Daming heir

Chapter 364 Fifth Uncle Came to Offer Medicine and Prescription

Zhu Yunxi, who was a personal servant, left Pei Benzhi in Lanyang County for several days.

In the past few days, the two talked a lot and had a great time.

In Zhu Yunxi's understanding, Pei Ben is enough to take on the big responsibility.

From the disaster situation in the six prefectures to the current situation in Henan Province, they have already changed the direction of the administration of the entire imperial court over the years.

Obviously, such an iron-necked county magistrate who has not moved for eight years has not forgotten the wind direction of the ruling and opposition parties because of the crushing of his rank.

He is humble and dare not forget to worry about the country. Pei Benzhi is a capable minister and official who seeks his own government in his position but does not let his family and country go.

"If you live high in a temple, you will worry about your people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about your ruler."

"Pei Benzhi, Your Highness is right."

At the head of Lanyang city, Pan Deshan accompanied Zhu Yunxi, looking into the distance with him, on the official roads that have been cleared out one after another in the past few days, one of the people of Pei Ben, the magistrate of Chenliu County, who had gone away.

The emperor's grandson rewarded the frame and presented it to Pei Benzhi.

This incident happened not long ago today, and the meaning of it has already been known to everyone in Sima Zhaozhi's mind.

Pan Deshan has been doing his own sand-washing experiments in Lanyang County for the past few days. He feels that he may take over the entire Yellow River river affairs in the future. He has supported Pei Benzhi from the very beginning. .

At this time, it doesn't hurt to say a good word or two for Pei Benzhi.

What's more, this is something that echoes His Highness's wishes.

Zhu Yunxi put one hand on the city wall and put the other behind his back, looking at Pei Ben's group of people who were drifting away on the official road, and pretending to look over at Pan Deshan.

His eyes became more thoughtful, as if he wanted to see through Pan Deshan's whole being.

This made Pan Deshan bow his head involuntarily.

Zhu Yunxi said quietly: "How to use Pei Benzhi still needs to be clarified by the court."

With his head down, Pan Deshan opened his mouth, wanting to explain.

Zhu Yunxi's voice reached his ears again: "I heard that your experiment is almost ready?"

Pan Deshan immediately nodded and said: "Go back to Your Highness, everything is ready, just wait for His Highness and the accompanying officials to go and have a look."

Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Being famous and making great achievements lasts forever. On this occasion, let's go together."

Pan Deshan bowed to make way, feeling a little more hopeful in his heart.

Soon.

A place with a high slope outside Lanyang County has been cleared by county government officers and officers and soldiers.Apart from Li Fu who was busy at the scene, everyone was still staying in Lanyang County, waiting for the accompanying officials to be summoned by the emperor's grandson to inquire about the administration at any time.

At this time, everyone turned their attention to the two waterways above and below the slope that were obviously artificially shaped. Everyone whispered and pointed at the waterway built with loess and paved with sand downstream of the slope from time to time. .

The accompanying officials who accompanied Zhu Yunxi on his westward tour and helped the disasters in the six prefectures this time were not just one or two from each ministry, but a large number of officials from each department and office.

At the moment, it is beside the waterway on this sloping land.

In particular, several other officials from the Ministry of Industry were sought after like never before, surrounded by a group of accompanying colleagues and asked about various matters.

"Brother Guan, you are also from the Ministry of Industry. Do you think Pan Langzhong's method of controlling rivers by flushing sand with water is really useful?"

An accompanying official from the Ministry of Household Affairs asked the head of the Ministry of Industry surnamed Guan with worried eyes.

The people in Hubu looked at the two waterways from time to time, one of which had several cross-blocking waterways.

According to Pan Deshan's previous explanation to them, those obstacles are the dams that will be built on the Yellow River in the future to restrain the river water, store the river water, and then increase the water flow speed.Coupled with the shrinkage of the Yellow River channel on the lower plains of Sanmenxia, ​​the river bed will be continuously scoured to accumulate silt and sand, which will play a role in digging the river bed deeply and suppressing floods.

The logic seems to work.

However, which of the people in the Ministry of Finance present saw that the roads represented the obstruction of the dam, didn't they want to see piles of real money that had to be spent from the Ministry of Accounts before they could become large dams on the Yellow River? dam.

Not to mention the lower reaches of the Yellow River, the layers of embankments that stretch for thousands of miles to restrain the river bed.

