Xiangye

Chapter 248

After An Ganlu left, Gao Wen thought about it again, and it was actually not a big deal.It's not that the incense supplied by Anjia to the Ministry of Rites doesn't know whether it's a quality problem or it's damp, so it can't be lit.We are all members of the Ministry of Rites, so it would be too nasty if we really wanted to go online and punish him for his crimes.How big a business is it worth doing such a deadly move?
If he really did this, his reputation as the chief historian would be bad.

It is estimated that Qin Liangcai pretended to be a tiger to frighten An's family, and wanted to occupy that small workshop.

Of course, Qin Liangcai could take advantage of his brother-in-law's influence. An Ganlu must have something to do with it after staying in the company for so many years. Shi Guangxian and Qin Liangcai may not be able to do anything to him.

Although he thought so, Gao Wen suddenly became angry, as if he understood something.

He and Mr. Shi are enemies rather than friends, and now, they have been completely isolated by everyone in the department.Gao Wen naturally didn't care about this matter.However, An Ganlu wanted to burn Gao Wen's cold stove, but she violated Shi Guangxian's taboo, so she acquiesced to her brother-in-law to seek An Shu's bad luck.

Beating a dog depends on the owner, this guy is actually embarrassing me, Gao Wen!
So, should I take care of it or not?

"If you don't care about it, let your subordinates be oppressed. But I have gained a reputation, and I will be regarded as a first-rank official in the future. If a person who cannot protect his subordinates, who dares to be loyal to you?"

Gao Wen rubbed his chin and thought: What good is it for me, Gao Wen, to manage this matter, and how should I manage it?
Just as she was thinking, An Ganlu came into the house.

Gao Wen was stunned: "An Shuban, such a big event happened at home, why don't you go back?"

An Ganlu didn't answer, but asked instead: "I heard that the governor of Gaozhi is Xieyuan of Shaanxi Township Examination, and the teacher is Li Gong, the former Guozijian Jijiu, and Shu Richang and Xu Youzhen of the Hanlin Academy. , Compared with them, Shi Guangxian is nothing. I just want to ask the governor how he feels since he took office in our company, can he be content with the status quo?"

Gao Wen didn't hide anything from him, and said: "Naturally, I'm not reconciled. I'll just stay here for two years. When the next spring, I will lock the hall to take part in the imperial examination. It doesn't matter what happens in the department."

"One magistrate only serves three times. Is it possible that the magistrate has to endure other people's anger for seven hundred days? The magistrate must be a wild crane, but a man stands in the sky, how can he be controlled by others, especially the magistrate is still a famous person with outstanding talents and learning." An Ganlu gritted her teeth. : "The so-called man does not hurt the tiger's will, but the tiger is harmful to the heart. As long as you are not reconciled to the governor, this matter may be a good opportunity, but Shi Guang can be brought down first. The subordinate has also been in the officialdom all his life. He has some ability. As far as the governor's appearance is concerned, he is a person with clear grievances and grievances, and he is absolutely unwilling to be inferior to others."

"My subordinates have also inquired about the governor's deeds in Shaanxi. But anyone who offends you, no matter who they are or what their status is, will all end up dead."

Since when did you know how to look at a book office? Although you please me, Gao Wen, you are not my confidant, but you don't want to fight for you with the bayonet of your boss!Gao Wen quickly made a decision in his mind: It's best not to get involved in this matter, it's really not good.I am not an imperial official, even if Shi Guangxian is brought down, I, Gao Wen, will not be able to be the head of the Ministry of Rites. I don't do meaningless things.

An Ganlu's face was full of excitement, and his eyes were red: "Qin Liangcai took advantage of Shi Guangguang's power to seize my property and ran amok. He has a villainous temper, and his ambition is rampant, so he will inevitably fall into the trap. As long as he gets his strengths, he will be able to deal with it." Down with Shi Guangxian."

Gao Wen: "So what if you get the Tao? Qin Liang is Qin Liangcai, Shi Guangxian is Shi Guangxian, two different things."

An Ganlu: "Governor Gao, your mentor is Xu Bianxiu! Although the Imperial Academy has no power, it is a clean stream. Once you get the handle on Qin Liangcai, please ask your mentor to come forward and implicate Shi Guangxian to catch them all."

After all, An Ganlu still wanted Gao Wen to move out of Xu Youzhen to support him.It's a big deal, if Xu Youzhen were to come forward, Gao Wen would probably be reprimanded, making him ashamed.

Moreover, Xu Youzhen has been neglected recently and has never been dispatched to an official position. Her heart is so vile that it can't be worse, who can go to him to find bad luck?
This An Ganlu really thought well, for his own benefit, he asked me, Gao Wen, to use all the power at hand to help.You and I, Gao Wen, are neither close nor acquainted, so why should I wade into this muddy water?

"Haha, haha." Gao Wen suddenly laughed.

This smile was unstoppable, An Ganlu seemed to realize something, her face turned pale.

He gritted his teeth: "Governor Gao, a gentleman repays his grievances directly, so is it possible that you are willing to live in the department like this and make your subordinates feel cold?"

