Canghuan Seven Palaces

The rain was too heavy, and the shadow guards sent were temporarily blocked on the way.Master, I'm afraid..."

He also knew a thing or two about the Nanjiang floods in history.It's just that the weather has been good in recent years. During the rainy season, as long as people are sent to prevent floods, there are no major floods.But the weather in the capital these days is really worrying.

"You clean it up tomorrow." Si Cangqing walked to the desk, picked up a pen, "in a few days, we will rush to Jiangdong Mansion."

Looking at the weather in the past few days, Si Cangqing felt a little worried. If the rainy Nanjiang area continues like this, there may be a suspicion of flooding. At that time, millions of people in the east of the river may be killed in the flood. It's hard.

"Master thinks..." Feng Lan was startled.

"Well," Si Cangqing nodded, without further words, and began to draw up some arrangements after leaving the palace.

Seeing Si Cangqing who was busy again, Feng Lan sighed softly, walked to the door, looked worriedly at the lightning, thunder, storm, and rain outside, before closing the door softly after a while.

……

"Qing'er," there was a sound of messy footsteps, the emperor waved his hand impatiently to stop the eunuch who was notifying, and hastily pushed open the door of Si Cangqing's study, "I heard that the embankment has been cut in the area of ​​the Dongjin River of the Nanjiang River. not real!"

Si Cang Juetian breathed heavily, his face turned pale.

Si Cangqing looked up at the other party, "Father, sit down first." Then, she turned her head to look at Liu Yi who was standing beside her with a serious face, "Liu Yi, tell me!"

"Returning to the emperor, I received a post report this morning that at the junction of Jin and Liu, the embankment of the Nanjiang River collapsed hundreds of feet. Thousands of people who originally protected the embankment from the flood were all killed in the water. Now the flood is flowing to the hinterland and affecting several neighboring counties. The flooded areas stretch for hundreds of miles."

Hearing this, Si Cang Juetian's face was deathly pale, and he coughed violently. Si Cangqing came to him at some point, and said indifferently: "Father, the facts have been settled, so don't worry. My son will take care of it. You should still be resting."

"Qing'er," Si Cang Juetian covered his chest with a mournful expression, "Now, what else can I think about resting? In the flooded area in the east of the river, there are countless Li people suffering from floods, so how can I feel at ease? The embankment of the Nanjiang River burst when I was in power..."

"Father, don't blame yourself," Si Cangqing said flatly, "It's not your fault."

Yes, since Si Cang Juetian ascended the throne, he has been urging Liangjiang prefects and officials to repair the embankment.But this time, if the continuous torrential rain was the external cause of the flood, then the root cause of the river embankment collapse was the collusion of those clinging officials under the Qin family for more than a decade, cutting corners and cutting materials. The wages of the river workers caused the embankment built to fail to meet the predetermined standards.

"Qing'er..." After all, it was a generation of emperors, Si Cang Juetian quickly regained his composure, and looked at him, "What are you going to do?"

Si Cangqing looked at Feng Lan, and the other party took out the plan he had written in advance and handed it to Si Cang Juetian.

"Father, you go to the court again, and declare that Liu Yi, the Minister of the Household Department, will be an imperial envoy to patrol the Jiangdong Mansion on behalf of the sky."

Nodding his head, Si Cang Juetian also felt that the court minister should be sent to inspect and supervise the flooded area, so he was a little puzzled, "I will go to court, then you..."

"I'll take a step ahead." Si Cangqing looked at Liu Yi and said, "It will take about half a month from here to Jinliu. Lan and I will go there first to grasp the truth."

Even if the imperial envoys are sent to inspect, deception and concealment can often be seen.

"Qing'er, are you going in person?" Si Cang Juetian looked at Si Cangqing in surprise.

"Well, father," Si Cangqing glanced at the few people in front of him, the emperor, Feng Lan, Liu Yi, and Mo Zhiyan who was standing aside, and said calmly: "Chen Jiufan, the prefect of Jiangdong, was the county magistrate of Jin County. Officials at the top and bottom, deceived the king and ignored them, withholding the funds for repairing the embankment, filling their own pockets, and causing this flood disaster, which has affected tens of millions."

"This evil deed should implicate the nine families; and the officials involved, from the ministers to the gentry and landlords," Si Cangqing said coldly, "I want to thoroughly investigate this case, and those involved will be killed without mercy! "

Hearing this, several other people were shocked, Liu Yi looked at Si Cangqing in surprise, "Your Highness, do you want to use this as an opportunity to eradicate the Qin family?"

Slightly nodding, Si Cangqing returned to his seat, with an indifferent tone, "Once this happened, we can see that there are many evils accumulated in the court, and we need to purge all officials and reform the court system!"

After a long time, Si Cangjue recovered from the shock, his expression was serious, and his tone was worried, "Qing'er, you can shake your whole body with one move, this move may cause disturbance to all officials..."

"Well," Si Cangqing didn't care much, "Father, you don't have to worry, my son knows it well. The most important thing now is to resettle the refugees."

