Chapter 165: River Affairs
Suining goes north about 40 miles to the river general shop, from here to the west, ten miles to the pond shop, and ten miles west to Yichen shop, and ten miles west to Xin'an shop. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
The general shop along the river is also called the middle river shop, there is a big river ferry near here, you can cross the Yellow River by taking a boat from the big river crossing, and reach the Nanguan of Pizhou.
It is said that after Huang Chengji was beaten, he went home crying, and the first reaction of this pampered son brother was to cry to his father, a high-ranking official of Zhengwupin, who was stationed in Pizhou, Huai'an Prefecture, and Huang Sien, the same knowledge of Pisu River Affairs.
He wants to let his father, who has always doted on him, make decisions for himself.
Huang Chengzhen also has a house in Suining City, a carriage, a coachman, and a scholar who usually serves closely, under grief and shame, he can't see people despite his bruised face, and the next morning, he ordered to drive straight to the big river.
Wang Jiaqing accompanied him.
Last night, he lost face as much, just because he was slapped to the side by the guard of the Yang River horseman, and he couldn't get up for half a day, and his face quickly became red and swollen.
What's even more outrageous is that his father was beaten by Yang He's subordinates, and he was beaten to his knees on the spot, kneeling straight in front of Yang He's puppet.
This kind of shame and humiliation, even when he thinks about it now, almost burns his internal organs to charcoal, and his grief and indignation are indescribable.
However, after these humiliating and tragic things happened, what made Wang Jiaqing's heart cold was that no one at the scene came out to speak up.
The sentient beings were silent, the officials were silent, the gentry were silent, the county magistrate Gao Qifeng scolded a few times without pain, and the celebrity of Suining, Gongsheng Zhou Mingyuan only sighed pretendedly, and openly followed Yang He's side, and the two laughed and left.
All this made Wang Jiaqing angry and cold.
Feeling that the sky in Suining City was dark, Yang He Pifu covered the sky with one hand, Wang Jiaqing put hatred and unwillingness in his heart, and put the hope of revenge and justice on Huang Chengxi.
At the same time, he recalled that he had quite a friend in the state school, and Wang Jiaqing also planned to go to the state school to see if he could stir up public opinion and not let Yang He's husband have a good time.
They crossed the river, entered Pizhou City from the "Wanghuai Gate" in the south, and turned to the River Affairs and Governor Office in the southeast corner of the city.
The drizzle was hazy, the ferries on both sides of the Yellow River were silent, there were some nests on the embankment here, and some homeless people shivered in the cold rain, but there was a strict order on the Pizhou side, the homeless people were not allowed to cross the river, and the boatmen at the ferry would not carry them.
Therefore, after the hungry people gathered here had no chance to cross the river, most of them had already turned to Suining City.
There are more than 10 big boats in Dahedu, each boat is set up with ten husbands, led by the old man, this kind of boat is quite large, can carry carriages, as a member of Huang Chengzhen and others want to cross the river naturally no problem, they board the boat in the eyes of the hungry people or angry or numb at the ferry, and they arrive at the north bank of the Dahedu.
The wharf here is quite large, and the endless stream of ships will carry the goods from all over the world, load and unload the goods, and it is very lively, and in the past, this side is also crowded with porters, and there are also men who solicit business in the store, and even the heads of each foot fight for power and profit, and annex each other, and there are often instigating porters to fight.
Today's fresh fruit industry toe against the grain industry toe, tomorrow the bamboo industry toe toe against the iron industry toe, fighting for turf, grabbing the source of goods, always lively.
But it has been drizzling for days, there are few boats on the dock, the porters have not worked, and the homeless people in the "human market" on the bank of the Yellow River are even more shrinking, and they can't wait for an employer for a long time.
When there are few people, the foot line will go to the "human market" to hire people to pull and carry goods at a low price, and at this time they are all deserted, leaving only the filth and garbage everywhere on the wharf.
After Huang Chengji and others crossed the river, they just went to the state city, this piece belongs to the Ying'en Street in the south of the city, the road is paved with bluestone, it is quite easy to walk, the houses and shops are lined up one after another, and the Xiapi Station, the Township Covenant Office, the Tax Bureau, the Martial Arts Arena and so on are all here.
However, because of the rain, there were still few pedestrians on the road, so Huang Cheng's carriage and horse went straight into the "Wanghuai Gate" and entered the Hewu Tongzhi Office in the southeast corner of the city.
The establishment of this department is to prevent local governments from doing their own thing, and all matters of emergency rescue and flood control are very urgent, but each local government always has its own small abacus, such as Pizhou, one prefecture and two counties, every time a flood comes, the ideas of the three local chiefs will always be different.
In order to avoid possible drawbacks such as hesitation and prevarication, so that sufficient manpower and material resources can be concentrated in ordinary times to protect the water and fight floods in times of disaster, it is necessary to transfer personnel from the government to coordinate.
