In the early morning of June 25, the 25th year of Jianping, there seemed to be residual heat of last night in the air, and the early dynasty of the Hua Dynasty had just begun. Although there were a lot of ice cubes in the main hall, the emperor, who had always been fat, was still sweating a lot when sitting on the dragon chair, and now he was stunned when he looked at the ministers standing in the main hall. The voice of the male duck of the eunuch Ma Desheng sounded in the empty and quiet hall, "There is a morning music, and there is nothing to retreat." ”

The military attaché corps, as always, was idle, staring at the ground without saying a word. Several people standing at the back of the civil official team glanced at each other, and a middle-aged official who looked quite steady walked out of the queue and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." ”

The emperor sitting on the dragon chair was a little sluggish, and when he saw that there was an imperial history coming out to play, he tried to straighten his back and said, "What does Li Aiqing have to report?" cough cough cough ......" He had just said a word, followed by several gasps and coughs, which seemed to be extremely hard.

"Your Majesty, Weichen impeached the right minister Ye Nanqing for being mediocre and inactive during his reign, resulting in state affairs being corrupted. On the eighth day of May this year, floods broke out in Jinhua and other places in Zhejiang, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. However, Ye Nanqing stole a high position but did nothing, reacted slowly, neither observed the will of the sky, nor had the heart to sympathize with the people, and finally displaced the people. If it weren't for the fact that the people often Mu Wanghua and thought of Gu Shengshanglongen, I am afraid that the ministers would not be able to bear to speak. is reasonable, Ye Nanqing is to blame. The minister implored the emperor to dismiss him from his post and investigate it to set an example! Speaking of the back, he was already angry and shouted, and walked forward more than ten steps forward, pointing at Ye Nanqing, the right minister who was standing in front with his halberd.

As soon as the words fell, several colleagues from the Metropolitan Procuratorate next to him also stood up, and one of them said sharply: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Ye Nanqing is really embarrassed by the heavy responsibility, and he should be immediately dismissed and sent to the legal department for picketing." The other person chimed in: "The minister seconded the proposal!" I implore the emperor to deal with Ye Nanqing strictly. ”

Sun Yongcheng, who had just been promoted to the imperial history of the right capital, watched coldly and did not say a word. A few days ago, someone was also looking for him to connect with him, and with his many years of experience as an imperial historian, he felt that this matter was by no means as simple as it seemed, so he politely refused on the grounds that he was going to collect some evidence first. Sure enough, the left and right capital Yushi, deputy capital Yushi and others, who had long been old foxes, were also checking the direction of the wind, and no one was involved.

The emperor was expressionless, looked at Ye Nanqing and said, "Ye Aiqing, what Li Qing's family said is the truth?" I am also worried about the disasters in Jinhua and other places in Zhejiang. ”

Ye Nanqing fell to the ground and said in a heavy voice: "Your Majesty, although Li Yushi's words are exaggerated and sensational, they are also partially true. Due to various reasons, the imperial court did not do a good job in disaster relief in Zhejiang and other places, and the ministers could not escape the blame and asked the emperor to punish them. ”

The emperor looked embarrassed, and said with some hesitation: "Since this is the case, well, then Ye Aiqing will ......."

"Your Majesty is slow, and the minister has something to do." Cai Zhongping, the head of the household, came out and said.

The emperor took the opportunity to ask, "What's the matter with Cai Aiqing?" ”

Cai Zhongping took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Minister General is the most familiar with this matter. Although the disaster relief was lacking, the responsibility was not on the right side, but on the emptiness of the national treasury. It is now midsummer, the spring tax has been completed and the autumn tax has not yet arrived, and the treasury is so empty that it is almost a mouse, and the ministers are really willing but unable to provide disaster relief. The right minister was anxious because of this, and the household department urged day by day to try to transport all the grain cloth that could be found to Jinhua, Zhejiang and other places. It is precisely because there is no way that the right minister ordered the minister to stop issuing some officials' salaries this month, and prepare to make up for it next month. Some people have resentment, and the ministers can understand it. ”

