"Someone's coming." Zhu Qizhen shouted.

The deacon and eunuch in front of the palace hurriedly responded to Zhu Qizhen, and then knelt down and said, "What does the emperor command?" ”

Zhu Qizhen glanced at the eunuch who knelt down in front of the Danqi and ordered: "Quickly go to the Chaofang to have a look, see that the adult is on duty, and quickly lead me to see me, I have something to ask." ”

Hearing Zhu Qizhen's order, the deacon and eunuch naturally didn't dare to slack off, so he said: "Please wait for the emperor, the old slave will go immediately." ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he said: "Go and go back quickly, I am waiting for a reply." ”

Hearing the emperor's words, the deacon and eunuch naturally understood that Zhu Qizhen attached great importance to this matter and must not be taken lightly.

With such an idea in his heart, he naturally didn't dare to slack off, and took a step and ran towards the room.

Coincidentally, today's cabinet is Xu Youzhen's duty.

The people in the room saw a eunuch in such a uniform coming without stopping, and knew in their hearts that this person's position in the palace was not low, and he thought that he was a senior deacon eunuch serving the emperor, so naturally he first made way for this hurried eunuch to avoid it.

Xu Youzhen, who was on duty, was also alarmed, and when she raised her eyes, she saw a eunuch rushing over, and she couldn't help but be stunned in her heart.

The eunuch hurriedly walked up to Xu Youzhen, and said to Xu Youzhen: "Great, Lord Xu, it turns out that you are still here, the old slave is worried that he will not be able to find anyone, and it is really good to have Lord Xu here." ”

Staring at the panting eunuch, Xu Youzhen said in a somewhat weird manner: "Father-in-law is looking for the wrong person, Your Excellency and the contemptible person seem to have no friendship." ”

There is also a reason for Xu Youzhen's statement, some time ago he had a bad relationship with the head eunuch Cao Jixiang of the palace, Xu Youzhen naturally has a good impression of these eunuchs, so there is this strange thing that is neither yin nor yang.

As soon as Xu Youzhen's words came out, the eunuch was anxious, and hurriedly said to Xu Youzhen: "Lord Xu, Xu Ge Lao, don't joke with me and other subordinates, this time it's not our family looking for you, it's the emperor who wants to find you urgently." ”

Hearing the eunuch's words, Xu Youzhen changed his face and said, "It turned out that the emperor was looking for me, that's good, there is Father-in-law Lao to lead the way." ”

When the eunuch saw that Xu Youzhen had been dealt with, he was a little happy, so he spoke to Xu Youzhen and said, "Please Lord Xu come quickly, the emperor is looking for it very quickly." ”

"Okay, when I entrust this affairs to my subordinates, I will go to the palace with my father-in-law to see the emperor." Xu Youzhen replied.

Hearing Xu Youzhen's words, the eunuch said: "Okay, okay, but please ask Lord Xu to be faster, the emperor seems to be extremely anxious about this matter, and he can't let the emperor wait." ”

Xu Youzhen heard this from the eunuch's mouth, and was a little curious in her heart, and then spoke: "Please wait for a while, my lordship will be fine immediately, after the matter is entrusted, I will quickly follow my father-in-law into the palace, and I will never make my father-in-law wait for a long time." ”

The eunuch nodded again and again and said, "Then please ask Lord Xu to finish the affairs here as soon as possible, and then go with our family to see the emperor." ”

Xu Youzhen nodded and said, "Then my father-in-law will rest here for a while, and let me take care of it." ”

The eunuch hurriedly responded: "Okay, okay, then our family is waiting here." ”

The eunuch said this, but he refused to sit down and rest, but followed behind Xu Youzhen, not leaving an inch.

Xu Youzhen saw the anxious look on the eunuch's face, and knew in his heart that the emperor was really in a hurry this time, but there were too many people in the courtroom, so he naturally didn't want to ask.

With such a thought in his heart, he naturally didn't want to delay, so he immediately found a subordinate official to entrust the matter, and it was over.

After finishing the matter, Xu Youzhen said to the eunuch: "Father-in-law Lao has been waiting for a long time, the matter here is over, and this official can accompany his father-in-law to see the emperor." ”

The eunuch waited for Xu Youzhen's words, and then opened his mouth and said, "Okay, please Lord Xu quickly return to the palace with the old slave." ”

The two of them went out of the court room one after the other, and the eunuch led them in front, and soon entered the Ouchi and arrived in the palace.

