Jingming

Chapter 241 The old party's right time, place and people?
The problems Zhang Fujing had to face in Shandong seemed daunting, but in reality all he needed was determination.

Zhu Houcong did not lack this determination, and Zhang Fujing was even more courageous and brave.

Shandong is not far from the capital. Zhang Fujing went to Jinan Mansion and met with the governor of Shandong, senior officials of Shandong Third Division and others.

After meeting Gao Zhong, he felt being fed again.

"...There are so many clues and ironclad evidence?"

In front of Zhu Houcong, he said that after he came to Shandong, he would first investigate the illegal affairs of Yan Shenggong's mansion.

Now, just like when Wang Ziyan was chopped off in Guangdong, His Majesty has already prepared the whetstone for him as soon as he arrived in Shandong.

Gao Zhong smiled and said: "Your Majesty has an order, who dares to delay? The things our family was ordered to bring from Jinyiwei and the people in the inner factory in Shandong are all here. If there is any new news in the future, our family will send people in time Send it to the Ministry."

Zhang Fujing has the title of minister of the Ministry of Rites, and as the governor, he should be called the Ministry of Taiwan.

"Thank you, Eunuch Gao." Zhang Fujing saluted, "I have to read it carefully first, and then see how to act."

"Besides that, there is one more thing the station needs to know."

Zhang Fujing asked solemnly: "What's the matter?"

"Yesterday, Yansheng Gong's Mansion has handed over a statement to the capital." Gao Zhong also put away his smile, "That is a joint statement, in addition to Yanshenggong, Qufu County Magistrate, Kong Yanmeng, and Yanzhou The magistrates, co-prefects, and officials, as well as the governor of Shandong, the governors of the left and right, and the inspectors should all sign their names."

"...Really?"

Seeing him nodding, Zhang Fujing remembered the polite and wary smiles of so many people who greeted him before.

After a while, Zhang Fujing could only sigh.

That's right, if he finds out many problems in Shandong, wouldn't there be no suspicion of dereliction of duty for so many officials who worked in Shandong before?
And Yansheng Gong's mansion has been entrenched in Shandong for so many generations, how big is the interest network between each Shandong official?
Now that Zhang Fujing was approaching aggressively, that argument was not only a response that Yan Shenggong had to make, but also a test for His Majesty, the court officials and Zhang Fujing by all the officials in Shandong.

"Let's argue." Zhang Fujing thought for a while before smiling, "Leaving aside Yan Shenggong and Kongyan and Meng Sanshi, I know the thoughts of other colleagues."

The most interesting thing about debates is that people can be "convinced".

Now that the situation is so obvious, are these high-ranking officials in Shandong really guilty?

The more Shandong is on the cusp, the more it has the role model after being "convinced".

Behind this is nothing more than how to deal with the existing problems.

Zhang Fujing, who came from Guangdong, is already quite experienced.

But now, he no longer needs to test like he did in Guangdong.

After carefully reviewing the achievements of Jinyiwei Shandong Walking and Inner Factory Shandong Cicada Master in recent years, Zhang Fujing set off for Qufu early the next morning.

"Since you come to Shandong, why don't you go to the Confucian Temple first? Your Majesty has ordered that Confucius will be worshiped in August this year. The governor will sacrifice to the ancestors on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and everyone in Shandong will follow the sacrifice."

The ceremony is undecided, how to sacrifice?
The order was issued and spread to Yanzhou, Qufu and Yanshenggong Mansion. This question lingered in many people's minds.

Nowadays, Confucius is worshiped on August 27 every year as the birthday of Confucius.In February and August every year, the imperial court did send officials to offer sacrifices to Confucius.

But now this sacred order has been made clear: before August 27, or earlier, this Confucius ceremony will definitely have a result.

Because sacrificial rituals need to be prepared in advance.

The first thing Zhang Fujing did when he came to Shandong was to supervise the August 27 sacrifice to Confucius this year.

There are less than two months left!
……

"Getai, it has been nearly two months, and there has been no rain!"

In Yangzhou Mansion, standing in front of Jiang Mian were Wang Gao, the supervisory censor who went to Nanzhili to inspect water conservancy, Yin Xiayan of Yingtian Mansion, and Huang Zongming, the magistrate of Yangzhou.

In fact, Daming did not have the name Getai. Before Fei Hong went to Sichuan as a cabinet minister to serve as governor, it was more like being demoted.

But now, in the Seventh Counselor Governor's place, Jiang Mian came to Nanzhili as a cabinet minister. These days, the officials of Nanzhili have changed their names to show their respect.

Jiang Mian's face was grim. He had been in Nanzhili for nearly a month, but he did not see any rain.

