In the days that followed, Li Zhan had to go to the palace to report every day, but he began to plan for Dengzhou. Because Li Zhan was closely watched by Empress Changsun, it was almost impossible to go to Dengzhou.

Li Zhan was about to let Changsun rush to become the governor of Dengzhou.

After talking to Changsun Chong a few times, Changsun Chong also promised to think about it carefully, but he did not give Li Zhan a reply as soon as possible. After all, Dengzhou... How can I say it, it is a very remote place.

Going there to be a governor should be considered demoted. Li Zhan can understand Changsun Chong, but in addition to Changsun Chong, Li Zhan has a second player, that is Du He, and Du He is not talking, so Li Zhan is ready to send Zhao Jie.

Dengzhou is a very important step for Li Zhan, so he must be with his own people so that Li Zhan will feel at ease.

Li Shimin didn't care about Dengzhou at first, so he let Li Zhan do it. However, just when Li Zhan was busy with Dengzhou affairs, a sudden incident happened.

The spring of the 10th year of Zhenguan... Hebei's severe drought

Drought can be said to be a global problem. It is not only because of the ancient times that there is no way to deal with drought, but also in modern times, if you encounter drought, there is no good way.

This time there was a severe drought in Hebei.

Basically all crops have died, and famine will be triggered later. At the same time, this severe drought will also cause death to the people and livestock due to lack of sufficient drinking water. The most troublesome thing is that locust plagues are prone to occur after the drought, which will lead to more serious famines and lead to social unrest.

"Your dear friends... There are good plans for severe drought in Hebei."

In the Tai Chi Palace, Li Shimin sat on the dragon throne and told the story of the severe drought in Hebei. Then he asked the officials present what to do. However, Li Shimin asked many times, but only asked nothingness.

This time, the severe drought in Hebei is actually not the time. When spring seeds start, you will have a severe drought. This indicates that this year's autumn harvest will be gone, the autumn harvest will be gone, and next year's spring seeds will be gone.

Seeing that no one answered, Li Shimin sighed and said, "Xuanling, tell you about the disaster situation."

"As for orders..."

Fang Xuanling bowed out and said, "Although this severe drought in Hebei has just begun, it has caused 48 counties and 5 million people to be affected. More than 600,000 mu of crops have been affected, of which more than 110,000 mu of crops have been eliminated.

The drought has caused temporary drinking water difficulties for 569,800 people and 151,000 large livestock.

According to the prediction of the Taishi Bureau, the high temperature in Hebei will continue. At that time, more dealers will die of drought...!"

"Everyone knows it... Dear friends, Hebei is in danger at this time. Doesn't all the officials in the Tang Dynasty have a solution to govern?" Li Shimin asked again.

It’s just a pity that no one has come forward, but this is normal, because no one really has a way to do this drought. Finally, Fang Xuanling came out and said, “Your Majesty…the only way now is to immediately allocate food to the affected area.

The affected prefectures and counties in various places were also ordered to investigate and count the disaster situation, and all victims were recorded as "extremely poor" and "sub-poverty", and then subsidies were made according to the situation.

When subsidies are made, each person is given an invoice and he or she needs to receive disaster relief supplies with the ticket to prevent false collection. Each affected area will set up a "porridge factory" for consumption exclusively for refugees.

Droughts are often accompanied by plagues. In order to prevent droughts from causing plagues, it is also required to isolate the "porridge factories" in various places, and a dedicated person is responsible for the management."

This is a very advanced process. Although it is just a treatment of symptoms but not the root cause, it is better than nothing. Li Shimin had no choice but to use this method temporarily, but this method cannot last long, and he must think of other methods again later.

But just when the natural disaster caused people, Wei Ting found a way to deal with Li Zhan during this natural disaster. Wei Ting was preparing to fall all the natural disasters on Li Zhan's head and then have a man-made disaster.

This was something Li Zhan did not expect, because at this time Li Zhan was happy with a happy event.

Chang'an Dunhua Square

"Really or false?" Li Zhan looked at Sun Simiao on the side, showing a somewhat excited expression.

