"Water, water…"
" Empress, Empress, there's actually water…"
Everyone present was excited, and everyone had an incredulous expression. Zhang Yan's face turned red when she was called by the palace maid beside her. She glanced at her angrily and hurriedly looked over.
The water column in the pipe was very fierce. In a short time, several wooden barrels were filled.
Chong Zhen's eyes were wide open. He looked at Jiang Feng as if he was looking at a monster. He believed that this kid could really solve the drought problem.
Excitement, nervousness, excitement!
In this era where everything depended on the heavens, water was the source of life and the foundation of people's livelihood.
Jiang Feng turned off the generator, turned around, and cupped his fists."Reporting to the emperor, this is the first gift this commoner has brought to save the country. Although this item was small, there were still some commoners. With irrigation as the main task and food relief as the auxiliary, the people's hearts would be at ease!”
Chong Zhen's hands were behind his back as he stared at Jiang Feng with a pair of round eyes. His face was filled with ferocity as he wished he could see through Jiang Feng.
The air seemed to have stopped. Zhang Yan and the others were silent and waiting.
"I still don't know your name!"
Chong Zhen asked after a long time.
"My surname is Jiang, and my name is Feng!" Jiang Feng lowered his head and smiled faintly.”
"Jiang Feng! Jiang Feng! Jiang Feng…"
Chong Zhen pursed his lips and muttered these two words in a low voice. He slowly took a deep breath and said," I'll believe you this time. I saw that you had something to say just now. Now, tell me everything. I'll listen…"
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that what I'm going to say next will offend my superiors. In order to save Great Ming, I'm going to offend you today.”
Jiang Feng didn't say anything about asking for forgiveness. Anyway, he had already expressed what he should. At most, he would just chop himself up. He slowly stood up and said," As the Son of Heaven, His Majesty has been working hard for the country day and night. Ever since he ascended the throne, he first got rid of Wei Zhongxian, then cleaned up the government, killed Yuan Chonghuan, and imitated Emperor Taizu. He was personally involved in all matters and did his best to make the Ming Dynasty look brand new. It seems to be a diligent move, but it is actually a way to ruin the country…"
"How dare you!"
Without waiting for Chong Zhen to speak, the eunuch's expression immediately changed. The guard holding the knife also suddenly pulled out his embroidered spring knife, looking as if he was going to chop the driver off immediately.
Zhang Yan's heart tightened when she heard that. She subconsciously looked at Chong Zhen. The latter's expression was also stiff, but he stopped the guard.
"Continue…"
One could tell that Chongzhen was gritting his teeth as he spoke.
"The former Emperor Guangzong kept Wei Zhongxian to restrain the Donglin Party in the court. The eunuchs should be killed, but they should not be exterminated. This caused the Donglin Party to grow.”
Jiang Feng smiled coldly as he stared at Chong Zhen's increasingly ugly expression.""Ever since the Song Dynasty, Emperor Taizu had long realized that scholars were useless. Once cliques formed in the court, the imperial power would be usurped. Most people in the Donglin Party were looking forward to the fall of the Ming Dynasty.”
"You…"
"Eunuch Wang, don't be anxious. Have you heard of honest advice that is unpleasant to the ear?”
Eunuch Wang Chengen didn't say anything, but he was directly refuted by Jiang Feng. He continued,"Your Majesty, this is one of the reasons. From now on, Your Majesty seems to have imperial power over official power, but it's extremely difficult for you to advance step by step. Officials were corrupt, the people were suffering, and there was a famine. When people met with heaven's will, it was a national disaster.”
"In your opinion, I am being headstrong?”
Chong Zhen's entire body emitted a murderous aura as he clenched his fists.
"This commoner has the same intention."
Jiang Feng raised his head fearlessly." It has been thirteen years since Your Majesty ascended the throne. In these thirteen years, the Darming Dynasty has been declining day by day. Don't you know that?" The imperial court is a long-standing malady, serious illness needs to be given strong medicine, sound drums do not beat hammers.”
"Jiang Feng, do you really think that I won't dare to kill you?”Chong Zhen's face turned red.
However, Jiang Feng was neither servile nor overbearing." I speak from the bottom of my heart. I was originally a lonely soul floating overseas. Now that I have returned to my ancestors, I have no benefits or fame here. I only dared to remonstrate when I saw that the country is so burdened. If His Majesty was harmed by the commoners and delayed the state affairs, it could only mean that His Majesty was not the Ming army! So what if I die?"
"How dare you!"
Chong Zhen was almost going crazy from anger.
However, he was even more clear that every word Jiang Feng said was heart-wrenching. Now that he had been in charge of Great Ming for thirteen years, he knew these problems better than anyone else. However, if he wanted to redeem himself, there was no other way.
To put it bluntly, the Ming Dynasty was in the late stages of cancer.
"He's eloquent and has a glib tongue. He's comparable to my censor.”
Chong Zhen waved his hand and ordered people to carry away all the food and generators in front of him. He sneered and said,"From what you said, there should be a plan to improve it. Today, I will trust you for the time being. If you can pacify the famine and stabilize the people within half a year, I will let bygones be bygones. If you can't do it…I'll kill you immediately.”
“……”
Hearing this, Jiang Feng's eyes widened. What did he mean by that? Why did he push the blame to him?
I just wanted to fill my cup. Damn it…this isn't how the script works.
"Your Majesty, I…" Jiang Feng panicked.
"There's no need to say anything more. I'll immediately issue an edict.”
However, Chong Zhen could not be bothered to listen anymore. He waved his hand and said,"Send someone to quickly retrieve the tens of thousands of tons of grain with you for disaster relief.”
"Your Majesty!"
Jiang Feng immediately smiled and raised his eyelids."This commoner only needs one person to collect the grain.”
"Who is it?"
"Empress Yi 'an."
As he spoke, Jiang Feng's gaze landed on Zhang Yan. If he could bring an empress back to the future, it wouldn't be too bad.
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