Han Shizu

Chapter 1450 The Angry Prince
The Yellow River in the depths of winter is bleak, with slow flow, low water level, and almost no flow. Looking down from a high place, you can feel the thickness of the riverbed.

In the middle and lower reaches of the big river, floods have always occurred frequently, and Huazhou is one of the most frequent areas. The Donglin Dike is a dike in the Huazhou river section. It is not large in scale, but it is a relatively important part of the Huazhou river defense system. .

For more than 20 years, with the support of Emperor Liu, the imperial court has invested generously in various water conservancy constructions. From the files of the Financial Secretary, it can be found that since the second year of Qianyou, the imperial court has invested in water conservancy-related projects nationwide. , There are more than 5000 million guan, which is definitely not a small number.

The Yellow, Huai, and Bian waters in the north are the most important among them. In terms of dredging, canal opening, soil consolidation, and embankment matters, special policies and index assessments are formulated.

But even so, it only reduces the possibility of some floods, not once and for all.Taking the Yellow River as an example, for almost five years, the state capitals along the coast have reported every year that there is nothing in the territory and the water condition is good. However, in fact, it is impossible to be completely calm.

It's just because the frequent and major flood disasters like those in the early Qianyou period have indeed been controlled, but minor disasters and minor disasters have continued all year round.As for the so-called Heqing Haiyan, it is just that no major disasters occurred, or the local government was able to control the impact of the disaster effectively, and the losses were not large. Therefore, in the past few years, the imperial court has received a lot of meritorious reports.

But this autumn is different. In the lower reaches of the Yellow River, the rivers of Hua, Bo, and Qi prefectures burst.This means that the imperial court has systematically and holistically sorted out the water veins and channels of the Central Plains, otherwise the yellow flood zone will expand.

As the most extensive and destructive flood in the past ten years, the outbreak of the Yellow River naturally paid special attention to it. Resisting disasters and saving the people is the right thing to do, and accountability after the event is also close behind, without mercy. More than [-] states Relevant officials of the government, government, and county, as well as officials of the Ministry of Industry and dike berms were all punished, and in serious cases, they were even punished by execution or exile.

After October, the Ministry of Households again appropriated funds and recruited people's resources to rebuild or strengthen the dikes in Yanhezhou County.

The crown prince Liu Yang left Beijing for a tour this time. He heard the report from his subordinates that most of the river defense projects in various places had been completed, and most of the people's power had been released to return home. So he moved his mind and led several ministers and subordinate officials to the east along the river.

Due to geographical and transportation reasons, the third stop of the inspection, after Zhengzhou, is Huazhou.The original itinerary was to inspect the Liuhe Dike in Huazhou, which is the largest embankment in the territory, with a reservoir, solid water and soil, and a strong embankment.Over the years, it has been both a holy place for tourism and a project to benefit the people. Even the previous flood did not break the embankment, and it still stands firmly by the river, guarding the hometown.

For Liuhe, Liu Yang naturally has an impression. When he was still young, he accompanied Emperor Liu on a tour and played here.Therefore, Liu Yang is also willing to go back to the old place to browse.

If it were just to inspect Liuhe Dike, it would naturally be a happy ending, and there would be no problems at all, and no faults could be found.When faced with inspections by superiors, what local officials are most afraid of is that the leaders will not play their cards according to common sense, make impromptu decisions, and make impromptu preparations.

The same is true for Liu Yang. He didn't stay at Liuhe Dike for too long, but directly ordered people to lead the way to inspect other dike sections, and finally arrived at Donglin Dike. Willing to face the direction to develop.

The north wind blew and raged on the Donglin Embankment. The sparse forests around the embankment seemed infinitely desolate.Along the embankment, there were many guards, and a group of accompanying officials and Huazhou officials guarded the prince, all with serious expressions, and the atmosphere was a little awkward and depressed.

Everyone watched dozens of river workers struggling to take out some stone strips and sandbags, and arranged them in a row.The stone strips are very brittle and can be broken without much effort. There is more silt and rotten soil in the sandbags.

