Chapter Twenty-Nine: Life Matters
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Imperial Physician Zhang prepared antidotes and distributed them to the victims, and the prefect also ordered all the nearby poisoned cats to be buried. After a busy day, that night, Yu Ruyan received the news that Zhao Wenzheng was on patrol and was going to come to Beiguang Mansion for inspection.
The next morning, Zhao Wenzheng came to Yizhuang in micro-service.
"Wechen see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live." Yu Ruyan bowed and bowed.
Zhao Wenzheng walked quickly, helped Yu Ruyan up, and said, "Scholars don't need to be polite, I have heard about it, how is your health?" ”
"Thank you for the emperor's care, the minister is already much better." Yu Ruyan said.
"Let's go inside and talk about it." Zhao Wenzheng said.
Zhao Wenzheng asked: "I have already heard about the matter here, and the scholars must not do dangerous things in the future." ”
"Remember." Yu Ruyan said, "It's just that yesterday, the remnants of the Yinshan faction poisoned and killed the people......"
Zhao Wenzheng slapped the table and said angrily: "Damn the Yinshan faction, last time I should have sent troops to exterminate all of them, not a single one will be left!" I looked at the situation just now, presumably the poison has been cured, and this is thanks to Tang Gongzi. ”
"Yes." Yu Ruyan said with a smile, "If there is no Tang in charge of this disaster relief, I am afraid that it will take a lot of trouble." ”
Zhao Wenzheng frowned and said, "After receiving your recital, Xiao Aiqing also wrote the same recital for me, so I came." These rumors are really hateful, saying that this flood of the Yellow River is God's punishment for me! ”
Yu Ruyan said: "The minister has already thought about it, and I hope that the emperor can put down his identity and participate in the disaster relief process." I'm just afraid that the emperor will ...... you"
Zhao Wenzheng said: "I have already come out of the micro-service, what else can I say about my identity, just say it, what should I do." ”
Yu Ruyan replied: "Actually, it's simple, building a dam is too dangerous, you can help the victims distribute food and medicinal soup, and comfort the people in Yizhuang, which can help you save your reputation." ”
Zhao Wenzheng nodded and said, "What you said is not unreasonable, and your heroic actions that day have already hit the rumors this time." Moreover, I also instructed Xiao Aiqing and other officials in various places to put down their shelves and participate in disaster relief activities. I hope that I will lead by example this time and leave a good reputation in front of the people of the world, so that those with ulterior intentions will not succeed in their treacherous schemes. ”
"Your Majesty, it has been difficult for a monarch since ancient times, and the monarch should put the common people first." Yu Ruyan said, "The emperor personally provided disaster relief in the disaster area this time, and he will definitely be able to save his reputation and shatter the rumors." ”
The people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light.
After ascending the throne, Zhao Wenzheng faced a ruined situation before he truly realized the meaning of this sentence.
Zhao Wenzheng sighed, in order to revitalize the Chen State, his father went out on patrol many times, and went deep into the people to observe the suffering of the people, Yu Ruyan was brought back to the palace when he went on patrol, and became the consolidated minister of the current court. Zhao Xuanfang, Xiao Feiqing, and Yang Chuting are all right-hand men left by their father. With his efforts, Chen's territory gradually expanded, gradually reversing the disadvantages in the troubled times, and faintly becoming the second largest power after Chu.
However, since the change of seizing the throne, there have been many internal and external troubles, and there have been elaborate "cicadas" lurking for many years, destroying Chen's internal affairs, and there have been floods and disturbances from powerful countries outside, and the mountains and rivers are crumbling.
Zhao Wenzheng is not worried, because there are still many loyal ministers and good generals in the DPRK and China, who stand up when the country is in danger, defend the country, and save the people from fire and water.
Now, with the floods raging and rumors rife, all I can do is to do my part for disaster relief.
After talking with Yu Ruyan, Zhao Wenzheng had a simple lunch, and in the afternoon, accompanied by the prefect and Yu Ruyan and others, Zhao Wenzheng went to Yizhuang and the place where the victims were rescued.
Along the way, Zhao Wenzheng has seen the situation of the victims, especially when he heard that the embankment was blown up by man, and he was even more angry. But for now, it's even more important to treat the victims first.
In the afternoon, under the arrangement of the prefect, Yu Ruyan and Tang Yunluo accompanied Zhao Wenzheng to the disaster relief points in several villages.
The emperor personally went out on patrol to distribute food and medicine to the victims, and the people were panicked but also grateful. An old man had pus on his body, and Zhao Wenzheng personally squeezed out thick water for him, ignoring himself, which surprised the officials and people present.
"Your Majesty, by all means, let Weichen come here." Imperial Physician Zhang was frightened.
Zhao Wenzheng said: "During my father's lifetime, I did not fulfill my filial piety, and now I can only do my best to cherish the people, even if it is filial piety for my father." ”
"The emperor loves the people like a son, which is really the blessing of Chen Guo."
After seeing the victims, Zhao Wenzheng insisted on inspecting the embankment, but everyone had no choice but to accompany him. It happened that a small gap in the embankment was washed away, and Zhao Wenzheng personally dismounted, carried the soil, and carried it with the soldiers to build the embankment.
As soon as the news spread that Emperor Chen personally went to the disaster area to distribute food to the victims, treat the wounded of the sick, and build dikes, it caused a lot of shock among the people of Chen and other countries.
