"Bo Yuan, how come this canal transport has only lasted two years..." Yang Ji listened to Ruan Yuan's words, but he was also puzzled. Unexpectedly, at this moment, he could only hear bursts of noise coming from the official road.

With the sound of horse hooves, a carriage drove slowly over under the setting sun. When the carriage arrived in front of Ruan Yuan and the others, it stopped unexpectedly. Then the curtains of the carriage swayed, and a beautiful woman walked out of the carriage. Wait.

The beautiful woman turned her head, and Ruan Yuan and Yang Ji were also surprised.

It turned out that this beautiful woman was Kong Luhua.

"Madam, you...why are you here?" Ruan Yuan suddenly saw his wife on the bank of the river, and was a little confused for a moment.

"Master, there is something important in the capital...there is something important in the capital, and I need to go there quickly." Looking at Kong Luhua's expression, she had always been calm and calm, but now she was extremely worried: "Master, isn't dad still in the capital now?"

Two days after you left, Huai'an received an express message saying that dad was sick in Beijing, and his condition is getting worse day by day! At Duke Yansheng's Mansion, many famous doctors have been sent to treat him, but dad still can't get up. Master, if this is the case

Go down, maybe..." As she spoke, there was a sound of sobbing in Kong Luhua's words: "Master, the fastest way at the moment is for me to go north together with you. When we get to Tianjin, I will find a boat to Beijing.

In the past eighteen years, my father and I have only been together for less than a month. Now that my father is seriously ill, I... I have to go and accompany him? "

"Madam, don't worry about this." Ruan Yuanye immediately replied: "This time when I go north, the emperor specially sent a secret message, asking me to go to Beijing to meet the saint. We can walk together on the road after Tianjin."

"Master, didn't you have three ships this time..." Listening to Ruan Yuan's words, Kong Luhua seemed to be different from what he expected. She immediately guessed 70% or 80% and asked: "Could it be that...the emperor is going to change his position as master?"

Can’t make it?”

"I thought so, but... well, I'll tell you the rest after I see the emperor. Madam, it's getting late today, so you can stay in the post house first, and we'll go along the river together tomorrow.

Let's go north, and we will probably reach the capital by the end of the month." Ruan Yuan knew that Kong Xianzeng was seriously ill at this time, and he must not cause any more trouble to his wife, so he comforted her.

Kong Luhua nodded, and the two of them went to the post house together. However, Yang Ji looked at Kong Luhua's words and guessed that Ruan Yuan was about to change his position, but he became even more confused. Seeing Ruan Yuan go further, Yang Ji

Then he also took the initiative to ask Kong Luhua: "Madam, just now...why did you infer that Boyuan was going to change his post just now after listening to Boyuan's words? Boyuan did the same, but he just received an order from the emperor.

Are you going to change your position?"

"Brother Yang, it's been almost two years since you came to Huai'an. Don't you still see these things clearly?" Kong Luhua gradually calmed down when she saw Ruan Yuan beside her, and said to Yang Ji: "Actually, Master does water transportation.

The governor has been a little unhappy in the past two years? The fundamental reason is that this province of Jiangsu has too many feudal officials. Baizhongtang is the governor of Liangjiang, Zhu Zhongcheng is the governor, Mr. Li is in Nanhe, and the master is the commander-in-chief of Cao.

, there are four governors in this province alone. Do you think they can really work together when doing things on weekdays? In fact, everyone has their own thoughts in their hearts. Bai Ling wants to monopolize power, and Mr. Li looks at the river.

The most important thing is that the master's duty is to supervise the canal as scheduled. How can they not have any disputes when these things come together? The master's previous appointment as an official was a bit too smooth. Why do you need to deal with so many personnel matters?

In the end, it is inevitable that you will be constrained by others in everything. In my opinion, if the master is transferred to a direct province without a governor to be the governor, the master will have more room for display."

"This... is true. However, I see that Bo Yuan always seems to have some big things to do in water transportation these days. If he is really transferred, then the next water governor can continue to do these things.

Are you going down?" Yang Ji felt a little unhappy, thinking that Ruan Yuan had worked hard for two years, and not only did he not receive many rewards, but he was punished by Jiaqing because of Pan Yulong's incident.

