The little eunuch stumbled in, and said with a panicked face: "Your Majesty, Fei Hong and Yang Zhanshi have made a move in the East Palace. ”

Emperor Hongzhi had a blank look of "what happened".

Officials fighting, it is not conducive to working together, and now that the power is concentrated in the emperor, we should work together to govern the world in harmony.

Emperor Hongzhi looked directly at the little eunuch: "Who made the first move?" ”

The little eunuch looked up at Emperor Hongzhi, and didn't dare to confide in half a word, as if he said it, he would see Lord Yama on the spot.

Li Dongyang's heart trembled, could it be Yang Tinghe?

Liu Jian and Xie Qian's eyes wandered, and they also guessed that it was Yang Tinghe.

Fei Hong is a scholar who doesn't dare to kill chickens, and he likes to be reasonable on weekdays, unlike people who will do it first.

Emperor Hongzhi's deep voice: "Say it quickly!" ”

"Yes...... His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

Li Dongyang's mouth opened slightly, and he didn't react.

Liu Jian couldn't believe his ears: "You don't want to talk nonsense, how can I teach such a student?!" Are you insulting this official?! ”

The little eunuch was about to be scared to death: "It's really the prince, the prince secretly stepped on Lord Yang's three feet in the audience, Lord Yang thought it was stepped on by Lord Fei, and he broke out, and the slave maid was ...... The slave saw it clearly. ”

Emperor Hongzhi's face froze, it sounded like this rebel!

"Why did the prince invite Yang James and Fei Shi to a banquet in the East Palace?" Li Dongyang was puzzled.

The little eunuch felt the gaze of Emperor Hongzhi and the princes: "Lord Yan! ”

Outside the palace, Yan Chengjin stood aside in a worried mood, and Zhu Houzhao looked like he didn't care about himself: "Lao Gao, who do you think my father will punish severely?" ”

"Anyway, I won't punish the ministers."

"Bengong guessed that Master Yang was punished, and Master Yang beat people first."

The corners of Yang Tinghe's mouth on the side moved slightly, he and Fei Hong were much calmer, and they hurriedly arranged their official hats.

However, the little eunuch had already come out to summon him, and the four of them stepped into the main hall one after another.

Yang Tinghe bowed down with shame on his face: "The minister is guilty!" ”

I couldn't help but feel apprehensive in my heart, worried that my image in His Majesty's mind would collapse with a bang.

Fighting in the palace is an extremely serious matter, and in front of the prince, the so-called teacher is not right at the top and crooked at the bottom.

Your Majesty should cut off his three years' worth of money, right?

Liang Hong didn't dare to raise his head, beat Shangguan, and according to the Ming law, he could be exiled for thousands of miles.

Yan Chengjin felt that something was wrong, and Emperor Hongzhi's angry gaze stayed on Zhu Houzhao and him: "Zhu Houzhao." ”

Zhu Houzhao was stunned, but quickly reacted: "Erchen is here." ”

Emperor Hongzhi glared: "You are guilty!" ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't care, and even had some doubts: "Erchen doesn't know." ”

"I'll give you another chance!"

"Erchen stepped on Master Yang's foot, and Master Yang talked to Fei Shi to do it, and Erchen knew that he was wrong." Zhu Houzhao bowed down and slapped his face at the speed of light.

Yan Chengjin was dumbfounded, Oscar's little golden man was made in your appearance, right?

Yang Tinghe stood with a stunned face, it was really a farce in the world, and he was speechless.

Fei Hong tugged at the corners of his mouth and looked at this scene blankly.

Immediately, Yang Tinghe bowed slightly, although the prince was stubborn, but he was a student he taught: "Your Majesty is happy and angry, the prince is too playful, and the minister is responsible for poor supervision, don't blame the prince." ”

Li Dongyang's face softened a little, and the prince dared to admit that his temperament was not bad.

Emperor Hongzhi had a dark face: "Kneel on the imperial steps outside!" ”

Zhu Houzhao stretched out two fingers and looked at Yan Chengjin, Yan Chengjin nodded slightly, and then he walked out of the hall happily.

