In the capital of the gods, Emperor Linde held court for three consecutive days.
It's because of the epidemic in Jinling.
The reform group headed by Emperor Linde showed a political retreat for the first time.
But this time it was not just the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, but also the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Supervising Censor, and the Deputy Envoy of the General Affairs Department. Bigger fish also surfaced.
On the second day, Zhao Pengcheng, the Minister of Household Affairs, and the Minister of Industry stood behind these people and expressed their support and dissatisfaction.
Sun Mingyuan, the former Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was a veteran of three dynasties. He had been a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs during the Taizu Dynasty. He had been dealing with finance and taxation for many years. The imperial treasury was running normally in his hands. Even in difficult times, this local official
The minister can also get money for emergencies, and his ability to strategize is first-rate in the world.
He is said to be a veteran of three dynasties, but in fact he should be a veteran of the fourth dynasty.
However, Emperor Linde was not angry with the actions of his brother, Emperor Xizong, who did not even have a reign title, so Yang Qingyuan was able to dethrone him from the throne and slay the dragon with one sword.
Therefore, when the ministers discussed the dynasty, they would subconsciously downplay the emperor.
This is not only the intention of respecting the emperor, but also the intention of all civil servants and military officials.
In terms of civil servants, the chief minister of the cabinet, Yu Yanyi, was killed by Xizong, and the world was unjust. This act aroused great sorrow and indignation in the hearts of the world's literati and even the common people of Li.
As for Wu Xun, most of the noble generals supported the King of Chu, and the King of Chu was also killed by Xizong in the name of treason. This caused Wu Xun to be resentful towards Xizong.
If Xizong could take charge of the court and rule the world, this dissatisfaction would naturally be slowly eliminated. After all, the power of the imperial power was still strong.
But he was pulled down from the throne within a few months, which left him with no time or opportunity to attend to matters above.
Therefore, the current civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are dissatisfied with Emperor Xizongli.
In the second year of Linde's reign, Sun Mingyuan, a veteran of the Four Dynasties, begged the emperor for his bones on the grounds of his old age, and submitted his resignation to the cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel.
Of course, Emperor Linde would definitely not allow it for the first time.
Sun Mingyuan was a local official in the Ministry of Household Affairs. He held the financial affairs of the Great Zhou Empire and held a high position of power. He was firmly among the top three figures among the Great Nine Ministers.
The so-called Dajiuqing refers to the Heavenly Officials of the Ministry of Personnel, the Local Officials of the Household Department, the Spring Officials of the Rites Department, the Summer Officials of the War Department, the Autumn Officials of the Criminal Department, and the Winter Officials of the Ministry of Industry, plus the Zhengyoudu Yushi of the Duchayuan, the Zhengqing of Dali Temple, and
General Affairs Department.
These figures are the pillars of the empire and the pillars of the imperial court. When officials of this level beg for their bones, they will inevitably experience many pulls.
The first memorial of begging for bones will definitely be rejected by the emperor.
This is the emperor's attitude to express his attitude. Important matters of the country cannot leave the Qing family, to show how useful Sun Mingyuan is to the imperial court.
Then Sun Mingyuan would perform the memorial for the second time and beg for the bones again.
But Emperor Linde still rejected it, this time to show Sun Mingyuan's contribution to the court.
Play for the third time, call back for the third time.
This time it was to show Emperor Linde's friendship as a monarch and his ministers towards Sun Mingyuan.
Only when the fourth memorial was presented, Emperor Linde would agree to Sun Mingyuan's resignation under the persuasion of the cabinet.
Although this process is troublesome, it is a necessary etiquette for important officials in the court.
Even ministers who are disliked by the emperor will not go through a similar process.
If you submit a letter to resign for the first time and the emperor agrees, then it means that the emperor is telling you, "Get out!"
After Sun Ming left the court, the position of Minister of Household Affairs could not be vacant for a long time.
However, most of the people in the New Party were too young, and there was simply no one with enough weight among them to be able to take the position of local official and minister, so they had no choice but to give up the position of minister of household affairs.
You must know that although the emperor has supreme authority, he cannot be arbitrary in appointing officials of this level.
Even if Taizong's reputation dictates that a person with insufficient qualifications and reputation be appointed to succeed the Hubu local official, this person may still be squeezed out by his colleagues.
No one likes someone who breaks the rules and order!
According to the rules of the Zhou Dynasty's officialdom, positions such as the Minister of Household Affairs were naturally determined by court recommendation.
Under Yang Qingyuan's innovation, the weight of Ting Tui is even greater than before!
It is a pity that although Yong'an's first and third departments are full of talents, their seniority is only more than ten years. Wang Hua and Yang Qingyuan have been rising through the ranks for a century. Yang Qingyuan's merits and talents cannot be faulted; Wang Hua's political achievements and age
The capital is equally outstanding.
