The emperor is embarrassed

Song Zhuyu wanted to use her words and deeds to influence Fang Shenxing's snobbish conscience stuck in the pile of wealth, so she planned to take Fang Shenxing into action together.

Earlier, Song Zhuyu specifically told Fang Shenxing to change into ordinary clothes.Unexpectedly, Fang Shenxing was still dressed in a big fur with lake blue forged face, Song Zhuyu shook his head greatly when he saw it, think about it, Fang Shenxing was born in a wealthy family, and it might not be easy for him to find some old clothes.Although Song Zhuyu was poor, she was not stingy, so she simply took Fang Shenxing home and found a short shirt for Fang Shenxing to change.It turned out that I was half a head taller than Fang Shenxing, which was really inappropriate.

Glancing at Song Zhuyu, Fang Shenxing was very proud of his stature.Song Zhuyu casually pointed to a tall boy next to Fang Shenxing, "You changed clothes with him." In fact, it was the servant's clothes. Song Zhuyu was not very satisfied with the new ones, but now There was really no suitable replacement for Fang Shenxing, so he had to make do with it.

Fang Shenxing asked in confusion, "Brother Song, where are we going? We still need to change clothes."

"Change it first, and you'll know after a while." Song Zhuyu urged, "Hurry up, don't miss the hour."

"Could it be that we are going to the Imperial College? We don't need to dress like this." Anyway, Song Zhuyu couldn't sell him by the catty. Fang Shenxing took off his clothes and went to the big woolen clothes outside. Fortunately, he was wearing a layer of cotton-padded jacket. trousers, and put on the servant's coat.

Song Zhuyu had already pulled out the shiny jade hairpin from his hair, broke a short wooden stick from a persimmon tree outside and stuck it in for him, Fang Shenxing shivered, "Brother Song, don't you intend to go Are you in the city?"

That's right, only if you plan to sell a child will you put a straw stick in your head.What Fang Shenxing said was reasonable, so Song Zhuyu went out for a while, and then came back with a wooden hairpin in his hand, put it in Fang Shenxing's hair, looked Fang Shenxing up and down again, and told him to change his warm boots into normal ones. Half-worn square mouth cotton shoes.

Only then did Fang Shenxing go out with him.

Fang Shenxing and Song Zhuyu were officials who had always looked at Ming Zhan's face when talking and acting, so there was no need for such a disguise.There was no fur coat to block the wind outside, Fang Shenxing only felt the cold wind blowing through his head when he went out, his hair to his heels were as if frozen, he shivered suddenly, and sneezed loudly.

Fang Shenxing likes cleanliness by nature, he took out the silk embroidered handkerchief in his sleeve and wiped his nose.

Song Zhuyu said, "As long as you stand still in your heart, you won't feel cold."

Fang Shenxing's family has fallen, and he is not a very delicate person, so he asked, "Brother Song, where are we going?"

"Go to eat." Song Zhuyu definitely did not walk like an ordinary scholar, he walked like flying.If Fang Shenxing hadn't been tall and long-legged, he would have struggled to follow Song Zhuyu's steps.

Dressing up like this to eat, probably not a famous restaurant, Fang Shenxing pondered.

Song Zhuyu walked quickly, and the two of them ran together for more than half an hour, sweating profusely all over their bodies, before arriving at the place where Fang Shenxing said to eat - a Temple of the God of Wealth.

It is said that it is the Temple of the God of Wealth, but the people who come here are all poor people.

The end of the year is sad.

Many people lacked food and clothing, so they had to point to the relief of the court.Tian Wanhua wrote a book for this early on, and usually allocates [-] catties of rice, but now Ming Zhan is generous and directly allocates [-] catties of old rice.

Don't think about the snow-white rice. In the famine year, as long as they can eat enough, the bark people can still eat it.

At this time, as long as there is Chenmi, it is no less than a full banquet for these hungry refugees.

