Tanhualang

After tossing and turning, Shen Jing turned over from the bed, paced back and forth in the room for half the night, then spread out the paper, splashed ink, and wrote an article "Re-discussing the Floods in the South of the Yangtze River" with the remaining alcohol in her heart.

In the early morning of the next day, Shen Jing got up early, rushed to the Ministry of Industry with the memorial in her arms, and handed the memorial to Miao Shenjian, Minister of the Ministry of Industry.

After reading the memorial, Miao Shenjian called Shen Jing in and asked, "You wrote this?"

Shen Jing cupped his hands: "Yes."

"When was it written?"

"last night."

"Who inspired it? Why did you write it?"

"This is written out of feelings, to be honest. As for why I wrote it." Shen Jing paused, and said slowly, "It's for Minister Zhuo, for myself, and even more for the hundreds of thousands of people in the south of the Yangtze River. The fortune of the country is prosperous."

Miao Shenjian threw the playbook on the table and sneered, "Shen Jing, you have such a big tone!"

"Don't dare." Shen Jing bowed deeply again, then stood up calmly, "I have explained the pros and cons of water control in the south of the Yangtze River in the booklet. Don't you think it doesn't make sense?"

"It's clear, it's clear. If you're just a flower explorer, how can the article be unreasonable? It's very clear." Miao Shenjian sighed, "It's just that I can't pass on this memorial."

Shen Jing raised her head and asked back, "Why can't you hand it over?"

"Why do you say?" Miao Shenjian raised his hand and patted Table Mountain;彡; The memorandum on the Xi'an case emphasized the tone, "If I send it up, I will be the second Zhuo Dajiang. I am afraid that the seat of Minister of the Ministry of Industry will not be stable."

Shen Jing looked at Miao Shenjian: "Master Miao... I dare to say something."

"You said."

"Yu Gong, the water control in the south of the Yangtze River is related to the well-being of the hundreds of thousands of people in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is related to the prosperity of our country. If this is a great thing that benefits the country and the people, if it is done, it will be a meritorious deed."

Miao Shenjian looked up at Shen Jing: "Continue."

"Privately, there is no harm to the adults. Now the Ministry of Households is tight with money and food, and we can't do anything in the ministry. This year, there is no fortification that can be handed out. Your lord just joined the Ministry of Industry this year. If it can be done successfully, it will be a great achievement."

Said quietly, lowering his voice: "...not to mention, the regent holds 50 soldiers inside and outside the capital, and controls [-] defenders in the north. Even if there is a momentary difficulty, my lord, think carefully, facing this civil servant, Is there really anything I can do to him? If my lord only looks at the present and obeys these people who dance with the wind, you will really miss your own future."

"..."

Miao Shenjian pinched Shen Jing's memorabilia with his fingers, lowered his eyes halfway, and fell into deep thought.

Shen Jing saw that he hesitated, so she closed her mouth and didn't say any more.

The new Ministry of Industry Minister Miao Shenjian is different from the previous Minister of Industry Ding Min.

Ding Min had a similar experience to Zhuo Dajiang's. He also worked hard at the local level and made some political achievements. He also secured his position as the Minister of Industry by virtue of his slick and smooth tactics.

When Ding Min was Minister of the Ministry of Industry, because of his solid political achievements and skills, he was able to suppress the people in the Ministry of Housing and Industry.

But this Lord Miao Shenjian came all the way from the capital.He became a Jinshi and entered the Hanlin Academy, and then served as a Zhongshu Sheren for three years beside the first emperor, which is considered to have a bright future; later entered the Ministry of Rites, and was promoted all the way to Zuo Shilang, and worked for four or five years. Seeing that his qualifications were enough, he went to household again He served as Zuo Shilang in the Ministry for three or four years.

Based on his qualifications, it was safe to be promoted to the Minister of the Household Department. Who knew that after the late emperor left, Duke Ming De was so powerful that he immediately recommended his cronies to be the Minister of the Household Department.

