Three years later.
In the warm spring season, a group of children ran and played in the flowers, laughing and playing.
The little girl in silver and red clothes is about three or four years old, combing two small flower buds, dotted with small beads of various colors connected with silver threads.
She circled the painting column of The Peony Pavilion, spinning faster and faster. The wind blew her sleeves up like a butterfly.
The boy picking flowers among the peony bushes, who seemed to be the oldest of the children, hurriedly said: "Hua Chang, slow down, be careful of dizziness!"
Hua Chang turned dizzy and smiled brightly at him, her pinkish jade face is immature and cute, "Big Brother Yuanzhang, I'm dizzy."
really.
Yuan Zhang shook his head helplessly, holding a budding peony in his hand, and walking towards Hua Chang.
He was dressed in a royal blue dress with seven-colored gemstones hanging from his waist, and gold thread silk ribbons underneath. As you walk around, the silk ribbon swayed and swayed, very delicate and beautiful.
Hua Chang helped him to sit down, Yuan Zhang pinned the newly picked peony to her skirt, she lowered her head and sniffed, "It smells so good!"
The little boys on the side gathered around, "Did you dizzy? Don't turn around like this, your brother will not be dizzy if you turn around while holding you."
Another boy with seven-color gems picked up Hua Chang who had just sat down, and walked around the pavilion many times. Hua Chang found it interesting and giggled, but the boy turned to his head to sweat and refused to stop.
Yuan Zhang frowned, looking like an adult, "Gu, Jiao, Jiao!"
The boy holding Huashang immediately put her down and winked at Yuanzhang, "Don't, don't! If you have something to say, don't call her name!"
Yuanzhang pursed the corners of his mouth. Just when Gu Jiaojiao thought he would not speak again, Yuanzhang threatened him in a low voice, "If you smash your Hua Chang, I will let everyone in the capital know your name. Do you believe it or not?"
Gu Jiaojiao immediately tied her hands and feet, and dared not speak.
Hua Chang interrupted hurriedly when he saw this, "Big Brother Yuan Zhang, don't blame Brother Yuan Chi, his arm is strong and won't fall on me."
Gu Jiaojiao glanced at her gratefully, "Hua Chang is still the best. Only if you are willing to call me Yuanchi Brother, they Jiaojiao and Jiaojiao keep shouting every day!"
Ning An and Ning Ping came in from outside the pavilion, "That is the name given by the goddess, don't you like it? Yuanchi is a nickname, you are not happy to call you by your name!"
Gu Jiaojiao became more embarrassed, and Ning An hurriedly said, "Ping'er, don't laugh at him. Even Qianniang said that it is not good for a boy to be called Jiaojiao when he grows up, so she gave a nickname based on the Gu Jiayuan character. , Why do you always bully him with a big name?"
"That's it!"
Gu Jiaojiao shrank behind Ning An as if she had found her backing, "Brother Ning An is better!"
"Then you mean I'm not good?"
Ning Ping gritted his teeth and compared his fists to him, and suddenly saw Hua Chang's small body standing in front of Gu Jiaojiao, and his gritted teeth instantly smiled.
"Hua Chang, we saw a sugar seller on the street today. You blow a big rabbit. Do you like it? If you like it, I will buy it for you when you enter the palace tomorrow!"
Hua Chang smiled with a pear vortex, but Ning An said: "Hua Chang likes monkeys the most, and rabbits the second time. I will ask the sugar seller to blow you a macaque. How about you? "
"Okay, okay!"
She clapped her hands and jumped with joy. The four little brothers surrounded her and said all kinds of interesting things, making her laugh non-stop.
The palace man followed not far away, paying attention to the children's movements, and smiled tacitly upon seeing this.
"The little princes treat our little princess really well!"
"is not that right?"
