Chapter 87. Guilty of his own edict

"The emperor is angry!"

As the Huang case landed, Shoufu Liu Yijing hurriedly knelt down with all the ministers. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Zhu Youxiao's whole body trembled, and he stared coldly at the ministers who were kneeling on the ground and pulling their heads low, and a burst of sadness flashed in his heart.

If possible, he really wanted to cut off the heads of all the sour people who were eating vegetarian food in the corpse position one by one.

"Guilty of your own edict! Ha ha! Guilty of his own edict! That's what you guys came up with? Zhu Youxiao asked angrily.

"Your Majesty, at this very moment, you can only do this last resort!" Liu Yijing lowered his head and replied softly to Zhu Youxiao. In his heart, he scolded Zhao Lanxing for a while.

After the court meeting a few days ago, Liu Yijing was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, and summoned all the ministers of Donglin to discuss how to solve the crisis in front of him.

After all, now above the court, Donglin is headed by Liu Yijing and firmly controls the cabinet. The emperor also trusts them and obeys their words.

The entire court is in their slogan, that is the so-called Zhongzheng Ying Dynasty.

The entire Ming Dynasty is in their slogan, that is, the rule of officials is clear, and the great rule of the country is at hand.

But as soon as the slogan was shouted, this happened.

If it is not handled well, it will be a major blow to Donglin's reputation. What's more, now that Donglin is cleaning up the court, a traitorous party that is not handled well and lurks in the shadows may also take the opportunity to rise again.

However, after a long discussion, none of the loyal ministers of Donglin came up with a useful disaster relief method. Either they support the drought first and then pay the military salary, or they feel that the military pay should be paid first and then the drought relief. Anyway, after talking for a long time, I just couldn't come up with a solution to both worlds.

Later, he complained that Huang Jiashan didn't know how to raise his name, and openly embarrassed Lord Liu at the court meeting. I don't know the severity, for the sake of a few big-headed soldiers, I actually grabbed the silver taels for disaster relief.

However, complaining is complaining, after Liu Yijing made it clear at three o'clock that if the serious consequences of the disaster could not be solved this time, this group of loyal ministers of the country came up with a solution.

Zhao Lanxing, the servant of the ministry, proposed to let the emperor make an edict against himself!

Zhao Lanxing's plan is detailed, and the household department currently has more than 100,000 taels of silver, so he will first find a grain merchant to buy 100,000 stones of grain and transport it to the disaster area.

Then the Son of Heaven issued an edict to review his own immorality. As a result, a severe drought occurred in the sky, indicating the determination of the victims to advance and retreat together.

In the end, an order was issued to order the governments in the disaster-stricken areas to contact the squires to raise food on the spot. Then the spring tax will be collected in advance, so that there is food to stabilize the victims in advance. It can also allow the victims to see the imperial court. Seeing the emperor's determination to advance and retreat with them.

As for the salaries of the soldiers in Liaodong, it can only be delayed first, and even the emperor has issued an edict against himself, don't you guys be grateful to Dade.

Of course, the promise that should be given still has to be given, and after the spring tax comes up, the general's salary can be repaid.

As for whether the military salary can be repaid at that time, that is a matter for the future.

"Lord Liu! Do you think my face is papery? Zhu Youxiao stared at Liu Yijing and said coldly.

Insult, helplessness, sadness. All kinds of feelings came to Zhu Youxiao's heart. He had already made a plan in his mind, and summoned these people to come, just hoping to see what kind of disaster relief solution these Zi Wenchen could give.

As a result, after the ministers took care of one or the other, Liu Yijing finally took out the strategy of the people in Donglin.

"The Emperor... The emperor, the minister means to let the emperor express an attitude, as long as the emperor makes an edict, he can naturally let all the people in the world return to their hearts. Surviving the drought safely, the minister really couldn't think of any other solution. ā€

Liu Yijing lowered his head and said slowly. At this point, he did not believe that there was any other solution.

Han Kuang on the side also spoke:

Your Majesty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to save the stormy Han Dynasty. It is also to let the people work together to tide over the difficulties. Now that the state affairs are difficult, if the emperor follows the example of his ancestors, he will definitely be able to tide over the difficulties.

Looking at Zhu Youxiao's increasingly ugly face, Han Kuang paused and said:

"The fault of a gentleman is like the eclipse of the sun and the moon, which everyone sees; And even more, everyone looks up to it! Regardless of whether the emperor is guilty or not, this crime will only make the emperor more loved by all the people! ā€

Looking at the two people in front of him, Zhu Youxiao suddenly laughed, and after laughing for a long time, he stared at the cabinet and the ministers of the six ministries and asked:

"That's what everyone thinks!"

After Liu Yijing confirmed this proposal, he had already discussed it with all the cabinet ministers, of course, mainly Li Ruhua, the secretary of the household department, and Huang Jiashan, the secretary of the military department.

After much bargaining, a consensus was reached to ask the emperor to condemn himself. After all, there is no better solution at the moment.

"The ministers also think that this is the best solution at the moment." The ministers below lowered their heads and whispered.

"If my guilty edict can really save all the people like fire and water, then it is not negotiable." Zhu Youxiao said.

As soon as the smile on everyone's faces rose, Zhu Youxiao spoke again:

"However, after my sin is decreed, this disaster will still be uncontrollable, and the corpses will be scattered all over the field. Or because the military pay was not paid in time, which led to the rout of the front. I'm going to take you for sin? ā€

As soon as Zhu Youxiao's words fell, the officials of the following ministries were shocked and complained one after another.

Everyone is not stupid, this plan sounds good, but there is an obvious loophole, that is, the current household department, only more than 100,000 taels of silver, according to today's grain prices, may be worth 100,000 stone of grain.

