Empress Mi Benji

Chapter 237
Zhuang Xun and the others couldn't guess the outcome, so Zhuang Xun got up and went to the front line again, bringing with him a certain amount of Tiance troops to ask Li Rusi what he thought.

During the training of Tiance Army, he also got his eldest prince, Zhuang Ren. Zhuang Xun was celebrating but not crazy because it was a responsibility. The burden of fighting for the world became heavier and heavier. On the contrary, the entire Xia Kingdom followed him. Having a son goes into a kind of jubilation.

I am happy from the bottom of my heart. In the eyes of the people, my son will inherit my status, and will also inherit the current land policy and tax collection system, that is, the land allocated to the people will not change due to changes in rulers.

This is the foundation of the country. The emperor's son plays a role in stabilizing the people. Especially for the emperor who conquers the world, having a son shows that the country is stable.

Countless people prayed for the little prince, so much so that all the gods cast their gaze. Some immortals wanted to bless him, but were stopped.

Probably because the news spread like wildfire that a certain immortal cultivator had something in store. Wasn't this auspicious to support the prince?
If he is not an only son, it is hard to say whether the future emperor will be caught in a fight for the right to inherit the throne, and will he get angry?
Finally, it shows a situation of cold at the top and hot at the bottom.

The heat gradually subsided, and the carefully selected soldiers could barely use their armor, so Zhuang Xun got up and went to send the soldiers away.

It was almost winter, so he brought Empress Dowager Jiang, Lan Qiu, Bi Yuewu, and five thousand soldiers who could barely be considered Tiance Army to support the front line.

He was worried about leaving Empress Dowager Jiang in the palace. It was safer to have Bi Yuewu watching over her at all times.

It's not that she's not afraid of not abiding by the treaty. The practitioners' compliance with the treaty is still trustworthy. It's that she's afraid that the smart Empress Dowager Jiang will find some loophole to exploit.

This vigilant move was ridiculed by Queen Mother Jiang.

"You are actually worried about a girl from the Ai family. Is this how confident Xia Guo is?"

The response to the mocking words was that there were strawberries all around her neck. Zhuang Xun knew that he couldn't distinguish this great beauty through scripture debate, so he just gave up the physical response.

The feeling was even sharper than when Bi Yuewu was before. Zhuang Xun felt that the Empress Dowager Jiang was constantly picking on him, and he was not used to it. It was not easy to make drastic movements on the carriage, so he did some small movements.

Nibbling on the face and kissing certain places made Empress Dowager Jiang frown. Zhuang Xun could even detect the subtle changes in Empress Dowager Jiang's emotions from her cold face.

Zhuang Xun naturally didn't know that the biggest reason why Mrs. Jiang disliked him was because there was a ball of Qi in her belly that was constantly sucking nutrients from her, which came from Zhuang Xun.

Originally I didn't want to say many things, I just wanted to be a snow lotus proud of the snow and frost, but I couldn't help it when I saw Zhuang Xun's unseemly appearance in private.

It was hard to imagine that she was giving birth to Zhuang Xun, which made her quite dissatisfied with Zhuang Xun. Her uterus became the breeding ground for Zhuang Xun's child, and it was also her child. How frustrating and helpless.

Regarding Empress Dowager Jiang's occasional unfriendly words, Zhuang Xun thought it was due to her enemy's mentality, so he responded tit for tat.

Are you kidding me? Si Qin Mi didn't even point out this or that. You, a vase exchanged for playing with, still find fault with me, which is embarrassing for you.

Lan Qiu, who was caught in the middle, was secretly anxious. Seeing the bitterness and hatred between the two, she wanted to tell Zhuang Xun that Empress Dowager Jiang was already pregnant. Please give in, don't make your child angry, and she was afraid that Mrs. Jiang would be even more angry. All we can do is be anxious.

Of course, there is no need to say more about Bi Yuewu, who was eating melons and watching the show, causing the news of Xianxiu's pregnancy to spread like wildfire.

