Jianjia Chronicle

The house Bo Ran lives in is low-style, and all the cabinets in the house are also low-style, which is quite ancient.At this time, she was wearing wooden clogs, wearing a moon white gown and hanging her wrists against the wall.

Min Jingyuan is good at cursive script, he is wild and unrestrained; Linzi Hou is good at regular script, his brushwork is powerful, domineering and restrained.Bo Ran practiced calligraphy with these two famous calligraphers, but she is different from them. She writes in running script, which is chic yet restrained, with a unique charm.

Calligraphy pays attention to wrist strength. Compared with men, she is inherently weaker in strength. In her previous life, she accidentally heard that hanging her wrist against the wall can increase her wrist strength. , so that the rotation is smooth, the brushwork is like flying, and there is no sense of stagnation.Bo Ran tried it at first, but after one month it really had a significant effect, so he persisted month after month, year after year, getting up early every day, writing in front of the wall for half an hour, and the control of his wrist gradually became more comfortable. , She went from 12 crooked characters in half an hour to [-] characters that gradually became muscular, and now when people read her characters, they would never think that this is the writing power of a [-]-year-old boy.

Work is good with diligence, waste is with play, and heaven rewards hard work, which is really a famous saying.Bo Ran is not afraid of suffering, and she doesn't think it's suffering if she sleeps less than half an hour a day and works harder than others. What she cares about is whether what she pays is equal to what she gets.What she wanted was simply to survive when she first came to this world, but when she realized the advantages and disadvantages brought about by her own identity, she wanted to protect herself, hold on to everything she could get, and Give back to the one who gave her all this.

Bo Ran has more family values ​​than her father.She understands that rights and obligations are always inseparable, and similarly, power and freedom are also tightly bound together.

For her to give up power for freedom, she either has no ability to hold on to power, or she really puts her heart in the void, and everything is the same.It is so difficult to achieve the latter, even if the Min family is famous for its good mountains and rivers and famous scholars, but if it is true that there are no nobles in the court who hold important positions, how can there be any Min family in this world?

Bo Ran made the last stroke, put down the pen, took two steps back to look at it, then smiled slightly, ordered to tidy up, and went out of the house.

Chang Shi is waiting outside the house.Bo Ran was a little surprised, how did he come here so early in the morning, without revealing anything on his face, he pulled his wooden clogs and went straight into the study.

Chang Shi was not ambiguous, as soon as he entered, he explained his intentions: "Da Lang, the eunuch's family has been found, and they have taken care of them."

Bo Ran cheered up, and said: "Think of a way to let him know, and then we don't have to worry about it."

The eunuch mentioned here is Chang En.When Bo Ran saw that what he told her was not the origin of this palace, its function, or who lived in it, but to introduce to her the various uses of the central government office, she guessed that this person might be a family member of a criminal official acting as a slave. of.

The status of eunuchs here is very low, and the courtiers don't have many friends with eunuchs, probably because of their contempt and shame.However, the top eunuchs come out of every line. Some of the good eunuchs are nine thousand years old, and some abolish the emperor and set up one himself.Bo Ran didn't mind moving around a little, so he put a small nail next to the emperor that could reveal some news from time to time.

The eunuchs who did not enter the inner court in the family of officials are different from the eunuchs who have nowhere to sell and enter the palace as eunuchs. The former pays more attention to family inheritance.Now she has found Chang'en's family and sent them to him. This is a great kindness to Chang'en who is anxious about the succession of his surname.

Bo Ran smiled treacherously, and Chang Shi, who was sitting opposite her, felt numb and persuaded him: "Da Lang, it's not good to laugh like that."

It will be May when this is done.There is little rain this year, and there are already droughts in various places. Originally, a year of drought is not a big deal. All states and counties have government stocks, which can be used to relieve the people at that time.The bad thing is that although there was no drought or flood in the first two years, the year was not good. After the tax was reduced by the imperial court, the people's life was still not easy, and the treasury was not sufficient. No matter how dry this year is, it is hard to guarantee that nothing will happen. .

The Marquis of Linzi and his colleagues tentatively decided on several countermeasures in the government office, and when they returned to the Hou's mansion, Bai Dang asked to see him.When the Marquis of Linzi thought about it, on the one hand, he responded, and on the other hand, he asked people to come to Dalang.

This time the discussion was also about the upcoming drought, but it was Zhao Wang who would take advantage of the upcoming drought and what to do.

Bai Yishe hesitated a few times, and finally said: "The Eastern Palace is in the east, and the Eastern Green Dragon dominates the trees. In the previous dynasty, there was a saying, "The Eastern Palace is virtuous, and the trees in the square are flourishing." If King Zhao spread this sentence to all states and counties... "People don't necessarily care about who the East Palace is, but they must care about whether they can eat or not, and there are some mud legs who want to make a revolution. It's strange if they don't take the opportunity to make a fuss.

Some people agree with him, and some people don't.Li Sui said: "King Zhao's heart is known all over the world, but he has never said that the East Palace is not good." Not only that, but the congratulatory form to the East Palace on the New Year's Day is also sincere, with the attitude of a minister serving the emperor.It is not impossible to have a few peasant uprisings, but the emperor gave up the East Palace because of a few peasant uprisings?It was very easy for the emperor to suppress a few peasant uprisings like clowns.

