They thought this way, and it was a pity that Cheng Fang's final outcome was indeed a pity. He worked with Wang Ju as an important assistant for a long time in Zheng Baiqu for a long time, and had a certain friendship. Wen Yanbo was Wang Ju's biggest political enemy, so Wang Ju will sooner or later stand up for Cheng Fang.

However, they were unexpected.

Wang Ju continued: "I heard in the south that many censors and scholars impeached Cheng Fang and were arrogant and savages. Is this the case? I will give only one example. When building water conservancy, the people have gains and losses. For example, Cheng Fang presided over the water conservancy of Zhanghe River. The old river was completely silted, and if you want to manage it, you can only open a new river. Cheng Fang also chose this, and the facts proved that his approach was more reasonable. However, if you open a new river again, a large amount of fertile land will be occupied, and the farmland around the Xinhe River will benefit, but the owner of the fertile land occupied by the Xinhe River will be harmed. The beneficiaries may not be grateful, but the victims will immediately complain. Therefore, many people went to Beijing to sue Cheng Fang. After Cheng Fang heard this, he hurriedly asked the relevant magistrate to persuade him, personally came to explain and apologize one by one, and said that he would pay a certain amount of compensation, which persuaded the people."

"If Cheng Fang is as arrogant and arrogant as some ministers said, why should he do this? All the river engineering he presided over in Hebei are large river engineering. That river engineering is not related to the national plan, and these encroachments are also unsuccessful. Why should we explain it? If the compensation is replaced by the minister, we will directly give some compensation. If the compensation is not satisfied, we will be directly imprisoned in the prison. If it is not safe to be imprisoned in the prison, we will definitely execute them one by one in the name of rioting river engineering to shock the young man and keep the river engineering unobstructed."

He said this and did so.

Zheng Baiqu just caught some sluts, making the local tyrants dare not move, and ultimately guaranteed Zheng Baiqu's work.

"Why did he be so aggrieved? He was afraid of opposition from the scholars and officials, why? He was a eunuch? Are eunuchs all bad people? And our dynasty doesn't trust the foreign people. Are all bad people all bad people? Then, when the famous generals Murong Yanzhao, Kang Yanze, Dangjin, and the Zhe family army in the prefectures and prefectures, are they Han people? People in the world ridiculed the Anshi Rebellion of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and even ridiculed the Yang Yuhuan Gao Lishi. However, they were with Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and remained unyielding, and only Gao Lishi was the only one!"

"Everything is inferior, only high school students. But what did Zhang Yuan and Wu Hao do as scholars of the Song Dynasty? After Your Majesty ascended the throne, the population increased rapidly, and the population expansion would become a serious crisis for our dynasty. But it also shows that Your Majesty has a good governance of the country. Otherwise, where would the population increase rapidly? But to the specific reasons, the most important thing is the Farmland Water Conservancy Law. Regarding the success of Hebei's Farmland Water Conservancy Law and many water conservancy projects that benefit the country and the people, Cheng Fang is undoubtedly the most meritorious minister. See what the situation is with Cheng Fang in Hebei water conservancy, and without Cheng Fang presided over, what is the situation in Hebei water conservancy?"

"But because he was a eunuch, the literati despised him. Because of the river building, some powerful gentry dissatisfied and hated him. Because he was the most important host of Hebei's farmland water conservancy law, some literati who opposed the reform revenge him. Because of his great achievements, especially these achievements came from a eunuch. Some literati jealous of him. So countless ministers impeached him for a while. Especially as Duke Wen, who was a master of the Song Dynasty, took action personally. Think about Duke Wen and then think about Cheng Fang's identity as a small pitiful eunuch. Can he not be afraid?"

"I have a good understanding of how difficult it is to do river engineering well. The people need to organize and dispatch materials. The river engineering must carefully examine the terrain and supervise every day. If there is a slight mistake, there will be a major accident. So I can only do it myself, come from the wind and go from the rain. Cheng Fang presided over so many river engineering in Hebei. Think about how to survive for several years, can you still be healthy? In addition, Duke Wen came forward to suppress it directly, and no one in the court presided over justice for him. In his worries and fears, he finally passed away young."

