As time passed, the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp were deployed on the banks of the Nanhe River to respond to the dangerous work, while Cai Quan, Xie Zaiyi and other generals sent waves of messengers to listen to Jia Heng's next strategy.
Because there are many dams and dams in Huaiyang and Huaixu, Jia Heng did not start teleportation and could not travel everywhere. After a short rest, he would stay in Qingjiangpu and look after Hongze Lake, which has an amazing water storage capacity and needs He was in charge personally.
"The Governor of Liangjiang, Shen Fang, is here?" As soon as Jia Heng sat down in the Yamen, he listened to a captain in Jinyi narrating the matter, and his face couldn't help but look thoughtful.
This old fox, after being urged by his letters and official documents, had built up a great momentum in the south of the Yangtze River. Now that something happened, he came over as soon as possible, showing his loyalty to the king.
Xu Kaidao: "Sir, what is the next step?"
Jia Heng thought for a while and then said in a deep voice: "I said, please remember."
When Xu Kai heard this, his face became solemn, and he quickly came to the desk and picked up the brush.
Jia Heng said: "There are many plagues after floods. It is known that the corpses of the deceased are soaked in the river water, and the plague miasma is accumulated and the people mistakenly drink raw water. I have sent this order to the generals in the capital to inspect the troops guarding the embankments along the river. All soldiers must drink boiled water and eat cooked food. At the same time, Huaiyang and Huaixu officials posted notices to the people to beware of the spread of the plague. In addition, military doctors purchased a large amount of herbs, sugar, and ginger to make ginger soup in case of emergency, and purchased lime. It is widely spread in the barracks and straw huts along the river. This product not only prevents snakes and insects, but also kills plague poisons."
Xu Kai heard this and quickly wrote it.
Jia Heng said: "Ask the scribes to pass the copies to the generals and schools across the river bank, and do it accordingly. Don't be perfunctory!" Xu Kai ordered the scribes at the Hedao Yamen to pass the copies to various places via the cavalry in the capital camp.
Jia Heng also picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Xu Kai looked at the young man across from him in surprise. There are really people in the world who know that there will be plague after the flood, as well as the corresponding countermeasures. He also saw it in some miscellaneous books, and he didn't expect that the Yongning Bojing in front of him knew this method. ?
Jia Heng put down the tea cup and said: "In addition, the merchants in Yangzhou and Jinling may want to take advantage of this flood to hoard goods. These are handled by the governor of Liangjiang and Zhao Ge."
Businessmen took advantage of the flood to stock up on goods. This was the news that Lin Ruhai told him in Yangzhou. If the river embankment really bursts, these businessmen would want to sell grain at a high price.
Xu Kai frowned and said, "How do you deal with this matter?"
Jia Heng said: "On the way back, I mentioned to Mr. Zhao Ge that I had to guard against this matter. Now he is in charge of Huai'an, coordinating the arrangements, and the Jinyi Mansion secretly investigates the matter. The court will never condone any illegal activities such as raising prices on the ground."
The purpose of Emperor Chongping sending a cabinet minister was for this purpose. He coordinated the military and civilian efforts to fight against floods. It was most suitable for a cabinet minister like Zhao Mo who was in charge of the Ministry of Justice to sit in the rear and coordinate the Liangjiang Governor's Yamen, the Chief Secretary, and the Water Transport Department.
You can't always let him offend people in front of you.
Xu Kai was silent for a moment and said: "Compared to the Kaifeng Mansion, where the army and the people are united, now Nanhe affairs are severely constrained, complicated and a mess."
In the past few days, I can clearly feel that the young nobleman in front of me spends most of his time coordinating and recruiting colleagues. He needs to communicate with the governor of water transportation, cabinet ministers, and go to Yangzhou to mobilize troops.
How do you describe the whole process? Xu Kai probably felt that it had a stagnant taste and was not as silky as when it was opened.
Jia Heng glanced at Xu Kai and thought to himself, this Hanlin boy can be taught.
The reason why he brought Xu Kai with him was because he wanted to subdue this Hanlin, because a certain political idea attracted some scholar-official elites from the ruling group to gather around him and approve of his political ideas.
No matter how decadent the dynasty is, there are still some people with insight. The so-called broken boats still have three pounds of nails, but they are relatively few and weak. If they don't fight for them, they will either be suppressed and excluded, or they will lose their original aspirations and join in the same trend.
