The morning glow gradually sprinkled all over the entire Linxi City, illuminating the golden light of the towering palace buildings, which looked very peaceful, but there was a fierce dispute in the Zhenghe Palace.

Zhuang Yan listened expressionlessly to the ministers under him to express their opinions, he didn't stop it, and the dispute became more and more intense, seeing that the scene was already chaotic, he suddenly roared in a deep voice: "Enough, above the court, there is a loss of the courtiers, what kind of system." ”

His voice was not sharp, nor was it terrifying, but there was naturally an imperial momentum in it, which was the temperament cultivated from childhood to adulthood, and with just one sound, the noise of the next head came to an abrupt end.

Zhuang Yan's gaze swept over the ministers in turn, and there was no doubt in his tone of majesty: "Regarding the snow disaster in Yuzhou, I know that all of you Aiqing have your own considerations, but now that the disaster in Mianjiang is serious, I think that the victims should be given priority, and several cabinet ministers have expressed your opinions." ”

It turned out that just the James Mansion was arguing with the ministry, and there were occasional ministers who echoed it, but several auxiliary ministers in the cabinet never spoke.

In fact, this state is not the first time, since yesterday Qiu Wanao went to court, the cabinet ministers have not spoken, except for the second assistant Li Xiangda, but his opinion is not supported, and it seems that he is quite alone.

Qiu Wanao, who was standing at the head of the literary column, had an indifferent look on his face at this time, his eyes only looked at his feet, and he didn't say a word. He was silent, and few of the ministers dared to speak up. And the reason for this is well known.

In the past two days, Beijing has been talked about, in addition to the first assistant was invited into the palace by the emperor eight sedan chairs, it is the first assistant's 100 steps, three knocks and nine bows, this news is like a spring breeze transiting, suddenly like a night of pear blossoms, just one day, not only spread all over the capital, even the local also knew.

Those who don't know think that the emperor is sympathetic to his subordinates, Qiu Wanao thanked the emperor for his grace, the monarch and the ministers are harmonious, and it doesn't matter if the local government is unknown, but none of the Beijing officials don't know.

Qiu Wanao is so majestic in the court on weekdays, and the emperor is sometimes suppressed by him and has nothing to say, everyone understands in their hearts that the little emperor is just a decoration.

As for the matter of carrying the sedan chair eight times, the little emperor can do it, but Qiu Wanao will never make such a big salute to the little emperor, so although the Beijing officials know a general idea, they are very puzzled by the reason.

But the people of the whole city have seen it, so how can it be fake? They can only guess the reason. Although he remained calm on the face, he had already talked about it behind his back, with ridicule, surprise, and indifference.

In short, everyone has different thoughts, but there is one opinion that is the same, that is, they are very surprised by what the little emperor did.

No matter what the reason, Zhuang Yan's move is undoubtedly to announce to the whole world that he is the emperor, Qiu Wanao is no matter how capable and powerful he is, the world is still his dealer's, and in front of the world, he still has to kowtow to Zhuang Yan.

The Beijing officials were not sure whether this move was intentional or unintentional by Zhuang Yan, and if it was intentional, it would be wonderful. The emperor is going to grow up after all, and Shoufu is also going to be old after all, from the current point of view, it seems that the emperor has set his goal on Shoufu.

But even if this is the case, according to the emperor's current power, it is a little childish to fight the first assistant. Everyone is like a mirror in their hearts, so naturally they should stand on which side or which side.

Compared with the silence on the side of the civil ministers, the military attaché's side is much more lively, and there have been contradictions in the military since ancient times, especially under the leadership of the first assistant and the taiwei, this differentiation is more serious.

Although the military attaches are not necessarily all on the Xin Party, and the civil ministers are not necessarily on the Qiu Party, on the face, everyone maintains a balance.

Zhuang Yan saw that the cabinet ministers were not speaking, and turned his gaze to Qiu Wanao: "Shoufu, what do you think?"

