The Maple Grove Palace, the lamp, has not been extinguished all night.

Qin Yu didn't feel sleepy, and Mrs. Qin accompanied him.

Qin Yu suddenly wanted to listen to a Lingnan song, so the melodious sound of the piano came from the Fenglin Palace.

Mrs. Qin stroked the qin, the sound of the piano sounded slowly, both high and frustrated, deep and tactful without losing passion; the eldest prince danced the sword, the wine in the pot was drunk, and the three-foot green edge danced, the sword spirit was like a mang, and the spirit ran through the Changhong.

The sound of the piano is like telling about life, and the solo dance is chic and drunk with swords. What a heartbreak!

The sword stopped, Mrs. Qin brought a cup of lotus seed tea, put away the sword for Qin Yu, and whispered with concern, "Husband, what is the matter that makes you kill so much tonight!"

Qin Yu frowned, and said with a gloomy face: "Wang Hongwu, the servant of the Criminal Department, has received news that the identity of one of the three "shadow raiders" who kidnapped Feng'er that day has been determined. ”

"Oh, there's something wrong with this person's identity?"

"Yes, this person's name is Lu Xianze, and he is from Feiyang, Cangzhou. ”

"Cangzhou of the Great Luo Empire, how is it possible?" Shouldn't the "Shadow Marauders" all be from the Principality of Tian'an?"

"I vaguely felt that this was strange, so yesterday I asked Xu Anren, the secretary of the Ministry of War, to secretly check the military status, and sure enough, I found clues. ”

"Could it be that this Lu Xianze once served in the military department?"

"Yes, the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Northern Mansion Army, the left chief Lu Xianze. ”

"The Eastern Jin Dynasty Beifu Army, that's Your Majesty's ......" Mrs. Qin said to her lips, realizing the vigilant gaze of the eldest prince, so she stopped and didn't say much.

In the night sky, black clouds swept by, blocking the moonlight, and Kyoto was dark, and the eldest prince did not inform Mrs. Qin of the truth from beginning to end......

Changzhou has a territory of 8,000 miles, and there is no rain and drought in July, and the red land is thousands of miles, and it encounters a hundred years of drought.

When the disaster came to Kyoto, His Majesty personally handled the matter, which invisibly put a heavy burden on the shoulders of the civil and military officials, and it is possible to crush people to death if they are not careful.

The sky is slightly bright, and the fog in Kyoto is thick.

In the north of the city, on Taikang Road, a carriage with elegant lines drove leisurely, there were eight horses, the shape was handsome and strong, the hooves of the horses were trampling, knocking on the ground, splashing bursts of sand mist.

Yang Yisi, the head of the household, lifted the curtain, poked his head out and urged the horseman: "Hurry up, hurry up!"

The whip sounded, and the speed of the car increased by another point.

When Yang Yisi rushed to the prince's mansion, Chen Wenliang, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, and Zhou Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, were already waiting in the Qinzheng Palace.

There is no carved dragon throne, inlaid gold screen, no water pavilion, carved embroidered sill, the whole hall only has a huge circular sand table, the sand table of the territory of the Daluo Empire.

An hour passed quietly, the sky was bright, and the morning sun shot into the Qinzheng Palace, shining on the faces of the three Shangshu adults, but seeing that the faces of the three adults were calm, and they were indifferently respectful, it was not easy to make such a demeanor.

The door in the Qinzheng Hall slammed open, and a figure stood against the light.

Dressed in a robe with a red background and gold wire, the corners are arrogantly swinging with the wind, and the waist is equipped with a rare pure blood jade in the world, and the shape of a real dragon reflects a spot of light in the morning sun. The man pursed his lips, his black eyes were faintly bloodshot, he looked at the world, his eyebrows flew into his sideburns, and his face was like a knife and an axe, showing his martial arts.

This man is the elder brother of His Majesty today, the fifth prince Luo Jingpei.

The fifth prince walked into the hall, followed by a handsome young man.

"Gu Haoyue, this is Chen Wenliang, the secretary of the ministry" The fifth prince walked to him with Gu Haoyue and introduced.

"Gu Gongzi is early. ”

"Lord Shangshu has worked hard. ”

Gu Haoyue and Chen Wenliang simply greeted each other, even if they knew each other. The fifth prince also introduced Zhou Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Yang Yisi, the secretary of the Ministry of Households.

After a few polite words to each other, the fifth prince explained his intention to invite everyone here.

