After the court dispersed, Liu Xie returned to the side hall in a gloomy mood.

Chen Xi and Ma Rixi followed closely behind, and as soon as they sat down, Liu Xie said: "Teacher, why did the emperor recommend a person from a noble family to be the prime minister?"

Ma Rixi stroked his beard, thought about it, and replied: "Perhaps the two have reached some kind of agreement. Without the support of the Xun family, King Bohai would have struggled in his early steps."

Chen Xi also said in a strange way: "If you let Mr. Xun be the prime minister, I'm afraid it won't be another Mr. Yuan!"

Ma Rixi didn't quite understand why the King of Bohai recommended Xun Yu instead of having the power in his own hands. Wasn't he afraid of backlash from the family? It's easy to form an alliance when fighting, but when it comes to dividing the interests, the alliance often falls apart.

"Every alliance will break down one day. The King of Bohai was young, but the family has always pushed for more. Your Majesty is still young, so you will definitely see the breakup and fighting, just like Dong Zhuo and the Yuan family." Ma Rixi said.

, "Before this happens, I hope your Majesty will be more patient."

"Do I still want to hide my clumsiness?" Liu Xie asked bluntly,

Ma Rixi sighed and said calmly: "Previously, the reason for keeping a low profile was because King Bohai was not in Luoyang. Now that he is in Luoyang, there is no possibility for His Majesty to avoid it. However, in order to avoid his suspicion, Your Majesty still goes as he wishes.

Why."

In other words, you can continue to pretend as you should, and you don't have to stick to trivial matters, but in a big sense, you have to act according to your heart, and you can't pretend to be mediocre anymore.

"Is the West Garden still under construction?" Liu Xie asked.

Ma Rixi looked at Liu Xie meaningfully, he was just a child after all.

Now that the treasury has been handed over, what else can be used to repair it?

Besides, if you practice cultivation at this time, you are not pretending to be stupid, but you are really stupid.

In the next few days, Liu Xie went to court as usual, but found that Liu Qing never showed up. He went to Luoyang the next day and went to court, but he never appeared again.

Prime Minister Xun Yu was here every day, and he presided over the court affairs very well. He handled reports from various places and handled them very well. Liu Xie had to secretly praise him.

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Liu Qing, on the other hand, was in the royal palace, wearing a loose ice silk brocade garment. The style could be called pajamas from his previous life. He was lazily curled up on the couch, while the maid beside him was fanning himself evenly.

Liu Qing looked forward, watching Diao Chan dancing gracefully. The other dancers, under Diao Chan's training, also complemented each other and worked very well together.

The lingering sound lingered in his ears, and the harps were clear and clear. The musicians from Luoyang were indeed extraordinary. When Liu Qing opened his mouth, a peeled grape was put into his mouth from a tender catkin.

The person waiting on the side was none other than Qiao Wan. Liu Qing had many beloved concubines, but the one who knew how to take care of others was none other than Qiao Wan. It was no wonder that the others were born either rich or noble.

Of course, the Qiao family is also considered rich.

A burst of footsteps broke into Liu Qing's ears, disturbing the vocal music, and then Dian Wei's figure appeared in the hall, walking straight to Liu Qing's side along the edge.

"Lord, good news!"

"But Han Sui caught him?"

The only one still fighting now is Liangzhou. As for the small things in Yangzhou, Dianwei will generally not be asked to report them personally.

"My lord, the information is as good as a god!" Dian Wei submitted the document, "Han Sui was defeated in Huangzhong and has been captured by Ma Teng. He is currently being escorted to Luoyang."

"Why go to all this trouble? What's the use of keeping such a stubborn person?"

Liu Qing felt that the situation in Liangzhou was complicated, and the Qiang people were many arrogant and changeable. If he tried to appease them, he was afraid that Liangzhou would be like before, with a small rebellion in March and a big rebellion every year.

Therefore, Liu Qing's attitude toward Liangzhou was high-pressure. He would first use unrivaled troops to conquer it by force, and then gradually implement new policies to introduce the production relations of the Central Plains and bind them to the land. After all, fields and pastures were

The principles are comparable.

There is absolutely no compromise in the land of Liangzhou, because this is still the key to reopening the Silk Road in the future.

This time, Liu Qing had to give him a reward.

"Send an order to make Ma Teng the governor of Jincheng, and order him to wipe out the remnants of the rebels. Tell him that the day Liangzhou is pacified will be the time to make him the governor!"

"Here!" Dian Wei went down.

Liu Qing looked at Diao Chan who had stopped and said with a smile: "Concubine, please do as you please. Let's continue playing music and dancing!"

Vocals and music are rising, and the birds and birds are dancing.

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In the blink of an eye, the time has come to the hottest month of August. As news spreads to Luoyang one after another, the disaster situation in various places has become more serious.

In Wuyin County, Nanyang, the rivers have dried up. Not only have crops been burned to death in patches, but it has also become difficult for people to use water for daily life. Similar situations are no longer rare.

The sun seemed to be particularly vicious, and even Liu Qing, who lived a comfortable life, couldn't bear it, let alone the common people who had their faces turned to the loess and their backs to the sky.

On the one hand, Liu Qing ordered the transportation of grain to Nanyang, on the other hand, he also began to reduce expenditures, and asked all officials to learn from this, and called on all officials to donate grain together to overcome the difficulties.

Moreover, he donated ten thousand dan. Once he set an example, all officials in the court could not lose face, so they had no choice but to donate accordingly, and a strange trend soon formed.

Be proud of donating more, be ashamed of donating less!