Gao Wen put away his smile and said coldly: "Governor An, how dare you lose your dignity in front of this official? If you refuse to work in our office, you can find another place. It's getting late, and this official is still in a hurry to return home!"

He got up and walked outside.

"Wait a minute, governor." An Ganlu cupped her hands to stop Gao Wen: "This subordinate has not yet finished speaking. If you want to talk about Mr. Shi, does the governor think that he is just using him to take bribes and corruption? You are too underestimating me, An Ganlu. If It is said that the priests of the Ministry of Rites collected the money from King Xiang, and wanted to use the Fengshui illustrations to change the Sanggan River, flood tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, and make thousands of people homeless, so what should we do?"

Gao Wen: "What's the mess, can you explain it more clearly?"

"Yes, governor." It's about his own wealth, An Ganlu, this is also the reason why he turned back after leaving the house just now.

He really had no choice but to think about it. In such a huge city of Beijing, maybe only Gao Wen could help, so he explained the whole story from the beginning to the end.

It turns out that the Beijing area in this era had not yet entered the Little Ice Age at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Generally speaking, the climate was mild and humid.The sky full of yellow sand and smog covering the sun in later generations has not yet appeared.The entire Gyeonggi area is criss-crossed by rivers and water transportation is well developed.Not only is there no risk of drought and water shortage, but even when the peach blossom flood comes down every year, floods often occur, destroying farmland and houses.

When mentioning the rivers in Beijing, the world first thinks of the Grand Canal.In fact, the largest river in the Gyeonggi area is the Sanggan River originating in Shanxi.

The Sanggan River originates from Shanxi and divides into two streams from Xuanfu to Shijingshan.The west one passes through Liangxiang County and Gu'an County and flows into Sanjiao Lake, which is renamed Lugou River; the east one passes through Wuqing County and Dong'an County and still flows into Sanjiao Lake, named Feng River.

Affected by this impact, Liangxiang, Gu'an, Dong'an, and Wuqing formed a moderate impact plain with fertile land, which was the main grain-producing area in the capital.

Although the Sanggan River has made this area extremely rich, the annual floods are a headache.Because the Ming Dynasty was famous for its poor people and rich people, the imperial court was struggling to manage the Yellow River every year, so there was no money to treat the Sanggan River.Therefore, in the past years, they mostly turned a deaf ear to the floods in this area, and when they met the victims, they randomly gave some porridge to appease them.

However, turning a blind eye will not solve the problem. The embankment from Lugou Bridge to Sanjiadiandian has been in disrepair for a long time, and it no longer has the basic water conservancy function. Who knows when the big flood will come without personal will.

It has just been more than a year since he ascended the throne today, and the throne is not stable.Now, the Supreme Emperor has returned to court again, there are two days in the sky, and there are two masters in the country.The entire imperial court seemed to be sitting on a big gunpowder barrel. No one knew when and for what reason the fuse was lit, blowing whoever was smashed to pieces.

What Emperor Jingtai needs to do is to extinguish any possible fuses. Since the Sanjiaodian area is the heart of the capital, if a flood causes a large number of refugees to enter the capital, once something happens, they will be guided by someone with a heart. I know what monsters will come out.

Therefore, Emperor Jingtai ordered the Ministry of Households to allocate money to the Ministry of Works to repair the embankment.

The Ministry of Industry did not dare to be negligent after receiving the imperial decree. After inspecting the water conditions of the local river, it was found that the terrain of the Gu'an County section of the Lugou River in the west was high in the west and low in the east, and the embankment was really dilapidated, and the river bed was severely blocked.When the water rises during the flood season, I am afraid it will overflow and cause floods.Therefore, some people proposed to divert the water of Lugou River to Yongqing County for diversion and flood discharge.

There used to be a dry river here in Yongqing, which was a tributary of the Lugou River, also called the Hun River.It's just that this river has not been used for many years, and it has long been abandoned. It is convenient to use it now.Of course, the river course also needs to be excavated, and basic water conservancy facilities such as river embankments still need to be repaired.

However, there is a problem here.It turned out that this Hunhe River has not been filled with water for decades.Some people occupied the river beach and turned it into farmland.The opening of the Hunhe River this time will inevitably cause them some losses.These days, those who dare to occupy the river and turn it into farmland are all well-established, and the most important of them is a prince of the Ming Dynasty, King Xiang Zhu Qiyong.

Zhu Qiyong's father was the fifth son of Emperor Ren Zong Zhu Gaochi. He became a vassal in Changsha in the fourth year of Xuande, and moved to Xiangyang in the first year of Zhengtong.Speaking of this person, he is actually the uncle of the emperor.Because he is a solitary house, he is not very old. This year, he is thirty-six, which is the prime of life.

According to the policy of the Ming Dynasty, the princes had to live in the imperial palace when they were young, but when they reached the age of 16 and received the canonization of the imperial court, they could leave the capital and become a vassal.

