I am the carpenter king

Standing on the high hill, looking at the rushing river below, Zuo Guangdou's expression was extremely gloomy and terrifying.God was not beautiful, the heavy rain overnight, the water overflowed the embankment.Not long after, the entire embankment was washed away and Lingbi County was flooded.

Zuo Guangdou had expected the result of the cover-up, and he didn't want Zuo Guangdou to behave like this, but he discovered an extremely frightening thing.The course of the Yellow River, which was supposed to flow downstream, was now blocked by countless rocks, and all the huge stones used to build the river were piled there.Zuo Guangdou had a very bad premonition in his heart, but he himself was always willing to believe it.

At noon on the same day, the heavy rain that had lasted for many days finally stopped, as if God restrained his temper and the sun came out.The temperature is very high, the sun is baking the earth, and the water level has dropped in one fell swoop.

However, what Zuo Guangdou was worried about finally happened. The Yellow River did not return to its original course, but continued to flow in the direction of Lingbi County.In places that originally belonged to the Yellow River channel, the river water has slowly receded, and the silt at the bottom of the river has been exposed in some places.

Zuo Guangdou could only shake his head helplessly, and sighed helplessly, because he had no way to change all this, because the Yellow River diverted its course.

"My lord, this!" Standing behind Zuo Guangdou, Li Jiuling was shocked, apparently he had not recovered.

When such a thing happened, Zuo Guangdou felt very uncomfortable. The Yellow River nourished the people on both sides.In the past, the Yellow River always flooded, and diversions were also very ordinary. It was not until Pan Jixun took control of the Yellow River in the Wanli period that the Yellow River was basically fixed in Kaifeng, Lankao, Shangqiu, Xuzhou, Suqian, and Huaiyin.

Although the scale of the diversion this time is not large, just here in Suzhou, the management will not be as laborious as Pan Jixun.But by observing the geographical county annals of Daming for so many years.Zuo Guangdou had a very bad premonition in his heart, that the diversion of the Yellow River this time did not seem to be simple.I'm afraid that in the next few years, the Ming Dynasty will be plagued by natural disasters!

Looking at the direction of the capital with piercing eyes, Zuo Guangdou's eyes were full of anxiety. Could it be that the Ming Dynasty really seemed to be subjugated? More than 200 years ago, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Yellow River burst.In the north, however, there was a severe drought.At that time, the stone man had one eye and provoked the Yellow River to rebel.

He forced himself not to think about these things, but he couldn't restrain himself no matter what, Zuo Guangdou's body couldn't help shaking.Slowly closing his eyes, a figure suddenly flashed in Zuo Guangdou's mind.It was a young figure with very deep eyes, so breathtaking.

As if being glanced at by that person, Zuo Guangdou suddenly opened his eyes.A look of determination.That person was the emperor in his memory. At this moment, Zuo Guangdou seemed to be encouraged by Emperor Tianqi, and his heart was full of fighting spirit.

After someone took the pen and paper, Zuo Guangdou was going to write a memorial to Emperor Tianqi, firstly to explain the things here to Emperor Tianqi clearly, and secondly to tell Emperor Tianqi his own conjecture.If it was someone else, he would definitely be worried about Emperor Tianqi's punishment. The crime of bewitching Sheng Cong by rumors is not a small one.But Zuo Guangdou was not afraid, he knew that Emperor Tianqi would not blame himself.On the contrary, it will attach great importance to this matter.

When the memorial was finished, Zuo Guangdou handed the memorial to the imperial envoy.He said with a rather serious expression: "Eight hundred li to rush to the capital, don't ask the Secretary of Transportation to submit it to the cabinet, just hand over the memorial to Yang He, Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

The man was stunned for a moment. Usually, the civil servants' memorials are submitted to the cabinet by the Secretary of the General Administration, and the cabinet drafts are then handed over to the Supervisor of Etiquette.The supervisor of etiquette reported to the emperor for approval, if the emperor did not want to approve the award.It can also be handed over to the eunuch Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies, for approval.Those who have been approved by the emperor or the supervisor of ceremonies are imperial decrees.

There is also a special place in this, that is, the secret document of the local memorial, which can be directly submitted to the supervisor of ceremonies and directly to the imperial court.If you have the right to be eunuchs.Naturally, this path is impassable, but it is not the case now.

Zuo Guangdou didn't want to take these two paths, so the memorial was handed over to Yang He, Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, obviously asking Yang He to send it directly to the imperial court.It seems that there must be something important in Zuo Guangdou's memorial, which cannot be known to anyone who doesn't trust him, not even the supervisor of rituals.

Reaching out to take the memorial from Zuo Guangdou, the man saluted Zuo Guangdou respectfully, and said with a serious face: "My lord, don't worry, Jiang Xin will definitely deliver it to you in humble positions." As Zuo Guangdou's imperial guard, all these It's the forbidden army of the imperial court, so they naturally know what to do.

Slowly nodded, Zuo Guangdou said seriously: "Go!"

"Yes, my lord!" He clasped his fist at Zuo Guangdou, and the man replied loudly.

