Why did the emperor rebel?

Following the order after order, the entire court became busy.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Japanese army has just sent a military report. After several months of siege, the pirates at sea have gradually begun to smuggle ashore. The governor Zhang Yu divided his troops into multiple ways and lurked secretly. It was found that a local gentry was secretly transporting supplies to assist the Japanese pirates. There are thirteen families in total, and now, the mansions of the gentry in these thirteen hometowns have been sealed up, the whole family has been taken into custody by the government, the Japanese pirates who landed on the shore beheaded 82 people, and captured 210 people..."

In the morning, Wang Ao, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, stood in the hall and read out the military report he had just received word by word.

As his voice sounded, all the ministers below also began to whisper.

Counting the days, it has been three or four months since the Japanese conquest army sent troops. If you count from Yu Qian's departure from Beijing, it has been almost half a year. This time is not long or short.

Such a long time, but only got such a result...

"Your Majesty, the army has been on the march for several months, and the imperial court has tried its best to supply food, grass and military supplies. However, after several months, the commander-in-chief Zhang Yu and the admiral Yu Qian have always been hesitant to move forward. Although they have sent troops now, they have only captured more than eighty heads It is really negligent and procrastinating, I ask your Majesty to issue an order to reprimand the two and order them to quickly suppress the bandits."

Soon, Ye Sheng was the first to stand up in the incident.

Immediately afterwards, several censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate also came out one after another, said.

"Your Majesty, such a delay in the army is in vain. Now that the imperial court is in short supply, there are still droughts in Henan, Shandong and other places. The hungry people have starved to death, and there are also civil uprisings. I implore your majesty to take care of the people's livelihood and order the army return."

The court was not optimistic about this expedition, but because of the emperor's authority, they held their noses and agreed.

Now, with such an opportunity to take advantage of it, it is natural to hold on to it and make full use of it.

However, fortunately, the court was not full of opposition. Seeing so many people targeting Yu Qian, the officials of the Ministry of War immediately couldn't sit still.

You must know that although Yu Qian has left Beijing, the Ministry of War is still his headquarters, and many officials in it were single-handedly promoted by him. Naturally, these people cannot be allowed to impeach Yu Qian.

Wuxuan Division Lang Zhonghong Chang took the lead and said.

"Your Majesty clearly learned that the Japanese pirates are cunning and accustomed to water, and the vast sea. If the army wants to attack first, it will be futile and will only increase casualties. Yu Shaobao made a firm policy to force the Japanese pirates to go ashore and fight with our officers and soldiers. In fact, it is the plan with the least loss.”

"What's more, there is already a word in the military newspaper that the Japanese pirates can't hold back anymore and are starting to smuggle ashore. If you order the army to change their tactics at this moment, all previous efforts will be wasted. Please think twice, Your Majesty."

However, these science and road officials are not easy to mess with. Although Hong Chang's words are from a strategic point of view.

However, for these censors, no matter what strategy they care about, someone will speak directly at the moment.

"Abandoning all previous efforts is much better than sitting back and watching the victims starve to death. Isn't the safety of the people in the world more important than suppressing the Japanese?"

"What's more, when the army goes out, it always seeks to fight quickly. Yu Shaobao is so procrastinating, is he really worried that the Japanese pirates will be scattered and difficult to destroy? Or is he afraid of the fierce Japanese pirates, so he hesitates to send troops?"

If it's really about lip service, it's natural that science and Taoism officials are the best at it.

Hong often told them about the situation, and they valued it in turn, as if the army and the people had to choose one or the other.

Especially the last two sentences began to question the correctness of Yu Qian's strategy.

These words made all the officials of the Ministry of War very angry, Fang Gao, the commander of the arsenal, also stood up and said.

"This statement is simply absurd!"

"Although the disasters in Henan and other places are serious, the Ministry of Households has already allocated the relief materials in full. There are still different reasons why the victims still starve to death, but what has it to do with the army?"

"Even if there is no Japanese conquest army, the imperial court has other expenses, not just disaster relief. You starved the victims to death, and the local people were forced to force the Japanese conscript army. What is the intention?"

It should be said that there is nothing wrong with this reasoning, but as soon as this statement came out, many people in the court were dissatisfied, especially the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

You must know that local disaster relief is generally under the jurisdiction of the governor, the government office is in charge, and is supervised by the censor. Although there is nothing wrong with Fang Gao's words, he undoubtedly offended the officials in charge of disaster relief.

