Early in the morning.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse set off and went to the Qinzheng Palace.

Recently, the capital has been a little unpeaceful.

Rumors are rife.

It is said that Jiangnan has begun to run out of food.

Under the catastrophe, this kind of rumor is the most terrible, after all, once there is a storm, the people will rush to buy food, and the merchants will not sell.

Of course, I don't have to worry about it now, on the one hand, the imperial court still has reserves, and on the other hand, Zhang Jingyi had cracked down on a batch at the beginning.

It's just that the dispute between Jiangnan officialdom and Beijing officialdom is intensifying.

When interests are involved, the ministers on both sides who believe in benevolence, righteousness and morality have begun to scold each other in the air.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was particularly annoyed by this, so early this morning, he ordered hundreds of officials to come to the Qinzheng Palace to meet him.

The reason why I didn't choose the court meeting, but chose to be in Xiyuan, in fact, I didn't want to expand the mind, and now there are enough rumors, if the court convenes a court meeting to discuss this issue, it will inevitably cause a huge panic.

Then simply in this West Garden, everyone closed the door and discussed this matter.

All the officials have their own thoughts, and they have arrived.

Zhang Jingyi came early, and he greeted Huang Liji and the others first.

Huang Liji's face was very ugly, this time it was not Zhang Jing who cheated him, but ...... It's really exhausting.

As for that Li Guo, he is naturally a stranger to Zhang Jing.

After waiting for a while, the Emperor of the Apocalypse arrived, and all the ministers saluted and said, "I have seen Your Majesty." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded, and said straight to the point: "What I am discussing today is not the matter of changing mulberry to rice, but the decree of the Ming Dynasty. ”

When he came, Wei Zhongxian had already discussed with the Emperor of the Apocalypse and thought that the attitude in the palace should be tough.

Therefore, as soon as these words came out, the hundred officials looked at each other, and many people already smelled the smell of gunpowder.

At this time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said, "Huang Qing's family." ”

Huang Liji immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said: "What is the crime of disrespecting the decree?" ”

"The Zhu Clan." Huang Liji replied honestly.

"So who dares to do that now? You are a Bachelor of First Auxiliary University, what should you do? ”

"This ......" Huang Liji looked confused, what could he say......

"Your Majesty ......" At this time, Zhang Qian, the servant of the ministry, stepped forward and said: "State affairs can be discussed, why should you discuss politics and punish the clan?" Please also ask Your Majesty to be lenient, if it is so harsh and severe, I am afraid that Jiangnan will be even more detached. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse glared at him.

In fact, he had expected the attitude of the hundred officials, so he was not surprised, so he said: "What do I mean...... It's that there are all kinds of gangsters at the moment, and the south and north of the Yangtze River have to share their worries for the imperial court! Haven't I been lenient enough over the years? The current problem, as Zhang Qing said, is only a small profit in front of him. You must know that once there is a shortage of food, the displaced people in Jiangnan are everywhere, and the Liukou in Guanzhong will also cross the river, and when the time comes, it will be the people in Jiangnan who will be miserable. Or do you simply not want to figure it out? ”

As soon as the Emperor of the Apocalypse said this, the hundred officials fell silent again.

Fools know that this is an offending thing, and no one wants to be this bird.

After a while, at this time, someone finally stood up and said, "The minister thinks that His Majesty is a saint, and His Majesty's words also make the minister wait for the empowerment." His Majesty's love for the people is admired by all the ministers. It's just that...... If the gentry were forced to do this, it would be too much, and the ministers would have a way of both. ”

Everyone looked at this person, it was Li Guo, a cabinet scholar.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse stared at Li Guo and frowned, "What is the best of both worlds?" ”

Li Guo said with a smile: "I heard that the Wang family of Liaodong County has a very large business, and there are countless silver patterns in the family, since they are all to share worries for the country, then it is better for Jiangnan and the Zhang family to bear it together, Jiangnan to plant rice, and the Zhang family will pay for the compensation of the people who grow rice, how about it?" ”

As soon as these words came out, many people couldn't help but be stunned, and then chewed Li Guo's words carefully, and then couldn't help laughing.

That's really ......

In this way, it is tantamount to pushing Zhang Jingyi to the cusp.

Isn't it to share worries for the country? Then let Zhang Jingyi share worries for the country.

Zhang Jingyi frowned, I didn't expect this Li Guo to actually play tricks on his head, the last time he had a dispute with him, this time this guy was deliberately retaliating.

But he is a cabinet scholar, so how can he do it?

Zhang Jing stood up and said, "Li Gong might as well make what he said a little more clearly!" ”

Li Guo settled down, and then said: "Who in this world is not worried about the country? However, His Royal Highness the King of the County is the most graceful, and now when the country is in danger, His Royal Highness should set an example and donate generously, if he is willing to make up for the losses of the gentry in Jiangnan, on the one hand, he can make the gentry in Jiangnan willingly change to grow food, on the other hand, it also seems that His Royal Highness the King of the County is worried about the country, isn't it good? The old man calculated that if half of the mulberry land in the south of the Yangtze River was converted into grain fields, he would need to subsidize 32 million taels of silver, which ...... silver."

