Before I knew it, it was early June.
After 7 days of investigation, Fang Xuanling thoroughly grasped the drought situation in 11 counties in Jiangzhou and the irrefutable evidence that state and county officials engaged in malpractice for personal gains.
So he wrote a memorial overnight and sent it to Chang'an 800 miles away.
"Huh."
The old man, who was over fifty years old, took a deep breath, lay down tiredly on the bed, and fell asleep soon after.
Now that the truth has been found out, we only need to wait for an imperial edict from Chang'an to settle the matter. There is no worry in my heart, and I can finally rest peacefully for a while.
The running around these days and the insomnia at night have made the already thin body of this eternal good minister even thinner.
With a paper-thin body, you will worry about being blown away while walking on the road.
"Is the Prime Minister asleep?"
Niu Jinda came over with a bowl of snacks and asked the guard captain guarding the door softly.
The captain of the guard straightened up and reported in a low voice, "General, your Excellency has just fallen asleep."
"Thank you for your hard work, brothers, keep watch tonight. I'm afraid it won't be peaceful these days, Your Excellency." When you wake up, remember to prepare breakfast in advance. He hasn't eaten well and slept well for several days," Niu Jinda told him.
"Don't worry, General, we will take good care of you, and the vigil will be handled in a wartime state!" the guard captain replied solemnly.
Although they are forbidden troops, they have been stationed in Chang'an for a long time and have experienced a lot of battles.
In the early years, I followed Li Shimin to conquer the country, and they were all soldiers who survived a hundred battles.
With 10 of them guarding the door, they were not afraid even in the face of hundreds of soldiers.
"Yes." Niu Jinda patted his shoulder and tiptoed away with the bowl in hand.
Except for the Governor's Mansion, the entire Jiangzhou was quiet.
"Hey, what should we do!" Wang Biejia was lying on the bed, looking around in panic.
He has been locked up in this house for 6 days, and he doesn’t know what the roommate will find out.
Apart from Xue Shiliang, he did the most bad things in Jiangzhou, bullying men and dominating women, robbing by force, and disregarding human lives... too many to count.
"No, I have to find a way to escape!"
After Wang Biejia tossed and turned for a while, he got out of bed and looked around the house, and found that he could escape. The only place to go is the door.
There were four elite soldiers in armor guarding the door. No matter whether he pretended to be sick, went to the latrine, or bribed him with money, the soldiers were unmoved.
In the end, he gave up dejectedly and sat down on the floor against the wooden wall, staring blankly at the roof.
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In Taiji Palace, hundreds of officials held regular court meetings.
The court meetings for more than a month have been discussing disaster relief matters, and so far there has been no good solution.method.
Sikong Chang Sun Wuji, Zuopu Shefang Xuanling, Minister of War Li Jing, Minister of Works Duan Lun, and Minister of Civil Affairs Dai Zhou have been sent out to take charge of drought relief.
The seats near the front were all vacant and seemed empty at the moment.
Although Li Shimin looked tired, his eyes were still sharp as he scanned the two rows of civil and military officials below and asked loudly.
"Now that the drought is becoming more and more serious, what are your best strategies to deal with it?"
All the officials looked around, but no one dared to stand up and say anything.
After a while, Du Ruhui came out of the class to perform.
"Your Majesty, as early as the beginning of the month, your Majesty and the ministers donated food money, and a large number of people have been arranged to go to Huainan Road, Jiangnan East Road, Jiangnan West Road and Lingnan Road to buy food."
< p> "Now we have purchased 150,000 shi of rice, and at the same time, we have allocated 10,000 shi of grain from various places and will be shipped to Chang'an in eight days.""Thank you for your hard work, Du Aiqing." Li Shimin looked at the sunken eyes. Du Ruhui said movingly.
Du Ruhui has been shouldering the heavy burden of handling government orders and making suggestions these past few days. He is busy until late at night every day and can't finish it.
How can Li Shimin, a wise man through the ages, not be moved by the fact that he is still working so hard despite his advanced age?
Li Shimin turned to Wang De who was standing on one side and said, "Give Du Aiqing a seat."
Du Ruhui clasped his hands together, bowed and said, "I thank you for your kindness!"
