On the erection of the sun, hundreds of civil and military officials worshipped, and after the ceremony, I saw Zhu Yuanzhang not saying a word, frowning, I don't know why. However, everyone could see that the emperor was displeased.

&;There is a morning play, and there is no retreat. Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the dragon chair and said no more.

&;The officials are silent.

&; What's wrong! If I don't speak, won't I speak?! Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and slapped the dragon chair fiercely, and all the officials were shocked.

&;Yesterday, Li Shanchang sent a recital, plus the hundreds of officials played a while ago, there have been more than ten cases. I just don't say, is the world so desolate that I just laid down? There is a great drought in the world, and the people have no harvest, will you ministers only fill your pockets and don't know how to worry about the country? ! &>

After Zhu Yuanzhang's words, all the officials knelt: &; The ministers are guilty. &>

&; Sin? You are guilty, but will I cut off your heads one by one to solve the disaster? Although natural disasters are fierce, can they be fierce or not? If the secretary of state is the first and takes the difficulty of building the country as his responsibility, natural disasters are really inevitable? &>

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's roaring hall, there was still a dead silence below.

At present, there is a great drought, and Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Minnan are the granaries of the world, and the soldiers are important. Now that the people have something to do, after thinking about it for a while, I feel that it should be taken from the people and should be used for the people. I want to broadcast the food money to help the victims, who wants to go? &>

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the hundred officials coldly, and suddenly saw a person stand up: &;The emperor, the minister Hu Weiyong is willing to share state affairs for the emperor and do his best. &>

&;Good! Master Hu is worthy of being the pillar of the country, and he did not forget to stand up at such a time of national crisis, and I will give you a gold medal, and this matter will be entrusted to you with full responsibility. &>

Emperor Xie, the minister dared to recommend a person and send this person as a grain release officer, and the matter was completed. &>

&;Oh? Who is Lord Hu recommending? Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

&;Naichen's nephew Hu Zhengken, although this son is young, but he cares about state affairs, and the minister recommends this son to go to share the emperor's worries. &>

Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed: &; Okay! The whole family of Hu Qing's family knows how to serve the court, and I am very happy. Where is this son? &>

&;Your Majesty, waiting outside the palace. &>

Casual eunuch propaganda, Hu Zhengken came to Zhu Yuanzhang, knelt on the ground, and immediately kowtowed three heads: Long live the emperor, long live, long live. &>

&;Hu Qingping, this time there is a great drought in the three places, I want to send you to the capital grain, are you willing? &>

&;Go to the soup and go to the fire, never give up. &>

&;Okay, haha, sure enough, the hero is a young man, Hu Weiyong, it's really a dog general in Humen. Zhu Yuanzhang felt that this matter was over, and immediately showed joy. Hu Weiyong saw it in his eyes, and hurriedly said: &;This is the emperor's great fortune, wise and martial, and the courtiers must do their best to serve the emperor's grace. &>

&;Well, I named Hu Zhengken as the governor of Sanjiang, and the official worships the four products, so let's go down today. &>

&;Thank you, Emperor! &>

That night, at Hu Weiyong's house, Hu Weiyong set up a banquet for Hu Zhengken, but did not invite anyone. The uncle and nephew were drinking in the house, and Hu Zhengken showed spring on his face, so unexpectedly: &; Uncle, nephew all rely on the virtue of uncle, and toast another glass. &>

Hu Weiyong stood up at this time and walked back and forth in the hall.

&;Uncle? Why is that? Could it be that my uncle has something on his mind? &>

Hu Weiyong snorted: You are still young and don't know the sinister officialdom. I celebrate you today without inviting anyone, do you know why? &>

I would like to listen to my uncle's teachings. &;Hu Zhengken didn't dare to make a mistake in front of Hu Weiyong.

Although you are in the limelight today, you must know that accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, even if you make more contributions, a wrong word may make you all over the house, and you can't be sloppy. Hu Weiyong always felt that he had no bottom in his heart, and he was afraid that something would happen to this guy.

