Chapter 128: It's time to come
Chapter 128: What should be come
In the court, everyone gained something and was very happy.
Yang Jing looked at these people coldly, but was thinking about his own calculations. If he remembered correctly, something would happen in Shaanxi today. This incident would become the symbol of the entire Chongzhen Dynasty. From then on, there were constant droughts and natural disasters, and the consequence was that the peasant uprising could not be eaten. The consequence of the large-scale peasant uprising was the strangle of the peasant uprising for more than ten years. Until Li Zicheng entered Beijing and the Ming Dynasty was completely finished, it can be said that this incident was a sign of the tragedy of the entire Chongzhen Dynasty. Then Li Zicheng was defeated in Shihe, and a greater tragedy came.
Yang Jing, who had specially checked Baidu, was preparing to use this special incident today to pretend to be a charlatan, remind these ministers, put some pressure on them, and make the best preparations for the last few years of drought resistance, disaster relief, disaster relief, and comfort refugees. As for the effect, Yang Jing believed that as long as he applied enough pressure, there would still be some effect. He did not expect to completely suppress the outbreak of the peasant uprising, but also reduced the scale of the peasant uprising on the scale, and gained some time and strength for himself to fight against the wild boar skin. Otherwise, he would be overwhelmed with external troubles and internal troubles, and would be very unfavorable to fight both ends.
"Your family, today, there is another thing I want to tell you about. This matter is very magical. I don't know if it works. Last night, a god in my dream warned me that there will be abnormal celestial phenomena in Shaanxi today, which are signs of severe drought. Let me be prepared to fight drought so as to prevent the people from being displaced."
Emperor Chongzhen's words caused a thousand waves, and the emperor had to dream with a god? Last time there was a incident where a god had a dream, which turned everyone down. This time, I don't know what the emperor had to do and wanted to mess with everyone. The ministers listened to the emperor's words seriously, but it was not a scheming person, but an abnormal celestial phenomenon involving natural disasters and droughts. It was also predicted today. Shaanxi and the capital were thousands of miles apart. If the celestial phenomena in Shaanxi could be predicted, then this god would be really a god. Everyone thought that the emperor had an impossible dream.
Someone came out to enlighten the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I don't say that the strange powers and the gods are in trouble. There is no need to take it seriously. I think that Your Majesty is too worried about the people of the world, and thinks about things every day, so he dreams at night."
The Confucian scholars and officials did not support, opposed, believed, and stayed away from the gods and immortals.
"Thank you for your guidance from the Qing family. However, my dream is very magical. The dream is extremely clear, just like the experience of yesterday, vivid in my mind, and the words are very detailed, and every sentence I say is true, not the vague dream."
After hearing what the emperor said, everyone was happy and interested. They wanted to see what kind of celestial phenomena this god told the emperor in his dream.
"I would like to hear the details."
"The god told me that today, the sky in Shaanxi will be as red as blood. The celestial phenomena that are foreshadowing in the north for several years, with thousands of miles of naked land, continuous famine, and displaced people. I am the emperor and should plan a way out for the people of the world and prepare me in advance." Chongzhen swore to tell the events that had happened in history as a god and told me that at this moment, the celestial phenomena he mentioned were happening in Shaanxi.
"Hiss..." The ministers took a breath. The divine man in His Majesty's dream said so clearly. Even the time, place, the astronomical phenomena, and what happened later were clearly stated. It didn't seem like the emperor was talking in a sleep, speaking with a nose and eyes. This dream was really very clear.
Sun Chengzong stood below and couldn't help but come out and said, "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, that god man really said that? And what he said is today?" Sun Chengzong was very anxious. If it was really like this god man said, the drought lasted for several years, the north would not be too decayed? The uprising of refugees would probably be one after another. Could it be that the Ming Dynasty was exhausted? I was suddenly anxious. Over the years, the Ming Dynasty has been in a diligent and smart emperor. This incident happened again, and it was to force the Ming Dynasty to death!
"Master Sun, indeed, that god man told me that even today, there will definitely be a strange phenomenon in Shaanxi with a red sky like blood. I dare not believe it, nor do I want to believe it. However, once Shaanxi is really red sky like blood, just as the god man said..."
The ministers still looked at the emperor in disbelief. Seeing the emperor talking so confidently, they thought this matter was so ridiculous. They always used gods to deceive the emperor's money and power. Now, the emperor used gods to deceive us, but unfortunately we didn't believe it. Most ministers sneered in their hearts, mocking the emperor for being stupid and naive.
"Your Majesty, I think I can't count it in my dreams and cannot believe it. Otherwise, if you believe in the most important affairs of the country, wouldn't it be a mess?" A man who enlightened the emperor came. This kind of thing was really too fantasy. If all major affairs of the country were to refer to the meaning of "gods and immortals", then can the country still operate?
"I don't want to believe that this is true, but this matter is extremely clear in my mind, so that at this moment, the words of that god man are just said in my ears." Yang Jing repeatedly emphasized the true degree of his dream.
