Zhu Houzhao was actually anxious about the affairs of the northwest, but he was thousands of miles away, and it was difficult for him to do something directly.

He was also fully aware of the political implications of the war.

Although the court of Zhengde for ten years no longer has a strong anti-war voice, and occasionally some scientific and Taoist officials say something inconsequential, basically they can't make any waves.

However, even if the Wenchen of the Ming Dynasty became a cabinet elder, he was not scolded.

In the eyes of some people, Hami and Turpan further west cannot escape the words 'barren land'.

Whether it was necessary for the imperial court to respond to the imperial court at such a cost, which is still not considered a serious provocation, is still open to debate.

Especially at this time, the emperor still has no intention of returning to Beijing to preside over the overall situation.

But the reality was that the cabinet agreed with the emperor's decision almost without any 'resistance', and immediately let the troops, money, food, and horses quickly assemble to the northwest.

And once these notes involved Yang Yiqing and Wang Wei themselves, although they assisted in supervising the state, they were actually not easy to handle, so they had to be forwarded to the emperor like the military report, and even added a letter asking for guilt.

At the beginning of May of the tenth year of Zhengde, a fierce controversy broke out in the court of the Jingshi, and some officials felt that the cabinet should at least invite the holy driver back to Beijing.

If the goal cannot be achieved, some people will directly go to the cabinet and scold the first and second assistants of the cabinet.

Since Yang Yiqing and Wang Wei entered the cabinet, they have rarely seen such a chaotic court.

was so frightened that the emperor's eldest son, Zaiyuan, had some palpitations.

On the second day, when he saw his uncle Mei Huaigu, he said: "Yesterday, at the court meeting, a fierce conflict broke out among the officials, and the degree of disagreement between them was very deep. Sometimes the nephew thinks that the man has a point, and when he turns his head, he thinks that the man has a point. Uncle and nephew have never seen a scene like this. ”

Zai Yan on the side looked at him with big eyes, Zai Yan looked like his biological mother, so his facial features are very exquisite, but as a man, he sometimes loses his sharpness, his temper is glutinous, and he is very cute when he is a child, but adults know that it is not good to be a prince when he grows up.

On the contrary, although he is sometimes a little bigger, he is at least cheerful and outgoing.

It's just that Mei Huaigu didn't expect Zaiyuan to say such things today.

"Feeling overwhelmed?"

“…… A little. ”

"Hmm......" Mei Huaigu still continued to serve him vegetables, always smiling on his face, "Remember, it should be in the twelfth year of Hongzhi." At the beginning, the emperor also broke out a fierce dispute with his courtiers over an incident. Do you know what the emperor did? ”

Jae-yun shook his head.

"The emperor is not afraid of them, he went to Zuoshunmen single-handedly, and ordered everyone to drink with one person, which is really a majesty. Your Highness, you too. You are princes, they are courtiers, you can't be afraid of them, but they are afraid of you. You just need to remember that the emperor is your father and your monarch, and you will do whatever the emperor asks you to do, even if you do something wrong, the emperor will support you.

To put it bluntly, they are fighting so hard today, but the emperor has already made a will, can you disobey it? Or can those elders disobey? Uncle dared to say that even those people themselves did not dare to disobey. ”

"Then why are they arguing like that?"

"Ah......" Mei Huaigu has also grown a beard now, and there is a trace of vicissitudes and calmness between his eyebrows, "Things in the world are very complicated, but the most complicated thing is people, some people are for fame and fortune, and some people are for morality. ”

Zai Yuan continued to ask: "Then who are the people for fame and fortune, and which ones are for morality?" ”

Mei Huaigu raised his eyebrows, "This is a university question, and it is also a big problem, even adults sometimes can't figure it out." But Your Highness don't worry, one day you will understand. ”

There were still doubts in Zaiyuan's eyes, but after he said it, his heart relaxed a lot, "Okay, thank you, uncle." ”

"Thank you for what the family said."

"At least my uncle let my nephew understand a little bit. Tomorrow, the nephew will tell them that the father and emperor have decided this matter, and whoever criticizes it will be a protest! When the time comes, let the father clean them up! ”

This surprised Mei Huaigu a little, and he said with appreciation, "Your Highness's momentum is what the emperor's eldest son should have!" ”

Zai Yan was still sullen and didn't say a word.

