At the beginning of the morning sun, the red morning sun reflected the glazed tiles above the Forbidden City, but there was a layer of white light in the streamer, and the white light seemed to be miserable.

Sitting on the dragon chair in front of the Fengtian Gate, Emperor Hongzhi squinted at the rising sun, and then at the bleak white light attached to the glazed tiles, and finally looked at the civil and military officials on both sides.

"Read."

Xiao Jing's eyes and nose were still red, and when he heard this, he unfolded the report and read aloud the collapse of Puzhou inside.

As soon as this not-so-long report was read, the civil and military officials below were already in an uproar.

Based on this report alone, those unclear details, the earth dragon turned over, the deaths and injuries of officials and civilians were not counted, and the Yellow River burst its banks.

One by one, they could already predict how miserable Puzhou should be. Moreover, this report is still the disaster victims of Puzhou walking all the way to Shandong, which made Shandong perform on behalf of Chen Zuo.

No one thinks about the authenticity of this report, although the court has not yet received the report, and the six cabinet departments have not received the news, but the news of Jinyiwei and Dongchang will always be faster.

What's more, in the past few days, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong have all submitted reports, saying that there are signs of landslides in their territories, both large and small.

Several provinces reported like this, pointing the finger at the junction of several provinces, the Central Plains of Henan.

Emperor Hongzhi sat on the dragon chair, looked at the uproar of the hundred officials below, and waited for the uproar to gradually subside, before he spoke: "Puzhou Dilong turned over, the Yellow River burst the embankment, and the situation was so miserable that we had to be cautious. ”

Hubu Shangshu hesitated, bowed out of class and said: "Your Majesty, there is still enough food in the warehouse, but there is not much silver left in the treasury.

When the summer tax was collected in July, the border army was first given the arrears accumulated over the years, totaling four million taels; These days, there is also the collapse of the embankment in Shandong, and hundreds of thousands of taels of tax and silver have also been allocated to deal with it.

Now that the autumn tax has not yet been collected, there are only hundreds of thousands of taels of silver left in the treasury. ”

Emperor Hongzhi understood the meaning of this household book very well, but he did not have the previous mind to talk about it, and said: "Then I will allocate 500,000 taels from my internal funds." ”

Hubu Shangshu Han Wen looked up in some astonishment, he never expected the emperor to be so generous, and immediately quickly restrained his expression and bowed, "Shengming is no better than Your Majesty!" ”

"Shengming is no better than Your Majesty!"

Han Wen just retreated into the class, but another person shouted the same words out of the class, it was the clear rumor official in the court, "Your Majesty, the minister heard that the Holy Son of Heaven rules the world with virtue and filial piety, and the earth dragon turned over, which is a bad omen." From ancient times to the present, all those who have major natural disasters have been inappropriate in the emperor's governance, so God has sent disasters to show warnings.

His Majesty promised the heavens, and the heavens were not only warn, not to mention such a tragic landslide in Puzhou, which was affected in several provinces, so we had to be cautious. The minister thought that the first thing His Majesty should do was to save himself from his own sins and issue an edict to eliminate natural disasters. Otherwise, the ministers are afraid that the society will be in trouble, and the heavens and men will abandon it, and your Majesty will see it! ”

As soon as the words fell, the speaker knelt on the ground with a sonorous voice, bowed his head and bowed, and then more than a dozen gossip officials came out of the end of the queue.

The expression was solemn, and the morning glow in the east was reflected on their faces, as if they were carrying the glory of holiness, and they also knelt down together, "Your Majesty is waiting for your majesty!" ”

“.” Zhu Youzhu was silent, lowered his eyelids, and didn't look at those gossip officials, he knew that these imperial historians had always been like this.

If it was in the past, he would have issued this edict first, and what if he went to sacrifice to the heavens first, but now.

The silence continued, and after a while, Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes, and his gaze swept over the three cabinet ministers, as well as the six ministers.

Immediately, Liu Jian, the first assistant of the cabinet, stood up and said slowly: "The natural disaster has fallen, the people are suffering, and the first thing for the imperial court should be busy with disaster relief, relief to the victims, and control the flooded Yellow River." And this sacrifice to heaven and sin himself, the edict should be put back. ”

"What Liu Gong said is a word of loyalty to the country, and the minister seconded it."

Li Dongyang also stood up, and then Xie Qian stood up, and a group of six ministers all stood up to express their positions, and then leaned over and said, "The ministers seconded the proposal." ”

The official who took the lead raised his head, and then asked for orders: "Your Majesty, the minister Fu Wei begs Your Majesty to take the Ming Dynasty as the most important thing, first sacrifice to the heavens and sin yourself, accept the words of the world's scholars, and then do things to help the people." Otherwise, it will definitely provoke the wrath of the heavens, and natural disasters will occur frequently, and the society will be in danger at that time! ”

Zhu Youjiao's legs under his robe were shaking slightly, and the tips of his fingers on the armrests of the dragon chair were also twitching, but he still said in a calm tone as much as possible: "Qing's words are putting the cart before the horse?" ”

The official touched the ground with his head, "Your Majesty, my Ming Dynasty is the foundation!" ”

At this time, another minister of the DPRK and China finally stood up, Liu Daxia, who had just been transferred back to Beijing at the beginning of the year, and now held the post of imperial history.