At this time, Sun Simiao smiled and touched his beard and said, "It's true... there will be no mistakes in the old Taoist pulse."

"Ah...!" Li Zhan suddenly stood up and shouted loudly: "I'm going to be a dad...I'm going to be a dad."

It turned out that just now, Ouyang Duoduo and Yang Qiaoer vomited together. Li Zhan was worried that the two of them had eaten bad things, so he took them to see Sun Simiao. Who knew that Sun Simiao's No. 1 pulse actually said that Ouyang Duoduo and Yang Qiaoer were pregnant.

Li Zhan was really so happy. Although Li Zhan didn't want his little wife to get pregnant too early, Li Zhan was still very happy when his two little wives were pregnant.

However, what made Li Zhan feel a little embarrassed was that his mother had just become pregnant. If he gave birth to her together, wouldn’t his son be as old as his younger brother?

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Ouyang Duoduo and Yang Qiaoer were both pregnant. Not only Li Zhan was happy, but in addition to Li Zhan, Yue Niang and Li Dafu were probably the happiest. Just after Yue Niang knew that her two daughters-in-law were pregnant, Yue Niang began to collect eggs that day.

This is a tradition in the Tang Dynasty. When someone in the family gets pregnant, they have to invite red eggs.

Yue Niang was a little bit overwhelmed. She wanted to invite the people of Dunhuafang to eat red eggs, so it took more than 100,000 eggs. This incident also became a relatively explosive news and was gossiped by many people in Chang'an.

Just when Li Zhan was happy that both of his wives were pregnant.

In a flower building in Pingkangfang, Wei Ting and Tang Jian actually sat together and started drinking. One of them was the Minister of Justice and the other was the Minister of Revenue. If these two people got together to harm others, few people could withstand it.

"Brother Tang... I still had a great time drinking today, but it's a pity... Liu Yanran, whom Brother Tang's favorite, was not here, otherwise Brother Tang would be more satisfied."

After Wei Ting finished speaking, Tang Jian, who was standing on the side, smiled and said, "Brother Wei...you invite me here today and let me have a good drink. I think there must be something to discuss with me..."

"Haha..." Wei Ting smiled and said, "Since Brother Tang has already understood, I won't hide it anymore. It is true that I have something to ask Brother Tang for help today."

"Please say... as long as I can help, I will definitely help." Tang Jian said casually.

Wei Ting said: "Brother Tang also knows that I went to Dengzhou some time ago and suffered in prison in Dengzhou. The one I couldn't accept is that His Majesty actually helped the merchant general so much. My Wei family has made a big ugly!"

After Wei Ting finished speaking, Tang Jian, who was on the side, immediately said: "I heard that Your Majesty is very protective of Li Zhan, and he will be executed first and then report, detain the Secretary of the People, and shout long live... These Your Majesties actually agreed?"

"It's not just a default...it's simply indulging. Sometimes I'm very surprised. What kind of magic did Li Zhan use to His Majesty to get such a holy favor."

Wei Ting was surprised. Tang Jian, who was on the other side, said at this time: "You don't know, I understand a little."

"Brother Tang understand?" Wei Ting looked at Tang Jian with a strange look.

"That's right... This businessman General Li Zhan has been making money for His Majesty. Dunhuafang knows... The various commodities inside are actually divided into. The last time Li Zhan's Hu Ben Army wiped out the old nest of a lotus club.

There were countless gold and silver found inside. I wanted all these gold and silver to enter the Ministry of Revenue, but was rejected by the Hu Ben Army. In the end, all these gold and silver were entered into His Majesty's inner treasury...!"

"This...this...this...this isn't this competing for profit with the people?" Wei Ting said in surprise: "The money of those thieves is all the money of the people. How can they enter the treasury? And those buying and selling goods... If Your Majesty has one, it will definitely compete for profit with the people. Brother Tang, should you submit it?"

"Hi..." Tang Jian shook his head and said, "I, as the Minister of Revenue, was temporarily transferred to make up the numbers. I know that Your Majesty has no talent to let me sit in this position, so I don't want to cause trouble..."

