Xu Youzhen is an extremely complicated person, and he can be regarded as a big traitor on the same level as Qin Hui in terms of morality, after all, there is no way to cover up the black history of slandering the national hero Yu Qian.

But if you put aside the character and morality, this guy's ability is extremely top-notch, and Wen can enter the "prince" place of the Hanlin Academy, in fact, he later became the first assistant of the cabinet, and at the same time, he is also the only civil minister in the Ming Dynasty who does not rely on war to be knighted!

Wu Neng rotates dozens of catties of iron rods like flying, and often fiddles with fists and feet when he lives at home, which is very different from ordinary literati who have no power to tie the chicken.

In addition, in addition to the traditional Four Books, Five Classics and Eight Strands, this guy also knows astronomy and geography, and even the art of war, water conservancy, yin and yang, magic and so on.

And the level is not an ordinary general, any knowledge alone is enough to make a name for yourself!

The word all-rounder is used on Xu Youzhen, which can be said to be no exaggeration.

It's just that such a person with top ability, but for the sake of power, he can give up everything, including morality!

The idiom of talent but no virtue is almost a true portrayal of Xu Youzhen's life.

"Shen Xiu, is there anything else?"

Xu Huo saw that Shen Yichen stopped talking in a daze after learning his words, so he asked suspiciously.

"It's nothing, it's just that the words of the senior Xu are similar to an acquaintance of the younger generation, so I was a little surprised."

"And this kind of fate? In the future, if you have the opportunity, you should visit a friend who is sinking down. ”

"Good, good ......"

Shen Yichen responded embarrassedly.

The acquaintance I know is called Xu Youzhen, isn't it the name you changed in the future?

The world is so big, I can't find another Xu Youzhen to visit you Xu Hui.

Xu Hui's mind was full of things to express to the emperor at the moment, and he didn't have much to pay attention to Shen Yichen's friends.

After nodding, Xu Huo turned around and walked quickly to his corridor, He still has to polish this water control strategy to ensure that the emperor will definitely adopt his own suggestions!

Looking at the background of Xu Hui's departure, Shen Yichen's mood became complicated, This is a top talent, and he is also a traitor who is desperate for power. Now that he has appeared beside him, I don't know how long it will take for the famous Yu Qian to come to the power center of the Ming Dynasty.

The song "Don't be afraid of broken bones, you want to leave your innocence in the world." The lime groan can be said to be deeply engraved in Shen Yichen's mind.

This is the real unyielding literati who set up a heart for heaven and earth, a life for the people, a saint to continue learning, and a peace for all generations!

What Shen Yichen thought in his heart soon had an answer.

On September 15, the tenth year of orthodoxy, the Moon Dachang Dynasty, all the civil and military officials in Beijing had to participate in the court meeting to meet the Son of Heaven, and Shen Yichen, a Hanlin noble, was no exception.

Since it was the face saint of the Great Chang Dynasty, Shen Yichen naturally couldn't still wear the six-grade civil official robe, so he changed into the unicorn suit given by the emperor to participate in the court meeting.

took the carriage all the way to the Wumen Hou Dynasty, and after arriving, Shen Yichen appeared in front of the officials in a red unicorn suit, which instantly attracted the attention of the audience!

You must know that although there are many officials involved in the tributary ceremony, the number is far from being comparable with that of the Dachang Dynasty, and it is basically dominated by middle and high-level cabinet officials.

So for the vast majority of Beijing officials, they only heard that Shen Yichen was subdued by the Son of Heaven, and now seeing is believing.

When a young official wears a scarlet robe, the impact of being in front of him is far greater than hearing rumors. Especially the new science jinshi with the same title as Shen Yichen, watching himself still struggle to climb up at the bottom of the yamen, but Shen Yichen is in full swing.

The mental gap caused by this achievement gap is even more indescribable.

"Thinking about the past, I competed with Shen Xiangbei on the same stage, only slightly inferior, but now the career is completely different, Shen Xiangbei has already added Zhu Yi!"

"Don't think about it, you are embarrassed to say that you are a little inferior, Shen Xiangbei Sanyuan and the first are destined to rise to the top, and we only have admiration."

"Having said that, Shen Xiangbei's promotion speed is too fast. This is a unicorn costume that can only be worn by the lowest fifth grade, and in fact, most of them have to be upgraded to the fourth rank to enjoy the grace. ”

"The six-grade scarlet robe is unheard of!"

