The situation in Fuzhou gave Yinzhen a headache. He asked the ministers for their opinions. Some ministers said that grain should be transported from the two lakes immediately, while others said that officials should be sent to bring some grain to Fuzhou to stabilize people's hearts, and then slowly raise funds.
Grain passes, after all
With the grain reserves in the two lakes, it is not an easy task to come up with more than ten or two hundred thousand dan of grain at once; of course, the most worrying thing is what to do if it hits the rocks again. If it sinks every time, even if the imperial court has another
Too much food is not enough.
Yinzhen was also worried about this, so he hesitated to make a decision. However, the seriousness of the situation forced him to come up with a solution as soon as possible.
Among these two groups of ministers, the majority supported the sending of imperial envoys. Yinzhen asked, "If we want to send imperial envoys to deliver food, do you think we should go by water or land?"
The minister of the Ministry of Industry said: "I would like to inform the emperor that going to Fuzhou by land requires a detour through the mountains. It will take at least half a month to reach Fuzhou. The situation in Fuzhou is extremely urgent and we cannot wait this long, so Weichen suggested that we should go by water.
Let’s go. As for the reef, you can send people into the water to investigate when you are approaching the waters of Fuzhou so that the ship can move forward safely.”
When he said this, the other ministers agreed one after another and agreed with his proposal. Yinzhen remained silent and turned to Yunxiang, who was coughing from time to time. "Old Thirteen, what do you think?"
"Back to the emperor, cough! cough cough!" Yunxiang just said a few words, and he kept coughing and couldn't stop. Seeing him like this, Yinzhen personally walked off the throne and came to Yunxiang.
Yunxiang stood next to Xiang and stroked his back to calm his breathing. After Yunxiang's cough got better, he said to Sixi: "Go get a chair and make a cup of tea for Mr. Thirteenth."
Yunxiang quickly waved his hand to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, my brother...cough, it doesn't matter!"
At this time, Sixi had already brought up a chair. Yinzhen forced Yunxiang to sit down and said, "Just sit down if I tell you to. If you are not in good health, just sit down when you go to court later."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yunxiang was helpless and had no choice but to thank him. After drinking the tea brewed by Sixi, he felt a little better and said quickly: "I think it is feasible to send an imperial envoy to Fuzhou.
But too risky
, people in Fuzhou are now panic-stricken, and the people have become uncontrollable because of hunger. Even if they arrive in Fuzhou safely, they are afraid that as soon as the ship docks, someone will come to snatch rice. If it is just to grab things, I am afraid that even the imperial envoys sent there will be in danger.
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"Huang Ama, Shu Erchen does not agree with the Thirteenth Uncle's opinion." The speaker was none other than Hongshi. He only heard him say: "Sending an imperial envoy to Fuzhou is certainly dangerous, but if you don't send an imperial envoy, it will be dangerous."
Let the people of Fuzhou survive on their own
If they are destroyed, I'm afraid they will be hostile to the imperial court. If this spreads to all prefectures and counties, it will greatly damage the reputation of the imperial court and make the people lose confidence in the imperial court. They think that the imperial court will only collect grain and pay taxes and ignore the people.
Life or death."
"Although there is some truth in what the second elder brother said, it is the same to try to transport food there first, and then send an imperial envoy there after the disaster has eased. But sending it now, as Prince Yi said, is too dangerous." There has always been little.
Zhang Tingyu, who was speaking, also expressed his opinion at this moment, and he obviously did not agree with sending an imperial envoy there.
"Master Zhang, what you said is wrong. Although it is dangerous to send an imperial envoy there, I am worried about the emperor's affairs because I am eating the emperor's salary. Now that the court is in trouble, how can we not dare to go to Fuzhou because we are greedy for life and afraid of death?" When he said this, he had a look on his face.
He said angrily: "Your Majesty, please tell me the truth, if everyone thinks like Mr. Zhang, who else can the court expect?"
Hongshi's words attracted the support of a large number of officials. As for these people, they had received instructions early in the morning to agree to send an imperial envoy, and when deciding on the candidates for the imperial envoy, they fully recommended Hongli.
However, Hongshi's words made Yinzhen look at him with admiration. His expression softened slightly and he said, "In your opinion, who should be sent as the imperial envoy this time?"
The word "Hongli" almost blurted out, but luckily he held it back in the end and said instead: "Now is a famine, so someone should be sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs to serve as this imperial envoy. My son has only been in the court for a short time, and he has been in the Ministry of Rites, so he is not responsible for the Ministry of Household Affairs."
I am not familiar with the matter, and I really don’t know who to send, so I would like to ask the emperor’s Majesty for your opinions.”
From just now until now, Yunhu has taught Hongshi every word, and told him that if Yinzhen asks about the candidate, he must not rush to talk about Hongli. The overt and covert fighting between the two brothers, Yinzhen
He knew something about it, even if it is gone now, the impression is always there, so he must not mention the word "Hongli" to avoid making Yinzhen suspicious. On the contrary, he will pretend to object when the time comes, and even push himself out.
However, if he didn't mention it, others would naturally mention it. This time they had made complete preparations and vowed to send Hongli to the point of no return.
Sure enough, when Yinzhen turned to ask those who supported sending an imperial envoy to Fuzhou, many ministers suggested Hongli, and the reasons were very good. He was a prince and his status was noble enough to represent the imperial court and the emperor's wishes, so that the victims would know that the emperor
Although I am far away from Beijing, I have always been thinking about the disaster in Fuzhou.
Faced with this promise, Yinzhen frowned greatly. It had only been less than two months since Hongli entered the court, and he still had little knowledge of the errands of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Moreover, the trip to Fuzhou was too dangerous. If something happened to Hongli, he would be in trouble.
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"Your Majesty, this proposal is absolutely unacceptable." Yunxiang was the first to object, and said with an excited expression: "The fourth elder brother is a prince and has a distinguished status. How can we take this risk? Besides, the fourth elder brother is not the only one who can represent the court's wishes.
, I am not talented, so I am willing to accept this imperial envoy."
Yinzhen immediately objected: "No, your body and bones cannot withstand such tossing back and forth."
Before Yunxiang could say anything, Hongshi had already taken the lead and said: "Huang Ama is right, the thirteenth uncle is not in good health and is not suitable to go to Fuzhou at all, and the fourth brother is still young, so why not let me serve as an imperial envoy?"
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As soon as these words came out, both Yinzhen and Yunxiang were stunned. They couldn't believe Hongshi's words. Hongshi should be very clear about how dangerous Fuzhou was, but it was really unimaginable that he would take the initiative to say that he would accept this imperial envoy.
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Among them, Yinzhen was the most touched. Although Hongshi's nature was not bad in the past, he was not very enthusiastic about errands, and he was even more afraid of hard work. Otherwise, he would not have always placed Hongshi in the relatively leisurely Ministry of Rites. Although these
There was a change in his life, and he did not have the idea of changing his job to other films.
Could it be that Hiroshi was really transformed without realizing it?
Yinzhen said solemnly: "Hongshi, it will be very dangerous to let this emperor serve. Have you really thought about it clearly?"
"Yes, I have thought very clearly." Hongshi replied bravely. He was really afraid that Yinzhen would ask him to serve as the imperial envoy next moment. If so, he would be in big trouble.