“…… When the minister arrived at the place, he noticed that something was wrong, but the matter was too big for the minister to leak the news, so he arrested and imprisoned those who knew about it on the charge of 'corruption-corruption and bribery' that caused the people to suffer from flooding. Under Danqi, Ouyang Yanran said in a deep voice, "I didn't even reveal it to Shou Ninghou, I only let my henchmen visit in private." Later, the flood subsided a little, and the minister returned to Beijing to take up his post, but only took away the manpower on the scene, and still left people in the south to continue the investigation. ”

"Now that I have obtained the certificate, I dare to come to tell Your Majesty!"

He only came back two days ago, and although he had already freshened up, he still looked a little dusty between his eyebrows.

Chunjia's face sank like water, and said: "Aiqing has a heart, if it weren't for Aiqing's old age to hold the country, I'm afraid that I will also be blinded in the past." ”

Ouyang Yanran said: "This is the reign of the Holy Son of Heaven, righteousness fills the heaven and the earth, and all kinds of tricks and tricks of the young people, and the will of heaven cannot succeed." ”

Having said that, the faces of both the monarchs and ministers were not relaxed.

"Since the remnants of the Ji clan were able to dig through the embankment without knowing it, causing floods in several states and counties, it can be seen that the vitality is still there." Chunjia said in a deep voice, "If you only arrest in private like before, I am afraid that it will become a big trend!" But if it is to be arrested publicly, there must be a reason. ”

Of course, he was not in a very good mood at the moment, but in fact, he was not very surprised.

At the beginning, he conspired with the regent and killed the Ji family in a hurry, and the emperor knew it, so it seemed that the grass and the roots were cut quickly, but after all, the Ji family was a famous family of the three dynasties, or a relative, and had a wealth of experience in overthrowing the emperor.

There are always some remnants who are lucky enough to escape the arrest, and they refuse to live a good life incognito from now on, but they must do something to be loyal to the Ji family.

He has been on guard for the past two years, and now he heard that the flood would not have actually started, or would not have happened so coincidentally, and it was purely made by the remnants of the Ji family in order to take revenge on the Gongxiang clan, but there was a kind of relief that "it is finally here".

At this moment, he discussed with Ouyang Yanran how to kill them all, "It's just that the regent was too useless at the beginning, he kept asking me to let him go, but who knew that he still let these people escape." ”

"The regent is very talented, not a person who can really take on important responsibilities, the first emperor does not know, but His Majesty Shenzong's heirs are thin, only the first emperor and the regent's two sons." Ouyang Yanran sighed, "The first emperor had no children, and the regent was also a thin heir, so the first emperor had no choice at that time. In fact, in the final analysis, the first emperor was too young when he died, and if he was a little older, presumably the first emperor would also consider passing on his stepchildren from his clan. The minister still remembers that the first emperor was seriously ill at that time, and the minister was calculated by the Ji family, degraded and desolate, and entered the palace to bid farewell to the first emperor before leaving, and the first emperor looked sad. ”

praised Chunjia euphemistically, "If the first emperor knew that there was an heir like His Majesty at that time, he would have been very pleased." ”

The two monarchs and ministers spoke ill of the regent for a while, and got down to business, discussing how to justifiably exterminate the remnants of the Ji family?

It is definitely not possible to give a direct order, although the truth is exposed, it is estimated that many people who sympathized with the Ji family before will change their attitude and shout at them.

But......

This is not a good thing for the prestige of the imperial court.

After all, the scope of this flood is not small, and several of the richest states and counties in the country have been affected.

The dignified son of heaven, a powerful minister, but taught a group of lost dogs who lost their master's family to calculate successfully, and also lost a great opportunity to suppress Wei Su, which is too incompetent!

Monarchs and ministers can't afford to lose this face.

And also to consider the neighboring Wei Su, who is now engulfing the self-proclaimed Khan of Mu'e Khan's family to go around on a crusade, although the steppe has not yet been completely pacified, but it looks at the same situation.

The national dynasty was mentally prepared early in the morning, that is, once Khalle sat firmly on the throne, he would inevitably fight the idea of the Central Plains.

But because Chunjia took the first step to pro-government, killed the Ji family, and beat the ministers, it seems that he can still steadily suppress the regent, and the court is not like a command, but it is generally stable, even if Hele thinks so, it is estimated that he will not dare to act rashly. Even Chunjia can figure out how to make him either unable to unify the tribes so smoothly, or he will have a fire in the backyard and take care of himself, etc.

But if the remnants of the Ji clan have the ability to create disasters that stretch for several states, even if this time it is just to catch the imperial court off guard, but next time it may not be, how can Hele not be greedy?

When the time comes, it will be a situation of internal and external troubles.

So the truth of this matter must be sealed.

You can't say it to the outside world.

At least not for now.

Otherwise, on Wei Su's side, the various tribes would have been defeated in front of Wei Su, and they would learn that the dynasty might not take action to interfere with them, and even the country might have civil strife, and the army would become more and more chaotic...... This is tantamount to helping Hale, which is not a good thing for the dynasty.

The truth could not be exposed, and if he went directly to the sea to catch documents, it would not be good for the emperor's reputation.

After all, the emperor had announced before that the slaughter of the Ji clan was an accident, not the emperor's original intention.

The self-immolation of the Shuren Ji Sheng was even more accidental, and it was not the emperor's original intention.

The lives of the former queen Kang Jieyu sisters were also accidental...... Anyway, none of this was the emperor's intention!

