Chapter 378: Abandon the pawn to save the commander
After the Grand Canal was repaired, Yang Guang couldn't wait to leave for Zhuojun. It's like buying a favorite product online and it has been mailed to your home, and you can't wait to open it and take a look.
The army left Jinyang, walked through Jingxing and entered Hengshan County, Wei Zheng's hometown, and then headed north to the northern entrance of the Grand Canal in Zhuo County.
The Grand Canal is not a stagnant water; it is a wide river channel with abundant water flow formed by the introduction of multiple rivers.
At the northern end, there are Sanggan River, Gu River, Baoqiu River, and Lu River, which merge into the canal, then enter the Haihe River from Hejian County, and flow eastward to the sea.
Among them, the Guhe River is the Baihe River in later generations, and the Baoqiu River is the Chaohe River in later generations. They are the two major rivers entering the Miyun Reservoir in Beijing. Both rivers are tributaries of the Haihe River.
The canal is undoubtedly a very complex project, especially the finishing work at the north and south ends. It is extremely important. If it is not done properly, the waterway will collapse and flood the surrounding areas.
On the Luoyang side, there has been no problem for a long time. After all, when the Tongji Canal was built, the entrance to the Yellow River had been opened. The Yellow River flows into the sea and the current is fast. There is no problem of the water level rising and collapsing the river banks.
In Zhuo County in the north, Yan Bi is also an expert. He has penetrated several tributaries of the Hai River early and merged them into the Hai River to share the huge momentum after the water enters the river.
The project is very complex, and there are many factors to consider, such as rainfall, geology, water flow rate of each river, and the layout of river embankments, etc.
So far, it seems that we are done.
After Yuwenshu entered Hebei, he knew which road the emperor would take to Zhuojun, so he sent troops early to clean up the surrounding areas along the road.
All the refugees were driven away, and the narrow roads had to be widened. As for the bandits, none were spared and all were killed.
He could not let Yang Guang see anything with negative energy, so Yang Guang would arrive in Jizhou District, Tianjin, Ji County, the capital of Zhuo County, comfortably.
Every time Yang Guang visited an area, the local governor had to offer food. This food offering was not only food, but also beautiful women and local specialties. The variety of Chinese local specialties that Yang Guang had eaten in his life was very large, and it was not inferior to all the Yanzu.
, as for the beauties with different styles from different regions, none of them can be compared to Yan Neng.
If the food presented satisfies Yang Guang, Yang Guang would reward him with property, food, official positions, and even lordship.
Now you understand, if you want to go up, the best shortcut is to serve the emperor well.
And Yang Guang famously called it "Xunxing". The word "Xingxing" represents the luck of the local official. It means that you are lucky when I visit your place. As long as you treat me well, I will give you a lot of benefits, and you don't have to refuse.
The original words are: The emperor praises those who are lucky because of this, which is not enough.
But this time after Comrade Yang Guang arrived in Zhuojun, he put forward a grand plan.
He felt that this time he left the capital, then went north to Yulin, and then all the way east to Zhuojun. During this period, there was no easy road.
Isn’t this nonsense? Your Guanfengxing Palace, even today’s highways can allow you to pass smoothly. How can ancient roads carry your precious thing?
This time, everyone except King Qi’s party opposed it.
Are you kidding me? The canal has just been completed and we need to build another road? Or is it a three-thousand-mile road from Yulin to Zhuojun?
From now on, there are already courtiers hoping that Yang Guang will die soon.
One project a year, and it's a thousand-year plan. Even ten Sui Dynasties can't withstand such disasters like yours?
Fortunately, Yang Guang did not force it this time, because there was another major issue before him, which was more important than Xiu Chi Dao, and that was the selection of the crown prince.
Zhuojun was not a good place. It was a frontier fortress after all. Yang Guang did not like to stay here for a long time and took a boat directly south to Luoyang.
Pei Ju knew all about his next itinerary, and Pei Ju also told Yang Ming.
