Lonely non-good minister

He put gold on his face, Song Chun didn't bother to refute, and continued: "It's just that there are many people who impeached Yuan'er."

"Impeachment?" Emperor Hong Ming was immediately concerned: "Why? Did he cause trouble?"

Song Chun was annoyed by his strict father appearance the most, and said in a deep tone: "Many powerful people are also eyeing cotton in the northwest. They know that only Zhangye will grow grain in the northwest this year, so they are sure that there will be a food shortage in the northwest this year, so they transported some grain. When I went to the northwest, the government and businessmen colluded to suppress the serious food shortage in the northwest this year. They wanted to wait until the autumn harvest when food was in short supply, so they could sell grain at high prices and buy cotton at low prices.

Yuan'er discovered this in time and informed the merchants to transport grain to the northwest, and the coalition army avoided the Huns' scattered cavalry attacks, which made these people's wishful thinking come to nothing. For this reason, many people impeached him, saying that he took advantage of his power. So they did a lot of selfish things and maliciously lowered the price of grain to benefit from the inflated price of cotton. "

Emperor Hong Ming didn't turn his face immediately. If it was the past, he would definitely blame Song Yuan severely if the matter involved the dignitaries, but now he will not be used to these dignitaries.

"If they are really allowed to succeed, how much food will the court have to fill in this year?" Emperor Hong Ming really didn't like this group of dignitaries: "Those who are impeached should investigate carefully."

He even had a day to protect Song Yuan. Although Song Chun was surprised, he reluctantly relieved him a lot: "Yes, in addition, Yuan'er submitted a petition and wanted to build water conservancy in the northwest. It is huge and cannot be supported by local finance alone, so I asked the court to approve a sum of money."

"Building water conservancy in the northwest?" Emperor Hong Ming frowned: "Is it worth it?"

Song Chun knew that he would ask such a question. Fortunately, Song Yuan made it very clear in the memorial, and Song Chun repeated what she said: "After several investigations by the officials of the Secretary of Agriculture and the water conservancy craftsmen, it was confirmed that the construction of water conservancy in the Northwest is right. The Great Wei is favorable, and the northwest is vast, so it is a good place to grow wheat, cotton, flax, etc. If the planting can be expanded, the people of the Great Wei will no longer have to worry about food and clothing.”

"Sir, what do you think?" Emperor Hong Ming chose to listen to the opinion of the great witch Zhiyan.

ask him?

Song Chun was dissatisfied, and the great Wu Zhiyan was also slightly surprised. He made a calculation with his fingers in a serious way: "His Royal Highness is involved in civil engineering, and has the luck of a good harvest. Acting according to her ideas will get twice the result with half the effort."

"Is he still a seedling who is naturally suitable for farming?" Emperor Hong Ming laughed.

Song Chun glanced at the great Wu Zhiyan, not liking this statement very much.

"In that case, give him a sum of money." Emperor Hong Ming agreed: "As long as he can turn the Northwest into a land of prosperity, I will reward him with a prince."

Let the Northwest become a rich place and you can be crowned a king?

Song Chun felt a little better in his heart: "Yes, I would like to thank Father Huang on Yuan'er's behalf."

He stepped back, and Emperor Hong Ming smiled and asked, "Can you do a fortune teller for the crown prince?"

"For divination, it is difficult to involve the emperor, and the emperor and His Royal Highness cannot be determined by divination." Dawu Zhiyan said beautiful words, which of course were false.

However, Emperor Hong Ming was coaxed into elation by these words, and laughed for a long time: "I have a son like this, and I feel at ease."

He is no longer wary of Song Chun now. No one knows the character of his eldest son better than him. No matter how much he thinks about, the four words of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness will tightly constrain his ambitions, and he only needs to take good care of his body. It would be nice to enjoy his old age. Even if all the power is handed over, he will not end up like the late emperor.He continued to live in the palace, while Song Chunze rushed back to the palace overnight to contact Situ Sikong and gave Song Yuan 20 taels of silver to repair water conservancy.

The front court was very busy, and the harem was not idle.

Song Yuan spent his own money to buy a hundred kilograms of high-quality cotton and ordered it to be sent to the palace early. Xiao Shen arranged for the embroiderer in the palace to make six eight-kilogram quilts and a dozen cotton-padded clothes. After they were finished, So he brought his things to Jingyang Palace.

Emperor Hong Ming was not in the palace, and the newly promoted beauties were also taken to the palace. The harem is now filled with old people from the palace, so Empress Shen is also considered leisurely. When Mrs. Shen came, she was reading a book.

"It's rare that you have time to come here today. When I asked about it yesterday, you also said that you were busy preparing Yuan'er's things for winter. It happened to be." Empress Shen asked her to sit down without courtesy: "I got a new wolf skin this year , it’s of good quality, and I’ve ordered someone to make it into a shoulder apron according to Yuan’er’s size. You can take it back later and give it to him as well.”

Xiao Shen showed gratitude: "The empress always misses her like this."

"It's bitterly cold in the northwest, and he is a child who has been raised up since he was a child. I'm afraid it will be even more bitter. Winter is coming soon. Although they all have cotton to keep out the cold, how useful are the things worn under armor? The wolf fur can also keep you warm."

Little Shen smiled: "I came today to give something away. Ayuan bought some high-quality cotton and sent it back. I asked the embroiderer to make six quilts and a dozen cotton-padded clothes, especially as gifts. My Majesty, I also remembered that my Majesty’s knees would hurt in winter, so I made a pair of knee pads with my own hands.”

She brought the knee pads with her own hands, and the maid brought everything in.

"You are too much trouble." Empress Shen liked the knee pads very much, and then looked at the cotton-padded clothes: "This is the filial piety of a child, and it is too extravagant for me to use it alone."

Xiao Shen smiled and said nothing, since Queen Shen is still here, it is not her turn to distribute things in the harem, she is very clear about this reason.

Empress Shen took a closer look: "Send the sapphire blue quilt to Concubine Li, and the lake green quilt to Concubine Liu. They are Yuan'er's serious elders, and they love him a lot, so they should also enjoy his blessings." , you take these two back by yourself, I’ll just keep two, as for these cotton-padded clothes, you just look at the arrangements, and you don’t have to ask me everything.”

"Yes." Xiao Shen didn't give in, and accepted Empress Shen's favor.

Empress Shen put down her knee pads and looked at her: "Concubine Liu hasn't come back after serving illnesses in the palace for so long, it seems that the emperor still likes her very much."

"The emperor likes beauties, not Xie Yuhua, but the ministers talk badly. There must be a prudent concubine there to act."

Empress Shen couldn't help laughing at these words: "She is the most understanding person. With that clever mouth, how many times has she not been able to coax the emperor to be happy? It's a pity that she has been smart for so many years, but she stumbled on Wang Shi."

"Imperial Concubine Wenhui has served the emperor for many years, and she has had children, but she is not blessed to wait until the Jin Dynasty. The emperor always feels regretful." Xiao Shen echoed her.

Empress Shen smiled and asked her: "You are still young and take the initiative to avoid favor, is it too early? At your age, which one doesn't flirt with the emperor all day long? Why do you hide yourself? If you talk about knowing each other, the harem No one can match you."

"Your heart is unpredictable. The children are already grown up. Instead of waiting for the emperor to dislike me, I should take the initiative to avoid favor and give newcomers more opportunities to serve me. I can also be clean and avoid those disputes."