Daming: Grandpa Emperor, please get up and sit on my throne!

But they didn't know that Zhu Yunhuan had a solution.

Zhan Hui and Fu Youwen exchanged glances, each with mixed feelings. "Has this young Majesty actually gone this far for the Ming Dynasty? Actually... winter disasters happen every year, and people die every year. If it were a year or two later, no one would say anything about him, but he still..."

After a pause, Zhan Huicai said, "But Your Majesty probably didn't expect the people's reaction to be so strong. In Yingtian Prefecture, even under the emperor's feet, this is already happening. The people in the prefectures and counties under Yingtian Prefecture will only be more aggressive."

"After all, these people are distributed in the Yingtian Prefecture area. It is actually more important to stabilize the hearts of these people than the hearts of the people outside. This should be the foundation of Your Majesty. Now... the bad reputation is secondary... The most worrying thing is that someone will use this to cause trouble." Zhan Hui analyzed slowly, his brows furrowed more and more tightly.

"What should I do then?"

Liu Sanwu became even more worried. He was better at studying classics, history, and literature, but not so good at dealing with this kind of thing.

But he was certain of only one thing in his heart: he was certain of a monarch who would rather sacrifice his own foundation than save more lives of the people, a monarch who would rather endure the infamy from beginning to end than insist on getting this thing done!

Thinking of this, Liu Sanwu lost his usual Confucian demeanor for a moment, and hurriedly urged Zhan Hui and Fu Youwen, "Your Majesty is a wise ruler, and we should be virtuous ministers. Now that we have thought of this, we must find a way to help Your Majesty relieve his worries."

"How about we go into the palace now and discuss it with His Majesty?" Liu Sanwu suggested anxiously.

Zhan Hui shook his head. "Your Majesty has endured so much injustice and infamy for nothing. If we go to the palace to see him now, what else can we do except add to his worries? Unless we have an immediate and effective way to resolve this matter?"

Fu Youwen nodded in agreement.

Liu Sanwu could only remain silent. He really had no other options.

"Are we just going to stand by and watch?" Liu Sanwu asked anxiously.

Neither Zhan Hui nor Fu Youwen responded to Liu Sanwu's concise question because they had no answer.

The area fell into a dead silence for a moment.

Only the occasional crackling sound of the charcoal fire in the room could be heard.

a long time.

Zhan Huicai sat up straight, as if he had made up his mind. "This matter is actually not convenient to discuss openly, because it involves many overt and covert struggles that cannot be revealed to outsiders. But I personally think... we can do something for His Majesty."

"On our own?" Liu Sanwu was puzzled. "With your majesty's power, if you want to silence them, you'll have to arrest a group of them and make an example of them. But this will only add fuel to the fire for the already resentful people of Yingtian Prefecture. They won't dare to express their discontent openly, but they'll be more likely to rebel secretly. Can you really just kill everyone? Even the imperial court can't solve the problem, what can we do on our own?"

Zhan Hui narrowed his eyes slightly.

He said, "Mr. Liu is the president of the Hanlin Academy, and Mr. Fu has been the head of the Ministry of Revenue for quite some time. I, on the other hand, have been favored by the late emperor and have been appointed the Minister of Personnel."

"Of course I know what positions you and I hold. We are both considered high-ranking officials in the current dynasty, but what can I do?"

Liu Sanwu didn't understand what Zhan Hui wanted to say.

Fu Youwen pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up as he said, "The Minister of Personnel is in charge of all transfers of officials below the fourth rank, and the Ministry of Revenue handles many arrangements for the national treasury. Mr. Liu's reputation goes without saying. Lord Zhan's suggestion is that we use our own reputation and connections to secretly find some reliable people to monitor any unusual movements of the people in Yingtian Prefecture and its subordinate prefectures and counties!"

"If the imperial court issued an ambiguous order on this matter, local officials would generally treat it as simply "strengthening public security," or even perfunctorily handle it, ultimately causing problems."

"Besides, the Jinyiwei in the capital city is actually not enough."

"But if we use our own connections and reputation... we can only find trustworthy people. If there's any unusual activity, at least we can get the news immediately. Having a rough idea in mind allows us to handle it privately for His Majesty or report it to him as quickly as possible. This will make things much easier."

Fu Youwen roughly understood what Zhan Hui wanted to express.

And he said this.

Liu Sanwu almost understood what he heard, and immediately slammed the table and said, "I understand! Let's do it!"

"Your Majesty has done so much for the Ming Dynasty and endured so much."

"As your subjects, we will of course do as much as we can. Even if we do more, we can never compare to Your Majesty... But no matter what, as your subjects, we should do our utmost!"

Liu Sanwu immediately accepted Zhan Hui's proposal without hesitation.

When he said this, Zhan Hui and Fu Youwen immediately nodded in agreement: "That's exactly the truth!"

Now that they finally had a decent solution, the heaviness in the hearts of the three of them was relieved a lot. Fu Youwen smiled and said, "Mr. Liu usually only devoted himself to studying classics, history, and teaching, but now he has become more active."

Liu Sanwu snorted lightly and said, "Your Majesty is a man I respect, and I will help him solve his problems!"

Thought for a moment.

Zhan Hui looked up at Liu Sanwu and Fu Youwen, and said, "Next, we need to communicate and find someone we can trust, and then arrange this matter."