At this time, the imperial court seized the love and reinstated Pan Jitao, which naturally would not be anything else. It must be because the Yellow River burst its banks and the water transportation was cut off, so he was asked to control the water.

But if he had healed the water, the canal would have been restored. How do you sing Zhao Gongzi's play?

Zheng Ruozeng couldn't help but said softly: "Revenge is against human ethics, and Zhongcheng can refuse." ”

"Regardless of the displacement of tens of millions of people, it is not against human ethics?" Pan Jitao raised his head and drank a glass of stuffy wine and said: "What's more, the old man has been worried about the winter months of Jiajing for forty-five years, and he is just serving this month. ”

"However, Zhongcheng is also from Jiangnan." Wu Chengen also persuaded: "Don't say anything else. Let's just say that the people of Huzhou pay four or five times the annual freight fee of the positive endowment, and the people of the entire Jiangnan are deeply affected by Caoyun. Zhongcheng only sees the suffering of millions of Jianghuai people, but does not see the suffering of 20 million Jiangnan people, long-term suffering? ”

Pan Jitao fell silent, and then laughed self-deprecatingly.

After a long time, he looked up at Zhao Hao.

"What do you think, boy?"

Zhao Gongzi leaned lazily on the couch, and smiled indifferently: "Zhongcheng can do whatever he wants, I won't put pressure on you." ”

"Really?" Pan Jitao squinted at him.

"It's more real than real gold." Zhao Hao sat upright with his hands on his knees and nodded. Haha laughed and said: "Zhongcheng once said that everyone must do their duty, and you will do your duty." ”

"Good!" Pan Jitao nodded with relief, took a deep look at Zhao Hao, and suddenly said faintly: "You don't have to worry too much, the canal will have to be cut off for a few years." ”

With that, he arched his hand to the crowd, turned and walked out.

"Why don't we go together tomorrow?" Zhao Gongzi said behind him.

"No, the old man will be laughed at when he enters Beijing like this." Pan Ji tamed his head and said lightly without looking back: "I'll take the canal." ”

Obviously, he was going to Huanghuai for a field trip.

"Zhongcheng, wait a minute." Zhao Gongzi remembered something, quickly jumped off the accommodation, picked up a delicate food box and chased after him.

"New goods, taste them slowly on the way, remember to send me a review."

"That's pretty much it." Pan Jitao finally had a smile on his face, and put away the food box as if it were a treasure.

"Zhongcheng should pay attention to safety." Zhao Gongzi admonished.

"Chatter." Pan Jitao waved his hand and walked away without looking back.

~~

When Zhao Hao returned, Zheng Ruozeng sighed and said, "Childe, this is not the time for you to show your bearing......"

"Mr. Kaiyang doesn't have to worry, I have my own plans." Zhao Hao nodded, sat back on the Luohan bed, and said with a smile: "Governing the river, it's not that easy." ”

"Hahaha." Xu Wencheng also laughed loudly, pointed at Zheng Ruozeng with chopsticks and said, "You old Zheng just can't change this blind problem." This kid is more hairy than a monkey, do you think he is a good person? He knew that Lao Pan's trip was troubled and his ambition was difficult to pay. It's just a favor to Lao Pan. ”

"Oh." Zheng Ruo was surprised when he heard this, and asked, "Why do you say this?" ”

Wu Chengen also looked at Zhao Hao inquiringly.

"First, the Yellow River, the Huai River, and the canal were mixed up, and the imperial court successively served as water control officials, only knowing how to protect the water and transport, and not caring about the situation of the Huanghuai at all. Now that the spring flood can break the embankment, it can be seen how fragile the waters of Jianghuai are. Even if the river is repaired completely according to Pan Zhongcheng's instructions, the cement people are in charge of it, and there is no one who wants to succeed in three or five years. ”

"Second, at the end of last year, Lei Butang said that he was sick, and Zhu Butang returned to Beijing to take charge of Hecao." Zhao Hao picked up the teacup, gently skimmed off the foam with the lid of the cup, and said, "Mr. Kaiyang should have heard the stories of Zhu Butang and Pan Zhongcheng." ”

"Oh, how did I forget about this stubble." Zheng Ruozeng patted his head and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Then Pan Zhongcheng really wants to bring more betel nut Shunqi pills on this trip." ”

Pan Jitao was the first prime minister of the river in the 44th year of Jiajing. At that time, the imperial court may have felt that he was still a little tender, so he only ordered him to assist Zhu Heng, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, to govern Huang.