And the rumors among Chen Guomin gradually fell to Zhao Wenzheng's side, and after a few days of hard work, the disaster area was in order. The embankment was strengthened and heightened, the scene was cleaned up in a timely manner, and the officers and men were also stepping up their time to repair the houses together with young and strong laborers.
In winter, when the weather was very cold, Zhao Wenzheng specially ordered the disaster areas to add charcoal fires and cotton clothes, and strictly ordered the palace and the court to cut down on food and clothing, and distribute all the money saved to the disaster areas.
This move won the support of the people, and Zhao Wenzheng also left an image of a good emperor who was sympathetic to the people's feelings and was diligent and thrifty.
Before preparing to return to Beijing, Zhao Wenzheng inquired about Yu Ruyan: "I heard that during the disaster relief, the big trees were cut down to intercept the flood, and now the person who tidied up the houses and classified the houses according to the degree of destruction, and assigned the corresponding number of people to tidy up, is it a farmer in his forties, right?" ”
Yu Ruyan nodded and said, "Exactly, this person's name is Li Shi, and he is a farmer." However, the minister felt that this person was very talented, and the emperor was recruiting talented and good generals, so the minister always wanted to persuade him to go to the capital. ”
With a smile on his face, Zhao Wenzheng asked, "What is the result?" ”
Yu Ruyan said with a smile: "At first, he didn't agree with it, but then it was the way that Master Tang came up with. Once, he stumbled upon Uncle Li who likes to drink very much, and it just so happened that the famous wine produced in our capital was breeze, and the head of Tang's house also had good wine hidden deeply, so Uncle Li was hooked by gluttony and had to go. ”
Zhao Wenzheng nodded with a smile, and whispered to himself: "Why is Tang Gongzi so bothered? ”
"What?" Yu Ruyan asked.
Zhao Wenzheng looked at Yu Ruyan thoughtfully, shook his head and said, "It's nothing, let's go and rest, we will leave tomorrow." ”
After staying in the disaster area for nearly a month, I finally felt much more relieved when I saw that the disaster was under control and my home was being rebuilt.
The next day, under the reluctant gaze of the victims, Zhao Wenzheng and his party embarked on the road back to Beijing.
"Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor." The victims spontaneously moved, knelt on both sides of the road, and kowtowed to Zhao Wenzheng.
The scene was touching, and no one could help but be moved.
After returning to Beijing, I was busy dealing with the aftermath of the disaster relief and it was already the middle of winter.
Li Shi performed meritorious service in disaster relief, and Zhao Wenzheng also discovered this person's talent. Although Li Shi is far inferior to the ministers of the DPRK and China in terms of talent, he is far superior to them in intelligence. Zhao Wenzheng praised the heroes of this disaster relief, and rewarded Li Shi with a set of small houses with two entrances, which was enough for their whole family to live.
Since Li Shi was fooled into Beijing by Tang Yunluo and accepted the emperor's reward, he unknowingly stepped on the "thief ship". Tang Yunluo didn't know when he started at home, and there were more than a dozen jars of aged wine. After Li Shi tasted it, he was full of praise. And the cunning Tang Yunluo gave Li Shi a little taste every time, and hooked Li Shi to run here every day. As everyone knows, it was Tang Yun who ordered the people in the Tang Sect to store wine in their home transported from Jincheng.
It also snowed in the capital, and the festive atmosphere around it was already the end of the year.
Chen Guo has undergone several major changes this year, and the palace and the court have spent a lot of money, so this year's New Year can only be lived simply and simply. But fortunately, no one complained, and the ministers of the court were also willing to follow Zhao Wenzheng for a few years of hardship.
Even so, Zhao Wenzheng did not treat everyone badly. From the private money of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he took out 100,000 taels and distributed them to the meritorious ministers. The private bank of the Internal Affairs Office is the emperor's "private money", and how to spend and divide it is the emperor's private matter, and the imperial historian cannot be impeached.
Zhao Wenzheng is willing to use his private money to let everyone have a good year. How could the ministers not be moved. Yu Ruyan took the people of the whole Hanlin Academy to donate the emperor's "reward silver" and set up a porridge factory in the private sector to help the poor.
The Hanlin Yuan took the lead, and officials from other ministries followed suit, and Zhao Wenzheng was very surprised and moved by the actions of the officials in the DPRK and China.
Among the clan relatives, Prince Zhong took the lead, and many clan relatives also donated their property, and for a time, the folk atmosphere of the Chen court was excellent, and it won a good reputation among the people.
One spread ten, ten spread hundreds, Zhao Wen's measures of being noble and gentle, spread among countries. In addition, in the winter of Chen Guojing, red plums will bloom. The red plum blossoms in the plum garden on the outskirts of Beijing are as hot as fire, and the countries are famous, and some people in the rest of the countries have heard about it, and they have also come to the capital of Chen Guo to play, which has driven the people's livelihood in the capital and the surrounding areas in disguise.
The plum garden was originally exclusive to the royal family, but Emperor Wen Chen removed the plum garden from the royal garden and changed it into an open garden that could be enjoyed by the people. This year, Chen Guo is in harmony and happy, and at the end of the year, everyone is also full of interest in the plum garden to enjoy the flowers, and enjoy the royal kindness.
In the mansion in the capital, about Zhao Wenzheng's recent popularity in Chen Guo, the man in black asked: "Master, what should we do now?" ”
The corners of the old man's mouth hooked, and he sneered: "Hmph, let's let that hairy boy be proud for a few days, and we will give him a big gift at the beginning of next year." ”