Zhuang Xun and Queen Mother Jiang came here almost noisily, and she was extremely happy.

Empress Dowager Jiang had long been unhappy, but sometimes Zhuang Xun's punishment seemed like a reward, which made her a little depressed.

When we walked into the territory of Yudi, it snowed heavily. This heavy snowfall reminded Zhuang Xun of the heavy snowfall, the extremely heavy snowfall when the stars pushed forward a year ago.

The originally normal snow continued to fall for half a month without stopping, and the nature of the snow completely changed.

"According to my decree, officials from all over the twelve provinces of Yudi must investigate the impact of the freezing disaster, promptly help farmers' livestock survive the winter, and decide whether cattle will freeze to death in the coming year..."

Replicating his first decree after ascending to the throne, he cared about the life and death of the people. Zhuang Xun always felt that he was very contradictory. While he sympathized with the lives of the people, he also enjoyed the feudal privileges and beauty. Faced with the responsibilities that he should bear, he would not Back away.

So Zhuang Xun got busy. In order to provide disaster relief, he was no longer the political novice he was before. He met with officials from various places to discuss disaster relief measures.

This year's snow is not snow, but a disaster. The red line alerts in various places have put considerable pressure on Zhuang Xun. Even the Tiance Army asked him to disarm and go to disaster relief. Everything is for disaster relief.

The sudden heavy snow made Zhuang Xun and Queen Mother Jiang speak less sarcastically. One reason was that Zhuang Xun was not free, and the other reason was that Queen Mother Jiang spoke less.

After watching Zhuang Xun busy, Empress Dowager Jiang was as silent as an ice sculpture. Compared with her and her son, Zhuang Xun was in a panic and had no rhythm, and many things were wrong.

She could see that Zhuang Xun was lacking in ability, that he was just a middle-aged man, and that he was not a monarch with astonishing talents. Putting King Zhao in this position, he could do better than Zhuang Xun.

But Zhuang Xun really did it and stayed up late to do it. Bi Yuewu felt distressed when he saw it, but there was nothing he could do about it. She didn't understand this. She understood the strategic trend, but she had no experience in this kind of thing.

After all, she is not Si Qinmi, and she can share a share. She also has a more important job, to reduce the intensity of the wind and snow as much as possible.

Zhuang Xun is not a talented person who likes to do things, but like most people in his hometown, his biggest wish at work is to stay away from work. At the same time, he is also a person who does not shy away from his own responsibilities when they come.

During the extremely severe snow disaster, as a political core, he was very aware of his own weight. The war was far away, and it took a long time to report back and forth. It was not as good as giving orders physically. The faster the order was, the fewer people would die.

Official rescue, people's self-rescue, and food and material supply all need to be considered and considered thoroughly. Zhuang Xun even led the first-level chief of Dao County to study and make judgments all night long.

Many problems cannot be solved by just traveling through time and showing off for a few days, half understanding and half not understanding the system process. The specific situation must be analyzed in detail, both big and small.

But many things require him to act arbitrarily, because he is the monarch, and also because the officials have not dealt with this situation before, and everyone is trying to figure it out for the first time.

The distressed Bi Yuewu could only think about the situation sent from various places, and sat down with the cold Zhuang Xun to warm his hands, because Zhuang Xun set an example and issued an imperial edict to save wood and ration supply so that the people could survive. Winter.

In contrast, King Zhao does not have such troubles. No matter what kind of disaster it is, the family will solve it by itself. It is not King Zhao's turn to take action. If it really encounters this kind of snow disaster that can be called once in a thousand years, he will not do so much. Just make sure that animals like the army and horses don't freeze to death, and that the palace doesn't get crushed by the snow.

After all, it is a natural disaster. Wouldn't it be a waste of the country's manpower and material resources to save it? It would be better to die than to save it. King Zhao is a politician and will not make such a choice and waste the country's money.