These are things that can only be seen if real gold and silver are thrown out.

The head of the Ministry of Industry hesitated for a moment, finally nodded and shook his head and said: "I have been discussing Pan Langzhong's method of beaming water and flushing sand these days. It stands to reason that as long as the water flow is fast enough, the Yellow River can be moved." Silt deposits under the river bed downstream."

After hearing the sound, the accompanying officials who surrounded the Ministry of Industry all stopped discussing and turned their eyes to the side of Mr. Guan.

The head of the Ministry of Industry did not keep his colleagues waiting, and said with some uncertainty: "How can the Yellow River be restrained by manpower? Every moment is different. What I am most worried about right now is whether this method can Applied to the Yellow River.

Or, if the layers of dams on the Yellow River and the embankments downstream are repaired right now, peace will be maintained for a while.But once there is a flood that has not been seen in a century, can it resist it?
After all, even Pan Langzhong knew that Huang He was like a human being, moody and affected by the weather, so far no one has been able to figure out what Huang He's temper is.If everything is done today, can we protect the achievements of tomorrow? "

As Mr. Guan spoke out the aspirations of the remaining accompanying officials from the Ministry of Industry, there was a burst of exclamation and approval at the scene.

If the Yellow River can do everything for the whole world with one day's work, then the Yellow River would not need to be tossed vigorously by the imperial court every year.

"Since that's the case, let Pan Deshan try a few more times. The water poured on this channel can be compared one at a time to see how much it can bear?"

Just when everyone was discussing the topic.

Zhu Yunxi's voice came from behind everyone quietly.

The hearts of the people were slightly shocked, and they turned around quickly, only to see that the emperor's grandson had already led the Ministry of Industry's Du Shuiqing Lisi Lang Zhong Pan Deshan, and he had already appeared here.

"Your Majesty, please see me."

This kind of feeling of being caught by the teacher when he was away from the school while whispering to classmates, but he didn't want to be caught by the teacher from the back of the school, really made everyone feel flustered.

Zhu Yunxi waved his hand casually: "There will naturally be different opinions on matters related to the community, and I can tolerate disputes alone. However, if the verification is correct, it means that it will be a good solution in a difficult situation. No matter what A white cat is a black cat, as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat! A good way!"

All the accompanying officials breathed a sigh of relief, and they all bowed and clasped their fists together.

"His Royal Highness is wise, and the minister waits to obey the order."

Zhu Yunxi looked sideways at Pan Deshan beside him: "Just let go and do it, Gu is here to watch."

Pan Deshan had many feelings in his heart.

In the end, everything turned into a calm answer: "I will never disappoint Your Highness!"

After finishing speaking, Pan Deshan waved his robe and turned around, passed the crowd, and reached the top of the waterway that had been erected long ago.

As early as at the source, there was a large tank full of water prepared by Pan Deshan.

Pan Deshan held his head high and held his hands high: "I am honored to be appreciated by Your Highness for presenting the method of flushing the sand with water. Today, I have to wait and see from my colleagues. If there are any shortcomings, I hope you will take the time to give pointers."

He said he wanted advice, but Pan Deshan's face was full of confidence.

In the anticipation of the crowd, Pan Deshan waved his hand, and several officers and soldiers immediately carried the smallest water tank to the source of the upper reaches of the waterway.

Pan Deshan said in a loud voice: "This is a comparison with the daily water flow test of the Yellow River. Let's take a look."

Following Pan Deshan's loud cry, those officers and soldiers had already tilted the water tank to the upstream of the waterway without the simulated dam and multiple embankments, and immediately the water column poured out of the tank and poured into the waterway.

The mouth of the water tank is attached to the top of the raised waterway, which is to better imitate the flow rate of the Yellow River, instead of rushing down in vain, losing its reality.

Under the gaze of everyone, the water flowed down from the upper reaches of the waterway little by little.

All the way, it flows at a very high speed to the Sanmen Gorge of the Yellow River. The sediment on both sides of the channel is continuously carried down by the water flow, and then the flow speed slows down in vain, and the sediment entrained from the upstream is deposited in the downstream channel little by little.

When the water source was cut off upstream, the downstream water flow dispersed, and the sediment in the downstream waterway increased by half a point visible to the naked eye.

The results of the experiment are very clear, and the reason for the continuous rise of the river bed in the lower reaches of the Yellow River has been clearly simulated.

