Xia Yuanji was stunned for a moment and realized that the big one was coming.
He quickly agreed,
"I understand, Your Highness,
Wei Chen will pack his things now. "
Yang Shiqi asked from the side,
"Your Highness, what about me?"
Zhu Xiongying asked,
"Are you busy lately?"
Yang Shiqi shook his head repeatedly.
"Not busy, not busy."
Yang Shiqi is indeed not busy. The busiest time of the Rites Department is concentrated in the first half of the year.
"Okay, you should follow."
Yang Shiqi sighed and quickly went to pack his things.
Zhu Xiongying walked out of the household with a gloomy face, looking for Deng and hearing the sound of drums.
Most of the officials in the outer palace stuck their heads out. Jiang Yu ducked behind Zhu Xiongying.
Zhu Xiongying walked towards the Dengwen Drum and saw a man fainting in front of the Dengwen Drum, holding the drumstick tightly.
He is said to be a person, but he doesn't look like a person.
Covered in mud and smelly,
Her hair stuck to her face, and all she wore on her body were a few rags.
but,
Zhu Xiongying recognized these pieces of rags.
Official uniform of Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Xiongying knelt down, turned the man over and held him in his arms.
"Your Highness!
So dirty! Let me come down! "
Jiang Ying was about to reach out to stop him, but Zhu Xiongying stopped him with a look.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
The refugee felt something and opened his eyes.
In front of him was His Highness the Holy Sun of the Ming Dynasty.
The man was in a daze for a moment, not knowing whether he was hallucinating or real.
This person's voice was hoarse, like two pieces of pig iron grinding together, making Zhu Xiongying completely unable to recognize who it was.
"Get some water."
Zhu Xiongying turned his head and looked at Jiang Wei, who quickly went to get some water.
"Your Highness, the water is here!"
Jiang Wei's movements were light and he got the water in less than ten breaths. Zhu Xiongying quickly handed it over.
The man took it and drank it down.
"Your Highness, wuwuwuwu, Jiangnan is completely ruined!"
After drinking water, this man's voice became much clearer.
Zhu Xiongying finally heard who it was.
"European scientific name?!"
Jinshi in the 16th year of Hongwu's reign, representative of southern students who passed the imperial examination.
He comes from a wealthy family, is well-educated, talented and virtuous.
He has been appointed as the leader of Linjiang Mansion, the proper place.
But the person in front of him who looked like a refugee made it impossible for Zhu Xiongying to face the handsome young man in his mind.
Zhu Xiongying fed Ou Xueming a pill, and Ou Xueming's spirit recovered a little.
"Your Highness..."
Ou Xueming looked at Zhu Xiongying and choked up,
"Your Highness, this humble minister is unworthy of your important position!"
Zhu Xiongying suppressed his emotions.
Soothingly said,
"What happened? Speak slowly."
Ou Xueming's eyes flashed with fear,
"Water, it's all water! It's huge water!
Since the beginning of autumn, it has rained heavily for half a month in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Lakes such as Poyang Lake have exploded and cannot hold any water at all.
The flood broke through all the dams overnight!
All state capitals in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River were affected!
It's a hell there now! "
Jiang Wei's eyes widened at the side, and his hands and feet felt cold.
Calculated according to the European scientific name,
Jiangnan has been affected by the disaster for quite some time!
There is no news from Beijing!
Zhu Xiongying clenched his back molars and squeezed out the words one by one.
"How is this possible?! Such a large-scale disaster!
How could you officials keep this secret? ! "
Ou Xueming's face was filled with death, and he smiled bitterly and said,
“Your Highness, you don’t know that we seem to have the final say in the local area, but in fact we have no control at all!
The various places in the south of the Yangtze River are controlled like iron barrels by those wealthy families!
As soon as there was a flood, we imperial officials were under control!
We don’t report to the capital, and those refugees who were affected by the disaster have no way to report to the capital!
Wei Chen... Wei Chen also deceived his family, so he ran out and went to Beijing to report the news. "
Zhu Xiongying's eyes were complicated when he heard this. Ou Xueming was also a son of a wealthy family and was in a very embarrassing situation.
He was able to sneak out for interrogation, which was considered to be his best effort!
but,
Zhu Xiongying is more angry now,
Jiangnan suffered a natural disaster, but they dared to hide it and not report it!
Even if they hide this matter, how long can they hide it? !
It's only a matter of time before the secret is revealed!
However, if we delay for one more day, countless people will die!
In ancient times when communication methods were simple and complicated, they actually managed to hide it!
As Ou Xueming said, those refugees were struggling to protect themselves, so how could they go to Beijing for summons?
And a group of officials, who were immediately controlled, really managed to hold down such a big bomb!
Jiang Wei frowned and said,
"Your Highness, I don't understand why they want to hide this?"
Zhu Xiongying was silent,
Indeed, as Jiang Wei said, this is a natural disaster, not a man-made disaster.
It has nothing to do with these big and wealthy people, so why are they going to such great lengths to suppress this? !
Moreover, it was only a matter of time before he was discovered. Once discovered by Master Hong Wu, everyone would have to move their heads.
What on earth are they doing taking such a huge risk? !
Ou Xueming's face was filled with struggle.
He gritted his teeth and said,
"There is a big secret in Jiangnan."
"The big secret?"
Zhu Xiongying looked at Ou Xueming and said in surprise.
Ou Xueming nodded,
"I don't know what it is exactly.
Anyway, they are extremely resistant to people from the capital entering Jiangnan.
After suffering such a big disaster, it was inevitable that people would come from the capital, so they could only hide it and make long-term plans. "
Would you rather carry such a big thunder than keep a secret? !
Zhu Xiongying was a little dizzy.
asked,
"Then after grandpa finds out about this, doesn't he have to go to Jiangnan?!
It’s just a matter of time!
Could they be so stupid? ! "
Ou Xueming smiled bitterly and said,
"Master Hongwu won't know."
Zhu Xiongying slowly widened his eyes.
"Your Highness,
Lord Hongwu has not been to Jiangnan for seventeen years since he visited it once in the second year of Hongwu.
The previous official in charge of Jiangnan was Yang Xian. The Jiangnan gentry had a hard time dealing with them during that trip.
Yang Xian is a member of the East Zhejiang School and a member of Liu Bowen.
Hu Weiyong defeated Yang Xian because of the efforts of the Jiangnan gentry.
Your Majesty has been in the capital, and the way to understand the place is nothing more than excerpts and some numbers.
No matter how wise your Majesty is, as long as you don't see it with your own eyes, you will never understand what is going on in Jiangnan.
What are the people? People are just numbers!
As long as they pay enough taxes, Your Majesty will not find the problem!
After enduring this catastrophic disaster, the Jiangnan gentry contributed money to make up for the taxes of those who died, and they paid the taxes correctly.
If there is no mistake in taxation, these dead people will not be discovered. "
Jiang Wei was completely dumbfounded.
As the commander of the Jinyi Guards, it can be said that I have never seen anything dirty and dark.
but,
Compared with this matter, it pales into insignificance.
Did the various political envoys and ministers in Jiangnan unite to conceal the flood? !
The most terrifying thing is,
Jiang Wei thought about it carefully, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with Ou Xueming's method!
As long as they want to, they can really make His Majesty never know about this!
