Emperor Kangxi: Yuyu Chengxiang

Chapter 40
Wei Dongting was humble and polite, speaking lightly, but very firmly.In his capacity, it is definitely not a joke.For a moment, not only Jin Fu, Ethan Ah, etc., but also Chen Huang and others were all dumbfounded.It took Yisang a long time to come back to his senses, and said with a smile: "Master Wei, you can really send charcoal in a timely manner!" Wei Dongting heard that there were thorns in his words, but he was very experienced in the world and never caused trouble, so he said: "Whoever dares to send charcoal in a timely manner is willing to do so." Is it the emperor's errand? I can help there, so it's not good to stand by." Then, he took out the bank note from his sleeve and handed it to Jin Fu, "Just tell them to go to the Nanjing Customs House to pick up the money."

"I'm afraid this is inappropriate?" Ethan Ah suddenly felt humiliated.This Wei Dongting broke out halfway, it's too inexplicable.After holding back, he still couldn't help it, and said with a smile, "Tear down the east wall to make up for the west wall, so what about the east wall?" Yilaka pretended to be deaf while drinking tea. Those who come to be an official must make good friends, have good relatives, and have someone to take care of them when they have something to do!" Song Wenyun walked to an inconspicuous corner of the hall to chat with Chen Huang, Feng Zhiren and Peng Xueren.

"Master Cui, what are you talking about?" Wei Dongting suddenly turned his face and asked after hearing Cui Yawu's words were not authentic.Although he was smiling, Cui Yawu was stunned by his eyes and did not dare to repeat his words.Ethan Ah said: "He Du and Customs have nothing to do with each other. Your Excellency donates so generously. It's no wonder that Mr. Cui is suspicious. Even a student, I find it incredible."

"I just said as soon as I came in that this is the emperor's messenger." Wei Dongting hurriedly explained, focusing on calming down the matter.But Ethan'a didn't appreciate it, and immediately said: "But the emperor didn't order to take care of the river affairs!"

"The emperor's decree is only for the adults to inspect the water transportation, and did not ask you to intervene in the river affairs!"

Wei Dongting backed down again and again, but was finally irritated, his face changed suddenly, his eyes glowed, and he said: "The embankment burst, and the governor of the river should be punished. What is the fault of the people? I, Wei Dongting, was the governor. It's like, what's the point of being so picky about helping me with a few taels of silver?"

"I'm an imperial envoy!" Ethan Ah was stunned to answer speechlessly, twisted his neck tightly, and said with a sneer, "Jin Fu Guen read his post, defeated Xiaojiadu, and flooded more than seventy villages—come on !"

"twitter!"

"Remove his crown!"

This sudden fury of thunder stunned everyone.Chen Huang and the others hurriedly exited the hall, and stood dumbfounded in the corridor, their faces all white.Jin Fu knelt down calmly, waved his hands to stop Goshha who came up to pick off the top, took off his hat, twisted off the coral top with trembling hands and handed it over, saying: "Minister, obey the order!" Wei Dongting was beside him drank:
"slow!"

If there is no special order for the first and second ranks of the imperial envoys, except for emergencies, the order must be requested.Ethan Ah's move was beyond his authority, and he wanted to show Wei Dongting a show of authority.Of course Wei Dongting understood, he was trembling all over with anger, he took a step forward, raised his face and smiled and said to Ethan: "Please step aside for now."

"Huh, huh?" Ethan was furious, "What qualifications do you have for me to avoid you?"

Wei Dongting's face was gloomy, and he said word by word: "I have a secret order from the emperor, and I have something to ask Jin Fu!"

After saying this, everyone in the hall looked at each other in blank dismay.But since it was a secret order from the emperor, it was something that everyone had to avoid, so everyone got up to leave solemnly.Ethan Ah didn't expect Wei Dongting to have this skill, his face was blue and red, he couldn't recover for a long time, his lips trembling "this" for a long time, then he stood up helplessly, bowed to Wei Dongting, but backed away.Seeing that he was extremely embarrassed, Wei Dongting took two steps back.He patted Ethan's shoulder at the entrance of the hall, and said sincerely: "Dear brother, think about it for yourself, it's not that you force me to do nothing, how can I be willing to do this? Dongting has been with the emperor for many years, and he knows that today is not to be bullied." Lord—you have to think about this all the time when you do any job, and you must not be arrogant and invite crimes..." Yi Sang'a only glanced blankly at Jin Fu who hadn't removed his top hat, nodded, and dragged his mouth Steps like lead went out.Wei Dongting then turned around and came back, staring at Jin Fu without saying a word.

There were only the two of them left in the hall, kneeling and standing, without speaking for a long time, only an imperial clock chiming unhurriedly and rhythmically.

"Jin Fu," Wei Dongting said, "Dongting is here to ask you."

"Chen Jin Fu." Jin Fu tapped his head three times, "Listen respectfully to the hadith!"

Wei Dongting rustled and unfolded the folder.Every ten days, he has a routine of secret scriptures to play Kangxi directly, about the weather, the price of rice, river taxes, officialdom competition, faction disputes, academic literature, and even local anecdotes, jokes, and performances of certain plays in a certain place. Everything is well prepared.The head of heaven and earth, the corners, and the lines between the lines in the excerpts are all Kangxi's annotations.Wei Dongting selected comments related to Jin Fu and cross-examined each item.Such as:

It was reported before that Jin Fu violated the order and did not plant trees on the embankment. You can ask him why?How does the governor ensure that the levee is safe from autumn floods?

