"These 300,000 taels of silver are not enough, what if the new river and the old river are dredged together, and the money is spent?"

"The new river is only seventy miles, you Kaifeng officials, do it cost more than 20,000 taels of silver to dredge a mile of the river?"

"That being said, but you also know about the river work. Once the construction starts, the money is spent like flowing water, and if you can't stop, you always have to keep enough. ”

"Yes, yes, be prepared."

"Fart, 300,000 taels of silver, it's enough to dredge three times back and forth!"

The sound of rain and muffled thunder still came from time to time.

The officials on duty filled tea for the officials present.

The officials present quarreled for a long time, and it was inevitable that their voices were also hoarse, so the tea bowls were empty.

For example, several officials who had the most fierce quarrel drank tea three times.

Wu Tong's judgment and Ma Tong's judgment are all trying their best to fight, but the people are soft-spoken, and the officials of Kaifeng Mansion are relying on a large number of people, and they all seem to be hooligans, and the stars in the hall are flying in chaos.

Lin Yanchao has a lot of time, although this Yifeng county is small and poor, but the tea in the yamen is good, it is Lu'an melon slices.

This kind of tea is full of fragrance, and can refresh the mind, in such a noisy, foaming noisy court, quietly taste this tea, it is really leisurely.

This situation can be compared to a hot day, open the air conditioner and cover the quilt to sleep.

It is up to them to quarrel, Lin Yanchao is like a bystander, not arguing or making trouble.

This matter of dredging the Jialu River is by no means something that can be quarreled with by arguing.

"Okay, have you had enough?"

Taking advantage of this effort, Li Zihua came back from a trip, and when he saw that the hall was still noisy, he finally spoke.

Li Zihua glanced at Lin Yanchao, and then said, "Quarrel can't get results." What everyone said, Ben Governor also listened to it. There is only so much money allocated by the feudal treasury, and if you want to dredge the new and old rivers of Jialu together, there is not enough money, right? ”

Shen Tongzhi of Kaifeng Mansion stood up and said: "This is what it means to return to the system. ”

Li Zihua muttered: "The two million people of Kaifeng Mansion are the most important, and the governor also thinks that dredging the new river is the first priority, and the old river can be released first." Lin Sima, what do you think? ”

Lin Yanchao had already drunk the tea, and when he saw Li Zihua speak, he put the teacup aside.

When the Kaifeng officials saw that Lin Yanchao entered the hall, the official robe was unclean and the boots were dirty.

If it weren't for Lin Sanyuan's reputation, they would almost think that they had invited the wrong person and wanted to blast him out.

Now that Li Zihua has asked, Lin Yanchao can't help but express his position, so he asked rhetorically: "What does it mean to make Taiwan, don't dredge the old river?" ”

Li Zihua was fooled, and said with a slight smile: "This governor doesn't mean this, the old river must be dredged, but it will have to wait for the new river to be dredged first." ”

Lin Yanchao nodded.

Huang Yue couldn't bear it, and got up and said: "If the new river is dredged well next year, is it not dredged the old river the year after tomorrow, and the new river will be dredged the year after tomorrow, so will the old river have to wait for another year." ”

Li Zihua snorted coldly when he heard this, and the officials of Kaifeng Mansion on the side were all overjoyed, and the Guide Mansion was really unsightly, and he actually offended the river governor on this occasion.

In this way, we Kaifeng Mansion has won.

At that moment, Shen Tong knew: "Huang Fujing said that it was a bit nonsense, we are all officials, how can we quarrel like women on the street, the meaning of Lord Hedu, take the new river as the priority, the old river second, the new river and then the old river." ”

Li Zihua nodded slowly.

Lin Yanchao opened his mouth and said, "How do you explain to the Fu Domain?" At the beginning, this river control was fought for by Fu Fantai. Only open the new river, not the old river, which makes it difficult for Fu Fantai and the common people to explain. ”

As soon as Lin Yanchao said this, Wu and Ma were judged, as well as the officials of Guide Mansion, all nodded.

At the beginning, in order to dredge the Jialu River, we returned to the Defu to make the greatest contribution, and the whole province was looking at Fu Zhiyuan's face, so we agreed to use the 300,000 taels of silver from the treasury to dredge the Jialu River.

Otherwise, where can the 300,000 taels of silver be used, many officials in the province are staring at the use of this money, and it will not be your turn, so you can only fight.

Okay, now let's go to the German government to fight for this money, what do you mean?