After arriving at the palace, when he reached a no-man's land, Xu Youzhen grabbed the eunuch and said, "Father-in-law, please take a step to speak." ”

After the eunuch was caught by Xu Youzhen, although he was a little anxious, Xu Youzhen was the first person in the court after all, and he didn't dare to offend him.

"What do you have to inquire about?" The eunuch opened his mouth and said.

Xu Youzhen opened his mouth and asked, "What is the important matter that the emperor summoned us in such a hurry this time. ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen's glance, the eunuch opened his mouth and said: "Lord Xu, I don't want to say if it's not my father-in-law, the emperor has something important to find his father-in-law today, and the old slave doesn't know at all, but from the current situation, the emperor seems to be extremely angry. ”

Hearing this eunuch's words, Xu Youzhen thought that it had something to do with Henan, it shouldn't be that Cao Jixiang said bad things about himself in front of the emperor, it seems that he has nothing to do with it.

After making up his mind, he was still a little suspicious, so he opened his mouth and asked: "How can the emperor ask about Henan again." ”

Hearing this, the eunuch spoke, "I don't understand this either. ”

The eunuch couldn't say why, so Xu Youzhen opened his mouth and asked, "Did someone say bad things about us in front of the emperor?" ”

Hearing this, the eunuch opened his mouth and said, "Don't worry, where would anyone dare to speak ill of adults in front of the emperor today." ”

"This is also true, the officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee are all respectful to this lord, and no one dares to be so presumptuous. By the way, father-in-law, did anyone mention the matter of Henan to the emperor. Xu Youzhen opened his mouth and asked.

"Yes, yes, it was Princess Jian Huaizhen who entered the palace today, and I think it was Princess Huaizhen who told the emperor about it." The eunuch hurriedly replied.

When the eunuch said this, Xu Youzhen's heart moved, thinking that since Princess Huaizhen was here for Henan, she didn't have any offense to herself. Thinking about it carefully, the governor of Henan is Shi Heng's nephew Li Kelin, and according to the current situation, what the emperor said today is only related to Li Kelin.

As soon as she thought about it, Xu Youzhen put her heart down: "I see, okay, Lord Ben understands, please let my father-in-law lead the way quickly, and I will wait for the two of them to go to the emperor as soon as possible." ”

The eunuch was extremely happy when he heard Xu Youzhen's order, so he said to Xu Youzhen: "Lord Xu, please here, the emperor may not be able to wait." ”

After the two of them agreed on this matter, the two quickened their pace and rushed to the main hall where Zhu Qizhen was located.

Zhu Qizhen was really a little impatient to wait.

After Xu Youzhen knelt down and saluted, Zhu Qizhen opened his mouth and asked: "Xu Aiqing, I came to you today for a major event, I heard that there was a locust plague in Henan, the people were short of food and food, and they were starving all over the land. ”

Xu Youzhen heard that Zhu Qizhen's words were wrong, and hurriedly opened his mouth and said: "What the emperor blames is that Henan does not say that the locust plague is severe, and it is said that there is a slight disaster. ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he immediately shouted: "Nonsense, if it is just a small disaster, how can so many people starve to death, the officials in Henan are really heartless and ignore the people's suffering." ”

Hearing Zhu Qizhen's anger, Xu Youzhen was shocked, he didn't expect that the emperor would have such a powerful rhetoric, so he hurriedly knelt down at Zhu Qizhen and said: "Henan officials deceive their superiors and subordinates, so unreasonable, they should be strictly rectified and disciplined." ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen's words, Zhu Qizhen's face softened a little, and then he said to Xu Youzhen: "It's not that I don't want to protect them, but I am just released as an official, and what I receive is the court's money, which is the blood of the people. But I didn't expect that these parents and officials not only had the slightest compassion, but only knew about corruption and bribery, and preyed on the people. Now that there is such a catastrophe in Henan, he still dares to deceive his superiors and subordinates and hide the truth from me, which is simply condemnable. I feel that this matter must be thoroughly investigated. ”

Zhu Qizhen was so angry, Xu Youzhen had never seen it.

"The emperor is angry, from the current situation, Henan officials are hard to blame, and Weichen is also guilty of negligence, please punish the emperor." Xu Youzhen hurriedly knelt down in front of Zhu Qizhen and said.

