The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 412 Negotiation
When Xia Shouzhong saw the two of them arguing, he became very angry.These people are becoming more and more unruly now, and they are too disrespectful to themselves. How dare they quarrel outside Dongnuan Pavilion and make themselves look ugly in front of the emperor. Could it be that they are so far behind Dai Quan?When Dai Quan was in power, these killers were not so bold.

"You two who kill thousands of knives, dare to argue in front of the emperor's Dongnuan Pavilion, and you will die." Xia Shouzhong angrily scolded.

Only now did the two realize that Xia Shouzhong had left the East Nuan Pavilion, and they were both terrified.Their quarrel seems to have alarmed the emperor.Otherwise, Xia Shouzhong would not have come out.

The little eunuch hurriedly stepped forward, "You little one is paying respects to our ancestors, there is really nothing you can do about it. The old man at the gate said that five military ministers wanted to see the emperor, but he didn't tell the whole story, how could I go in Report to him."

Who is Xia Shouzhong?Where can I be deceived by this child?He kicked the little eunuch aside with one kick, and then said to the eunuchs standing beside him, "Send me this little bastard to the Department of Punishment, and give me thirty boards first. If If he is not dead, let him come back to work."

In fact, Xia Shouzhong has long disliked this little eunuch. This little bastard still has some wit. During this period of time, he has been courting the emperor in every possible way, and the emperor is becoming more and more inseparable from him. If this continues , I didn’t know when I kicked myself away, and this time I hit the muzzle of the gun, and I didn’t get rid of him, that would be a strange thing.

As soon as Xia Shouzhong gave the order, several eunuchs came over and dragged the little eunuch out.The little eunuch knew that the beating was inevitable. Although his face was pale, he didn't dare to utter a sound, fearing that if the emperor was alarmed, the beating would not be enough.

And when he left, seeing Xia Shouzhong's eyes full of resentment, it seemed that he hated Xia Shouzhong.

The old eunuch trembled when he saw the young eunuch being pulled down, but he couldn't take it anymore. If the 30 boards were beaten down, his old life would be reimbursed immediately.

Xia Shouzhong glanced at him and asked, "What's going on? Tell me carefully."

"General Manager, the five military ministers trotted to the front of the Hall of Mental Cultivation just now, and asked me to report to the inside that they want to see the emperor immediately. I can see that they are very anxious, and I am afraid that something important has happened."

Xia Shouzhong didn't delay after listening, turned around and re-entered the East Nuan Pavilion.

At this time, the emperor heard that there was no sound outside, so he focused on the memorial again.But before he could read a few lines, he heard footsteps from far to near.

The emperor looked up immediately, knowing that the eunuchs in the palace had rules when they walked.

As soon as the emperor raised his head, he saw Xia Shouzhong hurried in from outside.At this time, Xia Shouzhong had no rules.Seeing that he came to the emperor in a hurry, he only gave the emperor a simple thousand, and said: "Long live, the five military ministers outside are begging to see him together, and the eunuch who was watching the gate said that the five of them came in a hurry. Almost trotting to the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

Immediately after hearing this, the emperor stood up and said to Xia Shouzhong, "Then why are you still standing there? Get the five of them in quickly."

After Xia Shouzhong listened, he turned around and ran out quickly.This time, he didn't stop when he left the East Nuan Pavilion, and ran directly to the gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

As soon as Xia Shouzhong arrived at the gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he saw all the military ministers waiting there.

"Five lords, the emperor ordered me to come forward to deliver a message, please go in and see him quickly." Xia Shouzhong had already shouted before they reached the five of them.

After hearing this, Jia Ke and the five people immediately entered the gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, then turned to the side and turned to the East Nuan Pavilion.They also come to this place often, and they are already familiar with it.

Jia Ke and the others arrived outside Dongnuan Pavilion, Xia Shouzhong went in to report, and they waited outside for the emperor's greeting.

Not long after, Xia Shouzhong came out again, and said to Jia Ke and the others, "Long Live Lord, five adults, please come in."

Jia Ke and the others were also polite, and entered the East Nuan Pavilion together.The emperor is now sitting on the throne in Dongnuange.

Jia Ke and others knelt down to greet the emperor according to etiquette.

"All my lovers, get up, and tell me quickly if you have anything to say." The emperor was actually impatient, and he didn't care about those trivial details.

The five of them looked at each other, and then it was Jia Ke who took a step forward, took out the eight-hundred-mile urgent report from his bosom, put his hands over his head and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, Anhui has sent an eight-hundred-mile urgent report." Heavy rains fell on both sides of the Huaihe River, and now the embankment has burst, and millions of people on both sides of the river have been affected."

After hearing this, the emperor immediately stood up, came to Jia Ke in a few steps, and took the report from him.Just stood there and watched.

In the beginning, he was still calm.Later, he also felt that his legs were a little weak, and Xia Shouzhong who was next to him hurriedly supported him and helped him back to the throne.

After reading the memorial of the emperor sitting on the throne, anger appeared on his face.It became very clear that this must have been caused by cutting corners on the embankment.

There is no reason. This year, the river yamen only lost more than 100 million taels of silver, and the embankments on both sides of the Huaihe River could not hold on.Could it be that the millions of taels of silver invested every year in the past were all in vain?

