The atmosphere in the house became more cheerful at this moment, and after Emperor Deqing inquired about the situation of Empress Qin Ranran, he was very happy, so he left Mr. Beichen and others to have lunch in the palace.

Lu Chengan took the opportunity to propose that he wanted to go to the Inner Court Division with Qin Ranran to pick out ornaments, and Emperor Deqing waved his hand and let the two leave. Fujia also took the opportunity to let Ning Xiang call the pony, intending to make some money.

Mr. Beichen had the intention of being an apprentice and his apprentice's husband to brush his presence in front of the emperor, so he stayed in the study and discussed the astrological signs and strategies with Emperor Deqing.

It's a happy scene.

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"Eight hundred miles of urgent report, prepare horses!" On the official road, the dusty post post rode on horseback, shouting loudly as he ran.

The post post in front of him was shocked, and he didn't know what was going on, but he didn't dare to come forward and ask, so he had to take out the strongest horse in the post station and stand at the door of the post station and wait.

The post post on the horse hurriedly turned over and dismounted, but the water bladder handed by the person next to him climbed directly onto the back of another horse and continued to ride the horse in the direction of Shangjing.

The original horse suddenly fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

"Something is wrong...... "Looking at the horses that were obviously no longer saved, the postmen at the post station invariably came up with this idea.

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"It's already cold, let's have a pot at noon to warm up, today there is a new venison and a tribute yellow sheep from the Western Regions." Emperor Deqing was in a very good mood and watched as the chamberlains and palace maids put copper stoves in front of each person's table and lit a charcoal fire.

"The queen should eat more yellow sheep, which is very beneficial to the body." Mr. Beichen twisted his beard and answered, "Venison is hot and dry, so it's okay to eat less." ”

Emperor Deqing glanced at the queen and said with some sadness: "Ah Sheng said that mutton always has a fishy smell that can't be removed, and you can't eat it." ”

"Add licorice and ginger to the mutton, and the fishy smell in the mutton can be eliminated. Niangniang's physique is weak, but it is not a way to always take medicine, and I will write a few medicinal diets for Niangniang in a while, and I want to take more supplements. Mr. Beichen replied with a smile.

The queen was overjoyed when she heard this, and Wen Yan said, "Then thank you, sir." ”

The dinner table is the best place to solve problems, and it is the best place to get closer.

After a meal, Emperor Deqing and Mr. Beichen chatted a few words about governing the country, Chen Juma and Lu Chengan and Xiao Hua and Xiao Ye brothers have begun to call each other brothers, Qin Ranran and Fujia gathered around the queen, carefully discussing how to make up for the body and how to maintain the skin, Mr. Beichen brought into the palace Ahri has also taken the well-behaved Ah Tang next to the queen and began to gear up, ready to attack the venison on the table at any time.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Jinling Mansion for eight hundred miles!" Bangs hurried in from outside the door with anxiety in his voice.

The room was silent.

The smile on Emperor Deqing's face slowly retracted, and his tone was serious: "What's wrong?" ”

Liu Hai stepped forward in small steps and presented a report: "The post post who delivered the letter was unconscious due to detachment, and he was already in a doctor's place." ”

Emperor Deqing hurriedly opened the newspaper, and while reading, his face was full of haze.

"Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the sudden flooding of Dongshui, which has washed away dozens of towns downstream. Gaoyou suddenly suffered a locust plague, and there was no harvest! It's this season, why is there a plague of locusts?! Emperor Deqing slammed the table hard, "Is it that I have done something wrong again, is God going to warn me?" ”

"Your Majesty is angry, this matter has nothing to do with the warning from heaven, when Your Majesty is in power, it is not said that the wind and rain are smooth every year, but the people are well fed and clothed every year. Dongshui County is located at the junction point of whether or not it freezes in winter. In previous years, when I passed by, I saw government hired laborers cutting through the ice on the surface of the river to avoid flooding when the water flowed upstream. This year, the grass people didn't pass through there, so it's not sure if the ice has ever been broken. In addition, there is basically no winter in the Gaoyou area throughout the year, and it is possible that the locust plague will occur at this time. Mr. Beichen stood up and said.

Emperor Deqing was silent for a moment: "So, don't you rule out the possibility of the government's inaction?" ”

Mr. Beichen was also silent for a moment before saying, "The grass people are not sure. ”

"I hope that Mr. will help me again to calm down the floods and locust plagues as soon as possible." Emperor Deqing suddenly got up and said to Mr. Beichen.

Mr. Beichen hurriedly took a few steps back and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty does not have to do this for the grass people's affairs. ”

Everyone lost the interest of continuing to eat, Qin Ranran and Fu Jia exchanged glances, and helped the queen back to the palace to rest.

The rest of the people came to the upper study together to discuss countermeasures.

"Father, since tens of thousands of people have been displaced, it means that Jinling Mansion can no longer relieve so many victims, and the imperial court must bring materials and silver to the disaster relief." Chen Yuma frowned, "This kind of thing has happened in all dynasties, and whether the silver taels for disaster relief can be distributed to the hands of the victims is something beyond the control of the imperial court, and this candidate still hopes that my father will be cautious." ”

"The colt is right. Your Majesty, the repair of the canal may have to wait until the flood waters recede, but disaster relief must not be delayed, and the slightest carelessness will arouse public resentment. Mr. Beichen spoke earnestly.

"Tomorrow morning, I will set up a person for disaster relief, you can rest assured. I'm not going to let starvation go all the way. If it really provoked a popular uprising, who would dare to pick up a knife and go on a horse to kill these people of the Great Zhou? Emperor Deqing said word by word.

"Your Majesty," the figure of Liu Hai appeared at the door: "The post post who came to deliver the letter has woken up, does Your Majesty want to see him?" ”

"Xuan."

"Wechen knocks to see Your Majesty." The man who came was a man who looked extremely young.

"Your Majesty, please call the shots!" Large tears welled up in the man's eyes.

Seeing this, Emperor Deqing felt an indescribable anger in his heart, could it be that there was a hidden secret behind this disaster?

"Weichen is one of the hundred households in the Jinling garrison, after the Dongshui burst the embankment, General Zheng went to the Governor of Jinling Mansion Huang and asked to play the matter, but the Governor Huang did not allow it. Later, within two days, our General Zheng was gone! The man kowtowed heavily to the ground, "Our adjutant general knew that it was not good, so he pretended to go to Governor Huang to negotiate peace, and learned that Governor Huang had received an order and would enter Beijing as an official in the next year. Men were set up on all roads out of Jinling Mansion, and they were not allowed to enter but not to leave. The adjutant general sent me to take the secret road in the army, out of Jinling City, to deliver the letter, and for fear that there would be a delay on the way, he wrote a special 800-mile urgent report for the army and asked me to send it quickly. ”

"I beg Your Majesty to send people quickly, it's too late, I'm afraid that even the life of the deputy general will be difficult to protect!"

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