Fate with you

Affected by hurricanes at sea in recent days, there have been continuous torrential rains in the south of the Yangtze River.

When the emperor received the report, he had a bad premonition, and sure enough, within a few days, news came that the water broke the embankment.

The rate of water broke the embankment, and the floods raged. No rural villages along the river were spared, and countless people were displaced.

Meng Xiuyi sat high in the hall, his face full of anger was no longer gentle and undisciplined, it was so gloomy that the flood roaring and raging on the Jiangnan land at this moment.

The anger of the king is like a black curtain covering the sky, and the fear of the ministers is like ordinary people who have lost the sun and the moon suddenly. "The heavy rain that never happened in ten years in the Taiping Dynasty, the dams were as stable as Mount Tai; the torrential rains in the first emperor's dynasty did not see a burst of water. How did it come to me? The ordinary few rains washed away the dams that you always boast about. Already?" The corners of Meng Xiuyi's habitually raised lips were sharp and cold, and everyone knew that she was very angry this time.

All the ministers below were silent like cicadas, bowing their heads obediently, no one dared to answer.

With anger in Meng Xiuyi's eyes, she glanced over the heads of each minister one by one, and all the ministers made her feel guilty and uneasy because of her angry eyes.Finally, the emperor spoke again, and this time, she seemed to calm down: "Why did the dam burst, what is the disaster situation in the south of the Yangtze River, where the relief food will be dispatched, and how the people affected by the disaster will be resettled. Please discuss it quickly."

The latter three are the proper meanings, and it is the same every time I suffer a disaster, but the first one...

Seeing that no one came forward, the Ministry of Industry had no choice but to bite the bullet and stepped forward: "The breach of the dam is nothing more than years of disrepair, accumulated over time, weathered by the wind and the sun, no matter how strong the dam is, it will inevitably..."

"The money pulled out every year for the construction is fed to the dogs?" the emperor said grimly.

The Ministry of Industry tremblingly shut up.When something happened to the dam, the Ministry of Industry, which supervised the Tianxia River Works, was the first to escape.This is why he has no choice but to stand out no matter how afraid he is. Now it seems that His Majesty doesn't want to expose it lightly.

"Your Majesty." Pei Bo'an said at this time, he raised his eyes, then stepped forward with his wat, and said respectfully: "The most important thing at this time is the disaster in the south of the Yangtze River. His Majesty puts the common people first."

To put the common people first is to let go of these things that have nothing to do with disaster relief.Meng Xiuyi waited without saying a word, waiting for them to continue talking.

Pei Bo'an saw that he had spoken, but the emperor didn't even have the intention to say a word, and left him alone there coldly, not paying attention to him as the leader, he couldn't help being very annoyed.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Pei Bo'an's crowd immediately stepped forward and said, "At this time, the focus is on disaster relief, and the places in the south of the Yangtze River should be quiet and not moving. According to my opinion, the few adults who were sent to the south of the Yangtze River to supervise the salt affairs a few days ago returned to Beijing first. The official camp should also be postponed to avoid causing turmoil."

To say that just now he was playing the front of the machine hazy through a layer of tulle, but now he is revealing his sinister intentions in the sun openly.

Previously, when she approached step by step, Pei Bo'an didn't move at all. Naturally, Meng Xiuyi was not so naive as to think that he would just surrender without a fight, so he patiently waited for his tricks to counter him.

When he received the report, Meng Xiuyi was really going to explode.Who believes that the breach of the embankment has nothing to do with Pei Bo'an?Could it be that he is also clever enough to know that there will be a flood, so as to divert everyone's attention, so that he can calmly come back without doing anything?

Knowing that he is cunning and immoral, he never imagined that he would dare to tamper with the Shuishui dam and treat the lives of tens of thousands of people as nothing!

Meng Xiuyi held back his anger, as a king, self-cultivation is a very important thing, in order not to let the bold and reckless courtiers lose their temper.She always thinks that she has a good self-cultivation, but this time she endured it with great reluctance!

Soon, some ministers came out to refute.

It was the Minister of the Ministry of Households who listed: "I think it is impossible. This disaster relief, plus the repair of the dam, will require more money. Then the most affluent and affluent Jiangnan will be affected by the disaster. There will be tax reductions and exemptions in the coming year. This year, food will be transferred to disaster relief. The prefectures and counties in the state should also reduce or exempt taxes as compensation—I am afraid that the state treasury will not be able to support it if this continues.”

The implication is to wait for the implementation of the franchise, so that a steady stream of profits can be input into the national treasury for replenishment.

Without what Mu Sheng said earlier, "take it from the people and use it for the people", the Minister of the Household Department would not dare to say it so blatantly, but he has made it clear that what is taken from the people is used for the people, so there is no need to be afraid Some people criticized him for having bad intentions and being a dishonest official.

Naturally, Pei Bo'an immediately retorted: "I am a Dajin 360 state. Could it be that I can't survive without Jiangnan's tax for a year? I haven't seen this in previous years. The Ministry of Households seems to be guarding itself." He said it very bluntly.

Naturally, the Ministry of Accounting did not dare to show weakness, and immediately expressed its willingness to provide the accounts for all colleagues to check.

There was a lot of chatter, and seeing that the topic was being dragged away, Meng Xiuyi gave Meng Youshu an indifferent look.

Meng Youshu understood, and came out and said: "The most urgent task right now is disaster relief. I would like to ask for an order to make this trip."

