After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

Perhaps because of the late night, what happened last night did not spread in Kyoto.

The ministers in the court knew very little.

Even the few people who knew it had a tacit understanding and did not say it out loud.

That is the emperor's decision!
Since the emperor didn't say anything, he didn't want anyone to know.

When you reach this level of officialdom, you still need to have this bit of vision.

So after going to court, everyone should do whatever they wanted. I originally thought that this day would be no different from any other day, but at noon, a shocking news came -

That slum that no one could control and was ignored by the officials of the Manchu Dynasty suddenly became famous today!

"Recruiting young men from the slums to build the Academy of Sciences?"

"Huang Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry personally went to the slums?"

"It's not just Huang Shangshu, there are many people from the Ministry of Industry, and all the agents from Jingzhao Mansion are in the slums!"

"What does the emperor mean?"

"That's for sure. Without the emperor's words, Huang Shangshu would dare to make such a decision?"

"This... is a great thing, but does it require so many people to build the Academy of Sciences?"

"..."

The court is discussing, but the city of Yujing is already boiling!
After all, this is an unprecedented event. Not only the people in the slums are full of expectations, but the neighbors in the entire Yujing City are also extremely shocked by it.

"Go to work at the Academy of Sciences, take care of food and housing, and get twenty cents a day?"

"Yes, I heard that the emperor personally went to the slums yesterday. The emperor made the decision after seeing the hardships of the people there!"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

"This move can help people in the slums survive this cold winter. This saves many lives and is a blessing!"

A tea garden.

The courtyard was covered with white snow, and the tea pavilions surrounding the courtyard were filled with tea drinkers.

The tea drinkers here are more or less wealthy and aged.

Two old men were sitting at a tea seat by the window.

At this moment, the two of them looked at each other in shock, and then smiled knowingly after a moment.

Su Mingtang stroked his long beard, looked at Chen Dingmao, and said with a smile:
"Everyone in the world says that the emperor is unreliable... which means it's a bit ridiculous."

"I have never thought of it that way."

"Look, the emperor has achieved three things with one stone!"

"This is true great wisdom!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another voice sounded from the teahouse:

"Hey, hey, let me tell you, the emperor didn't say it was limited to people in that slum, right?"

"Boss Zhu, are you still interested in earning that twenty cents?"

People around laughed.

The middle-aged man wearing a fur coat and a felt hat stood up. He looked at the laughing people with disdain, "You are full men and don't know hungry men are hungry!"

"Although the emperor's move has solved the livelihood problem of the people in the slums this winter, there are still many rural market towns just outside Yujing City!"

"I, Lao Zhu, do a small business of going from house to house, and I often go to rural market towns."

"You are all doing big business and you can make money just by sitting in your shop. How can you know the suffering of those people!"

As soon as he said this, the whole place fell silent.

Su Mingtang and the other two also turned to look at him.

Boss Zhu stroked his mustache and sighed:
"With a radius of one hundred miles around Yujing City, there are thirteen market towns and seventy-six villages, with a total population of about fifty thousand."

"Compared with the people in the slums, their lives are... no different!"

"What I mean is, the emperor came up with this good plan to benefit more than 150,000 people in the slums, why not benefit the more than 50,000 people?!"

"In addition, even excluding the slums, there are still many families in Yujing City who cannot make a sustainable living."

"I estimate that many people are rushing to the slums at this time!"

"I have to go."

"Where is Boss Zhu going?"

"Go tell the people in the market towns and villages... maybe we can help them survive this cold winter!"

Someone said: "It's a hundred miles away and the weather is freezing. I'm afraid it's too late."

"…What should we do?"

"I have to tell the Emperor to ask the Ministry of Industry to extend the recruitment process for a few more days."

Boss Zhu stopped and turned around: "But who can meet the emperor?"

"Maybe I can!"

Su Mingtang stood up, "What Boss Zhu said makes sense!"

"We are all citizens of Daning, so it's not appropriate to favor one over the other. It's just that the emperor has just ascended the throne, so he doesn't know it yet!"

