In the capital of the gods, Emperor Linde held court for three consecutive days.
It’s because of the epidemic in Jinling.
The reform group headed by Emperor Linde showed a political retreat for the first time.
And this time it was not just the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, Hubu Gishizhong, the Supervisory Censor, and the Deputy Envoy of the General Affairs Department, but bigger fish also surfaced.
On the second day, Zhao Pengcheng, the Minister of Household Affairs, and the Minister of Industry stood behind these people and expressed their support and dissatisfaction.
Sun Mingyuan, the former Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was a veteran of three dynasties. He had been a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs during the Taizu Dynasty. He had been dealing with finance and taxation for these years. The imperial treasury was running normally in his hands. Even in difficult times, this local official The minister can also get money for emergencies, and his ability to strategize is first-rate in the world.
He is said to be a veteran of three dynasties, but in fact he should be a veteran of the fourth dynasty.
But Emperor Linde was not angry with the behavior of his brother Emperor Xizong, and this Emperor Xizong didn't even have a reign title, so Yang Qingyuan was able to dethrone him from the throne and slay the dragon with one sword.
Therefore, when the ministers discussed the dynasty, they would subconsciously underestimate the emperor.
This is not only the intention of respecting the emperor, but also the intention of all civil servants and military officials.
As for the civil servants, the chief minister of the cabinet, Yu Yanyi, was killed by Xizong, and the world was unjust. This behavior aroused great sorrow and indignation in the hearts of the world's literati and even the common people of Li.
In terms of martial arts, most of these noble generals supported the King of Chu, and the King of Chu was also killed by Xizong in the name of treason. This caused Wu Xun to be very angry with Xizong.
If Xizong can take charge of the court and dominate the world, then this dissatisfaction will naturally be slowly eliminated. After all, the power of the imperial power is still strong.
But he was pulled down from the throne within a few months, leaving him with no time or opportunity to attend to matters above.
Therefore, the current civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are dissatisfied with Emperor Xizongli.
In the second year of Linde's reign, Sun Mingyuan, a veteran of the four dynasties, begged the emperor for his bones on the grounds of his old age, and submitted his resignation to the cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel.
Of course, Emperor Linde would definitely not allow it for the first time.
Sun Mingyuan was a local official in the Ministry of Household Affairs. He held the financial affairs of the Great Zhou Empire and held a high position of power. He was firmly among the top three figures among the Great Nine Ministers.
The so-called Dajiuqing refers to the Tianguan of the Ministry of Personnel, the Digguan of the Hubu Department, the Spring Guan of the Ministry of Rites, the Xiaguan of the War Department, the Qiuguan of the Criminal Department, and the Winter Guan of the Ministry of Industry, plus the Zhengyoudu Yushi of the Duchayuan, the Zhengqing of Dali Temple, and General Affairs Department.
These figures are the pillars of the empire and the pillars of the imperial court. When officials of this level beg for their bones, they will inevitably experience many pulls.
The first memorial of begging for bones will inevitably be rejected by the emperor.
This is the emperor's attitude to express that important matters of the country cannot leave the Qing family, to show Sun Mingyuan's use as a humerus for the imperial court.
Then Sun Mingyuan would play for the second time and beg for the bones again.
But Emperor Linde still rejected it, this time to show Sun Mingyuan's contribution to the court.
Play for the third time, call back for the third time.
This time it was to show Emperor Linde's friendship as a monarch and his ministers towards Sun Mingyuan.
Only when the fourth memorial was presented, Emperor Linde would agree to Sun Mingyuan's resignation under the persuasion of the cabinet.
Although this process is troublesome, it is a necessary etiquette for important officials in the court.
Even ministers who are disliked by the emperor will not go through a similar process.
If you submit a letter to resign for the first time and the emperor agrees, then it will be understood that the emperor is telling you, "Get out!"
After Sun Ming left the court, the position of Minister of Household Affairs could not be vacant for a long time.
Most of the people in the new party were too young, and there was no one with enough weight and ability to sit in the position of local official and minister, so they could only give up the position of minister of household affairs.
You must know that although the emperor has supreme authority, he cannot be arbitrary in appointing officials of this level.
Even if Taizong's reputation dictates that a person with insufficient qualifications and reputation be appointed to succeed the Hubu local official, this person may still be squeezed out by his colleagues.
No one likes someone who breaks the rules and order!
According to the rules of the officialdom of the Zhou Dynasty, positions such as the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue naturally depended on court recommendation.
Under Yang Qingyuan's innovation, the weight of Ting Tui is even greater than before!
It is a pity that although Yong'an's first and third departments are full of talents, their seniority is only more than ten years. Wang Hua and Yang Qingyuan have been rising through the ranks for a century. Yang Qingyuan's merits and talents cannot be faulted; Wang Hua's political achievements and age The capital is equally outstanding.