After saying this, a tragic Cheng Fang came to Zhao Xu's mind.

"This is my mistake."

"It's all over..." Lu Gongwu said vaguely.

"Mr. Lu. I don't want to impeach Duke Wen or seek justice for Cheng Fang. But I use this as an example. With the advice of my ministers, the Yellow River can be at least peaceful for two hundred years!"

This is not false statement.

Because Wang Ju's strategy of river control is an enlargement and strengthening strategy of river control, and now the Yellow River and its tributaries have not deteriorated as much as the Qing Dynasty.

As long as it is done, there will be no major dam breaking accident in two hundred years.

"However, for this reason, no minister is willing to preside over this river work without mentioning how much money it will cost. Even if he presides over, he will probably be perfunctory and spend money, and it will not be effective."

Not to mention others, even if Wang Ju is asked to host, Wang Ju will not do it.

Let’s look at Bao Zheng. If you don’t have any joints, you can be so powerful. In fact, although the little white-faced old Bao is not as magical as the legend of later generations, he can also be regarded as a flawless, upright and selfless honest official.

The court asked him to investigate the hidden fields in Hebei, and Lao Bao was excited to check it out. However, after several months of touching it, he fled back to the capital in shame, saying that I, Lao Bao, had no choice.

There are so many people who offend me that even Lao Bao can't afford to offend me.

"Wang Qing, isn't anyone competent?"

"I'm afraid no one can really preside over the river work discussed by me, even His Majesty can't do it."

"Huh."

"Your Majesty, the world of the Song Dynasty is the world governed by Your Majesty and the scholars and officials. Although you sit and we stand, but when we unite, Your Majesty can only ask for complete grievances. Therefore, when facing the great river work proposed by me, Your Majesty will be helpless."

"Wang Qing!"

"Your Majesty, don't be angry, the literati are the greatest, and your Majesty is the second."

Zhao Xu and his ministers were dumbfounded.

But Wang Ju is not letting go. In fact, as the emperor of any dynasty, he still has to be tempted when he is in a position. If he wants to do whatever he wants, then Wang Mang is the best example, even if his starting point is good, it will not be possible.

But in Zhao Xu's ears, he thought Wang Ju was ridiculing Wen Yanbo.

"Your Majesty, according to the opinions of the ministers, the Yellow River has to do this. If you don't mention such difficulties, just talking about expenses may not be affordable by the court. Or forcibly servicing the people will only cause greater harassment."

Then he thrust his mouth to the west.

Aren't you worried about military affairs?

If Xixia is eliminated, the Song Dynasty can invest more power in Hebei, including materials, money, building trenches and castles, and more elite soldiers and generals.

If this can be done, the country will not be as corrupt as Zhao Ji in the future, don’t mention the Jin people going south. Even if Yuan Meng faces this powerful defense tactic of fortresses, he will eventually become timid.

Zhao Xu understood and did not discuss the Yellow River again.

Wang Ju said again: "Although what He Li III said just now is a bit rude, it can also be seen that his loyalty to our Song Dynasty. The country obtained Jiaozhi, which is equivalent to obtaining a large reserve granary. But there is a powerful Zhenla next to it. With Chameng's restraint, the court will not divide the energy to rule Jiaozhi. Therefore, as long as Chameng does not betray our Song Dynasty, we should try our best to appease him. Mr. Lu, Mr. Sun, I say this. You agree."

I am not afraid of Lu Gong, but I am afraid of Sun Gu. If I want to make a monster with him, it would be better for Wang Ju to be in the court. If I don’t, it would be miserable.

So Wang Ju took this opportunity to make the words clear.

"Zi'an, what do you mean? Could it be that someone doesn't know the general!" Sun Gu said annoyed.

"That's good, that's good, Your Majesty. Just as the New Year begins, the ministers of the two governments and three departments are here. I will say another word to prohibit the people from catching and killing swallows, swallows, big tits, woodpeckers, magpies, crows, dragonflies, ladybugs, mantis, frogs and water snakes at will."

