He also lost Ha Feng's order and went to Zhang An's residence.
But this time was special, as Yi Shiha left the palace in the middle of the night.
Seeing how sneaky this guy was, Zhang Anshi had no choice but to dress up and invite him to the main hall of the palace.
Then he said: "No wonder people say that factory guards are pervasive. This factory is in front of the guards, and the east factory has such a reputation. It can be seen that this must be due to your good teaching, my father-in-law. My father-in-law has good skills!"
Yi Shiha said: "Don't talk nonsense, His Majesty has spoken."
Zhang Anshi then suppressed the smile on his face and said seriously: "Please tell me, father-in-law."
Yi Shiha said: "I have issued an edict: There is an emergency in Henan, Guanzhong, Huguang and other places. There are suspected traitors causing chaos. Zhang Qing got the order and immediately conducted a secret investigation. He mobilized the Jinyi Guards and others to seize the rebels. I have given you the power to kill first and then report.
There is a mistake, thank you!"
This oral message is very brief.
But the bigger the matter, the shorter the oral instructions.
After Zhang Anshi heard this, he immediately understood the holy meaning.
Your Majesty should have received the report from Dongchang.
He was obviously furious.
That's why I decided to let Zhang Anshi appear.
Zhang Anshi frowned.
Yi Shiha said: "Your Majesty also knows that it is difficult."
Zhang Anshi sat down and said, "I also lost Eunuch Ha. What else did your Majesty say?"
Yi Shiha said: "The most difficult thing now is that there are so many people participating, and the so-called law does not blame everyone. What's more, there are serious disasters everywhere, and the disasters are like fire. If this continues, I don't know how many people will starve to death every day, and they will fight
With this in mind, I think the imperial court is throwing a tantrum at the mercy of the enemy. After all, at this juncture, another major case has been raised, which will be even more detrimental to the relief effort."
"What your Majesty wants is not only to teach the victims to starve to death, but also to teach these thieves to die without a burial place, and to ensure that no one will be wronged. Therefore, this matter must be both fast and accurate..."
Zhang Anshi nodded and said: "Your Majesty is indeed a wise man. He revealed the secret of heaven with one word. It must be accurate, fast, and catch them all in one go. These three are difficult, really difficult."
Yi Shiha took a deep look at Zhang Anshi and said: "Nowadays...the most terrifying thing is...the national treasury is almost out of money and food, so if we can't recover the stolen goods...I'm afraid..."
Zhang Anshi raised his eyebrows and said, "In this case, wouldn't it be as difficult as climbing to the sky?"
"It is indeed as difficult as climbing to the sky." Yisheha said seriously: "It is precisely because this matter is as difficult as climbing to the sky, so your Majesty hopes that His Highness the Prince of Wuhu County can do his best. This matter is not a trivial matter. If it is done well, then
It is a blessing for the common people. But if it is not done well, it will shake the foundation of the country, starve to death everywhere, and traitors and traitors will be able to do whatever they want."
After a pause, he continued: "Your Majesty also said that this matter... Although it is entrusted to His Highness the Prince of Wuhu County, he also knows that this matter is as difficult as climbing to the sky. Your Highness only needs to do his best. If it really doesn't work, he will never do it.
Add guilt."
Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty has been kind to me. If you want to humiliate me, I will risk my life. I will do my best to ask my father-in-law to report back to your majesty. Zhang Anshi is willing to go through fire and water."
Yi Shiha nodded with satisfaction and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Zhang Anshi's words finally allowed him to go back and do business.
Yi Shiha said: "What do you plan to do, Your Highness?"
Zhang Anshi said: "My father-in-law is teaching me how to do things?"
Yishu laughed: "No, no, no, don't get me wrong, what I mean is, Your Highness...these rebellious officials and traitors are all over Guanzhong, Henan, Huguang, thousands of miles away, and I don't know where the food they have hidden is."
, His Highness can travel unimpeded here in Zhili, but once he goes deep into all the prefectures and counties in the world, it will be difficult to do anything. Although the Jinyiwei has a lot of manpower, in real terms, this emergency disaster involves four provinces.
Twenty-seven state capitals, more than 350 counties, thousands of markets, even if all the royal guards are dispersed, it is just a needle in a haystack..."
"Your Highness, your Majesty and your servants are all worried about this. The world's affairs... the worst thing is that the law does not blame everyone. Thousands of thieves are colluding with each other. No, it can even be said that they have not colluded at all.
