As the days passed day by day, time came to mid-February of the eleventh year of Zhengtong. Chen Yichen did not wait for King Lu to revenge, everything was so calm.

There will be evil when something goes wrong. Chen Yichen is a little confused. Why did King Lu choose to endure it? Could it be that he realized that he was "using himself as bait" and planned to "kill the king", so he admitted defeat?

According to the description of Lu Jing Zhu Zhaohui in the Ming Dynasty, he was indeed far inferior to his father, Lu Huang King Zhu Tan, in terms of being domineering. However, when the prince of the Ming Dynasty faced the common officials in the early and mid-term, there were few soft persimmons.

Even if there is, it is definitely not Zhu Zhaohui!

Since he couldn't understand the reason, Chen Yichen would naturally not be stubborn. He had more headaches in front of him. The first thing he had was the imperial edict issued by Zhu Qizhen!

Chen Yichen had received a document from the court before, impeachment of King Lu Zhu Zhaohui's illegality and the encroachment of the land of the royal palace. After the persuasion of Xunqi, Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen, finally chose to let go and did not treat Chen Yichen. Any punishment will be carried out.

However, Zhu Qizhen felt unbearable after receiving Linqing Chaoguan, and all the salt envoys and impeachments from the Shandong Provincial Administration Office!

Chen Yichen went to Shandong to control the water in less than half a year, and various local governments were impeached and piled up. Is this kid not using the temporary title of Chief Censor to harm the local area?

To be honest, when looking at the continuous impeachment and the incitement of Wang Zhen and others, Zhu Qizhen really had the idea of ​​transferring Chen Yichen back to Beijing to question the crime.

However, at the critical moment, a memorial from Shandong governor Hong Ying temporarily calmed Zhu Qizhen's anger.

Hong Ying wrote in detail about Chen Yichen's efforts to help the people after coming to Shandong. He rebuilt Zhangqiu Town and Yanggu County, giving millions of disaster victims a place to stay and no longer stay in the house. the way.

In addition, the break of Zhangqiu Town was blocked in the shortest time by Chen Yichen. The hundreds of miles of Yellow River embankment in Shandong is being strengthened in full swing, and it is very likely that the Yellow River flood will be avoided in Shandong this summer.

More importantly, a lifeless heart of the people was mobilized by Chen Yichen. Now Shandong is in ruins and united as one can be united. As long as the final water attack and sand is completed, it means that it will achieve unparalleled achievements.

Under such a situation, isn’t it equivalent to twelve gold medal arrows emphasizing Yue Fei’s return to the court?

Even if Zhu Qizhen is so defeated in the war and is so arrogant as the emperor, he still understands the basic principles. Even if he is dissatisfied with the crime, at least he must let Chen Yichen complete the great cause of water control.

So, he issued such an imperial edict to make Chen Yichen act more leisurely and be sure to spare the next time.

"It seems that His Majesty's patience has reached its limit."

After putting down the imperial edict, Chen Yichen said lightly, not as afraid as ordinary officials.

"In fact, His Majesty is already tolerant

Bian He replied helplessly. Objectively speaking, Chen Yichen's actions in Shandong can be described as "domineering".

In order to make money, take over the money and salt fields, in the eyes of some merciless emperors, it is no different from being inappropriate in intentions. So far, Zhu Qizhen has only issued imperial edicts to scold him, and it can be seen that Chen Yichen is in him The status in my heart is not low.

“It’s true.’

Chen Yichen nodded without denying it.

As long as Zhu Qizhen, the emperor, as long as he can sincerely treat you as his own person, even if he is really a treacherous minister who is despised by everyone, he will stand up to the public.

This is true for Wang Zhen, and the same is true for another eunuch, Xining, and even for the Washibu Yesen, he did absurd things about building temples.

"But why did this governor, Hong Fantai, help the boss talk?"

The reprimand of the imperial edict focused on Hong Ying's memorials, so Zhu Qizhen regarded Chen Yichen's behavior in the face of doing practical things, so he temporarily spared his behavior beyond the rules.

Bian He is not familiar with the official Hong Ying, and he should be with Zhang Ji and others in his image.

Chen Yichen has no friendship or bribes, so how could he say good things to him in his memorial?

