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Volume 2 Wolong Chapter (Part 1) Chapter 331 Appalling Disaster

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    King Xin quickly poked Zhu Youcheng's waist with his finger, signaling him to thank Emperor Tianqi quickly.  Zhu Youcheng knelt down and thanked Emperor Tianqi as if he had just woken up from a dream.  After Zhu Youchengping died, Emperor Tianqi sighed: "Brother Cheng, I thought you could always keep your heart and be an honest and reliable young man. I didn't expect that after half a year, you started to become slippery." Emperor Tianqi's words were very serious.  , Zhu Youcheng couldn't help but knelt down and said: "My brother dare not be evaluated like this by the emperor. Ever since I saw Emperor Shenzong Xian's beauty at the age of seven, my original intention is to protect the emperor and Wei Ming. This is true for the old emperor Wanli, and for the emperor Tianqi."  The same goes for you. When chaos broke out in the southwest, I crossed thousands of mountains and crossed thousands of rivers, and finally lived up to the emperor's expectations and put down the rebellion. ""Get up, get up," Emperor Tianqi said with a smile.  "Today is the time for our family to talk about our own affairs. The historian is not with us, so there is no need to be so polite. Whatever I say today, whether it is right or wrong, comes from your mouth and enters my ears, and no third person will hear it."  Wang stood aside and said leisurely: "Who said no, I am still with you." "Come on, you and Brother Cheng just wear the same pair of pants. Tie you two up, you are one person,  If you two are separated, you will still be alone," Emperor Tianqi said jokingly.  The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became lively, and King Xin took the opportunity to ask: "Brother Emperor, why did you say that Brother Cheng has become slippery? I think Brother Cheng is still the same as before - at most he has become a little more handsome." Emperor Tianqi smiled and said:  "Your brother Cheng's desire to serve the country has not changed, but he is a little better at maneuvering and maneuvering than before. "I know that the suppression of the rebellion in the southwest is all his work alone, and has little to do with Zhu Xieyuan.  Zhu Xieyuan, I know him very well. Although he is a capable minister, he is relatively stable. It is absolutely impossible for him to take down An Bangyan and She Chongming within a month or two, let alone test his subordinate generals. He  Not that courageous.  "But yesterday, Brother Cheng put the credit on me, Brother Jian and Zhu Xieyuan. In this way. If the officials still question the results of the battle, it is equivalent to questioning me, Brother Jian and Zhu Xieyuan. King Xin and I are not counted, Zhu Xieyuan was in the Wanli period  He is an old Jinshi and has many good friends in the court. It is not a particularly wise thing to offend him. " "This is a good thing. Then why did the emperor criticize him? Look, he was so scared that he knelt down just now.  "King Xin asked.  "Because Brother Cheng gave me the credit, and the person who needs the least credit in the world is me. I am above tens of millions of people, no matter how much credit I have, what kind of reward can I get? Who dares to give me a reward? " Brother Cheng thought.  Take refuge.  It's okay to pull me out as a shield, we are a family anyway, but you have to say hello beforehand.  But Brother Cheng didn't even say hello, which caught me off guard.  "When I heard Brother Cheng say this yesterday, my face turned red. If it is really meritorious, I will not refuse. But if you insist on meritorious service without merit, I really don't have such a thick skin." Although Emperor Tianqi explained to King Xin  , but every sentence was meant for Zhu Youcheng.  Zhu Youcheng interjected: "Although the emperor is above tens of millions of people, the best reward for the emperor is the public opinion. In the past, Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Chengzu Wen. Their civil and martial arts are praised to this day, aren't they the best?  "Is it a commendation?" After hearing the names of the two ancestors, Emperor Tianqi was in awe and said: "It is my wish to restore the glory of my ancestors, but I feel guilty in my heart, brother Cheng.  Tell the truth, what is your purpose in giving credit to me? I know you are not a villain. There must be a deep meaning in giving credit away. " Zhu Youcheng sighed and said, "What I said today may be a bit shocking.  Do you believe it?" "Believe it, believe it." Emperor Tianqi and King Xin nodded like chickens pecking at rice.  "Also. My words may be related to the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty. No matter what happens, you can't spread it." "No, no." King Xin shook his head like a rattle.  Emperor Tianqi smiled and said: "Brother Cheng is really good at talking. Just saying this has aroused my curiosity. Tell me, I don't believe that your meritorious deeds will affect the fate of the country." Zhu Youcheng retreated.  