Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 245 Qianqing Palace Discussion

The river disaster written by Yang Lian is like a ladle of cold water suddenly poured into a boiling oil pan, causing the atmosphere in the court to change sharply again.

No one expected that Yang Lian would dare to write such a memorial. Not only the other ministers in the court did not expect it, but even Han Xu and the others did not expect it.

Cangchang's muddled account is still being held tightly by the Integrity Council. A group of officials were summoned to the Integrity Council. They were said to be summonses but were actually arrested. This made many people worry that they would be traced to water transportation. After all, Cangchang and water transportation They are inseparable. If something happens to the former, the latter will explode.

This is why just after the emperor's wedding, a new wave of social turmoil was set off in the court. After all, it had been stirred up before, but was ignored by the emperor. It was in the name of the wedding. Now this trend is even more popular, because he wants to By competing for the positions of first and second assistant in the cabinet, attention and conflicts are diverted.

Of course, there are indeed many people who want to compete for these two vacant positions!
Obviously this momentum has gained momentum, but under such circumstances, Yang Lian's memorial came to Beijing. The most important point is that Hebang Shu is a secret memorial to the imperial court!
Without any preparation in advance, you will definitely be caught off guard.

Qianqing Palace.

Chaotic footsteps sounded, including the cabinet group assistants Han Xu, Zhu Guozuo, He Zongyan, Shen, and Shi Jikai, the six ministers Cui Jingrong, Bi Ziyan, Sun Ruyou, Wang Xiangqian, Huang Kezhan, and Wang Yongguang, the general envoy Qian Qianyi, and the left minister Lang Nan of the household department. Juyi, Li Zongyan, the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Chen Bangzhan, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, Wang Shunding, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, Qi Shijiao, the censor of the right capital of the Duchayuan, Sun Juxiang, the censor of the left deputy capital, Li Banghua, the censor of the capital Qian of the left, and Yu Shiqian of the right capital. Shi Yuan Yingtai, the six subjects were all given to Fan Shiji, Xue Fengxiang, Li Ruogui, Wu Liangsi, Wei Yingjia, Qian Menggao...

Two days after Hebu Shu came to court, when the trend in the court changed again, the emperor finally summoned a group of courtiers.

"I'm waiting to meet your Majesty!"

In the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, where the atmosphere was oppressive, the ministers were summoned to kneel down and worship. Zhu Youxiao sat on the dragon chair and looked around at the ministers gathered in the palace without any expression.

The emperor did not speak, and the ministers in the palace could not help but think too much. No one knew what the emperor was thinking at this time, but everyone knew that the emperor was very angry.

If anything happens to the river government, it is no small matter. Especially if the Yellow River dares to overflow or burst its banks, countless groups will suffer on both sides of the river, and many people will die! !

"Get up."

I don't know how long the silence lasted. Zhu Youxiao leaned forward and said in a low voice: "You must have read Yang Lian's "River Boundaries", right? What do you think?"

"But what if you have feelings?"

After saying that, Zhu Youxiao stood up, looked around the ministers in the palace, and actually laughed, "I am staying in this Forbidden City, and you are staying in this capital, even if there is a flood, the embankments are broken down, and the rivers are destroyed." The floods in the fertile fields will not fall on me, let alone on the heads of the ministers.

Well, it's better to start a real flood, so that the people on both sides of the Yellow River, or the people on both sides of the Huaihe River, or the people in other places can curse and expose it everywhere. Well, I am a tyrant who is a perfect match. When the time comes, Ah, let's stay here in the capital, waiting for the mobs everywhere. I think it is appropriate to call them mobs. If the people under the rule of Baoming are not called mobs, what should they be called?Good people?Submissive people?Hahaha……"

Zhu Youxiao's laughter echoed in the hall.

Assistant Han Xu, Zhu Guozuo, He Zongyan, Shen, Shi Jikai and other ministers showed different expressions when they heard the emperor's laughter. Some ministers lowered their heads and did not dare to look at the emperor.The emperor clearly meant something when he said this.

"Your Majesty, the top priority right now is to appoint ministers to the government as soon as possible and rush to Shanxi, Henan, Shandong and other places to inspect the river policies in various places."

Under such a situation, Bi Ziyan walked out of the court, held the imperial hut and bowed: "Regardless of how much of the river troubles written by Yang Lian are true or false, the river administration is the top priority of this dynasty. Political instability, this place is unstable, especially at the intersection of Henan, Shandong, and the Huaihe River. There is a Yellow River, a Huaihe River, and the Grand Canal. If there are any floods in this area, it will definitely have a serious impact, not to mention the location of Zhongdu Potential..."

Bi Ziyan's speech was extremely clear, and he highlighted several key points of the river policy, which made many courtiers nod in approval.

Now that something has happened, the most urgent task now is to prescribe the right medicine and conduct inspections. If there are really problems with river management in various places, they must be solved as soon as possible. Otherwise, if there is a flood, the consequences will be unimaginable.

At that time, the entrance of the Yellow River to the sea was in the Huai'an Prefecture area. The Yellow River took the Huai River and entered the sea, which also involved the canal, which made river politics even more difficult to manage.

Not only Bi Ziyan, but also many ministers are most afraid of problems in the Huanghuai area. Once a problem does occur, it will be a big problem. If there is a problem with the canals within the Huaihe River, water transportation will be stopped, and then the impact will be It’s not just local areas, even Beizhili will be affected.

"Your Majesty, I know that I am guilty. However, as Yang Lian wrote, the river is in danger, and the court must make a decision early."

Wang Yongguang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, held the imperial wat and another memorial. After Bi Ziyan finished speaking, he walked out of the court class, "Especially what Bi Shangshu just said just now, where Henan, Shandong and the two Huaihe Rivers meet, must It is necessary to send a reliable minister to inspect the river. After knowing this, I checked the documents kept by the Ministry of Industry and clarified the river patrol memorial. If anything is really discovered during the period, the imperial court and the local departments must coordinate and cooperate, and must ensure that all places The river administration is stable, and I would like to ask your Majesty to take a look at it."

"Bring it up."

Zhu Youxiao said concisely.

Regarding Wang Yongguang, Minister of Industry, Zhu Youxiao actually had no prejudice at all. Even if there were real problems with He Zheng, what did it have to do with Wang Yongguang?
Even though he was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Wang Yongguang had not been in office for long. Previously, he had been repairing two tombs, which was also a top priority in the Ming Dynasty.

What Zhu Youxiao said was for some people. He didn't think about how to find a job in his position. Instead, he stirred up trouble again and again, disrupted the atmosphere of the officialdom. He talked about benevolence, justice and morality, but for the sake of the country and the world, he couldn't. In fact, I didn't pretend to have any of this in my heart.

"Where's the cabinet?"

Taking the memorial from Wang Yongguang from Liu Ruoyu's hand, Zhu Youxiao looked at Han Xu and Zhu Guozuo with his sharp eyes, "The Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry are all trying to figure out a solution for this matter. Why have I just done it now?" Didn’t you see the memorial to the cabinet? Does it mean that... without the first assistant and second assistant, the cabinet will be reduced to a decoration!"

Conflict, this phenomenon is normal and cannot be eliminated, but don’t go too far. Going too far is not as simple as saying a few unpleasant words. Zhu Youxiao wants to take advantage of this trend to give some people a good beating. Their faces, their so-called pride, were trampled mercilessly under their feet.

(End of this chapter)