&;Uncle, are you still worried about me? The nephew has always handled things safely, and there has been no mistakes, so the uncle can rest assured. However, this matter still needs the guidance of his uncle, and the little nephew really doesn't know how to arrange it. &>

Hu Weiyong nodded: &; You can think so, that's right, you still need to be a good person and do things. This is to do things for the imperial court, and it can be sloppy. But to do things for the emperor, you must not be sloppy. Not only do you have to be beautiful, but you also have to guess the emperor's thoughts, the horse's fart must be slapped on the **, and the weight of the position must be accurate. Otherwise, even if you complete your mission, you will still not be free for long. &>

Uncle's meaning Hu Zhengken put down the wine glass and knelt on the ground: &; Uncle treats me as his own, my nephew is my uncle's hand, and I hope that my uncle will help my little nephew again, and he will be famous in the officialdom in the future, so as to add glory to my uncle's face and my ancestors of the Hu family. &>

&;Hahahaha, in fact, Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, I'm afraid no one in the world can understand better than me. After Hu Weiyong finished speaking, he asked him to get up, then put the two glasses together and picked up the wine jug himself.

Hu Zhengken hurriedly wanted to do it for him, but Hu Weiyong just smiled: &; I have to pour this wine, do you pour it? &>

Hu Zhengken obediently stood aside: &; The nephew is willing to listen to his uncle's teachings. &>

Hu Weiyong stopped talking, looked at the two empty cups for a long time, and said to Hu Zhengken: &; Zhengken, do you say that these two cups can pour as much? &>

&;Just fill both cups and you're good to go. &>

&;What if there is only enough wine in the pot? &>

&; Half of each. &>

Are you sure you can pour half of each? Hu Weiyong sneered, and the frightened Hu Zhengken gasped and took three steps back.

&;This little murderous aura scared you away? Do you know how powerful Zhu Yuanzhang is? If you don't take advantage of it, you don't know how you died. &>

Hu Zhengken finally heard some clues, and hurriedly knelt down: &; Uncle save me. &>

&;You get up, actually, it's a good score. &;After speaking, he poured a small half cup in Hu Zhengken's cup, and poured most of his own cup to the brim:&;What do you think of this? &>

&;Uncle should drink more than the little nephew, but the little nephew still doesn't know the reason, but the uncle please make it clear. &>

Hu Weiyong nodded: &;Well, this emperor's words are a holy decree. The emperor's meaning is the dragon's will, the heaven's will! As the saying goes, providence cannot be violated. The emperor is also a human being, he Zhu Yuanzhang was a mortal like you and me before he became the emperor, how could he become the son of heaven and the son of the dragon when he became the emperor? Zhu Yuanzhang is also a mortal, so mortals have seven emotions and six desires, and have personal preferences. &>

Uncle is saying that this is Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian and southern China

&;The child can be taught, and it's not too stupid after all. This Zhu Chongba is now the emperor, and for the sake of his own country, he naturally can't ignore the suffering of the victims. However, the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang have always disrespected the emperor and supported Zhang Shicheng. &;Hu Weiyong shook the wine jug after saying:&;Half of the wine in this pot, do you understand? &>

Hu Zhengken knew that Hu Weiyong wanted to deduct half of the grain payment, and then distributed it to the victims with the method of one or two for three, and he was really smart, and he gave a thumbs up at the moment: Uncle is really smart, and the little nephew has been taught. &>

&;Now that you understand, you can leave early tomorrow morning, remember, don't be extravagant along the way, it's better to be diligent and thrifty, and don't let people grab the handle. &>

&; Nephew understood. &>

Watching Hu Zhengken leave, Hu Weiyong snickered: &;Hmph, drought, the drier my Hu family is, the richer my Hu family is, hahahahahaha

After Hu Zhengken left the capital, he was not ostentatious along the way, and his entourage only brought three people, and there was no excesses at all.

In another place, Chu Liuyan and Xu Da and Liu Bowen had a small gathering together, Chu Liuyan said: &; This time the emperor sent Hu Weiyong's nephew Hu Zhengken to the capital grain relief, what do the two brothers think? &>

&;The Hu family is treacherous, and I think most of this Hu Zhengken is also a person with bad intentions. That day, the court slapped the horses vigorously against the emperor, and at first glance it was a sycophant, and I was really worried about this disaster relief. Liu Bowen seemed quite helpless.

&;Yes, I also think that kid is not a good bird, it is better to go and tell the emperor to let him take back his life. &;Xu Daxin was straightforward and said it.

