Humane Yongchang

The proud eagle flew into Jinling City at the beginning of late spring in the eighth year of Renwu.

Passing through bursts of pleasant childish reading sounds.

Cross the noisy concrete long street full of people.

Thick smoke from the experimental locomotive passing through the slices...

It landed precisely in a lush garden, fluttering its wings like a child acting like a baby, stretching its neck and screaming loudly.

"Okay, my king heard it!"

A lazy voice with a slight smile came from the hall: "The little guy came back from Yongzhou, the news was sent to the Ministry of Households, prepare some fresh lamb meat and honey water for him, and then invite the doctor to come and see if he is injured." wings..."

"Here."

Several voices sounded around, and soon several visitors stepped forward, carefully took a bamboo tube from the eagle's feet, put it into a special iron box on the spot, locked it, and sent it out of the courtyard.

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Half an hour later, the special iron box appeared on the side hall of Changning Palace.

Chen Sheng unfolded the secret letter with one hand and read it carefully, and tapped on the table with the other hand to think.

The butcher's knife of time has lost its magic power on him.

Six years of time failed to leave any trace on his body.

He is still as young as he was back then.

But even more handsome than before...

The only change, perhaps, is that the imperial coercion he once displayed was replaced by a gentle and warm aura like the spring breeze and winter sun.

Even the brows and eyes that were too sharp and angular before have softened a lot now, but it gives people a fresh feeling with soft light and spring atmosphere.

"This matter... let's make two-handed preparations first."

After a long time, Chen Shengcai put down the secret letter, and said softly after thinking, "Organize people to fight the drought with one hand, and go to Yongzhou to transport food with the other hand to ensure safety."

"Also, don't let your eyes be limited by the signs of the drought. Pay more attention to the lands of Heluo and Bashu to see if the drought is spreading."

The secret letter was sent by Yongzhou Prefecture.

The above lists the signs of drought in Yongzhou in March this year without rain and the flow of the Wei River has plummeted. It is speculated that there may be a large-scale drought in Yongzhou this year.

The matter itself is very simple and straightforward.

For the drought, Dahan already had a relatively complete coping mechanism, and Chen Sheng didn't need to think for so long.

But the meaning behind this matter is not simple or straightforward at all.

The Little Ice Age has passed, and the fate of the Han Dynasty is booming again.

It stands to reason that such a large-scale disaster with the state as the unit should not occur in Kyushu!

As the saying goes: if something is abnormal, it must be a demon!
Things that shouldn't have happened happened, so there must be something wrong!
What's more, Yongzhou, as the gateway to the northwest, has been the center of the troubles between the Peacock Dynasty and the Western religion in recent years...

Chen Sheng had to think more!
Fortunately, the "grain in ear" policy has been implemented for five years, and the whole country is vigorously developing production, reclaiming wasteland and stockpiling grain. Even if the drought in Yongzhou spreads, there will be no big waves in a short period of time!

Your Highness, Xiao He was wearing a black third-grade peacock official robe and stood with his hands down. Hearing the words, he bowed his hands and replied: "Report to Your Majesty, this matter needs to be referred to the Minister of Finance, and all ministries should be coordinated."

After six years, this confidant and important minister under Liu Bang's command in the past has long since completely returned to the big man. It is very comfortable to use.

Chen Sheng had long intended to promote him to the Ministry of Ministers to share Li Si's work.

After all, Li Si is old and unable to be driven. He is often worried about his sudden death in Shangshu Province...

"One thing does not work, two masters."

Chen Shenglue pondered for a while, and said softly: "Xiao Qing took the lead in this matter, and selected capable assistant officials from various ministries to set up a drought special task force to deal with the drought in Yongzhou. As for the Shangshu Province, submit an official document to inform Yes."

Before Xiao He could open his mouth to ask questions, he continued to explain: "The so-called task force is a temporary yamen that specializes in special tasks. Its members are drawn from various ministries but the establishment remains the same. Afterwards, he still returned to work in the household department, and his role in joining the special group was also to coordinate the official affairs of the household department within the special group, which facilitated the work of the special group.”

"In principle, the work of the task force takes precedence over the daily affairs of the ministries. Under the condition of not violating laws and regulations, the ministries are not allowed to refuse or delay the work of the task force. Violators will be severely punished!"

He was thinking and speaking slowly dictating.

Meng Yi, who was sitting upright on one side, wrote vigorously, writing all his dictation on the paper, and it will become an imperial decree only after it is stamped with "The Treasure of the Great Han Emperor".

Xiao He also thought about the pros and cons of the "special task force" while listening, and then clasped his palms to the end: "Wei!"

Chen Sheng nodded: "Meng Yi!"

Meng Yi picked up the silk book with wet ink in his hand, stood up and placed it in front of Chen Sheng's case with both hands.

