Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Sitting in the imperial study, Emperor Jinglong was so angry that his head ached when he saw the confession of the prefect of Huai'an presented by Beizhen Fusi.

The Yellow River has repeatedly diverted its course and burst, flooding the fertile fields in cities and towns, causing a large number of casualties and displacement of the people. This is an extremely tragic natural disaster, but there are still local officials who have embezzled disaster relief money out of conscience, made a fortune in national calamity, and even became so frenzied that even the inspectors sent by the imperial court The censor dares to murder!

The eunuch Lan Xi who was accompanying him saw the gloomy face on the emperor's face, he couldn't help pinching his eyebrows, and hurriedly handed him a cup of fragrant and soothing flower and fruit tea, and persuaded him: "The emperor must not get angry, and take care of the dragon body."

Emperor Jinglong took the hot tea, took a few sips, his expression gradually calmed down, his brows were still frowning, and he said: "It is difficult to control the water, but it is even more difficult to control the human heart. Man-made disasters are worse than natural disasters. Go and talk to Li Chengfeng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Min Heng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, said hello, three days later, I will discuss the governance of the Yellow River and the rectification of officials at the court meeting, so that they can prepare in advance and come up with opinions at that time."

As he spoke, he threw the confession on the table: "For the case of corruption and murder of officials, the cabinet will draft a draft order and tell them what I mean. They must be severely punished. Not a single head should be left behind. And notify all states and counties across the country to serve as an example.”

Lan Xi said that he obeyed the order, so he sent someone to deliver the order.

After drinking the tea, the emperor let out a long breath, feeling a little tired.This fatigue does not come from the body, but from the spirit that has not dared to relax in the slightest since ascension to the throne.In the position of Jiuzhong, responsible for the livelihood of the common people in the world, the papers are painstaking, and the memorials that are reviewed every day can be four or five feet high. Garrison affairs... There are many kinds of things, and he has to make the final decision.

In addition, the past few years have been in troubled times.The most troublesome things: Shanxi, Henan, and Shandong are all causing horse thieves, especially the bandit leader nicknamed "Liao Crazy" in Henan, who led more than 1 bandits to plunder in various states and counties. The left servant of the Ministry of War was led by Yu Che Although the campaign against bandits was effective, he managed to escape several times and failed to capture and kill the chief culprit.Cutting the weeds but not eradicating the roots, this lunatic Liao lurks for a period of time, and then recruits people to come out to make trouble, which is extremely annoying.

Outside the Great Wall, Beicheng fell into fragments, and various tribes competed for power. Although they did not invade with large-scale troops, they harassed the border areas and plundered horses, money and food from time to time.Four months ago, he adopted Su Yan's suggestion, selected Oirat from among the Mongolian tribes, secretly supported its growing power, and fought against the Tatars.Hu Kuoli, the leader of Wala, was still uneasy after accepting the title of King Pingning. He wanted to ask for a princess for his eldest son Kunle, but the emperor politely refused, and only agreed to exempt from tribute.Looking at the reply brought by the messenger, Hu Kuoli seemed a little dissatisfied with this, but he also accepted it and asked Daming to increase the supply of salt and tea in the transaction.

In addition, it is Ma Zheng.

The emperor opened the drawer, took out a memorial that was urgently delivered four hundred miles from Shaanxi, and opened it again for reading.

Su Yan's running script is as elegant as flowing clouds and flowing water. Although he is not strong enough to be strong and strong, he still has a strong character.In the past two days, the emperor was tired of approving the papers, so he had to turn them out and read them again, which was regarded as thinking about people by seeing things.

It is described in the memorial that the people's livelihood in Shaanxi was declining due to improper horse administration, which in turn led to the refugees becoming bandits and thieves everywhere, which aroused the emperor's deep thinking.

In the memorial, Su Yan earnestly wrote that the people and herdsmen must be abolished, but he also knew that this policy was promulgated by Emperor Taizu and implemented for a hundred years. pressure.Therefore, he suggested to suspend the strict arrest order first, exempt the horse households from the benefits (that is, horse foal payment) for this and next two years, first stabilize the people's hearts, and wait until the official animal husbandry rectification has achieved initial results and the number of war horses increases, and then gradually abolish the people's animal husbandry. .

"Boil the frog in warm water", the corner of the emperor's lips twitched slightly: "My new censor is very smart, and he makes strange sentences frequently, which is quite appropriate and interesting."