"Gu Haoyue, I also told the three Shangshu adults about the idea of Changzhou disaster relief that I had suggested to this king before, and if I can get the support of the three adults, I will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. ”

"Yes, Lord Wang!" Gu Haoyue saluted respectfully, turned around and pulled out the long sword, the expressions of the three Shangshu adults changed slightly, only to see the young man smile slightly, his expression was slightly arrogant, and the long sword pointed to the sand table in front of him, Changzhou generation, and said:

"Changzhou is located in the northwestern edge of the empire, surrounded by the northeastern remnants of the Da Lou Mountains, deep inland, with an arid climate, scarce rainfall, a small drought in three years, and a major drought in five years. ”

"Every year, the imperial court will allocate a lot of money to relieve the victims, Lord Yang, in the past 20 years, the household department has directly allocated Changzhou disaster relief money and grain, which has accumulated a lot, right? "

"In the past 20 years, there have been seven droughts in Changzhou, and a total of 72 million loin has been allocated, and at least 20 million quintals of grain and grass have been allocated. ”

"In this year's drought, how much money is the household department ready to allocate and how much grain and grass?"

Yang Yisi looked straight ahead, his expression was indifferent, but his heart was full of doubts: the background of the young man in front of him, as the head of the household, still knows something, although he has some identity, but it stands to reason that it is far from being able to be personally recommended by the fifth prince, but this happened in the Qinzheng Palace.

Maybe this young man has a hidden identity that no one knows, or maybe he is a dead pawn laid down by the five princes?

In any case, the prince's face still has to be given, so Yang Yisi responded calmly: "This year, the household department is expected to allocate 4 million Luo yuan for disaster relief and 1 million quintals of grain and grass. ”

There is obviously a problem with this answer, Zhou Zhen and Chen Wenliang glanced at Yang Yisi, but the officialdom has been up and down for many years, and they have already practiced the ability to not be surprised by things, and the fifth prince did not even look at it, and sat alone in the west of the hall to review the recital.

However, Gu Haoyue was very surprised when she heard this answer, and wondered: "This year's drought in Changzhou is rare in a hundred years, why is the imperial court's allocation of disaster relief money and grain not as good as before? Could it be that the treasury is tight?"

The household department is in charge of the empire's territory, fields, household registration, taxes, salaries and all financial matters, Gu Haoyue said that the treasury is tight, Yang Yisi faintly added a little disgust to this young man in his heart, plus this young man's expression is arrogant, although the hiding is not bad, but how can he escape Yang Yisi's eyes, so his tone is a little displeased, and he responded: "Over the years of the empire, under the rule of Your Majesty's eloquence and hard work, my Daluo Empire is rich and strong, and the treasury is very full. ”

Yang Yisi did not explain why this year's disaster relief money and grain did not increase but decreased, but only refuted Gu Haoyue's suspicion of the tight treasury. It was a deliberate attempt to embarrass the young man in front of him.

It also made the teenager have to ask: "Then why is this year's disaster relief money and food not as good as before?"

"Qin Feng, the eldest prince's son, as early as a month ago, heard that the drought in Changzhou and the displacement of the people, he was anxious, and took the lead in disaster relief and compassion, and has donated 10 million Luo coins and 3 million loads of grain and grass to Changzhou.

After speaking, Yang Yisi looked in the direction of the Great Prince's Mansion and bowed with his fists.

"Qin Feng, that gentleman, can you have this heart?"

As soon as Gu Haoyue said this, even the fifth prince frowned slightly, and Yang Yisi snorted coldly.

Gu Haoyue knew that she was speechless, and hurriedly remedied: "The prince has a heart, but he can't solve the fundamental problem, and blindly donating money for relief is not a long-term solution." ”

"Oh, could it be that Gu Gongzi has a way to do it once and for all. "The answer was Zhou Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Works is the administrative authority of the Imperial Works Affairs. He is in charge of the system of civil construction, the use of utensils, the method of ditch and weir dredging, the code of mausoleum for 100 million, and the donation relief is not a long-term strategy, that is, it is obscure to blame the Ministry of Industry for the loss of water and soil.

"Of course, at present, there are frequent droughts in Changzhou, there is no good land to rely on to help themselves, there is no labor to migrate outside, and the Ministry of Industry and Household consumes tens of millions of money and property relief every year. ”

When Gu Haoyue said this, the three old foxes looked at the five princes together, but the five princes were out of the way. The thoughts of this powerful prince can only be guessed separately.

The sun outside the window was getting stronger and stronger, and the three adults happened to stand under the scorching sun, their faces flushed.

