Seeing Ruan Yuan's surprise, Zhu Xijing also said to him: "Brother Ruan Shi, those people in the capital just went to Wutai to report the emperor's message. This thing must be true. Alas, when my father was still alive, Yuan and

Dai Zhongtang also had some festivities, but even so, before my father passed away, he still said that Dai Zhongtang was a weak minister now, and asked me not to have any grudges with him. Now that he has passed away, there is one less important minister in the court.

"

"Master, the Dai Zhongtang you are talking about, I have heard you mention it several times before. When we suppressed the pirates, you were able to fight against Yude and Alinbao, and work together with Mr. Li. He also helped behind the scenes, right?" Kong Luhua?

After hearing the two men talking about Dai Quheng's death, he also stepped forward and asked.

"Yes, Dai Zhongtang not only supports me a lot in maritime affairs, but also in the affairs of the DPRK and China." But when he said this, Ruan Yuan also sighed: "However, Dai Zhongtang is a minister after all.

, there are many things to attend to during the day, so he is a little cautious. When he meets foreign ministers after retiring from the court, he often says nothing. But he knows everything in his mind. Brother Xiao Xian also told me that he once advised Dai Zhongtang on how to do it.

Dai Zhongtang didn’t say anything about the strict inspection of the Ministry of War officials at the time, but half a year later, the emperor actually issued an edict to strictly inspect the Ministry of War officials, so he knew it. But since then, many people who were less advanced in the court had some misunderstandings.

Dai Zhongtang. Moreover, Dai Zhongtang has always dared to speak out in the dynasty, and he will try his best to argue if there is any discord. However, because of this, many ministers are not only at odds with him, but secretly think that he is self-willed... Alas, only the real

Only those who know Dai Zhongtang know how much the imperial court has suffered this time."

"Brother Ruan Shi is right." Zhu Xijing also added: "At first I didn't understand why Dai Zhongtang was at odds with my father, but when my father was critically ill, it was Dai Zhongtang who came to visit his old man. Later I understood that my father

At that time, I asked Dai Zhongtang to continue to use Brother Ruan Shi. Later, Brother Ruan Shi was in danger in Zhejiang. I heard that Dai Zhongtang also defended Brother Ruan Shi. I really don’t waste official duties with personal grudges. Dai Zhongtang was not even sixty years old, so he shouldn’t have

...Now that Dong Zhongtang is getting older, what will happen to the court in the future?"

It's just that the dead are dead, and empty words are ultimately useless. Ruan Yuan and his party sighed for a long time, but they had to accept this reality and returned to the capital one after another.

Dai Quheng's death was also a big blow to Jiaqing. After Jiaqing received the obituary, he immediately drove back to Beijing from Wutai to pay his respects. Jiaqing knew better than anyone else that Dai Quheng was not only capable in doing things, but also always knew everything he knew.

, he has endless words to say, but this outspokenness is only in front of him. Usually, after he submits the report, he burns the manuscript, with no intention of showing any favor to the court. Because of this, there are many rumors about Dai Quheng in the court.

There were even rumors that Dai Quheng built many private houses in Haidian for extravagant purposes. He had also investigated these secretly, but there was no solid evidence. So seeing that Dai Quheng was no longer by his side, Jiaqing felt extremely sad and only regretted that he had lived there during his lifetime.

, the rewards for the Dai family were still insufficient. Seeing that his son Dai Jiarui was young, he made an exception and granted him the rank of Cavalry Commander, and sent Dai Quheng's uncle Dai Junyuan to the capital to continue to use the Dai family in an important way.

At this time, the imperial court, Qing, Gui, Dong, and Gao were both old. Dai Quheng and Tuojin basically participated in the decision-making with Jiaqing on important matters in the imperial court. At this time, Dai Quheng died suddenly, which was a huge loss to the government. Jiaqing was preparing to send an imperial edict to the military.

