A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

The king is in Chenbu Village. "

In the political hall, Han Qi said with some annoyance: "Shen An sent students from the academy to help. Now Chenbu Village is crowded with people. It has become the center of Bianliang, with countless people watching."

As Prime Minister, he wanted the overall situation, not just a corner, so he looked down upon Zhao Xu's behavior.

"He should stand taller."

Only when you stand high can you see far.

What Han Qi said was correct, Zeng Gongliang and Ouyang Xiu both nodded in agreement.

"The officials have left the palace."

Someone shouted outside, and Han Qi really wanted to curse.

"Where have the officials gone?"

Why don't officials say hello to the prime ministers and ministers when they leave the palace?

what does this mean?

Do you think we are useless?

At this moment, the three prime ministers and assistants all felt aggrieved.

"Go and have a look quickly."

Ouyang Xiu was the first to go out with his eyes dazzled, and almost tripped at the threshold.

The three prime ministers chased him out on horseback, but Fu Bi was a step too late when he came out of the Privy Council.

"Rich Prime Minister, the horse is coming."

His men brought the horses, but Fu Bi sighed: "Everyone has gone out. No one in the palace can make the decision. If there is an emergency, who will take care of it? Then Han Qi... shameless!"

This is blame-shifting.

I'll leave first, Fu Bi, you'll be the last to leave.

Han Qi went to flatter the official, but left the matter to himself. It was really shameless to the extreme!

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Han Qi was fainted from the sun.

Fatty people are intolerant of heat. Less than a quarter of an hour after leaving the palace, Han Qi's whole body felt like it was swelling and heating up.

"hot!"

He really didn't want to go out, but the official's house was just ahead, and he would be derelict in his duty if he didn't come out.

"Official..."

He chased after him on horseback and advised: "Officials, it's hot outside, it's better to stay in the palace."

Zhao Shu said: "The people are carrying water for watering under the sun, and I am riding a horse. Is this considered hard work?"

Han Qi grimaced, thinking about trying to persuade him again, but seeing the official's serious expression, he was afraid he would hit a wall.

"How's it going with Bao Zheng?"

"Bao Zheng has already started inspection."

No one had an answer. Bao Zheng had cut off contact with Gong since he left the city.

Wherever the old man went, the officials must be frightened by the news.

No one doubts this.

Zeng Gongliang said: "In the official family, Bao Zheng will definitely follow him to investigate, but he is old and is facing such a strong sun. I am worried that he will not be able to survive."

Lao Bao is over sixty years old. If such an old minister dies on the way, Zhao Shu will really feel uncomfortable.

Zhao Shu nodded and said, "Go and ask."

Someone left.

The weather was too hot, and Zhao Shu felt agitated. Thinking of Bao Zheng's suffering on the road, he said, "I regret a little. Bao Zheng shouldn't have been allowed to come out in this weather."

As the group left the city, the buildings on both sides gradually decreased and the fields increased.

The farmers here are okay, they are right by the river, and the drought cannot affect their harvests.

"Faster!"

Zhao Shu was anxious to see the real drought situation, so he urged everyone to speed up.

Zeng Gongliang urged his horse and said, "When I led the troops in the southwest, I knew very well the importance of speed. But compared with now, I was still as fast as I am now."

Han Qi also nodded in approval.

From the moment they left the city, they had been urging their horses. This speed could be called flying generals.

Zhao Shu was also somewhat complacent, and even said: "If I were to lead the army, I would not be able to attack the enemy, but I would be able to protect myself."

Everyone was flattering and pandering. At this time, the person who went to ask about Bao Zheng's situation came back and came closer to report: "Officials, Prime Minister Bao has passed the auspicious talisman."

After finishing speaking, he was surprised to find that both the emperor and his ministers were speechless, somewhat speechless.

What's going on here?

Damn it!

A guard next to him winked at him, signaling him to stop immediately.

But the guard still hoped to win the favor of the officials through this matter, so he kept chattering: "Bao Xiang is really very fast. I have never seen such speed when I was in the army. If Bao Xiang leads the army, Think about it, just like a flying general or a champion, he can frighten the enemy..."

You idiot, you really don’t want to pick up any of the pots!

Zhao Shu felt that his ears were a little hot. He touched them and thought that this must be the temperature from being exposed to the sun.

Previously, he and his ministers boasted about their superiority and speed... But compared with Bao Zheng, they all turned into scum.

Shame on you!

All the way to Chenbu Village, we saw the lively scene.

"A lot of people."

Zhao Shu dismounted and walked over slowly.

"Don't be anxious, just take it one at a time."

Wang Dong was instructing the students how to use the hoe, while Zhao Xu was working silently.

There were many people watching on the side, most of them from the next village, and some from further away who came to watch the excitement, saying they wanted to see what the king looked like.

"Brother, please take a rest."

Zhao Hao's palms were covered with medicine, but he couldn't do any work, so he helped deliver water and so on.

Zhao Xu shook his head and continued to dig the ditch.

"Is that the prince?"

"You look like ordinary people, and you don't make a sound when you work. How can you look like an old farmer?"

"Yes! Shouldn't a prince be handsome and free-spirited? Can he still work?"

