Zhou Ruiyuan waited for an hour in the Linglong Pavilion before seeing Qiqi come back, and hurriedly got up to greet him.

Qiqi smiled: "It's been a long time for Lord Zhou to wait." ”

Zhou Ruiyuan smiled and said: "The minister just happened to be here to appreciate the treasures of the royal collection, and there is no such opportunity on weekdays." ”

Qiqi nodded, his eyes fell on the Qibao jade tree on the side, and said softly: "No treasure is as precious as grain, if it can be exchanged for a bumper harvest this autumn, even if I exchange all the collections here, I am willing." ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Her Royal Highness the princess is worried about the country and the people, which is really a blessing for our subjects. ”

Qiqi said: "I went to see His Majesty just now and persuaded him a few words. ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "How? ”

Qiqi slowly shook his head: "He takes the imperial tomb too seriously, I don't know who is bewitched, I believe that he can be immortal in the imperial tomb after his death." ”

Zhou Ruiyuan had already witnessed Long Xuanen's obsession and tyranny just now, and Qiqi's words were also something he expected, and he said in a low voice: "Maybe after a while, Your Majesty will change his mind when his anger is gone." ”

Qiqi's clear eyes stared at Zhou Ruiyuan and said, "Why doesn't the prime minister dare to argue with reason?" ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Your Majesty is angry, no matter what the minister says, he will not listen to it." ”

Qiqi said: "You guys, are you still afraid of setting yourself on fire?, I have always regarded Cheng as my uncle." ”

Zhou Ruiyuan hurriedly bowed down and said, "Chen Cheng is scared! ”

Qiqi was a little displeased by his attitude, and said with a slight frown: "What are you afraid of?" Why are you afraid? ”

Zhou Ruiyuan was speechless for a while by Qiqi's question, and without waiting for him to answer, Qiqi said again: "As a courtier, he has received the favor of the king, and he should relieve the king's worries." You should serve the country, and the national disaster is at the head, as the first assistant of Dakang, you should have pointed out his mistake when you saw that the emperor insisted on going his own way and misjudged the form. How can he not speak up for fear of incurring guilt in order to save his own life? Prime minister! You've really disappointed me. ”

Zhou Ruiyuan was so angry by Qiqi's call that his face was hot, and he was ashamed: "The minister knows that he is wrong, it's not that the minister is afraid of getting burned, but the minister still has a lot of things to do, if the minister is down now, who else can take over the things in the minister's hands." ”

Qiqi understood that Zhou Ruiyuan was not showing merit, and what he said was the truth. The operation of Dakang's current power mechanism all depends on him to maintain, although it is difficult at home and abroad, and it is difficult, but Dakang still has not fallen, which has an inevitable relationship with Zhou Ruiyuan's hard support, when it comes to the understanding of Dakang's shape, and when it comes to the influence within the courtiers, look at Dakang. Zhou Ruiyuan doesn't think about the two.

Qiqi said: "Your Majesty just issued a killing order to those 50,000 laborers, what does the prime minister think?" ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "The minister thinks that the 50,000 laborers were forced to rebel this time. According to the information obtained by the minister, the living conditions of the migrant workers at the construction site of the imperial tomb were extremely bad, not only did they have no food but also had to work hard day and night, coupled with the exploitation and oppression of the overseers, they finally couldn't bear it, although the riot last night was a little sudden. But from the root point of view, it is inevitable, they are a capital crime, and if they don't do it, they are waiting for death, rather than sitting and waiting for death, it is better to give it a go. ”

Qiqi said: "Listening to Lord Zhou's tone, it seems to be very sympathetic to them." ”

Zhou Ruiyuan hurriedly said: "The minister is just talking about things. It was not sympathetic to them, much less support for the rebellion. ”

Qiqi said: "The occurrence of civil unrest has become a fact, is there any way for the prime minister to solve it well?" ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "The minister believes that extreme measures must not be used, if these 50,000 laborers are killed, I am afraid that it will cause a larger-scale civil unrest." If you think about it, those 50,000 migrant workers also have families and friends, and the killing will never make people afraid, but will arouse the hatred in the hearts of the people. If there is a civil unrest, all of them will be killed, then if this continues, it will not be long before Dakang will have no more usable people, the people will be scattered, the people's hearts will be betrayed, and it is not far from the collapse of the society. “

Qiqi said: "What you mean is that the most important thing is to subdue people's hearts." ”

Zhou Ruiyuan nodded and said: "The people don't ask for much, it is enough to have clothes and a rice belly, not everyone is loyal to the court, but everyone has inseparable feelings for the land under their feet, the reason why they are reluctant to leave is not because they can't give up their homeland, to make the people feel that Dakang is not only the Dakang of the Long family, but also their own Dakang, and only in this way can they stimulate their enthusiasm for protecting their families and defending the country, so that they can live and die with Dakang." ”

Qiqi said: "According to the situation you know, when will the food shortage in Dakang break out?" ”

Zhou Ruiyuan pursed his lips, Qiqi asked the key point, the people take food as the sky, if the problem of not eating is solved, all the qiē are empty talk, Dakang's major granaries have been in an emergency, although several major granaries have been opened, but it is still a drop in the bucket for the entire Dakang, and it cannot fundamentally solve the problem. Zhou Ruiyuan said: "In addition to the military rations that must be guaranteed, the major granaries have begun to release grain for disaster relief, and from the current situation, it will be supported until the autumn at most." ”

Qiqi said: "If you can have a bumper harvest this year......"