&;Brother Xu, no. Chu Liuyan shook his head: &;How can the words of the Son of Heaven be changed at will, besides, this Hu Zhengken has not committed a crime, and he has never had bad deeds, how can we be suspicious and jealous, so as not to cause trouble. &>

Although it is said that the heart of harm is not allowed, but if something really happens, it will not be my Ming misfortune, my emperor's misfortune, and the great misfortune of the miserable people in the world. &>

Even so, Brother Liu doesn't need to worry too much, wait for the little sister to pack up and follow this Hu Zhengken to the disaster area to have a look. &>

As soon as Chu Liuyan said this, Xu Da and Liu Bowen both turned their heads: &; You want to risk your life again? The disaster was particularly serious, and I was afraid that the plague would spread, and if it was infected, the consequences would be unimaginable. Liu Bowen shook his head: &; Not proper. Besides, when you go, wherever the army goes, it will cause even more panic among the people, no, you can't go. &>

Brother Liu, you are so confused. &;Chu Liuyan smiled:&;Brother Liu is smart, and he doesn't want to be confused for the sake of his little sister. &>

&;Smoke, what are you talking about? What's wrong with your Big Brother Liu's analysis? &>

Chu Liuyan shook his head with a smile: Brother Liu, you should also know that this Zhou official has never taken the people seriously in order to promote himself. Corruption has been around for a long time, and this is not new. As soon as the emperor was happy, he was promoted and made a fortune, who cared about the life and death of the people. In this great drought, it was very miserable on the fold, the lives were devastated, and the people had no harvest. If the state officials there can hide it, of course they will try their best to hide it, even if the paper can't contain the fire, it will turn big things into small things, and small things will not be reported. In this way, I expect that it will be false, and I need to send someone to see the actual situation of the disaster. Now that the emperor has sent people to relieve the disaster, it is naturally difficult to send people again. The little sister has received a lot of favor from the emperor, so she naturally has to contribute to the court, even if it is Longtan Tiger**, the little sister is also resolutely going to go through. &>

Listening to Chu Liuyan's words, Liu Bowen had no choice but to nod helplessly.

&;Well, I also think what the smoke girl said is reasonable. Nowadays, our army is mighty, and there are few battles, and peace and obedience to the people is the most important thing. So I decided to go with Liuyan, first, to have a response, and secondly, to have multiple helpers, after all, it is always inappropriate to go to other places, people who are not familiar with life, and no one they know is always inappropriate. &>

When Xu Da said this, Liu Bowen had to nod: &; Since the two of you have discussed it, it's okay, but remember to go back early, the disaster is serious, I am afraid that many plagues are rampant, and you need to be careful in everything. Tomorrow, I will go to the emperor's side to find out the dragon's intentions, so that I can know what he means. &>

Well, then that's it, Brother Xu, you and I will go back to deal with military affairs immediately, and set off immediately after taking care of everything, hoping that Hu Zhengken can see the disaster in one step as soon as possible. &>

&;Well, let's go. &>

The three of them said goodbye, Chu Liuyan and Xu Da immediately returned to the barracks to arrange things, and after handling it properly, the two got up overnight and galloped to the disaster site in the starry night.

Just as the two of them were walking until midnight, they suddenly saw two tall black shadows in front of them, and two people on horseback stopped in the middle of the road, blocking their way.

&;Who is in front of us, and why is it blocking our way? Xu Da shouted loudly and urged him to step forward, and at the same time, he had already touched his waist sword with one hand and grabbed his sword.

&;Lord Xu, I'm smiling, don't do it. &>

As soon as he heard this, Chu Liuyan became happy, and said in his heart: Okay, you Liu Bowen, you are still a person with a heart, and with Xiaoxiao's help, this trip will be much smoother.

Laughing and happy, a man and a woman have been waiting here for a long time, Xu Da is overjoyed, and the two of them still call themselves Brother Xu.

It turned out that Liu Bowen was afraid that something would happen to Chu Liuyan, so he sent Xiaoxiao to protect him, and he was worried about the difference between men and women, so he also sent Happy over to serve Chu Liuyan.

Chu Liuyan frowned: &; Xiaoxiao, if you don't protect Brother Liu by his side, will he be fine? &>

Oh, Sister Chu, don't worry, Lord Liu was summoned by the emperor to live in the palace this afternoon, and there will be no danger in thinking about it. &>

So I'm too careful, let's get on the road. &>

The four of them talked and laughed all the way, but they were also happy.

The next day, Zhu Yuanzhang hosted a banquet for Liu Bowen and Hu Weiyong in the palace garden, and a group of singers and dancers were waiting on the side. Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed: &;Haha, now I am sitting in the world, the people live in peace, the soldiers are strong, the country is strong, the people are strong, what a happy life. The two Qing families are the most trusted people in my daily life, but it is a pity that I sent someone to invite the prince of Chu and General Xu, but they can't be found, which is a pity. &>

&;Your Majesty, the prince of Chu and General Xu had a small gathering with me yesterday, saying that they were going to travel, and the emperor was more worried. &; Liu Bowen returned.