Jia Heng said: "It's finally done. It's just me running around a few times, spending some time, and offending some people. I just want to make a profit."
The following two lines of poetry are in an understatement, but they take it for granted.
Xu Kai's head trembled slightly and he looked at the young man opposite him. This was the boy from before.
When Yong Ningbo first criticized the court, he wrote two striking poems.
During this period of time, Hanlin almost watched Jia Heng being down-to-earth and working hard without complaint.
Yes, it was finally done. If it were to be done by someone else, it would be like being stuck in a quagmire, wrangling in all directions.
Jia Heng encountered resistance along the way, but whether it was Du Jitong or Shui Yu, they both slapped him with force and loved each other!
The cost is of course being unhappy and offending others, but it saves time.
Jia Heng said: "Shi Shi Xu, please check the stones and earthwork prepared for the Heku Road first and compile them into a book. After I take a short rest, I will check them myself."
He also wanted to write a memorial to Emperor Chongping, describing the shortcomings of the Jiangbei camp discovered during his trip to Yangzhou, so as to pave the way for the future.
Being in the Jianghuai River, separated from the north and the south, he could not stop writing memorials and provide real-time feedback on the progress of flood control, especially the process of troop deployment in Yangzhou. If he did not write the memorials, someone else would.
Shenjing City, Daming Palace
At this moment, Emperor Chongping read the memorial written by Jia Heng in the Huai'an Prefecture's river yamen the day before yesterday to regulate the river officials. His face paused slightly and he breathed a sigh of relief. He felt satisfied, as if he had accomplished a major event.
If the memorial written by Jia Heng in Xuzhou was, "Your Majesty, I have a plan. The following is a feasibility estimate and considerations for doing this."
The emperor saw that it was feasible, and I seemed to think so too. I circled it for approval. Then this letter is, "If you follow the above instructions, the results will be remarkable."
This is pre-prediction, feedback during the event, and post-event evaluation. It should give people a full sense of participation, just like watching a football game. To some extent, he has become a certain team, a certain star, and a fan.
Finally, he was told the result dryly, and naturally he was indifferent.
Of course, not any minister can do things like Jia Heng.
First of all, even ordinary people's attention is scarce, and the attention of the Nine-Five Master who controls all the nine states is even more scarce. Secondly, he has achieved real results in obtaining the Eight Classics.
Emperor Chongping put down his memorial and looked at the sky outside.
"Your Majesty, the cabinet, military aircraft department, six ministries, nine ministers, and people from the Department of Science and Technology are all waiting at Hanyuan Hall." Dai Quan approached and whispered.
Emperor Chongping put down the memorial and said: "Put it in Hanyuan Hall."
Since then, he and a group of cabinet ministers have discussed the responsibilities of the former Governor of Hedao and the officials of Hedao Yamen. Hanyuan Palace
At this moment, two cabinet ministers, the Military Aircraft Department, six ministries and nine ministers, and the science and education gathered together, all thinking about the torrential rain that has lasted for ten months in the southern land.
It can be said that in the summer of the fifteenth year of Chongping, the floods in Jiangzuo were the most concerning thing for the emperors and ministers of the Han Dynasty.
"Your Majesty has arrived."
Following the call from the inner prison, Emperor Chongping sat down on the golden chair under the bright hall of Hanyuan Hall and accepted the salutes of the courtiers in the hall.
"Your Majesty, please rise." Emperor Chongping said in a calm tone. All the ministers below stood up to thank him.
Emperor Chongping came straight to the point, with a gloomy face, and said: "The governor of Nanhe River, Gao Bin, committed suicide out of fear of crime, and the river affairs of Nanhe River fell into chaos. I appointed Jia Ziyu as governor of the river channel, and through his investigation, Governor Gao Bin of Nanhe River, under his command, the river bank roads, Huaiyang, Huaixu,
In recent years, Huaihai officials have embezzled as much as seven to eight million taels of river money through fraud, shoddy goods, and other means. As a result, there is heavy rain in Huainan and the river embankments are everywhere unreliable."
No matter how difficult it is, the Chen and Han court will allocate two million taels of silver to Nanhe. If there is an emergency, they will allocate special items, just for a night of peace. In the past five years, due to the long drought and no rain in the north, the amount has been slightly reduced.
