My delicate husband

The snow still didn't stop. Some people in the village were running out of firewood. The villagers made all the preparations they could, but no one expected that the snow would continue to fall for a month. This was the first time in twenty years. The longest time in the past was only about twenty days. Fortunately, the county magistrate distributed supplies before the New Year, so they could hold out for another half a month, otherwise it would be really dangerous.

"Brother Xiaomo, the snow will only stop on New Year's Eve."

"Yeah, it's been raining for about a month."

Zhang Xiaomo stared at the snow outside the window, wondering what he was thinking about. Lan Euan lay lazily on the sofa, staring at the fire in the fireplace.

"Aunt Li, do we have enough coal at home?"

"Little Master, it can still be used for half a month."

Lan Euan nodded. The floor heating was on in the house and it was relatively warm. Xiao Huihui would sleep by the fireplace. When it was cold, he would not go out unless it was necessary.

Guo Ge'er took Xue Ge'er out to play. The children in the village have a new fun recently. The ice on the creek is very thick. I don't know who dotes on their children and makes ice skates and ice spinning tops. The children in the village have been having fun on the ice these two days. They don't care about the falling snow at all, nor are they afraid of the cold.

Guo Ge'er also clamored for ice skates and ice spinning tops, but except for Xue Ge'er who knew some knitting handicrafts, no one else in the family knew how to do it. So Guo Ge'er took Xue Ge'er out to play every day, mainly hoping that Xue Ge'er could make some for him.

Although the continuous heavy snow has brought inconvenience to the lives of villagers in Yunling County, it has not threatened their normal lives. However, residents in other counties are not so lucky.

The neighboring county town had already started to riot. Some poor families had no other choice. They were cold and hungry, and the elderly and children at home could not bear it. Some developed high fever, and some even froze to death in the middle of the night. They had no choice but to kneel at the gate of the county government office and petition collectively, asking the county magistrate to give them a way to live.

But no one came forward from the county government office, and the gates were tightly closed. The villagers saw no hope at all. In order to survive, some families with many children began to find human traffickers to sell their children, just to survive the winter. Some cruel families even traded their children for food.

Some villagers packed up their bags, took their entire families, and fled at risk of their lives. Rather than starve to death at home, they would rather risk their lives to leave a chance for their children to survive. Many more refugees came to Yunling County.

There were also some brave ones who directly attacked the county government office and looted food, but they were forced to give up only after many of them were beaten to death by the government officials.

The surrounding turmoil soon reached Brother Wu's ears. He was very angry and felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

The wealthy family would wear nothing but fox fur and eat nothing but fine rice. They would indulge in pleasure all day long and drink fine wine, calling it cultivating their sentiments and pursuing noble character and unrestrained freedom.

But what about the people at the bottom of society? They have to work hard for a little bit of food. The food wasted by the aristocratic families every day is enough to feed many villagers.

Brother Wu saw so many people frozen to death outside Yunling City. These were all the people of Runzhi. He thought of the oath that Brother Xia had once made, and his heart became more determined. He wanted to overthrow this crappy family and create a peaceful and prosperous world for Brother Xia.

Brother Wu led the yamen runners and broke directly into the surrounding county yamen. This was the first time he used his identity as the prime minister's eldest son. He wanted to take back what he had once disdained. Now that Brother Xia was gone, he had to do some things in person.

Brother Wu took the yamen runners to visit the surrounding nobles and landlords one by one. Under his persuasion with both reason and emotion, the yamen runners would occasionally have friendly exchanges with each other. Everyone also voluntarily donated money and food, and no one dared to confront this killer head-on.

After dazzling red plum blossoms bloomed in the snow, the poor people in the surrounding counties also received their food relief and knelt down to thank Brother Wu.

Of course, at the same time, countless memorials were submitted to the aristocratic families in the capital, condemning Brother Wu's autocratic dictatorship and his abuse of power to oppress others.

Prime Minister Wu in the capital was so angry at this unfilial son that he declared that he would expel Brother Wu from the family tree and completely sever ties with this unfilial son.

Brother Xia learned the news from the Xiao family, and immediately stopped it on his own. He went to the palace to meet the emperor and seek protection for Brother Wu. Of course, Brother Wu didn't know this.

That night, Brother Xia went to the palace to beg the emperor. This was the first time he begged Xia Runjin. Xia Runjin was a little surprised by his arrival. His younger brother, the emperor, never cared about any state affairs. They had decided at the beginning to let one person go free.

"Second brother, why are you here?"

"Brother, I want Wu Yanchu to rise to prominence."

Big Brother Xia didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly. Xia Runjin gave Big Brother Xia a complicated look. Fortunately, he had already cleared out all the spies in the bedroom when he knew Big Brother Xia was coming.

"Runzhi, do you know what you are talking about? This is not a joke. Didn't we agree at the beginning that if you do this, there will be no room for regrets in the future."

"Brother, I won't regret this. I beg you. From childhood to adulthood, I have never asked you for anything."

"I know. If you choose this path, you can no longer be an ordinary person. It's not easy to dismantle a noble family. There will be no possibility for you and him in the future."

"Brother, please grant me the marriage. I am willing to marry the legitimate daughter of the Xiao family of Chenjun. I want Yan Chu to be second only to the emperor and above all others. I want him to be remembered in history. You know his abilities, brother. It is I who delayed his development."

"Second brother, you have to think carefully. He might hate you in the future. Even if I protect him, this path will be difficult. If he is not careful, he will fall to the bottom. After all, I currently have too little control."

"Brother, I've thought it through. We took over this kingdom from our father, but it doesn't matter. After all, this kingdom belongs to the Xia family. The aristocratic families are too corrupt, and the people are suffering too much. Brother, don't you want to be a wise ruler? I know you do, otherwise you wouldn't have secretly prepared for it for so long.

Brother, I am willing to use my life to help you. Let's dig out this rotten meat together. Yan Chu will help you. I have already made an agreement with him and he will listen to me. All I ask is that you always believe in him and protect him. He is my life.

I will take the Xiao family and settle in Anzhou. You can grant me Anzhou as a fiefdom. I will persuade them, and you don't have to worry about the treasury being empty. I will find a way. "

Brother Xia persuaded for a long time and explained the follow-up plan to Xia Runjin. Of course, he also mentioned Lan An and Zhang Xiaomo. Although he briefly mentioned them, Xia Runjin also knew that they were talented people.

"Have you thought it through? You haven't married all these years because of him? He broke up with his family because of you, right?"

"Brother, I beg you, I have already let him down, I hope that my royal brother will bless him."

"Well, my royal brother promises you that I will deploy it as soon as possible."

Brother Xia couldn't remember how he felt when he left the palace. He knew that it would be impossible for him and Brother Wu to be together in this life. It would be good if they met again when he was on the rise.

Brother Wu was a little surprised that he didn't receive a letter from his father this time. The pedantic old man must have been mad at him for doing this.

Brother Wu didn't have time to think too much. He knew that money was not enough. The country still had too little grain, and even with money, he couldn't buy enough food. It seemed that he had to find time to have a good discussion with Lan An. He must ensure that there was enough food, and he also had to find a way to get enough money and land from the aristocratic family.

The family's land is rarely used to grow crops, most of it is used to grow flowers, fruits and vegetables, and even cold food flowers (drugs).

Brother Wu knew that the aristocratic family must be rotten to the core. If he wanted to stabilize his regime, he had to dig out the rotten flesh. He was willing to be an executioner for Brother Xia.