Xia Yan said solemnly: "The disaster situation in Yingtian Mansion is beginning to appear. The ten prefectures of Yingtian, Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Huizhou, Ningguo, Chizhou, Taiping, Anqing, Guangde and Taicang all have poor harvests in summer! If this continues , autumn grain is also a problem." [Note: "Ming Shizong Records" 41 volumes, in July of the third year of Jiajing, Renshen, to avoid the drought in Suzhou, Songjiang, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Huizhou, Ningguo, Chizhou, Taiping, ten prefectures, Guangde, Taicang, and two prefectures, there is a difference in summer tax . 】

He didn't mention more serious problems, and Jiang Mian knew it well.

The scale of the disaster is not small, which no one could have predicted in advance.

Next, first of all, there must be victims of disasters, and then manpower is needed for disaster relief and stabilization of food prices. Can this time be chaotic?

But now the place affected by this drought is the tax-heavy place of Ming Dynasty.This is the case in Nanzhili, and Huguang, Zhejiang and other places must not be much better.If this year's grain tax is setback, then the imperial court will have less bargaining chips to deal with the obstacles that will arise in the implementation of the new law.

The most unpredictable thing is that the benefits brought to the people by the new laws such as cleaning up water conservancy and corvee procurement will not appear this year; This year I'm hotheaded and can't get enough to eat.

The seven counselors rushed to the local area, and the reason why they were able to calm down the situation was because without the support of the people, the local area would not really be in chaos.

But if there are disaster victims and refugees, the problem will be different.

Now there is still a discussion about offering sacrifices to Confucius!

Jiang Mian said in a deep voice: "First report the disaster situation truthfully, and the governor will rush to report."

The discussion of offering sacrifices to Confucius has caused a great uproar in the south of the Yangtze River, and I don't know how many officials and gentry are discussing it.

The impact this has on ordinary people cannot be underestimated.

How many poor families are doing their best to train their children, hoping that their descendants will be able to stand up for themselves by passing the imperial examinations.

Now some people are discussing among the countryside that the court wants to replace today's Four Books and Five Classics with practical studies.It is not enough to be literate and read the Four Books and Five Classics. You also need to spend a lot of time and money to study things.

Doesn't this make it harder for those poor children in the future?
Jiang Mian has already presented this kind of discussion.

Because of the discussion of Confucius' ceremonies, it really seemed that there were a lot of people for a while.

The subtle influence of Confucius over the millennia cannot be underestimated.

After Jiang Mian, the Governor-General's Yamen, rushed to the various government offices, he also rushed to Nanjing.

He had to meet Zhang Jin and Guo Xun.

Letters to Huguang, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang were also sent.

Now Sun Jiao really feels that he is too old, and staying in Huguang is of course for the overall consideration of the emperor and the new law, but the torrential rain this year is only in the hearts of those who are invisible to the eyes, and there is nothing on the land. Get a few drops of rain.

Now, King Liao of Jingzhou Mansion is seriously ill again.

Gu Shilong lost weight again, and he only said to Sun Jiao: "It will take another month for the selection of the Shenji Camp to arrive in Huguang!"

The departure of three thousand generals does not seem to be a large scale.But people eat horse chews and heavy weapons and supplies. Even if the army can walk more in a day without the pressure of the military situation, it is far behind the usual speed of three or five people traveling.

Sun Jiao gritted his teeth: "If the King of Liao is dead, it will be unpredictable after the news comes out! In addition, there will be natural disasters, so it is inevitable that someone with a heart will provoke you. Gu Hou, for the next six months, you and I have to support each other!"

"Of course I'm fine." Gu Shilong looked at him worriedly, "Getai, you are the head of the state, you can make up your mind without waiting for your will! In order to prepare for disasters, but you have an order, so leave things to me!"

The tangled place now is that the speed of news exchange is too slow.

But in the face of the current situation, to put it bluntly, the effect of taking the initiative to attack is the best, at least it has a deterrent effect.

But Sun Jiao didn't think so.

The old party has always been doing things in secret. Even the changes in the Fifth Army Battalion and Sichuan were nothing more than preparations in advance, waiting for some fires to burn first.

His Majesty had already taken the initiative to attack Li Xiang's corpse and the Fifth Army Battalion before, so he first captured many people in Sichuan, Nanzhili and other places in the name of treason.

The fire was extinguished a little bit first.

But the "fire" brought about by natural disasters is not effective just by deterring them.

It is necessary to prevent some people from coercing disaster victims and refugees so that things can be done, and they need to rely on enough officials to prepare for disasters.

Taking the initiative to attack in the bureaucratic system, the first result will only be chaos in the bureaucratic system, and then lead to ineffective disaster preparedness and relief.

