After listening to Emperor Tianqi's words, the ministers below were all stunned, and then looked at each other. It was understandable to recruit the Qi family army to Beijing. After all, the Qi family army had made many achievements this time, but what happened to the Sichuan army? But no one was stupid enough to stand up.

Question, Emperor Tianqi must have had a reason for doing this, and he had thought about it for a long time. If he stood up, he might have to get himself involved.

Nodding slowly, Emperor Tianqi looked at the ministers below with a smile. His style has begun to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Being able to implement his orders is what he needs officials, rather than just coming out to make noises.

Qingliu .

"My dear friends, do you have anything to report to me?" Looking at the ministers below, Emperor Tianqi asked with a smile. In fact, the ministers of the Ming Dynasty were more accustomed to submitting memorials. Only when the emperor did not go to court, the eunuchs controlled the government affairs.

At that time, these ministers thought about letting the emperor come out to manage politics. For an emperor like Emperor Tianqi who basically came out every morning, the ministers rarely discussed anything at the court meeting, except of course big things.

After Emperor Tianqi finished speaking, several people stood up, but they were all talking about small things. After Emperor Tianqi replied one by one, the court fell into silence again.

Looking back at Wang Chengen, Emperor Tianqi smiled and said, "Let Zuo Guangdou go to the palace."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" After bowing to Emperor Tianqi, Wang Chengen gently shook the fly whisk in his hand, and shouted angrily: "Send Zuo Guangdou an audience!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Jin Yiwei standing at the door shouted: "Zuo Guangdou is here to see you."

It didn't take long for Zuo Guangdou to walk in slowly, but he was wearing commoner clothes instead of official uniform. Originally, he was a third-rank doctor, Jiayi, with the title of Minister of the Ministry of War.

In essence, what he was doing was the Liaodong Economic Strategy. But he resigned from the Liaodong Economic Strategy. Naturally, he couldn't keep those two. You can't say that I don't want to do the Liaodong Economic Strategy. Your Majesty, please give me another job! This is the rhythm of courting death.

Therefore, what Zuo Guangdou wrote was naturally about his resignation. After Emperor Tianqi's announcement, this high-ranking official immediately changed from a third-rank official to an unofficial one. However, both the minister and Zuo Guangdou knew in their hearts that Zuo Guangdou

He wanted to change his position. But now it seemed that he didn't know where he would go, so when Zuo Guangdou entered the palace, everyone was looking at him.

"Student Zuo Guangdou meets Your Majesty, long live my emperor!" Although Zuo Guangdou was removed from his official position, his status as a Jinshi is still there, and his foundation is solid, so naturally he does not need to be called a commoner. But obviously,

I'm not quite used to this title. I haven't used it for many years, and I feel very awkward when I say it.

Seeing Zuo Guangdou's embarrassed look, everyone in the hall had different expressions. Emperor Tianqi, who was sitting on the dragon throne, couldn't help laughing. He coughed lightly. Emperor Tianqi said with a smile: "Zuo Guangdou, how is Liaodong?

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"Your Majesty, Xiong Tingbi, the governor of Liaodong, is a man of great ability, and the students admire him very much. The situation in the frontier area is complicated, and the students do not understand military affairs, so they are really helpless." Zuo Guangdou was also very uneasy. Since he came back

Emperor Tianqi didn't see him either, and he couldn't feel his pulse. When he saw Emperor Tianqi asking questions, he first said a few words for himself.

Nodding slowly, Emperor Tianqi knew that it was almost done. He waved his hand gently to indicate that Guangdong was standing aside, and said in a deep voice: "I have something to discuss with my beloveds!" He picked it up.

A memorial said in a solemn tone: "This year

Xia Xun, the imperial court ordered the rivers to be reorganized and unblocked. But at this time, corrupt officials were rampant and illegal. Zhang Fang was sentenced to Guanhetong in Cangzhou for corruption. This is the memorial of the imperial censor." said Emperor Tianqi.

He gently shook the memorial in his hand.

The ministers below looked at each other again. What is going on? Emperor Tianqi's thinking seemed to be jumping a little, and the people around him couldn't keep up. But there were also smart people. Several of them glanced at the man standing aside with a low eyebrow.

Zuo Guangdou.

No matter which dynasty you are in, river management is a top priority. The so-called genius-man-made disasters, flood disasters have always been a major disaster in this era. The Yellow River often bursts, corpses are often found everywhere, and fields are flooded.

The Ming Dynasty was no exception. In the ninth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, the minister was sent to take charge of river management. Later, he sometimes sent ministers and censors of the capital. In the seventh year of Chenghua, he established a river governor and was stationed in Jining, Shandong. The first chief river officer was Wang Shu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.

At the beginning, the Yellow River was less in danger, and the imperial court appointed the governor who was in charge of water transportation to also be in charge of river affairs. When there was a flood, a member of the chief river minister was temporarily dispatched to deal with the problem, and he withdrew immediately after the incident, and it was established on a permanent basis. In the fourth year of Zhengde, it was stipulated that the governor of the capital should be appointed as the censor.

