Prince of Chaos

Chapter 166 Zhong Huamin

Emperor Wanli has been the emperor for 48 years. During his half century in power, it was actually a half century full of disasters.

According to incomplete statistics, only in the reign of Emperor Wanli, there were 156 floods, 85 droughts, 183 earthquakes, 45 hailstorms, 42 plagues and other natural disasters.

Moreover, during this period, the three major Wanli expeditions were fought, as well as the Ming-Myanmar War and the Sarhu War that lasted for decades.From this point of view, it is not easy for Emperor Wanli to maintain his car without overturning for 48 years.

The reason why the disaster in Henan is so serious this time is because of the impact of the previous Yellow River flood.In ancient society, due to the limited food production and the practical impact of zero industrialization, every flood was bound to be accompanied by famine.

Due to the impact of the flood, a large number of ordinary people lost their homes for survival, and the food in the land was washed away by the flood. With the end of the flood, there will be a period of drought. If this drought is released in the In other years in the past, it was okay to say that if you tighten your belt and eat less, and wait for the crops in the field to be harvested more or less, you can barely make ends meet.

However, at this time, God doesn't seem to have given this way to make ends meet. It seems that it just wants to force people to die.Therefore, under such circumstances, the victims without food can only live like wild animals. They can do things that normal people can't imagine for a bite of food.

At the beginning, they would sell their land cheaply, then they would sell their children cheaply, and later, when they were extremely hungry, they would secretly cut up the flesh of dead people to satisfy their hunger.They will set their sights on the weak, and they will kill the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled to satisfy their hunger.

At this time, they are no longer humans, but a group of animals eager to live and fill their stomachs.After watching such a scene, anyone will be shocked and frightened.

Emperor Wanli who was far away in Beijing, when he closed his eyes, he would think of Yang Dongming's memorial content and the "Hungry People Picture" he painted. It seemed that thousands of victims had already stood in front of Emperor Wanli, which made Emperor Wanli's mental pressure change extraordinarily huge.

Now he is anxiously urging the cabinet all the time, he is really in a hurry.The disaster in Henan is really big enough to threaten the stability of the empire!

Since ancient times, the Henan area has been a source of safety in the world because of its proximity to Gyeonggi.If serious social turmoil occurs in the Central Plains, it will inevitably affect the Gyeonggi area!At that time, tens of thousands of victims will have nowhere to live, and when they riot, they will even directly cut off the lifeline of the dynasty - water transportation!Then it evolved into a peasant movement capable of destroying the rule of Ming Dynasty!

Therefore, there is no delay in disaster relief!

Under the repeated urging of Emperor Wanli, the cabinet finally released a person who rushed to Henan for disaster relief.

According to the principles of modern national disaster relief command, in the face of such a huge disaster, there must be a cabinet prime minister or deputy to serve as the commander-in-chief to personally visit the front line.

However, in the feudal bureaucratic system with strict hierarchy like the Ming Dynasty, this situation was impossible.In the end, under the recommendation of the cabinet, a censor who was not too high in rank was appointed to this task when he was in danger.

The censor's name is Zhong Huamin.

Zhong Huamin was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Wanli. He was from Renhe Bolu (now Yuhang District). He was not tall. It was recorded in "History of Ming Dynasty" that he was "short and sharp, smart and resourceful. He was a diligent official, and he was very vocal. "

He is an upright and upright official. When he was a county magistrate in Huian County, Fujian Province, he discovered that the rich and powerful had infringed on the people's interests and official rent, so he must be brought to justice.Moreover, he also measured the land, inspected the corvee, obtained several hectares of fertile land, and reduced [-] yuan.After the Luoyang Bridge broke down, people often drowned because of crossing the river. He focused on repairing the bridge and tried every means to benefit the people.

Later, a censor named An Jiuyu was ordered by the emperor to inspect Fujian. Wherever he went, he saw the people's withered land and poor harvests. After arriving in Hui'an, it was another scene.An Jiuyu was surprised, so he visited the people to find out why, and even the people in the neighboring counties envied Zhong Huamin as a good official.Therefore, An Jiuyu recommended Zhong Huamin to the imperial court.Therefore, Zhong Huamin was transferred to Leping County by the imperial court before his term in Hui'an expired. Tens of thousands of people in Hui'an County asked Fujian Fukan to keep Zhong Huamin, but to no avail.

Leping County is also a place where troublesome people come out of poor mountains and rivers, but after Zhong Huamin arrived in Leping County, he carefully investigated every situation, and he was able to quickly find out and settle cases that had been unresolved for a long time.As a result, people from other counties often travel thousands of miles to complain.Even though the case was complicated, after Zhong Huamin accepted it, he was able to solve it easily, so Zhong Huamin was also recognized by the common people, who called him "Zhong Qingtian".People in Leping also compiled the cases handled by Zhong Huamin into the "Washing Injustice Records" and handed them down to the world, praising Zhong Huamin as the "three don'ts" county magistrate who doesn't want officials, doesn't want life, and doesn't want money.

