Your Highness, want to run after flirting?

After the You hour, the sky in Yangguo is still red and hot, as if it has been coated layer by layer with crushed chili juice.A few larks flitted across the high sky, and stopped on the green glazed tiles. After a while, they fell into a green willow, and the willow silk fluttered like catkins as the breeze floated.

Under the willow, there is a shadow of blue clothes kneeling on his knees.

"Lan Xiang, this way please."

The servant in brown and green palace attire held an azure palace umbrella and carefully opened the way for the people around him.

"Who is Liu Xiashou kneeling on?"

The emerald green robe suddenly caught the eye, and Lan Ziqing spoke softly.

"Back to the prime minister, it's the third prince."

The third prince, Su Danchen.

Lan Ziqing raised her eyebrows slightly, and stepped forward gracefully.

Without waiting for him to salute, a group of blue shadows suddenly rushed over, hugged his purple gold robe tightly, and staggered him two steps. When he came back to his senses, Su Danchen crouched at his feet like a big dog, Zhang Jun's face was half aggrieved and half happy: "Ziqing, you are here. If you don't come, I will kneel and die here."

Hearing this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he lifted his foot and kicked, but Su Danchen seemed to be stuck to his body, he couldn't kick him away no matter what, so he had no choice but to say: "Your Highness, let me go first."

"Don't let it go. If you let it go, you will go."

After saying that, Su Danchen hugged her even tighter.

Although Lan Ziqing said that he was an official, he was a literati after all, and he was an elegant person in his daily dealings, so there was no such thing as a rascal like the man at his feet.

As a last resort, I had no choice but to ask in a gentle voice: "What mistake did His Highness make, and why was he punished here?"

Su Danchen raised his face, met his elegant eyebrows, and for some reason, the roots of his ears burned.

"It's not a big mistake. I went to Xunhuan Building yesterday, and happened to be seen by Li Yan, the censor of Zuodu, who came to inspect. He read a copy of me in front of the father, and today I am kneeling here."

Lan Ziqing's heart sank.

The third prince always loves to hang out and have fun, so this matter may be deliberately used to make a fuss.Punishment to kneel is a small matter, but loss of king is a big concern.Your Majesty has the idea of ​​abolishing the prince recently.

Thoughts were flooding in his heart, his eyes wandered, and he just met his wet peach eyes, sighed, and lightly reprimanded: "Your Highness really shouldn't be having fun during a catastrophe."

Su Danchen showed embarrassment, pursed her lips, and said aggrievedly: "Ziqing, I know I was wrong. But I knelt down from Chenshi to Youshi, and I didn't get a drop of water for six full hours, so I was trained." He buried his face in the purple gold robe and whimpered, "If you don't save me, I'm afraid I'm going to die of thirst, starvation, or sunburn."

Lan Ziqing hooked her lips, and clasped her hands in an apology gesture. The smudged smile on her lips diluted a bit of the apology.

"I'm afraid there's nothing I can do."

Su Danchen let go of his hand in displeasure, his wet peach blossom eyes suddenly lost their luster, and he lowered his head and said sullenly: "Ziqing, like the ten emperors, came to see the joke."

Suddenly hearing the old eunuch's urging sound ahead, Lan Ziqing bowed to him and said, "Your Highness, forgive me and take my leave first."

After all, turn around and leave.

Su Danchen bit her lip and watched him go away.

As soon as Lan Ziqing reached the door, the old eunuch who stood by quietly pulled him aside.As soon as the red mouth and white teeth opened, it was to intercede for the third prince.Lan Ziqing shook her head, indifferently refusing.

Who would have thought that the old eunuch would not let him go, instead he kept talking.

Lan Ziqing didn't want to listen too much, his eyes turned slightly, they crossed the railing, and fell under the shade of green willows. Su Danchen was hanging his head down, playing with the willow leaves, and he stuffed the long and flat willow leaves into his mouth , chewed and swallowed.

A faint smile slipped through his eyes.

The old eunuch finally finished speaking, and looked eagerly at the opponent.