The tank boats going north to the Luoma Lake area capsized more than [-] ships this year. I asked Jin Fu if there was any good way to buffer this section of the road...

Both the ruling and opposition parties disagreed with the battle of reducing the dam, and they were very disappointed that they could not read it in person.Erke asked Jin Fu, is there a successful way to do this in ancient times, and can it reduce water?You can go to the riverworks to have a look. If you need help, you can borrow a little from the customs...

There are more than ten items.Only Kangxi didn't know about the crossing of Xiao's family, and he hasn't asked about it yet.

Wei Dongting listened carefully to Jin Fu's arguments, nodded and said: "My lord, please get up. According to what I heard, since there is no way to reduce the dam in ancient times, and there is such a big collapse this autumn, it seems that we should proceed with caution. The next day I will return You need to see a few places in person, and then report to the Holy Spirit—more than [-] people were drowned in the Xiaojiadu breach, and Ge Li has already given the actual report. If you have any report, if it is not convenient for the court to report, you can tell me, I will It can be replaced by Mi Chen."

Jin Fu glanced at Wei Dongting in surprise, and saw Wei Dongting's expression was calm, his eyes were deep, and he seemed to be in deep thought all the time.Jin Fu couldn't help but sigh: What a character!If I knew this earlier, why bother with the Pearl, and only deal with the surname Wei, how reliable it is!Thinking about it, he leaned over and said: "Everyone has said this, which shows the deep love. Jin really has something to hide..." Then he recounted the fierce argument with Shi Chenglong in detail.

"My lord, please don't get me wrong." Wei Dongting seemed to see Jin Fu's thoughts, and said with a smile, "I, like my lord, are the emperor's servants, so I should be sincere and united. Customs, rivers, and transportation are connected to each other, and it is my duty to represent lord faithfully. After General Shi Lang entered the imperial court to ask for training, the navy went south. The war in Taiwan is about to start, and the emperor ordered me to coordinate the supplies, so I can't help but care about it!"

Hearing these words, Jin Fu felt a little comforted, and a little bit like a reprimand. He couldn't help but blushed, and quickly changed the topic and said, "Although Xiao Jiadu has been decided, please act on your behalf. I have a remedy—— He glanced at the calm Wei Dongting, "After the next spring, the reduction dam can be repaired without additional silver taels from the imperial court. At this time, it is announced that I am afraid that the sage will say that I will avoid punishment, so I have to say that I will make up for it with family property."

"Ok?"

"This collapse was actually caused by the unfinished Xiaojiadu dam reduction project, and I cannot shirk my responsibility." Jin Fu said according to the plan agreed with Chen Huang and others, "The flow of Xiaojiadu water is one thousand in an instant. Five hundred, until the water level of the Qingjiang River drops seven feet, the flow in the river drops to 950 in an instant. That is to say, there are 550 flows of yellow water flowing down the river from Xiaojiadu in an instant. The place where the river goes down has been established since the Yongle period. In a swamp, once the yellow water passes through, it can silt 75 hectares of land. These unowned lands are sold at three taels of silver per mu, and the silver can be obtained is [-]. The silver is exchanged for work, and the repair and reduction of the dam is more than enough for self-sufficiency..."

"I don't understand." Wei Dongting's moonlight was a little melancholy. "It's such a good thing, why didn't you catch Miao before the rain? If you let the water flood the river the year before last, wouldn't you save hundreds of thousands of silver?"

After hearing this, Jin Fu hurriedly said: "This is where my plan was not well planned. My lord asked a good question, and I have nothing to say--it was after the break-up, after careful consideration, that I realized that the break-up could be repaired--I am in vain. I didn’t dare to write it clearly in the impeachment booklet. I respectfully ask Mr. Huchen to express the meaning of Jin Fu’s conviction.”

"That's all I want to ask." Wei Dongting stretched his body, took a sip of tea and sat down, and said with a smile, "Zihuan, I'm just saying something gossip, you just listen to it—why did you get a woman to bring it to me?" Beijing, force people to recognize their relatives?"

Jin Fu was stunned for a long time before remembering that it was Xiuzhi. He couldn't help being startled, and hurriedly said, "Huchen, did you hear this? The emperor said it?" Wei Dongting smiled and said, "It doesn't matter who said it. I think You are honest enough to take care of this kind of thing, it is a big taboo. If it were me, I would spend a few dollars to raise their mother and child first, and see the opportunity to settle in private. He is also good-looking, and you will be fulfilled Why did they make everyone feel useless?" Jin Fu suddenly remembered the matter of Mingzhu taking Xiuzhi in, neither did he see the letter, nor did he hear that Li Guangdi recognized his relatives, what kind of medicine is in this gourd?

He opened his mouth, but didn't dare to ask: the personnel affairs here are too complicated, he didn't dare.

"I'm just talking casually. It's not a national event. It's not a big deal." Wei Dongting laughed, "Master Yi and the others are invited to come—after business is over, I'm thirsty and want to drink, Duke Zihuan, you have to be a landlord ah!"

(End of this chapter)