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Chapter 773 Continuous Torrential Rain
"Tick tock..."

The voice became louder and louder, Lu Chengqi turned over in his dream, and asked in a daze, "What time is it?"

The wonderful man beside him replied softly: "Your Majesty, it's not Maoshi yet!"

Lu Chengqi half opened his eyes and asked, "Why is it so loud outside?"

"It's just a rainy day. It's normal to have heavy rain in summer..."

Lu Chengqi muttered a few words: "So it's raining...", and fell asleep again.There is no way, it was too hard last night in the West Chamber, Concubine Shu Jinxuan "envied" that both the Empress and the Concubine were pregnant, but her own belly was not up to snuff, repeated temptations, Lu Chengqi had no choice but to cheer up and continue the conquest.After the ups and downs, I fell asleep in the middle of the night.With such a large amount of exercise, fatigue is inevitable.

Jinxuan looked at Lu Chengqi with winking eyes, not feeling sleepy.Outside the window, the raindrops were beating against the green tiles, making a constant ticking sound.

It's strange to say that even though Lu Cheng used all his strength to cultivate, Jinxuan's stomach didn't respond, so it's no wonder that Jinxuan was in such a hurry.In the royal family, children are valued according to their mothers. If they don't even have a son and a half daughter under their knees, life will be difficult in the future.Jinxuan also resorted to tricks, through the Empress Dowager Liu's pressure, suggesting that Lu Chengqi go to the West Chamber more often.This month has passed, but there is still no response, Jinxuan is about to panic.

However, during this period of time, she was alone in the grace, which can be regarded as a consolation.

The scene of half an hour is gone in a moment.Today is the court again, and Lu Chengqi has to get up early to prepare for the court.Jealousy aside, Jinxuan is indeed a good woman.Lu Chengqi didn't even need a servant, so Jinxuan waited on him to put on the dragon robe.It was also reported that the imperial meal, after breakfast, was headed to the Daqing Hall together with a strong servant holding a big umbrella.

"How come the rain has been raining for so long and hasn't stopped yet?"

Lu Chengqi frowned and asked around, Gao Hao quickly replied: "Your Majesty, for some reason, this year's rain is particularly heavy..."

"A lot?"

Lu Chengqi was a little vigilant, the continuous rainstorm, even the danger of flooding in future generations, let alone in this era, even the canal has not been dug through.If the rain causes the river to swell, the downstream will be Wangyang Zeguo. If there is really a flood, wouldn't the Liangshan water pool become bigger again?At that time, the eight hundred miles of Liangshan will become thousands of miles of Liangshan, and even the fertile land will be submerged.The people along the Yellow River are even more displaced, and the economy will suffer heavy losses!
"Sigh, I don't know if Li Jie can pass this test. If he can't, then Yushitai... I can't stand it either!" Lu Chengqi thought of Yushi Zhongcheng Li Ran's ruthless spirit of not giving up until he was impeached, I shuddered from the heart.

Gao Hao noticed Lu Chengqi's abnormality, and quickly asked, "Does Your Majesty feel cold?"

Lu Chengqi shook his head and said, "I'm fine!"

He said so on his lips, but his eyes looked at the gloomy sky, and his brows were deeply frowned.

A side hall was also opened in the Daqing Hall, and all the civil and military officials entered the hall, waiting to go to court with their wats. "Have you heard that Henan Province is flooded again!"

"Oh, there is such a thing?"

"It's not considered a flood, but it just destroyed a few bridges..."

"It's really 'the leak in the house happens to rain all night, the boat is late and the wind hits the head', the treasury is almost bottomed out, and the salary is not yet known whether it will be paid out, and this is another flood..."

"If you want me to say, it's all the fault of lowering the tax. The [-]% agricultural tax is really too low. How is this different from tax exemption? If it is raised to [-]%, maybe the situation will be better..."

"Taxation is another aspect. Nowadays, almost all the people have gone to Jingbei Road, Jingnan South Road, Jiangnan West Road, Jiangnan East Road, Guangnan West Road, and Guangnan East Road. In the Central Plains, countless farmlands have been abandoned. The land in the south of the Yangtze River is barren, although it can produce two crops a year, but the distant water cannot save the nearby fire!"

"Shh, when Yushitai hears that you are slandering the New Deal, there will be another wave of impeachment. In these days, how few people have been impeached by Yushitai!"

"In my opinion, Li Jie, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, is doomed this time!"

Several officials gathered together smiled gloatingly.There was only one person, whispering: "The northwest tower opens to look around, and the remnant clouds form a beautiful moon hanging on the bow. Jiangcun rises and floats in the sky at night, and the wind in Zeguo is vivid in autumn. Thousands of hectares of green seedlings are exhausted, and thousands of boxes of new red millet are empty. What's the benefit of only being able to distinguish between thin and small worries, but I want to return to my heart and learn from Sai Weng."

All the people present are well-versed in poetry and books, and they can tell when they hear it that this is a poem "Ti Baiyun Tower" written by Du Mu, a great poet of the former dynasty.These few people all knew that this person was from Henan Province. Henan Province has always been an area with high incidence of floods, so it is normal to express feelings.

They were about to speak out to persuade them, when they heard a shout from outside the hall: "The emperor is here!"

Like a conditioned reflex, he immediately returned to his seat, holding the imperial wat upright, ready to meet the emperor.Lu Chengqi stepped into the Daqing Hall, without looking sideways, he walked straight to the throne.

After Lu Chengqi sat down on the dragon seat, all the officials said in unison: "I wait to see Your Majesty, Your Majesty's peace!"

"Masters are free of courtesy, if there is something to do, go early, and if there is nothing to do, leave the court!" This is the opening speech of Lu Chengqi's last court, in fact, every five days, how can nothing happen!It is true that there is something early, but it has never happened once that there is no reason to retreat.Dashun's territory is so vast, not to mention the regular court once every five days, even one court every day is not enough.Fortunately, Dashun's rule of law is just a court discussion, and it is generally a matter that cannot be decided by each yamen, and it is just discussed by everyone.If most people agree, it will be implemented; if most people disagree, then forget it, and we will find a chance to talk about it next time.And Lu Chengqi has the power to monopolize the power, even if all the ministers object, once he makes a decision, no matter how many court discussions, he can only implement it unconditionally.In other words, even if all the officials seconded the proposal and Lu Chengqi objected, it would be difficult for this decree to pass.But in most cases, Lu Chengqi acted according to the results of court discussions.

The previous power ministers had such power to cover the sky with one hand, and that was because most of the court was their henchmen. Once the court discussion was opened, seven out of ten of them would act according to the mind of the power ministers.Otherwise, so many people envy Zaifu's position, because of the power to make decisions under one person and over ten thousand people!

As soon as Lu Chengqi finished speaking, a person came out with a wat and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Henan Mansion has been raining heavily for the past few days, and there may be a danger of floods!" Lu Chengqi took a closer look, and found that this person was not Yushi Zhongcheng Li Ran, It was Cao Fang who had just been promoted to Shang Shulie Cao Shilang.

Seeing this, Lu Chengqi felt relieved, and said: "Dare to ask Cao Qing, but a disaster happened? I haven't received any news from Henan Mansion!"

Cao Fang replied: "Your Majesty, I have never heard of this. It's just that the Yellow River swelled and destroyed several bridges. If it continues like this, it will surely burst! There is a way to plan for rainy days, and floods are extremely harmful. Wherever they go, people will be displaced. Minister I implore Your Majesty, make preparations as soon as possible!"

(End of this chapter)