Opposite the entrance hall

On the day King Qin entered the capital, he entered the palace in a hurry and did not return to King Qin's mansion until the evening. The news spread throughout Lin'an in less than a stick of incense. In addition to the fact that the three of them entered the palace to meet the saints before, so Counting the four princes, they are all together.

But in this way, the people couldn't figure out the meaning of it. The various parties speculated and discussed, but they didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in His Majesty's gourd. In the end, they all agreed that the flood in Xiangzhou should be won no matter what the situation was. .

Xu Shi everyone lit up lamps and racked their brains to think about how to solve the flood problem, expecting to win the first prize, so the candlelight in the study rooms of each government was lit up until dawn.

Ji Si had a good night's sleep. After taking the medicine, he had no dreams all night. After waking up, he was refreshed, and even his slight fever and sore throat were gone. Especially when he thought of seeing Qi Ran soon, He was full of vigor and energy, and when he reached the gate of the palace, he saw bloodshot eyes, like the adults who had indulged too much last night.

Even if this is excessive indulgence, it can't be like this for a bunch of people!

Could it be that we made an appointment together?

He was amused by his own thought, found a place and followed into the Qianqing Hall.

Emperor Chengde is in good health today, and the voice of life is much stronger than last time. Everyone is observing each other, and everyone is like an old fox, pretending to be calm, and it depends on who speaks first.

Dong Xingliang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, wrote an excerpt, talking about the matter of Chunwei, which is about to start, and a long list of words, in fact, there are only three points that are useful. This year, there are more students participating in the competition than in previous years; ; Many officials in the Ministry of Rites fell ill.

To sum it up in one sentence, our Ministry of Rites is short of money.

Emperor Chengde opened the booklet, looked at it for a while, then closed it, just nodded and said: "Okay, I understand."

Other than that, there is nothing else, which makes people half puzzled.

After a while, General Hushi took a step forward, talking slowly, "Your Majesty, General Pei has won a complete victory in the rebellion of the subordinate country in Xibeiping, and he is now on his way back to Beijing. The news from the military station said that it will arrive in a few days."

"Okay!" Emperor Chengde laughed loudly, "This news can be regarded as a happy event. As expected, the tiger father has no dogs. The Pei family is loyal to the country and has not taught me to be disappointed. He can be called a young hero! Wait for Pei Zhan to return to Beijing quickly. Hurry up and announce that he will come to the palace to see me, and I have to reward him, reward him well!"

With the news of Pei Zhan relieving the tense atmosphere in the court, Emperor Chengde's mood is a little better than before, and the three parties are starting to move again. I don't know if I should speak out at this time. Everyone pretends to be calm, but in reality they are He kept glancing at the people around him, hoping to see some clues from their expressions.

At this moment, Shang Shu ordered Yang Yongtai to stand out from the team, bowed his bow and said in a steady voice: "Your Majesty, I have something to play."

Everyone knew in their hearts that the important point of today's meeting was coming, and they all held their breaths to recharge their spirits.

Emperor Chengde lowered his eyes and looked around, but couldn't see any expression on his face. He just nodded and said in a very flat tone, "Say!"

"Your Majesty, the flood in Xiangzhou is urgent. It has only been a few days and many houses and farmlands have been flooded. The people died and were injured. Their families were destroyed overnight, and their corpses littered the fields. It’s an exaggeration, this land is the land of Da Jin, and the people are the people of Da Jin. Such natural disasters and man-made disasters will not only destroy lives, but also our great Jin! If it is spread, it will damage The century-old foundation of the Great Jin Dynasty is detrimental to His Majesty's majesty."

Hearing his words, Emperor Chengde's previous calm and indifferent state of mind disappeared, and he slapped the handle of the dragon chair suddenly, furious, frowned, threw the folder in his hand straight out, and roared : "The officials in Xiangzhou are all idlers! They can't even do things like flood control, so what's the use of the court supporting them!"

The moment the zhezi fell to the ground, Manchao Wenwu's heart hung in his throat, and his heads were lowered very low, for fear that if he didn't pay attention, he would be called by name.

Emperor Chengde looked down at the crowd with a cold face, suppressing his anger and said: "Speak up! I see that you all talk a lot on weekdays, either read this one or that one, why did something happen to you? Everyone is dumb!"

When he said that, everyone dared not speak out.

"Trash!" Emperor Chengde roared angrily, "The people in front are facing disasters of life and death, but you are high-ranking officials, rich in wealth, rich in clothing and good food. As the emperor, I have the responsibility and obligation to protect the people of Dajin. Floating corpses, the tragic images of mourners, I feel very sad in my heart, how can I face the late emperor, how can I face the tens of thousands of people in Xiangzhou, cough, cough, cough..."

Before the words finished, Emperor Chengde coughed suddenly, Sun Hai rushed up to greet him, calmed down for him, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the imperial doctor told you to calm down and rest more on weekdays, don't get angry and hurt your body, What if it hurts the dragon body!"

