Chapter 340 I really look forward to him being disgraced
Most of these people in the court have a problem of not knowing whether it is good or bad, and they guess their motives beforehand. If someone writes a letter about something that is forbidden, everyone will only think that he is trying to please others, but Mr. Li, as the first court official of the Jinghe Dynasty, achieved this.
Owner, it seems that this is not necessary.
So what is his purpose? Some of the ministers in the palace frowned and meditated, some nodded slightly, some looked up at the palace, and some lowered their heads and thought hard...
There were also countless people who looked directly at the second assistant, Mr. Xu Ge and Zhao Tianguan, who were standing in the front, making them feel like they had a light on their backs. They cursed in their hearts that Li You really couldn't stop talking and deserved to be punished by the Queen Mother.
Sent to flood control.
However, Queen Mother Qian's cultivating nature is so true. When she saw Li You's name, she would fix it first regardless of anything else. Her old man's temper at the beginning of the year had not yet been digested, so Li You jumped out again and added another obstacle.
If you don't fix it, who will fix it? The reason for adding obstruction is very simple. The judges can imagine the scene when a strong mother-in-law meets a strong daughter-in-law.
Mr. Li never thought that Empress Dowager Qian would be so vindictive. After seeing the memorial, she did not discuss the matter but instead focused on rectifying him first. She was not at all like the female middle school Yao and Shun. It can only be said that Mr. Li did not have rich emotional cells and underestimated his achievements.
The betrayal of a close fellow countryman who had been favored by countless favors at a critical moment would have hurt the Queen Mother Qian's psychology. If he had known this, he would have thought twice before submitting this memorial.
When he received the order later, Li You couldn't help but lamented that most women are indeed not suitable to be politicians. Even if they become the empress dowager who listens to politics behind the curtain, she is still a woman. Don't think that just because you are given more errands, you can celebrate your promotion. This temporary
An errand is definitely not a good job.
It is said that the Queen Mother ordered Li You to go to the Lianghuai area to assist with river affairs during the autumn flood period. Of course, she did not ask him to be responsible for the entire Lianghuai River Basin. That is something that can only be done by at least a third-level person. He, a mere sixth-level person, cannot bear this responsibility. It’s just that
He was assigned to be dispatched by the Governor of Fengyang during the flood season, and he was assigned to supervise and inspect a certain section of the river.
The reason why Mr. Li is said to be assigned to be the assistant manager of river affairs during the flood season is a hard job. First of all, because the flood season is approaching and the situation is urgent. Of course, the temporary assistant manager of river affairs assigned is to fight floods and rescue operations, not to build water conservancy projects. There is no benefit to be gained.
You still have to go through hardships and hardships on the dams and weirs, and you have to bear the corresponding risks, just in case the embankments collapse and you are waiting to be reviewed.
Secondly, the river affairs in the Huanghuai area are different from other places. It is one of the most unsolvable problems in the Ming Dynasty. Under the heavenly way that the Yellow River repeatedly seizes the Huaihe River and flows into the sea, with the current technical conditions, no matter how hard it is, no one can completely eliminate the floods in the Huanghuai River.
To cure the disaster, we can only try our best to reduce the disaster and control it within the controllable range.
Third, the Grand Canal, the lifeline of the imperial court, passes through the two Huaihe Rivers, but the water conditions in the two Huaihe Rivers are extremely complicated. Those big rivers and lakes are all adjacent to the canal. They are so close that it is frightening to look at the map. The slightest carelessness will definitely affect the canal.
, if the inability of the boats affects water transportation and cuts off the supply of millions of soldiers and civilians in the capital, then the officials in charge of river channels will not be able to absolve themselves of their crimes by jumping into the Yellow River.
Therefore, the river officials in Huaihe and Huaihe Rivers are definitely the first-class hard workers, and going to flood fighting and rescue operations during the flood season is even more hard work. The Empress Dowager Cisheng, who was still holding a grudge in her heart, sent Mr. Li from Yangzhou to Yangzhou with just one word.
Done this.
No minister came out to express different opinions, because it was unnecessary. Assisting in river affairs during the flood season was only a temporary assignment for two or three months, and it was not worth fighting.
Besides, the Governor of Fengyang has already made a request to allocate capable personnel to supervise various river affairs during the flood season. Li You is an official of Yangzhou Prefecture and is also under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Fengyang in the north of the Yangtze River. He himself is young, strong and energetic.
He was so prosperous that he still had time to pay attention to the forbidden matters, so it was only natural to dispatch him to fight floods and rescue operations nearby. There was no problem with the procedure.
Finally, the Holy Mother Queen Mother has been having trouble with her energy and blood lately, so it would be better not to mess with her as much as possible.
Having said that, during the 300 years since the founding of this dynasty, the Yellow River has diverted the Huaihe River and flowed into the sea. This was also the 300 years that the Yellow River continued to cause harm. It can be said that the Yellow River is the number one concern in the hinterland of the Central Plains.
If the Yellow River does not burst open for three to five years and does not cause major or minor floods, then we should thank God for the blessings of our ancestors.
