Chapter 607 Jinyang: I can give it away, but she can’t take it away!
Jinyang Princess Mansion, backyard
A bright moon hangs above the sycamore treetops, casting thousands of cool moonlights, while the beautifully decorated attic is brightly lit, as bright as day.
On the second floor, a glass screen with pictures of ladies separated the inner room. Through the incense burner with the rising smoke, two beautiful beauties could be seen sitting opposite each other across a square of chessboard.
The beauty on the left is wearing a red dress, her hair is styled in a hibiscus bun, and she has a gold hairpin swaying between her temples. Under the light, it shines brightly, and her ears are hung with emerald earrings, which make her skin look like snow.
Rich and white.
On the right, a girl of twenty years old is wearing a light yellow dress, her hair is combed into a bun with girlish bangs, her sleeves are rolled up, her bright wrists are frosted, and her soft, slightly chubby hands are holding a chess piece.
The eldest princess of Jinyang, Chun Shan, had beautiful eyes under her dark eyebrows. She looked at Yuan Chun, who was thinking about the chess square, and saw that the girl who was twenty years old opposite had a gorgeous and charming charm on her eyebrows and eyes.
The eldest princess of Jinyang opened her red lips lightly, and in a gentle voice with a hint of vagueness, she asked: "Yuan Chun, have you received any letters from Ziyu in the past few days?"
Just a few days ago, Jia Heng's flying pigeon message arrived in the capital.
He said that Henan did not need the Ministry of Internal Affairs to allocate silver for the time being. Later, he changed his tone and said that Fang Jing, the remaining bandit in the Central Plains, would wait for half a month before the eldest princess of Jinyang went to the Central Plains again, and he would send cavalry troops to personally pick her up.
Yuanchun held a black chess piece in his hands and placed it on the corner of the chess floor with a "click" sound. He raised Fenglan, with a greasy white jade face, and an imperceptible sadness in his eyebrows. He said softly: "Back to Your Highness, these days
I haven’t seen the letter, and I don’t know when I will be back.”
The eldest princess of Jinyang picked up a chess piece in her jade hand painted with khaodan, and put it down as well. Under her beautiful eyebrows with willow leaves, her crystal clear eyes were clear, and she said: "I heard from the emperor that he wants to prevent floods in the Yellow River and supervise the construction of river embankments.
I'm afraid I'll have to stay in Henan for a month or two, so I should write letters home frequently."
"Yellow River?" Yuanchun said with a little surprise.
The eldest princess of Jinyang sighed softly and said: "Yes, he said that there was a police force in the summer floods and the Yellow River was in danger of flooding, so he was restrained. Otherwise, it would not take too much time to deal with the aftermath of the war. This
Teacher should be returning to Beijing soon."
Yuan Chun Yurong looked thoughtful and said softly: "There have been more droughts in the north in the past few years, and I haven't heard much about the flooding of the Yellow River. Brother Heng wants to control the river in Henan?"
After all, she had served as a female historian in the palace and had some political knowledge.
"Since the Ming Dynasty, the Yellow River diverted the Huaihe River and entered the sea, and it would flood every short time. Later, the Taizong Dynasty made great efforts to control the water transport across the river for Guanzhong Water Transport, so that the river transport could be separated. During the Longzhi period, there were many controls, but river troubles occurred intermittently.
"In the past ten years of the Chongping period, it was because of the drought and lack of rain in the north that the Yellow River became more peaceful." Princess Jinyang said softly.
"Your Highness is so knowledgeable." Yuan Chun's beautiful eyes were amazed and he looked at the beauty opposite.
"I have also read more related books in the past few days. I am learning now and selling them now." The eldest princess of Jinyang chuckled lightly, her eyebrows full of charm.
Because Jia Heng was tied up in Henan by the Yellow River, this beauty has been looking for information about the Yellow River these days, and she is very familiar with the history of river management in the country...
The eldest princess of Jinyang said slowly: "Ziyu said that heavy rains may cause floods this summer. Kaifeng Mansion and Guide Mansion are both where the Yellow River flows, and the embankments along the river need to be repaired and reinforced."
Yuan Chun said softly: "We should build the river embankment in advance to be sure. I heard that the imperial court allocates a lot of money to repair the river every year."
