Chapter 149: Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest

In October of the 12th year of Qianyuan, the first snow this year came particularly early. Heavy snow was flying inside and outside Wancheng, but this snow may be a good thing for Deng Guo this time.

In Ganyang Palace, Shangshu Ling Jiang Wan was reporting the matter.

"King, according to the will of the king, all the autumn grains this year have been put into the warehouse before the beginning of winter, and all the compensations from Wei State have been put into the warehouse. Now the grains in the treasury are enough to support for two years without launching wars. The rewards and pensions required for the Battle of Yingchuan have been distributed one by one. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue supervised together, and there were no mistakes." Jiang Wan reported some of the situations that have happened during this period to Deng Sheng.

This may be the best news Deng Sheng has heard in the past two years, and Deng Guo finally survived the most difficult period.

Deng Sheng nodded, looked at the snow outside the palace, and smiled and said, "I am very relieved about the ability of the Secretariat and the six ministers of the Ministry of Justice. However, there is another thing. The snow this year came early, and the amount was not small. We must prevent snow disasters. In the past two years, various places experienced floods and military disasters. After finally waiting for the autumn harvest this year, there was some food in their hands. Never let the snow disasters be destroyed again."

Jiang Wan nodded and said, "What the king said is very good. Don't worry, I have ordered all localities to prepare for the Crescent River. Some houses with hidden dangers have also been maintained with the intervention of local governments. Even if there is a snow disaster, the losses can be minimized."

"Just arrange it, but this heavy snow is not all bad. Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest. I think next year will be a good harvest." Deng Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

As October begins, heavy snow falls all over the world. Fortunately, no blizzards form, which makes Deng Guo breathe a sigh of relief.

But the countries in the northern border are different, especially in Zhao. Blizzards followed one after another. Zhao State reunited Yan State, and the people were not attached to it. In addition, in order to attack Yan State, Zhao State suddenly consumed all its savings for many years. Now that the arrival of the blizzard, a large number of houses were overwhelmed by snow. In order to relieve disasters, it made the country worse. The snow on the grasslands were even stronger. Countless cattle, sheep and horses froze to the wilderness. It can be expected that in order to survive, the Hu people who were taught a lesson by Zhao State many times will definitely go south again next year. By then, Zhao State will have a headache.

As the end of the year approaches, the heavy snow in Deng State finally stopped. In order to better welcome the arrival of the 13th year of Qianyuan, Deng Sheng ordered the prefects and troops from all over the country to assist the people in clearing the snow.

In Kunning Palace, Deng Sheng hugged Deng Zun, who was still in his infancy, and his expression showed loving love.

"King, don't be too doting on Zun'er anymore. It doesn't matter if he is still young now. After a few years, if the king is still like this, I'm afraid Zun'er will become a playboy disciple." Cai Yan, who was standing beside him, said with a smile.

Deng Sheng took Deng Zun back to the cradle, got to Cai Yan, drank a glass of water, and said, "Don't worry, Queen, I know the right way. By the way, there was no big deal in the palace with such heavy snow a few days ago, right?"

Cai Yan shook his head and said, "Fortunately, there are only a few old houses that have been disrepaired for a long time. Fortunately, there is no one inside. I have arranged for someone to clean up. However, since the beginning of winter, my mother's health has become worse and worse, and the imperial doctor can't tell me why, so I can only keep it first."

Empress Dowager Cui is over fifty years old this year, and she is no longer considered a short life in this era. She has not been in good health in recent years and is always sick. Deng Sheng guessed that Empress Dowager Cui may not be able to survive for a few years.

Deng Sheng pondered for a while and said, "You go to Anlan Palace more often. When you go, take Hao'er and Zun'er with you to make your mother happy. In addition, inform Zhang, Mi, and Li's wife to take Han'er, Yu'er and Fu'er to take a walk more often. The mother and queen are older, and the ones they most miss are these grandchildren."

