Pan Deshan hesitated for a moment, closed his mouth tightly, but his eyes kept flickering.
When the check dams and water reduction dams are destroyed, countless river waters rush down from the upper reaches and are swept into the river.
Pan Deshan knew that what happened on the river must be explained to the court and the world.
He is the governor-general of the river appointed by the imperial court. If he wants to take responsibility, he is the best choice.
As for the river management officials in the River Governor's Office.
They are still young and immature, and there is still greater hope.
As long as he takes on this responsibility and allows the imperial court to decline, he can protect these young river management officials. As long as they are still there, and continue to stay in the position of regulating the river, one day, the Ming Dynasty will finally be able to calm down the Yellow River that has been roaring for countless years.
Zhu Yunxi glanced at Pan Deshan lightly, sighed and shook his head slightly.
Then, he turned around and continued walking upstream along the river embankment.
Gao Yangzhi, who was next to Pan Deshan, also sighed and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation.
Pan Deshan took a look and nodded silently.
The two walked side by side.
Gao Yangzhi whispered: "Pan Shangshu is a man of work and a responsible person. If it were anyone else, I am afraid that the moment something happens to the river, the responsibility will be passed on to the officials who supervised the construction and reduction of the dams. On the body.
Not to mention, like Pan Shangshu, Hui has been on the river almost every day since he took office as the governor-general of the river. When the flood came that day, Pan Shangshu was in danger and was injured by the flood. "
These are words of comfort.
However, Pan Deshan just shook his head with a calm face and whispered: "This is the duty of the guilty minister."
Gao Yangzhi chuckled and said in a deep voice: "Pan Shangshu wants to resist all the sins by himself. The starting point is good. But has Pan Shangshu ever thought that after you resist the sins, there will really be no more trouble in the court?" Is there any dispute?"
Pan Deshan turned his head, with doubts in his eyes.
With the title of Governor-General of the River and Minister of Processing, I am responsible for all the disasters that occur on the river. Isn't it enough for the court to be satisfied?
Gao Yangzhi looked at Pan Deshan's puzzled eyes and shook his head: "How did Pan Shangshu get his current position?"
Pan Deshan immediately replied: "It is only because of His Highness the Emperor's Grandson's favor that the guilty minister can obtain such a high position and hold the power."
Gao Yangzhi sneered: "Since Pan Shangshu also knows that His Highness promoted you, now you have to bear all the blame. What will others think? Is His Highness ignorant of people, or has he been deceived? If Pan Shangshu is guilty, Is His Highness also guilty?"
His voice was not loud, but it penetrated deeply into Pan Deshan's ears word by word, making Pan Deshan's eyes widen and a look of panic and uneasiness appeared on his face.
Pan Deshan would never have thought that even if he took all the responsibilities, what happened on the river would still involve His Royal Highness.
Gao Yangzhi sighed helplessly.
He whispered helplessly: "You... Pan Shangshu is like this, and so is Zhang Ergong, the Minister of Works. You are all capable people, but you don't know how to be an official. The only one who knows how to be an official is... Yuan Shaoshi, who is an official, is still focused on staying in Shanglinyuan Prison. It can be said that he has no ears to what is going on outside the window, and he only thinks about farming and raising cattle."
Pan Deshan was a little hesitant. After hesitating for a while, he said in a low voice: "Your Highness has His Majesty's favor. I think even if he criticizes, it will be fine..."
"Pan Shangshu should also know that the imperial court is now implementing the Hongwu New Deal." Gao Yangzhi stared at Pan Deshan with expectation in front of him. He felt deeply that in the future there should be another assessment of officials' ways of serving as officials. He said Explained: "His Highness is the person who promotes the New Deal, and innovation has always been the top priority in the court. The management of the river started with His Highness, and Pan Shangshu also did it with His Highness.
If Pan Shangshu insists on taking responsibility for this accident, His Highness will definitely be criticized. At that time, the Hongwu New Deal will also be criticized, and even be blocked and interrupted. "
There was panic in Pan Deshan's eyes, and he said nervously: "Isn't it?"
"No?" Gao Yangzhi sneered and said sarcastically: "Pan Shangshu really thinks that everything will be smooth sailing in the DPRK? Does he really think that everyone in the world is yearning for the New Deal? Or is it that those who occupy more land and have less Will those who pay taxes willingly take out the benefits they have put in their pockets?"
Pan Deshan lowered his head, murmured silently, and finally said in a low voice: "There is no way people can turn their backs and seek profit."
