ancient engineer

Chapter 39 The Worsening Situation

There is no impenetrable wall in the world, and there is no secret that can be hidden forever.Xuanyuan Yun's body was getting worse day by day, and his unconscious state was accepted by people as time went by.Although the Ministry of Industry is not the most important place, many things cannot be carried out without the Ministry of Industry.Therefore, in the case of this group of dragons without a leader, the change of the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry was brought up to the court again.

This time, even Xuanyuanpu didn't have the ability to keep the position of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, but fortunately, the person who was promoted was the old servant of the Ministry of Industry, and Xuanyuan Yun was also promoted.But obviously, the people on the prince's side will not be reconciled to this, and this matter has been repeatedly asked.First of all, Xuanyuan Yun fainted on the day of the autumn festival, and it was not caused by exhaustion, so what Xuanyuan Pu said at the time was deceiving the emperor.And what is Xuanyuanpu's purpose of deceiving the emperor?Second, why did Xuanyuan Yun faint during the autumn festival? Did he offend the gods, or did he offend the gods on something, so he was punished?

All of a sudden, there were many disputes in the court, and there was no peace for several days.The emperor was so pained in his brain that he finally couldn't take it anymore, and Jinkou opened his mouth: Xuanyuanpu's crime of deceiving the emperor has been implemented, but it is justifiable. I am afraid that the emperor will lie because he is worried about Xuanyuanyun's illness. There is brotherly affection for Xuanyuan Yun, and he can't bear Xuanyuan Yun being talked about.Although he preserved his loyalty and affection, he ignored the laws and regulations of the country. The monarch and his ministers knew about it, so they went back to the mansion and closed their doors to think about it for a month.In the end, it was the prince whom the emperor loved dearly, and the punishment was not severe, it could be said that it was neither painful nor itchy.

As for whether Xuanyuan Yun's fainting at the autumn festival was due to divine punishment, the emperor strictly ordered that no speculation be made, only that Xuanyuan Yun was suffering from a serious illness.However, the emperor also took back all the power in Xuanyuan Yun's hands, and let him hang up the title of a prince in vain.After all, the emperor had some scruples about the theory of gods and ghosts. Even if this person was his son, he didn't want to be involved in the slightest.

Hua Mu didn't care about the court dispute, he just felt very uncomfortable. Someone took over the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, and the property under Xuanyuan Yun's name was taken care of by his butler.Now when Hua Mu is free, she runs to Prince Hui's Mansion to check on Xuanyuan Yun's situation every day, but she feels lost every day.The imposing Xuanyuan Yun was now lying lifeless on the bed, with sunken eye sockets, sallow cheeks, dry and cracked lips, and even the hair scattered on the pillow was no longer black and thick as before.If it weren't for the slightly bullying chest and abdomen, anyone who looked at it would think that the person lying on the bed was a dead person, but now it's almost the same - a living dead.

"Xiaocao, help brother watch over him these few days." Hua Mu said to the flowers and plants that came with him, and he specially called them over today.

"Brother, what's the matter?" Huacao asked strangely.

"The materials on Dad's side are not ready yet, and the company still needs Dad to help Xiaosheng take care of it, and it's rare to spare time to make energy boxes. I have collected a lot of materials here, and I want to try to make it The energy box, so it won't come out for a few days." Hua Mu said, he knew that Xuanyuan Yun would only have one end if he went on like this, which was to slowly consume until he died.He couldn't bear it, this person was considered a friend after all (he divided it himself), and he couldn't do it by watching his friend die.The only way now is to bring him back to modern times, hoping that modern medicine can save him.

Last night, he asked Huafu to tell him how to make the energy box, but the materials in his hand were also insufficient, especially several rare metals.Xuanyuan State owns it, but it is raw ore, and he does not have the ability to purify it. Now he can only try his best.

"Brother, don't mess around. If that thing solves the problem, you may not know where it will take you! Let him do what Dad made." Hua Cao naturally guessed Hua Mu's plan.

"I'll give it a try. I also asked my dad to make the energy box first, and let go of the company's affairs first." Hua Mu said, looking at Xuanyuan Yun who got off the bed, his mood was even worse, and he returned to himself without any further delay. The house is here.

"╭(╯^╰)╮, evil spirit!" Huacao yelled at Xuanyuan Yun on the bed.

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There is a saying: When a person is unlucky, even a sip of cold water will stuff his teeth.Xuanyuan Yun was like this. He fainted during the autumn sacrifice because most of the common people believed his theory of divine punishment.And this September, there happened to be a severe drought that was once in a century.But there is also a saying, Xuanyuan Kingdom's calendar is actually the same as ZG's lunar calendar, this year is Run September, which means one more September.Originally, such a moist moon, many old people know that it means that this year will be hot and there will be drought.

But with Xuanyuan Yun, the scapegoat who offended and angered the gods, everyone was willing to put all their sins on him.Therefore, another round of offensive against Xuanyuan Yun began.The fields have already cracked due to lack of water, and the upcoming harvest will be reduced due to severe drought.Even the water in the river is decreasing day by day, and even some rocky beaches are exposed in the middle of the river. Even the waterwheel that was promoted this year can no longer be used in many places.Can this not make the people who rely on the sky worry and panic?