Yang Yongtai's complexion changed, he knelt down on the ground with a thud, and said in a trembling voice: "Thousands of mistakes are all the faults of humble ministers, please take care of the dragon's body, Your Majesty!"

The officials behind him also said, "Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon body!"

Emperor Chengde let Sun Hai take care of him, fell down on the dragon chair, his face was pale, and he said weakly, "The flood in Xiangzhou has not been eliminated, so I can't sleep or eat, and I blame myself very much!"

Everyone knows how much of what he said is true and how much is false, but only the love in this sentence is true.

Ji Si lowered his head very low. When he heard this, he sighed in his heart. The talent of an emperor is never reflected in "destroying the country with one word" but in "saving the country with one word". Emperor Chengde is not a wise emperor. But he has never been regarded as a faint king. He is suspicious and suspicious, but he has always been extraordinarily dedicated to protecting his country, but it is also the word "his", which has become a cage of shackles and has been imprisoned in it for decades.

A wife does not have a wife, a son does not have children, and a family does not have a family. They are really lonely.

Some are ridiculous, some are pathetic.

Most of the people here understand that Emperor Chengde sang today's play for them. No one knows that Yang Yongtai is someone close to His Majesty, and he only obeys His Majesty's orders. He just said in front of the palace. Even if you give him ten guts, he wouldn't dare to speak.

This play is called inviting you into the urn, also called Jiang Shang Fishing, an upright "urn" and a straight hook. Emperor Chengde had to tell everyone that the incident in Xiangzhou made him sleepless. You should take care of your father, solve your problems, and make suggestions. If you can't do it, you are disloyal and unfilial. You have to try your best to get in this urn, and you have to bite this hook no matter what!

Sure enough, Yang Yongtai continued to speak: "Your Majesty, since this matter happened, it is useless to complain again. For the present plan, we need to discuss it as soon as possible, and find a way to solve it. If you delay for one more day, Xiangzhou will be destroyed." One more refugee! Some refugees are already heading towards Lin'an, Your Majesty! This matter cannot be delayed, and if it is delayed, it will hurt the prestige of the Jin Dynasty, and it will hurt the hearts of the people of the Jin Dynasty!"

Emperor Chengde lowered his eyes and looked around, and asked softly, "Why don't all the lovers say a word, could it be that they are all dumb!"

With a sound of heaven's might, many ministers gradually began to sweat finely on their foreheads.

Li Hongye smiled, then took a step out of the queue, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have an idea, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

"Could it be that you are in a panic when you are a prince, is this the place where you are funny? If you say something beforehand, you don't mean it. For such a big man, he doesn't even know when and where to say what. He is useless. If you don’t know if it’s appropriate to say it, don’t say it, and go back.”

Li Hongye: "..."

Listening to the conversation between the father and son, Ji Si thought it was really funny. Li Hongye guessed that he had discussed with his aides overnight and found a solution. He planned to take the lead today and give Emperor Chengde a good impression of humility and intelligence. He was going to show off his talents. Cleverness was mistaken by cleverness, this is all right, don't talk about showing off your skills, you can't say anything.

With this wrong beginning, the people who speak out later will learn to be smart, and they will not make useless foreshadowing. Going straight to the mouth is a variety of solutions.

Li Hongyang's faction advocates that the people are the most important and the community is the least. Xiangzhou's urgent need must be resolved first.

He is willing to take the lead and use his one-year salary and part of his family property to resettle the people of Xiangzhou. Saved this near fire.

After saying these words, everyone in the court cursed Cao Weiyuan in their hearts, this old man, he made a good plan, used their money, and gave Li Hongyang his good reputation. look at it.

Pooh!Old shitty thing!

None of you here are fuel-efficient lamps, and no one can really let the prince take all the benefits, so after Cao Weiyuan finished speaking, before His Majesty said anything, Fan Yi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, took another step to the side, bent down and said: "Your Majesty, The minister believes that this matter is absolutely impossible.”

Cao Shangshu glanced at him sideways, and snorted coldly: "What do you mean by Fan Shangshu's words? Now it's an eventful time, the national treasury is tense and the border is in turmoil. You and I, as ministers, can have our current status because of your majesty, the country's peace, food Jun Zhilu is worried about the king, as long as it can be used in the place of the humble minister, it will be heartbreaking, but I heard what Fan Shangshu said, isn't it that he is not even willing to give out a little salary!"

Fan Yi didn't reply to his words, but continued: "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to give out the salary, but it's like what Cao Shangshu said, this is far water, when the water comes, the fire has already burned Xiangzhou Burned it off."

"As long as the preparations are done properly, His Majesty Jinkou ordered that we start immediately, and within ten days the money for disaster relief will be allocated, so it will not be regarded as far away," Li Hongyang said coldly at the side.

