Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 51 From impeachment to surrender
After hearing this, Zhu Tianqi couldn't help but nodded in agreement. What Xu Guangqi said was true. As a time traveler, he could understand the reason. Rice is a fine grain, and millet is a coarse grain. Coarse grains are more difficult to digest than fine grains, so naturally It is more resistant to hunger. Furthermore, the nutritional value of millet is higher than that of rice, and it even has nourishing effects and medicinal value.

Xu Guangqi continued: "The second is to encourage the people in the northwest to vigorously cultivate wasteland. If successive years of natural disasters cause grain harvests in all the prefectures in southern Shaanxi, I am afraid that even if most of the fields are replanted with grains that are more resistant to cold and drought and are more survivable, the harvest will be poor. It’s greatly reduced, so we can only expand the cultivated land area to increase the total output!”

After Zhu Tianqi heard this, he immediately wrote down Xu Guangqi's suggestions in his notebook, and then said: "Very good, I have written down all the suggestions you made, and I will try them when spring next year." Implement it in the northwest!”

When Xu Guangqi heard this, he felt a little surprised, because these suggestions he made were based on the premise that the disaster in Shaanxi would last for several years. He did not expect that the emperor would actually ask that it be implemented in the spring of next year. Could it be that the emperor It has been concluded that the disaster in Shaanxi will last for several years?
Zhu Tianqi did not explain too much, but continued: "Also, I think the court should also train some agricultural talents and send them to guide the people to plant crops better and increase the yield as much as possible. In addition, , after a long drought, there will definitely be a locust plague, and we must prevent it in advance and take measures to deal with it."

"Your Majesty has thought deeply about it, and I will definitely do my best to arrange these matters personally and share your worries for Your Majesty!" Although Xu Guangqi didn't know why the Emperor suddenly became so concerned about Shaanxi affairs, after all, although Shaanxi is a bit chaotic today, it is generally in a good state. Calmly, but since the emperor wants to prepare for a rainy day, he, the Minister of Household Affairs, naturally has the duty to do so.

"Then Xu Aiqing, you should go back and arrange the matters of delivering decrees to the provinces, prefectures and counties first. Once everything is arranged, I will discuss the reform of taxes and labor with you!" Zhu Tianqi finished asking all the questions, and then stopped. If you don't waste Xu Guangqi's time anymore, send him back to work.

Through a conversation with Xu Guangqi, Zhu Tianqi had a new understanding of things in Shaanxi, and he was more confident that he could deal with and solve many problems in Shaanxi, because he now knew that whether it was natural disasters or banditry, Anyway, it's not that Ming Dynasty was unable to solve it, but that these problems were unable to be solved because they were placed under a corrupt bureaucratic system.

If the court pays attention to it and makes up its mind to appoint capable ministers and officials, these natural disasters and banditry will not be a problem. Of course, the ministers in the court are not easy to deal with. Whether the emperor can stand up to everyone's opinions and strengthen his belief is also Critical.

Therefore, if I want to get things done, I have to find a way to start over again, bypassing the ministers in the court and the rotten bureaucracy of the Ming Dynasty. As long as I can withstand the pressure and prevent them from getting involved, And come in, things are half done.

It’s not that Zhu Tianqi’s conclusion is too arbitrary. It’s actually that the ministers in the court are so unsatisfactory and disappointing. They can’t solve problems for the court, but their ability to quarrel is a challenge. After one, Zhu Tianqi still receives several memorials impeaching Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi every now and then.

The "crimes" listed in the memorial are nothing more than repeating the same old tune, impeaching Sun Chengzong for corruption when he was the governor of Liaodong, and impeaching Xu Guangqi for his beliefs.

Zhu Tianqi is a sensible person. He knows very well that these people are just looking for trouble. They are purely jealous because he now favors Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi. Therefore, Zhu Tianqi ignores them all. At most, he replies with "read" or "discuss". .

Zhu Tianqi thought that under his "protection", Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi would be able to avoid a lot of troubles and be able to concentrate on their own errands. However, he did not expect that the final result was somewhat beyond his expectation, and things began to go to the other extreme. direction developed.Since Zhu Tianqi "recovered" from illness, he has rarely gone to court and has been living in a deep palace. It is rare for hundreds of officials to see him. Only a few people can be called to enter the Qianqing Palace to meet the saints. Among these people, except for Xin Wang Zhu Youjian, Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi were summoned the most.

Therefore, after impeaching the two of them several times to no avail, the officials made a decisive decision - since they could not defeat the enemy, they chose to join the enemy!

Now, whether it is Sun Chengzong or Xu Guangqi, there is an endless stream of people visiting the house every day to ask for an audience. Everyone secretly said that Sun and Xu are probably the "talkers" of the new cabinet, and they are the most favored by the emperor today. Now that the emperor has not come forward, they are just like the new Zhang Juzheng and Wei Zhongxian!

This matter has caused a lot of trouble for Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi. Although the emperor trusts them, these rumors can kill people. Now the rumors outside are getting more and more outrageous. If they really want to reach the emperor's ears, they will An unjust death.

Who are Zhang Juzheng and Wei Zhongxian?Regardless of their loyalty and treachery, the biggest thing they have in common is that their "bosses" are all hands-off bosses. Therefore, they are extremely powerful and have absolute say in government affairs. They have truly achieved "one person is less than ten thousand people" ”, and it is precisely because of this that they all ended up miserable.

So instead of waiting for these rumors to reach the ears of the emperor and let the emperor come to him, it is better to go to the emperor himself. Therefore, the two of them knelt outside the Qianqing Gate early in the morning and came to Zhu Tianqi to plead guilty.

After Zhu Tianqi heard them explain the ins and outs of the matter, he was a little bit dumbfounded. He felt that he had really underestimated the shamelessness of these ministers. He thought that these people were like fighting cocks and would fight to the death against Sun Chengzong. He and Xu Guangqi have been impeached to the end. I didn’t expect that now they are all trying to curry favor with them. This is outrageous!

"Okay, you two lovers, get up quickly." Zhu Tianqi raised his hand to signal them to get up, and then comforted him: "This is all caused by those flattering villains in the court. It has nothing to do with the two of you, and you don't need to complain I apologize, although I don't go out very much, I am not ignorant of the outside world, and I will not be so confused as to doubt important officials of the court because of some rumors!"

Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi were shocked when they heard this. Then they thought that although the emperor was deep in the palace, he held the sharp sword of Jin Yiwei and his eyes and ears were all over the world. What could he hide? What about the emperor?

(End of this chapter)