[I'm sorry everyone, my colleagues are happy, and I'm going to the banquet. 】

The next day is the same day, the birthday of Zhao Ji, the son of the Great Song Dynasty.

Yesterday there was a rainstorm, although the rain stopped today, only the sky was overcast, but the Great Song Dynasty monarchs did not have the anxiety of the previous months, and the atmosphere at the ceremony was also truly joyful.

In front of the Zichen Palace, a group of court music troupes played Shao music, and thousands of civil and military officials in Beijing gathered here.

Wang Anshi, as the prime minister, led hundreds of officials and went to the palace to serve wine.

There is a class of important ministers in civil affairs, and then there is another class of important ministers in military positions such as privy envoys and Xuanhui envoys.

The clan headed by the prince also arrived, and Han Gang saw with his own eyes the second brother of the Son of Heaven, Zhao Hao, the king of Yong, who was competing with him for Zhou Nan, but he was too far away, and he only saw his clothes, but he didn't see his appearance.

also had a face-to-face with the envoys of the Liao State and Western Xia, and there was nothing special about it, but the costumes were different.

Maybe the Han people of this era felt that the costumes of the Khitan and the Dangxiang people were extremely weird, and even despised them from the bottom of their bones, but Han Gang was used to seeing strange costumes in the past, so he didn't think it was strange.

In addition, there are envoys from small countries such as Dali, Jiaozhi, and Three Buddhas, who are also in the ranks of congratulating the birthday of the Son of Heaven of the Great Song Dynasty. And Han Gang also unexpectedly saw the blind Wu Qi who had one of his arms cut off back then, Mu Zheng's younger brother, he is now the assassin of Xizhou, and he was given the surname Zhao, and he stood much higher in the court than Han Gang.

Han Gang's position was leaning back, standing with a group of ministers, holding a golden cup, and wishing the Son of Heaven a long birthday.

By the time it was over, it was already afternoon. From before dawn, they gathered outside the Xuande Gate, and at this time, thousands of officials of all sizes in Beijing stood in the imperial city for almost four hours.

Han Gang went out of the imperial city with the crowd, and stood in front of the Zichen Hall for a few hours, and his legs and feet, which had become sore, finally moved. Although he didn't see any officials stretching around him, he was relieved when he looked at the faces of the people around him.

Standing for a few hours, just to toast a glass of wine to the Son of Heaven, such a ceremony is an important ceremony of the country, and it cannot be ignored, but when it is the turn of the individual, there are still not many people who are loyal to the emperor and are willing to suffer such senseless suffering.

The so-called Holy Day, for the courtiers, is just a routine story.

I think that Emperor Xiaowu of the Southern Dynasty of the Song Dynasty, because the most favored Concubine Yin Shu died of illness, brought a group of ministers to worship, and declared: "If there is a crying concubine, you will not hesitate to reward you." ”

And there was one of the princes, who wept the most and received many rewards. Afterwards, someone asked Yang Zhi: "Why is Jun so anxious to cry?" ”

Yang Zhi said: "I cried for my dead wife. ”

For the officials who came to celebrate today's birthday, it was almost the same thing.

Thousands of people dispersed in front of the Xuande Gate, and after they returned, they had to send their subordinates to receive the rewards for participating in today's ceremony.

Wang Anshi still has serious things to do here, and Han Gang has nothing to do with him. Yesterday, I said everything that should be said, whether the strategy of controlling the river should be changed to harnessing water and attacking sand is not something that can be discussed in a small house, and Wang Anshi will definitely have to find a water conservancy expert from the central government to discuss and confirm.

After sending his subordinates to receive the gifts, Han Gang himself went to Kaifeng Mansion first, said hello to his colleague, that is, Liu Yang, the same mention of Kaifeng Prefecture, and prepared to leave for Baima County.

In the past few days, there have been almost 100,000 Hebei displaced people who have arrived in Baima County, and Han Gang has previously instructed the two counties of Yucheng and Weicheng, which belong to the same old Huazhou as Baima, to set aside an open area with a suitable location as a place for the construction of homeless people. Previously, there were three new homeless camps in Baima County that had already started construction, and now they are almost complete.

These three new camps will provide Hangang with a month or so of time, during which time the camp will be built in the three counties of Huazhou to welcome the tide of Hebei refugees starting in May.

Coming out of Kaifeng Mansion, Han Gang led several family members and entourages to the north of the city. Everything was pretty much the same as when he came, except for an extra carriage. It was full of things that Wu Tuo Hangang brought to his daughter, including medicinal herbs, supplements, and clothes, and a whole car in large bags and small packages.

Gradually arrived at the Chenqiao Gate in the northeast of Kaifeng, from this city gate out of the city, all the way to the Yellow Robe Chenqiao Station, and then continue to the north, is the boundary of the old Huazhou.

As they approached the city gate, there were gradually more pedestrians, cars and horses in front, and Han Gang and his party slowly followed the flow of people to the outside of the city. He looked up at the sky, the ceremony of the same day festival was delayed for too long, maybe he really had to sleep in Chen Qiaoyi today......

"Han Tidian! Han Tidian! ”

A few high-pitched and rapid shouts suddenly came from behind him.

Han Gang pulled the reins, stopped the horse, and looked back, but it was Tong Guan, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, chasing after him all the way on horseback.

Han Gang immediately dismounted, knowing why he knew why Tong Guan came from, the Son of Heaven was too much to hold his breath, but it was okay to save himself from running back and forth.