However, Miao Shenjian was kicked in by Mr. Mingde and pushed out from the Ministry of Household Affairs. After arriving at the Ministry of Industry, he waited for another two years, overwhelmed Zhuo Dajiang in front of him, and became Minister of the Ministry of Industry.So up to now, Zhuo Dajiang often doesn't pay much attention to him.

Now that Zhuo Dajiang is guilty of flooding the Wusong River, although it is not a bad thing for him, it is not a good thing for his subordinates to have an accident after all.

In other words, he just needs to come up with some achievements to secure his position as a minister and prove his ability.

Shen Jing saw that his expression was bright and dark, and she couldn't help persuading him: "I dare not lie to your lord. According to the predetermined plan, the flood control in the south of the Yangtze River can be divided into two steps. The first step is to dredge the Baimao in Liujiagang, but the front Pave the way. The second step is to divert the Wusong River. Once the diversion of the Wusong River is completed, the waterway will be unimpeded from Taihu Lake to the sea. No matter how heavy the rain is during the rainy season, there will be no flooding in the south of the Yangtze River for at least 30 years, and no flooding for [-] years. ; On both sides of the Wusong River, there are at least ten thousand hectares of fertile land, and every year more rice is harvested by ten thousand stones—this will be a great contribution to the people of the court!"

After saying this, Shen Jing lowered her voice again: "Now the first step has been completed. The risk of the Wusong River flooding has now been borne by Mr. Zhuo... The remaining half is a good thing for the country and the people. Why not do it, my lord?"

This is equivalent to saying that the predecessors have already dug the hole and planted the tree. As long as Miao Shenjian raises his hand to water and fertilize, after a little time, he can harvest a ready-made sweet fruit.

And the risk he needs to take is that he may indirectly offend Mr. Ming De.

On one side are Duke Mingde, the empress, and the second prince, and on the other side are the regent and the young emperor. The choice between these depends on Miao Shenjian's own assessment.

Miao Shenjian thought for a long time, but in the end he still couldn't make up his mind. He put the memorial in his hand, weighed it back and forth for a long time, and finally waved to Shen Jing in annoyance: "You go first, I'll think about it later."

Shen Jing silently saluted, ready to turn around.

When he reached the door, he was stopped by Miao Shenjian again: "Today's words are the secrets of the court, and they are not enough for outsiders. Let me think about it before I say it."

Shen Jing answered "Yes" and stepped back respectfully.

After waiting anxiously for a whole day, at dusk of the second day, when it was time to be on duty, Shen Jing was summoned by Miao Shenjian, and asked carefully about the money spent on flood control in the south of the Yangtze River and the details of recruiting civilian husbands.

When asked, Shen Jing had a well-thought-out answer, and he could answer everything fluently. He even remembered clearly how much money, manpower, and earth and rocks a certain river embankment spent in a certain month.

Miao Shenjian asked for a long time, but finally felt that it was too fragmentary. After thinking about it, he calmly said: "It's best if you remember everything. In the past few days, hurry up and organize these details into an account book, and bring them to me to take a look." .”

Shen Jing hurriedly saluted and said, "My lord, please wait a moment."

After speaking, he hurried back to his duty station, fetched a thick account book, and put his hands in front of Miao Shenjian: "There is nothing to do on the way to Beijing, so I sorted out these accounts. Please look over them, sir."

Miao Shenjian took over the account, flipped through it, and couldn't help but praise: "Very good!"

After he finished speaking, he paused, and then told Shen Jing: "I'll take it back tonight and take a closer look. You can follow me to the household department tomorrow and confront them about this matter!"

Early the next morning, Miao Shenjian really went to the household department with tranquility, went to the battle in person to ask the household department for money, and continued to build the Jiangnan water control fortifications.

Hubu Shangshu is not there, only two servants are in the court.Miao Shenjian broke in with a smile and led Shen Jing, and threw the thick pile of accounts on the desk in the household department court, and the two household servants were startled.

