In this way, Qi Ye secretly entered the palace to heal Xi Ze, and no one knew about Xi Ze's illness except for Qi Ye and Wang Ningxuan. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The next morning, Xi Ze held a discussion in the DPRK and China on the matter of the floods in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The imperial historian Lord Zhang was the first to come out and report to Xi Zeyu: "Your Majesty, there have been floods in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, flooding thousands of hectares of fertile land, causing a large-scale famine, and local bandits are rampant and robbing official food, which has caused local riots, and the situation is very serious!" ”

As soon as his voice fell, the right prime minister Feng Xiang reported to Xi Zeyu: "Your Majesty, there are many refugees in Jiangsu and Zhejiang who fled to the capital to avoid disasters, and the fastest will reach the capital in just three days, many of them are infected with the plague, and where they pass, they have infected a lot of people, and many people have been infected with the plague in several states and counties along the way, and the people are impetuous, they will soon reach the capital. ”

Xi Ze groaned slightly, unconsciously moved his fingers, and said: "For the floods in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I naturally want to send people to relieve the disaster and stabilize the situation first. ”

Xia Wanfeng said: "The minister thinks that he can send a supervisor to supervise the distribution of disaster relief food to avoid mistakes and omissions, as for the riots of bandits, the central government can send a suitable military general to cooperate with the local officers and soldiers to suppress it, of course, it is still necessary to minimize the damage!" ”

Xi Ze nodded and said, "Then Xia Xiang thinks that who is the most suitable person for me to send for this disaster relief?" ”

"This ......" Xia Wanfeng turned her head to look behind her, exchanged colors with her subordinates, and said to Xi Ze, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Qian, the squire of the Ministry of Works, is familiar with the affairs of engineering and water conservancy, and has always been upright in his work, so he can be sent to disaster relief and new water conservancy!" At the same time, the Lord of the Imperial History is sent as the supervisor, and the two can complement each other! ”

Xi Ze was noncommittal when he heard this.

At this moment, Chengyou suddenly came out and said: "Father, my son is willing to recommend Mao Sui to go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang for disaster relief, and at the same time suppress the bandit riot!" Please allow your father's permission! ”

Xi Ze was slightly surprised: "Chengyou, this matter is very important, you have never done it before, how can you easily recommend yourself?" ”

Chengyou said seriously: "Father, the son-in-law is a solar eclipse of the court, how can you not do things?" Erchen is willing to serve his father and the emperor's people, and he will do his best to do a good job in this disaster relief, appease the masses, and stop the riot, I hope that my father can give Erchen this opportunity! ”

Xi Ze nodded when he heard this: "Chengyou, you have this heart, I am very relieved, but after all, it is the first time to do something big, and you must also study modestly, in this way, I ordered Lord Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, to go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang for disaster relief, and appointed you as the deputy disaster relief envoy to assist Lord Qian, and at the same time contact local officers and soldiers to suppress the bandit riot, the two of you must distribute the grain and grass of the imperial court to the hands of each victim, so that they can be fed and clothed, and at the same time, I will send several imperial doctors to go with you to treat the victims infected with the plague!" ”

Lord Qian and Chengyou hurriedly said: "Yes, Weichen has the order!" ”

Xi Ze said again: "Qian Aiqing, after you go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, strictly investigate the local officials, if you find corruption and bribery, and fill your pockets, you will immediately deal with it according to the laws of the imperial court!" ”

Lord Qian hurriedly said: "Yes, Weichen has an order!" ”

Xi Ze nodded, and said, "How much money can be allocated by the household department to support disaster relief?" ”

Lord Lu of the Ministry of Household Affairs came out and said: "Your Majesty, the treasury is not very sufficient, and I am afraid that only five million taels can be used for disaster relief!" ”

When Xi Ze heard this, his eyebrows moved, and he said angrily: "Presumptuous! How is five million taels enough? This outbreak of the plague also requires a lot of medical supplies, but it is not only a matter of food and grass, how do you manage the affairs of your household department, I have been recuperating for many years, and I have not started any labor and money, how can there be a shortage of treasury silver? Where did all the taxes collected by the imperial court go? You immediately go to me to find out, and the disaster relief envoy will count all the money needed for this disaster relief, if your household department can't allocate it, I am the only one who asks! ”

Lord Lu shook when he heard this, and he didn't dare to say any more, so he had to say with a bitter face: "Yes, Weichen obeys the order!" With that, he stepped back!

It was Xia Wanfeng who came out and said: "The emperor is angry, what Lord Lu said is indeed the truth, as far as the minister knows, he has always been fair and strict in dealing with things, not the kind of cheating and treacherous people, the last war against Xia cost a lot, so the treasury is tight, and now we need money and food, we can think of a way together, the minister is willing to hand over all the gold that the emperor gave to the minister before to support disaster relief!" ”

When Xi Ze heard this, his anger subsided slightly: "Xia Xiang is dedicated to the people, and I am very relieved!" Xi Ze paused, and then said, "Then for the refugees who fled to the capital, how do you think Aiqing should be resettled?" ”

Mu Xuesong was the first to come out and said: "Your Majesty, there are tens of thousands of refugees who fled to the capital this time, the number is very large, I am afraid that there are not so many places to settle them in the capital, you can place them in several counties and counties around the capital, send special people to help, you must not let them enter Beijing, otherwise, once the plague spreads to the capital and even the palace, the consequences will be unimaginable!" ”

As soon as this statement came out, many people echoed it.

One of them reported to Xi Zeyu: "Please ask the emperor to immediately order the gate of the capital to be closed to prevent refugees from entering the capital!" ”

When Xi Ze heard this, he gasped, frowned, and was speechless for a while.

Xia Wanfeng came out and said: "Your Majesty, if you forcibly close the gate of the capital now, although it can temporarily block the spread of the plague, I am afraid that it will cause a commotion in the hearts of the people, and a little carelessness may cause riots in the surrounding areas and threaten the stability of the capital, please think twice!" ”

When Mu Xuesong heard this, he immediately said: "Don't let those refugees into the capital, once the plague spreads, the consequences are unimaginable, we must not let the plague spread to the palace and threaten the emperor, please make a decision as soon as possible!" ”

Xia Wanfeng wanted to say more, but Xi Ze stretched out his hand and interrupted: "Okay, no matter where the refugees are placed, they must send people to treat them in time, and the palace in the capital must do a good job of prevention, and the imperial doctors in the palace and the doctors in the capital must be deployed by special personnel to go to the refugee area to relieve the victims, this matter, Wanfeng, I will leave it to you to deal with, be sure to control the spread of the plague, and at the same time, order the gate of the capital to be closed, and temporarily resettle the refugees in several counties around the capital!" ”

Since Xi Ze had already said so, Xia Wanfeng had no choice but to say: "Yes, Weichen has the order!" ”

Xi Ze thought about it carefully, and then instructed: "The matter of appeasing the refugees, now Prime Minister Xia Xiang, all departments must cooperate with Xia Xiang's work, obey Xia Xiang's arrangement, and everyone will work together to get through this pass, do you understand?" ”

The courtiers below said in unison: "Weichen obeys the order!" ”

Unconsciously, a long time has passed, Xi Ze waved his hand tiredly, and said, "If there is nothing else, let's do it first, retreat!" ”

All the ministers knelt down and said, "Congratulations to the emperor!" ”

(To be continued.) )