The cold husband can't warm me up, I don't love him anymore

"What? The dams of the two lakes suddenly collapsed and flooded!!"

Emperor Wen clenched his fists.

Among all disasters, floods are the most harmful.

Because it comes quickly and suddenly, people cannot guard against it.

Floods in previous years often caused many casualties among the people.

Houses, farmland, and livestock will all be destroyed.

If you are unlucky, a flood is often followed by a drought.

Within one or two years, the people will not have enough to eat.

If it is more serious, it may even cause an epidemic.

By that time, the people will be living in misery and the ground will be covered with skeletons. He, as the emperor, will not be able to sit in peace.

If he fails to handle the situation properly, those evil forces in the court will take the opportunity to emerge and turn the court that he has managed to calm down with great difficulty upside down.

What’s more, this is the Two Lakes region.

Half of the food for the entire Dajing comes from here. I'm afraid the coming year will be very difficult.

How could Emperor Wen not be worried?

He waved his hands irritably, not wanting to listen to the visitor's nagging report anymore. He quickly opened the memorial and read it quickly.

Gradually, his frown relaxed and his expression became much calmer.

In the end, he actually burst into laughter.

"You are worthy of being my good arm. I have said long ago that Lord Shen is a man of both civil and military talents, and is the backbone of our Dajing. As expected...hahaha..."

Originally, all the eunuchs were prepared to be scolded, and even the chief eunuch Li Qi was nervous.

Unexpectedly, the situation took a turn for the better and Emperor Wen actually burst into laughter.

"Okay! Someone, call the Minister of Revenue to the palace. I want to discuss disaster relief with him!"

"Yes." Emperor Li Qi responded happily and sent someone to convey the order.

Seeing that Emperor Wen was still looking at the memorial with interest, Li Qi couldn't help but feel curious.

"Your Majesty, didn't the Ningguo Marquis go to the two lakes to investigate the case of water bandits? How is it related to the flood?"

Emperor Wen chuckled.

"That's why we say Lord Shen is so extraordinary! He alone can do the work of ten people!"

After saying this, Emperor Wen put the memorial away and put it aside, still smiling.

"Fortunately, he went to the two lakes area this time, otherwise who knows how many people would have died in this flood."

"You know, that guy has the ability to predict the future. He actually asked the people to evacuate and moved the grain depot to a safe place the day before the flood."

"It's just that the dam has been in disrepair for a long time and has not been successfully reinforced. Otherwise... I wouldn't even have to provide disaster relief."

Li Qi's eyes widened in response.

"Is there such a thing?"

Emperor Wen glared at Li Qi with a smile.

"The folding paper is right here, so it's a good opportunity to trick you, right?"

Li Qi waved his hands quickly.

"How dare I? In my opinion, Your Majesty has sent the right person this time!"

"If His Majesty hadn't sent Ningguo Marquis to the two lakes, no matter how powerful Ningguo Marquis was, he wouldn't have been able to do this, right?"

The smile on Emperor Wen's face grew even wider, but what he said shocked Li Qi's heart.

"Li Qi, I know you want to make me happy, but don't say such things in the future. If others hear it, they will mistakenly think that you have some opinion about Ningguo Hou and are trying to sow discord between me and him, and then they can take advantage of the opportunity to sneak in and take advantage of the loophole."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand!"

Li Qi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Of course he knew who the "other person" Emperor Wen was talking about.

Your Majesty has been on the throne for more than ten years, but certain ministers, led by Prince Yan, have always been dissatisfied with Your Majesty's accession to the throne and have often found fault with government affairs.

Even the fact that His Majesty favored the young Shen Du was brought up by them.

Fortunately, Shen Du lived up to expectations and did everything beautifully.

It was a blessing for Emperor Wen to have such a capable person in the court.

It seems that the future of this Ningguo Marquis is limitless!

Li Qi thought about it and wiped away the cold sweat again.

Fortunately, Emperor Wen knew his true intention, otherwise he would not be able to explain himself.

But as for Shen Du, shouldn’t he also buy a good one?

But Shen Du is already a first-rank military marquis at such a young age, so how else can he be rewarded?

It's a pity that Your Majesty is only a dozen years older than Shen Du, and there is no princess of the same age, otherwise, could someone find a marriage for him?

How many princesses?

Then forget it.

Those princes, except for Linjiang Prince Xie Jin, all have ulterior motives and are not easy to get rid of.

Letting them marry Shen Du, wouldn't that cause trouble for His Majesty?

Li Qi was thinking in a mess.

Suddenly remembered the previous rumors.

It is said that the Ningguo Marquis has an unclear relationship with the eldest daughter of the Cui family.

I heard that Miss Cui seems to look down on Shen Du.

Oh, this Shen Du is really something.

Why don't you ask the emperor for an imperial decree to grant you a marriage?

With the imperial decree, how dare Miss Cui not marry?

Thinking of this, Li Qi made a decision.

After the disaster was dealt with, he would find an opportunity to mention it to Emperor Wen.

Just consider it as compensation for the wrong words he said today.

This will also allow Shen Du to get what he wants.

You are already in your twenties, how can you not get married?

.......

On the same day, Cui Lingyi also received a letter sent by Shen Du.

She didn't expect that Shen Du actually trusted her so much. On the day he received the letter, he went to the Lianghu government office.

With him holding the two prestigious positions of Marquis of Ningguo and Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial City Administration, who in the yamen dares to disobey?

It only took one day and one night to get the job done.

While Cui Lingyi was reading the letter, Buddha's hand beside her was also reading the letter.

Jiulie was thinking about her and also sent a letter.

The content of the letter is a little more detailed than what Shen Du said.

It is said that after Shen Du received the letter, he was shocked at first, then happy, and then nervous.

He also said that the people were forced to move to safe places under high-pressure orders.

Everyone was unhappy and felt that a flood would not occur.

Unexpectedly, the dam collapsed just one day later.

If the evacuation had not been timely, tens of thousands of people would have died in the flood.

Now the people worship Shen Du like a god.

Why do they say that he is a great benefactor of the two lakes?

"Miss, you are really amazing! Just based on that little information, you can judge that there will be a flood! And my master must have trusted you very much to make such a decision..."

"Miss, you have finally saved Jiulie. The uneasiness in my heart suddenly disappeared, probably because he escaped the flood..."

"Miss, I will offer you a longevity tablet and thank you every day..."

Buddha's hand looked at the letter and walked around happily.

There is no trace of his original calmness.

Cui Lingyi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"Don't do anything rash! Maybe Shen Du had already made preparations, which is why he went to the two lakes. My letter is just an excuse! It's not as exaggerated as you say!"

Now that the crisis has been resolved, not so many people have died, and Jiulie is fine, she feels relieved.

Naturally, he didn't want Buddha's Hand to talk about this matter, so as not to attract more people's attention.

But she secretly thought that Shen Du might be suspicious of something.