, but they have a tacit understanding with each other, but they seem to have made a pact to do the worst things."
Yishuha is a smart man.
The biggest problem here...is that these people really are not connected.
They just did the same thing based on their own interests.
If it is a rebellious party, it is easier to deal with. As long as a key member is caught and tortured, the accomplices can be tortured, and then follow the clues to catch them all.
But the current situation is just the opposite. It's useless if you catch one, ten, or a hundred people. You can't find anyone else even if you kill their whole family.
What's more, if they really go on a killing spree, the use is actually limited, and the more they kill, the more people will panic. After all, they are local snakes, controlling local public opinion. If at this time, they secretly arrange their minions to encourage the refugees to rebel, then
The situation may be even worse.
There are so many refugees, they are like firewood, only a spark is missing. The refugees have no information and have no external channels. They only know that they are hungry, that their wives are separated, and that they are hungry. The reason why they are so numbered now.
The province is still under the control of the Ming Dynasty, precisely because these 'rebellious officials and traitors' need the sign of the Ming Dynasty to intimidate the refugees in the name of representing the imperial court.
But what if these people no longer want the Ming Dynasty’s brand?
By then, countless refugees have been hijacked, and even if the government and army can easily suppress them, at that time... the refugees who were supposed to be rescued have now become rioters who want to be killed.
So...what else is there to provide relief for? Simply send out officers and soldiers to slaughter everyone in these provinces.
Relief cannot go so far as to save people from detours for decades. Instead of giving people food and drink and teaching them to live, the result is that it is done in one step, teaching these provinces to have no one, and the disaster is solved.
This is why Zhu Di believes that the situation is very critical, because no matter what choice he makes, it may cause unbearable consequences.
The world belongs to Zhu and Zhu Di. Others have no obligation to protect it, but Zhu Di does.
Even though Zhu Di is a rough guy and usually kills without blinking an eye, he can never bear the consequences of things getting worse.
Otherwise... even if the empire of the Ming Dynasty can be maintained through repeated suppression by the government and the army, if the hearts of the scholars and gentry in the world are completely lost, even if the hearts of the ordinary people are completely lost, then the country will really be shaken and the world will collapse.
Zhang Anshi thought for a while and said: "In any case, your majesty and father-in-law, please rest assured that I have my own solution."
Yi Shiha nodded: "Then I wish His Highness you will succeed immediately. Once successful, you will really benefit the people and you will be able to be a very popular minister."
Zhang Anshi was unhappy and said, "You cursed me?"
Yi Shiha felt that what he just said was obviously a good thing, so why did he make Zhang Anshi unhappy?
He shook his head and said: "No, no, no, this is what I say from the bottom of my heart."
Zhang Anshi said: "If you say you are an extremely human minister, I will be afraid."
After hearing this, Yi Shiha didn't feel that making Zhang Anshi feel happy would make him feel happy. Instead, he gave Zhang Anshi a sour look.
Then he said: "Your Highness was raised by the prince, and he and his Majesty are members of the same family. Others are very popular ministers, and they may cause trouble, but what is your concern? When Taizu Gao was emperor, he killed
He has made so many heroes, but none of his adopted sons Li Wenzhong, Mu Ying, He Wenhui, etc. have passed away, and his heirs are still receiving favors..."
Yishiha pursed his lips and continued: "In addition, there is Ping'an, the adopted son of Emperor Taizu Gao. When Emperor Taizu Gao was around, Ping'an was always trusted and reused, and he was regarded as a minister who trusted him.
After that, His Majesty Jingnan, in compliance with Emperor Jianwen's decree, repeatedly defeated His Majesty, and almost brought danger to His Majesty several times. But in the end, His Majesty ascended the throne, not only did he not do anything to him, but he was also made the commander of the capital of Peking.
Will he be promoted to the post of governor of the Imperial Household Qianshi soon?"
Zhang Shi'an knew that Ping'an was a famous general in the Jianwen Dynasty and the adopted son of Emperor Taizu Gao. Zhu Di Jingnan, almost all the troops who countered the rebellion were the adopted sons and grandchildren of Emperor Taizu Gao. For example, Li Jinglong,
His father, Li Wenzhong, was the adopted son of Emperor Taizu Gao, and Ping An was also an adopted son.
