On July 2, in the capital, Shi Chongwei received an urgent report from Zhu Jinfeng.

“…… The rebels sailed south from Chihuai County, Renzhou to the embankment of Nanliu County and fought fiercely with the officers and soldiers, and the officers and soldiers were defeated and retreated to Nanliu County. In order to block the pursuit of the army, the traitor Wu Yanhao ordered people to dig the embankment of the Yuanhua River, causing the 28 cities of Weizhou to be affected, flooding millions of hectares of fields, washing away countless houses, and the dead covered the river and sank for a long time. Chen led his army to Nanliu County, and the rebels fled into the Panghua Mountains. Seeing that the field was full of hunger, hundreds of thousands of people cried for help, and bravely ordered the pursuit to be stopped, and ordered the army to collect the dead bodies and burn them......

Shi Chongwei felt the Venus in front of him spin around, his throat was sweet, his chest was blocked, and he screamed and fell on the throne. The Son of Heaven fainted, the ministers were in chaos, and Kong Xing shouted: "What are you panicking, long live a moment of discomfort, please ask the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat it." Wait here, supervise the imperial history to record the names of everyone in the palace today, and do not omit them, if anyone dares to talk nonsense, they will be severely punished. ”

The imperial doctor hurriedly arrived, asked about the situation, pricked a needle, and Shi Chongwei woke up faintly. Hearing that the Son of Heaven breathed a sigh, everyone also breathed a sigh of relief, and the Son of Heaven woke up. Zhang Jin hurriedly asked the eunuch to help the Son of Heaven on the dragon chariot and send him back to the palace to recuperate.

Kong Province grabbed the imperial doctor and asked in a low voice, "How is Banzai?" ”

"Yu Kongxiang, long live the anger and attack the heart, the blood is upwell, there is no major obstacle, and you can recover after a while." The Imperial Doctor said.

Duan Cizong on the other side loudly told the ministers in the palace about the diagnosis of the imperial doctor, and learned that the Son of Heaven was just in a hurry, and everyone was a little relieved. The Son of Heaven has returned to the palace, and the mess in Jiangnan cannot be delayed, Kong Xing thought about it and ordered: "Let's discuss how to deal with the aftermath first, and then play tomorrow when we have the results." ”

Disaster relief, countering chaos, and dealing with the aftermath are all major events, and none of them can be separated from money. Yang Quanzong, the head of the household, had a bitter face, the Son of Heaven built the Yanshan Palace, he secretly took away 16 million taels from the treasury, and the silver left in the treasury was only more than 10 million, where did he get the silver to do so many things.

Hearing that Kong Xiang and Duan Xiang were discussing arranging at least 10 million taels for Jiangnan, Yang Quanzong stiffened his head and said: "The two Xiangye, there is not enough money in the treasury, and they can't take out so much money. ”

Duan Cizong was stunned for a moment, and said: "I remember that last year's tax was 46 million taels, and this year's expenditure is only 18 million taels, and there are still 28 million taels of silver in the treasury. ”

Yang Quanzong was stunned for a long time, and under Duan Cizong's repeated questioning, he had no choice but to tell the truth, and said: "Long live the construction of the Yanshan Palace, and took away 16 million taels from the library. ”

These words are like a thunderclap, everyone knows that the Son of Heaven is building the Yanshan Palace, and the Wenchen led by Kong Province and Duan Cizong have advised many times, but Shi Chongwei refused to admonish on the grounds that the silver taels used in the construction were from the inner treasury, and who knew that Yang Quanzong secretly used the treasury, and it was still 16 million taels.

"Shechen", Duan Cizong unceremoniously reprimanded: "Wei Youcheng, what are you doing as a doctor of imperial history, there are traitorous ministers above the court who actually ignore it, what is the use of setting up a royal history platform?" ”

Wei Youcheng was scolded by Duan Cizong and his face was flushed, Yang Quanzong used the treasury and silver to build the Yanshan Palace, he had heard the rumors, and he also deliberately advised the Son of Heaven in private, but Shi Chongwei didn't care, saying that the national tax is increasing every year, and the silver in the treasury is enough to spend, and the construction of the Yanshan Palace is for the Queen Mother to raise the Heavenly Age, and it is filial piety, and he also said that he is the son-in-law of the Queen Mother, and he should support it. Wei Youcheng went home to complain to his wife, Princess Anshou sighed and asked him not to do much, Wei Youcheng only didn't know, but today he was scolded by Duan Xiang in front of everyone.

