For three days in a row, Han Ruzi and Yang Feng visited the school in the deep alley every day, and saw more and more people day by day, including the disciples of Guozijian and Taixue, the Jinshi who had not yet been conferred officials, and the officials of various ministries and departments...... Although they are not big officials, they are very familiar with the government and politics, and they are enthusiastic about helping the people.

Han Ruzi only wanted to figure out one thing: under normal circumstances, how should the government provide disaster relief?

Gradually, the way the court operated became clearer and clearer to him: when there was a local disaster, officials had to quickly collect the situation and report it to the relevant ministries and departments and the prime minister's office, depending on the severity. If the damage is relatively minor, the magistrate can solve it at that time, and only need to report the solution and cost; If the disaster is a little more serious, the magistrate cannot call the shots, but he has to give a solution, and the boss decides whether it can be used or not; The disaster was so severe that the magistrate could only plead guilty and wait for an order from the imperial court.

In fact, the methods are always those, opening warehouses, borrowing grain, persuading farmers, suppressing business, reducing rent, exempting rent, etc., but only with the permission of the emperor can the emperor's grace and power be shown.

Since last autumn, the disaster documents have been delivered to the household department and the prime minister's office, and at that time the palace was still normally approving the chapter, so everything that can be done has been done everywhere, but it is just a drop in the bucket, and when the disaster requires large-scale grain release, the palace has no holy decree.

Han Ruzi wants to make a big thing small, and there are many difficulties.

On the third day, Han Ruzi got the preliminary estimate of the Tan family from the king of the East China Sea, they can directly release grain in dozens of counties, and can also contact wealthy businessmen in more than 300 counties to participate in disaster relief, accounting for almost sixty percent of the affected places, but the acceptance capacity is limited, no more than 100,000 people, can only last for one or two months, and according to the statistics of the household department, the number of displaced people in the world is almost 500,000.

On this afternoon, Han Ruzi finally met a relatively high-status official, Liu Zeqin, a household servant, who was one of the ministers who were qualified to elect the emperor, and dared to come to see the tired marquis, which was to take a great risk, and as soon as they met, he said: "I am not here to support the tired marquis, I just want to do something for the people." ”

"I'm not here for support." Han Ruzi said with a smile.

As an official of the household department, Liu Zeqin knows the disaster best, but it did not bring good news, "There must be a holy decree, in fact, the relevant documents have already been prepared, just wait for the holy decree to leave the palace, it can be distributed to various places and implemented immediately." ”

Han Ruzi did not have hope for the holy decree and asked, "Is it possible to issue the document directly?" ”

Liu Zeqin shook her head vigorously, "Even if the household department is bold, who will send it?" The post station is under the management of the Ministry of War, and without the Ministry of War, a single document cannot be sent, and even if it arrives at the place, there is no copy of the holy decree, and the officials do not dare to carry it out, and the assassins from all over the country will definitely write to ask for details...... In short, it is not feasible, it is difficult to move an inch. ”

Han Ruzi has been listening these days, and finally said his thoughts, "I once led troops from Mayi City to Broken Iron City, and along the way from various counties to supply grain and grass, does this also require a holy decree?" ”

Liu Zeqin pondered for a while, "Actually, it is needed, but it has been promulgated a long time ago, and it is the holy decree that gives the general the power of the governor of the frontier military affairs, so that the general can give orders to the county." ”

"The general also received a holy decree when he quelled the civil strife."

"Of course, otherwise, it would be a felony for the general to leave the frontier."

"In this way, the general can actually levy grain."

Liu Zeqin pondered for a while, and then replied less confidently, "It should be possible, but it can only be used to raise the army, not to help the victims." ”

"What about the captives?"

"Captive?"

"There will be battles when there is chaos, and there will be prisoners when there is fighting.

"This ...... I think it should be possible, but if there are too many prisoners, the magistrate still has to report to the imperial court, and the garrison must also report to the military department and the metropolitan governor's office. ”

"But the captives can't starve, does the magistrate raise the captives first and then report them, or report them first and then raise the captives?"

Liu Zeqin thought for a while, "I can only temporarily raise prisoners and wait for the order of the imperial court, but ......"

"But without a holy decree, the imperial court cannot recognize or veto these reports, and the local authorities have to keep 'temporary' prisoners."

Liu Zeqin stared at the tired marquis, and finally believed that he really wanted to do something, "The question is, does the general agree?" Even if he agreed, how could the armies everywhere take all the displaced people prisoners? ”

"You can recruit security, or you can be incorporated into the army." Han Ruzi said that captives were just a title.

"Again, will the general agree? This responsibility is not small, and when the court returns to normal, he needs to explain a lot of things. ”

"I'll settle it on the general's side, I just hope that when the documents from all over the country arrive, the household department will not reject them."

"The Ministry of Household has the power to refuse, but ...... At present, the situation is special, and it is better to have more than one thing, but not only the household department, but also the military department, the metropolitan governor's office, the prime minister's office, the imperial history platform, and so on, will all receive documents, and if one of the yamen does not agree, the local officials will have to stop supporting the 'captives'. ”

The old gentleman Guo Cong coughed and interjected: "Relief for the victims is related to the fortunes of the Great Chu State, you can't just let the tired marquis contribute, you have been studying for many years, talking about benevolence and righteousness, and now it's time to practice it, Lord Shi Shen of the Right Patrol was my student, I can find and talk about it, disaster relief has nothing to do with the battle for the throne." ”

A young scholar spoke: "Once the name of the Tired Marquis disaster relief spreads, and it has nothing to do with the battle for the throne, I'm afraid no one will believe it, right?" ”

Han Ruzi thought of this section early and said: "The Tan family releases grain, only in the name of the Tan family, and the local government collects the displaced people, all thanks to the general, and my reputation will never come out of this." ”

Qu Zixi is not very old, but he has the highest status among scholars, and he first raised the topic of disaster relief, and then said: "Mr. Guo is right, after talking about benevolence and righteousness for so many years, it is time for us to practice it again, even if we can't get officials from various ministries to support disaster relief, we must not let them do bad things." ”

More than a dozen scholars said yes, and they offered advice one after another, using the relationship between classmates, the same year, fellow villagers, and teachers and students, and the scholars were able to get in touch with almost all officials in the DPRK and China.

