Xia Shouzhong saw the two of them arguing, so he was angry. These people are becoming more and more unruly now, and they are too unruly to fight for themselves, they dare to quarrel outside the Dongnuan Pavilion and make themselves ugly in front of the emperor, is they so far worse than Dai Quan? Originally, when Dai Quan was in power, these killers were not so bold.

"You two who killed a thousand knives dare to quarrel in front of the emperor's Dongnuan Pavilion, and you don't want your life." Xia Shouzhong scolded angrily.

Only then did these two people find out that Xia Shouzhong had left the Dongnuan Pavilion, and both of them were frightened. Their quarrel seemed to alarm the Emperor. Otherwise, Xia Shouzhong would not have come out.

The little eunuch hurriedly stepped forward, "The little one asks the ancestor for peace, but the little one really has no choice." This old man who guards the door said that the five ministers of military aircraft want to see the emperor, but he doesn't tell the reason, how can I go in and report to him. ”

Who is Xia Shouzhong? Where will this little kid be deceived? I saw him kick the little eunuch aside with a kick, and then said to the few eunuchs standing next to him: "Send this little rabbit cub to the Shen Penal Division, and give me thirty boards first." If he doesn't die, let him come back on an errand. ”

Xia Shouzhong has actually been unpleasant to this little eunuch for a long time, this little rabbit cub still has some cleverness, since this period of time, in front of the emperor in every way to flatter, the emperor is more and more inseparable from him, if it goes on like this, I don't know when he kicked himself away, this time it happened to hit the muzzle, and he didn't get rid of him, that's a strange thing.

As soon as Xia Shouzhong gave the order, a few eunuchs came over and dragged the little eunuch out. This little eunuch knew that this beating was inevitable, and although his face was pale, he didn't dare to make a scream, for fear that if he alarmed the emperor, he might not be able to settle the account with a beating.

And when he left, looking at Xia Shouzhong, his eyes were full of resentment, and it seemed that he hated Xia Shouzhong.

The old eunuch trembled when he saw the little eunuch being pulled down, but he couldn't stand it, if the 30 board was beaten, an old life would be reimbursed immediately.

Xia Shouzhong glanced at him and asked, "What's the matter?" Tell me about it carefully. ”

"Chief Administrator, the five ministers of military aircraft just trotted to the front of the Heart Cultivation Palace, let me pass the message inside, they want to see the emperor immediately, I see that they are very anxious, I am afraid that something big has happened."

After Xia Shouzhong listened, he didn't delay, turned around and re-entered the Dongnuan Pavilion.

At this time, the emperor heard that there was no sound outside, and then he once again focused on the recital. But before he could look a few lines, he heard footsteps coming from far and near.

The emperor immediately looked up, knowing that in the palace, the eunuchs had rules for walking.

As soon as the emperor raised his head, he saw Xia Shouzhong hurrying in from outside. Xia Shouzhong had no rules under his feet at this time. Seeing that he came to the emperor in a hurry, he only gave the emperor a simple thousand, and said: "Long live the lord, the five military ministers outside asked to see together, and I heard the eunuch who watched the gate say that the five of them came in a very hurry, and almost trotted to the Palace of Nourishing Hearts." ”

After hearing this, the emperor immediately stood up and said to Xia Shouzhong: "Then what are you still doing in a daze?" Hurry up and get the five of them in. ”

After Xia Shouzhong listened, he turned around and hurriedly ran out. This time, he didn't stop when he left the Dongnuan Pavilion, and ran directly to the gate of the Heart Cultivation Palace.

As soon as Xia Shouzhong arrived at the gate of the Heart Cultivation Palace, he saw that all the ministers of military aircraft were waiting there.

"Five adults, the emperor ordered me to come and pass the word, please come in and see the driver quickly." Xia Shouzhong had already shouted before he could reach the five of them.

After hearing this, Jia Ke and the other five immediately entered the gate of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and then turned to the side and turned to the Dongnuan Pavilion. They also come to this place often, and they are already familiar with it.

Jia Ke and the others came to the outside of the Dongnuan Pavilion, Xia Shouzhong went in to report, and they waited outside for the emperor's reception.

After a while, Xia Shouzhong re-emerged and said to Jia Ke and the others, "Long live the lord, please let the five adults in." ”

Jia Ke and the others were also not polite, and entered the Dongnuan Pavilion together. The Emperor is now seated on a throne in the East Warm Pavilion.

Jia Ke and the others knelt down together to greet the emperor according to etiquette.

"All Aiqing get up, if there is anything to say, hurry up." The emperor is actually an anxious son, and he doesn't care about the details.

The five of them looked at each other, and then Jia Ke took a step forward, took out the eight-hundred-mile emergency report from his arms, held his hands above his head and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Anhui has sent an eight-hundred-mile emergency report." Heavy rains have fallen on both sides of the Huai River, and now the embankment has burst, and millions of people on both sides of the river have been affected. ”

When the emperor heard this, he immediately stood up, walked a few steps to Jia Ke, and took the report from him. He just stood there and watched.

At first, he was able to keep his composure. Later, he also felt that his legs were a little weak, and Xia Shouzhong next to him hurriedly supported him and helped him back to the throne.

After reading the recital of the emperor sitting on the throne completely, his face showed anger. It is already very clear that this must be the result of cutting corners on the embankment.

There is no reason, this year, the river yamen is only missing more than 1 million taels of silver, and the embankments on both sides of the Huai River will not be able to hold on. In the past, the millions of taels of silver invested every year were all wasted?

