Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1120 Drought in Jiangxi
The carriage staggered and continued to move forward, but Zhang Min couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi smiled wryly and said.

"Second Master doesn't have to be so pessimistic. At least before the final battle comes, our life will never be as sad as it used to be."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Zhang Min raised his head, slightly puzzled.

So, Zhu Yi continued.

"Usually, you and I are in a difficult situation in the court. On the one hand, it is because the emperor deliberately suppresses you and me. On the other hand, it is also because you and I have no choice but to oppose the emperor on many things. "

"But now, since the emperor intends to delegate power to Nangong, then naturally he will not suppress it any more. The Supreme Emperor hopes that I can gain a firm foothold in the court, and of course I will not let you and me face the emperor again."

"Isn't that what happened this time?"

Zhang Min thought for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Indeed, regarding Xu Youzhen's matter this time, the Supreme Emperor's attitude is obviously different from before. The most obvious difference is that they have been taken out of the two houses, and they have taken the initiative to protect their interests.

As Zhu Yi said, in the future, they will continue to expand their influence in the court. If this is the case, many things cannot be opposed to the emperor.

Although, since the matter of Ren Li, this has been a tacit consensus between Zhang Xiang and Zhu Yi, but on the side of the Supreme Emperor, there are always times when it is difficult to explain.

After all, that person's heart is more emotional than rational.

Now, although they were forced to embark on a road of no return, after all, the difficulties in front of them were solved.

At least in the future, if they go along with the emperor in the court, they don't have to worry about offending the emperor.

From this point of view, this tastes like drinking poison to quench thirst. However, drinking poison returns to drinking poison, but in the end it quenches thirst, which can be regarded as comforting. As for the future... let's talk about it later...

Zhang Yu silently looked out of the carriage, and saw that the sky was dark. Although it was still early, the dark clouds above his head made people breathless, but even though the clouds were heavy, no rain would fall. People can't help but be upset.

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In the Qianqing Palace, heavy rain fell, thunder and lightning flashed in the sky, rumbling, rainwater fell down the steps along the eaves, and flowed out along the waterways.

Standing in the corridor, Zhu Qiyu sighed softly after reading Zhu Yi's secret report.

It should be said that he has already expected the current result, and it can even be said that the current result has developed exactly according to his expectation.

However, what is rare is that he is not happy, on the contrary, he even has some regrets.

In the end, even if you have another hundred years of experience, even if you feel that you have let go of everything, it is still impossible to really let go completely.

However, this is the only way to go now.

Years of catastrophes are approaching, so what he needs now is for everyone in the court to put aside past suspicions, unite as one, and work together to fight the disaster.

On the civil servant's side, he has already made a lot of preparations, but the honorable family is not so easy to settle.

In the final analysis, his foundation is too weak. If he wants to use the nobles, he must either promote civil servants to suppress military officials, just like in his previous life, let the Ministry of War dominate the military, or he can only let the top families of the nobles devote all their efforts. to cooperate with him.

Time is still too tight. Fan Guang, Yang Hong, and Li Xian are either too young, or sick, or have no military prestige. Although they can last for a while, they are not capable of suppressing the overall situation.

Therefore, if he does not want to follow the old path of his previous life, then it is inevitable to gather the two great princes for his use.

However, in this way, the problem of Nangong has to be solved. With Zhu Qizhen around, it is impossible and impossible for the British government to be under his command. Moreover, Zhu Yi's identity cannot be exposed. In this case, This is the only way to achieve the goal.

Letting out Xu Youzhen's line actually has two purposes, one is to lure Zhu Qizhen to mobilize troops, but Zhu Qiyu also knows that this is not realistic, especially when Xu Youzhen is so eager for quick success, Zhu Qizhen is aware of the abnormality Under such circumstances, he will not act rashly.

Of course, this purpose is just a cover. The real purpose is actually to form the current situation.

Zhu Qizhen knew that Zhu Qiyu was planning secretly to make him rebel and solve him in a legitimate way.

And Zhu Qiyu also knew that he knew what Zhu Qiyu was planning, and the two tacitly accumulated strength in the court to wait for the final moment of decisive battle.

This is almost a clear card. The advantage of doing so is that in the next few years, the two princes will temporarily become the leaders of Zhu Qiyu's reuse of nobles.

Afterwards, they will not deliberately hinder many major state affairs, which is very important to Zhu Qiyu.

Of course, the matter is not over yet, but the rest is his finishing touch...

