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- The main hall of Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City is magnificent.
The ground is paved with gold bricks, and the bricks are ground to seams and coated with tung oil. They are as smooth and delicate as ink jade.
The caisson with a complicated pattern on the ceiling depicts a majestic dragon pattern. Below the well is a hanging plaque with the four powerful characters "Advocate for Virtue and Advocate Virtue".
Under the plaque, in front of a screen with gold lacquer and carved dragons, Emperor Longqing is wearing a black gauze folded-up scarf, a red round-collared narrow-sleeved robe, and a jade belt around his waist. He is sitting on the dragon chair with a languid expression, looking at it with absent-minded eyes. Outside the palace door.
Under the seven-story gold-painted throne, the ministers were arguing again. He felt deeply bored every time. Why would there always be a quarrel no matter what the discussion was about?
The senior officials of these minors entangled in jade, one by one, claimed to be first -rate, and in front of the subordinates in the yamen, aren't they all very demeanor? Why do you like to quarrel in front of yourself? Do you use Qianqing Palace as a decompression room? Do you still want me to give you a smile?
¡°Well, if you give me money, it¡¯s not non-negotiable.
Hum feels so annoyed, Hum wants to go back and read a book
Fortunately, the emperor's distraction did not affect the ministers' quarrel, oh no, the enthusiasm of their speeches. Anyway, they were used to Emperor Longqing being distracted and dozing off during court meetings with a dull look on his face. There were even rumors at one time that His Majesty was suspected to have a problem with his IQ
¡°But it doesn¡¯t matter, anyway, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty have long been accustomed to not relying on the emperor to make decisions. If it were replaced by an emperor who liked to interrupt, everyone would still be uncomfortable. So this is good. The Holy Emperor sits high and acts as his mascot. The important affairs of the country can be left to us capable and loyal ministers.
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Today¡¯s imperial meeting discussed a major issue¡ªhow to regulate the Yellow River and restore water transportation?
To this end, three cabinet ministers, Liu Tiqian, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Zhu Heng, the Minister of Industry, as well as the two river ministers Pan Jixun and Weng Dali who returned to Beijing at starry night, the Governor of Water Transport Zhao Kongzhao, and the Minister of Engineering to Shizhong, and the Ministry of Industry to manage Nanhe River, Lang Zhonger More than ten court officials gathered in front of the emperor to discuss countermeasures.
The grain and grass on the nine sides of the capital of the Ming Dynasty were all supplied by the Grand Canal, but the Grand Canal ran north-south and the Yellow River ran east-west, so the two must intersect. Thousands of miles of Yellow River carries huge amounts of sediment, which naturally causes huge impact on the weak artificial canals.
This resulted in an inevitable consequence - the court's criterion for evaluating the effectiveness of river control was not to see whether the river channel was smooth and safe, but to see whether the canal transport was running smoothly. If water transportation is blocked, no matter how effective you are in regulating the river, you will still be guilty. As long as water transport can be preserved, the flooding of the Yellow River will be a great achievement.
Therefore, the responsibilities of the river engineering and water transportation yamen are intertwined. The division of labor is unclear and each other is passing the buck. The conflict is very acute. If there is a problem, the responsibility will be shirked to the other yamen.
Especially the water transport yamen, which has always been arrogant, will use the excuse of inconvenience of the river to shift all the blame to the water transport yamen whenever the water transport is delayed or a shipwreck occurs. This time is no exception.
Listen to Zhao Kongzhao, the governor of water transportation, righteously complaining to the court about how the Hedao Yamen usually pays half-heartedly, cuts corners, suffers from headaches, and lacks planning. As a result, as soon as the Yellow River bursts its banks, all 600 miles of the river will be blocked!
Therefore, it is the fault of the river transportation yamen that our water transportation is cut off. The court¡¯s desire to punish the river¡¯s crimes has nothing to do with our water transportation yamen.
Of course, the current Prime Minister of Hedao, Weng Dali, cannot allow his opponents to put a shit basin on his head and refute them one by one with a red face. He said that he and his colleagues at Hegong worked hard, strictly followed the plan, and never cut corners. The reason why the embankment burst was, firstly, because of the rare peach blossom flood, and secondly, because the Huaihe River, which was under the responsibility of the Canal Transport Yamen, was not dredged and the mouth of the sea was seriously silted up. This resulted in poor water flow in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and finally the embankment burst in Peixian County!
