"Your Majesty, it's snowing!"

Dong Songchen said softly, Zhao Hong stood up, walked to the window and looked out of the window, sure enough, the cold wind was blowing, and the snowflakes were falling slowly, which made people feel refreshed.

Seeing the guards on guard outside shivering with heat, Zhao Hong's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered those poor people who froze to death on the street corner when he went to the court last winter.

"Dong Songchen, quickly send an edict to Yin Wujing of Lin'an Mansion, and ask him to organize the servants to settle the homeless people in various parts of Lin'an City, supply rice and grain, and not let one person freeze to death!"

Unconsciously, Zhao Hong's heart was in a hurry.

Perhaps by the time he spoke, many homeless people had frozen to death.

is within the high walls of the Forbidden Palace, detached from the people's livelihood, and no one reminds him, let alone cares about it.

"Tramp?"

Dong Songchen was stunned for a moment, and quickly understood.

"Your Majesty, it's the end of the year, and I'm afraid there are not a few public servants in Lin'an Mansion on errands. Now the forbidden army in the palace can only be mobilized. ”

"Let Li Tang and Xu Sheng take the forbidden army to go, immediately, immediately! Find a place to settle the homeless, live in a nursing home, a nursing home, a mansion in Shimi's distant secretion, etc., and the Jeguo Mansion, wherever you can resettle, you can settle it first, and just spend this winter! ”

Zhao Hong's tone was hurried, and Dong Songchen hurriedly received the order.

Shi Miyuan's mansion and Zhao Hong's original Jiguo Mansion are now idle. Arrange for the homeless to go in to avoid the cold, make the best use of things, and complement each other.

Zhao Hong shook his head. Hopefully, this time, there will be no more people who freeze to death.

Zhao Hong was secretly annoyed, and now that he thinks about it, Wu Jing, the Yin of Lin'an Mansion, seems to be incompetent. At least in the matter of the homeless man freezing to death, he, the supreme governor of Lin'an Mansion, cannot escape the blame.

The forbidden army was dispatched, the palace was busy, Zhou Xiuniang was also alarmed, she entered the study, and Zhao Hong was walking around uneasily.

"Your Majesty, today is the New Year's Pass, should I go to the Queen Mother?"

"The Queen Mother? Why should I go? ”

Zhao Hong was stunned for a moment, snorted coldly, and said angrily:

"The people who are freezing and starving to death outside are still too busy, how can I be in the mood to go to the food and say hello?"

The life and death of those homeless people are not as good as his moments of hypocrisy against his will?

"Your Majesty, for Yang Yi's sake, does Your Majesty also have to go? People all over the world are looking at Your Majesty. ”

Zhou Xiuniang persuaded softly.

"Yang Yi? People of the world? ”

Zhao Hong was stunned, but still shook his head stubbornly.

"Xiuniang, you go over on my behalf to comfort the ladies of the harem. I'm going out now to see how Li Tang and their disaster relief are going. ”

People of the world?

He is already in power, the Ninety-Five Supreme, how can he care about the people of the world?

What bullshit people in the world are, they are just a few scholars and doctors who have the right to speak and want to make waves.

Zhao Hong left in a hurry accompanied by the guards, and Zhou Xiuniang looked at his back and shook her head helplessly.

Zhao Hong didn't want to see Yang Guizhi, why shouldn't she? Zhao Hong is the son of heaven, he can not go, but she, the "only seedling" in the harem, can only stubbornly act on her behalf.

Zhao Hong came to the street, the forbidden army was busy on the street, and sure enough, dozens of people froze to death, and several carts were full.

And most of these homeless people are indeed refugees from Lin'an Province.

"Your Majesty, more than a dozen nursing homes and almshouses in Lin'an Mansion have been asked to adopt beggars and refugees, a total of more than 1,000 people, but all the rice, grain, and charcoal have to be allocated by the imperial court. The minister has asked people to report to the household department and the Lin'an Mansion and let them take over the matter. ”

Seeing that Zhao Hong's face was ugly, Li Tang said softly on the side.

The financial resources of the adoption facilities for the poor in the Southern Song Dynasty were different from the direct appropriations of the Northern Song Dynasty, which were self-raised by the local governments, and without the support of the imperial court, the financial resources were often insufficient, and a large number of adoption places such as nursing homes and nursing homes were closed, and the beggars and poor could not receive effective assistance.

