Jian Feiyang has always known that He Ningxin is not the kind of woman who does not understand external affairs and only knows about internal affairs, so she does not avoid suspicion, and says everything she can say.

"Since October last year, there hasn't been a drop of rain in the southwest. You know, the southwest has hot flashes in the summer, warmer winters than anywhere else, and no snow. After two or three months of drought, the main rivers in the southwest are about to run out. Jian Feiyang said while looking at He Ningxin, for fear that she would show impatience, but seeing that He Ningxin listened with relish, seeing that he stopped, he was busy pushing him: "What else?" ”

Jian Feiyang smiled at the corner of his mouth and continued: "There are many mountains and mountains in the southwest, and the rivers flow down from the mountains. Most of the boundaries of our Daqi are in the flat land below the mountain, and the people living on the mountain are Qiang. ”

He Ningxin couldn't help but ask: "If the water is not enough, will the Qiang people build a dam upstream and block the water source?" ”

Jian Feiyang was slightly stunned, and then smiled: "Who do you listen to?" "This is when King Anjun and him entered the palace to face the saint, the saint told them a secret, and he had just reported to the court urgently from eight hundred miles to the southwest.

"It's human nature. The Art of War ............" He Ningxin stopped. She is He Ningxin, she doesn't understand the art of war, and she can't understand the art of war.

Jian Feiyang Zhong made a move, pulled He Ningxin to lean on his side, pillowed on his broad shoulders, and said in a low voice: "Damming water in the upper reaches is indeed an example in ancient battles. However, the situation in the southwest is not so bad. The Qiang people did not block all the rivers, but only moved their hands and feet on a few small rivers. We Daqi people also have wells dug in the local area, and the draft water is still enough. It's hard to say about food. ”

There is a severe drought in winter, and relying on last year's grain stocks, we can hold on for a while. However, if the drought continues into the spring, it affects the spring ploughing... It's a real problem.

Everyone has a desire and instinct to survive. If there is no way to live, many people will not hesitate to take risks just to find a way to live.

"I have a rule for storing grain in official warehouses, which is prepared for such a famine year. The Holy Lord has already sent people to the south and southeast of the Yangtze River to find out the actual number of grain stored in the official warehouses there, so as to decide how much grain to be transferred to the southwest at that time. Jian Feiyang said the Holy Lord's plan.

He Ningxin frowned, looked at the acacia pendant on the top of the tent, and sighed... Said: "I hope it will rain soon in spring, so I don't have to be afraid." ”

At that time, the grain production was not comparable to that of later generations, and it would be good to let the people of Daqi eat their stomachs with a year's production capacity. There is not much grain that can be saved for the famine year, and in the past two years, Jiangnan has also had a great drought, and the grain in the official warehouse has been used.

The grain stored in the Jiangnan official warehouse should have been re-stored in the past two years. The advantage is that the grain is still relatively fresh, not the old rice that has been aged for several years... The downside is that there are certainly not as many as there used to be.

In the southeast, the wind and rain have always been smooth, but a few years ago, Xie Yun secretly took out the grain from the official warehouse and sold it to the Japanese people, and exchanged a lot of gold and silver back. Now the official warehouse in the southeast depends on the means of Wu Wending and Song Liangyu.

Wu Wending was originally the prefect of Taizhou Prefecture in Southeast Province, and later after the fall of Xie Yun... He moved to Chengping Mansion as the prefect. Seongpyeongfu is the capital of the southeast province, and the grade is half a level higher than the lower prefecture.

Jian Feiyang's sister-in-law Zheng E is married to Wu Wending's main room, and now she has given birth to a son and a daughter, and the family of four is very compatible.

Wu Wending is also a capable minister, and he cooperated with Song Liangyu in the southeast to pull out the remnants of Xie Yun's forces cleanly.

Jian Feiyang looked at He Ningxin's worried look... If you come to your mouth, you will spit it out or not... The look on his face was very strange.

He Ningxin knew Jian Feiyang very well, and looking at his appearance, she knew that he still didn't say anything, so she pushed him... He is not allowed to speak only halfway.

Jian Feiyang had no choice but to recruit from the truth. It turned out that last time, He Ningxin's father, Inspector Zuo Yushi He Siping was sent to Jiangnan to investigate corruption, and Emperor Hongxuan was very satisfied with him. This time, he was sent to Jiangnan to check the official warehouse.

He Ningxin's heart really hung high again.

