The apricot blossoms are blowing all over the head in spring, and the young man is full of romance.

Qingming has passed, the grass grows and the warbler flies, the weeping willows on both sides of the river are melodious, many beauties and students play here, or swing, or fly kites, and the eyes are full of style.

Huo Yanzhi looked at this rare vibrant scene in the palace, and there were all kinds of strange and noisy conversations in his ears except for human voices, and he listened to them with relish. Originally, his face, which had begun to tense after leaving Guo's mansion, loosened a little, and even took the initiative to joke with Zhao Jiufu, saying that he would also hold such a small spring banquet in the palace in the coming year.

Zhao Jiufu was naturally busy, and he thought of some colorful details to make fun, but he didn't dare to say what was in his heart.

With the rigorous nature of the queen's mother, I am afraid that His Majesty will be quoted and "taught" again when he proposes this matter. The Queen Mother is not in good health, in case she ...... next year Most of this small banquet can't be done, if you can please Your Majesty verbally, don't save this little saliva.

Zhao Jiufu, who was deeply sympathetic to His Majesty, followed Huo Yanzhi for a while, and felt that this Qing was almost done, so he wanted to propose to leave.

Unexpectedly, Huo Yanzhi seemed to have walked around, looked left and right, and walked to the most densely grown weeping willow with a smile, calmly joined the conversation of several young people under the tree, and even made up a fake identity on the spot.

Zhao Jiufu could only wipe his sweat to distance himself, and gave Yuan Chengtai and the others a look, asking them to follow from a distance and not show their tracks.

This is a group of Tai students from Guozijian, who are talking about the floods in Jiangnan this year, and Huo Yanzhi is also attracted by this keyword. Unexpectedly, after listening carefully, he felt that what these students said was something general, and he walked away disappointed.

He was about to leave, but his eyes were firmly attracted by two young men in a secluded corner not far away.

Zhao Jiufu sighed faster than him: "Master, isn't that Xiao Tanhua?" The people with him seem to ......"

Huo Yanzhi narrowed his eyes, his eyes flashed on the face of the cloth-clothed young man, and he knew it in his heart.

The person who was watching was patiently listening to what Xiao Huang said, and suddenly felt something, raised his head and looked straight at Huo Yanzhi, and was even more surprised by the consideration and regret in the other party's eyes.

Xiao Huang turned his head to look at his eyes, his face changed suddenly, he hurriedly looked back at his friend, whispered a word of advice, and then pulled him to walk quickly.

"We're looking at Your Majesty—"

"Student—"

Huo Yanzhi raised his hand slightly: "No courtesy." Xiao Tanhua, this is going out with friends? ”

Although he asked Xiao Huang, his eyes always fell on Song Zhige, or rather, the faint scar on his face.

Xiao Huang pressed the sour in his heart, bowed slightly, and said calmly: "Yes, Brother Song is a good friend of Xia, and he is also one of the three hundred tributes this spring, but it is a pity that he suddenly changed and missed the Golden Palace." ”

Song Zhige stood tall and jade, standing aside without speaking, as if the curious look from Huo Yanzhi and the obvious introduction of Xiao Huang's intentions had no effect on him.

Huo Yanzhi cooperated with a suspicious expression, and said a few words of concern and condolences, Xiao Huang was even bolder, so he told the story of the night in detail.

"Is there such a thing? Have you caught the strongman who is making trouble? I, cough, I thought the security in the capital was good enough, but I didn't expect that there were people in the imperial city who were so vicious! ”

Xiao Huang said bitterly: "So far, there has been no news, I only hate-"

His words were suddenly interrupted by Song Zhige's sudden warning eyes: "After the flooding in the south of the Yangtze River, there are about hundreds of thousands of people who have gone north. The students heard that many towns refused to open their gates, and there was little relief. If it weren't for the fact that the world was not peaceful, presumably those people would not want to become bandits. ”

Huo Yanzhi's eyes flashed, he glanced at Xiao Huang, and his gaze fell back on Song Zhige.

He smiled and said: "I just wandered around here, and I happened to hear a group of students talking about this matter, but I didn't expect that Xiao Tanhua and Song Gongshi were facing such a beautiful scenery, and they were also thinking about national affairs. Having you young people is a blessing for the country. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Huang glanced disappreciatively at the few students who were arguing fiercely in the distance, and couldn't help but say: "It's just talk on paper, if you really ask them to go to Jiangnan for a walk, I'm afraid that all of them will look at the ocean and sigh." ”

"Tanhualang thinks it's inappropriate to control the water and repair the embankment?"

Xiao Huang said: "It's not inappropriate, but ...... This matter will not be achieved overnight, and it needs to be considered in the long run. If you want to start construction, you have to start looking for someone who is proficient in water conservancy immediately. ”

"Tanhualang thinks that the Ministry of Industry is not competent?"

Xiao Huang said without hesitation: "If you are competent, this year will not be a spring flood that will break down the old embankment." ”

Huo Yanzhi's eyebrows were raised high, and the corners of his mouth were curled, as if he thought Xiao Huang's words were very interesting.

"What does Song Gongshi think?"

Song Zhige frowned slightly, and said stubbornly: "The student doesn't know anything about water conservancy, and he only saw it in a miscellaneous book. Maybe you can take someone to Shu to investigate, and maybe you can find the descendants of the Li family who are proficient in this skill. In addition, agriculture is the foundation of the country, and now that the flood waters have receded, the displaced people will be more willing to return to their land to cultivate if they are guided by a proper government decree......"