All kings in the world are like this. Isn't it because people freeze to death because they don't prepare firewood?The greatest gift of the monarch is to allow you to cut down the forests belonging to the country. This is also the most praised benevolent government in the past.It can't be done like Zhuang Xun, it really can't be done, let alone like Zhuang Xun who uses his elite to protect himself in disaster relief and organizes the people to save themselves. It's fine if other countries don't save people. In the extreme, the army has to rob the people. The house was burned as firewood.

In the monarch's concept, the people are like grass, which will grow again after being cut. If the country's food, charcoal, cotton and cotton reserves are used for disaster relief, they will really be gone. Moreover, the advantage of the snow disaster is that there are few rebellions, which makes the king not pay attention to it. .

Even in the eyes of the monks, there is nothing that can be done about the people who died in natural disasters. The world is the way it is. The lives of people who freeze to death in heavy snow disasters cannot even be counted as the emperor's fault. After all, human power cannot defeat the sky.

So Zhuang Xun is really different. On the face of the sleepy Zhuang Xun who never sleeps, Queen Mother Jiang seems to see the young man who promised to feed and clothe the people in front of her. Taking the poor Jiannan Road, she asked herself We need resources and support.

He is now the emperor of a country, and the place he governs now is dozens of times larger than Jiannan. He is already at the top. As long as he is in the palace, he will not get cold because of saving burning wood.

There is a warm fire, beauties entertaining, delicacies, and wine.

For example, in the State of Zhao, steam passed through pipes to make the room feel like spring all year round. The royal family and nobles even sometimes blamed the stewards who burned the boilers for setting the temperature too high.

The dancers would bare their arms, bellies and even their bodies, the musicians would play music, and the singers would sing about the country's wealth and strength, which was a common practice among the nobles.

But I don't want the emperor of a country to consider whether the people will freeze to death, worry about the survival of the people, set an example, use rations, save charcoal, and get through the hard times.

A great sense of shame struck Queen Mother Jiang, and she felt so ashamed that as a practitioner, she was not as good as a mortal.

She hated the ugly appearance of Zhuang Xun who was riding on her, but Zhuang Xun who stayed up all night to study the transportation of supplies was too dazzling, even if he was right next to the dying charcoal fire.

Lan Qiu sent the letter, and Bi Yuewu went to the seasonal god to discuss how to control this out-of-control snow disaster. Zhuang Xun kept shaking hands with a solemn expression.

Empress Dowager Jiang touched her lower abdomen with a very hesitant expression. The two emotions went hand in hand, shame and hostility, which were very subtle.

Zhuang Xun coughed twice. The hesitant Queen Mother Jiang finally made up her mind, walked to Zhuang Xun and whispered: "It's night, let's rest."

"Did I bother you? I'm sorry, I need to pay more attention." Without deliberately thinking about humiliating people, Zhuang Xun had no airs, thinking that his coughing had alarmed Queen Mother Jiang, so he apologized.

"No, it's just past midnight. Go to sleep and study whatever you have tomorrow." I don't want you to catch a cold at this time.

Any other time when she was sick, Empress Dowager Jiang would say yes. But at this time, she didn't want Zhuang Xun to catch a cold. She would be ashamed if Zhuang Xun caught a cold and she was not healthy.

"No, these cotton-padded clothes are strategic materials. The transfer requires my permission. The results will be obtained from me tomorrow. I must compare the pros and cons of these options. You should go back and rest."

Zhuang Xun explained that he waved his hand to Queen Mother Jiang to go back. He had no intention of bickering or teasing Queen Mother Jiang. Now his mind was full of mathematical problems. He did not dare to make random judgments on many things. Once he made any omissions, it would lead to countless tragedies, so he had to analyze and compare. .

"Yes." Queen Mother Jiang responded.

Zhuang Xun lowered his head again and relived his senior year in high school. His dizzy mind was filled with distance, supplies, and transportation capacity.

