The daily life of the science master's book-wearing group

Chapter 452 Shanxi Drought
After coming out of the palace, Song Qingyue learned from Qin Jifu that Meng Shizi and the second master of the Ning family had an accident and were arrested by Yu Weiliang and Ji Quanfu on charges of corruption and bribery respectively.

"Eunuch Ji?" Song Qingyue was a little confused.

Qin Jifu smiled flatteringly and said: "Your Majesty doesn't know something, Eunuch Ji works with His Highness, but he also has a position in Dongchang."

Song Qingyue clicked her tongue: "Is Deputy Commander Yu determined to follow our Highness now?"

"It's... small, I don't know."

Song Qingyue snorted, stretched out her hand to support her head, thinking that if the emperor got angry with Li Zhao, she would bring the little boy into the palace to clean up the mess.

Sure enough, before noon, Li Zhao was called by the emperor to Qinzheng Hall.

"Father, my son is here." Li Zhao entered with a low eyebrow.

"You still see me as the father." The emperor looked at Li Zhao, and his tone was calm, but somehow there was a sense of oppression of an emperor.

Li Zhao lifted his robe and knelt down, lowering his head as if letting his father do what he wanted.

"Speaking of which, what bothered you?"

Li Zhao raised his head, aggrieved and embellished all the difficulties and slanders against Song Qingyue that the empress dowager and empress had made for Song Qingyue in the past two years.

Hearing this, the emperor's forehead bulged, angry at his son for provoking trouble, and even more angry at his own mother and the careless Empress of the Central Palace for being so ignorant, disregarding the overall situation, and ignoring him as an emperor!
"Father, my son's mother-in-law was always made things difficult by the emperor's grandmother when she entered the palace. Now Yue'er's sisters and sister-in-laws have also been ordered to enter the palace every month to pay respects to the emperor's grandmother and the queen. Only Qian A thief every day is not as good as one who guards against thieves a thousand days, Yue'er is so busy, father, do you have the heart to watch her worry about her mother's affairs?"

"Hmph! The eldest daughter-in-law has given her freedom to do things and protects her status. But you are not enough to protect her, and you have to protect her big family! The longer you live, the more promising you will be!"

"Father! You just have to be considerate of your son! It's not really what you want to do to the second uncle and cousin, but to scare them, don't go too far."

"You don't know what kind of temper your imperial grandmother has with your grandmother? Are you afraid that they will retaliate against you even more? It was an unpleasant person before, but now it is even more annoying!" The emperor was annoyed, "I remind you, I am not just your son! "

"But I'm the only one who is promising." Li Zhao muttered.

"You!" The emperor looked around the table angrily, subconsciously looking for something to hit the head of this unlucky son who didn't worry about it. flow.

"Father! Father! Just because your son has worked hard for you all these years, you should love your son once!"

Li Zhao looked at the emperor, and spoke outrightly, a bit like he was playing tricks when he was a child.

The emperor kicked him on the shoulder, kicked Li Zhao backwards, pointed at Li Zhao and cursed: "Sooner or later, I will have a better life! It's just that the bigger and the worse! Get out!"

Li Zhao snorted, "Son, get lost!"

After leaving Qinzheng Palace, Li Zhao first went to the imperial hospital. After leaving the palace, he didn't go back to the palace immediately, but went to Liuquanju.

In the box on the fourth floor, Yu Weiliang was already waiting there.

"Your Highness!" He stood up and wanted to salute.

Li Zhao waved him to sit down.

Yu Weiliang was very excited. This was the first time His Royal Highness asked him to do something in private, which meant that he was expected to become His Royal Highness's confidant.

After sitting down, Li Zhao looked at Yu Weiliang's face first, and said, "I heard that the old lady of the Meng family is going to trouble you?"

Yu Weiliang touched his face that had been ice-packed but still seldom swollen and said, "It's not a problem, women and men, they don't have much strength in the first place."