At this time, a holy order came and said that he didn't want the remnants of the Ji family to have any life, isn't this a slap in the face?

But it can't be concealed, Chunjia said that the regent was incompetent, but in fact, he also knew in his heart that after the fall of the Ji family, when he struck while the iron was hot to search for the remnants of the Ji family, because the imperial court still gave mourning to the Ji family, the regent could not be killed openly and extensively, and it was difficult to leak a drop of water.

No, it should be said, it is impossible to be leak-waterproof.

…… After a long discussion between the monarch and the ministers, Ouyang Yanran retired with a solemn expression.

After he left, Chunjia sat alone in the hall and pinched his eyebrows, and only after a while did he get up to review the recital.

In the harem, Yun Fenghuang heard Chen Jing come to tell him that Ouyang Yanran had entered the palace alone to face the saint for a long time before retiring, and muttered slightly: "Could it be for Ouyang Fulu's marriage with Yunqike?" ”

"Aren't you already on the right track?" The Qing man next to him whispered, "Lord Ouyang, why do you bother to do this? ”

Yun Fenghuang said: "This palace just promised not to object...... Maybe Ouyang Yanran is not at ease? ”

She thought about it and felt that Ouyang Yanran's cunning and cunning should not be so unscrupulous, and this kind of thing didn't need to be discussed with the emperor for a long time with his identity, just groaned, "Isn't it for state affairs?" But the floods in the south are just calm, and I haven't heard of anything big happening? ”

Chen Jing also said: "The slave maid went out to run errands two days ago, and when she came back, she said that she had met the merchants in the south, and said that the people there had said that they had suffered disasters in recent years, and that this disaster relief was the most rapid. It sounds like after the floods in the south have calmed down, and it will be peaceful? ”

“…… Left and right, this is not a matter for the harem to worry about. Yun Fenghuang pondered for a while, and said slowly, "Okay, will you see Your Majesty come over later?" If Your Majesty comes, the palace will inquire about it personally. ”

After a while, Chunjia really came to the Huanhua Palace, Yun Fenghuang welcomed him in and sat down, observed the words, waved back left and right, and said, "Your Majesty seems to have something on your mind?" ”

"It's tricky to hear a piece of news today." Chunjia did not hide her meaning, and said slowly, "The flood in the south is the work of the remnants of the Ji family, and I plan to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, but the Empress Dowager is still there, and everyone in the world knows that I chose to establish the Ji family in the first place...... If it is a blatant arrest, the crime cannot be demonstrated, but what reason should be used? ”

It's not that simple!

They don't have to do anything, and this palace comes up with 800 reasons in a minute to make their death deserved!

Yun Fenghuan's words came to his mouth and swallowed hard: It is easy to help Chunjia to frame the remnants of the Ji family at this time, and when she needs to frame others when she turns back, what should Chunjia do if she doesn't believe her?

Isn't the previous lesson enough?

The concubine sighed in her heart, persuaded herself to be virtuous and virtuous, and said, "How can Your Majesty personally worry about such a trivial matter?" Could it be that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty all ate dry rice? Your Majesty spoils them too much! ”

Chunjia smiled dumbly and said, "It's not that the ministers don't want to do their best, it's just that I don't want too many people to know about this." ”

"Then why did Your Majesty talk to the concubine?" When Yun Fenghuan heard this, he looked at him with a smile.

"You're not an outsider." Chunjia said, "Actually, it's not the flood that worries me, anyway, it's been cleaned up, and after this incident, I can catch some clues, so that these remnants will always be lurking and acting in secret, but the court doesn't know anything!" ”

He exhaled slowly, "I'm worried about the north!" ”

Yun Fenghuang was surprised and said: "Could it be this flood...... Still have a relationship with Wei Su? ”

"It doesn't have to be Wei Su." Chunjia shook her head and said, "I think this flood happened a little too coincidentally. ”

"This ......" Yun Fenghuang thought for a while and raised his eyebrows slightly: Indeed, the abruptness of this flood last year, at that time, the whole court was in full swing to discuss and use Wei Su's changes to intervene horizontally to influence the future master of the grassland.

And just as the temple was scheduled, the news of the flood came from the south, so that the imperial court was forced to give up the matter of mixing with Wei Su's civil strife, and even handed back the mother and son of the Da Yan clan who took the initiative to vote.

She muttered, "It's a coincidence...... If it weren't for the flood, the dynasty would have already been on the grassland! Well? ”

Yun Fenghuang reacted and said, "Since this flood has something to do with the remnants of the Ji family, why did you come to the grassland when the national dynasty had not yet sent troops?" ”

Isn't it more troublesome to wait for the DPRK to send troops and then make trouble with the flood?

Even more vicious, when the dynasty and Hale fought to the death, let the embankment burst and flood the richest prefectures and counties, and then add some unlucky proverbs, nursery rhymes, etc., that made Chunjia and others busy and overwhelmed!

So from this point of view, the move of the remnants of the Ji family seems to be to take revenge on the imperial court for revenge on Chunjia, and to take out anger on innocent people and national strength, but in fact, it is ...... Is it the mercy of his subordinates?

With the grievances between the remnants of the Ji family and Chunjia's uncle and nephew, there is no possibility of unbearable it!

This......

Yun Fenghuang recalled that Xia Chunjia said that he was worried about the north, and was surprised: "Your Majesty suspects the Dingbei Army??? ”