As soon as this result came out, the weather seemed to be a little colder, and the atmosphere on the Donglin embankment became more tense. Several officials in Huazhou Prefecture were shivering, but they were definitely not blown by the winter wind.

Liu Yang looked quite calm, but his face was swollen a little red under the cold river wind.His gaze was as cold as the winter wind. He looked around, pointed to the rotten stone strips and sandbags on the ground, and said coldly: "This is the material for embankment protection against floods? I think it's not the stone strips that rot, Sandbags are those dirty hearts!"

"Your Highness, calm down, I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly, and give His Highness an explanation!" The magistrate of Huazhou trembled, nervous and frightened, but still calm, and came out.

Liu Yang didn't even look at him or speak, which made people even more uneasy.Liu Xi, who was still on the side, waved at Nazhizhou, and then looked at Liu Yang: "Second brother, this embankment is not a place to talk about things. It's getting late, the wind is strong and cold, let's talk about it when we go back." ! Now that this matter is discovered, I think there will be a result!"

This time, Liu Xi was on a tour with Liu Yang as a representative of the Ministry of Industry.Compared with Liu Yang's coldness, Liu Xi's reaction was more "normal", even very calm, with a smile on his lips, and he was always unhurried.

And Liu Xi, when encountering problems, often has such a reaction and attitude, which makes people feel helpless and anxious.Listening to his words and watching his attitude, Liu Yang braced the cotton robe he was wearing, and said in a blunt tone: "You are always so calm, and there may not be no hands and feet of the officials of the Ministry of Industry in this matter. People from the Ministry of Industry, Not necessarily without responsibility!"

"What the second brother said is true!" Liu Xi put away his smile, and finally tightened his grip. He cupped his hands and said, "Relevant officials of the Ministry of Industry, I will investigate and I will definitely give you an explanation!"

Hearing what Liu Xi said, Liu Yang finally nodded, and then looked at another middle-aged minister, the newly appointed Henan Transit Envoy Lu Duan.

In the Han Dynasty, there were many situations where father and son, and brothers were officials in the same dynasty. For example, the five well-known Dou brothers, Wang Pu and his son, and Lu Duoxun and his son, and in the past five years, the Lu brothers have also begun to become famous.

Elder brother Lu Yin doesn't need to say much, anyone with a certain amount of political insight will understand that, if there is no accident, he will come to court sooner or later.And Lu Duan, as the younger brother, seems a bit mediocre in comparison, but he was born as a Jinshi and has been an official for more than ten years. Although he has no dazzling achievements, he has never made any mistakes. , The government is well-organized and the people are harmonious, and the reputation is good.

The resume is also considered rich, the promotions are solid and stable, with the care of Lu Yin and the appreciation of Emperor Liu, after more than ten years, he has become a member of the party.

This time, he was transferred to Henan Province as a transit envoy, went to Beijing to report on his duties, and accepted the appointment.Liu Yang called him on his east tour, and sent him to Qizhou to take office by the way.However, Lu Duan did not expect that he would be involved in this kind of incident even if he was peaceful.

I saw Liu Yang said to Lu Duan: "Lu Qing, you have served as the magistrate of Huazhou for a long time. I will entrust you to investigate the affairs of Huazhou. Do you have any objections?"

The crown prince has said so, how else can Lu Duan choose, there is no sign of strangeness on his face, he just cupped his hands and said: "Yes! I will do my best!"

Although there are some inappropriate places, Liu Yang, as the prince, went on tour again, and he already has the power to depose the place in his hands. He only needs to make a report after returning to the court and complete the formalities.

"Go back!" It was probably really cold, Liu Yang looked around at the Huazhou officials again, said lightly, turned around and left, but just brushed off his sleeves.

Liu Xi glanced flatly, and followed steadily.As for Lu Duan, with his beard trembling from the winter wind, he looked at the dry officials, many of whom were familiar figures, and the deep city mansion almost didn't hold back at this time.

"Mr. Lu, I'm really wronged by the officials!" Huazhou Zhizhou obviously knew Lu Duan, watching the backs of the crown prince and King Jin going away, he couldn't help but said to Lu Duan with a mournful face.

(End of this chapter)