Hou Men Splendid

Chapter 168 The Great Flood in the South

At the beginning of September, the weather gradually cooled down, Lin Qingran was busy buying new furniture, her son got married, and the yard must be arranged properly.

The empress dowager said that day, although she didn't say what wrong Xiu and the eldest princess had done, and there was a word of asking the eldest princess to pray for blessings on the surface, but anyone could see what the royal family had left behind when they treated the late emperor. The eldest princess didn't pay much attention to it.

If you want to say that the princess is favored, there are many in history, but this Xiu and the eldest princess are not born directly, and they are separated from the current emperor by some relatives. she.

Lin Qingran looked a little tired. The afternoon was stuffy, so she put down her things and went into the inner room to sleep for a while. When she woke up, the sky was very gray and dark. There was no wind in the morning, and a strong wind blew in the evening. After a long time, the rain that had been stuffy for a long time fell down like beans, and drifted across the yard with the wind, and the dark green leaves in the early autumn in the flower bed were beaten to the ground. Looking into the distance, I couldn't see clearly.

Lin Qingran ordered someone to go to the kitchen to make some ginger tea to dispel the cold, and when she arrived in the study, there were still unread account books on the table.

Before he could sit down, Si Hua sent a letter, which was just delivered by the Lin family. When he opened it, he found that his father and mother, who had decided not to come back, had already returned to Luodu City.

Lin Qingran felt that she would not be the last to know. Maybe the second sister and the others had just received the letter. It was raining heavily outside, and Lin Qingran was thinking about going to the Lin family the next day.

As expected, she was not the last one to know. Father and mother arrived at the Lin family early yesterday morning, and after a half-day rest, they sent someone to deliver letters to several daughters' homes. When Lin Qingran arrived at the Lin family, the second sister and the others also came soon up.

"Mother, you are really serious. Father won't let me say that you will send us a letter anyway, so that we can pick you up." This time, she hadn't seen her for more than two years, and Lin Qingran looked better at her parents , so I can rest assured.

"What are you picking up, your father said, you just came back for a while, and haven't walked all over yet." Lu smiled, and Xiao Qi came over, took Lin Qingran's arm, and said deliberately, "Fifth Sister Don't ask, mother doesn't miss us now."

"What else do you need me to think about you? The child has grown up, and he is still like a child. He hasn't grown at all." Lu pointed to her forehead, and Xiao Qi smiled at her, with a youthful look on her face. The agility of time.

The life of her husband's family is going smoothly, her husband treats her well, there is nothing to worry about, so life is naturally simple, Lin Qingran pinched her face, "Mother, our Xiaoqi is a lucky one."

"You are all blessed." Lu Shi said, his expression changed slightly, there are a few sisters, but the eldest is not in a good marriage.

"Mother, after going to so many places, tell me what interesting things happened." Seeing her expression, Lin Qingran knew that she was worried about her eldest sister again, so she put aside the topic.

Mrs. Lu said a few interesting things, and then changed his tone, "When I was in Luodu City, the country was peaceful and the people were safe. I walked around with your father, and I saw something different."

Xiao Qi added a word from the side, "Didn't the emperor's new policies be implemented very well?"

"What's the matter." Shaking his head, Mrs. Lu made a rare comment, "I'm headstrong, I can't listen to honest words, I like to listen to good ones, and I'll never know what kind of life the common people are living."

Lin Qingran thought what mother said was serious, but after hearing what father said, the situation outside seemed to be much more serious than what mother said.

There are year-round droughts in the north, and frequent floods in the south. In Luodu City, there is a lot of rain in the end of spring all year round. However, in some places, there is abundant rain in three seasons of the year, which is prone to floods.

The money from the imperial court was allotted accordingly, and it was these money, which went down level by level, and finally reached the hands of the people, and very few of them were actually used.

If this continues, sooner or later public outrage will erupt.

Lin Wenxi just saw it, he didn't mean to intervene, and he didn't intend to write any memorial to submit to the emperor. He has already resigned, and seeing the situation of Prince Bei two years ago, Lin Wenxi would not say anything .

He stayed in Luodu City for more than a month, during which he visited several old friends. At the end of October, he took his wife and left Luodu City, trying to go to a place in the south before the New Year, where it is warmer.

Lin Qingran, who stayed in Luodu City, paid attention to what her father said. She didn't worry about the consequences of the people angering the emperor. She only worried about those people who were suffering, and it wasn't just her. The brother-in-law must know better than she does, and the fourth brother-in-law even wrote a memorial and submitted it.

But in the end, it was like a pot of cold water being poured. Not only did the emperor not adopt these suggestions, but he felt that the fourth brother-in-law and the others had other meanings in asking them to play such a far away thing in Luodu City.

Wei Shu and the others finally understood why his father-in-law didn't intend to talk about it with any friends when he came back after seeing so much, because it was useless at all.

