Jia Lu through the Red Chamber

Chapter 92 The Great Drought

Li Quan took the letter carefully, his hands were shaking non-stop, not only him, but the emperor was also shaking while holding this letter, because it was a blood book.

"Chen Guangyao, the Minister of Shanxi Province, risked his death to admonish...

The whole province of Shanxi suffered severe drought. Since last winter, there has not been a drop of nectar. The people are suffering and cannot sustain themselves...

At the end of the spring, I heard about the kindness of the saints, there was food in Huguang to help the hunger and disaster relief, and the whole province kowtowed to the saints...

However, the summer is hot, and the minister is afraid that the victims of the disaster will be in trouble, so he investigates in disguise and finds out that the province of Shanxi is empty, and the people eat each other, so the minister asks the prefect Liu Hui and others...

I don't want to be detained in the government office.....

Since then, the people have been in turmoil, and the ministers have come to...

I know that I did not detect the evil deeds of Liu Hui and others, and I failed to report it to the court in time, causing civil unrest and turmoil, and I deserve death..."

Chen Guangyao did not write the final situation, and the emperor knew what was going on. The emperor was furious and shouted,

"Let the people in the cabinet who are sitting on a vegetarian diet come here! There are also the Minister of the Household Department, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the Prosecutor of Mentoring, the Procuratorate of Shanxi Province, the Superintendent's Office, Dali Temple, and more, and more,"

The emperor swayed and stroked his forehead, only to feel his eyes were dazzled, so Li Quan quickly helped him.

The emperor shook his head,

"No, don't use those people, just let the cabinet grow old!"

Li Quan said yes, and hurriedly ordered Xiao Huangmen to go out to call someone, and massage the emperor's head by himself.

Just at this time, the imperial doctor came, gave the emperor a few needles, and warned the emperor to rest in peace of mind, remember to be overjoyed and furious, the emperor had a headache, and was distraught, still not well, in a rage he beat twenty boards and kicked him out of the palace .

Then, I felt more comfortable after fetching the fairy medicine that Xue Yuan was enshrining.

When the cabinet ministers came in a hurry, they happened to meet the imperial physician who had been beaten. After looking at each other in blank dismay, they hurried to Qianqing Palace without daring to delay.

Several people kowtowed to pay their respects, but failed to hear the sound of the emperor waking up, did not dare to raise their heads, and could only kneel.

There are three senior cabinet ministers in this court. The longest minister is Zhang Enshang, the Crown Prince Taifu who is part-time Minister of the Household Department. The second assistant is Liu Lin who is a part-time academician. Even Ge You is fifty.

The floor of Qianqing Palace was paved with marble, bright and smooth, but hard and cold. After kneeling for a while, several people's legs and feet were already numb, the pain was unbearable, and their foreheads were sweating profusely.

The emperor seemed to have just seen it, and said, "Hurry up and get someone to help you up, Li Quan, you stupid slave, can you also have a headache if I have a headache?"

Li Quan kowtowed for mercy, "This old slave deserves death!"

The elders of the pavilion have been officials for many years, knowing that the emperor took the opportunity to warn them, they helped each other up, bowed and bowed, "It is the fault of the ministers."

The emperor's voice was very calm, and said, "Oh, your sins, then tell me what your sins are?"

The three elders didn't dare to speak. They had some guesses in their hearts, but it was impossible to tell the truth. Otherwise, would you be spying on the palace, or did you hear about it but didn't report it?

After several people looked at each other, they said in unison, "Please tell me clearly."

What the emperor hated deeply was their appearance. They usually fought to the death, but at this time they could always join forces to deal with him. Taking a deep breath, it was not the time to argue with them.

They took Chen Guangyao's letter and handed it over, and after passing it around, they didn't dare to say anything.

"Tell me! What should I do!"

Zhang Enshang is the chief assistant of the cabinet, he was the first one, he thought for a moment and said,

"My lord, the most urgent thing is to ask Huguang, Jiangnan and other places to save food for disaster relief. At the same time, in the troubled areas of the disaster area, send troops to attack and surrender. We must take advantage of the autumn seeds to solve the disturbance and disturbance of the people, so as to calm the hearts of the people. In addition, order the Ministry of Rites Prepare the Temple of Heaven to sacrifice, and ask the Holy One to ask for rain and dew."

"Your Majesty, I have objections." Ge You stepped forward and said.

"Tell me." Ge You is the emperor's confidant, and he always listens to what he says.