Li Zhao took out a box of anti-swelling ointment from the Imperial Hospital from his sleeve: "It's for reducing swelling and blood stasis, take it and wipe it, just be careful not to get it in your eyes, thank you for your hard work this time."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Yu Weiliang took the ointment, and was made a little hot by this thoughtfulness, and there was no trace of grievance from being beaten in the morning.But then the hand holding the ointment paused again, thinking that this great majesty is really... Is it better to be as careful as a hair or to be as good as a god?

"What happened to the matter that asked you to go to Shanxi to investigate?" Li Zhao changed the subject.

Yu Weiliang cupped his fists and said with shame on his face, "I'm afraid it will take some time."

Li Zhao nodded: "Take your time, and be careful not to be discovered."

Yu Weiliang said: "Although it will take some time for that matter, the subordinates of the subordinate officials have discovered something in Shanxi, and it is better for His Highness to know."

"how?"

"Before Xiaguan's subordinates left, there had been no rain in Yonghe and Daning for almost a month. The river bed of the Yellow River was frighteningly high, and no one was digging it. The embankment was also very dilapidated. The subordinates watched I'm afraid there will be disasters during the autumn harvest this year, and if there is water in the spring next year, there will probably be floods again."

Li Zhao paused while drinking tea, and frowned fiercely: "The imperial court didn't hear anything about it."

Yu Weiliang said: "This subordinate has not reported the news to His Majesty. I want to ask His Highness if you want to take advantage of this..."

"No need!" Li Zhao immediately refused sternly, "Immediately let the emperor know about this matter. In the future, there is no need to tell this king first, the sooner the court knows, the better."

"It's because the subordinates are not thinking carefully."

Yu Weiliang lowered his head.

Li Zhao returned to the palace with deep thoughts. His wife, who was as arrogant as a cat, was waiting for him at the door. come up.

Li Zhao was taken aback, but still caught her firmly. Song Qingyue put her arms around the man's neck, wrapped her legs around his waist, and looked down at him with a smile on her face.

"You... uh!"

Before she finished speaking, Song Qingyue lowered her head and covered her mouth with her lips.

Li Zhao looked at her, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then smiled with his eyes curved, slightly tilted his head back, and moved away from the little woman a little.

Song Qingyue was taken aback for a moment, not understanding what Li Zhao meant, and there was an innocent look on her face that made people feel soft, hot, and crazy.

"Yue'er knows what I'm doing?" His already sharp eyes were full of greedy and fierce light.

"Why don't you know?" Song Qingyue put her arms around his neck tightly, leaned against his ear and breathed Rulan, "I'm seducing my brother."

"Fairy! I will clean you up so that you will be submissive today!"

……

The sky was slightly bright, and it was time for Li Zhao to get up and practice.After sweating profusely, take a shower before going to work, and you will feel comfortable physically and mentally.

But this morning I really can't get up.

Yesterday I wanted to just make a fuss and end it, but it turned out to be endless. When I opened my eyes in the morning, there was such a little elf in my arms, with arms across his chest as if there were no bones. The little one slept soundly, and the whole body was limp and coquettishly clinging to him.

The long black feather-like hair was already waist-length, and the slender neck was red and white, giving it a broken and messy beauty.

Li Zhao stared blankly at the carved roof of the Babu bed, pinched the soft flesh of the goblin, and turned up the corner of his mouth mockingly.

What does it mean that the spring night is bitter, the day is high, and the county king will not go to court early?With such a beauty in his arms, thinking of the messy things that are constantly being cut and messed up in Chaozhong, he actually wants to hug his wife and just hide in bed for two days.

"Your Highness."

Lin Wanfu's voice came from outside.

"The father-in-law of the chief inspector is here to invite you!"

Li Zhao sighed, and lightly pulled the little goblin in his arms off his body. Thinking of Shanxi, no matter how charming his feelings were, he dissipated.

