Zhang Shangshu's eyes lit up, Gao Gong, this time he had a decision in his heart, this time he had to help Shen Chongming no matter what, as long as he passed this pass, not only would he have a bright future, but the party of Xu Jie, the central government, would also be weakened, so that Gao Gong would be very likely to go out of the mountain.

And as soon as Gao Gong comes out of the mountain, he will definitely enter the cabinet, and no one can control the power, he helped his students today, and it is also a share of incense, and as long as he mentions himself in the emperor's premise, it will be easy to return to the capital to serve.

"Well, you tell Lord Shen that for the sake of the court's righteousness, the old man will definitely not stand idly by in this matter!" Zhang Shangshu looked at the little third son and said with a serious face.

It's done, the little third son was overjoyed, and hurriedly got up and said, "Thank you, my lord, today's kindness, Lord Shen will definitely not forget it!" ”

"Hehe, you don't have to be polite, as a court official, the old man will never sit back and watch some people use the power in their hands to do evil!" Zhang Shangshu said righteously.

As soon as the third son left, Zhang Shangshu immediately ran back to the study to ponder this matter carefully, and it was Ouyang Jingzhi who took the lead, not Xu Jie, which was another reason why he agreed so quickly, after all, few people dare to offend Xu Ge Tiger Wei today, and Ouyang Jingzhi is different. Although they control the major affairs of the court's speech, the group of imperial historians under his command are mostly wine bags and rice bags, which are far worse than the officials of the Southern Sixth Department who specialize in speech, and with their connections in Shilin, they are even less opponents.

This matter only needs to contact colleagues in Nanjing and create public opinion to support Shen Chongming, and there is no need to directly move the issue to the court to compete with him, which can be described as low risk and high reward.

Just do it, immediately call the scholar to write an invitation, and ask all the officials of the South Sixth Department to come out to discuss major matters, and let the guys in Beijing City who hold real power take a good look, our South Six Department officials are lazy to speak out on weekdays, but once they speak out, it is the trend of thunder.

After going through the letters, Zhang Shangshu, who was in the first place, got up and said loudly: "My lords, the powerful ministers of the court and the central government do not care about the lives of the people for their own personal grievances, how can we sit idly by as courtiers and ignore such a thing, the old man's intention is that everyone contacts their old friends and opposes this matter together." Although we and other idle officials have no power or power, the old man believes that this righteousness can still make the traitors retreat from the difficulties, and still seek a well-being for the suffering victims in Henan! ”

Zhang Shangshu's righteous and awe-inspiring words were boiling when the officials were enthusiastic, and the official Shangshu who was sitting on his left hand got up and said: "What Lord Zhang said is very true, this is not only a matter of the court, but also a matter of the world's scholars. ”

Everyone present exchanged heads and discussed, all of them were filled with righteous indignation, and they all shouted that they wanted to meddle in this matter, and at this time, everyone issued a sword, and they dared to directly kill the side of Beijing Qingjun.

Zhang Shangshu was very satisfied with this situation, nodded and said: "Okay, since everyone has no objections, let's take action, everyone goes home to contact friends, and together they are waving their flags and shouting for Lord Shen Chongming, who is doing practical things for the victims in Henan, so that the traitors above the court who are selfish and selfish can see the latest chapter of our powerful private beauty health care doctor!" ”

Everyone applauded without image, and rushed home one by one with high morale, and in a blink of an eye, only Zhang Shangshu was left as a guest in the originally crowded restaurant.

Things are so smooth, Zhang Shangshu is also in a happy mood, and he ordered, and he went down to settle the bill for a long time, and he spent nearly a hundred taels of silver to buy so many good things and didn't move, but it was really a waste.

"Master, the shopkeeper said that Shopkeeper Xiao has settled the account!" After a while, the chief rushed back and said.

Zhang Shangshu was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile, although nearly a hundred taels of silver is not a large amount, but the heart of the third son is really commendable, not bad.

The capital, the Imperial Palace.

Emperor Longqing was also worried, he didn't expect that the money-saving method that Shen Aiqing told him would be opposed by so many people, which was really unexpected.

"Xu Aiqing, do you say that this brick really can't build a dam?" Looking at Xu Jie, who was silent on this matter, Emperor Longqing asked cautiously.

Xu Jie bowed expressionlessly and said: "Your Majesty, it doesn't work to build a dam with this brick and fall to the ground, and Weichen doesn't understand, there has never been such a precedent since ancient times!" ”

"That's it!" Emperor Longqing nodded slightly, and then said: "Why don't we give it a try, if it can really be done, the imperial court will have to save much trouble repairing water conservancy in the future!" ”

"Your Majesty, forgive Weichen's words, the Yellow River embankment is related to the safety of hundreds of thousands of people, and it is directly related to the stability of my tomorrow, so I can't take risks easily!" Ouyang Jingzhi immediately interjected, and he must nip the emperor's idea in the bud.

Emperor Longqing hesitated, and said after a long time: "You are right, but Shen Aiqing is full of confidence in building the embankment with other bricks, and he also gave me an account!" ”

As he spoke, Long Qing picked up a fold in front of him and handed it to the little eunuch beside him, asking him to show it to the ministers to circulate, Li Fang's body was not as good as day by day. Although it is indeed a good hand to run errands, but as he is old and old, it is becoming more and more difficult to use.

