Sima Yan was an efficient emperor, and he didn't like the kind of court where the ministers whispered and he was bored and drowsy above.His dragon couch is no more comfortable than a solid dragon chair, so why bother to watch these veteran gangsters quarrel, and when the court calms down, the emperor said: "What's the matter, my loves?"

Minister of the Ministry of Industry took a step forward: "Your Majesty, the flood in Youzhou broke its embankment three days ago, and the people are in urgent need of rescue."

After all, Sima Yan hadn't been to the court for nearly ten days, and there were still some important events in the court.Hearing that the flood occurred in Youzhou, the courtiers couldn't help showing surprised expressions.Youzhou is not a wealthy state and county, because it is located in the northwest, although it is adjacent to a Yellow River, but in autumn and winter, the Yellow River will stop flowing. How can there be floods in a place that is often dry.

"How is the disaster situation in Youzhou?"

"Once in 50 years, the heavy rain lasted for three consecutive days and stopped in the first two days. The flood broke down the embankment, the farmland of the people was flooded, and many houses built near the embankment collapsed. According to Youzhou According to the governor's statistics, more than 100 houses collapsed, more than [-] people drowned, and more than [-] people are still missing."

These are only preliminary statistics, because the flood washed away the local county government, some of the stored village chronicles were lost, and some family members disappeared, so it is difficult to count specific figures.Youzhou is sparsely populated, and many people live in scattered places, making it even more difficult to find people.

During the flood season, the Yellow River will swell, and it is also the time of year when Youzhou has the most water. They have set up a reservoir locally to retain the water.Originally, this time, the Huangshui River rose, and the local people were quite happy. They thought that this autumn and winter would be easier, but unexpectedly, the rain was getting heavier and heavier. The governor of Youzhou came from a local family, and he had never seen it since he was born. With such a heavy rain, I never thought that there would be floods, and naturally I did not have the experience and ability to deal with floods.

"How is the disaster situation in Youzhou now?"

"When the messenger arrived, the heavy rain had stopped, and it was light rain. The whole of Youzhou did its best to rescue the disaster. We also asked the Dongzhou army to be transferred."

The disaster was sent by a courier yesterday night. The courier galloped for [-] miles and killed two horses on the way. It's just that they didn't go to the local area, so they only listened to the letter, and there should still be some differences with the local Yes, but I don't know whether the access is good or bad.

"Where is the household servant?"

"My minister is here." The young servant of the household department came out.

"I appointed you to inspect the censor this time and go to Youzhou for disaster relief." The land of Jin is vast and rich, even if the overall weather is good, there will be disasters in places every year, but there are major disasters and minor disasters.The state of Jin has been around for hundreds of years, and the disaster relief process is relatively complete. Usually, local officials dare not exaggerate or conceal the disaster at will.

"If the disaster is true, order local officials to directly open warehouses to release food. If the local food is not enough, transfer food from neighboring states and counties."

The flood will subside sooner or later, but before it subsides, disaster relief is the top priority. In addition, there is post-disaster reconstruction. Otherwise, some people were not washed away by the flood, but they starved to death because of lack of food.To ensure that the disaster relief money from the imperial court can be distributed to the people, it is necessary to inspect the censor at this time. On the one hand, it is to check the disaster situation on behalf of the emperor, and on the other hand, it is necessary to strictly check the distribution of disaster money to avoid corruption, or Officials and businessmen colluded to drive up local food prices.

After dealing with the disaster relief in Youzhou, the emperor asked, "What else is there to do, my loves?"

Fortunately, apart from this incident, other places are relatively safe: "Since none of you have anything to say, I have something to mention."

"It's a happy event." The emperor's expression was very calm, people couldn't see the joy and anger on his face, "The seven beauties in my palace have been pregnant for several months, but the fetal image was unstable before, so I can't mention this Well, the child is seven months old now."

The fetus in his womb is going to be taken out in August, and it has been almost six months now, five months and 20 days to be precise. According to the original plan, it will come to this world in less than seventy days. I was pregnant in October, but it was almost nine months, and it could be considered full term.

Sima Yan said the baby was two months old, mainly to obscure the birth date of the fetus, lest some people make a fuss about it.It is a taboo to know when the fetus will be conceived.

The entire court was shaken. The disaster of the people of Youzhou was indeed worrying, but they had experienced too much over the years and had not faced the disaster directly. The hearts of these high-ranking people were inevitably numb.

But the emperor's concubine is pregnant, that's different. It has been ten years since the emperor ascended the throne, and there is not a single prince or princess in the palace. Finally, the emperor got enlightened some time ago and directly married the daughter of the Song family as the queen.

The forces of all parties hesitated whether to take advantage of the emperor's resignation and stuff their own daughter in, but they were concerned about Song Mingcheng's power, and when the emperor didn't reveal his intentions in this regard, they still didn't do this to offend the empress and the Song family. thing.After all, offending the queen was not only offending the Song family, but also offending Prince An's lineage.

Never would have expected that this newlywed, seven months pregnant seven beauties came to the palace, and someone cast a sympathetic look at Song Mingcheng, her daughter has only become a queen, and she doesn't know if she will have a chance to conceive a child , the future emperor's eldest son will be born.

Although it is said that this child may not be a prince after birth, but it is the first newborn in the palace in the past ten years. The first child is always different, and the emperor has such a willful temper. The throne was passed on to Lin'er, the queen's son.

Some families who don’t have a suitable girl are already thinking about whether to invest in the so-called Seven Beauties, a beauty with no name or title. If she gives birth to the eldest son of the Jin Kingdom, she will have to be a concubine anyway.They have never heard of this seven beauties, which means that this person may come from a humble background and his family status is not high.

