Wanli Xinming

Chapter 421 The Southern Tour ([-])

After Zhu Yijun, the queen and the prince visited Dagokou and appreciated the sea and sky of this era (note: seeing the sea for the first time after traveling through time), he praised Yang Yikui a lot and finally gave him the title of Minister of the Ministry of War.

Yang Yikui got his first chance to pick up a driver, and his mentality was finally perfect.After the Holy Emperor left the country, before he could return to his camp to rest, more than a dozen people of all kinds, carrying letters from various governors and envoys, were already swarming in to see him - all of them came to inquire about the success or failure of receiving the Emperor from Tianjin.

Yang Yikui felt secretly happy. He read the letters from the local officials who would pick him up one by one, and sent the detailed version and simplified version of the pick-up plan to Tianjin to the visitors according to their distance and proximity. While winning the lottery, he also gained a lot of money. Favor.

After leaving Tianjin, Shengjia first settled in Cangzhou.The governor of Northern Zhili followed Yang Yikui's routine in Tianjin to welcome him, without much trouble.Qi Jiguang, the first-class marquis who accompanied him, recommended Wu Shimeng, a young man from Cangzhou, to perform the "Bazi Boxing Stick" for the emperor and the prince.Because his ancestor was a salt officer in the Yongle period, he was loyal and brave for generations, and the emperor praised him very much. He was given the honor of being a member of a hundred households in Jinyiwei, and he was admitted to the Zhanshi Mansion to accompany him to the East Palace.

Afterwards, Shengjia continued his journey to Dezhou, where he met with the Crown Prince Taibao, the Minister of Industry and Commerce, and the Prime Minister of River Control Pan Jixun.

Since the third year of Wanli, Pan Jixun has been ordered to manage the three major river systems of the Yellow River, Huaihe River and Yangtze River. Adhering to the two major river management principles of "confining water to attack sand" and "accumulating clear water and brushing the yellow river", the old courses of the Yellow River and Huaihe River have been fully restored and completed. The Gaojiayan reinforcement project was completed, and a total of more than 640 miles of remote embankments, plume embankments, check embankments, and moon embankments were repaired and built, and more than [-] million acres of farmland in the Huanghuai region guaranteed by basic water conservancy projects was opened up. Not only in contemporary times, but also in EMI.

Regardless of the wind and rain during this period, this century project has always been accompanied by huge controversy between the government and the public.Or a group of friends are suspicious of each other, and then they avoid oral sex. The criticism and pressure faced by Pan Jixun, the No. [-] spending yamen in the country, is unprecedented in ancient and modern times.

Fortunately, Zhang Juzheng escorted him first, and later the emperor gave him many official awards and other praises. Coupled with the large-scale application of new technologies and materials such as cement, the difficulty of the project was reduced.Pan Jixun, with his pure minister in mind, gritted his teeth and worked hard, regardless of the reputation or reputation after his death. At this time, he could finally report the stage results to the emperor.

Zhu Yijun held the abbreviation given by the minister in charge and asked in detail about the progress of the river control project.In the process of playing the duel, Pan Jixun inevitably had to comment on the local officials' cooperation in river management, mainly to show merit to the local officials who cooperated well.

The abbreviation in Zhu Yijun's hand also showed the local officials' performance. At this time, he compared it with Pan Jixun's report. As for whether Pan Jixun had made a favor here, he didn't care much.

Zhu Yijun received the note and said: "The Political Affairs Hall and the Ministry of Civil Affairs should base their efforts on Mr. Yinchuan's report and describe their achievements in detail. In addition to double-excellence awards, local officials who cooperated well in the river management process should be vigorously promoted and used ." Liang Menglong bowed in agreement.

Zhu Yijun saw again that Pan Jixun's face had become dark and thin due to river control, and his body was slightly rickety. His heart felt like boiling water, so he encouraged him emotionally and made him a second-class earl. Then he mused briefly: "Give him the honorary name Lu Hai." It means that Pan Jixun, like Qi Jiguang and other military officials, is not just "a few counts", but can be called "Lu Haibo".

When all the officials in the palace, including Liang Menglong, first heard that Pan Jixun had won the earl, they thought that the emperor was trying to trick him - even if Pan Jixun did not manage the river, a count would still be stable when he retired.But after hearing the emperor's commendation, everyone said in their hearts: "This is not bad."

