Yan Chengjin didn't speak, Zhu Houzhao became suspicious, and pinched Yan Chengjin's neck.

"No, this is a good thing for the benefit of the people in the world, besides, the minister has already asked Niangniang and Master Li to write a document, and they are not guilty."

"Hehe, or are you steady, why don't you go with this palace?"

"Your Majesty doesn't want to see the minister." Yan Chengjin stood far away and whispered, "Your Highness, don't forget, what the minister said on horseback." ”

With the support of the queen mother, what are you afraid of, Zhu Houzhao walked in front of Emperor Hongzhi, and scolded with a momentum like a rainbow: "Dog Emperor!" This palace has long said that you are a self-righteous stupid donkey! I didn't know it when I was deceived, I thought it had opened up a prosperous era, I really laughed off the big teeth of the palace, the people of the world don't know, the virtuous monarch they praise is no different from them, just an ordinary person who can cry and laugh! ”

Emperor Hongzhi's face froze, and he was a little stunned.

Outside the door, the ministers broke out in a cold sweat.

Zhu Houzhao continued to scold: "You are still a coward, you have obviously made mistakes, but you are trying to hide in the palace to cover your ears and steal the bell, and you dare not face up to your mistakes. ”

Everyone believes that the emperor is the Son of Heaven, so the emperor cannot make mistakes, and it is this kind of bondage that makes Emperor Hongzhi painful.

If someone stands up and scolds him, he will feel better.

But he was the emperor.

did not dare to scold the emperor.

When he made a mistake, no one dared to scold him, which made him feel even more guilty.

Zhu Houzhao never imagined that one day he could point at his father's nose and scold, and he scolded so well.

Tears flickered in the corners of Emperor Hongzhi's eyes, but they didn't come down, and his eyes were red: "Shut up!" Won't I clean you up? ”

Zhu Houzhao's neck shrank, and he suddenly wilted.

Yan Chengjin puffed and knelt down in front of Emperor Hongzhi: "Like the beggars that Your Majesty saw that day, there are many such homeless people in the world, they were originally ordinary people who owned fields, but because of the evil officials' bullying and bullying, they were displaced, and their lives were like mustard. They regard the court as their parents, but the evil officials regard them as slaves, and there are many such injustices in the world, and although the ministers are prudent and steady, they are not willing to live, let alone turn a blind eye to these injustices.

If Your Majesty wants to abandon these lives, I am afraid that ...... The minister can no longer follow His Majesty, if His Majesty wants to cut off the head of the minister, the minister does not need to avoid death, and the blood is sprinkled on the execution platform, and there is no complaint. ”

Yan Chengjin said every word, from the bottom of his heart, as if he had changed people.

Zhu Houzhao was stunned, and Li Dongyang and others were also stunned.

Is this still the always cautious Yan Chengjin?

Yan Chengjin's face did not change: "What the Son of Heaven insists on must be what the world wants, if His Majesty's hands are righteous, there will be justice in the world; If His Majesty's hands are held by evil desires, the world will be filled with evil.

The people who are greedy for the salary of the Beijing camp have been investigated, and there are three ministers in the cabinet, the British duke, Wang Shouren, and the ministers, and they will definitely be able to revive the prestige of the Beijing army! Please Your Majesty be the master of all the peoples, do not ...... Pretend to be confused again! ”

Outside the hall, the ministers fell to their knees: "The shortcomings of the Beijing camp, the ministers are guilty of negligence!" ”

Emperor Hongzhi silently shed two lines of tears.

Yan Chengjin continued: "Your Majesty is diligent day and night, not without merit, under the governance of Your Majesty, the tyrannical things rarely happen, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, those three days of poverty and luxury, the minister knows, Your Majesty is not happy in his heart, the minister dares to ask Your Majesty, and now go out of the palace with the minister!" ”

Emperor Hongzhi's teary eyes regained a trace of clarity, and he looked at Yan Chengjin: "Where are you going to take me?" ”

"Out of the palace, Your Majesty will know." Yan Chengjin said.

Emperor Hongzhi changed into civilian clothes and walked out of the dormitory, the ministers stood up, and Yan Chengjin said: "Your Majesty, please except for the crown prince and Lord Mu, the rest are not allowed to follow." ”

"Hmm."

