Daxia Wensheng

Chapter 53 The outbreak of the flood, alarming the government and the opposition

Floods broke out in Jiangning County.

The imperial palace was the first to hear the news, and Tiansi, including the special communication channel, had already transmitted it at the first moment.

And the outside message is only conveyed to the six departments.

It can be said that this incident instantly detonated the entire ruling and opposition parties.

After all, Jiangning County's flood has been on guard for half a month, and preparations have been made for transporting grain and strengthening the wall.

But what I didn't expect was that the flood disaster really broke out.

At this moment.

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Emperor Yongsheng looked at a memorial letter with an extremely serious expression on his face

Above the memorial is the latest information.

The flood in Jiangning County has always been a matter of concern to the court.

It's just that the most worrying thing happened.

Originally, according to the imperial court's plan, the grain was transported successively, and then elites and great Confucians were sent to suppress the demons. As long as the embankment did not break, this disaster would be strangled in the cradle.

It's just that I didn't expect the accident to happen so soon. How could this not make the emperor worry?
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zhou, and the five ministers are all waiting outside the hall. Do you want to call?"

At this time, Wei Xian's voice sounded outside the hall.

"pass."

Emperor Yongsheng spoke.

The solemnity was swept away and replaced by calmness.

Soon, six people appeared one after another.

These six people are the pinnacle of Daxia civil servants.

The leader is Zhou Shan.

The current Prime Minister of Da Xia, is a first-rank minister.

Then came Hu Yong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

What does the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs say?

Xu Ping, Shangshu of the Ministry of punishment.

Minister of the Ministry of War Zhao Yiyang.

Wang Qixin, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

Minister of Rites Yang Kai was sick in bed, so naturally he couldn't come.

"Your Majesty, I will pay my respects to Your Majesty, and may your Majesty live forever."

Shouts sounded, and the six people bowed to Emperor Yongsheng.

The latter waved his hand directly, and the eunuch Liu Yan handed the memorial to these ministers.

The six people took the memorial, glanced at it roughly, and soon their expressions changed slightly.

"The worst outcome is yet to come."

"Do you have a good plan, my love?"

He made a sound and looked at the six people, hoping that these ministers could give substantive suggestions.

What is terrible about the outbreak of floods is not the destruction of fertile land, nor the casualties, but the continuous destruction.

Unlike other natural and man-made disasters.

If this kind of flood is not restrained in time, it will become more and more terrifying, and the impact will increase with each year. This is the real horror.

"His Majesty."

"I believe that although the dam bursts at the moment, it is not the worst outcome."

"The first batch of grain and grass has been transported, and it will be sent to Jiangning County in a few days."

"And the Lantern Division has brought the Great Confucianism there. As long as the water demon is suppressed, the flood can be effectively stopped."

"I suggest that it is better to send two more great scholars to try to suppress the water demon in the shortest possible time."

"Then the officers and soldiers of Daxia will take over the disaster relief work to minimize the losses. As for all the damaged fertile land, after the flood is over, the imperial court will allocate funds, donate from all over the country, and re-plan. Although this will affect the harvest in the past two years."

"If you survive this difficult time, the disaster of flood will be completely subsided."

At this moment, Hubu Shangshu He Yan was the first to speak.

He weighed the pros and cons from an economic point of view, suppressing the demons first and then providing disaster relief, as long as the people were alive, he could take care of them slowly.

Just as soon as he said this, the minister of the Ministry of punishment shook his head.

"No."

"Although suppressing demons is the key, disaster relief should be the priority."

"Your Majesty, the dam in Jiangning County has been destroyed. It must be that the people are in dire straits. When the refugees gather together, it will easily affect the surrounding area."

"At that time, civil uprisings are very likely to happen. I believe that in any case, the disaster relief should be done first, and the granaries in various places should be opened to ensure that the people will not be concentrated, and the surrounding prefectures and counties will share the pressure."

"As for the disaster of the water demon, we are not in a hurry to deal with it immediately."

Xu Ping, Shangshu of the Ministry of punishment, spoke.

Suppressing the water demon is indeed an important matter, but as the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he understands how terrible the civil uprising is.

We are not afraid of the large number of refugees, but we are afraid of the crowds of refugees. Think about the gathering of millions of refugees, and no prefecture or county dares to say anything.