So it¡¯s not the fault of our river transport yamen, it¡¯s the laziness of your water transport yamen!
This is not an unreasonable statement. In order to solve the problem of overlapping jurisdictions of the two yamen, some genius stipulated that the area north of Tianfei Gate in Huai'an should be under the responsibility of the Hedao Yamen, and the area south of Tianfei Gate should be under the responsibility of the Caoyun Yamen. As a result, the Huaihe River came under the control of the Water Transport Yamen.
Because of the capture of the Huai River and its entry into the sea, the mouth of the Yellow River is also managed by the water transport yamen and not by the river yamen.
For Hedao Yamen, this is simply the best excuse.
So the two sides went back and forth, and the quarrel turned into a pot of porridge in front of the emperor.
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Zhang Juzheng stood under the golden platform, watching Zhao Kongzhao and Weng Dali fighting like cocks, and was so noisy that he had a splitting headache.
If this was a military and criminal meeting that he was in charge of, he would have stopped it a long time ago. But the Ministry of Industry is not under his control. If he interrupts rashly, it will only cause trouble.The second auxiliary is not fast.
However, he saw Li Chunfang, the Chief Assistant, looking as calm as a kind old mother, with no trace of boredom on his face. Maybe this is the demeanor of the first assistant in the champion's heart
Thinking of this, Mr. Zhang felt so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood. At the risk of being infamy, I finally sent away the kind-hearted Teacher Xu, but unexpectedly, the unmoving old Mrs. Li came up.
"It's not a question of Li Chunfang's ability, but that she understands too well and cherishes feathers too much. It is really not possible for such a person to be the chief assistant, but he is a good hand in joining forces with Chen Yiqin to prevent Gao Suqing from coming out. Zhang Juzheng said sincerely, if he had known this, it would be better to let Mr. Xu Ge continue to work
Chen Yiqin, the second assistant in charge of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works, looked impatient at this time. But he knew nothing about river engineering, and he failed to get to the point several times when he tried to comment, which only intensified the quarrel.
Bu Gu¡¯s body floated without any wind, and he finally couldn¡¯t help but cough slightly, and glanced coldly at Weng Dali, who was spitting out fragrant fragrance.
"What kind of place is this? How dare you say dirty words?" Zhang Juzheng's majestic voice sounded.
"It was a disgrace in front of you." Prime Minister Weng suddenly lost his arrogance and quickly apologized, but couldn't help but muttered: "Zhao Butang also said dirty words"
'day! ¡¯ Zhao Kongzhao scolded his mother in his heart, so he had no choice but to plead guilty.
"Stop arguing, there is nothing new in the quarrel." Zhang Juzheng said coldly: "The responsibility for this burst of the embankment will be investigated and dealt with in its own way. You should stop passing the buck and talk about how to deal with it first, right? "
"That's right." Chen Yiqin nodded, quickly took over the conversation, and said to Pan Jixun, who had been silent for a long time: "Pan Zhongcheng has already gone to the river embankment in person and conducted an on-site survey. Please say a few words.
Hearing that the quarrel was over, Emperor Longqing calmed down and finally turned his attention to Pan Jixun.
Pan Jixun reported the results of the field survey in detail, and finally concluded: "After the Yellow River burst its banks in Peixian County, more than ten states and counties downstream were affected. Due to the river water flowing out, the canal 600 miles north of Xuzhou was blocked. Blockage. Qingou and Zhuo River mouths are clogged with silt and sand, floods flow across the river, and the water in the flat areas is about ten feet deep."
After a pause, he ignored the horrified looks in the eyes of Zhao Kongzhao and Weng Dali, and reported in a deep voice: "Since Huai'an, the entire Huanghuai water system has completely collapsed, with almost no water discharge capacity. Dredging must be thoroughly improved, otherwise any future floods will cause serious flooding, and water transportation It¡¯s almost impossible.¡±
Pan Zhongcheng¡¯s calm tone made the emperor and ministers shudder.