Tong Guan rushed to the front, and the pedestrians nearby looked at the narrow-sleeved purple robe on his body, rolled off the horse, gasped for a while, and after coming back to his senses, "In the mouth of the Son of Heaven, the edict will send Han Gang, the official affairs of the counties and towns in Kaifeng Prefecture, to enter the palace immediately!" ”

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A group of clan women retreated, and Zhao Ji breathed a long sigh of relief.

The courtiers who came to congratulate him could already go back to rest, but he still had to accept the congratulations of the clan wife. For Zhao Ji, such a day of motherly hardship is just as tedious and boring. He wasn't in any mood to celebrate other than when it finally rained. Once any festival is linked to the Great Rite Ceremony, basically he, the emperor, will become a puppet sitting on the throne, and he is not as comfortable as a small person outside the palace.

Today, Zhao Ji sat on the imperial couch of the Zichen Palace, watching the courtiers below dance and worship in the court, and then there was a sound of 'the same day, the ministers are overjoyed, and they are thousands of years old. Otherwise, it is" Emperor Fu Wei His Majesty is auspicious, the etiquette is happy and peaceful, and the ministers are not able to win the celebration, and I will live for tens of millions of years. ’

Then, he asked the ministers to announce again, "You have to wait for the longevity wine, and you will be happy with the public." ”

Batches of courtiers came up to congratulate the wine, repeating the same conversation over and over again, and Zhao Ji also held the golden cup, repeatedly raising and putting it down, without touching his mouth at all.

Now it's finally time to take a break. Zhao Ji loosened his waist, and listened to the name outside the hall, and the prime minister Wang Anshi asked to see him outside.

After announcing Wang Anshi's entry into the hall, Zhao Ji asked, "I don't know what urgent needs Wang Qing has?" ”

Wang Anshi didn't waste time, and straightforwardly explained Han Gang's river control strategy of harnessing water and attacking sand.

Zhao Ji was stunned for a while when he heard this, and when he woke up, he immediately sent Xiao Huangmen, who was waiting for the call in the palace, to find Han Gang to enter the palace to meet him.

In the Yanhe Hall that day, Zhao Ji listened to Han Gang say that there had been rain in recent days, and he was happy for several days, but then he didn't see the rain falling, so he took it as a courtier's words to comfort him. But yesterday in the Funing Palace, I saw the torrential rain, and I knew that what Han Gang said was indeed from it, and it was not a word of relief. While he was excited about the rain from the sky to resolve the drought, and praised Han Gang's words for being well-founded, he also hated Zheng Xia who deceived him to the extreme.

After this incident, he had a deeper understanding of Han Gang's personality, and Zhao Ji hoped that Han Gang could give him another surprise in the position of being promoted in the prefecture. It's just that Zhao Ji didn't expect this surprise to come so quickly.

The monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty suffered from the Yellow River for a long time. Today's policy of controlling the river is like putting soil on the wall, and the roof is leaking and repairing tiles, and there is no end to it year after year. In the summer and autumn, when the Yellow River rises, the land of Gyeonggi becomes tense, and there are often cases of three shocks in one night.

However, Hangang's strategy of harnessing water and attacking sand is ingenious, and in one fell swoop it fundamentally solves the problem of the Yellow River trough rising year by year. Although Han Gang said that it was a palliative treatment, Zhao Ji pondered it, and this set of strategies was really a one-and-done approach.

If it is really as Han Gang said, then in the future, when the flood rises in summer and autumn, Zhao Ji no longer has to worry about reporting the water situation to Hezhou County day by day.

Han Gang arrived soon, and it was not far from Chen Qiaomen to the palace.

As soon as he saw Han Gang enter the hall, Zhao Ji immediately asked about the matter of controlling the river.

Han Gang said it to Zhao Ji in detail, and then said: "This set of strategies is difficult for the world to believe, and the easiest way is to experiment." ”

Zhao Ji immediately said: "This matter does not need to be tested, everyone knows this truth." ”

This is common sense, how can there be people who live on the edge of the Yellow River who do not know the way.

And Zhao Ji's trust in Han Gang is different. The falling experiments at the Qionglin banquet, the large-scale grain transportation of the sleigh cart, and the recent observation of the rain and the rain, Zhao Ji's trust in Han Gang, especially in the theory of Gewu, is unmatched by the DPRK and China.

But Zhao Ji still has a few questions: "The Yellow River is urgent, and when the flood comes, I don't know if the inner embankment can be saved?" ”

"Therefore, the inner and outer embankments must be renovated. The inner embankment is used for water and sand, while the outer embankment is used for flood control. Han Gang replied, "At the beginning, as soon as the flood on the river came, the inner embankment would definitely collapse. However, when the river began to cut deeper, the inner embankment gradually became safer. …… However, the more downstream you go, the more gentle the terrain is, and the effect of harassing water and attacking sand will become smaller and smaller, but this section from Luoyang to Daimyo, if it is implemented, should be effective. ”

Although Han Gang said the negative side of the water and sand, his words were enough to impress the Son of Heaven.

Zhao really wanted to make the Yellow River no longer harmful, but the whole river was also prioritized. The Gyeonggi area is a top priority, and if the safety of Gyeonggi, the section from Luoyang to Daimyo that Hangang said, can be secured, the downstream embankment can be put aside for the time being.

"I don't know if it can be implemented right now." Zhao Ji was very anxious, "It just so happens that there are hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Hebei, and they can be paid for work and let them build on the embankment." ”

"It's not possible at this time." Han Gang shook his head: "It's April now, and it's the season of rising water in summer and autumn. Even in the drought, the Yellow River is much more watery than it is in winter. It can only be implemented after the autumn floods. However, it is now possible to begin reinforcing the outer embankments and surveying the water conditions in the river to determine the width of the inner embankments in each section of the Yellow River. ”