Chapter Twenty-Three: Retreat as Advance
The general trend is impossible.
When Xu Zhen, the king of Jin, moved out a few days ago.
Emperor Zhengde had already expected this scene today.
But.
Emperor Zhengde never expected that this time the Manchu Dynasty would be so spineless.
It's as if disaster relief is a piece of yellow mud, and whoever falls into it will be unlucky.
This couldn't help but make Emperor Zhengde angry.
The more neat the voice in my ears became.
Emperor Zhengde's heart became more and more angry.
Emperor Zhengde's gaze shifted slightly, and he glanced at Zhan Zhu, the great eunuch who was always standing respectfully at the bottom right of the dragon chair.
"Smack!"
Zhan Zhu, the old eunuch who had always paid attention to Emperor Zhengde's movements, waved the long whip in his hand at the right time.
The crisp sound of whips resounded throughout the Jinluan Palace.
In an instant, the voice of seconding completely disappeared.
Everyone stood respectfully and looked at Emperor Zhengde on the dragon chair with their eyes.
As the atmosphere in the hall became more and more solidified.
Most of the civil and military officials unconsciously panicked.
The civil officials were worried that the scapegoat, which was finally willing to stand up, was vetoed by Emperor Zhengde.
And Li Guangli, the head of the military generals, was worried that Emperor Zhengde really agreed.
Regardless of whether Xu Yi has real skills or not, for Li Guangli.
The best outcome is to disappear from this world forever.
Secondly, it is to never go out of the Shoshoji Temple.
Minutes and seconds passed.
Emperor Zhengde never spoke.
This couldn't help but make everyone even more nervous.
Even King Xu Zhen, the king of Jin, who always thought that he had a chance to win, couldn't help but sweat on his back.
The crown prince Xu Yong at the bottom left of the high platform seems to have a calm and breezy face, but in fact, the hands under the sleeves of the unicorn robe are already covered with sweat.
Only Xu Yi was still standing straight, and his face was still unfazed.
It's as if everything that's happening now has nothing to do with him.
This couldn't help but make Emperor Zhengde on the dragon chair secretly surprised.
For the first time in his heart, he really faced up to this son who had been imprisoned by himself for eight years.
"Xu Yi."
Emperor Zhengde's majestic voice took the lead in breaking the dead silence in the Jinluan Palace.
But at the same time, it made the Manchu civil and military more nervous.
"The minister is here!"
Xu Yi stepped out of the queue and bowed respectfully.
If it is according to royal etiquette, Xu Yi at this time should call Emperor Zhengde his father.
However, don't forget that Xu Yi is still guilty at this time.
Sinners are not qualified to call the emperor their father.
"Do you have a clue about disaster relief?"
Emperor Zhengde asked slowly.
If Xu Yi really has the ability to provide disaster relief, what can he do if he is allowed to make meritorious contributions?
A prince who has been under house arrest for eight years, and a prince who has lost his harem and the Zhao family.
What kind of splash can it make?
Emperor Zhengde had gradually made a decision in his heart.
As for whether Xu Yi can grasp the opportunity, it depends on him.
"Back to Your Majesty, the minister thought that disaster relief and repatriation should be carried out at the same time."
Xu Yi replied as usual.
"Oh? How to provide disaster relief, how to repatriate? ”
The word repatriation really appeared on the Jinluan Palace for the first time, which couldn't help but make Emperor Zhengde a little curious.
"On the eve of the winter solstice, heavy snow fell from the sky, which greatly alleviated the drought situation in Guanzhong."
"But, at the same time, outside Chang'an City alone, there are thousands of frozen bones."
Therefore, the minister believed that the top priority should be to ensure that the people can survive this winter.
"After the spring of the next year, we will coordinate with local governments to repatriate the people to their places of origin."
"At the same time, grain and seeds are allocated to ensure that the people can farm smoothly."
Xu Yi said slowly without being humble or arrogant.
As soon as the words fell.
The general Li Guangli sneered.
"Your Majesty."
Li Guangli walked out of the queue and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what the six princes said is too taken for granted, and it is tantamount to talking on paper. ”
Emperor Zhengde was silent and motioned for Li Guangli to continue.
Li Guangli, who received tacit approval, turned to look at Xu Yi and asked, "Do the six princes know how many victims are in Guanzhong?" ”
Xu Yi's face did not change, and he did not have the slightest weakness because of Li Guangli's confrontation.
"There are 710,000 households registered in Guanzhong, about 3.6 million people."
The population of Chang'an City alone is nearly one million, so you can imagine how many people there are in Guanzhong.
As for the 710,000 households and 3.6 million people, in Xu Yi's opinion, this number obviously has a lot of moisture.
Li Guangli's face couldn't help but change slightly when he heard the answer.
In his opinion, Xu Yi has been imprisoned for eight years, and he should not be able to answer.
"Ahem."
Li Guangli coughed lightly and said slowly: "Do the six princes know how many people have been displaced this time? ”
Don't wait for Xu Yi to answer.
Li Guangli asked himself and replied: "More than 800,000! ”
"Do you know how much grain this court will need to spend to support these people until spring ploughing?"
"Do you know how much grain is left in the treasury today?"
"You don't know, and if you did, you wouldn't have said such a thing on paper."
Li Guangli approached step by step, and the thirteen princes endorsed Xu Yi, and he couldn't stop him.
However, at this time, it is obviously for the sake of the country.
He stood up and spoke, and what he said was the truth, even if the thirteen princes had a high status, they couldn't single out him at all.
Li Guanghua's heart couldn't help but sneer.
Regardless of whether Xu Yi has this ability or not, he doesn't want Xu Yi to walk out of the Youning Courtyard of Zongzheng Temple.
After all, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if.
"I don't know."
"Since General Li is so clear about the situation in Guanzhong."
"If this is the case, General Li will take over the heavy task of disaster relief."
"If General Li can take over the heavy task and save more than 800,000 displaced people of my Great Zhou Dynasty."
"Even if you can't set foot in the secluded temple of Zongzheng Temple for the rest of your life, what can you do?"
Xu Yi took retreat as advance and slowly walked out of the tray.
What's more, if Li Guangli can solve the great drought in Guanzhong, he would rather not step out of Zongzheng Temple for the rest of his life.
Such a pure heart for the country and the people can't help but make people look sideways.
Meanwhile.
The eyes of some clan nobles who looked at Xu Yi changed slightly.
In the final analysis, this world belongs to their Xu family.
Xu Yi can say this, which is undoubtedly recognized in their hearts.
"You!"
Li Guanghua's originally ruddy face turned white in an instant.
Hunting geese all day long, I didn't expect to be pecked by a small house finch in the end.
"What a certain person said is sincere."
"Heaven and earth, the sun and the moon are for example, and the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials are for evidence."
"Your Majesty, I implore Your Majesty to call the shots and allow General Li Guangli to lead General Li for disaster relief."
Xu Yi crossed Li Guanghua and bowed to Emperor Zhengde.
What he said was called a great righteousness.
Li Guangli said that he wished that he had never appeared in the Jinluan Palace.
I can't wait to strangle this sixth prince named Xu Yi right now.