Chapter 4: Take it all

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Hundreds of officials bowed their heads and shouted long live.

Zhao Zheng was dressed in a dragon robe, walked onto the throne with a big grin, and sat down.

His eyes coldly swept over the officialdom of the Southern Jin Dynasty Central Group kneeling below, how many of them really hoped that he, the emperor, would "long live"?

After a while, Zhao Zhengcai waved his hand and said, "Zhong Aiqing is flat." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

And when the ministers had received the will, they all stood up.

"Your Majesty has a will, if you have something to do, you will play it early, and you will retreat from the court if you have nothing to do."

Liu Jin pointed at the duck's throat.

"Chen Luoyu, please play if you have something."

In the fourth row behind Prime Minister Jiang Yong, an official dressed in a three-grade court uniform stood up and said.

Glancing at this person, Zhao Zheng said lightly: "Speak." ”

"Your Majesty, I heard that an assassin was assassinated in the Shufei Palace last night, and the court shook, and all the monarchs are worried about Your Majesty's safety, may I ask Your Majesty if this is the case?"

"If I say yes, what will I do?"

With a narrowing of his eyes, Zhao Zheng asked coldly.

This Luo Yu is just a three-grade waiter, and the first thing in the early dynasty was to question the emperor in public, so bold.

"Your Majesty's safety is related to the national body, there are many guards in the palace, and the assassin can sneak into the palace of the concubine to assassinate His Majesty, and the minister thinks that the Eastern Prison Division and the forbidden army responsible for the guards of the imperial city are responsible."

Luo Yu was neither humble nor arrogant, and said loudly with the appearance of a loyal minister.

"Minister, immediately dismiss the Eastern Prison Division, and the cadres will be imprisoned pending trial, and the commander of the forbidden army who was on duty last night will be imprisoned together, and the decision will be made after the identity of the assassin is ascertained."

Hearing this, Zhao Zheng's eyes flashed with a cold light.

He just met Han Jie yesterday, and early this morning, there were ministers who wanted to abolish the Eastern Prison Division, and even took down the commanders of all parts of the forbidden army, which was really a good calculation.

However, Wang Kui, the commander of the forbidden army who was on duty last night, was Jiang Yong's person, so why did he even bring him in?

With his mind racing, Zhao Zheng decided to see what kind of drama these people planned to sing first.

So he pretended to be angry, slapped the dragon chair and said: "Bastard, the assassin sneaked into the palace to assassinate me, and it is difficult to escape the blame for the others, just take the prisoner?" Take them all and kill them all! ”

"Your Majesty is angry, and the ministers are playing."

At this moment, an old minister in Yushi Taizhong stood up.

Glancing at the old minister, Zhao Zheng deliberately showed an impatient expression and said, "Speak." ”

"Your Majesty was assassinated, and the old minister thought that the top priority was to stabilize the guards of the imperial city, arrest the assassins, and wait for the truth to be found out, and then make a decision according to the law."

Hearing this, Zhao Zheng's eyes flashed, and he suddenly looked at Jiang Yong, who was standing in the front row of the left hand of the hundred officials.

"Jiang Aiqing, what do you think?"

Jiang Yong was about sixty years old, with a thin body and a face like a lone wolf, and when he saw Zhao Zheng suddenly ask him, a cold light flashed in his deep eyes.

"The minister thinks that the capture of assassins is the most important, and the defense inside and outside the palace cannot be ignored either."

Bowing slightly, Jiang Yong said expressionlessly.

"The Imperial City Forbidden Army is derelict in its duties, and the East Prison Division does not investigate the thief's situation, it should be the same crime, and it should be imprisoned together, pending investigation and decision, and the Imperial City Guards will be selected to rotate the generals of the four city garrisons and strictly control them."

Changing guards?

Zhao Zheng's heart moved when he heard this, and in his memory, Jiang Yong's second son Jiang Yuting seemed to be the guard of Xicheng.

At this time, another person from the civilian clique came forward.

"Minister, please play, Jiang Yuting, the general of the Xicheng Forbidden Army, is respectful and cautious, loyal and wise, brave and unparalleled, and can be worthy of heavy responsibilities."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

……

Suddenly, at least two dozen courtiers seconded the proposal on the spot, allowing Jiang Yuting to rotate the position of commander of the forbidden army in the imperial city and take over the palace guards.

Jiang Yong, who was standing in the front row, looked ordinary, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

Zhao Zheng is clear-minded, does he want to directly snatch the military power?

First abolish the Eastern Prison Division, and then replace the forbidden army in the imperial palace, then the imperial city is completely the Jiang family's world?

When the time comes, isn't it up to them, the emperor?

What a plan!

It seems that Jiang Yong should have planned all this last night, and he had already thought of a new countermeasure before he died in the Shufei Palace at the beginning.

The appearance of the follow-up assassins may also pave the way for Jiang Yuting to enter the forbidden army at this moment.

The Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, and most of them were Jiang Yong's people.

If he forcibly refuses at this moment, it will definitely be difficult to convince the public, and it will definitely arouse Jiang Yong's suspicion and vigilance, and he will have to think of a reasonable excuse.

The thoughts in his mind turned continuously, and Zhao Zheng's heart moved.

"Zhu Aiqing is loyal and patriotic, and I am very relieved, but the assassin has not been arrested, I am like a fish in my throat, and I have limited those dog minions of the Eastern Prison Division to be arrested within three days, and everything will be said after three days."

"Your Majesty......"

"I'm gone, next."

Seeing that Zhao Zheng refused to give in, and some courtiers wanted to speak, Zhao Zheng directly blocked him.

Everyone in the hall couldn't help but look at Jiang Yong, who was the leader, and seeing that Jiang Yong didn't react, these people gave up.

At this moment, at the very end of the ranking, a man who looked to be in his forties stepped forward.

"Be respectful, please play if you have something."

Zhao Zheng raised his eyebrows, Yu Jin, in his memory, this guy seemed to be just a fourth-grade petty official under the Ministry of Industry, and his image was very blurry.

"Speak."

"Your Majesty, the southwest state capital has been raining heavily for several months, the rivers have burst their banks, the floods are serious, and millions of people have been affected.

Hearing this, Zhao Zheng's heart immediately became interested.

"Oh? With this matter, since it has been going on for several months, why is it only playing today? Yu Jin, what do you eat? ”

"The minister is guilty."

pretended to scold Yu Jin, and Zhao Zheng looked at Jiang Yong again.

"Jiang Aiqing, what do you think about the disaster relief in the southwest state capital?"

Jiang Yong was still expressionless, and saluted slightly: "Your Majesty, the flood in the southwest province has affected several prefectures, and the rivers have burst dozens of embankments. ”

"No money?"

Jiang Yong spread his hands and said, "No money." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Zheng's face sank, and he said angrily: "Where is the book of the household, get out of here!" ”

"The minister is here."

Hearing this, Li Ji, the head of the household, stood up and knelt in the main hall.

"I ask you, what about my money?"

Squinting his eyes, Zhao Zheng asked coldly.

"Your Majesty, the treasury expenditure, just the construction of the Fengyang Palace occupies most of it, and the rest is the excavation of the Jiangnan Canal, the repair of the palace, etc., there is really no money."

"If you don't have any money, find a way, otherwise what do I want you to do?"

With a wave of his hand, Zhao Zheng said directly and very domineeringly.

"Yu Jin."

"The minister is here."

Yu Jin, who was kneeling, hurriedly raised his head and said.

"The flood in the southwest province was played by you, and I ask you now, do you have a good solution to it?"