……

……

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was still inspecting the river affairs at the scene.

The Son of Heaven drove to the river, on the bank of the river was the yellow flag waving, the guards lined up, after becoming the emperor, he was the first time to step on so many muddy roads.

Looking at it carefully, Zhu Houzhao still felt that there was something wrong, although he was not an expert in river control, but he occasionally dabbled in some in his previous life, "The weeds on the river bank are all to be removed, do you know this?" ”

No one spoke, so the emperor had to ask Song Heng, "You are the official in charge of the river, do you know?" ”

Song Heng was a little trembling, "The minister, the minister, will send someone to weed." ”

"When the water level rises, the weeds on the banks tend to become entangled with floating debris floating upstream, forming large clumps that can block the river, affect the discharge, and even accumulate the force of the water and threaten the dam. Besides, with so much grass growing here and covering the soil, can you see if there are cracks in the embankment? ”

When the emperor said this, everyone suddenly realized.

"Don't keep trying to fool me and think I don't understand."

"Don't dare! It's just that no one has put forward such profound insights in the past, and today I feel very reasonable when I listen to the emperor's glance. ”

Wang Bing suggested: "Flood control is a major matter, and since there is such a hidden danger, it is better to send people to eliminate it as soon as possible." ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't make it difficult for him, and said something to excuse Song Heng, "Fortunately, it's still too late." In addition, water herbs are easy to grow in this season, and it is understandable that they are too late to clear them, and there are many rivers in the Jianghuai region, with a total mileage of hundreds of kilometers, and it is extremely labor-intensive to remove them along both sides of the river. Song Heng, I will hand this over to you, how to get rid of it, you discuss it with the local officials. ”

The natural environment is too good, and sometimes it is also a problem, and in some places that I have just passed, the reeds have grown more than a meter high, and it is actually difficult to remove them all.

So I can only pick some key sections, but the emperor doesn't care so much about this.

On the way back, Zhu Houzhao still made a request to Song Heng, "In my opinion, it is still necessary to set up a special yamen for the river, you can send a sparse visit to the officials and ask them to send some officials who know river affairs to you to listen to it." This is a long-term thing, and I can't just forget about it today. You must not take it lightly. ”

"Your Majesty's request, Weichen takes every word to heart."

"Hmm." Zhu Houzhao didn't want to punish anyone today, and he didn't want to suppress Song Heng's authority too much, as if he was dissatisfied everywhere in Huai'an Mansion, and Song Heng would not be able to be the governor in the future.

After that, the Holy Driver returned.

Zhu Houzhao sat back in the carriage and walked on the dirt road for a while, and when he was halfway through, he suddenly heard some noise in the distance, and soon after, the carriage stopped.

You Di immediately came to report, "Your Majesty, there are people blocking the sedan chair. ”

"Oh?" He still remembers what he said in Shandong, don't take the good as small, don't take the evil as small, these little things are all big things like the collapse of the family, "What about Yang Shen?" ”

"Wechen is here."

"You and Song Heng go to understand the situation. I am waiting for you here. ”

"Yes!"

Yang Shen's image is the best, he is young and talented, in the eyes of ordinary people, those courtiers around the emperor should be like this.

Song Heng is anxious now, and the only consolation is that at least the people can still stop the sedan chair, in case there is still something obstructed, it will be even more over.

On the road, people dressed in gray cloth knelt on the ground crying, begging, shouting that the emperor should be the master, there are old people, women and children, it looks actually okay, although all clothes have patches, but at least they are not the kind of embarrassed homeless people with gray faces.

Song Heng pressed down the anxiety in his heart, pushed aside the guards in front of him, sank into the dantian, and shouted loudly: "Fellow villagers, fathers and elders! Dear folks, fathers and elders! This official is the governor here, and he is ordered by the emperor to listen to your grievances, no matter what grievances you have, you can tell this official, and this official will definitely uphold justice for you! ”

Zhu Houzhao got out of the car and stood on it and looked at it.

It's not a black press, but there are about fifty or sixty people in the head.

As a person from the bottom, he knows very well the feeling of powerlessness that he sometimes feels, so he can't just walk away in this central position today.

"Your Majesty, according to the slave maid, I'm afraid this matter will be delayed for some time."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, then pointed at him and said, "You have figured things out, and you are not allowed to move until you figure it out." ”