Hewu Tongzhi is the fifth grade, which is higher than the five products of Pizhou Zhizhou, and the seven products of Suining and Suqian Zhixian, as soon as there is a dangerous situation, they can take into account the three places, calmly dispatch, mobilize quickly, and be ready for battle, so as not to delay the fighters.
There is also the Department of Water Resources of the Ministry of Industry near the Department of River Affairs, the director of which is also Zheng Wupin, and the same is a senior river official stationed in Zapizhou, and the functions and powers of the two are somewhat intertwined, but the Department of Water Affairs is in charge of multi-management engineering facilities, such as sluices, floods, dams, etc.
And because it is dispatched by the central government, although it is also a positive five products, in terms of discourse, it will be higher than that of the river affairs.
The building of the Hewu Tongzhi Department is even bigger than the Zhizhou Yamen, which makes people look awe-inspired, and Wang Jiaqing is frightened at the same time, but also has a lot of confidence, and feels that the hope of revenge has greatly increased.
Perhaps feeling that he couldn't see people, Huang Chengji did not enter through the gate, but let the carriage turn into a street and alley, and directly entered the back hall of the office through a side door, where there were official residences, upper rooms, curtain halls, etc., and they quietly entered the courtyard of the upper room.
Huang Chengxi was relieved at this time, and the warmth of going home enveloped his whole body, and then he felt sadness from it, and he just wanted to cry to his father.
Just sent the scholar to the official residence, but his father Huang Sien was not there, but Taoxin was coming, he went to the outside of the city to inspect the river, collect materials and husbands, and even the people in the office were empty, except for Menzi, a few powerful staff members beside his father were not there.
They sat in the living room and talked, discussing how to deal with Yang He's puppeteers, and they talked bitterly.
However, it was not until around Shen Shi that Huang inherited his father Huang Sien and came back.
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The father and son are somewhat similar, they are both long and handsome, but compared to Huang Cheng's childishness and cynicism, Lord Huang Sien is much more mature.
In his forties, he is handsome and elegant, with a wise and gentle light hidden in his eyes, a kind of indifferent Confucian temperament, and the five-grade official uniform embroidered with a white pheasant complement adds a bit of majesty to him.
"Father's ......"
Seeing his father Huang Sien come in, Huang Chengxi rushed over like a motherless child seeing his father, hugged his father's thigh, and poured out his grievances, just crying: "You have to be the master of the child." ”
Huang Sien touched his son's head, looking at his son, who had a blue nose and swollen face, and was shapeless, there was pity in his eyes, but he didn't seem to be surprised.
Wang Jiaqing also hurriedly came up to pay a visit, a head knock sounded, the student does not need to kowtow when he sees the county, but he has to kowtow when he sees the county, not to mention the higher grade Huai'an Mansion River Affairs Tongzhi.
What's more, after entering the Tongzhi Bureau, this living room is gorgeous and elegant, everything is his Wang Jiaqing's unattainable existence, sitting in it, he is terrified, and envious, the Lord is coming, this head is extraordinarily loud.
Huang Sien looked at Wang Jiaqing, and he smiled: "Nephew Wang Xian, get up, you are my friend, you don't need to make this big gift." ”
His smile is warm, unconsciously close, and his voice is more kind and kind, which makes Wang Jiaqing's heart reassured, and at the same time secretly happy, he is considered to be on the line of this high-ranking official? Thinking about it this way, it seems that being beaten by Yang He's puppet is also worth it.
Huang Chengxi couldn't wait to cry and let his father make decisions for himself, and Wang Jiaqing added fuel to the fire.
Huang Sien listened quietly, noncommittal, for a long time, he said: "Wu'er, go to the back garden with your father." ”
Wang Jiaqing hurriedly said goodbye, seeing that Lord Tongzhi was like this, he couldn't help but feel worried in his heart, Lord Huang didn't say anything, I don't know what the result would be?
But thinking about it, Huang Chengzheng is the son of a high-ranking official of the fifth grade after all, and his son was beaten, how could a father swallow this breath?
When he said goodbye, Lord Huang was also very kind, so that he had time to sit in the mansion, thinking of this, his heart was certain.
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After the weeping flower gate is the garden, the drizzle is drizzling, which adds to the tranquility of the back garden.
Huang Sien had changed into civilian clothes, walked on the cobblestone path with his hands behind his back, and Huang Chengzhen followed him with tears in his eyes, sobbing and saying something from time to time.
Huang Sien looked at the wind and rain, his eyes were gloomy, but he said: "You don't see, the Han Dynasty, the weak crown is the captive, please be long." ”
He whispered and groaned: "You don't see you, Ban Dingyuan, the peerless light cavalry urges the battle clouds." ”
finally sighed: "The troubled times are coming, the dragon and snake are rising, and there are many heroes, this Yang Shenyan is so courageous." ”
He looked at his son, with love in his eyes, and said slowly: "Wu'er feels wronged? ”
Huang Chengxun cried: "Father, the child's grievances are nothing, but this Yanghe thief knows that I am your son, and he still openly beats me at the banquet." He didn't slap me in the face, he was demonstrating to you, and he didn't take you, a dignified and high-ranking official, and the Tongzhi of Huai'an Mansion in his eyes! ”
Huang Sien smiled dumbly, and he said: "Then according to my son's meaning, what do you want to do for your father?" ”
Huang Chengji opened his mouth, how to do it?
