Capital City, Yuwen Mansion.

"Still~still~"

The old lady Fu Yuwen Hongru hugged on the Taishi chair in a thick fur coat and a velvet hat on his head. At first glance, he looked very bloated.

There were four or five stoves in the room, and the flames inside crackled, and bursts of heating rose from the room.

It was winter and it was snowing a few times. The wind was already cold outside the house, almost dripping water turned into ice, but the inside was quite warm.

"After all, I'm old, it's useless. I have to wear so much in such a warm room." Yuwen Hongru, with white hair, pulled his collar into his neck.

This trembling and lying old man made the ministers in the court dare not underestimate them at all.

"Father, why don't you let the servants add some more fire?" Yu Wen Chenghua asked with some concern.

"No need, no matter how strong the fire is, the chill can still penetrate into the bones." Yuwen Hongru picked up the tea on the table and took a sip and said, "Is there any news coming from Longxi Road?"

Yuwen Chenghua nodded and said, "Xingchen wrote to him that everything was fine in Longxi. He blocked all entry channels at the first time, and refugees were not allowed to enter.

There were only a few patients in the five prefectures of Longxi, and all of these diseases were cleaned up. The situation in Longxi is very stable now and there is no chaos."

"Xingchen's work will reassure me." Yuwen Hongru sighed slightly: "I originally planned to let him enter Beijing this year, but it's a pity."

It is obvious that this sudden plague disrupted some of the Yuwen family's deployments.

"The second brother is not good. If Hao'er is half as sensible as Xingchen, he can share a lot of pressure for us." Yuwen Chenghua sighed.

"We elders are not meant to be abusive to us, and we can't blame him all." Yuwen Hongru smiled bitterly:

"I have suffered a little in my life and have taken too many detours in the officialdom. I have suffered a lot. In fact, this has hurt him. I should have been cruel to throw him to Longxi to experience it."

There was a hint of surprise in Yuwen Chenghua's eyes. He rarely heard such self-blame words from his father's mouth.

"But my father, Chen Yue is really disrespectful. He slapped my Yuwen family in the face from the audience. This is the first time in so many years that he dares to provoke the majesty of my Yuwen family. Even the empress dowager will not

Dare to beat our people so proudly!”

In Yuwen Chenghua's opinion, Chen Yue's actions broke some taboos in the officialdom. Although the various factions fought hard to the death in the past, they still maintained some kindness on the surface, at least they were not so straightforward.

Break the face.

But Chen Yue slapped the Yuwen family in the face in public this time, which can be said to have thrown the face of the Centennial Family to the ground.

The Shangguan family also took the opportunity to jump out and step on it. Now Yuwen Xingchen was so angry that he heard the name Chen Yue.

A trace of gloom appeared in Yuwen Hongru's eyes, and he said coldly: "If we lose such a little face, we can't calm down. Then why can my Yuwen lineage stand still to this day?

After all, it was Hao'er who gave Chen Yue the excuse to slap us in the face. Fortunately, it was in full view of everyone. If it were private, I was afraid that Hao'er would not be able to come back.

Chen Yue is much crueler than we imagined. Xingchen did the right thing and did not turn against Chen Yue on the spot. He was the qualified helmman of the family. Don’t you understand this truth?"

Although Yuwen Chenghua was a little unwilling to give up, he nodded honestly: "What my father taught me is that I will definitely discipline Hao'er when I look back!"

"Let him stay in Jingzhao Yin this year, but look at your son and don't cause any trouble! Our Yuwen family's century-old plan depends on these years!" Yuwen Hongru's tone was a bit stern.

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After Yuwen Hao was sent back to the capital by Yuwen Xingchen, he was thrown to Jingzhao Yin Mansion to be a sesame official, and was scolded by Yuwen Hongru.

I originally planned to promote him to a fifth-rank official, but such a problem happened. Even the Yuwen family had no shame to promote him. Then the empress dowager was waiting to see jokes.

"Don't worry, Father, if this kid causes trouble, I will send him back to Longxi!" Yuwen Chenghua said in a deep voice.

"Okay, let's not talk about this guy." Yuwen Hongru's face shook slightly, and he blew a little hot in his palms and said, "How is the epidemic everywhere? Tell me."

In the past two years, Yuwen Hongru has been in court less and less often, and gradually becomes a semi-unemployed state. Things in the court are basically conveyed by Yuwen Chenghua.

Yuwen Chenghua quietly took out a memorial from his arms and said softly: "

The most severely affected by the disaster is Tai'an Road. According to statistics, more than 100,000 people have died of plague on Tai'an Road, and many villages are deserted.

In addition, there are eight roads in the south of the Yangtze River and seven roads in the north of the Yangtze River. The disasters are relatively severe, with more than 10,000 deaths. Even the prosperous prefectures such as Qingzhou and Yangzhou were affected. In addition, the other prefectures and counties are slightly better, and the plague has not spread on a large scale.

However, due to the impact of the epidemic, there are many people in exiles, and the grain output has been greatly reduced. It is very inconvenient to transport between Jiangnan and Jiangbei, resulting in a sharp increase in the number of disaster victims in various places..."

Probable disasters across the country popped out of Yu Wen Chenghua's mouth one after another. Yu Wen Hongru's old eyes closed slightly, and his dry fingers gently tapped the back of his hand, and the expression on his face did not change at all.

After reading it, Yu Wencheng said softly together the memorial:

"Father, this is just the number of casualties exposed by governments in various places. Including those who conceal and those who starve to death, the actual number of deaths should have to double."

"A year of great disaster, a time of great chaos." Yuwen Hongru, who had his eyes closed, suddenly smiled.

Yuwen Chenghua was slightly stunned and leaned over and asked, "Father, do you have any idea?"

"Have all the silver and materials for disaster relief been sent out?"

"Some are leaving Beijing, and some have arrived in various disaster areas. For this reason, the Ministry of Revenue's bank deposit has been emptied." Yuwen Taiqing smiled bitterly.

Originally, Jingtai had fought for one year in four years and emptied the national treasury. Finally, Jingtai saved up some of its wealth in six years, but it was all spent all of it all at once.

The key is that these silver is really not enough for the plague that has spread to most of the territory.

Yuwen Hongru suddenly opened his eyes and said coldly: "I'll hint to the people below, to provide disaster relief, don't do your best. Whose pocket does the imperial court's money go into?"

Yu Wen Chenghua understood in an instant, curled the corner of his mouth and nodded gently.

Yuwen Hongru stood up slowly, baked his hand against the stove, and said in a very plain tone:

"What does it matter if you die an extra 100,000 people? Troubled times are about to arise, so let's add another fire!
Chapter completed!