After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

Emperor Wei glanced at everyone and motioned to Zhang Rang to read the memorial on the case.

Pei Jiaoran frowned as he listened to Zhang Rang's words. The reason why they were summoned suddenly was because the river in Tongzhou overflowed due to heavy rain, thousands of people drowned, and countless houses and farmland were damaged by the heavy rain. This long rain caused varying degrees of damage to the states near Gyeonggi.

After Zhang Rang finished speaking, there was still silence in the hall. The rain was pouring outside the palace.

"No one said anything. Do you want to tell me that I was so immoral that I was punished by heaven and asked me to avoid the palace and reduce my meals?" Emperor Wei glared at everyone, "Or do you want me to write a self-incriminating edict?"

Under the majestic gaze of the emperor, everyone in the palace knelt down one after another. Pei Jiaoran lowered his head, thinking flashed in his eyes.

When emperors in the past dynasties encountered natural disasters, they would often avoid the palace to reduce meals or self-examine the successes and failures of their political conduct, asking their ministers to express their opinions and clarify their faults. Therefore, ministers often take advantage of this time to attack the evils of the times. But it doesn't work every time, because natural disasters are always unpredictable, and kings often take the initiative to reflect on themselves. In this way, sometimes the courtiers will have nowhere to start.

After all, they are the executors of the imperial decrees, and they cannot blame the emperor whenever there is a natural disaster. So often we have to find a scapegoat.

Just as she was thinking about it, Jia Gonglu spoke up, "Your Majesty, I think that the fault of Lin Yu is the fault of the chief minister. According to historical records, Zeng Yun, the Prime Minister, assisted the emperor to regulate yin and yang, follow the four seasons, and cultivate all things in the proper way. He pacifies the princes of the four barbarians and attaches himself to the people. The ministers and officials are all assigned their duties. In the Han Dynasty, the prime minister was dismissed due to natural disasters. Today, the minister is in a high position, and his duties are erroneous. He looks up to yin and yang to increase his fear, and he cares about the rain and is pregnant. Ashamed. There is no reason to be vigilant. I sincerely request your Majesty to dismiss me from duty and treat the sinner's family in the hope of averting the attack of Yin Gui and reviving the evil of the night."

Turning his eyes to Jia Gonglu, Pei Jiaoran's eyes flashed with ridicule.

This is the move of an old fox in the political arena, not blaming the king for his faults but taking the blame for the king. Attribute the cause of natural disasters to yourself. It was not because the king had bad moral character, but because the prime minister failed to do his duty of regulating yin and yang, so that yin and yang were imbalanced and disasters came from heaven.

However, after Jia Gonglu finished speaking, Emperor Wei just snorted coldly, rolling his sleeves. Obviously not satisfied with this answer.

"Whenever there is a disaster, it is your fault, and you avoid the palace and reduce your meals. The Prime Minister blames himself, but there is nothing real?" Emperor Wei stood up and rolled up his sleeves angrily.

Seeing Emperor Wei's sleeves fluttering like birds, Pei Jiaoran licked his lips.

"Today, the floods in the states in the capital are far beyond human expectation. However, we cannot delay. I am willing to share your worries for Your Majesty and immediately go to Tongzhou to provide disaster relief." Pei Jiaoran's tone was calm and low.

Emperor Wei was quite surprised by her offer of invitation. Tongzhou was the chief minister, and Feng Xu under his jurisdiction was the seat of Zhang Rang's fiefdom. In addition, there are many local powerful people in Tongzhou. Although it is a major state in Gyeonggi Province, the relationships within it are complicated and difficult to sort out. You have to be a little careful when going there on weekdays, let alone during a natural disaster. Going to Pei Jiaoran was like entering a tiger's den alone.

Seeing the determination and fearlessness on Pei Jiaoran's face, Emperor Wei frowned. To be fair, he also hoped that Pei Jiaoran would go, but he was worried that she would lose her life in Tongzhou this time. After all, such a chess piece is not easy to find.