A woman born in a small place is of course very easy to deal with, unlike the queen, who comes from a distinguished family, has a father who is a prime minister, and a mother who is a princess, if they really get the position, they may not be able to take advantage of it .

Song Mingcheng's expression was very stiff and unnatural. He looked at Song Zi several times, and the word subtle was written all over his face.Seeing this scene in the eyes of his old enemy, the latter forcibly held back his laughter.

They have already made a plan, if their daughter cannot enter the palace to please the emperor, or if they are unlucky and fail to give birth to a prince, they will invest in the prince of Qimei's life and resolutely fight against Song Mingcheng to the end.

The "seven beauties" blushed, their waists were stretched straight, and their toes were stuck on the ground in embarrassment in the boots that others couldn't see. Although he said that he had gotten angry with Ah Yan before, considering the safety of the child and Ah Yan, Before it was born, he didn't intend to tell all the real information, but in front of so many people, hearing the emperor say that, he still couldn't help his ears getting hot, he didn't need to touch it, he knew it My ears and cheeks must be very red.

"Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor." After reacting, all the courtiers congratulated one after another. They couldn't wait to find out the identity and origin of the seven beauties who were hidden by the emperor, and even covered them for seven months.The child is seven months old and can survive after birth. It seems that the emperor really attaches great importance to this child.

The Son of Heaven said: "I intend to pray for Lin'er, so I intend to donate all the inkstones accumulated in my treasury, sell them for silver taels, and then allocate them all to the people of Youzhou this time."

"Lu Shanqing."

"Wei Chen is here."

"The minister of the Ministry of Industry praised you for being good at water conservancy. This time, you are responsible for escorting the disaster relief money and assisting Zhang Aiqing in disaster relief." Of course, the emperor could not arrange for only one person to go to such a major event.Moreover, Youzhou has no experience in flood disasters, so it is natural to arrange for experienced people to go.

Some people cast envious eyes on Lu Shanqing. Disaster relief is a major event, and escorting officials and bankers is even more important. If it is done well, Lu Shanqing's future is obviously very bright.

They also heard that Lu Shanqing was because of the last trip to the villa.In the eyes of the emperor, I have been in contact with the daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry during this period. Although there is only one fourth daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry who has never been married, she is also a legitimate daughter. More than enough.The Minister of the Ministry of Industry will praise Lu Shanqing, it must be because this little boy will be his son-in-law in the future.

They thought sourly, this errand is indeed an opportunity, but for those who are capable, it may be a blessing or a curse for a person like Lu Shanqing.

Apart from these people, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry was a little confused, right? Why didn't he remember that he had recommended Lu Shanqing to the emperor, but after receiving Lu Shanqing's grateful gaze, he quickly convinced himself that it might be that he had casually mentioned something before. Speak, after all, he is so busy, it is impossible to remember every word he said.

"Yes, Your Majesty is benevolent, and this humble minister will lead the order." Lu Shanqing came out to lead the order, with a calm and calm expression.

Song Zi breathed a sigh of relief, he wasn't jealous of Lu Shanqing at all.In fact, the emperor's arrangement of candidates for disaster relief may have something to do with him, because he mentioned before that Lu Shanqing is quite talented in water conservancy.

The original male lead in the novel, sitting in the position of a powerful minister by virtue of his humble status, is not enough to be ruthless, he also needs to have a certain ability.At that time, he just mentioned it casually, but he didn't expect Ah Yan to really remember every word he said.If it was Lu Shanqing who helped the disaster, with the blessing of the male protagonist's halo, the people of Youzhou should have a good life.

Song Zi was thinking about his sister's affairs. The northern border he lives in is not too far from Youzhou. I don't know if it has been affected. If not, the people in Youzhou in the northern border who were affected by the disaster should also be able to contribute. .

The emperor took the lead in donating his own things, and of course the courtiers had to follow suit, unlike Lu Shanqing, who had a clean hand and a poor family, who only said one thing about the benevolence of the emperor.

Song and Ming Dynasty set up Ma Dao: "I am willing to donate my one-year salary to help the people of Youzhou." It is only a one-year salary, but he can still afford it, and the emperor is pregnant with the child of his old Song family. Distribute some family wealth to pray for his precious grandchildren, and the wife at home will not say anything.

Song Mingcheng was really too cunning, his daughter was at a disadvantage, and immediately frantically swiped the favorability of the emperor here.The person who was the first to take the initiative and those who followed suit gave people a different feeling. The courtiers lamented Song Mingcheng's cunning and cunning, and then rolled up one after another.

"My minister is willing to donate two years' salary!"

"The minister's family still has a wife and children to support, so I can only do my best. I am willing to donate half of it every month for the next year." Selling miserably and playing the emotional card to highlight his sincerity and love for the people of Youzhou .

Those in the back who are not so rich and powerful, and it is not easy to continue to sell miserably, also donated a month or two of monthly salary symbolically. Everyone is donating, so that others have to donate. They mainly rely on various subsidies, monthly salary It's not a big deal, and there will be a generous reward for the Chinese New Year. After donating for two months, it will be much easier to wait until the new year.

When these people finished speaking, the emperor said, "I have to thank you for your love for the people on behalf of the people. However, the servant of the household department went to relieve the disaster, but the court's political affairs could not be ignored. During this period, Song Zi and Song Aiqing took the place of the household. The position of Minister of the Department."

The servant of the household department is not considered a great official, but he is definitely not a small fat job. This Song Zi ran out of nowhere suddenly.

All civil and military officials followed the emperor's eyes and saw Song Zi standing behind everyone. The young man was wearing the system of the criminal justice department. He looked high-spirited and looked like the current empress.

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