Starting from crossing the Fengshen

Chapter 7

Emperor Yi has the constitution of heaven in his mouth, and the universe is arbitrary.

He will listen to all opinions with an open mind before making a final decision.

But once a decision is made, no one dares to object.

The ministers looked solemn and listened attentively.

Emperor Yi's eyes were like torches. He looked around the palace and said in a loud voice: "The day before yesterday, there was an emergency report from Hongzhou, saying that it had rained heavily and the floods had overflowed, breaking down the river embankments. Thousands of miles of land had become a swamp, and the people were displaced.

Also the day before yesterday, an emergency report came from Jianzhou. It had been snowing for the next half month. Countless people were either frozen to death or buried alive in houses crushed by the snow. The disaster was equally serious.

The imperial court was about to send people to provide disaster relief, and it happened to be the first assessment of Yin Qi and Yin Shou.

All kinds of supplies are ready and we can set off tomorrow.

Yin Qi, Yin Shou.

You two choose, who will go to Jianzhou and who will go to Hongzhou? "

Dashang's territory was extremely vast, spanning more than a million miles from north to south, and also more than a million miles from east to west. Precisely because the territory was so vast, the climate between the north and the south was quite different.

It snowed heavily in Jianzhou in the north, while it rained heavily in Hongzhou in the south.

This territory is actually only the Great Shang in the narrow sense, that is, the territory directly controlled by the Great Shang court.

Outside this territory, there are four major princes and eight hundred small princes. Their combined territory even exceeds that of the Great Shang.

Because the enfeoffment system is implemented now, the government orders of big business can only pass through the mainland.

As for other princes, they are out of control.

But even such a vast territory is not the entire territory of the human race.

In fact, the human race has already spread throughout the entire prehistoric continent. They have established countless tribes and countries. However, the Great Shang territory is the birthplace of the human race, so it has always been the center of the human race.

For example, the Fire Cloud Cave where the Three Emperors are located is within the territory of Dashang.

Yin Qi bowed and said with a gentle smile: "Why don't we let the younger brother of the Third Emperor choose first? Any son or minister can do it."

"Humph!"

Yin Shou snorted secretly.

How could he accept such a 'cheap' for such a proud man?
Therefore, he also said to Emperor Yi: "Father, son, minister, etc., it is better for the eldest brother to choose first."

Di Yi nodded slowly and said: "Since you are humble to each other, let me make the decision.

Yin Qi, you go to Hongzhou;
In Yin Shou, you went to Jianzhou.

Remember, the assessment period is three months, and we will send documents to follow you to record your disaster relief decisions and results. "

"Yes, Father!"

Yin Qi and Yin Shou both bowed and agreed.

"Okay, let's go back!"

Di Yi stood up.

He waved his robe and turned to leave.

All the ministers bowed and saluted: "Best farewell to your Majesty!"

……

The ministers slowly exited the Jinluan Palace. Yin Qi was surrounded by a group of people, and Yin Shou was also surrounded by a group of people. The number of people was roughly the same. It was another scene outside the palace gate earlier.

Now that Emperor Yi regards establishing a worthy person as the standard, it is unknown who will be the crown prince next.

Many of those who originally supported Yin Shou continue to wait and see, and some of them are switching to Yin Qi.

Yin Qi always had a gentle smile on his face and talked cordially with the officials around him. His speech and attitude were modest and polite, and it was very easy to win the favor of others. This is why his reputation for benevolence and righteousness spread far and wide.

"The Analects of Confucius: Wei Zi" of later generations: Wei Zi went away, and Ji Zi became his slave. Bi Gan admonished him and died. Confucius said: There are three benevolences in Yin.

The micron here is micron Qi, that is, Yin Qi.

Yin Shou, on the other hand, ignored the officials surrounding him. He even looked at Yin Qi with disdain, disdainful of dealing with the officials in this way.

He is so proud and treats everyone in the world as nothing.

After walking out of the Jinluan Palace, Yin Shou left quickly, ignoring the ministers around him.

As soon as Yin Qi walked out of the hall, he was stopped by Taishi Gong Chen Xu.