The matter of giving porridge began at the beginning of the twelfth lunar month. As the censor, Song Zhuyu just wanted to come and see with his own eyes how the porridge was going.The censor has done Song Zhuyu's part, so it can't be said that he has not fulfilled his responsibility.

Song Zhuyu wrinkled her nose and smelled the porridge in the air, her face turned dark.When her eyes fell on the porridge in the rough porcelain bowls held by the victims, Song Zhuyu's face turned so dark that it couldn't get any worse.

Song Zhuyu didn't know about this, but Fang Shenxing knew it all.

Of the [-] jin of rice allocated by the imperial court, half of it can be used on the victims, which is considered good.Now that the emperor is generous, it seems that the situation has not changed much.

When Fang Shenxing encountered this matter, he was not in a hurry. He thought the matter was very complicated, and there was no need to be in a hurry to write about it. Instead, he wanted to persuade Song Zhuyu to avoid it.It turned out that Song Zhuyu, a stupefied young man, went straight to the little porridge boss without hesitation.

result……

result……

Many years later, when Fang Shenxing thought about this matter, his back shivered as a conditioned reflex, as if the pain still existed.

At this time, Song Zhuyu had already rushed forward, his words were like knives like swords, and he crackled and scolded, making the porridge givers furious.

They are actually executors, at most they just steal two buckets of rice from home.However, the words coming out of Song Zhuyu's mouth are not very pleasant, such as "thief who steals the country", "lawless", "deceitful king", "unforgivable crime".

Anyway, the result is...

Originally, the porridge was given to the hungry people. You must know that in the history of mankind, due to hunger, there were many things where children exchanged food for each other.Therefore, when giving out porridge, the yamen will always send a team of soldiers to maintain order.

Song Zhuyu said this, and the popularity of the porridge was furious, and she directly blocked their mouths with her fist.

Fang Shenxing was completely implicated.

However, regardless of Song Zhuyu's small stature, he is extremely agile, wearing bunt, like a monkey in the mountains, able to dodge and dodge, he hopped and ran away in a short while, without getting a few punches on his body.Fang Shenxing, on the other hand, was tall and mighty, but he had a background in liberal arts. He was a serious embroidered pillow.

When Fang Shenxing fled out with his head in his arms, Song Zhuyu was waiting for him far away at Lu Yuan'er, still muttering a dry grass root pulled from the ground.Thinking about waiting for a long time, Song Zhuyu got a little impatient and played with the grass on the ground.

"Why did you just come out now, and you fought them?" Looking at the wound on Fang Shenxing's face, Song Zhuyu didn't know what was going on in her heart, anyway, she kept sighing, "It's hard to fight with two fists." Therefore, the four hands are not their opponents, so why do you fight, and you will be beaten for nothing."

Fang Shenxing was beaten up hard, and there was no pain all over his body. Hearing Song Zhuyu's sarcastic remarks, he was immediately furious, and he didn't want to follow Song Zhuyu to gain a good relationship or something. He complained, "Still It’s not something you provoked! It’s all done at a glance, and you still want to provoke! What are you provoking! I run as fast as a rabbit’s legs, and I don’t care about others!”

Song Zhuyu's eyes widened and she said puzzledly, "I'm going to provoke you, and that's to tell you to go first. Seeing how bright your head is usually, why won't you turn around at this time. Those soldiers, you are still waiting for them Reason with you. If they were reasonable, you wouldn't be beaten."

Fang Shenxing choked Song Zhuyu to death, and snorted, "You're so good at talking now, why didn't you tell me earlier." Turning his eyes, Fang Shenxing grabbed Song Zhuyu's arm and asked viciously, "You You didn't mean to play me, did you?"

"What are you doing? Don't tell me you're stupid, but blame others." Song Zhuyu shook off Fang Shenxing's arm and gave him a hand. The two walked back together. Song Zhuyu said, "They chased and beat him first. For me, you just stand there stupidly."

