The wind has become intense since the morning.

The rolling clouds seemed to have opened their tentacles and spread from the other side of the sea. The shouting wind rolled up leaves and rice paper that came out of nowhere, dancing in the air. Jun Wu took his hand and watched a group of eunuchs and inner guards carrying heavy plates and knocked on the palace.

After a while, another eunuch led several concubines and his five-year-old daughter Zhou Qin over. Junwu waved his hand into the hall: "Everyone hides together and wastes less people."

The Zhou royal family has always been weak, and Jun Wu did not show too good fertility before. Of course, this does not mean that he has too big problems. King Kang Zhou Yong was originally just a wealthy prince in Jiangning. Jun Wu lived a relaxed life when he was a child, but he suddenly became the prince. He was concerned about studying things for two years and wanted to achieve great things. Soon after, he left a knot in the pursuit of the Jurchen people by searching mountains and Jianhai. During the Jianshuo period, Zhou Yong indulged in pleasure, and Jun Wu focused all his attention on investigating things and building the defense line in the south of the Yangtze River. He walked tremblingly, but did not show too extraordinary interest in women.

Five years ago, he had his first daughter, and he had another son as the battle of Jiangnan approached. However, Lin'an City was broken, and his father and sister fled to the sea. After he ascended the throne in Jiangning, he fled to Fuzhou. The baby had never been held and had died.

Millions of people died in front of him, and countless parents and children cried in front of him, but he gave up on the people of Jiangnan and fled like a betrayal dog. His self-blame and threat of death at any time were filled with his heart every day. There was also the possibility of being caught in the Jin Kingdom as a dog, but he had decided not to accept this result. Therefore, the loss of the child did not seem to bring him too many special feelings. One day he even thought: If he was caught by the Jurchens, brought to the Jin Kingdom for raising, and then humiliated by the prince of the Wu Dynasty every day, it would be miserable.

He died shortly after birth, which is normal.

If you really want to say sadness, it is also a luxury that you only have after arriving in Fuzhou.

After arriving in Fuzhou, there were also a lot of new things to worry about. However, with the advice of Li Guang, Hu Quan and other ministers, Jun Wucai worked harder. Now that Shen Ruxin is pregnant, he realized that he could explain it for the time being, so he buried his head in government affairs day and night.

Jun Wu is a bit macho when getting along with men and women on weekdays, so that several concubines, including Shen Ruxin, are a little weak. But in fact, he is soft inside. Last year, in order to strengthen the royal offspring, some people even proposed to take Yue Fei's adopted daughter Yin Ping as a concubine. On the one hand, they protect him, and on the other hand, they must have a fat and fat baby. However, Jun Wu quickly refused. He brought a woman with such a strong personality into the door and could not beat her in the future. Wouldn't he be bullied by her? Jun Wu had a strong sister on his back when he was a child, and he had a psychological shadow on these things. Of course, such a reason cannot be said. On the surface, of course, it is said to be for the happiness of other girls.

In fact, as a straight man, he has been in the royal family for a long time, so he doesn't care so much about someone's happiness - there is nothing unhappy about marrying the emperor, but he just doesn't want to marry him. Humph.

When the Iron Sky Eagle patrolling the palace city came over, dense raindrops had already fallen with the whistling wind. Jun Wu was still standing there looking at the tiny city under the sky, frowned slightly. The old man wearing a straw raincoat and white hair hurried over to remind him. Jun Wu then realized and walked into the hall hesitantly.

It was as if he was standing outside the hall and could still look at the city with his eyes.

When he entered the hall, his daughter came over and pestered his father for a while. Jun Wu said a few words to her - the emperor always spoke gentle and smiling to his family, but he was easily dazed and distracted - after saying a few words, Jun Wu stood there and began to contemplate the next disaster relief matters. His daughter called him back. After saying a few words, he was distracted again, and the concubine came over to coax the princess aside to play games.

Junwu walked to the desk and began to plan the chips in his hand.

