Chapter 19 Kaifeng Disaster
The forbidden army Xiangjun Township Army, this is the military class of the Dragon Dynasty, even if the Xiang Army can't reach the forbidden army on the border, but it is also the existence of special police in the previous life, in the face of some unstructured bandits and thieves, it is actually a loss of more than 1,000 people?
"Your Highness, once the casualties reach 1,000, it will basically be a situation that will only occur in the fierce battle of tens of thousands of people, which is afraid of ......"
Gradually, Chen Mu's face became gloomy: "There are still problems with these decrees, the water in the court is deeper than imagined."
"In this way, you immediately go to Kaifeng and bring someone into the palace, don't make a noise."
"Yes!"
Kaifeng is only more than 100 miles away from Tokyo, and Longcheng sent a horse away, but in three days, he returned to Tokyo again.
Brought back with him, there was also a young man dressed in tattered cloth and full of vicissitudes.
"Next...... Xiaguan Xiuyu meets His Highness! ”
If you really want to describe the appearance of this person now, he looks like a critically ill patient who is about to die, skinny and skinny, and he is already a skinny body.
"Get up."
But I don't know how long I was hungry, I suddenly knelt down, and when I thought about it again, I actually smiled bitterly and asked Long Cheng to help support him.
This made Chen Mu feel pity for the first time, and he was not in a hurry to let him speak, and waved his hand towards Long Cheng: "Get some food and drink."
When some meatloaf and water were delivered to Xiuyu, he suddenly saw the young man grab the food with one hand and stuff it into his mouth.
The ferocious eating appearance directly made Chen Mu stunned, and he still cried and wiped his tears while eating, looking at that expression, although he didn't say a word, it made people feel an endless desolation.
"Don't let him eat it in Long Cheng, if you eat it again, you have to die!"
After Long Cheng forcibly took away the rest of the food and took a sip of water, Xiu Yu eased up.
"Xiaguan Kaifeng Qingshan County Order, Xiuyu to meet His Highness!"
"Recently...... There was a famine in Kaifeng, and tens of thousands of people died of starvation and freezing to death in the local government, didn't the imperial court issue a million disaster relief funds? What the hell is going on? ”
Xiu Yu said with a sad face: "Tens of thousands of people have been reported, but Your Highness, more than 20,000 people have died in Qingshan County alone!"
"As for the disaster relief money, the lower officials have also waited in the county government for a long time, but when the money is issued, it is only a few thousand taels of silver, just ask how a few thousand taels of silver saved the people in the entire county!"
Hearing this, Chen Mu was already sure that this was an extremely bad corruption case.
"That'...... As mentioned above, bandits have been making trouble in various places due to disasters and famines, resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries in the Kaifeng Xiang Army, is there such a thing? ”
Hearing this, Xiu Yu in the audience frowned, and immediately fell into deep thought, obviously not understanding what Chen Mu was referring to.
But soon, I saw him and said, "Your Highness...... Does it mean that the county magistrate of Qi County led the people of the county to rebel? ”
"Rebellion!?"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Mu suddenly stood up, his face full of horror!
You must know that this Kaifeng is next to the capital, and someone dares to rebel?
It's just that Chen Mu suddenly realized that this matter was not so pure, no matter how could the county order be a jinshi in the imperial examination, he enjoyed the official position and power given to him by the royal family, what excuse did he have to rebel?
"During this time, natural disasters and man-made disasters in Kaifeng, white bones are everywhere, the county commander of Qi County is the local parent official who has won the hearts of the people, he is more bloody than the lower officials, and when he saw the people being starved to death, he directly led the ten thousand young people in Qi Town to revolt in despair."
"In the end, Kaifeng Mansion Yin brought 20,000 troops and quickly extinguished this uprising."
When Xiu Yu said this, Chen Mu sorted everything out.
The disaster in Kaifeng is more serious than imagined, but the officials from top to bottom took this opportunity to extract disaster relief money from the imperial court, but this million taels of silver were exploited layer by layer, and there may not be one in the hands of the people!
Thinking of this, a hint of gloom suddenly flashed in Chen Mu's eyes!
"Call the Imperial History to the main palace!"
Feeling the killing intent in Chen Mu's eyes, Long Cheng hurriedly ran outside.
This corruption case is too arrogant!
One million taels of silver went down, it was originally used to save the people from fire and water, but it was directly eaten in one bite, and the bunch of officials in Kaifeng Mansion from top to bottom were exploited layer by layer, isn't this a group of moths that specialize in eating away at the imperial court? !
Of course, in addition to this group of corrupt officials, what is even more hateful is this group of imperial historians in the court!
It is impossible for them not to know about such a big matter, but because the imperial power has been declining in recent years, these imperial history platforms that were supposed to be responsible for impeaching and supervising officials have joined forces with this group of officials.
But if you want to contain the institutions of the officials, and the officials are like a nest of snakes and rats, what a disaster it will bring to the people!
Soon, Xu Lin came to the Shang study room in the imperial history.
I saw him lightly bow his hand to Chen Mu: "Minister Xu Lin to see His Highness."
Chen Mu said coldly: "Do you know about the famine that happened in Kaifeng recently?"
Xu Lin nodded casually: "The minister knows that the recent Kaifeng snow disaster and earthquake have caused the people to be displaced and tens of thousands of people have died."
As soon as these words came out, Xiu Yu on the side suddenly said fiercely: "You fart!" Kaifeng is not only dead, but ten thousand people have died! Although you dog official lives in a temple, you are a bastard who only knows how to suck the blood of the people! ”
Xu Lin glanced at Xiu Yu in disgust: "Where did the pariahs come from?" Bad luck! ”
"However, this palace seems to have heard that the recent starvation of people in Kaifeng is full of bones, and more than 100,000 people have died, and there is even a county order that can't bear the people to starve to death, and has rebelled."
Hearing Chen Mu's question, Xu Lin's face was suddenly shocked!
But soon, his expression suddenly eased, and he said indifferently: "Your Highness, I'm afraid you're just listening to what this pariah said, right?" The minister is the middle of the imperial history, and he has been acting impartially all these years, how can he escape the imperial history platform for such a big matter? ”
"The recent disaster in Kaifeng is indeed very serious, but it will never be as serious as His Highness said, and the minister dares to guarantee it."
"You fart! You, a dog official, only know how to open the river, have you ever seen the mountains and seas of corpses outside Kaifeng City right now! ”
Xiu Yu roared out again when he heard that Xu Lin was still calmly making up nonsense, eager to go up and tear up this bastard.
And Xu Lin also looked at Xiuyu with a playful face, but he was just a small village people, what the official said, what is the truth! What's the point of talking nonsense?
Chen Mu was silent for a moment, and then waved his hand: "Zhongcheng dares to guarantee the disaster situation in Kaifeng?"
Xu Lin nodded: "The subordinate official is in the important position of supervising hundreds of officials, so he can naturally guarantee it."
Chen Mu sneered: "Well, some things in the hands of this palace have not been dealt with, ten days later, this palace will take this Xiuyu and you to Kaifeng together."
"If the disaster is true, this official will punish her nine clans, if you are lying, all the officials of your imperial history platform, including you, will all be cut down in this palace! Do you dare to respond? ”
"This ......"
Hearing this, Xu Lin's smile suddenly froze!
"Don't dare?"
"How dare not? Ten days later, His Royal Highness went to Kaifeng to inspect! ”