Xiangye

Chapter 258

Qianqing Palace, the Abode of Emperor Jingtai.

"This Xu... what? This river control strategy is really good. I really didn't expect that he would have such a skill!" Emperor Jingtai paused, then turned around and asked Shen Gui, the eunuch who was by his side at the time: " What name has Xu Yuanyu changed to now?"

Recently, Emperor Jingtai wanted to present himself as a promising king in front of his subjects, and he also kept a close eye on the governance project of the Sanggan River.

China has been a land of many natural disasters since ancient times, especially since the Ming Dynasty, there have been natural disasters of various sizes almost every one or two years, floods, droughts, locusts, earthquakes... have never stopped.If there is no disaster year, there will inevitably be a large number of refugees.These people who have lost their livelihoods move around, and civil uprisings will occur if they are not careful.

Throughout history, how many dynasties perished because of the disadvantages of providing relief to the victims, resulting in the corruption of the world.

Locusts, earthquakes, and droughts are all that matters. This is God's will and cannot be controlled by humans.But floods can be prevented in advance.

Therefore, river governance is the most important thing in all dynasties, but any king with political ambitions will invest a lot of manpower and material resources on it once the country's finances allow it.

And the Ming Dynasty specially set up the Yamen of the River Governor to control the Yellow River and Huaihe River, and stationed in Jining, Shandong.The governor of the river channel is generally a provincial department with the title of Shangshu or Minister of the Ministry of Imperial History and Processing.

The flood of the Yellow River in the Ming Dynasty was less severe than that in the previous dynasties. Moreover, the Yellow River was far away in Henan, and it was thousands of miles away from the capital.

On the contrary, due to the long-term disrepair of the Sanggan River defense system, the dikes will break several times a year, flooding some land and houses. If it can be treated well.That political achievement is a lice on the monk's head, it's obvious. ——Don't think that the emperor doesn't need political achievements. In fact, the current Ming Dynasty has two masters, and the subjects have a scale in their hearts to measure who is the qualified master of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Emperor Jingtai decided to work hard on the Sanggan River governance project to establish the image of a promising king.In the past, he let Yu Qian preside over the Beijing campaign. After defending the capital, he has greatly surpassed the Supreme Emperor militarily.Now, it is time to make a difference in civil affairs.

For this reason, he even did not hesitate to pay out of his own pocket and took out all the money in his internal money to make project funds.

However, Shi Pu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, seemed not too interested in this matter, so he resigned.It also vaguely expresses that he is strong in leading the army and governing the army. He is a layman to He Gong, and he is afraid that this matter will be ruined. I would like to ask His Majesty to choose another talented person.

Indeed, Shi Shangshu didn't know how to control the water, and if he was an amateur leader, it might be counterproductive.

Emperor Jingtai also thought it was true, but for a while, he didn't know where to find such a person to serve as Governor of Hecao.Talent is rare, even if someone has this talent, I am afraid that he will not be of one mind with me.

Today, I saw Xu Youzhen's river control policy, which was well-founded, and he put forward many unique opinions on how to control the water, which immediately cheered up Emperor Jingtai.He thought to himself: This Xu Yuanyu has been neglected by me for a while, and his temper must have worn off, and he is about to make a big use of it.But I don't think he has this ability, so he is a suitable candidate.I am relieved to entrust this task to him.

Shen Gui took a step forward, and said in a low voice, "If you go back to Lord Long Live, your name is Xu Youzhen."

"It's a good name, you can change it as you say." Emperor Jingtai was a little unhappy, the name was given by his parents, how could he change it easily.

Shen Gui said with a smile: "Long live God wants to suppress Xu editor, the so-called merit is not as good as past. In this way, Xu Youzhen is grateful for the greatness of the grace, so naturally he must be loyal to the king's affairs. But, how does Xu know about His Majesty's grace? I can't help but feel a little discouraged, and I complain a lot during the day."

Emperor Jingtai: "Complaints, what do you say?" As a king, what he cares most about is the loyalty of his subjects, especially in this special period.

Unknowingly sat up straight.

In fact, Shen Gui had already read the notebook written by Xu Youzhen after it was handed over to the Supervisor of Rites.After reading this, I was also shocked.The Ming Dynasty implemented the system of selecting scholars through imperial examinations, and most of the officials in the court were bookworms. There were very few capable ministers like Xu Youzhen who were proficient in common affairs and well-versed in human relations. As for those who knew how to control water, there were even fewer.

The method of beaming water and attacking sand mentioned in the excerpts is even more unheard of, and people can't help but applaud.

He also knew that although Xu Youzhen was a close minister of the Supreme Emperor in the past, he had not been reused.Moreover, he is keen on fame and fame, so he can easily pull it over.Although this man has bad conduct, he is very easy to use.