"This is the truth, so there is no room for any mistakes now. And this accident on the river must not involve you, Pan Shangshu, and even the officials in the river governor's yamen must not be implicated!"
He raised his head high and made a sound, with firm eyes.
Many things in the New Deal were proposed by myself, discussed in the cabinet and submitted to His Majesty for approval, and finally announced to the world.
There are many things in it that I have already started to practice and tested when I was on Jiaozhi Road.
As long as the imperial court clarifies the local resistance step by step and truly implements every article of the New Deal, the world will inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes.
Pan Deshan finally woke up at this time.
He raised his head and looked at the emperor's grandson who had walked out a long way in front, looking at the somewhat thin back. Pan Deshan's eyes kept flashing, and he immediately picked up his robe and quickened his pace to catch up.
Pan Deshan finally arrived behind Zhu Yunxi.
He already said in a deep voice: "Your Highness!"
Zhu Yunxi stopped when he heard the sound, turned around slowly, and looked at Pan Deshan who was promoted to the position of Governor-General of the River Channel by himself.
He smiled slightly and said calmly: "Are you absolutely planning to die to apologize?"
Plop.
As soon as Zhu Yunxi finished speaking, Pan Deshan already held up his hands and knelt on the river embankment.
"Your Highness... I have nothing to repay for the kindness your Highness has shown me!"
Pan Deshan opened his mouth, but found that he didn't know what to say.
Zhu Yunxi smiled: "I don't want anything in return from you. As long as you can manage the river well and make the Yellow River truly peaceful, it will be the greatest reward for me, and it will not be in vain for my trust in you."
Pan Deshan's eyes turned red in an instant.
Throughout the ages, many capable ministers and officials hope to meet a monarch who can trust them.
A scholar dies for a confidant, and a good bird chooses a tree to roost in.
From ancient times to the present, many heroes and heroes fell into the tide of that era because they never met their close friends and loved ones.
Pan Deshan's forehead hit the river embankment heavily.
"If the Yellow River is not stable, I will not go down the river embankment. This will make the Yellow River peaceful and no longer cause trouble in the Central Plains!"
Zhu Yunxi took a step forward, bent over, and gently patted Pan Deshan on the shoulder.
"Control the river with peace of mind, and the rest will be done alone."
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Five days later.
Zhu Yunxi, who was only wearing a brocade dress, was escorted by a few secret guards such as Tian Mai, and took Wang Xinling and Niu Dafu from Lanyang County all the way west along the Yellow River embankment to Mengjin County in Henan Prefecture. Under the river bank near the northeast.
Gao Yangzhi and Pan Deshan, under the escort of soldiers and horses led by Ma Hongqing, led a group of officials from the Northern Patrol and fell behind. It would take two or three days to reach Mengjin County.
The reason why Zhu Yunxi chose to rush to Mengjin County immediately after meeting Pan Deshan in Lanyang County was because the River Governor's Yamen built one of the check dams and water reduction dams in the Yellow River, and it was in the river in Mengjin County.
The construction of dams and water reduction dams in other places will continue to the west and enter the territory of Shaanzhou Prefecture, in the river north of Shaanzhou City.
To find out why the dams and water reduction dams were destroyed, you must go to the site and see with your own eyes what it is like.
In the secret, Fu Suncheng of Fusi Town, Jinyiwei North Town, had also sneaked into Mengjin County with his people to secretly investigate whether there was a hidden secret.
Sun Cheng is all the way, Zhu Yunxi is all the way, Gao Yangzhi is all the way, the soldiers are divided into three groups, the virtual and the real make it difficult to distinguish the true meaning.
Zhu Yunxi, who walked along the embankment to the embankment of the Yellow River in Mengjin County, looked a little solemn.
Compared with the situation in Lanyang County, the situation in Mengjin County, which was the first place to be hit by the river water after the dams and water reduction dams were destroyed, is obviously much more serious than that in Lanyang County.
To this day, the river embankment is still a mess, and a thick layer of river sand and mud has accumulated under the river embankment.
The place where materials for building rivers were supposed to be piled was in a mess, with countless materials scattered everywhere under the impact of the water.
On the river embankment, the Henan Branch of the River Governor's Office had organized river workers to carry out dredging, first aid, and reorganization.
There were no officials with whips to supervise the work. Even those officials from the river governor's office who were wearing official robes were covered in mud and water, and looked extremely dazzling among the river workers, but they did not feel the slightest sense of disobedience.
Wang Xinling rarely had the opportunity to accompany the emperor's grandson alone, and the journey could be said to be exciting and nervous.
