In the end, Zhu Di made up his mind and transferred Song Hu back to the capital. Li Bin took over his post as the commander-in-chief of Gansu Province, and went all out to manage Gansu without any constraints.
This is what Yang Rong admires the most about the emperor. Most kings will inevitably be nepotistic and nepotistic, but Zhu Di will not do that. He will definitely make reasonable personnel arrangements.
After talking about military affairs, Yang Rong went on to report the sentiments of the people: "Zhejiang's chief envoy has urgently reported that this month there will be strong rains and strong winds, the river tide will surge into the sky, and the water will be several feet high. It will be more than ten miles north and south and fifty miles east and west. Renhe Er of Qiantang
Countless people have drowned in the county, the survivors have been displaced, and all the farmland and houses have been destroyed. The government has launched disaster relief, and the specific losses are being counted, and will be reported as soon as the results are available..."
"What happened to Zhejiang?" When Zhu Di heard this, his head was as big as a bucket and he frowned: "Didn't the Qiantang Overflow just happen last year?"
"The power of God is unpredictable, but Hangzhou Prefecture has been hit by major disasters for two consecutive years, so the situation must be terrible." Yang Rong sighed: "Originally, at the beginning of spring this year, the victims had just returned to their hometowns and started farming. I didn't expect to suffer like this again."
"What do you think is the cause?" Zhu Di asked in a deep voice.
"I dare not lie," Yang Rong said softly, "I only know that after the floods this season, there is a high possibility of a plague. Please make preparations in advance, Your Majesty."
"Yes, there will be a major epidemic after a major disaster, and we have to prevent it." Zhu Di said slowly: "You can ask Xia Yuanji to write a statement on this."
"Yes." Yang Rong responded respectfully.
"Well, I thought that Zhejiang could return to normal this year, so that Zheng He's goods to the sea would be secured," Zhu Di sighed, "I didn't expect that another disaster would happen. How could Su Song alone do that?"
"The tea trees are all on the hills, so the loss shouldn't be too great. If the disaster relief can be done effectively and production can be resumed quickly, there will be time to replant mulberry seedlings, which will not delay the emperor's important events." Yang Rong said softly: "But the premise is that disaster relief must be done
Only if we are effective, there will be no major epidemic, and the people's mood will be stable, we can seize the time to complete the replanting under the arrangements of the government."
"Yes." The emperor nodded, and after pondering for a while, Fang Youyou said, "You seem to have something in your words."
"The emperor is aware of everything." Yang Rong ignored Zhu Di's increasingly ugly face and said calmly: "The news of Zhou Xin's imprisonment has spread back to Hangzhou. The officials and the people were greatly frightened, thinking that the Jin Yiwei would come back, and they intensified their efforts. The gentry and the common people fled in panic. Now they are being attacked again.
It’s a big turmoil. This time the refugee dynasty will probably be far worse than last year’s..."
"Hmph" Zhu Di finally couldn't help but shouted angrily: "Are you sure you are describing my Jin Yiwei, not the Japanese pirates?"
Seeing the emperor's anger, Yang Rong quickly knelt down, but still said calmly: "The troubles of the Japanese pirates are outside, and the troubles of the Tiqi are inside. The severity cannot be judged."
"Presumptuous" Zhu Di kicked over the little eunuch who was massaging him, and angrily took two steps to the ground, glared at Yang Rong and said: "You are my cabinet minister, how dare you speak for outsiders?"
"The emperor's words are wrong," Yang Rong said without fear: "I am thinking of the emperor wholeheartedly. The emperor often said that the royal guards are the eagle dogs raised by the emperor. I have never heard of anyone who would keep the eagle dogs away from his sight."
"..." Yang Rong's words were like a bolt of lightning that flashed through Zhu Di's heart, leaving the emperor stunned. Admonishment is a major subject. The more powerful and self-willed the emperor is, the more difficult it will be to admonish.
, the right words must be spoken by the right person at the right time.
Yang Rong was the emperor's most trusted minister, but he did not dare to speak when the emperor was interrogating Zhou Xin. Instead, he took advantage of the great disaster in Zhejiang that was about to affect the West, and raised the issue in the hope of immediate results.
Seeing that the emperor was deep in thought, Yang Rong had to sit quietly and wait. After a while, Zhu Di came back to his senses and asked Huang Yan, who was standing beside him: "Have you brought Zhou Xin's autographed confession?"
"It's already been brought," Huang Yan replied cautiously.
"Why didn't you report it?" Zhu Di said with a gloomy face.
"I see that the confession is full of nonsense, and I'm afraid that the emperor will be angry." Huang Yan replied in a low voice, "That's why I didn't dare to submit it."
"How dare you also want to be in politics? Why don't you get it quickly?" Zhu Di shouted angrily.
Huang Yan kowtowed in panic and apologized, then went out to get a copy of the notebook and carefully presented it to the emperor.
Zhu Di took it with a dark face and unfolded it. He saw that the words on the paper were written openly and meticulously. Zhu Di couldn't help but nodded. Although the words were like the person's words, it was proven unreliable, but he could write such a single stroke. It was obviously possible.
Makes people feel good for life.
But when he saw the content of the memorial, he became more and more angry. It turned out that Zhou Xin did not explain the case as required, let alone a word of apology. Instead, he accused Jin Yiwei of crimes one by one, and stated bitterly that the use of spies to govern the country has never been done in ancient times.
Those who do not only harm the morale of the people, harm the people, and make everyone in the government and gentry feel in danger, but also make the binding and authoritative nature of the country's laws disappear. Once they grasp the evil intentions of the Jinyiwei people, everyone will be helpless.