He is a middle-aged man and has to concentrate on doing things. Only when things are arranged in a paragraph will he come out of his thinking and look at the princess who is playing games with the concubines not far away: he is also a fool. In the future, Wu Chao will not be able to rely on her, but he is indeed his own biological child.

The wind and rain outside the window were whistling, as if there were millions of monsters calling. Looking at his daughter playing games, Jun Wu thought that when he was young, if he had encountered such a hurricane at that time, he would have easily heard of it all day without feeling bored, but now... disaster relief, arrangements...

Thinking of this, he spread out the drawings on the table and began to write a detailed disaster relief plan...

...

The storm of calling continued for a day and a night before it became weaker.

On the afternoon of April 20, the rain was still falling, and Junwu had already summoned ministers from all walks of life in the hall to start disaster relief planning. In fact, typhoons in Fuzhou every year - the scientific name was "Hurricane" - various places had certain arrangements earlier. It was April, and the typhoon that landed this time was not considered a big deal. Junwu generals, including the Beiwei Army, had been adapted and refined by the army.

Some old ministers led by Li Guang expressed concern and opposition to the military's participation in disaster relief this time. In fact, Han Shizhong's Zhenhai Army, Yue Fei's Beiwei Army and some other organized troops had friction with various places due to disaster relief. In this year, the military law enforcement of the army was not very strict. In some extremely serious disasters, it is okay to send troops to save people, but if the disaster is not serious, sometimes the army itself will cause serious problems. Among the few armies in Fujian today, only the Beiwei Army has the strictest military law, which can not disturb the people to the greatest extent. However, once Han Shizhong's Zhenhai Army and some other teams are released, they will cause trouble.

However, since the slogan of "respecting the king and expelling the barbarians" was shouted last year, Fuzhou's Southeast Military Preparation School has completed preliminary education on national beliefs and subjective initiative with the help of Zuo Wenhuai and others. Now, based on feedback from all parties, these young officers have performed well in all aspects. They have to take out for a walk if they are mules or horses.

A debate took place on the main hall, and soon after, Jun Wu made a decision on this matter and made a decision.

The military disaster relief is a gathering of people's hearts and a training for military training that may happen in the future. In order to emphasize the significance of this incident, Junwu also wrote an article by the cabinet, requiring all ministries to strictly discipline the military and not take any of the people's things, otherwise they will be dealt with strictly.

All regions have also carried out passionate pre-mobilizations.

On April 22, a part of the Beiwei Army entered Houguan County near Fuzhou to rescue disasters, help clear the ruins, rescue the victims, transport the bodies, and transfer property... In the afternoon of this day, some local victims accused this part of the army of taking the opportunity to plunder the property. Perhaps because at the beginning of the disaster relief, the government carried out a lot of publicity that would never disturb the people's discipline or the military law would be strictly carried out. This time, the speed of people gathered was particularly fast, and the military law teams that arrived nearby had also come quickly to launch an investigation.

Not long after, a package containing various wealth was found among the items of the army's ten-man chief Zhong Ergui.

The people's sentiment suddenly became as if a volcano erupted. At this time, the government was there, the military and legal team were there, and the soldiers who were providing disaster relief were also there. Everyone was blocked on the road in the middle of the county town, and they were in a dilemma. Because of some things, Yue Yinping, who volunteered to participate in the disaster relief, ran over to guarantee and argue for Zhong Ergui. This man was an elite in the Beiwei army. He was a miner in the past and was brave and fearless on the battlefield. He was a straightforward and peaceful temperament on weekdays and would never do such a thing.

When I looked back and realized that there was a huge problem with the matter, it was getting late. In the heavy rain, people on both sides of the street could no longer control themselves. I received education in the martial arts school. The young and strong sect who served as military judges first accused Zhong Ergui of ruining the reputation of the army. When I realized that the matter was fermenting too quickly, I could no longer control it. An organized and premeditated frame-up and mutiny were approaching.

Their reaction was a little slow.

So they faced two choices next: one was to directly use the army on the scene to suppress everything that followed...

