Work overtime

"Chen Xiang, go to the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial Hospital to dispatch a few people, and tonight sort out the effective methods of treating water gu in the past, plus your previous research experience, and sort out a set of effective prevention and treatment methods , and discuss it at the meeting tomorrow.”

After Li Beichen finished speaking, he turned his head and said: "Grandpa Xu, you accompany Chen Xiang to the Imperial Academy and Imperial Hospital to declare my will."

"Old slave obeys the order."

After the two prime ministers left the imperial study with a lot of worries, Li Beichen didn't care about rest and dealt with a bunch of affairs one after another.

When I was free to accept Eunuch Xu's back beating and listen to Eunuch Xu's nagging about various news in the palace, the evening glow shone through the window, and it was already evening.

Hearing that Jiang Yuebai fell ill with palpitations due to the punishment of his maidservant, and his condition became more and more serious, Li Beichen felt anxious, and immediately said:

"How can you let her see such a thing? She has been cared for by her parents like a treasure since she was a child. She has never seen such a scene. I really don't know the severity!"

After finishing speaking, after a short pause, Xu Fuhai was asked to drive to the Palace of Compassion and Peace.

Xu Fuhai did not trot immediately to get ready, but knelt down: "Forgive me for talking too much, your majesty can't go down at this time. That maidservant is punished on behalf of the young master Xianya, if your majesty goes again at this time, I'm afraid I'll offend the queen mother again. Today Concubine Hui is going to bed, and dinner is ready in the imperial dining room. Please think twice, Your Majesty. This old slave still has a piece of good news about the virtuous and elegant young master to report to Your Majesty."

Once Li Beichen thought about it, he knew that what Xu Fuhai said was right: "What's the matter, tell me quickly."

Xu Fuhai reported with a smile on his face: "The Compassionate Ning Palace sent someone to tell the old slave that today the Empress Dowager called Yuan Tianshi to the Compassionate Ning Palace and tested the horoscope of Xian Ya Chang Zai. Xian Ya Chang Zai—"

This old thing is deliberately trying to be tricky.

Li Beichen asked with a smile: "How is Xianya always?"

"Smart and clever, with good morals, virtuous and virtuous, marrying her as a good wife and mother can make the family prosperous~~"

Xu Fuhai knew that the emperor liked Jiang Yuebai, so he would be very happy after hearing these words.

"Well, not bad. I think so too." Li Beichen nodded with a smile, "What else did you say?"

"It is also said that Xianya is always destined to be rich and honored in life, and under the care of the emperor, she can become a concubine in the future."

"Concubine." Li Beichen nodded with satisfaction, "With her looks and talent, she deserves it. What else? You old bastard, hurry up and finish it all at once, don't keep it up."

"Also, Zhen Wanyi is pregnant with Lin'er this time as a precious son, and it will be unspeakably precious in the future. Also, to watch the sky at night." Xu Fuhai lowered his voice and looked at the emperor nervously, hesitating whether to tell the truth about the omen.

"Just say it." Li Beichen's tone was very displeased.

Xu Fuhai said tremblingly: "Say, let's say that the near future is fierce, there are wars, droughts and famines, the future will be prosperous, and the country's fortune will be prosperous."

I simplified what Yuan Tianshi said, lest I might offend the emperor.

"Military disaster and drought," Li Beichen said silently with downcast eyes, stood up, looked at Jiang Yuebai's calligraphy and painting hanging on the wall, and the joy just now was swept away.

"Has the queen sent a letter to her father and brother?"

"Back to the emperor, it has already been passed on. The fast horse sent, the official way." Xu Fuhai replied cautiously.

Li Beichen paced back and forth in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, lost in thought.Droughts did occur in the Henan and Hebei regions, and military disasters did occur on the northern border.

The famine hasn't happened yet.However, it has been raining heavily in the south for days, which has not yet reached the summer flood season, which affects rice.There was a spring drought in the north, and wheat did not grow.If this continues, there may indeed be problems with grain production this year.

Once the number of disaster victims increases and there is not enough food to eat, the tragedy of "starvation everywhere, changing children to eat" is likely to occur. The people will starve to death, which will inevitably intensify conflicts and cause peasant riots.

The lack of food also affected the mobilization of the army and the stability of the army. It was impossible to suppress the uprising internally and to resist the invasion of foreign enemies externally.