Chen Sheng took the silk book and read it carefully. After confirming that it was correct, he took out the Human Emperor's Seal, stamped it on the silk book, and handed it back to Meng Yi.

Meng Yi took back the silk book and retreated to His Royal Highness, bowed his hands together with Xiao He and said goodbye: "I will leave, my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

Meng Yi wanted to take the imperial decree, first go to the Ministry of Zhongshu for filing and mounting, and then send it to the Ministry of Shangshu for promulgation and execution.

And Xiao He will follow Meng Yi to get a copy of the imperial decree, and then go to Shangshu Province to negotiate with Li Si about the implementation of this matter.

Chen Sheng waved his hand, signaling the two to back down.

The two of them exited the side hall. As soon as Chen Sheng picked up a memorial, a visitor hurried in, bowed his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the Minister of Shangshu has come to report that the Shangshu ordered Mr. Li Si to stumble and fall into the carriage. I am afraid that his life will not be long. , Your Majesty, please give me your grace!"

Chen Sheng was startled for a moment, but suddenly realized, he got up suddenly, took a step forward, and his figure turned into a majestic mysterious light, and disappeared into the hall.

When he reappeared, he had already appeared outside the Hall of Weighing in Shangshu Province.

I saw people walking around in Shangshu province.

A large number of assistant officials and small officials crowded at the entrance of the Hall of Weighing and Weighing, looking inward, everyone had panicked looks on their faces.

"Why panic?"

Chen Sheng glanced at it, and said softly, "Is the sky falling?"

Only then did many officials of Shangshu Province around noticed his arrival, and hurriedly saluted him: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Chen Sheng waved his hand, strode towards the inside of the Hall of Weighing and Balance, and said as he walked, "Those who have official duties are busy with official duties first, and those who have no official duties are waiting outside!"

He stepped into the Hall of Weighing and Balance, and saw a reclining chair surrounded by several medical halls.

Hearing his voice, the medical officers stood up and saluted him.

Chen Sheng gave the leading medical officer a questioning look.

The medical officer lowered his eyelids, not daring to look directly at him, and shook his head slightly.

Chen Sheng pursed the corners of his lips, walked to the reclining chair, and saw Li Si lying on the rocking chair with a bloody mouth and a pale complexion, his eyes stared blankly at the dome with out-of-focus eyes, and his anger was like gossamer.

After six years of painstaking efforts, this old man, who has long been aging, is getting older, and there is almost no hair in his silver hair.

"Li Gong, why are you so careless today!"

He pulled over a chair, sat next to Li Si, held his palm, and said softly as if nothing had happened.

When this day came, he was actually mentally prepared.

After all, he was old and hadn't gone out of his own way. No matter how prosperous the Han Dynasty was, Yu Li Si could only maintain his health, not prolong his life.

It's just that he always thought that no matter what, he could still have a year or two.

Unexpectedly, this day came so quickly...

Li Si, who was on the verge of dying, heard Chen Sheng's voice, and with some strength, he grasped his palm with his backhand, his chest panting like a broken bellows: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty , Veteran, veteran, I owe the king..."

Chen Sheng stretched out his hand to run down his chest, and said in a slow tone: "Where is it, you are doing very well...you have always been doing very well!"

Hearing this, Li Si slowly showed a satisfied smile on his old face, and said forcefully: "I am satisfied to meet Your Majesty in this life, Si, I hope that in the next life, I will do my best for Your Majesty again!"

Chen Sheng still wanted to comfort him a few words, but seeing that he was about to run out of fuel, he couldn't say those words that deceived him anyway, so he could only hold his hand and asked softly: "What else is there to worry about?" Is it?"

Li Si opened his mouth to answer, but a large stream of bright red blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth, he could only shake his head vigorously, and after a while, he mustered up all his strength and shouted in a hissing voice: "May my emperor live forever, and I hope my great man will live forever! "

It was like returning to the light, after two deafening screams, Li Si's breath fell straight down, and his stiff body softened all of a sudden.

Just in time, a voice in armor stumbled into the hall, saw Li Si who was lifeless on the rocking chair, knelt down in grief and shouted: "Father..."

Chen Sheng sat quietly with Li Si for a long time, and kept recalling in his mind the details of the mutual support between the monarch and his ministers in the past.

14 years!
It has been 14 years since Li Si joined him in Chen County!
In all fairness...

Li Si is not the kind of loyal minister who is upright and has no distracting thoughts.

This old man's internal affairs ability is not to be questioned, but there are also many stinky problems on his body.

In the early years, Chen Sheng had been beating while using. It was not until after the founding of the country that the situation gradually improved.

But it is undeniable that Li Si won the festival!

Whether it was a pack of heroes back then.