Zhu Qizhen scolded angrily for a while, but his anger calmed down, and he said to Xu Youzhen: "That's it, that's it, I don't blame you for this matter, you are in the Beijing Division, and the situation in Henan is the same as mine, and it is also relatively estranged, and you can only get a glimpse of the situation from the recitals submitted by the underground officials every day. ”

Hearing this, Xu Youzhen followed Zhu Qizhen's meaning and said: "What the emperor said is not bad at all, judging from the current situation, the officials in Henan have indeed concealed it. In the past few days, Weichen has found that there are a lot more people begging in the land of Beijing, and the porridge factory set up by the emperor last time has also been crushed by the victims, and it seems that there are not a few people in Henan who have been affected by the disaster. ”

"Oh, that's the case." Zhu Qizhen heard Xu Youzhen's words and asked.

Hearing the emperor's glance, Xu Youzhen spoke: "These situations were witnessed by Weichen himself, and there was no lie. This is mostly the case with the several porridge factories set up by the Holy Lord, and judging from the current situation, it should be caused by too many victims. ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he said to Zhu Qizhen: "Your Majesty, it seems that Lord Xu has heard of the great increase in the number of displaced people in Beijing, and from the current situation, it seems that this is the case, and the disaster situation in Henan is by no means as understated to the officials in Henan. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words from the side, Zhu Qizhen nodded and said: "What Aiqing said is that it seems that the situation reported by Henan officials is very inconsistent with the local disaster situation. ”

When Zhu Qizhen said this, Jian Huaizhen said: "Your Majesty, this matter should be thoroughly investigated. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Zhu Qizhen nodded and said: "What I said is that this kind of matter must be thoroughly investigated to the end, if you let the officials below be blinded, wouldn't it be that the people's resentment is boiling and it hurts the country." ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he opened his mouth and said to Zhu Qizhen: "What the emperor said is not bad at all, judging from the current situation, Henan officials are only afraid that there is a problem. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Zhu Qizhen bowed his head and said: "I also have the same opinion, this Henan disaster, the situation reported below is too far from the truth, it seems that there must be something strange in it." ”

After saying this, Zhu Qizhen opened his mouth and said to Xu Youzhen, who was kneeling aside: "Xu Aiqing, you have heard everything I said. ”

Xu Youzhen hurriedly responded: "What the emperor said, Weichen listened to every word in his ears. ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen's words, Zhu Qizhen nodded slightly and said, "Well, since this matter is very strange, I will hand it over to Aiqing to deal with." After Xu Aiqing went down, he carefully checked with me to find out what it was that officials concealed the disaster from the imperial court and refused to report the locust plague in Henan. ”

Xu Youzhen heard Zhu Qizhen's command, so he opened his mouth and responded: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, Weichen will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly after he goes down." ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said: "Okay, this matter will be handed over to Xu Aiqing, if anyone dares to deceive the court and me, they must not be tolerated and nurtured, and they must be severely punished." ”

Hearing Zhu Qizhen's glance, Xu Youzhen hurriedly spoke: "What the Holy Lord said is extremely true, if someone deceives the superiors and conceals them, Wei Chen will report to the Holy Lord after they find out, and let the Holy Lord severely punish such people." ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he opened his mouth and said: "This matter is very important, Xu Aiqing must do his best to do it, and he must not be careless." ”

Zhu Qizhen had this warning, Xu Youzhen naturally didn't dare to slack off, so he said to Zhu Qizhen: "What the emperor said, Weichen will never dare to forget. ”

"Okay, Xu Aiqing, let's go down first." Zhu Qizhen commanded.

After Xu Youzhen saluted Zhu Qizhen, he retired according to his words.

