To Rule in a Turbulent World

Chapter 183 Volume 4 Subtracting Word Magnolia

"Disaster relief is a huge amount." Xie Hui said the first sentence, and the rest of the people were quiet.

"The imperial court alone cannot allocate funds to save the lives of 70 people." Xie Hui said slowly again: "I think the opinion of the Zhengshitang is reasonable and well-founded. But your majesty must not forget that the money needs to be opened for disaster relief." It fell on the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River."

After Xie Hui said this sentence, he stopped talking. Li Yan took a step forward and said: "The two ministers, Mr. Yushi, the Imperial Academy drafted a new law for His Majesty. If you are blocked, how about setting a limit of two years, waiting to get through the current crisis, and then drafting another official document?"

Li Yan took a half-way method, but no one seconded him. After all, he knew in his heart that the land that the gentry had been allotted would not be recovered no matter how many years passed.How can you take back what you have given to others?

Tang Yi just insisted: "If your Majesty does not need to open warehouses in various places for disaster relief, I will naturally have nothing to say, but this will inevitably lead to chaos. If the new law is implemented, the chaos of the refugees will not stop, and the follow-up situation will be worrying." .”

"Why can't it be stopped?" You Miao asked back: "Li Zhifeng has assembled his army in the territory of Jiangzhou, and he can recover the entire territory of Jiangzhou as soon as His Majesty's imperial decree arrives."

Lin Zhengtao sneered and said: "General Li's soldiers can attack barbarians, but stay in the territory, I'm afraid they are not soft-hearted towards the common people."

You Miao said indifferently: "Everyone, let's see how Li Zhifeng handles it. It has been said since ancient times that General Li has not died for the country. Is it too early to judge him now?"

Lin Zhengtao said with a smile: "Master You relied on his face to block the impeachment with Mr. Hao, and now he is not ashamed to speak out again."

"Your Majesty." Lin Zhengtao took a step forward, not giving in at all: "Li Zhifeng was impeached, but he went out to quell the chaos. I don't know what the rules are? Did His Majesty bestow amnesty, or did he think that the ten men from the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Yangzhou Mansion The two memorials are all about spreading rumors? If General Huwei is amnesty, an edict must be issued. If he thinks that the memorial is spreading rumors and causing trouble, he must send someone to investigate, arrest the rumormonger, and punish him for his crime. These cases have not yet been closed, and General Huwei Going to the expedition would be too disrespectful to the imperial court."

Pingxi said, "Lord Lin, the turmoil in various places cannot be delayed. You still want to put Li Zhifeng in a prison for trial first? Are you going to interrogate him until the year of the monkey? General Nie is still guarding the front line. Who can the court send to fight?" ? Could it be that Lord Lin wants to go in person?”

Lin Zhengtao said angrily: "This is a matter of the Ministry of War, what has it to do with Yushitai? The Ministry of War has no generals to send, and I don't want to regret it..."

"Enough!" Zhao Chao said angrily.

You Miao thought to himself, it seems that one or two of you are determined to annoy me, so everyone will talk nonsense in the court until dark.If you don't give in one step, don't let anyone go.

"About the reform." You Miao said, "I don't know if you have any other opinions?"

Tang Si snorted coldly: "What I wanted to say, I said it clearly three months ago, and now if I say it again, it's nothing more than a waste of time."

Lin Zhengtao said: "If the political affairs hall is determined to change the law, it must also consider the opinions of the people in various places. Otherwise, the reform will not be pushed, and the disaster will start first."

"Public opinion?" You Miao asked: "70 homeless refugees, including 50 northerners who fled south, and 20 local tenant tenants in Yangzhou, this is not public opinion. Whose opinion is public opinion?"

Tang Yu sneered and said, "Naturally, Sun Shenzhi and Lord You understand the public opinion best." Bi Wei bowed his hand, but it was an attitude of disdain to argue with You Miao.

