Xiangye

Chapter 253
Gao Wen looked at his blood-stained buttocks in surprise: "You're so hurt that you still go out to buy me lunch?"

An Ganlu: "The wounds on the subordinate's body don't matter. If the governor is hungry, it's my fault."

Even though he knew that the reason why this fellow flattered him so much was that he wanted him to stand out for him, keep the family business, and take revenge. At this moment, Gao Wen could be said to be his only straw, but Mr. Gao couldn't help but feel a little moved.

Gao Wen: "You, you, tell me what to say about you? That's all, the surname Shi insulted me very much this afternoon, and this enmity is settled."

An Ganlu cheered up: "Governor, if you don't get back this scene, you won't be able to gain a foothold in the department anymore, so you can immediately go to editor Xu and report this matter, and your subordinates will go and collect some of the officials in the department. Evidence that corrupt officials colluded with Prince Xiang's Mansion, please edit the bulletin to impeach them."

"Not busy, not busy." Gao Wen said: "This matter is too involved. If you write indiscriminately, I'm afraid there will be no good results. Let me think of other ways."

That's right, even if he went to find Xu Youzhen by himself, he might not be willing to cause such trouble.

As he spoke, he picked up the food box and frowned while eating.

An Ganlu didn't dare to disturb her, so she retreated to the outside room, sat on a chair, and looked at Gao Wen eagerly.

Gao Wen thought for a long time, but he couldn't think of a way.

The snowflakes outside are still floating lightly, and the weather has turned cold.It is only two months away from the Chinese New Year, and there will be only half a year left when the peach blossom flood comes down next year. The Sanggan River water conservancy project should be launched soon.This is a performance project that cannot be delayed.

By the way, river workers, river workers... Isn't the reason why Mr. Shi won An Ganlu's family's property because the water conservancy project requires a lot of ritual work, and there are many benefits to be gained from it?Wouldn't it be great if I could mess up this matter and tell him to fetch water from the bamboo basket in vain, so that everyone in the department would not even be able to get the red envelopes for the New Year?
Thinking of this, Gao Wen asked, "Anshu Office."

An Ganlu had been waiting outside for a long time, when she heard Gao Wen's call, she hurriedly stood up, and limped in, "What's the governor's order?" Probably due to too many movements, the injury on his leg caused the pain on his forehead. There was a layer of sweat on it.

Gao Wen asked: "By the way, who is in charge of the Sanggan River water conservancy project, how much money is needed for the project, and who will pay for it? In the past, I had nothing to do with this matter, and I didn't care about it. I don't know."

An Ganlu: "Governor Gao really asked the right person about this matter. My subordinates have inquired about it because they wanted to earn some New Year's money from river construction because of their workshop at home. This time the Sanggan River water conservancy project was decided by the emperor himself. There are 100 million taels. The imperial court has just fought a war, and the treasury is empty. Therefore, the household department is only willing to pay 50 taels. Let Shi Pu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Minister of Dali Temple, take charge."

Gao Wen: "It is appropriate to let the Minister of the Ministry of Industry take charge of this project in person. However, I have also heard about this Wang Shangshu. He is a capable minister."

An Shuban: "He is a capable minister. However, Shi Shangshu's talent lies in leading troops and governing the army. He doesn't understand such things as water conservancy."

Gao Wen: "How to say?"

An Shuban: "Shi Shangshu is from Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. After becoming an official in the imperial examination, he was appointed as an inspector in Jiangxi Province. As soon as he became an official, he was in charge of the prison. In the 13th year of orthodoxy, when the people in the state were in chaos, Shi Shangshu led troops to crusade and beheaded the thief. The first Ye Zongliu. Because of this, last year when the emperor ascended the throne, Wala invaded the bandits, and Shi Shangshu went out of Beijing to recruit volunteers. This man is also quite enthusiastic about military affairs. When he was asked to be the minister of the Ministry of Industry, he was reluctant. It is said that Yu Qian Yu Shaobao also intends to give up the position of minister of the Ministry of War, but the emperor does not allow it, that's all."

