Chapter 56 The Yellow River bursts
Help reopen the game!
Yue Su has his plans, there are mixed fish and dragons in Yanjing City, what kind of case is investigated, it is difficult to find out the details just by pointing to the servants of Shuntian Mansion. When he was a police officer in his previous life, he worked as an undercover agent, knew the inside story, and knew many hidden cases, and he couldn't rely on the police alone, but also had informants to assist.
If you help Li Zhong and others reopen the dart game, these people will undoubtedly become their own help, some difficult cases, need to be investigated openly and secretly, with the help of these people, it will definitely be twice the result with half the effort. And the advantage of opening a dart game is that the surname is invested once, and these people can be self-sufficient in the future, and they don't need to worry about themselves. Li Zhong is a very righteous person, he received his favor, and asked them for help later, but he didn't have a second word.
As soon as they heard Yue Su say that they wanted to help open the dart game, Li Zhong, Jin Chan and others were all stunned, who didn't know that their adults were as clear as water and as bright as a mirror, let alone let him take 10,000 taels of silver, I was afraid that it would be difficult to take out 1,000 taels.
Yue Su saw the difference in everyone's eyes, and said with a smile: "Li Haoran, didn't you tell the big guy about the emperor's reward today." ”
Li Haoran reacted at this time, and said busily: "Today, the emperor is very happy, not only rewarded us, but also personally rewarded our family with 20,000 taels of silver." This is also what Li Haoran said strictly, Yue Su didn't tell him to say, he usually wouldn't talk nonsense to others.
Yue Su smiled and nodded, and said: "Now that the 20,000 taels of silver have been sent to the mansion, Li Zhong, after all, you are restrained on an errand in Shuntian Mansion, and I don't know if your brothers are used to it, if you are willing to continue to play the dart game, this mansion will give you 10,000 taels of silver." ”
"Big, big ......" Li Zhong was shocked now, he really couldn't imagine that Yue Su was so righteous, so he hurriedly moved his seat and knelt on the ground, "The adults are very kind, and the villains are really grateful." The villain is here to kowtow to the adults on behalf of the brothers. ”
After speaking, "bang", "bang", "bang" and "bang" snorted three times in a row. They are all men in the green forest, and it is really helpless to join the government and be constrained by the imperial court. Some of them wanted to do the robbery of the house, but they were persuaded by Li Zhong and asked everyone to follow Yue Su with him. also relied on Yue Qingtian's reputation now to be loud, and around the Jingshi, Xiao Xiaowen was frightened, and the big guy felt that he could have some future, so he reluctantly agreed. Otherwise, I'd rather die than have anything to do with the six doors.
Yue Su hurriedly went over and helped Li Zhong up and said, "They are all their own brothers, so you don't have to be so polite." If you continue to run the dart game, the government may have to trouble your brothers in the future. ”
"My lord, but there is a difference, even if I give an order, I will wait for my brother to go to the soup and fight the fire, and I will not give up." Li Zhong is a person who foams at the mouth and spits a nail, and when he followed Yue Su for this time, Yue Su had already tasted it, otherwise, he would not be gullible to him.
At that moment, Yue Su simply asked Li Zhong to invite all his brothers to the mansion, and asked Jin Chan and Tie Qiu to go out to buy some more wine and food, and reopen the banquet.
Li Zhong was not ambiguous, and quickly found eight men, who were named Kong Jian, Cao Yu, Yan Bai, Hua Song, Xin Zhen, Wei Huan, Tao Wei, and Jiang Zhou. The eight of them, Jin Chan, Tieqiu, and Yin Zhu, who used to run on the rivers and lakes back then, some have seen it, and some have heard of it. In addition to the eight of them, there were also some executioners and ordinary dart masters, all of whom were nephews and apprentices of these people, and Li Zhong did not bring them.
