Chapter 461 I Can't Squeeze Myself Anymore
As soon as the words fell, all the voices of doubt disappeared and fell into dead silence.
In the years of drought and famine, there was no harvest, the people were miserable, and corpses were everywhere.
In those days, Shangjing was considered important, but it was far away and located in a remote area. The emperor and officials had never seen the miserable scene with their own eyes.
Yang Shangshu Ling was the emperor's man.
He also knew that the emperor intended to suppress Ying Yin, and because the matter of dragon energy spread in his house, he suspected that his loyalty was fake.
He stepped forward.
He couldn't wait to sever his relationship with Ying Yin.
"What Lord Yao said before is really inappropriate."
He said: "The country is based on the people. Spending manpower, material resources and financial resources to prevent. Even if there are many complaints from the people, when the flood comes, those people will definitely speak loudly about the emperor's reputation, right? If there is no flood, the fertile fields are not damaged and the houses are not destroyed. Isn't this a good thing? Are you still praying for something to happen?"
"As for whether the people cooperate or not, this is not something you should worry about."
"The officials below receive salaries, shouldn't they run around for the emperor and the Great Jin?"
Minister Yao frowned.
But he didn't say anything in the end.
After all, Minister Yang's official position is higher than his.
Yang Changzheng bowed to Ying Yin again.
"What I said may offend the Fifth Prince. Please don't blame me."
"But too many people died during the famine years. If it weren't for Lord He from the Censorate who noticed something unusual, re-investigated, sorted out the situation in the four cities near Ze County, visited everywhere, and then sent the news and the estimated number of deaths recorded to the capital. How would we know that your uncle, the imperial envoy who was assigned by the emperor to appease the people with high hopes, embezzled the relief grain and silver, and colluded with the officials below to conceal the matter?"
When Emperor Ying Qian heard these words of loyalty, he smiled. His eyes moved back and forth between Yang Changzheng and Ying Yin.
Yang Changzheng: "Back then, we all thought we had it under the best control and the people's lives were on track."
"How could we know that people died and there was a plague? The people over there were living in misery? As long as they were feeling unwell, whether it was an ordinary fever or cough, or plague, all the living and dead were taken away."
"He was cruel, and would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one go. He was afraid that digging deep pits to bury people alive would affect the water quality and cause serious infection and completely uncontrollable, so he burned them in a centralized manner. This was also the reason why the epidemic was under control at that time."
"After the matter was exposed, although he hanged himself, the charge still remained. The long list of countless people sent by He Yushi is a lesson learned from the past and a bloody lesson."
He said loudly.
"I think it is urgent to prevent disasters before they happen. It is better to go to great lengths and waste the preparations made than to let the tragedy happen again."
Gu Fuju did not react.
Wei Zhao did not react.
He was interested in watching these people fight each other.
But the loyal and brave marquis did not want to just watch the show, so he jumped out.
He nodded, agreeing: "Chang Zheng, what you said is very reasonable! No wonder the emperor promoted you all the way and said you were a good official."
Loyal and Brave Marquis: "I looked down on you before, thinking you were very hypocritical and flattering."
He showed the recklessness of the military commander to the fullest.
"If I remember correctly, when Duke Shun was still alive, you were just a small official who was not worth mentioning. The memorial you wrote that time was very good, and you were summoned by the emperor."
Loyal and Brave Marquis smiled.
"As soon as you entered the palace, you knelt down with your legs slammed. You said that it was your first time to see the emperor's face, and your ancestors were smoking."
"The emperor asked you to sit down and answer, and the servants below brought tea. You took a sip and praised the sweetness of the tea with all your life's knowledge."
Yang Changzheng's face was a little bad. Loyal
and Brave Marquis didn't seem to see it.
"I don't know how you can lie with your eyes open."
"That tea is good tea, but the Ninth Princess was still young at that time, and she had a childish mind, so she secretly sprinkled a handful of salt into it."
"You don't feel choking at all!"
"It was given by the emperor, and it must be sweet to your heart, right?"
The Loyal and Brave Marquis walked over and patted him on the shoulder.
"I only know now that you are not a bad person! You just like to take some crooked paths."
Yang Chang was so angry.
But that was the fact.
He couldn't refute it.
"Puff."
Someone laughed.
Ying Cheng quickly covered his mouth, frightened and at a loss.
He said to his future father-in-law tremblingly.
"I'm sorry..."
"I'm not trying to make fun of you."
Yang Changzheng: ???
This Fourth Prince is really like that! There's nothing that satisfies him!!!
What's wrong with flattering?
If he had promised, he wouldn't have been unknown for so many years!
Some officials of the Fifth Prince's party were not convinced and couldn't help but stand up: "Sir Yang, Qing Tan is Qing Tan, and the Fifth Prince is the Fifth Prince. How can they be confused? Qing Tan has committed many evil deeds, but the Fifth Prince is a good one. He also knelt in front of the emperor for a long time because of such an uncle, and ate vegetarian food for several months, trying to pay off his debts. You can mention the guilty minister, but why do you have to mention the Fifth Prince?"
"Do you think the famine that year was caused by the Fifth Prince?"
This statement was more targeted.
Yang Changzheng was not surprised to be targeted, and he was not panicked at all.
The more he was targeted, the more it proved that he and Ying Yin were not in the same group.
He was about to speak. He
was one step faster.
It was still the Loyal and Brave Marquis.
The Loyal and Brave Marquis walked up to the other person and patted him on the shoulder.
"You are right! The Fifth Prince cannot be blamed for what Qing Tan did."
"Yang Changzheng! Your daughter is promised to the Fourth Prince, so it is inevitable that you have some selfish motives, but you cannot deliberately pick on the Fifth Prince."
But some officials frowned. Regardless of other things, what Yang Changzheng said should be a wake-up call. They were
clearly discussing floods.
It is better to put personal grudges aside.
"Your Majesty."
Someone saluted respectfully.
"I think we should call the people from the Imperial Observatory to discuss it together."
There are so many places near the river, it is impossible that there are hazards everywhere.
How many places have been experiencing heavy rains in recent days? People have to be sent to investigate on the spot.
According to the situation, countermeasures will be taken.
Someone said.
"I remember that Lord Yang proposed to build water conservancy every year, which shows that he cares about the people, which makes us ashamed."
The emperor had no intention of interrupting, just looking at these officials and listening to them talking to each other.
There are the Second Prince's party, the Fifth Prince's party.
There are also some who are not in the party dispute.
But also...
Emperor Ying Qian's eyes fell on Gu Fuju and Wei Zhao.
But they were also the ones that he feared the most. He
had to be on guard.
Someone expressed doubts.
"In previous years, dams and ditches were built early, why is there no movement this year?"
As soon as the voice fell, someone sighed.
It was Wei Zhao. "It's
my fault."
Wei Zhao tried to stand up, but he failed after several attempts. In the end, it was the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery who
couldn't bear it and helped him up. He was dejected, with drooping eyebrows.
"It's my incompetence."
Wei Zhao's legs were weak and his body was crooked.
His lips were pale.
"After being injured, I can no longer fight for the Great Jin. This is a heartache for me."
"If it was before, taking money to build water conservancy projects was the duty of the Shunguo Mansion, and I wouldn't blink an eye."
"But..."
"I'm sorry, everyone."
"The account books of my mansion are already in deficit, and the expenses of the mansion are not a small amount, barely enough to make ends meet."
Wei Zhao: "Guizhi can't squeeze himself dry anymore."
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