"This time the emperor asked him to preside over the construction of the Sanggan River. Shi Shangshu wrote a letter to resign, saying that he didn't understand water conservancy, and the court could go to the Water Transport Yamen to call in talented people, so why let him make up for it. In the end, the emperor still refused. He said it was urgent If you go to Huai'an Water Transport Yamen to transfer people, I'm afraid it will be delayed."

"It turns out that Shi Shangshu refused, so it's easy to handle." Gao Wen's heart was agitated, and suddenly he had an idea, and asked with a smile: "An Shuban, tell me, if the Sanggan River renovation project suddenly changes people so what?"

He added another sentence, with a wider smile: "Besides, the new master who is in charge of this project does not give face to Prince Xiang's Mansion, insists on refusing to change the river course, and will flood the land occupied by the Prince's Mansion, so what?"

Hearing Gao Wen's question, An Shuban's body shook suddenly, and his expression changed: "If this is the case, the matter will be serious. Not to mention what will happen in the palace, our company is looking for someone else Kanyu Fengshui, and Qingzhang’s land, found an excuse, saying that the river passing through the land of the Wangfu is unlucky, and it is afraid of being cut off by heaven, so this is done. The thank you money sent by the Wangfu has been collected, and now everyone is told to spit it out. After coming out, I don’t know what the people in Sili will look like? Moreover, they have no way to explain to Prince Xiang’s Mansion. The people in the Palace are very difficult to deal with, and they are not so easy to mess with. Governor, what do you mean... "

Gao Wen waved his hand: "I don't mean anything else, just to ask. By the way, you are a difficult person in the palace, but I don't understand. The imperial court has strict jurisdiction over the vassal kings everywhere. What kind of tricks can the people in the palace do?" ?”

"Governor, you don't know, other vassal palaces are fine, but this Xiangwang mansion is not easy to mess with." An Shuban replied: "Xiangwang is the uncle of the emperor, that's all, the key is him. She gave birth to a good daughter, Princess Xinping."

"This Princess Xinping is sixteen years old and is a well-known beauty in the royal family. Her mother, Princess Xiang, and His Majesty's biological mother, Taifei Wu, are both Dantu people, and they are also relatives. The relationship is very close. And this new Princess Ping has been walking around the palace since she was a child, and she is very fond of Concubine Wu and His Majesty. Originally, after King Xiang became a vassal, Xinping should also go to Huguang together. But the princess said that she was born in the capital since she was a child, and she has been used to the water and soil here. He also refused to leave Beijing."

"The imperial court has nothing to do with her, so that's all. Anyway, in two years, she will get married. When the time comes, she will leave."

"Since King Xiang became a vassal, Princess Xinping lived in the capital and no one controlled him. Now, relying on the favor of the concubine and His Majesty, he is domineering and has caused many disasters. It is a ghost."

Speaking of this, An Ganlu said cautiously: "If the river course is changed and the land of the palace is flooded, I don't know what will happen to this small county."

"It turns out that there is such a relationship between Prince Xiang's Mansion and Empress Dowager Wu. However, Princess Xinping is a little girl. Water conservancy projects, state affairs, a little girl can turn the world upside down? Don't be afraid." Gao Wen smiled faintly. On the other hand, Emperor Jingtai's biological mother, Wu, was established as the queen mother by the emperor this year.It's just that the state has two masters, and this matter involves national unification.When the ruling and opposition parties mentioned the queen mother, they were referring to the queen mother, the biological mother of Emperor Yingzong.As for Empress Dowager Wu, in private, everyone still calls her Taifei.In this regard, Emperor Jingtai was also helpless.

An Ganlu: "That's right, governor... What are your plans for this matter, do you have any instructions for your subordinates?"

"I have no plans. As for you, go home and recuperate for a few days! Wait a few days, maybe there will be good news." At this time, a plan has matured in the high bra.

