After the Zhengdan Festival, the bustling scene in the Forbidden City became a little quieter than before. Since the dinner of the last great court meeting, Zhu Youtang lived in Qianqing Palace all day without leaving home. Zhu Youtang was very worried because of the Yellow River bursting and the sediment blocking the canal.
Outside the door of Xi Nuan Pavilion, Yanhai, the eunuch in charge, pulled Su Yin and pointed toward Nuan Pavilion, and said with a sad look on his face: "Su Yin, look at the emperor, he has been here for three days, right? How can this continue? It works, the emperor always listens to your words, why don’t you go and persuade the emperor?”
Zhu Youtang knew Yanhai's temper well. He didn't want to be like the unlucky little eunuch last time who went in and was hit by the incense burner with a bruised nose and a swollen face. But at the same time, Zhu Youtang was his master. If there was something wrong with his dragon body, it would be completely harmful to him as a slave, so he thought of letting Su Yin go.
Firstly, Su Yin has been very favored recently, and secondly, she is a woman after all. Sometimes they have to do things like persuading men, and women have to soothe men's hearts.
Originally, Su Yin only regarded Zhu Youtang as her master and savior, and had no special emotions. However, since she was favored by Zhu Youtang last time, she has regarded this supreme emperor as her man in her heart. . Seeing that her man was in poor condition recently, Su Yin felt a little uncomfortable, nodded and said, "I'll give it a try!"
Su Yin walked into the Xinuan Pavilion and saw Zhu Youtang taking a lunch break at the Long Table. She didn't dare to disturb him, so she cautiously turned around and left. But Zhu Youtang called out: "Su Yin, since you have come in, why are you leaving again?"
"Your Majesty, this slave deserves death for disturbing your rest."
Zhu Youtang pursed his lips and pretended to be angry: "Su Yin, I have told you many times not to call yourself a slave in the future. You are now considered one of my concubines. Why, do you dislike me for not giving you anything?" Where’s the name?”
Su Yin quickly explained: "No... no, slave." As soon as Su Yin finished speaking, she saw Zhu Youtang staring at her, and she changed her words hurriedly and coyly: "I remember it, I don't know what the name is." The title doesn’t matter at all, as long as I can serve His Majesty, I will be satisfied.”
Zhu Youtang smiled and took Su Yin into his arms and said, "Did Yanhai ask you to persuade me? I know what you are thinking, but the Yellow River bursting its banks really gives me a headache."
Su Yin was hugged by her man's broad arms, and her heart was already full of love. She leaned her head on Zhu Youtang's chest and said softly:
"I have heard that the Yellow River has been flooded for many years and it is difficult to cure it. This burst of the embankment has killed and injured many people and destroyed much farmland. Your Majesty, while you are worried about the flood, you should also pay attention to the body. You haven't gone out for a long time these days. Heartbroken."
"That's true. I haven't gone hunting in Nanhaizi for a long time." Zhu Youtang stretched his muscles.
At this time, people outside Yanhai Gate shouted: "Your Majesty, I want to see you."
"Enter!"
After Xu Pu came in, he was about to salute, but was interrupted by Zhu Youtang: "The cabinet minister is in the inner palace, so these cumbersome rituals can be dispensed with. Has the cabinet discussed the candidate to control the floods in the Yellow River?"
"Your Majesty, I think it is necessary to use Bai Ang, the Minister of the Ministry, to control the floods in the Yellow River this time."
"Bai Ang..." Zhu Youtang murmured to himself while quickly searching for memories in his brain. Since the last time he ordered people to post the names and positions of officials from various ministries on the walls of Wenhua Hall, Zhu Youtang has often looked at them.
Bai Ang, courtesy name Tingyi. A native of Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, he became a Jinshi in the first year of Tianshun, and was appointed as the Minister of Rites to Shizhong. He is currently the Left Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Zhu Youtang nodded and immediately issued an order: "I ordered Bai Ang, the minister of household affairs, to major in the management of the Yellow River this time. I gave him a special order to work with the three governors of Shandong, Anhui, Henan and Beizhili to carry out the project from the upper source breach to the canal. The camera was turned on. After saying that, Zhu Youtang looked at his second assistant, Xu Pu.
"Does Mr. Ge have anything else to say?"
In fact, when Zhu Youtang summoned Xu Pu to see him, Xu Pu was thinking about how to minimize the losses in Henan and Anhui.
At this moment, the emperor really asked this question. Xu Pu stood up and responded: "Your Majesty, Bai'ang alone is not enough to control the floods in the Yellow River. The imperial court needs to send imperial envoys and governors to the two places to provide disaster relief. At the same time, officials from various places are dispatched to Henan and Anhui to find out more Find out the real situation, make statistics on the damage, and then provide disaster relief one by one.”
Zhu Youtang pondered for a moment and said: "The order is passed, and Xie Qian is ordered to be the imperial envoy. He will be given one million taels of internal money and rush to Henan to take charge of disaster relief matters.
In another order, Zhan Shiliu Kuo, the young master of Zhan Shifu, was promoted to the position of Supervisory Censor of Shandong Province and Assistant Imperial Minister to provide disaster relief and help the people. There must be no mistake! "
The emperor's heart is like a needle in the sea.
Xie Qian is a newly promoted cabinet minister who has a good relationship with him and can be regarded as his confidant. But Liu Kuo was a disciple of the first assistant Liu Ji. At this time, Liu Kuo was asked to assist Xie Qian in disaster relief. Xu Pu really couldn't understand. Is His Majesty really not afraid that he would hinder Xie Qian and delay flood control?
Suddenly there was a burst of rapid footsteps, and then the eunuch Li Guang ran in crawling and crying: "Your Majesty!"
Zhu Youtang had an ominous premonition in his heart when he saw this, but as an emperor, even if he had any troubles in his heart, he could not show it on his face.
"You bastard, have you forgotten the rules after staying in the palace for so long? How unbecoming is it to cry in broad daylight!"
When Li Guang saw Zhu Youtang Longyan was furious, he thought to himself: "If I kowtow and admit my mistake now, it would be too fake. How about I cry louder and make the show more complete."
"Your Majesty~" Eunuch Huai... Eunuch Huai has ascended to heaven! "Li Guang's crying became louder and louder, and it was intermittent. For a time, the maids and eunuchs near the Qianqing Palace thought that something big had happened, and they rushed over after hearing the sound.
"What? Huaien is dead?" Although Li Guang crawled in crying and Zhu Youtang had already made preparations, when Li Guang said it himself, Zhu Youtang was still a little unbelievable.
Huaien, the great eunuch who had saved his life and was in power in the Chenghua Dynasty, died like this.
Zhu Youtang calmed down for a while and said: "I have been told by word of mouth that Huaien, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, has an upright temperament, understands principles, knows allusions, is honest and not greedy. I think I was in trouble many times when I was young, and I relied on Huaien to take risks many times. I was able to save him only after his life was in danger. I ordered people to bury him generously and build a temple to show his loyalty to him, so that the incense will continue."