But now that the drought has started, the price of grain has begun to rise, and when the government begins to buy grain on a large scale, the price of grain must not rise to the sky.

After talking about the follow-up silver taels, there is no place so far, even if the spring tax is collected in advance now, it will be a month later at the earliest, and when the time for transporting grain is added, the victims will have already died.

The reason why they are selectively blind is that it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and with this more than 100,000 taels of silver, this effect can be achieved, which is the best result.

I just hope to give the victims a hope, and if there is hope, the victims will not be able to say goodbye, so they will persist until the next batch of food arrives.

"Why, didn't all Aiqing say that after I made the edict of sin, the world would be peaceful?" Zhu Youxiao sneered.

"Your Majesty, the ministers mean that issuing an edict is the best solution at present. It is also the best way to reduce the number of deaths among disaster victims. There is no other way for the ministers to do so. ā€

Liu Yijing emphasized at this time. That's the best thing to do right now.

"Is there really no other way?" Zhu Youxiao looked at everyone to confirm.

"The ministers are incompetent, and there really is no other better way."

Silence, after a long silence, Zhu Youxiao's fists clenched in the sleeves of his wide dragon robe. But the face slowly softened.

With a long sigh, he slowly walked into the dragon chair, raised his hand, and said:

"All Aiqing, please come up, I don't mean to blame, it's not that I don't want to make an edict against myself, but I just pity my thousands of people......"

Zhu Youxiao said, and tears slowly left in his eyes.

"The ministers are incompetent, they can't report to the monarch's father, and they can't reassure the people, please atone for the emperor!" Seeing Zhu Youxiao crying, the cabinet ministers who had just gotten up were also miserable.

Soon, the supreme powers of the Ming Empire began to cry in the Qianqing Palace, the center of power in the Ming Empire.

I just don't know why this cry is crying. Is it for the thousands of victims? Is it for those tens of millions of soldiers? Or is it for the power in your hands? Or just crying for crying?

"Liu... Liu Qing's family, now if someone can take out hundreds of thousands of stones, grain and grass to help the people, I will definitely make him a big official. Zhu Youxiao cried at Liu Yijing.

"The Emperor... Your Majesty, Weichen is incompetent, now if someone can come up with hundreds of thousands of stones of grain to save the people from fire and water, Weichen thinks that it is not an exaggeration to directly serve as the head of the cabinet. Liu Yijing howled in response.

"Your Majesty! If someone can come up with hundreds of thousands of stones, grain and grass, Weichen, the head of the household, is willing to hand it over immediately, after all, saving the people is like fire and water! Li Ruhua, the head of the household, also has a handful of snot and tears.

"Huang Aiqing! You said that the soldiers of Liaodong fought with hunger, and they could defeat the poor and crazy barbarians! Zhu Youxiao cried to Huang Jiashan, the secretary of the Ministry of War.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, you are sympathetic to all the people, but there is nothing to be done about the disaster and famine from heaven! The soldiers will definitely be able to understand the emperor's difficulties. Huang Jiashan slammed his forehead against the floor a few times, and tears fell like rain for a while.

"However, let their families starve, how can I fight the soldiers on the front line. Who can help me solve the food and salary of the soldiers? Zhu Youxiao let out a helpless cry against the roof.

"Your Majesty, if there is really such a good talent in such a time of crisis, the old minister, the secretary of the military department, is willing to let the virtuous." Huang Jiashan carried a big bag on his head and cried.

"Han Aiqing, I have been on the throne for less than half a year......"

For a time, the listener was sad, the listener wept, and the crying alarmed the palace. The palace maids and eunuchs who came and went on the side were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, trembling, and did not dare to move.

Wang An, who was kneeling on the ground with a twitch on his face, took advantage of the fact that the ministers were crying one after another, and took the opportunity to go out and clean up the idle people.

Then he stared directly at the dazzling sun and brewed emotions for a long time. It wasn't until his eyes were red and swollen and he couldn't stop his tears that Wang An was sure that his feelings could not be contained.

"Your Majesty, please take care of your dragon body!" Wang An entered the hall and knelt at Zhu Youxiao's feet and cried.

The desolate cry, the red and swollen eyes, and the snot left to the side of the mouth directly covered the cabinet and the ministers of the six ministries.

"I feel sorry for my thousands of people, and thousands of soldiers in Liaodong!" Zhu Youxiao seemed to make Wang An emotional, crying and slamming his head with his fist. I hate myself for not being able to think of a way.

"Your Majesty, your majesty can't be like this!" Everyone was shocked for a while, and they stepped forward to block Zhu Youxiao, and it became a pot of porridge for a while, hugging legs and holding hands.

"The Emperor... Your Majesty, the Emperor must not be like this, the slave maid has a way! Seeing Zhu Youxiao like this, Wang An was shocked and said it casually.

"Do you have a way?" Zhu Youxiao seemed to grasp the life-saving straw and stared at Wang An.

The cabinet and the ministers of the six ministries are also full of expectations, and they also let Zhu Youxiao do the six gods without a master.

"It's... This one... Eunuchs are not allowed...! Wang An looked embarrassed!

"Hurry up, when will you still care about this!" Liu Yijing was unhappy. The other ministers were not happy either.

"Forgive your innocence!" Zhu Youxiao said excitedly.

Wang An twisted for a long time, gritted his teeth and said:

After the court meeting that day, Hou Qianhu said that he had a classmate who was a grain merchant, and he had 300,000 stone grain under his hand, and he should be able to take it out first to help the court tide over the difficulties, but 300,000 stone of grain, in today's famine year, how much silver is needed, everyone should be clear.