The messenger left, and Zuo Guangdou looked at his back, as if a burden had been lifted from his heart.Now he hoped that the imperial court could come up with an idea as soon as possible, whether to block the Yellow River back to its original channel, or open a new channel at the location of the breach.According to Zuo Guangdou's own opinion, that is to re-open the river instead of the original river.

But none of these things can be decided by the words of Zuo Guangdou's family. It's hard to say what happened in the court. No one will know how things will develop in the end.Zuo Guangdou had already written all his thoughts on it, as for Emperor Tianqi's choice, it depended on Emperor Tianqi's will.

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Emperor Tianqi walked slowly in the hall. Emperor Tianqi was in a good mood these days, and nothing happened in the court.This gave Emperor Tianqi enough time and experience to prepare for what he wanted to do. Now it is just a big framework, and Emperor Tianqi didn't think about how to operate it.

"Your Majesty, Luo Sigong, the Commander of Jinyiwei, begs to see you!" Wang Chengen is also in a very good mood these days, and the reason is simple. Emperor Tianqi is in a very good mood.Coming to Emperor Tianqi's side, Wang Chengen bowed respectfully and said in a deep voice.

After being taken aback for a moment, Emperor Tianqi sighed softly, as the saying goes, if there is nothing to do, go to the Three Treasures Hall, it seems that Luo Sigong still has something to do when he comes this time!Gently nodding his head, Emperor Tianqi smiled and said, "Let him in!"

Not long after, Luo Sigong walked in led by Wang Chengen, with a gloomy expression on his face.

Seeing Luo Sigong with such an expression, Emperor Tianqi sighed softly in his heart, it seemed that it was not a good thing.

"Chen Jinyiwei Commander Luo Sigong, see my emperor, long live, long live!" Lifting up his clothes, Luo Sigong fell to his knees on the ground like a golden mountain and a jade pillar, and said loudly.

Gently waving his hand, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice: "Get up! It seems that you have brought me some bad news!"

Just as Luo Sigong was about to say something, Chen Lin ran in quickly, came to the center of the hall, knelt down on the ground, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Yang Heyang, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, is asking for an audience outside. !"

Everyone in the hall was taken aback, what day is it today?Emperor Tianqi looked at Chen Lin and said in a deep voice, "Let him in too!"

Not long after, Yang He walked in under the leadership of Chen Lin. Yang He's face was also very ugly, and it could be seen that the news he brought was not very good.

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Emperor Tianqi said helplessly, "Yang Aiqing, I hope you didn't bring bad news!"

"Yang He, the censor of the Zuodu of the Chendu Chayuan, see Your Majesty! Long live my emperor!" Yang He knelt down on the ground, and when he heard Emperor Tianqi's question, he said with a gloomy face: "The minister brought It is not good news, the Yellow River has burst. This is the secret report of Zuo Guangdou, the imperial envoy of Hedao, please take a look at it."

Yang He's words shocked Emperor Tianqi, no matter when, a big disaster is irresistible.At this time, if it is a big disaster, there will be a big disaster if you are not careful.The fuse of the demise of the Yuan Dynasty was the breach of the Yellow River. The stone man had one eye and provoked the Yellow River to rebel.

Emperor Tianqi ignored Luo Sigong, took Wang Chengen's memorial and opened it, and couldn't wait to read it.

Zuo Guangdou's memorial was very concise, without those stereotypes, and it was all about the Yellow River.It is clear that it is not a breach, but a diversion of the Yellow River.Many measures were proposed, but it was also mentioned in the memorial that all the measures have a prerequisite, that is, disaster relief first.

As for Zuo Guangdou's conjecture about the natural disaster, it seemed that he had given Emperor Tianqi a blow, leaving Emperor Tianqi stunned on the spot.The emperor Tianqi's hands slipped gently from the memorial, not because of Zuo Guangdou's alarmist words, but because they were all true.

As a latecomer, Emperor Tianqi knew very well that the current Ming Dynasty was in a period of earth activity, that is, the Little Ice Age.It's just that I always thought it was Chongzhen's talent before, and there are still five or six years away from me. Now it seems that I am too simple.

There are slaves and Tartars outside, internal affairs are corrupt, officials are incompetent, rich and gentry expropriate.Adding to the frequent natural disasters, boring life, and the lack of food for the common people, Emperor Tianqi suddenly felt like a big headache.

How can we break through all this?How can this all be solved?What are you going to do?

After a long time, Emperor Tianqi sat up straight slowly, and said to Wang Cheng'en beside him: "Call the six ministers, ministers, and cabinet scholars to the Qianqing Palace to discuss matters!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen walked out after finishing speaking. At this time, the smile on his face had disappeared, replaced by a look of sadness.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing that Emperor Tianqi seemed to be ignoring him, Luo Sigong on the side hurriedly said loudly.Although he was also taken aback by the Yellow River breach, the matter on his side was not small.

Emperor Tianqi was slightly taken aback, and then remembered that there was another Luo Sigong here, and it seemed that the matter here was not trivial, so he asked in a deep voice: "Luo Aiqing, what do you want?"

Bowing to Emperor Tianqi, Luo Sigong said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, Yunnan has changed!" (To be continued...)