"His Royal Highness is a little naive." Li Hongxuan smiled from the sidelines, "How many officials are there in Lin'an, and how many local officials are there? His Royal Highness knows it well? Even if this method is really useful, who can guarantee that it will be effective within ten days?" With such a large amount of money raised, could it be that there is a small treasury hidden in the prince's mansion?"

"You can't talk nonsense," Li Hongyang glared at Li Hongxuan angrily, and asked under pressure, "Then I don't know what King Rui can do, if you don't mind telling me."

"Your Majesty," Li Hongxuan said with a bow, "I sent out ancient books and scrolls overnight, and floods can easily cause epidemics. Therefore, I feel that the most urgent task is to suppress Xiangzhou first, and don't let the refugees wander around. It is even more troublesome to spread the source of the disease. The suppression is to control the disaster victims and facilitate management, and the second is to prevent people from taking the opportunity to confuse people and spread rumors, thereby shaking the hearts of the people of Dajin."

After listening to him, Li Hongye cast a look at the Minister of the Ministry of War, who immediately understood, and quickly opened his mouth, "If your Majesty suppresses it with force, the people of Xiangzhou will probably feel that the Great Jin has abandoned them, and the people are the only ones. The foundation is peace, and the people are the focus of the country.”

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials followed closely, "The people are of course important, so the most important thing is to calm the flood and save Xiangzhou!"

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice did not hesitate, "How to calm down, how to save, is it just the upper lip touching the lower lip!"

"It's not like what you said. Cao Shangshu is old, and he can even tell such a joke in the court. I don't know if he doesn't take His Majesty seriously."

"What is Wu Shangshu talking about, Jane..."

"Enough!" Emperor Chengde frowned and pointed at the crowd, "Look at each of you, this is the Palace of Heavenly Purity, not the market at the intersection of the streets. Everyday, everyone is dumb, or everyone is dumb. I have a lot of headaches, do I need to send someone to give you some rewards after you have finished arguing?"

Everyone stood back and dared not make a sound.

Seeing that they were dumb again, Emperor Chengde rubbed the center of his brows, feeling very tired, "Of course this matter in Xiangzhou needs to be resolved, but this matter is of great importance. It can't be resolved in a few words. It should be discussed in a long-term way. Lin'an is thousands of miles away, so I plan to send people to Xiangzhou to find out what the situation is so we can find a solution."

Speaking of this, the various factions below have a plan in their hearts.

Emperor Chengde unhurriedly looked from left to right, and then from right to left, scanning the expressions on everyone's faces one by one, and said in a deep voice, "Jisi."

Ji Sixin was startled, and hurriedly stood up, bowed and said, "My minister is here!"

"If I remember correctly, you are from Zhangzhou. Zhangzhou is not far from Xiangzhou. You have also been familiar with water since you were young. I also sent someone to send the book from Xiangzhou to the Ministry of Household Affairs. You should have seen it too. You must be aware of the loss, and in this case, no one is more suitable than you, so then you go to Xiangzhou to see what's going on."

Having said this to this point, everyone can understand that Emperor Chengde had already planned in his heart, and in his eyes, they might be as ridiculous as a jumping clown.

Ji Si swallowed his saliva, and understood in his heart that Emperor Chengde used him as a target for what he did. Now it's over, there are no people inside and outside, and he can't refuse, so he can only kowtow and kneel to thank the emperor for his kindness.

Emperor Chengde coughed twice, and continued to speak softly: "It's a long way to go to Xiangzhou. I'm a little worried about Aiqing alone. Why don't you appoint someone to go with you?"

"I am frightened."

"This person needs to be selected carefully. He can't be too old, too young, too low-ranked, too high-ranked, too acquainted, too unfamiliar." Emperor Chengde waved his hand, "Ji Aiqing, Do you understand what I said?"

Ji Si slowly got up and glanced at everyone one by one. Li Hongyang's eyes signaled, Li Hongxuan and Li Hongye's anger, Li Hongyu's business had nothing to do with him, and Emperor Chengde's piercing gaze behind him. Look, for some reason, I met Qi Ran's eyes.

Then he turned around and knelt down to salute, and said in a calm voice: "The minister has chosen."

"Oh," Emperor Chengde was a little surprised, "Who does Aiqing want to go with her?"

Ji Si raised his head and said word by word: "I choose Qi Ziheng, the young minister of Dali Temple."

The author has something to say:

small theater:

Prince: Your Majesty, please...

King Rui: I think so...

Six Books: This matter should be blah blah blah...

King Liang is in silence

Emperor Chengde's inner os: Oh, they are so noisy, I have a headache, I am so difficult, why do I have to suffer this kind of grievance at an early age, didn't I tell them that the imperial doctor said I need to rest, oh!It's too hard for me.

ps: Ji Si's Jiugong grid is 5474, Li Si's Jiugong grid is 5474, you must have not noticed this little easter egg!