Princess of the auxiliary country

This is Mr. Zheng who was named by Huo Jingzhi.

Born in the Zheng family of Xingyang, this is one of the noble clans that has been inherited since the Kyushu Empire, with disciples and former officials all over the world.

Together with the Lu family of Fanyang, the Cui family of Qinghe, and the Wang family of Taiyuan, they were also known as the four top noble families.

Nearly [-]% of the current civil servants of the Yu Dynasty are from these four top gentry families, and the remaining [-]% ​​are also from gentry families, namely the Xu family in Jiangnan and the Lin family in Longxi, and these two families are not the same as the four major gentry families. front.

The Xu family in Jiangnan and the Lin family in Longxi were in a marriage relationship with the royal family, and each supported a prince. They were considered three different camps with the four major noble families.

Another [-]% of officials were born from small noble families and founding fathers, such as Huo Jingzhi, Fang Qiao and other counselors during the original uprising, but the number was very small, and most of these small noble families followed the lead of these four top noble families.

Think about it, these noble families almost control the vast majority of the civil servants in the court. How huge is this power?
Huo Jingzhi suddenly stood up, which surprised most of the courtiers.

Especially those nobles were even more confused.

Although Huo Jingzhi is also a high-ranking member of the imperial court, he holds the inconspicuous position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry. In addition, he also keeps a low profile, and most of the time he acts like a transparent person in the court.

Unless he comes forward when someone is related to his department, or when Emperor Zhaowu calls his name, at other times, he just stands there and listens.

He rarely expresses his opinions.

But why did he suddenly appear today?
Something is wrong. Something is wrong with Mr. Ji today. Many nobles are communicating with each other with their eyes.

"Is something wrong here or there today? Something has been wrong with Lao Huo since more than a month ago, right?"

Ning Guo Gong Cheng Yong muttered in a low voice.

He was born with a loud voice. Even if he tried to lower his voice at this time, the nobles around him could still hear him very clearly.

They all felt in their hearts and nodded repeatedly.

It is true that Huo Jingzhi started to act strange after the palace banquet, and did many things that made old friends like them very suspicious.

Regarding their doubts, Left Prime Minister Fang Qiao and Household Secretary Chen Hua were not surprised at all.

They both knew who proposed this plan. It was their daughter. Can Huo Jingzhi, the father, let these guys stop it?

You must know that if this plan is implemented and successfully achieves results, it will be a great achievement.

From the current point of view, the feasibility of this plan is very high. As long as it is implemented according to the implementation, there is basically no problem.

Now that these nobles are standing up to obstruct him, they will undoubtedly cut off people's financial opportunities. If Huo Jingzhi can calm down, then there will be trouble.

"Mr. Ji Guo said that what I said was wrong. I wonder what I said was wrong?"

After a brief moment of surprise, Mr. Zheng immediately raised his hand and asked.

"The first mistake is that Master Zheng has no regard for the common people."

"The snowstorm came, and many people's houses were destroyed and displaced. As an official of the imperial court, Mr. Zheng didn't think about how to rescue the people at this time. Instead, he refuted the plan after Prime Minister Fang proposed it."

"Ask yourself, what is the plan proposed by Prime Minister Fang?"

Hearing this, Mr. Zheng's face darkened, and he glanced at Fang Qiao, who proposed the plan. He couldn't afford to offend him.

"Of course it's good."

"Since Mr. Zheng thinks it's good, why do you still refute it? And you still retort in a way that takes into account the mood of those rich and wealthy gentry?"

"Why can it be that in Master Zheng's eyes, he only sees the wealthy gentry and not the common people who are suffering from disasters at all?"

"Huo said that you don't care about the people. Is it wrong?"

Mr. Zheng was left speechless by the questioning.

"Mr. Ji Guogong said it right. People with the surname Zheng have no heart for the common people."