Although Qiu Wanao is not quitting the court now, he doesn't speak, this mouth grows on him, he doesn't speak, what can he do.

He said lightly: "The old minister is stupid, what the two adults said is reasonable, the old minister really can't tell which is right and which is wrong, the disaster relief is under the control of the ministry, but James is young and promising, and he is in the third-grade official column at a young age, which shows that the ideological foresight is beyond the reach of ordinary people, so the old minister does not dare to say more." ”

As soon as his words fell, several cabinet ministers standing behind him shouted one after another: "The ministers dare not say more." ”

Zhuang Yan sneered in his heart, Qiu Wanao was demonstrating to him, how could he not see it, he was not moved, he just pretended not to see it, and then his eyes fell on Xin Zhongqiao: "What do you think, Taiwei? ”

Xin Zhongqiao stood up, and his attitude looked very respectful: "Back to the emperor, the old minister thinks that what the officials said is reasonable.

If the disaster relief process is simplified, it is inevitable that the local government will report indiscriminately, and the disaster relief materials in the past dynasties are first inspected and then released, if the disaster relief materials are directly distributed, if the disaster situation is falsely reported, then this extra share, I am afraid that the corrupt officials will be included in the bag, there is no help for the people, and it is also a loss for the imperial court. ”

Xie Jun immediately stood up and retorted: "Although what Lord Taiwei said is reasonable, but extraordinary measures are carried out in extraordinary times, the country puts the people first, and the disaster is reported, it will not be a fictitious thing, but the people are in dire straits."

Although the disaster relief process has been the same in previous dynasties, it takes one month from the local government to report to the local government, three months for the household department to go down for review, one month to return to Beijing, four and five months for re-examination, and then five or six months for the distribution of materials, and one or two years after the addition of the previous and subsequent disasters.

The disaster is imminent, but the materials can only reach the hands of the people after a year or two, and by then people will have already died or fled.

Xin Zhongqiao snorted, "Even if what you say is reasonable, but the imperial court must have a rule and regulations, and you can't mess around, if you receive a disaster report from the local government, you will immediately release materials for disaster relief, then the treasury will be empty a long time ago."

If you only send supplies to this family and not to that family, how will you serve the public when the time comes? Although James wants to do things for the people, this idea still lacks consideration. ”

Shen Qing, the secretary of the ministry, also stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers have already asked the officials to speed up the review process, and the time has been shortened as much as possible, but if it is really as James said, it is indeed inappropriate to send the materials first and then review them." ”

Xie Jun turned around and asked, "Dare to ask Lord Shangshu, the officials will speed up the review process, how long will it take for the materials to be distributed to the people?"

Shen Qing's face showed displeasure, "Lord James, this is a matter of my ministry, I will naturally report to the emperor, I don't need to explain to you, this matter is not about the James's Mansion, please don't worry about it." ”

Xie Jun did not back down, and said righteously: "They are all courtiers, and they are all doing things for the people, how can they be completely blocked because of the position of an official."

Lord Shangshu is reluctant to say, let me tell you for you, even if the household department improves the efficiency of the audit, it will take a year for the materials to be distributed to the people at the earliest.

Regardless of whether 10,000 people have frozen to death in Mianjiang, the snow disaster this year is indeed serious, and there is no shortage of people in Beijing who have frozen to death, let alone extremely cold places. ”

He turned to his head again and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the Mianjiang disaster relief materials should be distributed immediately.

The minister heard that many villages and towns in Mianjiang had taken refuge in the south, and a large number of disasters had already poured into Wuzhou and Zhongjing.

The local people are still barely surviving, and they can only resist the influx of disaster victims, so that the two sides will inevitably take action, and the disaster victims will either rob or steal, and the local area will not be peaceful.

Your Majesty, what the ministers say is from the bottom of their hearts, it is related to the life and death of the people, and if you stick to the rules at this time, you are ignoring the life and death of the people. ”