After struggling for a while, Sun Jiao said, "No! Now it's even more immobile, and the order to prepare for disasters can be conveyed to the local area first. I believe His Majesty will come down as soon as possible!"

Sichuan was farther away from the capital, and Fei Hong was not in Chengdu at the time, but the final result still proved that the emperor's advance arrangement was effective.

Droughts take time to accumulate, and many places must have already reported that there will be little rain this year.

In Jingzhou, Prince Liao's mansion, how could Zhu Zhige's younger brother Zhu Zhizun care about the disaster?

A disaster is a great thing for him.

At this time, the emperor only needs stability in the world.

If Zhu Zhige's death is like this this time, the emperor needs to quickly choose the new Liao king and give more gifts to appease the clan.

"Since Mrs. Wang said that, I, the younger brother, should make amends."

A smile of anticipation appeared on the corner of Zhu Zhizhen's mouth: "Send some good ginseng to me first, and then continue to visit famous doctors and hermits with superb Taoism."

Wild ginseng is naturally good wild ginseng, and famous doctors are also real famous doctors.

You don't need to do this yourself.

It will take ten days for the envoys sent by Zhu Houcong to rush to Jingzhou.

For ten days, there was still no rain falling.

The drought is getting worse.

The magistrate of Jingzhou had already received Sun Jiao's order to start disaster preparations. He not only passed on the official documents to the counties, but also went out of the government office to inspect the disaster situation in person.

Wang Bangrui, Huguang's patrol censor, looked clearly at the lakes and rivers he had stepped on before, and the water levels had dropped a lot.

The cracked soil on the shore has been dried, and there are also corpses of fish and shrimps that have been dried up after death.

When he walked into some villages, he watched the prefect of Jingzhou greet the people and ensure that the government is already preparing for disaster relief, and there is no need to worry about this year's food and taxes.

The common people called Master Qingtian directly, as if they hadn't seen such a good official for many years.

The Jingzhou mansion has recently made decisions for the people, and they really gritted their teeth at the Liao Palace.In this prefecture, the people are grateful to them for the time being.

Wang Bangrui also came here because the Jingzhou government impeached the Liao Fan for occupying people's fields and changing water conservancy in the past.

Now the prefect of Jingzhou is there and said: "Many requests from our government have been approved. Now that Xia Liang has only taken back so much, Qiu Liang is looking very difficult, and you don't need to worry! Wang Yushi is also here, Jingzhou Mansion is reorganized The water conservancy work can be started now! In addition to providing food for the victims, the reorganization of the water conservancy also requires labor and employment. The government will ask for work relief. At that time, every family can send strong men to the construction site, and there is a guarantee of a bowl Let's eat!"

Qi said that he was kind and grateful, but Wang Bangrui only noticed that he rarely mentioned His Majesty and the court, but kept emphasizing the request of his majesty.

Wang Bangrui was just patrolling the water censor, and other irrelevant matters were outside his scope of authority.

Wang Bangrui looked grim as he looked at the large dry fields under the scorching summer heat in Huguang.

Things are really getting worse.

Right here, he parted ways with the prefect of Jingzhou—he still had to go to Wuchang Mansion to visit.

The reorganization of water conservancy should not delay the farming season. Before the summer grain was planted, only some prefectures where there were no vassal kings started construction.

The next batch will have to wait until the autumn grain is harvested.

Now, are there any other prefectures and counties that don't expect rain at all, and say that autumn grain is difficult now?
Now they are promoting work-for-relief?

In Wuchang Mansion, Sun Jiao also received a report from the prefect of Jingzhou that he was "excessively trying" to prepare for the disaster. The news came from Jinyiwei and Neichang after being coordinated by Gu Dayong.

There was anger in his eyes: Next, wouldn't the people affected by the disaster put all their hopes on the government?

Even if the sky is dry, those who should raise seedlings and prepare to plant autumn grain need more supervision!
Even if the sky is dry, to what extent can Huguang be short of water?To organize artificial reorganization of water conservancy, it is better to organize artificial rush to build water trucks or even find a way to carry water to irrigate the fields!

His Majesty's first order came: In addition to condolences to the King of Liao, let him also help worry about inviting a famous doctor to treat the King of Liao.

After Sun Jiao made arrangements, several famous doctors from Wuchang Mansion were invited to board the carriage to Jingzhou Mansion.

Among them were the two who treated the king of Chu.

When they arrived at Jingzhou Mansion, they were naturally warmly received by the prefect of Jingzhou and the officials of Prince Liao's mansion.

See a doctor first, prescribe medicine and entertain.