"Oh... Brother Tang, why are you making trouble? You are eliminating the harm for the people...!"

Wei Ting's words made Tang Jian laugh and said, "Forget it... This Li Zhan not only has the favor of His Majesty, but also the support of the prince. I actually doubt that Li Zhan has a close relationship with Changsun Wuji, otherwise, the prince, his Majesty, why do you trust so much?"

"Hiss...!" Wei Ting said slightly: "When you say that, I really underestimated this business general. He is actually somewhat similar to Changsun Wuji when he was young. Now Changsun Wuji is fat. In fact, Changsun Wuji is also quite attractive when he was young.

Oh... this person can't say anything. The more I think about it, the more I feel that Li Zhan and Changsun Wuji are very similar."

"Yes...so...!"

However, before Tang Jian finished speaking, Wei Ting shook his head and said, "I don't care. My Jingzhao Wei family can't swallow this breath. And this time there is a god-given opportunity. Hebei has a severe drought. As long as we plant this severe drought on Li Zhan, even if Li Zhan is Changsun Wuji's illegitimate son, I want him to exile...!"

"You have thought about it, why are you asking me for?" Tang Jian looked at Wei Ting and said with a smile.

"It's not possible without you... I need information that only your Ministry of Revenue has. Of course, Brother Tang, I won't let you help you for nothing. As long as you help me, I will carry Liu Yanran to your mansion."

"Take it seriously?" Tang Jian's eyes lit up.

At this time, Wei Ting laughed: "Take it seriously!"

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As night fell, Li Zhan’s home in Xinghuafang was brightly lit. The news that Li Zhan’s two wives were pregnant was soon known by everyone, including the Qin family, Changsun family, Cheng family, Niu family, Hou family, and Yuchi family... they all came to congratulate them one after another.

The most interesting thing is that the Crown Princess's house has also come. Su Jian was asked by Gao Hu. To be honest, when Su Jian came here and saw the big men in the Li family, he was so surprised that he could almost swallow a steamed bun.

Seeing Su Ya, Gao Hu hurriedly came up and said, "You are here..."

When Su Jian saw his elder brother, he quickly posted it on and said, "Brother Gao... This... This... Who is Mr. Li?"

"Haha... I know my young master is so powerful... Don't worry, you are my brother Su, I won't lie to you. Go in quickly, the prince will come soon, and you may be able to see your daughter."

Just Gao Hu's words made Su Jian scared: "Brother Gao... Look at me, the secretary, there are either a duke or a county duke. I don't know where to sit."

"Don't worry... I have someone to take care of you. After you go in, someone will take you into the seat. I still have to patrol, so don't worry...!"

"Hey...ahy...!" Su Ya nodded repeatedly, and then slowly walked into the Li Mansion.

As soon as he walked in, Su Jian was shocked because as soon as he entered, Su Jian met Ma Zhou. You should know that Su Jian and Ma Zhou had known each other before, but Ma Zhou quickly soared into the sky, but Su Jian was still in the Secretariat.

"Censor Ma?" After seeing Ma Zhou, Su Jian hurriedly bowed and bowed.

After seeing Su Dan, Ma Zhou was stunned for a moment and quickly saluted: "Ah... it's Mr. Su, you are here too..."

"Yes...yes...I really didn't expect that Jingshi Ma, you are here too." Su Jian was a little surprised.

Ma Zhou nodded and said, "Yes... Then let's go together..."

"This...!" Su Dan hesitated and said, "I may not be qualified to be with the Censor Ma."

But at this moment, a voice came from the side, saying, "Shilar Su is the father of the Crown Princess, and he is also the elder of my son. How could he not be qualified? My son is asking for Shilar Su and Censor Ma."

After seeing the person clearly, Ma Zhou immediately bowed and said, "Old Ying..."

"Ah..." Su Jian didn't know Mr. Ying, and was stunned for a moment. Mr. Ying didn't mind, but smiled and said, "Please...!"

Ma Zhou smiled and pulled Su Jian in his hand. Su Jian finally entered the Li Mansion.

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Chapter completed!