Datang: My apprentice is Princess Changle

Chapter 385 Si Tiantai's Conclusion
Chapter 385 Si Tiantai's Conclusion
When Empress Changsun came over with soup, she saw Li Shimin frowning.

She put the soup aside, and said to Li Shimin: "Drink some soup first, you have lost weight recently, the health-preserving soup I made by myself, you try it?"

Although Li Shimin usually dotes on concubines, he treats Empress Changsun as an equal. In his heart, only Guanyin's maidservant is his wife and one of his family members. The other concubines are all outsiders.

Empress Changsun cooked the soup herself, and Li Shimin was sorry to lose face.

But he did get a little angry these two days, sat down at the side, drank slowly with a spoon, nodded and said: "Guanyin maidservant, the soup you made is really good, it tastes very good."

Empress Changsun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, let me cook the dinner myself."

"Hey, you are the queen, why do you need to do it yourself? I have eaten the soup you made now, and it is already an appetizer. Don't worry, I am already ready. I will have dinner with you, and you can supervise me."

When the two get along in private, I come and go, just like ordinary couples.

Empress Changsun saw that Li Shimin's brows were frowning with worry, and asked, "Your Majesty, are you still depressed about the Boling Cui family?"

She doesn't usually interfere with government affairs, but in fact, as a queen, she doesn't have to be too shy.

Regarding the matter of the Cui family of Boling, during the quarrel in the court for a period of time, not to mention the eldest grandson empress, even some people outside the palace have heard about it.

Li Shimin has been acquiescing to the people in the court to argue about these things, and asked Empress Changsun to say that the emperor was watching on purpose to see who else stood up to speak for the Boling Cui family.

Anyone who stands up at this time will be recorded by Li Shimin in a small notebook.

Once there are no new people and forces jumping out, it's time for Li Shimin to make the final decision.

These are not avoided by everyone, so Empress Changsun asked directly.

Li Shimin sighed: "Besides the Boling Cui family, I am also worried about one thing, that is, the drought situation. Several counties in the Northland have sent me a booklet, saying that there has not been a single rain since the beginning of spring, hey!"

Drought...

Empress Changsun's beautiful eyes widened slightly. She was already intelligent, so she immediately understood: "The emperor is afraid that the drought is not only in the north, but also in Chang'an?"

If it doesn't rain in Chang'an, the area near Chang'an may also suffer from drought.

The two large areas are suffering from drought, this is a super drought!That is to say, because of the king of Youzhou, who offered potatoes and sweet potatoes, it is no problem to maintain the food for a year in any place where these two gods are planted.The granary is also full, but even so, at this juncture, if there is a drought, it is hard to say what rumors will spread among the people.

Empress Changsun looked at her husband's thinned cheeks, feeling a little distressed.

As the emperor, Li Shimin was very diligent, and as his queen, she saw it.

Those who are dissatisfied with the Li Dynasty may not be able to do as well as Li Shimin if they really sit in this position!
Empress Changsun sighed: "Your Majesty, why don't you invite the officials of Si Tiantai into the palace and ask them?"

Si Tiantai is supposed to predict the weather, which is their duty.

Reminded by Empress Changsun, Li Shimin also thought of this new department that he didn't pay much attention to in the past. Usually, this department cooperates directly with other departments, and Li Shimin rarely asks questions personally.

But right now Li Shimin was really a little uneasy, and directly asked officials from Xuansi Tiantai to come to the palace to meet him.

Every move of the emperor and empress in the palace has always been watched by someone.

After all, every move of these two is related to the prosperity, wealth, life and death of many people.

Therefore, after learning that Si Tiantai's people were proclaimed into the palace, some people outside couldn't help but speculate on the emperor's intentions.

Changsun Wuji also heard about this incident in Taiwei's Mansion. He immediately thought of something and thought to himself: "Could it be related to the fact that it hasn't rained in the Northland so far? Although it has only been more than a month since the beginning of spring. It hasn’t rained yet, so although there are some signs of drought, there’s no need to panic, but the emperor asked about this, is it really possible that drought will happen?”

In fact, he was also a little puzzled. Why did the zip from the North land arrive in front of the emperor by express delivery in April?
Whether this will be a drought, how come it will take another month or two to be sure?

If one or two officials were anxious and handed over the paperwork, that's normal.

After all, some people are more prone to anxiety and think about things more pessimistically.

But so many people handed over the booklets all at once, isn't this a little unusual?
Because of this unusual, Changsun Wuji asked people to continue to inquire.

But at this time, the officials of Si Tiantai entered the palace with sweat on their foreheads.

After he entered the palace gate, he hurried inside.

On the road, I worry about this in my heart.

You know, before he came, he actually wanted to ask to see the emperor, because he and a few of his colleagues had heard the news that there might be a drought in the Northland.

They are also a little bit sure about this matter, and even have a premonition that maybe not only the Northland, but also the vicinity of Chang'an, there may be little rain this year.

Although it may not cause a drought, it should be true that most places have had little rain this year.

And this is definitely not a good thing.

This official was really worried that he would be angered by the emperor if he said this.

But don't say it, if the drought does happen, they didn't say it in advance, wouldn't it be a sin?
Just when they were hesitating, the eunuch came to them, and Xuan Chunguan entered the palace.

In Si Tiantai, there are a total of five sense organs, spring official, summer official, autumn official, winter official, and middle official, each with one person, all of which are five grades of Zheng.

They are responsible for observing astronomy, recording astronomical weather, formulating and issuing calendars, and they are also responsible for teaching students about astronomy.

When Li Shimin saw Chunguan, he was in a better mood, Empress Changsun had already left, Li Shimin was the only one in the hall except the eunuch.

He asked Chunguan to lie down, and asked directly: "Will there be a drought in the Northland this year?"

Chunguan replied to Li Shimin what he knew.

Although the other party only said that this year, there will be less rain in the North than in previous years, and there will be drought, but it will not be too serious.

But because the other party also said, the same will happen near Chang'an.

This gave Li Shimin a headache again.

If there is also a lack of water near Chang'an, then the problem will be a bit troublesome.

After listening to what the other party said, he asked the other party if there was a solution, and when he found that the other party had nothing to do, he waved him back.

Because of what the other party said, Li Shimin probably had a clue.

He picked up one of the pile of notebooks again, this notebook was written by Cheng Yaojin, Cheng Yaojin told about the three hundred wells ordered by King Youzhou.

After Li Shimin read it again, he had already made a decision.

(End of this chapter)