"What are you doing?"
"I do not know."
In front of the disaster relief shed, many people lined up in a long line to watch every move of the government officials. Their stomachs had already growled several times, but their meals had not yet been served.
You have persisted for several days, is there still a short time left?
Seeing the government officials in front of them using stones to break up the broken tiles and placing them in dustpans, the hungry people were puzzled.
Imperial Envoy Cen Wenxing looked at the faces of the hungry people in front of him, with his hands folded and a smile on his face, without saying a word.
At this time, I saw these government officials pouring the broken tiles into the pot.
"What is this for?"
"How can you eat this?"
"that is!"
After falling down, I saw the government officials stirring the broken tiles with a large pot of porridge using large iron spoons.
As long as there is no official explanation, these people will not stop talking.
Looking at this scene, Lu Zhuang, a colleague who had just had a meal, asked the imperial envoy Cen Wenxing in confusion.
"Cen Qinshi" shouted, and Lu Tongzhi glanced at the people.
"What do you mean by this? Are you afraid that if this thing is mixed into the porridge, it will spread to the capital and be detrimental to you?" Lu Tongzhi asked.
Upon hearing this, Imperial Envoy Cen Wenxing smiled slightly.
"When did you start caring about them?" Cen Qinqin smiled.
"I'll be the official..." Lu Zhuang stopped talking.
"It seems that these days have not made you hungry in vain. Don't worry, it will be fine even if it comes to the capital. This is a wonderful move."
Seeing the smiling face of Imperial Envoy Cen Wenxing, the prefect Qi Shaoyuan on the side came closer with interest, his face full of curiosity: "Envoy Cen, what is the purpose of this...?"
Seeing the people talking and arguing incessantly, Cen Wenxing came closer and started talking in a low voice.
"A few years ago, today's Prime Minister Zuo used this method to provide disaster relief and was appreciated by the emperor. This is not... the reason for today's Prime Minister Zuo."
Upon hearing this, fellow acquaintance Lu Zhuang smiled broadly. Looking at the smile on the imperial envoy's face, he expressed his thoughts: "Do you want to use this method to become the left prime minister?"
When Cen Wenxing heard this, his expression immediately changed: "Why do you want to be the left prime minister? Today's left prime minister is my own in-laws, how can I become the left prime minister just because I want to?"
Listening to Qin Envoy Cen's words, Lu Tongzhi guessed again: "Do you want to be the right prime minister?"
Look, I am not hungry enough. I dare to speculate like this in front of a dignified second-grade official.
"Look at your brain, let me say something. It's better to put it away as soon as you can. I, the upright and upright second-rank Minister of the Ministry of Finance, should be in a state of prosperity. That's enough, that's enough. As long as, What’s wrong with getting a little more reward money, right?”
Upon hearing this, Lu Tongzhi was envious.
Seeing that the porridge was mixed and the people reacted violently, the imperial envoy Cen Wenxing hurriedly took back what he wanted to say and looked at the government officials.
"After mixing it, let's serve the porridge."
After Cen Qin's words, these people stopped talking and stared at the large pots of porridge mixed with broken tiles, feeling very anxious.
Several government officials also started to bring porridge, and bowls of porridge were handed to the hungry people.
Looking at the smiling faces of the people after receiving the porridge, Imperial Commissioner Cen Wenxing could not see anything strange at all.
"Cen Qin Envoy."
The prefect Qi Shaoyuan looked at the imperial envoy Cen Wenxing.
Seeing that there were not many people in the team, and the people receiving the porridge did not notice anything strange, Magistrate Qi asked out of curiosity: "Chief Cen, is there any difference between putting broken tiles in and not putting them in?"
Upon hearing this and looking at what he saw, Cen Wenxing didn't know what to say. After a moment, he replied: "Yes."
"Where is it?" Magistrate Qi was stunned and didn't see it.
Of course, Imperial Envoy Cen Wenxing didn't notice it, but he didn't want them to know that what he did was unnecessary, so he said: "If you could tell, you could take my position. The specific difference will be kept confidential. .”
With Cen Wenxing's words, the prefect Qi Shaoyuan and his fellow prefect Lu Zhuang, as well as several officials, expressed how much they wanted to know, but they did not dare to ask any more questions and retracted their curiosity.
Seeing that the porridge was almost distributed, and the people did nothing unusual, most of them scolded themselves and the Jinling government office for mixing broken tiles into the porridge, the imperial envoy Cen Wenxing made a decision.
"Now that the first batch of disaster relief food has arrived, there is nothing unusual. I am here not only to see the city of Jinling, but also to take care of Jiang Lai Province. In this case, I will take the first step."
As soon as Cen Wenxing said this, he saw the reluctant faces of these officials, but Lu Zhuang, who was not a colleague, had a happy smile on his face.
"Okay, Envoy Cen, go slowly." The prefect Qi Shaoyuan said in the lead.
Several officials around him said together: "Envoy Cen, go slowly."
Seeing fellow intellectual Lu Zhuang's mouth, he also moved.
Do you think it's real movement?
No, no, no, Lu Tongzhi was just perfunctory. Although his lips moved, there were voices from a group of officials. This doesn't mean he didn't say anything. It can only be said that his voice was softer, so he couldn't hear it.