Although An Ganlu felt itchy, she also knew that Gao Wen couldn't find anything to ask: "Governor, if your subordinates are sick, you have no one here to serve you."

Gao Wen: "If you're told to take a vacation, you just go home. It's useless to talk too much."

An Ganlu: "Yes, my lord, the subordinates will wait for the good news."

After waving An Ganlu to quit, she went home to recuperate.

Gawain looked at his staggering back, and couldn't help shaking his head.This Anshu Office has also stayed in the compound of the central ministries and commissions for a lifetime, but the layout is still small.When something happens, I just want to ask someone to trust someone, and I want to ask Xu Youzhen to fold the bullet to impeach the officials of the Ministry of Rites, Shrine, and Officials.
It's fine if you don't do anything about this matter, if you want to play, you can play a big game, and simply give up the errand of Shi Pu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

This move is called dredging from the bottom of the pot. When the time comes, all the preparations made by Shi Guangxian and the others will be in vain.

Yes, why not push Xu Youzhen to take charge of the Sanggan River improvement project.

According to historical records, Xu Youzhen was very intelligent and fond of fame and fame. He studied all books on astronomy, geography, art of war, water conservancy, yin and yang, and alchemy, and his knowledge was outrageous. "History of the Ming Dynasty" contains "Jingtai three years, moved to the right to teach virtue. The river broke the sand bay for seven years, and those who ruled it before and after failed. To control the water potential, there are three strategies: one is to set up a water gate, one is to diverge from the river, and the other is to dredge the canal. It is agreed that Wang Hong, the censor of the Caodu capital, will use the canal to silt and shallow stagnant ships. Discussion. It is cheaper to be chaste. Said: "The Linqing River is shallow and old. It is not because the breach is not blocked.Cao Chen knew that it was urgent to break through the fortress, but he didn't know that although the fortress was fortified in autumn and winter, it would be decided again in spring, which was futile.The minister dare not invite close merit. "The imperial edict followed his words. Youzhen then gathered the people's husbands, personally supervised them, ruled the canals and built sluices, and set up Zhang Qiu to connect the river and Qin. Those who do not go out along the side of the river will be blocked by nine weirs. Larger weirs will be built, and weirs will be built. With the water gate, it took 550 days to complete the work. The canal is called Guangji, and the gate is called Tongyuan."

Even the Yellow River floods were properly managed by him, which shows that this person is an expert in water conservancy.

The ancients all relied on the "Four Books" and "Five Classics" to become officials. To be honest, many officials are nerds who have no energy in their four bodies and can't distinguish five grains.Therefore, after passing the Jinshi examination, the imperial court first let the scholars observe politics in the six departments, study for a few years, and then assign real positions.Even so, many people are still unpopular.It is really rare to see Xu Youzhen's kind of erudite generalist.

The water conservancy project on the other side of the Yellow River has not yet been completed, the Grand Canal has burst its embankment, and water transportation is impassable.Emperor Jingtai thought for a while, and there was really no one available, so he transferred Xu Youzhen to be responsible for filling the gap, and the time limit was three months.

As soon as Xu Youzhen went out, it took only two months to plug the gap and resume shipping.

"In the autumn of the seventh year of Jingtai, there was a flood in Shandong, and the embankments were so bad, but Zhen's building remained the same."

The imperial court also sent Xu Youzhen to Shandong to repair the old embankment breach, "Since arriving in Jining in Linqing, we have set up sluice gates, and the flood has been calmed down. Returning to the court, the emperor summoned him, rewarded him with extra rewards, and entered the left deputy capital censor."

During the Jingtai period, Xu Youzhen was almost always engaged in water conservancy.No matter how famous this person is in history, you have to admit that he is a rare capable person in river governance in the Ming Dynasty.

If he is in charge of the water control project of the Sanggan River this time, he will definitely do a better job than Shi Shangshu.

Now, all Gao Wen needs to do is to persuade his mentor to step up and take this job away.

(End of this chapter)