The flood of the Yellow River forced Zhu Youtang to investigate the river relief funds from Henan and Shandong, but in fact, from the perspective of Emperor Hongzhi, he may not be willing to punish Gaoming City. After all, Gaoming City was promoted and appointed by him. If he directly sued him, it would be equivalent to Emperor Hongzhi's mouth.

You have all entrusted important tasks such as corrupt officials, but there are still many such stolen officials in the court!

But if it is not dealt with, people will be unable to convince!

Or Emperor Hongzhi had a hope in his heart, that is, what Wang Qiong reported was untrue. In fact, Gaoming City did his best to do his best to work for the court in the local area, but only offended people, so he was falsely accused.

Chen Xi knew that being a high-ranking emperor was easily blocked by others, but in fact, the monarch himself also liked to deceive himself. What the king of a country most hopes is peace in the world, good weather, peace and prosperity, peace and stability in the country, no one rebelled, the royal family and clans were at peace, civil and military ministers worked together to serve the country loyally...

Chen Xi asked, "The Yu family is too proud. It's not Zhuge Liang, so where did you come from? Or should I ask, what kind of tips do you need for the Yu family?"

Yu Niang smiled and said, "Shangshu Liu sent his subordinates to assist in investigating the whereabouts of the imperial court's allocation of food funds. The reason should be clear. They are from Tingzhou Prefecture, and the prince should have some understanding of Governor Gao's character. If the investigation is inappropriate, it will damage the emperor's face or cause trouble for the disaster victims, the court will investigate it... What I mean is that I want to ask the prince what good prescriptions can he get both of them?"

Not only should we punish Gaoming City's crimes to calm public anger, but we should also preserve the emperor's majesty. If we look forward to it, what's the point of pursuing it?

Logically speaking, a thorough investigation means digging the bottom of a stolen official such as Gaoming City to the sky. As long as the facts are clear and the evidence is conclusive, the crime can be judged according to the law.

But the problem is that even if you talk about crime, you are just for others to see. From the perspective of the court, national stability is equally important as the face of the emperor.

In Shen Xi's view, even if Gaoming City is doing something wrong in Henan and is skinned and cramped according to the code, this guy is so lucky, because he involves the extraordinary promotion and appointment of Emperor Hongzhi. This time, he will probably not only not die, but also can even maintain his official position. It is just a matter of being promoted or demoted by the same level.

But no matter whether Gaomingcheng is relocated or demoted, he has finished his job as the governor of Henan. Emperor Hongzhi will not kill him for Gu Quanzi now, and he will definitely settle the score in the future... Those who make the emperor lose face are destined to die a bad death!

"The Yu family said that the two things are not clear, but they thought they wanted to recover the losses and ensure the stability of the place." Chen Xi pretended to be confused, not targeting anyone, but only expressed his own opinion. "If Yu Niang listened to the next words, she should not say anything about corruption and abuse of power. Instead, she should show the contributions of these people in disaster relief to the court, so that the court can set local officials as role models for disaster relief and praise them to the people of the world."

Yu Niang was a little surprised.

Chen Xi's words were really "unbelievable"...

Local officials embezzle bribes, embezzle disaster relief food, and occupy river management funds. They not only do not pursue the matter, but also praise merits. What is the reason?

Yu Niang hurriedly asked, "Haven's a man who heard that the right governor of Henan was involved in the matter of the Henan Governor?"

Chen Xi pretended to be puzzled: "Is there any?"

A small question made Yu Niang's face suddenly cold. At this moment, she finally realized Chen Xi's intention.

Wang Qiong is diligent and capable, and his resume is obvious to all. Moreover, this person is quite upright. The governor of Henan is corrupt and abused the law. As the right governor of Henan, Wang Qiong was unable to write the memorials on Tianting, so he could only go to the capital to file a lawsuit. What is the problem behind it?

If the court really wants to pursue the matter, it will inevitably cause huge waves. Local officials who have suffered floods in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River may be cleaned up. This is not a good thing for the court that is determined to seek stability, and it is very easy to cause civil unrest.

When the disaster-stricken people heard this, they said, "Oh, our parents and officials were corrupt officials. It was because they embezzled the money for river management that our miserable fate of being displaced now. Now they are greedy for the food for disaster relief issued by the court, which is clearly forcing us to death...

