Chapter 625 Emperor Chongping: I and Jia Ziyu have long had an agreement to enter the summer
In the flower hall
Xu Kai, a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy, has been sitting on a nanmu armchair waiting for a while. He is dressed in the official uniform of a fifth-grade blue robe, with a face like a crown jade, thin eyebrows and a short beard under his chin. He sits upright.
Suddenly I heard footsteps coming from outside. I put down the tea cup, got up from my seat, and saw a young man wearing a python suit and a jade belt entering the flower hall.
Xu Kai put on a facelift and calmed down his expression, cupped his hands and said, "I have met Uncle Yongning before." Jia Heng nodded and said, "Master Xu said no courtesy, please take a seat quickly."
While they were talking, the two were seated separately. This was not the first time they met. They had met in Beijing before. Jia Heng looked at Xu Kai and asked in a gentle voice: "When did Xu Shijiao arrive in Luoyang?"
"The official just arrived yesterday," Xu Kai said.
Jia Heng nodded and said politely: "Mr. Han Ge must have said before that Runing and Kaifeng, Henan, have experienced civil unrest, and there are many officials in the two places. Xu Shishuo, a wise and experienced man, came to Henan.
It is a blessing for the people of both provinces to pastor and guard the place."
Han Huang recommended Xu Kailai to take up the post in Henan, and Jia Heng readily agreed. He also had the intention of returning Han Huang's favor in helping Jia Zheng be promoted to the General Affairs Department.
Xu Kai lowered his eyes slightly to show his humility and said: "I came to Henan just to seek peace and order and to share the worries of the court. Yongning Bo is the governor of Henan's military and political affairs, but I have some missions, so I hope he will be assigned."
Even if you are a high-ranking official in the Han Dynasty, when you get to the place, you have to be patient for the time being when facing the frontier officials.
Jia Heng didn't care and said, "Runing Mansion has been experiencing civil turmoil and is in ruins waiting to be renovated. If Master Xu knows what's going on in Runing Mansion, where should we start?"
The Hanlin minister in front of me has a dignified appearance, is gentle and elegant, and has no arrogance. However, this person is a good friend of Lu Li, so of course, he cannot be preconceived.
Xu Kai was originally a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy, and he obviously wanted to know the affairs of the government. Otherwise, if he sent a county magistrate, Qingliu would be in an uproar.
Xu Kai's face remained normal, he thought for a moment and said: "As Yongning Bo Chen He Shishu said, the first priority in governing Henan is agriculture, and the first priority is water conservancy. If a lower-level official is governing Runing, he should start with farmland water conservancy.
In the past five years, Runing has suffered from droughts and poor harvests year after year. When the disaster is serious, there are even no harvests due to drought. Runing Prefecture has eight counties and one scattered prefecture under its jurisdiction, including the Ru River. Xinyang Prefecture is also adjacent to the Huai River, which can lead to two rivers.
The water from the earth irrigates the grain fields, and at the same time, the officials judge the wrongdoers and punish them."
Jia Heng nodded, looked Xu Kai up and down, and said, "Master Xu came here well prepared." These are what he was doing in Henan. Xu Kai clearly put in a lot of effort before coming.
.Of course, it still needs to be observed whether you are talking to people and talking to ghosts.
Xu Kaidao: "I don't dare. I just read some chronicles of various prefectures and counties in Henan before coming here. I have some understanding. I also observed Yongningbo's actions in governing Henan. He focused on farming and discerning injustice. This means that if there is no shortage of rice and millet, the people will be safe."
, If there is no merit, there will be less resentment.”
At the end of the day, it seems that Jia Heng's governance strategy in Henan is highly praised.
"Shi Shi Xu said that since he knew that I was in charge of Henan Province, did he know that I was in the pavilions of various provinces, counties, and villages, rectifying the administration of officials, investigating unjust prisons, and eradicating evil gentry?" Jia Heng looked calm and asked, but his eyes fell on the opposite side.
On the face of youth.
In the officialdom, most civil servants are like dogs to their superiors, wolves to their subordinates, and ghosts to their peers. Just listen to their words and watch their actions...
Xu Kai pondered for a moment and said: "As far as I know, the people punished by Uncle Yongning are mostly bullies and bullies, powerful and evil gentry in the fish and meat village."
This was Jia Heng's disguise. He used the method of criminal punishment to arrest people openly and openly, and did not suppress the rebellion in the county and township pavilions.
