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Chapter 993: Speak out and give advice (Part 1)

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    Luoyang in June is already very hot.

    The red sun is scorching like a fire. Even in the early morning, if there is a slight breeze, it is still hot wind, making people feel uncomfortable all over.  Looking at the scorching weather with no hint of rain, Huang Mingyuan was filled with worry.

    There is no reason why Huang Mingyuan is not worried. The weather is too hot this year and there is little rain in spring. Dry weather has already occurred in Henan, Hebei and other places, and harvest failures have occurred in various places.  However, laborers at various construction sites had to work continuously under the red sun in such hot weather, and it was unknown how many people would be killed or injured.

    Huang Mingyuan prepared for several days and finally decided to go and meet Yang Guang.

    Huang Mingyuan came to the palace gate alone. The palace gate guards had already invited Huang Mingyuan into the palace.  Huang Mingyuan is very popular now. These ordinary guards are eager to serve Huang Mingyuan well so that they can get into Huang Mingyuan's eyes, so they are very attentive and careless.

    Today is not a period of great dynasty, and all courtiers have returned to their respective posts, so Yang Guang has some free time.  As soon as Huang Mingyuan's sign requesting an audience was handed in, someone soon asked Huang Mingyuan to come in for an audience.

    Standing at the entrance of the palace, Huang Mingyuan took a long breath and entered the palace with calm and steady steps.

    Although this palace is a temporary residence for Yang Guang, it is not simple.  After Yang Guang ascended the throne, he ordered people to expand and renovate the former emperor's palace in Luoyang. It was grand and tall, just like a formal palace.

    Huang Mingyuan was introduced into the main hall. Yang Guang was reviewing the memorial. When he saw Huang Mingyuan coming, he hurriedly asked Huang Mingyuan to sit down and asked him to wait for a while.  It took him another half an hour to finish correcting the several memorials at hand before he had time to talk to Huang Mingyuan.

    Huang Mingyuan has been sitting upright, waiting for Yang Guang to be free.

    Yang Guang did not regard Huang Mingyuan as an outsider, so he treated Huang Mingyuan with less politeness and hypocrisy.

    Seeing that Yang Guang was free, Huang Mingyuan suggested that since the spring scenery was just right, he should accompany Yang Guang to visit the gardens in the palace.  Yang Guang was stunned and immediately realized that Huang Mingyuan was here because he was worried about something, and he didn't want others to know about it, so he went out to talk about it.

    Yang Guang immediately agreed to Huang Mingyuan's suggestion, and the two went to the back garden.

    There are many ministers who can meet the emperor, but no one has made such a request in front of the emperor.  That is to say, the relationship between Huang Mingyuan and Yang Guang was unusual. Only then did he realize that Yang Guang could still choose the location freely, but others could not.

    Huang Mingyuan followed Yang Guang one step behind, heading to the back garden one after the other.  After arriving in the back garden, Yang Guang was followed by many eunuchs and maids, but Yang Guang waved them away.

    Yang Guang trusts Huang Mingyuan's loyalty and bravery, so he is not worried about his own safety.

    Huang Mingyuan accompanied Yang Guang to visit the garden for half a quarter of an hour, chatting from time to time about the flowers and gardens in Luoyang, and about the construction progress of Luoyang, the eastern capital.

    Yang Guang mentioned the lever crane designed by Huang Mingyuan and couldn't help praising Huang Mingyuan's ingenuity.

    The two were walking and chatting, and when they reached a pavilion, Yang Guang went in, sat on a stone bench, and said to Huang Mingyuan: "Mingyuan is so unusual today, I'm afraid he has something to say to me."  It¡¯s easy to talk, it¡¯s just you and me, the monarch and my minister, today, but it doesn¡¯t matter.¡±

    Hearing Yang Guang¡¯s straight-to-the-point inquiry, Huang Mingyuan stopped struggling. He tried his best to keep his performance the same as usual, and said in a calmer and natural tone: "The sage knows clearly, Mingyuan did have some small things today."