After Yang Guang arrived in Luoyang, he would stay for a while, then return to the capital, and then he would go on a special western tour.
Putting himself in his shoes, Yang Ming felt that he was far from having the energy. People in later generations have become richer and have convenient transportation. They only travel once or twice a year. You are traveling every year.
Here in Luoyang, Yang Jian has already begun to prepare for the grand pick-up ceremony. He knows his son Mo Ruofu, and he knows what kind of pissed off his father is.
Banzhu Wharf has been cleaned up. On the official road from the wharf to Luoyang, there is not even a stone the size of a date. The road is paved with flowers and people line the road to welcome it. It is very extravagant and wasteful.
All ministers, officials, and major families were waiting on the dock for the emperor's return.
It only takes fifteen days to travel from Zhuojun to Luoyang by boat. Once this project is launched, goods from the south will smoothly enter Hebei, prompting national trade to form a network that connects the north and the south. From an economic point of view, a humanistic point of view, and even a national defense point of view
, this canal can be called the artery of the country.
On the ninth day of November, Yang Guang arrived in Luoyang.
The days are just right, the ninth day is an auspicious day, and before the new year, I don't have to endure the severe cold in the north, and I can rest comfortably in Luoyang for a while.
In Qianyang Hall, Yang Guang presided over the court meeting.
He didn't show any signs of fatigue. On the contrary, all the ministers in the palace looked as tired as wilted eggplants. Everyone was tanned during this northern tour.
"I am also tired, but state affairs cannot be neglected for a day. Some things still need to be dealt with first," Yang Guang said in the opening remarks.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Heng, the imperial censor, stood up and said:
"I have made a preliminary investigation into the civil unrest and losses in Shanxi, and I would like to ask your Majesty to take a look at it."
It took such a short time to find out? No, in fact, when Yang Guang ordered a strict investigation, he had already found out. The delay until now is just a matter of situation.
Gao Ye, the chamberlain, took the memorial and handed it to Yang Guang. Yang Guang flipped through it casually and understood.
The numbers on the memorial are different from the numbers Zhang Heng reported to him privately. One is less and the other is more.
Naturally, the smaller number shall prevail.
"There are more than 10,000 mourners, and 70,000 displaced civilians," Yang Ming threw away the memorial and sneered: "A group of bandits ruined Shangdang like this? How did Lu Yongji deal with it?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zheng Yuanshou, the minister of Dali Temple, stood up and said: "The King of Qin ordered that the princes be reduced to the people."
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the hall.
"The King of Qin is so majestic. A noble prince and a relative of the emperor was demoted to the bottom?" Yu Shiji sneered.
Yu Shiji is now very powerful. He can already participate in the selection of officials and has arbitrary power. He just relied on photographing the emperor's horses to achieve his current status. He is also the provincial eunuch in the palace and the minister of internal history. He basically follows Yu Wenshu and Yang
They are almost equal to each other.
The emperor needs treacherous ministers, who can help him solve many problems.
"Being demoted to a commoner does not understand the hatred in my heart," Yang Guang said in a deep voice.
Yu Shiji was stunned and said quickly: "It seems that King Qin's handling is still appropriate, but it is suspected of overstepping. According to the rules, he should have informed your majesty in advance."
After Yang Guang's words, Yu Shiji immediately realized that the emperor was probably planning to deal with the Hebei matter seriously and would no longer be perfunctory.
Gao Jong smiled and said: "According to the system, the garrison of the capital has full power to handle affairs, and the King of Qin is handling it according to the order. What's wrong with it?"
"I won't argue with Dugu Gong," Yu Shiji was still afraid of Gao Jiong, so he took the initiative to give in to prevent Gao Jiong from grabbing him.
Yang Guang raised his hand, looked at Zheng Yuanshou of Dali Temple, and said: "As a relative of the country, Lu Yongji did not know how to appreciate the kindness of the emperor, and did not know how to sympathize with the people. As a result, the party caused chaos and the people suffered. I am heartbroken. I am sentenced to live in Lingnan and lose all my family property."
