While Qingling and Amulu were fighting in the empty room, Liu Ninghuan was fast asleep in another room.

The next day, Liu Ninghuan leisurely returned to the Princess Mansion.According to the servant girl's report, she has already received several visit posts, and they were all sent by prominent figures in the court.

Liu Ninghuan wrote down the name, checked it with the faction list that Prime Minister Qiu asked to come a few days ago, and he knew it.

Liu Ninghuan said: "Why did they come so early? Didn't they just miss it? Send someone to tell them later that I'm back and I'll be waiting anytime."

The servant girl said: "I'm afraid that won't work. Someone is coming from the palace and I want you to come in."

Liu Ninghuan nodded and said, "It's so fast here..."

Before doing this, Liu Ninghuan had already anticipated the reactions of all parties.The direction of the wind in the court will change, but at the same time, the emperor will definitely talk to her.

It's just that I didn't expect it to be so soon.

Liu Ninghuan changed her clothes and immediately entered the palace.

When Liu Ninghuan arrived, the emperor was playing chess.He waved to Liu Ninghuan and said, "Ning'er, come play with me."

Liu Ninghuan sat opposite, only to find backgammon on the chessboard again.

Liu Ninghuan couldn't help feeling the magic of backgammon... Simple but not simple, saving time and mind, it is really a good game for Gongdou.

Liu Ninghuan said: "I didn't expect my father to play this too."

"The ministers have been playing with this recently...I heard that you invented it?" The emperor glanced at her with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

Liu Ninghuan came here prepared, so naturally she would not avoid it.She picked up a chess piece, blocked the emperor's way, and said: "My son thinks it's quite interesting, what does father think?"

The emperor glanced at her and said, "It's more interesting than I imagined. I heard that you had a banquet in Yangcui Tower yesterday?"

Liu Ninghuan said: "My cousin just got out of prison, so I want to cheer her up. Fortunately, Shi's family is rich, so it's worth buying happiness with such a meal."

The emperor was a little helpless by Liu Ninghuan's answer, what is "Chongxi"?What is "buying happiness"?He felt that he could not understand this daughter more and more.

After thinking for a while, the emperor finally made a chess piece.He said: "Since everyone can go, why didn't you inform me? I also want to have fun with the people."

Liu Ning laughed happily, and said: "Whatever father wants to eat, just tell me. I'll have someone make it and send it to the palace."

The emperor said: "It takes money to resettle the refugees. I'll forget about this meal. Remember to ask the people below to put more rice when cooking porridge. Sigh..."

Liu Ninghuan didn't expect the emperor to know such details.She said: "My father cares about the people, and the people will be very happy if they know about it."

The emperor sighed, but said: "The harvest has not been good for the past few years, and the people have suffered a lot... They believe in the country, so they flock to the capital. The problem that should be solved by the country has been handed over to the Shi family. , this is my dereliction of duty."

Liu Ninghuan said: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. The Shi family is a part of Zhao State, so there is nothing wrong with doing these things."

The emperor continued: "I sometimes wonder why Zhao Guoguo has experienced so many hardships in the past few years. Is it because I am not worthy to be emperor? Should I abdicate and give way to the virtuous while the Zhao country is still saved?"

Having said that, the emperor turned his head and looked at Liu Ninghuan seriously.

Liu Ninghuan noticed the tiredness in the emperor's eyes, paused and advised, "Why would father think so? You have been in power for so many years, and the weather has been smooth. As the saying goes, 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, natural disasters are inevitable. .”

Liu Ninghuan knew that people in ancient times were superstitious, and used to use climate change to guess the mind of "God".But she knows that natural disasters and man-made disasters are inevitable, and she knows even more that the reason for the famine in the past few years is all written by herself...

The emperor sighed heavily, and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore, I'm going to ask you a question, just tell the truth. It's not easy to help the victims. Does the Shi family have any money? Is there any food?"

Liu Ninghuan thought for a while, and said, "According to the current consumption rate, it can last for a few more months."

The emperor said: "After a few months, what will happen? If you make a big fanfare, the people will be unscrupulous, and they will take it for granted. What if the connection fails for some reason, and the victims of the disaster will make a scene? Although the Shi family has a rich family, if a little If there is a mistake, at least it will be severely damaged, and at the worst it will be destroyed."

"No one knows when the famine will end. The number of victims will only increase, and it will become a bottomless pit. Are you really going to smash the entire Shi family into it?" The emperor said earnestly, and at the same time looked at Liu Ninghuan worriedly.

Liu Ninghuan knew that this was the point of the emperor calling her here today.

The emperor didn't know that the famine was about to end, so he was not very optimistic about the big news that Liu Ninghuan made.

For other officials, the battle for the throne is a matter of standing in line.For the emperor, it was a matter of choice.

He is not happy with either of the current candidates.

Liu Ninghuan couldn't tell the emperor with certainty that the famine would end soon, and the emperor wouldn't believe it.So she can only start from other aspects.

Liu Ninghuan cheered up and said, "Then grab it."

The emperor gave a meal.

Liu Ning smiled happily and said, "Ninth brother has great talent and general strategy. Although I am not as good as her, I also know why she did that. I don't agree with the details of her actions, but I also know that is the right direction."

"War depends on people, but also on money. I have money but no one has money, and Brother Jiu has no money... In the end, our predicament is the same."

Liu Ninghuan was right.She and Zhao Zhan, one is inextricably linked to the army, so she wants to take the Shi family into her pocket; the other is backed by the world's richest businessman, but has not yet established her own power, and dare not act rashly.

The emperor showed a dazed expression.

Hearing the news reported from below, he thought Liu Ninghuan was a complete idealist.A king should have passion, but with too much emotion, everything depicted is just a castle in the air.

The emperor knew these trade-offs, so he was even more worried about Liu Ninghuan, and hurriedly summoned her to the palace.

Liu Ninghuan's words dispelled some of the emperor's doubts.As long as you're not a pedantic nerd, ambition is nothing.Which one of the Zhao family doesn't have it?

While the emperor breathed a sigh of relief, he remembered a question.

"Speaking of which, Zhan'er once proposed a marriage to me."

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