At this time, as long as someone stirs up a little, it will inevitably lead to a large-scale rebellion and affect the rule of the court.

On the contrary, if the people think that floods are natural disasters and punishments given by God, officials at all levels are already very careful in disaster relief, but they have not taken into account our situation yet. As long as they endure, the situation will soon improve. This will achieve the goal of eliminating disasters invisible. This is the mystery.

Or Emperor Hongzhi also realized the seriousness of the problem. Even if Wang Qiong was "thunderous" when he arrived in the capital to file a lawsuit, he would finally leave Wang Qiong's memorial and not post it. So these key points that the court paid attention to were unknowingly transferred from the Yellow River flood to Cheng Minzheng's sales case.

From the analysis of all aspects, Emperor Hongzhi and the court both intend to turn big things into small things.

"I understand."

Yu Niang gave a big gift to Shen Xi with conscience and then said goodbye.

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After leaving the teahouse, Shen Xi returned home, and Yu Niang went to see Liu Daxia, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. At the same time, she informed Liu Daxia in detail about the situation she investigated and Shen Xi's original words.

Liu Daxia had a chessboard in front of him, and he was still playing against him. After listening to Yu Niang's report, he narrowed his eyes in surprise and asked, "Shen Xi really said that?"

"Yes, sir, I dare not hide anything." Yu Niang was extremely respectful to Liu Daxia.

Liu Daxia smiled and shook his head, sighed: "He is only thirteen years old. His talent is of talent and decisiveness. His character is due to his personality. But where did he learn this mature mentality and experience in dealing with people and life?"

This question is extremely profound, at least Yu Niang can't answer it.

But Yu Niang understood one thing. Liu Daxia asked her to ask Shen Xi for advice. Liu Daxia intended to test Shen Xi. It was probably Liu Daxia who entrusted Shen Xi to value it, and wanted to see if he could bear his trust. But Yu Niang didn't know whether Shen Xi was so mature and would be happy to Liu Daxia.

It is obvious to all that Shen Xi had learned well, otherwise he would not have won the Jie Yuan, Hui Yuan and the top scholar. This can be considered as "talent". A talented person can learn for one year and be someone else for two years, three or even five years. Shen Xi didn't even frown when he killed Song Xier in Fuzhou, because he knew that he could not let the tiger go back to the mountain, which could be explained by his decisive personality.

Only Shen Xi is smooth and unrestrained in his work, and he does not have the stubbornness and hatred of evil, which Liu Daxia cannot understand. After all, a person's mature mentality requires years of precipitation.

At this time, a middle-aged official in his forties walked out behind the curtain and asked, "Sir Shangshu, don't you know how to start writing the memorial with Your Majesty?"

Liu Daxia himself was a Hanlin Academy Shujishi. Although he had been in the Ministry of War for many years and had become open-minded and upright, if he was a few years younger, he would definitely not be able to rub the sand in his eyes. A corrupt official like Gaoming City would naturally not be able to calm the public's anger without killing him. But now Liu Daxia is in a high position and the court is watching him. If he cannot give the court an explanation on the floods of the Yellow River or cause chaos, he may face dismissal as soon as he became the Minister of Revenue.

"You heard what Yu Niang said just now?" Liu Daxia asked.

"Yes." The official replied respectfully.

Liu Daxia said: "Just write the memorial book as Yu Niang said... Chen Xiu's meaning is not to mention the corruption and abuse of power for the time being by officials at all levels. It only demonstrates the achievements of local officials in disaster relief. You must complete the memorial book before tonight. I will personally give your advice to Your Majesty in the court tomorrow."

The officials are submissive and follow the order.

At this time, the officials were very dissatisfied with it and could not understand why Liu Daxia used Chen Xi to submit a very unreasonable method to Emperor Hongzhi. If Emperor Hongzhi was willing to investigate it to the end, Liu Daxia, who excused officials in Henan, Shandong and other places, would have to bear a lot of responsibility.

But in fact, just need to change one's thinking. Liu Daxia did this to take responsibility for Emperor Hongzhi. It was precisely because Zhu Youzhang knew that Gaoming City and a group of stolen officials were ordered to be either side. While the court focused on river management and disaster relief, a large amount of money and grain were transferred to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River provinces. How could those who could not keep themselves clean and do their duty?