At that time, the locusts will cross the border, and this is the most terrifying place.

In the face of death, human nature can be completely exposed.

Even if the imperial court comes up with various methods, it is useless. The people and refugees are starving to death. Who has time to listen to your orders?
As soon as this remark came out, several ministers nodded their heads one after another.

But the Minister of the Ministry of War shook his head.

"Xu Shangshu's words are wrong."

"Your Majesty, I believe that suppressing demons is the most important thing. Otherwise, even if the people are evacuated, if dikes burst one after another, it will be troublesome."

Zhao Yiyang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, expressed his opinion.

There is nothing wrong with what a few people said.

However, Emperor Yongsheng's eyes fell on Zhou Shan.

"Zhou Aiqing, what do you think?"

He asked directly.

The latter took a step forward, and then made a sound slowly.

"His Majesty."

"I believe that whether it is demon suppression or disaster relief, it is the top priority."

"It's just that it's easy to talk about suppressing demons. Sending a few more Confucian scholars and elite soldiers will put down the chaos sooner or later."

"But the real core lies in disaster relief. Jiangning County is surrounded by great rivers, among which there are hundreds of diversion rivers."

"It's not the worst time yet, but Kechen is worried that if something worse happens, millions of refugees will be brought in."

"What Shangshu said, if refugees gather, I'm afraid that no government will dare to accept them. Even if the imperial court issues an order at that time, I'm afraid that officials from all over the country will not dare to mess around."

"That's when the real trouble starts."

"That's why I suggest that ten prefectures and counties be selected, focusing on the capital of Jiangning County, and transport the grain and grass here as a place for disaster relief. Your Majesty will then draw up an imperial edict to transport all the official grain there."

"And immediately inform the people of Jiangning to give an early warning, and if there is really a flood, go directly to the disaster relief place."

"Save the people, everything is easy to talk about."

Zhou Shan spoke.

Offer your own ideas and suggestions.

He also recognized that disaster relief comes first, but he also skillfully relieved the pressure of disaster relief, and at the same time solved the problem of food transportation.

Otherwise, it would take a lot of time to transport them to the capital of Jiangning County in one go. It would be better to set up ten disaster relief points, and the imperial court issued an imperial edict to give early warning, which can be regarded as solving the problem of refugee concentration as much as possible.

As soon as these words were said, everyone nodded.

But Emperor Yongsheng seemed calm.

He mused a little.

Then he opened his mouth slowly.

"What's the worst plan?"

Emperor Yongsheng spoke.

As far as strategizing, he doesn't particularly care.

What he is most concerned about now is what will happen if the worst happens.

This statement came out.

The six were silent.

But in the end Prime Minister Zhou Shan spoke up.

"His Majesty."

"If you think about it according to the worst plan."

"Important passages in Jiangning County have been destroyed, increasing the cost and time of grain and grass transportation, refugees are concentrated, and water demons continue to make trouble."

"At that time, the entire Jiangning County may have a shocking civil uprising. There have been several floods in Jiangning County in ancient and modern times. The most serious one caused 300 million deaths and tens of millions of injuries. There was no one in the wilderness for 40 years."

Zhou Shan spoke.

This is his description of the situation based on ancient books.

As soon as these words were said, everyone's expressions became extremely heavy.

But He Yan's voice sounded.

"Your Majesty, in fact, there is no need to worry too much. I know a thing or two about this matter. The reason why such an ancient tragedy happened is entirely because of the concentration of refugees, no one to manage, lack of food, and official corruption, which led to the tragedy."

"There is still sufficient food and grass in Daxia. If the river is really damaged and it is difficult to transport food, relying on the assistance of various prefectures and counties, as long as there is no large-scale civil uprising before the relief food arrives, it is basically impossible for such a thing to happen. "

Hubu Shangshu He Yan said so.

The analysis is also logical.

Everyone nodded.

Hearing this, Emperor Yongsheng's face softened a bit.

Then continue to speak.

"Since that's the case, let's do what Zhou Aiqing said."

"However, under the order of the Ministry of War, Ye Yihou sent [-] troops to Jiangning County to cooperate with the local barracks officials to fight floods and rescue disasters. Everything is based on the people."