Boss Zhu bowed and said:
"Then there's Lao Zhang!"

Su Mingtang stood up and left. Today he and Chen Dingmao were going to enter the palace. It's not to see the emperor, but to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to participate in the bidding for water transportation.

Li Wenhou, the Minister of Household Affairs, presided over the matter. He entrusted this matter to Li Shangshu and asked him to go to the emperor to speak a few words for the people. The emperor might agree.

It’s all just for a bite of food. It’s not easy for those common people!
……

……

Household Department.

Li Wenhan frowned when he heard the news.

He looked out the window at the heavy snow that was still flying in the sky, and thought to himself, how much money does this boy have when he returns to the garden?
This is the best move.

It is also a good policy.

Don't talk about the people in the slums. In such a cold weather, even your own minister's mansion cannot survive without a charcoal fire.

Every winter, 1,800 people die in the slums.

Mostly elderly and young children.

Hube knew, but could do nothing.

Li Chenan did such a thing... which can be considered a great merit.

After thinking for a while, he walked out of the Hubu Yamen and headed towards the Imperial Study Room.

He originally wanted to ask Li Chenan what other intentions he had regarding the water transportation bidding, but when he arrived at the imperial study room, he discovered that Li Chenan was not here.

Today, he didn't enter the palace at all!

This emperor...where did he go?
Li Chenan is in Meiyuan.

Wang Zhenghaoxuan is also in Meiyuan.

There was dog meat stewed in the pot, but Wang Zhenghaoxuan didn't feel the joy of stewing dog meat today.

He looked at Li Chenan and asked seriously:
"So, my father is still in danger?"

Li Chenan nodded:
"After all, we are in the land of the deserters...I made some arrangements last night. After I came back, I thought about it and decided that you still need to know about it."

Wang Zhenghaoxuan stood up:

"I'm going to catch up with Xuanjia Camp now!"

"and many more,"

"What are you waiting for?"

"Wait for that sea turtle to come back."

That sea green is the bird that Xiao Baozi is carrying.

Wang Zhenghaoxuan turned to look at Xiao Baozi, "Sister-in-law, where did that bird go?"

Xiao Baozi put two pieces of charcoal into the stove and looked at Wang Zhenghaoxuan with his slender eyes.

"It's in the wilderness!"

Wang Zhenghaoxuan was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that he had never seen that bird again when he came back from Nanxi Prefecture in the Desert Country.

"What is it doing in the wilderness?"

Xiao Baozi curled his lips and said, "Look for my husband!"

"..."

Wang Zhenghaoxuan was stunned.

"Then when will it come back?"

"It's coming soon, it should be within the next two days."

"……how do you know?"

Xiao Baozi glanced at Wang Zhenghaoxuan: "It's almost the end of the year, and he will come back to celebrate the New Year with the Prime Minister."

The prime minister is the black donkey.

A bird is about to fly back to celebrate the New Year with a donkey... What kind of feeling is this?
Wang Zhenghaoxuan couldn't understand, "But why should I wait for it to come back?"

"It's more familiar with the wilderness than you are!"

"If it finds a husband in the deserted country...the imperial concubine has a very high vision, then her husband must be excellent."

"With their help, it will be much easier for you to act in the wilderness."

"But only if it knows you!"

Wang Zhenghaoxuan's eyes widened: "Hasn't it already seen me?"

Xiao Baozi raised his head:
"Do you think it fell in love with you at first sight?"

"The imperial concubine is proud, but she will not listen to anyone's orders!"

"Stew the dog with peace of mind..."

Xiao Baozi picked up a pair of long chopsticks and picked up a three-inch piece from the pot.

Four inches!
Putting this thing in Li Chenan's bowl, his slender eyes suddenly smiled.

Seeing that Wang Zhenghaoxuan had this intention, he had to let the imperial concubine work harder.

That stupid bird doesn’t know if it has found its emperor! (End of chapter)