To a certain extent, in Emperor Taizu Gao's plan, the heroes were not trustworthy, but the adopted sons were trustworthy.
Therefore, after his death, the military power of the entire Ming army was controlled by the adopted sons of Emperor Taizu Gao. Those who guarded the southwest were Mu Ying, and in the court were Li Jinglong and Ping An, the sons of Li Wenzhong.
When Yi Shiha mentioned these allusions, he was actually trying to comfort Zhang Anshi and reassure him.
You see, even people like Taizu and Emperor Gao talk about family ties, let alone Your Majesty. Your Majesty, don’t worry, just work hard.
Zhang Anshi said: "But I heard that although Ping An was entrusted with important responsibilities, one day, although His Majesty temporarily forgave Ping An, he saw Ping An's name when he was reading the memorial and said to the people around him: "Ping Bao'er is still alive.
"?" After Ping An found out, he committed suicide wisely."
"Nonsense!" Yishiha was so angry that he almost jumped up: "Who made this rumor again? Why do people make rumors and cause trouble every time? Your Majesty, it's just nonsense for others, but you are His Majesty
Don’t you know the confidant of your Majesty? After your Majesty ascended the throne, you appointed Ping An as the commander of the capital of Peiping. What kind of place is Peiping? It is your Majesty’s land of Longxing. In order to show that you don’t care about past grudges, your majesty transferred your fundamental place to
How could he take revenge on him after so many years if he was allowed to guard it safely?"
"This Ping'an is the adopted son of Emperor Taizu Gao, and is also the adopted brother of His Majesty. Your Majesty started his career with Jingnan, and he killed his own adopted brother in the name of Emperor Taizu Gao restoring the ancestral system. This will not only teach the world
Apart from making people laugh at Your Majesty, what good does it do to Your Majesty?"
"Ah...this..." Zhang Anshi said awkwardly: "I just heard what others said."
Yi Shiha gritted his teeth and said, "Who is spreading the rumor again?"
Zhang Anshi could only say: "Everyone in the market says so!"
Yishiha shook his head, but didn't say anything else, and immediately returned to the palace.
In the literary building, although it was late at night, the lights were brightly lit. Zhu Di did not sleep all night, just waiting for Yiluha's reply.
"His Majesty."
Under the slow candlelight, Zhu Di's tired face was illuminated.
Zhu Di said calmly: "How to say?"
"His Royal Highness the Prince of Wuhu County said that if the king is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, he will do his best and go through fire and water."
Zhu Di sighed: "I have really worked hard for him. Now that he is in danger, I am afraid that he will have to work hard for some days. In this case, why did he come back so late?"
Yi Shiha looked at Zhu Di's face and said, "Zhang Anshi discussed something with the slave."
"What's the matter?"
Yi Shiha said: "Anyway, for some reason, while talking, His Highness suddenly mentioned General Ping'an."
Zhu Di seemed very unhappy when he mentioned Ping An. The scene of being beaten by Ping An was still vivid in his mind.
Yi Shiha didn't dare to hide it, so he said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, what peace your Highness the Prince of Wuhu says is... forcing you to death..."
Zhu Di's brows twitched suddenly, and he almost jumped up. He said angrily: "He is spreading rumors. Only a shameless person would say such a thing!"
Yi Shiha said truthfully: "It's not that His Highness the Prince of Wuhu County is spreading rumors to cause trouble. He said he heard about it in the market."
Zhu Di snorted coldly and said: "I don't know about him yet? How can the people in the market think of this? Only this guy spends all his time thinking about these nonsense, and he still talks about it all the time!"
Yi Shiha was too frightened to speak.
Peace... forced to death...
After being angry, Zhu Di suddenly calmed down: "I understand what he meant. Is he afraid?"
Yi Shiha hesitated and said, "It seems so."
Zhu Di rolled his eyes and said, "This coward is really a rat!"
I wanted to say something else, but my lips pursed, and finally I said: "How is his eldest son, Zhang Changsheng, doing lately?"
Yi Shiha was stunned for a moment, feeling that His Majesty's change of thought was too sudden, and subconsciously said: "I don't know."
Zhu Di sighed: "The queen is old, and I am busy with world affairs. She is in the palace, and there is no one to talk to. The king of Zhao and the king of Han are thousands of miles away. Now she is my grandson. Now
I am also on official business in the Taiping Mansion. Hey... let Changsheng enter the palace. Zhang Anshicheng is diligent in the king's orders and cannot be educated. This Changsheng is brought up by me and the queen. This way, the Queen of the Pope can relieve some loneliness. "
Although Yi Shiha felt shocked, he immediately responded: "I will go tomorrow... to deliver the order."