Hearing this, an official sneered and replied, "Have you heard of the six-yuan leader before?" ”

"Never."

"That's not it, Wenqu star-level characters are destined to create history."

This remark attracted the deep approval of many science fields in the same year, once the identity and status opened an obvious gap, then there is a high probability that there will be no jealousy and hatred, only envy remains.

It's like many people in the future will be jealous of classmates, colleagues, and even neighbors who are a little better than you. But how many people will be jealous of top rich people like Twist Pain and Jack Ma?

It's not all kinds of calling dad!

In addition, after Shen Yichen's rapid promotion widened the gap, there was no competition and conflict of interest with the original science field in the same year, but the other party could still hug his thighs with the friendship of the same year.

As a result, Shen Yichen's reputation in the same year has improved rapidly!

However, in the eyes of Hanlin Qingliu, the rejection and hostility towards Shen Yichen are even greater.

In addition to the factor that Shen Yichen used "officials" to oppress people at the beginning, there are also He Pingyan, Yang Hongze and others, who constantly attacked and provoked in the Hanlin Courtyard and frantically pulled hatred.

Although Shang Chen and Xiao Yi also helped Shen Yichen explain and argue with reason, since ancient times, gentlemen can't fight villains, not to mention that the two of them are not good at speaking, and they can't change the overall situation.

In addition, at the previous court meeting, Hanlin overhauled Tao Hongzheng who was dismissed from the government for false accusations, and they didn't dare to blame the emperor or Ni Qian, who was a bachelor, for this black cauldron, so they could only throw it on Shen Yichen again.

The old hatred has not disappeared, and new hatred has been added, and it is strange that the relationship can be eased.

"Hmph, what kind of scarlet robe, Mu Monkey and crown."

Hearing the exclamation of the low-ranking official next to him, a Hanlin official said sarcastically, and the sour taste was simply beyond words.

Yang Hongze didn't want to participate in this kind of low-level verbal attack, he turned to He Pingyan beside him and said, "Brother He, I have communicated with the great uncle in the next few days, and Shen Yichen has received the full support of Xun Qi, I am afraid that the general trend has become a trend." ”

After the tributary ceremony, Hu Hu called Yang Hongze over, and told him pessimistically that the situation in the court may be corrupted in the future, and he must stick to the justice and morality in his heart and wait for the day when the clouds will be cleared.

Because of Yang Pu's appeasement and the entry of Xun Qi, Hu Hu felt physically and mentally exhausted, and there was a kind of lament that he was powerless to reverse the situation.

Cao Nai, Chen Xun and others, who were supported by the civilian-bureaucratic clique, all entered the cabinet one after another by relying on the postponement system during the period from the fifth year of orthodoxy to the ninth year of orthodoxy. As the training target of the younger generation, Yang Hongze hibernated himself in a difficult period and preserved his vitality.

Hu Hui's pessimism also affected Yang Hongze, who was full of enthusiasm and was looking forward to doing something to smooth out the filth in the court. As a result, I did not expect the situation to develop in the opposite direction entirely, and the literati group was one step ahead of the decline.

When He Pingyan heard Yang Hongze's words, he said with disdain: "If you want to become a general trend, it's not that simple. ”

"Why?"

"Shen Yichen's career is too smooth and too arrogant, it is rumored in the palace that he has offended Wang Zhen, and he can still make him feel better with the small belly of the thief?"

Now the fact that Shen Yichen is not a "eunuch in the party" has gradually been confirmed in the speculation of high-level civil officials. And some core middle and low-level officials also learned the news.

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But this did not change the impression of the Qing Rumor Officer on Shen Yichen, after all, for this group of diodes, as long as the loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal!

And for the children of officials like He Pingyan, it doesn't matter who Shen Yichen is, even if he is a hardcore literati, he is also his enemy.

It's not about position, it's about interests!

Shen Yichen's birth almost made the Gongxing Society founded by He Pingyan invalid, and all the limelight and eyes were attracted, and no one in the government and the opposition paid attention to him, the "young and promising" president.

A rising political star was robbed of his light before he even rose.

Now that Shen Yichen and Wang Zhen are at odds, He Pingyan, who was already suppressed and out of breath, seems to see a glimmer of hope.

