How to make a famous minister

Chapter 67

Ever since Fan Xuanchao rushed into the Dragon King Temple and threw the statue of the Dragon King into Jingjiang, Master Wang has been moaning all day long. "My lord, even if those ignorant people pray to gods and worship Buddha, you don't have to go to war like this. If the Taoist priest cheated on disaster relief food, he would be arrested by the officers and soldiers, but you should never have thrown the statue of the Dragon King into the Jingjiang River." Now, the people in the city are in panic all day long, for fear that the Dragon King will be angry and there will be another seven days and seven nights of rainstorm."

"Cough, cough, cough."

Fan Xuanchao's health was originally not good. During this period of time, his nerves were tense and he worked day and night. He was caught in a heavy rain that day, and he was very angry, so he fell ill as soon as he came back.

They found a room for Fan Xuanchao, cleaned it up and lived in it.It's just that it's the time of the flood, and even if a doctor is called, they can't find all the medicinal materials. The disease has not recovered for a few days, and the fever is low and low intermittently.

Fan Xuanchao's face was flushed, and he was leaning on the edge of the bed at the moment, a little sleepy, and his head was a little heavy.He was trying to cheer up to deal with some official business, but when he heard Master Wang say these things, he couldn't help being a little impatient, he didn't even bother to open his eyes, and said in a serious tone: "A wooden head, if you lose it, you lose it. What's more It wasn't me who threw it down, it was obviously He Bo who swept it away. Even a dragon king can't beat He Bo, so what's the use of coming, you still expect him to stop the rain and make the world laugh."

Master Wang was speechless by his strong arguments. The wooden statue was placed by the river, and the river was so high that it would definitely be swept away!How come he said that the dragon king lost to He Bo?

But Master Wang didn't care about such a mess with him, so he took out a booklet, "My lord, we don't have enough food in the granary."

Upon hearing this, Fan Xuanchao opened his eyes, "How much is left?"

"You said you have two meals of porridge a day, but now you can't afford two meals a day." Master Wang handed the brochure in his hand to Fan Xuanchao. Fan Xuanchao turned over the pages, his face getting more and more ugly.

"My lord, tell me, do you want to reduce the daily food to one meal a day? And... add some less rice, and I think I can persist until Lin Xiancheng comes back."

"Where is Lin County Prime Minister?"

"It is said that it will be there in five or six days." Master Wang said, feeling worried, "It's just that Lin Xiancheng said that the price of rice is soaring now, and there is not much food that can be raised with that money, so we can only last for more than half a month—— —Even if Lin Xiancheng comes back, we have to save some food."

Fan Xuanchao let out a long sigh: "If there is no more food, I really don't know what to do."

"It's not just food." Master Wang didn't want to attack Fan Xuanchao again at this time, but the situation was critical, so he had to say, "After a catastrophe, there will be a catastrophe. We don't have enough manpower and medicinal materials now. I'm afraid we will have to... …If you don’t prepare now, it will be too late.”

A splitting headache.Fan Xuanchao supported his head, feeling confused for a moment, not even knowing what to do next. "What about those wealthy households? Aren't they rich? Tell them to take some out." This doesn't sound like an official, but like a bandit.

"But...they...wealthy households also took a lot of money out."

Fan Xuanchao frowned, "Master Wang, you are also from the Wang family in the north of the city, right?" The Wang family in the west of the city, Jingjiang County and even the entire Changzhou Prefecture are well-known grain merchant families.Originally, Fan Xuanchao didn't intend to beat the rich family's autumn wind. After all, no matter how rich they are, they are still ordinary people, and they also need to be protected by the government.

It's not like the wind blows other people's money, so why should they give it to you?

It's just that now it's come to the point where the big households can't survive. The millions of refugees in Liaodong, and the cannibalism caused by the earthquake a few years ago are still vivid in my mind. Fan Xuanchao is not at all like Jingjiang County, which has also become human hell.

Of course, if he wants to move the Wang family, he has to weigh it carefully. After all, the Wang family has a great career, and it is impossible to rely solely on the protection of the Wang family, a low-level official, and there are some officials in the court.

Wanting to get food and not wanting the Wang family to rebound, Fan Xuanchao had to be careful.

Master Wang is a relative of the Wang family, so I dare not say anything else, at least here in Jingjiang County, he can protect him.Now that he heard that Fan Xuanchao was going to use the Wang family's food, Master Wang was a little worried, and he should advise the family to take some of it for disaster relief.But it is obvious that the disaster situation this year has surpassed that of previous years. If you want to spend more, it will not be sold to Fan Xuanchao, but it will be donated for free to do good deeds.

Mr. Wang was busy day and night these days, Fan Xuanchao also saw it, and curled his lips.Master Wang saw his half-smile, and suddenly remembered how this man got violent and threw the statue of the Dragon King directly into the river.

Although it is impossible for Fan Xuanchao to directly throw the entire Wang family into the river, it is really uncertain what this person can do when he is in a hurry.

After leaving Fan Xuanchao's courtyard, Mr. Wang wiped off his sweat and was about to rush to the other courtyard of Wang's family on Gushan.Seeing him in a hurry, Xiaoman was a little puzzled, and went in with the soup, and said, "Master Wang looks very flustered when he goes out."

Fan Xuanchao took the medicine with a smile, and drank it in a few sips, "Don't be in a hurry, I'm going to send someone to search his house——I'm going to sleep, call me if something happens."

