Chapter 254 Why are you so naughty?

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 254 Why are you so naughty?

Every summer, the weather in the capital is always sultry, with the sound of cicadas chirping and the air seeming to distort everything in front of you.

The entire capital, except for those dignitaries who had ice cubes in their rooms to cool down, could still endure the scorching heat.

But how can ordinary people get ice cubes to enjoy, especially the eunuchs and maids in the Forbidden City. According to the rules, no matter how hot the weather is, long clothes and long gowns must be worn according to the rules. Many people have been covered with prickly heat, and some with severe symptoms are still alive. The boils are densely packed and painful and itchy.

It's September now, and according to the season, it's early autumn. It's long overdue for an autumn rain to make the weather cooler.

But for more than ten days, no water has fallen. In the Ming Dynasty, there were two capitals and thirteen provinces. It is not known what the situation is in other provinces, but in Shuntianfu, the capital, this year's harvest is probably going to suffer.

In the palace, two eunuchs from the palace were holding brooms and sweeping the floor in front of the Qianqing Palace.

When they arrived under the Danbi Bridge in front of the palace, the two of them could no longer withstand the heat. They rested in the shade of the bridge, holding the broom in their arms. One of the eunuchs fanned the wind with his sleeves and said, "This thief is old Oh my god, the winter is unbearably cold and the summer is extremely hot. I'm afraid this year will be another disaster year."

"You dare to say this, you don't want your head anymore?"

"There's no one else around. Let's talk to ourselves. What are we afraid of?"

"Shh, someone seems to be coming on the bridge."

As they spoke, the two of them raised their heads and glanced at the Danbi Bridge. When they saw the man walking on the side of the bridge, they were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Xiao Yan ignored them, maybe he didn't see them, he just crossed Danbi Bridge and walked all the way to the gate of Qianqing Palace.

The doors of Qianqing Palace were wide open.

I stood at the door and waited for a while, waiting for the notification that I was allowed to enter, and then I stepped in. After only taking a few steps into the hall, I could clearly feel the coolness, and there was a draft blowing in behind me.

Xiao Yan walked all the way to the door of the dormitory and called softly to the person kneeling there, "Dad."

Xiao Jing's face was dripping with sweat. Although the hall was shady and cool, with drafts blowing in, the heat was unbearable as he knelt down in front of the charcoal stove.

He turned to look at his son and said softly: "Go and get that porcelain bowl for us."

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Xiao Yan said nothing, turned around and took the small celadon bowl.

Xiao Jing wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeves, picked up the towel and put the medicine jar on the charcoal stove, picked it up and poured a bowl into a small bowl, and immediately sat the medicine jar on the charcoal stove.

After taking the medicine bowl, Xiao Jing asked: "Why did you enter the palace this time?"

"There is a memorial from Mr. Li Ge."

"Put it in your sleeve for us. Add some more charcoal. Don't let the stove go out."

"yes."

There was another full bowl of soup, and Xiao Jing carried it into the dormitory. In the dormitory, green smoke curled up, and incense was lit to soothe the nerves.

Emperor Hongzhi was wearing a light single coat, leaning on the couch and reading the memorial.

A few days ago, news came from the factory guard that the two were still alive. After hearing this, Zhu Youtang's nerves that had been tense finally broke.

The energy and energy that had been forcibly raised for many days suddenly relaxed, and I fell asleep for two full days. The consequences of not sleeping for several days finally appeared.

After being nursed for some time, he was still weak, but his face looked better.

Xiao Jing's face was sweating, and he brought the bowl of soup to the edge of the cave. Before he could say anything, the bitter smell wafted over. Zhu Youtang's brows were already wrinkled, and he said with disgust: "This soup has dragon added to it again."

Courage?"

"I really can't hide anything from the emperor. Isn't this medicine just added with gentian? However, although this gentian is a bit bitter, it is most effective in purging the liver and gallbladder. As the saying goes, bitter taste is good for the disease."

As Xiao Jing spoke, he pulled Xiao Jindun over, sat down on it, and scooped up some soup with a spoon. Just as he was about to give the medicine to the emperor, Emperor Hongzhi stretched out his hand and said, "Bring it here, I will drink it myself."

"Then, Your Majesty, please drink slowly and don't choke."

Zhu Youtang didn't answer. He just took the medicine bowl and looked at the dark bowl of medicine with resistance on his face. Chinese medicine is inherently bitter, and this gentian is one of the most bitter medicinal materials. This bowl

The taste of the decoction can be imagined.

Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.

Gritting his teeth, he took it up and drank it in one gulp.

Xiao Jing hurriedly wiped the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief. Seeing that Emperor Hongzhi was so miserable that he was beyond recognition, he turned to face the outside of the palace and said, "Quick! Bring in that bowl of plum soup."

After that, Xiao Jing said again: "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I ordered you to put a lot of sugar in this plum soup. Just press it down and everything will be fine."

Zhu Youtang frowned with a bitter look on his face and had no intention of answering. It wasn't until the bowl of plum soup was brought in that he reached out to take it and drank it in big gulps. Only then did he feel that the bitterness had subsided a lot.

After heaving a sigh of relief, Emperor Hongzhi asked: "Counting the days, Li Qing's family and his party should have arrived in Puzhou long ago, right?"