Fang Weidian, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, was unwilling to come to Beijing because of his mother's death. In desperation, Jiaqing had no choice but to make an exception and promoted Lu Yinpu's rank to the fourth rank, and let him join the Military Aircraft Department and become the Minister of Military Aircraft. He was soon promoted to

Lu Yinpu, deputy envoy of the General Affairs Department, also became the third military minister after Dai Quheng and Wu Xiongguang whose official position was not higher than the second rank and was able to participate in important decisions.

However, at this time, Jiaqing was not aware that there were a lot of rumors in the originally peaceful and silent Yuanmingyuan.

"Brother Cai, have you heard? The Dai Zhongtang in the imperial court seems to be... gone. I remember when they talked about Dai Zhongtang, didn't they all say that he was hard-working and capable? You said this man who did things honestly

, why is life so miserable?" On this day, a young eunuch and a middle-aged eunuch were walking side by side in the Qingyan Palace in Jiuzhou. Halfway through, the young eunuch couldn't hold himself back and took the initiative to ask the middle-aged eunuch.

.

"Xiao Jinzi, people's lives are all different. Some people are born to be rich, while some people have a miserable life and can't blame others. Of course, brother Dai Zhongtang knows about it. It's the result of many years of hard work.

, coupled with the overwork of treating the Yellow River at that time, left hidden diseases, and the result was... Oops, I heard that his son is only eleven years old this year." When this "Brother Cai" talked about Dai Quheng, he seemed to have the same reaction.

The same lament.

"Brother Cai, you are talking about river control. I have been working here for three years. Every day I hear the emperor scolding those who control the river. Wu Zhu, Xu Duan, Li Hunter. I have memorized them all.

Is it really useless? Then why does the emperor still use them?" "Xiao Jinzi" was puzzled by the backgrounds of the important officials in the court, and continued to ask "Brother Cai".

"I heard no, these people have their own way of managing rivers. If you say they can't do it, then it's probably even worse if it's someone else." "Brother Cai" also shook his head and sighed: "But in today's world,

, so what can I do? I have been watching this for seven or eight years. The Yellow River is flooded every year, and the water conditions and siltation are rare in the past few decades. Such a big disaster

, even if you ask Daluo Jinxian to come down to earth, he may not be able to come up with a solution? In recent years, I heard that natural disasters outside have been getting worse every year. The emperor did not say anything else, but he was only busy with river management and disaster relief.

, my hair has turned a lot grayer. Alas, it’s all destiny, Xiao Jinzi. According to my brother’s opinion, this matter has nothing to do with anything else. It’s just because of the Qing Dynasty, and the heavenly calamity is coming!”

"Brother Cai, this... what is 'Heavenly Tribulation'?" "Xiao Jinzi" seemed to have heard this term for the first time, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Heavenly calamity? This is very simple. It means that every dozens or hundreds of years in this world, there will be a calamity. If these people live and work in peace and contentment every day, then God will not be happy. So, after a period of time, God will

To add some disasters to this world, why did everyone say that it was a prosperous age in the past many years? It was during the previous dynasty that God saw that the people had suffered enough, so he wanted to maintain a state of neutrality. Over the past hundred years

, the people are still relatively stable, then of course there will be another 'heavenly catastrophe'. I understand people who understand this industry say that there are major disasters every year, and the Yellow River pours back. They are all small catastrophes, but if there are too many small catastrophes, then

In other words, the great catastrophe that follows is coming soon!" "Brother Cai" looked solemnly and said to "Xiao Jinzi" seriously.

"Brother, what is a catastrophe? Will it... kill people?" Hearing this, "Xiao Jinzi" broke into a cold sweat and started to tremble. He hurriedly asked "Brother Cai" for advice: "Brother, you

...What can you do? I...I'm still young and I'm afraid of death!"

"I have heard people talk about this...method, but, Xiao Jinzi, are you willing to listen to these words? After listening to it, you must swear that you will never tell anyone about it?"

"Brother, I listen to you. If outsiders ask, I won't say anything! As long as it allows me to survive, keep it a secret or something, I...I have no problem!" "Xiao Jinzi" thought about his own life.

It's important. I can't think of anything else, so I already regard "Brother Cai" as my savior, and I can't help but plead to him.