Then he heard the emperor say: "And give me the World Voucher."

When the ministers heard that the emperor had given him the certificate, their envious eyes wished they could light up Pan Jixun, who was kneeling on the ground to thank him.

Although after the great reform, the world certificate became a downgraded title, and its gold content dropped significantly.However, except for the royal family of Zhongxing County who received the world certificate, other civil servants, including the retired Prime Minister Zhang Siwei, received their own titles - they were called marquises when they were alive, and they were buried with the rites of marquises when they died, but their children and grandchildren still received them. Ordinary people.

After the newly minted Lu Haibo knelt down and thanked the emperor for his praise, he suddenly took out the memorial from his sleeve, raised it above his head and began to chant: "Although the old paths of the two rivers have been restored and the Gaojia Weir has been solidified, it is still difficult to compete if the ancestral mausoleum is not moved. With full merit. I risked my life to report, please move the ancestral mausoleum to expand the floodplain, and implement the strategy of smearing the Yellow Emperor at a cheap price!"

After hearing this, all the ministers who accompanied him looked frightened, and there was a commotion in the palace.Zhu Yijun raised his eyebrows and said to Wei Chao: "Take it up." Wei Chao took Pan Jixun's memorial, bowed and placed it on the imperial case.The content of the memorial, Pan Jixun, had already been included in the secret memorial before, so Zhu Yijun just took a quick look at it and put it down.

He then looked at the ministers, as if waiting for any objection.

The ministers who followed the emperor were all human beings. Although they thought Pan Jixun's performance was absurd, no one took the lead.Their eyes wandered between the comrades, but they waited for others to come first.

The ministers were silent, and Liang Menglong lowered his head and counted the ants in the presence of the old man.As prime minister, his greatest function is to "balance the yin and yang of the wok", that is, to act as a buffer between the emperor and his ministers, as well as ministers of different factions.If the prime minister follows his own likes and dislikes and leads the court at will, then he is not far from going home.

The ministers in the political hall were as inconvenient to express their opinions as he was, and there were no little shrimps asking for directions - cannon fodder in the court could not be qualified to follow the emperor.Seeing this, Liang Menglong suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said secretly: "Didn't Pan Jixun wait for such an opportunity? Did the emperor, Yin Zhang Zhizhuo, communicate with him?"

Thinking of this, Liang Menglong's eyes drooped, his face remained calm.

As the silence became longer and longer, the sense of absurdity once again appeared in the hearts of the ministers - a ridiculous suggestion was about to become a court decision because no one took the lead in opposing it!
When everyone was looking at each other, Wang Xijue, the Minister of Rites, came out and said: "Your Majesty, I think what Lu Haibo said is unacceptable."

Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "Come on."

Wang Xijue bowed and said: "Nothing in the past dynasties has been more difficult than that of Taizu. When Emperor Chun died, he could not have a coffin and was buried in mugwort. From Emperor Xuan to Emperor Yu, it took the 18th year of Hongwu to find the location of the mountain mausoleum. ."

"Taizu regarded Emperor Yu's Zi Palace as the location of the Dragon Vein. He knew that it was in danger of being flooded, but he still did not move the ancestral mausoleum. Now if it is moved without permission for the purpose of controlling the river, the world will definitely be shaken. I have always thought that this is not allowed."

Just like a small opening in the dam, just after Wang Xijue finished speaking, almost all the palace ministers came out, knelt down and started to chant: "Your Majesty, please think twice!"

When the sound stopped, another minister in the class said: "Emperor Taizu Gao worshiped the four ancestors to become the dragon vein of our Ming Dynasty, and he said early on that he would never move for eternity. Pan Jixun was the only one who asked to move for river management. His crime cannot be ignored. Yes! Please punish me!"

Zhu Yijun, who was sitting on the throne, smiled when Wang Xijue spoke, but was not angry.When he heard someone asking Pan Jixun to be killed, his face suddenly darkened.

Wang Xijue was puzzled, and secretly said harshly: "Which fool can directly touch Long Yan? Pan Jixun is the only one to be praised. Holy Family Youlong, isn't it a disservice to say this?"

Turning around to look at him, it was Jia Sanjin, the minister of Honglu Temple - oh, that's okay.

(End of this chapter)