Emperor Hongzhi turned his eyes and sighed heavily: "Qing and the other two are officials of the imperial court, why is this so?!" ”

"Shame on you!" Yang Tinghe said.

"Shame on Your Majesty!" Fei Hongdao.

Emperor Hongzhi was very embarrassed, Yang Tinghe was his teacher, but he touched the laws of the imperial court and was punished.

Liu Jian and the three of them did not say anything, and this matter can only be decided by His Majesty himself.

Yang Tinghe gave Emperor Hongzhi the step down and said loudly: "The minister is willing to punish himself for three years." ”

The fine was three years, and there were more than 1,000 taels of silver, and everyone had no objections.

Yan Chengjin said: "This matter is a matter of Your Majesty's face, and he will only be fined for three years, and the minister thinks that the sentence is too light."

Why don't you put it aside and discuss the matter of Huaiyang first? The minister has something to play! ”

As soon as the words fell, the six ministers and Jiuqing also arrived one after another.

Yang Tinghe and Fei Hong stepped aside, looking at His Majesty's face, it seemed that something big had happened.

Ma Wensheng and the others had just arrived at the main hall, looking around blankly, and they didn't know the truth.

Xiao Jing pulled his throat and read out the recital: "Chen Liang assists the performance, Huaiyang is dry in autumn and winter, I am afraid that there will be less rain next year, and Caoyun will not be able to sail ......"

After listening to the sparse music, Ma Wensheng's face was wrinkled like a tightened handkerchief, and Qin Hong and Zeng Jian had dark faces.

The Ministry of War is to be paid, and the Ministry of Industry is to repair the palace and the silver to control the water.

Jiangnan was the first place to pay taxes for the imperial court, and if the commercial tax and tax were halved, the treasury would be in short supply again.

Zeng Jian thought carefully for a long time, and chose the lesser of two evils: "Your Majesty, there is a trade-off between commercial tax and taxation, it is better to take commercial tax, give up taxation, and let the gentry block the river mouth and store water." ”

When the mouth of the river is blocked, the people will not be able to farm, and half of the tax will be reduced.

But business taxes are much more.

Qin Hong's chin nodded, so that the commercial tax and tax would not be halved.

Ma Wensheng shook his head and said firmly: "The minister thinks it is impossible, food is related to the prosperity of the people, if there is a famine, a large number of people will die, what is the use of empty silver?" ”

Block the river, and the fertile land will be wasted.

It means that there is no harvest for more than half a year, Jiangnan is a major grain province in the Ming Dynasty, and it can be seen how much grain will be cut off.

Liu Jian stroked his beard and made a bitter face.

It is not advisable to store or release water, but now, we must choose one of them, and block the river as soon as possible while the water is not thawing.

At this moment, Yan Chengjin's voice sounded like a heavenly sound, which shocked Emperor Hongzhi.

"The minister has a sentence, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

What I was waiting for was your words, Emperor Hongzhi was slightly happy in his heart, but his face was silent: "Yan Qing's family is okay to say." ”

Li Dongyang turned his head, curious about what this son had in mind.

Liu Jian and the others looked surprised.

Could it be that there is a new object in Liangxiang that can rain and snow?

No way, how could there be such a miraculous thing in the world.

Yan Chengjin said: "The minister wants a map of the canal. ”

He probably knew the prefectures and counties through which the Grand Canal flowed, but he couldn't remember everything.

Xiao Jing quickly picked up the map and spread it out on the bookcase.

Liu Jian was quite anxious, and saw that he didn't speak for a long time: "In addition to asking the Taoist priest to pray for rain, what else can you do?" ”

The randomness of praying for rain is too great, so Jiajing believes in such tricks, but Yan Chengjin doesn't believe it.

He wanted to divert water from the Yellow River, but it was a huge project.

In just four months, it is obviously impossible to complete.

"Your Majesty will give your Majesty 15 days, and the Minister will reply to Your Majesty, perhaps, there is a way to do both business and tax." Yan Chengjin Road.

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes narrowed slightly: "Three days!" ”

"Three days is not enough, five days, the minister will not bargain." Yan Chengjin bowed.

Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, and Xie Qian's eyes lit up, the best of both worlds? It's impossible.

But this son actually said that there is a way to do both!