Zhou Ruiyuan sighed and said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, there is a great drought in many places this spring, and there is continuous rain in the summer, I am afraid that this year's harvest will be reduced by three percent, this is still the most optimistic estimate, once the food shortage breaks out, I am only afraid of ......" He did not continue, but the solemn expression on his face had already given the result, and Dakang's national fortune may have really come to an end.

Qiqi said: "Is it possible to find a source of food among neighboring countries?" ”

Zhou Ruiyuan shook his head: "Dayong is friendly with us on the surface, but behind his back, he has threatened the countries, whoever dares to provide food and grass to Dakang, they will destroy whom, looking at the Central Plains, no one dares to offend Dayong." ”

Qiqi said: "Xue Shengkang's methods are really despicable. ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "Fighting for the world is originally an unscrupulous thing. ”

Qiqi said: "Lord Zhou still has a lot of hard work, be sure to support it for a little longer, as for the food shortage, the palace will try to find a way to solve it." ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "I heard that the Jinling Xu family has rejected His Majesty's request, I don't know if this matter is serious?" ”

Qiqi sighed and said, "There is indeed this matter, Your Majesty is angry, and I will deal with this matter." ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said cautiously: "What does the princess plan to do with this matter?" "I vaguely feel that this matter is a little bad in my heart, maybe the Hu family is facing another catastrophe.

Qiqi said: "Send Hu Buwei and his wife to prison and give the Xu family a warning." ”

Zhou Ruiyuan was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Actually, I don't think the Xu family may care about their life or death, otherwise why would they have been standing idly by and watching their affairs?" ”

Qiqi said: "Is Lord Zhou talking for Hu Buwei?" ”

Zhou Ruiyuan said: "The minister is not for Hu Buwei to speak, but to talk about things, Hu Buwei during his tenure in the household department, he can be regarded as conscientious, and his ability is obvious to all." ”

Qiqi said: "This time the emperor is really angry, I'm afraid he is lucky enough to be able to save his life." ”

Hu Xiaotian and Murong Feiyan returned to Kangdu at noon, Hu Xiaotian thought about it or temporarily placed Murong Feiyan outside the mansion, saving too many people's attention, after all, the matter of the imperial tomb and the civil turmoil had a great impact, and it was necessary to figure out the situation before deciding what to do next.

When Murong Feiyan heard that Hu Xiaotian was going to send him to Shuijing'er Hutong, he couldn't help but be scared, and his heart was surprised and shy, the surprise was that Hu Xiaotian obviously didn't treat her as an outsider in this arrangement, and the shy thing was that he would inevitably be embarrassed to get along with his parents.

Hu Xiaotian said with a smile: "The ugly daughter-in-law always has to see her in-laws, not to mention that you are wearing a mask, they don't know which one you are." ”

Murong Feiyan snorted: "If you dare to hurt me again, believe it or not, I will beat you." ”

Hu Xiaotian smiled and patted her waist: "I'm afraid that you may not be my opponent now." ”

Murong Feiyan knew that he was telling the truth, and whispered: "Tell me honestly, where did you learn such powerful martial arts." ”

Hu Xiaotian was about to explain, but saw a person coming out of the well-lit alley in front of him, but it was Liang Dazhuang, this guy was recently sent by Hu Xiaotian to take care of Hu Buwei and his wife, seeing Liang Dazhuang's panicked appearance, Hu Xiaotian suddenly felt unsubtle, hurriedly greeted him, and said loudly: "Da Zhuang!" ”

Only then did Liang Dazhuang see Hu Xiaotian, and he said bitterly: "Young master, you are finally back, something has happened, something has happened!" ”

Hu Xiaotian was shocked: "What's the matter?" ”

Liang Dazhuang said: "The lord and the lady were taken away by a group of Yulin soldiers just now. ”

Hu Xiaotian said angrily: "Who is so bold? ”

Liang Dazhuang said: "I heard that it was an order from King Yongyang, and I was about to go back to the house to report the news, but I didn't expect the young master to come." ”

When Hu Xiaotian heard him say this, he suddenly had a number in his heart, nine times out of ten it was seven or seven who were acting like it for the outside world to see, but this girl was also hateful enough, and she actually took my father and mother away without saying a word, I am afraid that there is also the meaning of giving me a horse in this way.

A carriage came slowly in the distance, the carriage came to Hu Xiaotian's side, the curtain was lifted, Quan De'an showed his face from inside, and said in a hoarse voice: "Commander Hu is here, Her Royal Highness the princess invites you to meet." ”

The father and mother have already fallen into the hands of others, and Hu Xiaotian can't help it.

Hu Xiaotian asked Liang Dazhuang to take Murong Feiyan back to the house first, and he got into the carriage and said calmly: "Where is Grandpa Quan taking me?" ”

Quan De'an said: "Yongyang Palace!" ”

The second more is sent, and I ask for the monthly pass recommendation ticket support! (To be continued......) R1292