"My neighbor's son is a scholar. He can't even work. He is worse than a prince!"

"But the prince has been doing this for too long, hasn't he?"

"And he doesn't speak. What's wrong with him?"

"..."

Gradually, the onlookers became thoughtful.

Someone said: "Look, the prince doesn't speak and just works hard. The villagers also follow suit. No one complains or is lazy..."

"Our village is digging wells, and there are many people who are lazy."

"You are just lazy, otherwise why would you show up in Chenbu Village?"

Everyone was embarrassed for a while.

"There are big rocks!"

At this time, someone broke the hoe and squatted down to dig. Then he raised his head and called for help.

"Get the rope!"

Several students squatted there and dug the soil, hollowing out the sides of the big stone.

After the rope was tied to the big stone, Zhao Xu stood at the front, pulled the rope and shouted: "One, two...three!"

"one two three!"

"one two three……"

"one two three……"

Because the rope was only that long, there were not many people pulling it, but everyone stopped what they were doing and looked here.

"one two three……"

It's a very simple chant, but it makes people feel hot all over.

The big stone was slowly pulled, and finally it was pulled out, causing a burst of cheers.

Zhao Xu let go of the rope and said to the people around him: "As long as we work together, there is nothing that cannot be solved. A drought is a drought, but everyone must ask themselves, have they tried their best? Have they ever been frustrated and wanted to give up? If so , then throw away these thoughts and go dig wells, dig canals, and carry water..."

He looked at the people watching the excitement and said seriously: "We don't say it's for the Song Dynasty, but for the sake of your parents, your wives and children, you should abandon those praying to gods and Buddhas for rain, and go seriously. work."

Bianliang rarely encountered a drought, and everyone was dumbfounded, so various theories came out.

Why are the officials doing unreliable things nowadays and offending God? Or the officials are suffering from drought in the first year of their reign. This is not a good sign...

In this era, after encountering natural disasters, desperate people are powerless and can only blame all this on the immorality of those in power.

Why did Zhao Shu leave the palace?

It's because there are too many voices like this outside and they are gradually gathering. If he just sits there and ignores him, the palace will be flooded with memorials to remonstrate later.

——When a good official in an official family reflects on the mistakes he has made, it is best to issue an edict to appease God.

——Have the official family been living too well recently? This is not good. We need to be frugal.

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In a word, if God brings a natural disaster, it must be your emperor's fault.

Zhao Shu felt that he was right, so he wanted to come out and take a look, but he never thought that he would see his son inciting the people.

"Your Majesty works silently, this is teaching by words and deeds..." An official praised: "This is a gentleman who wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds. Your Majesty behaves like a gentleman, and I congratulate the officials."

The ministers surrendered their hands.

Zhao Shu watched with emotion in his heart, "The prince is still young, but he acts steadily. I am very satisfied."

The people who were watching all bowed and saluted, and someone said, "The king's words have made me ashamed. Let's go back and dig a well."

"It's just that it's hard to stop praying for rain."

"Pray for rain, who are you praying for?" Zhao Xu felt as if a blister had burst in his palm, and it was burning. He said angrily: "For thousands of years, we have prayed for rain when encountering droughts, but how many times have gods descended to earth? You are not praying for rain, but you are desperate and want to ask the gods in your heart for help. Even if you get nothing, you will feel at ease... Are you still men?"

Zhao Xu was furious, "Men shrink in the face of disaster, UUReading www.uukｋｎｈｕｔｔｔｔｔｗｗ.uukｋｎｈｕｔｔｔｔｔｔｔｔｔｅｋｎｈｈｔｔｔｔｔｔｔ They are all better than you! At least they will work hard instead of being incompetent like you!"

These words directly stung the hearts of these people. Some people were ashamed, but others said plausibly: "Your Majesty, we don't have enough manpower..."

There are only so many people in a village. How can we dig canals and build enough wells?

"Then do it first. If you don't do it, will God send down the rain?" Zhao Xu turned his eyes and saw Zhao Shu and others in the distance, so he said: "If there are not enough manpower, Zhao Zhong will naturally find a way. Just wait and see Do it.”

"What can the court do? Can we still ask those sergeants to help?"

Everyone thinks it’s impossible, but apart from this, where are the manpower?

"good!"

But Zhao Xu agreed.

Well!

An old man stamped his feet, "The army is the lifeblood of the official family. Not to mention the prince, even the queen can't get involved. Besides, how can those sergeants be willing to work... The soldiers are just about the same. That's all, let's go."

Zhao Shu walked over slowly. After hearing this, he said: "They are willing to work."

The old man looked at him and saw that he was dressed in cloth and had a dull look on his face, so he said, "This guy looks kind, but you can't say this nonsense, otherwise it will be embarrassing to look back."

Bianliang's army is just a watchdog, and its relationship with the people is not very harmonious.

Zhao Shu stretched out his hand and said, "Bring me the hoe."

Zhao Xu was stunned for a moment, then handed over his hoe.

Zhao Shu took his hand and frowned: "Why are there so many bubbles? Let's deal with it quickly."

People around him exclaimed, "How can your Majesty be so tolerant? I went too far."

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