"I don't dare!" Lu Tiaoyang buried his head deeply and no longer dared to pick up the folds on the ground, letting them lie in front of him. "Okay! Then I ask you, what kind of serious crime will punish the nine tribes?" "Communicate with foreign countries, deceive the emperor and ignore the superiors" "Yes! Deceive the emperor and ignore the superiors! Let me ask you, on the day Gao Gong was impeached, why did you You hesitated for a long time before standing behind Zhang Juzheng. You still thought that if Gao Gong won, you and he would push me into the cold palace like the fifth prince Zhu Cunxiao. "I will be imprisoned until death, and I will die in depression!" Crying tone. Zhu Yijun slapped the table again for the third time: "Can the sun and the moon be used as a guide? Still using the sun and the moon? I think even a dog peeing can be illuminated by itself. You just want me to die!" If we talk about the emperor's first two slaps on the table, Lu Tiaoyang was lucky enough to think that he was scaring himself. This was the third time he slapped the table again, and the words "You just want me to die!" made him completely collapse. Be wise and protect yourself! This is the most difficult thing to learn in officialdom, and it is also the top wisdom. Lu Tiaoyang thought that it was quite good to understand this top-notch wisdom. He had been working as an official for twenty years and was not prosperous, but he was making steady progress. Especially that day in the court where the high arches were overthrown, at such an urgent moment, I couldn't judge the probability of victory or defeat of the first and second auxiliary camps at all. Although after he ascended the throne, the emperor asked him to have dinner with Zhang Juzheng, clearly binding them together, the emperor did not give him any promise, so the hesitation that day was his consistent manifestation of being wise and self-protective. ¡°If the emperor hadn¡¯t looked at me meaningfully, I wouldn¡¯t have taken the gamble and stood behind Zhang Juzheng. Fortunately, this bet was right! But, what happened to the little emperor today? When he came up, he didn't talk about old scores, but every sentence was about beheading and exterminating families, and the word "death" was never left behind in every sentence! ¡°Could it be that the emperor was dissatisfied with his hesitation that day and came to see the emperor today? Lu Tiaoyang felt that his whole body was paralyzed: "I don't dare! I really don't dare!" "You don't dare! After reading these two secrets, you clearly had an idea in your mind, but you didn't say it! Now When is it burning? But you still want to make peace with each other without offending both sides! Do you have to let the water of the Yellow River flow into the capital and flood the palace? Or do you want these hungry people to make more trouble and destroy my country? , and your head, all smashed?" The emperor pointed at Lu Tiaoyang's nose, becoming more and more excited as he spoke, but his anger showed no signs of weakening. Lu Tiaoyang suddenly realized that the emperor was waiting for me here! Fortunately, he wasn't here to settle the matter. He just wanted to know what was right and what was wrong in this matter! ¡°That¡¯s all, it seems that if I don¡¯t tell who is right and who is wrong between these two people today, the emperor will definitely not be able to spare me! It's a pity that I have been a good old man for twenty years and pretended to be stupid for twenty years. It seems that I can no longer pretend today. OK OK! I just want to be passionate and ambitious, and be a happy person! Lu Tiaoyang raised his head, the fear and crying just now were gone, and there was a trace of almost heroic sadness: "Your Majesty! Do you really want to know? Do you want to hear the truth?" "Of course it is the truth!" Zhu Yijun knew that it was almost, He was so happy that he originally wanted to say one more sentence: "As long as you say it, I will grant you no guilt!" But after thinking about it, he held it back and decided to continue to put pressure on Lu Tiaoyang with silence. When Lu Tiaoyang saw that the emperor had stopped speaking, he squinted his eyes and looked at himself. He clearly felt the pressure brought by this silence, so he gritted his teeth: "Okay! I'll say it!" "In my opinion, Lord Zhu Heng This seal is true, Wang Huaiyuan's is false!" "Oh? Why?" Zhu Yijun finally heard what he wanted to hear most. He helped Lu Tiaoyang and sat down on the chair. Lu Tiaoyang turned his body half sideways, but he spoke clearly every word, and his logical thinking was very thorough: "Your Majesty! Mr. Zhu did not mention any difficulties at all, which shows that he has long disregarded life and death, and is determined to do his best to control the water and serve the country with death! And! What Wang Huaiyuan said was actually aimed at Mr. Zhu at every step. His purpose was not to control floods or provide disaster relief, but to make the emperor lose his trust in Zhu Heng. Even if Zhu Heng was not punished, he would be transferred back. Capital, calm down the situation!" "Oh?" The emperor heard the excitement, "Tell me! What does Wang Huaiyuan say?" "Your Majesty! What Wang Huaiyuan said is nonsense. " "The first point is that Zhu Heng forced people to die as brave members. You only need to send one person to the scene to see if Zhu Heng was standing in front or behind the team when he led these brave members to fight the disaster.?If he stands in front, it means that he himself is not afraid of death, how can he force others to die! If you stand behind, it means that he is really forcing people to die, and he is supervising from behind! " "Um! Makes sense! "The emperor nodded frequently. "Second point, saying that he did not ask for instructions or report, and acted arbitrarily, is definitely a slander! You will be outside, and your orders will not be accepted. If such an urgent matter still requires a report before action can be taken, then the flood is really about