Hearing Bian He’s doubts, Zhu Zhaohui smiled and said lightly: “Wang Zhen is not a good official, but he can be considered a good person.”

"The owner knows Hong Fantai very well?"

Bian He was puzzled. Zhu Zhaohui and Wang Zhen had little contact with each other. They knew people and face but not the heart. How could they tell that he was a good person?

"I don't understand, just guess it casually."

Shi Jingnan found an excuse to cover up his understanding of Wang Zhen. His understanding of Wang Zhen came from the historical book "The Record of the Constitution of the National Dynasty". The book evaluated Ying as a person with great elegance, and had no outstanding actions in the official position, but also as a good elder. cloud.

As a parent official, Shandong's flood situation was so decayed that he could not escape any of it. Perhaps it was because of the guilt in his heart that Shi Jing chose to submit a memorial to help him prove his achievements. This is also his concern for Shandong. Let’s make up for all the people.

Listening to Zhu Zhaohui's explanation, Bian He didn't think much about it. He shifted the topic to another thing.

"The headmaster, the post station also sent a communique, which stated that His Majesty was appointed as the commander of the Jinyiwei of Wu Dong, Wang Lin, and several nephews of the Jinyiwei of the Queen, and the official positions of the Jinyiwei of the Queen, and the orders were made to be hereditary."

"The hereditary official position of eunuchs is a sign of interference in politics, and the court may be uneasy in the future!"

As a traditional literati, Bian He has a natural vigilance towards the group of eunuchs. Now Chen Yichen has set a precedent for eunuchs' hereditary official position, which means that the biggest disadvantage of eunuchs having no successors has been eliminated and will form a closer and larger Interest groups are not a blessing for family and country.

"It's more than just a sign, have you been interfering in politics?"

Zhu Zhaohui knew the direction of history and Wu Dong's power would reach its peak in the next few years. No one could change this unless another emperor succeeded to the throne.

But the problem is that Chen Yichen was in his prime and had been in charge of the government for eleven years. Who could support the new emperor?

The historical change of the Tumu Fort is hard to come by.

"How can no one in the court speak out for justice?"

Bian He still couldn't accept it emotionally. It was simply outrageous that the absurd behavior of the children of eunuchs could pass through the court.

If the honorary officials stand up and applaud, they will not dare to offend the public if they suspect the emperor.

"A million refugees, in the three provinces and eight prefectures, has another person submitted a memorial to express his grievance?"

Zhu Zhaohui replied with a wry smile that Bian He is far superior to his government experience, but he is far inferior to him in the struggles of the high-level court.

The senior officials of the court were never alone, but the entire interest group. Putting aside the extraordinary status, Yang Pu, the leader of the civil servant group, was already terminally ill. Who can gather strength to praise the interests of the eunuch group?

One or two people speak up for justice. To put it bluntly, Wu Dong should be more cruel to this memorial and be able to throw it into the toilet and wipe his butt. It is useless to rely on the lower class to speak up for justice.

Listening to Zhu Zhaohui's analogy, Bian He understood instantly, and he could only sigh deeply and stop talking.

At this moment, a roar of spring thunder suddenly came outside the house. Zhu Zhaohui subconsciously looked out the window and said, "This year's spring rain in Shandong seems to be earlier than in previous years.

"Mr. Bian, how is the river engineering water diversion channel now?"

"Report to the boss, Master Chen has followed tens of thousands of migrant workers and dug up the waterway connecting the Qinghe River and the Yellow River. In the past few days, the clean and yellow will be cleaned!"

"You must notify the chief clerk Chen to pay attention to the recent water situation."

Shi Jingnan instructed him, and he was worried that the Yellow River would delay entering the spring flood season and the water trend in the upper reaches would increase significantly.

"The subordinate understands.

Bian He bowed his hands and then left the study and prepared to go to the river bank. Such things are not to be carefully considered.

In the next few days, the continuous spring rain continued to drip down like beads with broken lines. Faced with this situation, Zhu Zhaohui did not stay at Zhuqi Town's headquarters, but went to the river engineering team to inspect to prevent the water from being sent. Any danger occurs during the sand attack.

At this time, the connection between the Yellow River and the Qing River in Zhuqi Town was on one side, and the clear Yellow River water was pouring downstream, pouring downstream. On the other side, the turbid Qing River water was roaring into the Yellow River waterway, forming a A clear scene.