An older court lady said: "I heard that Old Master Gu likes daughters the most. When our Majesty was in their house, we were taken care of by our elder brothers. Who knows that this generation of Gu's family is also a son, and the second wife gave birth. Two, the third wife and the fifth wife gave birth to one each, the sixth wife gave birth to three, and none of them are girls!"
A few young ladies understood these words, "It seems that our little princess is the only girl in the Gu family's generation. No wonder she is so beloved, she is even more cherished than the jewel in the palm of her hand!"
The older court lady smiled a little proudly, "You only see how the princess's brothers treat her well, but haven't seen how her uncles, aunts, and grandfather treat her well, that's really... Tsk."
Everyone sighed and looked at the Peony Pavilion, only to find that it was empty and the children disappeared.
"What about people?!"
"You won't fall into the Yuhu Lake?"
The palace people instantly became nervous and panicked looking everywhere.
Behind the rockery, the children who saw this scene retracted their heads, Hua Chang secretly laughed.
Ning An was a little worried, "What if they go to tell the godmother? The godmother thinks we are lost and we must be in a hurry."
"Not afraid!"
Hua Chang patted her chest, "I know that my mother has major issues to discuss with the ministers today, I am afraid that the early morning will not end so early. When it is over, I will go to the Imperial Study Room to continue discussing with Taishi and Taibao. How can there be time to take care of us? "
After hearing this, everyone disagreed.
If your Majesty knew that the children were lost, even if there was a major national event, he would first care about the whereabouts of the children, right
But look at Hua Chang's enthusiastic look, everyone is reluctant to break, let her make trouble.
Huashang's big eyes turned, she seemed to be worried about overplaying, and he said: "Should we go to the front hall and listen to the adults discussing some important matters? If you want to find us, don't worry if you see us in the front. NS?"
The oldest of the children are Ning An and Ning Ping, and Hua Chang has always been in charge of what really happened—
Why did the brothers spoil him
"Okay, okay, I want to hear it too!"
Gu Jiaojiao loves Hua Chang's fun, and everyone is afraid that he will break Hua Chang when he has a ghostly idea for Hua Chang.
But Ning Ping is also a naughty person. He was very interested when he heard Huashang's idea. "Okay, I also want to hear what the adults are talking about. What important event is so difficult to do?"
Ning An glanced at Yuan Zhang, and besides himself, Yuan Zhang was also quite stable.
The latter showed a helpless expression, did not refuse, Ning An said: "Okay, let's go together, but let's talk about it first, we can't let them find out. Ping'er, do you remember the last time you took Hua Chang to put it away? The kite caused her to fall. What punishment did she receive when she went back?"
Ning Ping took a deep breath, "Of course, my mother beat me severely and fined me not to go to the palace to look for Huashang for half a month. Fortunately, Uncle Lin Xuan stopped me, otherwise my ass would have bloomed a long time ago. !"
Ning An sternly said: "You know, just be careful for a while, don't be punished for your troubles, have you heard?"
Yuan Zhang also said to Gu Jiaojiao, "Did you hear what Brother Ning An said? If something happens, I must tell Aunt Liu when I go back!"
"Don't say anything, let's go quickly, we will disperse in a while!"
Hua Chang tugged the sleeves of Ning An and Yuan Zhang and pulled them in the forward direction. The two elder brothers who were still looking serious just now lost their temper after being dragged by her.
After discussing for a while, they decided to sneak in from the apse, but unexpectedly they met Gu Hanmo just past.
"stop!"
Gu Hanmo patrolled so far, and soon found a group of children sneaky silhouettes, he frowned and called them, and the children turned their heads sullenly, only to find Hua Chang was among them.
With that straightforward and serious face, the ice and snow melted, and Gu Hanmo smiled and knelt forward to talk to Hua Chang, "Why are you here too?"
Gu Jiaojiao lowered her head and raised her eyes to peek at his expression. How come I have never seen San Bo be so gentle at home
She laughed like this when she faced the third aunt, and the rest, even the little Yuen Long, who was born to the third aunt, had never been so gentle.