"This..." Zhao Xu was stunned again.

Wang Ju explained: "When I was in the south, I intended to ask Haike to bring some bird droppings from some islands from overseas and hand them over to some owners for use. The fertility of these bird droppings is ten times better than that of farmer fertilizers. The reason why I did this is to allow Haikes to grow another source of wealth, and the second is that its promotion can effectively increase crop yields and achieve the intention of ultimately improving seeds. However, this measure failed."

"Why?" This was the first time Zhao Xu and everyone heard about it.

"Sea ships are very expensive. They can only travel back and forth once a year. A boat also requires a large number of sailors and boatmen, and they also need to be maintained every two or three years. Therefore, the freight cost is very high. Moreover, people have to be sent to the island to mine it. So it is impossible to give it free of charge. However, the second time these seamen no longer give it free of charge, but are sold as commercial goods. No one is willing to buy it. The specific reason is very simple. Although they have indeed increased the yield of crops, there are too many uncertainties in crops now, including natural disasters and man-made disasters, as well as various pests and various diseases."

There is nothing we can do about plant plague caused by various bacteria.

There are not many ways to do pests.

However, if these beneficial insects and birds can be protected well, they will give them a wider living space and reduce the harm of pests.

Therefore, Wang Ju proposed policy protection for these types of beneficial insects and birds, prohibiting hunting and killing, and prohibiting them from being used as food on the dining table.

Don’t think it’s a joke. In the Song Dynasty, many people ate snakes and birds, including frogs, and even many people caught frogs and fed ducks.

However, these insects and birds were put in Yanhe Hall and said that they were a bit of a joke.

Looking at everyone's suspicious or sarcastic eyes, Wang Ju added: "Your Majesty, can you tell the harm of locusts? However, locusts also have natural enemies, that is, frogs and many birds. In the south, I have deliberately sent people to disguise and observe. A big tit can prey on more than 200 pests a day. As for a magpies, it may be able to eat more than 10,000 insects a year, including locusts."

No one was sent to observe this, but who knows?

However, everyone understands the harm of locusts.

Whenever a severe drought occurs, a large-scale locust plague will inevitably occur, and the consequences of this locust plague are even more serious than the drought itself.

Therefore, Zhao Xu's face finally became cautious.

However, Lu Gongzhu let out a long sigh.

There is no real statement in the assassination of Wang Ju. As for the assassination of the Western Xia people in the court, how could Lu Gongzhu believe it?

If it was the bitter plan of director Wang Ju himself, then forget it.

If it weren't for director Wang Ju's bitter plan, Wen Yanbo would definitely be the first person to doubt it.

So when Wang Ju talked about Cheng Fang just now, it really made Mr. Lu worry.

But Wang Ju skipped the words and said that the animal was protected, so he would no longer target Wen Yanbo.

It seemed that Zhao Xu had this idea, so he said, "This is the case, you write a memorial when you go back and hand it to me."

"Here."

In fact, Zhao Xu is good, and Lu Gong is good, and they are all wrong.

The experience of Yizheng County, Wang Anli's arrogance, and the indifference of Yizhou officials undoubtedly turned Wang Ju's joy into vain.

Therefore, Wang Ju has been thinking of a solution.

Even after the case was over, Wang Ju did not dare to do anything. Therefore, in the past few months, besides abolishing the market and resolute laws and resetting the Southern Shipping Department, the rest is only fine adjustments.

But this is not possible, and it won't take many years, and there may be a Yuanyou Rebellion.

However, if you want to do things, you must gain more trust and more rights from Zhao Xu, so that you can let go of your hands and do things drastically.

Only by laying a solid foundation in China can we let go of Xixia.

But are there any conditions now?

Therefore, Wang Ju made two plans. One is to see how much support Zhao Xu can give him. If the support is strong, it is a way. If the support is not strong, and if it continues to be mixed up with different theories, it is another way, a more radical and darker approach.

Therefore, Wang Ju deliberately underestimated Cheng Fang's experience, not because he did not want to seek justice for Cheng Fang, but because he was the first test for Zhao Xu. (~^~)
Chapter completed!