Shang Junlin noticed that he seemed to have scared Shen Yu. He coughed softly and hugged the stiff young man. "I'm not such a beast. I won't do anything now."
Shen Yu looked at him suspiciously. "Your Majesty, you promised more than once last night that this would be the last time."
After he tricked Shen Yu into believing him, he reverted to his old ways.
Shang Junlin rubbed his hair. "I really won't do anything. I'm sorry for the torment last night."
"Then we'll continue next time." Shen Yu glanced at him.
Shang Junlin smiled but didn't say anything.
Shen Yu was bullied too much last night. The corners of his eyes were still red and his lips were a little swollen. Shang Junlin rubbed his lips and said softly, "I'll apply some medicine for you."
After last night, Shang Junlin applied medicine for Shen Yu once. When the medicine was applied, the young man who had fallen into a deep sleep groaned softly due to the pain. Shang Junlin almost turned into a wolf again, but his remaining reason stopped him.
This was the first time. Shang Junlin couldn't hold back and did it a little too hard. The area was a little red and swollen. He really couldn't bear any more.
Shang Junlin sighed and carefully applied the medicine to the patient.
The medicine was specially made by the Imperial Institute of Medicine. It was very effective.
"No need." Shen Yu refused without thinking.
He sensed his body. Other than a little strange feeling, everything else was fine. He should have applied the medicine once. His body was very fresh and there was nothing that shouldn't be in his body. He remembered that before he fell asleep last night, his body was sticky. It was obvious that Shang Junlin had cleaned him up.
Shang Junlin didn't force him. The medicine was very effective. He only needed to apply it once in the morning and once in the morning.
Shen Yu's body was sore and weak. This time, it was more serious than before. Shang Junlin didn't want to let go of him. He leaned lazily in Shang Junlin's arms with his eyes slightly closed. He let his thoughts wander aimlessly.
"Your Majesty, don't you need to attend to your business?" Seeing that Shang Junlin had no intention of leaving, Shen Yu asked.
"Zhen wants to spend more time with A Yu." Shang Junlin rubbed against Shen Yu's cheek. "Zhen also wants A Yu to spend more time with Zhen."
Shang Junlin didn't want to be separated from Shen Yu even for a moment after their intimate contact. If it wasn't for Eunuch Meng's dissuasion, he wouldn't even want to go to the morning court. If it wasn't for Eunuch Meng's dissuasion, he would have taken Shen Yu with him.
Shen Yu also enjoyed the feeling of snuggling up to Shang Junlin.
This was the fastest morning court session that the ministers had ever had. His Majesty seemed to have more important things to do. After dealing with the things that had to be dealt with, he hurriedly dismissed the court session.
The Minister of Revenue's plan was to be completed in several steps. After they were separated, those requests were nothing to the vassal kings. In the end, when they came together, the dust had already settled, and there was no way to change anything.
The Prime Minister took Jiang Huaiqing and the other two back to the fu. In order to make things more convenient, the three almost treated the Prime Minister's fu as their second home. The place they stayed the most every day was the Prime Minister's fu.
The Prime Minister knew about Shang Junlin's plan. He also felt that these three people were capable of taking on heavy responsibilities and would be more careful in training them. The Prime Minister was definitely one of the people who wanted the imperial court to welcome new blood as soon as possible.
Because Jiang Huaiqing and the others were going to Subei in the future, the Prime Minister intended to let them know more about Subei. During this time, the things they had to deal with were mostly related to Subei.
During this time, the imperial court was busy with the matters in Subei. Jiang Huaiqing and the other two didn't have any suspicions. They didn't know that when the matters in Subei were over, they wouldn't continue to return to Hanlin Academy. Instead, they would follow the other officials of the imperial court to Subei and officially start their political career in Da Huan.
Subei.
Batch after batch of supplies were sent to Subei. They weren't sent to the main city, but to the various small places. The officials sent by the imperial court and the local officials of the small places worked together to deal with the disaster relief matters. It was as if the main city had been excluded.
After working with Lord Fang for some time, these young officials from the capital were no longer the same as before. With Lord Fang's guidance, they were now able to independently deal with the disaster relief matters in the small cities.
With food, the commoners smiled more often and their spirits were refreshed. Keeping in mind Lord Fang's teachings, the officials didn't let the commoners idle. Instead, they arranged for them to do what they could, allowing those who still had energy to participate in the post-disaster reconstruction.
While the rumors were spreading through the capital and other places, a similar situation occurred in Subei.
The commoners of the small cities were gathered together and led by officials to work. On the way, the atmosphere could be considered relaxed.
"Ten days ago, I wouldn't have dared to imagine that we would be able to wait until this day."
Ten days ago had been the day that the imperial court had brought the disaster relief supplies over.
"Me too. We've already finished the last of our food. Milord, it's fine to starve for a while, but my family still has a little one who can't endure hunger. If the imperial court hadn't come in time, my little one might have …"
The middle-aged man didn't continue, but his companions all knew what he hadn't said. The middle-aged man's wife had passed away while giving birth to his child. He had worked hard to raise his child until he was in his teens, and just when there was hope, a drought had suddenly descended.