"Eunuch, do you still remember the case of the Ninth Prince?"

A soft and indifferent voice floated from the darkness.

The old eunuch was stunned, and felt a chill coming from the back of his neck.

Emperor Yang was suspicious and hated the princes forming cliques for personal gain, so the nine princes were stationed far away for this reason.Lan Xiangruo blatantly interceded on behalf of His Highness the Third Highness, wouldn't it be off-putting.At that time, if others make a fuss, the third prince may not be able to take care of himself.

The old eunuch figured it out, and broke out in a cold sweat.

Outside the promenade, the sun is setting and the clouds are like shredded cotton, spreading out layer upon layer, charming and gorgeous, scarlet like fire.

Su Danchen was still kneeling under the willow chewing leaves.

Royal study.

Emperor Yangdi pushed down the mountain of memorials with one hand, his eagle eyes were furious like thunder.

"The papers that are full of cases are all crying for poverty! They want me to help the poor! In the past three months, how much money and food have I shipped out from the treasury! They are all a bunch of trash!"

The folders in Huang Cheng's envelope were scattered all over the place, Lan Ziqing picked up one at random, and the word "Yun Chu" stood out in his eyes.

"Yunchu" is the name of the county, and it was written on the cover for the convenience of the emperor's review.This move was proposed by Lan Ziqing when he first came to the phase.There are 36 counties and 120 seven counties in Yangguo.Among them, all counties and counties can be played, so there are many and messy memorials.Lan Xiang proposed to divide the memorials into categories based on the county.On the one hand, it can avoid the chaos and disorder of the memorials, and on the other hand, we can know the geometry of the above-mentioned memorials in a county.Emperor Yangdi was pleased to play.

Lan Ziqing opened it casually, glanced briefly, and put it in the palm of his hand.

"Your Majesty, this is an excerpt given by Qin Wuyu, the magistrate of Lijiu County in Yunchu County. The compromise said that due to the severe drought in Yang Kingdom in March, the grains in Lijiu County have not been harvested. The people in the county eat grass roots and bark for their livelihood. , and even parents who sell their children for food. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy and give you one hundred thousand dans of food."

Lan Ziqing stopped, pondered for a moment, and replied: "As far as I know, His Majesty has shipped 200 million dans of grain to Yunchu County a month ago, and the prefect of the county will redistribute it according to the needs of the counties under the county. Yunchu County There are 15 counties in total, and each county gets about [-] dans of grain. But Lijiu County has a radius of only a hundred miles, and there are no more than [-] households. Why is there not enough grain?"

"Okay! What a county magistrate of Qin who deceives the top and the bottom!" Yang Huang was furious, and said, "If I don't kill this person, how can I be worthy of the [-] people in Lijiu County!"

"Hold on, Your Majesty, I have one more word to say."

Seeing that Emperor Yangdi was about to draw up an edict, Lan Ziqing hurriedly said.

Emperor Yangdi glanced at him, threw away the imperial decree of enlightenment, and said in a deep voice, "Speak up."

"If Lijiu County gets 15 dans of grain, then the people in the county will eat grass and sell their children. Naturally, it is the responsibility of the Lijiu county magistrate. It is only a million dans of grain transported from the capital and traveled two thousand miles to reach Lijiu. I don't know the amount of public grain that Lijiu County will get in the end." Lan Ziqing cupped his hands and said seriously, "I hope His Majesty will investigate this matter carefully, and don't kill good ministers by mistake."

Emperor Yang was silent for a long time, fixedly staring at Lan Ziqing for a while, and suddenly asked: "How did Lan Qing know that it wasn't Qin Wuyu who deceived the superior and concealed it, and used his power for personal gain."

Lan Ziqing lowered her eyes, and her eyelashes cast a fan-shaped shadow. She was tall and tall, and her purple and gold official robe could not hide her lightness like a chrysanthemum.

