Han Shizu

Chapter 1145 Returning to Liuhe
Just like the past tours, as long as you go north, the first stop is Huazhou.During this tour, the camp team totaled more than 20,000 people, more than four times that of the previous northern tour. Although there were many people, there were enough vehicles and horses, and there was almost no delay in the middle. Due to the improvement of the roads around Kaifeng, it only took After three days, they arrived at Baima.

This time, Emperor Liu went to Henan for his tour. Besides Xuanwei Boze, he also had another purpose, which was to inspect the Yellow River and check the dikes, so as to comfort the people who had suffered from floods in the past.

The route this time also passes through the downstream counties of Hua, Pu, Yun, Qi, Zi, and Qing.Although the big river sometimes gets angry and brings disasters and persecution, it is still the mother river, and the people along the river depend on her for their livelihood, and there are many prosperous towns along the river.

And Baima is not only an important ferry on the riverside, but also an important line of defense against Tokyo. After several reductions in the number of troops stationed over the years, there are still [-] people.

In the early years, Baima was the hardest-hit area of ​​the Yellow River breach, which once caused Emperor Liu a headache, and even came here to inspect the breach in person.Later, Hou Bai Chongzan of Boping led the servants to build embankments, and then continued to repair and complete them with successors. Now it has been stable for several years.

In fact, after so many years of governance by the imperial court, the yellow troubles in the vast area of ​​Bianluo have improved a lot. From the frequency of water disasters in recent years, it can be seen that so many people and financial resources of the imperial court were not invested in vain.

On the contrary, the downstream area may be more naughty, eager to flow eastward into the sea, repeatedly breaking through the embankment, unwilling to be restrained, rushing southward and northward.After previous breaches, the river course has undergone considerable changes.In addition to diverting the flow, the breach also caused a lot of damage to the downstream area, but it is more obvious that it is biased towards the north.

Not long ago, an official from the Ministry of Industry suggested that the river be diverted to the south through manpower diversion, so that it flows into the sea through the Huaihe River.Although it was just a direction, and there were precedents to follow, it was rejected decisively.

In Emperor Liu's view, the flow of the Yellow River needs to be divided, but how to divert it is best to follow the temper of the mother river. Forcibly blocking it is not a good thing. Since the northward flow is obvious, then make a fuss in the north.Moreover, in the current big Han, due to political and military considerations, there are many fewer, and they can be governed relatively "purely".

Of course, the main problem lies in the silted river sand.You know, the current big man, even the problem of sand accumulation in Bianshui, has become prominent.

As far as Baima, the first stop of Emperor Liu's inspection was the Liuhe Dam. He had visited it in person in the early years, and now he has revisited the old place.Compared with the original, the Liuhe embankment at this time is much more spectacular. The neat stone strips are tightly tamped together to form a solid line of defense, restraining the rushing river and protecting the people along the river.

The most obvious is that a large number of elms and willows are planted along the embankment. This is to stabilize the water and soil. Under the imperial edict, the local officials and people have continued to achieve it for more than ten years.In Baima alone, over the years, more than [-] trees of various types have been planted, and up to now, they are still being added every year.

It can be found that in areas where floods occurred frequently in the past, artificially planted trees have become large-scale, and Liuhe Embankment has formed a landscape.Over the years, many travelers have chosen to come here for an outing.

It's late spring, everything is growing vigorously, and the dense forests along the coast are also dyed with a layer of dark green, glowing with vitality, under the shade of green trees, the scenery is beautiful.Compared with the simplicity of the past, the current scenery is much more eye-catching.

The river washed against the embankment tirelessly. Although it is not yet the wet season, standing on it, you can clearly feel the powerful impact.

"Is this the big river? It's really spectacular. No wonder it's called the Yellow River. Compared with the Bian River, it's much muddier!" Liu Jia said in amazement, following Emperor Liu, leaning against his father, looking at the big river.

