Ding!Your golden finger has been delivered

In December, the heavy snowfall in the North has not stopped. The suburbs of the capital are covered with a thick layer of snow. The official roads have to send people to sweep the snow every day, otherwise they will freeze and freeze, making it impossible for vehicles to pass through. .

Fortunately, the imperial court distributed all the things that should be distributed before, and the head of the village even at the request of the county magistrate, made publicity to make the people pay more attention to this winter.

Every day, people talk about it, not to mention the hardworking people, even those lazy people have to go up the mountain and come back with a lot of firewood to pile up, so that they can cope with the "inspection" by the village chief.

Various measures to prepare for the snow disaster continued, and with the blessing of the magic weapon of cement, from the first snowfall until now, not many people died.

The rare deaths are also those old people who couldn't stand the cold, and they were seriously ill due to the temporary cooling, so they didn't make it through.

But this winter is really cold, even if you stay indoors, many people get cold, even those officials and merchants' homes have many people who get sick.

The whole country needs medicinal materials. Now, not only the major pharmacies are empty, but even a lot of medicinal materials stored in the national treasury have been distributed.

All the officials in the court are also devastated by this. If they are sick, they can't just let the people wait at home to die, right?

Tai Hospital is not idle, everyone gathers together, forgetting to eat and sleep to study more effective wind-cold prescriptions, the results are indeed there, and the effect is not bad.

It's a pity that one of the medicines comes from Mobei, and the source is purely based on the annual tribute, and the reserves in the palace are limited, let alone used by the people.

At this time, the envoys from the Mobei Territory came up and said that they wanted to make a deal with Dayan. They sold medicinal materials in exchange for food and ironware.

He Xingzhou twitched the corner of his mouth, "Please go back, my envoy, I have a large number of capable people, and it's not time to rely on the barbarians. Please keep those medicinal materials for your king to take a medicinal bath."

Ironware?Let them buy ironware and turn around to attack Dayan again?It's a good plan.

The envoys were also livid with anger, the emperor was really arrogant, he just satirized them as barbarians, and even made fun of their king's humiliation.

Who doesn't know that their King Mobei has been weak since he was a child, and needs to take medicinal baths to strengthen his body. This is an extremely shameful thing in Mobei, which advocates strength, and the King of Mobei strictly forbids others to mention it.

Seeing that it didn't make sense, he held the attitude of watching the show, pouted his neck, and said: "So, I wish Dayan can get rid of this difficulty."

Back at Qifeng Palace, He Xingzhou told Fang Zhengxin about the matter, and the other party immediately realized that it was unusual.

"Mobei Royal Court is far away from us, and the road is closed in snowy weather, so the news is not easy to spread. How did they get the news so quickly and prepare the medicinal materials?"

"What's so hard to guess? This king of Mobei is ambitious, and he has shown all kinds of means since he took office. It couldn't be easier to plant two spies in the court and deliver news for them."

Fang Zhengxin lost his chopsticks in fright, "You mean we have a mole in the imperial court!"

"What's the rush? It's just a trivial matter. Eat your food." He Xingzhou put the new chopsticks in his hands and picked up a lot of food for him before he said slowly, "If King Mobei is confident enough, he's probably already Getting ready to go."

"Move? What?"

"Of course we wait for the heavy snow to pass, and come here to pay tribute in person."

"He is so courageous, isn't he afraid of my iron hooves?"

"He's just here to pay tribute. Naturally, we have to treat him well. What is he afraid of? Besides, someone in the court has tipped him off, so it's convenient for him to do anything."

The king of Mobei in the plot is amazing, taking advantage of Dayan's disaster relief and having no time to take care of him, he followed the tribute team to the capital, saw that many people died of the cold, and hurriedly spread the news among the people, saying that it was them His Majesty is unwilling to buy medicinal materials for the common people out of self-interest.

This kind of argument really convinced many fools, which caused a lot of troubles and affected He Xingzhou's reputation among the people a lot.

It happened that the original owner fell into unexamined grief because of Fang Zhengxin's death at that time, and he didn't care much about it. Over time, driven by some aristocratic families with ulterior motives, the rumors became more and more intense. Made a deal.

A large number of iron objects flowed out, and it was precisely because of this that after Yue Bai'an took control of the government, Mobei's military strength was particularly strong, and she was caught off guard.

He Xingzhou vaguely guessed that the official who first sold the ironware to King Mobei, that is, the right servant of the household department, should be a chess piece buried in the court by King Mobei.But he didn't reveal too much, so He Xingzhou is not sure yet.

"Don't talk about state affairs, it's so annoying, how is our child today?"

As he said that, he stretched out his hand and caressed Zhengxin's belly in the air, and golden light penetrated into the place where others could not see.

These golden lights have been reduced and have the effect of making people become immortals and saints, but it is still possible to make the fetus talented and healthy.

Fangzheng held his hand when he saw him reach out, thinking that he was about to move his hands again, so he quickly grabbed it, and tapped his bowl with chopsticks, "Eat yours quickly, you won't be restless after eating!"