The number of stones donated is also vaguely related to the grade. I don’t know who promoted it. Prime Minister Xun Yu donated seven thousand stones, while Tian Feng, Yang Biao and Wang Yun also donated five thousand stones. Jiu Qing

Three thousand stones, one by one, as if whoever doesn't donate enough will be disrespectful and dishonor the family.

The person in charge of donating food was none other than Xun You.

The food donation initiated by Liu Qing was implemented by Xun You in this way, which somewhat meant that the food was being donated.

Luoyang City was in a turmoil. First, officials and then some wealthy businessmen began to donate food in a high-profile way to gain some fame. Finally, even some ordinary people began to donate their surplus food.

The worse the commotion in Luoyang City, the worse Liu Xie's mood became. Coupled with the hot weather, it was simply unspeakable torture.

"Everyone in the city is a good person, but I haven't done anything!" Liu Xie said angrily.

Chen Xidao: "Your Majesty has donated all the treasury, how can you say that nothing has been done?"

"Humph, is it donated to the treasury? Why do I feel that all the items from our treasury have been moved into the Bohai Prince's Mansion? Maybe the 10,000 stones of food he donated will be the proceeds from the treasury!"

Chen Xi heard Liu Xie's tone and realized that His Majesty had really raised his eyebrows, but what could he do? His arms couldn't twist his thighs, so for now, he had to listen to Ma Taichang's words and hold off.

As for the transportation matter, Liu Qing naturally leaked it to Liu Xie on purpose to stimulate him.

"Your Majesty, please don't be angry. It's time for dinner."

With that said, with a wave of his hand, two small yellow doors immediately brought several plates of food and placed them on the table.

In the past, when the meal was served, the Huangmen maids would all come in and out, but today there were only two of them, which also aroused Liu Xie's idea.

Looking at the few dishes and a few yellow steamed buns on the table, Liu Xie frowned, his eyes became cold, and he glanced at Chen Xi.

Chen Xi quickly knelt down and bowed to the ground: "Your Majesty, please spare your life. This... this was not done by slaves, but... by the King of Bohai. He ordered that the drought be serious and all meals should be simple."

"He said that if the treasury is given to him, he will also be responsible for the royal family's expenses!" Liu Xiesheng said.

"My servant was not notified in advance. The person who arranges the meals now is also arranged by King Bohai."

"In other words, this is the only thing I can eat from now on?" Liu Xie pointed at the two yellow steamed buns, like a rebellious teenager, and cursed: "Am I still the emperor of the Han Dynasty?"

With a roar, Liu Xie lifted up his long sleeves, and immediately the steamed buns flew out, along with several dishes, scattering to the floor.

"Your Majesty, calm down, Your Majesty, calm down!" Chen Xi didn't know how to console him, so he could only kneel down and ask for orders. Almost all the maids and maids in the palace knelt down and prostrated on the ground.

Liu Xie is the emperor after all.

When the emperor is angry, he will be splashed with blood for ten steps.

"Why is Your Majesty so angry?" A soft but joking voice asked, and he suddenly remembered that Liu Qing took Dian Wei into the side hall and looked at Liu Xie who was standing in front of the case, shaking with anger.

Liu Qing took a few steps forward, looked at the yellow steamed buns in front of him, picked up two of them, one in each hand.

After looking at it, he sighed: "Your Majesty, do you know how many big men have never tasted the steamed buns made from this fine wheat flour?"

Seeing King Bohai picking up the steamed buns himself, Chen Xi quickly climbed over on his knees and picked up all the scattered steamed buns back on the plate.

Liu Qing looked at the steamed bun in his hand and saw that there was some dust on the edge, so he reached out and picked it off, picking off the large pieces of dust. Under Liu Xie's surprised eyes, he actually took a bite of the dirty steamed bun and chewed it with a smile.

"Your Majesty, Nanyang is known as the hometown of the emperor, but there is a fire in July. Now in Nanyang, in many counties and villages, the crops have withered. Not to mention these steamed buns, some people may not even be able to drink a drop of water."

Liu Qing said, took another bite, and ate generously. The steamed buns were extremely soft, and there was a smell of wheat in them. When Liu Qing was fighting with the army, he had eaten even the most unpalatable dry food. This steamed bun was like no other.

Yes, it is indeed delicious.

After eating one of them three times and five times, Liu Qing started to pick the dust off the other one. He definitely couldn't remove it cleanly. He could only remove the dirt visible to the naked eye.

"I have learned that a large number of refugees have fled Nanyang and will arrive in Yingchuan soon. If there is not enough food in Yingchuan, they may come to Luoyang." Liu Qing said as he ate.

When he heard that the refugees were coming to Luoyang, Liu Xie's eyes trembled instinctively. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't speak, so he could only listen quietly.

"One steamed bun, placed in Nanyang, can save a life!"

Liu Qing held the half-eaten steamed bun and stared at Liu Xie, and Liu Xie stared at him. The two of them just stared at each other.

The air suddenly became quiet, except for Liu Qing's occasional chewing sound.

"Your Majesty, the steamed buns are dirty, let your slaves change some for you!" Chen Xi said with a slight trembling.

"Dirty?" Liu Qing looked at Chen Xi indifferently, so frightened that the latter's back was wet.

Liu Qing stuffed the remaining half of the steamed bun into his mouth, snatched the plate of steamed buns that Chen Xi had picked up, and then handed it to Dian Wei behind him.

"Do you think this steamed bun is dirty?" Liu Qing asked.

Dian Wei didn't say a word, and didn't even clean the dust off the buns. He stuffed them directly into his mouth and ate one in a few bites. He immediately picked up the second one and started eating.

Under the watchful eyes of Liu Qing and Liu Xie, Dian Wei ate three in one go.
To be continued...