When he arrived in the capital, Zheng Lang received a letter that told the whole family to be in a daze together.

Fan Chunyu and Fan Chunren wrote, euphemistically asking the Zheng family on behalf of their fourth brother.

Zheng Ping's marriage to the seed family should be a good choice, the status of the seed family is slightly lower than the Zheng family, but it is not too low, if the gap is too large, the man will have the feeling of not being able to raise his head, which may not be a good thing. It's just a little lower, but it's a delicate pattern.

Since Zheng Ping arrived at the planter, the planter has regarded Zheng Ping as the pearl in the palm of his hand. The small life of Chongyi is a little sad, sometimes the little couple has some small quarrels, not only his mother helps Zheng Ping, but the seven brothers have to be reprimanded like wolves.

However, Zheng Lang and Cui Xian are very reasonable, and they reprimand their daughters every time. The parents of the two families have reached this point, and they can be regarded as world friends, no matter how big the contradiction between the husband and wife is, there will be no contradiction. This year, there was good news that Zheng Ping was pregnant. At that time, it seemed that the Zheng family's choice was a little wrong, but through the situation of the young couple getting along, the choice was very correct.

But Zheng Lang also has a daughter, Zheng Hang.

was born from a concubine, but Zheng Lang's concubine is someone else's concubine? Besides, how many children does Zheng Lang have?

Seeing that the Zheng family got married, the official of Chongyi was promoted quickly.

It is still a bright pearl, although it is slightly inferior to Zheng Ping.

It is normal for an adopted daughter to ask for a hundred families, and in the past two years, some people have begged Zheng Hang, but after many considerations, they are not suitable candidates, so the Zheng family refuses.

Fan Chunyu knew that Qingzhou wrote a request for cronies, but Zheng Lang didn't read it, and he planned to refuse. It's better than in history, after Fan Zhong drowned, sure enough, Fan Chunyu began to keep filial piety again, Zheng Lang repeatedly wrote letters to persuade him, and persuaded him through Fan Zhongyan's stepwife Ru Madame, so it was good to say that Fan Chunyu was persuaded to leave the mountain, not three years, but nearly four years. Zhao Zhen sighed, it happened that Gyeongju was vacant, and Fan Chunqi had stayed in Gyeongju for a long time with his father, so that he knew Gyeongju again.

Cui Xian picked up the letter and flipped through it.

Zheng Lang said: "It's not proper, the Fan family lives a simple life, and the age of Hang'er who will be wronged after passing is not compatible." ”

Female junior, hugging gold bricks, female junior, hugging tigers? Zheng Hang is five years older than Fan Chun.

Jiang Xing'er suddenly whispered: "Anren, if the Fan family asks, it's not impossible." ”

Zheng Lang objected, Cui Xian hesitated, but Jiang Xinger agreed. This mentality is easy to understand, Cui Xian, a family of eunuchs from generations of the Cui family, sees it a little lighter, and in the hands of her husband, she has reached the pinnacle of officials. As long as it's not too bad, I don't really care about it. Jiang Xing'er's background is humble after all, and it just so happens that her mother over there is also a prostitute, so she will not be disgusted.

Cui Xian also thinks that Zheng Hang is too big, but she cares a lot about the influence of the Fan family. What kind of ministers are the ministers who are in power in the court now, most of them are fans of Fan Zhongyan in the past, and Fan Zhongyan's other two sons are students of her husband, plus this family affair, will make many ministers defect.

But this age issue has indeed become a chasm, not that the man is five years older but that the woman is five years older, so Cui Xian is not easy to say.

There were three parties in the family, three opinions, and there was no reply to the letter.

The capital was about to arrive, and sitting on the boat, Su Shi said: "Gong Zheng, my brother and I want to go home and have a look." ”

Both of them are newlyweds and left the capital soon after, Meishan to the capital is too far away, from the land to over the mountains and mountains, from the side of the waterway to go around a big circle, down the Min River, to the Yangtze River, and then from the Grand Canal into the capital, not only far, the Min River and the Yangtze River upstream river turbulence, there is also the risk of the Three Gorges. It was very inconvenient to go back and forth, so after Lao Su took his son to the capital, he stayed and did not go back until the end of the imperial examination.

