Jizhou.

In the past two days, a folk song suddenly spread in the Jizhou area, and it spread widely.

When the governors of the counties in Jizhou learned the content of this ballad, they broke out in cold sweat.

Not daring to delay, I wrote the note overnight and sent it to the capital.

When these pieces of information arrived at Bianliang, the capital.

It is already the thirty-ninth day of the great turmoil.

Chen Mo returned to the Chen Mansion from Jingru Palace. He didn't stay long, took a bath and changed clothes, and went to court.

The atmosphere in today's morning morning was very wrong.

Zhao Ji was sitting on the dragon chair, his face was dark.

Chen Mo stood behind Xiao Teng and said softly: "Shuai Xiao, what happened?"

Xiao Teng suppressed his voice: "The Yellow River burst, and the floods invaded the Grand Canal and the salt fields in two counties in Jizhou, causing floods."

Hearing this, Chen Mo opened his mouth. According to his understanding, the Yellow River bursts not once or twice. This is a problem left over from ancient times. It has not been solved for more than a thousand years.

Once the Yellow River bursts, countless refugees will become homeless.

Chen Mo suddenly thought that during the simulation, the loss of control in Jizhou on the 40th day might be related to the flood caused by the Yellow River burst.

And if this causes a rebellion, it will be much more serious than the rebellion in Nanyang. You must know that the Yellow River flows through more than a dozen counties, and there are so many people on both sides of the river.

Soon, some ministers announced the matter in the court.

"Your Majesty, it has been raining heavily for several days without stopping. The area around Julu, Tianze... is almost flooded, and countless refugees are homeless. Therefore, I propose that nearby counties that have not been affected by the disaster should help the refugees and open warehouses.

To provide disaster relief and relieve the suffering of living beings." A minister began to play.

Then a minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the most urgent task is to recruit people to repair the river and rein in the water of the Yellow River back to its original path."

Afterwards, many ministers, including Cai Si and Da Sima, also put forward their opinions.

However, the treasury had long been out of money, and the emperor suppressed the Nanyang rebellion with money from the inner treasury.

Now the Yellow River floods are happening again, and the internal treasury is running out of money.

Recently, Genyue is accelerating construction, and the money in the inner treasury is also being consumed like water. There is no money left for disaster relief.

However, this is not entirely the reason why Zhao Ji's face turned extremely dark. He glanced at the ministers below, and then said in a deep voice: "I wonder if you have heard of a folk song from Jizhou?"

"Wei Chen doesn't know."

"This folk song says that one eye of a stone man can stir up rebellion across the Yellow River." Zhao Ji said slowly.

boom!

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the officials below changed.

This folk song is full of anti-meaning.

A sycophant minister came forward and said, "Your Majesty, these rumors are disloyal and have strong rebellious intentions. I hope that your Majesty will order a strict investigation and those who are implicated will be punished by the nine clans."

"Your Majesty, the spread of this folk song has a great connection with the current burst of the Yellow River. There must be someone behind it. Therefore, according to my words, capable ministers must be sent to Jizhou to control the Yellow River floods. Secondly, to appease the people and prevent Nanyang from letting go.

It will happen all over again and the conspiracy of the careerists behind it will succeed." Zeiss said.

"Prime Minister, do you have any recommendations?" Zhao Ji said.

Zeiss nodded: "My lord..."

Listening to what Zeiss said, Chen Mo secretly sighed in his heart. He is worthy of being the Prime Minister of the dynasty. At this time, he is arranging his own people...

Yes, the person recommended by Zeiss is exactly the person from his family.

If the flood control is successful, it will be no less than a great achievement in suppressing the Nanyang rebellion.

Cai Si was a civil servant, so he was not good at leading troops in battles, but there were still some capable ministers who controlled floods.

Soon, the matter in Jizhou was initially agreed upon.

Three hundred thousand people were recruited to build the river...

Exited the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Chen Mo walked towards the outside of the palace. A military commander like him couldn't put forward any opinions on such matters as disaster relief. Even the Grand Sima followed suit.

But Xiao Teng caught up with him at this time and patted Chen Mo on the shoulder.

"Xiao Shuai." After seeing the person clearly, Chen Mo cupped his hand.

"We are all a family, yet we are so polite." Xiao Teng said with a smile.

Chen Mo pursed his lips and smiled and said: "Shuai Xiao has something to do with the general?"

"There is indeed something." Xiao Teng smiled.

Chen Mo nodded.

After the two of them left the palace, they found a small restaurant and ordered a pot of wine and a few dishes of small dishes. After confirming that no one was around and no one was eavesdropping, Xiao Teng said: "Chen Hong, I have a fat servant.

I want to leave it to you."

"Shuai Xiao, please speak." Chen Mo said.

"Does Hong Qianyan know?" Xiao Teng picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth.

As an official in the court, Chen Mo knew some of the main ministers, and nodded: "Hong Qianyan, director of the Farming Department of the Ministry of Industry, is the fifth rank. My concubine's uncle is also one of the richest businessmen in Bianliang.

"

"In the afternoon, you take someone with you and ransack his house." Xiao Teng said calmly.

Chen Mo almost spit out the wine he had just drank in his mouth, and immediately said: "Xiao Shuai, wasn't it the Imperial City Division that ransacked the house? And Hong Qianyan is from Cai Si, so it's not good for us to touch him, okay?

, and His Majesty’s side..."

"Don't worry, everything has been arranged." Xiao Teng smiled leisurely, and then said: "The Imperial City Division is short of manpower and needs help. As for him being from Cai Si, we have evidence of his crime. His uncle is a smuggler in salt and Hong Kong.

Qian Yan also participated.

This is a crime of beheading, and Zeiss doesn't dare to protect him. Who knows if Zeiss has received benefits from it, and it's too late to get rid of it. As for Your Majesty, isn't the treasury out of money..."

Xiao Teng chuckled.

Chen Mo's back felt a little chilly.

It is estimated that the Xiao family has already grasped the evidence of Hong Qianyan's crime. At this moment, the Yellow River bursts and the treasury is vacant, so as to eliminate dissidents and install their own people.

The Song Dynasty was already rotten to the core.

And the matter of confiscating a house is indeed a bad job.

As for why Xiao Teng didn’t do it?

Because things like confiscating homes and exterminating families are, to put it bluntly, a dirty job.

As the eldest son of the Xiao family, how could Xiao Teng do such dirty things with his own hands?

Just leave it to the people below.

The benefits are still there.

Chen Mo nodded and said immediately: "Then why do you have to wait until the afternoon? Aren't you afraid that he will get wind of it and run away?"

"He is already an abandoned son and cannot run away. As for why it is afternoon, he still has to go through the procedures." Xiao Teng laughed, then patted Chen Mo on the shoulder and said:

"By the way, you have to have a sense of propriety when searching your house this time. At least half of the Hong family's property must be turned over to the national treasury. As for the Hong family's people, you can do whatever you want with them."

Good guy.

Half is turned over to the national treasury, but where is the other half?

What a huge appetite!

How many of them benefited...

The waters of officialdom are so deep.

If it weren't for my strength, I probably wouldn't have died so many times.

Chen Mo picked up the wine glass, put it to his mouth, drank the wine in one gulp, and then said: "Xiao Shuai, I will finally understand."

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