What Lu Zhen expected was quickly realized, but the price of all this was too great.

Since the middle of May, the northern region, which has always been dry and rainless, has been raining torrential rains, which has caused the water level of the Yellow River to soar continuously, and on May 24, it finally caused a big disaster - the Yellow River, which is constantly flowing, was suddenly diverted and rushed into several state capitals on the border of Henan, and a large number of fields and houses were washed away and submerged by the flood, and thousands of people lost their homes in a blink of an eye, and became refugees in all directions!

As the mother river of the Chinese nation, the Yellow River has nurtured the continuous growth and growth of the Chinese nation. But sometimes, this great mother will suddenly become a stepmother, and she will be violent towards her children and grandchildren, and often every few years, the river will suddenly change its original course with nine twists and eighteen bends, and the water will suddenly change its original course, break the embankment along the river somewhere, wreak havoc on everything around, and destroy the shelter that the people rely on for their livelihood.

On May 27 of the first year of Jingtai in the Ming Dynasty, the political envoy of Henan Province sent people to report the details of this major disaster to the imperial court, which immediately aroused a lot of discussion among the government and the opposition.

Whether it is for the monarchs and ministers of the court, or for the ordinary people, the past two years can really be regarded as an eventful autumn. In less than a year's work, the entire Great Tomorrow has faced several disasters, including the defeat of the army, the capture of the Son of Heaven, and the man-made disasters such as the Mongolian soldiers almost breaking through the capital, as well as natural disasters such as the flooding of the Yellow River.

On this point, the people of Qin Tianjian naturally have the most right to speak. But this time they resolutely denied this, only said that everything is a test of my Ming court, as long as this disaster is survived, the Ming Dynasty will be able to come to the extreme, and the future will be naturally smooth and prosperous.

The imperial court also quickly made this statement public, coupled with the relevant yamen, and even the people of the Jinyi Guard, who went around to suppress these rumors. However, the situation in the capital is easy to control, but the situation in the disaster area in Henan is not so easy to handle.

Soon, news came back from there, and the number of victims had increased to 30,000. Now those prefectures and counties that have not yet been affected by the disaster are also in short supply of money and food, and they urgently need the assistance of the imperial court.

The monarchs and ministers of the DPRK and the central government who heard about this incident were naturally nervous again. Everyone knows that the people take food as the truth, and for those disaster victims, the most important thing is to have enough to eat and survive. But obviously, it is really difficult for Henan Province, which is not too rich, to afford such a large burden.

But the imperial court now has its own problems. There is only a little silver and grain left in the treasury, and only when all of them are taken out and given to Henan can the urgent need be postponed. But in this way, the entire treasury of the Ming Dynasty has been completely emptied, and as long as there is a little bit of a fork in the place, the imperial court can only be helpless.

But now, I can only have a headache, and I will solve the urgent need of Henan first. In particular, those officials from Henan in the DPRK and China cried and begged in front of the Son of Heaven several times, asking the Son of Heaven to issue an order for disaster relief.

In such a situation, although the household officials tried to persuade them, they could only agree to their demands in the end. Subsequently, the imperial court sent the household servant as the messenger, and went straight to Henan with the relevant officials and the last bit of money and grain from the treasury to relieve the disaster and resist the flood at the same time.

In the following more than a month, the flood situation in Henan touched the hearts of every DPRK and Chinese official, and everyone was always concerned about the situation there, laughing because of the easing of the disaster situation, and worried about the problems that had appeared there again. Because everyone knows that once the flood is not calmed down this time, and then there is any bigger chaos, then the court will really be unthinkable.

Fortunately, this time the response of the imperial court was quite timely, and the officials who were sent to the disaster area were also dedicated, and with the efforts of them and the local government and civilian army, the raging river was finally blocked back, and the number of victims did not expand again.

By mid-June, the situation had stabilized and most of the victims had been able to return to their places of origin. Although their homes and fields had been destroyed by the floods, they began to rebuild them all under the direction of the local government.

At the same time, the grain in the standing warehouse prepared by the local government was also distributed to everyone along with the grain sent by the imperial court, so that they could not worry about their livelihood for the time being.

When the good news was transmitted back to the capital one by one, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although it is necessary to guard against the epidemic that will follow after the catastrophe, it is no longer a problem with the unified arrangement of experienced officials. Anyway, as long as the victims of the disaster did not become chaotic because of the problem of survival, and they were completely settled, this natural disaster could be regarded as surviving.

