If he could really cooperate with Zhang Whale's people to deal with Feng Bao together, it would naturally be of great benefit to Yang Zhen and Jin Yiwei, at least with the intervention of this force, Jin Yiwei would no longer be alone. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Moreover, listening to what Director Feng meant, they also have a lot of manpower in the officialdom, so Feng Bao's damage to Yang Zhen in this regard can be minimized.

But even with all the benefits, Yang Zhen still decided not to cooperate with the other party, but there are many reasons for this.

One is his understanding of Zhang Whale, a eunuch. If Feng Bao is the eunuch who is the least like a eunuch, then Zhang Whale is the most typical eunuch. As long as it is something that can please the master and bring benefits to himself, Zhang Whale will definitely spare no effort to do it, and all his actions are also for his own interests, just thinking about meeting the Son of Heaven, so as to make himself the emperor's most trusted person. At the same time, greed is also the nature of these eunuchs, even if greed will bring disaster to themselves, they will not give up immediate benefits.

The reason why Zhang Whale can't fight Feng Bao is that in addition to Feng Bao having Zhang Juzheng's big backer, it is also because his own weaknesses are too obvious. And such a person who can't control his desires, Yang Zhen can't believe that he will change his past mistakes after being demoted out of Beijing for a while. Joining forces with such a person may bring convenience to yourself, but there may also be endless troubles to follow later.

The second is that Yang Zhen felt that it would be better to cooperate with such a person who had deep roots in the palace than to find another person with deep roots. As for this candidate, Yang Zhen has already thought about it - Sun Hai. Whether it is the friendship with Yang Zhen or the criteria for dealing with the world, Sun Hai is much more reliable than Zhang Whale, since he is destined to join forces with an eunuch, why didn't Yang Zhen choose a more suitable Sun Hai? As for the difference in strength between the two, Yang Zhen didn't pay much attention to it, he believed that as long as Jinyiwei could suppress Dongchang, then Feng Bao's threat to himself would almost nonexist.

After listening to Yang Zhen's analysis and decision, Yang Chen also nodded in agreement: "You have considered it well. If Zhang Whale replaces Feng Bao, maybe he will be another Feng Bao in the future, which will only be detrimental to you. But that Sun Hai is different, this person doesn't seem to be very ambitious, and he has always been good friends with you, even if he replaces Feng Bao, he can live in peace with you.

"In addition, if I remember correctly, not long after helping Wanli eradicate Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao, he was also impeached and finally demoted. This alone can be seen that this person is too arrogant and unreliable, and it is better to keep a distance from him. ”

Hearing him say this, Yang Zhen remembered that his brother was also a time-traveler from later generations like himself, and his historical knowledge was much deeper than his own. So he hurriedly nodded: "Big brother, as soon as you say this, I am even more sure that I will not join forces with him." Speaking of this, he paused again, and asked tentatively: "Big brother, are you really unwilling to come to my brocade guard to help me?" ”

"I don't necessarily have to go to Jinyiwei to help you, now I can't still give you advice and help you get ideas?" Yang Chen smiled and shook his head slightly: "I have already made up my mind, at least until I prove that my previous views are correct, I will not leave the Ministry of Industry Yamen." ”

Yang Zhen saw his brother's insistence, so he no longer continued to persuade. It's just that he muttered again in his heart, what is the thing he has been insisting on?

The city of Beijing in the fifth year of Wanli is not destined to be a peaceful year, in Jinyiwei and Dongchang several battles finally ended, everyone thought that everything would return to peace, but the unexpected natural disaster came again, and this time the natural disaster was too unexpected.

At the beginning of October, there was an unusually heavy rain in the city of Beijing. In October, Beijing is so dry that many farmers have to dig deep wells to get water or go to rivers many miles away to fetch water. But this year, it was rainy and rainy, and it hardly stopped.

And after such a small ten days of rain, the people in Beijing have suffered. Because Beijing has always been short of water, the underground drainage system is naturally far less developed than in the south, this heavy rain, suddenly caused waterlogging in the city, many small homes and courtyards were flooded into the door, the loss is not small.

But this is not really alarming, what is really panicking is that the water level of the Yongding River, which has nourished Beijing for so many years, is also rising through the city of Beijing. Seeing that the water surface is approaching the top of the embankment little by little, once the water overflows the embankment, the entire city of Beijing will really suffer, and the Forbidden City will have to become a crystal palace.

In the face of such a bad situation, the government naturally attached great importance to it, not only the Shuntianfu and the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division could mobilize the manpower, but also the Beijing camp also sent a lot of people to keep an eye on the river embankment, and at the same time organized many people to pick up mud, sand and gravel with dustpans, bamboo baskets and other things to increase the height and strengthen the river embankment, so as to protect the Yongding River from being washed away by the rising river water.

