Although the matter of Luo Changan and Xing Wan'er only spread in a small area, after all, it could not be hidden from the emperor and queen, although it was not trivial in their eyes, but Jingyuan did not agree to the marriage with Luo Changan like an iron heart, so he had to give up.

Originally, Xing Wan'er could also successfully marry into the Dingguo Mansion and become Luo Chang'an's wife, but Xing Wan'er just said that she was the righteous daughter of the Dingguo Mansion and couldn't do such a ridiculous thing.

This made Jing Yuan, who originally thought that all this was done by Xing Wan'er, also confused-if it wasn't Xing Wan'er, who could it be? has such a great ability, in the Dingguo Mansion, to do such a trick to the eldest young master of the Dingguo Mansion?

However, he was only puzzled for a few days at this time, and he was left behind by Jing Yuan, and he didn't pay attention to the gossip from the palace, because at this time a major event happened in the court, the war between Daxuan and Xiyue had been extended to the spring of the second year, and because of the spring and the recovery of everything, Xiyue's combat effectiveness became stronger and stronger, and Xiyue, who was originally suppressed by Daxuan, also fought several beautiful counterattacks, which made Daxuan frightened and had no choice but to seek help from Li Guo again.

After fierce discussions, Chu Aotian finally decided to sign an alliance with Daxuan to jointly resist Xiyue, and Concubine Rou, who got the news, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and recited several words of "Amitabha Buddha" in the small Buddha hall of Huayang Palace.

After all, Concubine Rou is the princess of Daxuan, and if the two countries go to war, the most tormented will be Concubine Rou, the princess who is caught in the middle.

Also because of this incident, Concubine Rou has a great change in Ning Xiuhan, as well as Concubine Jia and the mighty general Yang Yizhi, in Concubine Rou's heart, these are her benefactors.

The people of Xiyue are fierce, and as long as men and women get on horses, they are heroic warriors, so although they are one against two, they are not defeated for a while.

The war ahead was tight, which made Chu Aotian anxious, but this year's spring was very abnormal, and it was said that "spring rain is as expensive as oil", but since March, it has been rainy for many days, and there is no sunshine, and the rain is a little too much.

"Your Majesty, it has been raining for days, and the water level of the Ling River has been rising, almost exceeding the warning line of previous years! The minister is worried that the rain will continue to fall, and he is afraid that in May and June, the river embankment will face the danger of bursting, and he hopes that the emperor will break it as soon as possible! ”

Early in the morning, Lord Feng, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, came out of the ranks and played today's court.

Located in the south of the Central Plains, the Ling River is the most important river in the country, and the people along the river all rely on the water of the Ling River to irrigate the land and bring vitality.

If the Ling River burst, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, Chu Aotian frowned, and without thinking about it, he spoke: "In this case, I will allocate one million taels of silver from the household department, and then strengthen the river embankment by two, the importance of the Ling River ......."

"Begin to play the Emperor!"

Unexpectedly, before Chu Aotian's words were finished, Lord Zhao, the head of the household department, hurriedly came out of the ranks, ignoring the surprise of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, and loudly complained to Chu Aotian: "The emperor doesn't know something!" In recent months, because of the use of troops against West Vietnam, almost all the money from the household department has flowed to the front line! Don't hide it from the emperor, one million taels of silver was used to build the embankment of the Ling River, and the household department was really powerless......"

"What?!"

Chu Aotian frowned, and for a while he didn't care about the matter of Lord Zhao interrupting his speech, he only asked with a surprised expression, "How can this be?" Over the years, the treasury has been abundant, and now how long has it been against Xiyue, and he can't even take out a million taels of silver? Zhao Aiqing, you shouldn't be joking with me! ”

"Back to the emperor's words," Lord Zhao smiled bitterly, "Although the Li Kingdom was blessed by the heavens a few years ago, the wind and rain were smooth, but the emperor forgot, because of the matter of Daxuan's tax reduction, the emperor thought about it again and again, and kept the world in mind, so he also reduced the taxes of the Li Kingdom for three years, and the people of my court were all happy and grateful for the emperor's grace!" Now it is just the fourth year, and it is collecting taxes to fill the treasury, but there is a matter of Xiyue, and the minister has discouraged the emperor to use troops carefully, but several adults in the military department do not care, and now there is a matter of Linghe, ministers, ministers are incompetent! ”

"Plop" knelt in front of the emperor, Lord Zhao couldn't help crying: "Your Majesty, there is a way that it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, minister, minister is really powerless!" ”

Chu Aotian gritted his teeth, stood up with a black face, threw the wide dragon robe behind him, and shouted coldly: "Retreat!" ”

Fengyi Palace.

Chu Aotian lay on the queen's lap with his eyes closed, and the queen personally rubbed Chu Aotian's temples and said softly: "There were many things in the previous dynasty, and the emperor should also take care of his ......body."

"Alas, everyone wants to be the emperor, but if you really sit in this position, you know that the emperor is embarrassed!"

