Seeing this, Chen Zilong simply raised the handcuff in his hand, pointed it to his head, and asked, "To donate or not to donate?" ”

Zheng Shanwei: "......"

Immediately, he had to agree: "We donate, dare to ask how much we want to donate?" ”

Chen Zilong reported the numbers.

And Zheng Shanwei didn't dare to slack off, so he had to hurriedly tell the housekeeper to get food.

After Chen Zilong took the silver, he gave Zheng Shanwei a wooden medal of "Disaster Relief Glory Household".

After Chen Zilong and the other peasant soldiers left, Zheng Shanwei was so angry that he wanted to drop the wooden medal on the ground, but his son held his hand: "Dad! Don't fall, this is 500 stone of grain in exchange! ”

Zheng Shanwei didn't fall at this time.

In this way, unlike Wu Xing's response to the drought, which made the people contribute money and efforts, Xia Yunyi forced the gentry to contribute grain and let the people contribute.

Because of this, although Xia Yunyi caused the gentry to complain, the people did not sell their fields and even sell their children and daughters because of the drought, but they worked harder than in previous years, and they had to participate in the repair of water canals in addition to farming.

But the people did not repair in vain.

Because the Zhizhou Yamen paid them wages.

For ordinary people, their strength is not valuable, so they still feel that they have earned it.

However, in the court, Wu Xing's reputation is much better than Xia Yunyi's.

"Your Majesty, after the local officials passed the examination, the ministers and others unanimously agreed that Wu Xing can be called the first capable official of this dynasty! Therefore, Wu Xing should be reused and promoted back to Beijing! ”

On this day, in the court, Zhou Yingqiu, the secretary of the ministry, reported the results of the sixth year of the Apocalypse to Tianqi, and praised Wu Xing as the first capable official.

Tianqi was a little displeased after hearing this: "Isn't it Xia Yunyi in Suizhou?" ”

"Your Majesty! Xia Yunyi can only be called the first cool official! ”

Qian Longxi, the left attendant of the ministry, added a sentence at this time.

Apocalypse sank his face when he heard this.

At this time, the scholar Zhu Guozuo also said: "Your Majesty, according to what the ministers have heard, Wu Xing has indeed made outstanding achievements in Yongcheng. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is a native of Yongcheng, the minister can prove that Wu Zhi County is indeed good governance as the parent official of the county, according to the letter from relatives and friends in the minister's hometown, Wu Zhi County is honest and honest, knows the people's weal and woe, and is good at communicating with the people, so that the implementation of the new policy is very popular with the people, and now Yongcheng has no road to spare, every family has a bumper harvest, and everyone knows the etiquette!"

Gui Yingzhuo, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, who is a native of Yongcheng, said at this time.

"Yes, although Wu Xing is a Hanlin official, he is also very good as a local parent official, and if he enters the cabinet in the future, he will be a capable minister of the society!"

"That's right, Wu Gong is honest and talented, and he is really a model for us!"

"I heard that there are already Yongcheng people sewing Wanmin umbrellas for them, which shows how popular it is! I'm not as good as Wu Gongye! ”

……

For a time, many civil officials praised Wu Xing.

Even the emperor's master Sun Chengzong also said to the apocalypse: "Your Majesty, the ministers have also heard that Shilin's relatives and friends say that Wu Xing is good at water conservancy, good governance, and good at controlling the people, but Xia Yunyi, in the end, is young, although the implementation of the new policy is quite serious, but it is inevitable to act impatiently, and do not know how to change, which causes the government and the opposition to complain about it!" ”

"Your Majesty! The minister personally went to Suizhou, and the minister thought that Xia Yunyi governed Suizhou very well and won the hearts of the people, not full of public grievances, let alone a cool official, because Xia Yunyi served as the governor of Suizhou during his many times to help the homeless, and even did not hesitate to vacate his state as a temporary residence for the homeless. ”

But Zhang Gui spoke for Xia Yunyi at this time.

He personally went to Suizhou, and he had to admit that Xia Yunyi, a national hero in history who was willing to break his family and save the country, was indeed different from ordinary scholars, and he did get rid of the shackles of speaking only for the interests of his own class, and during the period of governing Suizhou, he really stood on the side of the common people, and strictly implemented the new policy, and was also very open-minded to accept some suggestions from the local people.

After hearing this, Tianqi took this opportunity to say: "Yes or no, I have to see with my own eyes to know, I decided to tour the south, go to these two places to see with my own eyes, and see the effect of their new policy!" ”

The courtiers were shocked when they heard this.

Some courtiers were even upset by this.

The emperor wants to go and see the effect for himself?

Wouldn't the lies made up for Wu Xing by these people be exposed?

Many civil officials who took Wu Xing's benefits and spoke for Wu Xing are actually not stupid, especially those who have been county magistrates, so they know better what the real situation of Wu Xing is when he is a magistrate.

Only Sun Chengzong, who was really born in Hanlin and has no experience as a state and county official, will really believe that Wu Xing is a capable minister.

Therefore, many civil officials are very reluctant to see the apocalypse out of Jingnan Tour.

At this time, Gui Yingzhuo, the young secretary of Taichang Temple, stood up directly and said, "Your Majesty! The southern tour is a matter of labor and money, and it is done by the faint king! Your Majesty is a benevolent and wise king, and you should not do such a stupid thing! Therefore, please retract your intentions! ”

"Please retract your intentions!"

Civil official Wang Xiangchun also stood up against it at this time.

"Your Majesty, the minister is in favor of the southern tour, only in this way can we make a clear decision on the national policy!"