< p>This chapter is not finished yet, click on the next page to continue reading.When the ministers in the main hall saw this scene, some were envious and even more jealous, but Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong, two good guys, were throwing shit at each other indifferently.
Acting Attendant Wang Gui stepped out of the memorial hall.
"Your Majesty, besides your Majesty, who can sit on an equal footing with the Emperor?"
A group of civil servants stepped forward and asked Li Shimin to remove the stool Du Ruhui was given to sit on. .
"This..."
Du Ruhui was stunned and did not dare to move for a while.
At this time, a loud voice from the front right row sounded, "These old yinbi are starting to mess with people again!"
"Wang Laoyinbi is so powerful! If you are shady, Gao Shilang will go there himself Climb up and let Gao Shilang go to be the governor of Anzhou, which is a place where nothing matters. It is said that Lao Gao now spends his free time drinking and reciting poems and writing poems."
Another strong man as black as charcoal. He said in a loud voice without any disguise.
Everyone looked towards the place where the loud voice was being spoken. Those in the front right were none other than Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong.
Shi Cui Renshi, the imperial censor in the palace, jumped out, pointed at Cheng Yaojin and the two men and shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, please punish General Cheng and General Yuchi for the crime of disrespect!"
"I second the proposal."
"I second the proposal."
A group of civil servants jumped out to punish the two generals, and their words sounded like people haggling in a vegetable market.
"A bunch of rotten scholars have the ability to go out and compete with Grandpa Cheng. What's the point of showing off their words here."
The hot-tempered Cheng Yaojin turned around. , holding arms was a scolding.
How dare these civil servants compete with the battle-experienced Cheng Yaojin in fist and kick skills? This would be the start of a cry for father and mother, asking Li Shimin to punish him.
Wei Zheng stood up with a straight face and roared loudly, "How unbecoming is it to make noise in the temple!"
Everyone became quieter when they saw that Wei Zheng, a fool, was speaking. .
They would rather offend Cheng Yaojin than Wei Zheng, otherwise they would lose a piece of their skin if they were stared at by him every day.
Li Shimin motioned to Du Ruhui to sit down and then looked at the ministers with a straight face.
"Now we are talking about drought relief. It has not rained yet in mid-June. What should you do?"
This topic has been discussed for more than a month. If there was a way, it would have been long ago It was brought up.
At this moment, everyone was looking at each other or pretending to look at the roof and thinking, and no one stood up to speak.
"No one can do anything? A bunch of quarrelsome losers!"
Li Shimin slapped the table angrily, and the sound of the heavy knocking was like a heavy hammer. on the chests of the ministers present.
Seeing Li Shimin stand up, Du Ruhui also stood up. The emperor didn't sit down, so how could he dare to sit down as a minister.
"Report ~ Urgent report from Jiangzhou eight hundred miles away!"
Just when the atmosphere in the hall was strange, a messenger ran in panting, knelt on one knee and sealed the seal with both hands. The memorial was raised above his head.
The eight hundred miles urgent report must be an urgent matter. Li Shimin also suppressed his anger and said anxiously, "Send it over quickly."
Wang De quickly took the memorial and put it on the table Li Shimin held it in his hand and then stood quietly aside.
Li Shimin opened the memorial and looked at it seriously, the anger on his face seemed to overflow at any time.
The ministers below are all smart people, and they know that the content of the memorial is bad news. At this moment, everyone lowered their heads and looked at their toes.
After half a stick of incense, Li Shimin threw the memorial to the ground and shouted angrily, "Moths, a bunch of moths!"
The first half of the memorial was written by Fang Xuanling. The first paragraph lists the drought situation in Jiangzhou and the crimes committed by local officials. The second half describes certain things that benefit the country and the people.
"Your Majesty, is there a riot?" Cheng Yaojin stood up with a serious look on his face.
This posture is completely different from the one before.
Li Shimin shook his head and said to Wang De beside him, "Wang De, please read it, so that all my dear friends can listen carefully!"
"It's Your Majesty."
Wang De bowed respectfully, then walked over to pick up the memorial from the ground, walked to one side and read it out loud.