Or later wiped out the aristocratic family.

Li Sidu was firmly on his side, and he had never blocked him at a critical moment.

And he has been an official under his command for many years, diligent and conscientious, and has never made any major mistakes.

Once he let go, the candidate for Shang Shuling has become a big problem...

Chen Sheng sighed heavily with a gloomy expression, got up and gently put down Li Si's palm, and carefully smoothed the wrinkles on his robe.

"Shang Shu Ling Li Si, who has been an official in my great Han Dynasty for fourteen years, devoted his wisdom and loyalty, cared about the country and served the public, contributed to the country and the people's livelihood, dedicated himself to the death, and can be regarded as a teacher for hundreds of officials. Today, he is bestowed with the posthumous title of 'Wen Zhong' , build the Yanling Pavilion, invite its gods to come in and enjoy the sacrificial blood and food, and rest with the country!"

Li You and Li Qi, who were sobbing below, knelt together and kowtowed: "On behalf of my father, I thank Your Majesty for your kindness. Long live my emperor!"

Chen Sheng helped the two of them up, and said gently: "Mr. Li is old, and today is also expected. You should treat him with joy and mourning, and don't mourn too much."

The two with tears streaming down their faces once again saluted and thanked: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Chen Sheng nodded, and sighed softly: "Take care of Li Gong's affairs well, on the day of encoffining, I will come to see Li Gong for the last time."

After speaking, he patted the shoulders of the two of them, and walked out of the hall.

All the people in the hall raised their hands in unison: "Respectfully send off Your Majesty!"

When Chen Sheng stepped out of the hall, he saw the Chinese and military officials of the court, headed by Fan Zeng and Meng Tian, ​​arriving late.

If Li Si died after he became an official, there would be no need to mobilize people like this.

But he died while in office, and when the minister of the court died, all the officials came to see him off...

When everyone saw Chen Sheng, they saluted Chen Sheng one after another and shouted long live three times.

Chen Sheng's eyes fixed on Fan Zeng's increasingly silvery gray hair, and then he nodded and said, "You can go and see Li Gong for the last journey. As for the position of Shang Shuling, Fan Gong will take the photo first, and the rest will wait until Li Gong After the public is buried, we will discuss it again."

All the officials took orders and entered the Hall of Balance to mourn Li Si in an orderly manner.

Chen Sheng retreated to one side, and called Fan Zeng to ask, "Mr. Fan, how has the astrology changed recently?"

Fan Zeng was stunned, shook his head and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the old minister has been entangled in the administration of officials recently, and has not watched the stars at night for a long time...but tomorrow is the first day of the lunar new year. After observing the stars, the old minister will report to His Majesty immediately!"

Chen Sheng nodded: "Then I'll wait for your report!"

Fan Zeng raised his hand: "Wei!"

Chen Sheng watched him enter the Hall of Balance, stepped forward, and disappeared outside the Hall of Balance.

When he showed up again, he had already returned to the side hall of Changning Palace.

He walked up to the hall and shouted without looking back: "Come here, tell Chen Feng and Qing Ke to come and see you in the palace immediately!"

The sound transmission came from far outside the hall.

Not long after, Chen Feng and Jing Ke stepped into the side hall hand in hand, clasping their palms together to salute.

Chen Sheng didn't talk nonsense with the two of them, and said straight to the point: "Shang Shuling stumbled and fell into the carriage, was it accidental or man-made?"

The drought forecast in Yongzhou was sent to Jinling.

Li Si, the chief assistant of the imperial court, stumbled and fell to his death!

This is too coincidental, isn't it?

When the two Highnesses heard Chen Sheng's question, they didn't feel any doubts at all. Chen Feng, who was wearing a splendid flying fish suit, stepped forward first, and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei has not received any information, and the existing clues are temporarily closed. The human factor has not been traced, and at the end of the day, the general will send more capable spies to investigate the matter, and if there is any gain, report it to His Majesty immediately."

Chen Sheng nodded, and turned his gaze to Jing Ke who was wearing a four-claw python robe.

Jing Ke, who had a little more gray hair in his hair, bowed his hands after pondering for a moment and said, "Don't dare to lie to Your Majesty, I, the Demon Slayer, destroyed a den of the Western Church in the Huainan area a few days ago. The master sneaked into the capital secretly, and I have reason to suspect that the death of Shang Shuling may have something to do with that Western sect master!"

"Those bald donkeys again?"

Chen Sheng frowned slightly, the anger in his heart was not suppressed for a moment, and the terrifying coercion disappeared in a flash in the hall.

In an instant, the light in the hall seemed to dim several degrees!

Chen Feng and Jing Ke only felt tightness in their chests, full of suffocation.

I have considered and modified it for a long time, and it is late...