Soon after, they tried to deal with Zhong Ergui with military law to calm the public's anger. When Zhong Ergui faced the insults all over the street, he ran into and died on a pillar on the side of the road.

This was the first political disaster the Southeast court faced this summer of the three years of revitalization.

A few days later, various military-civilian conflicts caused by disaster relief in various parts of Fujian followed one after another. The truth is true and false, and it was overwhelming...

...

On April 25, in the afternoon, the rain brought by the typhoon had temporarily subsided, and the entire city of Fuzhou was still in chaos.

When he entered the side hall of the palace where the matter was discussed, Li Guang saw Hu Quan, Zhou Pei, Wen Renbuer, Cheng Zhouhai and others were already there. Emperor Jun Wu sat on his head - this was a small meeting he summoned someone he trusted more - when he saw that he looked bad because of staying up late, Li Guang sighed slightly in his heart.

This Majesty likes young and strong sects and is greatly influenced by the southwest, so he is not very close to the old scholars in the court. However, as far as the emperor is concerned, he is really hardworking, very attentive, and very kind-hearted. He is more responsible for being a king than the previous emperors of the Wu Dynasty. Unfortunately, it is too difficult for him to take over the power environment.

If he took over the Jinghan Dynasty - even Emperor Jianshuo abdicated early - the Wu Dynasty today would probably have a different appearance.

He sighed in his heart. As for what everyone in the hall was talking about, it was naturally the various complaints of military-civilian conflicts that have been reported in various places recently. After a while, Junwu asked his opinion on this matter. Li Guang admitted: "This matter is the resentment accumulated by the clans in Fujian since the imperial court cleared the land last year and clarified the taxes. I know that after the reorganization, the violations of discipline by all armies of all parties have been greatly reduced. It was only last year that the military violated discipline, and the major tribes in various places did not say anything. This year, the military did not violate discipline, and the major tribes in various places framed them and found trouble without any trouble..."

"And the real harm of this matter is that if it is not handled properly, the people and the morale of our country may be in danger of losing everything..."

What Li Guang and other Confucian ministers were worried about before, in fact, were the emergence of various conspiracies and accidents...

In the side hall, he talked about it for a long time. When the meeting was over, the task had been arranged, and Hu Quan and Li Guang went out together. In fact, they had already advised the emperor to be too radical in Fujian. At this time, the younger Hu Quan was also silent for a long time and sighed: "Your Majesty is not easy..."

Li Guang nodded: "Do your own business."

...

The slightly larger meeting temporarily dispersed. After everyone else left, Zhou Pei just talked about something more important in the hall: "...There is only more than 200,000 taels of silver left in the Curry. According to the previous discussion, we are considering whether the military expenditure can be saved. However, after Zhong Ergui's death, the morale of the military was also somewhat fluctuating. They have to rely on them to rescue the disaster and prevent the deterioration of the matter later. It seems that the military pay cannot be delayed..."

Jun Wu sat on the chair, lost his mind for a moment, then shook his head: "The army is not allowed to disturb the people, the premise is that the salary is paid. The salary must not be reduced."

Zhou Pei nodded: "The things I brought from Lin'an have been sold out long ago, and the private warehouse has been empty. I want to think of a way to see where to dismantle some."

"...I went out last year, Sister Huang, would you come back soon this year?"

"I've said it many times, so soon, it will be the second half of the year."

"Maybe the fleet can be sympathetic to my hard work and can be earlier..."

Zhou Pei didn't say anything, Jun Wu then smiled self-deprecatingly, and after a while, he said, "Sister, who was the one who hurt Zhong Ergui? Have you found it underneath?"

"Now it is not something that Zhong Ergui can make up for this matter." Zhou Pei reminded him, "Now, there are at least four or five people in Fujian."

"But yesterday afternoon, the Yinping girl from Yue's family entered the palace to cry to me... No, she was crying, she was here to scold me. Zhong Ergui is a poor person who mines. He is brave on the battlefield and straightforward on the battlefield. He often helps anyone in trouble. He is a real good person... Such a good person, a good soldier, was forced to death in front of everyone..."