Kong Jian and Cao Yu had already heard that Yue Su was going to pay money to help them reopen the dart game, and they were all grateful, and threatened that as long as Yue Su had orders, no matter what they did, they would absolutely obey their fate. Yue Su saw that such people were all like Jin Chan and others, they were straightforward men, and he was even happier in his heart, so he inevitably drank a few more drinks to discuss the matter of lifting and opening the dart game.
Yue Su was drinking here, but inside the cabinet, there were clouds.
"Now it is raining heavily in Henan, the river is rising, and the Huaiqing section of the Yellow River embankment is broken three times. More than 100,000 victims poured into Kaifeng, Zhengzhou and other neighboring counties. The political envoys of Henan Province successively went to the book and asked the imperial court to issue silver for disaster relief. Let's see, how to deal with it. ”
In the flower hall, Ye Xianggao looked around. If it were as usual, such a matter would be done in a cabinet meeting, and it would not be possible to take it to the home for study. It's just that now, the household department does not have much silver, and the emperor spent 150,000 taels to repair the Tai Palace, and a few days ago Liaodong urged him to pay, because it was the Donglin Party and Sun Chengzong who sat in Liaodong, and even if the court had no money, Ye Xianggao had to find a way to force the household department to make it up for him.
Looking at the floods in Henan, the originally good years have been turned upside down all of a sudden, how can it not be annoying. Ye Xianggao held a cabinet meeting for a day, and he didn't discuss a proper plan, and several cabinet members could only light lamps and boil oil. Of course, because it was a major event, involving the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households, don't look at the two Shangshu who did not enter the cabinet, they were still invited over. The Ministry of Industry is naturally Feng Quan, and the Ministry of Household is Chen Dadao.
During the Apocalypse, the household department was changed more frequently, and Chen Dadao's predecessor was dismissed after only one month. This guy is not bad, and he has been working for half a year now. Although he was scolded for paying money to repair the palace for the emperor because he couldn't withstand the pressure, he was able to stay in office because he curried favor with the emperor.
After Ye Xianggao said this, none of the people below said a word, there is a way to have money, and if there is no money, there is no way at all. Seeing that everyone was staring at each other, Ye Xianggao looked at Chen Dadao and said, "Chen Shangshu, now that Henan is urging money for disaster relief, you are the head of the household department, so you have to come up with some opinions." ”
"Yes, yes......" Chen Dadao nodded awkwardly, and said carefully: "The Yellow River bursts, disaster relief is a major matter, it stands to reason that the disaster relief should be allocated immediately, but the household department really has no money now." The military salary allocated to Liaodong a few days ago was still squeezed out with great difficulty, and now it can be up to 50,000 taels. ”
"Henan has been affected by a large area of disasters, and there are displaced people everywhere, and 50,000 taels of silver is enough for something. I think your household seems to be quite rich, didn't you still give your majesty money to repair the Tai Palace two months ago? Ye Xianggao said coldly.
"This ......" Chen Dadao hurriedly lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Two months ago, the wind and rain were smooth, who would have thought that it would suddenly take a sharp turn and the Yellow River would be cut off, I didn't expect it." ”
"You didn't think that you, the head of the household, don't you know how to take precautions? Now that the disaster is serious, if we don't provide disaster relief, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be a civil uprising, can you afford this crime? Ye Xianggao said awe-inspiringly.
"I ......" Chen Dadao was speechless, unable to answer a word.
"I know how to invite pets, see how you end this time." Chen Dadao is not a Donglin party, of course Ye Xianggao will not give him a good face. Then he said: "Think about it again, you have to come up with a plan before dawn." ”
Second assistant Han Yi's eyes rolled a few times, and said: "Brother Jinqing, the disaster relief matter is urgent, even if the household department can't come up with the money for a while, the imperial court must take action." I don't think it's as good as this, so I ask the emperor to appoint a senior member to go to Henan first to calm the people's hearts, and as for the silver, it can be raised little by little, and then it will be transported over. ”
This is called superficial kung fu, which does not move the actual one, only comes to the imaginary, and is completely done for the world to see. It means that the imperial court still cares about the people in the disaster area, although there is no money, but I hope you don't worry, there will be bread. As for how many people starved to death, it is none of our business.