Xu Youzhen is a fine person, and she suddenly adopted this river control policy at this pass, obviously coming for the Sanggan River improvement project.Since Shi Shangshu is incompetent, replacing him may not be a good choice.

So, Shen Gui handed the book to the emperor.

Seeing that Emperor Jingtai seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Xu Youzhen's name change, he deliberately pretended to be indifferent, and said with a smile: "Long Live Lord, do you think Xu Youzhen is funny? After returning to Beijing from Shaanxi last time, your majesty cast you as idle." , he complained everywhere that he had a good cure, but his luck was bad. He must have committed a crime somewhere, so he went to Mr. Chen Ge and asked him to make a divination for him. Chen Shoufu said that his name was not It’s a good idea, editor Xu thinks so, so he changed his name to Youzhen.”

Emperor Jingtai shook his head: "Absurd, Xu Youzhen is absurd, and Chen Shoufu is even more absurd!"

Shen Gui said in a timely manner: "Long live, scholars have read too many books, and they always feel that they have the talents of managing and entertaining. If they can't be used by the court, they must be full of resentment, and even blame their father. This Xu Youzhen also has Such a problem. However, he only blames himself for not choosing a good name, and he doesn't blame others, and his quality is much better than many so-called gentlemen."

"Indeed, it seems that the world has wrongly blamed Xu Youzhen." Emperor Jingtai showed a smile on his face, "Shen Gui."

Shen Gui: "The servant is here."

Emperor Jingtai: "It seems that I didn't think well when I sent Shi Shangshu to control Sangganhe. Tell me, how about Xu Youzhen as the leader?"

Shen Gui groaned, and said, "Long Live Lord, His Majesty can decide on such important military and national affairs. The servants only know how to serve the servants, and they are usually in charge of ceremonies and supervisors. How can you talk nonsense? Besides, the country has a system, and the servants are not allowed to meddle in political affairs, and they will lose their heads. The slaves want to serve the Long Live Lord for a few more years!"

Emperor Jingtai said: "You old dog, I told you to say it, but just say it, I forgive you for your innocence."

"Then servants have the guts to say a few words." Shen Gui said: "Didn't the Long Live Lord think of letting Xu Youzhen do Zhan Shi's Zhan Shifu? She is a third-rank official, and the future minister of the prince! Isn't this position better than Zhisang Ganhe is more important? Simply let him take this job as Zhan Shi, he is not going to do it now, and he has received this kindness, dare not kill himself to repay it?"

Emperor Jingtai thought for a while: "That's right. I used him at the beginning because of his talent. Unexpectedly, today's book gave me a surprise. This person is indeed a capable minister. By the way, pass it on to Yu Shaobao."

Shen Gui asked with a smile: "Long live Lord wants to pass on Yu Shaobao, but he is talking about Xu Youzhen's appointment? In fact, before that, the servant has already copied Xu Youzhen's booklet and sent it to him." He knew that the emperor trusted Qian very much.For such a major personnel change, Lord Long Live would subconsciously approach Yu Qian to ask his opinion.

In Emperor Jingtai's mind, the hearts of all the officials in the court are divided, and everyone has their own little calculations. I am afraid that Yu Shaobao is the only one who can believe it.

"You know what's going on, you old dog." Emperor Jingtai laughed and scolded a few times, and asked, "What did Yu Shaobao say?"

Shen Gui did not answer this question directly, and said: "At the beginning, after Xu Youzhen returned to Beijing from Shaanxi, he planned to take the post of offering sacrifices to the Imperial Academy, and sent people to lobby Yu Shaobao's family. That's why Yu Shangshu recommended him before Long Live Lord It's a pity that His Majesty wanted to temper Xu's temper, so he didn't nod."

"Although this Xu Youzhen is a rare capable minister, he is not open-minded. He thought that Yu Shaobao took money and refused to do things, so he blamed him. Whenever he saw outsiders, he would curse Yu Shangshu. These cursing words spread In Yu Shaobao's ears, who was Yu Shangshu, he just smiled disdainfully and said that Xu Youzhen is a villain, let it go. It can be said that the two have completely turned their faces by this time, and they are enemies and not friends. Everyone in Beijing knows about it."

"Ordinarily, Yu Shangshu is very disgusted with Xu Youzhen. However, after seeing this book, everyone praised Yu Shaobao, saying that he is a rare talent. If Xu Youzhen's method is used to rule He Qinghaiyan, even if Master Xu scolds him again Mom, it doesn't matter."

"So, I feel that Yu Shaobao will definitely support Xu Youzhen to govern the Sanggan River if the Long Live Lord asks Xu Youzhen to govern the Sanggan River."

"This Yu Shaobao is really a sincere gentleman!" Emperor Jingtai sighed a few times, and said, "In this case, Shen Gui, go and tell Xu Youzhen to come to the palace to see him."

"Yes, Long Live!"

(End of this chapter)