How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

Xie Chengze always felt that Emperor Jian's eyes were strange, as if he was planning something bad again.

But it's not a big problem. No matter how bad he is, could he be so bad as to demote him to the frontier and not give him food or clothes?

While everyone's attention was on Eunuch Zhao and the officials from the Ministry of Works, Xie Chengze quietly slipped around the pillar and returned to the imperial court, pretending that nothing had happened, and continued to attend court with confidence.

Xie Zimiao gently tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "Second brother, where did you go to play?"

He was not as favored as his second brother and could not leave the court at will, so when Xie Chengze sneaked out of the Golden Palace, he could only watch with envy and dared not follow him.

"I'm going to work..." Xie Chengze paused, remembering something, and took out a small paper bag of walnut kernels from his sleeve and quietly stuffed it into Xie Zimiao's pocket. "You've been standing all day, are you hungry? Second brother will find you something to eat."

In fact, when he just came back with the Ministry of Works, he found Xiao Biao waiting outside the palace with a food box. Xiao Biao saw that he had not left the court for a long time, so he prepared some snacks and sent them to him so that he could satisfy his hungry appetite when he left the court.

He figured that Xie Zimiao and Xie Jinyu hadn't eaten yet, so he took some more.

Xie Zimiao opened the paper package as if it were a treasure, looked at the amber walnut kernels inside, and couldn't help but look up and smile, "Thank you, second brother, you are so kind."

The second brother asked him to eat walnuts, probably to nourish his brain.

His second brother let him eat sweet walnuts, probably to provide him with some sweet food to nourish his brain.

Xie Chengze rubbed his head lovingly. In fact, he also had a younger brother in modern times. He was only ten years old at that time. When he learned that his parents abroad wanted a younger brother and planned to keep him by their side, he jealously said that he didn't want a younger brother, and even maliciously thought that it would be better if his younger brother died.

Afterwards, my brother really died.

Xie Chengze has always regretted it. Even though he later learned that his brother died due to an infection that could not be cured, Xie Chengze still felt that he had cursed his brother to death.

He actually wanted a younger brother. He had even made plans. As soon as he came of age, he would apply for a passport. Since his parents and younger brother could not return to the country, he would go abroad to find them.

But plans can never keep up with changes. His younger brother died, and he, who was only one day away from adulthood, also traveled through time.

Thinking of this, Xie Chengze became even more resentful.

"Second brother..." At this time, Xie Zimiao's voice sounded again, "Your hair is going to be messed up."

Xie Chengze took a closer look and found that Xie Zimiao's hair had become frizzy after being rubbed by him. He quickly smoothed his head and withdrew his hand guiltily, "Ahem, it's okay. Even if the hair is messy, Xiaomiao is still the best looking."

Xie Zimiao curved his lips and smiled, then put an amber walnut into his lips. It tasted sweet, just like his mood at the moment.

Emperor Jian tilted his eyes slightly and glanced at the two people who were deserting in the corner. He did not reprimand them, but turned to look at the ministers who were puzzled at the steps of the hall, and said lightly, "Old man, tell us what this kang is."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Gu Lao bowed and then said, "The so-called fire bed is a warm bed made of clay and stone bricks, which can also be called a kang. The magic of it is that it is cleverly connected to the stove, and the remaining smoke from the cooking fire makes the kang surface warm like spring. In winter, it can keep you warm and avoid the suffering of the cold winter; in summer, it is warm but not dry, which can relieve the coldness of the kang surface. Once it is promoted in the northern territory, it will benefit all people."

After the ancient talk was finished, all the ministers whispered to each other and discussed the matter.

"Warming yourself by a fire? I've never heard of that before..."

"So, in the future, I won't have to wake up from the cold on winter nights anymore?"

"This heated kang is great! I was just worrying about how to get through this snowstorm. If there is a heated kang, then it won't be that hard to get through!"

All the ministers were filled with joy, and they congratulated Gu Lao one after another, "This thing appeared at the right time during the snowstorm. Gu Lao, you have done a great deed!"

Gu Lao shook his head. "Your Majesty was very prophetic and gave me the plan of the kang in advance. Otherwise, we would not have been able to complete the construction of the kang so easily."

It’s His Majesty?

The ministers were surprised, but soon came to their senses and could not help but bow to the emperor sitting on the dragon throne, saying in unison, "Your Majesty is wise and far-sighted. You are truly a blessing to our dynasty and the people!"

"Hahaha, I got this fire bed method by chance from someone else." Emperor Jian raised his head and smiled. Under Xie Chengze's contemptuous gaze, he regained his composure and said, "My dear ministers, what do you think of this fire bed?"

** pondered for a while, then stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, if this product is promoted to the people, the market price of firewood should be controlled in advance to prevent people with ulterior motives from taking advantage of the snowstorm to raise the price of firewood, causing the people to have kangs but no firewood to use."

"That's right. There are quite a few plains in the north. We should order those with more mountains and forests to cut down firewood in advance to prevent the mountains from being blocked by heavy snow and leaving no firewood available."

"In this case, we still need..."

The ministers also expressed their opinions one after another, and for a while, the hall was filled with endless chatter.

"My dear ministers, what you said is very true. This snow disaster has a wide impact. Disaster prevention must be completed as soon as possible, no matter how big or small. This is especially true in Liaozhou, Yingzhou and Lanzhou. I wonder who is willing to take on this important task?" Emperor Jian asked in a deep voice.

The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment, "This..."

This snow disaster is no small matter. To put it mildly, people may freeze to death and be wrapped in the snow outside. If too many people starve to death, the crime will be capital punishment if news is brought back. Naturally, these ministers who have lived in the capital for a long time are unwilling to step forward.

"I am willing to rush to Lanzhou to arrange relevant disaster prevention matters." At this time, a military officer stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Lanzhou is my hometown. I will live up to your orders and protect the lives of the people of Lanzhou!"

Seeing this, a handsome civil servant also came out and said in a firm tone, "Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Lanzhou with General Lin."

"Doctor Han, this trip is full of dangers. Why are you doing this?" The general dissuaded Doctor Han with a complicated expression when he saw him volunteering.

"General Lin is a military commander after all, and he is proficient in warfare. He needs my help in disaster prevention." Doctor Han bowed slightly, "I hope Your Majesty will grant this."

"But, in this case, you two will be responsible for Lanzhou." Emperor Jian nodded and agreed, then his majestic eyes swept over the ministers, "As for Yingzhou and Liaozhou... I wonder who is willing to go?"

All the ministers lowered their heads, their eyes on their noses and their noses on their hearts.

Xie Chengze secretly glanced at Shen Yuan and happened to meet Shen Yuan's gaze.

In the original book, it was General Lin and Doctor Han who were sent to Yingzhou to provide disaster relief. Both were rare good officials who worked diligently to plan a way out for the people of Lanzhou. Although the details of the event were not described, after the disaster relief was completed, the two good officials returned to Beijing smoothly and were rewarded, which seemed to indicate that they had done a good job.

As for Yingzhou and Liaozhou...

One was assigned to the crown prince, and the other was assigned to the second prince and Shen Yuan.