Both of them are rare good officials who are honest and honest and brave in their duties, but they are both too strong and stubborn, and a fierce conflict soon broke out.

Pan Jitao wants to restore the old course of the Yellow River once and for all.

Zhu Heng thought that instead of spending millions of silver taels and driving hundreds of thousands of servants to dig up the mud in the mighty waves and restore the old road, it was better to build an embankment on the south bank of the Yellow River to prevent the Yellow River from collapsing southward. At the same time, on the north bank of the Yellow River, an area of hundreds of miles north of Pei County is set aside to form a natural flood detention area to ensure the smooth flow of water transportation.

Zhu Heng is an old-timer, and his rank and prestige are higher than Pan Jitao's, and he finally adopted his plan. Although he kept the luck of the year, Pan Jitao was heartbroken, and he directly reprimanded the move of 'diverting the south bank and building an embankment on the north bank', which was just a perfunctory and perfunctory cause.

Although it can temporarily protect the water transportation, it can only make the Huanghuai river more and more fragile, repaired and resolved every year, until it is hopeless. The cost and loss caused will be several times greater than the restoration of the old way!

At that time, Zhu Heng was enjoying the praise of the Manchu Dynasty, and suddenly let his deputy be so backstabbed that he couldn't get off the stage. So he hated Pan Jitao deeply, and immediately instructed people to impeach him for his great achievements, and to punish the people at will when he supervised the river, etc.

Fortunately, or unfortunately, Pan's mother died suddenly, and Pan Ji returned to his hometown with worries, so he escaped this scene.

~~

Now, Zhu Heng has just returned to the Ministry of Industry, and Lao Pan has been reinstated to Beijing.

"You think they're done with just the two of them?" Fat Xu leaned back on the chair, put his feet on the armrest of his wife's chair, adjusted a comfortable posture and said:

"And the current governor of the river, Weng Dali. He also disagreed with Zhu Zhenshan, and kept shouting that he wanted to open the river. When these three water gods get together, the light spray will be over, what else is the work? ”

"Whose fuck is this?" Wu Chengen couldn't laugh and cry for a while: "Governing the river, governing Huai, and governing the cao are mixed together, which is already extremely complicated, and it is even more impossible to do the matter of political bulls." ”

"Who else can there be, Li Chunfang." Xu Wei looks down on the current cabinet chief assistant in every way. He was a guest in the other party's house, but he broke up unhappily.

"This soft bastard doesn't dare to take any responsibility. Think that if you gather the masters of river control, you can cure the river? I don't even understand the reason why the three monks have no water to eat! ”

"At least, he's not responsible." In the past few months, under the careful teaching of his grandfather, Zhao Gongzi has mastered a lot of useless officialdom knowledge.

"That is, the old man has sent all the capable people, what do you want me to do." Zheng Ruozeng sneered, completely relieved, and returned to his business.

"Childe, the old man wants to set off with you tomorrow."

"Oh?" Zhao Hao felt slightly embarrassed: "It's enough to have two sons with you." The sea was bumpy, and Mr. Kaiyang was not in good health. ”

He remembered that Zheng Ruozeng didn't seem to have lived for a few years, how dare he take this risk.

"Alas, don't worry, it's just a ten-day voyage. Dean Wan has been conditioning me for half a year, and my old decay has been exhausted, and my body is much stronger than in previous years. Zheng Ruozeng hurriedly said: "There are many things that are not recorded in the "Maritime Diagram", I have to accompany you on a trip in person and tell you everything I know." ”

Zheng Ruozeng's old eyes shot a firm light, and he only heard him say slowly: "I can't go to sea again in this life, and I won't be blind to old decay." ”

Zhao Hao really couldn't resist Zheng Ruozeng, so he had to agree.

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