Once the Yellow River breaks its banks (often in the Kaifeng area), the torrential floods will flow southward along the Sishui River Basin, and eventually directly hit the Huaihe River, taking its channel and entering the sea.
Under the flood, not only Xuzhou, Suqian and other places along the way suffered disaster, Huainan and Huaibei, as the destination of the Yellow River flood, were also hit by arrows hundreds of miles away, and the Yellow River poured out floods, Gaoyou, Baoying and other large lakes
.Why are there more lakes in Huainan now than in water towns in the south of the Yangtze River? That is all the result of being flooded by the Yellow River for hundreds of years.
When reading The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is often said that Yuan Shu occupied Huainan and had abundant troops and food. This was probably the case in ancient times, but it is simply a joke today. Any year that can not escape famine is considered a good year.
Fengyang Prefecture, the land of Longxing, was the hardest hit area by the Yellow River floods. Why did the people of Fengyang feel aggrieved and sang flower drum lyrics saying, "Speak of Fengyang and Fengyang. Fengyang was originally a good place. Since Emperor Zhu came out, it has collapsed in ten years."
"Nine years of drought"?
It was forced out by the Yellow River flowing southward for hundreds of years. If Emperor Taizu had a spirit in the sky, he would probably be very depressed about it. Who doesn't want to benefit the hometown, who doesn't want to return home in rich clothes and sing the "Great Wind Song", but he can't control the Yellow River.
The words went too far, but it was said that the minister of Wuying Palace acquiesced to the Queen Mother tormenting Mr. Li, but still continued to remain silent and did not say a word to Li You's memorial.
Because those powerful and sharp words are all facts. Is it not a fact that Concubine Wan Guifei of Chenghua Dynasty and Concubine Zheng of Wanli Dynasty shook the country? Is it not a fact that the wet nurse Hakka of Tianqi Dynasty abused the main palace? Is it not true that Chongzhen Emperor
Isn’t it true that during the eighteen years after the Zhou Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty was timid and did not dare to say anything? Since Xuande, other periods were not much better.
The memorial is easy to understand. Everyone is well aware of the absurdity in the imperial palace. The national problems from generation to generation have been a constant problem for civil servants. Mr. Li summarized the reason as the loss of throne in the middle palace.
It is not unreasonable for the queen's decline to lead to the breeding of monsters in the palace.
Li You's meaning, in layman's terms, is that the draft is too over-the-top. All the crown princes or queens selected are women from poor families, with no money, no power, and no knowledge. Such women are qualified to be good wives and mothers in ordinary people's homes, but when they are
The queen has no helpers or reinforcements, so she will only be bullied, and some may not even be able to save her life.
If a queen is lucky enough to become a queen mother, she will be happy. If she is not lucky, she will die in misery.
After all, the queen is also a person who has a mother's honor in the world. Is it consistent with the ethics of being humiliated without dignity? The nominal master of the sixth palace cannot control the situation, that is, the imbalance of yin and yang, the natural palace is full of chaos, and the slave bullies the master.
.It may even involve the prince, causing the country to be shaken and endangering the country.
It's not that others haven't thought about this problem, but their summary is not as thorough as Li You, who traveled from another time and space. After all, the perspective of looking at history is the strength of the time traveler.
Moreover, Li You's memorial is logically difficult to object to. If you want to object to Li You's analysis, you have to put forward your own opinions. The problems in the palace are obvious here. If it has nothing to do with the queen's weakness, then what is the reason?
It can be said that the emperors of all dynasties have been immoral...
But everyone knows that when a person dies, he will rest in peace, and the late emperors are all ancestors. Today, blaming one can gain a reputation for being outspoken, but blaming the late emperor is too much, and is almost the same as scolding one's ancestors.
Xu Cifu thought about it again and again, and finally stood up and agreed: "What Li You said is absolutely true. No matter what happened in the past, no matter what happens in the future, this draft can be tried out."
Xu Cifu naturally had his own considerations. Although the queen's well-being had nothing to do with him, and his power and position did not depend on it. At the same time, he did not deliberately help Li You to increase his presence.
But if the queen is more reliable and the palace is more peaceful, it will be a good thing for the cabinet sandwiched between the outer dynasty and the palace, especially the first and second ministers. He does not want to be like those former prime ministers and bachelors who sacrificed themselves for the sake of the emperor's family.
When he becomes stubborn, he loses his imperial heart; when he becomes weak, he is accused by the foreign court of being a servile person, and he even hangs up his crown as a two-faced and inhuman person.
When Ci Fu took the lead, other ministers spoke in agreement. Those who had no interest in dealing with Li You didn't have any interests in this matter, so it didn't matter, and they even tended to agree. Some people who had no hope of official career began to calculate whether they were suitable.
Daughter or granddaughter, anyway, Li You has already given a righteous and awe-inspiring truth, so just follow it.
The situation was like this, and it was hard for the Queen Mother to refute Li You's memorial. All the ministers in the palace lamented that someone had already moved to Yangzhou, but he could still travel thousands of miles to hear the news. A mere memorial set the national policy, and asked Li You to
Speculate and gain reputation successfully.