Pei Bo'an's eyes darkened, and he was about to object immediately, when he heard Meng Xiuyi say almost without interruption: "Sure."

She was a step too early here, Pei Bo'an secretly thought it was bad luck, and not to be outdone, proposed a candidate.Meng Xiuyi chose one or two to use, and appointed a few more people, almost reaching a balance, and then let them lead their own people to discuss the details.

At the end, her expression was calm, her eyes were full of indifference: "I will not suspend the affairs of the official camp for the time being, let's see how the situation in Jiangnan is. Before that, all business affairs will be suspended!"

The south of the Yangtze River is in chaos, and in order to hinder the civil uprising, she had to make concessions.

When the dynasty was over, all the ministers were busy with disaster relief, and Meng Xiuyi called the important ministers to the Weiyang Hall to continue the discussion.

This time, we need to be more careful. This time, the disaster is serious, and the relief food must be a huge amount. It must not be possible to dispatch it from one state and one county, and it needs to be distributed to multiple places.There are also homeless mobs who have become bandits after disasters, taking advantage of the chaos to loot, and need to send troops to maintain stability.Furthermore, the resettlement of the people is also the key. After the flood recedes, whether to return to their original places or move to other places has to be discussed according to the situation.

No matter how diligent Meng Xiuyi is in recent years, many of the underlying conditions are not as clear as the ministers. The ministers, including the prime minister, Pei Boan, discussed until late at night in the Weiyang Hall. After some negotiations and compromises, they finally reached a preliminary disaster relief plan.

Naturally, Meng Xiuyi didn't trust Pei Bo'an, this person was simply insane, but as long as he was still the chief minister, he would not be able to get around important matters in the government.

For the whole day, Meng Xiuyi was not only disturbed by the disaster, but also made Pei Bo'an's pious appearance disgusting enough.The desire to skin him and cramp him is simply irresistible!

Therefore, when Mu Sheng also came to Weiyang Hall to see her after finishing her official duties all day, she thought that she would see a tired and frustrated His Majesty who was in a bad mood, but never imagined that the emperor was sitting on the desk with high spirits and high spirits. In his hand, he held one urgent memorial after another in his hand, and the light in his eyes was so bright that it could shoot through the paper.

Mu Sheng: "...Your Majesty."

Meng Xiuyi raised his head, his bright eyes softened the moment he saw Mu Sheng, and waved: "Come here."

Mu Sheng ran forward obediently.

Meng Xiuyi pulled her to his side, stroked her hairline, and asked, "Are you tired?"

Mai Enrong prepared a supper early, but she didn't have an appetite, and seeing Mu Sheng now, she was also tired, so she could use some together.

Mu Sheng naturally understood what she meant very quickly, and nodded without hesitation.

The sumptuous meal was delivered quickly, and the table was full.

She eats it every day, even if it is fine wine and jade liquid, or delicacies from the Immortal Palace, Meng Xiuyi's interest cannot be aroused. She casually ate a small bowl of millet porridge that was boiled soft and delicious. The brain under intense pressure is warm and comfortable Soothed by the comfort of the food, she suddenly remembered something, and turned to look at Mu Sheng: "Can you cook?"

Mu Sheng paused while holding the small bowl of suet white jade, raised her head in doubt, and nodded slightly: "I know a little bit."

Meng Xiuyi was very happy immediately: "Then, when the Jiangnan incident is over, you will go to the kitchen and cook a bowl of soup for me, okay?"

As she spoke, she looked at Mu Sheng expectantly, her soft little eyes were really soft-hearted.It's not too difficult, Mu Sheng said with a smile: "Of course, when the time comes, Your Majesty just don't dislike the skill of the minister."

Meng Xiuyi also laughed: "No matter how difficult it is to swallow, I will not let you down."

He said it as if he was certain that her craftsmanship was not much better.Mu Sheng was not convinced, and secretly made up her mind that she must be full of praise when the time comes.

This look of secretly competing with himself is really likable.Meng Xiuyi admired it for a while, turned sideways, and said: "There is one more thing, Mr. Huai'an is going to the south of the Yangtze River, and he is worried about leaving Arlene alone in the mansion, so he entrusted her to me."

Mu Sheng blinked, not knowing what this had to do with her.

Meng Xiuyi continued: "As you can see, there is no one in the palace who can take charge, and I am very busy. It is okay to let her have a good life, but it is also necessary to make her lonely." But Arlene was also raised by her, and she always had some feelings. Moreover, Meng Youshu worked hard for her in Jiangnan, so she had to take good care of the people she cared about the most.

"In this way, during this period of time, you will often visit her on my behalf."

In troubled times, although Mu Sheng is also very busy, due to the limited position, he is always not as busy as Meng Xiuyi, the emperor who wants to rule the world, so it is okay to take some time to look after Arlene.

Even if Mu Shengdang agreed, and besides, she has been taking time to study the treatment of eye diseases in the past few days, even if she doesn't go in the near future, she will take the initiative to find an opportunity to see Arlene in a few days.

She deserved it very frankly, Meng Xiuyi rubbed her face, the conversation had already started anyway, so he was not in a hurry to interrupt, and said to other places: "How are you in the Zhengshitang?"

Mu Sheng nodded: "Naturally it's good." Although there are many and complicated things, you can learn a lot. When you are young, you should have laid a solid foundation.

Meng Xiuyi was not very satisfied. Although it is good to participate in politics, she can find a more appropriate and more suitable official position for Mu Sheng. She thought so, but she didn't say it.