"Yes." Xiaoman pinched the corner of the quilt for him, took the empty medicine bowl, and quietly exited the room.

The rain has become much lighter, and the patter of rain silenced those who suspected that they were about to be punished by the Dragon King.

Xiaoman looked up at the sky, "I don't know if I can come."

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The capital, the imperial palace.

Emperor Tianqi was an emperor who paid great attention to the joy of life. Even if there was an earthquake in Shanxi and a flood in Changzhou, and the elders of Ge and other ministers discussed state affairs all night, he was happy to do carpentry every day, and go to the lake with Keshi and the little eunuch. The two listened to the disaster relief situation reported by the cabinet ministers.

Zhu Youjian was summoned by Emperor Tianqi, holding Fan Xuanchao's request for help from Jingjiang in his hand, full of worries, when he heard the report from his servants, he said, "It's a coincidence."

Emperor Tianqi was on a boat cruise in the garden, so he asked Zhu Youjian, who had been picked up from the shore, to come to the lake center platform.

Emperor Tianqi and Ke Shi sat on the small boat, and there were two young eunuchs serving them. Zhu Youjian stepped on the small boat and was about to step forward to salute when the small boat shook. Emperor Tianqi quickly told him to sit down, "This small boat is my It’s the first time I’ve entered the water today for my new work, so I don’t want to be a bit unstable, but fortunately, it’s fine if I don’t move around. Don’t salute King Xin, just come and sit down.”

On the platform in the middle of the lake, there is continuous music of silk and bamboo, surrounded by the small boat on which Emperor Tianqi was riding, and seven or eight cruise ships, on which various dancers sing and dance gracefully.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Youjian frowned, and his face couldn't help showing it.

Seeing his uneasy expression, Emperor Tianqi asked, "Why is King Xin so preoccupied?"

Zhu Youjian replied: "Changzhou's typhoon and floods have caused people to live in dire straits—"

When Zhu Youjian said this, Emperor Tianqi couldn't hold back his face. By saying that, are you accusing me of only knowing pleasure?

"—But the relief food and grass issued by the imperial court has not arrived, and my younger brother is worried about Hanyuan."

"Fan Xuanchao is a smart man. The case of Wei Zhongxian shows that he is both thoughtful and capable of doing things. I don't doubt whether I employ people or doubt people. I naturally trust him."

Ke Shi was next to him, and when he heard Wei Zhongxian's name, he couldn't help the urge to tear Yang Lian, Fan Xuanchao and Zhu Youjian apart.She and Wei Zhongxian are also in love. Her "husband" was killed by someone, and she couldn't kill the emperor, so she had to project her resentment on Zhu Youjian and others. Fan Xuanchao, who is a key part of the impeachment case, is also the list she wants to tear up. One of the top three singles.

"I heard that Changzhou is also a wealthy place in the south of the Yangtze River. Master Fan is enjoying his blessings this time. Even if there are one or two wind disasters, I'm afraid it won't hurt his bones."

Although Emperor Tianqi didn't deal with state affairs very much, he still wouldn't believe the words "you won't be hurt if you suffer a disaster", but he suddenly remembered something: "I heard that Fan Xuanchao was sentenced in a rather famous case in Jingjiang? "

"Yes, it's a case where the stepmother poisoned the father and the son took revenge. The Minister of Criminal Affairs also praised the case for its ingenious judgment." Zhu Youjian said, "The son in this case is also the first person to discover the typhoon this time. It can be regarded as It was a coincidence."

"It's not a coincidence. It's clear that he was serious about his work and got good rewards." Emperor Tianqi said with a smile, but Ke Shi said in a strange way: "I don't think he judged the case well. If I were to judge it, I would definitely be able to investigate it." The son didn't want to support his stepmother, so he killed his stepmother and tricked Fan Xuanchao, so he could escape Ling Chi."

Both Zhu Youjian and Emperor Tianqi were dumbfounded. Zhu Youjian didn't know why this old lady had such a big brain. Emperor Tianqi deserved to be a child raised by the Ke family.

Emperor Tianqi comforted: "I am a child raised by a nanny, and my children will be filial to my nanny in the future."

"But the saint has no children under his knees now. When I think of the saint returning to the palace without his children, I can't help feeling sorry for the saint."

Emperor Tianqi forced a smile, "I haven't had any descendants in recent years, but luckily I'm still young..."

"Your Majesty!" Ke Shi said seriously, "The more royal blood, the better. I have already found for you suitable men and women to fill the court, and I will be able to give birth to a prince for Your Majesty next year."

Whichever emperor is changed, a nurse who is so arbitrary and authoritarian cannot be kept.But the current emperor is Emperor Tianqi, probably because he put all his filial piety towards his mother who died young on Keshi, and he is also obedient to Keshi.

Seeing that Emperor Tianqi was so obedient, Ke Shi felt that her position in the palace was still stable, and also thought that her own niece was also among the folk daughters who contributed this time. , with a smile on his face, he forgot where it was for a moment, and subconsciously leaned back——

Zhu Youjian was distracted when he suddenly felt the world spinning... before he had time to hold on to something, he fell into the water with a plop.

After he struggled to reach the overturned boat and climbed up to catch his breath, he heard screaming and crying in his ear.

"His Majesty--"

"emperor--"

"Come on, the emperor has fallen into the water!"