Confiscation.”
"Yes," Zheng Yuanshou took the order and stepped back.
Lu Yongji was originally a poor relative, a very shameful kind of poor relative. Yang Guang didn't care about his life or death at all. He should die as soon as possible to avoid smearing my face.
Next, Zhang Heng stood up again, holding another memorial in his hand:
"I also have a report here. It was submitted to me by an official in the palace just after I arrived in Luoyang. It was written by Huang Fenglin, the imperial censor of the capital, and complained to Yang Yue, the imperial censor. I invite your majesty to read it."
"Sue me?" Yang Yue was stunned for a moment, and then he said hoarsely: "I am on a northern tour with His Majesty and am not in Beijing. I want to see what he is suing me for."
Huang Fenglin, right? I remember this name. I'm so scared. Why don't you wait for me?
Yang Guang was also very curious, but after reading it, he already understood everything in his mind.
The third child is still anxious. He dares to risk trapping people from Yushitai? Just to let Yang Yue exonerate Yang Yinjiang?
This time, Yang Guang did not express his position, but handed the memorial to Gao Ye, who read it out loud.
Yang Yue also understood instantly
Let me just say, the King of Qin is in the capital, how can he let the people in Yushitai sue me? The love is to abandon the pawn to protect the commander, and I have become the pawn?
He was very willing to do so. Yang Yue could completely figure out the relationship between him and Yin Jiang, but he couldn't confess his guilt blithely, otherwise others would know he was acting at a glance.
So he was dissatisfied and said: "You are digging up old things and suing me now? This man named Huang Fenglin is really free. Doesn't he have nothing to do in the capital?"
Yang Jian stood up directly and said: "There is something wrong with this person named Huang. How can he sue Yang Yue? He is obviously trying to clear Yuwen's name. I think it is probably the third instigator."
Nonsense, who in this hall can't guess it? But you are the only one who broke through the window paper.
Now that someone had understood everything, Yu Wenshu also said:
"Yang Yue was the auxiliary minister at the time, but Yu Wen was taking the crown prince with him to govern. If she didn't nod, how could Yang Yue dare to do anything wrong? Of course, Yang Yue was indeed guilty in this matter, but he was raped last time
A lucky escape."
Good guy, this is straight forward, the sword is pointed directly at Yang Yue.
Yang Xuangan sneered and said: "After returning to Beijing this time, if I go to the Prince of Qin's Mansion to visit the Crown Prince, I must let the Crown Prince remember the name of Duke Xu. Your name is so good that people can remember it at once."
If you target someone else's mother, let's see how the prince will deal with your family in the future.
Yu Wenshu chuckled and said: "My sense of mystery is no greater than that of a foreign minister, so what qualifications do you have to bewitch the prince?"
Just because I am his maternal ancestor, Yang Xuangan sneered: "Just because someone slandered the crown prince's biological mother."
"Who slandered? I was just discussing the matter," Yu Wenshu said.
Next, the two groups of people fought fiercely.
Yang Wensi, the minister of Guanglu Temple, Yang Shi, the regular servant of Tongzhi Sanqi of the province, Yang Anren, the minister of the civil affairs department, Yang Wenbao, the doctor of Guanglu, Lang Yang Hong, the secretary of the province, and Yang Qianxun, the general secretary of the province of internal history.
, Secretary Li did not drive Yang Li, the Ministry of Industry had Yang Hongrang, the minister of the Ministry of Water, Yang Xuanzang, the minister of the Yu Ministry of Industry, Yang Xuanting, the right guard general, and Yang Jun, the official minister, all ended.
There are not many people in the old Yang family in the central government, most of them are local governors. If they were all, they could spit Yu Wenshu to death in the court meeting today.
After all, it is the number one in Guanzhong, and there are too many awesome people.