After all, Wang Qingquan is a court official who has been entrenched in the Criminal Department for ten years, and he has already ordered the prison kitchen to secretly use his hands and feet. Xiao Yihong, the secretary of the Criminal Department, although he changed Xu Wuxi's cell, he did not have time to take care of the prisoner's prison meal. At this time, Xu Wuxi had eaten a meal mixed with "soft and fragrant powder", and lay on a pile of hay in the cell, and had fallen asleep......

The two masters gently unscrewed the lock of the cell door, nodded to each other, and one of the men in black took out the silver spoon and was about to enter......

Pity this Xu Wuxi, who was sleeping soundly, and did not realize at all that his eyes were about to fall into the silver spoon of the man in black in an instant......

This pair of beautiful eyes, such as stars and electricity, such as wind and snow, blazing and scorching, looking up at the heaven and earth, looking down at the sea, handsome can chase the sun and the moon, the abundance of gods is comparable to the countryman, there is no intention to attract the jealousy of the villain, unintentional but make the woman infatuated......

Such a pair of handsome eyes, but now, they are going to be ripped out by a small spoon?

The way of heaven and the emperor of the earth, the true and most beautiful thing between heaven and earth, can it be trampled like this?

No!

......

The man in black was about to make a move, when he suddenly heard someone coughing twice behind him......

"Who!" the two men in black cried, and immediately turned around and quickly separated on either side of the cell door. At this time, they had to make a fist, a standing palm, the left leg obliquely probed, the right knee slightly bent, take a "step to explore the horse" style, each concentrating on the preparation for battle......

From the darkness outside the prison door, a man who was also dressed in black slowly came out, and saw that he was slender and long, and his arms were also extremely long, and his face was white but bloodless. As he walked, he snorted coldly: "With your little tricks, you dare to come to the criminal department to spread wild! Get out of here as soon as possible! This department doesn't want to embarrass you......"

The man on the left threw himself in front of him and pounced...... I saw him, the person has not arrived at the fist, his right fist is fierce, when the air is split, but the left fist is straight forward to strike, it is a small grappling hand of a ruthless move "double dragon out of the hole"......

The long-armed man in black said "hey", and did not draw his blade, his left hand was from the top of the grid, and his right foot kicked forward, welcoming a move "Nezha in the sea". I saw that he was calm and relaxed, and when he saw the move, it was like an understatement......

The man in black punched the long-armed man in black on his left hand, as if he had hit a piece of iron stick, and before he could change his moves, he felt another pain in his left lower abdomen, and the man had been kicked out from a distance......

Fortunately, the long-armed man in black only exerted one percent of his strength, otherwise how could this great inner master be killed? Rao is like this, the man in black who fell to the ground, holding his stomach, grinned in pain, he couldn't help but secretly exclaimed: "The other party is so strong internal force!"

As soon as the long-armed man in black kicked out the person in front of him, he felt that the palm wind behind him had broken through the air, he sneered in his heart, his body did not move at all, and he actually received a palm from the other party, and his right arm bent his elbow and hit back, making a move to "move and block". This elbow slammed into the chest of the man in black behind him, and the man fell to the ground with a muffled grunt, and was immediately knocked unconscious......

The long-armed man in black said coldly: "Go back and tell your master, this is Daqian's punishment department, not his private backyard...... It's not like you can come when you want to, and you can leave when you want...... If you dare to trespass next time, you will never come back!"

The man in black who fell to the ground, seeing that the other party only made one move, beat the two masters on his side to the ground, and knew that he was not this person's opponent, so he had to get up in pain, helped the other man in black to carry it, and slowly walked out of the cell No. A......

The one dressed in black, with a long body and long hands, was none other than the "ghost face" Sun Xun who lived in the Thousand Households of Anping Division of the North Anping Division of Tsing Yi. Sun Xun received an order from Li Zhi, the king of Chu, to protect a "felon" in the prison of the Criminal Department.

Sun Xun knew that the two men in black must be the subordinates of the East Palace, and he was not embarrassed at the moment, and after letting them go out, he leaned over and picked up the silver spoon on the ground, and after a little thought, he knew the other party's intentions. Sun Xun smiled unconsciously in his heart: "I can't see that he Li Ren still has this preference...... I sent two masters late at night, just to get a pair of tricks! This dim sum is quite similar to mine......"