"The Ministry of Households will immediately requisition grain and grass and transport it to Jiangning County. The refugees must be required to have food, and then an imperial edict will be drawn up to raise money for disaster relief in Daxia.

"Wei Xian, how much money do I have in my pocket?"

Emperor Yongsheng asked.

"Return to Your Majesty, there are still about 10 taels of silver."

The latter answered.

"Leave 3 taels, and donate the rest."

He spoke, looking very proud.

But the meaning of this act is very simple. The emperor took the lead in raising donations, and only kept a small part.

"Your Majesty Shengming."

"Long live Your Majesty."

At this moment, the six of them spoke in unison, no matter if they were sincere or not, they were the first to praise her.

And at the same time.

Outside the gate of Daxia Academy.

Under the huge door plaque, there was already a lot of traffic at this moment.

A carriage gathered here.

There are almost no poor families who can enter Daxia Academy.

At least not outright poor.

No matter how poor the poor family is, if they are selected for the Daxia Academy, they will probably be prosperous, and they don't need to be officials. The local county government has already sent Liangtian Yinliang to their homes.

But, come all the way.

Through the window, Gu Jinnian saw some scholars coming on foot.

It looks like it is full of travel and dust, and it is estimated that they set off two days earlier.

And this time.

under the door plaque.

A voice resounded loudly.

"Students, please get off here."

The voice is loud and full of energy.

Is a master.

With white hair all over his head, he looked energetic.

As the Master's voice sounded, everyone on the carriage slowly appeared.

Gu Jinnian did not sit in the jade chariot for long.

Like everyone else, they walked out together slowly.

After Gu Jinnian walked out.

A voice sounded immediately.

"His Royal Highness, His Royal Highness."

The voice was familiar, it was Wang Fugui's voice.

He is on the left, and the carriage is also extremely rich and inlaid with all kinds of precious stones, but it is still a lot worse than Gu Jinnian's jade chariot.

"Brother Wang, I haven't seen you for a while."

Seeing Wang Fugui, Gu Jinnian couldn't help but smile.

In Xiaoxi Village that day, this person had been helping him all the time. Although he didn't help much, he supported him from the beginning to the end.

Therefore, we can have a deep friendship.

"His Royal Highness, I haven't seen you for a few days, I really want to kill Brother Yu."

"I originally wanted to visit the mansion, but I just thought that His Royal Highness might be busy, so I didn't take the liberty. I hope the prince will forgive me."

Wang Fugui is very good at talking.

He walked over, smiling all over his face.

"Brother Wang, you are welcome. If you want to come to me in the future, just come directly."

"Also, you don't need a title, just call me Brother Gu."

Gu Jinnian patted Wang Fugui on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Okay, son, oh, no, brother Gu, your eternal article a few days ago can be said to be famous in Daxia, and now everyone in Daxia doesn't know it."

"I specially sent a letter to my father to inform my father of this feat. My father cordially invited me. If Brother Gu is going to Suzhou in the future, he must inform Brother Yu. Brother Yu promises that the arrangements will be made properly."

Wang Fugui said with a smile.

Gu Jinnian just nodded.

Then look away.

Under the door plaque, several masters also cast their gazes with smiles in their eyes.

Gu Jinnian smiled slightly and nodded, counting it as meeting these masters.

Also at this time.

After all the people have gathered.

The master spoke again.

"Students."

"Behind the old man, there are three roads leading to Daxia Academy."

"However, these three roads represent three different schools, one of which is the pilgrimage hall, taught by twelve great Confucians."

"The second is to go to the holy hall, and Mr. Wen Jing will teach it alone."

"The third is the Zhishengtang, which is taught by other great Confucian scholars or masters in the academy."

"As for these three paths, you need to face choices, and I hope that all students can follow your heart, otherwise you will not be able to switch if you enter the wrong school."

The master opened his mouth and told everyone about it.

As soon as this remark was said, there was a lot of discussion for a while.

"Dare to ask Master, if students enter the pilgrimage hall, can they not go to other schools to attend lectures? Or can they not listen to Mr. Wen Jing's lectures?"

Someone was curious and asked the question everyone wanted to ask.

Coming to Daxia Academy is naturally for studying, and as for contacts and official careers, these are secondary.

But if they teach in separate classes, this will naturally make many people feel unwilling.