But the others are not qualified, and there is not even one person who can participate in the nomination.
So after the game between all parties, this Zhao Pengcheng took the position of Minister of Household Affairs.
In the second court, this person's attack was something no one expected.
Logically speaking, at his level, it is impossible to take a clear-cut stand against a minister of the same level without special circumstances.
Before Yang Qingyuan resigned, he was the chief minister of Dali Temple, one of the Great Nine Ministers.
Now he is the Prince's Young Master, and his rank is higher than those of their ministers. To deal with Yang Qingyuan with such a clear-cut stance is basically to break up.
However, the plague in Jinling is prevalent and extremely serious. According to the report the day before yesterday, 350,000 people have been infected. Although there is no new data, everyone is aware of the critical situation in Jinling.
This is naturally a God-given opportunity for those who want to deal with the new party.
Emperor Linde was young, and the imperial power was suppressed before Yang Qingyuan left the capital. Once they could defeat the members of the new party, they would have a chance to take the emperor into their hands.
At that time, the power of the country will be in their hands. Such an opportunity is enough for a minister to take a risk.
The silence of Emperor Linde and Wang Hua on the matter of Jinling made these ministers even more complacent. They once again wrote to Emperor Linde to issue an edict to sin against themselves and offer sacrifices to heaven to plead guilty. At the same time, they asked the emperor to kill the traitor Yang Qingyuan,
To comfort the heart of heaven.
Emperor Linde looked gloomy on the surface, but in fact he was already happy in his heart. At this time, they made trouble more and more vigorously. After the Master completely solved the Jinling epidemic, it was time for them to slap themselves in the face.
However, you can cooperate with Wang Hua to deal with all these people!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, now he still wants to lure these people to place a bigger bet. Shisan pretended to be angry: "What kind of punishment?! I don't want to hear this. What I want is to cure the epidemic.
The way to appease the people is not to listen to your rhetoric here."
Just as planned before, Thirteen's anger did not silence these people, but made them even more energetic.
"The power of God cannot be resisted by manpower. Only by offering sacrifices to heaven and worshiping gods can God stop the fire of thunder."
Facing the aggressive ministers, the two new party officials Wang Hua and Chen Nayan remained silent.
Li Xunhuan, the censor of Youqiandu, looked sideways and said nothing, counting the number of golden dragons on the mural behind the emperor.
Li Chengguang, Minister of the Ministry of War, who has always advanced and retreated with the New Party members, also
Of course, there were smart people in the court. For example, Zhao Menke, the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, noticed that something was amiss and rationally watched the fire from the other side.
While the quarrels between the court and the central government continued, Yang Qingyuan, who was far away in Jinling, had almost solved the epidemic.
With the prescription of Sun Shichang's special medicine, the epidemic poison is no longer scary.
Medicinal materials from various places in the south of the Yangtze River and even other states in the imperial court were continuously delivered, making detoxification and epidemic treatment extremely smooth.
In one and a half months, 70% of the epidemic patients in Jinling have recovered. Only some people who have other illnesses caused by the epidemic have not yet recovered.
Yang Qingyuan also organized the people of Jinling to use high-temperature boiling stones to disinfect the original wells in Jinling City. Then they were all buried and the wells were dug again to ensure that the whole city had no worries about water supply.
Jinling is located in the south of the Yangtze River. It has a dense water network and abundant water resources. It is extremely easy to dig wells to obtain water.
Thanks to the efforts of the people of Jinling, in just five days, thousands more wells were opened in Jinling City.
The rivers in the city were naturally purified without anyone continuing to poison them.
The water problem of the people in Jinling City has been solved.
Yang Qingyuan also promoted the benefits of boiled water. Drinking boiled water is beneficial to the human body.
Before this, only wealthy people would choose to boil water.
Because firewood and charcoal cost money, although the price of firewood is low, it is used every day, which is not a small burden for the homes of ordinary people in the city.
Originally, firewood was used to boil water only when necessary for cooking, bathing, etc., but now the people of Jinling have another option - most of the water at the entrance is boiled.
People may not care about anything else, but they must care about their own lives.
In another half month, nearly 30,000 more patients were cured.
Although Jinling City has not yet opened, the city is already thriving.
This huge man-made disaster took more than three months and was finally completely eliminated with the support of Yang Qingyuan, Sun Shichang, Li Binhu, Tang Shenwei, Xue Wen, and a group of famous Jinling doctors, common people, soldiers, and police officers.
As of this day, Jinling Prefectural Government counted 942,307 sick people in Jinling City, which is close to the number of people in half of Jinling City.
So far, no more than 8,000 people have died from the epidemic, and most of these people died in the early stages of the epidemic.
According to comprehensive statistics, the mortality rate is less than one percent.