Lin Wanfu saw that his highness was the only one getting up, and immediately said softly: "The father-in-law of the supervisor of ceremonies said that your majesty wants your majesty to enter the palace together."

The implication is that Song Qingyue is needed to help come up with an idea again.

Li Zhao snorted, thinking that yesterday he blamed him for protecting his little goblin too much, and now he is eager to invite someone to the palace for advice!
There is no reason in the world to tell a horse to run without giving it grass!
Then he lowered his eyes and said: "Tell the father-in-law of the supervisor of ceremonies that the princess is not a minister of the court, what is she going to do next?!"

Lin Wanfu choked, and knew in his heart that His Highness was having a temper with Lord Long Live, and he wanted to persuade him a few words, but he had a twist in his heart. As for His Highness's bad temper, he probably couldn't be persuaded. said the empress.

So I went to talk to the father-in-law of the supervisor of ceremonies first, and said that the concubine worked hard to serve His Highness yesterday, and I'm afraid I won't be able to get up now, so I have to go later.

The father-in-law of the supervisor of ceremonies understood it as soon as he heard it, and smiled softly: "We all know that the princess is weak, and His Royal Highness is at a strong and strong age. It is uncertain when you will add another grandson to your majesty. Long live The Lord must be able to understand."

Lin Wanfu was also happy when he heard this, and sent the little father-in-law away with a smile.

In fact, Song Qingyue didn't waste much time. Not long after Li Zhao left, Nanny Bai came to wake her up.

"Your Highness is angry with Lord Long Live, please don't really help His Highness mess around." Nanny Bai nagged while helping her dress.

Yesterday Li Zhao helped her vent her anger, Song Qingyue was in a good mood, and she got up very quickly today, laughing and doing good, "What the mother said is that I will bring Akun into the palace later, the father and son are both good-faced, You always have to be given the steps before you are willing to come down."

When the emperor saw that Li Zhao was really coming alone, his face immediately became very long, but when it was almost noon, Song Qingyue finally came, not only came alone, but also brought a "gold medal for avoiding scolding" - his grandson came over.

No matter how unhappy the emperor was, seeing little Kunkun spread his small hands and shout "Duck Duck", all of them disappeared.

"What are you doing in the mansion recently?" the emperor asked with a smile while hugging his eldest grandson.

"Hey Xiaoyuyu! And... um... Youyou!"

"Youyou? What is Youyou?"

"It's just swimming!" Li Kun explained with dancing, posing for breaststroke in the emperor's arms.

The emperor raised his eyebrows: "Swimming? Who taught you?"

"Aniang! Aniang teaches!" The little guy's eyes sparkled with excitement, "Youyou! Youyou is fun! Akun likes you!"

Song Qingyue explained from the side, talking about the feat of this little enemy who rushed into the koi pond on the East Road.

The emperor was shocked and frightened when he heard this, and stared at his eldest grandson, and pinched his chubby cheek: "You little bastard! How can you go to the lake? Did you scare your mother?" ?”

"Yuyu! Yuyu is beautiful! And Huahua! The flowers are blooming."

"Then you can rush in? Don't worry, brat! Next time you go on the rampage, grandpa will spank your little ass!"

"If you don't spank ducks and ducks, your ass will hurt!" The little man looked terrified and pitiful.

Song Qingyue smiled from the side: "My daughter-in-law is also afraid that he will have any accidents, and there are many pools in the mansion, so it's hard to guard against. I think it's better to teach him how to swim first."

Li Zhao interjected from the side: "Father, do you still remember that Erchen once fell into the water when he was a child, and he couldn't swim at that time. If he didn't have Wanfu, he would have almost drowned!"

With Li Zhao's reminder, long memories suddenly flooded his mind.

The emperor looked at the little boy in his arms, and said with a casual smile, "When did you..." Halfway through speaking, the smile on his face suddenly faded, and he raised his head and asked, "When did you fall into the water when you were a child?"

