The struggle for rebirth is in the harem

Chapter 179

After several consecutive years of drought, in the 40th year of Jianwu, the sky became more abnormal and began to rain frequently.

The Qi River has also entered the flood season. In mid-May, the river mouth burst its embankment, and the flood destroyed villages and farmland downstream.

During the flood, more people were displaced, and the number of refugees also increased greatly.In June, the flood was followed by the plague.

This made Daqin, which was already suffering from internal and external troubles, and local powerful mercenaries rebelled, even more precarious.

In the court hall, the ministers had no advice on the Qi River's embankment breach and the epidemic caused by it. Instead, they took this opportunity to persuade Emperor Jianwu to establish a prince.

"This is an abnormal event, and it is not a blessing for the country. Please also ask your majesty to establish a prince as soon as possible to stabilize the country and the people."

In the early morning, when he heard Guo Huaiqing, the deputy envoy of the General Administration Department, begging for the establishment of a prince again, Emperor Jianwu was furious, spitting and cursing everywhere.

"I use the national treasury to allocate funds for the construction of river embankments every year. Why can't they even withstand the spring floods? What have these people done with the money! Now that something has happened, the ministers not only have no plans to stabilize the country, but also put their minds on It is so useless to set up an heir, why are you staying in the court to receive your salary?"

Everyone bowed their heads and said nothing, thinking to themselves, it's not because your Majesty dragged the crown prince down so that they each had a glimmer of hope. Before they decided who the next king would be, how could they have the motivation to work.

In fact, everyone knows why there are floods.The annual special appropriation has been exploited and contributed layer by layer, and very little is actually used on the river.

Moreover, after years of drought, the river course was dry, cracked and muddy, and everyone relaxed their vigilance. In the county where Qihe was located, Chenliu's prefect hadn't put any thought into this aspect in the past two years, and didn't take any defensive measures.

Therefore, once the flood season enters, the entire river embankment is fragile and vulnerable to a single blow, and it will collapse immediately after being washed away by the flood.

Since the misappropriation of appropriation funds is so involved, if it is really necessary to investigate, half of the early officials will be involved.No one wanted to wade through this muddy water, so after the embankment burst at the mouth of the river, all the ministers automatically skipped this topic.

Even Emperor Jianwu said it himself, but no one echoed it. They were all afraid that if they got involved in this matter, they would be dragged into the mud pit.

The corruption of the current government officials can be seen.

Emperor Jianwu also understood this, so he was even more angry.After being angry for a while, I couldn't hide the exhaustion in my heart.

Since the abolition of the prince, his pressure has become even greater, and he can hardly close his eyes every night, and his health is deteriorating.Thinking of his sons, Emperor Jianwu also thought over and over in his heart.

After going to court, Liu Heng, who had been thinking about it for a few days, had an audience with Emperor Jianwu in his study, and expressed his willingness to go to Chenliu to investigate the case and control floods and plagues.

Although the task is arduous, Liu Heng has prepared for many years and is still confident.And once the errand is successfully completed, his prestige will reach the highest point in the court and among the people.

Liu Heng understands that now is the critical time, and Emperor Jianwu must be weighing it.If you want to stand out, you must make achievements, and now is the official opportunity.

Moreover, Liu Heng has long been dissatisfied with the lax assessment of officials in the dynasty and the chaotic and corrupt administration, and has thought of many reform measures to address the problems. Although they are not available for the time being, the first step he took is to prepare Take Chen Liu's Fu Cheng for surgery.

After obtaining the permission of Emperor Jianwu and receiving the formal instructions, Liu Heng rushed to Chenliu in a hurry, and everyone in the backyard fell into silence.

Bai Lishi seemed to have not experienced the previous embarrassment, he was still affectionate, and he still came to talk to Lin Yuqiao from time to time.

This afternoon, she inadvertently leaked the news to Lin Yuqiao, "There is a new person in the Wangfei's courtyard. He is beautiful and handsome. Although he is not as beautiful as your side concubine, he is also very brilliant. I am afraid it is the princess. There is action."

"Oh? My sister's news is clever."

(End of this chapter)