Looks like it's time to plan ahead.

"Dafu, send someone to pass on Murong Chi, a scholar of the Hanlin University, into the palace."

"Where is Concubine Hui?"

Li Beichen pondered for a moment, staring at the memorial on the table, and ordered, "Tell Concubine Hui, I have to deal with government affairs first tonight. Let her prepare first, and call her over when I am done."

In the midst of being upset, I opened the "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" on my desk to read.

As a result, if you flip through it casually, there will be various crises, and then the monarch and his ministers will be in harmony or they will be at odds.

One dynasty prospers, another dynasty dies, and the rise and fall of succession seems to have traces to follow, but it is like spring water heading east, the general trend is the same.

In ancient times, emperors have never been smooth.

When Murong Chi entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Li Beichen was concentrating on reading the fourth week Ji Si King Yanzhao named Le Yi the King of Qi, but Le Yi firmly refused.After the death of King Yan Zhao, King Yan Hui ascended the throne and was alienated, and Le Yi fled to Zhao.

Feeling concerned, the Xie family, the queen's father and brother, was quite touched.

Seeing the emperor's serious expression, Murong Chi immediately knelt down after entering the door, and said sadly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I deserve death for my crimes. I shouldn't have fought with Chen Xiang's son and made such a big mistake."

I only feel the neck is cool, and the person is also cool.

He thought that the emperor summoned him because of the fight with Chen Zhanghan the day before yesterday.

"You are guilty. How can you beat Mr. Chen? He is the only son of Mr. Chen. I think you are so daring and out of your mind!" Li Beichen's tone was quite severe.

"The minister deserves to die, the minister has no eyes. The minister is willing to go to the prime minister's mansion to plead guilty. Please forgive me."

"Sit down and eat first. You know you can't fight, but you still want to fight. What kind of stunning woman deserves to be so fascinated by the champion." Li Beichen asked casually.

How could Yuqian dare to lie, so Murong Chi could only reply embarrassingly: "It's the girl who is a performer but not her body. Mr. Chen insists on forcing her to sell her body."

"In this way, Grand Master Murong is a man of temperament who loves fragrance and loves jade." Li Beichen said with a smile, and motioned to Eunuch Xu to give Murong Chi some steamed sea bass. "Eat more fish to nourish your brain."

"Thank you Your Majesty for your grace."

Murong Chi was in a bit of embarrassment, he couldn't pick up the fish several times, and a piece of fish was smashed.In a hurry, afraid that the emperor would blame him, he stretched out his hand and stuffed the piece of shredded fish into his mouth.

"Dafu, since Master Murong likes to eat fish, you can give him some more." Li Beichen tasted abalone soup, but he didn't have much appetite. He pushed it aside, but he ate salted peanuts.

It directly compares Murong Chi's chopstick skills.

Murong Chi's throat moved, but he still didn't say the flattering words after all.

"Master Murong was selected as the No. [-] Scholar last year, and he has been in the Imperial Academy for a year. What do you think about the current court situation?"

Murong Chi was taken aback, and panicked for a moment, pointing Jiang Shan, is this something he can talk about?
He thought for a while, then replied: "Recently, the emperor issued an order at the court, officials must perform their duties, take the initiative to find a way to solve the problem, and cannot be passive and sabotage. As a minister, I really feel that I need to be more diligent and responsible."

"Then I have something to ask the scholars. If there is a war outside, natural disasters inside, plague, famine, and the treasury is empty, how should we deal with it?"

Murong Chi lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, but he didn't dare to speak nonsense about this grand proposition related to state affairs.

"I dare not speak nonsense. The Emperor is knowledgeable and far-sighted. As a subject, it is difficult to have the knowledge, structure and foresight of the king. It is inevitable that he will be biased if he puts forward his views from the work he is involved in."

Li Beichen nodded, "Of course, if you listen to it, you will understand. I forgive you for your innocence. Aiqing, just speak up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust. That humble minister is not talented, so I dare to say it. Taking history as a mirror, when there are many and complicated problems, and funds and manpower are extremely limited, it is necessary to focus on the main contradiction.

Among the four, military disasters, natural disasters, plagues, and famines, discuss the main contradiction.If soldiers invade the border and violate our border, then the military disaster will be the main contradiction.If the border can be eased, it is more important to resolve domestic conflicts first. "

"go on."