The price of grain in the capital is rising, and the daily price of grain in Hedong is also rising. Every profiteer who speculates on grain pays attention to the trend of the price like a stockholder who pays attention to the stock price.

Zhou Zhe also looked forward to Hedong getting better with his efforts and the support of Xingcheng, but Ma Dabao's message made him have to change his mind.

"Master Hou, the first batch of grain from Star City has been delivered. Ma Dabao reported the news in person hundreds of miles away, Zhou Zhe frowned and asked

"Is there something going on?"

Ma Dabao's face was ugly: "It's the grain that Qin sent to Qi Yuan for disaster relief, but." ”

"But what?" Zhou Zhe's eyes froze, and a bad premonition came to his mind.

Qi Yuan received the grain and did not distribute it directly, but dragged it. ”

"Bang!" Zhou Zhe slapped his angry palm on the table and scolded: "Qi Yuan, you bastard, Lao Tzu should have cut you off earlier." ”

He guessed Qi Yuan's plan, I'm afraid that this Qi Yuan has already negotiated something with those black-hearted grain merchants. He didn't have the courage to directly withhold the relief food, but it was distributed a day or two late, or the amount distributed every day was very small, and this was his operating space. Anyway, the flood can't be solved in a while, he has time to operate slowly.

Looking at the angry Zhou Zhe, everyone lowered their heads and waited for Zhou Zhe's order. Normally, at this time, Zhou Zhe would come up with a plan to deal with it, but this time, they didn't wait.

It's not that Zhou Zhe doesn't have a plan, but what he wants to do in his heart is too much, too big.

"Preparing the Horse"

After a long time, Zhou Zhe still felt that even if he shouldn't do this, he had to tell the emperor everything about the current situation.

The emperor knew that he had a serious antagonistic relationship between Zhou Zhe and his relatives, so he could let Zhou Zhe go, because in the emperor's heart, a capable minister who made enemies everywhere could delegate power.

Reporting the illegal matters of the Qin Cha to the emperor should have been done by the Imperial Historical Observatory, but in that case, everything would be put on the table. Not only slapped the emperor in the face, but also slapped the faces of the courtiers who chose the candidates. The most important thing is that the court is a place of ripping, pulling back and forth, even if anyone wins, it won't help, and the disaster in Hedong will not continue to deteriorate until you finish copying.

After a few days, I didn't expect Zhou Zhe to come again, Li Chi didn't know what to say. Generally, those who like to run to the palace without anything are mostly those older relatives, climbing feelings, and then begging for bones, so that future generations will try not to be demoted to inherit the title. If Zhou Zhe hadn't had something, he would definitely not have come to the palace. Li Chi's impression of Zhou Zhe is the master who doesn't like to hang out.

In the imperial study, after explaining the situation in Hedong, Li Chi's face was gloomy and terrifying.

scolded and scolded: "Okay, you Qi Yuan, I thought that you group of honors and relatives would not get experience, so they all have no high position." I didn't expect you to be a person who can't catch it and throw it off the wall. ”

These words can be regarded as a judgment that Qi Yuan's future is bleak. Zhou Zhe doesn't care about the rise and fall of a Qi Yuan, what he cares about is disaster relief

"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter who Qi Yuan is for now, it's the Hedong flood that matters. ”

Li Chi exhaled heavily: "Then what do you mean?"

"Another choice is Qincha, go to the east of the river, kill Qi Yuan, and improve the morale of the people. Zhou Zhe lowered his head, his tone was unhappy, but it sounded murderous.

Li Chi's body leaned forward, and asked with oppression: "Qi Yuan's crime has not been decided, so he killed him like this?" ”

These words are very Li Chi's style, and there is no denial of Zhou Zhe's words, nor is there any affirmation. The implication of this is, who will carry the black cauldron? A Qin cha, who said that he would kill him, is still a famous marquis who has made meritorious contributions in the past, and if he does not find a perfect reason, the emperor cannot do this at will.

Zhou Zhe clenched his fists: "I am willing to share your worries for Your Majesty and take a trip to Hedong." Last year, when the people of Hedong were initially decided, the people's hearts were already unstable, but now, if there is a business trip to help the victims, when will the people of Hedong be able to join them? Moreover, the flood has come from a strange situation. The Neiwei of Hexi reported that there was neither heavy rain nor a large amount of melting snow in the upper mountains. Even the water level upstream has not changed much. ”

Li Chi chuckled in his heart, his eyes narrowed, and he hesitated to speak: "You mean, man-made disaster?"

"Maybe!" Zhou Zhe wasn't sure, but he could give a reason that Li Chi couldn't refuse: "Your Majesty, Hedong is the Hedong of Dasheng, if you still need to spend national funds to maintain Hedong as before, then what's the meaning of Hedong?

How can a great power be destroyed? If it were not for the dimensionality reduction blow of natural and man-made disasters and aliens, it would have been consumed to death by this kind of consumption that does not seem to harm the country's foundation. Little by little, he bled until the blood ran dry and could no longer move, and finally died instantly.

Li Chi understood that Zhou Zhe's idea was to solve the remaining problems in Hedong once and for all, which was really an irresistible temptation for him. Emperors are all known as contemporary saints, but how many of them stand still in the face of temptation? It is simply not too cost-effective to kill an insignificant relative and collect the hearts and minds of the people.