"Miss Yue also found me..."

"Yes." Jun Wu sighed, "After all, it's my fault. Respecting the king and expelling the barbarians is to teach some people who are loyal to the court and think about everyone. But after all, they have too little experience and too forced to act. No matter how big the matter is, they should follow the rules and investigate and examine them carefully. How can they deal with it on the spot in order to calm the public's grievances... I, when I think of Zhong Ergui's mood when he was dying, my heart hurts, and I wish I could..."

He gritted his teeth and raised his fist, then slowly hit the table, weakly resentful. Zhou Pei looked at him for a while.

"After all, we underestimated the methods of Cao Jinlong and Pu Xingui. We thought they could only rely on the power of clan gentry to engage in assassination in the mountains and various small places. Fuzhou and several big cities could not enter, and those who came in to assassinate repeatedly failed. Who knew that they would suddenly do such a trick? We reviewed the matter of Houguan County. We had to incite such a big battle in half a day, and the county magistrate was in chaos. It was not possible for three or two people to do it. There were many people among the crowd who were the people."

"Will it be easier to catch their clues in too many people?"

"Now I have received some news. What is rumored outside is planned by Chen Shuangran, the daughter of the Chen family. This time, the frame-up and slander of our army were made by the people from all over the country. If there is a problem, it is said that they have been deceived. It is also her planner..."

"Chen Shuangran... was too careless. Speaking of earlier, who is very beautiful in the Chen family?"

"Yeah." Zhou Pei nodded, "The Chen family said it was a maritime merchant, but it was actually a pirate. When the Chen family was suppressed last year, I heard that this girl had already had a engagement with the son of the Hehu family in Yanping and was about to pass the door. By the end of the year, Hehu was suppressed, and she and Pu Xingui and Cao Jinlong were pushed out by the big clan in secret. Logically speaking, it was just a puppet. Therefore, I don't know if the rumors were true this time."

Since gaining a foothold last year, Junwu has clearly set up a carriage. On the one hand, he built a Wu Preparation School to enrich his inner connotations, and on the other hand, he cleared obstacles to the outside world. In addition to maritime businessmen in the middle of the year, he used himself as bait to lure several anti-minded clans to take action at the end of the year. Although he took risks, he fought very beautifully and had the style of an immediate king. Since last year, he tried to increase taxes in Fujian land last year, the resistance of some clans was already within the expected scope. Even though vicious cases of assassinating officials such as "killing yellow dogs" broke out in some places, the official power has already gained a foothold in several big cities, and the competition for the bottom level originally needed to be done step by step.

When the other party wanted to assassinate, he sent more people to try to catch people. When the big clan wanted to fight, he collected evidence and fought one by one. In short, he first stabilized his basic position, and then the soldiers came to block the water and soil to cover it up, and increased control over the periphery step by step. Junwu was not a talented person, but under long-term setbacks and tempering, he did not lack the patience and resilience to stand with others.

Under such circumstances, this time it proved that Pu Xingui, Cao Jinlong, and Chen Shuangran, the group of jumping clowns who were pushed to the table, were underestimated and neglected. After all, before this, the various assassins they organized in Fuzhou City had never succeeded in any of them.

Frustration is coming, and of course it is still emotionally uncomfortable. Zhou Pei thought about it and comforted him: "Mr. Cheng and Lord Tie are already working on the investigation of this matter. We actually know that these people have been preparing for various assassinations, and even went to various places to post hero posts, asking for some evil deeds with bad records.

Send masters to Fujian to commit crimes, but in the past, the thunder and raindrops were heavy, and Lord Tie was responsible for the situation. The man was responsible for the situation. The man squeezed the side of the humorous wish to hang the door. The sledge was ripped, and the sledge was gone!?

