On the second day after the emperor prayed for rain, the scorching sun relented. The sky was a little cloudy, and it was no longer as hot as the other day, but in the end, not a single rain fell.

Liu Ying couldn't help but be very disappointed, and looked at the edict for a long time in the Xuanshu Palace, and finally ordered the imperial history to present the jade seal, dipped it in the seal mud and was about to cover it, when she suddenly heard the voice of Han Changliu outside the hall, "The slave maid sees the queen's mother." ”

"Your Majesty." Zhang Yan came in from the palace gate and made a salute.

"Hmm." Liu Ying smiled disapprenously, and Wen Yan asked, "Why are you here?" ”

Although Ah Yan often pretends to be a teenager and goes out of the palace to play, she has always been polite in the front and back palaces, and rarely comes to the Xuanshu Hall in person.

Zhang Yan pursed her lips and said, "It's not for you, Your Majesty." I thought that His Majesty came back from the Taimiao yesterday and was too weak, and today he came to the Xuan Room again. I'm always a little worried, so I came to take a look. ”

"What are you doing now?" I casually glanced at the draft edict he had laid out in front of him for a long time.

Strictly speaking, the harem and palace dependents should not touch the political affairs of the previous dynasty. However, she is the queen of the main palace, and Liu Ying has always asked her about politics, so she doesn't mind it.

The edict was only a few lines, and the servant Xiahou Ying was ordered to slaughter all the horses in the Yunyang Horse Farm under his jurisdiction. Zhang Yanfu looked at it twice, only then did she understand, her face changed, and when she saw Liu Ying pick up the emperor's letter seal again, she wanted to cover it, so she hurriedly took his hand and admonished, "No." ”

"This horse farm was set up by Your Majesty, and it took you a lot of effort to get the hundred officials to agree to set it up, and now you are slaughtering them all, are you crazy?"

"Ah Yan," Liu Ying said in a deep voice. "Let it go."

"Don't let go." Zhang Yan held down the jade seal hard, competed with him, and shook his head. Annoyed, "With enough war horses, uncle, you will be able to fight the Huns in the future." You haven't covered it yet, which means that you yourself can't bear this horse farm, if this edict is really sent out today, uncle, you will definitely regret it in the future. ”

"Yes." Liu Ying simply didn't fight with her, "I don't want to issue this edict." ”

The one-foot-square Hetian jade seal slammed into Zhang Yan's hand, and shook heavily. Behind him, Fu Xi Yushi couldn't help but let out a sigh when he saw this.

"I hope that these horses will be able to help the great Han Erlang to level the Huns. I also hope to be able to keep Yunyang Racecourse. Perhaps, after this drought, I will regret it. However, if this edict is not issued. I'll regret it now. Ah Yan, no matter how important those horses are, how important are the lives of the people? They have no crops and are almost homeless. But I still have to feed the horses with old grain. How can I bear it in my heart? ”

"Because of this drought," he sighed, "the supply of Chen Su at Yunyang Racecourse has dropped again and again. According to reports, the horses were too thin to be used. If it doesn't rain again. I can't live anymore. It's better to slaughter it now, and let people eat a meal of horse meat. ”

Yan, you'll understand. Isn't it?

Zhang Yan held the heavy jade seal and was at a loss for a while. hurriedly threw it back to the Son of Heaven's imperial case.

"I know." Zhang Yan said, but she knew better that if this horse farm was really abandoned. It will never be possible to build one again in a short period of time. "But maybe in a few days, it'll be raining. There's always a way. She said hurriedly, "No." I'll think of ideas. ”

"Ah Yan." Liu Ying wanted to call her, but she ran away without looking back. He touched his nose and smiled bitterly for a while. Ah Yan really grasped his temper very accurately. Originally, he issued this edict after thinking about it for a long time. She couldn't persuade her. But she behaved like this, showing that she sent it out without telling her, and she couldn't help her intentions. So I had to put the edict aside. I thought about waiting for myself to make it clear to her before making plans.

In fact. Ah Yan is right in one sentence.

He was indeed reluctant to Yunyang Racecourse. Otherwise, this edict would have been stamped long ago. How could he have this argument with her because of this?

In the hall of the pepper house

Zhang Yan called to relieve her worries and asked, "You are the private government order, for me to take charge of the Tang Muyi coins and silk things, since I entered the palace in October of the fourth year, how much money has been in the private mansion of the middle palace for more than a year?" ”

Xie Wei said, "There are ten counties under the name of Niangniang, Tang Muyi, and a total of 3,124 catties of valley and 681 silks have been entered in the past year. In the past year, the items of the middle palace are 1,000 and 56 catties of grain and 230 pieces of silk. There are still two thousand and sixty-eight pounds left, and four hundred and fifty-one silks. ”

Zhang Yan sighed and said, "You left the Middle Palace for me for two months, and then packed up the rest for me, and sent it to the Internal History Office later, so as to help the drought displaced people in Guanzhong this time." ”

"But Niangniang," Xie Wei shook his head and said, "Although you have this heart, but such a little wealth, it is naturally rich to fill the middle palace, but it is used to relieve the drought, probably ......."