Now, all the ministers felt that the emperor was a little "neurotic". If they didn't "educate" the emperor, the emperor would move the statue of the Buddha in the temple into the Golden Palace in a few days.
"Your Majesty, I think this matter is not credible. Your Majesty should pay attention to rest..."
"Your Majesty, this matter is ridiculous..."
"Your Majesty, this matter is too weird and difficult to convince everyone..."
All the ministers came out to oppose studying this dream and studying what the gods said.
Yang Jing sneered in his heart, what you want is your fierce opposition. If nothing unexpected happens in history, what he said is probably happening in Shaanxi at this time. At that time, it depends on what you say.
Yang Jing said helplessly: "Since you all say it is impossible, I believe you. But what if this is what the gods in Shaanxi really say, and the sky is as red as blood? The gods said that if I didn't think of a solution in advance, the northern land would definitely be hungry and the wars would be constant, which would endanger the country and the people would die..." Yang Jing exaggerated the consequences of the peasant war in the late Ming Dynasty, and what they wanted was the shocking effect.
The emperor's words were very fierce, and the people died suddenly. What a huge number. It's too exaggerated. Thinking about the Ming Dynasty, the number of people on the list is not even tens of millions, and thousands of people die suddenly. Wouldn't the children of the Ming Dynasty be extinct? The ministers also began to worry and became a little scared. The emperor swears that this happened. What if it happens? What should it do? It's related to his own wealth and life, and he has to be more cautious.
A minister came out and reported: "Your Majesty, I think that if you are in Shaanxi today, it is really as the gods said, and the sky is as red as blood, then it will not be too late to discuss it again, and you don't care about these days anyway. If it really happens, the ministers will do their best to assist Your Majesty, provide disaster relief, and appease the people of the world. There will be no such thing as the gods say, which will make all the people die."
"I am willing to assist Your Majesty in helping the people of the world." The ministers shouted that they would do everything well under the leadership of His Majesty the Emperor.
What Yang Jing wanted was this result. Even if history joked with him and it didn't happen, it was just that his dreams were inaccurate. Once history didn't joke with him, the celestial phenomena in Shaanxi were abnormal and shocked to his ministers. It can be imagined that it would be of some help to his own disaster relief and relief. Many people in ancient times played with power, law, and morality, and had no fear or shame about these, but when it comes to God, it was quite awe. Even Confucianism had the attitude of "staying away from him". Some people were even more afraid of such nothingness.
In the first year of Chongzhen.
March 26th.
Morning court.
It is still a brainwashing of pyramid schemes, shouting long live, and then singing. Then it’s the main business.
Yang Jie sat upright on the dragon throne. In the past few days, the monarch and ministers have been patiently waiting for news of abnormal celestial phenomena to see if His Majesty’s dream has really come true.
When talking about court affairs, the monarch and ministers are lazy and have little energy. They are all focused on news in Shaanxi. If there is really news, at a fast speed, it will be in just a few days. Some people have even sent people to Shaanxi to get first-hand information.
So, in the past few days, the court, inside and outside, are discussing the celestial phenomena in Shaanxi and the abnormalities in the world, and discussing whether the emperor's dream and the god-man are real. I don't know how many people are worried.
Yang Jie sat upright on the dragon throne confidently, believing that the wheels of history would rumble as expected.
It was almost noon. Wang Chengen hurried to the side of Emperor Chongzhen, looked anxious and said quietly: "Your Majesty, the six hundred miles that have just arrived in Shaanxi are urgent." The emperor's dream came true.
Yang Jing was stunned and rushed forward for 600 miles. It seems that something really happened there? This history really didn't lie to me! His performance of pretending to be a charlatan was considered a success.
Yang Jie opened the urgent letter with the words "Flying now, 600 miles of expedition" and hurriedly browsed. He looked at it with a very ugly face, but he felt relieved, with a hint of luck.
"The sky in Shaanxi is as red as blood, and the windows are red..."
Yang Jingyi easily understood the content of this letter. The astronomical phenomena were abnormal. This was the eve of the catastrophe. Did the great drought in the north that ran through the entire Chongzhen Dynasty finally start today?
In the court, when I saw Wang Chengen hurried in, I knew that things were not good. When I saw the emperor frowning, I knew that things might be bad. I was afraid that the emperor's dream would come true. Most of the ministers looked sad. Zi said no to the strange power and was confused, and at this moment, he collapsed.
Yang Jing's brow frowned high. The wheel of history started rumbling. He did not give himself a good look because of his arrival. What should come finally came. Thinking of millions of farmers who could not survive due to drought, peeling tree bark, eating soil, and eating each other. When Yang Jing thinking about this, he felt his scalp numb. The heavy burden of history suddenly overwhelmed his shoulders. Yang Jing felt that he was a little breathless. This burden was too heavy.
"Big partner, read this letter."
Wang Chengen took the memorial from Emperor Chongzhen and read it. The Golden Palace was very quiet, waiting for Wang Chengen to read the memorial.