When Zhang Jing heard this, she couldn't help laughing.

In fact, this is a trick trap.

Doesn't it mean that he Zhang Jingyi is the first favorite minister, and now that the country is in trouble, the Zhang family does not pay for it, but it makes those innocent gentry in Jiangnan share their worries...... Is this used to safeguard the interests of the Jiangnan gentry?

Zhang Jingyi said without hesitation: "I have this silver, and I will never give it to those rich Jiangnan gentry!" And with this money, it should be relieved of the people who are afflicted! However, Li made this head public, and I agree with it, there are too many displaced people at the moment, and if they are not settled, sooner or later it will cause chaos! I have a lot of money in my Zhang family, and it's still a lot, so it's better to be like this...... I, Zhang Jingyi, am willing to give 500,000 taels of silver to the treasury for relief of the victims, and I took this with me...... I also hope that others can follow suit, of course, it is not that you are required to contribute 500,000 taels, if you have the money to contribute, it is to make a strong contribution, so that it is also the best of both worlds. Li Gong, how much are you going to give? ”

When the Emperor of the Apocalypse heard this, he came to his senses.

Truly a man sits in the temple, and money comes from heaven!

And such a good thing!

Li Guo never expected it...... Zhang Jingyi is really willing to pay! You must know that 500,000 taels is by no means a small amount for a family.

He Zhang Jingyi is willing to give this money, but what about the others?

Li Guo immediately said: "The old man's family is poor, and when he was an official, he was already in the middle of the road. Since then, he has become an official in the court, and his annual salary is also limited, and the family does not dare to say that he can't open the pot, but he can't talk about being rich, and he is not as generous as His Royal Highness. The old man is willing to tattoo a hundred taels of silver......"

A hint of sarcasm flashed in Zhang Jing's eyes, but he sneered: "A dignified cabinet scholar, is it only a hundred taels of silver?" How does this make a good start? ”

Li Guo settled down, and said confidently: "My family does not have a fief, and it is not like the Zhang family to do all kinds of big deals, the old man's house is surrounded by walls, it is a sedan chair, and it has been used for more than ten years, and I am reluctant to change it." ”

Having said that, if you persecute it again, it will be a little impersonal.

So much so that now the hall is silent all of a sudden, and everyone seems to be afraid that Zhang Jingyi will find him to donate money.

So Zhang Jingyi muttered in a low voice: "Everyone is a breeze with two sleeves, who knows?" People who don't know still think that my Ming official is already miserable, worse than the homeless! ”

The voice was not loud or small, but it happened to be heard by Li Guo, who was at the tip of his ear, Li Guo frowned, and said righteously: "Your Highness, who are you scolding?" ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was already disappointed at this time, but he didn't expect that this method would not be able to squeeze a little oil out of the body of these hundred officials!

Seeing that the situation began to develop in a strange direction, the Emperor of the Apocalypse had no choice but to reprimand: "Okay, there is no need to say any more, the problem now is ...... There are famines everywhere in the world, but I am ...... But there is a shortage of food everywhere, there is no food, it is to starve to death, and if people refuse to starve to death, they will become rogues, is this truth, Zhu Qing still doesn't understand? ”

After a pause, the Emperor of the Apocalypse continued: "Over the years...... I'm worried, but what about you? Every day I only know noisy and chatter...... You've been arguing for so many years, and I'm going to ask you...... Grain...... Where does the food come from? ”

The hundred officials were silent again.

In fact, as long as we don't talk about substantive issues, anything is easy to talk about.

Emperor Tianqi looked at Li Guo coldly at this time, and said, "Li Qing is a cabinet scholar, you can tell me first, where does the grain come from?" ”

Li Guo said calmly: "In the past, when the country was not yet ruined, every year of disaster, there were good gentry to help the court to help the people, so in the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, there was no big chaos. There are people who starve to death, but it's not like today, there are gangsters everywhere. So I thought it was ...... At present, the top priority is to first marry the gentry, and let the gentry of the world know that His Majesty is willing to rule the world with leniency and benevolence, so that everyone will be willing to serve. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said disapprerovingly: "Such a catastrophe, only rely on their so-called charity? ”

Li Guo said again: "Your Majesty...... This is the minister's heartfelt words, although the minister is a minister, but he can't change food, who in this world can make food? Not to mention anything else, even if it is the king of Liaodong County...... Can it be conjured? ”

Li Guo was extremely dissatisfied with Zhang Jingyi because of the matter of Yan Shenggong, and the contradictions between them had almost become public.

Of course, Li Guo deliberately touched Zhang Jingyi's tiger butt today, in fact, he also had his own considerations.

It's just that...... But at this time......

Suddenly, a eunuch hurriedly came in and said, "Your Majesty, the head outside the palace ...... There is a down-and-out man...... When he wanted to enter the palace, he claimed to be His Royal Highness, but the guards stopped him and asked the slaves and maids to identify him...... Person...... This person could really be His Royal Highness King Xin......"

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "What is really possible? Yes, yes, no, no! ”

The eunuch couldn't help but laugh and said: "It's not that the slave is clumsy, it's really ...... It's really ...... It's a bit like it, but it'...... It's not like ......."

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