Dressed as a farmer's little blessing, the road to escape the deserted

Perhaps it was because Xinting Hou returned from victory and the autumn harvest was about to begin. The emperor was in a particularly good mood these two days.

Therefore, the more troublesome scriptures in the six volumes were sent one after another, hoping that the emperor would approve them with a high hand.

At this moment, the Minister of the Household Department and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry are both in the imperial study. One wants to suppress the pension money, and the other wants to ask for the money. Taking advantage of the lack of rain this year, they hurriedly repair the river.

The emperor felt a little headache from being pestered by them.

Make bricks without straw.

The emperor wanted to treat the soldiers who died in battle generously, and also wanted to plan ahead and repair the river, but he was powerless because the treasury was empty!

But the soldiers who died in battle sacrificed for the country, and there are parents in the family.

Tianwu couldn't take the life of someone else's son, but he didn't even give him any compensation.

Besides, the river course is the foundation of people's livelihood.

There is less rain this year, and next year there may be more rain. To ensure the harvest at that time, we must rely on river drainage.

Baohe Road is to guarantee next year's harvest...

After finally sending away the two important ministers, the emperor really couldn't drink a sip of tea.

The chief eunuch scolded the two important officials in his heart, but they patted their asses and left, leaving them to face an irritable emperor was really hard work.

He was thinking about finding something to make the emperor happy, or going to the harem to invite some of the emperor's favorite concubines to "extinguish the fire".

As a result, a little eunuch came to report, "Chief Chief, Lord Hou is here."

Lord Hou is here?

The chief eunuch's eyes lit up, and he hurried to greet him in person.

Lord Hou has a waist card to walk freely, he can enter the palace at any time, no need to pass it on, but Lord Hou knows the rules, and always sends a little eunuch to report in advance when he arrives at the palace gate.

And every time the reward is generous, so from the chief eunuch to the little eunuch below, everyone likes Lord Hou to enter the palace.

Seeing the Chief Eunuch coming in, Lord Hou cupped his hands and asked with a gentle smile, "Boss Yi, is the Emperor receiving courtiers right now?"

"No, no." The chief eunuch bowed and replied with a three-pointed smile on his face.

Before he entered the palace, his family name was Yi, but on weekdays courtiers would call him father-in-law or manager when they came to meet him. Few people called him by his surname like Lord Hou, which made him feel respected.

He took the initiative to say a few more words, "Your Majesty doesn't know something. Just now, the Ministers of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministers of the Ministry of Industry have just left. The emperor is worried and refuses to take a sip of tea. It's great for Master Hou to come here at this time. See you, Your Majesty." Lord Hou must be happy."

Lord Hou nodded, and handed over the basket in his hand.

There are more than a dozen golden melons in the basket, each of which is the size of a palm, and has a strong fragrance.

Manager Yi was pleasantly surprised and asked, "Oh, where did the Hou find this golden fruit? I heard it's already out of season!

"A few days ago, the emperor said that the old slave specially sent people to buy it outside. It was hard to buy a basket. Unfortunately, the taste is far worse than the one grown in Suijintan. The old slave did not dare to send it to the emperor. !"

Hou Ye smiled and said, "This is grown in Suijintan. The old village chief thought that I was away on an expedition and didn't get to eat this year's melons and fruits, so he specially planted a few ridges of late melons, which happened to be ripe at this time.

"At first, I didn't think of bringing some to the emperor, but today, the princess went to the city with me. When I got up early, she took someone down to pick a basket in person."

"Oh, it's no wonder that the emperor loves the princess in every possible way. The princess is so smart and lovely. If the emperor knows, he must be very happy." Director Yi happily held the golden fruit basket, as if With a basket of rare treasures.

First, the emperor likes to eat this food, and second, the emperor prefers that the princess really misses him.

With this basket of golden fruits, if the emperor is in a bad mood in the past few days and he sends a plate, the emperor will definitely not get angry.

In this way, the two of them walked all the way to the outside of the imperial study room. Just as they were about to go up the steps, they saw a group of people walking out of the apse.

It was the third princess who brought two nuns and two maids of honor.

