"The minister kowtows to play, when he beheads Huang Qianshan, hang his head in front of Xuande."

Zhang Chengbo wrote again to kill Huang Qianshan.

As the time entered May, more and more displaced people arrived in Bianliang, and the situation of flooding in the west of Bishui became clearer and clearer.

Jin Bing was indeed blocked in Luoyang and the nearby county town and could not move, but several people were not drowned. And the people in western Henan are really ten rooms and nine empty, and the fields, houses, and grain stored in their homes have been soaked by the flood.

Because it was between the spring flood and the summer flood, the Yellow River burst, and the number of people who drowned was greatly reduced, which can be said to be a blessing, but looking at the nearly one million displaced people around Bianliang City, looking at the long queue in front of the soup kitchen stall that seemed to never end, no one dared to say the word lucky.

To make matters worse, the news that Du Chong had dug up the Yellow River on the orders of Zhao Chende had already spread among the people. Liu Ju stubbornly caught hundreds of people who "slandered the saints", but after this "rumor" spread more violently, Kaifeng Mansion was like a deflated airbag, losing the motivation to arrest people.

Now, what to help the homeless people and guard against gold thieves has become a trivial matter to be in the back row, and saving the emperor's reputation is the top priority at present.

And the most convenient move is "The emperor is sage, he is all deceived by traitors." ”

Zhang Chengbo wrote this time, and if he wanted to hang Huang Qianshan on Xuandemen, he wanted to find out the traitors and give an explanation to the displaced people everywhere.

Before Zhang Chengbo went to the book, Huang Qianshan had already visited him once, hoping that he would be able to unanimously show the outside world for the sake of being born in Hebei: "Everyone was born in King Kang's Hebei Generalissimo's Mansion, so why worry about each other." After all, this matter is a decision made by the Holy One, and it should be punished, and the Holy Master should be punished. ”

Zhang Chengbo was angry, "You think I am a private party." "Drove Huang Qianshan out.

Zhao Chen looked at Zhang Chengbo's seal and was very annoyed.

One is since Jianyan, and the emperor is just using seals. Huang Qianshan was the first to take the initiative to echo the emperor and let the emperor do what he wanted.

Second, Huang Qianshan, no matter what he said to the outside world, between Zai Zhi and the emperor, it was tantamount to the emperor admitting that he was wrong, and his attempt to regain power suffered a major setback.

The emperor said to himself: "What should I do? He asked a small chamberlain who was waiting on the side: "Huang Yanjie, what do you say should be?" ”

Huang Yanjie knelt down and kowtowed like pounding garlic: "The state servant doesn't dare to say much, should he ask the prime minister?" ”

Zhao Chen said sharply: "If you can't ask the prime minister, who should you ask?" ”

"This is not a slave who can talk nonsense."

"I'll let you speak."

"The emperor can ask the queen mother. The queen mother and the emperor are mother and son, and there is no mother who does not help her own son. ”

Zhao Chen snorted lightly: "My son? There are rumors in the palace that my biological mother was actually my nursing mother, and she was later kicked out of the palace. I was fourteen years old, when I was born, the Queen Mother was only fourteen years old, and she was only twelve years old, how could she conceive a child? ”

Huang Yanjie buried his head on the ground and didn't dare to make a sound.

Seeing this, Zhao Chen sighed: "There is no top one." ”

In Zhao Chen's view, Huang Qianshan is the first to serve his own government, and he must protect it no matter what, otherwise others will think that there is no good end for him.

"It seems that only I have come forward, and they dare not abolish me." Zhao Chen couldn't help but clench his fists.

It was the day of the early dynasty again, and Zhang Chengbo, the right man of Shangshu, took the lead in coming out and impeaching Huang Qianshan. A spokesman followed.

Zhao Chen glanced at Li Hui in the imperial history, Li Zhongcheng was above the court during this time, like a mud bodhisattva, without saying a word. But today, Zhao Chen gave him a code, and Li Hui stepped out: "The minister has advice." ”

"Tell me."