This King Xiang was very favored by Renzong in his early years, and he was given a lot of houses and farms in the capital when he became a feudal clan, and he was also economical.After going to Huguang, he managed the trade of goods between the north and the south, and gained huge profits. After more than 20 years, he became the richest man in the Ming Dynasty.

Throughout the ages, the richer this person is, the more he refuses to relax, and the more he refuses to relax, the richer he is.

Seeing that the land along the Hunhe River is fertile, King Xiang's Mansion simply occupied it.

Considering his noble status, the magistrate could only turn a blind eye.

This time, the imperial court wanted to reinject water into the Hun River to discharge the flood in order to manage the Sanggan River, so Prince Xiang's Mansion naturally refused.However, because this matter was the emperor's own will, and he attached great importance to it. The Xiang Wang Mansion's arms could not twist his thighs, so he was thinking about moving around, to see if he could ask the imperial court to change the plan, so that the Sanggan River would not have to be drained from their source when the flood was discharged. through the river.

This time, the Ministry of Industry was in charge of the water conservancy. According to the system, the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty were not allowed to interfere in the state affairs. Going to them would definitely not give them face.

Therefore, the palace found a unique way to hit the idea on the head of the Ministry of Rites and the Qing officials.

It turned out that the Ming Dynasty had a complete set of strict national sacrifice system.For a large-scale water conservancy project such as excavating a river, a grand ceremony must be held before the construction starts, offering sacrifices to the gods, and then surveying Fengshui and so on.The Ministry of Rites said that it was ok, and then the construction could start.If you say it is not polite, you have to discuss it again.

That being the case, Prince Xiang's Mansion poured a large sum of money into the temple to commemorate the activities of the Qing officials, to see if the Secretary could advise the court to move the flood discharge channel that was about to be excavated to the south for sixty miles, bypassing the encroachment of the Palace. soil of.

The people who offered sacrifices to the Qing officials in the Temple of the Ministry of Rites got money from the palace, feared their power, and wanted to sell this favor, which led to this matter.Now, the project of excavating the flood discharge channel has started immediately, and the people from the Ministry of Industry are measuring the land, and they will start working as soon as the materials are ready.

But here comes the problem again, if the flood channel is moved to the north for sixty miles, only the farm of Prince Xiang's family will be flooded.Moreover, those farms were originally the old road of Hunhe, and they belonged to his Zhu family.However, moving sixty miles south will destroy tens of thousands of acres of farmland, and thousands of people will be displaced.

In ancient China, there was no such thing as compensation for demolition. If your private property was expropriated because of a national project, you can only blame yourself for being unlucky.Wanting to get rich because of demolition, to be a second generation of demolition under the violent machine of authoritarian politics is purely a dream.I have never encountered such a situation, and I don't know how many people have destroyed their homes and become starved by the roadside.

Of course, when the country's politics are clear, the imperial court will still offer relief, with the bottom line that people will not starve to death or freeze to death.

The officials of Prince Xiang's Mansion and the Shrine of the Qing Dynasty officials wanted to bankrupt thousands of people for their own selfish desires, which is really bad.If it is because of a civil uprising, it is a political incident!

Hearing An Ganlu's words, Gao Wen was taken aback. If this was the case, it would be a serious case.

If the people rebel because of this, the matter will be serious.

In real history, the death of the Ming Dynasty was actually caused by civil strife.If it weren't for the natural disasters every year, the people in Shaanxi and Henan couldn't eat, why did Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong rebel?After more than ten years of civil war, the last drop of blood of the Ming Dynasty was exhausted, and Emperor Chongzhen could only be hanged with a rope on Meishan Mountain.

For civil uprisings, the rulers of any dynasty have great vigilance.If it really happened because of an accident, I don't know how many people will be unlucky.The people in the Temple of the Ministry of Rites who sacrificed to the Qing officials are really greedy for profit, and they dare to accept this kind of money.

That's all, the most powerful thing is that they colluded with foreign feudal vassals to intervene in the government, this is unforgivable!
The Ming Dynasty was the most vigilant against vassal kings in history, and princes would be driven out of the capital to become vassals when they reached adulthood.At the same time, the state will send officials to manage the palace, even if the vassal king wants to take a step out of the city, the officials must nod.Anyway, in a word, they should be raised as pigs.

If a minister in the court is found to be colluding with the vassal king to commit crimes, it will be a felony of beheading.

The country has overcorrected in this kind of thing because it has learned lessons from blood.At that time, Cheng Zu was enthroned as emperor in the capacity of vassal king.Then there was the old story of the King of Han rebelling.

Now, the entire Ministry of Rites, Temple and Officials Department has received the money from King Xiang, and forced the flood discharge river to move [-] miles southward, even flooding the houses and land of thousands of people. It is really shocking.

If this matter is exposed, it is unknown how many people will be killed.

When Gao Wen thought of this, cold sweat oozed from his vest.He couldn't help but glanced at An Ganlu, admiring him in his heart: Although this guy is a small secretary, he is very ruthless. He wants to catch all his colleagues and do everything right!Just because his small workshop was occupied by someone.

(End of this chapter)