Chapter 124: Earthquake III

At this moment, the rain seems to be getting lighter.

The large team of people was piled up on the square, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, Concubine Wu, King Yu, and Zhu Qizhen himself, gathered together in the palace, and the eunuchs and palace maids were mixed together for a while.

Even if Wang Zhen took care of it, he couldn't figure it out for a while.

After Zhu Qizhen came out, he had a lot of words, and asked the guards to pull out a few troublemakers and execute them on the spot.

Punish someone as a warning to others.

Suddenly, the audience was silent, only the sound of rain.

Zhu Qizhen breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, Zhu Qizhen ordered Wang Zhen to convene the palace managers. Let's put order straight. The palace can be regarded as settling down.

Busy all night.

The sky is slowly getting brighter.

However, dark clouds cover the top, and the sun cannot be seen.

Therefore, the dawn is an extension of visibility, and it seems that the whole field of vision has changed from a black background to a dark-toned color, gray, red, and white.

Gray is the sky, red is the wall, and white is the floor tiles.

It's dawn, and it's time to open the palace gate. And the earthquake seems to be gone, and there are no more aftershocks.

Zhu Qizhen asked Wang Zhen to continue to arrange the affairs of the palace, and let the palace people from each palace return to each palace. The buildings in the Forbidden City are very strong, except for a few temples. All safe and sound.

However, the fact that the palace is safe and sound does not mean that the city of Beijing is safe and sound.

Zhu Qizhen ordered the dismissal of Chang Chao, he went to Wenyuan Pavilion, summoned the cabinet ministers, the six Shangshu, as well as the Metropolitan Inspectorate, and the general of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

In addition, Zhu Qizhen specially summoned Yu Qian.

After Zhu Qizhen came to Wenyuan Pavilion. only to find that the minister had not arrived.

Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Yang Pu, and Hu Hu have arrived. But Zhang Fu did not arrive.

Zhu Qizhen is a little strange, although Zhang Fu is a military general, he is the most cautious. Zhu Qizhen summoned him, only sooner rather than later.

Unless something happens to Zhang Fu's family.

Just a moment later, Zhang Fu arrived.

Zhu Qizhen could see at a glance that something was wrong with Zhang Fu, there were a lot of folds on Zhang Fu's clothes, the lower legs of his trousers were muddy, and his hair was also scattered, and there was a trace of hanging in front of his eyes.

All have gray hair.

Although Zhang Fu's hair is gray, it was gray before, but it was more black and less white, but now it is white, but it is more white and less black.

It seems to have aged dozens of years in an instant.

You must know that in this era of special attention to etiquette, appearing in front of the emperor like this is a faux pas in itself.

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but ask: "What happened to the British duke?" ”

Zhang Fu said: "Your Majesty, the dog went last night. ”

This sentence seems to be flat and straightforward, but it contains endless sadness. Zhang Fu can no longer be regarded as middle-aged, he almost lost his son in his old age. or his only son.

Even if his prestige is shocking to the world, so what, his fame cannot be passed on.

When a sentence came out, the ministers of the DPRK and China also sighed in their hearts.

After all, the ministers in the Wenyuan Pavilion are all old. There are sons and grandchildren under their knees. Because of this, they have a deep understanding of Zhang Fu's feelings.

But it's different for Zhu Qizhen. He muttered, "Zhang Zhong, are you going like this?" Is there a posthumous form? ”

Zhang Fu said: "Dog, on his deathbed, said that the fame of his life is in the feudal policy, and there is nothing else to say. ”

Yang Shiqi's eyes moved slightly, he focused on the feudal policy, and immediately guessed in his heart what the content of this feudal policy was.

Zhu Qizhen wanted to say something, but he heard Zhang Fu say: "Your Majesty, the matter of the dog is not as important as the imperial court, the minister came on foot, and he has already seen that there seems to be stagnant water outside the palace." I don't know how many houses have been damaged, and the people are in dire straits, and the ministers dare not harm the court with dogs. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "I understand. ”

Immediately, Zhu Qizhen stopped mentioning Zhang Zhong's matter.

But he didn't mention it in his mouth, but he didn't sigh in his heart.

Zhu Qizhen had long known that Zhang Zhong's health was not good, and the imperial doctor said that he might die at any time. But it's one thing to know, it's another thing to actually meet.

Thinking back to the feudal policy at this moment, I saw that this eloquent article was not written in ink, but clearly written in blood.

Zhu Qizhen said: "What is the situation outside? ”

As soon as these words came out, no one answered.