"Judging from Chen Guangyao's blood book, it is the officials who forced the people to rebel, especially in the late spring when the imperial court just paid the disaster food. The most urgent thing to do is to bring Liu Hui and other corrupt officials to justice, so as to make an example of others, so as to calm the anger of the people."

"Your Majesty, although Master Ge's words are reasonable, Shanxi Province has long been in turmoil and chaos, and the deaths of Liu Hui and others are unknown. It is too partial to listen to and believe in Chen Guangyao's words alone. Guangyao, as a member of the procuratorate, was originally responsible for supervising all officials, but he failed to realize that he was a guilty minister, so who knows if he committed suicide in fear of crime?" Liu Lin retorted.

"Liu Hui is a member of your clan, is Mr. Liu trying to excuse him?"

"It's just nonsense. Although Liu Hui has the same surname as mine, it has nothing to do with me. Mr. Ge is too bloody!"

"enough!"

The emperor threw down the paperweight of the mother and son, and fell to the feet of the two before stopping.

Can't help pressing his brows, this Ge You is really, really stupid.

It turned out that the emperor promoted Ge You to put a needle between the ministers. In the past, he was very tolerant to bite anyone, but it would be bad if he never forgot to bite people. Maybe he had to find a way to change to a dog. Yes, Yingtianfu Yijiayu Village might be a good choice.

But these things are an afterthought, the most urgent thing is Shanxi's affairs.

"Zhang Aiqing is mature and prudent, I will leave everything to Zhang Aiqing."

Zhang Enshang evaded, "The old minister is old and weak, please ask the emperor to invite another virtuous minister."

As mentioned earlier, Zhang Enshang is already 70 years old. He has always been a mascot in the cabinet, and the emperor never sends him errands.

"If Mr. Zhang is old and weak, why not rest at home?" The emperor said with an indistinct expression.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Zhang Enshang didn't refuse, and immediately knelt down to thank him.

The emperor originally wanted to provoke him, but he didn't expect him to climb up the pole. The emperor was suspicious. Zhang Enshang was not such a noble person at first, or else he was still holding power in his 70s. His behavior like this , Naturally made the emperor suspicious, but you have no jokes, and there is no way to turn around for a while.

"Zhang Aiqing has made great achievements through hard work, even if she goes back to recuperate, she will not forget about the affairs of the court!"

"I would like to obey the grace of God."

"Then Liu Lin, you can take charge of it. It's better sooner rather than later. Go down and make arrangements!"

"Yes, I will take my leave."

Everyone was about to leave, the emperor stopped again, "Wait, the prince is old, let the prince preside over it, and order Prince Yide to assist."

Even if the emperor has been taking immortal medicines, sometimes he feels powerless. Even if he doesn't like the crown prince, he still has to think about the younger generation, so he just took a look at their abilities.

After the cabinet bosses came out, Ge You had never been close to the other two, so he was the first to leave.

Liu Lin asked respectfully, "Why did your lord reject the words of the Holy Majesty?"

Liu Lin really didn't understand that the emperor had always been moody, and he just said that he was going home to recuperate because he meant to resign. How could Mr. Zhang agree like this?

Zhang Shoufu laughed, and said, "This old man is already old, and he also suffers from hunger and thirst. It is difficult to carry on the daily government affairs, and it is even more dignified and heavy responsibility."

Fuck, Liu Lin is the first one who doesn't believe it, but Zhang Enshang is like an old fox, it takes too much energy to extract information from him, he is the second assistant, Zhang Enshang doesn't care about things, he is the first one on top, the drought in Shanxi The problem is serious and complicated, and it won't be clear in a while, and I don't want to fight with him anymore.

"My lord Zhang, since I'm in charge of disaster relief, I don't want to talk too much, so I'll leave first."

Zhang Enshang was like a good gentleman, and said with a smile, "Hurry up! Your business is important."

After Liu Lin left in a hurry, Zhang Enshang gradually restrained his smile, and said to Xiao Huangmen beside him, "It's cold, it's time to pack your clothes."

Xiao Huangmen looked at the scorching sun, felt the sweat on his forehead, and wondered whether he was crazy or Mr. Zhang was crazy?

Ingratiatingly, "It's cold if the adults say it's cold."

Seeing his ignorance, Mr. Zhang sighed, "Ignorance is a blessing!"

Then he left and kept guarding the gate of the mansion ever since.

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