Shu is thousands of miles away from the capital, the transportation is inconvenient, this dynasty was founded more than ten years before it was taken, Huo Yanzhi really didn't know much about this territory near Tubo, and he was a little interested when he heard the words, so he didn't listen to the last half of the sentence in his heart.

In all dynasties, water control is a big project, if he can really find a capable descendant of the Li family, he doesn't always have to look at the guys in the Ministry of Industry to hold his breath. Not to mention that the household department is still crying poor every day, and there are many wars in northern Xinjiang, so we can't lack military supplies in order to control the water.

Xiao Huang took the opportunity to say: "Brother Song is originally from Jiangnan, and because of his family's business, he has often traveled to Shu over the years, so he is naturally very clear about this kind of thing. If you are going back to Shu to recuperate, it is faster to inquire about the news than others. ”

Song Zhige's face was almost unbearable.

He knew that Xiao Huang was very guilty and wanted to compensate him, so he took the initiative to pull him to brush his face in front of the emperor who suddenly visited for some reason. But he knew in his heart that the little friendship he had made was not enough to have an impact that could change his fate.

"Ahem, students can send a letter to ask their family to help find it, if there is any news, Brother Xiao should present it on his behalf."

Huo Yanzhi nodded: "In this case, Xiao Tanhua will be fully responsible for this matter, if you really find the descendants of the Li family, well, there will be a lot of rewards." ”

Seeing that he had plans to leave, Xiao Huang was a little disappointed, but Song Zhige suddenly spoke up.

"Forgive the students for talking too much, Jiangnan is one of the four major granaries in the country, if we can get rid of the chaos in time, it will not be a big problem if we only lack the grain of this spring. But if it drags on for a long time, it is difficult to guarantee that the big households in Jiangnan will not have the idea of changing the land to mulberry. If grain prices soar at the end of the year, I am afraid that it will hinder long-term peace and stability. ”

After speaking, he respectfully slammed it to the ground, as if apologizing for his recklessness, and seemed to have other meanings.

Huo Yanzhi was silent for a long time, but he didn't say anything to let the two of them leave.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhao Jiufu followed his master helplessly to the camp outside the southern city.

This is a place that has been forcibly fenced by Jing Zhaoyin, and unlike the green and vibrant embankment, everything here is gray, lacking the embellishment of flowers and plants, and only the low shacks are scattered and scattered, which seems very crowded. Most of the people living inside were ragged and dirty, and from time to time there were muffled cries.

Xiao Huang said in a low voice: "Jing Zhaoyin strictly ordered that they were not allowed to enter the city to work, and only allowed them to receive relief here. A while ago, there were many official wives and wealthy merchants' wives who came to soup kitchen, but recently there have been fewer and fewer people, and many people have also secretly left at night, not knowing whether to return to their hometowns or go to other provinces to try their luck. ”

Suddenly, there was a quarrel, and everyone looked up, and it turned out that a man dressed as a merchant had seized a dirty little boy who was still clutching a finely made satin purse in his hand, and his face was swollen and red, as if to defend himself.

Song Zhige sighed slightly and didn't say anything.

Huo Yanzhi vaguely understood the reason for his feelings, which was nothing more than thinking more from the little boy who stole it. Under the pressure of poverty, children who should be innocent can do the same, let alone those powerful adult men.

He looked at it for a while with a calm face, and his heart became colder and colder.

Sitting in the palace and only watching the recitals and listening to the reports of the ministers, he didn't know that the situation of the displaced people outside the city was like this, even the capital was like this, so what about the provinces of Henan and Shandong, which were not too rich? Now is the time when the spring flowers are blooming, but what about a month or two ago when the spring was cold?

When he was unconscious, were there many homeless people who died quietly?

For the first time, Huo Yanzhi felt that he was very incompetent as an emperor, a few days ago, he was still troubled by the eccentricity of the queen mother, and even before that, he was even troubled by the dirty things in the harem......

It's like the stupid emperor in the history books who didn't eat minced meat!

The merchant grabbed the child by the neck and seemed to be enraged by the unrepentant death of the other man, who began to scream at the top of his throat.

A few people slowly came out of the camp camp, both adults and children, who seemed to be supporting the kid who stole things, and confronted the merchants, as if they wanted to force the merchants away by their large numbers. Although the merchant only brought a male servant, his momentum did not weaken, and he was still shouting for the soldiers in the distance to come and administer justice.

When he was about to get into the car, Huo Yanzhi couldn't help but sigh: "The people's livelihood is difficult, it's my fault!" ”

He decided that after returning to the palace, he would meditate on his own mistakes, reflect on the various "lazy" behaviors of the past three years, consider the specific policies for the future, and strive to be a good emperor. At the very least, you must be an emperor who does not let the people under his rule die too innocent and pitiful.

Huo Yanzhi's abacus is very fine, although he can't fight Guo Shoufu and other old ministers for the time being, he still has a "special ability" that can help him find out information. In short, as long as he has the cheekiness to visit the homes of those ministers a few times, he can always find out their weaknesses and find the biggest deal against them.

The carriage on Chang'an Street drove leisurely, because the owner specially explained that it should be simple and generous, so it was convenient to hide the identity, so the design was a little rough, at least, it was too simple for the identity of the owner in the car.

Xu was for this reason, a tall horse galloping from the opposite side rushed up without scruples, until it was about to collide, only then did he use his superb horse skills, came to a 180-degree turn, while watching the horse was frightened to jump up with its front hooves and the body shook violently, while laughing and wanting to leave.

"Presumptuous!"

"Who's the villain? Dare to run after colliding with someone! ”

"Stop!"

In the noisy sound, Huo Yanzhi, who was originally a little drowsy, was thrown up by a strong force, and then slammed heavily on the wall of the car.