In the thirteenth year of Jiajing's reign, he held the title of Shangshu or Shilang of the Ministry of Imperial History and Processing. In the fourth year of Longqing's reign, he was given the title of admiral to supervise military affairs. At this time, the Governor of Water Transport could be said to be unique. He controlled water transport and was in charge of the world's river engineering.

, and also had military power. In the fifth year of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng reformed and changed the position of Prime Minister of Hecao to concurrently supervise military affairs. In the eighth year of Wanli, this position was abolished. It was not until the 30th year of Wanli that the imperial court divided the responsibilities of He and Cao again.

The ministers went over the matter of the river canal in their heads, and they really didn't know what Emperor Tianqi wanted to do. For a small Cangzhou Guanhetong magistrate, the official position of the sixth grade, Emperor Tianqi's casual reward would not be such a small one

Officer, why is he worried about this?

"River management is the foundation of the country and the most important thing. The two crimes of corruption and river bank management are unforgivable. I will not treat such people lightly. My dear friends, I am ready to rectify the river work in the world and send a capable minister to do it.

Officials, I visited various water bodies and inspected the river channel projects. I wonder what you, my beloved ministers, think?" Squinting his eyes gently, Emperor Tianqi looked at the ministers below with amusement.

The ministers below all lowered their heads and thought, although this is a hard job, it is also a lucrative job, a beautiful job. Just from the filial piety that goes to various places, I don't know how much I will collect, and there is no need to deliberately search for anything.

However, thinking about why Emperor Tianqi mentioned this matter, and the behavior of Emperor Tianqi since he ascended the throne, many people are worried. If something is not found out, or if something goes wrong, let alone the Governor of the River, I am afraid that even now

I can't even keep my wèizhi.

For a long time, no one stood up. Although this was what the governor of the river should do, Emperor Tianqi did not say that he would restore the system of governor of the river. He sent imperial envoys to the local areas to inspect and regulate the river, but no one could say anything. However, he did not stand up.

Coming out to volunteer is obviously a hard job, and it can cost you your life if you don't do it right.

Seeing that no one was talking, Emperor Tianqi knew that his guess was indeed correct. This kind of thing is not something that anyone can do if they want to. To use a twenty-first century saying, the technical content of this work is too high and ordinary people cannot do it.

"Your Majesty, I have this report!" Just when Emperor Tianqi wanted to say something, a man stood up and saluted Emperor Tianqi and said respectfully.

"Yang Aiqing, just tell me if you have anything." Seeing that it was Yang He, the censor of Zuodu, Emperor Tianqi smiled and nodded, and asked softly.

Yang He bowed slightly and said in a solemn tone: "Your Majesty, since we are inspecting the world's water conservancy, we cannot appoint an imperial envoy. Firstly, there are too many things for one person to handle. Secondly, one person cannot handle it.

It’s easy to go wrong. There are too many things involved in Sanlai River Engineering, and it’s impossible for anyone to be proficient in them all.”

Before he finished speaking, the ministers all nodded in agreement. What Yang He said made sense. If he was sent not by one person, but by a team, then this matter would be very exciting. Not only could he improve his qualifications,

Build prestige and connections, and if there is any problem, the boss will still take care of it. By doing this, Yang He has reduced the risks a lot. Although the benefits are small, they are much better than before.

Nodding slowly, Emperor Tianqi also felt that what Yang He said made sense. After pondering for a while, Emperor Tianqi asked quite seriously: "Yang Aiqing, what are your ideas? Just say it."

"Your Majesty, I feel that since it is an inspection, it should be divided into several parts. Some check the ability of the river management officials, some check whether the river embankments are strong, and some check the situation of corruption. One person is the governor of this matter, and as for the others

Everyone has their own responsibilities. This requires the participation of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works. The Imperial Procuratorate sends a censor, and the emperor can also send a team of royal guards to intimidate Xiaoxiao and deal with the offending officials." Yang He bowed.

, the expression on his face was very serious, and he expressed his thoughts meticulously.

No one was talking in the court. Emperor Tianqi pondered for a long time, nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice: "As Aiqing said, this matter will be done like this! But for this governor, does Aiqing have anything to do with it?"

The right person?"

"Your Majesty, I recommend Zuo Guangdou." Yang He pondered for a moment before speaking.

Emperor Tianqi was slightly stunned. He really wanted Zuo Guangdou, but he didn't discuss it with Yang He. He probably didn't know. Did he see it? But according to Emperor Tianqi's understanding of Yang He, even if he knew it was him

I have never seen anyone do what I want.

"I wonder if you, my dear friends, have any other opinions?" Emperor Tianqi asked in a deep voice, turning his gaze to the other ministers.

The ministers didn't know what was going on, and they thought it was Yang He and Emperor Tianqi singing a double act, so they would naturally not cause trouble. However, a few people didn't know who they wanted to flatter, and they stood up to fight Zuo Guangdou.

The compliment made Zuo Guangdou, who was standing aside, feel a little embarrassed.

Although there were some twists and turns in the process, Emperor Tianqi's goal was achieved, and he nodded slowly. Looking at Liu Yijing aside, Emperor Tianqi ordered: "The cabinet will come up with a charter as soon as possible and submit it to me as soon as possible.

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"Yes, Your Majesty!" Liu Yijing said in a deep voice after bowing to Emperor Tianqi.
Chapter completed!