Jia Heng put down the tea cup, his eyes were fixed, without comment, but turned around and said: "Runing Prefecture is a grain-producing land except Henan Prefecture. The fields are flat, but in recent years, bandits have been infested and the crops are deserted. In front of you,
Qian Yushan, the prefect of Ning, was greedy for life and feared death during the previous civil uprising in Runing. He betrayed and surrendered to the enemy. His official position has been assigned to the Henan Dusi. The relevant military generals will rebuild the government from Runing Prefecture first. The civil administration of Runing Prefecture needs to be honest and capable.
Officials know the affairs of the government and help the people's livelihood. Only in this way can the old concept of longzhi be restored. If Xu Shi said that if he knew the affairs of Runing government, how many years would it take to achieve peace and order?"
Xu Kaiqing knew that he had been recognized. Looking at the young and exaggerated face opposite him, he said: "Master Taiwan, if you give me a low-level official position for three years, you will definitely be able to achieve great success in Runing."
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said: "With a three-year term, the results are considerable, but this year Mr. Runing
After the chaos, there was a drought and the loss of household registration was serious, making the situation even more difficult."
As he spoke, he pondered for a moment and said: "There is still a shortage of people in the feudal government to participate in politics. How about serving in the feudal government first? How about giving full play to your talents?"
To participate in political affairs, one starts from the third-grade official level, which is one level higher than the prefect. It stands to reason that if a Hanlin official becomes an official, he will probably be promoted to participate in political affairs.
Xu Kai's face became solemn, he cupped his hands and said: "I am not afraid of hardships, I just want to know and defend my side, and I hope Yongning Bo will do it."
The prime minister must start from the state department. After serving as a prefect, he will also have an understanding of the local states and counties in the Han Dynasty, and will also have a rich resume for entering the cabinet in the future.
If you are participating in politics in the feudal dynasty, you will be a deputy, and it will be difficult to achieve actual results. Moreover, if you are a prefect, once you have made achievements, you may not be able to be promoted to the chief envoy.
Jia Heng's face paused, looking at Xu Kai with a sincere look on his face, and secretly thought, these are officials with political resources in the court, and the party in charge is not afraid of being welded into place.
Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly frowned and looked at the suddenly dim light in the room. He raised his eyes and looked outside. At some point, the sky seemed to get darker. He whispered, "Is it going to rain?"
While he was talking, he got up from his seat and walked to the eaves to look at the sky. He saw that the sun was covered by dark clouds, and it seemed that dark clouds were gathering on the horizon. The wind started blowing, and the originally hot weather suddenly became much cooler and happier. But
The lanterns on the corridor and the branches and leaves of the trees under the courtyard wall also swayed.
True to his words the day before yesterday, the weather in June can change at any time.
Xu Kai also stood up from his seat, came to the eaves of the corridor, raised his eyes to look at the sky outside, and said solemnly: "It is busy farming at this time, and the sky seems to want to rain."
Although Henan has had a bad harvest due to drought, it has not yet reached the end of the harvest. This is the busy farming season, and rain will definitely affect the wheat harvest.
Jia Heng frowned and said: "It's like a shower." Xu Kai:???"
Jia Heng said: "This is a thunderstorm, but this is the prelude to heavy rains that will turn into floods after summer begins."
The embankments of the Kaifeng section of the Yellow River have been repaired and reinforced, but the Guidefu section has not yet been completely repaired and will not be completed until the end of the month. Of course, God will not wait for the embankments to be repaired before it rains. There are already signs of this...
In fact, heavy rains and flood plains do not suddenly pour water from the sky, and then the Yellow River surges and roars in an instant. Come during the flood period, well, that is fantasy.
But from the first rain, it is intermittent, and may be followed by heavy rains, and the rain and clouds are intertwined for a month. Especially in the Central Plains and Huainan, the hot and cold air currents form frontal rains, which may last for a month, and then fill up the rivers and lakes.
Huainan is called the plum rain season.
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on May 5th, which is the middle of June in the Gregorian calendar, which is when it rains.
In Dream of Red Mansions, Baoyu teased Jin Chuan in Mrs. Wang's house on the Dragon Boat Festival, and then ran away. Then he saw Ling Guan drawing roses, got caught in the rain, and went back to give Xi Ren a hand while playing in the water in Yihong Courtyard.