Sun Xun couldn't help but look inside the prison door, but if he didn't look at it, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart.

Although I have only seen this person, this face, and this appearance a few times, I have always remembered it in my heart, and I am too familiar with it! Sun Xun secretly said in his heart:

"Isn't this the 'little white sheep' that fell into my mouth two months ago?"

"It's obviously a piece of meat in my mouth, but I let a piece of small jade pendant fish out!"

"This matter must also have something to do with the old horseman of Qiu Mingli, and I heard afterwards that this little thief is still a student of the old horseman!"

"Little thief, you have ruined me, you have embarrassed me, and you are still the student of the old horseman...... I have been looking for you for two months, and I vow to find you, and use my 'green character nine dozen' to let you taste the taste of 'ascending to the immortal'...... I can't imagine that there is nowhere to find the iron shoes, and at this moment, you are right in front of me!"

Sun Xun didn't think about it anymore, and was about to step into the cell with the silver spoon in his hand, and there was only one thought in his heart: What you Li Ren likes to do, I Sun Xun likes even more......

Suddenly, Sun Xun suddenly remembered that he had been ordered by the King of Chu to come to the prison of the Criminal Department late at night, and he bothered to protect it, wasn't it this person?

"If this person hurts the slightest bit of skin, I will blame you!" This is exactly what the King of Chu confessed to himself half an hour ago, and at this moment, it clearly rang in Sun Xun's ears......

The world is so ridiculous, just a moment ago, Sun Xun was still hunting Xu Wuxi everywhere, eager to use dozens of tortures by his Tsing Yi Wei to torture that little thief to the point of being inhuman. And at this moment, he fought against the two masters of the East Palace, and even fought to be slapped by the other party, in order to protect this thief, and let him "not hurt the slightest bit of skin"......

What's even more infuriating is that this young man is lying in the cell at this time, sleeping soundly.

Sun Xun couldn't help but take a breath of cool air, and said in his heart:

"Isn't he just related to King Wei and King Zhao, but he is still a person from King Chu?!"

......

On the ninth day of December in the 70th year of Daqiankang, when Mao, the Taiyuan Hall of Daming Palace.

In this wax month, the weather is cold, everything is depressed, the way of heaven, winter and spring, if in terms of health, the winter is about hiding the qi and collecting the mind, the morning must wait for the sun to rise before rising, in order to protect the vitality from hurting the body. It's ordinary people, and most of them are still asleep at this time......

The emperor has not been in court for a long time, but today he suddenly called the court meeting, and the officials above the fifth grade in Beijing had to get up early at the beginning of Yin, and before the time came, they had all gathered outside the gate of the Taiyuan Palace.

At this time, although a dawn had slowly risen from the east, the cold wind that diffused between the heavens and the earth still made everyone shiver. Most of the ministers were worried in their hearts, and they didn't know why the emperor suddenly wanted to hold a court meeting.

"It's up to the court!" After Che Huiling, the imperial historian, shouted, the two supervising imperial historians led the hundred officials and entered the main hall in order, all of them standing on both sides of the palace in turn according to their respective official ranks.

"The emperor has arrived!" The attendants in the palace sang, and saw that Emperor Li Chongsheng was wearing a crown of heaven and a dragon robe, and slowly walked onto the throne with the support of Gao Liangshi......

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The civil and military officials standing in the palace all knelt down one after another, and the mountain shouted long live......

Li Chongsheng sat upright, his face was not angry and arrogant, but at this time, he did not get up, and sat quietly for a while, Fang said in a deep voice:

"I ...... It's been a few days since I had an early morning...... I'm old, and my body is ...... It's not as strong as when you were young, these legs and feet...... It's not so neat anymore...... I can't see you every day, but you courtiers, be considerate......"

The ministers knelt on the ground, but they looked at each other, not knowing what to do......

"Yesterday was the day of La, and I went out in this Chang'an City...... I walked around and saw the sight...... It's shocking......"

At this time, Jing Zhao Yin Zhong Xingming, who was kneeling in the back of the right column, had already secretly felt that something was wrong, and sure enough, he heard the emperor's voice, pouring like a mountain:

"What about Jingzhao Yin Zhong Xingming?"