Li Fang also knew this, and it was expected to be annoying, so it was better to take a step back, so he picked a clever little eunuch to listen to Emperor Longqing's dispatch, and hid in the hut of the harem to raise his body.

"Ashlar mining and transportation is difficult, one side of the stone is worth silver money can produce three square bricks, the gravel is large, the brick needs to be small, remember one side of the brick can be used as two square stones, the brick kiln is built along the river, the firing of square bricks is convenient, it can greatly save people's manpower, so the minister thinks, take the brick and give up the stone, it is actually the best policy to build the river embankment at the moment!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, what Shen Aiqing said is reasonable, at present, the household department is in deficit, and the salaries of officials are in arrears for several months, and the method he said can greatly save the imperial court's money!" Emperor Longqing can almost be said to be bitter and poor!

"Your Majesty, on that day, the imperial court allocated 300,000 taels of silver to Lord Shen to build a river embankment, plus the supplement of Henan conscription, as long as it is properly arranged, it is more than enough to build a river embankment, but Lord Shen forgot the righteousness for some things, and bought all the silver for food, which led to a shortage of silver, and now he is thinking about building a river embankment with square bricks, which is clearly trying to make up for the shortfall!" Ouyang Jingzhi said viciously, if this crime is confirmed, it will be enough for Shen Chongming to drink a pot.

Emperor Longqing's face was pale, and he was faintly displeased: "Ouyang Aiqing, everything Shen Aiqing did was to plan for the imperial court again, if he didn't have his hand, the disaster relief silver in the spring of next year should be squeezed out from there!" ”

Ouyang Jingzhi didn't care what kind of attitude Emperor Longqing had, and said to himself: "The emperor doesn't know, Weichen secretly thinks that Lord Shen is doing this just to sell his reputation and reputation, and now the victims of Henan respect him like a god, and even set up a shrine for him to worship the scarlet official career in power!" ”

This is vicious enough, since ancient times, the most taboo thing for emperors is that the courtiers engage in a personality cult below, once Emperor Longqing takes this matter seriously, he can definitely destroy Shen Chongming.

Sure enough, as soon as he heard this, Emperor Longqing couldn't help but hesitate, he had lived in the deep palace for a long time, and he became more and more uneasy about these courtiers outside. Although he values Shen Chongming very much, young people usually get carried away, in case Shen Chongming really did it for his own reputation, then this matter is indeed debatable.

However, if you listen to it, it is clear that Emperor Longqing will not listen to it and believe it partially, and this matter must go through his own investigation before he can reach a final conclusion.

"This ...... Let's not talk about this for the time being, let's talk about whether the bricks can build the embankment! Emperor Longqing touched his short beard and said.

Ouyang Jingzhi was helpless for a while, and finally led the topic to where he wanted, but he was said by the emperor and returned to the original point.

"Your Majesty, it is unheard of to build a river dam with bricks, and Weichen thinks it is better to be cautious, otherwise there will be endless disasters!" Ouyang Jingzhi's mouth opened and closed, and the squirting was full of.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Wei Chen thinks it's best to verify it first, so as not to be really said by Lord Ouyang, and then the river embankment will collapse again, but it will be even more difficult to do!" Xu Jie opened his mouth and said, the most important thing now is to drag this matter down, once the rainy season arrives next year, the embankment still cannot be completed, and Shen Chongming, the messenger, is blamed.

This is reasonable, Emperor Longqing nodded slightly, and said: "Rong Zhen think about it again, you will also think about it after you go back, and you must settle this matter as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes!" Everyone bowed in unison, thinking about their own thoughts.

"Daddy, my daughter is going to the courtyard to see Sister Yumeng, won't she come tonight?" The little junior sister hugged Zheng Sihai's arm and said coquettishly.

"Hehe, go ahead! This time you can only stay for two days at most, don't stay away from home all day, and spend more time with your mother! Zheng Sihai touched the little sister's hair with pity, this girl is getting more and more off-road.

"Hehe, daddy, my daughter is not here, you can accompany your mother more!" The little junior sister smiled, and immediately made the majestic Zheng Sihai blush: "You girl, you are getting bigger and smaller!" ”

The little junior sister didn't care about this stubble, and rushed out of the door with her own little baggage, looking at her cheerful back, Zheng Sihai couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook her head, the girl turned outward, this is not true at all.

Out of the gate, the little junior sister walked on the street with great interest, looking here and there, thinking about what to buy when she and Yan Yumeng went out shopping tomorrow? She didn't notice that there were two people following not far behind her, starting from the time they left the Four Seas Martial Arts Pavilion.

"Brother Zhou, when are we going to do it!" Gu Shoucheng asked in a low voice, following all the way, and I didn't know what this girl was going to do when she fell to the ground.

"Hehe, don't worry about Brother Shoucheng, the capital is no better than other places, Jinyiwei, Dongchang spies don't know where they are lurking, we must be cautious, in case the traces are found, it will be a big deal, let's follow a while!"

Gu Shoucheng nodded helplessly: "Okay!" ”

Walking, the little junior sister who was shopping alone couldn't help but feel tired, this road was very familiar, and she directly picked up a path and rushed towards the courtyard.

"Hehe, this is the time!" Zhou Feiyong smiled coldly, waved his hand left and right, and the passers-by, who originally seemed to be unrelated, immediately gathered together, divided into two groups and rushed towards both ends of the alley, and at the same time, a carriage with a face also appeared,