Remember your heart and feet.
Xu Kai frowned, looked at Jia Heng in surprise, and asked: "Uncle Yong Ning said before that heavy rains will cause floods, could it be here?"
Jia Heng looked solemn and said: "I didn't say this. This is just the first game, and there will be several more games in the future. Sir Xu said, I won't keep you here. You have to go immediately after arrangements are made for the summer grain harvest."
Guide Mansion inspects the river embankment."
Fortunately, the land in the Central Plains has been dry for too long, and many small rivers and lakes have dried up. There is still some time left, which should be enough to repair the river embankments.
Xu Kai looked solemn, cupped his hands and said, "Then I will take my leave."
After saying that, he left Jia's house after he was worried. Jia Heng called Xu Kai and said, "Wait a minute."
Under Xu Kai's surprised gaze, Jia Heng's face remained as calm as ever, and he ordered a maid: "Come here, please bring an umbrella to Shi Xu. Go back to the post house now. If you get caught in the rain and get sick, you won't get better."
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The maid responded, then ran all the way, took an umbrella from the side room, and handed it over. Xu Kaixin had complicated thoughts, and said with a cupped hand: "Thank you, Uncle Yongning."
With that said, he took the umbrella and left Jia's mansion along the long corridor.
After Xu Kai left the mansion, he looked back at the sky above the gate of Jia Mansion and saw dark clouds gathering in the sky. There were arcs of light among the thick clouds, which were clearly the result of heavy rain.
Celestial phenomena before the basin.
I quickly opened my umbrella, and sure enough, I heard a "click" and a loud "bang" in the western sky.
The raindrops that were originally gathered in the clouds could no longer hold up anymore. It started to rain, and within a short while, the entire street was enveloped in thick rain and fog.
Xu Kai looked solemn, held up his umbrella, and walked along the street to the post house.
The first heavy rain after the beginning of summer happened unexpectedly and fell on the land of Henan on the Dragon Boat Festival in the 15th year of Chongping.
On Jia Heng's side, he walked from the flower hall along the corridor to the back house, and met the Princess of Xianning who was wearing a long blue dress, a flying fairy bun, and a crystal clear face.
"Sir, it's raining." Xian Ning stood under the eaves of the front porch of the Moon Gate, looking at the rainy scene in the courtyard. He frowned, turned to look at the young man opposite with his bright eyes, and murmured again: "Mr.
,It's raining.
"Yes, it would be better if it was half a month later. That way there would be more time to rush to repair the river embankment, and the busy farming season could pass quickly." Jia Heng said with a sigh.
Princess Xianning came very close. Concern could be seen on her bright and beautiful face, and she said in a clear voice: "Sir, are you going to Kaifeng Mansion?"...
With that said, he followed Jia Heng to the back house. At this moment, there was thunder in the sky, thunder and lightning. Not long after, there was a heavy rain, falling on the eaves of the roof, and the strong wind blew the branches, dispelling the hot summer heat.
of heat.
Jia Heng said: "Let's go to Guide Mansion. Kaifeng Mansion is fine. We will set off later in Henan Mansion to arrange for the summer grain harvest. By the way, we also need to send letters and deliver news to Shenjing Feige."
Princess Xianning said in a light voice: "Sir, if it rains like this, even pigeons can't fly.
Jia Heng smiled, and his original solemn mood eased a bit, and said: "If you don't tell me, I will forget it, so I'll ride the horse six hundred miles to deliver the memorial urgently. Beware of summer floods in the north, and plum rain in Huaiyang."
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Princess Xianning thought for a while and said softly: "Sir, can those in the court calm down a little now?"
During these days, she also heard some rumors from her fourth uncle and aunt, saying that it was a waste of money and people, and a waste of money.
Jia Heng shook his head and said: "A long drought will turn into rain, and rain is normal. But I am afraid that this rain will really cause floods. Once the Yellow River bursts, the country will become a country thousands of miles away."
"Sir, shall I also follow you to Guide Mansion?" Princess Xianning suddenly said with bright eyes.
The two of them have entered the backyard hall. At this moment, Princess Jinyang, Princess Qinghe, Yuanchun, Tanchun, and Xiangyun are all waiting in the flower hall.
Princess Jinyang smiled, looked at the two people who came in, and said, "Tell us where you two are going, too?"
