The rain has been falling, and it is getting heavier and heavier, and even the next day, when the court is no longer able to ride a horse, must take a carriage, the early morning light is still very dark, the rainstorm is like a note, can not see the road clearly, can only grope forward, the raindrops smashed on the carriage's oilcloth shed, deafening, Liu Ziguang opened the curtains, wanted to see the situation outside, a stream of rain immediately swept in, wet his sleeves, this rain is really rare in a hundred years.

Fortunately, at the noon gate, the two arc lights that have been lit at the noon gate have also been extinguished, it may be that the wires were wet by the rain, a royal forest army wearing a rubber raincoat came over to take a look, it is now the carriage of the Marquis of Zhenwu, and said loudly to the coachman, the emperor has a decree, the carriage and horses can go directly to Fengtianmen, so as not to be gonorrhea by the heavy rain, so the carriage rushed directly to Fengtianmen, Liu Ziguang got off the car, and now there are a lot of carriages parked around, it seems that many people arrived first, the guards held up a big umbrella to block the rain for him, but the huge oilcloth umbrella could not stop the raging rainstorm, Liu Ziguang's boots and the hem of the court clothes were soaked。

Came to the upper hall of Fengtian Palace, lit a few sesame oil wax, and the glass lamps that were usually used were not turned on, presumably the motors placed outdoors were also damaged by the rain, and the ministers were frowning one by one, sighing, everyone had a puddle of water under their feet, and the emperor sat on the throne with a sad face.

Liu Ziguang came a little late, the trouble caused by the heavy rain is really many, just on the way to come, there are several detours, there are several low-lying roads are flooded, until the chest is not passable at all, not only he came late, there are many ministers who are late, there are mostly officials of the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry, Song Yingxing's court clothes are half wet, holding the wat board and said to the emperor: "The torrential rain is raging, the water level of the Yangtze River is rising rapidly, the flood peak is everywhere, the embankment is bursting, the lake is wide, the people of Zeguo are displaced and miserable, and the emperor is asked to decree disaster relief. ”

"It's easy to provide disaster relief, but when the money, food, and materials are in Zuo Liangyu's hands, I'm afraid it will only strengthen his soldiers and horses, and those people won't get any benefits, so what's the good?" A household servant came out of the class and said, this person's name is Huang Xiaotian, and he is also a pillar of Donglin, and now he has set up Shangshu Hu Xuezhai in the air, and the household department basically has the final say.

Huang Xiaotian is talking about the truth, the original administrative division of the Ming Dynasty in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, the north of the Beizhili, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, and the first are all under the rule of the Manchu Dynasty, Henan, Huguang, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, these provinces are all listening to the tune, not listening to the Xuan, nominally the Ming provinces, in fact, in fact, semi-independent feudal towns, never pay money and grain to the household department, that is, the imperial court has any big ceremonial activities, these warlords only send representatives to participate, as if the princes are divided, the imperial court can only control the southern Zhili, Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan and other regions are fortunate to be rich in money and food, so the imperial court can maintain it, otherwise it would have been annexed by its own people.

Now the victims of the Huguang flood are the people of the Ming Dynasty, how can this not make people with a conscience feel sorry, Huang Xiaotian raised the issue of the feudal town at this time, although it is cold, but it is indeed a reality that has to be faced.

Zuo Liangyu, a native of Shandong, is tall, burly, and powerful, and his neighbors call him a red-faced man. Although he never went to school, he was very smart, and he learned martial arts since he was a child, especially good at bow shooting, and was skilled in bowing left and right.

After joining the army, he was more useful, and he was resourceful, and he was soon promoted to the commander of the right battalion of Liaodong. When he was subordinate to the Changping Governor and Hou Xun, he was recommended by Hou Sui as a deputy general.

Later, in Shaanxi, Henan and other places to clear the battle of the Liukou, he repeatedly made miraculous achievements

"Ping thief" will be an officer to the prince and a young security officer, more than 100,000 elite soldiers crisscross the Central Plains, several provinces are invincible, currently entrenched in Wuchang town, under the jurisdiction of Huguang rich land, as the saying goes, Huguang is familiar with the world, plus Wuchang is a large port in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, there are many trades, set up cards to collect ship tax, the income is also quite rich, Wuchang has a shipyard with science and technology, can produce advanced steam ships, so his comprehensive strength is relatively strong among the warlords.

Zuo Liangyu once received the favor of the current Ministry of Rites, Shangshu Hou Sui, so emotionally biased towards the Donglin Party, during the reign of the Queen Mother, has not paid tribute to the imperial court, and later Donglin seized power, the two aspects of the correspondence are more, the imperial court gave him a title of prince and young protection under the advice of Qian Qianyi, hoping to subdue this general, but Zuo Liangyu is used to being the emperor of the soil, a little addicted, actually as always, go his own way, and even send the imperial court to the governor of Huguang, He Tengjiao, under house arrest, the guards have been disarmed, but he is not blatantly independent, so he consumes the example of Emperor Taizu back then, accumulates grain, slows down the king, and waits for the emergence of changes, this person has great ambitions and strong strength, and is a heart disease of the imperial court。

"The displaced people are all the people of the Ming Dynasty, not the people of Zuo Liangyu, I don't believe that he can swallow the disaster relief money and food of the imperial court with a clear conscience! Disaster relief is urgent! A minister came out and retorted, and then more ministers joined the ranks of the debate, roughly divided into two factions, one is the rational type, hoping that the flood can consume Zuo Liangyu's strength, the court is good at reaping the benefits, and the other is the emotional type, seeing the people affected by the disaster, advocating immediate disaster relief, but the two factions have a unified understanding, that is, money and grain must not fall into Zuo Liangyu's hands.