Therefore, after the cabinet encountered such a difficult disaster, they immediately thought of Zhong Huamin, and immediately appointed Zhong Huamin, the current Guanglu Temple Chancellor, as the Yushi of Henan Province, and asked him to rush to the disaster-stricken area in Henan to organize disaster relief work.

According to the Records of Relief in Henan Province:
"The public goes to Yi Cong, chooses Jieqi, rides around in plain clothes, sleeps and eats around the pommel and horses day and night, accompanied by six energetic subordinates. In less than two months, he tours all states and counties, and stops eating porridge from factories, prohibits supply, and does not sit in the office. Ask the people about their sufferings everywhere."

He only brought six capable subordinates, and it took more than two months to stabilize the disaster situation in the Henan area, which shows how great this person is.Henan people should always remember him.

If he hadn't died of illness in the 24th year of Wanli, his reputation would not be inferior to that of Hai Rui Hai Gangfeng in the Jiajing Dynasty!

However, now that Zhu Changluo is here, although Zhong Huamin's responsibilities have not changed much, there are still some ripples in his fate.

When Zhu Changluo learned that Zhong Huamin was about to leave for the disaster-stricken area in Henan, Zhu Changluo specially asked Emperor Wanli to personally send Zhong Huamin, who was appraised by "History of Ming Dynasty" as "traveling through eight prefectures, prolonging his father and elders to ask about their sufferings. Tired of being an official".

When Zhu Changluo saw Zhong Huamin, who was not tall but tall and straight like a mountain, Zhu Changluo bowed deeply to Zhong Huamin, and said: "Zhong Yushi has a difficult journey, and he is rushing to save lives for the people of Henan. My palace is here to thank you for your father." Zhong Yushi is gone, I hope Zhong Yushi take care of his health, don't work hard to hurt his body."

Zhong Huamin, who had only brought six people on the road, was already terrified when he saw the crown prince in person, but he didn't expect the crown prince to bow deeply to him, which made Zhong Huamin very moved.

After listening to Zhu Changluo's words, Zhong Huamin was moved to tears. He knelt heavily on the ground and kowtowed in the direction of the palace, then stood up and cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to the grace of the Lord and save thousands of people from the fire and water when I go to Henan." .”

Then, Zhong Huamin knelt heavily to Zhu Changluo again, "I dare not bow down as your Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhu Changluo quickly stepped forward to help Zhong Huamin, and said: "Zhong Yushi deserves to be worshiped by the palace. The 4000 million disaster victims in Henan area are waiting for Zhong Yushi to rescue. Zhong Yushi's trip is no less than the ancient gods to mend the sky. This palace worship is for the 4000 million disaster victims, so Zhong Yushi doesn't need to talk lightly, you deserve it!"

Zhong Huamin's tears couldn't stop being moved, he really didn't expect the emperor and the prince to value the people of the world so much and him.This made Zhong Huamin feel that the heavy burden on his body was a little heavier.

Zhong Huamin said: "I must do my best to help the emperor and the court to help the victims, and live up to the great trust of the emperor and His Royal Highness."

Zhu Changluo said: "Zhong Yushi, this trip must be full of hardships and dangers. I was born in the deep palace and has no director Zhong Yushi. The only thing that can help Zhong Yushi now is some of the grain that Xishan Huangzhuang has accumulated over the years. , After Zhong Yushi is on his way, I will send the grain transportation team from Xishan Huangzhuang to deliver food for Zhong Yushi to relieve the victims of the disaster, and this can be regarded as a meager effort that I can do."

When Zhong Huamin heard that Zhu Changluo was going to take out the stored grain of Xishan Huangzhuang to accompany him to the disaster area in Henan, Zhong Huamin was even more moved beyond words.

In the end, Zhong Huamin could only bow deeply to Zhu Changluo: "I will definitely fulfill my mission!"

Zhu Changluo looked at Zhong Huamin and said, "Take good care of your body, I will arrange a helper for you this time, I sent a letter to Liu Wenzhen, a former imperial physician in Qizhou, Hubei, and asked him to set off from Hubei to Henan to help you together. After the catastrophe, the catastrophic epidemic will be lessened."

When Zhong Huamin heard that Zhu Changluo had arranged another imperial doctor to help him, Zhong Huamin was even more excited.The disaster-stricken area really needs such a highly skilled doctor. With a highly skilled doctor present, the disaster-stricken area will definitely save a lot of deaths.

Zhong Huamin bowed to Zhu Changluo again: "I thank His Highness the Crown Prince on behalf of the people in the disaster area."

Zhu Changluo quickly helped Zhong Huamin up again, and said, "These are the things I should do, and the rest will be left to Zhong Yushi."

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