Zhu Di said: "Let's discuss this with the East Palace in advance to see what the Crown Princess wants, and then ask the Crown Princess to ask Mrs. Xu. If Chang Sheng's mother has no objections, the matter will be settled."
Yi Shiha said: "Yes."
At this moment, Yi Shiha realized something belatedly, and thought to himself... So it turns out that spreading rumors is really useful? How can Zhang Anshi, that boy with so little virtue, gain any benefits?
Having such thoughts, Yi Shiha couldn't help but feel sorry for himself.
They are all human beings. He has had his eggs removed and has been loyal for decades. He will never make a small mistake. Only by force can he be sincere. But look at this person...
Zhu Di seemed to be still angry in his heart, and couldn't help but cursed: "Next time, tell Zhang Anshi to shut up and stop talking about the rights and wrongs in the palace every day! He likes to spread rumors and cause trouble so much. If he has the ability, he will go and fight with me.
The scholars are quarreling, why are they dead when they come to the scholars? Huh, if you search your intestines and stomach every day, you know how to talk about it in the palace. I think he is not even as good as the King of Yi!"
Yi Shiha said hurriedly: "Yes, I have taken note of it. Your Majesty, it's late at night..."
Zhu Di scolded for a while, and seemed to have lost some of his anger. He waved his hands and said: "How can I sleep? If what Dongchang said is true, I'm afraid that every cup of tea will starve to death. How many soldiers and civilians will starve to death?"
I don’t know how many people are starving to death. Just mentioning me at this time will make you gnash your teeth with hatred. I gave out money and food, but I didn’t get peace in the world. What did I get in exchange? I lost my heart, I lost my heart!
All my money and food were fed to those rebellious officials and traitors..."
Yi Shiha had no choice but to close his mouth and listen silently to Zhu Di's complaints.
…………
Early the next morning.
Zhang Anshi summoned people from the Chief Shifu, Jinyiwei, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, and Qixia Trading Company to meet him.
Everyone arrived early and were whispering in the palace.
Until Zhang Anshi walked in quickly, everyone immediately fell silent.
Zhang Anshi only glanced at everyone, and said resolutely: "Have you read the briefing? Since the situation is known, then... I won't go into details. The disaster is like a fire. From now on, everyone should take action."
Yang Pu was the first to stand up and said: "Your Highness, please give me your instructions."
Zhang Anshi didn't waste much time and said directly: "On the one hand, Zhili issued an order requesting all state governments in Zhili to promote frugality in order to save food. Let's start with my county and prince's government. All expenses will be reduced."
Half. Except for the model camp and water village, all food consumption will be reduced by 20%."
After everyone listened, some people inevitably frowned.
A 20% reduction is actually not much. Now everyone can have enough to eat, and occasionally there is waste. If a 20% reduction is achieved, no one will be hungry, but...
Zhu Jin stood up and said: "Your Highness, our food... is enough to cope with it. Even if we save, we won't be able to save much food. On the contrary, after issuing this order, I am afraid it will cause people's hearts to wander."
Zhang Anshi laughed: "I just want people to be excited, I want everyone to know that even I am in Zhili, I am actually short of food. Okay, next, adjust the food for me and get out of Zhili, no matter what method is used, yes
Whether by water transport, land transport, carriages, horses, steam locomotives, or by carrying burdens, in short, from various rivers, or official roads, I can transport grain to the four provinces, states and counties. Manpower
… We, Zhili, will be responsible for it. Each state and county will set up a small banner of Jin Yiwei to be responsible for guarding. We will pay the money to ensure that there is food."
Zhu Jin looked troubled and said: "Now the food supply in various provinces remains high... Let's transport the food..."
Zhang Anshi said with a smile: "Okay, that's it, anyway, there is only one thing, that is, I want everyone to see the food, see that there is a lot of food, and we must do it at all costs. Gentlemen, now is an extraordinary time, now
, every time we talk over a cup of tea, someone is starving to death!"
At this point, he paused, but the smile on his face disappeared, and he turned to say seriously: So... now is the time for everyone to work together in the same boat. At this moment, everything is based on ensuring relief. Okay, the meeting is over.