, and also prayed for Gao Bin Shangshu.
Gao Bin served as the governor of the river for ten years, and it is conceivable that he had a lot of silver in his hands. However, this amount of silver was only based on the estimates of the Heku Road, Huaiyang, and Huaiyang River Service Road.
As soon as Emperor Chongping said these words, all the officials in the palace were shocked. If this were all like Sizhou.
No, there are still the imperial army and two important officials stationed in Huai'an Mansion. But how can mortals resist the power of natural disasters?
Emperor Chongping saw the frightened ministers below and said in an indifferent tone: "Uncle Yongning has interrogated the relevant river officials about the status of the dikes and weirs, and the actual status of the gates and dams.
The soldiers and horses of the Beijing Camp, who were in the Central Plains to quell the chaos, went to Huaiyang to support and recruited soldiers and civilians to assist. With the Emperor's Sword I was awarded, we went to Yangzhou together with Zhao Qing, and mobilized the soldiers and horses of the Jiangbei Camp to support the river embankments in Huaiyang and other places.
The two of them raised money and are repairing the river embankment."
When the ministers in the palace heard the words, their hearts moved slightly and their minds settled down a little.
Mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp, eh? Mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Jiangbei camp? Or together with Mr. Zhao Ge, Han Huang frowned slightly, looked deeply, and carefully studied Jia Heng's strategy.
Emperor Chongping said: "Fighting and preventing floods is related to the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people on the left side of the Yangtze River. It should not be ignored. However, the governor of Nanhe, Gao Bin, and others have been negligent in regulating the river and preventing floods, and they have used money to repair the river. They should be severely punished."
"How do you think we should be punished?" As he said this, Emperor Chongping looked at the ministers below. Seeing that everyone was speechless for a moment, he said coldly: "The Jinyi Mansion confiscated the wealth of Gao Bin's family, discounted the property of the seller, and only recovered five dollars."
Where are the one hundred thousand taels and the other money gained from greed over the years?"
As soon as he said this, Yang Guochang's face paused slightly and he said, "Maybe he squandered it all for him, we don't know."
Emperor Chongping said: "The former Governor of Hedong confiscated the property and sold it, and there were still 800,000 taels of silver allocated to Nanhe. Compared with Donghe, why is it less than Donghe? Where did all the silver that Gao Bin was greedy for?"
I'm afraid the money was used to target someone, and the officialdom in Jiangnan was still the Gonggun princes in Beijing. Otherwise, there would be no Ministry of Industry in the two capitals and the governors of Liangjiang would not report to the court.
At this time, Pang Shilang, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Your Majesty, I thought I was just going to take care of him and protect him.
As soon as he said this, Han Huang frowned and glanced at Pang Shilang.
Emperor Chongping said: "This matter should be investigated strictly, and the money embezzled from the Mohe River should be recovered as much as possible. In addition, Gao Bin and relevant river officials should still discuss the crime and hand it over to the Ministry for discussion. Yongningbo reported in the memorial that the river bank road, Huaihe River
Yang, Huaixu, and Huaihai are the four people who manage the river. As subordinates of the river, they should be severely punished for their corruption and lawlessness."
Yang Guochang said: "Your Majesty, the left deputy imperial censor Peng Ye is in Nanhe. He can be asked to preside over the case as the capital magistrate to correct the imperial court's regulations."
At this time, Cen Weishan, the Minister of Punishment, raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that since their corruption deeds have been exposed to the world, they should be handed over to the Three Justices for recommendation and punishment."
"Then let the left deputy imperial censor Peng Ye, Yu De and Yongning Bo go to the river to answer the officials and go to the capital for questioning." Chongping pondered for a moment and finally said.
Jia Ziyu also needs to rectify the river affairs, and it is really not advisable to cause extraneous matters. Otherwise, if anyone is involved, it will cause more troubles and be detrimental to the overall situation.
"As for Gao Bin, even though he is dead, his sins remain, and his family members and heirs are still punished as criminals." Emperor Chongping said with a cold face.
So many people have died in Sizhou. I thought that everything would be over with just one death. It was such a wishful dream! The officials in the palace looked solemn and held their hands.