The factory guards sent out, as well as the 3,000 troops from the Beijing camp, failed to get his son and son-in-law back.

Although Zhu Youtang was angry, he was still relatively stable. He pinned all his hopes on Li Dongyang, who was also a cabinet minister after all. When he arrived in Puzhou, he quickly took over the disaster relief work. Isn't it easy to get the two of them back?

Hearing this, Xiao Jing remembered something, "Your Majesty, if you didn't tell me, this servant would have forgotten it. Just now, I received a report from Mr. Li Ge."

As he said that, he took out the memorial from his sleeve. It was better to say it was a memorial than a letter. He sealed it with wax and presented it respectfully.

"The Li Qing family must have sent those two people back. I have written this memorial to explain the matter. I am afraid that they will return to Beijing soon."

Zhu Youtang sat up and stopped leaning on the pillow. His face became a little more energetic. When he reached out to take the letter, the fierce light flashed in his eyes.

He had been waiting for this day for too long, and now he was fully waiting for those two beasts to come back, so that he could let go of the negative emotions he had suppressed these days.

Catching the fierce look in the emperor's eyes, Xiao Jing's heart trembled. He had remembered that when the factory guard's report came a few days ago, he learned that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Xia Xima were still alive. The emperor first cried with joy, and then

He was furious and threatened to beat these two beasts to death when they came back!

After roaring for a while, maybe due to lack of oxygen, the emperor jerked away.

Emperor Hongzhi neatly tore open the letter and took out the folded letter paper inside. This paper was just ordinary paper and was far from meeting the standards of a memorial. But the paper was not important, what was important was the content.

Unfolding the letter, Zhu Youtang suddenly began to feel uneasy again. According to the reports from the past few days, although he knew that the lives of the two animals were better than the other, these days had passed.

He only hoped that this was a report reporting that the two of them had returned to Beijing, but it must not be anything bad.

This memorial is very long, and as usual, the beginning is full of non-nutritious content.

He glanced at it until he saw the sentence "I came to Puzhou under the decree to provide disaster relief in the name of looking for His Highness the Crown Prince", and then he started to read it carefully.

"I and the accompanying officials, together with hundreds of retinues, marched all the way into Puzhou. Many cities and counties have been turned into ruins, the Yellow River has burst and flooded, and everything is devastated. There are countless corpses of humans and animals. Puzhou has become a hell on earth."

Seeing this, Emperor Hongzhi's heart tightened. In such a miserable situation in Puzhou, those two beasts were still staying there.

While thinking about it, he looked down, but the style of the content suddenly changed, "When Waiting for Chen arrived at the camp where the victims gathered, he suddenly seemed to have entered a paradise. Almost all the surviving victims of Puzhou gathered here.

, more than 60,000 people, in good order. The people have enough food and clothing, and live and work in peace and contentment. Everyone has food, support, and a place to live, and there is no sign of disaster. This is all the result of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Xia Xima."

"I have been here for a few days. His Highness the Crown Prince valued me and put me in charge of the warehouse affairs. I was busy writing documents every day and had very little free time. I didn't hear or see much, but I did see something."

It was still hell on earth before, but now it has become the Peach Blossom Spring. This jump was really unexpected and caught Emperor Hongzhi off guard.

Especially this sentence about the merits of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Xia Xima. Was it these two people who created this paradise?

When he saw the following, Zhu Youtang's face became a little strange. "Dear Minister of the Cabinet, I have given you an order to direct you to take charge of disaster relief. Are you going to take care of the warehouse?"

Prince Meng still values ​​​​him.

Emperor Hongzhi really did not expect to send Li Dongyang out. Not only did this old man fail to take over the leadership of the camp, he was instead assigned to manage the warehouse.

According to his assumptions, when Li Dongyang went to Puzhou, he should quickly take over the disaster relief work, take the leading position, and then easily send the two people back so that he could vent his anger.

The evil son must be hung up and whipped, and the son-in-law must also be punished.

One is the crown prince of the country. He ran to provide disaster relief regardless of personal safety and put himself in danger. What an animal.

Although the other was a minister, his resolute decision to go to the disaster relief was very admirable, but he was in vain and made his daughter worry and cry all day long. He is also a beast.

But now, I already manage the warehouse, so what else can I give away?

You, a cabinet minister, run the warehouse and are busy writing documents every day, with very little free time. It seems that you have really worked hard.

But even if the prince asks you to manage the warehouse, he is the prince, but you really manage the warehouse honestly and obediently, why are you so cowardly?

After all, there is an imperial decree. Although the prince is the crown prince, how can he be as big as the imperial decree?

Zhu Youtang didn't know what to say for a moment, so he had to continue reading.

"Everything in the camp is properly arranged, including repairing the Yellow River embankments to control floods; disposing of human and animal corpses to prevent plague; searching everywhere to rescue the remaining victims; and people transporting various supplies have frequent and never-interrupted traffic.

The order is very orderly, and what is even more impressive to me is that not a single person among the more than 60,000 people in the camp is free. Everyone has something to do, and no one takes time off. Just as the slogan says, we work together to make progress.

Build a home together.

The existence of such a situation is entirely due to the regulations in the camp. Although it is very different from the old practice of disaster relief in the country, it is quite effective. From the perspective of my ministers, the court may be able to promote it widely."
Chapter completed!