Urgent reports from the border area would be sent to the cabinet first. After Pei Yu received them, he asked someone to copy a copy and send it to Su Fengyi, while convening a cabinet meeting.
For a major event like the Shaanxi-Gansu flood, after the cabinet has worked out a plan, it should seek an audience with the emperor as soon as possible and let the emperor make the final decision.
But ever since the emperor went to Western Hills to celebrate his birthday at the end of March, he seemed to have become obsessed with hunting. At first he only went there once every three to five days, but later he simply lived in Western Hills, never returning to the palace or meeting with court officials.
Although the emperor did not attend court in the past, he was still in the palace. At least Pei Yu could see the emperor once every three to five days, and he could also talk to the emperor about important matters when he had time.
But ever since the emperor disappeared, the court officials noticed that more and more memorials were being sent back by Eunuch Xue Yu without being stamped.
At first, the court officials thought that Eunuch Xue was going to follow Qiao Gui's old path and ask for money.
But after all the silver was returned, the court officials were confused. What should they do? Eunuch Xue didn't even accept the silver, so what did he want?
It's okay if it's not urgent, but when it's extremely urgent and someone will die if a decision is not made, it's really anxious and can drive people to death.
At this time, Pei Yu stood up and set an example for everyone.
He randomly selected a few rejected memorials and took the ministers who wrote them to the Princess's Mansion. Then, according to the Princess's advice, he rewrote the seals and sent the memorials back up.
The next day, the memorial was smoothly stamped and sent back to the cabinet.
Ministers who can gain a foothold in the court are all shrewd people. After Xue Yu and Pei Yu repeated this several times, everyone saw clearly what Eunuch Xue wanted.
Therefore, when encountering some important matters, Pei Yu did not need to take the initiative, the ministers would automatically send a letter to the Princess's Mansion, requesting an audience with Her Highness.
This time, too, regarding the flood, after the cabinet reached a consensus, Pei Yu said:
"In that case, my Lords, let's go and ask for instructions."
After Pei Yu finished speaking, he walked out with the urgent report in his pocket. The other ministers followed him without asking where he was going.
When Pei Yu brought several cabinet ministers to see Su Fengyi, Su Fengyi was flipping through a letter sent back by Xiu Gu.
Xiu Gu's letters to Su Fengyi have always been delivered through the Jinyiwei channel. The last letter said that she had already made contact with Qian Qianhu.
Some time ago, Su Fengyi sent a special message asking her to work with Qian Qianhu to investigate the bandit problem. Xiu Gu had also roughly figured out the direction, so after this meeting, she planned to disguise herself as a hunter in the mountains with Qian Qianhu and go to the mountains where bandits often appeared to investigate the situation.
Judging from the time, I should have received a reply a few days ago.
There is no reply now. Either the secret activities of the Jinyiwei were forced to be interrupted due to the flood, or Xiu Gu and Qian Qianhu encountered something on their way to investigate the bandit situation, or they were trapped, so no news can be sent out.
The flood disaster involved a wide range of people, and this time, Pei Yu basically brought the entire cabinet with him.
Among them was the Minister of Revenue, Lord Xu. If it was true as the urgent report said, involving 100,000 refugees, how to resettle the victims, whether to provide disaster relief, and if so, where the money and food would come from, were all matters that the Ministry of Revenue would be responsible for.
Then there is the Minister of War, Lord He. If the victims are not properly resettled and have no way to make a living in their hometown, they will run around looking for a way to make a living.
With nothing to eat and no clothes to wear, it only takes a few minutes for disaster victims to become refugees, and for refugees to become bandits. The Ministry of War is responsible for ensuring that the disaster victims do not cause trouble.
Finally, it is Lord Lei, the Minister of Works. The flood season of the Yellow River is very long. The Yellow River has burst its dikes and needs to be repaired as soon as possible, otherwise disasters will continue. How to repair it is the responsibility of the Ministry of Works.
Lord Lei is as his name suggests, he is as black as Lei Gong and has a temper as bad as Lei Gong. He was thrown into prison by Qiao Gui and almost died in Tianlao because he publicly accused Qiao Gui of embezzling money for building Leopard Garden.
Later, when Qiao Gui fell from power, Pei Yu presided over the rehabilitation of a group of ministers who were wrongfully imprisoned. Lord Lei was among them. He was reinstated and returned to the cabinet.
Except for Lord Lei, all the other visitors were old acquaintances. However, Su Fengyi did not ask anyone else but Lord Lei first:
"Master Lei, what do you think of the flood in Shaanxi and Gansu?"
Mr. Lei is a technician who comes from a water conservancy engineering background. Technical personnel are generally not good at packaging when speaking, and they don’t understand those roundabout ways, so Mr. Lei said it bluntly:
“Your Highness, I think this matter is a little strange. The Yellow River in Shaanxi and Gansu was just reinforced two years ago. I personally presided over the project. Even if the Yellow River burst its banks, it shouldn’t be in Shaanxi and Gansu.
Even if it was really the heavy rain that caused the dam to burst, the Shanxi area should not be calm and unaffected, so I think this matter needs to be investigated in detail. "
Su Fengyi asked Lord Lei at the beginning, and that is what he thought. The flood in Shaanxi and Gansu was really strange.
She was not engaged in water conservancy, so she did not know whether the Yellow River bursting its dikes in Shaanxi and Gansu was reasonable. Her judgment came from the original book, because neither Lord Lei appeared in the original book nor was there any description of the flood.
If there really was a flood involving 100,000 victims, there would be no reason not to mention it.
According to the timeline of the original book, her original death date is about to come, and the King of Pingliang is about to succeed in his rebellion.
Ever since she woke up last year and the execution began, the original plot line has undergone earth-shaking changes and gone awry. However, even if the plot line went awry, it shouldn't affect the objective weather.
Su Fengyi asked Pei Yu again:
"How does the Cabinet think this matter should be handled?"
Pei Yu replied respectfully:
"I think the most urgent thing is to send an imperial envoy to investigate as soon as possible and then make a decision."
Lord Lei took a step forward:
"I am willing to follow your orders and go."
Professional matters should be done by professionals, and it is indeed the most appropriate thing for Lord Lei to go.
Su Fengyi said:
"Yes, Lord Xu, the Ministry of Revenue should also send someone who can make the decision to go with you. If there is really a disaster, there is no need to come back for instructions. Arrange to open the warehouses and provide disaster relief as soon as possible."
After the adults left, Pei Yu stayed behind and told Su Fengyi a trivial matter:
"Pei's second uncle has organized a caravan to go to Wusi Country, and they will set off today."
To go from the capital to the State of Wusi, Shaanxi and Gansu are the only way to go.
Su Fengyi looked towards Pei Yu:
"It seems that the King of Pingliang is ready to take action."
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