Zhao Junsheng took out three notebooks from the imperial case and shook them in front of the ministers, in fact, these were just three blank notebooks, and his sharp gaze swept over the faces of the ministers, only making everyone feel a twitch in their hearts.

"I only returned to Chang'an yesterday, and today I received three secret recitals, all of which reflect several problems in the dredging of the Yellow River, the reinforcement and heightening of the embankments along the river, and the afforestation of trees in the past few years! In the secret recital, it was said that the ministers of the court and the central government colluded with the local officials to embezzle and withhold the funds for the treatment of the river at all levels, and the materials used were shoddy, the labor was insufficient, and the earthwork and rocks did not meet the requirements, so that the quality of the river embankment was not up to standard, which caused the Yellow River to burst this time! ”

Several important ministers who were summoned were shocked when they heard this, they were already the existence of 10,000 people under the great cadres, although they could not say that they could make Mount Tai collapse in front of them without changing their faces, but ordinary things could not make the slightest wave in their hearts, but this fact was too big, involving the death of 300,000 people and millions of people affected, once the above three secret books were the truth, then the great cadres were only afraid that there would be a major earthquake, and then the heads of the people would be rolling and countless people would be implicated!

Zhao Junsheng and the other important ministers digested this matter, and said indifferently: "I still believe in my great courtiers and local officials, and I believe that most of them are good officials who are dedicated to the people, but I can't treat the contents of these three tantric books as if I didn't see them, so I ······."

The ministers all knew that those who had the power of tantric music were those who had deep seniority and the emperor's trust, and since the emperor had taken out these three tantric books and summoned them, he must have wanted to inquire about the matter.

Sure enough, I only heard Zhao Junsheng continue: "Therefore, I still think that I should check it to make people feel at ease!" ”

Liang Lin stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, dare to ask who wrote these three tantric books?" ”

Zhao Junsheng's gaze moved to Liang Lian's face, and immediately put huge pressure on Liang Lian, "Since it is a secret performance, in order to prevent the identity of the person who played it from being leaked out and being retaliated against, in order to protect their safety, I can't disclose their identity!" ”

Minister Mao Xiuzhi stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, this is a critical moment for disaster relief and disaster relief, if this matter is investigated at this time, I am afraid that it will cause panic among the disaster relief officials, if the disaster relief officials can't put their minds on disaster relief, how can they help the people rebuild their homes?" The minister suggested that it is better to be cautious in dealing with this matter, and it is advisable to send cadres to investigate when the disaster relief and relief matters enter the final stage! ”

Li Yuande stood up and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to investigate this matter, the minister thinks that the sooner the better, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it is to investigate, after all, there is still evidence to verify this matter, and the evidence will disappear with the extension of time!" ”

Zhao Junsheng asked: "If you want to investigate this matter, who is more appropriate?" ”

Several important ministers looked at each other, their eyes showed a worried look, this is a thankless thing, if something is really found, it will definitely offend a large number of people; If nothing is found out, then it will betray the emperor's trust, if the emperor really holds on to this matter, and then sends someone to investigate, once something is found, the matter will really not end, and no one can bear the emperor's anger.

None of the important ministers present could guarantee that there would be no problems with any of the officials in their own department, and once they found out about the officials of their own department, they were likely to be involved in the whole body.

Therefore, these ministers quickly reacted, instead of letting others investigate this case, it is better to recommend reliable people themselves, if their own people find out about their own people, there is still room for turnaround; If you let someone else investigate, the matter will get out of control, and it is likely that the opponent will use this opportunity to attack the dissident.

As a result, the ministers came forward to recommend reliable people.

Among the people recommended by the ministers, there was one person who caught Zhao Junsheng's attention, that is, Shangshu Youcheng Murong Ju, who was recommended by Li Yuande.

Zhao Junsheng asked, "Why did Li Qing recommend this Murong Ju?" He's just a little Shangshu Youcheng! ”

Don't look at Shang Shu Youcheng is Shang Shuling's adjutant officer, but the rank ratio of this official position is not high, put it in the locality, the local officials will respect him because he is an official from the capital, but if it involves huge interests, when you want to move the real character, I am afraid that you will not be able to control the scene.

Li Yuande said: "Your Majesty, this Murong Ju's official position is indeed not high, as Shangshu Youcheng is in charge of money, grain and grain, he has held this position for many years, every account is very clear, he is honest and honest, and he lives a simple life. Some time ago, a corner of his family's house collapsed, and he didn't tear it down and rebuild it, he and his two sons repaired it by themselves! ”

Zhao Junsheng said with a smile: "This Murong Ju seems to be quite interesting, what is his ancestor's background?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Murong Ju is the great-grandson of Murong Hao, the former Emperor of Yan Civilization!"

Zhao Junsheng was a little surprised: "Oh? I never thought he would have such a background······ Well, Conimity, announce his audience! ”

"No!"

