General doctor's wife

Chapter 75 The Disaster (First order)
The atmosphere in the house became more cheerful at this moment. After Emperor Deqing asked about Queen Qin Ranran's condition, he was very happy and left Mr. Beichen and others to have lunch in the palace.

Lu Chengan took the opportunity to propose that he would go to the Inner Court Department with Qin Ranran to pick up decorations. Emperor Deqing waved his hand and let the two of them leave.Fu Jia also took the opportunity to ask Ning Xiang to call her son-in-law, intending to make some money.

Mr. Beichen wanted to give his apprentice and his husband a sense of presence in front of the emperor, so he stayed in the study and discussed astrology and strategies with Emperor Deqing.

What a happy scene.

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"Eight hundred miles urgent report, prepare your horse!" On the official road, the dusty postman rode on horseback, shouting loudly as he ran.

The postman at the post station in front was shocked, he didn't know what happened, but he didn't dare to ask, wasting precious time, so he had to pull out the strongest horse in the post station and wait at the gate of the post station.

The postman on the horse hurriedly turned over and dismounted, but the water bag handed by the person next to him climbed directly onto the back of another horse, and continued to gallop in the direction of Shangjing.

The original horse suddenly fell to the ground, foaming from the mouth.

"Something has happened..." Looking at the apparently hopeless horses, the postmen at the post all came up with this idea in unison.

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"It's getting cold, let's eat a pot at noon to keep warm. Today there are newly presented venison and gazelle tribute from the Western Regions." Emperor Deqing looked at the servants and maids in a good mood. Put a copper stove on the table and light a fire of charcoal.

"The empress should eat more gazelle. It is very beneficial to the body." Mr. Beichen twisted his beard and continued, "The venison is hot, so it's okay to eat less."

Emperor Deqing glanced at the queen, and said with some sadness: "A Sheng said that mutton always has a fishy smell that can't be removed, so I can't eat it."

"Add two cents of licorice and two cents of ginger to the mutton, and the fishy smell in the mutton can be eliminated. My mother is weak, but taking medicine is not the answer. I will write some medicinal recipes for my mother later, and I need more tonic." Mr. Beichen replied with a smile.

The queen was overjoyed when she heard the words, and said softly, "Then thank you very much, sir."

The dinner table is the best place to solve problems, and it is also the best place to get closer.

After a meal, Emperor Deqing chatted with Mr. Beichen about the strategy of governing the country. Brother Chen, Lu Chengan, Xiao Hua and Xiao Ye had already started calling each other brothers and sisters. Qin Ranran and Fu Jia surrounded the queen, discussing in detail how to How to make up the body and look good, Ari, who Mr. Beichen brought into the palace, has also brought the well-behaved Aju beside the queen to start gearing up, ready to attack the venison on the table at any time.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Jinling Mansion!" Liu Hai hurried in from the door with anxiety in his voice.

The room was silent.

The smile on Emperor Deqing's face gradually faded, and his tone was serious: "What happened?"

Liu Hai ran forward in small steps, and presented the report: "The post office that delivered the letter fell into a coma due to lack of strength, and has already been sent to the imperial doctor to see it."

Emperor Deqing hurriedly opened the memorial, and while reading it, his face was covered with haze.

"A sudden flood in the Dongshui River destroyed dozens of towns downstream, and tens of thousands of people were displaced. Gaoyou suffered a sudden locust plague, and no crops were harvested! This is the season, why is there a locust plague?!" Emperor Deqing said fiercely. He thumped the table, "Did I do something wrong again, does God want to warn me?"

"Your Majesty, calm down. This matter has nothing to do with the warning from the heavens. When your Majesty was in power, he didn't say that the weather was smooth every year, but every year the people had enough food and clothing. The location of Dongshui County is exactly where it freezes in winter." Handover point. In previous years, when I passed by, I saw the government hired laborers to cut through the ice on the river to prevent floods when the upstream water flowed through. This year, the grasslanders did not pass by there, so I am not sure whether the ice has been broken. Furthermore, Gaoyou The region basically has no winter throughout the year, and it is possible that the locust plague will occur at this time." Mr. Beichen stood up and said with hands clasped.

Emperor Deqing was silent for a moment: "So, the possibility of government inaction can't be ruled out?"

Mr. Beichen was also silent for a moment before saying, "Caomin is not sure either."

"I hope you can give me another helping hand to calm down the flood and locust plague as soon as possible." Emperor Deqing stood up suddenly and said to Mr. Beichen.

Mr. Beichen took a few steps back and knelt down on the ground: "Your Majesty must not do this to the grassroots."

Everyone lost interest in continuing to eat, Qin Ranran exchanged glances with Fu Jia, and helped the queen back to the palace to rest.

The rest of the people came to the upper study together to discuss countermeasures.

"Father, since tens of thousands of people have already been displaced, it means that the Jinling Mansion can no longer relieve so many victims, and the imperial court must bring supplies and silver to help." Chen Consort frowned, "The past dynasties Such things have happened in the past dynasties, whether the relief money can be distributed to the victims is a matter beyond the control of the court, and I hope that the emperor will be cautious about this candidate."

"My son-in-law is right. Your Majesty, the repair of the canal may have to wait until the flood recedes, but the disaster relief must not be delayed. A little carelessness will arouse public resentment, Your Majesty." Mr. Beichen spoke earnestly.

"Tomorrow morning, I will appoint people for disaster relief. Don't worry, I will not let starvation spread across the land. If there is a civil uprising, who would dare to raise a knife and mount a horse to kill these people of the Great Zhou?" ?” Emperor Deqing said word by word.

"Your Majesty," Liu Hai's figure appeared at the door: "The postman who came to deliver the letter has woken up. Do you want to see him, Your Majesty?"

"Xuan."

"My minister greets His Majesty." The person who came was a man who looked extremely young.

"Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to make the decision!" Big tears welled up in the man's eyes.

Seeing this, Emperor Deqing felt unspeakable anger. Could there be something hidden behind this disaster?

"Weichen is a hundred households in the Jinling garrison. After the Dong River broke the embankment, General Zheng went to Governor Huang of Jinling Mansion and asked to report the matter, but Governor Huang refused. Later, within two days, Our General Zheng is gone!" The man kowtowed heavily on the ground, "Our lieutenant general knew something was wrong, so we pretended to seek peace with Governor Huang, and learned that Governor Huang had received a transfer order, and he would enter Beijing as an official in the next year. If I made a mistake in my political achievements, I ordered people to suppress the matter and not make a statement. Manpower was set up on all the roads from Jinling Mansion, and people were allowed to enter and not allowed to leave. The deputy general sent me to take the secret road in the army and leave Jinling. I came to deliver a letter to the city, and I was afraid that there would be delays on the way, so I wrote a special eight hundred li emergency report for the army and asked me to deliver it quickly."

"I beg Your Majesty to send troops quickly. It's too late. I'm afraid that even the lieutenant will lose his life!"

(End of this chapter)