"Well, let me tell you something first. The first way to deal with the disaster is to find someone. This person..." "Brother Cai" gradually revealed a sense of mystery in his words, and whispered to "

"Xiao Jinzi" said.

"Liu Decai, Liu Jin, what are you talking about here? What kind of disaster? The emperor dedicates himself to heaven and treats the people with kindness, how can there be any kind of disaster? Such nonsense can also be said by those who are on duty in the palace.

"Yes?" At this moment, a serious eunuch's voice suddenly came from behind the two of them. When Liu Decai and Liu Jin hurriedly looked back, they saw a familiar figure behind them, it was Zhang Jinzhong, whom Jiaqing trusted most.

"Eunuch Zhang, this... this is true!" After listening to Liu Decai's words, Liu Jin did not dare to believe Zhang Jinzhong anymore. Instead, he advised Zhang Jinzhong: "Eunuch Zhang, this disaster is God's will.

It has nothing to do with the emperor! There have been disasters outside these years, and this is a small disaster. If there are too many small disasters, then this big disaster is inevitable?"

"That's nonsense! Have you ever read a book? Do you think your knowledge is one ten thousandth that of the ministers in the court? Have you ever heard such words from those learned ministers?" Although Zhang Jinzhong scolded,

But because Liu Jin was still young, he was willing to talk some sense with him, and said: "Liu Jin, I don't read much, but I understand what kind of people are trustworthy and what kind of people are not trustworthy! This

Those who are willing to believe such empty words are the ignorant and stupid people outside! As a chamberlain, you should know that such words cannot be said in the palace! Liu Decai, this Liu Jin is still young and does not understand the rules, but

You should understand! You don’t know what is good or bad, and you just use these empty words to confuse people in the palace! Today is the first time you and I have committed a crime. I can let it go, but if you let me bump into it again, don’t blame me for being merciless.

!”

"I, I..." Listening to Zhang Jinzhong's words, Liu Jin was completely unable to explain "heavenly calamity" and was so anxious that he almost cried.

"Eunuch Zhang, Liu Jin is still young, and Liu Decai, I usually have a looser discipline. Why do you want to compete with them? Otherwise, if you have more, I will hand over these two slaves to you."

Let me teach you a lesson. The emperor has something important to do just now, so I asked you to come over." At this time, another eunuch approached the three of them. This eunuch's name was Yang Jinzhong, because the Qing Dynasty always preached "loyalty"

As the saying goes, many eunuchs who entered the palace changed their names when they entered the palace to show their "unfailing loyalty" to the Qing royal family. Zhang Jinzhong and Yang Jinzhong were just two of them. At this time, there was also Sun Jinzhong, a eunuch in the palace.

, Yu Jinzhong and others left their names in later generations.

When Zhang Jinzhong heard Yang Jinzhong talking about Jiaqing's edict to him, he certainly did not dare to neglect him. He just thought about what Er Liu had just said and felt a little uneasy, so he said to Yang Jinzhong: "Eunuch Yang, it's not that I am competing, it's just that the two of them are really good at each other."

You are so daring. You have no sense of what you should and should not say in the palace! You have also been in the palace for ten years. I serve the emperor on weekdays and often cannot leave. What are the rules in this palace?

Tell them more. Especially this Liu Jin, he is still young after all. Don’t get confused from the beginning. If you say the wrong thing in front of the emperor in the future, your head will be lost!” After that, he didn’t care to go any further.

After explaining the rest to Liu Jin, he went in the direction of Fengsan Selfless.

"Eunuch Zhang, don't worry!" Yang Jinzhong responded immediately.

Zhang Jinzhong walked quickly that day, thinking that it was just two ordinary eunuchs talking nonsense for a while, and it was harmless. Everyone was a prisoner, so why bother to make things difficult for each other? Since he had severely reprimanded the two of them, Jiaqing, on the other hand,

It would be better to have less trouble.

But Zhang Jinzhong didn't know that just when he was gradually moving away and could no longer hear a few people's words, Yang Jinzhong added one more sentence to Liu Decai and Liu Jin:

"From now on, we won't say these words in the palace, that's all."
Chapter completed!