Cai Yan nodded and said, "I know. In the future, I will definitely go to Anlan Palace to visit my mother's queen more. By the way, king, do you need to summon some people from my mother's family into the palace and ask them to spend more time with my mother's queen's queen's queen's wife, which may be helpful to my mother's queen's illness."

Deng Sheng thought about it and thought that it was true that it was human nature to think of his hometown. Since entering the palace, Empress Dowager Cui has basically never taken a step out of the palace. Empress Dowager Cui, who had just entered the palace, had a low status and his family could not enter the palace to visit. That is, after Deng Sheng took office, the Cui family had the opportunity to gradually enter the palace to visit the old lady.

Deng Sheng nodded and said, "Okay, let some of the female relatives of the Cui family enter the palace to talk to their mother. In addition, after the beginning of spring, if the mother wants to go out of the palace for a walk, you can arrange it too."

"Here!" Cai Yan responded.

The closer the year is, the more things happen to Deng Sheng. Not to mention anything else, it’s just the New Year. As the boss, Deng Sheng has to give his subordinates some bonuses to encourage them, which can be considered a win-win situation.

Cai Yan was in charge of the concubines in the harem, and Deng Sheng was mainly responsible for the ministers and nobles in the court. This was also a large amount of expenses. Thanks to the compensation from Wei State, otherwise Deng Sheng would not know where to find money.

On the 1st month of the 13th year of Qianyuan, Deng Sheng held the dynasty on the New Year as usual.

Generally, there is nothing to do in the New Year's Day dynasty. The main thing is the ministers in the court, royal family, and prefects from all over the country. The aristocratic families congratulate Deng Sheng, and Deng Sheng also rewarded these people. In other words, the New Year's Day dynasty meeting is usually a reciprocity exchange between the king and the minister. Other matters, if not particularly important, will not be discussed at the New Year's Day dynasty meeting. All matters will be suppressed until the tenth day of the lunar month.

After the court was dispersed, as usual, Deng Sheng would leave all the ministers to have lunch in the palace and then put them back.

From the first day of the first day to the ninth day of the lunar calendar, both inside and outside Wancheng were immersed in the joy of the New Year.

On the tenth day of January, all officials returned to their posts one after another.

From January to the beginning of spring, the whole world was very peaceful and nothing happened, but the tranquility before the storm was hidden many undercurrents.

In Wu State and Wuhu City in Danyang County, the Grand Governor Zhou Kai and the Deputy Governor of Wu State Lu Ao are stepping up training the army.

"Deputy Governor Lu, are the army gathered?" Zhou Kai asked Lu Ao who was standing next to him on the stage, wearing armor.

Lu Ao nodded and said, "It has been assembled. The troops who went to the expedition this time were all elite troops drawn from various places, with a total of 100,000."

Zhou Kai smiled with satisfaction and said, "This time I went to the State of Chu, but this governor and the king have been planning for a long time. Even many adults in the court don't know it. Don't let go of any news."

In this winter, the Wu Kingdom was not idle either. Capturing Jiujiang and competing for the Central Plains has always been the dream of Wu Kingdom. Last year, Chu Kingdom suffered repeated setbacks and lost more than 100,000 soldiers. It was the best time for Wu Kingdom to realize his dream. I missed it and didn’t know how long it would take to wait. For this reason, the Wu Kingdom gathered the most elite 100,000 troops in Wuhu City. In order not to leak the news, only King Wu, Zhou Kai, Lu Ao and others knew the entire plan.

Lu Ao replied: "Don't worry, the Grand Commander, no one knows that our purpose is to go north this time. When some adults ask, the last generals just said that they would change their defenses normally. In addition, it is now in the middle of winter and the roads are blocked from heavy snow in various places. The spies from Chu State will not know that our army is gathering."

Zhou Kai nodded, then looked north and murmured: "Jiujiang, Shouchun, Central Plains, I, Zhou Kai, are here, fighting for the world and competing for the Central Plains, how can I lose my Dawu?"
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