"Your Majesty, Qin Wuyu was a Jinshi in the year of Jiazi, went to the county magistrate of Yao County in the year of Yichou, and went to the county magistrate of Lijiu County in the year of Dingmao. When he first took office, Yao County was poor and remote, with a lot of waste waiting to be built. And the family was only ten thousand. , the total amount of money and food did not exceed 30. When he left, the water conservancy construction in Yao County was under construction, and the county was full of vitality. The population of money and food increased several times. The people of Yao County poured out of the city to see him off." Lan Ziqing raised his face, "Excuse me How can a person who is so loved by the people do things like using power for personal gain?"

Emperor Yang sighed: "It seems that I have wronged him. Lan Qing, you send someone to investigate him, and he will be promoted to my side in the future. Such a talent should not be buried in the countryside."

"According to the order."

"I'll leave it to you to handle the affairs of Lijiu County. Remember, you must investigate thoroughly. Don't let any one go!" Emperor Yangdi's eagle eyes flashed a trace of hostility.

Lan Ziqing bowed and said in a low voice, "I will definitely live up to expectations."

Emperor Yangdi's expression relaxed a little, and seeing the bright yellow memorials all over the floor, three thousand troubles rushed into his heart immediately, and finally frowned.

"Is there any news about the posted imperial list?"

There was a severe drought in Yang Kingdom in March, and there was not a single grass growing in the country. Emperor Yang issued an imperial list, and anyone with extraordinary abilities who obtained the rain would be worshiped as a teacher of the country immediately.

"Your Majesty, no one has come to reveal the list yet."

Emperor Yangdi rested his chin with his palm, his eagle eyes were slightly closed, and his expression was quite tired.

"I intend to send another 100 million taels of silver and 300 million dans of grain to each county. According to Qing's opinion, when can they be ready?"

Lan Ziqing cupped her hands, her eyelashes drooping, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "The minister has ordered the officials to count the money and food, and only wait for your Majesty's order."

Yangdi raised his eyelids, and the faint figure was reflected in his eyes, with an ice flower curled up on his lips, he said with a smile: "I have Lan Qing, so I can govern the country without any worries."

Twilight peeks in from outside the window, like a drop of orange-red icicles hanging down to the ground.

Lan Ziqing stood against the light, his face was dyed red by the evening light, and an elegant outline was outlined.

When he spoke, his voice was soft but resounding: "I have this body, and I look up to the Holy One. My humble minister should be the Holy One to relieve worries."

Emperor Yangdi smiled heartily, and the sharp coldness in his heart melted away.

"If Lan Qing is fine, please leave."

Lan Ziqing's soft and beautiful face fell into the shadows, and a blue shadow flashed across her clear eyes.

"I have something else to tell you"

Yangdi nodded to signal him to continue talking.

"Tomorrow is the birthday of the old scholar Sima Li. Will His Majesty come to congratulate him personally?"

Emperor Yang was slightly stunned, "Tomorrow is the Grand Tutor's birthday, why haven't I heard any rumors about it?"

"In the year of the catastrophe, the old scholar is unwilling to hold a big event, so the birthday banquet is kept simple."

Emperor Yangdi nodded happily, and said: "My grand master has always been upright." Then he looked at the blue-clothed figure kneeling under the willow outside the window, and his complexion sank immediately: "If this rebellious son can have half the heart of his grandfather Why would I punish him?" Sighing again, he said loudly, "Come on!"

"Your Majesty, the servant is here."

A white-browed eunuch in bean green palace attire holding a dust whisk pushed the door open and entered.

Emperor Yangdi clasped the dragon chair with his fingers, pondered for a moment, and said, "Tell that rebellious son not to kneel anymore, and go to the Sima Mansion to congratulate him tomorrow in my name."

"The slave takes orders."

The white-browed eunuch bowed and stepped back slowly to Lan Ziqing's side. His footsteps were slightly slow, and a barely audible thank you was heard, which dissipated in the air.Lan Ziqing was noncommittal, her eyes returned lightly.

After the old eunuch retreated, Lan Ziqing also bowed to leave. When he retreated to the long corridor, he stared at Su Danchen, who was hugging the white-browed eunuch under the willow tree, ecstatically.

The lips also pursed into a slight arc.