But the past two years have made Su grow a lot of knowledge, and he has also learned some principles of being a man and an official, at least his mentality will be better than in history. As for whether Su Dongpo will write the words "Chibi Fu" or Chibi nostalgia before and after in the future, Zheng Lang is quite skeptical. But if you enter the official career, the starting point is far better than in history.

Zheng Lang said: "Zizhan, Su Zhe, don't worry, I have asked someone to buy a house for you in the capital, and I will also send someone to Meishan to take your family to the capital." ”

"Huh?" The size of Su was surprised.

"Maybe I will ask the imperial court to govern the Yellow River, and if there is an opportunity, I will ask the imperial court to give you some official positions, stay by my side, and assist me."

"Obey Gong Zheng's orders," Su Dongpo shook himself to the ground.

When he arrived in the capital, it was already dusk, Zheng Lang didn't bother to have dinner, and immediately went to the spy camp to find Wang Yong. After talking for a while, I returned. The next day, he went to Zhongshu to report his post, and as soon as he arrived in Zhongshu, he was invited by Zhao Zhen to Chongzheng Palace.

It is not in the capital hall, but in the Chongzheng Palace, the meaning is clear.

There are many ministers sitting in the hall, including the bigwigs of the two governments, the two ministers, and the three envoys and other important officials related to it.

Zheng Lang strode forward and saluted Zhao Zhen, and Zhao Zhen said, "Calm down, Zheng Qing, it's been another two years." ”

There was a hint of joy, melancholy, and a sigh in his eyes.

In fact, many ministers also have doubts in their hearts, no matter what reason is used, the emperor is too thin on Zheng Lang, but it seems that the emperor is not disgusted with Zheng Lang, is it really for the control of the Yellow River, so he deliberately disposed of it like this?

"Sit down," Zhao Zhen said again.

The eunuch brought a chair and rested it directly on Fu Bi's head, and the minister's eyes froze again.

Zheng Lang sat down arrogantly, he is not the prime minister, but in terms of qualifications and political achievements, the one present can surpass him. Of course, he also has a little melancholy in his heart, if there is no matter of Zhao Niannu, now he is the prime minister, and he is more senior than Lu Yijian.

It was useless to regret it, and he bowed his hand to Fu Bi, Pang Ji and Han Qi: "Yanguo, mellow, childish master, today I can go back to the capital and put my policy of governing the Yellow River on the agenda, and I still have to feel the three." If there is no conscientiousness of the three of them to preside over the state affairs, it can only be a dream. ”

Pang Ji just smiled, the country has changed slightly, but he has put his heart into it, and it is not easy to deal with national affairs with the impeachment of Yanchen like a storm, although Zheng Lang is a little too exaggerated, he can afford it.

Han Qi looked proudly into the distance, Zheng Lang pushed the credit to the three of them, normal, what does he want to do with such credit as a minister?

Fu Bi said ashamedly: "Xingzhi, saying this makes me a little embarrassed. ”

But Zheng Lang's words made the monarch and ministers feel uplifted, how much money does Zheng Lang have to use to govern the Yellow River, dare to mention it, it shows that the treasury has money, not the money collected by the people, but the money brought by benign management is a great thing in itself. Then countless thoughts stirred in everyone's hearts. Ruozhi, it must be Zheng Lang who leads, no one dares to grab this position, who dares to pick such a big project? But if it is like Zheng Lang's kind of governance, at least a few years, starting from Sanmen, up to the junction of Song and Liao, down to the Huai River, and a new canal, how many people and officials will have to be used. What is important is that I may not be able to go to the latter article, but I have cronies, where are my subordinates, where are my guests, and whoever goes is a meritor. In particular, the main leaders of several sections will be promoted like a rocket once the river control is completed and they have this great feat. It's a big and big piece of dim, although the dim sum is good, there will be more greedy people, how can I let myself take a bite or a big bite? Zheng Lang said again: "Your Majesty, but the minister heard another piece of news yesterday, and he had doubts in his heart. ”

"What?"

"Who is more important, governing the country or leveling the world?"