The emperor barely held back his anger, "This is not only a natural disaster, but also **, if it weren't for the corruption of those people in the river, it wouldn't have caused today's catastrophe, what do you people say." ”

Zuodu Yushi Tianye stood up first and said: "Long live, now we can't take care of anything else, let's rescue the main task first." Otherwise, once millions of victims are instigated, it will end up with a catastrophe. ”

Liu Yu completely agreed with his opinion, and at this time he also stood up to help: "Long live Lord, Tian Ye's words are exactly the words of Jin Yu, the old man is seeking the country, it is better to allocate grain and grass from the treasury in various places first, and it is important to hurry up and rescue the disaster." ”

Jia Ke was silent for a while, and finally couldn't help but say: "I'm afraid that there is not so much grain and grass in various places, and there are really some problems with the governance of officials over the years, I am afraid that half of the grain in the warehouses in various places is good now." ”

After listening to Jia Ke's words, the emperor said angrily: "When are you still attacking each other, it is still important to discuss disaster relief." ”

The emperor thought that Jia Ke was attacking Liu Yu's relaxation of the rule of officials to cause today's catastrophe.

Jia Ke did not flinch because of the emperor's anger, but said loudly: "The minister is telling the truth, over the years, there have been many corrupt and perverted laws in various places, especially the grain storage roads have reached the point of unscrupulousness. I'm afraid only they know how much grain there is left in the grain storage road now. Last time, in order to raise food for Shaanxi, didn't you already know it? ”

After listening to Jia Ke's words, the emperor also beat a drum in his heart. He knew about the grain storage road, and it was a good thing done by his younger brother Zhongshun Wang, but he had already ordered the Zhongshun king to transport five million loads of grain to the grain storage road, which seemed to be able to support it for a while.

The Emperor is now beginning to rejoice, but fortunately he was ruthless at the time. Otherwise, the world will really be in chaos now.

"You don't have to worry about the grain storage road and some food, first take out some of it for disaster relief, if it's not enough, let's think of other ways." The emperor had some confidence in his heart, and commanded Jia Ke and the others.

Jia Ke thought for a while and said: "The ministers have already discussed it at the military aircraft department just now, since there is still grain in the grain storage road, then please ask the emperor to allocate three million taels first to relieve the victims of Lianghuai." ”

Originally, Jia Ke wanted the emperor to take out 4 million quintals of grain first, but seeing that the emperor was so stubborn, he could only give 3 million quintals first, depending on the situation.

When the emperor heard this, he was immediately displeased, "Why do you need so much?" I think that for the time being, less than a million quintals of grain should be about the same. When the time comes, open porridge sheds everywhere so that the victims can eat some porridge so that they don't starve to death. ”

Zuodu Yushi Tianye frowned at this time, originally he didn't want to come out to speak, but after thinking about the millions of victims, he still took a step forward, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid one million quintals of food is not enough." Your Majesty did not count the losses on the road, and I am afraid that even half of this grain will not be left in the disaster area. ”

Tian Ye paused and said: "There are also millions of people affected by the disaster in the Lianghuai area of Anhui Province now, but as time goes by, I am afraid that more people will be sent, and these grains are just a drop in the bucket." ”

Sun Yan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, has been silent, and now he knows that he should say a few words, "Long live Lord, I'm afraid it's not enough to just transport these grains." It is also necessary to prepare some grain for other use, so please ask the emperor to open the inner treasury and raise grain and grass in the south of the Yangtze River in case of emergency. ”

When the emperor heard this, he was immediately furious, and originally said that it was to mobilize grain and grass, and he was a little distressed, after all, it was 5 million quintals of grain, and he would have to go out 3 million quintals at once, but this was bearable, after all, it was a disaster relief, and it was also to stabilize his rule.

But now that I heard that he was allowed to open the inner library, it was a little unbearable. After all, this is his private money, and he still has a large family to support, and the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace also have to give monthly money. He also spends a lot of money every month, and if he opens the inner library, I'm afraid he will have to tighten his belt after this year.

"There is not much silver left in the palace, and this year's expenses have been reduced a lot, so I really can't come up with the silver, so let's think of other ways, don't keep making up my mind about my private money."

Liu Yu had already agreed to everyone's approach when he was in the military aircraft department just now, and now seeing that the emperor was not strong, it made him blush very much, but he had always claimed that the emperor was a virtuous monarch who was diligent and loved the people.

"Long live the Lord, there is really no silver in the household department, and this time not only the two Huai regions need political achievements, but even the news from Shaanxi in a few months, if you don't prepare in advance now, once the disaster relief is delayed at that time, it will become a catastrophe. The minister asked the emperor to think twice. ”

Tian Ye was also unhappy by the emperor's attitude just now, "Long live Qiyu, even the current grain and grass sent to the south may not be enough, you must know that when you go out of Beijing, it is 3 million, and it would be good to use 2.5 million." When I get to the disaster area, I'll be thankful. ”

Zuodu Yushi Tian Ye said very tactfully, but everyone had already understood the general meaning. Now the whole court is seriously corrupt, and the grain goes all the way from the capital to the disaster area, and the officials in various places are exploiting and the people who transport the grain and grass are corrupt. I'm afraid that half of it is already in the hands of the victims, thank God.

Liu Yu, as the secretary of the ministry, has been helping the emperor to give advice for a while, and the control of the ministry is indeed a little loose, which has caused the current rule of officials to be worse than when the emperor was serious.