However, Huguang is Zuo Liangyu's sphere of influence, and all the local officials have surnames, so how can the Zuo court avoid money and grain not becoming the military salary and military food of the Zuo army?

Then there is only one way, that is, the imperial court sent the Qin mission for disaster relief, and the problem of releasing grain came again, and the governor appointed by the imperial court dared to put him under house arrest, not to mention a Qin cha, if the Qin cha brought a large number of soldiers, it would inevitably cause a fire, and no matter who won or lost, the unlucky people were always the Li people, floods, and the only one who benefited from the civil war was the Manchu Qing in the north.

"If the people of Li want to save the lake and the vast land, they must also get me, no matter what method you use, I will only get the result." Zhu Youxiao coldly stopped the argument of the ministers, the young emperor finally understood that this seat was not easy to sit, just remembered that the military invasion of the Qingshui disaster came, the Yangtze River flooded, and the Huai River was not much better, Nanjing fortunately just ushered in the first rainstorm, I heard that such a rainstorm in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River has lasted for more than ten days.

Those river embankments are in disrepair and can't withstand the impact of floods at all, and the people have collapsed in many places, countless people have drowned, and countless fertile fields have become Zeguo, these are the property of his Zhu Youxiao, ah, I don't feel distressed, that's nonsense, but for Zuo Liangyu, an unreasonable illiterate warlord, the emperor has no choice but to play tricks and let the ministers be responsible, anyway, Lao Tzu is the people, and the land of the lake and the land must be implemented, how to implement it, whatever you arrange.

"The emperor has a policy, and Hou Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites has always had an old favor to Zuo Liangyu, why not let him be ordered to be ordered to relieve the disaster, share money and grain, and repair the embankment, presumably Zuo Liangyu will not chase the festival and occupy the disaster relief materials." A Donglin official said

"Zuo Liangyu is a martial artist, what if it is not good for Hou Shangshu?" Yu Shi Lin Ruhai asked rhetorically, when he said the words "Wufu, wolf's heart, dog's lungs", he also glanced at Liu Ziguang's side, and his intentions were self-evident.

"It's okay, it's okay, Hou Shangshu will bring a batch of money and grain over first, and personally divide it, and then the second batch will go on the road, so that even if the first batch is occupied by Zuo Liangyu, the later ones can be stopped in time, and the losses will be lost, what do you think?" Donglin boss Qian Qianyi finally said that his proposal was a feasible and good way, but Zhu Youxiao's other request could not be fulfilled.

"I not only want disaster relief, but also obey my orders."

"This is easy to do, let Hou Shangshu take three hundred imperial forest troops, ambush on the two walls when Wuchang announced the decree, take advantage of Zuo Liangyu's unpreparedness to kill, take his level, Huguang can be determined." Qian Qianyi is a literati in the end, and he doesn't have enough understanding of the cruelty of military struggle, if the three hundred Royal Forest Army can solve Zuo Liangyu, then Zuo Liangyu's career in fighting horses over the years can be regarded as growing up on a dog, not to mention Liu Ziguang scolded in his heart: Stupid.

Even Zhu Youxiao shook his head again and again: "No, Hou Shangshu's civil official background, how can he control the situation, even if he kills Zuo Liangyu, his group of fierce soldiers and fierce generals rebel, wouldn't it be even more uncontrollable, and the land of Huguang will be rotten." ”

"The Emperor Zhenwu Marquis can be in this position." Wei Zhongxian, who was standing aside with the floating dust, whispered to Zhu Youxiao, saying that there was no eunuch interfering in the court, but he really couldn't bear to give up this opportunity and wanted to push Liu Ziguang into this mud pit, no matter whether the disaster relief succeeded or failed, it would always keep him away from the capital, so that he could easily encroach on power, and this move could also intensify the contradiction between Liu Ziguang and the Donglin Party, and the plan proposed by Qian Qianyi Liu Ziguang was inserted horizontally, which was clearly to grab credit.

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wei Zhongxian with satisfaction and said to the ministers.

"Very good, Liu Aiqing went to disaster relief with Hou Shangshu, and Zuo Liangyu was taken down at the right opportunity, with Liu Aiqing's ability, it must be foolproof."

"Emperor Zhenwu Hou and Hou Shangshu have always had a gap, I'm afraid it's not appropriate for them to cooperate, right?" An official raised doubts.

"In the face of national disaster, how can there be any personal grievances! The old man is willing to go on patrol with the Marquis of Zhenwu. Hou Suiyi's stern words shocked many people on the spot.

"Weichen is also willing to go to Wuchang to share His Majesty's worries." Seeing that Hou Sui had expressed his position, Liu Ziguang could not show weakness, and in the face of the catastrophe, he could only stand up.

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The court meeting lasted until late, Zhu Youxiao asked the imperial dining room to cook meals for the ministers, and the officials of the household department, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of War, and the Caoyun Yamen were also busy sorting out the materials that could be transported. The people also have information on the embankments along the river, river maps, and troops that can be dispatched around the disaster area, and all disaster relief matters are under intense preparation.

Liu Ziguang, as the Minister of Disaster Relief, naturally couldn't go home, he and a group of people from the Ministry of War and Nanchang studied Zuo Liangyu's files, analyzed his weaknesses, and were very busy.

Heavy rain poured into the embroidery floor of the back house of the Lin Yushi Mansion in Wuyi Lane, Sister Daiyu was frowning and waiting bitterly outside the window, the night was dark, only the thunder and lightning crossed the sky, and the ladder placed under the courtyard wall could be seen......