There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 477 The decree arrives

When Su Xian walked out of the front hall, his head was still a little dizzy. Unexpectedly, Tang Ju actually wanted to marry him and marry Tang Shuwan to him.

Tang Shuwan is gentle and amiable, such a woman is certainly good, but... Will Liu Huixiang be unhappy?

When Su Xian was having random thoughts, he met Liu Huixiang head-on.

Liu Huixiang took him to a deserted place by the roadside and whispered: "Young Master promised to make great achievements in the war in Youzhou. I expect that many families will come to marry him soon."

"Uh... Ma'am, listen to me..." Su Xian was depressed. He really did whatever he was afraid of. Tomorrow was their big day, and he didn't want to cause any unpleasantness.

"I shouldn't say much about who the young master will marry, but I have found a perfect candidate. Do you want to listen to the young master?" Liu Huixiang asked with a smile.

Su Xian was startled. Liu Huixiang's smile at the moment was too weird. Why was she smiling?It didn’t look like he was pretending... Su Xian finally asked blankly:
"What a perfect candidate?"

"I just met my distant cousin yesterday, the legitimate daughter of the Tang family, and the eldest daughter of the Tang Dynasty Emperor—Tang Shuwan!" Liu Huixiang said with a smile.

"What?!" Su Xian was stunned again.

"I am brave enough to ask you, sir, if you want to marry your first wife in the future, please marry Tang Shuwan!"

"Madam, what's wrong with you today?" Su Xian put the back of his hand against her forehead and found nothing unusual. He said strangely, "I don't have a fever either. Why are you talking nonsense?"

"..."

When Liu Huixiang was about to say something, Tang Shujing suddenly rushed out from the side, waved and shouted: "What are you two hiding there for? Dad told you to go have breakfast."

After arriving at the flower hall last night, after breakfast, Su Xian and Tang Ju chatted for a while about the wedding tomorrow, and then took Liu Huixiang's little hand and walked in the garden to eat.

Liu Huixiang saw Su Xian frowning slightly and asked in a low voice, "Young Master seems to have something on his mind?"

Su Xian nodded.

"What did the concubine say about the main wife?"

"Madam, let's discuss this issue later... I'm actually worried about the marriage proposal. Does the Queen in the Divine Capital agree to it? We will get married tomorrow, but there is no news yet."

"Young master, don't worry. Even if the queen fails to agree to the relationship of equal wife, I will be satisfied. As long as the master treats me well, it doesn't matter whether it is equal wife or concubine."

"..."

Su Xian walked around with Liu Huixiang for a while, and then left the Tang family. From now on, he needed to avoid suspicion, and the two of them could not see each other until they entered the bridal chamber tomorrow.

In the blink of an eye, the sun rose high and it was already noon.

The Queen's reply that Su Xian had been thinking about for a long time finally arrived, but the "angels" who read out the imperial edict first went to the marching camp in the north of the city.

Li Youqing went out to receive the imperial edict in person. The "angels" brought a total of two imperial edicts, one for Li Youqing and one for Su Xian, as well as a private letter.

"Your Highness, please accept the edict. Your Majesty has ordered that there is no need to read it in public." The eunuch who delivered the edict smiled and held the scroll-shaped imperial edict and the private letter in his hands.

Li Youqing took it with a bow, and casually ordered Dong Dianjun beside him: "My father-in-law is running all the way, please come to the camp and have some tea, come and serve me."

The eunuch who delivered the edict waved his hand and thanked Li Youqing for his kindness. Then he took out another imperial edict and said with a smile, "I want to deliver the edict to Su Xian and Su Heyi. I wonder where Su Heyi is?"

"Su Yu is in Yingzhou City."

After Li Youqing sent troops to accompany the eunuch who delivered the edict to Yingzhou City, she returned to the camp with the edict and private message in her hands.

"..."

After half an hour.

Chinese army tent.

Li Youqing was sitting on the handsome chair, unfolding the golden imperial edict and reading it carefully.

Under the big tent, the officials of the princess's palace headed by Wang Sima, as well as the generals at all levels in the army, were all here.

