Emperor Xiaoyao of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 305 Late childbearing is more beneficial?
Court meetings don't happen every day. "If there is something to do, come and leave the court if there is nothing to do" more exists in TV dramas. In fact, Li Erye has a small court meeting every three to five days. Most of the time, everyone communicates through memorials. Summon Yousi personnel (that is, mysterious officials from relevant departments) alone.

Although there was nothing wrong with what Jin Yu said at Qin Huaiyu's wedding, it was distorted when it was heard by some people.Li Erye recently reviewed the memorials and received several letters denouncing Jin Yu for being "disrespectful" and asking for punishment. It seemed that Jin Yu was about to rebel.

For a young man like Jin Yu who has no foundation and puts his mind on growing vegetables, cooking food, and opening restaurants to make money, Second Master Li did not believe that he was kicked in the head by a donkey and wanted to rebel.However, Li Erye was very interested in his remarks, and in line with the principle of "listen to enlightenment, partial belief to darkness", he sent Li Ke to ask.

Li Ke is a big kid, so he made a guess as soon as his mind changed, and honestly repeated what Jin Yu said, without distinguishing or explaining, and controlled his tone, highlighting that Jin Yu is only responsible for the Jinjiazhuang specimens, emphasizing that there is no conflict The meaning of Li Erye's decree.The tone should be heavy where it should be, and where it should be slow, and the performance is better than Jin Yu.After talking about loading wood, I heard Jin Yu talk a lot that day, and he was not afraid of his lines.

This is the first time Li Erye has heard of Jin Yu's point of view. According to Li Ke's retelling, Jin Yu is well-founded and does not oppose early marriage. Lacerta.

Muxiu and Lin need to be destroyed by the wind, and Li Erye thinks that someone might want to use Jinyu as a stepping stone.Wanting to understand this, Second Master Li cared about Li Ke's study again, so he sent him away.

Although it is close to the Awakening of Insects, the cold is still cold.Recently, Second Master Li likes to go to Empress Changsun's bedroom, where he can enjoy a rare moment of relaxation.

Because of the small new city, a stove was installed in the bedroom of Empress Changsun, and the fire was kept on all day long, making the house relatively warm.After meeting Li Erye, Empress Changsun consciously boiled water and prepared to make tea.

"Is Xincheng being good lately? Are you not being naughty?" Second Master Li put his hands next to the stove to dry, and the emperor's airs were much less.

"It's pretty well-behaved, but the older you get, the more thoughtful you become, and the more unattractive you become. Before you learn how to walk, you wish you could run away." Talking about the child, the eldest grandson showed a motherly brilliance.

"The servant girl Guanyin has worked hard." Second Master Li touched his eldest grandson's face with his hand and said, a woman under thirty is especially attractive when she exudes a mature charm.

"It's what a concubine should do." Changsun Qiao blushed and knocked off Second Master Li's dishonest hand.

"Hehe." Second Master Li slumped into the reclining chair next to him, nestling comfortably in it, "Recently, I received several memorials to Gui Tang, saying that he was disrespectful."

"What mess did this kid do again and was caught by the officials?" Empress Changsun said in a relaxed tone. Now she has a lot of affection for Jin Yu, and Jin Yu often pays filial piety with gadgets. She doesn't believe that Jin Yu will not know the importance.

Because of Jin Yu's previous actions and gestures, now Li Er and his wife don't regard Jin Yu's affairs as a serious government affairs, but as an after-dinner tea chat. It is this mentality that Li Erye regards " Letter of Complaint" and Li Ke's words were narrated one by one to Empress Changsun.

"You said Guitang, why is he not doing his job properly?" Second Master Li didn't intend to go into the matter of Jin Yu's "disrespect". It’s a set, and this set of tea sets has not been less thoughtful, and the style and pattern have never been seen before.”

"What Gui Tang said may not be unreasonable." While the couple were talking, the water boiled, and Empress Changsun grabbed a handful of duck-foot leaves prepared by the imperial physician in the teapot, washed the tea first, and then poured it out before officially brewing.This ginkgo leaf tea was prepared according to the prescription given by Jin Yu at the beginning, and the tea set was also sent by Jin Yu after someone fired it. The fine pottery, both in shape and feel, is much better than before.

"Oh?" Second Master Li was a little surprised. He originally wanted to tell it as a joke, but he didn't expect his wife to side with another man. "What's the point?"

"Erlang's decision-making is all about family and country affairs, and there are some minor details that he didn't pay attention to. I also grew up in this kind of environment, and I also feel that it is natural to marry early and have children." Empress Changsun first affirmed Li Erye, and then expressed herself Standing by her husband's side, his soft tone made Second Master Li very happy.Pour a cup of tea for Li Erye, "Going back to the Tang Dynasty and returning to the West, the perspective of seeing things may be different from ours, so we have different opinions, and it is not necessarily wrong."

"When the concubine first married Erlang, she also felt apprehensive, especially when she was pregnant with Chengqian. She looked forward to and fearful when her belly grew day by day. She hoped that the child would land in a healthy place, but she was also afraid of dystocia during childbirth." Empress Changsun recalled her past and expressed her feelings at that time, "The concubine burned incense a lot at that time. Although it took some time, luckily everything went well."

