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Chapter Seventy-Two: Natural and Man-made Disasters

In the seventeenth year of the Southern Ming Dynasty, a severe drought suddenly hit the people south of the Huaihe River. People in the south of the Huaihe River complained endlessly, and the people were in dire straits, and famines broke out everywhere.

It happened that at this time, the emperor's sixtieth birthday was celebrated grandly inside and outside the capital. Local officials continued to raise taxes and collect treasures to celebrate the emperor's birthday.

The regent tried his best to stop it, but the emperor secretly and a group of officials, including Prime Minister Lin, forced the regent to rest at home on some trumped-up charges.

The regent was grounded and the military power in his hands was taken away.

Once the regent made any changes, the emperor would immediately punish the regent as a treason.

In September of the same year, the rebel army rose up and attacked the capital.

The capital city is prosperous with singing and dancing, but is full of corruption.

Outside the capital, corpses littered the fields, and countless refugees complained endlessly.

When the emperor and a group of incompetent ministers realized that something was wrong, the rebels reached the city gate.

The emperor held a meeting in a panic and wanted someone to lead the army to the expedition.

However, among the ministers, one pushed me and the other pushed you, but no one could come up with an idea.

The emperor was so angry that he was shaking all over, "There are hundreds of court officials, but you can't find one who can lead an army on an expedition?"

A group of people look at each other, but no one takes the initiative to say a word.

The emperor was so angry that he had a headache, "Prime Minister Lin, please tell me."

Prime Minister Lin, who was Lin Fu's father, held his hands in his hands and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you agree to make peace with me?"

"The same is true for you, my ministers." Others immediately followed suit.

The emperor's eyes lit up, "This is a good idea, come here!"

The worst he could do was to cede territory and pay compensation, but as long as he was still the emperor and could enjoy all this, he didn't care.

Prime Minister Lin's eyes were a little sarcastic, but also a little helpless.

Nanming was suffering from internal and external troubles. In the past, if there had not been a regent sitting on the border and deceiving the border to be stable for several years, Nanming would have died long ago.

It's a pity that the regent has too much power and does whatever he wants. He never accepts the surrender of people like them and handles official business strictly.

He has long become a serious problem in the hearts of the emperor and all the ministers.

Moreover, Mo Niannian dared to do that to his daughter!

Only then did Prime Minister Lin completely side with the emperor.

Prime Minister Lin's words were recognized by everyone, and the emperor immediately sent people to negotiate peace with the rebels.

Land cession and compensation, all conditions were given to the best.

Even marriage was added.

As a result, they were driven back without even seeing the rebel leader.

The rebels announced that they would descend on the capital within three days.

The emperor was even more panicked.

He was so worried that he couldn't sleep all night. Finally, he had no choice but to go to find the regent himself.

He has no choice, the regent always has one, and in the worst case, all his power will be returned to him.

The emperor went there in person, but unexpectedly the door of the regent's palace was closed. The butler said that the regent was "repenting" for his previous mistakes.

The emperor painted a lot of cakes, said all the good things, but was rejected.

He was so angry that he stood in the Regent's house and cursed the Regent for being unkind, unfaithful and unfilial.

The regent turned a deaf ear and ignored him completely.

The emperor was furious. If he hadn't been concerned about the thousands of elite soldiers in the regent's palace, he would have had people surround the regent's palace now.

He had no choice but to take action against the Prince Regent's Palace, so he returned to the palace angrily.

Mo Niannian's family could clearly hear the emperor's angry shouts and curses.

Mo Niannian threw a grape into his mouth, "How did you tolerate him for so many years?"

To be honest, it is unheard of for an emperor to be so stupid.

The regent touched his head and said, "My father was always thinking about his empire before he died. I wanted to help him fulfill some of his last wishes."

The late emperor really loved the regent, otherwise he would have taken his wife, children and children to enjoy the mountains and rivers.

How could you stay and do these thankless things?

After the death of the late emperor, the emperor came to power. Everyone knew exactly what kind of person he was. The capable ministers retired one after another, the borders were ready to move, there were internal and external troubles, and the situation was very dangerous.

However, the emperor had no sense of crisis at all. He always felt that since he was in this position, everyone should listen to him.

He is extravagant and uses villains.

The regent couldn't stand it anymore and took over all the affairs, turning the emperor into a mascot.

It's a pity that the regent is alone, no matter what, there is always negligence, and there are a group of pig teammates behind him.

The regent sighed, "This day should have come a long time ago, but at least it has been postponed until now, and I have an explanation to my father."

Mrs. Mo rarely spoke to choke the Regent and stayed with her quietly.

Mo Niannian had no feelings for Nan Ming and comforted him calmly when he saw this, "If you think about it wisely, after establishing the new imperial court, life will not be as bad as it is now."

The regent immediately became happy, "Yes, I will be able to take you two for a nice stroll."

"Bring that boy Jiang Hu with you."

The Mo family all knew about Jiang Hu's past, and not only did they not have any dislike, but they were extremely sympathetic to him because of his experience.

The regent snorted, acquiescing.

Mrs. Mo looked at the sky and said, "It's time, Jiang Hu and the others should have finished fighting."

"I don't know, he came over as soon as he finished speaking."

"There are bound to be bumps and bruises on this battlefield, why aren't you worried at all?" Mrs. Mo nodded helplessly on Mo Niannian's head.

The regent was disgusted again, "The guards in the capital are all a bunch of soft-footed shrimps, and they can be defeated in less than two days."

Maybe within two days, all those people would raise their hands and surrender.

Fortunately, he had withdrawn all the Mohist troops before, otherwise there might be a situation where one family would fight another family now.

Mrs. Mo chatted with the Prince Regent for a few words, and then brought the topic to Mo Niannian and Jiang Hu.

Mrs. Mo stared at Mo Niannian's belly for a long time and frowned, "It's been almost two years since you and Jiang Hu got married. Why is there no movement in your belly?"

There was no one else around, so Mrs. Mo said without any scruples, "How about I help you find a doctor? I know a doctor who specializes in treating this."

Mo Niannian was so frightened that he swallowed a whole grape and almost choked to death.

"Ahem! Mom, what are you talking about?"

Mrs. Mo looked at her daughter who had completely become a useless person without Jiang Hu. She shook her head and sighed, "Forget it, I don't count on you anymore. When Jiang Hu comes, I will have a good chat with him."

"This is no small matter. You must pay attention to it, otherwise you will regret it in the future."

Mo Niannian lay motionless on the recliner, "Okay, then you can talk to him."

Anyway, Jiang Hu's status in Mrs. Mo's heart is much higher than hers now.

Mrs. Mo hesitated to speak, and whispered into Mo Niannian's ear, "Tell me the truth every year, isn't there something wrong with Jiang Hu?"

Mo Niannian almost choked to death on another grape, and she coughed violently.

"Master, be careful." Jiang Hu didn't know when he came back. He poured a glass of water for Mo Niannian to drink and patted her back.
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