The eldest son of the red mansion

Sun Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice has been silent all the time, and now he knows what to say, "Long Live Lord, I am afraid that it is not enough to transport these grains. We also need to prepare some grains for other uses, so please open the inner warehouse. , Raise food and grass in the south of the Yangtze River, in case of emergencies."

The emperor immediately became furious when he heard this. Originally he said that he was mobilizing grain and grass, so he felt a little distressed. After all, it was 500 million dans of grain, and 300 million dans would be sent out at once, but this is bearable. After all, it is disaster relief and also to stabilize his rule .

But now I heard that he was asked to open the internal library, which is a bit unbearable.After all, this is his private money, and he still has a big family to support, so the palace maids and eunuchs should also give monthly money.He also has a lot of expenses every month. If he opens an internal warehouse, he may have to tighten his belt after this year.

"There is not much silver left in the palace, and this year's expenses have been reduced a lot. It is really impossible to come up with silver. You should think of other ways, and don't keep thinking about my private money."

Liu Yu had already agreed to everyone's approach when he was at the military aircraft office just now, and now seeing the emperor's ineffectiveness made him blush very much. He has always declared that the emperor is a virtuous king who is diligent in government and loves the people.

"Long live Lord, the Ministry of Households really has no money, and this time not only the Lianghuai area needs political achievements, but even Shaanxi will have news in a few months. If you don't prepare in advance now, it will be a delay by that time." If there is no disaster relief, it will become a catastrophe. I ask the emperor to think twice."

Tian Ye was also upset by the emperor's attitude just now, "Long live Qi, even if the current grain and grass are sent to the south, it may not be enough. You must know that when you leave Beijing, it is said that it is 300 million, and it will be good if you can use 250 million. I'll be thankful for the remaining half in the disaster area."

Zuodu Censor Tianye spoke very euphemistically, but everyone understood the general meaning.Corruption is serious in the current imperial court. These grains are all the way from the capital to the disaster areas, and the officials from all over the country are exploited and the people who transport the grains are corrupted.I am afraid that half of them are already in the hands of the victims, thank God.

Liu Yu, as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, has been helping the emperor to make suggestions during this period of time, and the control over the Ministry of Officials has indeed been loosened. This has caused the current administration of officials to be worse than when the Supreme Emperor was serious.

Chapter 413 Disaster Relief Candidates

Liu Yu knew his mistakes during this period, and he could no longer hide it for the sake of the court.

Liu Yu went forward to the emperor with a sullen face and said: "This is the fault of my minister. Mr. Tian is right. Now that the 100 million dans of grain have arrived in the disaster area, I am afraid that only half of them will be left. So at least 300 million must be given away." There must be no less burden, otherwise disaster will not be far away."

Only then did the emperor feel startled, he didn't expect the officials to be corrupted to such an extent.

The emperor now only felt a fire rushing from his heart to his forehead, "What are you guys doing? The court has become like this, and you can turn a blind eye. Now that such a big thing happened, you just reported it to me. I What use are you guys for?"

When Jia Ke and others saw the emperor was angry, they quickly knelt down together and said: "I am waiting for death, please punish me by the emperor."

When the emperor saw them kneeling down to plead guilty, he thought he would take the opportunity to demote Jia Ke, but then he thought it was just forcing Jia Ke to jump over the wall.Moreover, this matter is mainly Liu Yu's responsibility. Under Liu Yu's strict defense, Jia Ke has no ability to infiltrate the officials. It seems that this matter can only be held high and gently put down.

"You guys have been negligent in this matter, and each of you will be fined for half a year as an example." The emperor said his punishment decision with a gloomy face.

Everyone knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the emperor to thank him, "Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Get up, now is not the time to sing praises, let's talk about how to solve this matter." The emperor was already a little bit battered.

Jia Ke stood up and said first: "Your Majesty's main problem now is disaster relief. One million dans of food is definitely not enough, and now is not the time to deal with officials. We can only settle accounts with them after the disaster relief."

The emperor calculated silently, and it seemed that without 200 million dans of grain, he would not be able to overcome this difficulty.

"Hubu, how much food is there now?" the emperor asked.

Everyone looked at each other when they heard his question.You must know that such a key department as the Ministry of Household Affairs has always been controlled by the emperor's cronies.

As the head minister of the Military Aircraft Department, Jia Ke also knew something about it.So he stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the last time the Ministry of Households raised more than 150 million dans of grain, these grains were originally intended to be sent to Shaanxi for disaster relief, and later Prince Zhongshun sent them again, about 480 million dans of grain. This is all the grain in the capital. The total number of grain depots."

The emperor knew exactly how much grain was stored in the capital, so he thought about it carefully, "Then propose 200 million dans first, and send people to the Lianghuai area for disaster relief."

Jia Ke cupped his hands and said, "My emperor is wise."

But Tian Ye below frowned. Just now they compromised with the emperor and said it was 300 million, but the emperor only gave 200 million dan. At this time, I don't know why they are still stingy?

But he didn't know that the emperor already had a use for this batch of grain in his heart. After the emperor prepared to dispose of Jia Ke, he would use the grain to buy the soldiers and generals on the nine sides.Let them be quiet and make no trouble.

Several military ministers saw that the emperor was really like an iron rooster, and there was nothing they could do.It can only be appointed to the disaster area to deliver 200 million dans of grain, and then it depends on the situation.

But old Meng Ming stood up again at this time, "Long Live Lord, just now the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment said that he wanted to ask the emperor to open the internal treasury. How is the emperor thinking?"

The emperor became a little annoyed when he heard this, how could he still remember this?Didn't I already tell you that the palace doesn't have so much money, so why can't I be let go?

"Old Aiqing, as I said just now, there is no more money in the palace, so let's find another way, don't keep focusing on my underwear."

