Liu Yu knew his mistakes during this period of time, and at this time, he could no longer hide it for the sake of the court's affairs.

Liu Yu stepped forward and said to the emperor with a calm face: "This is the fault of the minister, what Lord Tian said is right, one million loads of grain is now in the disaster area, I'm afraid only half of it will be left." Therefore, at least 3 million quintals must be sent, and it must not be less, otherwise the catastrophe will not be far away. ”

Only then did the emperor feel shocked, he did not expect that the rule of officials would be corrupted to such a degree.

The emperor only felt a fire rushing directly to his head from his heart, "What are you guys eating?" The court has become like this, and you can turn a blind eye. Now that such a big thing has happened, you have reported it to me. What use do I want you people to have? ”

Seeing that the emperor was angry, Jia Ke and the others quickly knelt down together and said, "The ministers are guilty of capital crimes, please punish the emperor." ”

When the emperor saw them kneeling down and pleading guilty, he thought that he would take the opportunity to demote Jia Ke, but then he thought that this was completely forcing Jia Ke to jump over the wall in a hurry. And this matter is mainly Liu Yu's responsibility, Jia Ke is under Liu Yu's strict defense, and he has no ability to infiltrate the officials, it seems that this matter can only be lifted high and gently put down.

"Several of you have neglected to oversee in this matter, and each of you will be fined for half a year to set an example." The emperor said his punishment decision with a gloomy face.

Everyone knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the emperor to thank him, "Thank you, long live the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live." ”

"Get up, now is not the time to sing praises, hurry up and talk about how to solve this matter." The Emperor is already a little anxious.

Jia Ke stood up and said first: "Your Majesty's main problem now is disaster relief, one million loads of food must not be enough, and now is not the time to deal with the officials. We can only settle accounts with them after the disaster is relieved. ”

The emperor silently calculated, seeing that this means that no two million quintals of grain can survive this difficulty.

"Tobe, how much food is there now?" The Emperor asked.

When everyone heard him ask, they all looked at each other. You must know that such a key department as the household department has always been controlled by the emperor's cronies.

Jia Ke, as the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, also knows some general information. So he stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the last time the household department raised grain, a total of more than 1.5 million quintals, these grains were originally intended to be sent to Shaanxi for disaster relief, and later the prince of Zhongshun sent them again, about 4.8 million quintals of grain. That's the total number of all the grain depots in the capital. ”

The emperor had a clear idea of how much grain was in the capital now, and he thought about it carefully, "Then first propose two million quintals and send people to the Lianghuai area for disaster relief." ”

Jia Ke arched his hand and said, "My Emperor Shengming." ”

And Tian Ye below frowned, just now a few of them compromised with the emperor and said that it was three million, but the emperor only gave 2 million quintals, and at this time, I don't know what to do with the door?

But he didn't know that the emperor had already used this batch of grain in his heart, and the emperor was going to use these grains to buy the soldiers and generals of the nine sides after disposing of Jia Ke. Let them be quiet and don't make any trouble.

Several ministers of military aircraft saw that the emperor was really like an iron rooster, and there was nothing they could do. It can only be appointed to the disaster area and deliver 2 million loads of grain, depending on the situation.

But old Meng Ming stood up again at this time, "Long live Lord, just now the Shangshu of the Criminal Department said that he wanted to ask the emperor to open the inner library, how did the emperor think about it?" ”

When the emperor heard this, he was a little annoyed and angry, how could he still remember this? Didn't I already tell you that there is not so much money in the palace, why can't I be spared?

"Old Aiqing, I just said that there is no money in the palace, let's find another way, don't keep putting ideas on my underwear."

Jia Ke thought about his set goal, that is, he wanted the emperor to spend all the money in the inner treasury, at this time, seeing that Lao Meng Ming had already given him the lead, how could he let go of such a good opportunity, so he took a step forward and said to the emperor: "The minister still asks the emperor to open the inner treasury, spend some silver to buy grain from Jiangnan, from now to next year's autumn harvest There will be more than a year, these grains and grass may not be able to support it, please make plans early, otherwise it may be too late then." ”

Liu Yu didn't know Jia Ke's plans, but he still agreed with Jia Ke's opinion, after all, for such a long time, if the victims were not given enough food to keep them alive, by then these victims would have worn the opposite, and the whole Anhui would be over, and if the trouble was not good, it would spread to the most prosperous areas in the south of the Yangtze River, which was an important source of taxes for the imperial court, and the Jiangnan court would not be able to operate in a short time.

"Long live, the minister also agrees with Lord Jia's opinion, now is the very time to ask the emperor to open the inner treasury to buy grain and grass in case of emergency."

When the emperor heard the two of them say this, he was almost speechless. It seems that he can't keep his money, Bi Jing even Liu Yu spoke, it seems that the Military Aircraft Department has reached an agreement.

But from another aspect, this time Jia Ke may not have any conspiracy, purely thinking about disaster relief, which makes him a little relieved.

The emperor sat on it and was silent for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Then allocate 1.5 million taels of silver from the inner treasury to buy grain from Jiangnan, what do you think?" ”

Jia Ke and Liu Yu glanced at each other, and reluctantly retreated into the class, and their appearance as the emperor was also the last compromise. I'm afraid it won't be possible to come up with any more money.

Liu Yu felt like a tough battle just now, and he only felt Jia Ke's feelings now, it was really a difficult task to stand up to the emperor so hard every day.