"The digging of the Yellow River is Your Majesty's fault."

When he said this, everyone was shocked. Although Li Gang, He Li and others all knew that the highest person responsible for this matter was Zhao Chen, no one would reveal this matter, but they didn't expect that Li Hui, who was usually inflammatory, actually stood up and accused the emperor.

Sun Fu was furious, the emperor's fault was that he didn't teach well. Moreover, the Shang monarch ruled Qin, the law was enforced, fair and selfless, the punishment was strong, the reward was not private, the law and the prince, and the Fu of the Emperor. It set a precedent for punishing the prince's master, and all dynasties followed suit. Now that Zhao Chen is at fault, of course it is impossible to punish the emperor heavily, and the punishment will not come to his head.

Sun Fu shouted: "Huang Qian is good at drilling villains, bewitching the king, and it should be a capital crime." "If Huang Qianshan is not responsible, the blame will fall on the emperor, and Sun Fu will suffer the most.

Li Gang, as the prime minister, also stood up, only talking about Huang Qianshan's mistakes, and did not mention Zhao Chen.

The imperial history of the hall saw the direction of the wind and attacked Huang Qianshan in groups.

Zhao Chen saw this situation, and secretly rejoiced in his heart, the more serious Huang Qianshan's crime was, the more severe the attack he received, then he would protect him, the greater the favor, even if Huang Qianshan used his life to pay it back, it would not be enough. And as the emperor, what does he have to lose if he bears the crime? Do the prime ministers dare to punish the emperor? Can the Queen Mother abolish him?

He is the only son of the first emperor Zhao Huan, and if he is abolished, the queen mother will be abolished. Thinking that he still had to rely on Zhu Fenglian as the last bargaining chip, a trace of hatred passed through his heart, but it soon slipped into his heart and disappeared.

Huang Qianshan couldn't stand the attack of the imperial historians, and knelt on the ground: "It was Du Chong who suggested that the emperor dig the river, and the minister seconded it, but the minister was public-minded, just to block the gold thief, and there was no intention of harming the people." Please let the emperor decide. ”

Li Gang was scolding Huang Qianshan when he suddenly heard Zhao Chen say above: "Li Xianggong, it was my mistake, and digging the river was my decision." ”

As soon as he said this, Li Gang was stunned for a moment, he couldn't immediately turn his face and scolded Zhao Chen for "fainting." ”

Li Gang was silent, but someone else spoke, and Li Hui stepped out again: "The saint knows that mistakes can be corrected, and the true benevolence is also." ”

The ministers reacted and praised Zhao Chen for daring to act, and after the wave of praise subsided, Li replied: "Your Majesty asks Your Majesty to punish yourself for reducing your meal." ”

Zhao Chen touched his eyes: "Millions of displaced people have no food and clothing, and I have reduced my meal for one meal, which is not enough to atone for my sins, and I have reduced my meal every meal until the displaced people disperse." Zhao Chen's meaning is not to skip a meal, but to eat less at every meal.

Li Hui flattered a few words: "The holy handwritten book was sent out without the Chinese book, and this Chinese book was derelict in his duties, and Sun Zhongshu was the emperor's teacher, and the holy one had it, and he should be punished." ”

Sun Fu stood up, first distinguished a few words, and then scolded Huang Qianshan. Now it is no longer a question of loyalty and adultery, but a matter of Sun Fu's life and death.

Huang Qianshan didn't fight back, but just cried loudly: "The grace of the saint's responsibility, the kindness of the saint, and the liver and brain of the saint, it is difficult to repay it, only to die for the saint to repay the king's kindness." ”

This shows that Sun Fu's loyalty to Zhao Chen is problematic, he was captured with Zhao Huan and expelled from the court, Zhao Chen can be said to have the grace of knowing him, and now Zhao Chen is at fault, he actually wants to take Huang Qianshan to atone for his crimes, this character. Immediately, because it was impeachment.