"If they don't have much fault and can not kill, then they will not kill, and there is still a place for them in the capital. Li Chi couldn't see anything on his expression. Zhou Zhe was about to scold in his heart, I said that I was behind the blame, what are you pretending to be? If it is really a man-made disaster, shouldn't you give an explanation to the people who are in the disaster?

Zhou Zhen is patient

"Your Majesty is merciful. ”

A moment later, Zhou Zhe got the holy decree he wanted and hurriedly left the palace. Li Chi, the emperor, is now getting heavier and heavier, and Zhou Zhe doesn't know whether it's good or bad at this time. However, he has the advantage of daring to delegate power, which gives Zhou Zhe great autonomy every time he is outside.

When he returned to the inner guard and told Yang Jue about the matter, Yang Jue was immediately surprised

"Are you going to Hedong?

Zhou Zhe nodded, and handed the holy decree to Yang Jue for cheap action, his expression resentful and dark

"If you don't go, you can't do it, now people are dying every day, dying from man-made disasters. I thought I would just use a few small means to discourage the black-hearted merchants, but now it seems that it is a fool's dream to stop their greed in this way. ”

Yang Jue read the holy decree, and exchanged it with Zhou Zhe and asked

"You have been killing and killing like this, when did you become a head? You have offended Xun Qi a few times before, and you are very risky to do this now, do you know, is it Si Shengnan who is provoking you behind your back?"

Zhou Zhe shook his head: "She went back to Shandong, and I had to do it myself." She couldn't persuade me, so she left in a fit of rage. ”

Yang Jue couldn't imagine that Si Shengnan was the one who intended to stop Zhou Zhe from going on a rampage, and he couldn't help but be a little impressed by her.

"I know, I can't persuade you. It's easy to smell the Tao and it's hard to do it, little junior brother, a round of good wind. I'm watching from the internal guard, and if there's anything out of the ordinary, I'll let Ma Dabao's transport team give you news. Yang Jue meant something, before, the inner ghosts of the internal guards were not dug out, although the suspects locked a few, but as a last resort, presumably they would not use the inner line!

Zhou Zhe understood

"I won't bring the people of the internal guard, I will bring more than 200 of my cronies, and the new army, more than half of the people in the new army are Hedong children. Even if someone is stirring up trouble among the people, with them, they can be somewhat stable. ”

Yang Jue nodded, and asked again: "What about Henan Dao? You have been laying out for so long, when will you launch it?" Yujian Villa and Wanhua Pavilion have been in trouble for more than a day or two, and several other sects in Henan Dao are also ready to move. The news of Wang Yun has already arrived, and it is difficult for his 5,000 garrisons to protect themselves. ”

Zhou Zhe knew that Yang Jue was afraid that Henan would be in turmoil and Hedong would not be peaceful by then, and no one would be able to pull out of the way at that time, and as a result, he would be taken advantage of by the four major factions.

If they really stretch out their hands, then they can only fight, and it doesn't matter if the sect is dead. By that time, the Hexi Army had already driven over. The well-organized troops I have are not as good as the few sects they control?"

Yang Jue looked at Zhou Zhe so confident, and couldn't help but sigh, a few years ago, they were still fighting with the orcs in the Northern Plains, but now, the situation is changing, and the orcs don't even dare to disperse to the south to raid in winter. And those sects and power groups that gave him a headache and ran into walls everywhere are now divided and divided, and they are perishing.

In the past, when the internal guards went to various places to do things, it seemed that each sect was courteous, but if they really wanted to destroy even one sect, it would attract criticism from each family, and now how many sects dare to talk nonsense?

Yang Jue, who realized it later, understood that instead of talking to them, it was better to prepare knives and reasons to do it first, these are just a group of guys who are afraid of power but not virtuous.

"Take care all the way, wait for you to return to Beijing, and wash the dust for you. ”

Leaving the internal guard yamen, Zhou Zhe went to Fan Wenliang's house again, and the matter of food stamps could not be delayed any longer.

The written plan was directly pushed in front of Fan Wenliang, the theory, after all, is a theory copied by Zhou Zhe, but Kyushu is different after all, the same set of theories, how much can be practiced, how much success can only be known after trying.

Fan Wenliang held the plan like a thunderbolt. But it's true that this is a thunder, whoever uses it will inevitably suffer retaliation from the relatives, and it can be done halfway, how can there be a reason to return in fear.

"Actually, it's better for you to do it than I do, if you die, at least there will be a group of people to collect the body for you. Before leaving, Fan Wenliang laughed at himself and made a joke.

Zhou Zhe said: "I'm not afraid of another black pot on my body, I'm afraid that I won't be able to do well, after all, fighting and killing is my strength, civil affairs, I'm not as good as Dou Deren's apprentice, what's it called? Yes, Su Lingao." Now the common people in Shandong Province don't have much silver, so it is better to give it to him and try it, because a pound of grain stamps is a pound of grain. I think it's pretty good. ”

After Zhou Zhe finished speaking, he was about to turn around and leave. Before walking to the gate, Fan Wenliang shouted

"Zhou Zhe. ”

Zhou Zhe subconsciously turned around, but saw Fan Wenliang straightening his body and slamming it to the ground.

Zhou Zhe's eyes turned red, after doing so much, someone finally understood him.

This worship, life and death do not ask questions and do not change.