"The maidservant Guanyin is suffering." When Empress Changsun gave birth, Li Er was fighting outside and was never by her side.All along, Second Master Li has never heard Empress Changsun complain.Hearing his wife say this for the first time, he still felt that he was losing money, so he took his eldest grandson's hand and patted it gently.

"The concubine doesn't feel bitter. To be able to marry Erlang, the concubine feels that she has been favored by the heavens." Empress Changsun smiled, and gave Li Erye a cup of tea, and continued: "Erlang drinks tea. The concubine saw the refugees back then. , I also served porridge. The girl of twelve or thirteen years old in the common people looked like seven or eight years old, with yellow hair and a dry and thin body. The concubine was a head taller than girls of the same age since she was a child. Chengqian, who was only young, gave birth at that time. It was difficult for the daughters-in-law of ordinary people, right? The concubine remembered that Yuzhang's mother had just reached the age of ji when she gave birth, and Yuzhang was only a little over five catties when she was born, but she still I couldn’t pass the hurdle of childbirth.”

"Sigh, what Guanyin's servant said is reasonable." Second Master Li drank the tea without feeling too hot, "It was because I didn't think carefully at the beginning."

"Erlang, don't worry. What I have said is more than ten years ago. At that time, the people were displaced and had no food to eat. Now the world is peaceful and the people live and work in peace. It must be much better than then." Empress Changsun comforted Li Erdao "You can't just listen to the words of Gui Tang's family. Maybe it has nothing to do with age?"

"It's not that I don't listen to harsh words. The Guanyin servant girl doesn't need to give me peace of mind. I will ask the Ministry of Civil Affairs to check it later." Second Master Li laughed.

Li Erye is a person who thinks about it and does it, so he greeted Tang Jian, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, on the same day.Before Li Erye died, he always called him "Minbu".

The Ministry of Civil Affairs itself has the responsibility of counting the population, but the statistics used to be relatively general and would not be so detailed.Tang Jian just took over the post of Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs last year, and he is not very proficient in business, but he happily accepted the task assigned by himself.The top leaders have an overview of the overall situation, and the specific business has a deputy to do it.

Tang Jian was born in a family of officials and eunuchs. His father was in charge of the imperial guards. When Li Yuan rose up, he responded in a timely manner. Moreover, when Tang Jian was not a master, the two had a very good relationship, and the standard was small, so although Tang Jian With high eyesight and low hands, Second Master Li also tolerated him very much, and in the end he got 24 cabinet ministers.Tang Jian, as the Duke of the State and Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, had no friendship with Jin Yu before, so he couldn't bear the shame to ask Jin Yu for advice, so it was a matter of course for the deputy to do it.

Tang Jian's deputy is Wang Ruixiang, who is approaching his sixtieth year, has a big white beard, and is not from a clan.In Yang Ying's father's dynasty, she relied on the imperial examinations to work steadily from the bottom, and worked her way up to her current position step by step. Tang Jian was also very relieved to hand over the specific business to Wang Ruixiang.

News from the officialdom spread quickly, because it involved the business of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so Wang Ruixiang also paid attention to what Jin Yu said outside.After receiving the task assigned by Tang Jian, Wang Ruixiang felt that it was necessary to communicate with Jin Yu first. He didn't take face so seriously, so he sent his followers to Jinjiazhuang that afternoon to deliver a name card, which was very formal.

After receiving Wang Ruixiang's name post, although he had no friendship, Jin Yu was still formally preparing to meet. No matter his age, words or deeds, Wang Ruixiang deserved respect.When Wang Ruixiang came to the door, he went to the door to greet him in person.

Wang Ruixiang went straight to the point and told Jinyu the whole story. Although his grade was a little higher than Jinyu's, his posture was very low, and he begged for his advice.

In fact, when Jin Yu said those words at Qin Huaiyu's wedding, he knew that there would be such a day, but he didn't expect such a serious old man to come and discuss with him.His starting point for what he said was also very simple, he just wanted to remind Qin Huaiyu not to have a child so early.It is a very dirty thing to prevent people from having children these days. It is not uncommon for people to break up with each other, turn their faces, and have feuds.

For academic discussion, Jin Yu explained to Wang Ruixiang very seriously what puberty is, and will count various indicators-height, weight, menarche, etc.Later generations do not need to consider family conditions when making statistics, because it was not a problem to have a full stomach at that time, but now different statistics must be carried out by stratum, and some farmers still do not have enough food and clothing. Very few, a small group, so we must pay attention.

Lao Wang basically agrees with what Jin Yu said, but he can't understand why men have to limit their age. Jin Yu made a very vivid analogy: When planting cold melons, when they grow to a certain size, they will not grow. Pick it off when it reaches such a large size, and when you open it, you will find that it is a raw melon egg. The remaining seeds will not germinate, but if you pick it at the end, it is the best kind of cold melon.

(End of this chapter)