Chu Aotian sighed heavily, and poured out all the bitter water in his stomach with the queen:

“…… Now everyone is crying and shouting for silver, but the household department says that they really can't get the silver, so what can I do? The queen didn't know that she was in the court, and I wanted to send my jade seal to the pawnshop for a few silver coins to build the embankment! ”

"The emperor is a wise man through the ages, and he cares about the people, so he is so ......"

The queen sighed as well.

"For a moment, I really wanted to be a faint king, no matter what kind of people he is, as long as there is no shortage of you and me in the world for food and drink, I will go with him! In this way, we don't have to worry about it like this! ”

Chu Aotian saw it, and revealed his true temperament in front of the queen.

The so-called husband and wife are one, and only the husband and wife who are justified can support each other and make their true selves.

The queen lowered her eyes, pondered in her heart for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Now that the taxes in various places have not been handed over to the national treasury, and the source cannot be opened, then we can only think about intercepting the flow...... Since the Li Kingdom is now in urgent need of silver, when the concubines come to ask for peace to the concubines tomorrow, the concubines will be righteous to them, call on them to donate silver in the palace, and halve the profits of each palace to support the emperor, what does the emperor think? ”

"This ......"

Chu Aotian opened his eyes violently, a little moved in his heart, but he was also a little more confused in his heart: "This, isn't it not good?" If it spreads, won't it make people laugh at my meanness? ”

"This matter was done by the concubine, and what does it have to do with the emperor?"

The queen pursed her lips and smiled, gently holding Chu Aotian's head in her arms, and a touch of firmness flashed in her eyes: "As long as it is for the Li Kingdom and the emperor, even if you ask for the life of the concubine, the concubine will have no regrets, not to mention just a little money and fame?" ”

"Queen's ......"

Chu Aotian's heart was full of complexity, he sat up straight, took the queen in his arms all of a sudden, and said with emotion: "With the queen planning for me like this, what am I afraid of?" Queen, for the people of the world, thank you for the Queen's deep understanding of righteousness! ”

"The emperor is teasing his concubines again!"

The queen's face turned red and she let out a strange sigh, and she became more and more determined to handle this matter properly and beautifully.

Outside the palace, Michelin.

"This is all the Michelin turnover since this quarter, please take a look at it, princess."

Chen Pingzhi respectfully handed the account book to Jing Yuan, then took a step back and said nothing.

Jing Yuan hurriedly flipped through a few times and closed it, and said with a smile: "It's really tiring to look at these account books, Mr. Chen, you can roughly tell me, how much money can we use Michelin to liquid now?" ”

Chen Pingzhi planned for a moment in his heart, and said: "There are about thirty or forty thousand taels of silver, which was originally more, but the princess instructed her before to establish an information network, so she scattered a lot of silver...... When the princess asked, did she want to draw a sum of money from Michelin? How many princesses do you need to open your mouth, the silver ticket with the Feng ticket number, the princess is also convenient to ......"

"If you think about it again, get together 50,000 taels of silver, if the matter of the information network post station is not good, let it go first, the important thing is to take out the silver first!"

Jing Yuan frowned, and gave Chen Pingzhi another order: "It's just that this silver is not the main thing for the father-in-law, I want you to send this silver to the prince's brother, don't say that it was instructed by the princess, just say that it was your own idea, for the sake of our Li country, you are willing to donate all your net worth to support the Li country!" ”

These words were loud, Chen Pingzhi was only slightly stunned, then raised his eyes, and asked Jingyuan tentatively: "What does the princess mean...... Do you want to set an example for the merchants in the world and donate together? ”

Jing Yuan bowed slightly: "Not bad!" To tell you the truth, my father has been worried about a lot of gray hair for the silver recently, the border war is tight, and the Linghe River may burst the embankment at any time, and the imperial court is now eager to break a penny in half and spend ......"

"Ling He?"

Chen Pingzhi frowned: "Princess, since the Linghe River is abundant, and there is even a danger of bursting the embankment, I still remember that some prefectures and counties in the southeast are extremely hot and the water resources are very scarce, so why not think of a way to transfer the water of the Linghe River to the southeast, so that the water potential of the Linghe River can be relieved, and secondly, it can also make those prefectures and counties in the southeast have more water resources, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?" ”

"This ......"

Jing Yuan's eyes widened, and he looked at Chen Pingzhi with some surprise: "But this is a very complicated project, and there are countless difficulties in it, how can you casually say it so simple?" ”

"If there is a problem, solve it, no matter how complicated and big it is, as long as it is planned properly, even if it goes through several dynasties, it will always benefit future generations, isn't it?"

Chen Pingzhi asked incomprehensibly, but a burst of excitement suddenly surged in his heart: If this "West-to-East Water Diversion" is really done, will he also leave a name in the history of this era?

You must know that the south-to-north water diversion project in the previous life has benefited many people from generation to generation!

Thinking of this, Chen Ping said excitedly: "I am willing to write a plan and hand it to the princess, if it can really be done, it will be a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people!" ”