Daming heir

Chapter 511

This is not the first time Zhu Yunxi has been to Lanyang County.

Last time, the interval was not too long.

At that time, the Yellow River broke through a breach in Lanyang County, and because of his ignorant behavior, the stupid Lanyang County Magistrate Cao Zhisheng blew up another breach downstream, causing more floods to rush into the territory of Henan Province.

In addition, the Guide Mansion, which was supposed to have no major incidents, was also soaked in the boundless flood.

It's just that in the late autumn and early winter, the traces left by the flood have been washed away in summer, and the disaster seems to be a long time ago.

Only the villages near the river embankment outside the city, which were destroyed by the flood, quietly recounted the tragic scenes and past events at that time.

"Your Highness, the breaches here are all made of loess, mixed with straw, bamboo strips, and crushed stones. On one side of the river, bluestone strips are paved from the bottom to the top. I believe that if there is another year like that at the beginning of the year Big water, there is absolutely no possibility of a collapse happening here!"

On the embankment near Sanyi Township, Lanyang County, where the Yellow River flows eastward and turns southwestward, a group of Jinyi guards dressed in flying fish suits, with embroidered spring knives on their waists, and armored Habayashi guards spread all over the river. Up and down the embankment.

In a section far different from the upper and lower embankments, many officials in red robes, green robes, and green robes surrounded a young man dressed in brocade clothes, looking at the Yellow River that has been rushing forward for an unknown number of years.

A young green-robed official looked a bit eye-catching in front of the red-robed officials who surrounded the young man.

However, because he is an official of the Hedao Governor's Yamen, and this person is also responsible for this supplementary breach, so he has the opportunity to speak out here.

The young man surrounded by countless officials was Zhu Yunxi who had just arrived in Lanyang County, Kaifeng Prefecture on his northern tour.

Zhu Yunxi glanced at Pan Deshan, the Minister of the Governor of Hedao who was wearing a red robe and a scar on his forehead, and finally looked at the official of the Yamen of the Governor of Hedao in the green robe.

Seeing that he was already wearing a green robe at a young age, Zhu Yunxie knew in his heart that this should be someone who was born in Xinxue.

Zhu Yunxi stood on the edge of the embankment, looked at the Yellow River in front of him, and stamped his feet.

Finally, with a slight smile, he said softly: "If it is really strong, why are the dams and dams in the upper reaches of Shanzhou Prefecture and Henan Prefecture washed away this time?"

The green-robed official was stunned for a moment, then silently lowered his head.

The words and deeds of the great people are always flying in the sky, and people like him can't participate in it.

Next to Zhu Yunxi, the cabinet minister Gao Yangzhi, who was wearing a red robe, looked silently at Pan Deshan, the governor of the river, who was also wearing a red robe on the other side.

Lao Pan had to give an explanation, even if it was an unreasonable one.

And Pan Deshan also knew that the reason His Royal Highness said this was because he was waiting for an explanation from himself.

However, the Yamen of the Governor of the River, and even the top and bottom of the Third Division of Henan Province, have not been able to find out what caused the dams and dams in the upper reaches of the river to be washed away.

Except for the Beijing officials who accompanied the northern patrol, all the officials present were officials from the Hedao Governor's Yamen and Lanyang County officials.

The chief officer of the Sansi Yamen of Henan Province has been staying in the Henan Mansion for the past two days to deal with emergencies, so he won't be able to make it for a while.

Seeing that Pan Deshan remained silent, everyone frowned.

Not a great start.

After waiting for a while, Zhu Yunxi didn't get a response, so he couldn't help but sneered: "Could it be that the Dragon Lord who lives in the Yellow River really showed his power?"

After he finished speaking, all the officials present bowed their hands and lowered their heads.

Zhu Yunxi's face became a little ugly, he turned around and glanced coldly at the Minister of the River Road Governor in front of him.

snort!
He snorted coldly, and said in a deep voice: "For this matter, Gu specially sent a fast horse to respond to the sky, and went to the clan's mansion to inquire about it. It turns out that I, Daming, did not enshrine the Dragon King of the Yellow River. Then, the Dragon King Where did it come from? And where did the rebel come from!"

Bang.

There was a heavy muffled sound. Pan Deshan, the governor of the river, who was dressed in a red robe and could be described as a feudal official, knelt straight on the river embankment.

"I'm guilty of death! I owed the emperor's kindness, causing accidents in the river, wasting money and food in the court, and sacrificing the people of Henan Province, causing countless deaths and injuries.

As a minister appointed by the imperial court as the governor of the river, the minister supervises all matters related to river management and has the right to control the local area.Now that something happened to the river, the crime is on the subordinates, and the ministers will die. "

"Stupid!" Zhu Yunxi stared at Pan Deshan who was kneeling in front of him with cold eyes, scolded him coldly, and then said coldly, "I'm talking about the rumor that the Dragon Lord of the Yellow River showed his power."