Since it can't be practical, it's okay to deal with it, and everyone is still in a hurry to go home and finish eating. Immediately, Han Yi's proposal was responded to by everyone, and Shi Jikai was the first to echo: "What Brother Xiangyun said is extremely true, we should first send people down to appease people's hearts, and then try to help the victims and reorganize the river works." ”
"Makes sense." "As it should be." …….
Ye Xianggao has no other way now, although he knows that the face project is really useless, but it is better than not doing it. He nodded and said, "Brother Xiangyun's suggestion is indeed reasonable, but you said that it is more appropriate to send a senior official to patrol Henan." ”
"This ......" When they heard this, everyone closed their mouths.
If the local area is safe and sound, it is a beautiful thing to be a governor, and everyone is eager to arrange their own people. But knowing that it is a black cauldron, who would be willing to send their own people to death.
The governor was ordered to provide disaster relief, but if you take office, it will not work at all, and you will continue to displace the victims, and even cause civil revolt. At that time, it will be certain that you will be involved, and it will not be a good errand to catch the future. You know, if you don't have money, you can't do anything, and you're waiting for bad luck.
Seeing that no one spoke, Ye Xianggao looked at Feng Quan and said with a smile: "Feng Shangshu, who do you think is better to let go to Henan?" ”
Ye Xianggao also knew that this was not a good thing, so he didn't ask his own people, and went to find Feng Quan first.
Feng Quan is not an idiot, how can he get his own head for this errand, but his reaction is fast, and he immediately thinks of someone. He replied: "Elder Ge, according to the humble opinion of the lower officials, this is an order for disaster relief and the governor of Henan, and the matter is very important, and it must not be hasty. Only by electing a prestigious, upright and selfless member can the people be appeased and not disappointed. ”
Don't look at Feng Quan not naming names, but as soon as he finished speaking, everyone present immediately realized who he was talking about. On this night, the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party reached an unprecedented consensus and drove Yue Su away.
Feng Quan looked very shallowly, he just wanted to harm Yue Su, while Ye Xianggao, these old foxes, saw much farther than him. "Yue Su is a stumbling block, we must get rid of it, and when he leaves, the court situation will inevitably be all in our hands, and when the time comes, Wei Zhongxian will be destroyed, and who else in the world can compete with us. Moreover, as soon as Yue Su goes to Henan, it must be nine deaths and a lifetime, not to mention that there is no silver to give you disaster relief, resulting in the disaster victims, even those imperial relatives in Henan are enough for you to eat a pot. There are princes and princes in Henan, and they are all lawless, aren't you Yue Su flaunting your iron-faced selflessness, and let you see it with your own eyes, do you care or don't care? ”
Ye Xianggao couldn't help sneering in his heart when he thought of this, but his face was still kind, he nodded slightly, and said: "Feng Shangshu is right, he should indeed choose a minister who is well-known and honest and fair. Just looking at the capital, there are not many such big people. Chen Shangshu, what good candidates do you have? ”
Chen Dadao can stay in this position, he is definitely not a mediocre person, but he does not belong to the Donglin Party, and he does not despise being with the eunuch party, so he is always excluded and impeached. The people Ye Xianggao and Feng Quan proposed, he naturally knew, but Yue Su was deeply favored by the emperor, how could he speak first. pretended to be confused at the moment, and said: "Oh, there are really not many such big people in the capital, like Ye Shoufu and Han Cifu, although they are all virtuous and talented, and their prestige is very high, how can they be entangled in official business, it is really inconvenient." By the way, Yang Lian, the deputy capital of Yushi, has a clear name and a high prestige, so I think it's very appropriate to let him go. ”
(To be continued)