The children are afraid of Gu Shubai, only Huashang is not afraid. She smiled and said, "Uncle San, do you know what parents are discussing with the adults?"
Gu Hanmo paused, "Why do you want to ask this?"
Huashang thought for a while, "I want to care about national affairs, and I want to share my worries and work for my parents. Although I still don't understand the affairs of government, I want to hear it."
Gu Hanmo then smiled and touched her head, "Our little Huashang is really good, okay, you go!"
Hua Chang bounced into the apse, and Gu Jiaojiao followed her when she saw it and wanted to go in, but Gu Hanmo grabbed the collar of her collar.
Looking back, it was another frosty face.
He sternly said: "The previous dynasty was a place for discussing political affairs. Children can't come here casually, don't you know?"
Of course they do.
Yuan Zhang hurriedly explained: "Uncle San, we know that we can't come here casually. But Hua Chang wanted to come and listen, so we came with her. If she didn't accompany her, what if she ran on the road and fell down? ?"
As soon as the voice fell, he heard a vague sound coming from the hall, and Gu Hanmo subconsciously looked at it, "Quickly, you guys go in quickly, what if Hua Chang does fall down?"
A few people, as if they were amnesty, ran toward the temple quickly.
I saw Hua Chang Zhengba looking at the front hall on the seam of the door, and there was a large porcelain vase rolling on the floor. It was the sound that Hua Chang accidentally knocked over the porcelain vase.
Gu Jiaojiao said to Yuan Zhang unconvincedly: "Yuen Long is only two years old, and he is still the son of the third uncle. Last time he fell and the third uncle didn't even look at it. He said that a boy would be beaten and beaten. You can become a talent, huh, the third uncle is too eccentric!"
This eccentricity is different from other eccentricities. Others tend to favor their own children, and their family members only favor girls.
Yuan Zhang glanced at him, "You are contented. Last time my grandfather asked us to practice archery in the martial arts field. My eyes were lost when I practiced. My grandfather saw that Jiaojiao was weak, so let him rest and drink a bowl of water. You still sat and rested for a cup of tea anyway, but my water was sent to the court by the steward."
He was... drinking while standing in the sun.
Gu Jiaojiao thought for a while, and there was indeed something like this, and she immediately smiled, "You said, could it be because my name is Jiaojiao and my grandfather always thinks of me as a little granddaughter, so he treats me better?"
Yuan Zhang snorted softly, or he thought why his Majesty gave him this name back then!
"Shhh!"
Hua Chang didn't turn his head back, his little head stuck to the door of the hall, listening to the movement from the front hall.
I don't know which ministers they are, the chattering noises are in a ball, and the voices are one after another, and she can only hear a general idea.
"... The Jingjiang flood is related to the national economy and the people's livelihood. How can we neglect? Especially this area used to be in the territory of Dongling, and now it is reunified on the big Monday, it is even more sloppy!"
"The minister agrees! The people in the lower reaches of the Jingjiang River are densely populated with farmland. If they are not carefully managed, it will cause great losses!"
There are also objections—
"Hmph, judging from the documents kept by Dongling through the dynasties, the floods in Jingjiang are almost always in the late spring and early summer, and you can survive it without deliberate management. Why do you have to spend so much time?"
"Exactly, not to mention that throughout the years, the floods in the Jingjiang River are better than not cured. It is a thankless job!"
"This is not right..."
"All right."
Yufu spoke lightly, and the arguing among the officials underneath was suspended, and suddenly there was no sound.
She looked at a Yushi who was blushing and arguing, "Yang Qing said that he is thankless. It is better to die after treatment. I don't know how to explain it?"
When Yang Yushi saw the question, he hurriedly said, "My Majesty, please let Rongchen elaborate. Although this area on the lower reaches of the Jingjiang River has a large population, the water disaster will inevitably hurt lives, but it is helpless! Because there are so many fertile fields here. If you use sparse water to control the water, you will have to destroy most of the fertile land and excavate the river. If the water is blocked to control the water, the fertile land will be irrigated without water and drought. Your Majesty, think about it, whether the court is sparse or blocked, don’t the people have complaints. ?"