As Emperor Chongping's response to the Nanhe River Yamen came to an end, Jia Heng's strategy after taking office in Nanhe, as well as the news and discussions after the officials dispersed, soothed the restless hearts of some people in Shenjing.
With Uncle Yong Ning in charge of Nanhe, there is nothing to worry about even if there is dangerous work. The river embankments in Henan were just built before, so nothing is going on now?
It can be said that Emperor Chongping summoned the ministers to discuss the matter with the intention of appeasing people's hearts. Otherwise, the capital of Shenjing would be paying attention to the land of Huaiyang, worried about what would happen if the embankments burst generally? Huai'an Prefecture, Qingjiangpu
As night fell, Jia Heng took a bath and changed clothes, and was about to go to the study to check the documents. Suddenly, he heard a clerk coming to report that Shen Fang, the governor of Liangjiang, brought the chief envoy of Jiangzuo, and Zhao Mo, a cabinet scholar, to the official hall to discuss matters.
Jia Heng put down the book in his hand, raised his eyes, and saw the candlelight on the table reflected in his eyes. Seeing a trace of thought, he said to Liu Jixian, "I'll be there right away."
At this moment, the lights in the official hall were brightly lit. Zhao Mo had already met Shen Fang first. Both of them were officials in the south of the Yangtze River in their early years and belonged to the Zhejiang Party. They had a close friendship. At this moment, he and Xu, the chief envoy of Jiangzuo, were sitting on the small table. They were drinking tea and talking on the pearwood chairs on both sides. Not far away, Xu Kai, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, was accompanying him.
Following what the scribe said, Jia Heng entered the official hall from behind the curtain, smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zhao Ge, Mr. Shen."
Shen Fang also stood up and faced Jia Heng.
He returned the gift, cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Yong Ning."
Speaking of which, this was the first time Shen Fang saw Jia Heng. He looked him over and did not dare to look down upon him, and exchanged a few words with him.
Zhao Mo said: "I heard from a scribe earlier that Yongning Bo wrote about Huaiyang and Huaixu Prefecture. He drank boiled water and used lime to kill the plague?"
Because it is Zhao Mo's responsibility to coordinate prefectures and counties, this question arises.
Jia Heng said: "There are many plagues after the flood. I thought that people would accidentally drink raw water and be infected with the plague, so I wrote this article. Mr. Zhao Ge, what do you think is wrong?"
This was Zhao Mo secretly saying that he didn't want to say hello to him.
Zhao Mo said: "There is nothing wrong. The plague should not be underestimated. I still want to be cautious. Not only Huai'an Prefecture, Yangzhou, Chuzhou and other places on the left of the Yangtze River, but also Jiangnan and other prefectures and counties should be informed in advance. Be on guard."
Jia Heng's expression paused, feeling a little weird in his heart.
Well, this is because I didn't take him with me, and I was worried that the credit would be divided and the sense of presence would be diluted.
At this time, Shen Fang, the governor of Liangjiang, suddenly said: "Uncle Yongning, the residence of the former governor of Nanhe, Gao Bin, is still under the guard of Jinyi Mansion. The so-called deceased is the most important person. When can we pay condolences?"
Jia Heng said: "Sir Shen, Gao Bin, the governor of Nanhe, is involved in corruption charges and has to wait for the court's decree. However, as far as I know, the hundreds of households in Jinyi Mansion under guard cannot help but express condolences, right?"
With that said, he told Liu Jixian who was standing aside: "Go and ask someone if the people below are blocking the condolences of relatives."
Liu Jixian responded to the order, handed over his hand and left, ordering the guards of Jinyi Mansion to investigate.
Jia Heng turned to look at Shen Fang and said: "Sir Shen, the Nanhe Governor's Office has jurisdiction over Heku Road, Huaiyang River Service Road, and Huaixu River Service Road. All of them have responded. Since Gao Bin, the Governor of Nanhe, took office in Hetai, he has been corrupt. The corruption was so severe that it caused floods in Sizhou. The imperial court will definitely punish him severely for this matter."
This is why Jia Heng had previously carried out a lightning-fast crackdown on Hedao Yamen officials. As time passed, the relevant Hedao officials in order to reduce their culpability were able to clean up the corruption situation.
Shen Fang looked indifferent and said without comment: "This matter still needs to be investigated by the judicial department. It may be that the officials made false accusations in order to shirk their responsibility."
