At this moment, Chongzhen's expression was changing continuously. After a while, the changing expression was completely hidden.
No matter what kind of energy or vision it is, even if the king of heaven comes, he still has to fight with the sky.
After calming down, Chongzhen looked at the two people in Qintian Prison.
"I don't want to hear talk about bloodshed and swords. Do you know what to do?"
The two of them shivered, and Lei Yu whispered: "I understand that there are two predictions, one is a sign of rebirth from the ashes, and the other is that the fire in the morning will not last the night, and the fire will dry out until it cracks at night.
After I return, I will immediately publish an article in the Daming Daily in the name of Qin Tianjian. It is just a sign of drought, but we are already prepared, so the people don’t have to worry! "
"Go!"
After the two left, Chongzhen looked at Cao Huachun: "No, Cao Bianjiao reported last time that the White Lotus Sect was in Kaifeng and Guide? Why did it end up in Shaanxi?"
"It's not just one wave. The ones in Kaifeng and Guide are all under my supervision, but they are starting to make moves at this moment!"
"Send an order to Hong Chengchou and Zheng Chongjian to pay close attention to the affairs of the White Lotus Sect. If there is any abnormality, suppress it immediately! As for the White Lotus Sect who has returned to Germany..."
"The order was sent to Daimyo Lu Xiangsheng. His Tianxiong Army has been training for more than half a year. It's time to take out the mules or horses for a walk.
Let him lead his army to Guide Mansion to take control. All the leaders of the White Lotus Sect will be killed on the spot and the rest will be dispersed. "
Chongzhen frowned, not because he was cold-blooded, but because he knew how powerful the White Lotus Sect was in deceiving people.
If one thing is not handled well, it can easily sweep the entire Ming Dynasty.
After Cao Huachun left, Chongzhen looked at Sun Chengzong and said: "Two beloved ministers, you are responsible for explaining to the ministers, and also send an order to Jiubian to ask them to pay more attention."
It is better to believe that this thing exists than to believe that it does not exist.
In addition to the issue of Jiannu's detour, we also need to pay attention to other things.
"Your Majesty, what about Shaanxi returning land to the people and burning crops?"
After hearing Sun Chengzong's question, Chongzhen picked up Zheng Chongjian's book and read it for a while.
The document that Hong Chengchou and Zheng Chongjian just sent back not only reported on Chi Qi Gentian, but also reported two things.
First, except for Xi'an and Fengxiang, all the cultivated land in the other six prefectures in Shaanxi has been cleared.
It has to be said that the two men moved very quickly, but from another aspect it illustrates the people's desire for cultivated land.
Some people from the government were employed, and the common people volunteered to help out after busy farming, and they were more concerned about doing their own work than doing their own work.
The entire Shaanxi Qingzhang area has 710,000 hectares of cultivated land and more than 80,000 hectares of military garrison land, which is more than 200,000 hectares more than what is registered in the fish scale register.
One can imagine how much cultivated land the gentry and wealthy merchants in various prefectures concealed, and how much tax evasion they evaded.
The third thing is that some people took advantage of the vision of Shaanxi's red air to cause trouble.
As a result, there were several incidents of burning crops, and preliminary estimates indicate that the damage to crops reached thousands of acres.
"Yuan Aiqing, the sale of cultivated land will not start until all the crops are warehoused. It will start at the end of August and be completed before the end of October. This will not delay winter planting.
During this period, the preparations that need to be made, such as land deeds, seeds, farm tools, etc., must be prepared in advance!
As for burning farmland..."
When Chongzhen mentioned burning farmland, murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
There was already a severe drought and a bad harvest, but someone actually took the opportunity to cause trouble and burned the crops. This was not burning things, but burning the food rations that the people relied on for survival.
He demolished the east wall to repair the west wall, killed profiteers and cleaned up the clan, just to get food. In the end, some people dared to burn his food. He was simply desperate.
"Send a message to Hong Chengchou and Zheng Chongjian. Those who burn farmland and take the opportunity to cause trouble will be severely investigated and executed without mercy!"
"I'll do it immediately!"
The two of them naturally knew how important Shaanxi's affairs were to the court. If they didn't strike hard, it would only become more and more outrageous.
The incident of Shaanxi's everlasting red gas finally spread around Shaanxi a few days later and spread to Henan, Shanxi and other places.
Some people say that the emperor has killed too many people since he ascended the throne, and that there were visions from heaven to warn him;
Some people say, citing scriptures, that such visions only appeared in the last years of the dynasty, indicating that the Ming Dynasty was about to expire;
Some people say that the emperor's attack on the clan is contrary to human ethics and that returning land to the people is perverse. The heavenly phenomena cannot deceive people.
…
Various rumors were flying all over the sky, and there was an undercurrent surging within the Ming Dynasty.
Chongzhen naturally got the news, but he had no way to deal with it.
On the third day of July, when Chongzhen was discussing the southwest rebellion with Yuan Keli and others in Dongnuang Pavilion, Wang Chengen asked Li Ruolian to see him.
Chongzhen's hand holding the tea cup shook slightly, and a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes. Now that he heard Li Ruolian and Cao Huachun asking for a meeting, he would be frightened.
After Li Ruolian entered Dongnuan Pavilion, Chongzhen put down the teacup: "What happened again?"
Hearing this, Li Ruolian smiled bitterly and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, there was a fire in Yongnian County. The Confucian Temple was burned down and the fire spread. According to statistics, more than 5,000 houses were burned down."
"Fire?"
"What's the reason?"
"The reason is still unknown. Some people say that a bolt of lightning struck the Confucian Temple, causing a fire. Others say that the spontaneous combustion of the icons in the Confucian Temple caused it. As a result, I am still investigating.
Fortunately, the evacuation was relatively quick, and only a few people were seriously burned. As for the deceased, it is not known yet. "
After hearing this, Chongzhen sighed deeply.
It just happened that the house leaked and it rained all night. In the past ten days, all kinds of things happened, including natural and man-made disasters.
"Let the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works send people to deal with it. We will rebuild when it is time to rebuild, and we will provide disaster relief when it is time to provide disaster relief."
After Li Ruolian left, Chongzhen frowned, and Sun Chengzong, Yuan Keli and others also looked solemn.
After a while, Chongzhen said softly: "What do you two dear ladies think?"
"Your Majesty, I always feel that these things seem to be caused by someone secretly. It is understandable that some people in Shaanxi Chiqi Gentian are trying to talk about gods and ghosts, but how come the fire is also trying to talk about it?
No matter how you look at it, someone is deliberately setting the pace! Could it be that the gentry and wealthy businessmen from all over the country were using this to fight back and distract the court's energy? "
"Yes, especially the raid by the Shuixi Army in the southwest. Under the command of Governor Zhu Xieyuan, She Chongming and An Bangyan have been almost crippled in recent years. How come they suddenly have new strength? Everything is weird."
"I feel the same way. These things all involve spending money and mobilizing troops.
But Chen also can’t understand that these won’t shake the fundamentals, they’re just a waste of energy, money, and time.”
…
"A big hand behind the scenes, wasting energy?"
Chongzhen, who was originally a little tired, suddenly heard these two words and sat upright in an instant. He finally knew where the problem was.
"You two dears, go back first and implement the speed I just mentioned!"
After the two left, Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen: "Send Li Ruolian and Cao Huachun to see me immediately, hurry up!"