"Bian Youshi, Ji Chengfeng, waited for a few genius doctors to prescribe a good prescription for the prince, and asked the two to report to the princess on behalf of the government. The previous impeachment was actually due to the fact that there were many people who sued. The government also only hopes that everything goes as it should. It's old, it's good to be safe."

You Changshi and Zuo Chengfeng of Liao Palace nodded in agreement, and Zuo Chengfeng Jifu even said: "Our family will definitely report to the princess, thank you so much."

The prefect of Jingzhou saw them leave first with a smile, and sneered when he saw the official document that Sun Jiao sent here again when he returned to the government office lobby.

Isn't this disaster preparedness?
Then, his eyes darkened.

How many people in the world want everything to remain the same?This is the case for the quasi-heir king of Chu Fan, and the old people of Liao Fan who cannot be replaced by the court.

But Zhu Zhichen, the king of Guangyuan County, was looking forward to some new changes.

Now that His Majesty and the court are aggressive, the new law seems to have become a general trend. Those who hope that everything will remain the same are also looking forward to some new changes in this situation.

Now under the drought, there is time.

Daming has a vast territory and a favorable location.

Since this year, His Majesty and the imperial court have been aggressive, and once the proposal of worshiping Confucius came out, how many people have agreed?

Gu Shilong slapped the table angrily, looked at the person in front of him and asked coldly, "Is that what Xiang Falong said?"

The person who came to deliver the letter was trembling: "The humble official came here under the order of the commander, so I dare not lie."

"What's the rush? Where did the rumor come from?"

"...There are indeed a lot of soldiers passing on."

Gu Shilong's face darkened.

How long has it been?Some people have already spread in the Yuezhou Weili far away in Yuezhou that there is a severe drought this year, and that every warehouse will release food for disaster relief, and that the salaries and food of each guard will probably be cut, so the victims of the disaster will be dealt with first.

"You go back and tell Xiang Falong that there is nothing wrong! This Marquis sits in Huguang, has he ever been short of the food and salary of the guards?"

Gu Shilong gritted his teeth and called out someone after the people sent by Xiang Falong, the commander of the Yuezhou Guard, left.

"Si Cong! You are a new face, you hurry to Yuezhou. I will send someone to find you later, and when I find you, you will directly take Xiang Falong to me under the orders of this Marquis!"

Sicong, who met Sun Jiao on the way and stayed in Huguang, was taken aback: "Master Hou, that's the entire Yuezhou Guard! There are only a hundred people in humble positions."

Gu Shilong squinted his eyes: "What? Your special service team will rely on more people to do things in the future?"

Si Cong was taken aback again: "The humble official understands! The humble official takes orders!"

He didn't quite understand why Gu Shilong wanted to take down the third-rank guard commander just because of this request.

Of course, the capital is an army system, and Gu Shilong, the commander-in-chief, has great power, and he can order Sicong to do so.

But now there is indeed a severe drought.

Gu Shilong rushed from the capital's yamen in the southwest of Wuchang Prefecture to the governor's yamen without stopping.

This group of people has become more and more courageous, and some people in the local guard who had been avoiding it before dared to take advantage of the natural disaster to say that they were worried about food and wages.

He was in a hurry, and the rushes from Huguang, Jiangxi, Nanzhili, and Zhejiang finally arrived in the capital.

Wang Zuo hurriedly greeted him, and when he arrived in front of Zhu Houcong, he said solemnly:
"The drought in the south is getting worse, and there are frequent changes!"

"Your Majesty, especially in Huizhou Prefecture in Nanzhili Province, there is still no conclusion on the people's silk tax that has been raging before. Regardless of the disaster situation, Huizhou Prefecture hastened to pay the summer grain before the imperial court's decree was issued. There are already signs of civil uprising."

"Shandong Yanzhou Mansion took advantage of Zhang Fujing's sacrifice to Confucius on behalf of His Majesty next month, and sent additional dispatchers to urge all cattle, sheep and vegetable households to prepare to sacrifice Qisheng."

"There hasn't been any rain in the south since a light rain [-] days ago. When the news came to Beijing, some scholars have already commented that this is a celestial warning, and they are respectful to the most holy master."

Zhu Houcong looked at the report with a gloomy expression.

F, no.

Deliberately playing with this homophonic meaning, is that sarcasm?

It is said that Zhang Fu respected that Taoism, and it is also said that the emperor did not reject that Taoism.

"Call all counselors into the Imperial Study Room for discussion." After listening to Wang Zuo's report, Zhu Houcong continued to order, "Draft an imperial edict, and reschedule the ritual ceremony of Confucius!"

To kill people, of course you have to start from the capital.

Good atmosphere, will there be scholars and officials Fuque?
(End of this chapter)