The eldest princess of Jinyang said: "Corruption is rampant in Hedao Yamen, and it is still difficult to curb it with frequent inspections by Duxian. Ziyu previously organized a rectification at Hedao Yamen in Kaifeng Prefecture and recovered some stolen silver. I am thinking about the calendar of Henan
There is a big chaos, and money is needed everywhere. I am afraid that there will not be enough. I have agreed with the emperor before that in a few days, I will escort a batch of silver to the Henan branch to build river embankments. If you want to go, you can go with us.
Go, there are houses in Luoyang and Kaifeng. Let’s live there together for a while, so we can keep company.”
She brought Yuanchun to reunite with him this time. I think he should be grateful to her, right?
Or is Zheng and Xianning relying on each other and not caring about Yuanchun and her? They even feel that
Yuanchun and her came at the wrong time?
To this day, he still has not sent a letter.
Yuanchun's face was surprised, her heart was surprised and happy, and she said in surprise: "Your Highness, can I go too?" She has never been so far away in her life.
"You are my female official. When I travel to Luoyang, how can you not accompany me?" Princess Jinyang said matter-of-factly, looking at Yuan Chun with a sweet smile, her eyes falling on the girl's front and resting on her abundant granary.
Click.
No wonder he was so obsessed and attached to Yuanchun, he was willing to risk his reputation to be so beautiful and lovely, even on the embroidered couch, it was a gift that he couldn't put down.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Yuanchun looked happy, and there was a surge of expectation in his heart. He had not seen me for a long time, and he was still missing him deeply.
In the past few days, my dreams were full of scenes of being bullied in the past, and every scene seemed like reality. When I woke up the next day, I was sweating through my clothes, and I had to take a shower and change clothes.
Well, how could she think of this in front of His Highness Jinyang?
The eldest princess of Jinyang picked up the cheese tea on the side and took a sip of the tea. Immediately, she raised her eyes to look at Yuanchun, whose cheeks were bright and bright, and her brows were filled with shame and joy. She chuckled and suddenly asked: "That day, Lu Mingxuan,
Is it you who's peeking out of the window?"
With a "click" sound, the chess piece landed on the chess surface, making a crisp jade sound. Yuanchun: "."
Why did the eldest princess suddenly ask about this?
When he raised his eyes, he saw a pair of beautiful eyes looking at him intently, with a smile reaching into his eyes. His heart was startled, and he whispered: "Your Highness Jinyang."
The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly: "Since you have seen it, I won't hide it from you anymore. We just need to be honest and honest."
Yuan Chun's jade face paused slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable for a moment, and quickly said: "I know a little bit about your highness. Your highness and brother Heng are in love, so it's nothing."
The eldest princess of Jinyang cast her eyes and said with a faint smile: "I am also aware of the matter between you and Ziyu."
"Your Highness." Upon hearing this, Yuanchun's beautiful appearance suddenly changed, and he felt frightened and embarrassed, and quickly said: "Your Highness Jinyang, I have misunderstood."
As he spoke, his confidence became increasingly weak, and his voice gradually became thinner.
But I don’t know when the eldest princess of Jinyang knew about her. Could it be that Hengdi told her?…
"This is not what he said to me." As if she could see some of Yuanchun's confusion, the eldest princess of Jinyang smiled and explained: "What doesn't I know about what happened in this princess's mansion? Besides,
There are always some differences between women and unmarried girls like Yunying."
Yuan Chunfang's heart trembled at those words, her cheeks as white as snow were as red as fire, and her head was lowered to her heart, she was so embarrassed that she couldn't help herself.
"These are nothing at all. Besides, you are all out of the fifth server. There is no need to bother yourself." The eldest princess of Jinyang smiled and said with sparkling eyes.
She looked for some ancient books in the palace and read them. What didn't she see? Besides, his surname was not Jia, and neither of them had the same surname.
"That's what Your Highness said." Yuan Chun's increasingly beautiful and soft cheeks blushed like clouds and clouds, and he responded to the words of the eldest princess of Jinyang in a low voice.
The eldest princess of Jinyang saw pity in her eyes and said: "It's just that you are like him. You have to go through countless tribulations before you can achieve righteousness. Are you unwilling to follow him without any name or status?"
Unless the truth about his life experience is revealed to the world, it won't be for many years.