Just saying this, the master shook his head, looked at the crowd and said slowly.

"it's not true."

"The three halls mean three different teaching methods."

"At the same time, in the academy, there will be a big class every month. At that time, both Dean Wen Jing and all the great Confucians will teach."

"And any student is allowed to go to other schools to attend classes twice a month."

"The sage said that scholars should specialize and not be messy. This is the rule set by Mr. Wen Jing."

The master opened his mouth and explained to everyone.

As soon as these words were said, everyone understood a little bit.

"It seems that the internal struggle in Daxia Academy is very fierce, and Mr. Wen Jing can't completely suppress it."

Wang Fugui's voice sounded, suppressing the tone.

Gu Jinnian nodded.

To put it bluntly, it is the competition between the traditional school and the non-traditional school.

It can be seen from Xiaoxi Village that Su Wenjing does not want to use traditional methods of teaching, and the group of great Confucianists in Daxia Academy can't make Su Wenjing mess up.

So set up three schools, let students choose.

"Then how to choose?"

"Yes? Master, how do you choose?"

Everyone continued to ask.

The master was not in a hurry to answer, but pointed to the three roads behind him.

"The first one on the left is the official road."

"The one in the middle is the way of the people."

"The first one on the right is Qian Dao."

"Mr. Wen Jing's meaning is straightforward. Whether you are an official, a citizen, or money, you don't need to hide it, just follow your heart."

"Go along the way, and when you reach the top, you can see what your school is."

"However, I would like to warn you all that these three paths have left Mr. Wen Jing's awe-inspiring righteousness. If anyone does not follow his heart, he will be expelled directly and will never be hired. I hope you will understand it."

The master replied.

For a while, many people were a little embarrassed.

They looked at the three roads and remained silent.

After all, it's a bit social.

"Brother Gu, which path do you choose?"

Wang Fugui opened his mouth and looked at Gu Jinnian curiously.

Looking at these three paths, Gu Jinnian also hesitated.

People say, it is definitely impossible.

Gu Jinnian has not yet realized this. It is one thing to worry about the world's worries first and enjoy the world's joys later. Gu Jinnian can say the words of a sage, but it is another thing if he can do it or not.

Mr. Wen Jing has already moved his hands and feet.

Without doing anything, Gu Jinnian promised to follow the common path.

Gu Jinnian had to think about it if he moved his hands and feet.

Why do you enroll yourself.

"Money is the main thing in the prosperous age."

"Do you need to think more?"

Also at this time.

Su Huaiyu's voice suddenly sounded.

He appeared silently.

Just so suddenly, he appeared next to Gu Jinnian, walking silently.

"Brother Su, are you here too?"

Hearing Su Huaiyu's voice, Wang Fugui couldn't help being overjoyed. He looked over, and he was still cool and handsome.

"kindness."

Su Huaiyu nodded, and without hesitation, walked directly towards the first road on the left.

"Brother Su."

"Don't you want silver taels?"

"This is the official way, you are going wrong."

Wang Fugui sounded a reminder, thinking that Su Huaiyu had made a mistake.

However, Su Huaiyu shook his head and said.

"That's right."

"Being an official earns a lot."

The sound fell.

All of a sudden, it attracted a lot of strange eyes.

Gu Jinnian was slightly taken aback.

Good guy, this is the real punishment.

Without any hesitation, Gu Jinnian followed Su Huaiyu and walked over.

Enrollment is for politics.

I thought about it just now, just to be sure.

Wang Fugui also followed. He was not short of money, nor did he have any great ideas, so he naturally chose the official path.

As the three left, the rest of the people also started to move.

However, he was still a strong man who chose the civil way, but with a burst of white light flashing, he was directly expelled from the door.

Lost the bet.

Even more social.

However, just as Gu Jinnian was on the official road, a figure walked directly on the civilian road. He was quite old, about 30 years old, and was wearing plain clothes.

At the same time, it was not sent out by Haoran Zhengqi.

This means that the other party is indeed for the people.

This person's behavior also attracted a lot of attention.

Even Gu Jinnian couldn't help but take a second look and write down the person's appearance.

　This chapter was rewritten three times.

　　That's why it's so late.

　　Regarding the follow-up plot, readers are sorry.

　　
　
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