In August of the 34th year of Jiajing, an unprecedented earthquake struck the north of the Ming Dynasty, Shanxi, Shanxi, Henan, and Beizhili all suffered disasters, the Yellow River and the Wei River both burst their banks, and more than 830,000 people were drowned in the flood alone, and the northern provinces suffered heavy losses, and the people were displaced, waiting to be fed, and they were extremely miserable.

As the so-called whole country mourns, who dares to celebrate at this time, the imperial history of this chapter can make you unable to eat and walk around. People in the new imperial examination finally looked forward to the moment when they came out to show their faces, but there were unexpected changes, and it was inevitable that they would have resentment in their hearts. Some people even muttered, such as Yuan Sui, one of the five kui, who said: "Thousands of miles have been tragically destroyed, millions of lives have been lost, such a catastrophe has been rare since the founding of the country." The heart of heaven is merciful, but a great calamity has befallen it, and it will be the traitors in the court who are causing trouble, and if the traitorous party is not eliminated, the calamities will continue. ”

Many people immediately echoed him, pointing the finger at the villains in the court, and some even instigated a joint letter, asking His Majesty to eradicate the traitors.

Cao Zichao glanced at Tang Yi, who was silent, and said with a smile: "Senior brother, you are the Lord Qincha appointed by His Majesty, can you help to tell everyone's meaning to the heavens?" ”

As soon as he asked, everyone else followed.

"Yes, yes, Senior Brother Tang, we are dedicated to the country, please ask Senior Brother to start playing the Holy Lord, I am grateful."

Looking at the faces with different expressions, some people are really worried about the victims, some people simply want to take the opportunity to become famous, and some people are purely playing soy sauce to join in the fun.

No matter what your mind is, Tang Yi just wants to say that you are too young!

"Senior brothers, senior brothers, a few days ago, I have already written to Your Majesty what I have seen and heard in the southeast, and I have been relieved of my position as a messenger, but I am not qualified to write at this time. There are big guys who are worried about the world, which is admirable. But millions of lives died tragically. The disasters of several provinces, up to His Majesty, the six cabinet departments, and down to the local officials, all ate and fed, and exhausted themselves. We weren't familiar with the situation. Second, I also go through the government and politics, and rashly writing a book may not be able to hit the nail on the head, but will cause trouble to the court, I think it must not be. If the big guy wants to serve the country, it is better to study well, and seeing that the exam is coming in March next year, if everyone can be named on the gold list, he will become an official. At that time, it was not right to give a speech in the book. ”

After Tang Yi finished speaking, he hugged his fists, pulled up Wang Shimao, and the two of them left in a hurry. Regardless of the other new imperial examination people, they strode outside with meteors.

Cao Zichao frowned deeply, Tang Yi's words revealed two meanings, the first was that Yuan Sui's set of heavenly and human inductions may not be right. The second is that everyone is not qualified to go to the book yet, so they should not be forced. Although to put it mildly. But the criticism is clear. If someone else said this, Cao Zichao would have jumped to his feet a long time ago, but he didn't see Tang Yi that way, the people's government test, the hospital test, and the township test. won himself three times in a row, and judging from the situation of the two people, the imperial examination is Tang Yi's weakest one, on the other hand, except for the imperial examination. I don't understand almost anything, even if I play Tianji horse racing, I will lose completely, what else is there to be proud of.

The more he thought about it, the redder his face became, he hurriedly got up and chased out, just as Tang Yi and Wang Shimao got into the carriage and were about to leave, he ran over in a few steps. With a red face, he said, "Senior brother, the little brother lost his words just now, and I ask the senior brother to forgive me." ”

Tang Yi smiled slightly: "Senior Brother Cao, you are also thinking about the people, and you have a good heart. ”

"But my uncle said that good intentions may not necessarily do good things." Cao Zichao said stubbornly: "Senior brother, the junior brother has long admired the senior brother's talent and knowledge, and wants to ask the senior brother for advice, I wonder if the senior brother can teach a thing or two?" ”

Cao Zichao's face was enthusiastic, to be honest, Tang Yi was a little repulsive to him, after all, he was a relative of Wang Chonggu, even if he entered the officialdom, he was also a figure on the side of the Jin Party. But after thinking about it, what about the Jin Party figures, can't they fight for it? Besides, there is no clear distinction between himself and the Jin Party, and there is no harm in forming more good relationships.

Thinking of this, Tang Yi smiled and said, "If Senior Brother is willing, we might as well find a place to talk." ”

"Good!" Cao Zichao nodded excitedly, jumped into the carriage in one step, and sat on the side with Wang Shimao, the carriage walked forward, and Cao Zichao said: "Senior brother, do you think that the traitorous party that Yuan Sui said is the cause of natural disasters?" ”

"Hehe, since it is a natural disaster, it is beyond the reach of manpower, but I suspect that there are human disasters, take the Yellow River and the Wei River as examples, how much is the silver of the river every year? Even if it was an earthquake, how could the levee be so badly damaged? In my opinion, most of the people are greedy for money, which caused the current result. ”

is worthy of being a figure admired by his uncle, it was really bloody, Cao Zichao hugged his fists and said: "Senior brother, according to what you say, it is still a man-made disaster, or the traitorous party is evil, why don't you impeach the traitorous party?" ”

Tang Yi smiled faintly, "Who is the traitorous party?" ”

"Needless to say, it is naturally Yan Song and his son Yan Shifan, two prime ministers. It is a well-known fact that they appoint private individuals and are greedy for the people's money! ”

"It is precisely because everyone knows that impeachment cannot be made."

Don't say that Cao Zichao was confused, even Wang Shimao couldn't keep up with Tang Yi's thinking, and his eyes widened stupidly.