Li Zhao patted his son's head, and said with a normal tone of smile: "When I was about three or four years old, my father was not in the capital at that time, so I'm afraid he was similar to this little enemy. Jumped in, caught wind and cold, and was ill for more than half a year. This child is more blessed than Erchen, the moon knows the water, and he was picked up in one go, and he was not made to suffer."

The emperor's eyes fell on Wang Luen, Wang Luen's complexion turned pale, he lowered his head, not daring to say anything more, a wave of fury arose in his heart: When did His Majesty fall into the water when he was a child?Why didn't he get any news?Really want to die! !
I haven't said it for so many years, why did it suddenly come up today? !

As if thinking of something, the emperor suddenly lost interest in teasing his eldest grandson, and asked Ah Fang to carry the child to the side hall, where he had to talk about serious business.

Speaking of drought, it is nothing more than preparing disaster relief food and work relief.

Song Qingyue glanced at the cabinet's reply and said that the people affected by the disaster could dig the river bottom silt nearby, and by the way, the embankment could be reinforced before the flood season next year.

Li Zhao proposed to abandon the old river channel and directly dig a new channel, which would save time and effort, and most importantly, it would be safer than the river channel whose river bed was raised higher than the flat bottom.

Song Qingyue looked at the course of the Yellow River on the map, but I'm sorry, she really didn't have much research in water conservancy engineering, but she had taken some fluid courses before, so she said: "To be honest, I agree with your husband's plan. But the river water If the water flow is too strong, it may not follow the path you dug. Especially in the corners, His Highness can consider using cement concrete to reinforce the corners. In addition, you should pay special attention to the places where the Huaihe River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal meet. The seizure of the Huai River, I remember it happened several times before, right?"

When the word "Duohuai" was mentioned, the expressions of the father and son in the palace changed.

The so-called seizure of the Huaihe River means that when the Yellow River changed course, it robbed the Huaihe River, and the Yellow River flowed south along the Huaihe River into the Yellow Sea. The Huaihe River was forced to flood in Hongze Lake because the riverbed was not as high as the Yellow River, and diverted to the south. Even into the Yangtze River.

What's more, the Yellow River may burst near Zhengzhou and directly flow into the Huaihe River from Henan through the Jialu River, Guohe River, and Ying River, forming a terrible yellow flood zone, causing the destruction of tens of millions of acres of fertile land and the displacement of millions of people.

This matter is a major event that directly affects the livelihood of millions of people in important grain-producing areas such as Shandong and Jiangnan!
My father-in-law was suspected of having an improper position. If droughts and floods occurred frequently after he had just ascended the throne for a few years, who knew what rumors would spread in the court and even among the people?
The former prince in the south is still alive!
The emperor frowned deeply, thought for a while, then looked at Song Qingyue again and said, "So, the risk of diverting the river is greater than using the existing river?"

Song Qingyue waved her hand: "This river bed is raised year after year, and it will be a matter of time before it can be diverted. My daughter-in-law thinks that if you insist on waiting until the dam is destroyed and the flood is raging, it is better to divert the river as soon as possible. But your majesty can't just stare at it now. Looking at Shanxi, the Yellow River dries up in Shanxi, and Zhili and Shandong probably won't get better, Your Majesty should make plans early."

The emperor nodded solemnly, agreeing with Song Qingyue's reminder.

At this time, the crying of children came from the side hall, breaking the slightly gloomy atmosphere in the hall.

The emperor waved his hand and asked Song Qingyue to take care of the child first.

Song Qingyue Fu stepped back.

There were only father and son left in the hall, and they looked at the map at the same time without speaking. After a while, Li Zhao pointed to the north and said, "Father, there is a catastrophe, and the Tartars in the north can't help it."

The emperor rubbed his forehead tiredly.

Being an emperor is really exhausting!

Wanting to be a saint is even more tiring!
(End of this chapter)