In addition, seeing that the rain had not slowed down, the cabinet informed the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry and asked them to quickly think of opening the sluice gates in the lower reaches of the Yongding River to discharge water, so as to reduce the burden of river water in Beijing.

Although in this way, the prefectures and counties in the lower reaches of the Yongding River will definitely suffer, but compared with the safety of the city of Beijing, the destruction of people's homes and the destruction of fields are nothing.

Regarding this decision of the cabinet, Guo Chaobin, the current secretary of the Ministry of Industry, will certainly not have any objections. He quickly summoned the competent people under his command to discuss how to open the gates, how to ensure the safety of the downstream as much as possible, and so on.

And when they were discussing in full swing, Yang Chen, who had been excluded and unwelcome in the yamen of the Ministry of Industry, also came to the outside of the public hall, patrolling back and forth very uneasily, as if there was something urgent to go in and report.

However, due to his weak position in the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, even those servants who brought tea and water to the adults inside from time to time, none of them looked at him squarely, let alone spoke for him. As a result, Yang Chen could only be blown by the cold wind and drenched by the autumn rain, waiting outside the hall, and continued to pace with anxiety and anxiety on his face.

It wasn't until more than an hour later that a group of officials dispersed from the hall with solemn faces. They have already made a plan, but as long as they think that their own plan has caused the people downstream to become homeless, and many people may even die because of it, their mood is quite heavy.

Because of this, Yang Chen, who was already unwelcome, was not looked down upon by them, and Yang Chen also hesitated when he saw them come out, and wanted to turn to them several times to report to Guo Shangshu for himself, but after seeing their indifferent expressions, he swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

In the end, Yang Chen gritted his teeth and decided that he would just go and talk to Guo Shangshu like this, and he didn't have to ask for help anymore. Thinking of it, Yang Chen immediately came to the door of Guo Chaobin's public house in a few steps, first saluted respectfully, and then said loudly: "Lord Shangshu, the subordinate Yang Chen has something to report." ”

"Huh? Why didn't you just talk about it at the meeting? Guo Chaobin was already dizzy because of the discussion just now, and Yang Chen showed up too little, so he didn't recognize him for a while. But soon, he thought of Yang Chen's identity, and his face turned slightly cold. However, out of officialdom etiquette, he still nodded: "Come in and talk." ”

"Thank you, Lord Shangshu." Seeing that Guo Chaobin agreed to go in by himself, Yang Chen's heart was slightly wider, and he felt that there was still something to do, so he didn't care about the embarrassment on his body because of the rain for a long time, and hurriedly entered the house.

It's just that his appearance fell in the eyes of Guo Shangshu, who has always valued the decency of officials, and the latter's expression couldn't help but be cold: "It's really unorthodox!" After making such an evaluation in his heart, Guo Chaobin asked: "Say, what do you have to report to this official?" ”

"Lord Shangshu, dare to ask Shicai if your meeting has decided to open the river gate downstream?" Yang Chen didn't care about any etiquette at this time, and asked directly.

Guo Chaobin frowned dissatisfiedly: "Yes, but since you haven't been asked to discuss this matter, you shouldn't make peace, just put your mind on your own errand." ”

"My lord, and listen to the words of the lower official, you must not open the gate where the gate was established before, otherwise it will inevitably cause a big disaster!" Yang Chen hurriedly said urgently.

Hearing him say this, Guo Chaobin was not angry and laughed: "What you say is so unreasonable, didn't we set up the gate before to open the gate today?" Do we have to go somewhere else and open the gates? Wouldn't that be a few more months of delay? By that time, the city of Beijing had already been flooded by the rising Yongding River. ”

"My lord, you don't know the situation over there, the river is narrow, and there are many rocks on both sides, once the gate is suddenly opened, the water will inevitably rise sharply, thus washing down the rocks and filling the river. If the river is filled, the Yongding River will not only not be discharged to the downstream in large quantities as we wish, but will be poured back, and then the city of Beijing will really suffer, and I hope you will think twice! Yang Chen hurriedly defended loudly, his voice trembling a little.

Guo Chaobin was stunned for a moment when he heard him say solemnly, but then he sneered: "Ridiculous! If it is as you say, we would not have stood there when we first set up the gate, and you should not think of talking nonsense in front of the officials, so that you can gain a reputation in the yamen. Hurry up and step down for this official, otherwise be careful that this official will punish you for the crime of bewitching the public! ”

"My lord......" Yang Chen saw him talking like this, and his heart was even more anxious, and he couldn't help but take a step forward and wait to say more.

But his appearance completely annoyed Guo Chaobin, and Lord Shangshu suddenly shouted: "Come on, bring Yang Chen down for me!" If he dares to talk nonsense again, I will send him to Shuntianfu to be punished! ”

"Yes!" Several subordinates heard the sound and immediately pulled out Yang Chen, who looked frozen, and at this moment, Yang Chen did not say a word......