Unloading the mill and killing the donkey? Finally, he told us that the matter of dredging the Jialu River has nothing to do with Guide House, we only have a new river and not an old river, and there is a sentence that Mp does not know whether to talk about it or not.

Li Zihua didn't feel guilty at all for this shamelessness.

On the contrary, he was overjoyed when he heard this, thinking to himself why Lin Yanchao was so hasty and said such a thing.

Li Zihua smiled mildly and said to the officials: "Eh, you can't say that. Fu Fantai is currently the political envoy of Chengxuan Henan, in charge of a province, no matter which province or county in Henan, he is their parents, and he treats everyone equally, how can he be partial. ”

"Even if Fu Fantai is still the prefect of the Defu Prefecture, but for the selfishness of a government, it is also unreasonable to mistake the plan of a province, for the officials to cultivate morality and cultivate their hearts, we should focus on the overall situation, and the well-being of the people in the world is the priority."

"For the sake of the people, Fu Fantai fought with Ma Yu regardless of life and death, and even almost lost his life, in the eyes of Fu Fantai, whether it is the prefect of Guide Mansion or Kaifeng Mansion, it is the same. What you say, how can you make Fu Fantai embarrassed? And where did he put him? ”

Li Zihua's words made all the officials present applaud.

What is Huanghuang's words, a dignified and upright teacher, what is ginger or old spicy, Li Zihua can be a member of the second grade, of course, he has his ability.

These few words were not said by Lin Yanchao pointing at people and scolding people all day long, holding a vase to open a scoop for people.

What tongue war group Confucianism? It's just the ability of the tongue, the wisdom of Yang Xiu, and the wisdom of the villain.

Only if you are stable in this way is the weather of the minister, it is too early for you Lin Sanyuan to practice this hand.

In contrast, Lin Yanchao was very dwarfed, but seeing that he was still arguing: "But there is also Chen Ju, Chen Gonggong, his original intention was to strive for the Jialu River, the new river and the old river to be connected." ”

Li Zihua sighed in his heart, and secretly sneered, thinking that you Lin Sanyuan finally got to the point.

Some people can't figure out why Li Zihua wants to fight for Kaifeng Mansion to open a new river.

What benefits does he Li Zihua have to get from it.

After all, this money is not allocated from the river yamen, and Li Zihua, as the governor of the river, will definitely not lack money, and he will not use it for 300,000 taels of silver, and do anything from it.

As the governor of the river, he handles millions of taels of silver every year, and these 300,000 taels are not a large number in his eyes.

But Li Zihua didn't know why, and inquired about Lin Yanchao's plan to sing praises for Chen Ju and carve a stone monument by dredging the Jialu River.

Hearing these words in Li Zihua's ears, it means something else.

When he reached the position of the governor of the river, he was almost a very human minister.

As a foreign official, he can't be a cabinet scholar in his life, so if he wants to go further, he can only seek the position of secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

That's right, Li Zihua has the title of second-grade Ministry of Industry, but after all, he is not a genuine Ministry of Industry.

As for the secretary of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing, he is also a member of the second grade, but for a person of Li Zihua's status, if he goes to Nanjing to serve as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, he is definitely unwilling.

Therefore, Li Zihua planned, like his predecessor Pan Jitao, the governor of the river, to rule the river first, and then to the governor of the river, and then to become the secretary of the Ministry of Labor in Beijing.

has the real power of the Ministry of Industry, so that he can be called a very good minister, and his career has reached the peak.

But in order to become the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Li Zihua made outstanding achievements in river management like Pan Jitao, on the contrary, since he became the governor of the river, the affairs of the river work have almost been made a mess by him.

There is a miasma of black smoke, and bribery is commonplace.

So for Li Zihua, if he can't go further, he can only take a step back.

If he continues to serve as governor of the river, if a thunderstorm blows up one day, he will be miserable.

Therefore, Li Zihua is eager to become the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, whether from the perspective of self-advancement or self-preservation.

If you want to become the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, then you must have strong reinforcements in the inner court.

So he fell in love with Chen Ju. There were six eunuchs who were pencils. Eunuch Bingbi, like the cabinet scholars, is also senior, and he is not ranked high, but this person is very appreciated and trusted by the Son of Heaven.

Chen Ju's words carried a lot of weight in front of the Son of Heaven, so Li Zihua moved Chen Ju's thoughts.

Therefore, when Li Zihua heard that Lin Yanchao wanted to dredge the Jialu River and carve a stone monument for Chen Ju, his first thought was to lie in the groove, and there was still this kind of operation.