The sharp-eyed imperial envoy Cen Wenxing had noticed him a long time ago, but just smiled and said nothing.
Cen Wenxing was seen stepping onto the carriage. After the coachman shouted, the carriage drove to the next place - Runzhou.
Since this disaster was caused by the floods of the Mo River, the most serious disaster in Ganglai Province was in Fucheng near the Mo River, and Runzhou City was also one of them.
In terms of disaster relief food, most prefectures and towns within a province of Ganglai have received the first batch of disaster relief food, and the rest of the disaster relief food has either not yet set off or is on the way to be transported.
During the days when the imperial envoy Cen Wenxing continued to provide disaster relief, wherever he passed by Jiang Lai Province, there was a response from the people.
This matter even spread to the capital and reached the mouths of the civil and military officials.
The officials who had experienced it before said nothing, but those who had just taken office and did not like to inquire about things were puzzled by the matter.
"Prime Minister Zuo, I heard that Cen Shangshu was providing disaster relief in Jianglai, and the people's response was really strong. Do you think...?"
Although he didn't say it clearly, Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, understood the meaning of Huang Zhixing, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in front of him: Isn't it just that he wanted to call back the imperial envoy Cen Wenxing and demote him a few ranks, and it would be better to just leave the official position.
But Cen Wenxing is his own in-law, and thanks to his help back then, otherwise I don’t know who would fill the position of Prime Minister Zuo today.
"Oh? What did he do?" Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi pretended not to know.
Huang Zhixing, the left minister of the Ministry of Finance, pretended to have a sad face: "I heard that the food relief grains sent by the Minister of the Ministry of Finance to the people in Jianglai were adulterated, and the people reacted badly to this. I'm afraid... this will happen then What's going on?"
Upon hearing this, the ministers who had been standing in the court for at least ten years smiled and said nothing.
Listening to the words of the Minister of Civil Affairs, Su Yunqi probably knew what impurities his in-law Cen Wenxing had mixed with, and he must be imitating what he did back then.
At first, I still agreed with it in my heart, but after thinking about it, I realized that the in-laws were really stupid. I did this back then to prevent people pretending to be hungry to receive relief porridge, but this time Jiang Lai is a disaster in a province, so this is not the case. No need.
Seeing that Huang Zhixing, who had been the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs for just a few years, was still waiting for his reply, Su Yunqi smiled slightly: "Huang Shilang is overly worried. There is nothing wrong with Cen Shangshu's move."
"Left Prime Minister."
Huang Shilang wanted to say one more thing, but seeing that no official mentioned this matter, Huang Shilang had no choice but to say no more.
"Well, Sir Huang, please don't worry about this matter. I trust Cen Shangshu. As for you, I am really happy to serve the country and the people."
After finishing speaking, Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, did not want to say more on this topic. He looked at the civil and military officials and asked, "Do you have anything else to report?"
Suddenly, there was hesitation in the court, and none of the officials said what was going on.
Seeing that no official reported any major events, Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, asked: "How is the food relief work going recently?"
Shen Jun, the left minister of the household department, stood up.
"Back to Prime Minister Zuo, the disaster relief food in Fuzhou County, which is close to Ganglai Province, has arrived in the northern area of Ganglai, and those farther away will arrive in the near future."
"Okay. I'd like to thank Minister Shen for taking the trouble to provide food for the disaster relief." The left minister said.
Shilang Shen responded and stood back to his position.
Seeing that he had nothing to say and no one wanted to report anything, Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, turned to look at Eunuch Li who was standing next to the empty dragon chair behind him.
Looking at Su Yunqi's eyes, Eunuch Li immediately understood.
"Retreat!"
At Eunuch Li's words, the civil and military officials dispersed and headed towards the place where they were conducting official business.
At this time, seeing Eunuch Li about to leave, Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, followed him, as before, to a place with few people.
"Eunuch Li, stay, stay."
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Li, who was thin and had a face like an eagle's beak, stopped and turned around, still holding the fly whisk tightly in his hand, for fear of accidentally dropping it and being rude.
Looking at Su Xiang's smiling face, he knew what was going on without asking Eunuch Li.
Not wanting to be seen by those who were critical, Eunuch Li pretended to be ignorant.
"Prime Minister Su, what do you want?"
I saw Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, coming closer, looking left and right, and hurriedly handed a few silver coins in his hand to Eunuch Li.
After receiving it, Eunuch Li hurriedly hid the money in his clothes.
Not to mention, this action is quite agile.
I saw that this kind of bribery was often done.
"Don't worry, I will tell you." Eunuch Li said quietly and firmly.
"Okay, that's it, I'll take my leave. Eunuch Li, go slowly." Su Yunqi smiled all over his face.
"Hey." Eunuch Li walked away after seeing him.
Ever since the great crisis and the shortage of money in the national treasury, Eunuch Li has never received less money from Prime Minister Zuo, and he has received more and more money every day.
Eunuchs, that's what they are. If you want him to say what should be said but not say, or to make up stories to coax the emperor, you will definitely not do it for nothing. As long as you have a few coins to stuff your mouth, you can really do it. Stop this.
Looking at Eunuch Li walking away, Su Yunqi smiled slightly. Although the money was gone, what he got in exchange was that his position was saved again, and the money spent was worth it.