Therefore, the censor also immediately stood up and retorted.

"Fang Langzhong's words are his heart to punish. The disaster victims rioted because they did not receive relief in time. If the court had enough food, how could the disaster victims make trouble?"

"As an official of the imperial court, you don't distinguish between public and private, and you only want to protect Yu Qian. It's really out of your mind!"

These words were extremely blatant, and they had already reached the point of personal attacks most familiar to censors, and they immediately made Fang Gao and the others very angry. Seeing this situation, the two were about to refute, but suddenly there was a soft voice from the leader drink……

"enough!"

Everyone looked up, only to see the emperor frowned slightly, with a thin layer of anger on his face, and said coldly.

"It's a good thing that the army has made gains, so why bother?"

Seeing that the emperor was angry, all the officials below fell to their knees and said.

"Your Majesty forgive me."

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said.

"Since the army has already set off, don't talk about the withdrawal of the troops. The situation on the front line can be judged by the commander-in-chief and the admiral. As for the disaster relief, what the two ministers of the Ministry of War said is reasonable. There are still troubles in the allocation of the amount, and it is natural that the disaster relief officials are not doing their job effectively."

"The Metropolitan Procuratorate..."

"Chen is here!"

Although it was said that Chen Yi's official memorial was rejected, the old man was still sick at home and did not go to court.

Therefore, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is still Wang Hong's interim representative, and at the moment when he heard the emperor speak, Wang Hong also stood up, but his face was not very good-looking.

Zhu Qiyu didn't care about this. It is impossible to say that today's matter has nothing to do with Wang Hong. After all, he has not supported sending troops from the very beginning. The officials who are speaking now, without his support, would not have the guts It won't be that big either.

However, in all fairness, although what these officials say is somewhat biased, it is not without reason. After the last conversation with Chen Yi, he has been able to treat Ke Dao's remarks more peacefully.

It is not a good thing to have only one voice in the court, so he does not intend to punish these officials, but...

"From now on, another five censors will be dispatched as imperial envoys to inspect various places affected by the disaster. Those who change, once found out, the officials below the magistrate, who are involved in the incident, will be dismissed on the spot, and the second official will be interrogated by the imperial envoy and the incumbent. If the matter involves officials above the prefect, it will be reported to the imperial court immediately and severely punished."

"Besides, imperial envoys and censors can receive complaints from the people and investigate illegal activities. Anyone who has a squire's family wantonly abused the people, took advantage of the disaster to annex the land, and maliciously raised the price of goods, especially grain prices, will be detained immediately and sent to the governor's office. In-person trial, if it has triggered a civil uprising, you can act cheaply, and everything is based on ensuring the stability of the place!"

"The minister leads the decree..."

As soon as this remark came out, Wang Hong was also a little surprised, but he still bowed his hands to accept the order.

In contrast, the ministers below had different reactions.

None of them thought that they were originally talking about the Ministry of War, but in the end, they were abducted to disaster relief.

This will of the Son of Heaven is not simple.

You know, generally speaking, the magistrate is a fourth-rank official. In this decree, officials below the prefect can be dismissed on the spot if they are involved in the matter, and the censor will be in charge on their behalf. The above is to give these imperial censors the power to deal with officials below the fourth-rank officials.

Moreover, in the last sentence, the emperor also specifically emphasized that if there is a civil uprising, you must act cheaply, and this act cheaply has a wider meaning.

With this decree in hand, it is conceivable that the power of the five censors who will be dispatched is not only far superior to that of ordinary censors, but it can almost be said that they are approaching a big official in the frontier.

If we put aside the decree itself and take a deeper look, this should be the first time that the emperor has expressed such reliance on officials of the Ke Dao after the Ke Dao reform.

Could it be that the wind direction of the court is about to change?

The morning court came to an end, and the courtiers left the Wuying Hall in twos and threes, but Zhu Qiyu had just returned to the Qianqing Palace, and before he had rested for a long time, a servant came forward to report.

"Your Majesty, Shen Shangshu of the Household Department is asking to see you..."

Sighing, Zhu Qiyu nodded and said.

"Call it."

Recently, if there is anyone who enters the palace most often, it is none other than the elder Shen Yi.

The snowstorm in Fengyang at the beginning of the year, and the drought in Henan just after it ended, and now the disaster has not subsided, and there are new disasters. It is really not easy for him to be the secretary of the household department.

