Thinking of the bet just now, a red cloud appeared on her pretty white face.

If Yang Fan can really solve the drought problem, wouldn't he have to serve at his side?

Isn't this too shameful?

The man in front of her was her brother-in-law. The more she thought about it, the more Princess Changle felt a little panicked.

But thinking about the people who are prone to disasters, if they miss the spring plowing season, even if there is relief from the court, no one knows how many people will starve to death.

Thinking of this, Princess Changle gritted her teeth and said resolutely like a righteous man who was about to die: "Of course I hope that Marquis Zhongyi can find a solution. As long as the people can live and work in peace and contentment, even if the Marquis wants Li Zhi's life..."

As soon as these words came out, Yang Fan was moved!

He really didn't expect that Princess Changle, who had always been weak, would have such a selfless side.

She is indeed a virtuous princess who has left a name in history!

Seeing that the other party was so serious, Yang Fan couldn't help but laugh or cry. It seemed that some jokes really shouldn't be made casually.

Then Yang Fan's face became solemn and he said loudly: "Compared to Your Highness the Princess's righteousness, I am extremely ashamed. The bet just made was just a joke. Your Highness the Princess does not need to take it to heart."

"As for solving the problem of spring plowing drought, although I have some ideas, we still need to see how the drought situation goes!"

"According to my guess, there are many strange people in the court, so I should be able to think of a solution!"

Princess Changle breathed a long sigh of relief and sighed softly: "I really hope that as Marquis Zhongyi said, the court can solve the problem of spring plowing and drought as soon as possible."

It's just that Princess Changle didn't notice it. When she heard Yang Fan say that the bet didn't count, although she felt a little relieved, for some reason, she felt a little bit of loss in her heart.

Although people have their wishes, unfortunately, many things do not depend on people's will.

In the next few days, the sun was shining brightly, and the Guanzhong area became increasingly dry. Many fields had to be plowed temporarily because there was no water.

At this time, His Majesty Li Er was also very worried.

Since ancient times, when there is a severe drought, there will be a major disaster, and when there is a major disaster, there will be a major epidemic. His Majesty Li Er certainly does not want the scene of the prosperous age of Zhenguan to come to an abrupt end.

If there is no rain for a long time, spring plowing will naturally be impossible to sow. If the drought continues, there will be no harvest this year.

By then, I don’t know how many people will have to sell their property and become refugees, and how many will die of hunger!

Throughout the dynasties, the common people were the least able to withstand risks. When the years were good, after excluding taxes and land rent, they could still have a mouthful of food left.

But once there is a natural disaster, there will be starvation everywhere...

White bones are exposed in the wild, and there are no roosters crowing for thousands of miles. This is definitely not a scene in the book.

After obtaining high-yielding crops and enough cattle, His Majesty Li Er still wanted to show off his talents, but unfortunately, God did not do as he wished.

Without water, even high-yielding crops are of no use!

Moreover, these crops had to be planted and raised as seedlings, and they could not be distributed to all the people of the Tang Dynasty.

Looking at the dazzling sunshine, His Majesty Li Er somewhat blamed God for the injustice.

Since he came to the throne, he has been working diligently all the time. Unfortunately, God seems to be always against him. Various disasters have continued year after year, and the court is somewhat overwhelmed.

This is also the reason why the Tang Dynasty's military power was at its peak, and His Majesty Li Er did not dare to easily conquer Goguryeo.

Because Li Er was afraid of resorting to aggression, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was a lesson learned from his mistakes.

Sometimes His Majesty Li Er can't help but wonder, is it possible, as others have said, that God was punished because he angered God by killing his brother and imprisoning his father, and killing his brother and domineering his wife?

His Majesty Li Er really hopes that a dark cloud can pass through the sky at this time, and even the rumble of thunder can be heard.

Even if it doesn't rain, it can at least give the people a glimmer of hope...

It's a pity that even though Li Er's eyes were blinded, the sky was still clear!

Compared with this sunny day, His Majesty Li Er's heart was extremely gloomy, and he almost had the word worry written on his face!

Of course, there are pros and cons in the world. Some people are sad, and others will be happy. This is a truth that has never been changed through the ages.

While the common people were kneeling down to pray for rain, many aristocratic families planned to use the drought to plan something.

The reform of the imperial examination, the imperial examination... His Majesty Li Er wanted to destroy the foundation of the family. Of course, they could not sit still and wait for death.

And this drought provided them with an opportunity to deal with His Majesty Li Er.

As long as His Majesty Li Er's reputation is ruined, as long as His Majesty Li Er compromises, they will have the capital to negotiate terms with Li Er.