This emperor is really not easy to speak, for the sake of the country, he still doesn't pull out a dime, I don't know what he is doing with all the money? I don't know what to prioritize when it will be.

The next step is to choose the one who will go to the disaster relief. This candidate is the most important candidate at present, and a high-ranking and powerful person must be sent to go, otherwise it will not be possible to suppress the corrupt officials in the disaster area.

Liu Yu first said: "Long live the lord, it is better to let Chen Yong, the secretary of Dali Temple, go." He has been in charge of prisons for many years and has been quite a deterrent among officials. ”

Jia Ke immediately objected, "Although Chen Yong, the secretary of Dali Temple, has some ability, but his deterrent power is insufficient. It is difficult for those officials below to protect each other and fill their pockets. And in case it's time to dispose of it, he doesn't have that much power, he will only look ahead and look backwards, and it's better to choose another candidate. ”

The emperor said unhappily: "In this case, you recommend a candidate." ”

"If you let the minister recommend, the minister recommends the Minister of Military Aircraft, the left capital Yushi Tian Ye, this not only has a deterrent effect, but also Tian Da has a high position and power, and those people below dare not be too rampant. And as the Minister of Military Aircraft, Lord Tian can also act cheaply. ”

Jia Ke said the candidate in his mind, he thinks that Zuodu Yushi Tian Ye is more suitable than Dali Siqing, you must know that the imperial history of all places is in charge of Zuodu Yushi Tian Ye, and Tian Ye is also available in the local area, so as not to be blind.

After listening to Jia Ke's words, the emperor also began to think about it. I feel that what Jia Ke said is indeed reasonable, and Zuodu Yushi Tianye is indeed more deterrent than Dali Siqing.

"What do you guys think, especially Tian Aiqing, what do you say about Jia Ke's suggestion?" The emperor still decided to ask the opinions of the others, and now the emperor was wary of any words Jia Ke said, for fear of accidentally falling for his tricks again.

Liu Yu first stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that what Master Jia said is reasonable, and it is more appropriate for Lord Tian to go than Dali Siqing." ”

The other two ministers of military aircraft, seeing that the two foremen of the military aircraft department agreed, did not have anything to say, and they all said: "What the two lords said is reasonable, and the ministers seconded it." ”

The emperor saw that everyone else agreed, but without Zuodu, Yu Shi Tianye still didn't say a word.

"Tian Aiqing, you can talk about it yourself, they all said it, what do you think?" Seeing the meaning, the emperor had already agreed to let Tian Ye go to the Lianghuai region for disaster relief.

Zuodu Yushi Tian Ye silently took a step forward, and then arched his hand to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, if you let the minister go this time." I would like to ask Your Majesty to grant your ministers the power to act cheaply. Otherwise, the minister is not sure to handle this matter well. ”

"Since I let you go, I will naturally give you the right, I will give you a Shang Fang sword, you take this sword with you, the officials below the third rank will be cut first and then played, and the officials above the third rank can let him be temporarily dismissed. What do you think. ”

The emperor has made a bloody investment this time, and since the founding of the country, successive emperors have never given others such great power. Even Jia Ke is counted as one person below ten thousand people, and has not been given such authority by the Emperor Taishang.

Tian Ye was stunned for a moment when he heard the emperor's trust, and he couldn't help but feel guilty in his heart. He has been a little estranged from the emperor during this period of time, but he didn't expect the emperor to still be so concerned about him.

So Tian Ye knelt on the ground with tears in his eyes, "Long live and rest assured, the minister will definitely use all the food for the victims this time." Those corrupt officials will never be allowed to get any benefit. ”

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, in fact, the emperor was also thinking about re-subduing the left capital Yushi Tianye just now, so he made such a heart-to-heart appearance. It seems that the effect is still good.

Jia Ke looked at them from the side, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart, if the emperor really believed in Zuodu Yushi Tianye, then he was afraid that he would suffer in the future.

Then Jia Ke seems that Zuodu Yushi Tianye is a typical wall grass, doesn't Jia Ke think this person has any evil intentions? Mainly in Jia Ke's opinion, Tian Ye knows how to protect himself too well, and such a person will never change his position because of a momentary move for his own safety. The emperor's set is destined to be empty and happy.

After kneeling on the ground and thanking the emperor, Zuodu Yushi Tianye continued: "Your Majesty, this time I went south, I think the road is a border land for displaced people, and the ministers can only go south while putting grain, but the safety problem on the way is very troublesome, please send a pair of forbidden troops to the south with the ministers, in order to make sure it happens." ”

The emperor naturally understood this truth, if the group of victims were hungry, they could do anything. Not to mention robbing official food, even killing officials and rebelling is also a common thing.

So the emperor was silent for a moment, and the current Praetorian Guard was about 20,000 people, although the commander of the Praetorian Guard was Jia Ke's people. But ever since the Emperor took over the Praetorian Guard from the Emperor, he thought it was the only force he could rely on.

Because the Emperor told him at that time that several commanders in the Praetorian Guard were his henchmen, so he could use them with confidence. Therefore, the emperor is now very close to the Praetorian Guard, and he will not agree to even the slightest sign of weakening the Praetorian Guard.

The emperor thought for a while, turned to Jia Ke and said, "Jia Aiqing, let the three major battalions send some men and horses to follow Tian Aiqing, there is no problem, right?" ”