Hearing these words, Yuanchun trembled, raised his head, and said in a voice as soft as water but as firm as a rock: "Your Highness, even if a moth flies into the flame, I will gladly do so. I have already told him,
I don’t care about those who become a nun, practice Buddhism with their hair, never marry in this life, and have no status or status.”
The eldest princess of Jinyang nodded, her beautiful eyes showed a complex look under Liu Ye's slender eyebrows, and she followed him namelessly, so why not her?
It's just that deep down in the hearts of her daughter's family, how could they not care about their status? It's just something they have to do.
Thinking of this, he gently took Yuan Chun's jade hand and said comfortingly: "There is no need to rush to become a monk to hide from others. In the past two years, you will be by my side first.
I can protect you. Besides, no matter what, you and I have to serve him together."
When Yuanchun heard the words "serve", he felt his heart beating wildly and his delicate body felt weak. He said angrily: "Your Highness.
What to serve? How to serve?
I don't know why, perhaps because the eldest princess of Jinyang mentioned the Yellow River just now, a picture appeared in her mind. She was with the noble Highness Jinyang, and Hengdi was facing the Yellow River flooding together, besieging Ji.
When it comes to water, it is inevitable to focus on one thing and lose another.
Yeah, what is she thinking about?
She must have missed him too much these past few days, and that's why she went crazy.
Princess Jinyang took Yuan Chun's hand and joked: "Okay, what's there to be ashamed of?"
"What about Your Highness?" Yuan Chun nodded. Feeling the beauty's kindness towards him, he couldn't help being deeply moved. He looked at Princess Jinyang with concern and said worriedly: "What about Your Highness? Over there with Princess Xianning."
The conversation just now made the two of them feel much closer. After all, they were serving the same husband. In comparison, there was some distance from the usually cold and aloof Princess Xianning.
Under the curved eyebrows of the eldest princess of Jinyang, her beautiful eyes painted with eyeshadow made of rose juice showed a hint of helplessness, and she said softly: "What else can she do? I just let her take one step."
When Yuanchun heard this, his expression changed and he sighed: "Isn't that wronging Your Highness?"
Without the His Highness in front of him, Hengdi Xu would not have been so quick to hear and reach the emperor. It can be said that His Highness is Hengdi's noble person. But now, with such a posture, he has been overtaken by others...
"If you feel wronged, just feel wronged. What else can you do?" Princess Yurong of Jinyang looked disappointed and said in a quiet voice: "It's just that I can give it to you, but she can't take it away!"
Yuanchun: ""
"When we arrive in Luoyang, we will go to Kaifeng Mansion together to see what she wants to do." Princess Jinyang picked up the tea cup and said in a clear voice with a fleeting glint in her beautiful eyes.
Yuanchun was silent for a moment.
At this moment, only a burst of light footsteps was heard. Lianxue went up to the attic. With a look of joy on her beautiful face, she said: "Your Highness, the young man from the Jia family came over and said that Uncle Heng sent a letter to
Miss Yuanchun."
As soon as these words came out, Yuanchun was overjoyed and stared at Lianxue, or in other words, his eyes fell on the letter in Lianxue's hand.
As he spoke, he handed over the envelope in his hand.
The eldest son of Jinyang looked at Yuanchun with a delicate face and beautiful eyes, and said softly: "He didn't forget to send you a letter."
I felt a little bit tasteful for a moment.
Lianxue smiled and said, "Your Highness, here are two letters."
"Hmm?" Princess Jinyang's beautiful face showed a strange color, and she said softly: "Well, why are there two letters?"
Yuan Chun looked at Princess Jinyang with sparkling eyes and said softly: "There should be a letter here for Your Highness."
Deep down in my heart I was also happy for the beauty opposite.
Hearing this, the eldest princess of Jinyang was stunned for a moment. She quickly stretched out her hand and said, "Lianxue, take it over and let me take a look." Lianxue said softly, "Your Highness, don't worry, there is fire paint on it."
With that said, he took the knife, opened the paint, and handed the envelope over.
The eldest princess of Jinyang quickly picked up the paper and began to read with joy in her eyebrows. She saw a line of words that looked like a dragon leaping into front of her eyes.
"I miss my lovesickness so much that I feel like I'm a year old. I say goodbye to the middle of the capital. It's been nearly a month and I recall the past love and affection, like glue or paint."
The eldest princess of Jinyang lowered her beautiful eyes slightly and read word for word. After a while, her face turned crimson, her teeth bit her lower lip, her eyes were blank, she covered the letter, looked at the moonlight outside the window, and sighed softly.