"Hey, Brother Yang, you can't let Master do all these important governor posts alone?" Kong Luhua couldn't help but sigh: "Actually, I know that Master has done enough, but the world is so big, it's difficult to handle it.

There are more than thousands of things to do? How can these many things be accomplished by just a few people?"

When Yang Ji listened to Kong Luhua's words, he felt sad for a moment. He wondered whether there was really a cure for the many shortcomings in the world.

In the following days, Ruan Yuan spent every night on the boat holding a candle, meditating, and writing memorials. It seemed that he knew that he was about to be transferred, but Ruan Yuan still hoped to pass on his experience to his successor so that he could improve the water affairs.

At the end of June, the second-incoming tanker finally arrived in Tianjin and began to unload the grain. Ruan Yuan also found another fast boat and entered Beijing together with Kong Luhua. This time Ruan Yuan's visit to Jiaqing went smoothly, and he was arranged to be introduced to the Old Summer Palace on the second day after entering Beijing.

When Ruan Yuan arrived for the audience, he entered the palace early. However, seeing that Zhang Jinzhong, whom Jiaqing trusted most before, was no longer in the palace, and the chamberlain who led him in had been replaced by Cao Jinxi, Ruan Yuan still felt a little more lonely in his heart.

But before Ruan Yuan came to the throne that day, he unexpectedly had to wait for half an hour longer. The first people Jiaqing summoned on this day were Yinghe and Wang Yinzhi. It seemed that there were many things that they disagreed with, and Jiaqing could not resolve them at the moment. Sure enough,

At this moment, Wang Yinzhi was addressing Jiaqing: "Your Majesty, there is a severe drought in the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, and I am afraid that Zhili will also be affected. I have heard that the price of rice will rise this year. If this is the case, the people will definitely be uneasy. Jingcang

It has always been tightly guarded and cannot be easily spent outside the capital, but with the current situation, if the people are uneasy, another accident will inevitably happen. Therefore, in accordance with the wishes of the minister, in the autumn of this year, rice should be sent to the capital to store rice and assist the prefectures and counties directly under the jurisdiction. It is so important.

At this time, the emperor should put the people first and not be limited to fixed rules."

"You are right." Jiaqing also nodded and said: "Next month I will send capable people to distribute the grain stored in the Beijing warehouse to Zhili. You said it very timely."

"Also, the ministers previously discussed building the wall of the Old Summer Palace, and I thought it was not necessary." Wang Yinzhi added: "There are guards in the palace, and people are not on the wall. If the imperial guards in the capital remain as before, they will have nothing to do on weekdays.

, once there is a change, you will be at a loss, so even if you build more palace walls, what is the benefit? If the imperial army trains diligently and understands the responsibility of guarding the palace, now the palace walls of the Old Summer Palace are already not low, how can they be thieves again?

Entering easily? This is because I hope that the emperor will attend to his duties and there is no need to waste any more time on the palace wall."

"Wang Yinzhi, when I saw you doing something today, it became clear to me that you are someone who dares to say things that others dare not say." Jiaqing also praised him and said: "I was the one who said something about the palace ban at the moment, but other ministers

What? After hearing what I said, I actually had no objection at all. In fact, after I finished speaking, I also understood that this is not a permanent solution. You are the first person who can bluntly say that it is inappropriate to build more palace walls. I thought you were

You are just good at learning and don't want to do political things, but you also have a certain magnanimity, which is rare and rare. Yinghe, what you are reporting today is still what you said before that the Yu Gong case should not be suddenly opened?"

"Your Majesty, in the imperial court, there is a common law for setting up officials and assigning duties. However, many of the officials who donate money are wretched people. In the previous case of Li Yuchang, Wang Shenhan donated money to supplement officials. It is like these greedy and despicable people.

How can we set an example for the imperial court?" It turns out that due to the Tianli Sect battle last year, several counties in Henan and Shandong were destroyed by Tianli believers, and this year the East River burst again. Jiaqing was discussing whether it was necessary to temporarily open the river to donate water.