It's just a drop in the bucket.

"I know that too." Zhang Yan sighed, "But this is just a small head, and I do my best to make a meager effort." It's just a matter of creating momentum. ”

"You want to." She smiled, "If I, the queen of the Middle Palace, donate, will the palace officials of Weiyang Palace never donate?" If Weiyang Palace donates it, then the princes who stayed in Chang'an will naturally have to donate a piece of their hearts. The most important thing is," Zhang Yan said, "those princes surnamed Liu." ”

"The hardest hit this time is in Guanzhong, which is an area directly under the jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty. However, the feudal kingdoms of the princes and kings were rarely affected. They are the closest relatives of His Majesty, and they have been given the title of rich and feudal country, and when this country is in trouble, they should naturally do their part. These feudal states are rich and have their own ways of making money, which is what I value the most. ”

Empress Zhang donated her own food and town income generously, and the concubines of Weiyang Palace, after the official learned about it, whether she admired it in private or hated itchy, she had to donate her jewelry collection.

"So a total of more than 1,000 catties of grain, 400 pieces of silk, 600 catties of money, and 52 pieces of jewelry of various colors." In Changle Palace, Zhang Yan said to Lu Hou with a smile, "This result is good." ”

"Okay," Empress Lu flicked her fingers, and a smile appeared on her face, "You girl, come to me, not only to show merit, but also to force the palace, right?" ”

Zhang Yan smiled and fell into her arms, "What did Grandma say?" ”

Empress Lu ignored her, turned her head and ordered, "Su Mo, according to what the queen mother just read, prepare things, and let the mother take them away." ”

Aunt Su Mo calmly read yes. She didn't squint, as if the things raised by the entire Weiyang Palace were just a drop in the bucket in her eyes, blowing lightly, and not moving.

"Thank you Queen Mother for taking care of the people." Zhang Yan got up and bowed.

"If it is benevolent to them, it is better to say that it is benevolent to His Majesty and you." Lu Hou muttered, slanting a glance at her, "Since you bothered to sing such a play, how can Grandma not give you a cheer?" Those concubines are not you, the queen, and they have a fixed project every year, and they are not rich. It's hard for you to take such a pen privately. ”

Zhang Yan snorted and raised her head. "I don't sing this play for them, but for the princes who have money in their hands. It's them, not me, who should cry, and they have to really take things out, as for me. ”

She curled her lips and smiled, flicked her fingers, and said slyly, "Your Majesty's things are my things." ”

Boom, the sound of thunder rolled across the sky.

Husband and wife are supposed to be one. It's just the equivalent of taking it out of your left pocket and putting it in your right pocket. She didn't dare to say anything else, but her own uncle. What does she want to ask for, and will he not give it?

Zhang Yan got up and ran to the porch, looked at the sky, and said happily, "It's finally going to rain." ”

Empress Lu waited for her to stand under the porch for a long time and turned around. He also feigned anger and said, "Are you very proud?" What about me? ”

"Oh," Zhang Yan blinked, and then smiled again, "Does the Queen Mother want to worry about your son?" ”

Are they all a family, and they must be compared, isn't it too outward?

Lu Hou smiled.

When the heavy rain was pouring down, Liu Ying was discussing the matter of wealth with Neishi Luozhu in the Xuan room, when he heard the sound of the rain, he was overjoyed, and the rain side who had been listening to it for a long time under the corridor turned his head, "It's finally raining." "Relieved.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty." Luo Zhu, the commander of Zhisu, got up and said, "The drought has finally been resolved." ”

He saw Zhang Yan running from the back road of Changle Palace with a long skirt from a distance, and the rain was so heavy that it wet her green silk, eyelashes, cheeks, and clothes. A few strands of hair hung down against her cheeks, straight, but she smiled so happily that she threw herself into his arms.

"Slow down." Liu Ying hurriedly hugged her tightly, the ice crimson dark clothes were very clear when they were dry, but they were very heavy when they were soaked in water. He hugged Ah Yan and felt a lot heavier than before. And the wetness of her whole body also wet her dry clothes.

She looked up in his arms, her eyes as bright as stars in the shape of an apricot, "Uncle, it's raining." ”

She repeated again, "It's finally raining." ”

"Hmm." Liu Ying smiled and nodded, and said with her, "It's raining." ”

The drought in the fifth year of Emperor Hui was too tragic, and the vitality of the Han Dynasty, which had just recovered a trace of vitality, was greatly damaged. Although the rain finally gave the emperor face and relieved the drought, the matter was far from over. The crops in Guanzhong have not yielded much, but the life of the people will continue. When the final list of donations from the palace and the princes and kings was handed to Liu Ying, Liu Ying was indignant, and after a while, he said, "Ah Yan doesn't have to be like this. ”

Zhang Yan pushed the list aside, sat down beside Liu Ying, and reached out to stroke his brow, "Seeing that my uncle is not happy, Ah Yan is not happy." ”

Liu Ying smiled, "I don't seem to have frowned." ”

"But your brow furrowed."

"Ah Yan," Liu Ying put away the list and said solemnly, "The queen mother and the things you donated for me this time will be returned to you in the future." ”

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