Empress Xiaozhao

The first large prefecture and county that the emperor passed after his southern patrol was probably the Jinan Prefecture in the Qi Lu area. Because of the imperial concubine's presence, even though the emperor was visiting the south for national affairs, he had to consider the feeling of the imperial concubine at the moment. Thus, the emperor did not hurry on his journey as he usually did. Instead, he rested and reorganized for five days in the Ji Nan Palace.

"Imperial Concubine, do you think that the Baimu and Pearl Springs can match up to His Majesty's inscription?" On the first day after the emperor had rewarded the name of the Jinan Mansion, Ba-shu Quan, the inscription turbulent, Qingyi. That day, when the imperial concubines were resting at the Ji Nan Mansion's inn, when the emperor was discussing court matters, the imperial concubines naturally had to withdraw.

"Thus, although a few people already knew the Emperor's inscription, they had never seen what it looked like." Since his Majesty was already speaking out of thin air, naturally, these two gulps of spring water were up to the task. I don't know why you have to keep arguing over such trivia. "

In the past few days, although he was able to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the coast, Imperial Consort Xian was still very anxious. It had been half a month since he had left the capital, and a few noble people might have known that the Imperial Consort Xian was a gentle person who would not argue with him. Now that the Imperial Consort Xian had gotten angry, he should naturally be terrified.

"Imperial Concubine is right, these things are all small matters, so there is no need to delay this beautiful scene for such a small matter." Imperial Consort Hui was a little older than the empress, and was considered old in the palace. Although she was tired of nobles who did not understand the rules, she still restrained her patience in front of the Imperial Consort Xian.

Seeing that the imperial concubine was displeased, she naturally had to step forward to smooth things over.

"Chenqie knows her wrongs and will definitely not make another mistake in the future." In the end, this matter was exposed, "Alright, let's disperse." "Since Baotu Spring is a scenery of Jinan Prefecture, you don't have to be so cautious in front of me."

The emperor had left his imperial concubines in the Ji Nan City, and on the tenth day of his stay at Mount Tai, he had ascended the peak of Mount Tai. Since ancient times, Mt. Tai was used by emperors as a sacrifice to heaven and earth. From the First Emperor of Qin Dynasty to the Chongzhen Emperor of Ming Dynasty, the wise and benevolent Monarch always hoped that he could reach the peak of Mt. Tai and offer sacrifices to the heavens to pray for peace of the nation.

After the Emperor ascended Mt. Tai, he personally went to the Little World of Confucius, wrote "Primordial Heaven and Earth", then went to the East Peak Temple, and offered his services to Mt. Tai. Then the Emperor rested for the night at the summit of Mount Tai, and the next day descended upon Mount Tai. It was the fifth day after the Emperor descended from Mt. Tai. The empress dowager and concubines who had stayed in the Ji Nan City waited for the emperor, and then followed the emperor on their journey south.

On October 18th, the emperor's ceremonial visit arrived at the main township of river control. The Yellow River was flooding even more violently after the change of roads. During the time of the Third Prince, because the Yellow River had broken its banks, the Emperor had no choice but to order the work department to get along with them in order to consolidate its banks. However, because the flood of the Yellow River could only come slowly, he had no choice but to be cautious, and the work department did not dare to bet the lives of tens of thousands of citizens on the Yellow River.

On October 19th, the Emperor moved from his dormitory to Taoyuan County. "Under the lead of the Tidor, the Emperor inspected the dangerous projects within one hundred and eighty miles of the northern shore of the Yellow River and gathered all the people." The Yellow River had not been settled for thousands of years. Yin Reng, this is a matter that concerns the governance of the country. "You must remember, if the Yellow River is overflowing, it will not be beneficial to the land."

The crown prince, eldest prince and third prince all followed the emperor and listened to his views on the governance of river work.

"Your Majesty, it's better for you to stay out of the way. The upstream water is turbulent. The Yellow River used to flood in September, but there are no longer any floods. But this year, not only has time changed, but I'm afraid that the riverbank that was repaired last time will have to be strengthened again. "

"No one could have predicted that the emperor himself would encounter such a large amount of Yellow River water upon his personal inspection." I am the Son of Heaven, do you think I have any reason to avoid you? "Since that's the case, it just so happens that I should take a good look at just how the Yellow River is."

On the 20th of October, the emperor brought three princes to Qing Shui's side, escorted by his guards. Accompanied by the River Governor, Jin Fu, they walked for more than ten miles to look at the Yellow River levee. Although it was muddy to the knees, it was still extremely difficult.

He even boarded the Tianfei Gate to investigate the situation of the Yellow River personally. As a result, the Yellow River became turbulent.

"If the dam is converted into a grass dam, what will happen to the river?"

"Yu Chenglong had already mentioned it before, this humble subject has already tried it here. Although it was effective, it isn't the best. However, it's still possible. "

"In that case, let's make the arrangements."

So the emperor ordered the river dam to be changed into a grass dam, with another seven Li, Taiping second sluice, to divide the water potential.

The emperor ordered Jin Fu, "We have always paid attention to the river work. Every time we peruse the books on river defense and the places where we enter every year, we will talk about them. Even though he knew that it was difficult to construct a river, and he had never experienced it himself, the flow of the river was vast, and the height of the embankment could not be understood. This is a detailed survey of the terrain and the current situation, such as Xiao Jia Du, Jiu Li Gang, Cui Jia Zhen... "In all areas, there is a great danger to the place where people are fleeing and the long embankments and water dams are built to be protected from the danger." "

The Emperor had two capable subordinates who could manage the affairs of river work. One was the current Governor of river work, Jin Fu. The Emperor currently had two capable ministers called Yu Chenglong. One was born in the Ming Dynasty, and Yu Chenglong Jr.