Last time, He Siping encountered a few hard ideas in Jiangnan and almost died. Fortunately, He Ningxin entrusted the relationship with the Huiguo Mansion and asked them to find their other family, and the Nangong family, who was in charge of Jiangnan Baidao Niu'er, sent a special escort to let He Siping return to the capital alive.

Thinking of this, He Ningxin's face sank and asked Jian Feiyang, "Did the Holy Lord send a sergeant to escort him?" ”

Jian Feiyang comforted He Ningxin: "The saint has taken it into account, and asked the king of Anjun to order the best hand in the cavalry to escort him in secret, and sent five hundred soldiers to accompany him on the surface." ”

He Ningxin was slightly relieved, a little sleepy, and her eyelids drooped.

Jian Feiyang smiled and said in He Ningxin's ear: "There is one more thing, the eldest princess is pregnant with He Ningxin, and she has come to her senses.

The eldest prince was married in October last year, and by the end of January this year, it had been four months. Although it is not considered a "happy entry", it is also a pregnancy within half a year.

"Then congratulations to Princess Tu." He Ningxin tugged at the corners of her mouth.

Jian Feiyang didn't speak again, got up and turned out the night light next to the bed, lowered the bed curtain, and also lay down to sleep. Nothing was said all night.

On the second day, He Ningxin was woken up by the rattle of Xiao Ziyan, and when she opened her eyes, she saw that it was already three poles in the morning.

Knowing that she was sleepy, He Ningxin hurriedly got up, and blamed the big maid who was waiting on the side, White Tea and Black Tea: "Why didn't you wake me up?" ”

Bai Cha pursed his lips and smiled: "It was ordered by Grandpa Guo, so there is no need to wake up Madame." said that Mrs. hadn't slept well for a while. ”

He Ningxin's heart was warm, she hugged Xiao Ziyan and talked on the bed for a while, taught him to memorize a few lines of poetry, then got up and loosened his clothes, went to the clean room to wash, and came out to arrange the affairs of the day in the house.

Here, King Anjun got up early in the morning and went to the palace to report his son's marriage to Emperor Hongxuan, saying that he had a favorite candidate and wanted to go to the Zongren Mansion to report.

Emperor Hongxuan naturally had to inform him, especially since this matter also involved the second prince.

Coincidentally, the second prince was also there with Emperor Hongxuan early in the morning, and listened to Emperor Hongxuan's instructions to let him go to the southeast to check the grain in the official warehouse.

Emperor Hongxuan's face has not been very good recently, and he seems to be a little overtired, coupled with the drought in the southwest... I was anxious and couldn't sleep at night. Fortunately, the eldest princess had happy things, which still made Emperor Hongxuan feel a lot more comfortable.

Like many dynasties, the transfer of the imperial throne of the Great Qi Dynasty has never been Shangde or Shangcai, but strictly follows the tradition of "having a descendant and establishing a long-term heir, and no descendant is long", and it is determined by the origin of the prince.

As long as it's not the founding emperor... Later people sat in the position of emperor, neither because he was the noblest saint nor because he was the most capable all-rounder, but because he was the son of the emperor. Among the sons of the emperor, they will follow the order of succession in which the descendants are different, and the eldest and youngest are orderly. Note: This refers to the succession to the throne of the Ming Dynasty. ）

The last time Emperor Longqing made great efforts to execute the original queen and abolish the crown prince... finally took the throne with the son of his favorite concubine, but it didn't take long for him to make a mess of the Great Qi Dynasty, and almost made the great country into someone else's bag.

Needless to say, Emperor Hongxuan has his own experience, and the eldest prince is both a grandson and a long one, plus he acts cautiously... Never make mistakes, and can make trade-offs, knows how to back down, is the best candidate. Unless the eldest prince can't wait and wants to kill his father and the king, and drag Emperor Hongxuan off the horse, Emperor Hongxuan will not waver in his determination.

Besides, the laws and regulations of the Great Qi Dynasty are complete, the cabinet is perfect, and there is a stable triennial opening of the department... Talent selection is not a problem. As an emperor... The most important thing is to be fair and choose the right person to go to the right position, rather than doing everything yourself, and whether you can do things well... Instead, he exhausted himself to death.