Murong Ju was still worried at home at this time, it was he who suggested that Pei Jin and Liang Lin and other ministers of the DPRK and China not hold the ceremony of the triumphant entry of the Northern Expeditionary Army, this move must have been a strong dissatisfaction of the Northern Expedition soldiers, although his starting point was to eliminate the possibility of the outbreak of contradictions, but doing so was tantamount to diluting the influence of the Northern Expedition's victory, and the military could not hate him?

The eldest son, Murong Baiyao, walked in in a military uniform, the armor on his body made a loud noise as he walked, and when he entered the house, he saw Murong Ju with a long sigh on his sad face, and stepped forward to salute: "Grandpa!" ”

Murong Ju looked up at his eldest son, and a reluctant smile appeared on his face: "Yao'er is back, is it okay to be on duty today?" ”

"Go back to Grandpa, it's okay!"

Murong Baiyao looked at Murong Ju and asked, "Grandpa is still worried about that?" ”

Murong Ju smiled bitterly: "Don't worry about it's fake, my father has offended the entire military this time!" ”

Murong Baiyao was silent for a moment, and enlightened his father and said: "Hebei and Henan are full of bones, millions of victims are in hunger and cold, wailing everywhere, if Chang'an is celebrating and jubilating at this time, once it is provoked by some people, it is likely to cause resentment among the victims, and even lead to more serious consequences - rebellion, my father suggested that it is wise for the officials not to hold a celebration!" Grandpa don't worry, Your Majesty is the King of Sainthood, and he will not offend Grandpa because of this! ”

Murong Ju shook his head and sighed: "Son, I don't worry about myself for my father, my father is already a lot old, and half of my body is in the ground, and my father is worried about the future of your two brothers, and now that my father has offended a large number of people in the military, I am afraid that you will be struggling in the army in the future!" ”

"Grandpa doesn't have to worry about his son, as long as he has the opportunity to fight, with his son's ability, it is not difficult to earn war exploits!"

The father and son were talking, and the youngest son, Murong Ruyi, ran in and shouted: "Grandpa, there are people from the palace, there are eunuchs, and there are forbidden army armor soldiers!" ”

Murong Ju's father and son's faces changed greatly when they heard this, and after a long while, Murong Ju settled down and said to the brothers: "It's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided!" Go with your father and answer the decree. ”

After that, Murong Ju took his two sons out of the hall to greet the envoy.

Coming to the middle of the courtyard, three eunuchs walked in with a group of forbidden soldiers.

"Shangshu Youcheng Murong Ju takes the order!"

Murong Ju knelt down with his two sons.

The leading eunuch said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty's dictation, Xuan Murong Ju will enter the palace immediately to meet you!" ”

The three people kneeling on the ground were all stunned, and Murong Ju came back to his senses and immediately agreed: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

On the way to the palace, Murong Ju has always been nervous, he is just a small school scholar, and he rarely even has the opportunity to see the emperor on weekdays, let alone be called to face the saint, what does the emperor mean?

When he arrived outside the gate of the Qinzheng Palace, his heart was still up and down, and he waited for a while before being announced into the hall.

Walking into the hall, Murong Ju found that there were several court bigwigs standing in the hall, all of whom were important ministers with the status of prime minister, and many thoughts and ideas flashed in his heart at this moment.

"The minister's book is right, Murong Ju, see Your Majesty!" Murong Ju knelt down after shouting, his official position was too small, and it was the first time he was summoned by the edict, and he was able to meet the emperor with formal etiquette.

Zhao Junsheng was reading a file at this time, which was Murong Ju's file file, which recorded his origin, life history, family situation, interpersonal relationships, official reputation, political achievements, political views, etc.

After reading the dossier, Zhao Junsheng looked up at Murong Ju, who was still kneeling on the ground, and asked, "I heard that you suggested that the ministers not hold a triumphant ceremony for the soldiers of the Northern Expedition to enter the city?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Why did you want to advise the important ministers not to hold a celebration at that time?"

Murong Ju replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thought that a major disaster broke out at that time, causing hundreds of thousands of victims to be homeless and more than a million victims to be affected, and it was really not suitable to hold a celebration. Our dynasty has already suffered heavy losses because of this disaster, and if there is another major incident, it is not impossible to shake the country's foundation! ”

Zhao Junsheng closed the file, got up and walked out from behind the imperial case, "You should know that this move will cause strong dissatisfaction among the soldiers of the Northern Expedition, the soldiers are really going to make trouble, you are just a little Shangshu Youcheng, I'm afraid that I can't bear their anger, even if I can't withstand the pressure, aren't you afraid?" ”

Murong Ju replied honestly: "Your Majesty, the minister didn't think so much at that time!" ”

Zhao Junsheng showed a relieved smile on his face, "I didn't think about it so much at the time!" The imperial court needs people like you, who don't care about personal gains and losses, as long as they recognize the truth, they have the courage to risk losing their heads and desperately admonishing them. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Murong Ju was relieved, secretly relieved, and stood up.

Zhao Junsheng walked up to Murong Ju and asked, "What do you think about the bursting of the Yellow River embankment in the Hanoi section?" Is it possible that the levee is not strong enough, not high enough, and the sediment at the bottom of the river is not cleaned up in time? ”