But the others are not qualified, and there is not even one person who can participate in the nomination.
So after the game between all parties, this Zhao Pengcheng took the position of Minister of Household Affairs.
In the second court, this person's attack was something no one expected.
It stands to reason that at his level, without special circumstances, it is impossible to take a clear-cut stand against a minister of the same level.
Before Yang Qingyuan resigned, he was the chief minister of Dali Temple, one of the nine ministers.
Now he is the Prince's Young Master, and his rank is higher than those of their ministers. To deal with Yang Qingyuan in such a clear-cut manner is basically to break up.
However, the plague in Jinling is prevalent and extremely serious. According to the report the day before yesterday, 350,000 people have been infected. Although there is no new data, everyone is aware of the critical situation in Jinling.
This is naturally a God-given opportunity for those who want to deal with the new party.
Emperor Linde was young, and the imperial power was suppressed before Yang Qingyuan left the capital. Once they could destroy the members of the new party, they would have a chance to take the emperor into their hands.
At that time, the power of the country will be in their hands. Such an opportunity is enough for a minister to take risks.
The silence of Emperor Linde and Wang Hua on the Jinling matter made these ministers even more complacent, and they once again wrote to Emperor Linde to issue an imperial edict to offer sacrifices to heaven to plead guilty. At the same time, please ask the emperor to kill the traitor Yang Qingyuan to appease the emperor.
Emperor Linde looked gloomy on the surface, but in fact he was already happy in his heart. At this time, they were making trouble more and more vigorously. After the Master completely solved the Jinling epidemic, it was time for them to slap themselves in the face.
However, we can cooperate with Wang Hua to deal with all these people!
However, now he still wanted to lure these people to place a bigger bet. Thirteen Sheep pretended to be furious: "What kind of heavenly punishment?! I don't want to hear this. What I want is a way to cure the epidemic and appease the people, not to listen to your boastful talk here." ."
As planned before, Thirteen's anger did not silence these people, but made them even more energetic.
"The power of God cannot be resisted by manpower. Only by offering sacrifices to heaven and worshiping gods can God stop the fire of thunder."
Faced with the aggressive ministers, two new party officials, Wang Hua and Chen Nayan, remained silent.
Li Xunhuan, the censor of Youqiandu, looked sideways and said nothing, counting the number of golden dragons on the mural behind the emperor.
Li Chengguang, Minister of the Ministry of War, who has always advanced and retreated with the New Party members, also
Of course, there were smart people in the court. For example, Zhao Menke, the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, noticed that something was amiss and rationally watched the fire from the other side.
While the quarrels between the court and the central government continued, Yang Qingyuan, who was far away in Jinling, had almost solved the epidemic.
With the prescription of Sun Shichang's special medicine, the epidemic poison is no longer terrible.
Medicinal materials from all over the south of the Yangtze River and even other states in the imperial court were continuously delivered, making detoxification and epidemic treatment extremely smooth.
In one and a half months, 70% of the epidemic patients in Jinling have recovered. Only some people who have other illnesses caused by the epidemic have not yet recovered.
Yang Qingyuan also organized the people of Jinling to use high-temperature boiling stones to disinfect the original wells in Jinling City. Then they were all buried and the wells were dug again to ensure that the whole city had no worries about water supply.
Jinling is located in the south of the Yangtze River. It has a dense water network and abundant water resources. It is extremely easy to dig wells to obtain water.
Thanks to the efforts of the people of Jinling, thousands more wells were opened in Jinling City in just five days.
The rivers in the city were naturally purified without anyone continuing to poison them.
The water problem of the people in Jinling City has been solved.
Yang Qingyuan also promoted the benefits of boiled water. Drinking boiled water is beneficial to the human body.
Before that, only wealthy people would choose to boil water.
Because firewood and charcoal cost money, although the price of firewood is low, it is used every day, which is not a small burden for the homes of ordinary people in the city.
Originally, firewood was used to boil water only when necessary for cooking, bathing, etc., but now the people of Jinling have another option - most of the water at the entrance is boiled.
People may not care about anything else, but they must care about their own lives.
Another half month later, nearly 30,000 more patients were cured.
Although Jinling City has not yet opened, the city is already thriving.
This huge man-made disaster took more than three months and was finally completely eliminated with the support of Yang Qingyuan, Sun Shichang, Li Binhu, Tang Shenwei, Xue Wen, and a group of famous doctors, common people, soldiers, and police officers in Jinling.
As of this day, the Jinling government office counted 942,307 sick people in Jinling City, which is close to the number of people in half of Jinling City.
So far, no more than 8,000 people have died from the epidemic, and most of these people died in the early stages of the epidemic.
According to comprehensive statistics, the mortality rate is less than one percent.
