Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 360 Undercurrent
In the middle of the night, Shi Congyun stayed by the Yellow River at night. He had already crossed the Yellow River.

At night, the fire lights up the river red and bright, embellished with stars, and the river is bright.

Xiao Huanghua obediently followed him, and the military attache moved a chair behind him for him to sit on. It was cold at night, so he put his hands in Xiao Huanghua's clothes to warm them up.

The wife is good, and can also be used as an artificial hand warmer.

After a while, General Chen Chengzhao, the guard of the right guard, came to report to him about the situation of crossing the river. This time, Chen Chengzhao was fully in charge of commanding the army crossing the river, and he was also one of the military officers accompanying the holy driver.

Chen Chengzhao was originally from the south of the Yangtze River. When he attacked Huainan five years ago, the four prefectures of Hao, Si, Chu, and Hai in the Southern Tang Dynasty were sent to help.

Because his family, young and old, were all in Sizhou at the time, they surrendered to Hou Zhou.

Later, the officials awarded him the title of General of the Right Prison Guard, and became an official of the Great Zhou Dynasty. As a general in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Chen Chengzhao was familiar with water conservancy, so the officials ordered him to supervise the Huimin River and Wuzhang River, and dredge the water transport in Bianliang. , Finally Junzhi last year, Shi Congyun rewarded him with 50 yuan, and felt that he was a talent and always stayed by his side.

Because the Huimin River was not simply dredged, Chen Chengzhao thought that the water volume of the Huimin River was too small, and even if it was dredged, it might not be able to pass through navigation, so he personally inspected and searched for water sources to replenish the Huimin River.

After surveying the terrain, it was found that the terrain of Zhengdi is relatively high, and the rivers in the west of Zhengdi flow southeast after reaching Zhengdi. If they are slightly diverted, they can flow to the northeast.

The conclusion he got from his survey was completely correct. He led the people to divert the Min water in the west of Zhengdi to Xinzheng to join the Huimin River, and then diverted Zhuan water into the Kuoshui, so that the two waters flowed into the Huimin River together, and the water in the Huimin River increased greatly. The water runs through Bianjing, connects Chenzhou and Yingzhou in the south, and flows directly into the Huaihe River, connecting the water transportation between the capital and the Jianghuai River.

At that time, Shi Congyun only had two words in his mind, "professional"!I feel that such a talent is really inferior in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

After Chen Chengzhao finished his report, Shi Congyun told him not to leave, because he was old and in his sixties or seventies, so he asked the eunuchs around him to give him a seat, "Chen Aiqing, Luoyang, the capital of gods, has been abandoned for a long time. Especially the surrounding water transportation is deserted, which is very inconvenient.

I still have the intention of sending troops to the northwest in the future. The waterway from Daliang to Luoyang is very important, and the water transportation near Luoyang cannot be neglected. I want you to take charge of this matter and dredge the water transportation near Luoyang.

However, there is no need to rush the time, the main thing is to consider the affordability of the surrounding people. "

After hearing this, Chen Chengzhao hesitated, "Officials, the waterway near Luoyang has been disused for a long time. It is no better than Daliang. It may be wasteful, time-consuming and labor-intensive to reopen it. If you want to go to the northwest, it is better to go overland to repair it. Tongguan Ancient Road."

Shi Congyun said: "The land route is too labor-intensive. In the future, there will be not only Hetao in the northwest, but also the ancient Jincheng, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang, etc., until Yangguan and Yumensai in the Han Dynasty. It is possible to use troops. , so you don’t need to be in a hurry, the court will provide all the money and materials, and it’s a great achievement if it’s done well.”

"The minister leads the order!" Chen Chengzhao accepted the order with his hands clasped.

Shi Congyun then instructed: "This matter must be done carefully, it is of great importance, and it is related to the destiny of the country."

After rising to the height of the national fortune, Chen Chengzhao immediately became serious and nodded again and again: "Please don't worry, the officials!"

"You don't need to go back to the court, take the road to Luoyang, and I will issue an edict later to ask the governors of the states and counties along the way to cooperate with you."

On April [-]th, there were many people in Daliang, and there was a lot of people's voices. Early in the morning, there was a white mist on the riverside. I don't know who's cock and dog barking faintly pass through. Many vendors sell breakfast along the river, yelling and hawking. People walking through the streets, playful children running through the crowd, attracting bursts of yelling, people coming and going, heavy traffic, endless stream of people everywhere, very lively.

Daliang has not seen such prosperity and stability for many years.

Compared with the outer city, the inner city is more lively. A large number of carriages, horses, and sedan chairs gather outside the Xuande Gate in the south city. The carriages and sedan chairs of various colors are parked for a mile long. Both children and adults looked at these officials curiously in the attic or in front of the downstairs door.