Shi Jingnan stood on the river bank, looking at the surging river water in front of her, and felt a sense of awe and greatness in facing nature. But it is precisely because of the insignificance of human power that the greatness of water control is highlighted, the Yellow River The evil dragon will be tamed in Zhu Zhaohui's hands!

"Qianxian, the Qinghe River water has been successfully introduced into the Yellow River, and is constantly washing up the mud and sand into the sea. If everything goes well, the water level of the Yellow River will drop at least 1 zhang during this summer, which can ensure that tens of hectares of fertile land on both sides of the river are worry-free!'

When Jiang Pei said this, there was an uncontrollable excitement in his tone. What is impossible in the eyes of all dynasties, but now it is realized in his own hands. How can he not be excited and proud?

"I saw that the water level of the Yellow River rose due to spring rain, which would affect the water and sand attack?'

"The Qianxian asked for many people, and the dams downstream were reinforced by hundreds of miles of dams. Many places were built with stone embankments. The officials were willing to use the heads of the heads to guarantee them!'

Jiang Pei knew what Zhu Zhaohui was worried about. He was entrusted with the great industry of river engineering throughout his life and he absolutely did not cut corners. If the river bank could not even prevent the small spring rain, how could it prevent the heavy rain in summer?

"If Chen Zhubu has this confidence, then the official will be worried.

"However, the Yellow River floods cannot be taken lightly. After tying water to attack sand, the embankment needs to be fully reinforced and built. What I want is not to ensure temporary safety, but to ensure a century-old foundation!'

Temporary reinforcement of the earth embankment to bind water and attack sand is only the first step for Zhu Zhaohui to control water. In the future, the 200,000 people will rebuild a large section of the embankment and build a reservoir in Hongze Lake, Jiangsu and Zhejiang to adjust the flood peak.

Only by taking a multi-pronged approach can we achieve the standard of a century-old project

"The official understands that he must do his best!"

"Then please ask Chief Chen to lead the official to inspect other places."

“Yes, Qianxian.”

After Jiang Pei received the order, he walked in front and took Zhu Zhaohui to continue patrolling the important site of the River Engineering Construction.

But at this moment, a fast horse galloped over and jumped down, and knelt down in front of Zhu Zhaohui and reported: "I am guilty of being a lieutenant. The warehouse where the river materials are stored at the dock has gone out!"

What?

When he heard Chen Tao's sudden report, Zhu Zhaohui and the officials accompanying him were both shocked.

In the dock warehouse in Zhuqi Town, there are large materials for river engineering transported from the Jiangnan area. In the future, whether it is repairing and rebuilding the river embankment or blocking the waterway connecting the Qinghe and the Yellow River, these materials will not be missing.

Now it is not dry and dry in summer and autumn. How can we get water in the rainy weather?

"President Wu, please tell me in detail, how did you get out of the water?"

Shi Jingnan quickly asked, and then he saw that Chen Tao's face was blackened, and the fabric on the corners of the armor also had traces of burning, which was enough to show that the fire was quite strong.

"After Kim Hyun left this morning, the warehouse where the dock stored the river materials suddenly ran out of water, and the fire was normal and fierce. The reason was not yet known!"

The river materials in the Ming Dynasty were not mainly steel and cement like later generations. Basically, they were all relied on various wood to drive piles, and the fire coefficient was relatively higher.

However, Zhu Zhaohui's residence is in Zhuqi Town, dock storage and other planning drawings, which he personally drew, and considered the fire prevention factor early. I dare not say that it is perfect, at least it is more than a little ahead of this era.

How could such a big fire suddenly occur?

"Zhen Zhubu, you will continue to observe the water situation here. I will go back to Zhuqi Town to put out the fire."

The warehouse materials caught fire, and Shi Jingnan was naturally not in the mood to patrol the river. After giving Jiang Pei a message, he immediately rode his horse and galloped towards Zhu Qizhen.

Halfway through the road, Zhu Zhaohui saw thick black smoke rising from a distance, and the fire might be even worse than he expected! At this time, in Zhuqi Town, officials, military households, and migrant workers were mobilized. After arriving, people were transporting more materials, rice and grain that had not been affected, and excavated large-scale isolation belts to prevent the fire from continuing to spread.
To be continued...