't we really have any other way?" Fleur tightened her cloak a little more.

Xia Zhixue didn't speak, and fell into deep thought. Although she is not an official, it still worries her. Ouyang Huaiyu must also be worried in his heart. Xia Zhixue couldn't help but feel that his mind was full of whether Ouyang Huaiyu would suffer from the wind and cold, and if the emperor refused to place a brazier in the court, then Ouyang Huaiyu must also suffer from the cold. Xia Zhixue's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, looking at the bare tree trunk outside the window, Xia Zhixue made up her mind that she had to think of a way.