I run a newspaper in ancient times

This winter has been snowing and the weather is extremely cold.

When the stars were hanging in the sky, the snow-covered road had already been crushed with traces of wheels.

Li Li sat in the carriage and yawned again and again. Fan Zhiyuan was on duty last night, so there was no way to wake him up personally. It was difficult to dig up this ancestor for the sake of eastward and southward travel.

Fortunately, although the process was painful, it became a habit after a long time. He came late today, but it was not too late.

The courtiers in twos and threes walked towards the main hall trembling and angry. At this time, the difference between military officials and civil officials became obvious.

Wrapped into a ball, desperately stuffed with jackets into official uniforms, most of the people who curled up into a ball with their heads hanging down were civil servants who were powerless.

And striding forward, raising snowflakes on the ground while walking, passing by this group of quails with their heads held high, and those who cast contemptuous glances were mostly military officers who insisted on strengthening their bodies after hearing the chickens and dancing.

Military officers are usually suppressed by civil servants and looked down upon. They seldom feel complacent, but now they can finally show off their might.

No matter how proud they were, when they passed by a young official dressed in the official uniform of Yipin Shangshu, even in the cold and windy winter, they still subconsciously slowed down their pace and raised their hands respectfully. He called out: "My lord."

Today, there is only one prince with real power left in the Great Yan Dynasty, and that is the younger brother of the Holy One, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Prince Yi.

Although he has only been in the court for only three months, he has not only made his mark, the left minister who has power in the court and the public will avoid him when he sees him, and he is willing to take the back seat.

It can be said that in this court, Prince Yi has the final say on everything, and any decree passed through his hands, whether to reject or approve it is at his whim.

He looks very mighty and domineering, he says what he says, and he is a proper regent, but unfortunately... this is just an illusion.

If it really came to this point, how could he tolerate the Zuo Prime Minister's family standing peacefully in this hall, a dungeon and a cemetery would be more suitable.

It's just that someone knows that someone is deliberately creating a situation to drive a wedge, but Li Li has nothing good to do for the time being.

The strategy of attacking the heart can only be disintegrated by a firm will and a broad mind. Obviously Emperor Yan is not this type of person, so there is no solution.

"Your Majesty, according to my daily observation of the sky and continuous measurement and performance, the cold wave coming from the north this winter is rare in 50 years. The continuous snowfall may be hard to melt in spring. It can be called a disaster. Please prepare early." Qin Qin The Tianjian is reporting.

Since the beginning of winter, there have indeed been several snowfalls. The lower capital city is close to the south, so the winter is not too cold, and the snow scene is less, but this year is different.

"If the snow does not melt in spring, the sowing will be affected, and the harvest in the coming year may even be reduced."

"This is the second thing. How should the people survive the cold weather? If there is not enough food and firewood at home, wouldn't they have to freeze to death and starve to death, and sell their children and daughters?"

"Thinking about last year's catastrophe, and looking at the discount reports sent from all over the world, the situation is already worrying. I'm afraid it hasn't been slowed down yet. It's really worse."

Yes, everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and sigh.

A topic that cannot be avoided in a dynasty is natural disasters and man-made disasters, especially natural disasters, which are inevitable and can only be protected and rescued as soon as possible.

Since it was brought up in the court, and Qin Tianjian said, disaster relief must be provided.

Fortunately, Dayan is still relatively rich, with a year of self-cultivation and rest, and the tax revenue can be regarded as filling the treasury, which is enough to relieve a disaster.

Emperor Yan then said, "Master Zuo."

The left minister came out: "The old minister is here."

"Has the local disaster situation been sent up?"

The prime minister on the left replied: "It has been delivered one after another, as evidenced by the local censor."

Emperor Yan nodded: "Then let the Ministry of Household Affairs draw up as soon as possible, calculate the relief money, and allocate it as soon as possible, so that all departments can help tide over the difficulties together."

The Minister of the Household Department also responded together: "I will obey the order."

The recent morning court has been going well, without any undercurrents or tense atmosphere.

Emperor Yan's gaze paused on Li Li. The latter had a miserable and sluggish face, squinting his eyes, trying to sleep or not, obviously not paying attention upwards.

Fan Zhiyuan was on duty last night, without him taking him to the court at lightning speed, Li Li had to leave the bed a quarter of an hour earlier, it can be said that his face was even more expressionless, and his soul wandered away.

His style of painting is completely incompatible with the early court, and his whole body is full of resentment that he doesn't want to go to court or get up early. This appearance makes Emperor Yan have a panoramic view, and he can't help but smile.