"There is a saying of destiny, if you can use it, it would be great, besides," Bai Yifu was much more cautious than before when he became a Jinwu guard. He looked at Linzihou respectfully, and then at the mica screen. Do you think Junhou's study has some amazing little animals, is it released now?He turned his eyes to Bo Ran with reverence, and said to everyone: "Even if the rebels are destroyed, even if they are vulnerable, they will still need food and pay for the army. The treasury will not be sufficient for disaster relief. In autumn, when the Huns commit crimes again, they will still be able to return." Is there money to be paid to the soldiers at the frontier? If the king of Zhao raised his troops at that time..." Now the commander of the frontier is the Zhao party, the battle report can be fabricated, and the battle situation can be pretended to be defeated.

There are different opinions.

The Marquis of Linzi turned his head and asked Bo Ran, "What do you think?"

Bo Ran said: "It's good to use XingXiu to talk, but is it better to change it? Ziwei Xing rules the fate of the world." Zhao Wang has always played the banner of caring about the emperor, this time he will change to deal with Donggong?

After everyone heard this, a thought arose in their hearts——King Zhao, he hasn't returned to Beijing for four years.

The emperor won't let him come...

After all, the world still belongs to His Majesty!

Everyone's eyes flickered slightly, and they couldn't tell whether they were relaxing or not.Rather than saying that they are concerned about Zhao Wang's dynamics, it is better to say that they are considering which side is more worthy of assistance.

Zhao Wang is ambitious and cunning; and Donggong, don't bully the young man.When the two sides were evenly matched, Zhao Wang was strong. After ascending the throne, will the family still have a good life today?The East Palace is small, but a bite from the young emperor who was brought up by himself is quite uncomfortable.

It was still the concluding remarks made by the Marquis of Linzi: "Drought is about to strike, and all parties must make full preparations. Mr. Xie wants to participate in corruption, and even Da Sima and General Chen seem to be promoting mid-level generals in the army." Anyway. , it is not them who are most in a hurry.

Sure enough, two months later, there were tens of thousands of victims in various places. Zhao Wang made a statement, saying that this year, the Ziwei star was trapped in the formation, and the drought caused the people to have nothing to eat.As usual, a family letter with deep affection was sent to the palace, urging the emperor to take care of his health.

The emperor's health is really not very good. Since last winter, he had a cold, and then he had some cold coughs intermittently.With the care of my younger brother, the elder brother naturally showed it and gave many treasures to him.

Zhao Wang accepted the treasure and sent envoys to Beijing, saying that Zhao's land was seriously affected by the disaster, and he asked the court to borrow food for a while.When the ministers heard it, they thought it was nothing. Could it be the king's land in the world, so they borrowed it. However, when they saw the amount of grain that King Zhao called out, their expressions immediately changed.

"Is this too much? Zhao Disu is rich, why is this so?" The emperor was displeased, still suppressing his tone.

The envoy bowed: "The disaster in Zhao's land this time is really rare. If there is a way, His Royal Highness Zhao Wang will not open his mouth to His Majesty." This is the first time that Zhao Wang asked for something.

The emperor was silent.

Xie Hui couldn't bear it any longer, and glared at the emissary, "Did all the food from the previous Taiping years be fed to the dogs?"

The corner of the messenger's mouth twitched, but he still maintained his demeanor and said: "The harvest in the past two years was not good, and there was no food in reserve. Your lord knows this."

Xie Hui snorted coldly: "Who doesn't envy Zhao's richness? Even Zhao's land is so rich, and the states and counties are probably in danger. Rescue the disaster first, so the envoy went back and asked King Zhao to borrow food from the prefect and rich merchants for a while. The court will decide Do your best to turn around.”

The envoy's complexion changed drastically: "Grand Xie said, could it be that the people of Zhao are not the people of heaven? King Zhao, His Majesty's younger brother, if the prefect and wealthy family are willing to borrow food, how can they embarrass His Majesty?"

Lian Xianlong interrupted suddenly: "King Zhao never wants to embarrass His Majesty." He poked hard at the emperor's soft spot.

The old god of Linzi Hou said: "It's not that the imperial court refuses, but there is a matter of urgency, and the treasury doesn't have this money." He stopped talking.Xie Hui is his in-laws, so he has to help, otherwise, it won't sound good to say it.However, whether it is King Zhao or the East Palace needs to be determined as soon as possible.

All the ministers were arguing endlessly, and Xia Yu, the head of the Xia family, even bluntly said that the king of Zhao raised the price by sitting on the ground, asking for prices all over the sky.The emperor felt a headache, waved his hands and said, "Let me think about it."

Xie Hui and Xia Yu's faces froze, and often His Majesty said that after thinking about it, he had already made a decision.The other ministers also thought so.

The Marquis of Linzi clicked his tongue regretfully, this time I am afraid the gift of food to King Zhao will be indispensable, but the emperor will have to think more about what he wants in the future.The world belongs to the emperor, and the emperor is still willing to give Zhao Wang something, but he will not always give it to him.

Almost everyone thinks so.

Who would have thought that what was thought to be a certainty had a turning point at night.The emperor sent Chang En to summon the prime minister, Marquis of Linzi, to enter the palace to discuss matters.

Without hesitation on the road, Chang En vomited all the ins and outs to Marquis Linzi, and His Highness Xiangcheng persuaded His Majesty not to borrow food.