The system forced me to be emperor

The two people who were not familiar with each other exchanged a few words in front of the mansion, Huo Xingye warmly invited Jia Xu into the mansion for tea, and the two drank tea and chatted.

Seeing that the timing is almost here, Jia Xu finally started his purpose of coming here, "I heard that Master Huo once fought with the Supreme Emperor in the north and south when he was young, and he is a brave general who can conquer the battlefield!"

Huo Xingye said with a smile: "Your Majesty Jia laughed at me. If you were talking about winning the battlefield back then, who would be the opponent of King Ruyang and the military lords? I'm just a pawn. Thanks to the Supreme Emperor, I can accompany you in the battle."

Jia Xu then asked: "As people get older, they yearn for the time when they were young. Does Mr. Huo have this idea?"

Huo Xingye was taken aback, and realized that Jia Xu's words were unexpected.

If he said yes, then His Majesty probably meant to transfer him out of Beijing as a military commander, and if he said no, then naturally he would go elsewhere.

From the very beginning, I supported the wrong person, stood on the wrong team, and His Majesty did not directly clean up myself, which is already the best of humanity, and now it depends on whether I know how to examine Duodu.

"I have an idea, and I just want to go out to have a look. Would Mr. Jia help?" Although Huo Xingye was unwilling, he still responded with a smile.

Jia Xu also laughed, Huo Xingye was indeed not simple, he didn't say anything when he came here, he just tried a word, he guessed the whole situation, and accepted all the arrangements straightforwardly.This is the smartest, because it can get the greatest benefit.

"Since Mr. Huo has spoken, Jia will naturally help. Originally, Jia still had a lot to say, but now it seems that there is no need. In fact, with Mr. Huo's ability, even if he goes out to lead the army, he is still a good general." Jia Xu replied. .

Huo Xingye nodded.

On the second day, Huo Xingye took the initiative to meet His Majesty, feeling deeply that he was not capable enough to be Minister of the Ministry of War, and begged to resign as Minister of the Ministry of War.

After holding back a few words, Xiao Rui agreed to Huo Xingye's request. He originally wanted him to go to Ganzhou, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it, so he was transferred to Licheng Junzhen, Fuzhou, to lead the army.Because Han Ming had already gone to Suzhou, and the military affairs of Licheng Military Town were in charge of the General Soldier, it was just right to send Huo Xingye there now.

Immediately afterwards, Guo Ziyi, the left servant of the Ministry of War, was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War.

In this way, the arrangement of the cabinet and the six ministries is completely completed.

And the time that followed passed quickly.

After the autumnal equinox, it is winter.

Last time, Xiao Rui handed over the popular character of playing cotton to Yuan Yuan, and found something for her to do to make her life more exciting.And she is also conscientious, likes this job very much, and passes on the skill of picking cotton to women and children.

After the winter solstice, the weather plummeted, and the common people planted cotton. At this time, they all knew how to pluck the cotton, make it soft and fluffy, and sew it into the inner lining of their clothes to make them warm.

The insulation effect of cotton is better than that of cotton and willow catkins. With cotton coats, in the face of the sudden drop in temperature, the gloomy brows of previous years can also breathe a sigh of relief.

When the time comes to the heavy snow solar term and the severe winter at the end of October, the temperature in summer is estimated to be minus [-] degrees.

It is said that the Qijiang River is covered with ice, which made Qin Huang very happy. He immediately arranged for Qin Jun to see if he could cross the river directly on the ice and attack Daxia, but the result made him very disappointed. Although the Qijiang River was frozen, the The river has not been closed, and the thickness of the ice layer is not thick, so it cannot support large-scale soldiers and horses, and trampled by heavy baggage.

Speaking of the State of Qin, it is natural to talk about the [-] troops led by Meng Yi who marched north. They entered the grasslands, and before they attacked Ganzhou and Suzhou in Daxia, they were attacked by the Mongolian tribes of the Yuan State, and Guo Jia was hiding How could the Mongolian tribe let the Qin army attack Daxia!

Therefore, Meng Yi had no choice but to deal with the Mongolian tribe first, but this deal was delayed for a long time, and the grassland began to snow heavily. Meng Yi had no choice but to withdraw his troops and return to the territory of Qin State.

Such a cold day is also a torment for marching and fighting.

And this period of time has come, Changsheng Hou Tian Boyuan and Zhenyuan Hou Hanming have built Ganzhou and Suzhou as solid as gold, with 10 guards in each state, even if the Qin army breaks through the grassland and really kills them, they will stop at Outside the border of Daxia.

When the winter solstice has passed, there will be Minor Cold and Great Cold next, and it will be only two months before the end of the year.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, which is as warm as spring, Xiao Rui is reviewing the memorial sent by the household department, which introduces the basic situation of the states under the severe winter.Although Xiao Rui made a lot of efforts to promote cotton and fully open coal mines, many poor people still failed to survive such a cold winter.