We can only let it be at its mercy. Therefore, Zhou Xin boldly suggested that Jin Yiwei be prohibited from going to provinces outside the capital to investigate cases.
These words were exactly the same as those of Yang Rong, but Zhu Di could listen to what Yang Rong said because he was a cabinet minister assisting the government. Zhu Di believed that he was standing on his own side. But when Zhou Xin said this, Zhu Di became angry because he
It is a foreign minister. In Zhu Di's view, this is clearly to cut off the emperor's eyes and ears and limit the imperial power to the capital. Places outside the capital are left to the foreign ministers.
This is not the most irritating thing. After the memorial, Zhou Xin devoted a lot of space to admonishing the emperor. He pointedly pointed out that the prosperous age of Yongle was actually overdrawing the future of the Ming Dynasty. If we do not rest with the people and economize on state funds, the people's livelihood will inevitably deteriorate.
Withered and resentful, he advised the emperor to reduce the size of the palaces in Beijing and Wudang Mountain, stop going to the West, and stop using troops in Jiaozhi...
Zhou Xin was deceived by Huang Yan, thinking that Zhu Di was determined to protect the Jin Yiwei to the end. When he was angry, he simply gave the emperor a warning and revealed the truth about Zhu Di's proud achievements that drained the country's power and people's wealth. This would of course be
Zhu Di was furious
After ten years of hard work and all the achievements that he was proud of, he was scolded as the reckless behavior of a single man. How could the self-esteemed emperor endure this? Zhu Di tore Zhou Xin's memorial into pieces, then picked up the ink pen and wrote down
"For the crime of treason, Zhou Xin will be executed immediately" were written in eleven big characters, and then he was thrown to the ground.
The decree came out quickly, causing the academicians in the cabinet to look at each other. Yang Rong especially couldn't believe that his persuasion, which he thought was a sure hit, had such a result. Yang Shiqi also couldn't believe it, because the emperor clearly wanted to pardon Zhou Xin?
Why did he suddenly fall out again?
"Hurry and report to the prince, the matter can no longer be done." Yang Rong could not think about his own fate, and said to Yang Pu who came to the cabinet to deliver documents: "Put safety first."
"Okay." Yang Pu was also panicked, and hurriedly stood up to leave the cabinet, but was stopped by Yang Shiqi, who said in a deep voice: "No, we have to fight. We have reached this point, and it is more dangerous not to fight. Even to protect ourselves, we have to fight."
Fight to the end"
"..." After listening to Yang Shiqi's words, Yang Rong bit his lip and began to think intensely. Finally, he nodded heavily and said: "Brother Shiqi is right, I was just scared. There was a big disaster in Zhejiang, and the voyage to the West was about to happen. Yu Qingyu
Even the emperor will not change his attitude for no reason. It must be Ji Gang and the others who have made some slander. It is safe to continue fighting at this time. If we don't fight, we will make the emperor suspicious."
Yang Pu was also a very wise man, and he figured it out at this time. Yes, if they were simply rescuing Zhou Xin, they should not have stopped because the emperor ordered him to be executed, but should not have given up until the final decision.
That's right. So the angrier the emperor is, the less likely the prince's attitude will be to change. Changing means he has a guilty conscience and has ulterior motives, which will lead to the emperor's suspicion.
Now the relationship between father and son in the Tian family has become extremely fragile, and they can no longer bear any suspicion...
"There is only one way to get to the dark side." Yang Pu nodded heavily and hurried back to the Prince's Mansion to tell Zhu Gaochi the bad news.
However, several officials in the East Palace had a dispute. Huang Huai firmly disagreed with the prince taking risks. He said that the son of a rich man could not sit down in court, and the prince should not take risks at any time. Jin Wen thought that Yang Shiqi should be listened to and put to death.
Afterlife.
The two of them were arguing with each other, and Zhu Gaochi just lowered his head and meditated silently. He couldn't make up his mind, and he didn't know whether he should come forward at this time. But soon, a young eunuch came in quickly and whispered a few words in his ear,
Zhu Gaochi's expression changed drastically, he nodded and said, "I understand.
After the young eunuch went out, Zhu Gaochi slowly said to several officials: "The news came from the palace. The emperor only became furious after reading Zhou Xin's memorial."
"What memorial?" Several people were stunned.
"The emperor ordered Huang Yan to go to the prison to write it." Zhu Gaochi said: "The content is unknown, but judging from the emperor's fierce reaction, it should be treason." After saying this, he stood up with difficulty holding on to the coffee table.
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Yang Pu and Jin Wen hurriedly stepped forward to help, "Where does Your Highness want to go?"
"Change my clothes, I have to go to see the saint." Zhu Gaochi said calmly.
"What did you say when you met the emperor?" Huang Huai asked.
"Intercede for Zhou Xin." Zhu Gaochi said calmly.
"This will make the emperor mistakenly think that His Highness and Zhou Xin are of the same party." Huang Huai urged.
"It is really a great misfortune for the country that father, son, monarch and ministers are suspicious," Zhu Gaochi said with rare firmness in his eyes: "If my father feels that I am colluding with him, then I will be abolished."
"Your Highness..." Huang Huai was shocked and said, "Why is this so?"
"Master, it must be like this." Zhu Gaochi sighed and said: "Having been father and son for more than thirty years, I know my father's character very well. He looks down on cowards and cowards the most, so I...can't be a coward or coward."
"Your Highness..." Huang Huai called out again, but the meaning was completely different from the previous one. After accompanying the prince for so many years, he discovered for the first time that there was precious courage and determination hidden under Zhu Gaochi's kind face.