That said, it is really thankless.
Xue Rou went out and said: "Returning to your Majesty, after the news of the Jingjiang flood was passed back to the capital, the minister looked through Dongling's household account books and found some things."
"You might as well speak up."
"The minister discovered that the fertile fields in the Jingjiang area are not only for the people of the five local capitals, but also for survival. Even for the former Dongling, it is also a huge tax income. What Yang Yushi said is reasonable. Yes, this place is very serious. If you are not sure that it will be completely cured, it is better to die. If it is not cured, the worst is that some fields and houses will be damaged when flooding occurs. If it is cured, it may cause worse consequences than it is now. "
Yu Fu was still thinking, and he saw Zhang Jiuque coming out and saying: "Returning to your majesty, the minister also thought that it is better to die. The minister talked with several North Korean and Chinese officials who lived in the Jingjiang area. In fact, the local people have long been accustomed to flooding every year. , They already have their own set of flood avoidance strategies, and the annual damage is not great. Moreover, these people take advantage of these thousands of fertile fields to have a wealth of food and clothing, which may not be a good thing for them."
As a Taibao, Zhang Jiuque didn't even approve of treating the Jingjiang flood, so Yufu hesitated for a while.
When she was a child in Dongling, she had never heard of the floods in Jingjiang. She wanted to take a laissez-faire approach to the floods in Jingjiang when Emperor Ning was in power or when Ning Chengzhi was in power in the Dongling dynasty.
But now it has been three years since Da Zhou, this leftover problem that Dong Ling did not solve at the beginning, will it continue in Da Zhou
"What do you think of the Prince Regent and Grand Master?"
Tianyun Po was still thinking about it, and when he was named, he subconsciously looked at Gu Shubai, and Gu Shubai slightly nodded at him and stood up first.
"The minister thinks that there is a flood, and if it hurts the people, there is no reason for it to be dead. Now that the treasury is abundant, the people of Guotai and the people have no worries about food and clothing, is it because the people of Jingjiang have benefited greatly from the thousands of fertile fields, and they should bear the invasion of the floods? If it was in the past when the war was chaotic, it would naturally not take care of it, but now, the minister thinks it has to be taken care of."
As he said, he looked at Zhang Jiuque again, "What the Taibao said is indeed true, but the king has also investigated the situation in Jingjiang. In the past five years, there have been three floods, and each time there were less than 100 people who died and were missing. Five. The total number of people in the state capital is only a hundred, which does not seem to be many. But I don’t know what the Pacific Insurance knows, that in the flood three years ago, more than 500 people died?"
If it is said that within the range of five state capitals, one hundred people were lost in one flood, it seems unremarkable.
But there are more than five hundred people, which is a bit shocking.
Zhang Jiuque thought for a moment, "But that was only once, and there were not so many other times."
Gu Shubai smiled, "Yes, only once. Because that time the river broke the bank at midnight, when people slept best."
Zhang Jiuque opened his mouth slightly when he heard the words. Before he had time to say anything, he suddenly heard a strange noise coming from the apse.
"Don't push me, whoops!"
Everyone looked at the door connecting the front hall and the apse in surprise, and saw a man and a woman two little dolls rolling out of the apex, like a ball.
The two children rolled into the temple and stopped and looked up, only to find that the adults in the temple were all looking at them curiously.
They hurriedly got up from the ground, and there was no time to shoot the dust on their clothes, so they wanted to flee immediately.
I only heard the majestic voice of a woman from the top, and the name and surname were full of dissatisfaction, "Ji Huashang, Gu Jiaojiao, what are you doing?"
The little boy's scalp tightened—
It's over, now the civil and martial arts of the Manchu Dynasty know that I am Gu Jiaojiao...
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