Zhong Xingming hurriedly got up and walked to the center of the hall, knelt down again, and said, "The minister is here!"

"There are thousands of victims outside Chang'an, who have traveled thousands of miles here to beg for a bite to eat...... As the governor of Gyeonggi, you don't think about giving relief to the poor, why do you still privately block those victims outside the city, so that people freeze to death every day...... 'mourn your parents, give birth to me'...... They are all children raised by their parents, and they are my people...... You have seen them starve to death...... What kind of heart do you have for this parent?"

Zhong Xingming trembled with fright, covered in cold sweat, and replied in a trembling voice: "Minister...... The minister is guilty!"

The Emperor stood up and paced back and forth in front of the throne for a few steps, before waving his hand and saying:

"You ...... Get up......"

The ministers stood up one after another, and there were many people in the middle, who sighed secretly, and inadvertently raised their hands to wipe the cold sweat on their foreheads......

The emperor nodded to Gao Liangshi, the chief steward who was standing aside, and Gao Liangshi strode forward and proclaimed:

"Jingzhao Yin Zhong Xingming, neglect and dereliction of duty, immediately demoted to Jingzhao Mansion Shaoyin, fined for one year!"

Zhong Xingming kowtowed and said, "Criminal...... Decree ......"

Li Chongsheng said again: "I order you to temporarily take the post of Jing Zhaoyin, and together with the household department, you will open a warehouse to release grain, and set up a porridge field in the south of Chang'an City to relieve the disaster victims......"

Zhong Xingming hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him: "Sinner...... Thank you, Your Majesty, and the guilty ministers will do everything in their power to prevent not a single victim from starving to death......"

Li Chongsheng said: "If I hadn't remembered that you had followed me to kill the enemy in the past, and I would have been dismissed and imprisoned, in the future, you must have a benevolent heart in your heart and always think about the livelihood of the people......"

Zhong Xingming couldn't stop kowtowing in thanks, and the emperor told him to get up and retreat......

Li Chongsheng paced a few more steps, returned to the throne and sat down, and said to the ministers in the palace:

"What about Tyumen?"

Hubu Shangshu Qiu Mingli walked out of the train slowly on crutches, bowed down and said, "Weichen is here!"

Li Chongsheng looked at the crutches in Qiu Mingli's hand, and said gently: "Your legs...... Isn't it out of the way?"

Qiu Mingli said: "Your Majesty, Weichen's legs are not in the way! It's just that it is a little inconvenient to walk, if there is any loss of etiquette in front of the emperor, I hope Your Majesty will forgive you!"

Li Chongsheng said: "Hmm...... Mingli, I ask you, right now, how many taels of silver are left in my treasury?"

Qiu Mingli said: "Your Majesty, there are still more than 689,000 taels of silver in the national treasury. ”

Li Chongsheng's eyebrows were frowning, and he couldn't help but ask the ministers:

"We are a big country with 32 provinces, 128 prefectures, and more than 48 million households, where do all the annual taxes go?!...... Can any of you tell me what the hell is going on?......"

There was silence in the main hall, and even the head of the high man hung deeply......

Qiu Mingli looked at the elderly emperor, but he couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart: "The so-called prosperous era of Kangyuan is just the scene of the first forty years...... But later, as the emperor, as you grew older, your sharpness became more and more wearing, and you gradually became lazy with government affairs and only wanted to enjoy ...... You have built a lot of construction several times, expanded the Daming Palace twice, and built a new Xingqing Palace...... You have also toured the south of the Yangtze River seven times, and as for the hunting in this Lishan Mountain, there are countless frolicking in the suburbs...... In addition, a few years ago, the imperial court used troops against the Xiao State in the north, and used troops for many years...... Is there any silver in this treasury?!......

But the reason that Qiu Mingli thought in his heart, even he Qiu Shangshu himself didn't dare to say, let alone others. Although the ministers knew it, they all bowed their heads and stood solemnly, and they did not dare to speak.

......

Seeing that he couldn't get the result, Li Chongsheng couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, and asked again:

"There is no silver in the treasury, and you can't tell why...... Then I will ask you again: this time, Shandong, Shannan, Huaiyang, Huainan, and 16 prefectures in four provinces have been plagued by a great drought, and thousands of miles of fertile land have not been harvested! More than one million people have been affected by the disaster! No one has reported such a huge disaster! No one has come to help so many of the victims...... What's going on here?...... Prince, you say!"