How did he know that this should be his father's business?
Huang Sien looked at the rockery in front of him, and said quietly: "There are many things that can be done for my father, official documents are reprimanded, letters are scolded, public opinion is turbulent, and even impeachment, but my son thinks that this can hurt the roots of Yang He and Yang Shenyan?" ”
Huang Chengzhen said hatefully: "Father, you can operate, let that Yang He lose his office, or let him not be the head practitioner of that or something!" ”
Huang Sien looked at his son, with disappointment in his eyes, and finally sighed: "Your mother died early, and your father spoiled you too much, just like Yang Shenyan said, the flowers in the greenhouse." ”
Seeing that there was disbelief in his son's eyes, he sighed: "Do you think that Yang Hegen Gu is the ninth grade official of that district, or what kind of Lian Zong?" No, his roots are based on his ability to train soldiers, fight wars, gather displaced people as refugees, and then train into a strong army! ”
He said: "Because of this, he can exterminate the Jiaoshan bandits, exterminate the Tongshan bandits, and then enter Suining, enter the eyes of everyone in Pizhou, and naturally obtain official positions, and it is logical for everyone to endure his rebelliousness, and even help him protect Han Lan together." ”
Huang Chengzhen was shocked: "Han Lan? Pizhou Wei commanded Han Lan? Didn't he kill the Tongshan bandits, right? ”
Huang Sien sneered: "Copper Mountain bandits...... The state city needs this excuse. ”
Huang Chengji stood dumbfounded, thinking of the terrible place, he didn't feel cold sweat trickling down his forehead.
He said in a trembling voice: "Then, no one is going to report it?" ”
Huang Sien said lightly: "Denounce? Where is the evidence, and do you want to go against the commander Kong Chuanyou, Zhizhou Su Chengxing, and even the entire Pizhou officialdom? Han Lan's death is beneficial to all parties, they say that Lord Han's murder was committed by the Tongshan bandits, and that is the Tongshan bandits. ”
Huang Chengxi's heart was shocked, for the first time, he felt that this Yanghe thief was unpredictable, and he also understood why he was so arrogant and domineering.
Also, for him, even the guard commander of the third-rank official dared to assassinate and beat the son of a fifth-rank official, which is really nothing.
Huang Sien sighed: "So, you have to know what the root bones of the Yang River are, Wu'er, there are signs of decay in the world, and when the troubled times come, whoever has a knife in his hand can speak loudly." If there is really something unbearable, what is the five grades of the father? ”
Speaking of this, Huang Sien's expression was gloomy, and his words were quite sad.
Huang Chengzhen exclaimed: "Father, is this big tomorrow really ...... Really ......"
Huang Sien said quietly: "Send Sui Ning the official document of the father's association, and send the letter to Yang He, to get back this bright justice for you, but the grievances in this heart have to be endured by yourself." Eat a trench, grow a wisdom, I hope you will grow in the future, and your father can't protect you for a lifetime, after all, the world is different. ”
Looking at his tearful son, he sighed lovingly: "Bear with it, how many grievances has my father endured in his current position?" Han Xin also has the humiliation of his crotch, what is a moment of humiliation? If you are prosperous in the future, you can seek justice in the open, not just rely on your father's shadow and let people talk about your children. ”
He told his son: "Don't stay in Pizhou, let's study with a sword, then Yanghe has its own strengths, you can think more about learning and look around." I have been an official for my father for many years, and I have also seen some people, Dai Bingyue in Pizhou, Yan Bin and Han Shangliang in Xuzhou, and Yan Yingyuan in Jiangyin, all of whom are heroes. ”
Huang Chengji was stunned: "Father, are you going to drive the child away?" The child did not want to leave his father. ”
Huang Sien said quietly: "The world will decline, Confucianism can't just be a person, stay in the wind and moon, go, travel and learn!" ”
His tone was gentle, but he couldn't be ignored, and Huang Chengxi's tears should have been.
He was originally less frustrated and had no ability to improvise, but after responding at this time, he seemed to have grown a little.
Huang Sien touched his son's face lovingly, with regret and reluctance in his eyes.
Then there was a cold light in his eyes: "That Wang Jiaqing, who has only been a member of his life, dares to instigate you to fight with Yang He, I am the same year as the great master of Xuezheng, I will write to the operation, so that the great master can regain his reputation." Hmph, my son Huang Sien, not everyone can calculate! ”
Speaking of which, he did not have that kind of indifference and gentleness, but his eyes shot a cold and majestic light.
The next day, Huang Chengji left Pizhou City, with a sword on his waist, riding a war horse, a scholar, and the second chief accompanying him.
They still left through the side door of the back hall, and Huang Sien was sent out of the door.
Looking at his son's distant figure, he muttered: "Wu'er, the father has come to an end, and I will rely on you in the future." ”