Such achievements are already brilliant for Dazhou's epidemic prevention.
This can be said to be the largest epidemic in the past five hundred years, but it is also the plague with the least losses.
After the last patient of the epidemic was cured, Jinling City was still closed for five days. After it was confirmed that everything was safe, the gates of Jinling City, which had been closed for more than three months, were reopened.
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Not only Jinling, there are also small-scale virus infections in other places in Yangzhou, but they are all infected by the infectious power of the virus itself. It is not as exaggerated and rapid as the poisoning in Jinling City, so it is still controllable.
within the range.
With the prescription developed by Sun Shichang sent by Yang Qingyuan, the epidemic in various places in Yangzhou was suppressed before it broke out.
However, the people of Yangzhou are still worried.
It is said to be a small-scale epidemic, but there has been no news for three months. How can we convince the public?
Although the governor's office of Yangzhou has used all means to appease the people, as time goes by, the uneasiness in the hearts of the people of Yangzhou has become more and more serious.
We are on the verge of reaching the limit here, and the people are extremely panicked.
The news of Jinling's official opening spread throughout Yangzhou, throughout the south of the Yangtze River, and throughout the world.
The seriousness of the epidemic was truly reported to the people, and all the people who received the news had chills down their spines.
If it hadn't been for Mr. Yang's decisive decision to seal the city; if it hadn't been for the mercy of the King of Medicine who came to Yangzhou in person; if the officials and people of Jinling hadn't been united, Yangzhou would have turned into a ghost.
There is no rooster crow for thousands of miles, and white bones are exposed in the wild.
In Yangzhou, the reputations of Yang Qingyuan and Sun Shichang have also reached an incredible level.
It is widely spread that these two heroes in the fight against the epidemic are respected by thousands of people in Yangzhou, especially in Jinling City, like Buddhas in thousands of families. Some even burn incense and pray for blessings.
Sun Shichang is a bit better, after all, he is old, and at best he can be regarded as a first-class god.
But Yang's life was not so easy. He was already a world-famous talented scholar and general with both civil and military skills. Now he had the grace to save his life. All the daughters in Jinling City were not pregnant, and even the married ones were in trouble.
Have other thoughts.
Yang Qingyuan just stepped out of the door, and twenty-seven hydrangeas were thrown at him; thirty-two women's handkerchiefs fell beside him; what was outrageous was that the wooden poles supporting the windows of the houses on the street were all thrown at him.
Three sticks fell and almost hit Yang Qingyuan on the head.
Regarding this kind of behavior, Yang Qingyuan expressed his gratitude for the invitation, but since my surname is not Ximen, I can only let down the good intentions of all the girls and young women...
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On the night when Jinling City was opened, Yang Qingyuan hosted a banquet for many people in the square outside the Jinling Mansion Office. Most of them were the heads of wealthy local families, wives, young ladies, and volunteers from various towns in Jinling City.
There are also all the doctors who have contributed to the fight against the epidemic, as well as the Dali Temple police officers, Jinling Prefecture subordinates and city defense army officers who have been working day and night.
This banquet is a flowing banquet, there is no hierarchy, it is just a celebration of success.
Yang Qingyuan raised his glass, used his true energy to transmit his voice, and said loudly to the people in the square and streets: "They say that Yang Qingyuan has contributed a lot to this victory, but this is not true. The scale and toxicity of this epidemic are unprecedented.
Never before. The fact that we were able to win the battle was definitely not the result of one or two people."
Although Yang Qingyuan was still infected by the strange poison of Jinbo Xunhua at this moment, with his skill, he could still easily transmit the sound into everyone's ears, making it clearly distinguishable.
"The power of one person, before the disasters of heaven and earth, is like dust to Mount Tai, like drops of water to the river! It is insignificant! Only when everyone works together can we overcome the disasters of heaven and earth. This is the tribute of all those who participated in the fight against the epidemic in Jinling
Credit!”
"Whether it is the person who provided the money, the person who contributed the effort, or the person who developed the prescription, they are all the contributors to this great victory! Today, I raise a glass to congratulate you all! Please drink this cup to your full!"
Everyone present, whether male or female, young or old, rich or poor, high or low, all raised their glasses of wine.
Perhaps after today, they will return to their daily lives. Some will continue to work for their livelihoods, while others will continue to compete for profits.
But this moment will remain forever in history and in their hearts!
After several breaths of silence, countless voices erupted from the square.
even some
"Dry!"
"Dry!"
"Drink this cup to the full!"
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There is no honor or inferiority at the wine table today!
You can see a butcher selling meat having a drink with the richest man in Jinling; the wealthy daughter of a prominent family in Jinling and the young son of a doctor are holding cups of wine and talking and laughing;
A soldier of the city defense army punched...
Between heaven and earth, the common people and the people should be so beautiful and natural!