Zhu Houzhao came up and whispered to Yan Chengjin: "Old Gao, there are still a lot of words in this palace that I haven't scolded, it's so fun to scold my father." ”

Do you think I don't know it's fun to scold the emperor in front of me?

You think I don't want to scold?

If you scold again, you are looking for death, Yan Chengjin doesn't want to deal with him.

Emperor Hongzhi coughed dryly and glared at him, Zhu Houzhao didn't dare to be presumptuous anymore.

The moonlight was extremely bright, and the streets of the capital were full of traffic, and Emperor Hongzhi rarely left the palace at this time.

Yan Chengjin took Emperor Hongzhi and others to the southeast corner of the capital, an abandoned courtyard, which was where Chunxiao and the others stayed, and there were still hundreds of displaced people.

"They were all well-dressed people, or they had to be displaced because of the occupation of their fields or because of the oppression of evil officials."

Seeing them starving and poorly clothed, Emperor Hongzhi looked very worried, and suddenly his eyes were cloudy.

Zhu Houzhao was tired of leaving: "Old Gao, you take us to see what these homeless people are doing." ”

Yan Chengjin didn't speak, only let Emperor Hongzhi see for himself, more than a dozen homeless people hid under the dilapidated eaves, cooking porridge in a pot, and the broken bowls that they picked up from nowhere were eaten one by one.

Seeing Yan Chengjin and others coming, the displaced people became vigilant as if they were facing a great enemy.

Emperor Hongzhi was puzzled: "Why are they?" ”

"They are afraid of being expelled and taken into slavery, so it will make them feel uneasy when people from a big family like Zhu Ye come." Yan Chengjin Road.

Emperor Hongzhi watched here for a long time, took some silver from Mu Bin, and put it on the ground.

In several places in the capital where homeless people gathered, there were hundreds of homeless people gathered in each place, and there were even hundreds of people.

It was here that Wang Shouren found them.

Emperor Hongzhi never expected that in the bustling capital, in the dark and damp corners, there were still so many homeless people hiding and struggling to survive.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to go to the last place with the minister."

"Where to go."

"Your Majesty will know when you come with your ministers."

Yan Chengjin took Emperor Hongzhi to Shuntianfu.

At this time, it was night, and the gate of Shuntianfu was closed, so he stepped forward and knocked on the door, but unfortunately no one opened it.

Mu Bin sent the Jinyi Guard, who was secretly following, to find Yin Liu Qing of the Shuntian Mansion.

Hearing that the holy car had come to Shuntian Mansion, Liu Qing hurriedly came out to pick up the car.

Yan Chengjin got straight to the point: "Does Lord Liu know how many displaced people fled to the capital in the previous dynasty?" ”

Although Liu Qing was not the governor of Shuntianfu in the previous dynasty, the approximate number can be deduced from the records of Shuntianfu and the records left by the scribes: "No less than 10,000 people!" ”

Yan Chengjin knew that what he said was still too conservative, the number of displaced people in the previous dynasty was unprecedented, and the number of displaced people who poured into Jingxiang was as high as one million at the peak, and it also caused the Jingxiang riot in the Ming Dynasty.

There are not a few people who come to the capital.

Where did the local refugees in the capital come from?

It is the Imperial Village.

The Chenghua Dynasty Huangzhuang flooded to an outrageous level, and Zhu Jianshen gave the eunuchs and ministers the Huangzhuang at every turn, and these Huangzhuang were obtained by forcibly occupying the people's fields.

The people had no land, and they wandered from place to place, and became homeless.

Yan Chengjin asked again: "How many homeless beggars are there in the capital today?" ”

Liu Qingdao: "There are about 1,000 people. ”

Yan Chengjin knelt on the ground: "This is the merit of Your Majesty's diligence day and night, Your Majesty's diligence is not useless, it is thanks to Your Majesty's grace, so many people have been able to live and work in peace and contentment, and have not become homeless. ”

With tears in his eyes, Emperor Hongzhi raised his head slightly and took a deep breath: "My efforts have not been in vain. ”