After Xu Youzhen retreated, Zhu Qizhen said to Jian Huaizhen: "As soon as I was reinstated, I found that there were fewer and fewer good officials in the imperial court. ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he responded: "What the emperor said is not bad at all, if Lord Yu Qianyu is still here, and wants to come to this Henan locust plague, such a situation will never happen." ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Zhu Qizhen nodded slightly and sighed: "Speaking of Yu Qian, I really regret it, Yu Qian is worthy of being a pillar of the imperial court, but it's a pity that I misbelieved people's words and actually ......." As Aiqing said, if Yu Qian is here, I am afraid that this matter will never fall to such a point. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Zhu Qizhen spoke: "This matter is not bad at all, judging from the current situation, things can only be like this, I hope that Xu Youzhen can do things honestly, can live up to expectations, and thoroughly investigate the locust plague in Henan." ”

Jian Huaizhen heard Zhu Qizhen's words, so he nodded and said: "At present, it can only be like this, there is such a big locust plague in Henan, and these officials are competing to conceal it, which is simply heartless." ”

Zhu Qizhen heard Jian Huaizhen's words, and also spoke: "What Aiqing said is that most of the court officials have vegetarian meals, and there are also many mediocre and old people, in addition to these people, there are also some people who have no heart. The disaster situation in Henan is like this, and the officials in Henan are so heartless, which really makes me sad. ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, he said to Zhu Qizhen: "The saint doesn't have to be sad, the Henan officials are so unscrupulous in deceiving the superiors and subordinates, as long as the saints are determined to rectify it." ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen's words, Zhu Qizhen nodded heavily and said: "That's right, judging from the current situation, this matter should be handled in this way. I was so lenient with my courtiers that I ended up in the situation I am in today. ”

Hearing Zhu Qizhen's words, Jian Huaizhen opened his mouth and said: "As long as the emperor can make this determination to rectify the rule of officials and revitalize the dynasty, this matter will not be difficult to do." ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "Aiqing can say this, and my heart is a little calm." Now it depends on how Xu Youzhen handles this matter. ”

Xu Youzhen promised to thoroughly investigate the disaster in Henan in front of the emperor, so naturally he didn't dare to slack off, and after returning to the court, he found some subordinate officials to inquire about the situation.

When the subordinate officials saw Xu Youzhen greeting him, they all gathered together.

Xu Youzhen asked people to take all the excerpts reported by Henan officials in the past half a month.

The chief had an order, and these subordinates in the court room naturally did not dare to slack off, so they hurriedly rummaged through the papers, took all the folds reported by the Henan side these days, and piled them up in front of Xu Youzhen for him to see.

Xu Youzhen looked at the Henan officials, a total of seven or eight folds, most of which were taken by Henan Governor Li Kelin.

Xu Youzhen grabbed the fold and looked at it, and saw that there were nothing more than words written on the fold to ask the emperor for Sheng'an, and the rest were empty words.

Regarding the locust plague in Henan, it is only a light mention that Henan found locusts today and gnawed on crops, but the disaster has been eliminated after dealing with it.

Xu Youzhen finished reading the excerpt, and was very angry and threw the fold in his hand to the ground, and kept saying: "It's too unusual, it's really too unreasonable, such a disaster happened in Henan, and this Henan governor Li Kelin actually had no heart to ask for peace and mind, and said it so lightly, saying how the locust plague has been eliminated, if this is the case, how can there be so many victims in the capital these days." ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen's severe reprimand, the subordinate officials below all held their breath, and no one echoed it.

Xu Youzhen is a smart person, seeing this situation, he understands that the subordinate officials are silent, and things must be a little strange, judging from the current situation, this Henan Governor Li Kelin has some ways to come.

Therefore, after scolding for a while, Xu Youzhen asked a subordinate official in the courtroom: "What is the origin of this Li Kelin?" ”

Hearing Xu Youzhen's question, the officials below didn't dare to hide it, so they spoke to Xu Youzhen: "Don't hide it, my lord, Henan Governor Li Kelin has just taken office for a long time, and his time is still shallow, so I'm afraid that there is still some separation from local things." In addition, this person is the nephew of Lord Seok Hyung. ”

Hearing this, Xu Youzhen, who was sitting quietly, narrowed his eyes and said, "Oh, it turned out to be Shi Heng's nephew, no wonder the old man has never even heard of his name." ”

As soon as these words came out, some shrewd subordinate officials already understood that Xu Youzhen despised Shi Heng a little in his heart, but even if he saw this, he didn't dare to show his love for Xu Youzhen.

After all, for these subordinate officials, as soon as Yu Qian died, Xu Youzhen and Shi Heng became giants in the court, extremely popular ministers, and the high rank of honor was beyond the expectations of others.

Therefore, the subordinate officials don't want to offend anyone in their hearts, they understand that Xu Youzhen's power is quite strong, but Shi Heng's power is not small, and it is not a good thing to offend that one.

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