"Li Tang, how can there be so many refugees?"

It seems that there are many more refugees in Lin'an than last year. There are so many refugees in Lin'an City, let alone in the flooding area.

"Your Majesty, this year's Lin'an flood, countless victims, although the Lin'an Mansion allocated money and food, and the household department also had relief, but there were too many victims, it was a drop in the bucket after all."

Li Tang said in a low voice, Zhao Hong's heart was heavy, and he was speechless for a while.

When Lin'an was in the water, he was fighting with Shi Miyuan in order to protect himself, and he didn't have the heart to ask what was happening outside, not to mention that he didn't have that ability.

As for the important ministers of the court led by Shi Miyuan, they were thinking about how to replace him, and of course they would not pay attention to these irrelevant.

The people are displaced, three points of natural disasters, seven points of man-made disasters, the Great Song Dynasty court is really incompetent! Shi Miyuan's generation is even more shameless!

"Do you know when the Lin'an Mansion and the Household Department will allocate money and grain?"

In the cold winter of the year, refugees can no longer freeze to death and starve to death.

"Your Majesty, it's the end of the year, and I can't think about it in a hurry, I'm afraid I'll have to find another way."

Seeing the helplessness on Li Tang's face, Zhao Hong snorted coldly.

The efficiency of the government is usually not complimentary, let alone the New Year.

"Go to the shopkeeper Yan and the grain merchants in the city, and ask them to prepare the grain immediately, and then the court will compensate according to the market price."

Li Tang was about to leave, but Zhao Hong stopped him.

"Tell Shopkeeper Yan that after I'm done, I'll wait for her at the Jeguo Mansion."

Back at the Jeguo Mansion, Zhao Hong asked people to prepare wine and food, anxious and uneasy.

"Your Majesty, the Yan family has already transported the rice and grain to the nursing home and the nursing home. However, Shopkeeper Yan is not there, and he has already returned to Huaidong. ”

Li Tang returned, and Zhao Hong nodded slightly, full of loss.

I don't know, when will I see Yiren again?

Seventeenth year of Jiading, Chinese New Year's Eve, Shenshi, Lin'an City, Xiuyi Fang.

The streets and alleys are filled with the sound of firecrackers, children laughing and chasing each other, and the atmosphere is full of festivity. Zhang Zhengsi led the horse and greeted everyone in the envious eyes of the neighbors.

The people on both sides of the street looked at Zhang San, pointing and pointing, with indescribable envy.

The prodigal son did not change his money. A former ruffian hooligan has become a celebrity in front of the emperor, which shows the importance of life opportunities.

Myself, why don't you have such a good life?

When Zhang San arrived at the door, there were firecracker debris all over the ground, the door god was pasted on the door, and the dead grass on the earthen wall was also pulled clean. Subconsciously looked at the eaves, the cobwebs were gone, and there were two bright red lanterns hanging under the eaves.

The flavor of the year has been strong, and this year's New Year's Day is especially different.

Pushing open the door, Wang Guidu and the others in the courtyard were full of smiles, and they surrounded one after another, leading the horses, and the rest hugged Zhang Zhengsi and sat down on the chairs and stools in the courtyard.

"On Chinese New Year's Eve, you are not at home, why did you come to me?"

Nothing to do is not to go to the Three Treasures Hall. Zhang Zhengsi quietly picked up the teacup and drank it slowly.

When these guys arrived in the forbidden army, they still obeyed the rules and didn't come nonsense, which made him worry a lot.

Zhang Er smiled and came over with a steaming iron kettle, and Du Er quickly took it and filled the teapot.

"Third brother, brothers just want to ask about the Jinling Martial Arts Hall."

Everyone laughed awkwardly, and Wang Gui accompanied the smiling face and went straight to the point.

"Looks like you know everything."

Zhang Zhengsi pondered slightly for a moment, and then said seriously:

"Your Majesty wants to establish the Jinling Lecture Martial Arts Hall, and I have promised Your Majesty to go. I tell you, Your Majesty asked me to bring five or six brothers, and therefore ......"

Zhang Zhengsi's gaze swept over everyone, and everyone nodded and smiled.

"Third brother, take me there. I won't embarrass you, don't worry! ”

Fang Hai couldn't help it, and spoke first.

"Third brother, take me! You know, I've read books, and I'm not bad at it, so I won't disgrace you! ”

Du San couldn't wait and followed to speak.