The only fortunate thing is that the number has dropped significantly compared to previous years and compared to other countries.

Cotton and coal still played a vital role.

At the same time, the Ministry of Household Memorial also introduced the fluctuations in cotton and coal prices. In some areas, there has been a phenomenon of driving up prices, and unscrupulous merchants have taken risks in order to make profits.

Fortunately, Xiao Rui had the foresight to set up a new department in the Ministry of Accounts to supervise and manage market prices, in order to prevent merchants from being swayed by profits.

The fate of these merchants was miserable. The imperial court issued a fine of up to hundreds of thousands. If there was no money, it would be deducted with houses and items. The merchants who dared to be greedy for money were fined with nothing, which greatly deterred other merchants.

The imperial court cut taxes to promote business, but also learned that the law is law-abiding.

"The situation in Great Xia is very serious, what about other countries?" Xiao Rui put down the memorial and asked Wang Dazhi.

Wang Dazhi respectfully said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Mr. Guo sent a secret letter from the Yuan Kingdom, saying that the temperature in the Yuan Kingdom is extremely low, to the point where the hot water in a bowl is thrown into the air and it turns into snow. Many small tribes can only submit to the big tribes." Survive, or you can only go to perish. In this cold winter, the number of people who froze to death in Yuan Kingdom is a terrible number."

Xiao Rui nodded, the Great Xia is minus [-] degrees, so wouldn't it be minus [-] degrees in the Yuan Kingdom?In the cold winter of minus [-] degrees, hot water can indeed be thrown into snow.

In such a cold day, the Yuan people had no cotton or coal, so they could only rely on yurts and sheepskins for warmth. Those who were a little older and less able to withstand the cold would not be able to survive this cold winter.

This is a disaster between heaven and earth, which cannot be resisted by human beings, and the Khan of the Yuan Kingdom is also powerless to change it.Moreover, in the past, troops had already been sent south to plunder Qi, but this time, Yue Fei, Li Cunxiao, and Yang Youji defended with heavy troops, repelling the Yuan army's attempts to plunder several times. to supplies.

What is even more frightening to the Yuan Kingdom is after the winter.

In the coming spring, the temperature rises slowly and the snow does not melt, which will limit the growth of pasture. Their cattle, sheep and horses have survived the winter, and the pasture has been exhausted. New pasture cannot be produced, and they cannot get supplies. As far as the country is concerned, it is a devastating blow.

At this time, Wang Dazhi continued: "Yan Guo and Wei Guo also encountered a severe winter, but the situation is better than that of Da Xia. But they also suffered heavy losses."

"Where is Qin State?" Xiao Rui is most concerned about Qin State now, and now all the situation of Qin State has to be reported to Xiao Rui.

In the past two months, Qin Zheng, the king of Qin, has finally killed almost all the rebels in the sixteenth county of Dongqi. , secretly intensified Qi Min's hatred, so even though it was stable, it was still turbulent.

However, Emperor Qin greatly praised Ying Wang, and on Qin Huang's birthday, Ying Wang Qinzheng had already returned to Qin Capital.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the state of Qin has also experienced severe cold and the temperature has dropped. According to information from Xichang, there are thousands of refugees who froze to death in the capital of Qin alone, which is the most in the history of the state of Qin, let alone within the scope of the entire state of Qin .” Wang Dazhi replied.

Xiao Rui nodded, and then asked, "Where is Lai Ai, is there any update?"

Wang Dazhi shook his head.

After Lao Ai entered Qin's harem, it was difficult to inquire about information, and Chuan Jianguo did not dare to inquire deeply, for fear of being noticed by Li Si's people.

Chapter 635: Empress Qin is Pregnant, Lai Ai Sees Zhao Ji

It has been nearly half a year since Lai Ai entered the harem of the Qin State. It is not convenient for Chuan Jianguo to investigate the progress, so Xiao Rui does not know.

People, sometimes the more you can't know, the more you want to know.Li Si sent Lai Ai to Empress Qin's Compassionate Palace. He heard that the Empress was dissolute when she was young. What kind of sparks will the two have?

Especially when I think of Lao Ai's life experience, I am even more curious.

So is Lao Ai doing well at this time?

good!Very good, it can no longer be described as comfortable.

Every day, she sleeps with the queen Xue Caizhi and announces what to do during the day. The serving Xue Caizhi is full of energy and obeys Lai Ai's words.He even made an oath that he and Lao Ai would live and die together in this life and never leave him.

Lai Ai was full of disgust, you old woman died quickly, who wanted to live and die with you, but she didn't dare to refute on her face, and continued to perform affectionate acting skills, fascinated Xue Caizhi.

But during this time, Lao Ai and Xue Caizhi encountered an unprecedented event, which made them sweat coldly from fear.

What's the big deal?

Xue Caizhi is pregnant.