The third princess had a bit of excitement on her face, it was obvious that she failed to deliver the soup last time, and this time she came to show her hospitality again.

Unfortunately, she was so unlucky!

As soon as she looked up, she saw Mr. Yi and the cold-looking Hou Ye behind Mr. Yi.

She summoned up her courage and wanted to meet Lord Hou.

She was so impolite last time, after she went back, Mammy had already said that she was a princess, and Master Hou would not do anything to her no matter how angry he was, just put on airs.

Unfortunately, it is too difficult to say so.

Hou Ye's eyes were as cold as ten thousand years of ice, just looking at each other, she was so scared that she ran away.

The two maids carrying the tray couldn't dodge in time, the tray was knocked over, and the snacks spilled all over the floor.

Director Yi frowned, and shouted at the dazed mothers and maids, "What are you waiting for, don't go after the princess. The princess has something to do, you all have to fight!"

The two nuns and the two maids immediately lifted their skirts and ran away after her.

Director Yi led Hou Ye up the steps, and Hou Ye entered the imperial study, and he hurried to wash the golden fruit.

The emperor frowned when he heard the commotion outside, and asked, "Cousin, have you met the third princess again?"

Lord Hou nodded, but there was nothing to hide, and he said directly, "Perhaps she bullied Fu Niuer last time, and she felt ashamed. She was afraid that I would make trouble for her, and she would scare her away when she saw me."

The emperor smiled wryly, his own child felt sorry for himself, but helplessly, this child was too disappointing.

But at this point, he simply pushed aside, and replied, "The third princess is spoiled by the empress, and I have already moved her out of Kunning Palace. Cousin, don't care about a child!"

"No," Master Hou shook his head, "The princess is still young, so I just need to teach her more. Besides, this is a princess, not a prince, even if she can't teach her well, her temperament will not hurt the state affairs."

These words can be said to the emperor's heart, but I always feel that letting go so lightly is not like my cousin's temper...

"The Minister of the Household Department and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry came just now?" Hou Ye saw that there were no eunuchs and maids in the room, so he spoke a little more casually, and changed the topic.

The emperor sighed and replied, "Yes, they are all here to beg for money. I am like a money bag, and everyone wants to take money from me!"

Hou Ye smiled, "The emperor is the head of Tianwu, so naturally everyone has to rely on the emperor to make up his mind and issue money."

At this time, Manager Yi brought in the chopped golden fruits.

The sweet aroma made the emperor's eyes open immediately, and he asked, "Where did you get the golden fruit?"

Director Yi stepped forward, took the silver fork and handed it to the emperor, smiled and said what Lord Hou said just now, and at the end he still didn't forget to help to ask for credit, "Your Majesty, look, the princess misses you the most!"

The emperor really smiled, and asked Lord Hou, "Since you brought Fu Niuer into the city, why didn't you bring her here?"

Master Hou replied, "I'll leave her to sit in the Hou's mansion, sort out the account books for the past few months, see how much income the property has earned, and plan to subsidize the casualty pension."

The emperor immediately felt that the melon in his mouth was not sweet, and sighed and said, "Those soldiers died fighting for the country, and they should be cared for by the court. As a result, not only can't get the pension, but you have to subsidize it."

Hou Ye also looked gloomy, and said, "I took them across the river north, but I didn't bring them back. I feel ashamed."

"Cousin, don't say that!" the emperor stopped, "Even if you are guilty, those old foxes in the court should be ashamed, and those aristocratic families who are full of people's fat and people's anointing should be ashamed! Cousin is facing the rain of knives, guns and arrows to protect Tianwu's safety." , what's wrong with my cousin!"

The more he talked, the more angry he became, "It's a shame we can't catch all these moths! Any of them can easily take out these tens of thousands of taels of pension money, but they all want to see my jokes and Tianwu's jokes!"

Master Hou didn't show any signs of anger. He took a sip of tea and said lightly, "For some people, nice words are useless. Only when they hurt can they become sober."

The emperor's heart skipped a beat, and he looked up at Mr. Yi.

Manager Yi retreated immediately and stood guard outside the door himself.