Listening to her words, Jia Gonglu's eyes narrowed, "Shilang Pei holds an important position in the Ministry of Household Affairs, how can he leave at this time. I thought that your Majesty would send other talented people to provide disaster relief."

Wang Yu closed his eyes and said nothing, and after a while he said: "I thought that Minister Pei was young, so how could he take on such an important task? Your Majesty should choose another talented person to avoid missing the opportunity for disaster relief."

Emperor Wei, who was at the head, remained silent, but turned to look at the prince.

The prince said: "Although Minister Pei is young, her political performance in Guazhou is very good, and her talent is obvious to everyone. I think she is the best candidate."

His tone was understatement, but it had another meaning in other people's ears. Although Tongzhou is a good place, entering it requires dealing with powerful local officials. This is a laborious and laborious task, and no one is willing to get involved. Since someone has volunteered, why not let her go? Let's see what tricks she can come up with. What's more, do you have Pei Jiaoran's ability? Or can you recommend someone who can replace her? If not, just shut up and let her be.

"I heard that Minister Pei is indeed the most suitable candidate because of his wisdom and bravery." Cen Xi agreed.

To go to Tongzhou to inspect disaster relief, wisdom alone is not enough. You also need to have a certain amount of force to support the situation. If you send an ordinary civil servant there, I'm afraid he will die easily. Pei Jiaoran is a man of literary and military skills, and he will definitely be able to shock them. Once this reason was brought out, Emperor Wei seemed to have no reason to refute it.

Hearing this, Wang Yu spoke again, "Your Majesty, even though Pei Shilang is both civil and military, disaster relief is no small matter. I thought that Pei Shilang was alone, so he would inevitably be constrained by the local situation. I sincerely ask your majesty to choose more talented people to go with him to protect him. comprehensive."

He brought out Pei Jiaoran, who was alone and easily restrained, to remind Emperor Wei. Although it was on point, for a moment he couldn't think of anyone to recommend to go with her. Yuan Yanchong is obviously unsuitable.

"What Mr. Wang said is absolutely true. I think it would be better to let the Shence Army accompany us to protect and frighten the place." Jia Gonglu said.

"Shen Cejun? Does Jia Qing have a suitable candidate?" Emperor Wei sat down and spoke in a calm tone.

"You Shence General Li Xiujing." Jia Gonglu glanced at Pei Jiaoran and saw that her expression was as usual, and continued: "In the past, the two of them cooperated tacitly when they were defending the city in Guazhou, and it seems that they can cooperate easily. Besides, I heard that Pei Jiaoran Before he left office, the minister presided over the repair of canals to irrigate the fields, and the harvest is now quite good. We may need to rely on this to transport grain into the capital this time."

Emperor Wei also heard about Pei Jiaoran's construction of canals in Guazhou. Now that I heard Jia Gonglu mention it again, I couldn't help but look at her a few more times. Not because of the canal digging, but because he admired her for actually thinking of storing grain in Hexi to prepare for the bad years in Guanzhong.

Now it seems that the court will inevitably pass her plan. Transport grain from Hexi to Beijing along the Yellow River.

Emperor Wei looked at Pei Jiaoran with deep eyes, "Since you took the initiative to ask for a job, and it is what everyone wants, I will order you to serve as the governor's relief envoy and do it conveniently. There are also the Water Supervisor of the Capital, Changping Department, Taicang Department and Water Department. Everyone in the Cangbe Division will help, and there will be no shirk."

"Here." Pei Jiaoran immediately knelt down and accepted the order calmly, raised his head and said, "I would like to bring a few people with me. I hope your majesty will allow it."

Looking at her, Emperor Wei said: "This matter is of great importance. You can choose it yourself without asking me. The officials in the capital cannot shirk it."

When other ministers heard this, they also all said so.

Seeing Emperor Wei leaning on the throne with his eyes closed and a tired look on his face, at Zhang Rang's signal, everyone stepped out one after another.

"Zhang Rang, Pei Jiaoran is a rare talent. What do you think?" Emperor Wei looked at Zhang Rang and said.

"This slave will remember your Majesty's teachings." Zhang Rang bowed and said.