This memorial has not been deliberated by the cabinet and drafted, but approved by the emperor himself, and all the matters requested by the memorial have been "approved". Next to the words of the special plea, there was a direct criticism of "good leather".

The government decree had been issued a few days ago, but the memorial had not been filed and put into storage for a long time. The emperor scratched the ink with his fingertips, as if he wanted to touch something through the paper.As he paddled, he really discovered something hidden——

Rather than saying it was strange, it was better to say it was a hidden thought, with a kind of sly and childish overture, quietly buried in the official document, expecting to be discovered by the rightful owner.

The emperor unfolded the long memorial, drew a diagonal line with his fingertips from the first word in the leftmost column to the lower right, connected these words together, and said softly: "Imperial decree... very useful... I am grateful Endless...don't use the sword for now...if one day cuts someone down...it means that the minister is forced to the point of no choice...here's the report."

Because it is arranged from left to right, which is the opposite of the order, I didn't find it after reading it several times before.

"Zoo narrow ghost! What kind of word game are you playing?" The emperor couldn't help laughing and scolding, "How dare you call him a report in advance if you hide your head like this?"

He scolded and scolded, but he was not happy in his heart, he was still looking on the paper, and finally he found a place arranged in a circle: "I am thousands of miles away, thinking of Zichen, praying for the health of the holy body."

The emperor rubbed the circle repeatedly with his fingers, and finally closed the memorial, put it in the drawer, and put a lotus leaf openwork sapphire pendant in the deep drawer into the memorial.

Lan Xi went to the cabinet to pass the message, and when she came back, she brought a new brochure to Beijing.

Emperor Jinglong heard that it was from the Yan'an Mansion in Shaanxi, so he pushed away the rest of the books on the table, read this book first, and frowned after reading a few lines: "Nonsense!"

Lan Xi stood behind him, glanced at the whole body, and asked after hesitation: "The magistrate of Yan'an has paid homage to Su Yushi, the emperor is not happy?"

The emperor said: "He got this merit in exchange for the risk of his life. The horse bandits entered the city and robbed the prison. The Yan'an defenders neglected their duties, the guards neglected their duties, and he, the magistrate, also neglected his duties. Instead, he asked Su Yan, a frail boy, to clean up the mess for them. Do you have the nerve to say something in the memorial that's blessed by virtue, and the whole city will be retreated from the thieves'? Su Qinghe is also daring, just in case—" He pursed his lips tightly and stopped talking.

Lan Xi looked at the emperor's face, knowing that he was nervous about Su Yan's safety, and she gradually figured out what he wanted - the emperor really liked Su Yan, but he couldn't resist it. The set of heart-to-heart relationship uses the mind-centered grind of water, and people have to be grinded to be willing and even take the initiative to have a relationship before they can truly fulfill their wishes.

Speculation is speculation, because Lan Xi had been beaten severely before, she didn't dare to act without authorization, at most she would blow a few blows to fuel the flames, and echoed: "No, it's dangerous, and I don't know if the twenty Jinyi guards are enough. "

The emperor was also worried about the lack of guards. He did not expect the situation in Shaanxi to be in such a dangerous situation. If he had known this, he would have assigned him a safer job.

Right now, there are two complementary methods. One is to order elite soldiers from the local guards in Shaanxi to be his personal guards, and the other is to select elite soldiers from Jinyiwei and rush to Shaanxi.Both have advantages and disadvantages: the soldiers of the guards are close to the water to quench their thirst, but the movement is too loud, which is eye-catching; the Jinyiwei is the emperor's pro-army, and it is very easy to use, but it will take at least seven or eight days for the team to go to Shaanxi.

The emperor hesitated for a moment, then made a decision in his mind, and said, "After Feng Qu'e died, Jin Yiwei has not yet appointed a new chief official?"

Lan Xi replied: "Yes, there are three command envoys, but they are all in vain. The emperor said at the time that the chief officer in charge of the guard should be loyal, flexible, excellent, and diligent. These four points one One must not be less."

The emperor nodded: "I haven't got any ones I'm interested in yet, let's have a look again. How about this, first send a letter to Wei Quan, the governor of Shaanxi, to send troops to protect him, and then select some suitable people here."

Beizhen Fusi.

Shen Qi folded the "love letter" she had received, and put it in her bag with care, and kept it next to her. She wished she could wring Jiyao's head off tonight, and find an excuse to go to Shaanxi tomorrow to meet her sweetheart.