The officials were also quite proud. They all held their heads high, dressed in official uniforms, and made a full posture. They crowded together and entered the imperial city along the side door of Xuande Gate in the south.

Because today is the day of the Dachaohui.

Hundreds of officials entered the arena one after another, and Gong Li, the Minister of Rites, was the most anxious. He kept saying hello to his colleagues around him, looking around for something, as if he was absent-minded.

After a while, feeling relieved, he finally saw Prime Minister Wang Pu in the crowd, walked over and said, "Mr. Wang, how is your day today?"

Wang Pu, who was twenty years younger than him, turned his head, "Gong Shilang calm down, you are old, you can't be so flustered."

"Yes, yes, the prince taught you a lesson!" Gong Li seemed like a young junior, nodding his head again and again, and then said with a smile: "I don't want to panic, but there is no backbone like the prince, so people can't help feeling flustered." , now that I see the prince, I immediately calm down."

For this kind of statement, Wang Pu was very helpful, and he did not refute or agree. Soon many officials gathered here to say hello to each other.

"I didn't expect that the last court meeting was arranged by the queen at the Daxiangguo Temple, leaving all the officials there, and the court passed without knowing it. I didn't expect her to have such a way." Some people complained.

"Nine times out of ten, it was taught by that slut of the Queen Mother, and their sisters are in collusion..."

Last time they were set up by the queen at the Daxiangguo Temple, and the [-]th dynasty was over. Now that I think about it, I am still angry, but there is no way. picked.

"There is no response to the subsequent memorials." After Gong Li said this, he glanced at Wang Pu intentionally or unintentionally.

Wang Pu was quite unhappy, a little cramped, "Ahem, it's not up to me to make the decision for the memorial to go up to the Zhengshitang, it has to go through Li Gong, Fan Zhi, Luqiu Zhongqing and others.

Li Gong needless to say, he didn't look at it at all, the old man Fan Zhi scolded the officials for plotting to usurp the throne, and also ridiculed the officials for being lustful, and had a lot of feuds with the officials, but at this time he didn't care about it Move, just say that those memorials are nonsense, nonsense, and they will all be dismissed. "

"That old man was originally a stone in a latrine, smelly and hard, unreasonable! It has always been like that." Everyone gritted their teeth.

Fan Zhi was the prime minister of the former dynasty, and he even scolded the officials. He never expected that the officials would still let him be the prime minister after he ascended the throne. It was really unexpected, and what was unexpected is that at this juncture, the old man actually refuted it again with a bad temper Their memorandum is completely about not giving face to the officials, and they don't give face to them.

"The memorial is not clear, and the prince has tried his best, but there are people out there. As the prime minister, the prince is also ineffective. It can be seen that many things in the world are not just what you say." Someone said something strangely, which made Wang Pu quite unhappy. if.

Gong Lilian said: "Since playing can't clear the sky, there is only one way left. It can only be effective if all officials play together in the great dynasty. Last time in Daxiangguo Temple, I waited for a short move. Today, no matter what, we must master it." Sheng Ting, everyone, don't be careless, don't retreat."

Everyone nodded in agreement and promised.

Soon, a large group of people began to walk into the hall. After entering the Xuande Gate, Wang Pu saw Li Gu, Fan Zhi and others in front of him. Li Gu was too old to walk fast, but everyone consciously followed him, and no one walked. to go beyond.

After walking for a while, Li Gu turned his head suddenly, and gave him a complicated look. Seeing Li Gu turned his head, Fan Zhi, the stone in the latrine next to him, also turned his head, but the old man's eyes were meaningful.

"Wang Xianggong is a mature man with a limitless future. You have to think carefully about what you do. You must not be fooled by temptation. There is no turning back in this world." Luqiu Zhongqing's voice suddenly sounded beside him.

Luqiu Zhongqing has always been on the queen's side, with great power, and his status in the court is even lower than him. Wang Pu smiled slightly, thinking that he was afraid, whether he was afraid that the situation would be unfavorable today, or that he was afraid of his own future. With the support of hundreds of officials, the power will surpass him.

He just cupped his hands, "Thank you for the reminder, Lord Luqiu, but as a minister, do your best, as all ministers in the world should do."

"Who can tell why." Luqiu Zhongqing said something, quickly passed them, and said no more.

"It's just a clown who has succeeded in one day." Some people ridiculed that many of them were veterans of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and they were dissatisfied with the upstarts like Luqiu Zhongqing.

Wang Pu took a look, "Don't talk about irrelevant things, so as not to cause complications!"

Soon, drums played outside the Chui Gong Hall, the eunuchs called their names, and hundreds of officials entered the hall. In the imperial city of Daliang City, the dark and turbulent court at the end of April began.
(End of this chapter)