Zhu Qizhen looked at Zhang Fu, and Zhang Fu said: "Jingwei is just inspecting the city defense and guarding the city, and the affairs in the city are the soldiers and horses of the five cities. ”

Zhu Qizhen immediately looked at the firewood cart of the military department.

Wang Ji has gone south, and now the military department is under the control of the firewood cart.

When Chai Che saw Zhu Qizhen looking over, he immediately said: "The Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division is only responsible for arresting thieves and managing public security, but now that the capital is flooded, it is not something that the Ministry of War can do, and this matter should be the Ministry of Industry." ”

Zhu Qizhen immediately looked at Li Cheng.

When Li Cheng saw Zhu Qizhen looking over, he knelt on the ground with a plop and said: "Your Majesty-----, the Ministry of Industry has limited manpower, and Beijing City is newly built, the drainage is not smooth, and many places have to comb the waterways, which is not something that the Ministry of Industry can do. And it involves the palace. ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard the palace, he immediately understood in his heart.

In the Daming Palace City, there are three lakes, which is the hub of the Jingshi water system.

Miyagi's plan will not be under the management of foreign ministers. But water doesn't say anything about it.

Zhu Qizhen looked at Yang Shiqi and asked, "What does Shoufu mean?" ”

Yang Shiqi said: "The capital is important, the interests are related, in the opinion of the minister, a member of the important minister, specializing in disaster relief." ”

Zhu Qizhen's eyes fell on Wang Wen.

It's not that Zhu Qizhen cares about Wang Wen, but Yang Shiqi's meaning is Wang Wen.

The reason is simple.

Most of the Qin missions sent by the Ming Dynasty were held with the title of Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The so-called important ministers are naturally the people in this room.

But the five members of the cabinet are all old, and if there is no such thing as Zhang Zhong's death, Zhu Qizhen may use Zhang Fu.

After all, there are not many other things in Beijing, but there are many soldiers and horses. And it is not uncommon to use soldiers and horses to raise up large works. Zhu Qizhen considered that Zhang Fu himself was also both civil and military, and he could also suppress those arrogant generals.

But Zhang Fu can't do it, and many people in the six departments are related to this matter, such as the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, and even the Ministry of Households.

It can be said that the Shuntian prefect is only in charge of affairs outside Beijing, but as for the affairs in Beijing, it is not something that Shuntian knows can manage, and almost every yamen is in Beijing and intervenes.

The Governor's Office of the Five Armies, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Households, which are from the outer court, and even Jinyiwei and Dongchang can also intervene. It can be said that Kowloon controls the water.

By the way, we can't forget Suncheonfu. After all, Shuntianfu seems to be the main department of Beijing City, they can manage everything, but they can't manage anything.

This is the so-called foot of the Son of Heaven.

If it is destroyed outside, it may not be able to reach the center, but in the city of Beijing, if a person dies, it may be able to reach the heavens.

This is the city of Beijing.

But this kind of Beijing city is not what Zhu Qizhen likes.

In Zhu Qizhen's view, Beijing's urban management can be said to be a mess.

This is true for Beijing, let alone other cities. In Jiangnan, there are a lot of fighting lines, and the so-called fighting lines are not what modern times call the underworld.

Zhu Qizhen originally put Yu Qian in the position of the prefect of Shuntian, and wanted to use Yu Qian to smoothly control the vicinity of Jingshi, but it was a pity.

Yu Qian is in the position of the prefect of Shuntian, and it cannot be said that he has not done anything.

Yu Qian was selfless, rectified Beijing, and punished many gentlemen. But the management of Beijing is nothing more, and Yu Qian's efforts are all outside Beijing.

After all, the implementation of land reclamation, planting rice on the bank of the Yongding River. Tidy up the post road and plant trees near the post road. and so on. Now everyone knows that Yu Qian is a capable minister.

Lay the foundation for Zhu Qizhen to reuse himself in the future.

But this is not what Zhu Qizhen wants.

At this moment, Zhu Qizhen smelled an opportunity.

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Is Yu Qian here?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone understood that the important minister that Zhu Qizhen intended was Yu Qian. Although Yu Qian is not a major minister, Yu Qian's ability is enough.

Wang Zhen immediately sent someone to ask the little eunuch. After a while, the little eunuch came and said, "Lord Yu is here, and he is preparing to change his clothes." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "At an extraordinary moment, there is no need to change clothes, let him meet him." ”

Wang Zhen immediately agreed and sent someone to urge Yu Qian. After a while, Yu Qian arrived.