Suddenly, a pair of slender hands passed through his armpits. Queen Mother Jiang wrapped herself in a cloak with Zhuang Xun, and her extraordinarily gorgeous face leaned forward slightly against Zhuang Xun's shoulders.

"Choose Zhang Jiedu's plan. Haocheng is located in the center of Zhucheng..."

Zhuang Xun was surprised at first, and then nodded repeatedly after listening to Queen Mother Jiang's words, his calculations were more accurate than Zhuang Xun's.

"Jiang..." After finishing an important matter, Zhuang Xun turned his head hesitantly. Empress Dowager Jiang was almost touching his cheek and her body was close to his. She was very warm, even without the charcoal fire.

"The Ai family are cultivators. What's wrong with doing some good deeds to help those in need? What are you still doing? If there is anything else about the snow disaster memorial, I'll help you solve it once and for all."

As if making excuses for herself, Empress Dowager Jiang urged, Zhuang Xun's surprised gaze embarrassed the beauty, looking for the blind spot that Zhuang Xun couldn't see, and pressed it against his cheek.

It was handled in a short time, and it had to be done professionally. Everything was organized and the efficiency was far better than Zhuang Xun.

The documents were processed. At this time, the two parties were far beyond the tacit understanding in bed. They said nothing. Zhuang Xun naturally hugged Queen Mother Jiang to sleep, as if hugging a heater. Queen Mother Jiang did not say anything and allowed Zhuang Xun to hold her. .

Zhuang Xun's face could be seen in the dark, and his emotions were more complicated. The closer he saw it, the more humiliating he felt most of the time. This lustful man was the demon who had trained her Taoist heart, and he always wanted to find ways to humiliate himself.

Today is different, there is no resistance in the hug, this is a snow disaster, to save people, she is a compassionate practitioner, she has the basic judgment of right and wrong, and this is not a military or national event.

The conflict between her and Zhuang Xun was more about positions and ideas. Reform first and then unify the world, while He first unified the world and then promoted reform. Now she doesn't think she was wrong.

The position of the people is swinging. Facts have proved that as long as the aristocratic family sends out their own Xuanjia Cavalry, the people will be suppressed and obey the rebellion there. The reason why there was such a big uprising and riot in Zhao this time is because the aristocratic family released all the Xuanjia Cavalry. Jinyang is here and wants to fight against the royal family.

In the view of Empress Dowager Jiang, reform must come from the top down, and the family must be changed by a higher power. That can only be the emperor who has obtained the power of heaven and earth. The emperor is equivalent to a demigod who uses spells on the people and officials in compliance with the regulations. The power to suppress the family.

So her idea was to first unify the country of Zhao and let King Zhao have the authority of the emperor, and then reform. Just like aristocratic families suppressed the rebellion of the common people, King Zhao could also suppress the rebellions of aristocratic families during the reform.

Zhuang Xun was her challenger, reforming first and unifying later. The system that Empress Dowager Jiang originally thought would not last long, actually did very well in the hands of Siqin Mi. The country was rejuvenated and the aristocratic family was defeated like a mountain.

Of course, she didn't agree with it, because Jizhou's aristocratic families did not have an established Xuanjia Cavalry, and Zhuang Xun had always had divine help, which was equivalent to having a Xuanjia Cavalry. It was also a kind of high versus low suppression.

Moreover, without the support of the immortal Siqin Mi, the Xia Kingdom would have collapsed long ago, with a serious shortage of talents. Zhuang Xun was reduced to coordinating disaster relief. Isn't it a manifestation of the decline of talents?

So looking at Zhuang Xun's sleeping face, Empress Dowager Jiang lamented in her heart that Zhuang Xun was trained by her and dominated her.

Xuannv said that Empress Dowager Jiang likes people who manage the country well. This is true. Now Empress Dowager Jiang is angry and happy at the same time.

The presence in her belly kept telling her how humiliating she was at being dominated by Zhuang Xun, and the tired sleeping person in her arms was so pitiful that Zhuang Xun worked hard for the country and the people.

(End of this chapter)