Pan Deshan froze for a moment, raised his head slightly, but lowered it immediately.

Gao Yangzhi on the side looked helplessly.

This Pan Deshan really knows how to do things and doesn't know how to be an official.

He couldn't help but recall that ever since Taisun's northern tour team entered Henan Road, there had been rumors about the Yellow River Dragon Lord showing his power in the local area.

The rumors were vividly portrayed by people, as if everyone saw the Dragon Lord of the Yellow River rolling in the river.

In this rumor, everyone maintained a unified caliber.

That is the two retaining dams and reducing dams in Shanzhou Prefecture and Henan Prefecture. The reason why they were destroyed was because they offended the Dragon King who lived in the Yellow River.

And why is the Dragon Lord angry?
That's because the Yellow River is the home of Lord Dragon.

That's a good thing now, the imperial court ordered a river governor's yamen, and sent a river governor minister, and also built several dams and reduction dams in the Yellow River.

Isn't this a wall for the aisle in the Dragon King's house?

Lord Dragon could not walk in his own home, so he was going to be angry.

When the Dragon Lord got angry, he would naturally overturn the river and the sea, and the dam and the dam would probably not be able to withstand the rolling and flicking of the Dragon Lord.

Judging from this rumor, the dams and dams built under the supervision of the governor of the river did not cut corners, and no one intentionally blew them up.

Everything is God's will, and it is the Dragon King who is angry.

But if you think about it according to this rumor.

If there is no river governor's yamen, such disasters will naturally not happen.

Further down, it is wrong for the imperial court to govern the river!
The imperial court was wrong, so is the Hongwu New Deal also wrong?
In the face of disaster, as long as there is a mistake, everything will become wrong.

The ultimate purpose of this rumor is to point to the Hongwu New Deal!
In Henan Province, the cause of the river accident was never blamed on the river governor's yamen, let alone the imperial court.

But everything is directed at the court.

That's the scary thing about this rumor.

Obviously, Pan Deshan hadn't thought of this meaning yet.

He was in a hurry, wanting to put all the blame on himself.

Gao Yangzhi shook his head involuntarily.

The Hongwu New Deal cannot be criticized, the governor's yamen of Hedao cannot be abolished, and nothing can happen to Pan Deshan.

As a cabinet minister.

Gao Yangzhi knew very well what the royal family was thinking.

Glancing at Pan Deshan who was kneeling in front of the grandson again, Gao Yangzhi coughed lightly, and glanced at the officials present.

"If there really is a Dragon Lord in the Yellow River, then he should also protect Anlan, the great river in the Central Plains.

However, something happened, which means that even if there is such a so-called Dragon Lord, he should be an evil dragon against the dragon!

In ancient times, there was a story about slaying dragons in a dream of the Tang Dynasty. If my dynasty really gave birth to an evil dragon, there would be an imperial envoy from the court to slay the dragon again! "

Even though Gao Yangzhi was very young, so young that he was much younger than many officials present.

But as a cabinet minister, the youngest cabinet minister in the empire.

Everyone knows his future and future authority clearly.

And as the leader of the hundred officials who followed Taisun's northern tour this time, his words also represented Taisun's will more often.

Someone bowed and intervened.

When everyone bent down, there was a chorus from the embankment.

"See you, boss!"

Gao Yangzhi tilted his head slightly, looked at the silent emperor grandson, and then said coldly: "Check! Check the materials, check the labor, check everything that can be checked. Call the people from the third division of Henan Province to come back. When there is a civil turmoil, they can't calm down the hearts of the people, so they let the imperial soldiers pass by!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an official from the Ministry of War who accompanied him immediately said: "Report to Gaoge, the soldiers and horses under the command of Duke Liang are being led by Jing Chuanhou and others, and are rushing to Henan Mansion. Duke Liang has already rushed to Henan in person before." government."

The officials on the Northern Tour naturally knew better.

But the governor's yamen of the river and the officials of Henan Province were all shocked.

Is Taisun going to use the court's troops so soon?

The speed is so fast, could it be that after entering Henan Road and hearing the rumors, they have already started to arrange for the mobilization of troops.

Everyone is suspicious.

"Pingping Yangwei, Ningshanwei, and Luzhouwei went south to Huaiqing Mansion and handed them over to Hu Hai, Marquis of Dongchuan. Taiyuan Left Guard, Taiyuan Right Guard, and Taiyuan Qianwei were stationed in Puzhou City, Pingyang Prefecture, and handed over to Heqing Marquis Zhang Yi. royal."

Zhu Yunxi, who hadn't spoken for a long time, spoke calmly.

Everyone was startled, even Gao Yangzhi couldn't help looking over.

Although Shanxi Road is located in the north, the front is outside the customs, so the imperial court set up and stationed many guards.