There was no major issue in the court, and naturally there were no conflicts. Emperor Yan's injustice and fear were also stabbed from time to time, and gradually became numb. The relationship between the two brothers actually eased a little and reached a balance.

At this time, Marquis Wu Ning seemed to be gossiping: "Speaking of which, the cold wave comes from the north, our Dayan is having a hard time, and this big summer will be even more difficult, right?"

Dayan is at least located in the south, and the climate is relatively warmer, but it is more northerly in Daxia. I heard that the snow has not stopped since the beginning of winter, and the disaster is even more serious.

Daxia is no more commercially prosperous than Dayan, and basically relies on farming, and even begs for God's favor to eat.

After Marquis Wu Ning finished speaking, someone followed him, "If we send troops to the north at this time, it shouldn't be too difficult to take back the four prefectures of Yanjing."

"That's right, Daxia can't fight at all. If General Fan leads troops, it is very possible to push another mile to the north. Maybe he can capture the four cities of Lianyun in Daxia."

"Satisfied with the four cities of Lianyun? With General Fan's ability, I can only relieve my anger by forcing Da Xia to move all of them."

The position of the left prime minister was closest to Emperor Yan, and he could see the emperor's slightly swaying crown under the bead curtain, his tightly pursed lips, as if his heart moved.

He sighed in his heart, turned around for a while, and someone clapped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the generals are right. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to regain the land!"

"It's good, the mountains and rivers have been broken for nearly ten years, it's time to make them complete, I agree."

It was clearly talking about a catastrophe, but suddenly it was about dispatching troops.

This sudden situation took the ministers back to their senses for a moment, and they all looked at the two standing in the front. They felt that it was time for another disturbance in the finally calm court.

Marquis Wu Ning exchanged glances with Prime Minister Zuo, and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to go out."

"Your Majesty, I am also willing."

"minister……"

They obviously didn't have any regulations, and they usually pretended not to hear people when they talked about war, but now they all begged to fight as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, which suddenly ignited the fire in Emperor Yan's heart.

There is no emperor who does not want to see his own country complete, even a vast territory. Emperor Yan was the first emperor after the capital was moved, and he has always had a reputation of cowardice and incompetence.

The most important thing is, no matter how passionate the military officer in the court is, if he really sends troops, it will only be Fan Zhiyuan who will go to the battle in the end, then at that time, the imperial army...

Emperor Yan's eyes could not help but sink, and he clasped his fingers together.

"Last year there was a catastrophe. I still remember that the household department was stretched and couldn't even support the frontier war. This year's disaster is worse than last year, but I don't know where the money will come from to fight this war?"

Gu Rushi's voice sounded clear and faint, like a basin of cold water pouring out the chicken blood in the court, he looked at Zhen Weimin with a smile: "Lord Zhen, what do you think?"

In the early spring of this year, Zhen Weimin vowed to force Emperor Yan to recall Fan Zhiyuan with the account book of the household department.

Now if you want to say that you can fight and the court can provide for you, then you have to take in what you say.

"This..." Zhen Weimin was in a dilemma.

It is a trivial matter for a minister of the household department to speak irresponsibly and contradict what he says, making people laugh and be generous. If he is guilty of dereliction of duty and delaying military aircraft, the gain will outweigh the loss.

After all, this court hall is not the left-handed one. He looked at the quiet Li Li in front of him, and chose to remain silent.

Emperor Yan's gaze dimmed accordingly.

On the contrary, Prime Minister Zuo laughed when he saw this: "Master Gu is thoughtful, but last year's cold wave, the imperial court was insufficiently prepared, and the local government did not keep out the cold in time, which caused countless victims. Seeing that the momentum is not right this year, we have learned our lesson. The officials have already ordered the local government to take measures, and the disaster relief still needs to be provided, but the amount should not be as large as last year. The Ministry of Household Affairs has calculated it carefully, and there may be a surplus.”

Zuo Xiang's words rounded things up.

"Besides..." He glanced back at Li Li, with an unpredictable look in his eyes, and pointed out, "Thanks to the blessing of the lord, many mansions have been raided this year, and there are only two first-rank officials, and the family's money has been poured into it." The national treasury is quite rich."

These are all huge greed, especially the Yuan family, the huge Shuo Shuo, just ransacked the house for three months, and now there are still some who have not been sent to the capital on the way.

Zhen Weimin immediately felt relieved: "Exactly, it should be enough."

Hearing this, the hope in Emperor Yan's eyes lit up, and then he saw Li Li raised his head, and his hazy eyes gradually cleared up.

After standing for a while, Li Li's daily morning syndrome gradually passed.

