"Really? Can this qiē really be blamed entirely on Huo Pei'an? With a huge imperial court, can just one Huo Pei'an turn the world upside down? ”

"What do you mean by this, Lord Zhou?"

"Lord Wei, you often say that freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and if you want to govern the world and rectify the dynasty, you can't be in a hurry, and you can do it overnight. In the same way, the situation that caused today's chaos and turmoil in the world is by no means an overnight thing, in addition to the traitors in charge and the villains bewitched, is there no fault as a monarch? ”

"Lord Zhou, you are presumptuous!" Wei Ming stood up suddenly, and scolded angrily, "As a minister, how can you talk about the monarch behind your back?!" Lord Zhou is drunk and talking nonsense, right? ”

"Drunk?" Zhou Wenxin laughed at himself, looked at Wei Ming with deep meaning, and asked, "Yes, how many people in the court are awake today?" Are you still awake, adult? ”

Wei Ming looked at Zhou Wenxin's mocking smile, his heart was mixed, his chest rose and fell violently due to hesitation, and he said in a dumb voice: "The emperor is not a sage, in the final analysis, he is just a mortal who eats grains. But who hasn't made a mistake? Who hasn't had an oversight? ”

"Lord Wei is right, the emperor is also a human being, and everyone makes mistakes, but does the emperor admit his mistakes?" Zhou Wenxin's smile was even worse, and it was colder, which made people feel cold in their hearts. "Three hundred thousand living beings! It's not a small mistake, is it? Does the emperor have any remorse and heartache? ”

Wei Ming lowered his head and was silent, he thought back to Liang Yinhao's words and deeds in the court, and suddenly he didn't know how to answer Zhou Wenxin's question. At this time, Zhou Wenxin said again: "Even if you take 10,000 steps back, he is the king, the overlord of the world, he can't pull this face to admit his mistakes, so it's okay to make up for it, right?!" Does Lord Wei know how many soldiers the military department has sent to support the south? ”

Wei Ming was silent for a long time, and then said with difficulty: "Two thousand! ”

Zhou Wenxin's expression became even more serious, and he almost gritted his teeth and said, "Not bad, two thousand!" The flood in the south killed 300,000 people, and the number of dead and wounded continued to rise, but at this time, the emperor only sent 2,000 officers and soldiers to support, of which the 1,000 were still spoken by King Rui, and he was persuaded to come. Otherwise, with a few thousand people, how can we solve the livelihood problem of millions of people in the south? How to control the flood in a timely manner? ”

Wei Ming was silent, raised his wine glass and drank again. His eyes flashed with bitterness and confusion, and he said slowly: "It's not that the emperor doesn't know the situation in the disaster area, and it's not that he doesn't want to send more troops over..."

He thought, but he didn't. Why? Because he was afraid that the southern frontier would be lost, he was afraid that someone would shake his territory, even if it was only the slightest possibility, and he could not tolerate the slightest threat. Therefore, he chose to give up the lives of millions of people and gamble with his living blood!" Zhou Wenxin immediately interrupted Wei Ming's explanation, and the sentences were sonorous and beautiful, so that the other party didn't even have the slightest chance to refute. In fact, in the end, he just doesn't know the situation in the disaster area! He just can't empathize with the suffering of the people! Because he is a high emperor, for him, the lives of the people are not worth any pity compared to the majestic imperial power! ”

Wei Ming's character lowered his head in a white manner, as if he was guilty and sad, and he muttered: "The emperor has his own concerns, after all, it is about the national territory, and he can't be sloppy at all." ”

Wei Ming's pedantic and stubborn appearance made Zhou Wenxin angry, and said angrily: "Okay! Even if there are differences in the matter of the deployment of troops, what about the accountability of the Ministry of Industry? Master Wei doesn't take it for granted, right? ”

Wei Ming still didn't answer, and lowered his head, as if he was engaged in a battle between heaven and man.

Zhou Wenxin said again: "Actually, Lord Wei knows better than anyone else that after the incident, the emperor didn't read the account book, and it wasn't that Huo Pei'an wiped out the evidence too cleanly. But the emperor intends to let Huo Pei'an go! ”

"The emperor is still afraid of Huo Pei'an's power!" Wei Ming said helplessly.

Zhou Wenxin said again: "Okay, even if the emperor wants to take care of the overall situation, in order to temporarily appease Huo Pei'an first, what if you trace it back to the source of the matter?" Returning to the source of the floods in the south, if the emperor hadn't believed in Huo Pei'an too much, and handed over the construction of the dam to the Ministry of Industry and Huo Pei'an, with his own hands spread and didn't ask anything, would things have developed to this point? ! ”

Wei Ming looked at Zhou Wenxin coldly, there seemed to be a storm in his eyes, but there was indeed an eerie calm on his face. "Lord Zhou came to me today, what is the purpose of these words?"

"The matter has come to this point, and I don't have to take the regret medicine, so I can only think about how to deal with the aftermath." Zhou Wenxin softened his tone and said bitterly, "When the disaster situation is a little more stable, the southern embankment will still have to be rebuilt, and I heard that the household department has also begun to raise silver taels, but who will be responsible for this matter then?" Is it those from the Ministry of Industry, or Huo Pei'an? Lord Wei has a bottom in his heart?"

Wei Ming was shocked, and he was surprised in his heart: Zhou Wenxin was right, he really didn't think of this yet, and he really needed to think about it, and he must not repeat the mistakes of the past.

Wei Ming said tentatively: "Lord Zhou asked this, there must be a candidate in mind, right?" ”

Zhou Wenxin's eyes were staring at Wei Ming tightly, and his dark pupils were a little unfathomable. He replied in a low voice, "Not bad! The lower official belongs to the king of Yirui! ”

"Rui Wang?!" Wei Ming was slightly stunned by the name proposed by Zhou Wenxin, but after being surprised, Wei Ming thought about it carefully, and it was not unreasonable. "After the disaster, King Rui was indeed decisive and calm, and the construction he played was also good, and he was a person who could take the safety and interests of the people at heart. However, after all, he had never been in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Works, and he was not familiar with the process of building the dam, so he was probably not the most suitable person. ”

Zhou Wenxin's face was relieved, and he said with a smile: "That's exactly what I said. Experienced officials do have a set of building dikes, but Lord Wei should not forget that they have a good idea of how to cut corners, how to hide people's eyes, and fill their own pockets! Nowadays, there is no shortage of experienced people in the DPRK and China, but there is a shortage of people who are dedicated to serving the people and the country! ”

Wei Ming thought about Zhou Wenxin's words repeatedly, and he had to admit that what Zhou Wenxin said was very reasonable, but Zhou Wenxin had never been related to King Rui, why did he say good things for King Rui this time? This couldn't help but make Wei Ming a little suspicious.

"Are you the man of King Rui?" Wei Ming looked at Zhou Wenxin warily.

Zhou Wenxin didn't think it was angry, and said with a faint smile: "Xiaguan is not anyone's person, Xiaguan is only loyal to his heart and loyal to all the people in the world!" Adults don't have to be suspicious of me, let alone be guarded. (To be continued.) )