After hearing what Duanmu Yao said in Zhongshu Province that day, Li Luosu became serious.Recently, when Duanmu Yao was away from work, he often secretly looked through the approved papers in the imperial study.

"Qingzhou Jiedu envoy, An Zhe, well, I have nothing to do recently... It's too unreasonable to just approve a reading."

"Huang Guogong asked his heir to come of age to seal him. How did he give such a little gift? The Taifu is too picky. Let me think about it... add a hundred taels of gold and two hundred bolts of satin."

"The official quarterly examination list of the Ministry of Officials, the results of the Ministry of Punishment this time are not bad, then all of them will be given a salary increase of [-] guan..."

Li Luosu re-filled the annotations where he felt that he didn't like it. Unlike Duanmu Yaoping's handwriting, his handwriting always seemed more agile and elegant.

Soon all of today's memorials were read, and Li Luosu looked at the inscriptions. It was the end of the You hour, and he summoned his chariot to go back to the East Palace.

Recently, Taifu always disappears for an hour after work, and I don't know why he went there...

Sitting on the chariot, Li Luosu looked at the palace lanterns that were gradually lighting up and thought about Duanmuyao's appearance, feeling a little puzzled in his heart.

But this is also good, since the Taifu is not here, I will have time to read the memorial.

In Xiaoxiang Square, Duanmu Yao was sitting in the Mixiang Pavilion, drinking the tea made by Xia Jushuang.

"Mr. Furong seems to be in a good mood recently, did you encounter any happy things?"

Xia Jushuang added a spoonful of spring water to the tea kettle, smiled, and said: "It's nothing, but there is something that I care about recently... By the way, you have been working more diligently than before when you came to my place these days. Is it too boring?"

He blinked and looked at Duanmu Yao with a teasing expression.

"...what would you think if I said yes?"

"Then you are no different to me than those annoying gentlemen, except that they come to me for drink and you for tea."

Duanmuyao put down the teacup, added another cup for him instead, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's because the little guy's self-esteem has grown again, but after all, he has grown up, so it's better to give him some room for self-growth. You can’t always protect him for the rest of your life.”

Looking at the dignified and dignified person in front of him, showing a rare gentle expression between his brows and eyes, Xia Jushuang felt a little jealous in his heart. He remembered that after he was sold to Xiaoxiangfang when he was five years old, he worked so hard not to be swayed by others Learning to sing and dance, even if he became hoarse and twisted his ankles, he did not dare to rest for a day. It was not until he became a famous dancer in the capital at the age of 15 that he dared to face the Luoshui rushing outside the window in the quiet Mixiang Pavilion in the early morning. A tear or two that won't leave a trace.

No one can protect him, probably never again in this life.

"...Your little guy is really enviable."

Duanmuyao looked at this person who was very similar to but different from Li Luosu, and said, "But haven't you already encountered good things? No matter how bad your life is, it won't be as bad as it is now, right?"

Tu Shenshui's handsome face and resolute figure appeared in Xia Jushuang's mind, and he also thought of the warmth he gave when he was on the bed, and the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously.

"That's right, no matter how bad it is, how can it be so bad..."

***

Li Luosu has been secretly reviewing the memorials for several days, but recently there have been more and more annoying ones, the time to return to the East Palace at night has been delayed again and again, and since he made up his mind to take part in political affairs, he has never Let Duanmu Yao sleep in the same bed with him.

Now he is not used to sleeping alone at night, and he can only slowly fall asleep in the middle of the night, but because he has to get up very early every day for the court meeting, his eyes soon cast a light blue shadow.

"Huh-"

On the throne, Li Luosu quietly covered his yawning mouth with his sleeve, then quickly put it back and continued to sit upright.

"Your Majesty, although it is almost the end of summer, this year's climate is warm and humid, and there is a lot of rain in various places. Due to the lack of funds allocated in the past few years, the repairs of the Jiangnan rivers have been slow. The local floods have not been able to resist the past few days, resulting in constant flooding. , the disaster area along the banks of the river has been expanding.”

"What did you say?"

Li Luosu, who was about to yawn again, was suddenly taken aback when he heard the report from the inspector censor.

He hurriedly asked: "How is the disaster situation in the Jiangnan area? Are there any officials in charge of handling this matter?"

The Secretary of the Household Department came out and said: "Your Majesty, because most of the disaster areas are in the fiefdom of Duke Qing, Duke Qing entrusted Zhang Muqing, the inspector of the two rivers in the south of the Yangtze River, to direct the disaster relief. However, due to the flood, there is insufficient food. The number of homeless and foodless victims is increasing day by day, so Inspector Zhang has written a letter requesting the imperial court's support, and I have compiled a memorial for the details of the disaster situation and handed it over to the Ministry of Education."

Li Luosu leaned over to look at Duanmu Yao, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Prime Minister Right?"

Duanmu Yao turned around to salute, lowered his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes and said: "I have received various reports about the floods in the south of the Yangtze River at Yinshi today, but due to the heavy workload of your majesty, I have not submitted them yet, but please rest assured, your majesty, after the court meeting, I will come to the imperial court The study will discuss this matter with His Majesty."

"Cough...that's good..."

Li Luosu turned around, raised his sleeves to hide his reddened cheeks.

What, you already know that I stole the memorial and don't come to help me, you only know that you are sleeping alone in the East Palace.

Duanmu Yao looked at the little guy's red ears and smiled inwardly.