The official Shangshu took a few steps forward, avoiding the sunlight, but his seemingly cloudy eyes were shrewd, staring at the sand table thoughtfully, and said after a long time:

"The matter of population migration, historical records have existed since ancient times, and the Liang State moved out of Powu and Guize to avoid miasma erosion. The Daluo Empire moved its capital to Dingyang, creating the prosperity of Kyoto, and the Qiangqin Empire moved westward to the Xixuan Continent and became a hegemon. The relocation that Gu Gongzi said is not impossible. ”

When Chen Wenliang said this, he was also a statement, but he didn't say the most critical point, but asked Gu Haoyue.

"Gu Gongzi, Changzhou has a population of 26 million, where is it suitable to relocate?"

A sneer hung on the corner of Zhou Zhen's mouth, which added a little coolness to the hot Qinzheng Palace, Chen Wenliang mixed into the position of the secretary of the ministry, relying not on his ability, but on the face of seeing the wind and making the rudder, which inevitably made this Zhou Zhen, who had great military achievements and was injured, disdainful.

On the surface, he was asking Gu Haoyue's opinion, but in fact, he was visiting the intention of the fifth prince. Zhou Zhen knew, Yang Yisi knew, and the fifth prince also knew it in his heart. And Gu Haoyue was waiting for someone to ask this question.

"Peizhou is close to Changzhou, located in the shade of the Lou Mountain, rich in water and soil, pleasant climate, vast territory, with a population of only 75.7 million, is the best place for migration. ”

As soon as Gu Haoyue's words came out, Zhou Zhen's smile became even colder, and he glanced at Gu Haoyue like an idiot, Yang Yisi didn't squint, with an expression of caring about what I do, and the official Shangshu, who was good at meeting the source left and right and seeing the wind and steering the rudder, hurriedly took three steps back and returned to his original position, and the scorching sun outside the window shone on the faces of the three adults at the same time again.

Peizhou was the trading center of the entire northern region of the empire, and the empire's economic powerhouse. The Daluo Empire stipulates that when the population of the administrative state and county reaches 100 million, it must be heavily garrisoned, and the military power is controlled by the state and county guards. Peizhou is too protective of Mu Shuying, and he is the enlightenment teacher of the second prince, and the second prince and the fifth prince were both born to Mrs. Chongde, and this relationship is naturally closer than other princes.

Gu Haoyue talked endlessly, how to settle the displaced people, how to distribute the fields, and how much food would be spent, and other matters, and also talked in detail, halfway through speaking, he found that no one was listening to the three adults at all, Chen Wenliang stared at the floor and didn't know what he was looking at, Yang Yisi looked ahead with an indifferent expression. Zhou Zhen even used his palm as a fan, shaking in his ears to drive away the heat.

It's cold!

This feeling is like a woman dressed up in a green building, scratching her head and stripping off the seduced man, but she turned out to be a blind eunuch.

The fifth prince put down the official document in his hand, walked to the northernmost part of the Qinzheng Palace, took down the long-handled broadsword placed on the case of the north of the palace, and carefully wiped it.

The mirror-like blade is ghostly, reflecting the cold expression of the five princes, and a little cold light condensed in the middle of the blade seems to be flowing, which adds to the sharp coolness.

This knife is given by the emperor of the Daluo Empire!

"Chen Wenliang, is this relocation feasible? ”

"Back to the prince, since ancient times, the migration is a major event of the country, it needs to be discussed by the civil and military officials, and then decided by His Majesty himself. ”

Chen Wenliang seemed to answer the question of the fifth prince, but in fact, he didn't say the same thing. Gu Haoyue couldn't help frowning, and then said:

"Lord Wang, Gu Haoyue is not talented, and I would like to invite all the young talents of the academy to discuss the relocation plan of Changzhou, save the people from fire and water, and solve problems for the empire. ”

Gu Haoyue's words made the three adults feel comfortable listening to it, since someone took the initiative to take over this hot potato, then let him toss it.

"This is very good, the Imperial Academy Zhong Lingyuxiu and the Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger are full of talents, bringing together many young heroes of the Daluo Empire, and they represent the future of the empire, so it is better for Gu Gongzi to organize a discussion meeting in the academy and listen to their opinions. Chen Wenliang took Gu Haoyue's words and replied.

The fifth prince carefully wiped the long knife in his hand spotlessly and put it back on the knife holder in front of the case, and then responded:

"So be it, on the day of the Seowon Seminar, please join the three adults. ”