"Since I know, I can only try my best to do it. If I can save a few people from dying, I will save a few lives!"
After Chongzhen murmured to himself, he turned to look at Wang Chengen at the door: "Let Li Ruolian come in!"
After some salutes, Chongzhen said calmly: "Assign a thousand-household office to Shanxi and Shaanxi to focus on monitoring the areas where the drought is. First, to monitor whether the officials are competent.
The second is to ask around privately for any prescriptions, stories, medicinal materials, etc. that can solve the plague. Collect them all and send them to Qihuang Research Institute.
The third is to closely monitor whether there is any plague. Once it appears, hundreds of households in the area can request support from the local health station, seal off the area, and do not allow anyone to leave the jurisdiction!
I will give an order to the commander of Shaanxi Province and cooperate unconditionally!
Tell Qian Hu who is going to Shaanxi that this matter must be taken seriously. Once Liubaili is found, he will be sent back to Beijing as soon as possible!
Also, please keep a low profile to prevent people from panicking! "
"I obey the decree!"
Li Ruolian responded immediately, but there was a huge wave in his heart.
As the commander of the Jinyi Guards, he controls the intelligence of the Ming Dynasty, and he understands the consequences of the plague very clearly.
Once it appears, it will be a disaster for all living beings, and it cannot be overemphasized.
"My lord, please tell the general affairs envoy that all medical memorials, title books, sealed complaints, etc. related to the plague, etc., do not need to be sent to the cabinet first, but will be submitted directly to Dongnuan Pavilion immediately."
"This slave is going to deliver the order right now!"
Looking at Wang Chengen leaving, Chongzhen exhaled slowly and said softly: "I have done everything I should do. If there is still plague, there is nothing I can do.
However, we must still pay attention. If there are signs of signs in the sixth year of Chongzhen, then I will order the eradication of rats. One mouse will cost one tael of grain. It is better to eat grain than to eat rats.
I will slaughter all the rats in Shanxi and Shaanxi.
Those who dare to eat mice will be taken out and chopped first. I want to see how many of them are not afraid of death. "
At this point, Chongzhen himself laughed, and then sighed: "The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard!"
The plague really tested not only Ming's endurance, but also the complex heart and human nature in troubled times.
Not everyone is a thug, but everyone has the potential to become a thug in the face of survival.
After sighing, I rested for a while, picked up my pen and wrote the word "severe drought" again, and then wrote slowly, stopping from time to time to think.
It was not until the time of Xu that Chongzhen put the ideas in his mind into words and formed a rough plan, which was also the reason to convince the ministers.
Early the next morning, after Chongzhen had eaten, he headed towards Huangji Hall.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the Huangji Palace was extremely weird, just because the ministers saw the British Duke Zhang Weixian, as well as King Zongzhengfu and King Qin of the Zongren Mansion;
You must know that Zhang Weixian has been transferred from the capital for more than two years, and basically he has not heard anything.
Now that Jiannu was overthrown, their sudden return to Beijing made them panic;
Next are King Fu and King Qin. Although both of them are in charge of the royal family, they have almost never been to the court since they took office. Why did they suddenly come today?
And they were together with Zhang Weixian. They always felt that something big was going to happen.
Amidst the doubts of the officials, Chongzhen entered the Huangji Hall. After a burst of praise and salute, Chongzhen said softly: "My beloved ministers, if you have the foundation, you can start the memorial, but if you don't have the foundation, withdraw from the court!"
"Your Majesty, I have a script to start with!"
As soon as Chongzhen finished speaking, King Fu came out: "Your Majesty, King Lu, his princess, and his son committed suicide on the Mid-Autumn Festival!"
"What?"
"King Lu committed suicide?"
"On the Mid-Autumn Festival? Isn't that the day when His Majesty Luanjia returns to Beijing?"
…
The ministers were talking a lot. Not to mention the ministers were shocked, even the cabinet and the six ministries were full of astonishment. They didn't know about such a big thing.
But then I thought about it and realized that the prince was a matter of the royal family and had nothing to do with them.
But the eyes of the ministers were full of thoughts. When the emperor returned to Beijing, King Lu committed suicide. This time was chosen very strangely. Is there any connection between them?
"My dear friends, your guess is correct. King Lu's suicide is indeed related to me!"
Chongzhen's words confused the officials.
"After investigation, it was found that King Lu was the person behind the Wenxiang Sect. Jinyiwei discovered 5,000 sets of armor in a cellar in Jining City. After investigation, he was greatly implicated in Prince Lu's Mansion.
I knew about it when I was in Qufu. I never took action because I wanted to see if it was colluding with other forces. I never thought that I would commit suicide out of fear of crime! "
After listening to the emperor's words, the officials suddenly realized and immediately became angry.
"Secretly supporting the Wenxiang Sect and bringing disaster to the Ming Dynasty for several years. What is King Lu going to do?"
"I have 5,000 sets of armor in my possession. Are you planning to rebel?"
"Think you can escape punishment by committing suicide? It's too simple!"
"Your Majesty, I request a thorough investigation of King Lu's lineage again. Although the main criminal is dead, the remnants of the crime are still there. Cutting off the weeds does not remove the roots, but spring breezes will revive them!"
"Your Majesty, the Wenxiang Sect secretly delivered supplies to the Yao people. The Yao people caused trouble to the southwest, leading to the death of tens of thousands of people. This is all the responsibility of King Lu, and must be thoroughly investigated!"
"Your Majesty, the Yao people have brought trouble to the Ming Dynasty, and the Yao people have fled into Annan. The fact that the Yao people have caused trouble to the Ming Dynasty for so many years clearly shows their ambitions.
Entering Annan will definitely increase the strength in Annan, waiting for the counterattack against the Ming Dynasty.
I would like to ask your Majesty to mobilize a large army to the Annan border and use force to force Annan to drive the Yao people back to the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, they will set foot on Annan.
The Ming Dynasty is now full of morale and must completely resolve the Yao tribe's rebellion! "
"Your Majesty, there was King Jin in the past, King Jingjiang in the middle, and now there is King Lu. I thought I would conduct a thorough investigation on the kings of the clan to see if there is anything similar."
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The ministers were angry and not only blamed King Lu, but also used this matter to attack the clan.
Chongzhen, King Fu and others had already expected this kind of reaction.
After the ministers discussed it for a while, Chongzhen said calmly: "The eighth generation of King Lu will be removed from the family tree. This matter will stop here and will not be mentioned again in the future!"
"I obey the decree!"
Prince Fu immediately responded, and before the ministers could utter a rebuttal, Chongzhen continued: "Yuan Aiqing, the cabinet has issued an edict to all states in the Ming Dynasty. Anyone who smells the incense and sects who are found gathering to cause trouble will be killed without mercy.
In addition, except for the sects that have been registered with the Daolu Department and the Senglu Department, newly emerged religious sects will be treated as evil cults and will be killed without mercy!
Secondly, any registered religious lectures, lectures, Taoism, or Dharma meetings with more than 50 people must be approved by the Daolu Department, the Senglu Department, and the state official, and all officials in the city can be sent to participate. If there is no approval, all Caught!
If the reasons are normal, the officials of various states are not allowed to shirk the responsibility for various reasons, and those who violate it will be punished for dereliction of duty! "
"I obey the decree!"
Yuan Keli responded immediately, with a glint in his eyes, but then returned to normal.
Sun Chengzong on the side also looked thoughtful in his eyes.
The emperor's order seemed normal, but in fact it was extremely strange.
