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Chapter 212 Just So Willful

The opinions of the courtiers in the imperial study can be roughly divided into two categories.Most advocated a policy of softness, and the reason was very plausible, while the other group advocated sending troops to suppress, but they were not considered important ministers, and their voices were very weak, and they were suppressed before they could say a few words.

"Your Majesty! There are only ten thousand mobs, and I am willing to lead troops to Qingcheng County to quell the chaos. Thousands of people are enough!" Jiang Min stepped out, clasped his fists and said loudly.

Shang Shuling glanced back and snorted: "Your Majesty Jiang is worthy of being a general, so you must be brave. But now it is not foreigners who are making trouble, but the emperor's people. The emperor is a benevolent monarch, and those rebels are also ordinary people." , It’s just for a meal. If you can solve this matter without harming soldiers or lives, why bother to go to war. Tianwei doesn’t need blood to be manifested.”

"Yes, Mr. Jiang." The people from the household department next to him also echoed: "Qingcheng County is more than a thousand miles away from the capital, and even a thousand troops will need a lot of supplies to go all the way. With these rations, why not use them for What about the people?"

Just as he was talking, An Liang came in from the outside, and whispered next to Su Zhen: "Your Majesty, Jiang Xiyuan, Mr. Jiang, please see me."

Su Zhen glanced at An Liang, with a complicated expression on his face, and paused for a moment before nodding.

Jiang Xiyuan is now a Ph.D. of the Imperial College, and such matters are naturally irrelevant to him, so he is not in the Imperial Study Room.The first thing that Su Zhen thought of after receiving the paper was Jiang Xiyuan, but he hesitated for a while, but he didn't call him over. Unexpectedly, he came by himself at this time.

Since Jiantian Pavilion, Su Zhen and Jiang Xiyuan haven't met each other yet, seeing him walking up to the hall as usual at this moment, I feel a little uneasy in my heart, I don't know what opinion he will come up with.

Jiang Xiyuan got up after bowing in the hall, and before he could speak, he heard someone whisper: "Oh? This little Mr. Jiang is really enthusiastic about calming down the chaos. It seems that there is not enough space in front of the government office."

Jiang Xiyuan glanced at the source of the voice, and said in a neutral tone: "How does Mr. Shen know that the lower officials advocate sending troops to suppress it? The lower officials haven't spoken yet, why are you so anxious?"

Mr. Shen was taken aback for a while, then smiled resentfully, but did not speak.

"However, Master Shen is right." Jiang Xiyuan tossed a sentence softly, then turned to look at Su Zhen, the two looked at each other for a moment, Jiang Xiyuan lowered his eyes, and said: "Your Majesty, I just heard it outside the hall. After reading the words of the adults, there are a few words I want to ask the adults."

After finishing speaking, he bowed his hands to Liu Shangshu, "Lord Liu, if the imperial court treats them with a gentle policy and recruits rebels, does it mean that the rebellion is innocent, but they can benefit from the imperial court instead? Is there such a truth in the world?"

Without waiting for Liu Shangshu to speak, he went further: "So in the future, as long as there is a rebellion, the imperial court will give money and food? This is the first of its kind. If anyone is dissatisfied, he will raise the flag to oppose it? Of course, casualties are inevitable, but thieves make trouble. How can it be said that it is an act of loving the people to condone and raise traitors? How can there be such a power of heaven."

"Of course, one thing at a time cannot be generalized." Liu Shangshu replied stiffly, "Master Jiang, don't distort what I mean."

"I think I don't have any. My lord said that what the common people do is just a mouthful of food, so I would like to ask my lord, does the court have no food relief money for the flood in Qingcheng County? Woolen cloth?"

Jiang Xiyuan looked at him coldly, "The rebellion was caused by the disaster, and it was also caused by the officials' ineffective relief! Huairou, it should be the ruler against the minister, and the superior against the subordinate. Now it is not ministerial for officials to hide their money from the sky. If the leader of the thieves deceives the people, rebels and slanders the monarch, and even commits crimes above and below, what is there to be gentle about!"