"Catch it earlier and kill it sooner." Jun Wu murmured, "Everyone is already busy for this matter. Zuo Wenhuai wrote a summary of the review and asked for thirty military sticks. It is difficult to get off the bed now. He is still thinking about going to the army to calm the situation. Mr. Li has mobilized Confucian scholars from all sides to write articles. Although the Beiwei Army has suffered such insults, General Yue is still insisting on helping with disaster relief and strict military laws. People like Li Guang and Hu Quan are not close to them on weekdays. If something happens, they are all working wholeheartedly... Everyone is busy. I spend more time and spend more time on my god. It's nothing. In this situation, if Chen Shuangran is really so capable, if I can't kill her, I want to accept her."

He made a joke, and Zhou Pei also laughed.

"Is your Majesty eager to seek talent or is it for the sake of being beautiful?"

"I have always been eager to seek talent. If I am really a talent, I..." Jun Wu said this, his fingers paused in the air. After a moment, his eyes changed, "I have a way, sister, I have a way."

"What?"

"Money! There's a way." He shook his fingers and was already excited. "Add concubine! Absolute concubine! Absolute concubines! The gentry in the southeast always felt that I was not close enough to them and stole their things. Haven't there been voices of persuading me to accept the concubine in the past two years? He also said that I was not safe without the prince... It would be better if I didn't have a prince. Let these big families send the girl over. We can last for a few months with a dowry, sister!"

Zhou Pei frowned: "You are not always saying that you are afraid of something happening to a relative of the foreigner. If you accept a concubine, even if you are strict, the relatives will be attracted to various places. In the past, there was even Shen Ruye's case. This time, the relatives... "

"How can I care so much? I have already committed evil with all parties. There are only so many taxes. You have brought treasures from Lin'an. I have also moved on board the boat last year. I can't get back the money. Let's walk first. Officials cannot sell them, and military pay cannot be reduced. I will sell myself first. Hehehe..." He said this, and was already excited. He spread a piece of paper and grind the ink and prepared to write something: "I won't pick on such things. Well, the beautiful ones are the best... No, the ugly ones are fine, and the ugly ones are more dowry. Well, anyway, the more money you are the standard. The ugly ones are ugly, it depends on my luck, haha..."

Someone mentioned the proposal to accept concubines and relatives to make friends with a large family when he arrived in Fuzhou, but this matter itself was full of troubles and was not so difficult at that time. Jun Wu refused it firmly. When he thought about it again, he felt relieved and his words seemed relaxed. He sat behind the desk happily writing the preliminary regulations.

Zhou Pei looked at his younger brother's expression at the moment, and a look of compassion gradually flashed in his eyes. He sat down aside: "...It seems that after the exchange, I can also sell me for a round."

"That won't work. I'm selling it myself to take advantage of it. You can't sell it." In the side hall, the emperor was writing at the desk, and made a cheerful and unpreservative voice. He smiled, "...I will take good care of you."

Perhaps the tense nerve suddenly loosened. At this moment, Jun Wu's words were as innocent as a boy many years ago. Zhou Pei looked at him for a long time and nodded:

"……Um."

...

In order to solve the temporary financial problem, a stopgap solution was thought. Although such a big thing could not be finalized immediately, the mood was relieved slightly. After a while, the eldest princess Zhou Pei left the palace, and Jun Wu sat on a chair and rubbed his forehead. The typhoon was about to pass the afternoon, and the sky in the distance intertwined and spread into part of the palace gate, but did not illuminate the emperor on the dragon throne.

Tiredness still enveloped him. He thought about the fact that he was pregnant for money, and then thought about the situation of the army everywhere, and the unjust death of Zhong Ergui. At the end of last year, he even celebrated something, but the tentacles that were intertwined from the darkness behind him were wrapped in his hands.

What he faced was not a battle with clear swords and spears. Everything was like a slumber. The blood-sucking bugs unknowingly climbed up to their bodies. Many times, he couldn't even tell who was a friend and who was an enemy.

Thinking of this in the darkness, at one moment, he raised his hand and slapped it hard on the table.

The guard who heard the sound leaned into his head from outside the hall, checking the movement inside, and the majestic emperor in the gloom looked over. The next moment, the emperor sighed slightly, waved his hand outside.

"fine……"
To be continued...