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Chapter three hundred and twentieth hidden water

"It is better to be prepared before it rains, than to dig a well when thirsty." [Zhu Xi's Family Instructions]

Fortunately, the emperor did not embarrass them, he just pointed out: "It's not that I can't listen to straightforward advice. Mr. Yang has strongly advised me several times. When did I not accept it with an open mind, change it if it happened, and encourage him if it didn't? Mr. Yang

Even Emperor Xiaoling praises and respects his ministers, so why should I treat him like this, let alone others?"

Everyone knows what the emperor means by these words. Recently, in order to pray for rain, Situ Ma Rixi and Yang Qi, the servant, have often made speeches to the emperor. Even Taiwei Dong Cheng has ulterior motives and joins in from time to time.

Sentence. Due to various considerations, the emperor did not want to pray for rain under the coercion of public opinion. However, after all, the emperor was not very reasonable. If it kept dragging on, there was no guarantee that someone would not whisper in private that the emperor did not care about the life and death of the people.

He refused to offer sacrifices to the rain.

As time went by, even the emperor's most powerful and useful confidant, Sikong Zhaowen, felt uneasy and could not withstand the pressure. He followed the public opinion twice and asked the emperor privately whether to send the order first.

When Sangong goes to pray for rain, it is better to follow the process step by step than to remain in a stalemate.

The emperor has been considering Zhao Wen's proposal for the past two days, but he is unwilling to compromise easily and has to punish Song Hong before making a decision. Now that there is a swarm of locusts, the emperor has an excuse to divert attention, and the matter can be delayed again.

It’s been a while.

After hearing the emperor's words, Yang Qi rarely managed to squeeze out a smile, and said calmly: "The emperor is here tomorrow, how dare I not use all my intelligence?"

"Okay." The emperor waved his hands and stood up: "As long as you all work diligently on state affairs and work together to survive this drought and locusts, everything will go well after the rain and the sky will clear up."

At this point, Ma Rixi didn't know what to say anymore, so he followed the emperor's actions and stood up together with Dong Cheng and others, promising to retire to the emperor.

Xun You stood at the end and glanced at the emperor with unclear meaning when he left. He seemed to have something to say, but the emperor turned a blind eye and seemed not to notice.

After the emperor stood there and watched everyone retreat, he sent Mu Shun out to inquire about the situation and found out that the swarm of locusts that broke into the Weiyang Palace this time was not serious. After all, locusts mostly like fields and acres of land, and there are few

He would choose to go into the city to a crowded place, but many palace people were suddenly frightened by locusts, which caused quite a commotion. At this time, the eunuchs had already been organized by Huang Menling, Ye Tingling and others, and the palace people took them

were extinguished separately.

"Is Mr. Fu going to Pixiang Hall?" After the emperor heard the news from Mu Shun, he was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's fine, they are sisters, so let them go."

He decided to leave Song Du in the cold for a period of time to teach her a lesson, so that she would not make mistakes again in the future. This time, the emperor missed his old feelings and did not punish Song Du, but people's old feelings are like those in a cup

The water will always be drained out, and this is true for the emperor and the Song Dynasty. What's more, even if Fushou and the Song Dynasty are sisters, how long can they last?

Just as the emperor was thinking this, he suddenly said to Mu Shun: "What did the queen say?"

It was rare for Mu Shun to see the emperor caring about the queen's daily life. In fact, he was about to talk about the matter: "The queen said that she has sent people to hunt and kill locusts in Yeting, Yongxiang and other places. Everything in the pepper house is fine. Your Majesty, please handle the political affairs. Everything is fine.

Don’t worry about it.”

The emperor knew that Empress Dong had always been polite and sensible. Compared with the immature Fu Shou, she was more qualified to handle the harem affairs. However, there were no women around the emperor now, and it was not the time when she really needed to compete for favors. Temporary peace

It didn't mean anything. He nodded and told Mu Shun: "You will send a message later and go to Jiaofang Hall for dinner tonight."

Mu Shun's expression did not change and he quickly agreed, as if he had agreed to an extremely ordinary thing.

"In addition, you can inform the eunuchs and ask them to catch some locusts and see how these insects can be eaten in a simple way." It is said that a gentleman is far away from the kitchen, so the emperor will not personally test how to cook locusts.

It would be best to leave it to the people in the kitchen.

Mu Shun was stunned for a moment and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, there is no shortage of delicacies in the palace, and these locusts are harmful things. It would be unavoidable to let the eunuchs cook them..."

He thought that the emperor was out of curiosity and wanted to taste something he had never tasted before. After all, the variety of food at this time was scarce and the cooking methods were monotonous. No matter how rich the royal cuisine was, it could not satisfy the emperor's gluttonous heart from later generations.

Unexpectedly, the emperor did not order Tang Guan to make sour plum soup and other things to satisfy his own taste, but for the victims of the disaster. Mu Shun also came from a poor family since he was a child, but he was used to the extravagant life of the royal family since he entered the palace.

, gradually forgetting the difficult years of those years, when the emperor mentioned it, Mu Shun evoked a trace of memories in his heart, his eyes were sore, and he responded repeatedly.

After a while, Pingzhun ordered Jia Xu to ask for an audience outside the palace.

Some time ago, Jia Xu and Jun Shuling Mi Zhu jointly planned an action to stabilize the price in Guanzhong. Now it is quite effective. The merchants headed by Luo Boyan were arrested and imprisoned. Prices gradually fell, and Jia Xu's affairs at hand became much easier.

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The emperor Gu Zi sat down on the couch. He knew why Jia Xu asked for an audience. Without waiting for the other party to speak, he said: "Although the rain prayers can be postponed for the time being, Luo Boyan and other profiteers are temporarily

It’s impossible to judge.”

"That's what I mean. Locusts have entered the city and disturbed people's hearts. If the imperial court continues to use cruel methods to kill people and implicate the public, I'm afraid it will lead to criticism." There was still a locust corpse that had not been cleaned up in the atrium, and Jia Xu looked at it.

He stayed there for a while, then stepped over, saluted the emperor, sat on a couch on the side, and said lightly: "The matter is not over yet. Just sentencing those merchants is not enough to make your Majesty get his wish.

Think long term”

"I didn't even think about settling it once and for all. Ever since Luo Boyan and others were arrested and imprisoned, those merchants have become so miserable that they dare not open their doors to sell. As a result, although the market price of grain has come down, not much is being sold at all. Instead, they are selling secretly.

Despite the private sales everywhere, the price of grain is still rising." The emperor shook his head helplessly. No matter how powerful he was, he could not compete with the most basic laws of value and spontaneous market behavior.

There is still a long way to go before we can implement a system of macro-control of basic prices and re-establish a standardized market order.

"This is just a minor problem." Jia Xu obviously did not take this matter to heart and said softly: "Taicang and Junshu Prison distribute rations and sell grain to ensure that the poorest Li Shu people have food to eat, and people's hearts will not be in chaos.

"

Seeing the emperor nodding in silence, Jia Xu pondered for a moment and suddenly said: "Nowadays, the drought locusts seem to be a catastrophic situation. In fact, the imperial court is dedicated to controlling the disaster, and there are places below to prepare for it. The disaster is difficult to solve, but the time is short.

That’s all. I think if the autumn rains come, the disaster will disappear, so the most worrying thing now is still Guandong.”


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