Mr. Zhao Ge had told him this before. Uncle Yong Ning was really good at this. With one move of coercion and inducement, he divided a group of river officials who were advancing and retreating together.
Jia Heng smiled softly and said: "Master Shen, do you not believe in the methods of my Jinyi Mansion? Or do you want to avenge Gao Bin? As far as I know, Master Shen and Gao Bin are somewhat related."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the official hall suddenly became subtle.
Zhao Mo frowned, his eyes were dark, he thought for a while, and decided to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and wait and see what happens.
Xu Shikui, the chief envoy of Jiangzuo, felt something in his heart and looked at the two feudal officials with a slightly shocked look. Is this a fight?
In fact, the powers of the Governor of Hedao and the Governor of Liangjiang partially overlapped. The former often controlled prefectures and counties due to river affairs, so there were conflicts with the Governor of Liangjiang from time to time. However, because Gao Bin and Shen Fang were brothers-in-law, they often exchanged letters, so there was no such thing. matter.
But the problem lies precisely here.
However, Shen Fang suddenly put down the tea cup and said in a cold voice: "Uncle Yong Ning, Shen just discussed the matter. If Uncle Yong Ning feels that Shen and Gao Bin are in cahoots, and the reason is that they are a woman, he can be impeached."
Zhao Mo was on the side to smooth things over and persuaded: "Jie Fu, Uncle Yongning has absolutely no intention of doing this."
Jia Heng narrowed his eyes, chuckled, and said: "Master Shen, please be patient. There are many relatives. I will not impeach Master Shen without any basis. It is only Gao Bin's crime of corruption. The evidence of the crime is conclusive! For example, it is said that he was beaten into a trick, and he wanted to make false accusations. A total of 500,000 taels of property were confiscated and sold at his residence. With Gao Bin's salary, even if he worked as the governor of the river for a hundred years, he would not be able to accumulate this amount. Household property! According to the confessions of his subordinates, there are other evidences to support it. The evidence is overwhelming.
This was the essence of his dispute. Otherwise, Shen Fang's claims that he was forced to resort to beatings would be false. There are really some officials who don't know the truth who are willing to believe that Luo Zhi of Jinyi Mansion is guilty.
This is something he will never tolerate!
We must complete an ironclad case that can stand the test of history!
Jia Heng said: "As for the other river officials who confiscated their property, they are still totaling it. However, those who harmed the public and enriched themselves have huge wealth, which clearly shows that they are corrupt and extremely evil. Mr. Shen just mentioned it and discussed the matter. He said that Gao Bin was raped by others. If you want to make false accusations, you should also come up with some evidence. Even if it is according to the man who sells candied haws and sets up a wonton stall in Huai'an Prefecture, Gao Bin of Qianhetai is as clean and honest as the water of the Huaihe River. If he is convicted of slander, he will be wronged all over the world, even if he has such official reputation No matter how good the comments are, you can't just say that officials are using coercion and inducement to make false accusations?"
Shen Fang's face darkened, and his brows jumped at Jia Heng's sarcastic remarks, which made him feel that there was something hidden in his skin.
Xu Kai, the minister of the Imperial Academy, looked at Shen Fang and Jia Heng. From then on, Yong Ningbo was afraid that he would offend another governor of Liangjiang.
I can't help but think of those two lines of poetry, "A lonely minister, a minister of the country, is nothing more than this."
Jia Heng put down the tea cup and said: "The Holy One has made a clear decision on Gao Bin's matter. Now the plan is still to deal with river affairs. Local affairs in prefectures and counties will cooperate with the flood control. I also ask Mr. Shen and Mr. Zhao Ge to take care of it so that we can work together to overcome the times." difficult."
After saying the words of fighting, you have to say a few words of scene.
However, Shen Fang would only put restrictions on this matter unless he was extremely stupid. If he really dared to play dirty, Jinyi Mansion would not be a vegetarian.
Now he is Taiyi holding the East Emperor Bell, the protagonist of the world and the lich who measures calamity. When the Sanqing sees him, they must avoid his sharp edges.
As for the calculation, it depends on who is calculating.
Where did Gao Bin's embezzled money go? This is also a question worth investigating. This prince of the Zhejiang Party may not be as clean as he appears.