    Yang Guang turned around, pointed at Huang Mingyuan, and couldn't help but smile: "You have been unable to hide things in your heart since you were a child. Tell me, what happened this time?"

    Huang Mingyuan said: "It's not a big deal. In the past two days, Dongdu was in a mess because of the new construction. I took advantage of the opportunity to supervise the work and went out for a walk. I felt something in my heart, so I came to see the saint. I thought  I want to tell the saint what I have witnessed these past two days."

    "oh?"

    Yang Guang said curiously: "If Mingyuan has any knowledge, please tell me."

    Huang Mingyuan said: "In the past few days, Mingyuan first went east to Banzhu, and then went south along the old road of Xundang Canal. He ran 500 miles in six days, which can be regarded as covering more than half of the Tongji Canal project.

    The saint's opening of Ji Canal and Hangou was a great achievement that had never been seen before in the world, and it was not much compared to Yu the Great's achievements in controlling floods.  The opening of these two canals strengthened north-south transportation, consolidated the Sui Dynasty's rule over the country, enabled the smooth transportation of abundant materials from the south to the north, and promoted the development of the Jiangnan region.  These two canals have also become the main arteries connecting the north and south, promoting economic and cultural exchanges between the north and the south, and promoting the prosperity of cities along the river.  This is a great thing that benefits the country and the people. All people in the world will be grateful to the saint for his great achievements.  "

      Huang Mingyuan's horses were very useful to Yang Guang. After all, not many people could fully see his intention to open the canal.  The group of veteran ministers in the court were always trying hard to convince themselves that building a canal was a waste of money and people, and that large-scale labor was detrimental to the stability of the world.  What a joke. Huang Mingyuan should be allowed to teach them what true knowledge means.

    Yang Guang said: "You came here today not just to take pictures of my horses, right? Stop beating around the bush and say what you have to say!"

    "The sage has a clear vision, and nothing can be hidden from the sage."

    Huang Mingyuan said: "Although these two canals are great, Mingyuan has discovered that many officials below are trying to discredit the saint's great cause. Mingyuan feels that the saint should know about this matter."

    Yang Guang was startled and said: "There is such a thing. Let me explain it one by one."

    Huang Mingyuan said calmly: "To be honest with the saint, since the imperial edict ordered the Prime Minister Youcheng Huangfu to conscript the people of Henan and Huaibei counties to open the Ji Canal, the entire Tongji Canal project has been in chaos. This Huangfu plan successively conscripted Henan, Huaibei and Henan.  There were nearly a million laborers in Huaibei, but there were no effective measures to resettle them. Therefore, before these millions of laborers started work, various construction sites were plagued by diseases and countless people died. Huangfu concealed it and threw a large number of corpses into the canal.  , causing pollution in the upper reaches of the Huai River and causing a major epidemic in the entire Huai region.

    In order to rush to work as quickly as possible, the servants who opened the river worked day and night, but the supervisors and officials in various places were still harsh and urgent. Four or five out of ten strong men who served died, which was simply shocking.  I heard that the vehicles carrying dead people at the river construction site stretch for more than 200 miles, from Chenggao in the east to Heyang in the north. There are endless vehicles carrying corpses.

    Huangfu discussed this move, which greatly stimulated the supervisors and subordinates at other construction sites. Therefore, including Yu Wenkai, Feng Deyi, Wang Hong and others, they were harsh and violent. As for Xiyuan, Tianjing Palace, Dragon Boat Department and other places, they were simply  It has become a Shura field, and those who die every day will not be counted.  "

    "enough!"

    Yang Guang turned around and looked at Huang Mingyuan with a bruised face and said: "I finally understand today that you are just like those rotten scholars who came to persuade me to stop opening the canal and stop repairing the Xiyuan and dragon boats." (  Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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