Kong Province softened: "Now is not the time to be held accountable, it is the first time to overcome the difficulties." Yang Shangshu, there are still 10 million silver in the treasury, so he first took out 5 million taels to rescue the emergency, and sent letters to Lizhou, Duanzhou, Renzhou, and Dezhou, asking them to raise food to transport to Weizhou, and be sure to ensure military food and prevent the people from starving to death. ”

Duan Cizong said solemnly: "The most urgent thing at the moment is to save the people, if the people have no food, it is easy to be coerced by the rebels, and the Yuanhua River burst a few years ago and almost caused a catastrophe." ”

Shangshu Ding Dawei of the Ministry of War said: "The Marquis of Annan has done a good job, and it is much more convenient to mobilize a large army for disaster relief than the local government. Just now, Duan Xiang was worried that the rebels would threaten the victims, and this could not be taken without precautions, and the victims should be properly resettled, dispersed to nearby counties, and the victims could not be allowed to gather near Panghua Mountain. The rebels fled into the Panghua Mountains and wanted to set up a military fortress around them to trap the rebels in the mountains. This gang of thieves is heinous in crime, and not killing them is not enough to make the people angry. ”

Because of Annan's rebellion, Taiwei Zhu Zipu went to court on time, and the matter of countering the rebellion was within the purview of the Taiwei Mansion, and as Taiwei Zhu Zipu could not speak out. After thinking for a moment, Zhu Zhipu said: "Ding Shangshu's extensive military village is feasible, but it can be added that the villagers near Panghua Mountain can strengthen their vigilance, increase patrols in regimental training, and weave a dense net to prevent the rebels from escaping." The Panghuashan rebels temporarily besieged but did not attack, mainly to help the victims, but Liu Wei's rebels could not continue to let them cause trouble, and should send troops to exterminate them in time. ”

Ding Dawei said: "The Marquis of Annan commanded the army in Weizhou for disaster relief, and You Shungong, the deputy governor of the Annan battalion, was overwhelmed, holding 60,000 soldiers and horses but there was no way to take Liu Wei's rebels. ”

"Yes, Zhu also has this intention." Zhu said simply.

Liu Jin hurriedly walked in and announced in a loud voice: "The Son of Heaven decrees: I bow to the dragon and are unwell, and the major affairs of the court and government are temporarily presided over by the two ministers and the Taiwei, and I can carry it out." ”

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Panghua Mountain, Funiu Village back mountain. Wu Yanhao stood on top of the peak with a tired face, with the undulating mountains at his feet, and the wind stirred the trees and made a burst of waves.

It has been nearly a month since entering Funiu Village, and digging the embankment of the Yuanhua River blocked the pursuit of the imperial army, winning a respite for the righteous army. The rice harvested before entering the mountains was enough to support the army until the end of the year, and the problem of food shortage was alleviated.

The brothers who inquired about the news brought back the bad news, digging the Yuanhua River to flood dozens of cities, affecting an area of thousands of miles, drowning more than 10,000 people, and leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless. Wu Yanhao was stunned when he heard the news, he really didn't expect such a result, the four words of guilt could not be circled, and Wu Yanhao lost weight in a few days.

There was footsteps behind him, it was a cowboy. The cowboy looked at Wu Yanhao with some concern, in his memory, the eldest brother was always like a sharp sword, and he was constantly hit but made him sharper and sharper. The news that the people of Weizhou were badly damaged by the excavation of the Yuanhua River embankment came, and the eldest brother was hit hard, and the blade of the sword was blunted.