At first I thought Song was an idiot, but he was really neat when he ran.Fang Shenxing secretly said.

"You've seen this too. The porridge the victims drank was thinner than water, and the emperor allocated a large amount of rice grains, but they couldn't eat the victims' mouths." Song Zhuyu sighed with concern for the country and the people, " I wrote the memorial, how about we jointly sign the book?"

Fang Shenxing hesitated again, and Song Zhuyu said to himself, "If you want to improve your reputation, you have to be willing to go out. If you bully the weak and fear the strong, I don't want to make friends with you."

Idiot!

Where to stay!

Fang Shenxing deeply hated himself for being wrong, but fortunately he thought Song Zhuyu was honest and trustworthy a few days ago!It turned out that he was pulling him into the pit!However, Song Zhuyu's words were somewhat reasonable, and Fang Shenxing was a little bit speechless when he refused for a while.

Song Zhuyu said, "It's up to you, anyway, I'll go back and write the notes, it doesn't matter if I don't sign your name."

"Then what can I say about the injury on my face?" Fang Shenxing asked with a bit of anger.

Song Zhuyu glanced at him, insincerely, and said angrily, "Just say you don't have eyes when you walk, and you hit a tree."

Fang Shenxing's teeth itch from hatred again, and he hated his lame eyes so much that he mistakenly thought that Song was an honest man.In the past, I thought that Song's words were sincere and credible, what a fucking credible!

Anyway, on the second day, Song Zhuyu and Fang Shenxing's joint memorial shocked the court.

Ming Zhan raised his voice and said sarcastically, "Oh, it's a pity, I'm trapped in state affairs, and I rarely go out of the palace. I'm counting on you to help me watch some of the world's affairs. It's a pity, the civil and military courts are full, now it seems , only two people have good eyesight. Aren't the rest of them blind?"

"These two bright-eyed people, just because they saw the truth and asked about it, they were beaten with bruises and swollen faces." Ming Zhan slapped the armrest of the flying dragon and asked angrily, "I don't know that there is such a thing in this imperial capital." Those who are capable! Even my censor dares to beat me! Today the censor asks more, and I beat the censor; tomorrow, the prime minister asks more, and I beat the prime minister; Let's fight together!"

Tian Wanhua came forward to plead guilty, "I'm afraid, it's because I made a wrong arrangement. I dare not show any disrespect to Your Majesty."

Ming Zhan said indifferently, "What are you afraid of? Donating porridge and disaster relief is the business of your imperial capital. You have such a capable person under your command. You shouldn't be afraid. It's me who should be afraid."

"I don't know that there are such bold and reckless people in this world. Every time I think of it, I can't sleep or eat!" Ming Zhan stretched out his hand and threw Song Fang's memorial in front of Tian Wanhua, "Perhaps you have to say, Song Zhuyu and Song Fang Fang Shenxing didn't wear official robes, and he kept his name hidden in the past, so it is reasonable to be beaten. Then I have to ask, don't you, who are officials, not allow the common people to ask?"

"So, who are you officials for?"

Ming Zhan said angrily, "You eat the common people and drink the common people's, and you treat the common people like pigs and dogs. Then, I have to ask, what are you? Are you worthy to stand on top of this golden palace?"

"I set aside 1000 catties of rice, how many refugees are there in the entire empire, [-], [-] or [-]? I give these refugees a bowl of water and three grains of rice every day. Tian Wanhua, where is the rice I set aside? You As the governor of the imperial capital, where did you use the rice for the victims?" Ming Zhan asked sharply, furious.

Tian Wanhua's forehead was covered with a dense layer of cold sweat, and his head was pressed against the cold floor tiles. His voice was hoarse and he said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, I only saw [-] catties of rice. There are still [-] catties left." The imperial capital. And the [-] catties of rice are all moldy rice. I have arranged the porridge distribution before winter, and there are files to check everything. Responsibility for everything is in place. Your Majesty can order the Criminal Department to investigate thoroughly. If there is any favoritism, let His Majesty deal with it." At this time, who else does he want to protect?No, he just needs to keep himself.