The crown prince Li Ren, who was sitting in front of the emperor, hurriedly stood up and said worriedly:

"Erchen...... Erchen should be in charge of the criminal department on weekdays, and this disaster relief matter, the local officials, and ...... Household ...... No one told his sons......"

Li Chongsheng said: "It is true that you are ordered to be in charge of the Criminal Department, but you are the prince and the prince, and you should be in charge of the affairs of the world...... Don't try to shirk when something happens...... If something happens, you push, he pushes, and I push, then who will do things?......"

Li Ren was so panicked that he quickly knelt down again, and said, "Erchen...... The son is guilty......"

Li Chongsheng got up from the throne and walked down, personally helped Li Ren up, and said in harmony:

"Ren'er, you are the prince of a country, don't kneel at every turn...... I can't blame you entirely for this disaster relief......"

At this time, the king of Jin, who was standing at the top of the left side, walked out of the train, knelt on the ground, and said:

"Father, the son is ordered to supervise the household department, the treasury is empty, and the disaster relief is all mishandled by the son, and I implore the father and the emperor to cure the crime of dereliction of duty!"

After the king of Jin knelt down, the princes of Chu, Wei, Han, Song, and Yue on the left also came out one after another, knelt on the ground, and pleaded with their father to punish him......

Seeing that the princes all knelt down like this, the remaining prime ministers and ministers of the ministry ...... As a result, all the civil and military officials knelt down on the ground again, and they all claimed to be derelict in their duties, and asked Your Majesty to punish them......

Standing in the temple, there was only one Qiumingli left.

As the so-called law does not blame the public, Li Chongsheng looked at the civil and military ministers who knelt on the ground in the Taiyuan Palace, and he really had mixed feelings in his heart......

"Mingli, I ask you again, right now, what do you think of this disaster relief?"

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that there are two things to do at the top of the list, the first is to take out 690,000 taels of silver from the treasury, buy all the grain, half of it will be relieved of the refugees inside and outside Chang'an City, and the other half will be sent to the nearest Huaiyang Road......" Qiu Mingli replied.

"I'm right...... What about the second one?" asked Li Chongsheng.

"Your Majesty, this great drought is the largest in the past 100 years, and in order to save these millions of victims, we must raise enough food rations to maintain them for more than half a year, and in addition, we need to dig canals and build rivers and divert water for irrigation to fund cultivation in the coming year...... The cost of these two items is at least three million taels of silver...... This second thing is to ask Your Majesty to send competent people to borrow from the rich families in the capital and the large grain farmers in Jiangnan, Jiangbei, and Southern Jiangsu, and raise the three million taels of silver as soon as possible......"

"Yes, very good! I know, you can step aside...... Rise up all of you......"

Qiu Mingli wanted to say more, but when the words came to his lips, he still stopped, so he had no choice but to slowly retreat into the train......

He thought that taking advantage of the opportunity of the emperor to value him, it would be better to show the emperor the matter of being detained by the prince without illness for no reason. However, this inevitably means that he must openly challenge the crown prince above the court...... After all, the prince is his student, and the prince can not regard him as a teacher, but he can't help but treat the prince as a student...... After all, back then, his family was taken care of thanks to the prince......

This little kindness from the crown prince Li Ren back then actually made Qiu Mingli miss a good opportunity to save Xu Wuxian......

After the prince and his ministers got up one after another, Li Chongsheng continued:

"I don't want to cure any of you for your sins...... When it comes to natural disasters, which dynasty and generation have not had them since ancient times? The key is to see how you can relieve this famine...... It is my wish that from this day forward, no one will starve to death or freeze to death...... You all heard what Lord Qiu said just now...... I want to ask you, who would like to ...... Go and raise the three million taels of silver for me?"

......

In the entire hall, the same dead silence was restored to the same as before......

In Li Chongsheng's heart, at this time, it was not only anger and disappointment, but also more sadness...... A deep sorrow welled up in his heart, and he was a little discouraged, and he could not help but sigh to himself:

"I have been an emperor for 70 years, and it is like having a big dream for 70 years, and now, is it time to wake up from this dream?......