Liu Daxia did this as a last resort for the emperor to embellish his mistakes and was a last resort.

Early in the morning of the next morning, Liu Daxia had just arrived at the Ministry of Revenue and took the memorial drafted by his subordinates, copied it himself, and then put it in his arms and entered the palace.

It is of great importance. This memorial will not follow the cabinet path, but will be directly brought to the palace by Liu Daxia to face the saint and request the saint of the emperor to judge.

When it comes to river management and disaster relief, Liu Daxia was not just the Minister of Revenue, but also acted as an imperial mail and was directly responsible to Emperor Hongzhi himself.

Since Liu Daxia went to Xuanfu to manage military salaries, he has become familiar with such things. All civil and military ministers know that Liu Daxia is highly valued by Emperor Hongzhi, and this person is very difficult to mess with.

As soon as Liu Daxia arrived at the palace gate, she met Li Dongyang... Li Dongyang was clearly waiting on his way to the palace.

"Shangshu Liu, what a coincidence."

Li Dongyang looked like he met by chance and greeted Liu Daxia from a distance.

Although Li Dongyang was the second assistant to the Ming Dynasty cabinet, his age and qualifications were not as good as Liu Daxia.

After the two of them came to the palace together, Li Dongyang began to draw Liu Daxia's words along the way: "...I remember that in the sixth year of Hongzhi, Zhang Qiu broke the Yellow River in the town. His Majesty once sent Liu Shangshu to personally manage the river and rescue disasters. Liu Shangshu was well-organized, the disasters subsided quickly, and he made great achievements in the management of the river... Liu Shangshu had great achievements in the court and His Majesty..."

Liu Daxia glanced at Li Dongyang, saying that one of them was a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and the other was a minister of the six ministries. They were both loyal ministers of the emperor and received the same trust from Emperor Hongzhi. However, Liu Daxia realized that Li Dongyang was not just about talking about these old things with him. Liu Daxia was a straightforward person and asked directly: "Binzhi is trying to ask me, who will His Majesty send to Henan and Shandong to preside over the disaster relief matters?"

Liu Daxia and Li Dongyang's relationship is not good, but it is not bad. In the end, they are ministers in the same palace and know each other well. Li Dongyang smiled and waved his hand: "I don't have this intention, so don't misunderstand it. Besides, who your Majesty wants to send is not something we can interfere. I'm afraid that someone will be chosen in your mind. This candidate should be the most appropriate one."

Liu Daxia thought for a moment, and the emperor wanted to send someone to take the emperor to provide disaster relief. Who is the right person in the court?

Logically speaking, it is more appropriate to select important personnel from local governments or six ministries. When Liu Daxia led Emperor Hongzhi to govern the river, it was just an "edict to choose". At that time, he was in Zhejiang as the left governor. However, Liu Daxia thought of someone, Wang Qiong, the right governor of Henan who came to the capital to sue the emperor. The court was all over the court, and the people who knew the most about the Yellow River lineage and the changes in ancient and modern times, floods and human feelings, are afraid that no one is more suitable than Wang Qiong.

But the question is, Wang Qiong came to Beijing to file a lawsuit. Could Emperor Hongzhi send him back to manage the river and provide disaster relief?

Liu Daxia asked, "Who?"

Li Dongyang smiled, but did not reply, but asked, "But I don't know who is going to hold you responsible for?"

Around the bush, Li Dongyang's question returned to Liu Daxia's memorial.

After hearing this, Liu Daxia felt a little confused and asked directly who was punished. It was like Li Dongyang was trying to make excuses for some people on purpose. I said, who was punished? Can you still get rid of the name from the memorial?

But Liu Daxia was not the first to enter the officialdom. He realized after thinking about it carefully that Li Dongyang was reminding him that he could not cure anyone's crime.

Otherwise, who will take care of the emperor's faults?

Regardless of whether Emperor Hongzhi knew people, just after Zhu Youzhe ascended the throne, the Yellow River flooded many years. This seemed to be a punishment from God. The emperor wanted to take a bath, change clothes and sacrifice to heaven for guilt. Public opinion also believed that this was a warning from God to the monarch's virtues, so that the emperor must recuperate himself and implement benevolent government.

Liu Daxia said in a deep voice: "I have my own digits."

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