But Pan Deshan didn't stop, and said loudly: "Everyone, the next thing is that the flood that occurs once in 50 years, once in a century, and once in a thousand years will wash away the Yellow River channel that I want to build."

This is the main event!

After Pan Deshan opened his mouth, everyone held their breath almost subconsciously, and looked at the waterway that was obviously narrower than the previous one and had a series of dams.

The once-in-50-year flood poured down.

The dam blocks and resists the 'flood peak', and even the downstream of the 'Sanmenxia'. The 'flood peak' weakens, but the flow rate is within a controllable range. The constantly turbulent water flow rolls up layers of sediment and continuously scours until the water flow stops. Down.

The waterways are intact!

Three or four quarters of the sand has been washed away!
After the first test was over, the officers and soldiers swiftly sucked up the water behind the upstream dam and re-laid the sediment in the downstream waterway.

"This is a once-in-a-hundred-year flood, just wait and see."

Pan Deshan's voice became louder.

The accompanying officials at the scene already moved their feet involuntarily, wanting to get closer to the waterway of the experiment, so as to see it more clearly.

More water, faster flow, greater momentum.

The accompanying officials were in groups, moving from upstream to downstream.

The dam is unobstructed and the river course is stable. Below the 'Sanmenxia', the water flow is strictly controlled below the height of the embankment, and the sediment is rolling like a slurry, and is continuously washed away by streams of water flowing down from the upstream.

In the end, not to mention the waterway was intact, more than half of the downstream sediment was washed away.

Some people have already started to gasp.

Although the so-called experiment in front of us is somewhat different from the real Yellow River, the reason is the same.

Pan Deshan didn't give these people more chance to breathe.

For the third and last time, the flood that simulated a once-in-a-thousand-year flood has been released from the upper reaches of the waterway.

The waterway began to vibrate visibly with the naked eye.

The dam also has festered places, but it is still firm in the raging water.

In the downstream, the entire 'river bed' seems to be rolled up, the river water is engulfed in sediment, and finally overflows the embankment built by Pan Deshan's method of governing the river, and some places have survived the previous two floods , this time there was finally a collapse.

But very quickly, the lattice dike behind the dike blocked the river water gushing out of the dike.The remote embankment in the distance protected the last surge of the flood.

Several officers and soldiers, pretending to follow Pan Deshan's instructions, started playing with mud behind the location of the breach of the dike, and repaired a series of moon dikes to seal the breach.

When the officers and soldiers were covered in muddy water, the water finally flowed clean.

"Almost all the river sediment has been washed away!"

"Calculate the width of the breach, how wide it will be above the Yellow River."

"This method... this method..."

"Is it really possible?"

"It's figured out! It's figured out!"

"When there is a flood once in a thousand years, the breach is 150 feet wide."

"This method works!"

This is not the real Yellow River, this is not the embankment of the Yellow River that is clearly visible not far away.

The countless accompanying officials kept talking in their hearts, but the water channel built in comparison with the Yellow River channel was clearly placed in front of them.

The reasoning is the same.

The basis of Pan Deshan's method of governing the river has also gone through repeated experiments just now.

Even the accompanying officials from the Ministry of Industry who were hesitant at first began to doubt whether their hesitation was correct.

Pan Deshan, who was standing on the slope, also showed excitement at this time.

There is no problem with my own method of controlling the river, it is real and feasible.What really excited him was that the shock and surprise shown by the accompanying colleagues from the court and China, as well as the admiring gazes they cast on him from time to time, made Pan Deshan convinced again and again that his method of controlling the river would It will be used on both sides of the Yellow River thousands of miles away.

Zhu Yunxi witnessed all the experiments and observed the changes in the attitudes of the accompanying officials.

In the short silence after shock and surprise.

Zhu Yunxi said softly: "Everyone, Pan Deshan's method of governing the river is being applied in front of your eyes today. Do you still have any doubts?"

After the continued silence, the accompanying officials spoke one after another.

"Mr. Pan is a great talent, the country has a great river, and here is Anlan, and the prosperous age continues. The ministers are Your Highness, Your Majesty, and congratulations to Daming!"

Amidst the congratulations, Tian Mai arrived unexpectedly.

In the corner of Zhu Yunxi's vision, Tian Mai walked lightly and came to his side, which slightly surprised him.

