Lord Prime Minister

According to historical records, the Ning River existed a hundred years ago. The river is wide and the water is fast. The huge amount of water has nourished tens of millions of people in the Ning River area.Waking up in the morning, rowing a boat and returning to the sunset, paddling the oars to break the fish and fill the warehouse.The glory of Ninghe at that time can be seen.

However, this majestic Ning River that nurtured the people has now become dry and depressed.Mu Zihuai accompanied Prince Minqing and his party to the bank of the Ning River, and a huge chasm appeared in front of everyone. The mud at the bottom of the river was cracked under the sun, and the surroundings were lifeless. There were no people or insects.

"This is Ninghe." County magistrate Chen Weiyu sighed first, with a desolate voice.

The rows of weeping willows on both sides of the river have withered leaves and blackened trunks. If the greenery reappears, we can foresee the prosperity of this place.

Huangfu Yunhua frowned when he saw the river, and looked under the embankment as high as two people, only to see cracked soil everywhere.

"Is this Nuoda river really gone within a few days?" Ren Danfeng shook his folding fan, his rough face was covered with beads of sweat due to the heat, his dark skin and slightly rude expression at this time Actions, showing a strong taste of the peasants.

Prince Minqing glanced at him with disdain, but did not speak.

"No, we watched the river every day. The water level was getting lower and lower every day, and finally even the bottom of the river was exposed." County magistrate Chen recalled, still a little terrified.

"What do you think?"

This sentence was said to the five new officials, Huangfu Yunhua did not look back, but he could somewhat guess the expressions on their faces.These few people were promoted all the way by the right minister, and they have always been against the second prince's faction.Since it can be appreciated, it must be more or less genuine, but it is not known whether it will help out after this trip.

"My lord, I believe that the most urgent thing now is to deal with the disaster. If we let it go on, the consequences may be disastrous. We must not delay this matter."

The first person to come up with the idea was Mr. Li Jili, who was a little older. He passed the imperial examination five times when he was over [-] years old, and finally won the first prize in one fell swoop.

Huangfu Yunhua just smiled and said nothing.

Seeing this, another official stepped forward and cupped his hands: "My lord, I personally think that it is the best policy to be sympathetic to the hearts of the people. We didn't see a few people along the way, so it can be seen that the residents here couldn't stand the hardship and fled to the barren land. You need to leave the people who have not left, let the people who left come back, appease the hearts of the people, and revive the people's customs."

"Master Xu's method is inappropriate. If we don't provide disaster relief first and bring in the river again, even if the people come back, they will suffer and will leave." As soon as Xu Feng finished speaking, Li Ji before him refuted, saying that there was nothing wrong with it. reason.

"This is their home. If it's not that they can't survive, no one is willing to leave. Just explain to the people that the imperial court will help them tide over the difficulties. I think they will come back."

They had different opinions, and the two started arguing, but the other three were submissive, they had nothing to do with themselves, they didn't speak, and the expressions on their faces were also indifferent.

"For disaster relief, the best policy is to put the hearts of the people in the town first. People in the nearby counties have fled the famine, where did they dig canals to divert water? Does Mr. Li think it can be done with just a few of us?" Xu Feng pointed at the deep hole. asked around the ravine.

"This... Even if the common people come back, they will not be able to eat without food. Who has the strength to do things?" Li Ji retorted, glanced at the prince, saw that he had not made a statement, and suddenly became more confident.

"Both adults are right." Prince Minqing said suddenly, leading the topic. "The Ning River has dried up, and it is necessary to divert water into the river again. However, the construction of canals is complicated, and the people here are still suffering. It is really inappropriate to entrust them with this important task."

As soon as Huangfu Yunhua said this, the two arguing also fell silent.

"Your Majesty." Ren Danfeng, who had been fanning his fan hard all the time, snapped his folding fan together and proposed with a smile, "Why don't you borrow someone from the imperial court?"

"How to borrow someone?"

"Let ordinary people dig ditches, it's better to report it to the court, and hope that the emperor can allocate some idle people to help. It would be even better if there are a few craftsmen who are familiar with ditches to direct."

"Mr. Ren's idea is good, but there are many difficulties. The number of people needed to dig the canal is not a small number, and the food and wages of these people are all problems." Li Ji quickly opened his mouth and raised the hidden problems. There is a little anxiety on the face.

"These are not difficult to solve." Mu Zihuai has been listening to the conversation of several people. He was at a loss and his mind was empty. At this moment, he suddenly heard Li Jili's question and finally got on the line. What was in his mind blurted out.

The sound was not loud, and it just sounded when it was quiet, which attracted everyone to look over.

"I...the villain has some ideas." Mu Zihuai swallowed his saliva, and quietly glanced at the prince who seemed to be smiling, and just happened to meet his gaze, turned his head and continued.

"During this time, the imperial court is just recruiting soldiers. Those recruits who have not yet been on the battlefield and are still training are the best candidates. They can not only dig aqueducts for disaster relief, but also train recruits. Besides, the imperial court originally wanted to give these recruits As for the salaries and rations, as long as their military salaries are raised a little, I think the recruits will be very willing to come."

Mu Zihuai said what was in his heart in one breath, the expressions of the people in front of him were different, Li Ji was a bit uncomfortable, Ren Danfeng and the prince looked at him with a little admiration?s color.

"Zihuai's idea is very good." Huangfu Yunhua smiled, Taohua looked at Mu Zihuai, and looked at Mu Zihuai, looking a little uncomfortable, before looking at Li Ji and the others. "At this time, let's make a decision. Tonight, I will write to the imperial court and ask for soldiers to help the disaster."

Mu Zihuai let out a breath, and a gust of wind rushed towards him with a heat wave, which made him sweat all over. When he looked up, he happened to see Li Ji looking at him with an unkind expression.Can't help but looked around suspiciously, and found that he was looking at himself, Mu Zihuai didn't know why, but couldn't help straightening his back, and took two quick steps to keep up with the prince's footsteps.

Li Ji's eyes kept falling on his back, which made him a little uncomfortable. Mu Zihuai felt a little cool in the heat, and quietly leaned against the backer.

In such a hot weather, such a large heat source approached, and the backer glanced at him, but said nothing.

Finally hugging the right thigh this time, Mu Zihuai thought happily.Squeezing next to the prince, feeling the gaze behind him disappear, my heart was relieved.

She was about to move away from the prince, but suddenly felt her palm was gently pinched.

Mu Zihuai exploded as if being molested by someone, his heart skipped a beat, he quickly withdrew his hand, and stared at the people around him.

Did the prince want to hold hands just now?Does the prince want to hold his hand?

no?It should have been accidentally bumped into while walking, and I must have thought too much.

But that's clearly an act of holding hands...

Mu Zihuai had a dull face, his heart was turbulent, and he glanced at the prince, with a pair of peach blossom eyes and a bright smile.

The prince teased him again!

Realizing this, Mu Zihuai squeezed back to Ren Danfeng's side, but compared to the prince who was wearing clothes made of ice silk, Ren Danfeng was like a huge furnace.

Mu Zihuai suddenly felt hotter, and couldn't stand the heat, so he had to move away again, and with this movement, he bumped into the county magistrate Chen next to him.

"Mr. Mu is full of energy. You are so young. I don't want my old man to do everything slowly. My wife can't stand me." County magistrate Chen took a look at Mu Zihuai and started talking with a smile.

Mu Zihuai laughed twice and patted his lower back. "It's a little uncomfortable, run more and stretch."

"Oh." County magistrate Chen glanced across his lower back, then moved to Mu Zihuai's unnaturally smiling face, and said earnestly: "Well, it will be uncomfortable if there are too many times."