However, if the Shanxi Xingdu Division located in Datong Prefecture is excluded.In the territory of Shanxi Road, there are only more than 4 soldiers and horses.

The three mansions and the three guards of Taiyuan, a total of six guards and horses were transferred southward, which almost eliminated half of the guards and horses in Shanxi Road.

Gao Yangzhi narrowed his eyes slightly, and then he realized that this was probably related to that incident.

But now the rumors appearing in Henan Road turned out to be a good reason and excuse.

Zhu Yunxi turned around, turned his back to the crowd, and faced the Yellow River again.

"Let's check it out, let the Jin Yiwei investigate. Before the investigation is clear, no matter whether it is the third division of Henan Province or the Governor's Office of the River Road, the officials and subordinates will be on duty and their salary will be suspended."

Zhu Yunxi raised his gaze from the river and looked towards the northwest direction on the opposite bank.

Over there is Weihui Mansion of Henan Road, and Weihui Mansion used to be Shanxi Road.

Taisun has already spoken.

No one dared to speak out against it.

According to His Majesty's will, as long as the grandson leaves Beijing, everything in his place will be subject to his grandson's decree.

Locally, whether it is civil and military matters, or the rewards and punishments of hundreds of officials, all are decided by the grandson with one word.

Taisun wants to use the six guards of Shanxi Dao, and it is not the guards of the Shanxi Xingdusi in Datong Mansion, so it is naturally not a big deal, and it can be mobilized.

"Let's go alone."

Zhu Yunxi glanced at Pan Deshan who was still kneeling on the ground, then glanced at Gao Yangzhi behind him, and walked upstream along the embankment with his hands behind his back.

Gao Yangzhi understood, seeing that Pan Deshan didn't seem to hear him, he leaned forward and pulled him up.

"What happened on the river will always be found out. Pan Shangshu doesn't have to blame himself alone."

Pan Deshan opened his mouth: "Your officer..."

Gao Yangzhi immediately shook his head: "Governor Pan doesn't need to say much, you just need to know that the things on the river don't just affect the people on both sides of the river. Don't keep His Highness waiting, I'm afraid His Highness still has something to say to the Governor. .”

While talking, Gao Yangzhi dragged Pan Deshan forward.

The rest of the officials stayed where they were.

Among the officials on the northern tour, officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate have also come to communicate with officials from the Hedao Governor's Yamen.

Zhu Yunxi walked on the embankment with his hands behind his back, his eyes fixed on the front.

Although the original breach in Sanyi Township, Lanyang County has been blocked and reinforced.

But things on the river did not end there.

Therefore, there are still a large number of river workers working on both sides of the embankment.

Mostly because of Jin Yiwei's flying fish suit, the river workers lowered their heads one after another, and even their activity became quieter.

Zhu Yunxi heard footsteps behind him, and waited until the footsteps got closer.

Only then did he open his mouth and said, "Have the wages and rations set by the imperial court for the river workers been embezzled or deducted for the construction of the river?"

Gao Yangzhi looked sideways at Pan Deshan and signaled with his eyes.

Pan Deshan immediately clasped his fists, walked along with his feet, and said, "Returning to Your Highness, the wages and rations on the river are all distributed on a daily and monthly basis according to the amount set by the imperial court. All accounts are filed in the office of the governor of the river."

Zhu Yunxi nodded and looked at the river workers on both sides of the embankment. Although their bodies were covered with dirt and their complexion had been darkened by the scorching sun in the previous summer, their bones had never lost weight.

He asked again: "Winter is coming, and the winter clothes for the tens of thousands of people on the river are all ready?"

Pan Deshan replied: "Henan Province Sansi Yamen has prepared some winter clothes, and I have already sent to the household department in autumn. Please adjust the cotton and cotton clothes. They have also arrived in batches recently and put them into the warehouse."

"After winter and spring, have the materials on the river been prepared in advance?"

Pan Deshan shook his head at this moment: "The materials for winter have been prepared, enough for use, and the construction period will not be delayed. However, the materials for the river in the spring have only been issued with a number of documents, and have not yet been delivered. .”

The time is too long.

And this long river course requires an astronomical amount of materials to be used every day.

No one can prepare enough materials for several months at one time.

Zhu Yunxie sighed lightly: "Look, things on the river are in order, and you are also a person who handles affairs. The Procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishment, and Dali Temple have also sent people to supervise, so that there will be no fraud. Something happened, but it wasn't because of you, Pan Deshan."

Pan Deshan bowed and said, "No matter what, I'm the governor of the river. If something happens on the river, I can't get away with it."

Zhu Yunxi stopped, turned around and looked back at Pan Deshan.

He chuckled, and opened his mouth lightly under Pan Deshan's puzzled gaze.

"Are you going to pay for your crime with death?"

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