When Emperor Hongxuan first ascended the throne, because he relied on the support of the old Marquis Ning Yuan and Pei Lixing, the first assistant of the Three Dynasties, he came to power, and at that time it was treacherous, and the situation was unknown, and Emperor Hongxuan was in a semi-empty state by the ministers of Wenyuan Pavilion. Many things have to rely on themselves, followed by relying on King Anjun, slowly starting from the collection of military power, and gradually concentrating power in the hands of Emperor Hongxuan. Later, Jian Feiyang came to prominence, and Pei Shuren was transferred from the local government to the army, so that Emperor Hongxuan slowly freed his hands, and he didn't have to worry about the embarrassing situation that his holy decree was ignored.

It's just that after this toss, the imperial power of the Great Qi Dynasty tends to be centralized again, and the power of the emperor has a tendency to compete with the power of the cabinet.

If this development continues, the self-healing ability of the Great Qi Dynasty will become worse and worse.

If there is another rebellion of the Empress Dowager Pang, the Great Qi Dynasty will not have the good luck of this time and be able to set things right.

Emperor Hongxuan also realized the serious consequences of going on like this, and under the advice of Taifu Pei Lixing and Shoufu Pei Shuren, he grasped the big and let go of the small, and concentrated his efforts on the abolition of the military household system. As long as all military power is brought into the hands of the royal family, it is not impossible to redistribute the affairs of governance to civilian officials.

After all, those who have ambition and the ability to support the army and respect themselves, and then rebel, are all military generals and nobles who hold military power in their hands, not civil officials who study hard and whose official positions cannot be hereditary.

In Emperor Hongxuan's view, consolidating the inheritance of the Fan dynasty was the most important. The inheritance of our ancestors cannot be cut off in his hands. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to let the people of Li live a life of prosperity, instead of letting them live in poverty and starve for thousands of miles whenever there is a famine.

Therefore, as soon as the drought in the southwest was reported to Emperor Hongxuan's desk, Emperor Hongxuan summoned the cabinet to discuss the matter, and soon made a few preparations.

The second prince has been in a worse mood than Emperor Hongxuan recently. The Pei family just didn't let go, and Pei Qianqian was also indifferent to him, which made him very uncomfortable.

Since he knew the people, he had never suffered such a big loss from a woman. If it weren't for the eldest prince stopping him, he would have long been eager to go off the rails.

Emperor Hongxuan had long seen clearly that the second prince was much heavier than the eldest prince in terms of love, and it was easy to get into the horns, so he just watched from the sidelines to see if he could earn it from it.

King Anjun stepped into the Heart Nourishing Hall with a smile on his face, and everyone in the hall was refreshed.

Let's not talk about how King Anjun was born, a person with a smile on his face is always more comfortable to look at than the bitter gourd face of Emperor Hongxuan's father and son.

King Anjun smiled and saluted Emperor Hongxuan, and the second prince came over to see King Anjun again, so he planned to retreat.

King Anjun was intent on provoking this matter in front of Emperor Hongxuan, lest the second prince hear it from others and cause an inextricable disaster, so he deliberately said loudly: "Brother Huang, my brother has shown a family affair to the dog, and I have come to report to the imperial brother!" ”

Emperor Hongxuan's face was three points lighter, and he said with a smile: "No wonder the magpies in Fengxu Palace are chirping today, our Fan family is really a happy event." ”

Yesterday, when the eldest prince came in to report the good news to Emperor Hongxuan, King Anjun was also present, so he naturally knew what Emperor Hongxuan was talking about... Hearing this, he hurriedly said: "It's really a blessing for the little emperor's grandson!" ”

Emperor Hongxuan couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "Your son marries a daughter-in-law, what does it matter to my grandson?!" You're getting more and more sycophant! ”

King Anjun smiled and didn't speak, and when Emperor Hongxuan had laughed, he asked him, "Which girl is so blessed?" - Is it your daughter-in-law's maiden niece, or your close friend? ”

The marriage of high-ranking families is just a few ways. Either the in-laws took advantage, or the friendship prevailed.

The second prince was going out, and he was a little curious at this time... Standing at the door, he stretched out his ears to listen, and planned to go out to talk to his eldest brother so that he could go to the Anjun Mansion to give gifts.

King Anjun glanced at the second prince standing by the door, smiled more and more happily, and said, "It's the dog who is blessed." Neiko fell in love with Pei Taifu's eldest girl in Pei Taifu's family, Pei Qianqian. - If there is no objection from the saint, the younger brother Ming'er will send someone to propose a subordinate. "A picture of impatience... seems to be afraid that people will snatch Pei Qianqian away.