At this moment, I wish I could fly to Henan and reunite with him.
After all, the letter was concerned about the security of letters at this time, so he simply wrote a few romantic words without much elaboration, and then mentioned the Henan affairs, and said in the letter that he would contact me in a few days.
On the other side, Yuanchun also took out the paper and read the letter, his beautiful eyes sparkling slightly, for fear of missing a word.
Jia Heng’s letters to Yuan Chun were mostly ordinary and cordial.
After all, the greetings were scrupulous, so the words were more restrained, but they still made the girl's heart filled with sweetness.
Ningguo Mansion, Dou Fengxuan
Just as the eldest princess of Jinyang and Yuan Chun were opening the letter, Qin Keqing also asked Baozhu to summon Baochai, and the two sat across from each other on a small table.
"Sister, this is a letter from your husband." Qin Keqing, with her beautiful face, pointed to one of the letters and said with a sweet smile: "Sister, please read it here before going back. The provincial letter was seen by my aunt.
"
"Yes." Baochai Ruli Rui's face flushed slightly, she nodded, responded softly, took the letter and began to read it attentively.
After a while, I finished reading. The joy between my brows and eyes overflowed uncontrollably. I gently closed the paper, and my rippling apricot eyes met a gentle gaze, my heart moved slightly, and I whispered softly.
Said: "Sister Qin, he said he would not come back until summer, so that we don't have to worry about him, and he also asked me to come over often to talk to my sister."…
Qin Keqing smiled, feeling a little relieved for some unknown reason. In fact, she was a little curious before about what her husband would write to Sister Xue.
After thinking for a while, he said softly: "Sister Xue, in the letter that my husband gave me earlier, he also said that flood prevention is needed in Henan, at least not until after summer before we can return. Later, the two of us will write another reply."
Just give it to him so that he doesn't have to worry about it."
This is the first time Jia Heng has been away from home for such a long time since they got married.
"Sister, isn't this the same letter you wrote last time?" Baochai Shuilan said hesitantly with her apricot eyes looking surprised.
As he said this, his mind was spinning, and he understood what he meant. He also realized that he was writing a letter on purpose, asking him not to forget Sister Qin and her in Kaifeng Mansion.
Qin Keqing said softly: "It never hurts to write more letters to your husband." If it weren't for the inconvenience of e-mail, she would even want to write a letter to her husband every day.
She didn't believe it anymore. Her husband read her letters with sister Baochai every day. How could he be with Tianning, Xianning, and be intimate with each other?——
At the same time, in the Henan Governor's Yamen, in the backyard and in the study
Under the window, the candle on the desk gave off an orange light, casting a pair of beauties on the bookshelf. The atmosphere was so quiet for a moment that it was hard to describe.
Jia Heng hugged the girl with delicate features and rosy face, took a deep breath, and whispered, "Xianning, let's go to the inner room and watch you dance."
An imperial daughter who used to be quiet, cool, and noble was left to her own devices in his arms. No one could resist this.
Moreover, if I eat too much sweet food, I always feel a little tired of my teeth, so I want to change it to something salty.
Princess Xianning's clear eyes were as clear as mist, she straightened her messy clothes, and said "hmm" as loudly as a mosquito, her heart was pounding, and she glanced at the envelope.
I don't know why, when I saw that letter, I felt a little uncontrollable. I especially wanted to think about it with my husband and the girl. Princess Xianning was already walking towards the inner room in the embrace of Jia Heng.
The candlestick on the table, with its bright candlelight reflecting the letter tucked among the ancient books, appeared in a corner, seemingly deserted and a little lonely.
——
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another six or seven days have passed, and it has entered early April. With the military administration of Henan Province, Governor Jia Heng, the Central Plains has taken on a new look, and various undertakings are full of vitality.
As far as the renovation of the Bianhe River in Kaifeng Prefecture is concerned, mainly the bandits and Dingfu captured in Kaifeng Prefecture, plus the common people recruited with rice grains, about 40,000 to 50,000 people were gathered. Under the supervision of the Beijing infantry, they took advantage of the opportunity.
As the river dries up, the river mud is excavated and the Tongji Canal is widened and dredged.
