Zhongshu right prime minister farewell is now in a mess, Yu Shitai because of the impeachment of him was opposed by the emperor and collectively resigned, and the emperor is still in a stalemate, don't be cowardly and know that he has encountered an unprecedented crisis this time.

If the emperor agrees to the collective resignation of Yushitai, then he will become the culprit, and the emperor must blame him afterwards, if the emperor retreats, then it is to confirm the guilt of Yushitai to impeach him, and he will be ruined, and his head is different, which is really a dilemma.

Therefore, when Hama took the dictate of Emperor Zhizheng to persuade him to take the initiative to take the initiative to retreat, don't be cowardly, immediately bow down with tears and thank the Holy Grace.

In addition, he secretly sent the housekeeper to immediately send two large boxes of gold, silver and jewelry to Hama's house to express his gratitude.

Hama was in a better mood after finishing the errand, and walked towards the Totoku Mansion with his chin raised.

Twenty-four-year-old Tokhoff has matured a lot in the four years since he left Beijing, for him, the pursuit is no longer a temporary fame and wealth and family honor and disgrace, his uncle Boyan, who has been in charge of national politics for eight years, was pulled off the stage of history by his own hands, and his father who was a great minister has also passed away, and he has been an official to the right prime minister of Zhongshu when he was 20 years old.

The ultimate wealth and power, Tokhoff was born to enjoy, as a courtier to kill relatives, to assist Emperor Zhizheng to regain imperial power, he has been famous for the ages.

But in the four years since he left Beijing, he has seen many things that he can't see in most places......

Countless natural and man-made disasters, endless corpses are everywhere, and the dignified Dayuan has already been in a miserable state of lingering!

Therefore, when Mazartai died of illness, Tokhtar secretly returned to Beijing, planning how to return to the court, trying to turn the tide and help the building to fall, and strive to restore the devastated Dayuan to its former glory.

But now that even the gate of the Daming Palace can't be seen, how can it be a big thing to save the country and save the people? At this moment, he was having a long talk with his staff member Wu Zhifang in the study, frowning and sighing while talking.

"Sir, in the past four years, natural disasters have occurred frequently, especially in the abdomen and Henan Province. At this time, the amount of taxes in our dynasty was already 20 times that of our ancestors, but it was still so difficult financially. The Yellow River has breached several times, famines are frequent, plagues have broken out, people have been displaced, and a large number of people have died. ”

took off his hands on his back, and his handsome face had changed a little, and he was even more resolute at the moment.

"The current situation is turbulent, and the imperial court has long been powerless, not to mention that at this time, traitors are in power, if you want to make a difference, you have to think long-term, first get real power, and then say, the so-called can seek its position in its government."

Wu Zhifang has passed the age of antiquity, his body is thin and weak, and the brown spots on his face have spread from both sides to his neck, showing his old age, but a pair of eyes that are deep in the eye sockets are like eagle eyes, and his sharp gaze seems to be able to see through everything.

"Don't be cowardly with this old thief, because of family feuds and personal grudges, he even repeatedly slandered the saints, which caused my father to migrate to the Western Regions and become ill from hard work." Shedding hatred said.

Mazartai is Wu Zhifang's Bole, mentioning Mazartai's death, Wu Zhifang squinted, and the sadness contained in his eyes was indescribable.

After calming down, Wu Zhifang said hoarsely, "It's just that the old man is incompetent, and he can only watch the old prime minister die in a foreign country." ”

Wu Zhifang's heart, no matter what the success or failure of Mazartai is, he is the most respected prime minister in his heart, since the old prime minister is not there, then only as his son's detachment, is worthy of being the prime minister above ten thousand people under this big yuan!

When he wandered alone in the capital as a Han Chinese, only the old prime minister appreciated him, not only courtesy, but also asked himself to be the enlightenment of his two sons.

The so-called soldier dies for his confidant, and since then, Wu Zhifang has poured all his talents and wisdom into Mazartai's son Toto, and finally helped him become a talent.

"Sir, don't be sad anymore, pay attention to your body"

After all, Wu Zhifang is over seventy years old, and he is a little worried.

"Don't worry, I can't die yet, at least I have to do something for you before I die."

Wu Zhifang's answer moved Totoku very much, and he didn't say more.

"I heard that there is civil turmoil in Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"

Although Tokhtar has been away from Beijing for a few years, after all, the family power is all over the government and the opposition, and some major events of the government and the opposition can be seen without leaving home.

"Yes, and the movement is not small, gathering a lot of coastal fishermen and traders to rob the sea grain." Knowing that Tokh was talking about the rebellion of the people along the coast of eastern Zhejiang, Wu Zhifang replied truthfully.

"How does the imperial court respond?"

"Naturally, it is to order Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces to send troops to conscript."

"Hmph, if that group of waste is useful, why would they wait for the Haikou to grow up to this point before going to ask for it."

"This group of pirates is actually not to worry about, the important thing is that the disasters in the past few years have been really serious, the people have been in turmoil one after another, some religious organizations among the people have taken the opportunity to make trouble, and the Ming Sect, the White Lotus Sect and other demon sects have made a lot of noise, so they have to be guarded against."

Wu Zhifang is seventy years old, but when he talks about current affairs, he speaks steadily and has a clear mind.

Totoku sighed: "In the final analysis, it is the problem of the imperial court itself. Why didn't those people rebel sooner or later, but at this time? The problem of flooding cannot be stopped until it is solved. ”

"Flooding is indeed the first problem to be solved, and the second is finance, the treasury is empty but money is needed everywhere, and all expenses cannot be spent from taxes."

Tokhtar knew why, and nodded in agreement, but remained silent.

Since the ancestor Kublai Khan, all generations of imperial nobles have contempt and contempt for the Han people, before the monopoly of power Boyan had to the Zhizheng Emperor admonishment, in a vain attempt to kill the "Zhang, Wang, Liu, Li, Zhao" five surnames of the Han people, fortunately to the Zheng Emperor tried his best to oppose, did not cause a catastrophe.

From top to bottom, most of the official positions were held by Mongols and Semu, although a small number of Han Chinese held positions, and they were all deputy positions to assist in errands.

Since the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, it is an indisputable fact that the Mongolian and Semu nobles have oppressed the Han people.

Wu Zhifang knew that it was useless to talk more, so he changed the topic and said: "Now that the people are changing one after another, we must prevent people with intentions from taking advantage of the opportunity to make trouble, first of all, we must stabilize the overall situation, and the rectification of the rule of officials and other matters can be put later." ”

Tokhtar sighed, "That's all there is to it." ”

While the two were talking, the servant came in and reported that Lord Hama of the Ministry of Rites had asked to see him.

Tokhtar was overjoyed when he heard this, "Hama? Looks like good news! Please come in! ”

Wu Zhifang, as the most relied on staff of the detachment, naturally did not need to retreat.

Hama twisted his bloated body and walked in quickly, looking like a ball of meat from a distance.