You Lin Sanyuan just killed Ma Yu with your front foot, and you did such a thing with your back foot, your shamelessness is enough to refresh my three views.

Li Zihua and Lin Yanchao have always been unfriendly, and he has made a small stumbling block in his appointment as the governor of the river, wanting to make Lin Yanchao lose his office, but his background is too hard.

Now that he has heard about this, how can Li Zihua make Lin Yanchao proud.

Therefore, he will dredge the Jialu River, and Kaifeng Mansion will be responsible for it, first, it is disgusting Lin Yanchao. You want to shoot sycophants, right, I'll make you can't make sycophants.

The river can't be repaired, where can you set up a monument for me?

The second thing is this sycophant, change me Li Zihua to shoot.

You can't do this without me.

So Li Zihua wanted to kick Lin Yanchao out of this matter, but he also knew Lin Yanchao's temperament, how could he endure such a big loss.

That's why he inspected the Huanglinggang embankment before, and he wanted to hold Lin Yanchao's handle, to the effect that I will let you go in this matter, but the sycophant matter will be handed over to me.

As a result, Lin Yanchao didn't eat soft and hard, so Li Zihua thought that there was no way, although Lin Yanchao was no longer good, he was only demoted to a local five-grade official, he Li Zihua was just worried about offending Shen Shixing, but now there is no way, his future is still important.

So he intervened in the matter as the governor of the river, and secretly instigated the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture to cooperate with the matter.

Now that Li Zihua heard Lin Yanchao bring up Chen Ju's matter, he thought that the fox had finally shown his tail, and he, Li Zihua, had already despised Lin Yanchao's character a hundred times in his heart.

Shen Tongzhi of Kaifeng Mansion was very unhappy when he heard it, and thought that Lin Yanchao took out Fu Zhiyuan's name, and everyone also counted it, but what are you doing with Chen Ju?

Dredging the Jialu River is a matter between officials, no matter how fierce we quarrel, it is only an internal contradiction, what is the matter with you taking a dead eunuch to press us?

Ming officials have always despised eunuchs.

So a wave of pride surged into Shen Tongzhi's heart, but when he saw him, he got up and said: "Government affairs are not discussed by me and other colleagues, is it from the mouth of a eunuch?" ”

As soon as Shen Tongzhi said this, the officials in Kaifeng were all angry and collectively entered the play.

Everyone thought to themselves, Lin Sanyuan, Lin Sanyuan, when did you also betray the revolution and want to join the eunuch party?

"Yes, Ma Yu has learned from the past!"

"How can we listen to a eunuch."

"The Son of Heaven and the scholars rule the world together, when will a eunuch be allowed to intervene."

The officials were suddenly full of drama, scolding angrily, looking righteous and awe-inspiring, righteous and stern, not afraid of power, and not flattering power.

Seeing that the officials were like this, Wu Tong and Ma Tong were all scolded from the bottom of their hearts.

You guys are so strong-backed, why don't we know. Where did you go when Ma Yu was here?

When Chen Ju was here, where did you go?

Now that Chen Ju has returned to Beijing, you have jumped out one by one, righteous and awe-inspiring, and disdainful.

National affairs are often corrupted by your group of drama spirits.

Li Zihua applauded silently in his heart, and his heart was decided, Lin Yanchao was really bad today, and he was not up to the usual level.

Li Zihua asked Lin Yanchao, "Lin Sima, what else do you have to say now?" By the way, I almost forgot, Lin Sima is still just a second official, I'm afraid I still can't make up my mind about such a thing, do you want to discuss it with a few general judges? ”

"Or wait until the new governor of your mansion arrives?"

At this time, Master Gu, who was on Li Zihua's side, sneered and said: "The master heard that the new prefect of Guide Mansion is the original Shan prefect of Laizhou Mansion, and the imperial court has already gone to the Ministry of Officials, so I will wait for the chapter." ”

Li Zihua glanced at Lin Yanchao when he heard this, and pretended to say suddenly: "It's Shanfutai." ”

Master Gu smiled and said, "Yes, this person is the old subordinate of the master. ”

Li Zihua smiled slightly: "It's a good old man, Lin Sima, after Shan Futai arrives, you have to assist well." ”

Lin Yanchao didn't answer, Wu Tong and Ma Tong were all full of grief and indignation.

Wu Tong's sentence was sad and indignant, lying down, if it really returned to the prefect of Defu, my old Wu had no points. Ma Tong was sad and indignant that Li Zihua deliberately humiliated Lin Yanchao like this.