Folding the secret memorial in his hand and putting it away, Zhu Qiyu asked.

"What's going on with Xu Youzhen?"

"Going back to the emperor, Xueshi Xu was holding a golden knife, but met Cheng Guogong and Dudu Zhang. As expected, the two of them sternly rejected Xu Xueshi's proposal, and said on the spot that Xu Xueshi should not mention it again. Otherwise, they will definitely expose Xu Xueshi's wolfish ambitions in court."

When saying this, Shu Liang also had a very strange expression.

However, Zhu Qiyu didn't care, said.

"and after?"

Shu Liang replied: "According to the emperor's order, Xueshi Xu put away the golden knife after he returned, and did not mention this matter again."

So, Zhu Qiyu nodded and said.

"That's the end of this matter. Xu Youzhen will still be useful in the future. Keep the golden knife in his hand well. It will be useful in the future."

"Yes……"

After Shu Liang responded, he stepped back slowly.

There was continuous torrential rain in front of the stairs, and Zhu Qiyu stood on the porch, allowing the rain to wet his hem. Through the thick rain curtain, his expression was more complex than ever.

After dealing with Xu Youzhen's matter, there is only one last thing left, but...

In the crackling rain, a sigh sounded, but in the noisy rain, it was inconspicuous at all and passed away in a flash.

The next day, morning morning.

The sky was sunny, but the atmosphere in the hall was rather gloomy. It was obvious that some news had already spread.

As soon as he went up to court, Shen Yi, Minister of the Household Department, stood up and played.

"Your Majesty, I just received a report that there is a severe drought in Jiangxi. This year's grain harvest is less than [-]% of last year's. It is estimated that there are eight prefectures affected by the disaster."

"In addition to Jiangxi, the Huai'an and Xuzhou prefectures in Nanzhili were also severely affected. According to Du Wenchang, the prefect of Huai'an, the nine counties under his rule had almost no crops. "

"The situation in Xuzhou is similar. According to Dai Weizhi, the magistrate, children and daughters have been sold in the four counties under his rule. The minister has moved to Wenzhou and Wenzhou to quickly open Changping warehouses for disaster relief."

"However, the disaster is serious this time, and it may be difficult to appease the people's sentiments only by the power of the state government. Especially the various prefectures in Jiangxi, which have been plagued by disasters, and the various prefectures are too busy to take care of themselves, let alone support each other. Minister, go to Jiangxi to preside over disaster relief."

As soon as the words fell, several ministers immediately came up to echo and plead, and the court also became agitated for a while.

Logically speaking, although local disasters cannot be said to occur every year, they are not uncommon, and the officials in the court should not be so restless.

But this time it is different, the reason is that the place affected by the disaster this time is Jiangxi!

The area of ​​Jiangsu and Zhejiang has always been a place of prosperity, especially in Jiangxi where the literary style is at its peak. The number of Jinshi admitted each time is at least in the top three, if not the first.

In terms of the total amount, Jiangxi can even rank first. It can be said that most of the people in the court, even if they are not from Jiangxi, have old family backgrounds and in-law relationships, and they are more or less related to Jiangxi.

Now that Jiangxi has suffered such a severe disaster, they are naturally anxious...

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu didn't hesitate, and said directly.

"The disaster is urgent, and indeed there is no delay. Since the Ministry of Household Affairs has transferred the document ordering all the prefectures to open the Changping warehouses, then another official document will be issued, ordering the neighboring prefectures with less severe disasters or not affected by the disaster to also open the Changping warehouses and pay [-]% of the food is stored in the warehouse, and it is first transported to the affected state capital."

"In addition, the Ministry of Household Affairs immediately calculated the amount of silver and grain that needs to be allocated according to the disaster situation. It is still mainly obtained from the nearest place. Shen Shangshu, can you come up with the regulations within three days?"

The emperor's words were calm and measured, without the slightest sign of panic, which naturally gradually calmed down all the officials in the court.

As for Shen Shangshu, although this old man usually looks like a brave man, he has never been ambiguous when it comes to such important matters.

"Returning to Your Majesty, after receiving the report, I have organized the officials of the household department to formulate regulations for disaster relief according to the disaster situation. I will definitely submit the detailed rules to Your Majesty the day after tomorrow at the latest."

"but……"

Shen Yi seemed to want to say something more, but before he could finish, the emperor interrupted him.