"Oh? Pei Qianqian? Emperor Hongxuan's smile faded, and he also glanced at the second prince standing by the door.

The second prince almost didn't believe his ears, opened his mouth wide, glared at King Anjun, and clenched his fists in his hands. It's just trying to endure it, and the green tendons on his forehead are rising.

"Yes! Uchiko is very satisfied with Pei Qianqian. King Anjun said with great interest.

Emperor Hongxuan was playing with the ink jade paperweight in his hand... asked King Anjun with a smile: "Although Pei Qianqian is a girl in the Pei family's big house, her mother died and her father abandoned her, and she was expelled from her father's family. - Isn't it okay for you Anjun Wangfu to marry her as a concubine? It's also appropriate to be a side concubine. ”

King Anjun seemed to be taken aback, and said to Emperor Hongxuan: "Your Majesty, you can't say that. Why was Qianqian expelled from the clan, others don't know, doesn't Your Majesty know? Pity her mother and her mother did her best for Your Majesty, but Your Majesty didn't even say anything about "Royal Brother" ............, and changed her name to "Your Majesty"... It seems to be a reminder of Emperor Hongxuan's meaning.

Emperor Hongxuan smiled and glanced at the second prince... Seeing that he breathed a sigh of relief, the fist in his hand also loosened.

"Well, I said the wrong thing. Pei Qianqian was once the royal king of Lin'an, because of her father... It was withdrawn. Emperor Hongxuan's tone softened.

The second prince's fist clenched again.

King Anjun was overjoyed, knelt down on one knee for Emperor Hongxuan, and said, "Does Your Majesty want to restore the title of the humble Lin'an Xiangjun?!" - What's so embarrassing about that? The royal brother gave this great gift, and the younger brother was eager to serve the royal brother for the work of dogs and horses! ”

King Anjun lifted the tall sedan chair.

Emperor Hongxuan's eyes were as bright as a sword, and he swept from the smiling face of King Anjun to the second prince who was as black as the bottom of a pot next to the door.

The second concubine couldn't hold back any longer, and walked over to King Anjun and said, "Uncle Huang has asked what you mean by humility?" What does the Pei family mean? - Wishful thinking here, marrying by force, isn't it? He arched his hand to Emperor Hongxuan and said: "Father, I think that the Pei family is His Majesty's minister, and the humble mother is also the lady of Yipinguo, how can such an identity decide her life without asking?!" ”

King Anjun stood up from the ground, nodded to the second prince with his hands tied, and said with a smile: "The second nephew is really promising, he must have been to Pei's house a while ago, and he also learned some etiquette, and he knew that he couldn't marry by force, he had to be willing, right?" Then he asked: "But does the second nephew know that you made your own decision a while ago, and you have already made some people outside gossip about Qianqian and the Pei family." Have you ever thought about humility? How does the Pei family feel? Ever thought that she was talked about before she passed the door? ”

The second prince was choked for a moment, and couldn't help but cover up: "I admire the academic character of Taifu Pei and Pei Shoufu, so I often go to Pei's house to ask for a lesson or two, what does it have to do with humility?" He was ruthless again: "Whoever dares to chew his tongue will not reveal his skin!" ”

King Anjun shook his head with a smile: "Second nephew, it's useless to be ruthless." To deal with people and things, we must be right. — Take it as a lesson. He turned his head to Emperor Hongxuan and said, "The second nephew should also get married, and the imperial brother should have already set a relationship for the second nephew." ”

The second prince only felt that King Anjun's smile was extremely treacherous, and looked at Emperor Hongxuan as if asking for help, and said, "Father, you promised your son." ”

King Anjun asked again: "Promise what?" Isn't it about humility? ”

Emperor Hongxuan was silent for a long time, and said to the second prince: "This matter is all in the Pei family. Qianqian is the girl of the Pei family, and the Pei family will marry whoever she wants. ”

The second prince was in good spirits, and hurriedly said: "The ministers there are also going to propose!" ”

Of course, King Anjun would not let the second prince cause trouble, so he asked with his hands in his hands: "Second nephew, I want to support a big... A word of question. Since ancient times, marriage has to be ordered by parents, matchmakers, and secondly, they must be willing to become married. - Which one do the second nephews think they can gain the upper hand on? Besides, the second nephew is really much worse than Qianqian's age, not a good match, not a good match..............."