"Me too. All of you should remember that when I was sick, it was you who brought me food. At the time, I was lying in my room thinking, at least give me something to eat. Being a full ghost is better than being a hungry ghost. When I turned around and saw all of you bringing in porridge, I was given a fright."
"No wonder you had such a big reaction."
"At the time, I really thought that I was going to die. The gods heard my prayers and fulfilled my wish before I died."
"Gods?" Someone suddenly sneered. "If there really is a god, why hasn't he cared about our lives for so long? If you ask me, no god is more reliable than the imperial court. The food we're eating now is imported from all over the Great Huan Dynasty. It has nothing to do with the gods."
"That's true. Didn't someone come to us and ask us to believe in some god? At the time, I already felt that it was unreliable."
"It's not that it's unreliable. When something happens, they run faster than anyone else."
They didn't know that their conversation had been overheard by the soldiers nearby. Soon, it would spread to the imperial court. Through this method, the imperial court could better understand the situation in Su Bei.
They were chatting happily when someone suddenly asked in a low voice, "Why do we still have to work for the government? Shouldn't they be doing these things?"
The group suddenly fell silent. Then, someone retorted, "How is it working for the government? Aren't we working for ourselves? "
"That's right. We're going to live here in the future. Besides, the government has already paid us."
"But aren't those things given to us by the imperial court? Why do we have to work for them before they're paid? "the person continued.
"I say, do you not understand life?" The men of Su Bei were forthright, but they weren't stupid. Some officials had already explained to them why the imperial court had to do this. They also felt that it was better to get paid through their own labor than to eat for free.
What's more, they could still receive food every day. Their pay was separated and could be saved up for later use. Although they didn't have to worry about food and water with the imperial court's people here, once they left, wouldn't they still have to rely on themselves?
It was a good thing for them to restore Su Bei as soon as possible.
"That's not right. You're sneaky and you're still saying such things. Are you up to no good?"
Someone saw that something was wrong and ran to the side of the accompanying official, saying, "Daren, a suspicious person was found over there."
That person didn't have time to do anything before he was caught red-handed.
Similar things happened in other places in Su Bei. Except for a few people who were fanned, most of them were caught before they could do anything.
Shen Yu was tired and couldn't sleep, so he lay on Shang Junlin's lap and let Shang Junlin read him the memorial.
"Daren Fang must have made preparations in advance. Su Bei has been dry for so many days, and the imperial court went there late. It's quite easy for someone to do something," Shen Yu said.
"Every time Fang Jun went to a place, he would gather the local people and say something to them, explaining the reason for their follow-up actions. After he left, the officials who followed him learned from him and did the same thing. In this way, it won't be so easy to fan the people." Shang Junlin held the memorial in one hand and stroked Shen Yu's hair with the other.
"When the people that Daren Fang brought back come back, we can investigate whether they can continue to be used." Shen Yu pondered.
Although Shang Junlin wanted to suppress the aristocratic families, he didn't completely forbid their existence. The most important thing for a ruler was balance. Whether it was aristocratic families or poor families, it was best to have equal power.
"I will pay attention to their follow-up performance." Shang Junlin nodded.
But people always change. This moment of enlightenment didn't mean eternity. Especially in the officialdom, it was easy to change a person. Shang Junlin didn't need every official to be a saint. That was unrealistic. As long as they could be used by him and bring tangible benefits to the Great Huan Dynasty, he could turn a blind eye.
With the help of the entire country, the situation in Su Bei improved day by day. Although the drought hadn't been relieved yet, the epidemic that the imperial court had been worried about didn't happen.
After the natural disaster, the most frightening thing was the epidemic that followed. The imperial court sent a large number of doctors, led by Imperial Physician Wu, to guard against the epidemic every day. Finally, there was no problem that worried them.
Shen Yu thought about it carefully and confirmed that there was only a drought in Su Bei in his previous life, and there was no large-scale epidemic. He was slightly relieved.
The epidemic that left the deepest impression on him happened a few years later. It was also after that that Shang Junlin's reputation took a turn for the worse.
There was still a lot of time until now, and the epidemic wasn't completely caused by the natural disaster. If the problem of "Fei Meng" could be solved in advance, the nightmarish scene in his previous life might not appear again.
"Young master, the flower sent by Prince An has bloomed." Mu Xi came in with a bowl of boiled medicine.
After last night, although Shang Junlin had checked carefully, he was still worried. He asked Imperial Physician Gu to come to Yuzhang Palace to take Shen Yu's pulse. After taking his pulse, Imperial Physician Gu left a new prescription that was mainly used to nourish the body.
Shen Yu frowned slightly when he saw the medicine.
Shang Junlin found it funny. He put down the booklet in his hand and took the medicine from Mu Xi. "When did the flower bloom?"
When Prince An sent the flower, it was just a bud. After so many days, there was no sign of it blooming. Why did it suddenly bloom?
Shen Yu was also very curious about this question.
"Around nine o 'clock last night," Mu Xi replied.
Shen Yu didn't know why his heart skipped a beat. This time just happened to be when he and Shang Junlin …. Why did the flower bloom at this time?
Was it a coincidence?
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