The emperor barely held back his anger, "This is not only a natural disaster, but also a man-made disaster. If those people in Hedao hadn't been corrupt and broke the law, it wouldn't have caused today's catastrophe. What do you guys think should be done?"

Zuodu Yushi Tianye stood up first and said: "Long live, we can't do anything else now. Let's do disaster relief first. Otherwise, if the millions of disaster victims are incited by others, it will be a catastrophe in the end. "

Liu Yu fully agreed with his opinion, and at this time also stood up and said: "Long Live Lord, Tian Ye's words are golden and good words. If you are a veteran and seek the country, you should first allocate grain and grass from various treasuries and rescue disasters as soon as possible."

Jia Ke was silent for a while, and finally couldn't help but said: "I'm afraid that there are not so many grains and grasses in various places. There are really some problems with the administration of officials in these years. I am afraid that half of the grains in warehouses in various places are good now."

After hearing Jia Ke's words, the emperor said angrily, "They are still attacking each other at any time, and now it's more important to discuss disaster relief."

The emperor thought that Jia Ke was attacking Liu Yu's relaxation of the government, which led to today's catastrophe.

Jia Ke did not flinch from the emperor's anger, but said loudly: "I am telling the truth. Over the years, there have been a lot of corruption and perversion in various places, especially the grain storage road has reached the point of unscrupulous. How much grain is there in the grain storage road? Only they themselves know. Didn’t they already understand it last time to raise food for Shaanxi?”

After hearing Jia Ke's words, the emperor felt his heart pounding.He knew about the matter of the grain storage road, and it was a good thing done by his younger brother, King Zhongshun, but he had already ordered Zhongshun King to transport 500 million dans of grain to the grain storage road, which seemed to be able to last for a while.

The emperor is now beginning to rejoice, fortunately he was cruel at the time.Otherwise, the world will really be in chaos now.

"You don't have to worry that there is still some grain in the grain storage road. Take some of it out for disaster relief first, and if it's not enough, we'll think of other ways." The emperor ordered Jia Ke and the others with some confidence in his heart.

Jia Ke thought for a while and said, "I have already discussed with the military plane just now. Since there is still food in the grain storage road, please ask the emperor to allocate 300 million dan to relieve the victims of the Lianghuai disaster."

Originally, Jia Ke wanted the emperor to take out 400 million dans of grain first, but seeing that the emperor was so penniless, he could only give out 300 million dans first, depending on the situation.

When the emperor heard this, he was immediately unhappy, "Why do we need so much? I think it will be enough if we don't have 100 million dans of grain for the time being. At that time, we will open porridge sheds everywhere so that the victims will not starve to death." That's it."

At this time, Tianye, the censor of Zuodu, frowned. He didn't want to come out to speak, but after thinking about the millions of victims, he took a step forward, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid 100 million dans of food is not enough. Your Majesty didn't count it on the way." The consumption of these grains may not even be half left in the disaster area."

Tian Ye paused and then said: "There are millions of people affected by the disaster in the Lianghuai area of ​​Anhui, but as time goes by, I am afraid that more people will be sent. These grains are just a drop in the bucket."

Sun Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice has been silent all the time, and now he knows what to say, "Long Live Lord, I am afraid that it is not enough to transport these grains. We also need to prepare some grains for other uses, so please open the inner warehouse. , Raise food and grass in the south of the Yangtze River, in case of emergencies."

The emperor immediately became furious when he heard this. Originally he said that he was mobilizing grain and grass, so he felt a little distressed. After all, it was 500 million dans of grain, and 300 million dans would be sent out at once, but this is bearable. After all, it is disaster relief and also to stabilize his rule .

But now I heard that he was asked to open the internal library, which is a bit unbearable.After all, this is his private money, and he still has a big family to support, so the palace maids and eunuchs should also give monthly money.He also has a lot of expenses every month. If he opens an internal warehouse, he may have to tighten his belt after this year.

"There is not much silver left in the palace, and this year's expenses have been reduced a lot. It is really impossible to come up with silver. You should think of other ways, and don't keep thinking about my private money."

Liu Yu had already agreed to everyone's approach when he was at the military aircraft office just now, and now seeing the emperor's ineffectiveness made him blush very much. He has always declared that the emperor is a virtuous king who is diligent in government and loves the people.

"Long live Lord, the Ministry of Households really has no money, and this time not only the Lianghuai area needs political achievements, but even Shaanxi will have news in a few months. If you don't prepare in advance now, it will be a delay by that time." If there is no disaster relief, it will become a catastrophe. I ask the emperor to think twice."

Tian Ye was also upset by the emperor's attitude just now, "Long live Qi, even if the current grain and grass are sent to the south, it may not be enough. You must know that when you leave Beijing, it is said that it is 300 million, and it will be good if you can use 250 million. I'll be thankful for the remaining half in the disaster area."

Zuodu Censor Tianye spoke very euphemistically, but everyone understood the general meaning.Corruption is serious in the current imperial court. These grains are all the way from the capital to the disaster areas, and the officials from all over the country are exploited and the people who transport the grains are corrupted.I am afraid that half of them are already in the hands of the victims, thank God.

Liu Yu, as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, has been helping the emperor to make suggestions during this period of time, and the control over the Ministry of Officials has indeed been loosened. This has caused the current administration of officials to be worse than when the Supreme Emperor was serious.

(End of this chapter)