"Arbor Day ~? Ha ~! Guanyin servant, do you think this kid has nothing better to do? He wants to plant trees? "
Two days later, in the evening, Li Er was reading memorials in the Hall of Nectar. He saw a strange memorials and couldn't help but laugh at Empress Zhangsun who was beside him.
At this time, Li Zexuan spent an entire day organizing a memorials that suggested Li Er to promote Arbor Day and to encourage the people of the Yellow River region to build more protective forests. During this time, he also went to the Yanhuang College library to look up a lot of ancient books.
Oh, it was worth mentioning that since the day the library of Yanhuang Academy was built, Li Gang had been working hard to expand the number of books inside. Many of the unique books that even the nobles could not get their hands on were all obtained by Old Mister. After the printing department of the workshop made copies, they would be sent to the Academy's Red Tower to expand the library! Today, the Yanhuang College library could be considered the second largest collection of books in the vicinity of Chang An City!
As for the first place, it would definitely belong to the royal family! However, based on this trend, it would only be a matter of time before the Yanhuang College library's collection surpassed that of the royal family!
However, even though Li Zexuan spent a lot of effort on this memorials, Li Er's first reaction when he saw it was to sneer. This couldn't be blamed on Old Li. Throughout history, the emperors only cared about the people and their own country. Who would be so free as to care about the environment and planting trees?
In the entire ancient China, no one would have such a concept!
"Planting trees ~? Your Majesty, whose memorials is this? Could it be from the Marquis of Yong An ~? "
Empress Zhangsun heard this and asked with a smile.
With her intelligence, she didn't need Li Er to remind her to guess who the author of this strange memorials was. Other than Li Zexuan, there was probably no one else in the imperial court who could think so wildly!
"Yes! Guanyin servant is indeed smart. It was written by Li Zexuan! Eh ~? This kid, his writing is quite interesting! "
Li Er laughed as he watched. Suddenly, he couldn't laugh anymore. His face revealed a look of surprise.
Empress Zhangsun was surprised. She calmly turned her body to the side and cast her gaze on the memorial in front of Li Er. Gradually, the disdainful sneers in the hall disappeared. Instead, a solemn atmosphere gradually filled the hall. After a quarter of an hour, Li Er stood up and walked two steps with his hands behind his back. He then instructed Zhao Song in the hall,
"After the morning assembly tomorrow, have Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Zhangsun Wuji, Xiao Yu, and Yan Lide stay behind to discuss matters. Also, summon Li Zexuan to the palace tomorrow to wait for the emperor!"
Zhao Song's eyebrows twitched. He hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his fists solemnly. "This old servant obeys!"
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"Husband, do you think His Majesty will listen to what you say?"
After dinner, Han Yuxi came to the study room with a cup of hot water. Seeing Li Zexuan reading a book, she couldn't help but ask.
Obviously, she had also read the contents of the memorial!
Li Zexuan raised his head and said with a smile, "Haha! Wife! There's a saying that goes, do your best and know your destiny! This memorial is already the best your husband can do. Furthermore, I've asked Li Gang and Ma Zhou to help me check it out. If His Majesty can listen to these words, it will naturally benefit the future generations. If he can't, your husband will also find a way to do his part. After all, I don't want our future generations to not even have a mouthful of clean water to drink! "
These words were not alarmist words. According to the current development of the Tang Empire, in less than twenty years, it would enter a full flourishing age. At that time, the population of the Chang 'an area would continue to surge. This would bring great pressure to the ecological environment of the Loess Plateau. The water of the Yellow River would also become more turbid. The eight rivers circled Chang' an, but at that time, could the eight rivers really support the super city of Chang 'an?
In fact, in ancient times, the Yellow River was not called the "Yellow River" at first, but the "River". The "River" was called the "Yellow River" because the color of the water changed. Therefore, the surname of the Yellow River was "Yellow".
The name "Yellow River" started in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, there were written records that the water of the Yellow River was not clear. However, during the Han Dynasty, the yellow color of the water became more eye-catching, so people called it the "Yellow River".
In the middle of the Han Dynasty, the Grand Marshal Zhang Rong (courtesy name Zhong Gong) said, "The water of the river is heavy and turbid. It's called a stone of water and six buckets of mud." This was a phenomenon that no one had mentioned in the early Han Dynasty.
In the middle of the Western Han Dynasty, the Jingshui River was famous for its turbid flow. During the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Jingshui River was used to irrigate the farmland and improve the soil. The Jingshui River and the Wei River basin were the earliest areas of agricultural development in the Loess Plateau. With this kind of development, the original vegetation was destroyed and soil erosion increased, causing the water of the Yellow River to become more and more turbid. It probably developed in the Eastern Han Dynasty and became conspicuous, hence the name "Yellow River".
As the Tang Empire entered a full flourishing state, the Loess Plateau would have to support more people. At that time, a lot of farmland would be exploited and the soil erosion in the Yellow River basin would become more serious. Li Zexuan said that his children and grandchildren would not be able to drink clean water in a few years was completely possible!
"Children and grandchildren …"
Han Yuxi's expression suddenly became a little complicated. She muttered in a low voice, "Husband, when can we have our own … children? I'm already 16 years old this year! "
After saying that, she blushed.
Li Zexuan almost vomited blood. This … this sentence that he said, the focus was not on this at all, okay?
"Ah! Husband, what are you doing? Put me down quickly! "
"Hehe! Wife, don't you want children? Let's go make a child! "
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The next morning, the young couple was having breakfast in the courtyard when Zhao Song came to pass the imperial edict, asking Li Zexuan to enter the palace to wait for the emperor.
Although Li Zexuan's expression did not change, he could not help but feel happy. After all, he was not a proper civil official and was not as experienced as Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling when it came to writing memorials. Although the process of drafting this memorial was helped by Li Gang, Ma Zhou, and the others, he was still not confident. Now that Li Er was willing to summon him to the palace to discuss matters, the matter was basically half done!
The few of them rode fast on horses and rushed all the way to the imperial city. After handing Whitey over to Pang Feiji, Li Zexuan followed Zhao Song through the palace gate and went straight to Taiji Palace.
In Taiji Palace, Li Zexuan and the other officials were in the morning court. Naturally, Li Zexuan could not interfere at this time. This was not the same as being late for class and making up for a "report". The morning court was very formal.
Besides, Old Li's imperial edict asked Li Zexuan to wait in Ganlu Hall, not to participate in the morning court.
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