Chapter 17 Whoever dares to do it will chop the paw
"We should keep in mind His Majesty's teachings." Yang Shen believed that following His Majesty like this would be a blessing to the people of the world.
"Let Yang Tinghe come in." Lin Yu waved his hand. It had to be said that Yang Tinghe was still quite capable. He wouldn't dare to lie in bed and do whatever he wanted with all the treacherous officials and trash in the court.
"No." Ge Jing bowed slightly.
"The humble minister is here to greet your Majesty." Yang Tinghe was very respectful. No matter from every aspect, he was a well-deserved virtuous minister. He stabilized the country's situation. He had huge power in his hands and even thought about usurping power and seizing the throne.
Zhu Houzhao established a posthumous edict before his death to avoid turmoil in the Ming Dynasty. Although the cause of his cheap brother's death is doubtful, in any case, Yang Tinghe is still capable and knows how to take care of the people. It's a pity that he is not the same person after all.
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"Get up quickly. Why are you so polite when you come to me? Ge Jing, hurry up and see where you are seated and ask someone to bring you a pair of bowls and chopsticks. Mr. Chief Assistant and I will eat and chat." Lin Yu called Yang Tinghe over and sat down.
Yang Tinghe was a little overwhelmed by this sudden enthusiasm. You must know that His Majesty had always been in control of the initiative in the previous two times. What is going on now?
He glanced at his son next to His Majesty. His son was transferred to the command room of the Jinyi Guards and had not been home for several days. He always felt that something was going on here, so he took the opportunity and wanted to come over to inquire about the news. Unexpectedly, his son was also there.
"I thank you, Your Majesty." Yang Tinghe was not too polite. To be honest, he really didn't want to come over if nothing happened. Although His Majesty did not go to court, he gave them great rights. It is actually good that everyone is in peace.
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Yang Tinghe sat down, and Lu Fang quickly brought a pair of bowls and chopsticks, but Yang Tinghe didn't know what Lin Yu was up to, so naturally he had no appetite to eat.
Lin Yu was not polite to him. He hadn't eaten for several days and was starving to death.
"What's the matter with Mr. Chief Assistant coming here?" Although he didn't know what it was, it would definitely not be a good thing for Yang Tinghe to come over. With the lessons learned from the previous two times, he probably wouldn't come over under normal circumstances.
"Your Majesty, there is a flood in Henan. The situation is critical, so I came to inform your Majesty." Yang Tinghe handed over his hand, but what he said did not make people very happy.
Lin Yu's hand when eating meat paused for a moment, and then continued eating as if nothing had happened.
Lin Yu didn't seem to care and said, "What's the situation? How many people died?"
When Yang Tinghe heard Lin Yu's cold voice, he felt a little disappointed. He hoped to have a wise king. Lin Yu really looked like a wise king at first, but his later actions of not going to court and his current indifference really made him a little bit...
So disappointed.
Yang Tinghe said in a deep voice: "The situation is not optimistic. The casualties have not been calculated yet, but according to the disaster area reported below, the number of victims will probably not be less than 100,000." Yang Tinghe has no way to deal with such natural and man-made disasters.
The cabinet has discussed it before, but His Majesty must be notified of this matter.
"That's it." Lin Yu's hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly. There are 100,000 people, and according to the usual characteristics below, the affected area is only large or small, so the number of people affected must be more than disappointing.
How many of the 100,000 people could survive such a catastrophe? Even if they were lucky enough to survive, how could they survive without land?
Lin Yu could already imagine what kind of human tragedy the disaster area was now.
"What is the cabinet's attitude towards this matter?" Lin Yu was anxious and angry. It was useless. Natural disasters, let alone now, even in a few hundred years, would have no choice but to evacuate. There was no other way. Now, there is no other choice.
He said that we should try our best to treat the victims and arrange them properly.
"The cabinet has already discussed it. What everyone wants is for the imperial court to provide 300,000 taels for disaster relief and to properly resettle the victims to prevent civil unrest."
Lin Yu pondered for a moment. The cabinet must have a way of doing these things. At least there are previous examples, so it won't do too badly. It's actually useless for him to intervene.
Thinking of this, Lin Yu said: "As long as the cabinet arranges these things, I believe the cabinet must have a feasible solution. But, Sir, can the cabinet ensure that all my money is spent on the victims?"
Lin Yu didn't care about spending money. Even if 300,000 yuan was not enough, he could add more. But he also knew that no matter how much money he spent, he couldn't feed officials at all levels, so he didn't add more money and just did whatever he wanted with the cabinet. This 300,000 yuan could do whatever he wanted.
It is enough to spend it on the victims.
"This..." Yang Tinghe was speechless for a moment. He had no good solution. The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was corrupt and corrupt. It was impossible for him to personally bring money to provide disaster relief. That was unrealistic. He had to
He wanted to spread the money to the officials below to provide disaster relief, so he couldn't say anything about this promise. According to his idea, it would be good if one hundred thousand could be passed on to the victims.
"It seems that the Chief Assistant has nothing to do. If the Chief Assistant doesn't have one, then I will have to use my own method."
Looking at Lin Yu's smile, Yang Tinghe shuddered for no reason. He always felt that there was a trace of killing intent in his majesty's smile.
"I dare you, your majesty. Please clarify my doubts." He was also curious about what method your majesty would use. After all, it is difficult to stop this thing. There are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. And if you don't feed the officials below, who will do their best?
Still alive.
"It's not convenient to say it clearly. I just want to tell Mr. Chief Assistant that since Mr. Chief Assistant has nothing to do, then I will naturally use my own methods to guarantee my money. After all, the money from the treasury is also my money. I want to use it.
It shouldn’t be a problem as to how you use your money, right?”
Lin Yu looked at Yang Tinghe with a smile. He would chop off the claws of anyone who dared to reach out this time.
"Of course there is no problem. Now that we have finished talking about state affairs, I still want to talk to His Majesty about some family matters." Yang Tinghe smiled, not knowing who was going to be unlucky. Anyway, it seemed that His Majesty wanted to ensure that the money was used in full.
Then someone must be in trouble.
"Oh? Tell me, let's talk. Is there anything else that cannot be said between us monarchs and ministers?" Lin Yu knew that this old boy would definitely ask about Yang Shen.
"It's a matter about the child. My son Yang Shen has received the grace of God and has been appointed as the commander of the Jinyi Guards. However, as a father, I am the chief minister of the dynasty. If my son still serves as the commander of the Jinyi Guards, there will be many words in the court. I sincerely ask for your majesty's permission for this incident.
Remove Yang Shen from his position as commander."
What Yang Tinghe said was true. In fact, the path he arranged for his son was to work in the Hanlin Academy, then to work in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and finally to join the cabinet. However, His Majesty completely disrupted his plan.
Moreover, where is the Jin Yiwei, where has Yang Shen gone, and where will he have a foothold in the court in the future? Besides, he is right, for someone who is the chief minister of the court and the head of a secret service agency, how can your majesty be so relieved?
For the sake of my son's future, and to avoid the suspicion of His Majesty and the ministers, I must resign this commander at any cost.