He Li saw that he couldn't see the direction of the wind clearly, so he had already retreated and remained silent. Zhao Chen asked: "Li Xianggong, how to deal with it?" ”

Li Gang sighed, Zhao Chen made it clear that he wanted to protect Huang Qianshan, and he hadn't considered abolishing the emperor yet, Li Gang asked Zhao Chen rhetorically: "What does the saint think about it?" ”

"It's all on the orders of the minister."

"Since the Holy One bears his own responsibility......"

"I am willing to make an edict against myself."

"There is no need to condemn oneself." The edict is equivalent to Zhao Chen admitting to the whole world that he is a faint king, and it is not feasible to resist the gold thief at the moment when it is necessary to unite people's hearts, Li Gang said: "Your Majesty should reduce your diet and punish yourself." ”

"Sun Fu is the emperor's teacher, and the emperor is punished......"

Sun Fu said: "Li Xianggong, this is not my fault. ”

Li Gang continued: "As a Chinese scholar, it is a dereliction of duty to let His Majesty's handwritten letter be sent, and he should be demoted to the right of Shangshu." ”

Sun Fu breathed a sigh of relief, but he was still in power.

"Huang Qianshan, demagoguery, digging rivers and harming the people, removed from the post of Shangshu Zuocheng, and removed from the post of bachelor. Handed over to the Division. ”

"Zhang Chengbo, the right man of Shangshu, has meritorious service in impeaching traitors, and has entered the middle school to serve as a scholar. Your Majesty, what do you think of this? ”

Zhao Chen said: "It's so good, hand Huang Qianshan over to Yu Shitai." "He didn't give it to Dali Temple.

Li Hui and Huang Qianshan will be kind.

Li Gang also had no intention of delaying time in this matter, and he immediately talked about another imminent matter: "Outside Bianliang City, there are millions of displaced people, and in Bianliang City, there are millions of household registrations, adding up to five million people, even if you count the regular liquidation, the grain can only support one month, how to deal with it?" ”

"This matter should be asked Kaifeng Mansion, Liu Ju, is there really not enough food?"

"The government has bottomed out, and it is all maintained by regular liquidation.

"What about asking the noble and rich merchants to donate grain?"

"I have already asked for a donation, and all the families said that there is not much food in stock."

"Shouldn't Jiangnan Lake be allowed to transport grain?"

"It's spring plowing season, and the autumn harvest won't be until September. Moreover, in order to transport food for teachers and students in Beijing, the annual program transportation has long been saturated. ”

"Your Majesty, the homeless should make a decision as soon as possible." Li replied, "If you don't deal with it properly, you will be a traitor, and you should have something unbearable." ”

"It's better to patrol Jiangnan." Zhao Chen said, "I brought these homeless people to the south of the Yangtze River. Zhao Chen originally wanted to go shopping in Jiangnan, and finally found an opportunity to say it.

"Your Majesty is in charge of the capital, don't talk about it lightly."

"Li Xianggong, I can remember your "Patrol Strategy". I have thought about it, instead of transporting grain from Jiangnan, it is better to let the displaced people go to Jiangnan and Lianghuai to eat. ”

He mentioned Li Gang's previous advice, Li Gang can't always slap himself in the face and say that his advice is wrong. And those who stand on Li Gang's side will not stand up against it.

And Li Hui and the others have not yet figured out Zhao Chen's thoughts, so they are silent for the time being.

After a long while, Zhang Chengbo said: "During the Jingkang period, the gold thieves besieged the city twice, and they did not patrol the city, but now there are just some homeless people, how could Your Majesty think of patrolling." ”

Zhao Chen said: "It's nothing more than millions of homeless people who want to eat, since Zhang Zhongshu said that there is no need to patrol the luck, then you go and solve the food matter, scatter the dynasty." ”

Inside and outside the imperial court, there was a quarrel about whether to patrol the fortification and where to find food, and it was in such a dispute that the palace served the imperial history, and the envoy Zhang Suo, who was appeased by Hebei West Road, arrived at Bianliang under the protection of the trapped camp led by Wu Song. Wang Yanshu also accompanied the pedestrians.