The minister of the Ministry of Industry said: "Your Majesty, this matter will take a long time, and it will affect the whole body. If the new law is to be implemented, it will take three years. It will be far away from the water and not close to the fire, and the current situation is easy to change. At this moment, people's livelihood and the front line, It is closely related to the achievements of the Central Plains, and it can change in a day, so I hope your majesty will think twice, and don't get involved in the chaos lightly."

Lin Zhengtao said: "Your Majesty, the most important thing at this moment is to strive for stability. The new law involves too much, and it is really not suitable to implement it at this time."

Xie Hui pondered for a while, and then said again: "It's better to wait until the spring of next year, and then see the situation. What do you guys think? After the spring, the land needs to be plowed, and the grain is allocated. All these need people. It only takes time. self resolved."

You Miao frowned deeply, wanting to refute.Zhao Chao signaled to You Miao with his eyes, that's all there is to say.

There were three full hours of debate in the early court, and it was past noon, and all the courtiers were a little bit overwhelmed, but You Miao shook his head slowly, thinking that it was not enough.Now if Zhao Chaoruo said "I have made up my mind, I don't need to say more", it is true that I can suppress everyone and insist on going my own way, but this is not what Tang, Lin, Xie and others are willing to do.

They are the representatives of the major aristocratic families in the court. If these people don't nod, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River will definitely not agree. Forcibly promoting the new law will make the local government resentful and try to obstruct it.The new law is only possible if the officials in the DPRK and China are forced to nod.

"This matter will be discussed later." Zhao Chao said: "After General Li returns from the expedition, we will see how the battle progresses and retreat."

The ministers breathed a sigh of relief and stood there for three full hours, all of them were so tired that they were about to collapse. As soon as Zhao Chao left, the ministers dispersed.

Li Yan came from behind, and You Miao was furious, and said, "Damn, I'm so mad."

Li Yan also had no choice but to say, "I can't help you."

"I know." You Miao nodded. He didn't blame himself for fighting alone, after all, this was something that even Sun Yu couldn't solve - the six ministers were all in the court today, but none of them had the position to speak for him.Lin Luoyang was in charge of the Ministry of Officials, and Ping Xi was in charge of the Ministry of War. Neither of them had the right to intervene in matters concerning the new law.Although Qin Shaonan is in the household department, Xie Hui's official position is bigger than him, and he can't speak more than his boss.

Li Yan married the Tang family, and the Hanlin Academy was only responsible for drafting the charter, and had no right to intervene in matters of resolution.

In this way, only You Miao was left.At the beginning, I thought that the Beiren lineage had taken over half of the six departments, but now that it has been realized, seeing that the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households are controlled by the gentry, and the Yushitai is in the hands of the Lin family, I know it is a headache.

Lin Luoyang comforted: "Don't push yourself too hard, go back and rest first."

You Miao nodded, and didn't eat breakfast. She was already weak, so she had to rush back to Zhengshitang for breakfast.However, all the people were still discussing, and outside the Meridian Gate, Xie Jiajia Ding came to invite him.

"Master You." The Ding said, "My Master Shangshu wants to come over and talk to you."

As soon as You Miao's heart moved, everyone's expression was tacit. You Miao knew that Xie Hui wanted to come to see him because he was close to Zhao Chao and showed all the courtesy.But when it comes to official positions, You Miao is only a sixth-rank official, far below Xie Hui, the official second-rank official, so don't mess up the etiquette, and hurriedly said: "I'll go there now."

After finishing the discussion with Li Yan and the others, You Miao went outside the palace alone, got into Xie Hui's carriage, clasped his hands before getting into the carriage and said, "Master Xie."

Xie Hui was in the car. He was old and meek. When he saw You Miao, he smiled and nodded.

You Miao's identity is very sensitive in the court. Although the official position is very low, no one dares to belittle him. After all, the structure of the new dynasty has been roughly determined.In terms of military affairs, Nie Dan refuses to go outside, Li Zhifeng stays inside, and You Miao is the representative of the two major military factions in the court.

And two of the six Shangshu were friends with You Miao, and they became even more popular in front of the emperor.Zhengshitang is Sun Yu's territory, and now no one can tell whether this young man will become a first-rank official in the future, so they don't want to offend him publicly.