met free Chapter 161 He may not be able to sit firmly on the throne
Chapter 161 He may not be able to sit firmly on the throne
No matter how you look at it, the content of this memorial is based on people's livelihood.
This caused the court officials who truly cared about the people to unconsciously speak out and express their agreement.
Especially this year we have already seen a disaster as serious as the one in Yunzhou. After the flood, a difficult epidemic has emerged.
If all this could be prevented in advance, they naturally would not want the people to suffer.
The person who submitted the memorial to state the request was naturally not Zhou Yichen, but most of the court officials were still able to guess who was behind it?
The Eighth Prince and the Seventh Prince are now focusing on the capital, especially on vying for the favor of His Majesty, so they have no time to pay attention to the flood problem. The Eldest Prince has the mind of a warrior and thinks simply, so he has not considered this scope yet.
The only person who might report this memorial is the third prince Zhou Yichen.
Rong Qingzhu had seen the miserable conditions of the people in Yunzhou, those who struggled with the epidemic and still died, and those who were waiting for their family members to recover, only to see them arrive far away.
Not only will they never be able to touch their family members again, but even their bodies must be cremated on the spot, otherwise there will be a risk of disease.
Therefore, as soon as he took out this memorial, he looked dazed as if he saw the miserable situation of the people of Xi'an in the near future.
Before he stood up to speak, Zhou Yichen moved first, bowed with both hands, and saluted seriously to His Majesty on the high platform, "Father, I think what this gentleman said is very true. I hope you can make a decision as soon as possible to prevent the people in Xi'an from suffering the same thing as Yunzhou."
When Yunzhou was mentioned, many court officials fell silent. Of course, there were also some who held the opposite opinion. Most of these people acted according to the instructions of their superiors and stood up to openly oppose Zhou Yichen's words.
"Your Majesty, I think that His Royal Highness Prince Yan's concerns are unnecessary. As everyone knows, Xi'an City has always had tens of thousands of defenders. The river dam was reinforced once three years ago. If it is reinforced again, it will only waste people's money and time for no reason!"
"I second the proposal."
"I second the motion."
Several court officials stood up and echoed what that court official said.
In this situation, even if the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince did not say a word, anyone with eyes could see that this was someone from their team.
They didn't say anything, they were just too lazy to go on stage, but in fact, they had already started fighting with Zhou Yichen.
Zhou Hanjin silently adjusted his official robe, his eyes indifferent and his drooping eyelashes hiding the disapproval in his eyes.
Zhou Yichen...Chu Qibai, the more they wanted to do something, the more he would not let them get what they wanted.
Chu Qibai had repeatedly ruined his plans, how could he let him go so easily?
Since Chu Qibai is not in Beijing, he can't vent his anger, so he can turn his attention to Zhou Yichen!
No matter how smart and skilled in martial arts Chu Qibai is, as long as the third brother is completely disliked by his father, then Chu Qibai, without the assistance of his master, will be a discarded pawn with nowhere to display his talents!
By then, wouldn't it be easy for him to collect all these debts?
Rong Qingzhu stood up at this moment, stepped out of the line, faced His Majesty, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I think what the Third Prince said... makes sense!"
"For many years, the water level in Xi'an has risen every year during this month. As long as there are several consecutive days of heavy rain, the water will inevitably rise above the dam and flood Xi'an, causing losses to the people."
Rong Qingzhu's eyes were firm. As the eldest son of the Rong family and a staunch royalist, he should not have been involved in this matter. But after seeing the screams of the people of Yunzhou, he...
After all, there is no way to stay out of it.
To this end, he specially recorded the conditions in Xi'an after floods in previous years that he had checked overnight in the past few days, waiting for a suitable opportunity to strike.
A tall and graceful young man in a red official robe faced the deep eyes of His Majesty without fear and retreated. He talked about the death toll in previous years and the losses after the disaster.
Including the most serious one that was deliberately suppressed two years ago. The memorial was written by an ordinary official in Xi'an, and its content was to request Your Majesty to pay attention to the problem of the Xi'an Dahe Dam!
Of course, this memorial was suppressed because...the officials who built the Xi'an Dahe Dam were recommended by the seventh prince.
It is said that this man's legitimate daughter has now entered the Seventh Prince's mansion and has become his concubine. With such a close relationship, it is natural that the Seventh Prince's party would not want this memorial to be made public!
As expected, after the problems with the Xi'an Dahe Dam were pointed out one by one, the face of the Seventh Prince Zhou Jinye, who had been sitting on the sidelines and watching, immediately turned gloomy.
He turned his head and stared at Rong Qingzhu who was talking over there with a serious look, and silently memorized the name in his heart.
Prime Minister Rong...has always been an old fox, very slippery, and no one can guess what's in his mind. Zhou Jinye tried to win him over several times, but Prime Minister Rong ended the conversation by playing Tai Chi.
Unexpectedly, he gave birth to a son who was...very courageous!
Rong Qingzhu, very good!
His Majesty's face did not look good. His usually cloudy eyes were now staring at Rong Qingzhu, Zhou Jinye, and Zhou Yichen, but he could not figure out what to look for, leaving everyone at a loss as to who he was angry about.
Prime Minister Rong has always stayed out of these matters, and this is no exception. Even though his son stood up and openly echoed Zhou Yichen's words, he looked like he might join the Third Prince's camp at any time...
He was still able to remain calm and composed, and had no intention of helping his son speak.
As soon as Rong Qingzhu spoke, some young officials who had just entered the court and had not yet had time to be influenced by other colors, after hesitation, stood up one after another to stand on Rong Qingzhu's side.
Rong Qingzhu knew that his decision to temporarily stand on Zhou Yichen's side today would inevitably anger His Majesty, but he had no choice. Compared with the lives of tens of millions of people, these were insignificant!
"Your Majesty, the situation in Xi'an is critical. The people are eagerly waiting for the court to make the right choice. The court must not let the people of Da Zhou down!"
"Since five years ago, disasters have continued to hit various places. The state government has not been able to appease the people, which has led to uprisings in various parts of the Great Zhou. If this continues, I'm afraid... the court will completely lose the support of the people!"
Now, His Majesty's face... became even darker.
He suppressed the anger in his heart. Rong Qingzhu's words were like a choke on his neck, making him unable to breathe.
No matter how foolish and incompetent he was, he knew the other meaning behind Rong Qingzhu's words!
How could this be a problem that makes the people feel disheartened?
Rong Qingzhu's last words were clearly hinting that if he didn't care about the problem of the river dam in Xi'an City, he might not be able to sit firmly on the throne!
very good!
His Majesty had a dark face and gritted his teeth as he agreed to Rong Qingzhu's request.
"Then I will approve your request. However, I will let you choose the officials who will leave the capital. I believe that you, who love the people like your own children, will definitely handle everything for me!"
After saying this, Emperor Tianwu was so angry that he left the court in anger.