This is what Yuan Qingling is worried about. She asks discouragingly: "Why is Beitang so poor?"
Leng Siye said: "The folks are okay, but the court has spent too much money on water conservancy and the suppression of bandits in the north and the war against the northern desert. In addition, in recent years, the northwest has been drought and the south of the Yangtze River has been flooded. Since the emperor has ascended the throne. It never stopped. However, when the Taishang Dynasty, it has gradually become tight, because the Taishang Dynasty has started to promote agriculture and suppress business a few years before his abdication, but has failed year after year. Not only did the court fail to receive taxes, but it also had to supplement the people's livelihood. The emperor is still doing his best to govern, otherwise it will decline all the way, and Northern Tang will not have what it is today."
Yuan Qingling looked at Fourth Master and couldn't help but admire him, "You are actually trying to survive from the cracks, and you have made such a big industry. It's amazing."
Si Ye said: "Before the Northern Tang Dynasty was rich for many years, the people also had a wealth of wealth, and the wealthy marquis all had a solid net worth. Moreover, the population was large and various needs were great. It was just that the court did not have favorable measures. If commerce is booming, Northern Tang Dynasty has already prospered. This time the prince proposed to revitalize commerce. The road is on the right way, but some people must be sacrificed."
Yuan Qing said: "Who wants to be the one who was sacrificed?"
"Look at who's life is bad? Just like Princess Meng Yue, put on a bad Laozi and commit sins!"
Yuan Qingling was in a bad mood when she heard it. Meng Yue, a girl who has always come to please her since becoming an apprentice, is a well-behaved and sensible child.
Princess Ji has always been resourceful, but what she faced this time was not intrigue or conspiracy, but the current emperor's administrative measures.
That is not something she can fight on her own.
"Is there any way?" Yuan Qingling asked.
Fourth Master Leng looked at putting down the cat and looked at her and said: "Actually, the princess and princess of the royal family seem to be infinitely beautiful, but their own destiny is the most uncontrollable, especially when the country is about to break this deadlock. , They will become victims at any time. Isn’t Yu Wenling the same? The emperor didn’t fully understand my details, so he betrothed the princess to me. Meng Yue is a granddaughter, so he won’t even care about it. I can only talk to you. That said, even if it wasn't Liu Chao, it would be someone else. You can stop it the first time, but you can't stop it the second time."
And its cruel? But how real it is!
After returning from the Lengzhai house, Yuan Qingling returned from the middle school to the fifth, and talked about the matter with the fifth.
Old Five: "Si Ye is right. Father will agree. The sky is high and the emperor is far from the south of the Yangtze River. It is the second most prosperous place in the Northern Tang Dynasty. Si Ye should also have many industries there. He knows the Li family well. In the circumstances, the second son of the Li family is afraid that he is really such an unrighteous person."
"What should I do? Is there a way?" Yuan Qingling asked nervously.
The fifth thought for a while, "Don’t worry too much. Even if your eldest brother enters the palace tomorrow to talk about the matter, my father will definitely send someone to understand it first. At least it will take a while to implement it. We still have time to think of a solution. of."
The next day, Yu Wenhao asked Xiao Hongchen to send someone to Jiangnan to find out if the second son of Li Chao really killed someone.
On the third day, Emperor Ming Yuan summoned Yu Wenhao to enter the palace. After mentioning the matter to him, he sighed a little, "I didn’t expect Meng Yuedu to be twelve years old. I always think she is a seven or eight year old girl. , And it's almost the age to marry."
Yu Wenhao said: "Father, Meng Yue is still young, so there is no need to rush to make a marriage?"
Emperor Ming Yuan stretched out his hand and pressed, "It's twelve. After it's settled, you can leave it for another four or five years. This Li Chaozhen heard people mention in the past, saying that he did a lot of good things in the Jiangnan area, repairing bridges and paving roads, and relieving the poor. Setting up a college to allow poor children to read and study is a home for good."
Yu Wenhao said: "Father, Li Chao is a benevolent person. It doesn't mean that his son also has such a gentle heart."
The Emperor Ming and Yuan said, "If the family style is good, then the descendants will be good. However, it is the princess's life-long event that must be understood clearly. You will send a few people to Jiangnan to see if the Li family is really big. Do good deeds, if it is found to be true, let the matter be settled like this."
Yu Wenhao knew that he couldn't say too much now, so he agreed, "Okay, my son will send Xu to visit tomorrow."
Emperor Ming Yuan nodded slightly and looked at him, his eyes seemed a little complicated, and he said, "Stay and accompany me for dinner!"
Originally, only Yuan Qingling had such a privilege, and Yu Wenhao was a little surprised.
Dinner is okay, four dishes, one soup, and rice as you like.
Among the four dishes, there are two meat dishes and two vegetarian dishes. The chicken soup is cooked. The portion is not large, but the presentation is very beautiful.
Emperor Ming Yuan asked him, "Would you like to drink?"
Yu Wenhao shook his head, "My son has drunk less recently, Lao Yuan doesn't like it."
"She cares about your body." Ming Yuan Emperor said.
Yu Wenhao nodded silently.
The atmosphere was a little silent. The father and son rarely said intimate things. They used to talk about business together. They really sat down to eat a meal and wanted to talk about the daily routine, but they couldn't talk about it.
Because family affairs are both painful at the same time.
Emperor Ming Yuan felt guilty for this son. In addition to the execution of his mother and concubine, he also cared the fifth child the least.
He is not a long-term son, and he has been sensible since he was a child. Even if he is there, he will not grow into a crooked-neck tree. A sensible child always makes his parents work less and pay less attention to it.
By now, Yu Wenhao was able to stand alone, while Emperor Ming Yuan felt exhausted in the face of the daily tedious political affairs, and began to rely on his son a little in his heart.
After eating, he put down his chopsticks, held back the people who were waiting next to him, and asked, "Have you ever blamed your father about your mother and concubine?"
Yu Wenhao wiped his hands and lowered his eyes, "No, the mother concubine is to blame."
"I have given her many opportunities." Ming Yuan Emperor sounded a bit sigh, "but she didn't hold it, you are right, she really took the blame."
Yu Wenhao's eyes were heavy. He kept pressing on this matter and didn't want to mention it. He always felt that after a long time of burying it, he could slowly forget it.
Now that the emperor father mentioned it, he felt that the uncomfortable energy in his heart came up again.
It was at this moment that he suddenly understood Lao Qi.
Old Qi was very disappointed with Chu Mingcui, just as he told the mother and concubine that she was responsible for her own sake, and felt that her fate was correct, but if she was too disappointed, she still felt pain and uncomfortable.
Chu Mingcui was dead, and he deserved it, but it didn't mean that he could not make waves in the heart of Old Qi, because he cared about Chu Mingcui.
But fortunately, he and Chu Mingcui only had the relationship between husband and wife, and there was no relationship between flesh and blood. Presumably, he would soon forget.
"What are you thinking about?" Ming Yuan Emperor asked when he saw him temporarily absent.
Yu Wenhao restrained his mind, raised his head and said, "I think of Lao Qi and Yuan Yongyi, I think they should actually be together."
"The girl of the Yuan family, isn't she married?" When the Emperor Ming Yuan thought of the girl, he still liked it, which was a pity.
"Yeah, I'm getting married soon, and my fiance is the No. 1 Wu Yuan Lu Yuan."