The matter of donation is the so-called case of Yugong. Although the donation of river workers was public funds, as compensation, the court gave out official vacancies. Strictly speaking, it was still a sale of officials. Therefore, Yinghe did not agree with this, saying

"Your Majesty, as the treasury expenditure increases, we have to do two things: increase revenue and reduce expenditure. As for the matter of reducing expenditure, in my opinion, Mulan and Autumn can be held every year, and the visit to the mausoleum can also be held every three years, and the issue of revenue can be done.

, I think there are many shortcomings. At present, Xinjiang has reported many times that the mines there are sufficient to recruit refugees to mine, which can increase the national gold and silver annual income and relieve the hardship of the people. If it can increase revenue and reduce expenditure, why bother?

What about the case of Yu Gong? In the past, the imperial court had a lot of donations, but it was not a permanent solution. On the contrary, among the officials, many people used donations, which actually polluted the official atmosphere?"

"Yinghe, why don't I understand what you are talking about?" It seems that Jiaqing does not agree with the issue of more donations, so he can only say to Yinghe: "I just think that I have been on the throne for almost 20 years, so I don't think so.

Not to mention the merits to the common people, there is no more favor to the Mongolian vassal. If it really depends on your opinion, I am afraid that the Mongolian princes will be dissatisfied with Mulan Qiu. As for the mining, I have approved the development of the mine this year.

There are quite a few seedlings, including the gold mine in Talbahatai, the silver mine in Barkol, the iron mine in Shaanxi, and the six coal mines in Jilin. However, it is not yet known whether these mines can be opened. If more mining sources are opened,

, it doesn’t hurt the fundamentals that the mine cannot be opened. There are a large number of refugees gathering near these mine seedlings. What if there is chaos? I am not saying that it is wrong to open the mine, but everything must be done step by step? But these minerals can

It will take a year or two at the earliest to mine it out. Can the Henan East River Project not afford to wait? Nor can the local people affected by the disaster? So I still think about this matter and donate... Just donate.

Here, I will strictly check the donors. You have become the official minister, and I have left all the selection matters to you. You should understand how to use this person and who should be given priority?"

"This... I obey the order." Seeing that Jiaqing insisted on his own opinion on the donation, and everything was reasonable, Yinghe did not dare to say anything anymore.

"Well, you two are both loyal and hard-working people. If you give me your advice, I may find it useful or not. It all depends on the situation. Don't even have any personal grudges because your advice cannot be implemented at the moment. Go down.

Right." Jiaqing also continued to comfort the two of them. Yinghe and Wang Yinzhi had finished their duel, so they also left the palace. Ruan Yuan waited for the two to leave before entering and took the initiative to pay homage to Jiaqing: "I respectfully wish to pay your respects to the emperor.

Last year, there was a riot in eastern Henan, but I could not investigate earlier, so the palace was imprisoned, and the people of Hua County were killed. I am guilty of serious crimes, and I ask the emperor to punish me!"

"Okay, you are the Governor of Water Transport, and you only have control over water transport. If I ask you to arrest the rebels, wouldn't it be difficult for you?" It seems that Jiaqing's previous incident with Pan Yulong was also because the celestial phenomena afterward were exactly as Ruan Yuan thought.

After saying that, he changed his attitude towards Ruan Yuan and said: "Actually, when I think about it, in the 16th and 17th years of Jiaqing, you told me twice about rumors outside the palace, but they were not lies. What you said about Liu Lin the first time, I think

Only then did it become clear from the confessions of the thieves that Liu Lin was Lin Qing's master and had died before. Outsiders did not know the inside story, so they confused Liu Lin with Lin Qing. As for the fact that Lin Qing cannot be found in Henan, I don't blame you. Lin Qing has been growing up since the year before last.

I have lived in the suburbs of Beijing for many years and asked Henan to look for him. Who can I find? What's more, after careful investigation, I realized that many county officials in Hua County and Lin County actually believed in Lin Qingxu's story.

Yu, I would rather worship as a disciple and let the disciples investigate the master. What can they find out? Although the report you reported that day was not accurate, it was impossible for me to find out the matter at that time. If so, I will punish you.

Then who will take the initiative to report these things in the future?”
Chapter completed!