Yes, another disaster!
If nothing else happens, Shen Yi's visit this time should be for...

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Household Affairs has just received a report that there are eight prefectures in Nanzhili, Shandong, Henan, etc., and it's been raining for months. I'm afraid it's..."

Sure enough, after entering the hall, after the salute, Shen Yi sighed heavily, took out a memorial from his sleeve, and handed it over.

Speaking of this year's situation, it is really too strange. After the snowstorm, there will be a drought, and after the drought, there will be a continuous rainy season.

It's been more than half a year, and there is no time to stop.

Zhu Qiyu took the memorial, glanced at it, and his face was a little gloomy. Although he had expected it, when he actually saw it, he was still quite frustrated.

Although the snow disaster in Fengyang looks serious, in fact, the impact is not big. One is that the affected area is not too big, and the other is that there is still a chance to save it until the summer grain is collected. Even today Well, the disaster situation in Fengyang has basically subsided. Summer grain cannot keep up, but autumn grain should be fine.

But now it is the time of the summer harvest in June, and with the heavy rain, the summer grain in several states may be ruined.

Frowning, he finished reading the memorial, but Zhu Qiyu's expression was a little unsightly. Putting down the memorial in his hand, he looked up at Shen Yi, and said.

"What's going on here in Dengzhou and Qingzhou? Didn't I already order them two months ago to grab the grain in advance?"

Regarding this disaster, since Zhu Qiyu knew about it a long time ago, he naturally would not sit still, because this heavy rain covered most of Henan, Shandong and other places.

Let’s not talk about Henan, just experienced a few months of drought, there was no harvest, and there was a famine, so Zhu Qiyu just issued an edict to let the disaster relief officials comfort the people, and there is no need to rush to resume farming. After all, it will be soon Heavy rain, even if the seeds are sown, there will be no harvest.

But Shandong is different. This drought mainly affected Henan and Huguang, and Shandong was slightly affected.

Therefore, Zhu Qiyu has long issued an order to the government offices in various places in Shandong, asking them to pay attention to the weather at all times, and once it starts to rain, they will immediately start harvesting, without any chances.

Logically speaking, the crops in Shandong and other places should mature from late May to early June, and the rainy season comes around this time.

If we say that when the rainy season has just arrived, if there is a rush to harvest, even if there is a partial loss, it will not be a failure.

However, according to the situation reported in this memorandum, the disaster situation in various places is not serious, basically the production reduction is more than half, and the two places of Dengzhou and Qingzhou have lost nearly [-]%!
"Here, Your Majesty, it has been raining in Dengzhou and Qingzhou since May 29, and it has been 25 days since the heavy rain. Almost all the crops are soaked in water, so..."

Seeing the emperor's face change, Shen Yi's heart sank, but he still bit the bullet and explained.

The sound of "bang" made Shen Shangshu's words stop immediately, and when he looked up, the emperor's hand had already slapped the table heavily, obviously he was really angry.

Immediately afterwards, the emperor's cold voice sounded, saying.

"Severely affected?"

"The situation in Laizhou is equally serious. Even the rainy season is one day earlier than Dengzhou. Why can Laizhou grab nearly [-]% of the summer grain? On the contrary, Dengzhou and Qingzhou have no harvest?"

"Do the magistrates of these two prefectures take my imperial decree to heart?"

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

Seeing this situation, Shen Yi didn't dare to make any more excuses, and immediately knelt down on the ground.

Zhu Qiyu's eyes were sharp, and his heart was really full of anger.

Saying that the disaster was serious is actually all an excuse. The real situation is definitely that the chief officials of the two prefectures did not take the warning from the court to heart at all, thinking that there would be no major incidents, which led to the current situation.

Just because they took it lightly for a while, they left the people in these two states without food and clothing, how could he not be angry.

Taking a long breath, Zhu Qiyu suppressed the anger in his heart and said.

"Since this rainy season has lasted for nearly a month, it will not end in a short time. The court must not take any chances. The Ministry of Households immediately arranges disaster relief. Everywhere affected by the disaster, summer grain will be waived. This disaster relief , the Ministry of Households must make full preparations, and make a plan that autumn grain will not be able to sow."

"As for the magistrates of these two prefectures, they were immediately dismissed and investigated, and the governor of Shandong was ordered to go to these two prefectures immediately to preside over the disaster relief in person. Any mess!"