Chapter 82: Being a Thousand Miles Away

Emperor Jinglong sat in the imperial study, looking at the Northern Zhenfu Division presented the Huai’an governor confessed to the crime, so angry that his brain hurts.

The Yellow River repeatedly diverted to the mouth, flooded towns and cities, causing a large number of casualties, displacement, this is a very tragic natural disaster, there are local officials in good conscience embezzlement of money and silver, the great national tragedy, and even heartlessness to the imperial court sent to monitor the imperial censor dared to murder!

Attendant eunuch blue happy to see the emperor full of haze, unable to pinch the brow, busy to hand over a cup of fragrant and tranquil flowers and fruits tea, advised: “The emperor must not be angry, take care of the dragon body.”

Emperor Jinglong received hot tea, sip a few mouths, gradually calmed down, only the brows are still knitted, said: “the water is difficult to rule, the rule of the human heart is more difficult, the harm of mankind is better than natural disasters. You go and the official minister Li multiplied wind, Ministry of work minister Min Heng greetings, three days later I want to discuss the governance of the Yellow River and the rectification of official affairs in the court, let them prepare in advance, then come up with opinions.”

Said and confessed to a throw to the desktop: “This corruption relief kill the disposition of the case, with the Cabinet to prepare a ticket decree, tell them what I mean, to be severely punished, the head of the landing, one can not be less, and inform the national states and counties, as a warning to others.”

Lan Xi mouthed his compliance and sent someone to deliver the decree.

The emperor finished his tea and exhaled a long breath, feeling a little tired. This fatigue is not from the body, but since the ascension of the throne since the spirit does not dare to have the slightest slack. Being in the position of nine heavy, responsible for the livelihood of the people of the world, the case of hard work, the daily reading of the zhangzhi base up to four or five feet high, these zhangzhi from all over the country, including the decree to implement the abolition of the personnel to promote and depreciate, agriculture and commerce economy, the border garrison military affairs …… Linlin total, have to he to do the final decision.

Coupled with the fact that these years and is at the time of the eventful fall. The most difficult a few: Shanxi, Henan, Shandong are in a horse thief, especially Henan gag “Liao crazy” bandit leader, leading more than 10,000 thieves and bandits in the states and counties, the Ministry of War, left minister of the army in Chezhi led troops to fight the bandits, although it has been effective, but a few times he escaped, failed to capture and kill the chief evil. The grass does not remove the root, this Liao crazy lurks for a period of time, and then recruited people to come out to rebel, annoying.

Outside the Great Wall, Beicheng is in tatters, with various tribes vying for power and position, and although they don’t invade in a big way, they do harass the borderlands and loot horses and money from time to time. Four months ago, he adopted Su Yan’s suggestion, selected from the Mongolian tribes Walar, secretly support it to strengthen its power, and fight with the Tartars. Walar chief tiger Kuo Li received Ping Ning Wang tin number, still do not feel at ease, want for the eldest son of Kun Le beg Shang a princess, was the emperor politely refused, only promised to exempt the tribute to the mutual market. Look at the messenger to bring the reply, Hu Kuaoli seems to be a little dissatisfied, but also expressed acceptance, requesting the Ming in the trade to increase the supply of salt and tea.

Plus, it’s horse politics.

The emperor pulled open the drawer, took out a four-hundred-mile expedited fly delivery from Shaanxi, once again opened to read.

Su Yan a hand of calligraphy flowing as flowing clouds and water, although it is not enough muscle old healthy, but it is also the bones of the wind sprinkled. These two days the emperor folded tired, will turn it out to see once, is to see things think of people.

Described in the sangha, the improper horse administration led to the withering of people’s livelihoods in Shaanxi, which in turn led to stragglers becoming bandits and thieves, causing the emperor to think deeply about the situation.

Su Yan in the zhang folding earnestly wrote that the people of pastoralism must be abolished, but he also knows that this policy was promulgated by Emperor Taizu, the implementation of a hundred years, if the abolition of a sudden, the dynasty is bound to uproar, the emperor will also face great pressure. So he suggested, first suspend the strict arrest order, exempt this and next two years of the horse family’s yield (both foal payment), first stabilize the people’s heart, until the government pastoral reorganization has begun to bear fruit, the number of horses increased, and then gradually abolish the people’s pastoralism.