"If you think so, how can Yan Dang not know. Even if they impeach Yan Song's father and son with public intentions, their father and son will regard it as a party struggle and take the opportunity to get rid of them. Now His Majesty has no intention of being strict, and suddenly setting off a party struggle will only delay the major disaster relief event, except for making the people suffer more disasters and suffer more, there is no benefit, you think about it, is this the case? ”

Cao Zichao and Wang Shimao looked at each other, with a look of sudden realization, Cao Zichao stretched out his thumb, "Senior brother is really smart, let the younger brother suddenly open his mouth." It's just that the younger brother still wants to ask for advice, but we can't do anything but watch? ”

Tang Yi was silent for a while, and then said, "I will inform the traffic line and the Changwen paper store, and ask them to find a way to raise some food, go to the disaster-stricken provinces to set up porridge shops, and recruit some craftsmen." If you wish, you can donate some silver. ”

When Cao Zichao heard this, he hurriedly took out two silver tickets and sent them to Tang Yi, and said mysteriously: "Senior brother, don't hide it, this thousand taels is still earned by senior brother." ”

"Me?" Tang Yi was stunned, and Cao Zichao hurriedly explained: "I bet a thousand taels, and I bet on my senior brother to win Xie Yuan." How's that, little brother is wise, right? He shook the silver ticket proudly.

"And the gamble?" Wang Shimao suddenly cried and grabbed the ground, regretting it, "Why didn't anyone tell me, I bet 100,000 taels, 100,000 taels!" ”

Tang Yi rolled his eyes and said angrily: "You bet 100,000 taels, and the person who opened the gambling game has already donated and ran, cousin, I see that your IQ needs to be recharged." ”

On the side, Cao Zichao looked like I despise you.

Wang Ergongzi was injured, he forced Tang Yi and Cao Zichao to pay money, went to the best restaurant, and ordered a table of dishes, all of which were monkey brains, pig brains, duck heads, chicken heads, and the only vegetarian dish was tofu brain...... With a belly full of all kinds of brains, Tang Yi and Wang Shimao returned to their residence.

No matter how much brain he has made up, Wang Shimao still has no heart and no lungs to sleep, but Tang Yi can't sleep a hundred times and thousands of times, he always feels that this earthquake will bring unprecedented trouble.

In the middle of the night, Tang Yi simply got up in his clothes and sat under the lamp thinking hard. The earthquake that spread throughout several provinces, not to mention restoring the original appearance, just to stabilize the people, and not to have a civil uprising, at least two million taels of silver.

And now, where does the imperial court have money?

Come to think of it, the most likely thing to cut is the military spending in the southeast...... Thinking of this, Tang Yi suddenly rose up, and his face changed dramatically.

Zhou Hui has just been in office for a month, his prestige means are not as good as Zhang Jing, and he can control the wolf soldiers by relying on food, if there is a shortage of food, the wolf soldiers will inevitably lose control, and even backfire...... If the wolf soldiers are disobedient, not only will they not be able to fight against the Japanese invaders, but they will cause chaos in the rear, so Zhou Hui is in danger!

It seems that there are about to change in the southeast again, Tang Yi was shocked into a cold sweat, he hurriedly picked up the pen and ink, brushed a little bit, wrote a letter, and sent his speculation to his father immediately, so as not to misjudge Tang Shen.

As soon as Tang Yi's letter was sent, there was a sudden change in the southeast, and as soon as Zhou Fu took office, he was determined to forge ahead, but he was ambushed by the Japanese and was defeated, and more than 1,000 officers and soldiers were drowned. The wolf soldiers sat back and watched Zhou Xuan's defeat, not only did they not save him, but also forced Zhou Xuan to take out his military salary, which made Governor Zhou embarrassed.

Only one month and four days after taking office, he was impeached by Zhao Wenhua.

Everyone can see that it is imperative for Zhou Xian to go to office, and the key is who will replace Zhou Xuan, and Zhao Wenhua's most preferred candidate is naturally Hu Zongxian, and at this time, Hu Zongxian has taken over as the governor of Zhejiang, and according to reason, he also has the qualifications to be promoted to governor.

It's just that Jiajing pressed it for three days, and only gave six words: "The constitution is like a speed, what should it be?" ”

Translated into the vernacular, it means that Hu Zongxian was promoted too quickly, what should I do?

What else can I do, find another person!

Yan Song searched the stomach and intestines, and pulled the candidates in the bag, Yan Dang said that there are many people, but there are not many people who can be used, to say that the best candidate is Zhao Wenhua, but Jiajing has already said that he wants Zhao Wenhua to return to Beijing to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Zhao Wenhua is not good, when it comes to qualifications, Tang Shunzhi is good, but it is a pity that he and Yan Dang just respect each other like guests, and do not really take refuge.

Yan Song thought about it, and regretted it more and more, in recent years, he has given all the personnel power to his son, although Yan Shifan is a guy who makes money and is unparalleled in the world, but his ability to use people is too poor, and now, there is no one who can support the scene.

When Old Yan Song was worried, Yan Shifan went to the study, took Jiajing's instructions and looked at them, and said lightly: "Dad, don't bother about it, there is a candidate for governor." ”

"Who?" Yan Song asked in surprise.

Yan Shifan sighed: "This Yi is the name of a person, the former governor of Henan, and now Yang Yi, the right servant of the South Household Department." ”

"Is that him?"

"That's right, Your Majesty still doesn't worry about handing over the southeast to us!" Yan Shifan sat on the Taishi chair, with one eye, the fierce light was exposed, his fists were clenched and gurgling, he wasted so much effort to drive away Zhang Jing, just to take the rich southeast in his hands, why can't he get his wish! (To be continued.) )