Everyone knows that this must be an imperial edict from the imperial court to allocate funds for disaster relief.

It is said that the disaster situation in several states along the Yellow River has been brought under control in the past few days. The water level of the Yellow River has dropped and the river embankments have been stabilized. The immediate priority is to provide relief to the hundreds of thousands of victims.

The focus of relief for the victims is food.

Thinking back a few days ago, on the second day of the flood, Li Youqing had ordered the delivery of food to the disaster area. However, there were too many people affected by the disaster. The food stored in the charity warehouses in Hebei Province alone was far from enough, and the gap was huge.

Li Youqing waved his hand again and sent part of the military rations to the disaster area.

This batch of military rations was the rations for the defenders of the prefectures in Hebei Province. Li Youqing's [-] troops brought from Shendu also counted on this batch of military rations to satisfy their hunger.

The situation was critical at that time, and disaster relief was urgent. In addition, Li Youqing knew that the weather in Daliang had been smooth in recent years and there was a lot of food in stock. Even if part of the military food was misappropriated, it should be replenished quickly.

"As long as the imperial court allocates food funds, this disaster will soon be over."

This is what Wang Sima and others think in their hearts.

When Li Youqing finished reading the imperial edict, her expression did not change much. She just silently rolled the edict into a scroll and put it aside.

Wang Sima and other subordinate officers, as well as generals at all levels in the army, looked at Li Youqing, waiting for her to announce the good news. Everyone looked expectantly.

"Except for Wang Sima, Zhou Ji's Office, Chief Secretary, Wang You and other subordinate officials, the rest of the people should leave first." Li Youqing calmly ordered.

what?
This move greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.

The generals looked at each other, but they also exited the tent one by one.

Among the officials in the Princess Mansion, many of the lower-ranking officials left, and those who remained were Li Youqing's confidants.

After everyone who was supposed to step down had stepped back, Wang Sima said: "Your Highness, the imperial court allocated funds for disaster relief... What happened?"

"The imperial court will allocate the food for disaster relief, and hundreds of thousands of victims will no longer have to worry about starvation." Li Youqing's tone was calm, and there was nothing unusual about his face.

Wang Sima is an old man, and he watched Li Youqing grow up, so he immediately knew that something was wrong with Li Youqing, and it was a big deal!
"Since there is no problem with the disaster relief food funds, why did Your Highness..." Wang Sima asked.

"The victims don't have to go hungry, but... there will be tens of thousands of soldiers in Hebei Province who will have no pay!" Li Youqing finally told the truth.

"What? Tens of thousands of soldiers will have no pay! How is this possible!" Someone turned pale with shock.

"Your Highness, what is going on?" Wang Sima's gray eyebrows were tightly squeezed together. This matter was so serious that even he, who was deep in the city, could not remain calm.

Li Youqing rubbed her eyebrows and said slowly: "What I am going to say next is a secret of the imperial court. If you leak it, you will be beheaded."

"I don't dare to wait."

"As early as a few days ago, on the same night when Su Ziyi broke through the [-] Liao army and the flood broke out in the Yellow River, Shendu City accidentally flooded..."

"..."

Following Li Youqing's explanation, Wang Sima and others finally understood——

Because of the floods, the grain reserves of the Liang Dynasty are far from enough to support the next season's grain harvest, and there will be a huge gap in grain reserves.

The queen clearly stated in the imperial decree that the imperial court will find a way to deal with the relief food and the national food shortage.

As for the military rations needed by Hebei Province, as well as the rations for the [-] Liao prisoners, Li Youqing needs to find a way to solve it himself...

The military rations stored in Hebei Province were originally barely enough, but because Li Youqing allocated part of them to the disaster area, it was far from enough!
The gap is huge!

There was a dull silence in the big tent.

Li Youqing rubbed her eyebrows.

The subordinate officials looked at each other and were speechless. They lacked so much food and they couldn't come out.

Wang Sima's gray brows were furrowed. Suddenly, he felt blessed and said loudly, "Your Highness, don't worry. I have thought of a way that may solve the food shortage crisis in Hebei Province."

(End of this chapter)