I thought that once Zhuo Dajiang was convicted, the matter of water control in the south of the Yangtze River would definitely die down, but I didn't expect that Miao Shenjian, a good old man who had been submissive for many years, would have the courage to continue the water control project in the south of the Yangtze River, and he was caught off guard for a while.

Miao Shenjian is also an old cunning who has come and gone in the wind and rain for many years. He personally fought with the two servants of the household department for a long time, and even forced the other party to back down by three points: "When Lord Shangshu returns, I will definitely report to him."

"Then I'll trouble you both to pass it on in time." Miao Shenjian smiled very gently and politely, but spoke aggressively, "In that case, I'll deliver the memorandum to the cabinet first in the morning of tomorrow. Then I will ask Lord Shangshu for your advice. .”

Shen Jing didn't think much of Miao Shenjian at first, and felt that he was more than tactful but not elegant enough. After this incident, he looked at him with admiration.

When the two returned from the household department, Miao Shenjian returned Shen Jing's memorial to him: "Change it according to this, and I will pass it to the cabinet tomorrow morning."

Shen Jing respectfully took over the memorabilia, immediately went back to her room, and prepared to copy a copy immediately.

When I opened the memorial, I saw that there were three changes in it.

The first is to further explain the cost of flood control in the south of the Yangtze River.The second is the candidate for water control. Miao Shenjian did not directly finalize the name like last time, but proposed three or four alternative names in the memorial. Presumably, he wanted Zhao Heng to choose it himself, so as to avoid another accident. In case of an accident, I will fall into the crime of not being noticed by the employer.

On the [-]th, Miao Shenjian euphemistically blamed Zhuo Dajiang for the flooding of the Wusong River, which meant that Zhuo Dajiang had no way to control the water.

Looking at the content of the changes, Shen Jing held a pen soaked in ink in her hand, unable to write for a long time.

As soon as he put pen to paper, he Shen Jing really became an ungrateful villain.

But he hesitated for a long time, sighed, and copied the melody according to the changes.

After he finished transcribing, he presented the memorabilia with wet ink to Miao Shenjian. Miao Shenjian took it and tapped Shen Jing a few words: "I know that you have always been guided by Master Cheng Zhuo, and you have always been close to him. But right and wrong, the court has to make a clear statement. There is no way to do this. Besides, someone must be responsible for the cause of the flooding of the Wusong River. It is indeed Master Zhuo who is not cautious enough. You should also understand in your heart that this The only person is Master Zhuo."

Shen Jing pursed her lips and smiled, lowered her eyes halfway, and replied in a low voice: "Your Excellency said so."

On the third day after the memorial was submitted to the cabinet, Miao Shenjian was called into the palace; together with him, there were several Yuanwailang who were selected as candidates for water control in the memorial.

Shen Jing waited for the news in the yamen, her face was calm, but her heart was always uneasy.

Unexpectedly, not long after, an inner eunuch sent him to the palace, saying that he was invited by the regent king and Miao Shangshu.

Shen Jing was surprised, but still followed the inner prison calmly.

Walking on the long corridor in the palace, his steps were steady, but his heart felt tense one after another.

When he left the capital, he thought that seeing Zhao Heng again must be a courtesy of a monarch and minister.

Unexpectedly, after half a year, Zhao Heng became the regent.

Under the eaves of the palace, on one side of the vermilion railing, stood a row of solemn and silent inner eunuchs in black clothes who bowed their heads neatly.Shen Jing followed the eunuch who sent the order to the door of the imperial study, and saw a familiar face in the row of figures.

Shen Jing was stunned for a moment, but before she could make a sound, Xiao You approached silently, and greeted him with a smile in a low voice: "Shen Tanhua, long time no see."

Before Shen Jing could reply, he stretched out his arms and smiled and said, "Go in quickly. Your Majesty, Your Highness, and Lord Miao are all waiting."