Zhang Gui mentioned a sentence, and said: "As for the so-called southern tour of the people and money, it is nothing more than because the Son of Heaven travels, and it is necessary to order the local government to carry the road in advance and clean up the streets and alleys, and this is very easy to solve, Your Majesty only needs to issue an edict to keep everything simple, not to let the local officials and people welcome the car, and there is no need to engage in red tape." ”

Apocalypse nodded and said: "As Zhang Qing said, everything is simple, and the necessary expenses on the road are paid by myself with internal funds." ”

"Your Majesty, even so, it is not appropriate for the Son of Heaven to leave the national capital! Since ancient times, the king of the Holy Ming has ruled without hanging the arch, not to mention, Your Majesty has his own eyes and ears, why should he mobilize the people and go out of Beijing to disturb the subjects of the world, so that everyone is uneasy, Your Majesty! ”

Gui Yingzhuo still dissuaded.

Zhang Gui looked at these people with cold eyes: "Almost all of you call him Wu Xing's good governance, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and now Your Majesty wants to check it in person, and you are not allowed, is it that what you say today is a lie, and I am afraid that Your Majesty will see through your lies?!" ”

Yuan Keli also supported the Son of Heaven to see the effect of the change, and also echoed: "The reform pilot in Suizhou and Yongcheng is related to the change of the law of the whole world in the future, and the new policy of the change of the law in the whole world can only be decided by the Son of Heaven alone!" Therefore, the minister also believes that His Majesty is the southern tour! ”

Feng Quan, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites who did not belong to the Donglin Party, also stood up in support at this time: "Your Majesty! Xia Yunyi and Wu Xing, who governs well and who implements the new policy well, it is indeed necessary for His Majesty to personally check it, and no one can replace it! The minister also supports the Southern Tour! As for the loss of money by the people, as Uncle Guo said, as long as everything is simple and the local officials and people are not welcomed, the Son of Heaven is benevolent, and all expenses are from within, even if the money is lost, it will not hurt the national funds and the people's interests! ”

Wang Xiangchun and other ministers who did not support the southern tour were furious because of this, and looked at Feng Quan, Zhang Gui and others: "Do you really want to let the Son of Heaven bear the infamy of the ages?!" ”

Feng Quan retorted: "In the past, when Yao Shun was around, there was a 'five-year-old hunt' system, and we supported His Majesty to go out of Beijing to inspect civil affairs, but to the monarch Yao Shun, how can it be regarded as making the Son of Heaven bear the infamy of the ages?" ”

"You!"

Wang Xiangchun didn't expect that a villain like Feng Quan would use Yao Shun to gag him, which made him not know how to refute for a while.

Because Yao Shun has long been praised by Confucianism as a holy monarch, and the ultimate ideal of Confucianism is to make the king like Yao Shun, so Feng Quan is naturally irrefutable when he says this now.

Zhang Gui couldn't help but glance at Feng Quan and didn't say anything.

But he is still quite willing to watch these literati tear each other apart.

And Zhang Gui also struck while the iron was hot: "Your Majesty! Please do Yao Shun, give an order to the southern tour, and personally check the effect of the new deal! ”

"Your Majesty! No! ”

Wang Xiangchun still strongly objected, and said: "What Feng Quan said is not credible, Your Majesty! ”

Tianqi looked at Sun Chengzong: "Sir, do you think I should tour south?" ”

Sun Chengzong said: "Then it depends on who Your Majesty believes." ”

Apocalypse asked again, "Who does that gentleman believe?" ”

"The minister believes in Wu Xing!"

Sun Chengzong replied and said: "The minister has seen him personally, and he has also written a letter to the minister, among the civil officials of the Qing Dynasty in the Manchu Dynasty, he is the only one who can be willing to go to the place where he is released to go to the civil society!" ”

"Based on this alone, it shows that this person is not an empty talker, but a person who sincerely serves the country and the people!"

"As for Xia Yunyi, he was born and was active in the New Deal, or only for personal progress, so he only wanted the New Deal to be implemented, and he disregarded the people, and was just one of the thousands of followers, which could be used but not great! At least His Majesty cannot expect him to be an auxiliary minister of a country in the future. ”

"It is appropriate to choose an auxiliary minister with someone like Wu Xing, to be respected by the world, and to be loyal to his duties, good at managing yin and yang, it can be said that he is silent, with a person like him, I can hope for Zhongxing in the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhang Gui just smiled at this.

At this time, Tianqi replied: "I prefer to believe in Xia Yunyi. ”

"In this case, the minister is willing to follow His Majesty on a southern tour! I hope that Your Majesty can see what a real virtuous minister is, and a real virtuous minister can make the whole family work together and be politically harmonious, rather than you are living and dying, guessing and killing each other. ”

As Sun Chengzong spoke, he asked Zhang Gui, "What do you say, Uncle Guo." ”

Zhang Gui still smiled and said, "Ben Hou is naturally willing to believe that Sun Ge is always a loyal minister who is willing to do his best for the country!" But it's hard to say whether everyone in the world is like Ge Lao. ”

When Sun Chengzong heard Zhang Gui say this, he sighed: "Okay, then please ask Your Majesty to order a southern tour, and when the time comes, let Uncle Guo see what a real virtuous minister is." ”

Apocalypse also nodded at this time: "Since Mr. also agrees to the southern tour." ”

However, Gui Yingzhuo and others were still unwilling to make the Son of Heaven tour south.

Gui Yingzhuo even at this time, before the apocalypse finished speaking, stepped forward again and said: "If Your Majesty insists on ignoring the social situation, you want to patrol the south and disturb the people!" The minister can only die! ”

Saying that, Gui Yingzhuo threatened: "If Your Majesty doesn't accept the advice of the minister, the minister will hit the pillar on this hall and die today!" ”