Is there too much birth in the quick wear?

The battle against the Huns was temporarily over. The Han Dynasty did not win. The Huns robbed some food and people from the Han Dynasty and retreated back to the grassland.

In fact, what Shen'er wanted to say was that the weather had improved, and the Huns didn't want to be stuck in a stalemate with the Han Dynasty on the battlefield.

The Huns originally lived on the grasslands, and when the weather improved, they would return to the grasslands with the food and property they had looted and continue grazing.

Except for the troops stationed at the border, all other troops transferred from the vassal states and other places returned to their original places.

The ancient arsenals supervised by the imperial court were continuously mining and smelting iron, but their technology was backward.

There are still very few weapons refined at present, and now we are only arming the garrison troops in Chang'an.

The next step is the troops at the border.

The changes in Chang'an also attracted the attention of the vassal states, and Empress Lü captured a number of spies.

This was because Lu Zhi was on guard against the Liu clan, and did not allow anyone from the Liu clan to participate in the weapons supervision matter.

Otherwise, with these iron weapons, the vassal states would probably be armed quickly.

There is another happy thing here. When Nie Shen'er gave birth, a group of people were specially trained.

Later, we took into consideration the fact that the midwives here at that time had poor technical skills and backward medical care.

Shen'er specifically asked the government to gather midwives and provide them with training, and also encouraged some people to learn about childbirth.

Not only that, she also taught some simple prevention and treatment of gynecological diseases. Shen'er hopes that she can help more people in this world.

The people of this era suffered more than those she met later.

Shen'er's efforts over the past two years have been effective. At least many women have survived because of her.

In Chang'an City alone, more than 8,000 newborns were born in the past two years. You should know that the total population of Chang'an at that time was only more than 200,000.

This is all due to the increase in grain production and the popularization of gynecological and obstetric knowledge by Professor Shen'er.

If grain production had not increased, many families would probably not have survived even if they became pregnant.

It is estimated that the population will increase even more when sweet potatoes become popular in the future. Now the most important thing for the Han people is to recuperate.

Nothing is more important than the development of agriculture and population.

On the Dai Kingdom side, Dou Yifang's development was also very good. It was mentioned before that Dou Yifang went to meet Queen Qingning, but Queen Qingning was very cold to her.

Later, with the help of Xue Yuan, Dou Yifang met Qing Ning again in the abandoned palace.

Qingning told Dou Yifang that King Dai Liu Heng was a man of affection and righteousness who cared about the world, and that all the news she had passed on to Lu Zhi over the years was false.

As soon as Dou Yifang arrived at the abandoned palace, Empress Dowager Bo and Liu Heng received news that someone had broken into the abandoned palace. In order to protect Dou Yifang, Qingning

They grabbed the unlucky Jinse, and the two were shot to death by Liu Heng's men.

Dou Yifang escaped, but from Qingning's words, she knew that Qingning had been exposed before.

They saw Qingning staying in the Queen's Palace at that time, but the King of Dai had released her just to deal with the people coming from Chang'an.

Prince Dai and Queen Mother Bo believed that there were followers of Lu Zhi among them, so they were wary of them from the beginning.

Dou Yifang felt a little sad for Qingning, as if she saw her future fate.

She also discovered that Qingning really fell in love with Liu Heng, otherwise she would not have passed false information to Lu Zhi.

You have to know that Lu Zhi had leverage over all of these spies, otherwise she would not be willing to use them.

Dou Yifang thought of her uncle's family who were still in the hands of Lu Zhi, and also thought of herself who had been poisoned by Lu Zhi. She needed to take the antidote on time, otherwise her life would be in danger.

Dou Yifang was curious about Liu Heng, and according to her observation, Liu Heng was not as lustful as she appeared to be.

After several contacts with Liu Heng, the two developed feelings for each other, but Empress Dowager Bo chose Zhou Yafu's sister Zhou Ziran as the new queen.

However, Liu Heng secretly held a wedding for Dou Yifang, and their relationship deepened.

After Lu Lu returned to Chang'an, the Queen Mother put the matter of finding a wife for him on the agenda.

The Queen Mother even pulled Shen'er over to help her with reference.

So Shen Er suggested that the princess (Lü Zhi's daughter, Zhang Yan's mother) should hold a flower viewing banquet at the princess's mansion.

Invite some noble families in the capital to attend the banquet with their young men and women, so that they can select suitable girls for Lord Lu.

At the same time, you can also check if there are any suitable young men in the capital.

This was mainly because Zhang Yan was almost of marriageable age. Zhang Yan had been a queen before, although she and Liu Ying did not consummate their marriage.

But these things cannot be told outside. Although widows are encouraged to remarry, it is rare for them to marry someone better.

Zhang Yan had always been favored by Lu Zhi and Liu Ying. On weekdays, Liu Ying and Lu Zhi often gave gifts to the princess's mansion, but they were worried that any rumors would hurt Zhang Yan.

They were also supporting Zhang Yan. Shen'er also vaguely mentioned this idea to Lu Zhi and won her praise.

Lu Zhi arranged the matter to be handled by her daughter, and decided to take the emperor to take a look when the time comes.

This era is not like the later Qing Dynasty, where the emperor still often attends banquets.

Shen'er also followed the emperor to attend the flower-viewing banquet that she had proposed.

As for what flowers to admire, there must be some in the princess's mansion. Lu Zhi also sent a few pots of peonies that Shen'er gave her to enjoy to the princess's mansion.

These pots of peonies are all treasures, cultivated by Shen'er using his wood-related abilities, and he gave a few pots each to Lu Zhi and Liu Ying.

The princess's residence was very lively on the day of the flower-viewing banquet. Not only the nobles came, but also the more prestigious young men and women in the capital received invitations.

Although there were banquets in this dynasty, there were very few real-name blind date banquets, such as those where the elders of the family brought the young men and women to participate in the flower-viewing banquets.

Before the banquet, the princess brought Zhang Yan to visit Shen'er, just to ask Shen'er if there was anything she needed to pay attention to.

At that time, the separation between men and women was not as strict as in later generations, so Shen'er only talked about some safety issues.

I also gave the princess some ideas, suggesting that she could organize some programs at the banquet to give these young men and women some opportunities to show off.

Shen'er was planning to ask the princess to hold more of these flower-viewing banquets so that the ministers' wives could get to know more about other outstanding young men and women.

To avoid having to focus on the marriages of one's relatives all day long, even if the interests have been made clear in the court, there are still people who like to arrange marriages between relatives.

I think the Emperor and the Empress Dowager may be making a big deal out of nothing. After all, marriages between close relatives have been going on for many dynasties.

Why didn't it stop before?

The arrival of Lu Zhi and the emperor added more charm to the princess' flower-viewing banquet. The talented men and beautiful women did not hesitate to show off their talents.

Some write essays, some practice boxing, some paint, and some play the piano.

Both men and women actively express themselves.