He held his belly and laughed: "This kid is much more well-behaved than the prince. He is quiet all day long and doesn't come to disturb my appetite. If I don't usually sleep a lot, I will just pretend that I don't have him in my stomach." Woolen cloth."

"It's because he sympathizes with you and his hard work, and wants you to relax."

"Speak so nicely? Say it! What bad thing do you want to do again?"

"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from my imperial husband, okay, okay, I'll tell you the truth, I want to go out of the palace tonight, and I won't be back until later, so I won't have dinner with you."

"Going out of the palace? What are you going to do?"

Fang Zhengxin looked suspicious, He Xingzhou pinched his face, "What are you thinking, am I that kind of person? It's just a trip to the prime minister's mansion. I have something to do with his daughter, and asking her to enter the palace will inevitably cause trouble. The queen mother has no need to think about it."

That day in Ci'an Palace, Fang Zhengxin was very impressed with this noble lady, not only her amazing words, but also her air of fearlessness.As if they were royal, they were nothing special in her eyes.

Knowing that it was a business matter, he didn't have anything to ask, so he responded casually, "Just go if you want to go, and just come back when you know it."

"Of course, I can only sleep well when I am beside the emperor."

Fang Zhengxin was coaxed to be happy, and in front of the palace servants, he felt a little embarrassed, and threw a piece of orange to him, "Go, don't bother me."

He Xingzhou stuffed the orange into his mouth, then stood up, "Then I'm leaving, and I'll come to you at night."

It was not easy for the emperor to go out of the palace. Not only did he have to hide from the group of censors who were closely watching the palace, but he also had to ensure enough safety.

The prime minister's mansion is on the West Street of the capital, where many high-ranking officials live. Since the former dynasty was destroyed, many officials have been cleaned up, and those houses are in the hands of the royal family, who rewards the officials below.

Therefore, those who are eligible to live in West Street are generally officials of the fourth grade or above, and the dignitaries of the Dayan Dynasty gathered here.

The prime minister's mansion was also rewarded by him personally. The five-entry large courtyard and three small courtyards are extraordinarily spacious in the capital where every inch of land is expensive. The population of the Yue family is small, and the parents of the prime minister died early, and his brothers all died for the country during the war. Even the youngest son, who went to study literature and insisted on working as a civil servant, saved his life.

When awarding the reward afterwards, the original owner Nian made the most contribution to the prime minister's family, and the prime minister himself was planning a strategy and predicting things like a god, so despite the objections of the courtiers, he insisted on promoting Yue Mingde, who was only 25 years old at the time, to the position of prime minister.

For more than ten years, in the position of prime minister, that person has really made a lot of achievements. He severely slapped those who were not optimistic about him at the time, and it also proved that the original owner's vision was correct.

Walking in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion, He Xingzhou was a little stunned. Over the past ten years, the original owner has been out of the palace many times, nine times out of ten it was to visit the Prime Minister's Mansion, but in recent years he hasn't been here much, and the place hasn't changed at all. .

The concierge realized it a long time ago, and when he saw the carriage coming, he hurried forward to say hello, "Oh, Master Fang, you haven't come here for a long time, please come in."

The prime minister had already said hello, as long as he came over, there was no need to notify him, just invite him in.

This not only shows respect for the emperor, but also shows the loyalty of their prime minister's mansion - anyway, we have no ghosts in our hearts, and it is convenient for His Majesty to come to inspect whenever he wants.

He Xingzhou got out of the carriage, lifted his legs and walked in.

He couldn't use his own name outside, so he simply misappropriated the emperor's husband's surname and let others call him "Fang Ye". What is the national surname, but Fang is not, so there is not much doubt.

Walking into the second entrance courtyard, when approaching the main house, there was a lively noise inside. The majestic male voice was mixed with a crisp female voice. He Xingzhou listened intently. It turned out that the prime minister was having a dispute with his daughter Yue Bai'an, and the prime minister's young master was Persuade peace from it.

"I haven't been here for a long time. The Prime Minister's Mansion is becoming more and more popular."

When the prime minister heard the voice, he immediately glared at his daughter and walked outside.

"Master Fang hasn't been here for a long time, hurry up and serve the best tea!"

"No need, I've drank all the best teas, just ordinary ones."

"That's not necessarily true." Yue Bai'an poked his head out, "You don't know, the tea in our mansion may not be available in the palace!"

"Bai'an!" The prime minister was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at him. This was too presumptuous.

He quickly looked at the emperor, but the other party was not angry, but curious, and asked: "Oh? What's the reason for this? The name of tribute tea is known all over the world. How dare the people below fool His Majesty?"

"Of course those people didn't dare, but it was because they were too afraid that the emperor couldn't drink good tea."

"Appreciate further details."

"This is a truth that everyone in the officialdom knows. For example, there is a hundred-year-old tree in Hangfu. The tea grown on it is called the best, but the output is not fixed. After the emperor is held accountable, no one can bear this responsibility, so the real good tea has long been given away by those officials!"

He Xingzhou had heard about these unspoken rules of officialdom before, and immediately said: "So, the Prime Minister's Mansion really has good tea that I haven't tasted before?"