The emperor's dream came true.
The faces of the ministers were extremely ugly. If there was no money to provide disaster relief, the dream of the gods was a sign of the gods. If there was no preparation for the gods and man, it would be a sin that would not be alive. At that time, as the gods and man said, all the people would die suddenly, then these ministers would be sinners.
If the celestial phenomena are abnormal, there must be natural disasters. In ancient times, that was "truth".
If you want to talk about natural disasters, it is normal to have one in three to five years. However, as the emperor said, a large-scale drought may last for more than ten years of killing and deaths of millions of people. This makes the ministers feel that the pressure is too great. The lives of the people in the world are all in themselves. This pressure suddenly weighs on these ministers, and the burden is extremely heavy. If the court cannot solve the famine well at that time, and the situation previewed by the gods and men will appear, then they will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history and become the objects of mocking for future generations.
This is a pressure in ancient times when it emphasizes the remarks of history and the "painting shines on history".
"Report to Your Majesty, this 'the sky is as red as blood, and the windows are red when shooting in the windows' is really abnormal. This indicates that a severe drought will surely be severe this year. Our prefectures and counties have always had reserve warehouses for the people in the famine year, and repay them in the autumn to deal with the famine. However, this is to deal with small disasters and small wastelands. If it is true as the gods said, there will be drought for several years or even more than ten years, then this reserve warehouse is also a drop in the bucket! Your Majesty should prepare early in this matter, just in case..."
The ministers were all thinking hard, and now it was a big deal. If this matter was dealt with and did not stop the consequences mentioned in the dream of the gods and men, then the princes of the court would probably have to be on the pillar of shame in history for many years. In the future, the dynasties will definitely use them as negative teaching materials, which will make them unable to sleep or eat.
For a moment, the court became quiet again. The ministers began to rack their brains and think of various countermeasures.
Yang Jie knew that the drought in the north had begun today. The famine in the late Ming Dynasty, the peasant uprising, more than ten years of fighting, the withering of the population, the demise of the Ming Dynasty, and the wheel of history were crushing all the way, crushing all the mantis arm trying to stop it. Yang Jie knew in his heart, but could not tell his ministers. He could only use the gods to hold dreams and give all the heavy burdens on his body to these elites of the Ming Dynasty. Let them also feel this pressure. Use the power of his prophets to fight against the weakness of these elites of the Ming Dynasty.
"Retreat the court!" Yang Jie saw that he was extremely deserted in the court and had no good idea, so he had to retreat.
Turning around, you said to Wang Chengen again: "Big partner, please invite the staff from the General Staff to Wenhua Palace." Yang Jingliu could only narrow the circle and discuss countermeasures.
"As for your order, your Majesty."
Wenhua Palace.
Yang Gui sat on the dragon throne with a sad face and saw that everyone from the General Staff arrived. He said, "My dear friends, everyone knows the 600-mile urgent matter today. What do you think about this god-man dreaming? Tell me what you think."
"Report to Your Majesty, Your Majesty has a vast land and a country. It is common for you to suffer disasters in a place occasionally. You don't have to be so nervous. Just like the scabies on a person's body, occasionally incurring it in a place, it will not affect the overall situation. Each prefecture and county have reserve warehouses, and they have experience in corresponding famines. As long as your Majesty strengthens the supervision of reserve warehouses, open the warehouse and release grain at that time, the famine will definitely be eliminated." This cabinet master enlightened Emperor Chongzhen. When encountering famines, don't panic like this. We still have a disaster prevention system.
"I know that there are reserve warehouses everywhere, and it is OK to deal with ordinary famines. However, this famine, the gods and man predicted that it is not ordinary famines, and will last for several years, or even for more than ten years. Is there still food in the reserve warehouse at that time? What should I do?" Yang Jing asked back.
Seeing Chongzhen talking about the matter of "The God of Dreams" by the God of Dreams, the people in the General Staff stopped talking. It was obviously not appropriate to say that the God of Dreams was unreliable. The God of Dreams had already dreamed on the night four days ago. The emperor had predicted three days ago that there was no vision in Shaanxi at that time. It was false to say that the God of Dreams was false, and it was impossible to say. At that time, everyone was present for the emperor's prediction, and everyone saw the incident.
"Your Majesty, you can transfer grain from Jiangnan." An idea came.
"The food transfer is simple, but where does the money come from? The Ministry of Revenue still has a deficit of several million taels, which depends entirely on the support of His Majesty's treasury..." Another objection said, explaining the predicament of the Ming Dynasty clearly.
This matter is very confusing. The emperor's dream is irrefutable. In order not to have the consequences of the death of millions of people as the gods said, disaster relief must be provided. However, the amount of money needed for this disaster relief is really huge. If you can't get the money, what kind of disaster relief is used? If you are confused, you will be confused here. Everyone knows that disaster relief needs to be provided for disaster relief, but there is no money. Besides, it has been several years and decades of continuous drought. How much money does it have to be paid?
Chapter completed!