to reach the palace! Therefore, what Wang Huaiyuan said was to sow discord and to make you lose trust in Zhu Heng! " "Keep talking! " "The third point is that it deviates from the focus of disaster relief. This is even more misleading! Zhu Heng is the Minister of Industry, so of course his first priority should be to repair the embankment and stop the flood. As for distributing disaster relief funds and sending troops to suppress it, these are not the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, but the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War. Zhu Heng has nothing to do with it! This is creating something out of nothing, and" "And what? Don't be shy, keep talking! " "And why did Wang Huaiyuan only mention these two items? It seems to be related to people's livelihood and to share worries for the country. In fact, they are not. His purpose is just for money! " "for money? " "right! emperor! Think about it, why should we focus on distributing disaster relief funds? It's nothing more than a plan to be greedy and possessive! Ten taels of silver accounted for at least eight or nine taels. It would be good if one tael could be distributed to the victims. When the time comes, they will continue to say that the disaster relief funds are far from enough, and continue to ask the court for money, and continue to be greedy, eating more and taking more! " "Also, why should we focus on sending troops to suppress the rebels? They just want to cover up the truth, drive away all the people who really need rescue, and even even kill good people and take credit for it! " "Killing good people and claiming merit? " "right! They are obviously victims of the disaster, but they must be said to be refugees! Instead of giving money to the victims and rescuing them from fire and water, they killed the victims to take credit for their reward, claiming that they had wiped out so many bandits and killed so many converts! In fact, wherever there are bandits and converts, they are all unarmed good people! " Zhu Yijun was completely shocked. It seemed that the Ming Dynasty's officialdom had reached a critical stage. It was possible to do such things as killing good people and taking credit for their merits. All these came from such high-sounding words from a provincial chief executive! Is there still hope for such a country? He stood up, helped Lu Tiaoyang sit down with both hands, and then bowed deeply to Lu Tiaoyang: "Sir, I have really learned the real situation today, and I have benefited a lot. , please accept my worship! " Lu Tiaoyang hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty! Absolutely no, you have to kill the humble minister! " The emperor helped Lu Tiaoyang up and sighed: "Sir, I was forcing you to tell the truth just now. Also, I want to bring out the long-lost pride in my husband! The Ming Dynasty is in danger right now. If we don't have this kind of heroism, and if we continue to ignore things that have nothing to do with ourselves, our country will be destroyed! " Lu Tiaoyang was also truly moved: "Your Majesty! You are the true sage! From today onwards, I will no longer be dishonest and submissive. As you said, I will be like Mr. Zhu Heng, bravely shouldering the moral responsibility and swearing to serve the country to the death! "The emperor smiled: "It's true! When Gao Yi, the Third Assistant Gu Ming Minister, retired, he only recommended you to me! " A trace of regret flashed in Lu Tiaoyang's eyes: "Master Gao! Has he retired? That will be a big loss for my Ming Dynasty! "The emperor stared closely into Lu Tiaoyang's eyes: "Yes! However, Mr. Lu, you have to remember that, as you said at the end, this is obviously a black and white matter. You can no longer say that both are gray and black and white! " "Wei ministers obey the order! " "good! "Zhu Yijun made a decision instantly: "I'm here to ask you! Mr. Lu! I'm going to send you to have a look at the scene, make a secret visit, and see the real situation at the scene ahead, okay? Just go and show me whether Zhu Heng is standing at the front of the brave team and taking the lead in fighting, or standing at the end of the team and being the life-threatening supervisor, okay? " "good! I also want to see if my judgment is accurate? " At this time, the emperor took off the sword hanging on the wall of the study: "Mr. Lu! I have never used this sword, so I give it to you! This is your Shangfang sword! If you go this time, I only want one person to come back, either Zhu Heng¡¯s! Either it belongs to Wang Huaiyuan! I want you to find out the truth and take action! Kill first and play later! " "My minister, Lu Tiaoyang, will obey the imperial edict and will definitely live up to the entrustment of the emperor!" " "Okay, let's go. Set off now! In addition, if it is true as you said, the troops sent out are killing good people and taking credit for their merits, you can also use this sword to kill everyone on sight! " "yes! emperor! The minister has left. Your Majesty, take care of your dragon body! "The emperor waved his hand: "You can go, but I will tell you a secret! One hundred thousand people sent to the front line of the breachThe team was sent by me, but I didn't let them suppress the rebels. Instead, I asked them to go to the embankment to rescue. If you go there this time and find that there are soldiers who bully others instead of rescue, you can also kill them first and then report them! " "My Lord Shengming! With such a wise king, there is no need to worry about the world being unstable. There is hope for the prosperity of our Ming Dynasty! "Lv Tiaoyang kowtowed to say goodbye to the emperor. Seeing Lu Tiaoyang go out, Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did he feel the burning pain in his hands, and the palms of his hands were all red. "It's not in vain! Three shots. Give up his position, give up the throne, and give up the throne. Three shots of the table will create a pillar of the country, and also create a bright tomorrow for the Ming Dynasty!