"Li Cheng!" Ming Zhan called out Li Cheng, the head of the House of Internal Affairs, and asked in a cold voice, "Where is the hundred thousand catties of rice?"

Li Cheng tremblingly said, "Returning to Your Majesty, it's really Migui, the capital of the current emperor, and I can't make up such a large amount for a while, so I only bought [-] catties for the time being."

"Is it the moldy rice that I told you to buy?" Ming Zhan has a good memory, and said angrily, "You spent 1000 taels of silver for 1000 catties of moldy rice. Do you think I'm dead? Today's top-quality rice It's only seventy coins a bucket, tell me, how did you spend the [-] taels of silver!"

Li Cheng knelt on the ground, hesitantly daring to speak.

"I know that all of you are the ancestors who fooled people. When you have money, spend half of it and spend half of it. If you pass it off as good, the account will be wiped out. As long as you pass this village, the victims will eat the rice in their stomachs. Even if I cut open their stomachs, I still can't tell what kind of rice they were eating!" Ming Zhan looked at the silent golden palace and sighed, "I didn't know that the geese had plucked their feathers so much."

"You are the person I entrusted. You are smart and capable. I remember that I used to live in the palace, and every time I went back to the Zhennan Palace, you served me attentively. You didn't look down on me just because I couldn't speak." Ming Zhan said softly. , "I like people like this, who don't discriminate against the weak, don't flatter the strong, are neither humble nor overbearing, and have their own character. I entrust the House of Internal Affairs to you, is this how you repay me?"

Li Cheng burst into tears, not knowing whether it was because of his uncertain future, or because of regret in his heart, Li Cheng kowtowed his head, and in a short while his forehead was covered with bruises, and the ground was stained with blood. guilty."

"Forget it, your heart is not on political affairs anymore." Ming Zhan said lightly, "Go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice and explain the matter clearly. Song Zhuyu, for the time being, you and Fang Shenxing will be responsible for disaster relief."

"Tian Wanhua, you are also a person who works in the middle of the court every day. Are you deaf or can't hear me? Do you remember what I said at that time?" Ming Zhan asked coldly.

Tian Wanhua said sadly, "I remember, Your Majesty said that one hundred thousand catties of old rice was allocated to help the victims."

"Then why don't you say it? The Ministry of Internal Affairs gives you moldy rice, you want moldy rice, and you want polished rice. Since you remember what I said, why don't you dare to let go! What are you afraid of?" Ming Zhan asked .

Tian Wanhua took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I am not worthy to be the governor of the imperial capital, please Your Majesty punish the crime of dereliction of duty!"

After the court was over, Ming Zhan left Tian Wanhua to talk alone.

Of course, Ming Zhan was upset, making Tian Wanhua kneel outside for the entire breakfast time.It wasn't until Ming Zhan roared and ate three bowls of rice, swept a plate of scallion pancakes, ate two fish and ate some dishes, then hugged his stomach and leaned against Ruan Hongfei until he hiccupped.Ruan Hongfei touched Ming Zhan's soft face in relief, "Fat, if you eat like this, you will be able to restore your double chin in a few days."

"How can a man look at his appearance? The key is his inner charm." Ming Zhan raised his chin to Ruan Hongfei and moved his face closer.Ruan Hongfei pushed it away hypocritically, frowned and said, "I haven't wiped my mouth clean yet, it's greasy."

"Fart! I told you to kiss my face." Ming Zhan moved his face closer and urged, "Quick kiss, I still have something to do after kissing, don't waste my time."

Ruan Hongfei took a sip, the corners of Ming Zhan's lips curled up slightly, and he pulled his face down again, before going to meet Tian Wanhua.

Tian Wanhua was kneeling outside Xuande Hall.

