Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Disaster Victims Revolt, and 100,000 People Are in Urgent Trouble
In Li Yingluo's heart, this Ping'an County Ling Xiao Buyu is a naturally evil person, yes, born.
However, it is still the same old question, how could the emperor take a fancy to him?
It must have been that he deceived the emperor with his mind, and he was chosen only after his brain was in the water.
"I understand, Qing has been wronged."
Li Yingluo personally stepped forward and helped Zhou Tong up.
The prefect's tears suddenly swayed wantonly as if he didn't want money.
The humiliation he has suffered over the years, he feels that at this moment, it is worth it.
"Aiqing's year is just a sixtieth year, it can be said that it is the year of fighting, and I know that you are unwilling to be coerced by the Ping'an County Order, so you will return to your hometown."
Li Yingluo's words paused for a few seconds at this moment.
Zhou Tong knelt on the ground honestly, and he didn't dare to breathe, because he knew that the next thing was the verdict against him.
After a while, the hall sounded again, Li Yingluo's words without any emotion.
"...... of rejecting Zhoutongzhishi's request"
Zhou Tong's heart has jumped to his throat at this moment.
"You will not be held accountable for your past achievements, nor will you be rewarded for your past merits.
I order you to continue to serve as the prefect of Mingjiang, and you will take up your post immediately.
I hope you can be diligent and abide by it, and live up to the trust of the imperial court! ”
In the whole world, who doesn't know that the regent queen is decisive in killing, and especially resentful of the corruption of officials?
I didn't think that I would open the net today!
Not to mention Zhou Tong's mood at the moment, it's too special and up and down.
He thought that he would definitely die, but he didn't think that not only would he be fine, but he would also be reinstated.
"Thank you, thank Your Royal Highness the regent for not killing, and thank Your Majesty for recovering as appropriate.
The ministers are all over the place, and they dare not live up to the expectations of the court. ”
Bang Bang Bang ...... Bang Bang Bang ......
"Alright, don't knock, be careful of my land!"
His Majesty crossed his hands in his sleeves and looked at Zhou Tong with a smile, his eyes dripping and rolling, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
At this time, Liu Chongjiu, the new head of the household department, carried the hem of his official robe and broke into the back garden of the East Palace out of breath.
"100,000 urgent, 100,000 urgent!"
"As the head of the ministry, what kind of system do you have to be in a panic?"
Li Yingluo suppressed the anger in her heart and scolded sharply.
Liu Chongjiu pounced, knelt heavily on the ground, and said urgently: "One hundred thousand is urgent, Gannan Dao is urgent!"
Under the influence of well-intentioned people, the victims of the disaster have already raised the anti-flag.
They killed officials and grabbed food, and the soldiers came straight to the capital. ”
It was dark in front of her, and Li Yingluo stumbled and almost fell, so frightened that everyone hurriedly stepped forward to help.
Li Jihei was the closest, and hurriedly supported his eldest sister, with a concerned face,
"Sister, sister, don't scare me, are you okay?"
The Queen Regent only has a military emergency at the moment, where can she take care of anything else?
"Immediately convene a meeting of civil and military officials!"
Chaoyang Palace.
Li Yingluo, supported by Wan'er, sat on the soft couch on the right side of the dragon chair.
This is the rule of the imperial court, after all, the regent is not the emperor, although he can give orders, but he must not touch the chair.
Because he was worried that his sister would have another accident, Li Jihei also attended the government for the first time and sat on the dragon chair seriously.
The situation is urgent, there is no need to say more greetings, looking at the messenger of Gannan Province who was kneeling in the audience, Li Yingluo said sharply: "Report the situation of Gannan Province as soon as possible." ”
The messenger is just a minor official of the secretary of the province of Gannan, where has he ever seen such a scene?
He was so frightened that he didn't dare to raise his head, so he kowtowed a few times and said in the direction of the dragon chair.
"Back to Your Majesty, Prince Regent, there was a great drought in Gannan Province a year ago, and there was no grain harvest.
The government treasury has long been exhausted, causing a large number of victims to be displaced and flee to other places, gathering in the provincial capital of Zitong...... But the grain stocks in the provincial cities were soon exhausted, and hunger was everywhere.
Soon, a large number of victims turned into displaced people and gradually lost control, and under the influence of well-intentioned people, they held high the anti-flag.
In just over a month, the rebels killed officials in Bayun, Yongyun, Nanyun and other counties, robbed the grain depot and the rich households in the city, and the soldiers pointed directly at the imperial capital. ”
"Ah, what a good ...... this is"
His Highness's faces changed in unison.
Gannan Province has always been the most gentle area in Qi Province, and it is also the most important grain producing area in Qi Province.
This mutiny definitely hurt Daqi.
The most important thing is that on the way from Gannan Road to the capital, there are almost no passes to defend, and there is no one to ......
The situation is really urgent, and 100,000 are urgent.
Master Kong, who was ranked as the third duke, stood up with a solemn face.
"Your Majesty, natural disasters have led to civil uprisings, and the anti-thief army is flourishing, and the situation is worrying.
Disaster relief and counterinsurgency are both urgent! ”
"What the old lady said is extremely true, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Regent, and the minister Li Xu asked for orders to lead the Kyoto guards to Gannan Road immediately to block the enemy from a hundred miles away."
He is the secretary of the military department and the generalissimo of the soldiers and horses, and he is a proper boss in the army.
At this time of national crisis, it is the time to use troops, and he must stand up.
His Royal Highness, the ministers who were united in the city asked for war one after another, and some applied to be officials in the disaster area, which made Li Yingluo feel a little comforted.
Not to mention how these people are official, at least in the face of the great right and wrong, these people still stand with the royal family of the Great Qi Kingdom.
Li Yingluo's eyes narrowed slightly, and after a little thought, she ordered.
"Li Xu, the secretary of the Ministry of Soldiers, immediately led the soldiers of the three guards in the capital and rushed to the aid of Gannan Road.
Along the way, coordinate the deployment of various states and counties, and do not let the thieves enter.
The household department immediately allocated 300,000 taels of silver from the state treasury for disaster relief.
In addition, the prefects and counties of all prefectures were announced to immediately dispatch the government's grain stockpiles to rescue Gannan Province to solve the urgent need. ”
"Long live my Emperor Shengming, long live, long live, long live, the regent has no last resort, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"
In the face of this tsunami-like praise, Li Yingluo's heart was full of worry.
If Gannan Province cannot quell the rebellion in time, then within two years, the entire Daqi will fall into a food shortage, and chaos in the world is just around the corner.
Also, what has been hidden in the court, the big black hand that makes Li Yingluo jealous.
It gave her a very bad premonition.
Even in this rebellion, she has reason to suspect that it is likely that the terrible black hand single-handedly contributed to it.
In her heart, she has seen the future scene, the Qi country is in chaos, their sister and brother are killed, and the corpses are floating for thousands of miles......
At that time, there were only two ways for the Qi State, either to be annexed by the Four Kingdoms or to fall into civil strife......
"No, Lone will never allow me to do this!" Li Yingluo grabbed the hand on the side of the soft couch and became pale and bloodless.
Since ancient times, disasters and famines have caused frequent civil uprisings, but everyone didn't expect it to come so quickly and violently!
Although Li Yingluo issued a royal decree, the court and the central government still argued endlessly about the next disaster victims and rebels......
The rebels are also victims, but they are victims who have taken up arms.
But how to distinguish between the two has become a difficult problem.