The matter of dredging the Jialu River, even if the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture do not come forward to make trouble, he can also use the identity of the governor of the river to force the matter to pass.

Even if he doesn't use these two methods, as long as his cronie Shan Governor arrives, then this matter is a certainty, and everything is in his Li Zihua's control.

In this way, Lin Yanchao has no means to turn the tables at all.

Not to mention the disparity in official positions, after all, he is just a fellow acquaintance, a second official, in the officialdom of the only one, even if it is a prefect, it is not necessary to be a dignified official, and he can resist Li Zihua in this matter, not to mention that he is only a fellow acquaintance?

In fact, even if the province comes forward, it may not be useful.

The governor and the feudal lord are full-time in the people's livelihood and taxes, and the river worker is the special affairs of the river yamen, and this lawsuit is the ministry and the court, and even the emperor, the Son of Heaven, and the scholars are also supported by Li Zihua, not the provincial government.

Of course, Ma Tongju was unwilling in his heart, he thought to himself that Lin Yanchao might have some means to turn the tables.

But Lin Yanchao said: "That is the case, the lower officials have nothing to say, everything depends on the meaning of the platform." ”

As soon as these words came out, it was Li Zihua who was surprised.

He originally thought that with Lin Yanchao's temperament, even if this matter didn't work out, he would make a fuss.

It is impossible for him to hand over the dredging of the Jialu River that he has planned for a long time to others and hand it over to Li Zihua so smoothly.

But Lin Yanchao said it like this, and there was not much loss, frustration, or grief and grievance on his face.

Even Shen Tongzhi thought that this matter was going to go through some twists and turns, and even Wu Tong and Ma Tong judged them to come forward and fight, why did Lin Yanchao come up and say so many words, and then he confessed, everything is at your disposal, and he didn't even blush in the face, and he didn't say half a word of nonsense.

Li Zihua said to Lin Yanchao: "Then Lin Sima, this matter is so decided. ”

Lin Yanchao smiled, spread his hands and said, "What else can I do?" The official level crushed people to death, not to mention that it was the river governor who spoke, and Lin was convinced. ”

Lin Yanchao's words are not muddy, but there is still a little dissatisfaction.

And Shen Tongzhi understood a little at this moment, Lin Sanyuan obviously couldn't do anything, and it was better to admit defeat neatly than a shrew falling to the ground and rolling around.

Li Zihua also understood, and Wen Yan said: "Sima Lin doesn't have to be frustrated, this old river governor must be dredged, and when everything is done in the new river, the governor will start this matter." ”

This sentence is reversed, that is, I, Li Zihua, do want to dredge the old river, but the premise is that you, Lin Yanchao, will get out of office after you get out of office.

But Li Zihua won't say this on his face, he has to give face to others, don't force it too hard, in case he forces Lin Yanchao urgently, it won't be good if he dies and the net is broken.

Li Zihua still knows the truth of being a man and leaving a line. So say a few words to appease Lin Yanchao, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is pure.

So the matter was settled, and what was supposed to be discussed for two days was finished in one day.

The official on duty opened the door, and the rainstorm outside had stopped for some time.

This is of course a good thing for the officials who have been unable to progress in the river work due to heavy rains. The officials had a smile on their faces.

Of course, this joy is limited to Kaifeng officials.

Li Zihua said: "The governor has ordered the people below to prepare the wine and food, and invite all colleagues to enjoy it. This place is ugly, and it is simple for you, and after the new river is dredged, the governor will have a good feast. ”

All the officials responded.

Immediately, Li Zihua said to Lin Yanchao: "Lin Sima also stayed, and drank a few cups with the governor before leaving." ”

Lin Yanchao was just about to speak, but Li Zihua said with a calm face without waiting for him to speak: "Why doesn't Sima Lin appreciate his face?" ”

As soon as these words came out, as a lower-level official, he did not dare to refuse. Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "How dare you, Lin is better than being respectful, it's just ......"

"Just what?" Li Zihua asked.

"I'm just afraid that I won't have much appetite for the production platform when the time comes!"

"Haha." Li Zihua looked back left and right, and all the officials also laughed together.

Li Zihua held his hands up and said to the officials on the left and right: "With Lin Sima here, the governor has no appetite, and he will have an appetite." ”

The officials laughed again.

Lin Yanchao also nodded and said, "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate!" ”

In the evening, on the feast.

Just as he was about to start the feast, he suddenly came out to make a statement.

"Lord Qiqi, there is a holy decree!"