Left and right, he said solemnly: "My brother is not joking. I checked the weather conditions in recent years and came to a terrible conclusion. In the next twenty years of the Ming Dynasty, natural disasters will continue. Droughts will be followed by floods, and droughts will be accompanied by disasters every other year.  A serious locust plague has left people in dire straits and hungry people everywhere" Emperor Tianqi trembled all over and shouted sternly: "Brother Cheng, don't be alarmist!" Zhu Youcheng smiled bitterly: "I hope I am wrong, but the signs of disaster have already appeared.  "Your Majesty, it's extremely cold in the north in winter now, and even the sea is not frozen.They were all frozen, connecting Juehua Island with the mainland. This is one of the symbols of disaster.  "Also, your Majesty, think about it. In the past few years, which year has there been no drought or flood in several provinces? Disaster relief grain trucks are transporting grain to the disaster areas one by one. "I sent Wei Liangqing to Shaanxi to purchase women and prepare them for distribution.  Issued to the soldiers of Jin Yiwei, so that they have no worries.  Your Majesty, do you know how cheap women in Shaanxi are?  You can buy a yellow girl for three hundred cents, which is only equivalent to the price of a fat chicken.  "It's not that people in Shaanxi don't love their children, it's just that they really can't afford to support them. Rather than letting her starve to death at home, it's better to let her find a way to survive." King Xin asked in a trembling voice: "Disasters will eventually end. Already  After several consecutive years of bad luck, why don¡¯t things turn around in a few years?¡± ¡°There will be good times, but that will be more than ten years later.¡± Emperor Tianqi saw Zhu Youcheng¡¯s serious words and did not dare to take it easy.  See it.  He paced back and forth for a few steps and murmured: "Is it because I don't practice morality and righteousness, so I angered God and sent down punishment?" Zhu Youcheng comforted him and said: ""Hanshu Shihuo Zhi" contains: "Yao and Yu had nine years.  There was a seven-year drought in Tang Dynasty. "Yao, Yu, and Tang were the ancient wise kings who always praised their words and followed their actions. They encountered such a major disaster, let alone now." Emperor Tianqi looked downcast.  Said: "Now the Ming Dynasty is suffering from internal and external troubles, and if there are continuous faminescould it be that God wants to destroy our Ming Dynasty?" Suddenly he seemed to remember something, and hurriedly took Zhu Youcheng's hand and said: "Brother Cheng, you are Taizu Gao  The emperor sent him to assist the Ming Dynasty, you must have a way." Zhu Youcheng held Emperor Tianqi's hand as if to give him strength.  He said categorically: "As long as I am alive, the Ming Dynasty will not be destroyed. Hasn't the emperor noticed that I have been working hard to meet the famine for years?" Emperor Tianqi shook his head and said: "I think you are a war  Madman, you are always preparing for war. You really don¡¯t see it.¡± King Xin also nodded.  Zhu Youcheng sighed: "I didn't expect that such a good man like me would be so miserable in the eyes of you two brothers." King Xin persuaded in a grand manner: "If you don't want to be a good prime minister, you will be a good general. Brother Cheng has already become a good general. Whether he will become a good prime minister or not  , That's a mixed bag. "Zhu Youcheng said: "Remember that I once tempted the emperor to invent a four-wheeled carriage? The four-wheeled carriage has a large load capacity and is really a powerful tool for transporting grain and grass. "And I built it first.  The expressway runs from Beijing to Shaanxi.  Shaanxi is desolate and Jiangnan is prosperous. If I want to pursue profits, I should build a high-speed road from Beijing to Jiangnan.  Why build that road first?  Just because Shaanxi may be the hardest hit area.  "Of course, I didn't expect the benefits to be so good. Lords have invested in shares one after another, and several main roads have begun to take shape. Transporting food by land is no longer a problem. "Waterways plus land roads, a two-pronged approach, disaster relief food and grass can quickly reach the disaster area, effectively reducing the number of people in the Ming Dynasty  The casualties increased the centripetal force of the Ming government.  "Moreover, the Ming Dynasty is now different from the time of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. "Now the Ming Dynasty is vast, and no cloud can cover the entire Ming Dynasty. Likewise, no disaster can cover the entire Ming Dynasty.  "There were disasters in some places in the Ming Dynasty, but there were good harvests in other places year after year. As long as the adjustments are made properly, the situation of starvation and death will never happen." Emperor Tianqi smiled reassuringly and said: "Silence, brother Cheng has done a great thing.  . Having Brother Cheng is a blessing for Brother Jian, a blessing for me, and a blessing for the Ming Dynasty. " King Xin added: "It is also the misfortune of Jiannu and the great misfortune of all rebellions!" (To be continued.)  )?¡­
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