He said: "Those who don't know think that they have encountered a once-in-a-hundred-year bumper harvest, and it is not a catastrophe where everyone will unite." He looked at the ministers in the court who had just repeatedly responded and encouraged the expedition, and asked coldly, "My lord Your mansion and family members are all in the capital. If you are so enthusiastic, why don’t you transfer to the frontier to fight first? Let’s see how many soldiers can be recruited in this freezing day?”

When Li Li asked, many people shrank their necks and fell silent.

Li Li basically didn't speak in the court, but once he spoke, it didn't matter whether it was a joke or not, it could be true.

Prime Minister Zuo asked, "My lord thinks it's wrong?"

"The Prime Minister Zuo has been in charge of the government for so many years, wouldn't he be stupid to think that this is a good idea?" Li Li asked sharply.

These words made people unable to answer, Prime Minister Zuo paused for a moment, and said: "Da Xia is Dayan's confidant, and now he is in a disaster, and the national power is weak. Is the danger not caused by a gentleman? Or is it because he is reluctant to leave the capital for General Fan?"

Zuo Xiang's question made people look at Li Li involuntarily.

Emperor Yan looked at him with burning eyes.

Li Li raised his eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Not only is he reluctant, but he also feels distressed. Ren Wugong is a human being! Let alone ordinary soldiers? Whose family fights in the cold, when every weapon is sticky?" Go? The capital is already cold enough, not to mention the north, you have to be blinded by heavy snow when you go out, and you can freeze into ice sculptures in the time it takes to stand outside for a stick of incense..."

Seeing Marquis Wu Ning pouted with disdain on his face, he couldn't help snorting coldly: "Marquis Wu Ning, don't think that after staying in the capital for a long time, you forget the time when you were useless. Back then, when the road was blocked by heavy snow, people were trapped Xia Jun, what a good opportunity to encircle and suppress, but he avoided fighting because the ground was frozen, the horses were slippery, and it was not appropriate to send troops, and in the end he let people go, didn't he?"

Many people have never heard of this matter, and even Emperor Yan didn't care about anything else, so he couldn't help asking: "How did Prince Yi know about this matter?"

Li Li spread his hands: "Who made the person next to the pillow the last to clean up the mess? This kind of jokes go up and down Fan Jiajun, and you can listen to a basketful."

Chi Chi... There was a low laugh from below.

Not to mention Daxia, even the people of Dayan know that the Shen family's army is notoriously fearful, and they are best at defending the city and retreating.

Marquis Wu Ning blushed instantly, the battle was not actually fought by him, but he was a direct descendant of the Shen family, so that General Daxia, who was let go, didn't appreciate it, and even turned around to publicize that the Yan army was timid and fearful. In the end, it was Fan Zhiyuan who led the army to cut off his head to save Dayan's face.

At that time, Great Xia invaded, the war was stalemate, and there was a truce in winter, and Dayan hardly sent troops.But Daxia is located in the north, and the soldiers are more cold-resistant than Dayan, so sneak attacks happen occasionally.

That kind of anti-invasion avoids and does not fight, let alone when the colder cold wave hits, how about going north?

"If Marquis Wu Ning has this ability, please go to war. Lord Marquis has soldiers under his command, and I will give you the credit. As long as you don't drag my General Fan, he cherishes his soldiers."

"For those who fight on the battlefield, the shroud of horse leather is also an honor. If Prince Yi is in charge of General Fan, where is the most holy place?" Prime Minister Zuo said indifferently.

Li Li didn't look up at Emperor Yan's expression, but rolled up his sleeves and said, "It's fine to fight to the death on the battlefield, or to die for the country, but it's hard to say whether this battle is to defend the country or for some people's self-interest. gone."

Emperor Yan's heart was poked, and the hand on the armrest was retracted to his knee.

"It's such a bad weather. If we really go, there are not many people who died on the battlefield. They probably died of freezing on the way?" Gu Rushi sighed softly, "What if we take back the four cities of Yanjing? , the people are struggling to survive, not to mention the separation of mother and child, husband and wife? Wouldn’t it be better to have this money and food to help the people?”

This makes sense. A scholar said: "The country is not a city or a pool, but the people of the world. The emperor of the previous dynasty resorted to war, and the people complained. Your Majesty, please think twice, the most important thing in everything is disaster relief, and the people are the most important."

After all, Emperor Yan was not a tyrant, and it was only because of Marquis Wu Ning's proposal that he suddenly came up with this idea today.

After all, the temptation to send Fan Zhiyuan out of the capital and regain the territory is too great, but after thinking about it, it would be too ridiculous to send troops out to fight even if it is difficult for the people to survive the winter, so I can only express my regret, that's all.