Xiangye

Chapter 256 Teacher and Student Plan
If Xu Youzhen's words had been said a day ago, Gao Wen would have been delighted, and would have packed up his bags and gone home to live happily in his apartment without saying a word.

However, he had come so far and was completely irritated by Mr. Shi, so how could he leave in such a dispirited manner.

He said: "Teacher, the student has no intention of resigning from office for the time being. On the contrary, Master, you are a scholarly scholar. If the imperial court does not use you, it will be a great loss for the country."

Xu Youzhen sighed: "What can I do now as a teacher, what do you think?"

Gao Wen didn't answer, and said: "The teacher is a master of water conservancy, and the student only lived by the Yellow River since he was a child, and he saw it a lot, so he came up with the method of beaming water to attack sand. As for the others, he still doesn't know anything about it. I just came here to ask for advice. Since my teacher thinks this method is appropriate, why not perfect this river defense strategy and present it to the imperial court to benefit the people?"

"Dedicated to the imperial court, Si!" Such a shrewd person as Xu Youzhen, naturally knew that Gao Wen's discussion of river defense with him today would definitely not be aimless.

Gao Wen continued: "Teacher, when the students were in the Ministry of Rites, they heard their colleagues talk about the Sanggan River renovation project."

Xu Youzhen: "Yes, there is such a thing, but Shi Pu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, is leading it. You mean to be a teacher..."

Gao Wen: "Yes, Shi Shangshu doesn't seem to be too enthusiastic about this matter, but there is an imperial edict and he has to accept it. Since my teacher has nothing else to do in the Imperial Academy, why don't you present this river defense strategy to the king and take it over?" This is an errand. Teacher, think about it, the emperor will keep a close eye on this matter, if you really make some appearances, then you will be in the heart of the emperor!"

Hearing Gao Wen's words, Xu Youzhen was shocked and was stunned.

His eyes were fixed on the candlelight on the desk in front of him, two flames were flickering in his eyes, he was speechless for a long time, apparently considering the pros and cons of it.

Gao Wen continued: "Men, the Shaanxi Ma Zheng case has not yet been tried by the three judiciaries. You have solved such a huge and shocking fraud case, but the court has no attitude. It's not because you, my teachers and students did something wrong. Everyone like Gao Linghan will be punished. His teacher has been in the Hanlin Academy for so many years, and it has come to the end of the day, but he has not been resettled. It is estimated that the Supreme Emperor suddenly returned to court. The emperor and the court are all on over there."

"There is one more thing. After all, the matter in Shaanxi is far away, but the improvement of the Kesanggan River is just around the corner."

"Yes!" Xu Youzhen murmured: "This person is an official, no matter how great your achievements are, you have to be seen by others."

Gao Wen: "The mentor has thought of this, the student has finished talking."

Xu Youzhen withdrew her gaze from the candlelight: "Very well, you are a caring person, but you have thought of this matter. I have been idle as a teacher for so long, so I should do something. According to what you said, tomorrow a certain party will Send this river control plan to the emperor, please. However, your river control plan has to be perfected, and the part that will be added to the Sanggan River may be another sleepless night."

Gao Wen: "I would like to assist my teacher."

So, the teacher and the student took out the map of Gyeonggi and began to write a report.

This deliberation lasted all night, and it was only done before Maoshi.

Xu Youzhen put away the note: "Okay, that's it, you just rest with me for an hour, and I will send you to the Ministry of Rites in the second day. I should go to the Imperial Academy too, and wait until the early morning. , and entered the palace to meet the emperor."

Gao Wen suddenly remembered something: "Teacher, there is another matter related to the defense of the Sanggan River. The students don't know whether to talk about it or not. Also, this matter is very important, and the students are not sure whether it is serious or not. Please ask the teacher for advice."

Xu Youzhen: "Tell me."

Gao Wen pointed to the Lugou River on the map: "Master, according to the imperial court's plan, a flood discharge channel will be excavated in this area. This was originally a dry river channel, and there were no fields or houses for the common people. Okay. But as far as the students know, this place has been occupied by Prince Xiang's Mansion, and it has been opened up as a fertile field. If the peach blossoms are flooded, it will be troublesome if they are diverted from here. And..."

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then said: "Also, the student heard people say when he was in the Ministry of Rites a few days ago that the Prince Xiang's Mansion seems to have given a lot of money to the officials of the Ministry of Rites, the priests and officials, and they have settled it. So , the people in the department found an excuse, saying that the geomantic omen in that place is not good, and the river should be moved [-] miles southward. You know, my teacher, this is what my department is in charge of. If the teacher is really in the place of the emperor If you take the river defense mission, you will have trouble."

"On one side is the palace. After all, King Xiang is the uncle of the emperor. If the palace is in trouble, it will be difficult for people to deal with. But if the river is moved to the south, there will be tens of thousands of mu of fertile land and dozens of families with thousands of people. Can't it be so flooded?"

"It's a dilemma."

Xu Youzhen was taken aback: "What, if the priest of the Ministry of Rites wants to move the river sixty miles south to flood the fields and houses of the people, what should we do if it provokes a civil uprising? Absurd, really absurd."

As he spoke, he smiled disdainfully: "Of course the common people's land cannot be flooded. As a teacher, we absolutely cannot allow this kind of thing to happen. As for Prince Xiang's Mansion, a vassal king, what right does he have to intervene in state affairs?"

"Yes, yes, what my mentor said is true." Hearing that Xu Youzhen meant that the flood river would not be diverted, this was exactly what Gao Wen wanted, and he was very happy.With an idea in his head, he immediately came up with an idea: "Teacher, if someone complains to move the newly excavated river southward, it can actually let the Shuntian Prefecture come forward. The country has just fought a war, and the capital is rotten. Cultivate and grow. Moreover, when the country is using money, Shuntian Mansion pays a heavy tax every year, and it is almost not enough to make up the money to pay the court. This time, the local officials will definitely not want to flood another ten thousand mu of land. "

Xu Youzhen smiled: "Er Zhi, this is a good idea, indeed, if there are people in the palace and court who want to make trouble, Shuntian Mansion can come forward to argue."

Although Shuntian Mansion is a mansion, its status is high, equivalent to a municipality directly under the Central Government in later generations.The rank of Shuntian Fu Yin is also high, the second rank, which is equivalent to the feudal official of a province, not the fourth rank like the local magistrate.

What's more, Shuntian Fu Yin can have an audience with the emperor, so he has great power.The Ministry of Rituals and the Officials of the Ministry of Rites are just a small bureau or unit, how can they fight with others?
As for Prince Xiang's Mansion, the Ming Dynasty's princes and civil officials did not take it seriously at all. Perhaps in the eyes of the court, these vassals were potential rebels, and they needed to be more vigilant and strictly supervised.

After laughing, Xu Youzhen looked at Gao Wen suspiciously, and suddenly asked: "Er Zhi, did you have a bad time in the Temple of the Ministry of Rites to sacrifice to the officials, and did someone try to harm you?"

Gao Wen thought to himself: Old man Xu is really an old fox, he can even see this.

Quickly replied: "Teacher, don't worry, the student is just a seventh-rank official in the Ministry of Rites, a wild crane in the clouds."

Xu Youzhen: "You are a person with clear grievances and grievances. It doesn't matter if you report your grievances directly. In this officialdom, you have to not give up a single step. If you give up a step, it will be the wall that will be pushed down by everyone, even in the past with you. Those who stand together are also cold-hearted. We should be sharp and enterprising, remember, remember!"

Gao Wen: "I would like to follow the teacher's instruction."

(End of this chapter)