The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 966
Pang Chu smiled all over his face, seeing that there was no trace of sweat on Gu Chengyu's forehead, and he still looked so handsome, he couldn't help being envious for a while.

Gu Chengyu was very surprised in his heart, he didn't expect the crown prince to find him suddenly.

"Oh? Please ask Eunuch Pang to lead the way!" Gu Chengyu didn't ask Pang Chu what the prince wanted him for. After all, Pang Chu was not Xiao Quanzi and he was not familiar with him.

Pang Chu is the chief executive next to the prince, and he should know very well how Gu Chengyu became the prime minister of Zhan Shifu.

For an official who is not of the same line as his master, don't just let him get close to you, this is human nature.

Therefore, both of them are saving face, and every time they meet each other, they salute and say hello, which is all the etiquette.

Gu Chengyu followed Pang Chu into the study room of the Wenhua Palace, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw the prince sitting behind the desk.

Gu Chengyu glanced to the side, and unexpectedly found that all the officials of Zhan Shifu were here, even Zhan Shi Zhang Shuo and his third senior brother were there.

Only the teacher Liang Zhirui was not there, because the teacher went out to visit friends in Beijing, and it might take a few days to return.

Anyway, the teacher does not need to go to the East Palace to teach every day, the teacher is very knowledgeable, and only when the prince summons, he will enter the East Palace to give lectures for the prince.

If the prince does not call for a long time, the teacher will go to the East Palace for a cutscene after six days.

After all, taking up the post of prince and grand teacher, although it is a false job, should not be too loose.

Could it be that something big happened?Gu Chengyu went over what happened in the court recently in his mind, but nothing major seemed to happen in the court recently.

He suddenly thought of the torrential rain in the south of the Yangtze River, and he knew it.

"The next official sees His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The crown prince smiled all over his face, with a soft complexion, "Your Majesty, there is no need to be polite!"

Gu Chengyu got up, and then saluted the other two Shangfeng.

After everyone saluted according to their rank, Gu Chengyu found a seat and sat down.

"I invite you to come here today because I have important business to discuss! I know that you are busy with business affairs, but this matter is a major matter. It concerns the people and the country. As the crown prince, I have a duty to do so."

When the prince said this, his brows frowned slightly, as if he had encountered some difficulty.

He Jisheng's eyes flickered slightly, the prince hurriedly called them over, probably because of the heavy rain that hit many state capitals in the south of the Yangtze River.

Now let's see what the prince wants to do. If the prince wants to have a hand in this matter, then he has to report the matter to that person, and he might be able to make the prince mess up this matter.

Zhang Shuo raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and quickly responded: "Your Highness, the crown prince, is serious. As officials of the Zhan Shifu, I should have solved your problems. As the crown prince, you are responsible for the emperor's army and supervision of the country. It's a matter of course."

Seeing Zhang Shuo's statement, He Jisheng was not far behind.

"What Mr. Zhang said is very true. I don't know what your highness is worried about. Although we are not as magnificent as your highness, we want to do our best to share some of it for you."

Gu Chengyu just smiled and said nothing, there are two Shangfeng here, and it's not his turn to express his opinion yet.

In fact, it is quite speechless, but three of their masters and apprentices are working in Zhan Shifu, which is not allowed according to the law.

But first of all, the teacher is considered a false job, and he is also a part-time job. He usually doesn't care much, so he can barely have an explanation.

Second, in recent years, the emperor has become more and more free-wheeling in doing things, and he simply does not listen to the opposition and advice of officials.

Besides, the situation of Gu Chengyu and Liang Zhirui would not affect Chao Gang, not to mention that Gu Chengyu is currently only a fifth-rank official. Although he has been in the limelight for the past two years, those high-ranking officials did not take him as a low-rank official seriously.

Therefore, they couldn't make the emperor unhappy because of this matter, so they simply followed the emperor.

Gu Chengyu made up his mind to keep a low profile and keep a low profile, as if he was here to make soy sauce.

"In recent days, many state capitals in the south of the Yangtze River have been experiencing heavy rain for days. I believe you have heard of it."

His Royal Highness did not beat around the bush, he was actually very worried about this matter.He simply stopped being polite and went directly to the topic.

This matter was mentioned by a minister at the court meeting yesterday, but at that time it did not attract much attention from the officials and the emperor.

They thought that the embankment of the Tianya River was solid, and it had just been repaired and reinforced this year, so there should be no problem.

If the river overflows the embankment, the people will be dismissed first, at most the people will lose some property.

The torrential rain has been falling for more than half a month, and it is impossible to continue for a long time.In a few days at most, it will stop.

At that time, the emperor will reduce or exempt some taxes on the submerged farmland, and this matter will be resolved.

In the end, the emperor sent a right-handed capital censor to Jiang Dao, the prime minister, and then appointed a doctor from the Dushuiqing official department of the Ministry of Industry, and rushed to several state capitals in the south of the Yangtze River to check the situation.

This arrangement was already considered proper, and the doctor from the Ministry of Industry went to check whether the embankment was strong.As long as the embankment is strong, nothing major will happen.

But the crown prince was very concerned about this matter. He had also received an errand in the Ministry of Industry before, and he knew the tricks in it.

Every three to five years, is the money allocated by the imperial court to repair the river embankment really used to repair the river embankment?
Layer by layer, there will always be someone who can't help reaching out to the money secretly.And there are still many such people, and it is impossible to guard against them.

The court and the emperor naturally understand that when the water is clear, there will be no fish.As long as it is not too much, the emperor and courtiers can only turn one eye and close one eye.

What's more, some officials in Beijing are still related to this matter, some of them have received filial piety, and their hearts are clear.

Some of them were originally one of the officials who transferred the money, so naturally they didn't say much.

No matter what the reason was, they were blinded anyway.

What the prince is worried about now is that those low-level officials are too greedy for ink, turning the repair of the river embankment into a good opportunity for him to make money.

Money touches people's hearts, and the prince is also thinking about the common people.If something really happened, wouldn't there be so many people living by the river that they would all be buried in the river?
"Indeed! Two days ago, officials in the court raised this matter, but the emperor has already appointed officials to go to the state capital in the south of the Yangtze River, so there is no need for His Highness to worry too much! As long as the dam is strong, there will be no hindrance!"

Zhang Shuo didn't take it seriously, and it's not like this happened a few years ago.

Every year during the flood season, the river water in the south of the Yangtze River will rise sharply, but this year's heavy rain has been a few days longer, and the river water has risen more than in previous years!

As long as it stops raining, the river will not rise again.

The prince frowned when he heard the words, and then said: "I asked Qin Tianjian, and said that the heavy rain in Jiangnan and other places will continue for at least two days. The river embankment is strong, but if the water overflows, it will also flood the fertile fields and the people's property. suffered a loss."

Zhang Shuo's complexion was a bit ugly, the prince made it clear that he wanted to refute him.

In front of so many low officials, Zhang Shuo thought he had lost face.

But he was the prince, and he couldn't refute, so he stopped talking.

(End of this chapter)