&;Is Zhu Yuanzhang dissatisfied, but it is not written on his face:&;Will the two go together? &>

&;Your Majesty, do you see what you're doing? Lord Chu and General Xu must have something to say goodbye to, so don't worry about it, don't you understand the loyalty of the two of them? &;Queen Ma saw the clue on the side, she already knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was displeased, so she changed the topic: &;Your Majesty, the concubines looked at the newly selected show girls a while ago, and felt that they were all gentle and virtuous. &>

All men in the world are lustful, and even the emperor is even more so. When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Queen Ma talk about this, his displeasure decreased slightly: Well, you have been born and died with me for so many years, and now you have to worry about the affairs of the harem, it is really difficult for you. I have been working on state affairs lately, and I haven't cared about the queen well, which is my sin. &>

Where does the emperor say, how dare the concubines blame the emperor. The present person said, how can the concubines be old and yellow, how can they be compared with those young girls. &>

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed: &; You are my baby, where are you old, where are you old? Come, the two Aiqing tell me, is my queen old? &>

Liu Bowen also smiled: &; The queen is the lord of Mahayana, which is actually the blessing of the emperor and the blessing of my Ming Dynasty. &>

Queen Ma is also a woman, no matter how strong a woman is, she is always happy to be said to be young and beautiful, but she just wanted to say a few words but suddenly found something, Hu Weiyong, who has always dared to slap the horse with someone first, was silent and thoughtful.

What is Master Hu thinking, he is so distracted? Queen Ma asked.

&;Ah, the queen forgives the sins, Weichen is just thinking about this disaster relief, so he is distracted, and he hopes that the queen will forgive the sins. &>

Liu Bowen looked at Hu Weiyong, this guy must have taken the wrong medicine and couldn't do it, he must be thinking of some crooked ideas again, but he couldn't say it clearly, so he had to say: &; Your Majesty, Lord Hu may be worried that Hu Zhengken is young and misbehaving, if there is a deviation, it will damage the emperor's reputation, it is better to send another person to assist. &>

&;Lord Liu, what do you mean by this? Is it saying that I, Hu Weiyong, are not good at knowing people, and that the emperor is not good at employing people!? Hu Weiyong was furious.

Liu Bowen hurriedly knelt down: &; The emperor forgives the sin, the minister has no second thoughts, and hopes that the emperor will investigate. &>

Queen Ma pushed Zhu Yuanzhang on the side, and Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly said: &; What is the reason for the two Aiqing, Liu Aiqing hurry up, I will summon the two of you into the palace today to only talk about old feelings, not about state affairs. &>

Liu Bowen turned his heart sideways, and he didn't get up: &;Your Majesty, you and I are now divided between kings and ministers, and we don't talk about state affairs, how can we not talk about state affairs? &>

Hu Weiyong sneered: &; Liu Bowen, you are so bold, you dare to speak to the emperor in such a tone, you should be beheaded. &>

Liu Bowen sneered: &; You also know that the emperor is in front of you, and he is a fox and a tiger, and he is acting on behalf of you, so you really don't have the emperor in your eyes, do you want the emperor to give you a dragon chair to sit on? &>

&;You&;Your Hu Weiyong's face was flushed, but he couldn't hold back half a sentence for a long time, so he had to kneel on the side and beg for mercy.

&;Okay, both of them are old ministers in the court, and they are entrusted with national affairs by me, so the quarrel is like a naughty boy, and the face of the Ming Dynasty has been lost by you. &;Queen Ma smiled: &;Okay, two adults, please get up, the emperor just wants to talk to the two of you for a walk, and we will talk about state affairs tomorrow, and we will talk about it tomorrow. &>

Queen Ma's words blocked all the words that Liu Bowen had prepared to speak, and had to whisper: &; The king of a country, how can you not talk about state affairs. &>

&;Okay, I'm tired too, I think Liu Aiqing is more tired than me, reward you with two maids in the palace, go back and rest well. &;After speaking, I stood up and turned around and left:&;Hu Weiyong, I still have something to look for you, come with me. &>

Watching the two leave, Liu Bowen looked helpless at Queen Ma: &; Queen, look at this&; this

&;Lord Liu, sometimes don't be too serious, the world is beaten down by the emperor, how he likes to toss you let him toss, I'll go back first, you, go back early to rest, these two beautiful girls have to wait for you to go back to get it. &;After that, I also left.!