Facing the concerned eyes, Jia Heng said: "Today I will go to Guide Mansion overnight to inspect the river embankment." Yuanchun Fenglan's jade face showed worry, and asked: "Brother Heng, is it because of the heavy rain?"
Jia Heng nodded and said: "Meiyu season, this year's summer flood is coming, and time may still be a little tight. Some river embankments have not been completely completed and need urgent repairs. I will go and see it in person before I feel relieved."
He is not too worried about the section of the Yellow River in Henan. More than 100,000 soldiers and civilians are working together, which is the Huaiyang section. If the rainy season breaks out and the heavy rains continue for the past few months, there will be problems in the Jiangzuo area.
Several people who were talking became worried.
The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly: "Ziyu, let's eat first." "Well, let's eat first." Jia Heng sat down and began to eat.
This time it rained from the end of noon to the beginning of the afternoon, and then it became lighter. Then the heavy rain gradually stopped, and then the sun appeared in the sky again, and it seemed to become clearer, but the clouds in the sky were still the same.
Moving southward at a rapid speed, this is the cloud phenomenon of frontal rain in summer.
Jia Heng had lunch at the mansion and wrote a memorial. Liu Jixian sent Jin Yi to express it six hundred miles to Shenjing, and then at three quarters, he went to the Henan government office to summon the officials of Henan government.
At this moment, the Henan government office was already crowded, and officials gathered together and talked about it.
Xie Xingke, the Prime Minister of Henan Prefecture, said: "It rained once and stopped again. What happened?" "I'm afraid I have to ask God.
Went." Wu Zongyi, the magistrate of Henan Prefecture, sighed and continued.
Henan Governor Meng Jinwen frowned and said in a deep voice: "Such heavy rains haven't fallen for two or three years, I'm afraid it's not a good sign."…
In the official hall, everyone in Henan Mansion was talking about it.
The northern provinces of the Han Dynasty have suffered from drought for many years, and there is even a month of sunshine in summer. Such heavy rains have indeed not been seen for two years. Even if it was short-lived, the dramatic change in the sky just now has been in the memory of Henan officials for several years.
Never seen it.
"Master Tai has arrived." At this moment, the angry voice of the Jinyi Palace guard came from the back hall, and the originally noisy sound in the official hall was silenced.
Then Jia Heng dressed in a python and obeyed the government's back hall, entered the official hall, sat behind the desk, and looked down at the officials of Henan Prefecture.
"I have met your Excellency." Henan Prefecture officials all greeted him and said.
Jia Heng looked at the officials below and said, "Everyone, please excuse me."
"Thank you, Sir." Everyone's voices sounded in the official hall, and then they all stood up.
Jia Heng looked calm and said: "As you have just seen, the first heavy rain after summer is coming, which is not a good thing for me in Henan. It is now the busy time of farming and people are rushing to harvest wheat. It coincides with the big change in the sky.
Officials in Henan prefectures and counties will next organize manpower to help the people speed up the summer grain harvest, and I will also lead my personal guards to Guide Prefecture to supervise the construction of river embankments."
Although the condition of the Yellow River embankment in Guide Prefecture is slightly better, it still needs to be repaired to be safe. Officials from Henan Prefecture below were shocked when they heard this and looked at each other.
When Uncle Yongning is going to Guide Mansion, is there really a risk of heavy rains causing floods?
Meng Jinwen looked worried as he cupped his hands and said, "Master Taipei, will there be continuous rain this summer like the past five years?"
Jia Heng said: "No one can be sure about this, but it's always good to be on guard." Then he began to assign tasks.
After a while, a scribe entered the official hall and reported: "Your Majesty, Mr. Xu Kaifeng, a lecturer in the Hanlin Academy, handed over a greeting card and said he came to see you."
Jia Heng was slightly surprised and ordered: "Let him wait in the side hall. I am arranging official business and will come over later."
Then he handed over to the officials of Henan Prefecture, and in the name of the governor, he sent orders to all Henan prefectures to speed up the harvest of summer grain, and then came to the side hall.
"Your Majesty, I've seen Master Tai," Xu Kai said, cupping his hands.
"No need." Jia Heng asked, "Isn't Master Xu going back to the post house? When will he leave for Runing to take up his post?" Xu Kai did not answer, but asked, "Master Taitai is going to Guide."
Build embankments?"