As long as Wang Zhen makes a move, the Xunqi Group can't keep this kid!

"Is it really useful to hope for eunuch infighting?"

Yang Hongze is different from He Pingyan, he really thinks that he is on the side of justice, even if he wants to defeat a traitor like Shen Yichen, he has to use the right way to sweep the court.

Eunuch dog eats dog, what's going on?

"Whether it will be useful or not, we will find out later."

He Pingyan smiled mysteriously and said no more.

As an "enemy", he thinks he knows Shen Yichen very well, and this kid has a kind of stubbornness and arrogance in his bones.

In the past, he was unwilling to be completely attached to the eunuch party, but now with the support of his relatives, he has no one in his eyes. With Wang Zhen's character of ruining if he can't get it, how long can he condone Shen Yichen, it is only a matter of time before the two sides turn their faces!

With everyone's eyes and discussions, Shen Yichen and Shang Yi greeted Xiao Yi warmly. I have seen more of the falsehood of officialdom, and I can understand the value of a true friendship, there are thousands of people in the world, but there are very few like-minded people!

Soon the bell rang in the upper court, and the waiting Beijing officials stood in the Fengtian Hall or on the Danqi according to their ranks.

Today's Shen Yichen is no stranger to this set of court procedures, waiting for Emperor Zhu Qizhen to come and perform five bows and three bows, and then the court meeting will officially begin.

The officials who had decided the night before were guided by the Secretary of General Administration or the Honglu Temple to kneel down in front of the Imperial Palace.

After experiencing the revelation of the post and answering Zhu Qizhen's proposition, now Shen Yichen can be said to be much more low-key, no matter what he says, this kind of court meeting is not something that his little six-rank official can interfere with, just be a stake and wait for the retreat.

Just when Shen Yichen felt extremely bored and even a little drowsy, a voice came from the hall, which made him sleepy.

"The minister of the ministry is still the king, there is something to play!"

The Ministry of Industry is still in the book, could it be about the flood in Shandong?

With this question, Shen Yichen glanced back at Xu Huo in the queue, his eyes were staring at the situation in the hall at the moment, and he had a feeling of eagerness to try.

"Wang Qingjia, please speak."

"The rain in Shandong this summer has flooded, and the embankment in the Yanggu section has been washed away, and Yanzhou has reached the Jinan area, and the flat water is one foot high, and all the houses have collapsed. Old and childish wives and children, flow on the road! ”

"Now that the people of Shandong are short of food, grain and grass are not levyed, the minister implores His Majesty to issue an order to help the victims, and exempt Shandong from taxes, so as to stabilize the hearts of the people!"

Zhu Qizhen is not a person who ignores the people, and after hearing the initiation of the Ministry of Works, his face immediately became solemn.

The flooding of the Yellow River in Shandong is no longer a matter of one or two days, but it floods every year.

Every summer and autumn, you can receive the flood recital from Shandong. At worst, the farmland was destroyed, and the people were displaced. In the worst case, the embankment will burst and destroy the town, the water will be several feet deep, and the floating corpses will be like fish!

Now that he heard that the embankment in the Yanggu section had burst, Zhu Qizhen knew that the extent of the disaster was definitely not low, and he had to seize the time to allocate grain for disaster relief. In addition, it is necessary to order the general army of Caoyun to pay close attention to the trend of the flooding of the Yellow River, and never affect the transportation of grain from the south to the north!

"Wang Zuo, the head of the household department, listened to the order and immediately allocated money and grain for disaster relief in Shandong, and exempted Shandong from taxes this year and next year!"

In the face of Zhu Qizhen's holy edict, the head of the household department Shangshu Wang Zuo came out. But what people didn't expect was that Wang Zuo did not fully respect the emperor's order, but said: "Back to Your Majesty, the territory of Shandong can be relieved, but it can never be exempted from taxes for two years!" ”

As soon as Wang Zuo's words came out, they immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of many gossip officials outside the palace.

The people of Shandong have suffered greatly from the floods, and now they are all displaced and have no livelihood, so they can't even be exempted from paying taxes for two years?

It seems that the Hubu Shangshu has been in charge of money and food for a long time, and it is inevitable that he will fall into a vulgar situation full of wealth and profit, and forget the benevolent and righteous teachings of the sage book!