He looked up and down the river embankment in front of him and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, here is the document handed over by the governor's office of the river. If it weren't for the upstream Huanglu Mountain on the north side to serve as a screen for Mengjin County, and the downstream Fenghuang Mountain and Mang Mountain for Yanshi as a barrier. , the situation in Henan Prefecture may become more serious.
Nowadays, there are these mountains running east and west, blocking the water washed out by the river. The damage has been controlled within a small area on both sides of the river.
The Governor's Office of the River Channel is also urgently mobilizing various materials from Kaifeng Prefecture, and is also promoting Yanshi County in Henan Prefecture to increase the production of bluestone, lime and other materials there. We will strive to rebuild the dams and water reduction dams in Mengjin County before autumn next year. "
"Do you think there is a Yellow River Dragon King, or why the dams and water reduction dams built by Pan Deshan with great effort were destroyed?"
Zhu Yunxi glanced at the situation up and down the river embankment, looked away, and suddenly looked sideways at the young governor behind him.
Wang Xinling was stunned for a moment, and then he said in a low voice: "I don't know, but I think that the so-called Dragon King of the Yellow River among the people must not exist. Even if it does exist, it must be a thief who is making a trick. He cleverly used the name of Lord Dragon to commit rebellion!"
Zhu Yunxi nodded: "Go and have a look on the river embankment."
After he finished speaking, he stopped talking.
Originally, he was in Lanyang County and could not see with his own eyes what the situation was like in Mengjin County, so he still had various speculations in his mind.
But today I saw with my own eyes the current status of the river embankments in Mengjin County.
The government officials did not behave harshly, and the people worked hard on the river.
The large stove set up under the river embankment started to emit thick smoke very early at noon.
Everything was in order, and there was never any chaos.
Undoubtedly, if the check dams and water reduction dams in the river are destroyed, we can first rule out the fact that the government is harsh on river workers, causing the river workers to feel resentful and quietly destroy the check dams and water reduction dams.
Since it was not the work of the river workers, and there is no troublesome Dragon King of the Yellow River in this world, naturally it is only the work of those thieves and traitors who are still lurking in the dark.
But at the moment, Zhu Yunxi still didn't know whether what happened here was related to the White Lotus Sect and Shanxi merchants.
But if these people were really involved, he would have to reconsider the power these people had accumulated over the years.
soon.
Zhu Yunxi and others had already walked from the bottom of the river embankment to the top of the river embankment.
Although their group had already replaced the government officials, they were all dressed in brocade clothes and there were guys like Tian Mai who were not easy to mess with at first sight.
These people quickly attracted the attention of river workers and government officials.
The river workers only paid a little attention, wondering where this noble person came from.
But the officials who were supervising, directing, and personally participating in the construction of the river channel on the river embankment hurried over.
Under the gaze of Zhu Yunxi.
A tall and muscular man with a sinewy face, but his body was covered in mud and water, and his face was dark, and he came over with a few river soldiers.
"Where are these gentlemen from, and what are they doing on this river embankment? This is the river management construction site of the River Governor's Office. Something happened a few days ago, so you guys should not stay here."
The official stared at Zhu Yunxi and the others with scrutinizing eyes.
When the dams and dams were damaged, the superiors immediately sent people to check, but after it was found that they were not the cause of the disaster, no punishment was imposed.
It was just that several of the chief responsible officials were transferred back to the Kaifeng Prefecture's River Governor's Office, in the name of transfer, but in reality they were under temporary supervision.
But other than that, there is no other follow-up.
But the people on the river embankment here didn't dare to relax even a little bit.
Who in the entire Henan Prefecture didn't know that something happened on the river, or that it was a big deal? Who would rush to the river embankment in a panic at this time?
Zhu Yunxi smiled and pointed to the remaining dams and water reduction dams in the river ahead: "We are from Xiangyang Prefecture, and many of our elders have the ability to control water. When we heard that something happened on Henan Road, we thought Come and take a look. Next year, the Ministry of Industry of the Imperial Court will take the public law examination to obtain official positions, so that we can know in advance what is going on here."
The imperial court now requires public law examinations when selecting officials in various ministries and yamen. The Ministry of Personnel will also organize separate assessments to select officials for local governments.
Zhu Yunxi used the excuse that he was from Xiangyang Prefecture, and because his elders were good at water control, he came to Mengjin County to check the situation in advance.
After all, no one knows whether the next public law examination for the Ministry of Industry will use this Yellow River accident as a question.
The soap official nodded, but still did not forget his duty.
"Bring over your road signs, tooth tags, or personal information."
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