The new emperor ascended the throne and the founding of the Yuan Dynasty was the time when the new dynasty was in a new atmosphere. This was the case with the new emperors of all dynasties.

But the current Emperor Chongzhen, who succeeded to the throne by a vassal king, far exceeded the expectations of all officials in the court.

Since the emperor's confidant Li Xiu, Jin's argument was refuted by his ministers, the emperor has completely fallen into silence.

Of course, this silence is a silence that makes people unable to speak bad things.

After all, it seems that the emperor ignored the government affairs and was addicted to enjoyment. Except for the fierce party struggles, the emperor never missed the rest of the time, and the ministers reviewed the memorials in person.

As for enjoyment... In the harem today, except for the few beautiful ladies selected by Queen Zhang recently, I have never heard of any female sex this emperor is addicted to.

However, since the founding of the Chongzhen period of the Yuan Dynasty, the emperor has never expressed any opinions on the affairs of the government.

Among those memorials, the most common one is the word "ke".

This also made the ministers secretly speculate and discuss. Of course, consensus has long been formed, that is, the new emperor was shocked by the storm of the Later Jin theory.

As for whether it is good or bad, it is still impossible to see at present, but what the emperor does now is undoubtedly in line with the image of the holy emperor in the hearts of the scholars and officials.

Therefore, although the emperor did not manage the affairs, the court fought endlessly, and the country was in chaos, the court and the country were praised, and there was also a slightest praise of the holy emperor coming to the court.

All of this was naturally clearly seen by Zhu Youjian.

Zhu Youjian's actions are naturally indispensable to Li Xiu's obscure points.

After that memorial storm, Li Xiu's intention to let Zhu Youjian immediately take control of the government power was much weaker.

Instead of spending energy now to intrigue with the old fox in the court, and if he is not careful, he is even stabbed by a backhand, it is better to let Zhu Youjian quietly see the essence of the officials in the court, and understand who can use it and who can't use it, and then plot on others.

In other words, keep a low profile, and then accumulate strength and make a big splash.

The court is constantly quarrels, and the world is also evolving in full swing.

In fact, the natural disasters in the late Ming Dynasty were by no means a large-scale outbreak after Chongzhen ascended the throne. The harm of the Little Ice Age was completely revealed since the Wanli period.

Then he was in a state of intensification, reaching a peak during the Chongzhen period.

Such a large-scale and irresistible natural disaster, let alone a late-year dynasty on the verge of collapse, even if it is placed in later generations, a country with a sound ruling institution will cause chaos.

Therefore, the natural disasters in the north are now in chaos.

It is completely predictable that for a long time in the future, all parts of the northern part of the Ming Dynasty will be deeply trapped in a vicious cycle.

That is to suppress the thieves and suppress them, rekindle them, and then suppress them...

Just like when the battle to suppress the bandits in Yan'an Prefecture is now without any effort to provide relief to the people, Li Xiu could only choose to sacrifice some people who could have lived well.

Otherwise, if you just released your front foot and you can't survive, you will be encouraged and even if you betray me, you will be without any psychological pressure.

I have to say that this is also a kind of sadness.

Funny things have been reported to the court, Yang He, who criticized Li Xiu for destroying the overall situation of the thief, used all kinds of tricky angles to criticize him, but he only ignored this point.

Of course, it is impossible for him to see this, but once he reports the matter openly, it is not Li Xiu who offended him.

The victims need to be resettled. Where does the money and food come from? Can Yang He solve the money and food problem?

He couldn't solve it, and he knew that the men in the court could not solve it either.

After all, the imperial treasury only has a little money and grain every year, and it is not enough to supply the six ministries of the court. Is it necessary to increase taxes for the sake of the victims of the disaster?

If you add taxes to the people, you will be stabbed by others. This will taint the reputation, and noble men will not do it.

To collect taxes from gentry and wealthy merchants?

This is nonsense.

Who dares to open this mouth? The men in the court must let him know why the flowers are so red.

Since it can't be solved, then pretend that there is no such thing as a hidden bell, and everyone will do it.

Yang He naturally knew this very well. Even as the governor of the three sides, he held heavy troops on the three sides, but was largely due to this.

After all, once a war is fought, military pay, food and grass is not a small amount. The court sent troops to recover the occupied county government, and the resettlement of the victims is on the surface. This is another bottomless pit, and the other is not good, and there is another trouble. That is Yang He's responsibility.

It’s better to give a name, ask for help, wait until the food is in hand, or natural disasters have passed, and it’s not a single word to roll these bandits into pieces.

But now, no one would have thought that these rare natural disasters in dozens or hundreds of years would become the norm in the future and spread rapidly to the whole world.

Such a worldly situation often makes Li Xiu feel absurd that everyone is drunk and I am awake.

In fact, according to his initial expectations, this battle to suppress the thieves was naturally like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, sweeping across Shaanxi.

But now, with the continued war and the inaction of the court, he is still a little helpless.

Although he used the huge amount of silver allocated from the treasury several times in Zhending Prefecture to accumulate a rich family fortune for the Yongwei Camp, he could not withstand the huge pit in Shaanxi!

There are 16 counties in the three prefectures and 1966 counties in Yan'an Prefecture, and eleven counties are occupied by Wu Xuan.

Now, Yongwei Camp has recovered as many as seven counties, and there are countless other villages and towns.

But the war has been going on to this day, and the court has not sent any official or official to govern it. Of course, this is not intentionally allowed by the court. In fact, both the court officials in the capital and the governor of Shaanxi attach great importance to it.

After all, the officials of the herdsmen were hung in vain, and half of the military and political power of the Yan'an Prefecture were controlled by Li Xiu, which was tantamount to the disaster of the vassal states. The great men in the court could see this clearly.

But there are very few people who are willing to become officials in a poor place in Yan'an Prefecture. In addition, the people in Shaanxi are in a state of chaos and everyone is afraid of death. After all, no one wants to be hung with a flagpole shortly after taking office.

There were also those who were forced to send them and they were directly hung with the seal.

Moreover, although the Wu Xuan family of Yan'an Prefecture is close to pacification, their repeated victories have led to countless defeated enemies in these seven counties.

Now the focus of the Yongwei Camp is naturally not above these remaining enemies. This has led to the fact that although these seven counties were recovered, they are not at all stable. Even a few days ago, a magistrate who came to take office in the court was robbed by a group of bandits. The magistrate still has no idea of ​​life and death.

Due to various reasons, the official system in various places has been difficult to improve, which has led to a lot of Li Xiu's energy being restrained by these trivial matters.

In addition, he has to face all kinds of open and secret arrows from time to time. Just like this time the magistrate's life and death are unknown. Li Xiu doesn't have to think about it. Yang He must have an impeachment memorial.

There is also a storm in the court.

With such various constraints, open and secretly, Li Xiu finally realized what it means to have strength and uselessness.
Chapter completed!