The emperor thinks that he has worked hard and done a good job. The new policies implemented are very effective. The reports from all over the country are good, and the results of sending people to inspect and come back are all good. Therefore, if someone says it is not good, the possibility of trouble is relatively high .

But how long can this be concealed.

In mid-November, a few local officials from the southern states suddenly came to Luodu City. Their official positions were not high. They directly joined the palace and knelt outside the palace.

Such a big move, the emperor had to receive it.

These local officials came to ask the emperor to take care of their states. Located in the southern border area, there are floods for several months every year. The money allocated by the court does not care about food and clothing. Yes, they sent the memorial to the local superiors many times and asked for feedback to the court, but there was no result. In desperation, these officials came to Luodu City to ask for the memorial, and sent the memorial directly to the emperor.

Speaking of the long journey, these officials still made up their money, and most of their salaries were given to the common people.

A few days ago, Master Wei Shu Wei had just played a similar memorial, and the emperor didn't believe it, but now the local officials went directly to the court to present the memorial, so he had to believe it.

In fact, as long as someone is sent to the southern border for a walk, the situation will not be clear at a glance, but the premise is that this person will tell the truth to the emperor after returning, and tell the truth.

After the Northern Prince and those veterans of the two dynasties encountered that situation two years ago, all the officials in the court have learned to behave well. Whatever the emperor likes to hear, they can say what they want, especially the ministers around the emperor.

So now that these officials came here in such a state of embarrassment, the emperor had to wonder where all the money had gone.

The imperial court has really dialed it down, and there is not much. No matter how you say it, it should be to allow the people to solve their basic food and clothing, but the money goes down layer by layer, and there is only one bucket of water left in a jar of water. The emperor immediately sent someone to go to the first level. First level check.

At the same time, he decided to send one of his most trusted ministers to deliver the silver for disaster relief. The silver must be transported to the right place, and the flood in the southern border area should be solved. Just giving the silver to solve the food and clothing is not a cure for the symptoms.

Today's internal minister, Mr. Shao, is one of the emperor's most trusted people. The emperor sent him to the south to preside over the transportation, and also sent several officials to accompany him to supervise and preside over the repair work. The task is arduous.

At the end of November, after the emperor comforted these local officials, they went back, and Mr. Shao was also ready to leave here.

Just like how many years ago, the fifth master of the Shao family sent disaster relief silver taels by fate. There were several teams of people escorting them, and the delivery route was kept secret. It would take more than two months to get there.

At the beginning of December, Mr. Shao and several officials, with 5 taels of silver and nearly a hundred guards, set off for the southern border area to transport the silver taels.
At this time, before Laba, Luodu City had already started to snow, the snow was not heavy, and it took several days to cover some roads.

The imperial court will receive a letter from the other side every half a month. Wherever they go, they need to report their safety.

More than a month passed in a blink of an eye, and the year was over. The letter came a few days late during the snowy days. In February, the delivery team had not yet reached the first state.

It is said that on the days of the Chinese New Year, I passed through several cities to comfort the guards who went with me. Those who celebrate the New Year cannot be reunited, so I have to go through it simply, and check the people's conditions for the emperor along the way. This is slow some time.

In March, the letter that came back finally said that it would arrive in a few days.

The emperor is just waiting for the news. The current state treasury is not full, so he is naturally worried about such a large sum of money, but in the middle of March, he should have replied to the letter, but this letter was cut off. They have never been sent back to Luodu City.

Now the emperor is in a hurry.

Waiting and waiting for April and still not receiving a reply, the emperor immediately sent someone to rush to the south to see what was going on, whether it was a robbery or something happened, at least there was news, right?

At the beginning of May, Master Shao and the others came back before the people they sent out returned.

But they didn't come back by themselves, but were captured by others. Besides, Mr. Shao was able to walk back, and the rest of the officials could only lie down.

The emperor was furious, but there were more than 2 border guards standing ten miles away from Luodu City. Not to mention how these guards made it all the way to Luodu City without any obstacles, just looking at the man wearing armor and taking the lead standing there The general and the officers and soldiers guarding the city were startled.

It took several hours for Lin Qingran and the others to learn about this matter. At this time, there was still a confrontation outside the city. Those who didn't know thought it was a rebellion. Outside the city gate, he pointed his sword and asked the emperor to come out.

Most people are still at a loss as to what is going on and who this General Long is. I haven’t heard much about it, but the Prince of Bei who rushed to the city gate is familiar with this person. Many, the first time I saw myself.

This is a general who has been guarding the border area. He was born and grew up on the border. He has made countless military achievements, but he has never come to Luodu City to reward him. All his promotion documents were sent directly to the border. People praised him very much, he was able to hold on and he was not greedy for merit, but he had never seen a real person before, seeing him now, and seeing the posture he stood there, he was really powerful
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