The eldest daughter has grown taller, reaching Emperor Liu's chin. Her young age and beautiful face are like a bud that is just about to bloom.Although she is getting older, she is still Emperor Liu's favorite princess, and there is probably inertia in favoring her.This time when he came to Liuhedi for inspection, the only one with his children was Liu Jia.

Gently putting his hand on his beloved daughter's shoulder, Liu Chengyou said with emotion: "In the future, I'm afraid it will be even more turbid, and the sediment problem is difficult to solve!"

In fact, facing this big river, Emperor Liu was really powerless sometimes.From his cognition, from his insights, he can see these problems, and even go straight to the essence. However, if he wants to solve it, there is really no good way.

He also hopes to see a clear and clean mother river, but that is just an extravagant hope and fantasy. Even the emperor who holds the power of the world can only do what he can do as best he can.As for more, it is really embarrassing.

If he was only a native of this era, perhaps he would not have so many worries and concerns.Sometimes, knowing too much doesn't seem like a good thing.

"Daddy, you are sighing again!" Liu Jia said suddenly.In the bright eyes, there is a light of wit.

Hearing this, Emperor Liu couldn't help but smile, and said, "I was caught by you!"

This is the agreement between father and daughter, let Liu Jia remind himself, sigh less and laugh more.Putting away that emotion, a smile filled his face again, and he glanced at a middle-aged official standing beside him, dressed in a scarlet official robe, not too old, and already a fifth-rank magistrate of Huazhou.

"Lu Duan, you have done a good job in knowing the state! Since I entered Huazhou, I have heard a lot of stories about you!" Liu Chengyou said.

Lu Duan, styled Yizhi, is the younger brother of Lv Yin, governor of Liangzhe, and a Jinshi of Qianyou for 15 years.If we talk about the speed of promotion, it can be said to be fast. Of course, this is due to the credit of his brother Lu Yin.Lu Yin's promotion was suppressed to a certain extent because of Emperor Liu's appointment, so out of the psychology of compensation, the benefits finally fell to Lu Duan.

The magistrate of Huazhou was appointed by Emperor Liu. At that time, it caused some criticism.Although Huazhou is not a big state, its geographical location is important and it belongs to the prosperous area of ​​the Central Plains. This is much better than those frontier states that Zhao Kuangyi and others went to.

And Lu Duan has been in office for less than half a year, and he hasn't done any outstanding achievements. He hasn't praised him, and everyone praises him, which seems to be very mediocre.It's not like Zhao Kuangyi at all, he can always play tricks wherever he goes.

But in the same way, there is no mistake, political harmony, people's livelihood is stable, and there is no adjustment to the existing governance, just let nature take its course.

One story Emperor Liu heard about Lu Duan was that when he first came to the post, due to his shallow qualifications, several assistant officials such as Chang Shi and Sima were not convinced, especially Chang Shi Zhang Tingmin (son of hero Zhang Xun) who had the opportunity to take over as Zhizhou. ), took the lead in repelling him.First at the banquet, he lost face, and then made things difficult for him in the political process.

And Lu Duan's performance is amazing, neither angry nor annoyed, neither impatient nor impatient, just behave in a low-key manner, do things in a low-key manner, neither argue with him, let alone quarrel with him.When meeting Zhang Tingmin on weekdays, he is always smiling, responds modestly, and has good etiquette. After a while, Zhang Tingmin himself is too embarrassed to target Lu Duan again.

Lu Duan has always maintained this kind of character and style like warm water, and the same is true for Huazhou's political style.

At this time, facing Emperor Liu's praise, Lu Duan secretly thought in his heart, could it be irony, he didn't think his reputation was so good.

Therefore, after hesitating for a while, he cupped his hands and said: "I have not been in office for a long time, and I have neither made meritorious service to the court nor educated the common people. I really dare not be praised by Your Majesty!"

Hearing his words, Emperor Liu shook his head, and looked at him carefully. His appearance was somewhat similar to that of his brother, but his personality was quite different.

After giving him a playful look, Emperor Liu said slowly, "Lu Duan, you are such an interesting person!"

(End of this chapter)