The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 872
In the square in front of Huangji Hall, Zhao Yanxun walked in front with his hands behind his back, followed by Cheng Wenguang and Zhou Chengping.

It was May, and the temperature was already on the upper body, which made people feel the heat of summer.

Although the arrival of summer heat will make people uncomfortable, Zhao Yanxun is very happy, at least this year's harvest will not be too much less.

Being able to take a walk with Zhao Yanxun, not everyone has this opportunity, only absolute confidantes have this honor.

Cheng Wenguang and Zhou Chengping, who had long served as the governors of Prince Yong's mansion, managed the territory and handled government affairs for Zhao Yanxun, so they could naturally be called confidant ministers.

"The minister complied with the imperial decree and sent the verdict of the Tian Mu case in Jiangxi County to all counties..."

"Your Majesty has no faults. All the counties have reported in the past two days that all the big households in the prefectures and counties under their jurisdiction have voluntarily declared their land, and the government officials below are all very busy!" Cheng Wenguang had a smile on his face.

The more land the imperial court holds, the greater the tax base, which is naturally a great thing.

"They're not too stupid!" Zhao Yanxun said lightly.

"Those people don't worry about the difficulties of the country, and they only think about their family's private affairs, but the emperor still gives them advice. It can be said that the emperor's grace is mighty!" Cheng Wenguang said very respectfully.

But if he said these words in front of the gentry, he might be drowned in spit.

Zhao Yanxun killed so many people, ransacked his family and exiled such a wealthy and famous family, you Cheng Wenguang can try this kind of emperor's favor...

Walking forward slowly, Zhao Yanxun asked: "The Zuoxian Wang Yushan is still insisting on the conditions, what do you think about this?"

According to the latest information, the Xiongnu's life is really difficult now, and this is the result of those Western barbarians not doing their best.

Right now, the top court has realized that the barbarians are indeed more difficult to deal with than the Huns.

The so-called difficulty does not mean that his army is difficult to deal with, but that all of them are difficult to deal with.

If the Huns were defeated, the Western Barbarians would continue to march eastward, but with a population of 800 million people, flooding into the pass would inevitably cause disastrous consequences.

Da Jin didn't have enough food for himself, and people starved to death in this land every day, so how could he afford these people.

"Your Majesty, I think... it can take him another two days. The Huns are in danger, and they will let go first!" Cheng Wenguang said solemnly.

At this time Zhou Chengping said: "Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate..."

Zhao Yanxun didn't speak, while Cheng Wenguang cast his eyes on Zhou Chengping, waiting for his opinion.

"Zhou Qing can speak directly if he has something to say!"

"Your Majesty, the Huns are at the end of their rope. If they persecute them too much, I'm afraid they will be defeated!" Zhou Chengping worried.

"Master Zhou, you are overthinking. If they are really at the end of their rope, how can they spend so long with us?" Cheng Wenguang asked back.

"Don't forget, the Huns retreated from the west, and got a lot of cattle and sheep from the grasslands in the east. How long did it take for them to eat up?"

"The Huns are also barbarians, you can't believe everything they say!"

Hearing what Cheng Wenguang said, Zhao Yanxun took it for granted, and naturally had no feeling for Zhou Chengping's opinion.

"Then wait a few more days!" Zhao Yanxun said calmly.

Next, Zhao Yanxun discussed the distribution of grain and the manufacture of weapons to be distributed to the Huns.

After a discussion, they had already walked around the square of Huangji Palace, and the sun was already setting in the west.

Standing outside Huangji Gate, Zhao Yanxun turned around and said, "Okay, that's it for today!"

"Resignation!" Cheng Wenguang bowed and saluted.

At this moment, Zhou Chengping took out a memorial from his sleeve, and presented it to Zhao Yanxun.

"Your Majesty, I have my own performance!"

With a distance of two meters, Zhao Yanxun looked at Zhou Chengping's playbook, with a hint of suspicion in his expression.

Why didn't the playbook come out in advance, it had to be picked at this time.

At this time, Wu Hong stepped forward, took Zhou Chengping's playbook, and presented it to Zhao Yanxun.

"What happened?"