How could he not have noticed that he was working hard secretly? He sorted out the daily memorials in order of priority, but the little guy never cared about these things. He was not allowed to enter the imperial study room at night, and the time to return to the East Palace was getting later every day. Thinking about it, he had thought about how to deal with those memorials. It seemed that he could continue to let him take on some more political affairs.

Sitting there, Li Luosu didn't know what Duanmuyao was planning, so he asked the hall: "About disaster relief, do you have any suggestions?"

Sitting on the left side of the throne, Mei Shiliang cupped his hands and said, "I think the most urgent thing now is to send troops from the imperial court to escort the food and grass to relieve the victims. Jiangnan was originally a land of fish and rice, and the grain tax paid to the country every year has always been among the best in all regions, but the climate in the south of the Yangtze River is humid. It is not easy to store grain, so there are few and small granaries there. If there is a major natural disaster and it is not enough to support the number of local victims, it should be opened from the imperial warehouses around the capital to adjust the grain and transport it to the south of the Yangtze River.”

"I agree with Prime Minister Zuo's proposal, but escorting food and grass is of great importance. Do you have any suitable suggestions?"

"In previous years, if there was a disaster, the Ministry of War would appoint someone to mobilize the troops from the Beiming camp on the outskirts of Beijing to go to the disaster relief. I think this year it is better to follow the old practice of previous years."

The person who spoke was Fang Shilang from the Ministry of War, but because of the previous murder case in the capital, everyone in the Ministry of War was downgraded to the first rank except Shangshu, so although he is still a servant in name, his official rank is actually only from the fourth rank, and he is a dwarf when standing with other servants Half head, so he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to bring back some credit for the Ministry of War.

Mei Shiliang said, "Follow the old rules of the past years? In previous years, the ranks of the people who can be ordered by the Ministry of War are all above the fourth grade. Has Fang Shilang been demoted for half a year, has he forgotten what his grade is?"

The officials of the Ministry of War became embarrassed when they heard this, but Poppy looked up at Mei Shiliang who was sitting beside the throne, and said, "Prime Minister Zuo probably forgot that the Ministry of War still has a minister like me who has not been demoted. I want to report to Your Majesty, I think you can send General Zuo to go."

Taibao?

Li Luosu was taken aback, looked at the expressionless Tu Shenshui standing under the hall, and felt that General Zhen Guo was overqualified for such a thing.

"Su Shangshu, I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to ask the dignified general of the country to do such a thing?"

"Oh, that's right, General Zuo should be on the border to play his best role, that's how rude I am."

He bowed to Tu Shenshui, but Tu Shenshui didn't look at him, and only said to Li Luosu who was seated: "It doesn't matter, whether it's on the border battlefield or in the domestic disaster area, it's all about protecting the country, and I'm willing to lead the escort to deliver food and grass." Relief for the victims of the disaster."

Li Luosu was a little surprised to hear him say that, but before he could speak, Duanmuyao said: "General Zuo is the pillar of a country, and it is a troublesome time, so it is better to stay in the capital. Your Majesty, I suggest that you should grant the The head of the Ministry of War has the title of General Bai Zhuyou, and letting him lead the troops to rescue the disaster, not only conforms to the old practice of the Ministry of War, but also shows that the imperial court attaches great importance to the disaster area in the name of General You, how about this?"

Li Luosu knew that Duanmuyao wanted to find another chance to reinstate his friend who was demoted after the palace banquet assassination, but when he thought of the checks and balances he taught, he felt a little delicate.

What about the principle of not being cronyistic and balancing power between parties?Taifu is a big liar.

He looked at the people in the Ministry of War and knew that there was no way to do it, so he nodded.

"Anyone else have any other suggestions?"

Su Ying said again: "Your Majesty, I still have to play, the food and grass problem of this flood has been solved, but the essence is a man-made disaster caused by the long-term disrepair of the Jiangnan River, and the Ministry of Industry should send people to supervise the work while helping the victims. The river course should be repaired to prevent further floods from expanding the disaster situation, and the displacement of the victims will easily cause hidden dangers and make management inconvenient, and additional funds should be allocated to build temporary shelters for the victims until the disaster situation stabilizes."

Li Luosu nodded, and said: "What Su Shangshu said makes sense, let the Ministry of Industry handle this matter."

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, flood relief has been involved in many matters, and the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry need to send the Ministry of Households and the Imperial Guard to assist in disaster relief together."

"Prime Minister You, does this mean that we are afraid that the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry will embezzle the relief money?"

Duanmu Yao looked at Su Ying and said: "Of course, Your Majesty and I trust Su Shangshu, but the integrity of the chief does not mean that the subordinates must be the same, not to mention that it is an old practice to send a third party to supervise. Su Shangshu please understand."

Obviously you are the only one who thinks they will be corrupt, but I don't think so.

Li Luosu rolled his eyes quietly in his heart, feeling that he had finally worked hard, but the result seemed to be the same as before, and these important decisions were not all made by the Taifu.

"What does His Majesty think?"

He looked at Duanmu Yao, and for a moment he had a thousand words and didn't know what to say.

"... Now that I know, just do what Prime Minister You said. I'm tired, so I'll retire."

***

Poppy walks slowly on the way out of the palace, and Du Zhijuan quickly follows.

"My lord, General Zuo has not been transferred by His Majesty to provide disaster relief. What should we do next? Has Prime Minister You found out..."

"Hmph, what can he find out? It's just that he wants to protect the little emperor too much. It's better not to sink into the water. They send their own people to the door. I can't wish for it. The plan is revised and let the Ministry of Industry Get ready."

"Yes."

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