If it succeeds, the high wall of the family will not fall down and will be passed down from generation to generation. If it fails, the most it can do is continue to face the emperor’s suppression!

For the family members, there is actually not much loss.

For the glory of the family and the inheritance of the family, they will not care about those lowly untouchables.

If the starvation of these people could make the emperor's position less stable, he thought that these aristocratic families would not mind adding more firewood.

Wherever there are people, there will be fights.

Court, intrigues, and intrigues are the main themes here.

What everyone is seeking is nothing more than profit.

People in the arena involuntarily!

Imperial power and aristocratic families are inherently opposite and irreconcilable.

In the court, some problems caused by the drought became the fuse of the struggle between the imperial power and the aristocratic families.

His Majesty Li Er sat on the throne with a solemn expression, watching the officials with a cold gaze.

Today was just an ordinary court meeting, but a joint petition shocked both the government and the public.

Are these aristocratic families preparing to launch another attack?

His Majesty Li Er was secretly worried and even more aggrieved.

These people only know about pleasure and don’t know what people’s livelihood is...

Don't think about how to provide disaster relief and comfort the people, but openly talk nonsense in the court, you really deserve to die!

It is simply unreasonable to think that these people would actually unite to allow him, the emperor, to issue a criminal edict.

Sinking one's own edict is something only a faint king can do. If he, a king in a prosperous age, issues an edict to sin one's own, isn't it just to say that he is a foolish king?

How could His Majesty Li Er, who values ​​reputation more than life, agree to this?

Therefore, Li Er hated these aristocratic families and gritted his teeth, but he was helpless.

Sometimes, His Majesty Li Er really envied the time when he charged to kill the enemy.

At that time, you don’t have to think about anything and just go under the knife.

Now that he has become the emperor, His Majesty Li Er does not dare to use the knife easily.

At this time, many officials from the aristocratic family were quarreling with Shefang Xuanling, the servant of the minister, and their faces turned red.

But he saw Fang Xuanling pointing at an old man with a gray beard and angrily yelling: "You keep saying that you should follow the way of heaven, don't you know the way of a monarch and his ministers?"

"Floods and droughts are natural phenomena, but you attribute the drought to His Majesty's lack of morality. Is this the fault of a human minister?"

The gray-bearded old man is named Cui Fanbo, who serves as the Yushi Zhongcheng. Because he was born in the Cui family of Qinghe, he is a highly respected figure in the family.

Although Cui Beombo's official position is not as senior as Fang Xuanling's, who makes others older?

In this age where people are more popular as they get older, living longer is an advantage.

Faced with Fang Xuanling's question, Cui Fanbo retorted: "The words of Prime Minister Fang are wrong. As the censor, if the emperor loses his virtue, the minister should be brave enough to remonstrate with him at the expense of his own life."

"The Prime Minister knows that a severe spring drought is a sign of heaven, but why does he blindly protect His Majesty and prevent His Majesty from punishing him? Does it mean that the Prime Minister doesn't know that loyal words are offensive to his ears?"

"If it were not caused by His Majesty's lack of morality, why would there be so many disasters?"

The chief executive of the Yushitai is called Yushi Dafu, and the second-in-command is called Yushi Zhongcheng.

According to the regulations of the Tang Dynasty, in addition to assisting in supervising the officials in the court, the Yushi Zhongcheng was also the prime minister's right-hand man, equivalent to the deputy prime minister in actual work.

Now being questioned by his subordinates, Fang Xuanling, who was not very polite at all, almost became angry to death.

When Cui Fanbo saw that Fang Xuanling was refuted by him, he felt quite proud and raised his chin high.

At this time, His Majesty Li Er's face was gloomy and his heart was filled with anger. How dare you say that I am immoral?

However, he did not speak.

Instead, he looked at Changsun Wuji, who was looking down, and winked at him.

Unexpectedly, Changsun Wuji was completely indifferent, as if he didn't see it, just like an old monk entering concentration, without any pretense.

His Majesty Li Er was suddenly shocked. Could it be that the growing Sun family was also connected with those aristocratic families?

Changsun Wuji is not only the uncle of the country, but also the head of the Changsun family. When the interests of the family are involved, he often has no control over his actions.

Soon His Majesty Li Er felt furious!

Is it possible that by joining forces with those aristocratic families, the benefits can exceed what I can give you?

I think back then, I betrothed Princess Changle to your son Changsun Chong, which was considered a great gift. I also gave the management rights of the iron mine to the Changsun family.

Relying on the iron ore business, Changsun's family earns more than 200,000 yuan a year, but they are still not satisfied.

Thinking of this, His Majesty Li Er suddenly woke up.
Chapter completed!