Tian Mai said in a low voice: "Your Highness, King Zhou came down and said that if he wanted to see His Highness, King Zhou... only brought a team of guards from the palace, and no one else."

After informing the emperor grandson of the news, Tian Mai added in a softer voice.

Zhu Yunxi frowned slightly, glanced at the officials in front of him, did not open his mouth to explain, just waved his hand, and gave Pan Deshan a wink on the slope, then followed Tian Mai and left silently under the eyes of all excited officials.

The accompanying officials, even though they were curious in their hearts, would there be a time when something more important than verifying Pan Deshan's method of governing the river would allow the grandson to leave here.

But professional ethics tell them what to ask and what not to ask.

Since Taisun doesn't care about them, the next step is carnival.

In the blink of an eye, Pan Deshan, who was standing on the slope, was suddenly overwhelmed by his more enthusiastic colleagues.

But Zhu Yunxi, who was going away, had a dignified expression.

He never went to Kaifeng Mansion to look for his Uncle Zhou, but for some reason, the other party came to him in person.

Waiting for Zhu Yunxi to enter the Lanyang county government all the way.

Then in the main hall of the county government, I saw Zhou Wang Zhu Lu wearing a dark blue uniform.

A smile appeared on Zhu Yunxi's face immediately, he opened his arms, and walked quickly all the way to Zhu Huan's back, folded his arms and cupped his hands: "It turns out that Uncle Wu is here, and my nephew is far away, I hope Uncle Wu will forgive me."

Zhu Huan turned around and looked at the impeccable Zhu Yunxi who was well behaved, with a smile on his face, he reached out to support him, then frowned slightly, pretending to be displeased and said: "This is not at home. Xun is an imperial envoy under the imperial order, it should be Uncle Wang who greeted you."

As he spoke, Zhu Huan made a gesture and was about to worship.

Zhu Yunxi immediately supported this man, and said anxiously: "What is Uncle Wu doing? This is trying to kill my nephew!"

Zhu Xi also took advantage of the situation and stood up straight, but it was anti-customer-oriented and pulled Zhu Yunxi to sit aside.

After that, he poured Zhu Yunxi a cup of tea with the teapot that should have been sent when he first arrived earlier.

Push the teacup to Zhu Yunxi's hand.

Zhu Huan said: "I heard that you were ordered to tour the west this time, and you also did relief work for the six prefectures. In Xuzhou prefecture, you set up a bureau to exterminate thousands of bandits. You can be said to be the leader of the clan. My family is lucky."

Zhu Yunxi raised his eyebrows, held the teacup in both hands, and took a sip slowly: "It's just some bold lunatics who have been bewitched by the evil god of the prostitution society. It's really hard to set things right, and we can only punish them with thunder."

"That's the reason!" Zhu Xi clapped his hands in approval.

Zhu Yunxi turned his eyes suddenly, and looked at Zhu Wei: "I don't know why the fifth uncle came to Lanyang to find his nephew. But this time the palace has also suffered a disaster?"

Zhu Yan smiled and looked at Zhu Yunxi: "The old man has pity on your Uncle Wang. When he became a vassal, he gave me the old Song Palace. It has been repaired over the years, and it is protected by the Kaifeng city wall, but it has never suffered."

While talking, Zhu Xi also took a sip of tea, and taking advantage of the opportunity of toasting, he quietly raised his eyes to look at Zhu Yunxi.

However, Zhu Yunxi remained silent, sipping the tea left by Cao Zhisheng, and made up his mind that as long as the fifth uncle took the initiative to speak, he would never bring it up to the serious business.

……

"Uncle Wu, my nephew will bring you some tea."

After filling up the water in the teapot three times, Zhu Xi finally couldn't stand the elder nephew's hospitality, and waved his hand to reject the elder nephew's persuasion for tea again.

Zhu Wei explained with sincere eyes: "Nephew, if you drink your fifth uncle again, you will be unable to walk."

Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly: "You are an elder, if my nephew breaks the rules of etiquette and returns to heaven, not only my father will beat me, but even the old man will probably reprimand me."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi looked at Zhu Wei with a seemingly spiritual look in his eyes.

Zhu Huan stopped here when he saw what he said, knowing that if he didn't speak today, this kid wouldn't talk to him seriously if he was killed, so he could only take the initiative to attack now.

Thinking of this, Zhu Wei coughed lightly: "Actually, Uncle Wu is here to offer medicine and prescriptions."

(End of this chapter)