"I see! Ye Aiqing is loyal to the country, it really hurts you. Yao Zuoxiang is bedridden due to illness, and the burden of the court is on you. cough cough cough ...... I almost blamed you. The emperor said two words, and after a few breaths of relief, he continued: "The people affected by the disaster are also my people, and we still have to do our best to provide relief. Ye Aiqing, what can you do? ”

Ye Nanqing stood up and arched his hand after thanking him, and said: "Back to the emperor, the minister suggested opening a regular position." ”

"This, well, Cai Aiqing, Chang Ping has always been in charge of the household department, what do you think?"

Cai Zhongping, the head of the household department, was obviously prepared, and said directly: "Back to the emperor, the capital has 1.4 million stone of grain in Changping, and Zhenjiang has 800,000 stone of grain, which is more than enough to deal with the affairs of the capital. The minister suggested that 300,000 stone be given to the victims of the disaster, and then offset with the autumn tax. ”

"Good! What the two Aiqing said is an old opinion. Do you have any other opinions? The emperor walked left and right. As soon as the other officials heard that the emperor agreed, where would they deliberately come out to touch the mold, they all shouted in unison, "The emperor is shengming!" ”

After the disaster relief was decided, the emperor was already very tired, and when he looked up and saw Li Yushi and several other imperial historians who had just played, he was still standing in the middle stunned, so he said a little angrily: "Li Aiqing, what else do you have to play?" ”

Li Yushi said in a panic: "No...... It's all right", and walked into the group.

The emperor said lightly, which made those royal historians break down in a cold sweat. "The imperial history has the responsibility of rumors, but it can't be believed, reversing black and white, I hope you will remember. cough cough cough cough ......" After recovering his strength, he asked again: "Is there anything else Aiqing doing in the other?" ”

After a moment of silence, just as everyone was about to kneel down and retreat from the court, a voice suddenly appeared, "Your Majesty, Weichen has something to do." ”

The emperor looked up with a little difficulty, but still didn't recognize which courtier it was, and could only see him wearing a green robe, standing at the door of the main hall. So he simply said directly: "What's the matter with Aiqing?" Ma Desheng, the eunuch standing next to him, told the emperor the identity of this person very closely.

"Emperor Qi, Weichen impeached Xia Guoyuan for instructing his servants to kill people, and oppressed people with power. Please the emperor to see! ”

At this time, the body of a civil official standing in front of him suddenly shook, and he glanced at the Criminal Department with the residual light of his eyes, and then glanced at Ye Nanqing who was standing in front.

When the emperor heard this, he was furious, and he slapped the arm of the chair hard to reprimand, but his eyes were black and he almost didn't take a breath, followed by a rapid cough. "Ahem, ahem...... It's nonsense! Xia Ge's old character is so high, the world knows that this time he came to Beijing with an edict, how can you be slandered! Come on, give the criminal department to He Rui in the matter and pull me down. ”

"Please the emperor to be clear! Xia Guoyuan has been detained by the Yangzhou prefect for instructing a domestic servant to kill someone, and is now being interrogated. The emperor will find out as soon as he checks it. Weichen is loyal, please let the emperor know ......"

After the wrestlers on duty pulled He Rui down, the emperor ordered: "Draft the decree, recruit the old Xia Ge to enter Beijing in a hurry without delay." I want to see who is so bold as to slander the humerus of the country! ”

A minister walked out of the queue and said, "The emperor can't! Xia Ge Lao has a noble character, and the ministers all know it, but it is difficult to guarantee that his majesty will not be lost, and I implore the emperor to take back his life! ”

A few more people walked out of the queue and said in unison: "I implore the emperor to take back his fate!" ”

The emperor's face turned red with anger, and his eyes turned black again and he almost fainted, and the eunuch Ma Desheng hurriedly stepped forward to help him. He shook off the eunuch's arm, waved his hand and said forcefully: "I have made up my mind, don't say too much, retreat from the court!" As he spoke, he left with the help of the eunuch.