Yu Chenglong, the governor of the two rivers, had died during his term of office, which was April 23, 2003. Yu Chenglong has been an official all his life, so it's not too much for the current Zhang Jizheng. " After finding out that Yu Chenglong had died, the Emperor personally wrote the inscription for him. Not only that, the Emperor bestowed upon Yu Chenglong the title of Crown Prince's Protector. Although it was just an empty seat, this was the Emperor's high evaluation of Yu Chenglong.

The governor of two rivers, one of the nine most senior border feudal ministers of the imperial government, was the head of the military and civil affairs of the three provinces of Wangang and Wangang. His official residence was of the first rank. It could be said that Yu Chenglong's position had already reached the point where everyone was envious of him.

However, in the early years, Yu Chenglong was a depressed and unambitious person, he was a late bloomer. As the second son of the family, not long after Yu Chenglong was born, his mother passed away. Although it was so, Yu Chenglong had been studying hard since he was young. He had been studying hard for 12 years, and when Yu Chenglong participated in the hometown examination, the examiners of the provincial capital of Taiyuan had openly bribed and accepted bribes.

Yu Chenglong was a straightforward person, he had a clear personality. As a result, the exam paper on the suffering of the cheating, straight out of the heart. As a result, the name of the official rankings was unknown and he had barely managed to get a secondary rank. The secondary scorer was only there to prepare for the new students. He could not be counted as a secondary scorer, but he could still directly participate in the examination.

After the competition, Yu Chenglong was considered to be in the top few. However, after seeing the rampant corruption and bribery of officials, he took the excuse of his father's old age as an excuse to resign and return home. At home, although Yu Chenglong had his own career plans, he could do nothing as this world did not allow it.

So he married his wife and children and waited for the right moment. Shun Zhi had studied from four years to eight years, and he had studied at the official academy set up at the Chongshan Temple in Taiyuan for four years.

In these eleven years, with the death of Yu Chenglong's elder brother, and the birth of his third son, Ting Yuan, the burden of their entire family's life had fallen onto's shoulders. His father was old and sickly, and had to be treated as medicine. Even though her stepmother, Lady Li, was healthy, she was also in her late years. The eldest son, the second son go to school, the family expenses a lot, the family assets are embarrassed because of this. In order to support his family and bring him to school, Yu Chenglong busied himself with household chores all day, and did not have the time and energy to participate in the Imperial examinations.

Shun Zhi took fifteen years, due to his father's illness. After this time, Yu Chenglong really became a fatherless and motherless person. Three years later, Yu Chenglong, who had a period of filial piety, studied under the Crown Prince. Yu Chenglong who was already a young man, did not give up on an official like Ren Ran.

"Beiming, have you thought about whether or not you are really unsuited to be an official?" Seeing that Yu Chenglong wanted to refute him, Zhang San indicated for Yu Chenglong to listen to what he had to say.

"I know what you mean. Yes, you are a late bloomer, but have you ever thought about Beiming Tang? You are already so old, and have lived for so many years." If you leave home, what do you want your children and siblings to do? "

"Sister-in-law, it's fine as long as she follows you through hardships, but Sister-in-law also has no complaints. Keeping house for you, raising your children, filial piety to your parents. But now that you have left, leaving your widowed mother and children at home to suffer, is this what a man should do? "

"Elder brother, why do you need to persuade me? This is an extremely good opportunity to put it in front of me." "Right now, the imperial court is in the midst of employing people. I believe that with my ability, I will definitely be able to obtain the appointment of the Emperor."

Disregarding the obstruction of his family and friends, Yu Chenglong abandoned his wife and children. Carrying the ambition of "never having enough food for one's heart and vowing to never having it for good", he accepted the Qing Dynasty's appointment and went to a faraway borderland, the Guangxi Luocheng, to serve as a county magistrate. One must know that in Luocheng County, other than being desolate, there was also the rudeness of local customs.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Luocheng County was a barbarian land. The people here not only had no roots or leaves, they also liked to rob and rob. Therefore, the Luocheng County was completely deserted within a hundred miles. From the time the capital received the emperor's order to the time in Luocheng County, Yu Chenglong took two whole months.

"Hey, I said you're the new Luocheng County County Magistrate, right? Do you know the rules here? " A tall and sturdy man with a full beard was at the entrance of Luocheng County, stopping Yu Chenglong who was riding on his old horse. Yu Chenglong was already past his prime, so his body was naturally no longer as healthy as it was in the past. The Yu Family was originally a poor family to begin with, so Yu Chenglong's two sleeves cool breeze was not bad at all.

"I say, why is a county magistrate so shabby?" For a official to act like you, you truly do not have any future prospects. " Yu Chenglong was previously a farmer, so he did not have the arrogance of a government official. The big sized man looked at Yu Chenglong's skinny body and noticed that he did not have the usual fat head or big ears of a county magistrate.

"Forget it, it seems like you are different from the others. Just follow me into the city, my name is Luo San, and my family is Xing San. I wonder what the county magistrate's name is? " All those who had fallen were likely to have that kind of roguish temperament as well. Therefore, the Grand Master who was following Yu Chenglong did not have a good impression of this boorish man.