Su Zhen listened silently, hearing what Jiang Xiyuan said, his heart slowly let go.

It was a disaster incident, but it was no ordinary rebellion.Su Zhen smelled the conspiracy in this right away, because "killing brothers and parents, not the son of God" is definitely not what ordinary people can say, and it is not the court, but Su Zhen.

There are so many officials in Qingcheng County, only one county lieutenant risked his life to send the news, so what are the other officials doing?If officials from northern counties and counties were involved in one piece, the picture must be very small.It is by no means that you can stop the matter by sending money and food, and you can recruit security by sending officials.

This chaos must be settled.He didn't speak just because he wanted to see what this veteran minister thought, and now Jiang Xiyuan said everything he thought, which was better than saying it from his mouth.Nowadays, there are not many trustworthy people in the court, and there are even fewer trustworthy and usable people. He will definitely use the Jiang family. Jiang Xiyuan's attitude is really timely.

After Jiang Xiyuan finished speaking, after a moment of silence in the hall, Su Zhen said slowly, "I am lenient and benevolent to the people, but since I have raised the flag, I am a traitor, how can I judge it by the people. There is absolutely no tolerance for thieves." Reason." He looked at Liu Shangshu, "As Jiang Qing said, if I take a step back, someone will take a step forward. The reason is that people's hearts are not enough. This is not tenderness, but cowardice!"

After finishing speaking, Su Zhen stood up and raised his voice, "Jiang Min!"

"The minister is here." Jiang Minying's voice was like a bell, buzzing continuously in the imperial study.

"I ordered you to be the commander, Qingcheng County to quell the chaos! No matter who disarms, the leader of the bandit will be punished! The officials of Qingcheng County will be dismissed on the spot, and the county guard and lieutenant will be escorted to Beijing. If anyone refuses to follow or persuades the retreat, beheaded! "

"The minister leads the order!"

"All ministries should put the matter of calming the chaos first, and those who slack and evade should be treated like traitors!" Su Zhen glanced at the officials, large and small, in the hall, and could not help frowning slightly, "I didn't hear that." ?”

Only then did the ministers agree, took orders, and each left the imperial study room.The officials of various ministries left, but Jiang Xiyuan did not leave, and remained standing where he was.The imperial study room was quiet, and the atmosphere was a bit weird.

"Xiyuan, I didn't expect you to come." Su Zhen walked up to Jiang Xiyuan and spoke first.

"As a minister, one should take the great affairs of the country as their own responsibility, how can they just watch from the sidelines because of their duties. When the emperor said this, the minister was terrified." Jiang Xiyuan said flatly.He knew that what Su Zhen was talking about was not a matter of position, but something else, but he deliberately avoided it, sticking to the line of monarch and minister in his words, which seemed unfamiliar compared to Su Zhen's words.

Su Zhen nodded, and put away his emotions, "It's so good."

Jiang Xiyuan took out a thin volume from his bosom, and handed it to Su Zhen, "Your Majesty, this is what I have collected during this period of time. It involves 12 important officials from six ministries, and there are traces of officials involved in other places. Jifan. The time is a bit rushed, but I think the Qingcheng County matter should be an opportunity, so I presented it first."

Su Zhen took it in his hand and looked at it, Jiang Xiyuan said again: "I have another merciless request."

"What do you want?" Su Zhen frowned slightly, without raising his head.

"Please take the post of deputy commander, and follow my father to Qingcheng County to quell the chaos."

"Not allowed."

"Then I invite you to take the post."

"Not allowed."

"Please take the position of governor." Jiang Xiyuan said, before Su Zhen could speak, he said again: "If the emperor insists on not agreeing, I will resign from office and take my father to accompany me."

Su Zhen looked at him for a moment, "I have appointed Jiang Min as the commander, and you can go as soon as he agrees, you don't need to ask me." After speaking, he turned around and strode away from the imperial study.