Because the imperial court had previously attached great importance to the canal and had often dredged it, the amount of this project was not large. Within half a month, only a part of the manpower was left to support another wave of civilians who were building the Yellow River embankment and build weirs.
Prepare for the flood season.
On the other side, there is the Henan Chief Envoy. In the name of local planning, the Inspection and Envoy inspects the civil affairs, money and food of Henan prefectures and counties, and along with the purge of the gentry, vigorously purges the officials. Jia Heng sent four or five waves of people one after another.
A gentry who patrols prefectures and counties, accepts complaints from the people about wrongdoing, and inspects the common people.
At the same time, during the report of bandits,
Under the exposure, many old cases were uncovered through thorough investigation. Jia Heng, led by sergeants who were good at interrogation from Jingying and Jinyi Mansion, went down to verify the records...
Corrupt officials and powerful gentry in many counties and townships were picked out, interrogated by the court, and sentenced to many fines to recover the stolen money. The male family members were sent to rivers to repair rivers and other punishments.
One to two hundred people were imprisoned successively, and for a time, the officialdom was shaken.
While conducting an inventory of old officials, some more honest and pragmatic officials were promoted.
Jia Heng's drastic measures in Henan naturally spread to Shenjing through some channels. Because the controversy over the establishment of a direct descendant became more and more intense, the attention of both the government and the public was focused on the matter of establishing a direct descendant. Although there were sporadic impeachment memorials, they were all brought together by Emperor Chongping's cabinet.
, stay in the center but not send out.
And Jia Heng sent another memorial to the court in half a month, suggesting that the river embankments should be paid attention to in order to prepare for the summer floods.
In addition, he wrote letters to the governor of Nanhe, the governor of Liangjiang, the governor of Water Transport and other ministries and agencies, warning that the summer floods would affect river transportation and that the Yellow River was in danger of flooding. He also wrote in a private name to the governor of Liangjiang Shen Fang and the governor of Nanhe Gao Bin who were members of the Zhejiang Party.
Huai'an Prefecture, Qingjiangpu
Because the river government offices were stationed here, there were often river merchants and merchant ships coming and going, so both sides of the river were prosperous. Restaurants and restaurants were set up along the banks, and there were as many as a hundred brothels and brothels.
A manor two stone's throw away from the Nanhe Governor's Yamen is the residence of Nanhe Governor Gao Bin. It occupies a vast area, has a majestic gate tower, and is guarded by soldiers from the river camp outside.
In the back garden, there is an octagonal pavilion with cornices and brackets. The beams and columns are all hung with silk curtains to prevent wind. Gao Bin, the governor of Nanhe, dressed in casual clothes, stood in front of the birdcage hanging in the pavilion with his hands behind his back, teasing the birds.
The man is in his early forties, has a rich face, a fat head and big ears. He is holding a dogtail grass and teasing the bird in the bamboo cage.
Inside, the parrot has a pointed beak and bright feathers, and is puzzling emerald rice. This is a kind of rice produced in Songjiang Prefecture in the south of the Yangtze River. It is crystal clear in color, as green as jade, has a sweet and soft texture in the mouth, and sells for a lot of money.
Not far away, in the flower wall with green bricks and black tiles and hanging wisterias, hundreds of flowers are in full bloom. Among the colorful flowers, bees and butterflies come and go from time to time, creating a beautiful scene of spring.
On the stone bench, covered with soft mattresses, a woman wearing an aqua dress, a woman's bun, and a gold hairpin sat quietly. She was in her early thirties, sitting with an elegant posture, and holding a cross in her hand.
Embroidery, embroidery stitch by stitch.
"Sir." At this moment, an old man wearing a military uniform and a goatee, who was Gao Bin's housekeeper, walked quickly along the corridor from the Moon Gate. He came closer and said:
"This was delivered by Director He. He said it was an official document delivered by the Governor of Henan. It traveled six hundred miles and was delivered from the Ministry Yamen."
He is Gao Bin's external manager.
Gao Bin waved his hand and said: "Don't look at it, don't look at it, just throw it away! This Jia Ziyu, in the past few days, he has written several letters in a row. Seeing that my official ignored him, and now he is doing official work, he really thinks
I am his subordinate now? He is a martial artist and not very young. Shouldn’t he be in charge of river affairs? Huangkou kid!"
"Jia Ziyu, yellow-mouthed child, yellow-mouthed child." The bird in the cage imitated the parrot's words, and the sound was clear and sweet in the pavilion.