The two stood silently looking at the scenery, and for a long time, Wu Yanhao asked out loud: "Cowboy, what's wrong?" ”

"Big brother, the people in Funiu Village are a little restless." Cowboy muffled.

Wu Yanhao didn't make a sound, sighed for a long time, and said: "The brothers in Funiu Village are all from Weizhou, I dug up the Yuanhua River and caused their relatives and friends to suffer, they will inevitably have some resentment towards me, and I am afraid that Funiu Village will not be able to stay for a long time." ”

"Big brother, do you want to destroy the people in Barberry Village." Cowboy is murderous.

Wu Yanhao shook his head and said: "The brothers of Funiuzhai have accepted us, we can't do such a treacherous thing." Digging Yuan Huajiang is my incomplete thinking, and the big mistake has been repented late. While the officers and soldiers do not have the strength to deal with us, you go and inform the brothers that you are ready to go south to Lizhou and leave this place. ”

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There was a small controversy about who to send south to succeed You Shungong, Duan Cizong recommended Jiang Anyi, the envoy of Huazhou, while Zhu Zhipu recommended his nephew, Zhu Yifeng, the general of Zhongwu, and Shi Chongwei made the decision after playing the son of tomorrow, and Zhu Yifeng, the general of Zhongwu, went south to quell the rebellion.

Jiang Anyi learned about this controversy from Tian Shoulou's letter, and felt a little regretful in his heart, it has been a few months since the Gobi cracked down on horse thieves, and the Huiye Mansion, which has been living idlely, is really a little itchy. Jiang Anyi has investigated the case of the Yuanhua River embankment, and has seen the tragic situation of those people who have been coerced and cannot survive and cannot die, and he hates Wu Yanhao's group of rebels to the core, and if he has the opportunity to lead the army to exterminate them, Jiang Anyi will never show mercy to his subordinates.

Zhang Keji shook his head and sighed: "I'd rather be a peace dog, don't be a troubled person, this world is going to be chaotic." ”

Jiang Anyi said disapprerovingly: "Sir, a little alarmist, although the Annan rebels are not shallow, but the first emperor loves the people, the people are convinced, and the vitality of the court is still there. ”

Zhang Keji shook the folding fan and smiled without speaking, the lord is still loyal to the court, and the idea of making contributions to the court with his talent has never changed, but Emperor Su has changed to the present, and the lord's expectation is difficult to achieve.

After Yan Qingze went to Shasu Kingdom, he quickly showed his edge, and under his design, the Shasu army raided the territory of Weiche, defeated 20,000 defenders of Weiche, and captured two cities; Immediately after the joint Tian Wei, Daqi, Qianglan a total of 70,000 soldiers and horses and Rong Mi, Jusu State decisive battle, Rao Ansi shined to capture the flag, killed Rong Mi Guo Jin Hu General Leda, captured Rong Mi three cities, Rong Mi began to turn from strong to declined, Jusu turned to Shasu to form an alliance, Longgai in Shasu country prestige, the throne is unshakable; Yan Qingze also used gold and silver to induce Teng Gongli and other horse thieves to attack and harass Xiuli Kingdom, and Xiuli Kingdom had to withdraw its army to deal with the attack......

To tell the truth, seeing Yan Qingze's prosperity in the Western Regions, Zhang Keji was a little envious, of course, he was a fellow strategist and inevitably secretly compared, his status as the first strategist was a little unstable, the folding fan shook gently, and the corners of Zhang Keji's mouth habitually showed a smile, and he was unfathomable under the accompaniment of the silver mask. The Western Regions is just a corner land, and the deeds of the lord are in Dazheng, perhaps in the Yongchang imperial capital.

Zhang Keji knew from the situation reported by the chariots and horses everywhere that the government's exploitation of the people was becoming more and more intense, and many landless people could only flee in the mountains, and the rebellion of the Annan Tun army gave the people of the world a bad start, and the 100,000 troops of the court could not exterminate the rebels for more than half a year, and the rebels spread to seven states, which invisibly sowed the seeds of rebellion, and perhaps an inconspicuous riot would cause a major collapse.