Jia Ke thought about her established goal, which was to let the emperor spend all the money in the internal treasury. At this time, seeing that old Meng Ming had already led the charge for him, how could he let go of such a good opportunity, so she took a step forward and said to the emperor: " I would like to ask the emperor to open the internal warehouse and spend some money to buy grain from Jiangnan. It will be more than a year from now to next year's autumn harvest, and the grain and grass may not be able to support it. Please make plans early, otherwise it may be too late. .”

Liu Yu didn't know Jia Ke's plan, but he still agreed with Jia Ke's opinion. After all, after such a long time, if the victims were not given enough food to keep them alive, the victims would have worn them backwards by then, and the whole of Anhui would be over. If the disturbance is not good, it will spread to the most prosperous areas in the south of the Yangtze River. That is an important source of taxation for the imperial court. If the Jiangnan court is short, it will not be able to operate.

"Long live, I also agree with Mr. Jia's opinion, now is the very moment to ask the emperor to open the inner warehouse to buy grain and grass for emergencies."

Hearing what the two of them said, the emperor was so distressed that he was almost speechless.It seemed that his own money could not be kept. Bi Jing and even Liu Yu spoke up. It seemed that the Military Aircraft Department had reached an agreement.

But thinking about it from another perspective, this time Jia Ke may not have any conspiracy, but purely thinking about disaster relief, which made him feel relieved.

The emperor sat on it in silence for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Then allocate 150 million taels of silver from the internal treasury to buy grain from Jiangnan. What do you think?"

Jia Ke and Liu Yu glanced at each other, and retreated to the class helplessly. They saw the emperor's appearance as the last compromise.I'm afraid it will never be possible to pay more.

Liu Yu felt like he had fought a tough battle just now, and he only now felt Jia Ke's feelings. It is really an arduous task to stand up to the emperor so hard every day.

This emperor is really hard to talk about. For the sake of the country and the country, he still doesn't give up a penny. I don't know why he left so much money for?I don't know the priority of things when it's time.

The next step is to go to the candidates for disaster relief.This candidate is the most important right now, and someone with high authority must be sent there, otherwise the corrupt officials in the disaster-stricken areas will not be restrained.

Liu Yu first said: "Long Live Lord, it's better to let Dali Temple Minister Chen Yong go. He has been in charge of prisons for many years, and he is quite a deterrent among the officials."

Jia Ke immediately objected, "Although Chen Yong, Minister of Dali Temple, has some abilities, his deterrence is not enough. It is impossible for the officials under him to protect each other and fill their pockets. And if it is time to deal with it, he does not have that much power. Looking forward and looking backward, it is better to choose another candidate.”

The emperor said unhappily: "That's it, you recommend a candidate."

"If you ask me to recommend it, I recommend the Minister of Military Aircraft, Zuodu Censor Tian Ye. This will not only have a deterrent force, but also the position of Mr. Tian is high and powerful, and the people below dare not be too rampant. And as the Minister of Military Aircraft, Mr. Tian You can also do it cheaply.”

Jia Ke said the candidate in his mind. He thought Tianye, the censor of Zuodu, was more suitable than the minister of Dali Temple. You must know that Tianye, the censor of Zuodu, was in charge of all the censors in various places. Tianye went to the local government. There are also people who can use it, so that their eyes will not be blackened.

After listening to Jia Ke's words, the emperor also began to think about it.I feel that what Jia Ke said is indeed reasonable, Zuodu Censor Tianye's going to the place is indeed more deterrent than Dali Siqing.

"What do you think, especially Tian Aiqing, what do you think of Jia Ke's suggestion?" The emperor still decided to ask other people's opinions, and now the emperor is very wary of anything Jia Ke says, afraid of anything. Be careful to fall into his trick again.

Liu Yu stood up first and said, "Your Majesty, I think what Mr. Jia said makes sense. It is more appropriate for Mr. Tian to go than the Minister of Dali Temple."

The other two military ministers saw that the two foremen of the military aircraft department agreed, so they didn't have anything to say, and they all said: "The two adults are right, and I will second it."

Seeing that the others agreed, the emperor remained silent without Zuodu Censor Tianye.

"Tian Aiqing, why don't you talk about it yourself? They've already said it, what do you think?" The emperor agreed to let Tian Ye go to the Lianghuai area for disaster relief after seeing the meaning.

Zuodu Censor Tianye took a step forward silently, then cupped his hands to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, if I let the minister go this time, I would like to ask His Majesty to grant the minister the power to do things cheaply. Otherwise, the minister will not be sure to handle this matter well." .”

"Since I let you go, I will naturally give you the right. I will give you a Shangfang sword. You take this sword with you. Officials below the third rank will be killed first and then played. Officials above the third rank will be temporarily dismissed. What do you think?" .”

The emperor has invested heavily this time. Since the founding of the country, the successive emperors have never given others such great power.Even Jia Ke, who is considered to be under one person and above ten thousand people, has not been bestowed with such authority by the Supreme Emperor.

Tian Ye was stunned for a moment when he heard the emperor's trust, and he couldn't help feeling guilty.He has been a little estranged from the emperor during this period of time, but he did not expect the emperor to still be so confiding to him.

So Tian Ye fell to his knees with tears in his eyes, "Long live, don't worry, I will definitely use all the food for the victims this time. I will never let those corrupt officials get any benefit."

The emperor nodded in relief. In fact, the emperor was also thinking about taking over Tianye, the censor of Zuodu just now, so he made such a heart-to-heart look.It seems that the effect is still good.

Jia Ke looked at them as loyal ministers and filial sons, and couldn't help but sneered in his heart. If the emperor really believed in Zuodu Censor Tianye, then he might suffer in the future.