Bai Yusi, surnamed Bai and given name Gaoyuan, was a native of Hangzhou, Jianglai.
He was diligent and studious in his early years. When he was eighteen years old, he passed the imperial examination many times but failed many times. He passed the imperial examination at the age of twenty-eight and became a Jinshi thirty-two times. He worked conscientiously and diligently in the court for many years, but he could only be a seventh or eighth grader. He was a minor official of the fifth rank and was not promoted to Yusi until the fourth year of Dechang. He has been a Yusi for four years now.
"come here!"
With Yu Sibai's words from Gaoyuan, a Yu Li hurried over with a smile on his face.
"Bai Yusi, why are you looking for me?"
This Yuli's surname is Cen and his given name is Jiang. He is in his thirties and can only be a minor official who has not entered the mainstream.
He had a yellow and somewhat dark face, and his hands were already rough.
"Just now, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance came here."
Bai Yusi said something, and the Yu official named Cen Jiang was surprised and looked at Bai Yusi with a pair of unknowing eyes.
"Bai Yusi, why...why did he come here?"
Bai Yusi glanced sideways at the Yu official in front of him, and replied: "This is Yusi, under the jurisdiction of the Household Department, what do you think?"
Bai Yusi's words contained a bit of anger.
"Bai Yusi, what is he doing here...?" Cen Jiang asked Bai Yusi without knowing.
"It's nothing. They just told us to transport the remaining grain to the local officials in Jianglai Prefecture, and let the local officials distribute the grain to the people so that they can farm."
Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan answered truthfully.
After hearing this, Yu Li Cen Jiang hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but ask: "Bai Yu Si, apart from these, he didn't say anything, right?"
Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan shook his head: "I didn't say."
"Bai Yusi, we...this...will not be discovered?"
Yu Li Cen Jiang looked at Bai Gaoyuan with a worried look.
"Are you afraid? As long as no one talks about it and just do what the Minister of the Ministry of Finance says, what will happen?"
Listening to Bai Yusi's words, Cen Jiang hurriedly responded: "Yes, yes, yes."
"Okay, go and do your work. What should be said and what should not be said, what should be done and what should not be done."
"Yes Yes Yes."
After watching Yu Li Jiangshan go away, Yu Si Bai Gaoyuan sighed, feeling worried.
Then he walked into a room and got busy.
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"Cen Shangshu, can you tell me how to do it?" Xu Yushan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry and the other three ministers have been waiting in front of the gate of the Ministry of Revenue for a long time.
There was a smile on everyone's face, and they were all looking forward to it.
After seeing this, Cen Wenxing, the minister of household affairs, smiled slightly, looked at the expectant eyes of the ministers in front of him, and then spoke.
"Several ministers, why... why are you guarding this household department?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, did not tell the truth immediately, but planned to tease several ministers first.
Upon hearing the words of the Minister of Hubu, several ministers looked at each other.
At this time, Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, lost his patience and couldn't help but express how much he was looking forward to the left prime minister's words.
"Shang Shu Cen, don't go around the bush. Several ministers and I have been waiting here for a long time, thinking about what the Prime Minister Zuo said. Will our official be saved?"
After Ding Shangshu's words, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Hubu, smiled and said: "I don't know who said it yesterday, saying that I, the Minister of Hubu, am the in-law of the left prime minister, and I can't think of a way to do it."
Several ministers smiled.
"Hey, Cen Shangshu still holds a grudge?" Xu Yushan, the Minister of Industry, laughed.
"That's all in the past. Now, who is Shangshu Cen? What can't Shangshu do?" Gui Yuanwei, the Minister of War, said with a smile.
Listening to the flattering words of several ministers, Cen Wenxing, the minister of household affairs, smiled and just replied: "Shang Shu Gui, you are exaggerating, too much. If you cause trouble for Cen, you can go to Shangshu Gui. "Looking at the smiles and expectations on the faces of several ministers, they continued to answer: "The Prime Minister Zuo said that this move is feasible. As for whether it will go smoothly, it depends on God's will. In short, this official will not give up, and the ministers will not give up. Don’t worry too much.”
With these words from Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, several ministers just let go of their uneasiness.
There was a smile on everyone's face, and the worried face was no longer visible at all.
"Okay, in that case, Ding can rest assured." Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, smiled, looked at the sky, and said, "Ding has something important to do, so I'll leave first."
"Okay." Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, responded.
After Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, left, the two ministers also resigned one after another.
"Gui has something important to attend to, so I'm leaving."
"The same goes for Xu."
Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, nodded. When he saw these ministers walking away, the happy expression on his face immediately changed color and became expressionless.
Then he hurried towards Hube.
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"Plum."
The emperor's words brought the eunuch Li Eunuch, who was standing aside stunned, back to his senses.
He looked at the emperor with a confused face.
"The thunder has become much quieter in recent days, and it has never rained outside. Can any official explain this?" The emperor looked at Eunuch Li, the eunuch, with a look of confusion and curiosity.
Eunuch Li shook his head and smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, this must be just an unusual celestial phenomenon. Your Majesty, don't think too much about it."
"What major events have been handled by the DPRK and China recently?"
Eunuch Li shook his head again: "Your Majesty, these are all trivial matters, nothing major."
Listening to Eunuch Li's words, the emperor looked at the memorial in his hand and nodded slightly: "In the same way, if something big happens, this memorial should be placed in front of my eyes."
At Shenshi, the sky in Yanyang City was still filled with sunshine, but at this moment the sun had already slipped to the west.
The sky in the west is covered with thin golden clouds one after another, which is extremely beautiful.
Seeing such a celestial phenomenon, innocent men who had read some books all had different guesses about it.
Some say that God favored the people of Damo and left such clouds; some said that it was for the blessings of the tributes who were about to go to the palace examination; and some said that God expressed remorse for the disaster in Jiang Lai Province.
At this time, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, had just walked out of the Household Department.
He still looked expressionless and headed towards home.
Although several petty officials greeted him kindly when they met him, they were ignored.
Seeing this, the petty officials who couldn't bear their anger were already resentful towards the Minister of Household Affairs.
Cen Wenxing walked on the way out of the palace with a pulled face. He didn't see a trace of joy for a long time.
The reason why he looked like this was not because he had a conflict with an official or because he was worried about family matters, but because he was still somewhat suspicious after thinking about everything he saw in Yusi today.
I still remember that I went to Yusi a few months ago. The food at that time was completely different from what it is now.
Yu Si's food is subject to the Ministry of Revenue, the two prime ministers, and the current emperor, and the others cannot be mobilized.
But in these few short months, there was no one in Damo.
In the event of a disaster, Yu Si's food supply would not be needed at all. Why did Yu Si's food supply decrease so quickly in just a few months?
Thinking about this, Cen Wenxing, the Minister of Household Affairs, became even more confused.