Such results are already brilliant for Dazhou's epidemic prevention.
This can be said to be the largest epidemic in the past five hundred years, but it is also the plague with the least losses.
After the last patient of the epidemic was cured, Jinling City was still closed for five days. After it was confirmed that everything was safe, the gates of Jinling City, which had been closed for more than three months, were reopened.
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Not only Jinling, there are also small-scale virus infections in other places in Yangzhou, but they are all infected by the infectious power of the virus itself. It is not as exaggerated and rapid as the poisoning in Jinling City, so it is still controllable. within the range.
With the prescription developed by Sun Shichang sent by Yang Qingyuan, the epidemic in various places in Yangzhou was suppressed before it broke out.
However, the people of Yangzhou are still worried.
It is said to be a small-scale epidemic, but there has been no news for three months. How can we convince the public?
Although the Yangzhou Governor's Office has used all means to appease the people, as time goes by, the uneasiness in the hearts of the people in Yangzhou has become more and more intense.
Now that we are on the verge of reaching the limit, the people are extremely panicked.
The news of Jinling's official opening spread throughout Yangzhou, Jiangnan, and the world.
The seriousness of the epidemic reached the ears of the people as it was, and all the people who received the news felt chills on their spines.
If it weren't for Mr. Yang's decisive decision to seal off the city; if it weren't for the mercy of King Yao who came to Yangzhou in person; if it weren't for the officials and people of Jinling to unite. Yangzhou now may turn into a ghost.
There is no rooster crow for thousands of miles, and the bones are exposed in the wild.
In Yangzhou, the reputations of Yang Qingyuan and Sun Shichang have reached an incredible level.
It is widely spread that these two heroes in the fight against the epidemic are respected by thousands of people in Yangzhou, especially in Jinling City, like Buddhas in thousands of families. Some even burn incense and pray for blessings.
Sun Shichang was a bit better. After all, he was old, and at best he could be regarded as a god.
But Yang's life is not so easy. He is a talented scholar and general who is famous all over the world, both civil and military, and now he has the grace to save his life. All the daughters in Jinling City are not pregnant, and even the married ones are getting pregnant. Have other thoughts.
Yang Qingyuan just stepped out of the door, and twenty-seven hydrangeas were thrown at him; thirty-two women's handkerchiefs fell beside him; what was outrageous was that the wooden poles supporting the windows of the houses on the street were all thrown at him. Three of them fell and almost hit Yang Qingyuan on the head.
Regarding this kind of behavior, Yang Qingyuan expressed his gratitude for the invitation, but since my surname is not Ximen, I can only live up to the good intentions of all the girls and young women...
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On the night when Jinling City was opened, Yang Qingyuan hosted a banquet for many people in the square outside the Jinling Mansion Office. Most of them were local wealthy family heads, wives, young ladies, and volunteers from various towns in Jinling City. There are also all the doctors who have contributed to the fight against the epidemic, as well as the Dali Temple police officers, Jinling Prefecture subordinates and city defense army officers who have been working day and night.
This banquet is a flowing banquet, there is no hierarchy, it is just a celebration.
Yang Qingyuan raised his glass, used his true energy to transmit his voice, and said loudly to the people on the square and street: "They say that Yang Qingyuan has contributed a lot to this victory, but this is not true. The scale of this epidemic and its toxicity are unprecedented. Not yet. The fact that we were able to win the battle was definitely not the result of one or two people."
Although Yang Qingyuan was still infected by the strange poison of Jinbo Xunhua at this moment, with his skill, he could still easily transmit the sound into everyone's ears, making it clear and distinguishable.
"The power of one person, before the disasters of heaven and earth, is like dust to Mount Tai, like drops of water to the river! It is insignificant! Only when everyone works together can we overcome the disasters of heaven and earth. This is the tribute of everyone involved in the fight against the epidemic in Jinling Credit!”
"Whether it is the person who provided the money, the person who contributed the effort, or the person who developed the prescription, they are all the contributors to this great victory! Today, I raise a glass to congratulate you all! Please drink this cup to your full!"
Everyone present, regardless of gender, young or old, rich or poor, high or low, all raised their glasses of wine.
Perhaps after today, they will return to their daily lives. Some will continue to work for their livelihoods, while others will continue to fight for profits.
But this moment will last forever in history and in their hearts!
After several breaths of silence, countless voices erupted from the square.
even some
"Dry!"
"Dry!"
"Drink this cup to the full!"
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There is no honor or inferiority at the wine table today!
You can see a butcher selling meat having a drink with the richest man in Jinling; the wealthy daughter of a prominent family in Jinling and the young son of a doctor are holding cups of wine and talking and laughing; A soldier of the city defense army punched...
Between heaven and earth, the common people and the people should be so beautiful and natural!