It was still snowing outside, so He Yu ordered someone to give Tian Wanhua an umbrella.Tian Wanhua had a masochistic complex and didn't hold up an umbrella. When Ming Zhan announced him to go in, the corners of his lips were already frozen blue, his face was pale, and he half pulled the snowman, almost unable to get up.

If Tian Wanhua's own mother saw this situation, her heart would be broken.Now Ming Zhan sees it, but he has a strong heart and ignores it.Ming Zhan said, "You are cold now, those victims outside must not be much warmer than you."

Tian Wanhua knelt down and kowtowed, "I have lost to Your Majesty."

"Don't say such apologies." Ming Zhan leaned on a big pillow with one arm slanted, holding a hand stove in his hand, glanced at Tian Wanhua, and said calmly, "Wanhua, what is a good official? Don't say it." What loves the people like a son is too hypocritical. For an official, if I take out a tael of silver, and you use this tael of silver completely on the people, this is a rare good official!"

"The root cause of why I promoted you is because I saw that you were willing to stand up for the local people when you were a county magistrate. You can speak out for them about their grievances." Ming Zhan said, "I know, There are many dignitaries in the imperial capital, if a brick falls from the sky and hits three people, two of them may be related to the rich and powerful. If you want to please everyone, you should have already experienced the result."

"If you were that kind of slippery person, I would never have let you be the governor of the imperial capital." Ming Zhan sighed, "There are too many slippery people in this world. The usefulness of people. However, I don't like this kind of people. If you are smooth, you will lose your edges and corners. However, when a man is alive, he should do something and not do something. Wanhua, you want to please everyone, maybe you can really please many people , but, in the end, the person you let down must be me."

Ming Zhan sighed deeply, "If you lose your original strength of character, tell me, and I won't make it difficult for you in this position."

"You have a clear reputation, don't ruin your reputation over the years because of the official position of the imperial capital."

Ming Zhan is the emperor and Tian Wanhua's bole.Without Ming Zhan, Tian Wanhua would still be a poor magistrate in a small county near the sea in Zhejiang and Fujian.Now, Tian Wanhua came to this position because of Ming Zhan's unconventional promotion.

Like Li Cheng, like Tian Wanhua, they had various advantages back then.Ming Zhan is eclectic and puts them in a high position.

However, problems soon arose.

Some people don't feel anything when they are in a low position.After all, the status is low, the people to contact are limited, and the benefits and temptations of contact are also limited.But at first a high position, you will inevitably lose your sense of proportion.

Li Cheng and Tian Wanhua are the best examples.

Ming Zhan did not speak harshly like Zao Chaozhong, he spoke to Tian Wanhua calmly, Tian Wanhua was even more ashamed.However, the emperor never mentioned the words of seizing the official and resigning.

Tian Wanhua seemed to be able to see some hope, and said in tears, "I have failed Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to give me another chance. If I betray you again, Your Majesty will just cut me to pieces, and I will have no other choice." talk!"

A porridge relief case lost a head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as a series of minor officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Imperial Capital.

In fact, Ming Zhan's handling was quite politically wise. One of the reasons why he didn't keep Li Cheng was because of Li Cheng's official position.Director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, this position is simply too important.

A person who is easy to be bought by money, Ming Zhan must not entrust the affairs of the royal family to such a person.As for Tian Wanhua, there is no obvious trace of corruption, and as Tian Wanhua is the governor of the imperial capital, the law and order of the imperial capital has indeed improved significantly, which is also due to Tian Wanhua's contribution.

Second, Li Cheng is a person close to Ming Zhan, a minister of the dragon.

Being a minister of the dragon is different from others.The only thing Ming Zhan valued them was the word "loyalty". If this quality was lost, Ming Zhan's means would be enough to deter other people who came with him.

Thirdly, Ming Zhan thinks the most far-reaching, why do other people who are well-behaved do not have accidents, but those who are born by themselves are lost like this!

Ming Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly, his face was calm, and he lowered his eyes to think.

why?