Soon, the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate retorted: "Da Situ should uphold the heart of benevolence and love for the people, the people of Shandong have no food to collect, do you want to force their families to die?" ”

Soon, another person stood up in the matter and said: "The minister agrees with what the imperial history said, every time a natural disaster mourns the difficulties of the people, do you still want to cause a human disaster?" ”

"The minister seconded the proposal to exempt the grain tax!"

"Your Majesty should be considerate of the victims!"

Many officials inside and outside the Fengtian Hall came out to oppose the suggestion of Wang Zuo, the head of the household department.

In the face of this situation, Wang Zuo, the head of the household, can be said to be bitter and unspeakable.

As the Ming Dynasty entered the Xiaoice Age, disasters caused by various extreme weather were endless. There are droughts and floods in summer, heavy snow and cold disasters in winter, but Zhu Qizhen has not much concept of money and grain at all.

Theoretically, this is true, but in fact, the state treasury has been empty due to years of war, and a large area of local tax reduction and exemption has been carried out at every turn, where does the money come from?

In the long run, let alone tax exemption, I can't even take out the money for disaster relief!

The officials and scholars did not understand the difficulties of the household department, but the cabinet administrator was very aware of the current state finances, so he also stood up and spoke.

"Your Majesty, you have exempted Ningxia grain tax in the sixth year of orthodoxy, Sichuan grain tax in seven years of orthodoxy, Henan part in the eighth year of orthodoxy, and Songjiang Prefecture in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang in the ninth year of orthodoxy. Now that the treasury is empty, it is no longer possible to exempt the grain tax on a large scale, and it is necessary to adapt measures to local conditions! ”

"The minister agrees with what Da Situ said, the military expenditure for the levy of Luchuan is high, and the household department has no extra money and food, so it has to be carefully calculated!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

The weight of words and the power of the cabinet officials are obviously higher than those of the scholars and officials, and the inside and outside of the Fengtian Palace, which had been discussed before, instantly quieted down.

Shen Yichen listened to the arguments between the two sides, and in his heart he was actually more inclined to Hubu Shangshu Wang Zuo.

This is not to say that Shen Yichen is cold-blooded and regards the suffering of the people as nothing, but he knows very well the importance of the country's finances, and once it collapses like the end of the Ming Dynasty, the damage will not be caused by one province or one place, but that the entire Ming Dynasty will fall into chaos.

Although Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong broke off the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty, and the civil fort continued to do evil after that. But to the people, he really can't be regarded as a cruel and cold-blooded king.

During the reign of Zhu Qizhen, various disasters continued, according to statistics, between the seventh and fourteenth years of orthodoxy, the people of the Ming Dynasty suffered at least 20 large-scale droughts and floods.

And the scope of the disaster was unprecedented, and he was indeed quite weak in terms of natural disasters as emperor.

Every time there is a major disaster, Zhu Qizhen has implemented a policy of disaster relief tax exemption without exception. Under the guidance of the thinking of "the foundation of the people", he implemented such means as opening warehouses to release grain, borrowing official grain, and selling at low prices to actively protect people's livelihood and solve the suffering of the people.

The thing was indeed done, that is, Ming Yingzong spent more money on fighting or something, so that he could not make ends meet.

Now facing this situation, disaster relief can be done, and the land of Shandong will be exempted from grain and grass for two years, which is absolutely impossible. At most, it can only exempt the severely affected land boundaries, not two years with a wave of the hand!

Just when the court was silent, a shout came from behind Shen Yichen: "Your Majesty, Xu Hui, edited by the Hanlin Academy, there is a book to play!" ”

Looking back, it was Xu Hui who stood up from the team, holding the water control strategy in both hands, ready to win the emperor's appreciation.

Seeing that it was Xu Hui who came out of the queue to play, Shen Yichen could only sigh that it was you Xu Youzhen, and sure enough, he did not miss any opportunity to climb up, and he went out openly.

You must know that in the historical change of seizing the door, Xu Youzhen supported the restoration of the imprisoned Zhu Qizhen, and first threw away the key to the palace before the coup. It can be described as a self-cutting retreat and a shipbreaker!

A literati is so decisive and decisive, you can see that Xu Youzhen has a ruthlessness in his bones, and it is not surprising that he has such a move today.

"What's going on?"

Zhu Qizhen looked at this Hanlin official who stood up for some reason and asked.

"Relief for the victims can only treat the symptoms, and the construction of water conservancy is the root cause.