However, the emperor and many people who knew the inside story still did not have the slightest joy. Because the treasury at this time was completely empty, the Ming Dynasty had never been as empty and weak as it is today. Maybe if there is another disaster, the court can only watch the disaster become serious step by step, and eventually cause a big disaster.

When he saw that his colleagues were also worried, Lu Jin knew that the opportunity he had been looking for had finally been placed in front of him. There is no more suitable time than now to propose a ban on opening the sea, so that the imperial court can obtain money and food in this way to prevent recurrence.

After some planning and discussion with Hu Hui, Lu Zhen finally decided to throw out his bold idea in front of everyone at the court meeting on June 21.

Although he knew that as soon as this matter was raised, it would definitely be opposed by countless officials in the DPRK and China, but for the sake of the future of the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world, he could only know that there were tigers in the mountains and would prefer the tiger mountains!

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At the same time, a group of long-dormant plotters began to stir up.

In the backyard of a three-entry house somewhere, several men of different ages and different expressions were gathering together, whispering about a matter related to the peace of the world-

"The response of the Henan flood government is really fast, in less than ten days, a series of measures have been promulgated, not only to distribute relief food, but also to help them rebuild their homes, resulting in a plan of my Holy Sect all falling into the void!" The man who spoke was in his forties, and his face was gloomy.

"Lord Qian Xiang, this is obviously because your people in Henan have not done things well. If they had been provoked to attack the government and the official warehouse, this mess would have risen early, how could it have become such a situation? A man of considerable age sneered.

"Hmph, what you said is simple, how can it be so easy to provoke the people to resist and attack the government? Those people were just running for their lives, and who would be interested in hearing from us? Do you preach on a regular basis, as long as you show people a few strange methods in my holy religion, you can make them obey their words. ”

"It's your own incompetence that will let this great opportunity slip out of your hands in vain......"

"You ......" The other party's words completely angered the Qian Xiang master, and he immediately took the case, as if he wanted to do something with the other party.

Fortunately, at this moment, a young man sitting on the top spoke: "Okay, the two elders are very old, why are they so angry? We now need to discuss what to do next, not to hold anyone responsible. This young man is none other than Xu Qinglian, who appeared in Jiangnan by chance. A few years later, he looked much deeper than then, and with a light sweep of his eyes, he had the power to shock everyone on the spot.

That's right, this group of people is the elite leader of the White Lotus Sect in the north. In this world, only this restless force will always think of taking the opportunity of natural and man-made disasters to plunge the entire Ming Dynasty into chaos again.

This time, it was also fortunate that the imperial court and the local government intervened in time to provide disaster relief, so that their plan could not succeed, otherwise if it was delayed, I am afraid the consequences would be unknown.

As a virus hidden deep in the giant of the Ming Dynasty, the purpose of the White Lotus Sect is to overthrow the rule of the imperial court, and they do not hesitate to do many bottomless things for this reason. When the Mongols invaded the Central Plains before, they had such an idea, but it was only because of the strength of the officers and soldiers at that time that they had to dispel this idea.

But now, they smell an opportunity again.

Since there is a disaster, the victims of the disaster will inevitably be panicked, and as long as they take advantage of it, they will definitely cause a greater border disorder. It's a pity that this time they haven't really launched it, and the problem has been solved by the government again.

"What do you think, then?" A thin man looked at Xu Qinglian and asked.

"It seems that there is a rare opportunity in the land of Henan, since this is the case, we will create a chance for ourselves." Xu Qinglian had a smile on her face, but her eyes became sharp: "As far as I know, there is almost no surplus in the Ming Court's treasury now, so as long as there is any disaster anywhere, we can show our skills." ”

"What do you mean......" Everyone looked at him thoughtfully, and when they saw him nod, they all understood. Later, someone asked, "Where do you think it should be?" ”

"This time, let's play big." Xu Qinglian's fingers tapped on the tabletop, "Just set it near Beijing, so that the world can know that the Ming Court has long since lost the ability to protect them." As for the location, the area around Zhili is a little too dangerous after all, so it's a little farther away, and it's set in Shandong. ”

Hearing the word Shandong, everyone's eyes fell on the person who kept satirizing the lord of Qian Xiang just now. The spirit of the head of the White Lotus Sect named Xue Xin suddenly perked up: "Okay! I've been waiting for this day for almost ten years, so I let some people know that I'm amazing! ”