Chapter 712: Disaster for the Imperial Court
Isn't this the law in all dynasties?
When the court prospered, the people suffered, and when the court declined, the people also suffered.
Thinking of this, Gu Zizhong couldn't wait to hurry up and go to the barracks, discuss one-on-one with Brother Zishan, and dismantle this broken barracks.
So many soldiers stay in the barracks, but they don't have anything to do, they know about training all day long.
What's in it for them?
They were ordinary farmers.
Gu Zizhong was jealous of Brother Zishan, after all, when Brother Zishan was angry, she was still very afraid.
So she can only complain here: "Alas, I really don't know why so many people are willing to join the army, don't they know the hard work of being a soldier in the first place?"
The cousin was serious, but there was still a sense of banter: "I know, how can I not know? It's just that those soldiers are running for military pay." Farming and harvesting at home is nothing more than solving the problem of eating. But when you become a soldier, your status in your hometown is different, and you can still collect some money. The military salary is also more than that of the family's farming. β
With that said, being a soldier is still profitable.
Gu Zi puffed out his cheeks heavily: "If you say so, Brother Zishan's barracks should not be built." What kind of people are collected, a rabble. β
My cousin was surprised that Zizhong could say such words.
He stared at Gu Zi with an alternative gaze.
Gu Zizhong was anxious for a while, and said such a thing by mistake.
She quickly covered her mouth, lest her cousin say that she was not reserved.
The cousin was even more happy: "I see that you are also spoiled like this." Why don't you learn some female workers or anything at home, but learn these slanderous words about others?"
Just dislike Gu Zizhong's hard words?
In front of his cousin, Gu Zizhong can still be coquettish: "Cut, you men are allowed to say these things, and we women are not allowed to say them?"
The cousin didn't fight with her, with a smile, and muttered: "Allowed, why not allowed?"
His body was moving backwards, slowly turning around, ready to leave.
Gu Zi opened his mouth wide again, wanting to call his cousin.
The cousin stopped himself, turned around, and said to her: "Don't worry, I'll tell Zhu Ziqin when I go back to the barracks, and then you will see him come to you." β
Fortunately, her cousin can understand.
Gu Zizhong didn't bother to take care of the barracks, after all, it had nothing to do with her.
In the blink of an eye, it's time for the autumn harvest.
However, this year's weather is abnormal, and many times it is very hot.
It's been a long time since dog days, but it's still hot in the south.
When the autumn wind came, it was rare to have a heavy rainstorm, and the torrential rain for several days flooded some coastal places in the south of the Yangtze River.
In some places, only crops were flooded, and in other places, houses were flooded altogether.
This is a catastrophe.
When the court found out, it was even more at a loss.
Because it is still a clichΓ©, there is not much money in the treasury.
Moreover, most of the people in the household department are Zhu Lequan's people, and Zhu Lequan is thinking of a way to rectify the Zhu family in Jinling.
It's a good time.
Therefore, the two families of the Zhu family and the Gu family in Jinling discussed and prepared to ask the emperor for money.
Can the emperor not give it? The people are the greatest.
The imperial court soon replied, saying that the imperial court had allocated 100,000 taels of silver for disaster relief.
The silver was very fast, and it was transported to the coastal areas of Zhejiang and Jiangsu in less than ten days.
The torrential rain was so heavy that it almost washed away all the trucks transporting silver.
Such a difficult situation seems to be a bad omen.
The people of the people say that the fortune of the Ming Dynasty has been bad recently, and there may be a catastrophe.
And the Japanese and the Tatars did not move, which is very abnormal.
The people say that it is a disaster from heaven, and it must be unavoidable. It's going to rain all the time, is there something going on in the imperial court?
The emperor has done something immoral.
But now the emperor in the palace is lying in his bedroom, and his life is in danger.
Several old men in the cabinet discussed the need to choose a good boy and prepare to inherit the throne.
Therefore, the court and the people are not in harmony with each other.
Jin Yiwei arrested several groups of rumor-mongers in various places in Daming and arrested them in the capital.
The Queen Mother didn't ask, and the order was directly late.
The imperial court needs to control the situation, and the emperor is critically ill and cannot be left alone.
After autumn and winter, the disaster in the coastal areas was dealt with more or less well.
The people in Jinling City will talk about these things when they have something to do.
Gu Zizhong pressed Brother Zishan at home well, lest he go to the court again to mix blindly.
In the past two days, the court has been at peace.
Gu Zizhong was at home, listening to Feng Ming, and Aunt Cui and some of them chatting about the affairs of the imperial court.
They said that the emperor could not go down to the ground now.
Is it so sick?
Zhu Changxi also calmed down and stopped being impulsive.
Gu Zizhong knew that Brother Zishan was itching in his heart, and he always wanted to go to the court to get involved.
When the two of them were eating at home, Gu Zizhong kept staring at Brother Zishan.
Zhu Changxi lowered his head to eat and said nothing.
Gu Zizhong wanted to take the initiative to strike up with him: "Brother Zishan." β
Zhu Changxi still lowered his head to eat and ignored her.
Gu Zi was angry: "The surname is Zhu." β
Zhu Changxi raised his head and looked righteous and awe-inspiring.
Gu Zizhong was really angry and wanted to laugh.
He is really not serious.
Gu Zizhong also had a serious face, and said, "I want to tell you solemnly, I am not hindering you from making meritorious contributions and getting famous." Now in this situation in the court, discerning people will shrink back. Don't touch this brow. I'm here for your own good. β
He knew, but he was just anxious.
He had no reason to sulk with his wife.
He patted her on the shoulder, leaned over and kissed her on the face, and said with a smile: "I understand, my wife helps, Zishan remembers it in his heart." β
He is a person who knows how to speak well and be obedient.
She pushed him away and wiped her face with a look of disgust: "You stay away from me, a mouthful of rice is all on my face." β
He clutched his stomach and laughed.
She stared at him with a hint of hatred in her eyes.
Zhu Changxi became serious, took out a handkerchief to wipe her cheeks, hugged her in his arms again, and said coquettishly: "Zizhong, I have two good things in my life, one is to beat the tartar away, and the second is to marry you." β
He began to talk sweetly again.
Although she does not listen on the surface, she does not listen.
But I still listened, and my smile involuntarily appeared.
"Don't talk nonsense, I won't listen. If you really like me, why don't you put me first?" she said so much that she blushed.
Zhu Changxi said "oh": "I was wrong just now. The first happy thing in my life was to marry you. β