Jia Heng nodded and said with a worried look: "The construction of the river embankment in Guide is still intensifying. I am still a little worried. In the past few months, I can dig the embankment and diversion into the river, and I can feel more settled.
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Xu Kai pondered for a moment, stared at the young man in python suit opposite, and said: "I am willing to go with Uncle Yongning."
Jia Heng frowned and said, "Why?"
Xu Kai explained: "After Xiaguan learned about Runing Mansion, he started to build water conservancy projects extensively. Now the construction of the Yellow River embankment is in full swing. Xianguan first took a look at the construction of the river. Xiaguan had no experience in this matter before."
Jia Heng's face was startled for a moment, and there was a hint of appreciation in his eyes, and he said: "It's okay. The matter of repairing the river involves many aspects, so you need to be well aware of it. You can go back and settle down in the family later, and you can go back to Henan Mansion later."
The Yamen waited for me and followed me to Guide Mansion overnight.”…
This Shishi Xu is actually a hard-working and hard-working person. Xu Kai cupped his hands and said, "Then I will take my leave."
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Shenjing, three days later, Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall
Emperor Chongping summoned the cabinet ministers, military aircraft department, six ministers, ministers and other ministers to discuss matters together. At this moment, there were more than ten important ministers in the court below, and they were all in darkness.
The middle-aged emperor had a cold expression on his face. He held the memorial in his hand, but there was a hint of strangeness in his voice as he said, "Have you all seen the memorial that Uncle Yong Ning delivered in Henan? I and Jia Ziyu have seen it."
It has been said a long time ago that after the summer begins, rain will inevitably occur if there is a prolonged drought, so the cabinet immediately issued a document to the northern provinces to beware of rain and floods and to harvest summer grain."
Jia Heng's memorial was sent to the General Administration Department, which pointed out that the first heavy rain fell in Henan after the summer began, reminding the court to pay attention to flood disasters.
At this moment, what Emperor Chongping said was almost as immediate as "Kobe and I scored 81 points together."
Yang Guochang looked ugly and said in a gray voice: "Your Majesty, there are no memorials delivered to the northern provinces at the moment. I think it's just raining in Henan. After summer, the weather has been changeable. It hasn't rained in Henan for many years, so rain is a common thing.
Now the provinces are speeding up the harvesting of summer grain and hurrying to dry it. Even if there is rain, it will not hinder the collection of summer grain. I hope your Majesty can rest assured."
The emperor's words to children are as if they are gods, so what if it rains?
It's just raining. Xiao'er himself mentioned in his memorial, "The so-called thunderstorm rain, the rain is accompanied by the sound of thunder, and it comes and goes quickly.
Of course there is more to say later.
Emperor Chongping's eyes flashed and he asked: "Where is the Jianghuai area? Is there any report from the Nanhe River Yamen? Du Jitong, the Governor of Water Transport, has the plum rain come in the Jianghuai area this year?"
The Meiyu floods had occurred during the Longzhi period, and Emperor Chongping was naturally impressed. However, in the past few years, there had been a severe drought in the north, and the Yellow River had become much calmer.
At this time, Han Huang raised his hands and said: "Reporting to the Holy Sage, there is no report from the Jianghuai area. Maybe it is still on the way, I don't know."
After hesitating for a moment, he finally added.
At this time, the sun was still shining in the Jianghuai area, the sky was clear, and there was not a single cloud. It would obviously take some time for the plum rain clouds to move to the Jianghuai area.
Emperor Chongping said: "Immediately write a letter to the governor's office of Nanhe. Peng Ye, the deputy censor of the capital on the left, Yu De, the censor of the capital of Qian on the right, and other relevant officials, asked them to inspect the river embankments in preparation for the summer floods. He also ordered the governor of Huaiyang and the governor of water transportation Du
At the same time of the year, there are celestial phenomena at all times, such as the plum rain is coming in the Huaiyang area, and we will rush six hundred miles away to report it without any mistakes."
"Yes." Han Huang responded with his hands raised.
Emperor Chongping said: "According to Uncle Yongning, this may be a heavy rain in summer. The northern provinces must be careful to prevent floods and step up construction of water conservancy projects. The land along the Yellow River must not be lost!"
Zhao Mo below frowned, a little uncomfortable with Emperor Chongping's sentence structure. According to Yong Ningbo,
Even if you take ten thousand steps back, it’s just a rain. Why is it so bad?