"Since that's the case, Shen Shangshu has worked hard, and I'm waiting to read your report."

"The minister obeys the order."

Seeing this situation, Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, and immediately, he said yes and retreated.

Zhu Qiyu nodded lightly, then, his eyes swept around the hall, and finally fell on the person in the front, said.

"Constitution?"

"Chen is here!"

Chen Yi was not surprised that he was named, and strode forward.

Therefore, the officials saw that the emperor's expression became serious, and his eyes scanned the officials, and then the emperor said.

"In the disaster-stricken places, there are often corrupt officials and officials who exploit the common people, as well as the rich and wealthy. They take advantage of this opportunity to annex the land and oppress the common people as slaves."

"For this disaster relief, the Metropolitan Procuratorate must send all the thirteen censors to strictly supervise. Anyone who takes advantage of the fire to rob and oppress the people will be dealt with severely by the state government. , and report back to the court as soon as possible, and once verified, they will be severely punished."

"Officials of the Ke Dao are also allowed to report each other. If the officials of the Ke Dao have sheltered the state capital and deceived the court, no matter what their positions are after verification, they will be dismissed on the spot and escorted back to the capital for further punishment."

"The minister obeys the order!"

But for all disaster relief, besides the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has the heaviest responsibility. This is not surprising.

What Chen Yi didn't expect was that the emperor's attitude this time was so firm. It seems that the emperor really attached great importance to this disaster.

Therefore, the emperor's gaze shifted again, and he placed it on the officials beside him, saying.

"Tianguan, the response to the disaster is at a time of great planning. The evaluation of the officials of Jiangxi's prefectures will be postponed for the time being. After the disaster is over, depending on the situation, the performance in disaster relief will also be included in the evaluation. "

As soon as these words came out, there was another wave of disturbance among the officials below.

The disaster situation in Jiangxi is very important, but after all, it does not involve officialdom, but the big plan is different. The emperor's move can be regarded as hitting the three inches of the state capitals.

It seems that in the next few days, the life of these officials in Jiangxi will not be so easy.

However, the Ministry of Officials obviously had no opinion on this. Wang Wen, as the emperor's biggest confidant, immediately stepped forward to speak after hearing this.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Afterwards, the emperor's face softened slightly, and he asked.

"This time the disaster is serious. You can speak freely about any good strategies you have. As long as it is beneficial to the community, I will definitely adopt it."

As a result, there was a burst of discussion from below, but not many people stood up.

It's not that these ministers are incompetent, but that the emperor has basically thought of everything he can think of.

First use the Changping warehouse near the state capital to solve the urgent needs of the disaster-stricken areas. At the same time, order the Ministry of Household Affairs to step up the formulation of plans, and then order the Metropolitan Procuratorate to send all the censors in the court to monitor illegal activities, and send Jiangxi local officials His plan was pushed back and became a sword hanging over their heads.

All these things, although they are just strategies on a large scale, are already very comprehensive. It is really not easy for them to put forward any opinions in a short time.

However, above the court, there was such a person. After the Son of Heaven's voice fell, a moment later, an old man in a crimson robe with Jie Zhi Buzi embroidered on his chest stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty, I have the original play."

"Say!"

Zhu Qiyu originally asked casually, but he didn't expect that someone really stood up, and he was a difficult character to deal with.

This old man is none other than Wang Hong who beat Mao Shun and others at Zuoshun Gate after the civil engineering defeat.

Today, he is the left deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and among the officials of science and Taoism, he is second only to Chen Yi in terms of rank and real power.

Now that he stood up, he definitely wouldn't just say something innocuous. As expected, the next moment Wang Hong spoke, he shocked all the officials.

"Your Majesty, I would like to play two things. First, the disaster situation in Jiangxi is serious, and everything in the imperial court should focus on disaster relief. Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to issue an edict to suspend all construction projects and fully support disaster relief. Previously, the king moved to the Zhangzhou Mansion. I asked the imperial court to order the construction of the palace, although it was approved, but at this moment, I think that the construction of the palace should be suspended."

"Secondly, His Majesty ordered the kings to build Huangzhuang in the vassal land, and now the construction has started in various places. With the catastrophe in Jiangxi, I fear that the mining tax eunuchs in various places will take this opportunity to wantonly annex the land. This matter must not be taken carelessly. I also ask Your Majesty to issue an edict to suspend the promotion of Huangzhuang and recall the mining tax eunuchs from all over the country!"

(End of this chapter)