He took a deep breath and clenched his fists three times, swallowed the impulse, and returned to the hall as the leader of Jinyiwei with a strong and vigorous aura.

The spies were very efficient, but within a day, they found out a lot of news about Jiyao.After the stone eaves cream was collected and classified, it was presented to the Shangguan.

Shen Qi flipped through the stapled pages and mocked: "Not only is he an eminent monk, he's also a half-immortal."

Shi Yanshuang said: "I feel that this Jiyao really has two tricks. He claims to be a prophet. The secret agent of the Marquis of Feng'an sent news that he was the one who instructed Wei Jun to raise a substitute and warned Wei Jun that there would be a bloody disaster in the near future. Juncai survived the assassin's second assassination and let his substitute die in his place."

Shen Qi said: "It's not called foretelling, it's called observing words and observing colors, it's just a trick for making money at a fortune-telling stall. Since ancient times, people with high positions and dangers often keep substitutes, Jiyao just picks up people's wisdom. Wei Jun was assassinated before, and the assassin fought hard for internal injuries. If you want to kill him, you must either be a dead soldier or have a deep hatred, since you have not caught him, he will probably come back again, in this case, he may suffer bloody disasters every day."

Shi Yanshuang suddenly said: "So this warning is something that will happen in all likelihood, but the exact time is uncertain. Jiyao said that there has been a bloody disaster recently. If it happened recently, he was the one to say it outright. If it didn't happen, it can be done." It is said to pray for the other party to avoid disasters, but the effect will not last long, and then further win the other party's trust or ask for property."

"That's right, by analogy, you can also set up a stall to tell your fortune." Shen Qi patted her confidants on the shoulder, teasing.

Shi Yanshuang smiled embarrassedly, and asked again: "He can turn stones into gold, many people in the palace have seen it with their own eyes, so what's the matter?"

Shen Qi didn't know at all, it was Su Yan who lived in his mansion for a few days, the two of them chatted about interesting things in the palace, and talked about this spell.Su Yan laughed and said: "This is a deception that has been passed down for thousands of years. It was the ancient Egyptian priests who pretended to be gods and ghosts. They made copper and zinc into an alloy, which looked like gold, and used it to fool the Pharaoh. , to react mercury and gold into amalgam, which looks like a gray lump. After heating, the mercury volatilizes and the gold appears again. That is to say, what is touched is not a stone, it is gold in the first place, just like the ugly duckling is a white swan Same."

He was confused about some of the strange words he used to Su Yan at the time, but he generally understood that it was a trick.

Su Yan asked with a smile, "Do you want to go into science and expose deceit?"

Shen Qi said lightly: "Liars like to act, nobles in the palace like to watch, Zhou Yu beats Huang Gai, why should I blame him?"

"You think clearly." Su Yan leaned on the Arhat's bed, peeled the grape skin, put the pulp into his mouth, and said vaguely, "I'll see you later, stay away, mercury is poisonous, and it can be poisonous when evaporated and inhaled."

Shen Qi stared at his lips that were dyed light purple by the grape juice, small and round seeds were pushed out by the bright red tip of her tongue, it almost killed him.Su Yan took a small bowl to spit out the seeds, and squinted at him: "What are you looking at? If you want to eat it, peel it yourself, don't expect me to serve you." Shen Qi's eyes were deep, and she thought: I will serve you, here you are. Peel the skin and remove the seeds, and then feed it into your upper and lower mouths.

——However, the scorching and lazy summer afternoon time has passed away now, and it can only be tossed and turned night and night in the memory.

"...My lord? My lord?" Shi Yanshuang's voice called back Shen Qi's soul.Shen Qi realized that she was lost in thought, and said sternly: "Go on."

"There are also some spells such as 'throwing a cup to turn a bird, cutting paper into a moon, and hiding oneself' are said to be miraculous. "

Shen Qi didn't believe it at all: "It's just an illusion, it's all a blindfold."

"Oh, by the way, at the Lingguang Temple he presides over, it is said that there is a living Buddha who appears, and it is also very effective. Seeking officials, wealth, marriage, and children can all make their wishes come true, so people often put gold on Buddha statues. Pray."

Shen Qi thought for a while, and said: "This is a good starting point. You can order a few with clever minds and skills, and come with me to explore Lingguang Temple."