Three days later, Jiang Min really led thousands of people and the Jiang family's own soldiers who had not yet had time to disband, went to Qingcheng County. Jiang Xiyuan went with the army as an adjutant, and did not even say hello to the Imperial College.The sacrificial wine of the Imperial College and several old masters played Jiang Xiyuan's book, but was thrown aside by Su Zhen.

Xia Chu learned about this from Yongwei. Hearing that Jiang Xiyuan left Xijing with the army, he was speechless for a long while.Yongwei was full of worries, her father and elder brother went to quell the chaos, although the rebels were nothing more than a mob, but after all, swords have no eyes, and if there was a real fight, it wouldn't be because whoever had a higher official position would have more blood, and whose internal organs would Just be harder.

Xia Chu comforted Yong Wei and said that Jiang Xiyuan was very skilled and would never be hurt by someone holding a stick and kitchen knife.She said so, but her heart was hanging in her throat, and her hands were sweaty when she spoke, cold and greasy, and she couldn't warm up in this hot weather.

"I know that the emperor's thoughts must be suppressed, but the old and important ministers in the court are all gentle and gentle. Although my father and elder brother have followed the emperor's wishes this time, what should I do if I really lose? Those old guys will definitely arrest If you don't let it go, I don't know what the situation will be." Yong Wei is the daughter of the official family, so she naturally thinks more than Xia Chu.

"How could it be, you don't have to worry, madam." Xia Chu reluctantly smiled, "Miss should know about my father and elder brother, not to mention the prestige of General Hushi, I have also heard a lot of stories about Jiang Shangshu , Maybe the rebels have already scared away before the soldiers arrive."

"With thousands of enemies, how can I rest assured." Yong Wei sighed, and pressed the corners of her eyes with a veil, "Forget it, I just hope that I am safe and sound."

"Yes..." Xia Chu said in a low voice.It's good to be in peace.

The two remained silent, and had no interest in talking about anything else.At this moment, Qianqian came in through the curtain with a soup cup, and blessed Yongwei, "Madam, the stewed white fungus and lily soup is ready, should you send it to the emperor now?"

Yongwei called her to the front, opened the lid and took a look, "Send it over, let Eunuch An let it warm before giving it to the emperor, and tell him to drink it, so as to relieve dryness and anger. The state affairs are heavy now, but the body is only It's important. Remember to say it."

Xia Chu watched silently from the side, and when Qianqian left with the food box, Xia Chu asked, "Why didn't your mother send it over by herself?"

"I don't know how many people are staring at the place in the imperial study room. It's okay for the Jiang family to have nothing to do. Now that the emperor is using it again, I'll go over to the sky again. I'm afraid people will think that my waist is stiff. Jiang's family Be proud of yourself."

After listening to Xia Chu, he nodded, showing some sincere admiration for Yong Wei.If it were her, she would never have thought of these things.If you like it, you want to see it, if you want to see it, you go to see it, and you have to look forward and backward, how tiring it is.

Yong Wei seemed to have heard Xia Chu's heart, and looked a little disappointed, "It's good to marry the emperor, but these things are really annoying, and I have to think about it. Who told me to marry the emperor."

Su Zhen was indeed very busy. He was so busy that he never came to Xia Chu. He just sent Anliang to visit her from time to time, and gave her some things, sometimes it was some accessories, sometimes it was a note, just a few words.

Xia Chu put away these things properly, but he didn't feel as secretive and joyful as before. Instead, he felt more and more heavy and guilty.She didn't know when she would see Su Zhen, even if she saw Su Zhen, with the current situation, she might not be able to say what she wanted to say.

We can only wait until Master Jiang comes back after the chaos is settled, the court situation is stabilized, and Su Zhen is in a mood to face these long-term love affairs.

Thinking of Jiang Xiyuan, Xia Chu was also very irritable.What's the mess he ran away to calm down?
Really, I just hope he is safe and sound.

(End of this chapter)