Chen Xu came up and scolded him sternly, blowing his beard and glaring: "Yin Qi, thank you for your reputation for benevolence and righteousness. Don't you know that establishing virtue is the source of disaster?

If I were you, I would go to the Holy Emperor right now and ask him to make His Highness the Crown Prince.In this way, you can achieve a good reputation of benevolence, eliminate the source of disaster in future generations, and contribute to the country and the people.

Otherwise, your name of benevolence and righteousness is just hypocritical benevolence and righteousness, so don’t bother with it. "

Chen Xu's actions attracted everyone's attention.

Chen Xu felt proud.

Last time he was able to scold Yin Qi so much that he hid his face and retreated, staying locked away for half a month. He can do the same this time.

What surprised him was that in the face of his scolding, Yin Qi's expression did not change at all.

Although Yin Qi secretly resented it and wished he could go up and punch the smelly old man a few times,

But since then, he has fallen behind.

Now all the civil and military ministers of the dynasty are watching here, and even bigwigs such as Wen Zhong, Bigan, Shang Rong, etc. are watching from a distance. This is a good opportunity for him to establish his personality and increase his popularity.

Therefore, Yin Qi always had a gentle smile. He bowed and said very humbly: "Please forgive me for not being able to agree with what Tai Shigong said. First of all, it is the king's decision to establish talents.

Whether as a minister or as a son, Gu has no reason to refute the king.

Secondly, the king has made it clear that establishing a worthy person is a special case and cannot be repeated in future generations, so there is no such thing as the source of disaster.

Finally, I hope Tai Shigong can understand a truth.

Benevolence can be divided into greater benevolence and lesser benevolence.

To care about one's own reputation for benevolence and righteousness, but to ignore billions of people and the country and the country, this is a small act of benevolence.

You can’t take it alone!

Daren, on the other hand, cares about the world, and will not hesitate even if his own character is questioned.

Although there are thousands of people, they are still alone.

The prince's affairs are related to the country, the country, and it is no longer a matter of personal character.

Gu Ruo has done better than the Third Emperor's brother, why should he ignore the country and the country in the name of so-called benevolence and righteousness? "

"you……"

Chen Xu was shocked and dumbfounded.

He didn't expect that Yin Qi could actually tell such a great truth, and he couldn't refute it himself.

"it is good!"

The surrounding civil and military officials applauded one after another, especially the sentence "Even if there are tens of thousands of people, they will go alone", which made people's blood boil with excitement and goosebumps all over their bodies.

They looked at Yin Qi with admiration and appreciation.

Wen Zhong and others also nodded, nodded and smiled.

This distinction between Da Ren and Xiao Ren is really wonderful, and it was not mentioned by the ancients.

Looking at the reactions of the surrounding officials, Yin Qi was secretly happy.

People are set up!

Yin Qi had a gentle smile on his face, and his eyes were as warm as water. He cupped his hands and said, "I don't know, Tai Shigong, do you have any other advice?"

"Humph!"

Chen Xu couldn't help but wave his long sleeves and strode away.

Is it embarrassing for you to talk nonsense?
Looking at Chen Xu's retreating figure, Yin Qi withdrew his gaze, cupped his hands around him and said, "Everyone, I will go to Hongzhou tomorrow. I still have things to deal with, so I'll take my leave first. Please!"

"Your Highness, please!"

Yin Qi nodded, bowed his hands to Wen Zhong and others, and strode away.

He first went to Zhi Su Nei Shi.

The Great Shang Dynasty implemented the system of Three Officials and Nine Officials. This system of governing grain and internal history was equivalent to the Ministry of Households, which was in charge of rent, taxes, money, grain, and financial revenue and expenditure.

In Zhi Su Neishi, Yin Qi received a disaster relief item, which was actually a bronze box. Although it was only the size of a palm, it had its own space inside and was filled with various disaster relief materials.

Dashang's territory was vast, and it was nearly 20 miles from Hongzhou.

If supplies are still transported over such a long distance by carriages and horses, it will take monkey years and horses and months to reach it, and how much will be consumed on the road?

This is a prehistoric world, so of course there are extraordinary means.

(End of this chapter)