Liu Daxia held the jade gui in his hand, lifted the hem of his robe and knelt down slowly, seeing this person, Emperor Hongzhi's pupils contracted violently, and then his hand unconsciously clenched into a fist.

"Your Majesty, the so-called emperor's general is also prosperous, and its beauty is also seer; It will die, and the evil will also be seer; Therefore, things are called by like.

Sage Yiyun: Ghosts and gods are virtuous, and they are prosperous; See it and see it, listen to it and hear it, and leave it behind. Your Majesty, first worship God and then reassure the people, this is the right way. If Your Majesty only gives to the people and vains the will of Heaven, and the ministers are afraid that God will abandon it, please let Your Majesty know it! ”

Zhu Youzhang's face was already pale, but his voice was extremely soft, "Even Liu Qing thinks like this?" ”

Liu Daxia is over seventy years old, full of poetry and books, has always been relied on by the Hongzhi Emperor, and even enjoys the reputation of the three gentlemen of the Hongzhi Dynasty.

The Imperial History of the Metropolis is the head of the Qing Stream, and he is the top boss of these Imperial Historians.

Ma Tsai charged into battle, and at this moment, even if he didn't want to stand, his top boss had to stand up, otherwise how to convince the public.

What's more, he agrees with these horses' views very much.

Liu Daxia knelt down and bowed, and immediately raised his head, "Since ancient times, death advice and martial arts are the way to be a minister." Now that Puzhou has collapsed, the heavens are to blame, and the old minister implores His Majesty to admonish the ministers, first soothe the anger of the heavens, and then appease the people. This is the old minister's heart to seek the country, and His Majesty knows it. ”

"The heart of the country. The heart of the country, the heart of the country! ”

These four short words, Emperor Hongzhi repeated three times in a row, the first two times seemed to be talking to himself, but to the last time, his voice was very loud.

Then Zhu Youzhu couldn't suppress the anger in his heart anymore, and stood up from the throne, his emotions had completely collapsed.

"My son is still in the dangerous place of Puzhou now! The crown prince is the prince of a country, have you ever thought about the heart of the country! ”

"If the prince is lost, have you ever thought that this is shaking the country's foundation! The heart of the country? I really want to take out that heart of yours and see if it says the word "seeking the country" is written on it! ”

"The land in Puzhou collapsed, and the people were in fire and water. As a clear stream of the imperial court, you will take my Ming Dynasty's Lu, my Lumi, and the people's fat and ointment. But I didn't think about how to rescue the disaster, but I let me sacrifice to heaven and sin myself here!

The sacrifice is made! Sin is sin! But if the prince loses, then on the incense table of the heavens, I will put your head on it! ”

Emperor Hongzhi's hoarse roar echoed in front of this Fengtian Gate, the sound shook the rubble, and on that face that was extremely angry, there were wisps of blood flowing from the nostrils and from the mouth.

"Emperor!"

Xiao Jing shouted, hurriedly helped Emperor Hongzhi to sit on the dragon chair, and then took out a handkerchief to help wipe the blood on the lower lip of his nose, but the blood couldn't be stopped.

Emperor Hongzhi was speechless, his eyes were just staring directly at the hundreds of civil and military officials below.

At this time, all the officials, led by the six secretaries of the cabinet, fell to their knees after a short period of confusion, and the fear on their faces had turned into panic.

Prince, how could the prince be in Puzhou now!

It's not that the prince has been in poor health for a long time and is recuperating in the East Palace.

The question was swirling in everyone's minds, and some of the ministers suddenly thought of the four horses that had come out a few days ago.

The Imperial Historian led by Liu Daxia was even more buzzing in his head.

Liu Daxia was over seventy years old, kneeling there with both hands on the ground, an old face turned from white to green, from green to white, and then could no longer support it, and as soon as his eyes were dark, he fell straight down.

And those imperial historians were even more panicked when they saw that their bosses had fallen.

After a long silence, Wang Shu, the official of the Ministry of Shangshu, first kowtowed, and then asked: "The old minister dared to ask Your Majesty, why is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in Puzhou now?" ”

At this time, the blood stains on Emperor Hongzhi's nostrils and the corners of his mouth finally stopped, and his emotions stabilized.

Hearing this, he couldn't help but be silent, he not only hid this matter from the court, but also from the palace, and also issued a gag order for this, even if the queen and his daughter asked about it, he just prevaricated.

