On the day Lu Ziyan left the capital, the three armies set out together with great momentum.
The high officials and common people in the capital all went to see him off. Even the emperor personally led the army to the Ten-Li Pavilion and offered farewell wine to his beloved son.
Hearing about this popularity, the morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted.
The reason why I heard about it is because Xie Wan Ning didn't go.
Almost all the noble ladies in the capital went to see the young general off, but as a married woman she decided not to join in the fun.
As these chosen ones left the capital one by one, the capital seemed to suddenly become quiet.
Ji Chengfeng was ordered to tour the south, Pei Yuqing went to Yangzhou for some unknown reason, and Lu Ziyan was even more direct, leading troops to pacify the border.
I thought that was the end of it, but half a month after Lu Ziyan left, the Qilin Prefecture in the northeast reported that the area had suffered from drought for most of the previous year, and they had only survived the year by tightening their belts and relying on the relief grain from the imperial court. They had hoped that life would be better this year.
Who would have thought that this year would be even worse? Not a drop of rain has fallen from the sky since the beginning of the year, and thousands of acres of dry land have yielded no harvest. The drought is imminent and unavoidable.
When the news reached the capital, all the civil and military officials in the court cried out in grief.
This is a natural disaster. How can human power change the sky?
But it has long been no secret that the Han treasury is empty. In recent years, there have been disaster relief, wars, and suppression of rebellions. The already thin foundation cannot afford such spending.
After worrying for a few days, what needs to be dealt with must be dealt with. The current emperor is not a foolish monarch and will not turn a blind eye to the suffering of the people under his rule.
He wanted to send people to survey rivers in various places to see if water could be brought in to control the drought.
But everyone knows that water flows to lower places, and the geographical location of the northern region is naturally much higher, so how can we divert the water back?
In recent years, floods in the south and droughts in the north have become commonplace.
Controlling floods and droughts will take time, and the most important thing right now is disaster relief.
The emperor is far away and of course he has to send his trusted ministers to see the disaster situation.
Xie Yanyu was the top scholar in the last session. He was well-versed in poetry and literature, and his theories on state governance were personally approved by the emperor. He also came from a noble family and was good at archery and martial arts.
The Khan is facing serious internal unrest in various places now, and His Majesty is short of talented people. Weak scholars are not suitable for traveling around, and they may die at any time. Only the proud sons of noble families who are extraordinary in both literary and military strategies will be the most valued.
This task fell on him.
When Xie Wan Ning got the news, she was extremely panicked.
Even when Pei Yuqing went to Yangzhou, she had never been so nervous.
This is her biological brother, and like her parents, he is her most important relative.
He was going to Qilin Prefecture, which was thousands of miles away. The road was long and winding, with mountains and rivers, and there were countless bandit riots. There was also a drought in the area.
If you are not careful, you may never come back.
But a man has ambitions to travel far and wide. Her brother did not take the imperial examination to enjoy peace in the capital. He had his own ambitions and a lot of strategies for governing the country that he wanted to implement. Now that he has the opportunity, he will not let it go.
Not to mention Xie Wan Ning, even Zheng was worried.
Her only son hasn't married yet!
This time, looking at his mother's tearful face, Xie Yanyu could no longer say no.
He was relieved, and the marriage proposal was put on the agenda almost immediately.
The prince of the Marquis Xuanping's mansion wants to discuss marriage, and countless young ladies in the capital are excited.
At the same time, the marriage between Princess Pingning of the Duke of Pei and the eldest son of the Zhao family was also finalized.
In the second month after the marriage agreement was signed, Zhao Rui asked to join the military camp and soon left the capital with the army.
After Zhao Rui left Beijing, Xie Yanyu's marriage was also decided by Zheng.
Li Rong, the daughter of the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, was seventeen years old, the same age as Xie Wan Ning. She had met her several times and vaguely remembered that she was a well-mannered and very calm girl.
This daughter-in-law was chosen by Zheng herself, so it would be a good idea to bring her home to be the headmistress of the Xie family.
Xie Wan Ning was reassured about her mother's opinion, but her brother's marriage was arranged so hastily that she still felt a little complicated.
After all, compared to Pei Yuxuan, Xie Yanyu had never even met this girl from the Li family before.
But he refused to accept Pei Yuxuan's feelings, but was willing to get married with Li Rong.
It was simply because he couldn't bear Pei Yuxuan's strong affection.
In response, Xie Yanyu just looked at his sister and smiled, "Love is really not that important. Miss Li has a good character."
Fit is the most important thing.
The two of them respected each other. The other party took care of the household, supported his parents, and looked after the children, which relieved his worries and allowed him to focus on his ideals and ambitions.
If it were the princess, he would have to devote three-tenths of his energy to his family. Even so, he would still feel it was not enough, and eventually a rift would arise, resentment would develop, and troubles would continue.
Looking at her brother like this, Xie Wan Ning thought that she seemed to understand a little bit of Lu Ziyan's thoughts in her previous life.
During the two years in the dream, he was always busy, busy pursuing his ideals and ambitions. Perhaps all men have such ambitions, unwilling to be ordinary, and able to make things happen at will, playing political games. He was so busy that he could not even see the torture she was suffering in the backyard.
Because he was very confident, confident that he had arranged everything and she would not be treated poorly.
In fact, what he thought was correct. The ladies of the Lu family were indeed lenient towards her because they felt guilty about his favoritism towards his concubine.
Liu Manrou and Erxia were the second wife and concubines. As long as she didn't want to, they couldn't make trouble in front of her, the first wife.
Her Shaoguangyuan is indeed very quiet.
As for taking a concubine? He probably thought that all men took concubines, and with the Lu family's situation, he would just enjoy two extra women, so she wouldn't mind.
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