old friends return

A few days later, officials from Cangzhou Prefecture went to Beijing to report the flood in Cangzhou to Emperor Hengde.

Of course, the matter of strengthening the embankment was also mentioned, but it was said that the flood was so fierce that no strong embankment could stop it, and although the number of victims was less than in previous years, this year was unfavorable and the disaster was even more serious.

Emperor Hengde had a headache and asked these officials to take them to the post station to have a good rest.

Originally, Emperor Hengde, who didn't plan to go to court for the past few days, asked Su Wenquan to inform all the officials that he would go to court to discuss matters tomorrow.

The next morning.

In the hall, it was as quiet as ever.The ministers hold the jade stick in their hands, like a hen holding a nest and hatching eggs, everyone is in danger.

Ever since Yan Qing entered the court, the emperor has become more and more absurd. In the past, even if he was not diligent, the morning court would not fall every day, but now he has changed the daily morning court to every three days. Yan Qing also dealt with a lot of affairs.

It's just a minister, the power in his hand is almost as good as that of the left and right prime ministers, a man is like a disaster... However, the ministers disdain and disdain, and every one of these words dares to admonish directly in front of the emperor.

Everyone looked at their noses, their noses at their hearts, and occasionally cast a few jealous or unwilling eyes at Liu Qingyan, waiting quietly to retreat.

Most of them also knew why Emperor Hengde called them here today, but the emperor didn't say anything, and they didn't want to take the initiative to do things for themselves, wishing they could just leave the court hastily.

At this time, only a deep voice was heard, and the ministers knew who it was without looking up. They exchanged glances with each other and continued to keep quiet.

"Your Majesty, I have this instruction..." The right minister held a jade stick and stepped out without being humble or overbearing. Even if he bent over, his spine was still straight.

"Your Majesty, the flood in Cangzhou has just receded. It is estimated that the prefect of Cangzhou has come to Beijing to face the saint. I heard that the situation is not optimistic."

"Although the people have made preparations in advance, the dam is still not enough to stop all the flood, and it still spreads to the low-lying areas outside the city. The life of the people in Cangzhou is still miserable. I think that some money should be allocated from the treasury to repair the dam. After a while, disaster relief should also be on the agenda.”

Having said that, Right looks thoughtfully at Liu Qingyan's position, revealing a meaningful smile.Liu Qingyan raised her head to meet his gaze, gave him a neutral look, and looked up at Emperor Hengde.

"The Right Prime Minister's words are justified. I have always taken the suffering of the people to heart, so the Right Prime Minister thinks, who should do the best job of supervising the construction of dams and disaster relief?"

Emperor Hengde seemed to be in a good mood, and he was not annoyed that Prime Minister Right interrupted his thoughts of leaving the court early, and looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in front of Prime Minister Cheng Muzhi with a smile.

"I think it is most appropriate for Yan Shangshu to handle this matter." Prime Minister Right threw out the words expressionlessly, but it seemed that a single stone stirred up thousands of waves, and all the ministers were sweating in their hearts.

Supervising the repair of dams is a fat job, and it can indeed make a lot of money, but it is indeed a hard job.

You know, the season in Cangzhou is when there are many mosquitoes, and the natural conditions are among the best in the whole Dazhou, not to mention the time when the flood has just passed, and the bandits are rampant, even the officers and soldiers will not pay attention inside.

Is this prime minister going to throw the emperor's favorite person to Cangzhou to suffer?Sure enough, Emperor Hengde's eyes turned cold, "Oh? How can you see the right minister?"

"Your Majesty, Yan Shangshu won the Holy Grace not long after he entered the imperial court. I think that Yan Shangshu must be a genius. Presumably the matter of supervising the construction of the embankment will not be difficult for Yan Shangshu, let alone..."

Prime Minister Right didn't seem to care about the emperor's sudden cold tone, but Emperor Hengde abruptly interrupted him when he wanted to continue, "Aiqing's words are justified, I will think about it carefully, and discuss this matter in three days."

Emperor Hengde glanced over to the right minister indifferently, and looked at Liu Qingyan's position.Liu Qingyan was dressed in a blue and black court dress, and her hair was meticulously tied into a court crown, which suppressed her demonic aura when she was usually wearing a red dress.

As if realizing that Emperor Hengde was looking at him, he tilted his head and licked the corner of his mouth at Emperor Hengde.

The smile was not very obvious, but there seemed to be water in his eyes, as if he had been rubbed into a deep affection. Emperor Hengde was a little stunned for a while, and he couldn't help but think of this man in the middle of the bed. attractive appearance.

Seemingly aware of his absence, he coughed quite seriously, and turned his gaze to Cheng Muzhi.And the moment he just turned his head, the smile on Liu Qingyan's face faded away, and there was only a bone-chilling chill in his eyes.

"Prince, I heard that you got something good a few days ago and want to give it to me? What is it?" The voice was as steady as ever. If Cheng Muzhi hadn't noticed his ecstasy just now, I'm afraid he would really think that he His father was gossiping with him.

"Father, my son got a square inkstone in Jiang County a few days ago, and it is of good quality. I think my father often uses these things when handling government affairs, so I want to show my son's filial piety. Father, don't dislike your son. I'm so angry with you." Cheng Muzhi cupped his hands slightly, with a respectful expression.

"Haha, the things the crown prince gave still have a literati air after all. Since they are filial piety, how can I dislike them? Wenquan, quickly bring them up for me to have a look!"

Emperor Hengde waved his hand, and the eunuch next to him immediately went down the steps, and carefully lifted the inkstone up.But when it was brought over, Emperor Hengde didn't seem to be in a hurry to look at it, so he just let Su Wenquan hold it and stand aside.

"Do you have anything to discuss?" Emperor Hengde looked at Wenquan indifferently, and the eunuch immediately understood, and hung his voice, "Retire!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" All the ministers bowed in unison, as if relieved, they exited the hall.The Minister of Dali Temple wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said puzzledly: "Old Kong, why do you think it's strange that the court hall is quiet today?"

The Diange University scholar next to him gave him a stern look, "Don't worry about it, Yan Qing is not a fuel-efficient lamp in the first place, it's a good thing that he didn't say anything today, and you still expect the eldest prince and the left prime minister to come again Insert a foot?"

"That's true, alas, how can we still talk in this court..." Dali Siqing sighed, even though he was dissatisfied with some of the current emperor's actions, but as a courtier, if he persuaded too much, he would cause trouble upper body.

Besides, he is not a very innocent person, and he is still in the court, he is just looking for a salary.

"Now we can just protect ourselves, what else is there to say? Even if the crown prince has been appointed, the other princes will be safe? The emperor doesn't know anything? We..."

The voices of Dian Ge University Scholars and Dali Siqing were mixed with helplessness and worry, and gradually faded away.