Zhao Kongzhao and Weng Dali were even more furious. They cursed Pan Jixun in their hearts for not following the rules and trying to undermine themselves!
"Oh, you have been in Dingyou for three years, and you were ordered to do so in a critical situation. You have no responsibility at all. We have been in office for a long time! If you lift the lid at this time, are we going to be stripped of our hats on the spot?
Sure enough, when he heard that water transportation might be completely cut off, Long Qing didn't bother to practice his silence. He sat up straight and asked, "Is water transportation going to be cut off for several years?"
"Your Majesty, don't panic, Pan Zhongcheng is a little over-concerned," Weng Dali hurriedly said: "The main reason for the impassability of water transportation is that after the Yellow River overflowed, the canal lost its water supply and the water level dropped, so the canals had to go north. All we have to do is block the breach and pick up the water. Dredging the silt and restoring the water supply to the canal will solve the current emergency first. Then water transport vessels can enter at a later time, and the embankments and dams along the river can be slowly repaired, without worrying about the overall situation."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhao Kongzhao also hurriedly agreed: "I have already worked with Marquis Anyuan to come up with an emergency plan. On the one hand, we will try our best to dredge the canal, and on the other hand, we will temporarily switch to a slightly smaller canal to carry out half a year's work. Transport to the north. Water transport will be resumed soon!"
The two people who had their brains ripped out just now are united again.
"How long has it been, and you still have any thoughts of luck?!" Pan Jixun stamped his feet anxiously. He pointed at the two of them and said angrily: "There is a problem at the root. What's the use of just treating the surface? This year, every little peach blossom is there. The water has poisoned the Huanghuai River to this extent. It has shown that the river engineering situation has been extremely corrupted and cannot be cured unless it is cured!"
As he spoke, he asserted loudly and uncontrollably: "You have just barely restored water transportation. Can you withstand the wheat yellow water in April, the melon water in May, and the more severe summer floods?" "
Weng Dali stopped talking. His wishful thinking was to get through this first, and then leave the burden to Pan Jixun. From now on, it would have nothing to do with him whether it was wheat yellow water or melon water.
I didn¡¯t expect Lao Pan to be so arrogant, breaking the rules and not taking the blame.
"How will you know if you don't try?" Zhao Kongzhao has a smaller responsibility after all, but he is still stubborn.
"Do you dare to issue a military order?!" Pan Jixun's beard and hair were spread out, his eyes widened, and he glared at the second-rank Governor of Water Transport.
Zhao Kongzhao was suppressed by him and did not dare to say a word.
All the officials in the palace couldn't help but look sideways and secretly exclaimed. Why did this old Pan become so fierce after having been in trouble for three years and re-entering the battlefield? Who gave him the courage and confidence?
Now Zhu Heng, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, can no longer sit firmly on Diaoyutai. Although he didn't deal with Weng Dali, he didn't agree with Pan Jixun's tactics. If the emperor really followed Lao Pan's tactics, Zhu Butang would be angry to death.
So he left the class and said in a deep voice: "Pan Zhongcheng loves to scaremonger, and he still can't get rid of this problem after many years."
When Zhang Juzheng heard this, he sighed in his heart. Okay, let¡¯s start again¡
ps. Today it¡¯s the little monk¡¯s turn to blow the air conditioner to catch a cold. The update is a bit late, sorry. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)The staff couldn't help but look sideways and secretly exclaimed. Why did this old Pan become so fierce after having been in trouble for three years and re-entering the battlefield? Who gave him the courage and confidence?
Now Zhu Heng, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, can no longer sit firmly on Diaoyutai. Although he didn't deal with Weng Dali, he didn't agree with Pan Jixun's tactics. If the emperor really followed Lao Pan's tactics, Zhu Butang would be angry to death.
So he left the class and said in a deep voice: "Pan Zhongcheng loves to scaremonger, and he still can't get rid of this problem after many years."
When Zhang Juzheng heard this, he sighed in his heart. Okay, let¡¯s start again¡
ps. Today it¡¯s the little monk¡¯s turn to blow the air conditioner to catch a cold. The update is a bit late, sorry. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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