He didn't take the hidden worries of the few people to heart at all, and timidity was never his style.The so-called people do not fight with officials, how can officials fight with the emperor?

What about the turmoil among officials?Those ministers, no matter!What's more, the arrangements for this year have been done seamlessly.

Seeing that Si Cangqing's face remained calm and calm, the hearts of several people were relieved.For so long, without knowing it, they have completely believed in Si Cangqing's words, as long as it is something he decides to do, there is no doubt that it will succeed.

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"Liu Yiding will do his best to help the emperor and His Royal Highness reform the government system!" Liu Yi looked slightly excited, and immediately knelt down and said in a deep voice.

Afterwards, Feng Lan and Mo Zhiyan also knelt down to swear their determination.

"Well," Si Cangqing looked at the emperor and said, "Father, go back and rest first." In the days to come, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have leisure.

Knowing the other party's thoughts, Si Cang Juetian no longer refused, got up and left, no longer flustered when he came back.

"Fourteen," Si Cangqing looked at Mo Zhiyan and said, "Before I come back, you should study the law. The things I gave you may be useful to you."

Mo Zhiyan, like Feng Lan, was born in a family of officials.Since I was a child, I have studied the laws thoroughly. After the reunification this time, it is inevitable to revise the laws and regulations during the Reform Dynasty.

After thinking for a while, Si Cangqing added: "When I return to Beijing, I will deal with those officials, including Qu Qianqiu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. At that time, you will be in charge of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and try the embankment case."

"Master, don't worry, the subordinates will definitely go all out."

"Well," Si Cangqing nodded, and said, "Let's all step back!" He said everything that needed to be said, and arranged everything that needed to be arranged.

……

Ten days later, outside Zhaoyang city.

Dressed in simple black clothes, with a hat covering the sky seal on his forehead, Si Cangqing looked at the crowded refugees from a distance. Outside the city gate, a large number of officers and soldiers held conflicts to prevent the refugees from entering the city.

"Master, now Zhaoyang City is blocked, and we can't get in." Feng Lan looked worried, looking at the turbulent and desolate scene in front of her, she couldn't help showing an expression of intolerance.

"No problem," Si Cangqing said casually, "We'll stay outside the city tonight and get some news from the refugees."

Along the way, there are displaced refugees everywhere, and the entire Jiangdong Mansion is filled with mourning, which is extremely tragic.

On the way there, news came from the shadow guard that most of the refugees were flocking to Zhaoyang City, the capital not far from the waterlogged area, which even caused a lot of turmoil, and Chen Jiufan, the prefect of Jiangdong, even arrested many leaders. The rioters were sent to prison, and a few days later they were publicly questioned and executed at Caishikou.

Therefore, as soon as Si Cangqing changed his mind, he informed Liu Yi, who came later, to change his route to the capital of Jiangdong Prefecture first, and then go to inspect the flooded area.

In the shabby earthen house, Feng Lan whispered the news from the shadow guards: "It is said that the dozens of people who led the turmoil came from various disaster-stricken counties and were well-behaved. It's just that many refugees starved to death while Mi Shop prices soared, and the government was unwilling to release grain, so they organized a group to call on the refugees to rob the government's granaries."

"En." Si Cangqing responded lightly, looked at the gradually darkening sky outside, and said, "Take a good rest tonight, and we will sneak into the city tomorrow morning." That low-level city wall meant nothing to them. effect.

"Yes, master." Feng Lan smiled clearly, then took out dry food from her bag, "Master, let's eat something!"

But at this time, there was a sudden thunder and lightning outside, and a strong wind blew up.

"Is it raining again?" Feng Lan looked out the door worriedly. These days, the rain has gradually stopped, but occasionally there will be a sudden rainstorm.Thinking of those homeless refugees who couldn't eat, couldn't cover their bodies, and even had nowhere to hide from the wind and rain, Feng Lan's throat choked slightly.

In a trance, the rain fell down.

"Ah," suddenly being drenched all over, Feng Lan hurriedly stood up, "Master, it's raining here."

Looking around, this dilapidated house is almost full of leaks.After a lot of difficulty, the two of them found a clean place. When they just sat down, a large number of refugees poured in outside the door.

I saw that they were all in ragged clothes, rushing into the house in a hurry, all in order to find a good place to shelter from the rain-although it was leaking here, it was better than outside.

After a while, the simple and narrow broken house was full of people.

The rain seeped through the damaged roof and hit everyone's bodies. They didn't seem to feel anything, they just huddled together trembling.

Seeing the crowd in front of her, Feng Lan's heart felt sour, she turned her head and saw a mother and daughter huddled beside her, and said, "Come here." After speaking, she stood up and moved to the side of the refugees. Moved, and the whole person was immediately drenched by rain.

The mother and daughter were full of gratitude, and carefully sat down in Feng Lan's seat.The other refugees had also discovered that Si Cangqing and the two were a little afraid of his aura, so they didn't dare to snatch them away.

"Lan," Si Cangqing, who was sitting there without moving at all, glanced at Feng Lan, "Come here." He knew that although Feng Lan was trained as a shadow guard since childhood, she still had the air of a scholar in her bones.