After the time entered the second half of July, the weather began to cool down slowly.
News came from the south that the flood had receded and the flood was temporarily eliminated. The officials sent by the court strictly followed the regulations promulgated by the court, built temporary residences, resettled the victims, and distributed porridge and food every day. There was no large-scale civil unrest.
As for the epidemic after the disaster, it did not happen. There were many cases of diarrhea, but it was quickly brought under control and did not worsen.
Although the post-disaster reconstruction work will take a long time, the impact of this flood is indeed much smaller than before, and it no longer affects the hearts of all officials so heavily.
The emperor moved out of the palace this time on a very large scale, and it lasted for several days. The empress, including several favorite concubines in the harem, also lived in the Furong Garden with him.
Of course, the government is still operating as before. Some important political affairs will be sent to the palace after being approved by the two prime ministers of the Shangshu Province, and will be handed over to the eldest princess. If the eldest princess has no objection to the decision, the three provinces will follow it If there is a big disagreement, the memorial will be sent to the Furong Garden, and His Majesty will make the final decision.
Of course, so far, no one has questioned all the decisions of Her Highness the Princess.
In just a few days, some officials fully understood why His Majesty made such a seemingly ridiculous decision.
The problem that Shang Shusheng couldn't solve was sent to the eldest princess, and within a day, a perfect solution could be obtained. Apart from being amazed, it also made many people feel ashamed.
Monsters, there really are monsters in this dynasty...
The eldest princess is busy, so Li Yi is naturally free.
Ruyi's due date is at the beginning of November, and it is only about three months from now. Even though she is a grand master, she is also protected by Tuantuan, so accidents may happen, so she is not allowed to go out of the house. Anyway, the house is big enough. There are mountains and rivers, and the scenery is not bad. It is a good place for confinement...
It's not enough to have Xiaohuan to take care of her personally. Miss Liu Er hasn't gone out for many days. She stays at home and occupies Ruyi. When she sleeps at night, Li Yi will also be driven out by her.
The inner house is not big, and Li Yi specially arranged it according to the layout of Liuyezhai's home. She kicked herself out and didn't allow herself to sleep in her room. Li Yi had only two choices, one was to make do with Xiaohuan, and the other Sleeping in the outer house, the former was ruled out by him almost without hesitation.
Xiaohuan is no longer the young girl she was back then, and she hasn't reached the point where she's fully matured. The long night is long, and Li Yi doesn't want to make trouble for herself.
They are inseparable from Ruyi now, and the familiar women in Liuyezhai often come to talk, and they have to avoid him when they talk. Li Yi feels that he is superfluous, lying in the yard basking in the sun, drinking tea, This is what an ideal retirement life should look like.
After calming down, there is enough time to think about something.
Since a long time ago, he has been paving the way for the eldest princess. Up to now, it has finally achieved initial results. The next thing to do is to wait.
Many things need enough time to ferment if they want to achieve the pre-effect.
Although no matter what kind of preparations they have made, the final decision is still in the hands of the old emperor, but when her weight in the court becomes heavier and heavier, when she breaks through a certain critical point, it is possible to break some conventional notion.
As for the King of Shu...
The King of Shu is completely needless to worry, the authorities are obsessed, and perhaps only those who were tied to the same boat with him early on, when they have no choice, will resort to self-hypnosis to deceive themselves, with the old emperor's temper , it is impossible to watch the imperial power fall into the hands of an idiot, otherwise he would not have made so many measures against the Cui family, not to mention other princes, even compared with that boy Li Han, the King of Shu would not There is no advantage to speak of.
Think about it, more than a year ago, he was still the most powerful prince in Kyoto, and it is really not easy to get to where he is today.
Lying comfortably on the rocking chair, in a state of emptiness, just when I felt a little drowsy, I was awakened by the sound of hurried footsteps.
Lao Fang hurried in from the outside, "Master, it's not good!"
"What's the matter?" Li Yi sat up from the rocking chair and asked.
Lao Fang handed something to Li Yi, and said, "Young master, you can see for yourself."
This is a greeting card. Greeting cards are usually strangers or friends who don’t know that well. They are a must-have item when they come to visit. I have received many such greeting cards before, but this time, it is not Same.
Li Yi put down the post, with doubts and incomprehension on his face, and asked, "Where is the person now?"
"In the lobby."
"Walk."
Li Yi thought for a moment, then walked out.
Walking slowly to the front hall, stepping into the hall door, he cupped his hands to an old man sitting inside drinking tea, "President Qin is busy with business, why do you have time to come here today?"
He didn't say anything like "Welcome from afar" or "Glorious from afar", and there was an obvious alienation between the words.
It was beyond Li Yi's expectation that Qin Xiang would hand over the greeting card and visit the door in person.
No matter from which point of view, he, the Qin family, and Prime Minister Qin have an antagonistic and irreconcilable relationship. Prime Minister Qin invited him once, but ended up breaking up badly. This time, he actually came to the door in person...
"Come here rashly, don't blame Dr. Li." The old man put down his teacup, stood up and said, "Last time what Dr. Li said in the Royal Garden, I still don't understand the reform of the tax law, so I came to the door to clarify my doubts, and I also invite Dr. Li Feel free to teach me."
He called him "Doctor Li" with a calm tone, as if he completely ignored Li Yi's age. As a veteran of the three dynasties, there were not many people in the entire court who could be treated like this by him.
Li Yi's eyes froze on Qin Xiang's face for a moment, then nodded, and said: "I don't dare to teach you, let's take it as an exchange, Qin Xiang, please sit down..."
Prime Minister Qin nodded, sat down again, and said straight to the point: "Most of the tax system of this dynasty follows the previous dynasty. In ten years, there have been several reforms, but the old man believes that the current tax system still has great flaws... "
Today's conversation is completely different from the one in the Qin residence.
Qin Xiang seemed to have completely forgotten his position, and the questions he asked were all about the tax law and economic reforms that Li Yi talked about in the imperial garden that day. During the conversation between the two, Li Yi unexpectedly discovered that Qin relative This way also has a deep insight.
Although some places are still vague, the general direction is correct. He even filled in many details that Li Yi didn't mention that day. Li Yi can see that the proposal of these things is not a one-day effort .
In other words, he has been groping for these things and groping for these system reforms that are applicable to Jing Guo's current stage, and he has been groping for a long time.
It's just limited to knowledge. Before that, there were only hazy thoughts, but at this time, these thoughts have gradually begun to surface.
Li Yi knows very well how rare it is for people of this era to think of those advanced things.
Moreover, his understanding of Jing Guo far exceeds his imagination, and what he says often hits the nail on the head, pointing directly to the source...
Li Yi found that he seemed to have underestimated this old man and offended the prime minister of a country. He had always been prepared to accept revenge from the other party, and had several plans to deal with it. However, Qin Yu suffered losses again and again, and the King of Shu gradually lost power. ..., Qin didn't make any moves relative to him.
This is unreasonable, and Li Yi couldn't figure out the reason, let alone see through Prime Minister Qin.
Including the fact that he took the initiative to visit the door today, not talking about grievances, but only talking about state affairs, which gave Li Yi a new understanding of the old man in front of him.