"Third brother, take me! I've got a lot of brains! ”

Li Xiong, the youngest, also spoke.

"Third brother, take me!"

"Third brother, take me!"

Everyone patted their chests and swore that everyone was excited, and everyone's faces were full of urgency.

If it weren't for Zhang San leading the way, they would still be gangsters on the street, where would they have such a good life, and turn over overnight!

Jinling lectures on martial arts, the emperor is the principal, and when he enters, he is a protégé of the Son of Heaven, which is extraordinary.

"Do you think that the Jinling Lecture Hall is a place to hide filth and dirt? What cats and dogs can go? ”

Zhang Zhengsi's face turned pale and put down the teacup.

"I usually tell you, but you don't listen, but now that the opportunity comes, you can't. Who is to blame? Let's just say that you Li Xiong, you can't read a big character, you can't read a hundred family names, you can't do it; Deng Fei, you have an old lady in your family, you are an only son, and your body is weak, you can't do it; The two brothers, Song Fu and Song Gui, know a few words, but their skills are too poor to be good. ”

Zhang Zhengsi commented, and everyone in the courtyard was sad and silent.

Everyone knows it, and everyone regrets it. I knew that if I listened to Zhang Zhengsi and read more, I would not be vetoed by Zhang Zhengsi.

"Brothers, I will go to the martial arts hall exam, and I don't have to worry about your majesty. The rest, Du Er and Du three brothers, Wang Gui, Fang Hai and ...... Gao Hu and Gao Guoshou went to lecture in the martial arts. That's it! ”

Wang Gui and Du Er both went to school, and they went astray only when they fell into the middle of the family. Du San, Fang Hai, Gao Hu, and Gao Guoshou are all literate and hyphenated, although Gao Hu is poor, he can ride a horse, has good kung fu, and is not useless. These people go, and the basic assessment will definitely pass.

No matter how bad these brothers are, they are better than those gentlemen in Lin'an City, right?

Besides, the study time of the martial arts hall is definitely not short, and these brothers can study hard.

"Listen to the third brother!"

"Listen to the third brother!"

Du San, Fang Hai, Gao Hu, and Gao Guoshou nodded yes one after another, all smiling.

"Brothers, don't be discouraged."

Zhang Zhengsi looked at the other people who were sullen and waited, and spoke seriously.

"I went to the martial arts hall and learned my skills, that is to go to the battlefield, and it is possible that my life will not be guaranteed, not to enjoy happiness. Besides, there are always brothers who have to help take care of the family. Otherwise, the brothers in front of them would not be at ease. Brothers, do you say? ”

Everyone looked at each other, and their faces looked much better.

"Third brother, don't worry, we all listen to you!"

"We all listen to the third brother!"

Everyone nodded their heads and spoke out one after another.

"Alright. After drinking tea, I went back to celebrate the festival with my family. Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and I will not keep you. ”

Zhang Zhengsi said with a smile, and the courtyard was lively again.

"The third child, our Zhang family, has finally turned over!"

When everyone left, Zhang Er helped his pregnant wife and wiped away his tears.

The younger brother is a celebrity in front of the new emperor, and he has also become an official of the imperial court, which is really happy from the sky.

"Third child, sister-in-law used to treat you badly, don't be surprised. I have been poor for too many days, and I have no eyesight. Don't take it personally! ”

The second sister-in-law had a big belly, and her thin yellow face was a little embarrassed.

"Sister-in-law, what is the family talking about? Don't worry, life is getting better! Our family, including my nieces and nephews, will not suffer anymore! ”

Zhang San said emotionally.

At this time, he inexplicably remembered "Historical Records. A sentence from the Biography of Su Qinlie.

Sister-in-law, why is it a compliment?

Zhang San secretly shook his head and abandoned these "despicable and shameless" dirty ideas.

The snowflakes fell slowly, the cold wind blew on his face, Zhang San sat in the courtyard, holding a teacup, but his heart was full of longing.

Now that the experience of suffering and humbling has passed, what kind of new life will greet him?

"Third brother, what should I do if the emperor commands the forbidden army to rescue the displaced people in the city?"

Wang Gui came in and shouted loudly, and Zhang Zhengsi stood up with a "teng".

"What else can I do? Call the brothers and go help right away! ”

The emperor loves the people like a son, and can be described as a first-class monarch in the world!