Under the instigation of caring people, some people even proposed to ask Xuanyuan Yun to apologize to the gods, and to sacrifice Xuanyuan Yun's life to the gods!This is not because the people are cruel, but because they are driven to nowhere, like a drowning man grasping at the last straw, longing for redemption.But no one dared to raise this matter above the court, after all, he was a prince, and the current emperor is even more moody.Even if Xuanyuan Yun is really asked to sacrifice to the god and kill him, the emperor may not be able to hate you in his heart.What's more, these officials knew in their hearts that even if Xuanyuan Yun's life was sacrificed to the sky, the drought would not be improved at all.

This time, even the people from the prince's side did not dare to bring it up in the court. Every day, the court began to argue that the drought has reduced the harvest, how to collect grain taxes?How to help the people who have been hit by disasters?The national treasury, which was already tense due to the war, could no longer withstand such expenditures, and the local granaries and warehouses were useless.If you want political|achievement, everyone has it. If you want to fight for money and food, everyone will be poor!So this disaster relief ball is just like this, you kick it and I kick it, no one dares to touch it.

I dare not mention Xuanyuan Yun in the court hall to offend the gods and cause natural disasters, but there is always a way to spread these things to the emperor's ears.So on this day, the emperor was furious in the imperial study room, calling those messages nonsense!However, Xuanyuanpu was still recruited into the palace during the period of confinement. Although it was confinement, he continued to go to Xuanyuanpu in the morning.

"Pu'er Xianglai has an idea. What do you think about this drought?" The emperor asked. In fact, the emperor had also approached the prince before this, but the prince refused all the words and was unwilling to take the responsibility. This is about drought relief.The divination by the national teacher even returned the words "Unpredictable God's will" to the emperor, which almost made the emperor die of anger.

"Father, my son thinks that in the face of severe drought, we should try our best to preserve the harvest of the fields. As for the later period, those who should reduce the grain tax should be reduced, and those who should open warehouses for disaster relief must release grain for disaster relief." Xuanyuan Pu replied.

"But how can the harvest be guaranteed? Once the grain tax is reduced, what will the soldiers in the front eat, and where will the grain come from when the warehouse is opened?" the emperor continued to ask.

"Father, I don't know much about the matter of securing the harvest, but I know there is one, and maybe I can think of something to pay attention to."

"Who?" the emperor asked anxiously.

"Hua Mu, the servant of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce." Xuanyuanpu replied, he almost believed in Hua Mu now.

"Then, Pu'er will handle this matter, I trust you." The emperor said.

"Yes, father." Xuanyuanpu smiled wryly in his heart, believing, ha, this is just finding someone to take responsibility!Even the emperor and Longzi dare not bear the crime of offending the gods and causing natural disasters to harm the people!But Xuanyuanpu had to take on this matter again, because he knew that when people wanted to shirk responsibility, he would dare to do anything, even if he killed his own son himself!But things can't just be spread out like this: "Father, the matter of tax reduction and disaster relief still needs to be handled by the Ministry of Accounts. His Royal Highness has managed the Ministry of Accounts well in recent years, and the next state capital has also been streamlined at the request of His Royal Highness. For expenses, there is surplus money and food in the account, so don't worry too much, father, just take care of the dragon's body."

"Well, this is indeed the responsibility of the household department. As long as Pu'er can keep the harvest of the sixth and seventh floors, and the crown prince supervises it again, the drought will be over." The emperor said.

"...My son will definitely do his best."

"Then you go do it."

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Hua Mu has been in seclusion for more than half a month, and she has lost a lot of weight, even faster than Xuanyuan Yun who is lying on the bed and receiving meticulous care, but the energy box still hasn't been made.Xuanyuanpu didn't know what he was doing, he just stood up for Huamu and said he was trying to save Xuanyuanyun, so he specially sent someone to Huafu to protect him, and didn't find other things to disturb Huamu.

After accepting this matter today, Xuanyuanpu has no choice but to go to Huafu in person.However, Hua Mu said that the Heavenly King and Lao Tzu would not be disturbed when he came, and Xuanyuanpu didn't get angry or forced his way into Hua Mu's small courtyard, but waited outside.It was only when Hua Mu came out to get food that Xuanyuanpu was notified that he had come.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Hua." When Xuanyuanpu, who had been waiting for more than two hours, was not angry when he saw Hua Mu appear, he stood up and thanked Hua Mu instead.Because Hua Mu's thin appearance let Xuanyuanpu know that this person has done a lot for his younger brother.

"What does he have..."

"Ayun is still the same, Mr. Hua, don't worry, the imperial physician will take care of everything." Xuanyuanpu said quickly, afraid that Hua Mu would guess something bad and worried.

"Then why is the virtuous king here?"

"Mr. Hua, there was a severe drought when we came here, and the disasters were severe everywhere. If it continues like this, the rice production will definitely decrease this year. I came here today to ask Mr. Hua, what is the best way?" Xuanyuanpu said, Those things about using Xuanyuan Yun to sacrifice to heaven were concealed.

"Severe drought? This season is probably the last time when the rice is full. If there is a disaster at this time, the harvest will be greatly reduced." Hua Mu said.

"Exactly, what the emperor means is that he hopes to keep the harvest of the sixth and seventh floors." Xuanyuanpu said, in fact, this is not enough at all, the Ministry of Households definitely cannot provide as much money and food as the emperor wants.

"Here, let me think about it." Hua Mu didn't have a good solution for a while.

"Mr. Laohua is here."

The author has something to say: I will definitely not let him go back now!Love is discovered slowly~