But why do Li You's speculations always succeed? He is so young! But it doesn't seem to be completely successful. Mr. Li has once again aroused the hatred of the Queen Mother. I really hope that he will be disgraced in the river affairs during the flood season for everyone to see.
Look...God should give him a cure.
What no one expected was that in the next few months, God would indeed destroy Mr. Li's official career. However, Mr. Li's destiny was so outrageous and outrageous that he managed to survive.
After Princess Guide of Zhaofeng Palace learned about it, she put her hand on her lower abdomen and secretly sighed that she was indeed not as good as that man in terms of opportunism. But what he said was indeed reasonable, and she had been a bit short-sighted before.
In fact, Li You, who was far away in Yangzhou Prefecture, didn't care about the outcome. The queen could do whatever she wanted, as long as he attracted attention and completed the set goal of increasing his presence and showing his talent and knowledge.
Yangzhou Prefecture, Huai'an Prefecture, and Fengyang Prefecture both belong to Jiangbei, but the city of Yangzhou has always been a paradise, and things happening on the Huaihe River three hundred miles away seem to be far away from here.
Li You, the main hall of Jiangdu County, was unaware of what was going on in the court and was busy preparing for the county examination. He asked Master Cui, the most educated person among the people around him, to come up with a test question from the Analects of Confucius. He also posted a post inviting several senior officials to use their spare energy to help mark the exam.
.In addition, all materials, paper, and other materials used for the exam must be prepared in advance.
In the midst of all the busyness, Mr. Li suddenly learned that Mr. Jin's father-in-law came to visit with thousands of taels of money.
This was Jin Wanwan's first visit to his son-in-law at the county government office. Mr. Li thought for a while and then sent an order to bring Jin Wanwan into the flower hall of the back government office for a talk.
When Jin Wanwan met Li You, he said, "I'm here to make up for all the salt debt I owe, so as not to embarrass my worthy son-in-law!"
Li You secretly thought, this father-in-law has always refused to make up for the so-called "salt lessons" he owed because he was embarrassed and useless, but today he took the initiative to send money to the county government. On the one hand, he was more convinced of himself, and on the other hand, he wanted something.
When Jin Wanwan saw that Li You was silent, he took the initiative and said: "This year's Jiangdu County's salt quota and the salt tax due will be paid by me! I won't make my son-in-law's performance look bad!"
Another problem has been solved, please continue... Li You remained calm and silent.
It's not that he is arrogant or rude to his father-in-law, the same thing also varies from person to person. To others, taking out this money is a sign of great sincerity to him and deserves to be treated warmly.
But for Jin Wanwan, Wan'er and eight thousand taels can only be used to cast stones to ask for directions. If you show enthusiasm for this, it will be too shallow and unsociable.
Facing his son-in-law's silence, Jin Yuanwai, who had already offered two conditions in succession for him to speak, finally understood the true meaning of the words "Silence is golden." He then started talking again: "That Gaoyou Du Zhengjian is my wife
An old acquaintance, for the sake of our past friendship, can my virtuous son-in-law let him go?"
Li You looked serious, "He has violated the national law, how to punish him according to the national law!"
Jin Wanwan seemed to sigh: "The Du family only has one child left? How pitiful!"
"The Du family still has to make a living. If you have a way, please help me." Li You didn't want to go around in circles and made a request directly.
Member Jin was surprised and happy. What was surprising was that Li You actually wanted to have a hand in the salt industry, and the situation was about to change again. What was happy was that Li You had a great background. If he was willing to partner with him, wouldn't it be great?
Is there another protective umbrella for myself?
Jin Wanwan knew that Li You had requests in this area, so he asked him, "I have a young man in my family who wants to study astronomy and take the county examination at the same time?"
This is speaking for all the residents, especially the salt merchants. Jin Wanwan has been asked a lot about the county examination these days, and he must talk about it in front of his son-in-law. Now that his son-in-law is asking, it is the right time to speak.
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When Li You heard his father-in-law mention his ban on residents taking part in the county examination, he knew that he was here today to negotiate conditions for this purpose. The salt class money, Du Zhengjian and so on were just introductions. The same thing happened.
After looking around, he said, "I heard that Sister Bao has two younger sisters. Which one is the younger one?"
Jin Wanwan was very surprised when Li You suddenly mentioned his little daughter, "What does a good son-in-law mean?"
Li You smiled and said: "The draft is coming soon, do you want your daughter to be selected?"
Jin Wanwan immediately became furious and scolded with a wave of his sleeves: "Despicable and shameless!"
Thinking about it from outside the Jin member, Li You must have threatened him with his daughter. As long as he didn't obey, he would find a way to get his daughter to be selected.
There is always a bottom line in life. When there is disagreement, it is okay even if relatives are fighting for their own interests. It is common to fight without breaking up. The long-term solution is for brothers to settle accounts clearly. But knowing that she is you
His sister-in-law, to threaten her nakedly, is too despicable and despicable. Does Li You really want to completely break up with her?
After successfully arousing the anger of his father-in-law, Li You laughed loudly and said: "You misunderstood! I have my own reasons for asking this question! After all, I am Sister Bao's biological sister, how can I let her suffer!"