But now he said that he had slipped his mouth, and after being silent for a while, Emperor Hongzhi had to reply: "It is the disaster relief in Puzhou, and on the day of the collapse of Puzhou, Xia Xima once said that there was a land collapse in the Central Plains." The next day, he purchased a disaster relief item at his own expense, and went to the disaster relief by boat. Prince. He could not bear the suffering of the people, so he went with them. ”

Hearing these words, the ministers raised their heads suddenly, the prince couldn't bear the people to suffer, and he could listen to it seriously, but Ren Yin Ripuzhou collapsed, and the court had just learned the news, so how could Xia Xima know that day?

Zhu Youzhu seemed to see the thoughts of these people, "Xia Qing's family has studied this art of public opinion quite deeply, and he talked to me about this matter at that time, but I didn't dare to believe it."

Speaking of which, he didn't want to say anything more, and instead said: "I am worried now, the prince and Xia Qing's family are both in Puzhou for disaster relief, and now I don't know what the situation is."

Saying that, Zhu Youzhu felt compassion in his heart again, one is a son, the other is a son-in-law, not to mention the baby son, that is, the son-in-law is gone, how can he explain to his daughter.

let alone

Emperor Hongzhi was thinking about it on this side, but on the other side, the imperial historian who jumped out first, gritted his teeth and settled down at this time, and then moved forward on his knees for a while, until he reached the position ten meters away from the emperor.

He took a deep breath with the determination to die and survive, and then kowtowed heavily on the ground,

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to impeach the prince's subordinate official Xia Xima! There are two crimes, one is that as a courtier, he regards the famous weapons of the court as nothing, called disaster relief, but in fact, he is inviting the people to buy the hearts of the people for his own use!

Second, this person disregarded the way of the monarch and the minister, and actually coerced the prince to go to the dangerous place of Puzhou, in a vain attempt to shake the foundation of my Ming Dynasty!

Your Majesty, this person harbors evil intentions, his heart is hateful, his deeds can be destroyed, and his sins can be punished! I hope that Your Majesty will learn from these two crimes! ”

The eyes of the rest of the officials also lit up, as if there was a guiding light shining in front of them, and they hurriedly followed their knees, kowtowed together, and said: "Wait for Fu Wei to play, may Your Majesty be enlightened!" ”

When the first person came on his knees, he saw clearly that it was the official, and Emperor Hongzhi was already surging with blood, and the blood that was finally stopped slipped out of his nose again, and then when he saw these people forcing the palace together, his chest began to rise and fall again.

Whether he harbors evil intentions, his heart is like a mirror, in this disaster relief, Xia Yuan has repeatedly admonished, and even does not hesitate to commit this crime, but also let him, the emperor, start preparing for disaster relief.

But he never accepted it, and then the son-in-law purchased disaster relief materials and went to help the disaster himself.

Such a person, in the mouth of these officials, has become a person who harbors evil intentions.

There is also the prince, where was he coerced away, it was clearly the rebel who died by himself!

Even though he was not allowed to get on the boat, he still jumped on his own after the boat started.

Now that they are in danger, the two of them don't know what kind of situation they are, whether they are alive or dead.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youjiao's heart ached again, followed by anger, "Come on, pull this cadre down to me!" Depose and dismiss them all! I don't need to! ”

I don't need to worry about this last sentence, just like a child losing his temper, it can be seen that Emperor Hongzhi is already dizzy.

But the officials suddenly raised their heads, their faces were full of panic and puzzlement, could it be that the emperor had no resentment towards that Xia Xima?

No one answered their question, only a group of guards came and followed the emperor's orders to pull the officials out of front of the Fengtian Gate.

Seeing that the emperor began to bleed from his nose again, Xiao Jing hurriedly got up from the ground, wiped it with a handkerchief, and his eyes were full of tears, "Emperor, slave beg, don't be angry anymore, don't be angry, it's not worth it to be angry with those people." ”

Emperor Hongzhi took the bloodstained handkerchief, wiped it a few times between his noses, and said to the ministers who were under him:

"The land collapsed in Puzhou, the prince and Xia Qing's family were not afraid of life and death, and they went to the disaster relief out of a heart for the country and the people, and I also deeply admired, I can't be fearless, I can't do it."

After setting the tone first, Zhu Youzhu continued: "But although the two of them have the heart to help the needy, I am afraid that the two of them have no ability to help the needy. Intended purpose: 3,000 horses were transferred to Puzhou from Beijing. To see if you can enter the disaster area, you need to be cautious, and if you can't get in, send someone to inquire and respond. ”

Saying that, Emperor Hongzhi looked around at this minister, and his eyes were mainly focused on those cabinet ministers, as well as the six ministers,

"Which Qing family is willing to serve as the minister of the Qin mission and go to Puzhou to lead this disaster relief?"

“.”

No one responded, and Puzhou was a landslide and a flood, just listening to it, I knew that it must be hell on earth, who would dare to run there?

Just when the ten thousand horses were together, Xiao Jing gritted his teeth, and then knelt down, "Emperor, the slave and maid ask for your life, I am willing to go to Puzhou, and I will bring His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Xia Xima back no matter what!" ”

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