When Emperor Hongxuan heard this, it seemed that King Anjun and the Pei family had reached some kind of tacit understanding... asked him tentatively: "Does Mrs. Pei know about this?" ”

King Anjun smiled and nodded: "I said it once." "That is, there is no objection, otherwise King Anjun is not such an eyeless person.

The second prince's face was like ashes, and he only felt dazed.

Looking at the appearance of the second prince, King Anjun also had a trace of unbearable, thought about it, and said to the second prince: "Second nephew, where is there no grass at the end of the world?" If you are truly humble, think of her... Instead of imposing your mind on her against her will. ”

The second prince bowed his head and did not speak, and after a long time, he saluted Emperor Hongxuan and King Anjun, and went out silently.

King Anjun sighed... apologized to Emperor Hongxuan: "I actually embarrassed the imperial brother." Otherwise, the two words "retreat" ...... the younger brother just can't say it.

Although Emperor Hongxuan had some regrets for his son, it was much better for the Anjun Mansion to marry Pei Qianqian than for the second prince to marry. - At least the likelihood of a brotherly wall is greatly reduced.

Thinking of his sons, Emperor Hongxuan paused, and said to King Anjun: "Your son's family affairs are approved." When you go down, go to the Zongren Mansion by the way and say something, and let them start preparing candidates for the second and third princes. "Thinking of Pei Qianqian... The status can't be too low... Then he said to the king of Anjun: "You wait for one day, I will make an order to restore the humble status of Lin'an Xiangjun, and you can be regarded as a good family with your son." ”

King Anjun is overjoyed... Thank you to Emperor Hongxuan. Remembering that Princess Hexi was also at the age of wanting to say goodbye, he asked, "Where is the princess?" ”

Emperor Hongxuan said: "The matter of picking a horse for Princess Hexi will be handed over to the imperial concubine." ”

King Anjun was relieved, and when he went back, he found the matchmaker of the Zongren Mansion, and explained a few words, asking her to take Geng Tie to the Pei family tomorrow to propose marriage.

The Pei family got the letter from the king of Anjun and knew that the saint wanted to restore Pei Qianqian's status as the king of Lin'an, and they were all overjoyed.

In the afternoon, the Holy Decree and the full set of rituals of the Townsman arrived at Pei's house. From the court clothes of the township monarch, to the ceremonial book, to the title deed of the fief, they were all sent to Pei Qianqian.

Pei Qianqian looked at the holy decree in his hand, had mixed feelings, fell on the shoulder of his brother Pei Qianyi, and cried happily.

He Ningxin was also very happy when she heard about this in the Zhenguo Mansion, and hurriedly sent a congratulatory gift.

On the second day, the Pei family came to the car and asked He Ningxin and the boy to talk about it.

He Ningxin hurriedly packed up and took Xiao Ziyan away.

On this day, the Pei family was very lively.

The matchmaker of Zongren's Mansion came to the door, brought a pair of geese, and asked the Pei family to marry Pei Qianqian, the king of Lin'an Township, for Nacai.

The prince of Anjun is a son of the clan, and the marriage matter must be reported to the Zongren Mansion.

The Pei family didn't shirk much, so they responded to the family matter.

Immediately afterwards, it is to ask for names and exchange each other's Geng stickers. Then there is Najib, which is commonly known as the Triple Eight Characters.

After Najib, the Anjun Royal Mansion prepared one hundred and twenty dowry gifts and sent them to Pei's family for recruitment.

After the levy, it's time to apply. Because the prince of Anjun and Pei Qianqian are not very old, they were set to marry again three years later, Pei Qianqian and Ji, when the prince of Anjun was eighteen years old, they would get married. Now the two of them are officially married, and they have crossed the bright road.

Pei Qianqian's family affairs must be certain, and Pei Qianyi's marriage immediately became hot in the capital.

At this time, the Pei family was not in a hurry, and whoever asked said that they would wait for Pei Qianyi to do it after the township test this year.

Those people were embarrassed to chase too closely, so they put it down for the time being.

Since the second prince knew about the Anjun Wangfu Nacai, he set off to check the grain in the southeast Guancang, as if he wanted to let go.

Both the Anjun Mansion and the Pei family secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and Emperor Hongxuan sent the eldest prince to the Pei family and the Anjun Mansion to congratulate him in person, which can be regarded as an expression of attitude.

Only the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion remained silent on this matter.

Ningyuan Hou Chu Huajin and Liu Menghan learned the news of the drought in the southwest from their respective subordinates, and they all pondered it.