Yang Feng walked to the side of the Tired Marquis and asked in a low voice: "Neither the Tired Marquis nor I can leave Beijing, and the general can't return to Beijing, how can I persuade him?" ”

"I want to send Meng E."

Yang Feng was slightly stunned, he recognized Meng E, and knew that it was a woman who was only good at martial arts, and her eloquence was not as good as that of ordinary people, so it was really difficult for her to persuade the general.

"One of the general's daughters is Mrs. Wenyang Hou, and Mrs. Pingenhou has a good relationship, Wenyang Hou is now serving under the general, and there are several wives, her husbands are in the army, husband and wife have been separated for many days, and they are eager to get together, Shang County is very close to the capital......"

Yang Feng has already understood, Han Ruzi wants to salute first and then soldier, and the general Han Xing cooperates as he wishes, no matter how good it is, if he refuses, he can only let Meng E come forward, "She can't do it alone, I'll introduce you to a few more suitable helpers." ”

Qu Zixi walked over and arched his hand: "The tired marquis must have a clever plan to persuade the general, but someone also needs to pass the word on his behalf. ”

"It's good that Mr. Qu is willing to go out in person." Han Ruzi was overjoyed.

After everyone discussed properly, they dispersed, and returned to the Tired Marquis Mansion, Han Ruzi asked Yang Feng: "There are also lobbyists among the scholars, what is the difference between them and those who are looking for qi?" Does one talk about benevolence and righteousness, and the other about destiny? ”

"Destiny is impermanent, benevolence and righteousness are the way, and those who hope for qi follow the trend, in fact, they act when they see the opportunity, and they do not cling to one end, and the scholars may be stubborn, or pedantic, and there is no lack of people who forget their righteousness, but after all, they insist on it and refuse to follow the trend. If it's just a struggle for power, the hopeful may be more useful, and if the intention is to rule the country, the Tired Marquis needs a large number of scholars, even if they may not please you. ”

Han Ruzi smiled, with his current situation, he was more about fighting for power, but under the influence of Yang Feng, he didn't believe in the hopeful person at all.

Meng E came back to resume her life, and several noble ladies were very willing to meet with their husbands, and they were also willing to take Meng E with them, but they were not very enthusiastic about persuading the general to "recruit" the homeless people, but they only agreed to give it a try on the surface.

The next day, Yang Feng found three women, who seemed to be people who had practiced martial arts, and after changing into the costumes of maids, they would go to Shang County with Meng E.

In the past three days, Meng E and others left the capital with several noble ladies.

The king of the East China Sea also wrote a letter to Han Xing, but he didn't think that relief to the victims was a top priority, "The new emperor ascended the throne, granted amnesty to the world, opened a warehouse to release grain, and celebrated all over the world, how good, now the disaster relief, the reputation is attributed to the queen mother and the general, and people are still reluctant, alas, it's a waste." It's just a group of readers, is it worth spending so much effort to win over? ”

Han Ruzi is also waiting for the reader to bring a "miracle".

The teachers and students of Guozijian and Taixue used their connections to persuade the officials of the DPRK and China not to prevent the disaster relief, and the results were good, with most people saying that they would not meddle in their affairs, except for one person.

"Zuo Cha Yu Shi Xiao Sheng has already released his words, and he will do everything he can to prevent disaster relief." Guo Cong came to see the tired Hou, fine sweat oozed from his forehead, he was indeed old, and he was out of breath after running a few steps, "This is a personal grudge between him and the tired Hou." ”

This is indeed a big trouble, Xiao Sheng was humiliated in Shenxiong Pass, and he will never reconcile with Tihou.

The scholar showed a little of his strength to Han Ruzi.

The day after Xiao Sheng's speech, more than a dozen pieces were sent to the Yushitai, and the object of impeachment was Xiao Sheng, one of the two imperial histories of the Yushitai, for various reasons, from ability to conduct, they were degraded to nothing.

Xiao Sheng was furious, but before he could fight back, more impeachment recitals poured into the Imperial History Tower, and the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Ministry of Officials also received a lot.

Since the Empress Dowager and the Emperor refused to approve the recital, these impeachments would not have practical effects, but they were a major blow to Xiao Sheng's reputation, and after a stalemate for three full days, after several confrontations and negotiations, Xiao Sheng succumbed, and as a speech official, he attached more importance to his reputation than ordinary officials.

"Xiao Sheng put forward the condition, as long as the word 'tired marquis' is not mentioned in all the correspondence documents, he will not interfere." Guo Cong passed the word on his behalf, and during the whole process, Han Ruzi and Xiao Sheng never met.

Han Ruzi didn't care, he only cared about the news from the general Han Xing.

Shang County is very close to the capital, only less than a day's journey, but the noblewomen who went to visit their husbands have not returned, and there is no news. (To be continued.) )