"Pfft." The woman who was sitting embroidering was smiling and couldn't help laughing...
Gao Bin's housekeeper said with a bitter face: "Sir, Mr. He said that the residence reported that Yongning Bo Jiaheng was appointed as the admiral of river affairs. The Hetai Yamen of Kaifeng Prefecture is now under the control of this Yongning Bo."
The day before yesterday, Emperor Chongping issued a document to the Henan Governor's Office in the name of the Military Aircraft Department, granting Jia Heng the authority to take charge of the Hetai Office, organize river affairs, and supervise the construction of river embankments in preparation for the summer floods.
"Kaifeng is where the deputy river is located, and I am the main river yamen here! Kaifeng's river embankment has been corrupted and violated the law, causing the river embankments to be irregular. What does this have to do with my place? If he wants to intervene here, his hands will be too long.
Some." Gao Bin said in a cold voice with a gloomy face.
The woman put down the cross-stitch in her hand, stood up, and said softly: "Master, why is this Jia Ziyu also the Minister of Military and Aircraft? If you ignore him and report to the court, I'm afraid it will be disadvantageous to the master."
This person is Gao Bin’s wife Zheng, who was born in a scholarly family in the south of the Yangtze River.
She also had a sister who married Shen Fang, the governor of Liangjiang.
Gao Bin's pale and fat face jumped a few times. He sat on the wooden bench in the pavilion and said coldly: "I feel angry when I mention this matter! According to Di Bao, this Jia Ziyu has been on the Internet frequently recently.
He started to slander, and first used the corruption case in the Hedao Yamen to ask the court to strictly investigate the river affairs. However, after the spring, the court sent Peng Ye, the left deputy censor of the capital, to patrol the river, and the right censor of the capital procuratorate also came from Yangzhou.
I came here to patrol the river, but I was exhausted mentally and physically. After these two waves, haven’t they found anything?”
"Master, please calm down." Mrs. Zheng patted Gao Bin's back gently, then looked at the serving maid and said, "You're so indifferent, why don't you give me a cup of tea?"
The maid quickly responded, picked up the teapot on the stone table, and poured Gao Bin a cup of tea.
Gao Bin took a sip of tea and said coldly: "Since Jia Ziyu is not at ease, he might as well go directly to the Supreme Court to impeach his official for corruption. But I am not a member of the Qi Party who is corrupt and perverts the law. Managing the river is related to the safety of the people in Huaiyang and other places."
, how can we slack off? No matter whether it is the Huaihe River or the Yellow River, let them see that the embankments are impregnable and can handle a flood that has not happened in thirty years!"
"Sir, didn't the newspaper say that he had just been granted the title of Uncle Yongning, and that he was favored at the time? Now he is the governor of the military and political affairs of a province. He has achieved great success at a young age. I received a letter from some friends in Henan the day before yesterday saying that he was severely punished in Henan.
, Killing heads rolling in." Ms. Zheng advised.
"Don't pay attention to him. He is just a warrior. He only has some skills in fighting. He knows nothing about local affairs. He will bring his war skills to river affairs and government affairs. When the people's resentment boils over, someone in the government will take care of him."
Gao Bin said disapprovingly.
"If that's the case, then it's good that I know what's going on." Zheng said softly.
Gao Bin cursed a few words and then said: "Madam, I'm going to pack up and go to the Yamen."
The smile on Zheng's beautiful face faded and she said angrily: "Didn't I just rest for two days? This is Fu'er's son. I promised to concubine me to celebrate Fu'er's birthday with him when Fu'er gets out of school."
Fu'er is the youngest of the two daughters and one son that Zheng gave birth to for Gao Bin. He just turned eight years old today.
Gao Bin sighed and said: "These are not the two imperial censors sent by the imperial court. I still need to deal with them. Yu De can say that it's okay to say that these are people from Han Ge who will always give some face, but that one
Peng Yushi is not a good person. Ever since he came to Qingjiangpu, he has been nitpicking and picking on the master's mistakes. Du Jitong from the Caoyun Yamen is even fanning the flames."
Peng Ye, the left deputy capital censor, was a senior official sent to Huaiyang by Yang Guochang to inspect the river embankments. Du Jitong, the governor of water transportation, was also a member of the Qi Party and was stationed in Huai'an Fucheng.