As soon as Xu Hui's words came out, the audience was in an uproar.

This little character who came out of nowhere, it's really a big breath. The pre-Song Dynasty has been hundreds of years old, and countless great powers have treated the floods of the Yellow River, but none of them have succeeded.

This person is really talking wildly, Hanlin officials are afraid that they don't even know what the Yellow River looks like, so can they govern the Yellow River on paper?

"Bullying the king is a capital crime, Xu Hui, do you still want to play?"

Zhu Qizhen also doesn't believe that a mere Hanlin official can cure floods, I'm afraid that he is a bad brain, thinking that he can stabilize the world by relying on the books of sages.

"Please play!"

Xu Hui did not flinch, and raised the water control strategy in his hand high, hoping to get Zhu Qizhen's imperial view.

At this time, the cabinet minister Gao Gu stood up with an angry face and told the emperor: "Xu overhaul is the East Pavilion to study Hanlin, and there is a sparse performance that has been reviewed by the cabinet, and it must not be exceeded!" ”

Gao Gu can be said to be angry at the moment, the water control strategy must be prepared in advance before it can be taken out at the court meeting, otherwise it will be too late to write on the spot, let alone write it.

Xu Hui was able to prepare early, obviously through the Shandong Political Division's upper table recital. In the past, Shen Yichen revealed that he had exceeded the rules, but now he is even more bold and reckless, bypassing the cabinet.

He, the bachelor in charge of the East Pavilion, was not taken seriously like this?

If Xu Hui can succeed in going to the school today, then the Hanlin who will study in the East Pavilion will learn the same in the future, and what prestige does he have at all?

Hearing Gao Qian's words, Zhu Qizhen immediately understood that this Shangshu Hanlin was an unruly person.

In addition, he didn't believe in any water control strategy at all, so he nodded and said, "Just according to what Gao Aiqing said." ”

Hearing this sentence coming out of the emperor's mouth, Xu Hui's face could be said to be like ashes, and his carefully prepared water control strategy was waiting for this opportunity to show his talent, but he was interrupted by force!

"The minister has no heart to deceive, this water control strategy is not a vain statement, it can save all the people from the flood, and please read it for Your Majesty!"

Xu Hui's chanting had no effect, but instead led the inspector Yushi and the lieutenant lieutenant of the palace out.

"No noise in front of the palace!"

The superintendent Yushi warned, then glanced at the captain, and prepared to drag Xu Huo down.

Seeing this scene, Shen Yichen was extremely entangled. On the one hand, the person in front of him is a traitor who framed Yu Qian, and his advice is also to seize the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and his selfishness is far greater than his public heart.

But on the other hand, Xu Hui is talented, and his talent in water conservancy is the only one in the world, and he can really block the embankment and save the people in Shandong.

Otherwise, today next year, I will still be able to receive the recital of the Shandong Political Division, and even the content may be very different!

If Xu Hui is dragged down like this, according to Gao Gu's current level of anger and his conformist character. Shen Yichen felt that there was a high probability that this water control strategy would not be presented to Zhu Qizhen's imperial eucalyptus.

On one side is the traitor, on the other side is the people, Shen Yichen doesn't know how to make a choice, and he is even more afraid that he will become an "accomplice" who helps the traitor to ascend to the top.

Seeing that the imperial guard had already grabbed Xu Hui's arm, Shen Yichen understood that if he hesitated any longer, he would have no chance to make a choice.

So he gritted his teeth and stood up, shouting to Zhu Qizhen: "The minister has something to report!" ”

Shen Yichen's status in Zhu Qizhen's heart is far from being comparable to Xu Hui, a "stranger", and when he saw him coming out at this time, he asked, "What is Shen Aiqing's play?" ”

"Xu overhaul's water control ministers have also seen it, it can be said that every word is a good water conservancy policy, and I hope that Your Majesty will make a decision after reading this policy!"

After Shen Yichen said this, he looked at Gao Qian's extremely angry face, and his heart was deflated.

This damn sense of justice, when I faced the displaced children in Zhenjiang Mansion, I didn't talk big about it, I took the world as my own responsibility, and I no longer let the people be displaced.

Now he has become the guarantor of the traitor, and he has offended Gao Gu again, how will he live in the future!

Carrying the world on your shoulders is really as heavy as Mount Tai......