“Boiling frogs in warm water”, the emperor’s lips slightly raised: my new imperial historian is very eloquent, strange sentences frequently, but also quite apt and interesting.

This zhang fold did not go through the cabinet deliberation, issued a vote, but by the emperor personally approved, the things played, all approved a “quasi”, together with the disposition of Lu An Gao dismissal and cut off the nationality, but also in the Su Yan’s trespassing next to the special pleading words, straightforwardly approved a “good leather! “The

Decree has been issued a few days ago, but the folders have not been filed into the library, the emperor’s fingertips in the ink paddle around, like to touch through the pages to what. Scratching and scratching, but also really gave him found a hidden fishy–

Instead of being fishy, it was more like a secret little thought, with some sort of gesture that was both slyly smug and childish, quietly buried in the official papers, expecting to be discovered by the rightful owner.

The emperor unfolded the long zhangzhi, fingertips from the leftmost column of the first word, to the lower right to cross a diagonal line, the words together, lightly read out: “The imperial decree …… is extremely good …… I am grateful for it! …… The sword is not used first …… in case it cuts someone someday …… explains that I was forced to have no choice …… to report here first. “

Because it’s arranged from left to right, as opposed to in order, I hadn’t noticed it a couple of times before when I looked at it.

“Promoter! Play what word games.” The Emperor couldn’t help but laugh and scold, “Hiding your headgear like this, and you have the nerve to call for prior reporting?”

Cursed to curse, but the heart is not happy, still in the paper page to find, and finally he found a place arranged in a circle: “Being in a thousand miles, the heart of the Zixian, I pray for the well-being of the holy body.”

The emperor’s finger rubbed repeatedly on this circle, finally closed the zhangzhi, and put it into the drawer, and clamped a lotus leaf translucent carving green jade pendant in the depths of the drawer into the zhangzhi.

Blue happy to go to the cabinet after the message, came back with a new submission to the capital of the folding.

Emperor Jinglong heard that it was from Yan’an Province in Shaanxi, so he pushed the rest of the folders on the desktop away and looked at this one first, without reading a few lines he frowned and said, “Nonsense!”

Lan Xi stood behind his side, glanced a whole, hesitated and then asked, “This Yan’an governor for the Su imperial historian to praise, the emperor is not happy?”

The emperor said: “this credit, is he risked his life for. Horse thieves into the city to rob the prison, Yan’an garrison dereliction of duty, the guards dereliction of duty, he this governor also dereliction of duty, but called Su Yan a weak boy to clean up the mess for them, but also have the nerve to say in the folding of the ‘Holy Virtue blessing, retreating thieves all over the city’? Su Qinghe is also bold, in case–” the corner of his mouth pursed, no longer continue to say.

Blue happy to explore the emperor’s face, know that he is nervous about Su Yan safety, and they also gradually feel through the intention – the emperor is indeed fancy Su Yan, but hold back not to start, love is the ruler and subject to know each other, heart to heart that set, with the heart of the attack for the water grinding work, must be to grind the people Maundy willing and even take the initiative to accept the pleasure, only then really counted the attempt! I am not sure if I can do that.

Speculation is speculation, and because he had been knocked hard before, Lan Xi did not dare to act without authorization, again.”

“There are also some spells such as ‘Throwing a cup to turn into a bird, cutting paper to form a moon, and concealing oneself,’ which are also said to be divine.”

Shen Qi didn’t believe it at all: “It’s just an illusion, it’s all a blindfold.”

“Oh yes, the Ling Guang Temple, which he presided over, is said to have a living Buddha manifestation, which is also very spiritual. Seeking official, seeking wealth, seeking marriage, seeking children, can all wish for success, so the people often to the Buddha statue of gold to wish prayers.”

Shen Qi thought for a moment and said, “This is a good entry point, you point a few smart minds and good hands to accompany me to explore Ling Guang Temple in microclothes.”