Ning Guo Gong Cheng Yong immediately expressed his support. He and Ji Guo Gong were both nobles and belonged to the same camp. Ji Guo Gong stood up at this time and made it clear that he was siding with the emperor. How could he fall behind?
Besides, he and Duke Ji were comrades-in-arms back then. Although he looked down on scholars, he admired Duke Ji Huo Jingzhi in his heart.

"Your Majesty, I think there is something wrong with this man surnamed Zheng. He speaks for those wealthy gentry and cares about their feelings. Why don't we let Dali Temple investigate him?"

"Ning Guo Gong is right, your Majesty seconded his opinion."

I immediately thought that Xungui had stood up. "I also second my opinion."

The one who stood up this time was Cao Guogong Zhao Hongzheng.

Seeing him standing up, Huo Jingzhi's eyes flashed with complexity, but he quickly calmed down.

"That's nonsense, Your Majesty, I'm just discussing the matter."

Mr. Zheng was anxious.

However, after he finished speaking, Duke Ji Huo Jingzhi's voice also sounded slowly.

"I also discuss matters based on the facts."

"I, Old Cheng, are just talking about things. If your butt is clean, why are you panicking? Your Majesty, I think there must be something wrong with this man named Zheng. Otherwise, why would I ask to check on him, and he would act like someone is stepping on his dog's tail? "

"Old man Cheng, you are so presumptuous, who are you calling a dog?"

Cheng Yong looked at Mr. Zheng who was jumping around and curled his lips and said, "Whoever screams louder is the one who is the loudest. No need to ask?"

Pfft!

In the general camp, some people immediately laughed out loud and scolded the old man Cheng Yong. This man named Zheng was simply making himself uncomfortable.

"All right."

Emperor Zhaowu finally spoke, and Duke Ning Cheng Yong immediately became honest.

"What Mr. Ji Guo just said is right, but what you said, Zheng Aiqing, is indeed somewhat inappropriate."

"In the current snowstorm, the people of Yu Dynasty should work together. Besides, those empty houses and idle warehouses are empty wherever they are. The court is not forcibly requisitioning them. It is asking them to rent them, but they still refuse."

"What do they want to do? Watch the people die, or do they intend to go against the imperial court?"

"If this is the case, I think it is necessary to investigate those who refuse. If they really have ulterior motives, they must be severely punished for the sake of the peace of the Yu Dynasty."

"Do you think what I said makes sense?"

The ministers were indifferent, and in the end, the first one to stand up was naturally the noble group.

"Your Majesty Shengming."

When someone spoke, those civil servants, especially the nobles, could not remain silent. After all, there was nothing wrong with what they said.

Of course, most of them were frightened by Emperor Zhaowu's harsh words. After all, they were unreasonable. If they continued to behave, they would undoubtedly be giving others a knife.

"In the current snow disaster, everyone in the Yu Dynasty needs to work together."

"I think Fang Qiao's plan is very good, so I will proceed accordingly."

"But I have to add some more."

Afterwards, he stood up and announced his plan to issue an edict to announce the disaster relief plan to the world, so that the people would know what the court was doing.

"Secondly, in order to provide better disaster relief, I have decided to assign disaster relief responsibilities to officials of various states. The plan has been laid out, and the Ministry of Housing and Industry will fully cooperate in the future."

"They only need to integrate the victims and resettle them properly. If they can't even do this well, I think it is necessary to hold them accountable."

"In this way, if a large number of disaster victims die in the area under the jurisdiction of each state government official, the court will directly hold him accountable and pursue him to the end. If he should be dismissed from office, his or her property should be ransacked."

"If it is found that the person is colluding with the local wealthy gentry and does not contribute to disaster relief, his home will be confiscated and exiled."

As he finished speaking, many of the ministers below stopped.

But before these people could speak, Emperor Zhaowu blocked them.

"Now is a special period, and things must be handled specially. You are enjoying the worship of the people, can you really watch those people die?"

"And everyone has heard clearly what Fang Qiao just said. Is it difficult? Does it make it difficult for them to do it?"