"Reporting to the emperor, the civil uprising in Laizhou Prefecture of Hedong County caused heavy casualties among the soldiers and civilians. It was all due to the prefect Wang Qianwang's greed and cruelty, which caused the people to rebel without food..."

The civil uprising in Laizhou was three days ago, and more than 500 people died, including more than 70 soldiers.

Laizhou Mansion on East Street was originally occupied by zombies. After it was cleaned up later, the imperial court began to move the people to farm.

Because of the lack of food, it has always been adjusted by the imperial court and distributed by local governments.

Unexpectedly, Wang Qianwang, the magistrate of Laizhou, actually scraped oil and water on these rations, layer by layer, making the people hungry, and finally sparked a civil uprising.

In the end, the governor of Hedong suppressed the civil uprising, and Wang Qianwang's crimes were also investigated by the Governor of Hedong. Only this morning, Zhao Yanxun was dismissed from his official position and ordered Dali Temple to strictly investigate his accomplices.

The matter has already been dealt with, Zhao Yanxun is very curious about what Zhou Chengping will say.

"Now that Wang Qian hopes to subdue the law, but he has no virtue or talent but can be appointed as the magistrate, it is really outrageous..."

Speaking of this, Zhou Chengping raised his head and said: "So, I want to impeach the senior scholar Cheng Wenguang, because Wang Qianwang was recommended by Mr. Cheng as the magistrate!"

When Zhou Chengping said the last sentence, Cheng Wenguang guessed his purpose.

Of course Cheng Wenguang was angry about this, although Zhou Chengping was right about the matter and wrong about others, but for the sake of the official Zuodu Censor, he should take care of the overall situation.

The head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate's impeachment of Cheng Wenguang, the prime minister, will definitely stir up waves in the court.

In fact, after listening to Zhou Chengping's statement, Zhao Yanxun also felt a headache.

"Cheng Qing, what Zhou Qing said is true?" Zhao Yanxun asked.

Cheng Wenguang and Lu Chaowen took the lead in relocating refugees and resuming farming, while Zhao Yanxun only grasped the general direction.

He didn't have time to grasp the specific employment below.

"Reporting to the emperor, at this time, Wang Qianwang's appearance is modest and his conversation is extraordinary, so the minister recommended him as the magistrate for the sake of the country!"

"How would you know that this person is honest on the outside, but treacherous on the inside, and has done such an outrageous thing!"

Speaking of this, Cheng Wenguang knelt down on the ground, then kowtowed and said: "I have committed the crime of negligence, and I ask the emperor to punish me!"

Facing an emperor like Zhao Yanxun, it is a stupid choice to quibble and shirk, so Cheng Wenguang charged himself with the crime of negligence, and then quickly asked for punishment.

Could it be God's grace that Thunder Rain Dew got into the position of a cabinet scholar, and the gains and losses of honor and disgrace are only related to the holy family.

"People are not sages and sages, who can do nothing wrong. Although Cheng Qing made a bad recommendation, he is still suffering for the country... Severe punishment is unnecessary!"

Seeing that Zhou Chengping was still going to speak, Zhao Yanxun continued, "We will fine Chengqing with three months' salary and give him a warning!"

At this time, Cheng Wenguang worshiped: "The emperor is lenient, and the humble minister is very grateful!"

"Officials in Hexi and Dongdong, you must dismiss more often when selecting and employing people, and the officials who are already in office must be strictly supervised by the Metropolitan Procuratorate!"

Zhao Yanxun said the first half of this sentence to Cheng Wenguang, and the second half to Zhou Chengping.

"Only if you work together, can the imperial court remain peaceful forever!" Zhao Yanxun sighed.

Now that there are many internal conflicts that need to be reformed, and there are powerful enemies outside, Zhao Yanxun needs a stable governance environment.

This is also the primary factor for him to weigh the pros and cons. For this reason, other "irrelevant" things can be temporarily discarded.

"Your majesty..." Zhou Chengping had something to say.

"I'm tired, you all go back!"

After saying that, Zhao Yanxun turned around and left, followed by a group of eunuchs, separating Zhou Chengping from him.

"Congratulations to the emperor!"

Cheng Wenguang's voice sounded at the scene, pulling Zhou Chengping's gaze away.

(End of this chapter)