"Zheng Qing explained it clearly."

"The minister has been circling the Yellow River for more than two years, and has seen many places, and the minister has made calculations in his heart, and has considered the national economy, if he follows the minister's policy, and does not collect the people, he will have at least four years to govern the river, and there will be a four-year buffer, the national economy will not be tight, and the burden on the people will not be too heavy."

"Reasonable," Zhao Zhen said.

There is also a way to govern the river, no matter how big the project is, like Yang Guang forcibly conscripting the people for the people's husband, regardless of the life and death of the people, as long as the court spends a little money, Zheng Lang's policy of governing the river can be realized, but in the early Northern Song Dynasty, who dared to do this? Don't learn from Yang Guang, even send a few fleets to the other side of the ocean to find seeds, Zheng Lang didn't dare to mention it, learning from Yang Guang is looking for death. For internal governance, Zheng Lang has never rejected the Northern Song Dynasty, but rejects excessive weakness externally. Zheng Lang said again: "But now it seems that there is another opportunity, which can give me eighty percent hope of destroying Western Xia." The minister reflected on it in the middle of the night last night, and he didn't know that governing the river was as important as pacifying the Western Xia, but the country's economy could only support the same. ”

"Extinguish Western Xia?"

Zheng Lang took out a fold from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen still didn't understand it after reading it, and hesitated, hesitated for a while before passing it on, and after everyone saw it, they also looked weird.

Fu Bi said blankly: "Xingzhi, what does it represent?" ”

There is one thing on the fold, a sexy thing. Forgive is twelve years old this year, he got married early, and he didn't hide that Pang borrowed Li Shougui's hand to kill his sister, so he married his daughter to him as a queen.

Last year, Mao Weichang and Gao Huaizheng brought a steady stream of news from the outside world to the palace, including the news spread by the Song Dynasty deliberately sent scouts. After hearing this, Pang was very uneasy and found an excuse to kill Mao Gao and the others. He was even more resentful, so he did a crazy thing.

He didn't touch the daughter who didn't hide the false Pang, but he found the daughter-in-law who didn't hide the false Pang, a Western Xia Han woman, surnamed Liang. The son who didn't hide it didn't care at first, what does a twelve-year-old do? He was very wrong, what did Li Liangqi really do, and he made his wife feel very satisfied, and after each time, his wife was full of spring love and blushing.

The one who was willing to wear this hat by himself, after all, there were very few people like Tang Zhongzong who had a heavy appetite, and the son who didn't hide the slander didn't dare to do anything to Li Liangqi, so he found his father to reason. I didn't hide it, Pang was stunned when he heard it, and after thinking for a long time, he said to his son: "Let him." "Isn't it just a woman, there are so many women in the world, since the little nephew is good at this, let him go, it's best to be infatuated with the Liang family, become a mediocre and incompetent person, and you don't have to force yourself to usurp the throne. I want to be the monarch, the domestic opposition is too loud, and there are three powerful enemies around Tubo, Song and Liao, so try not to go to that step.

Father-in-law doesn't care, husband doesn't care, Liang is getting bolder and bigger, openly entering the palace, and grinding with Li Liangqi day and night.

That's what was written on the fold.

So Zhao Zhen hesitated after reading it, but I believe that Zheng Lang will not publicize a piece of yellow news on such an occasion, there must be Zheng Lang's intentions.

There are quite a few officials, and they continue to spread downward.

Zheng Lang didn't answer directly, and said: "In ancient times, the river was governed by the blocking method, and the dredging method was used by Yu. At that time, it was sparsely populated, and unlike today, neither the Cang Law nor the Yu Law was suitable for the management of the Yellow River. But now the situation is quite similar, one prevention and two treatments. Prevention is the root, and treatment is the surface. Prevention is the destruction of water and soil caused by indiscriminate logging, overcultivation and nomadism, which is the reason why the Yellow River is getting worse and worse. Your Majesty, all the ministers, how many times did the Yellow River flood and burst its banks in the Tang Dynasty? Why are there so many disasters in our dynasty? Because the water and soil in Guanzhong have been bad, the Hetao has been overly nomadic because of the resettlement of Hu people by Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, and the water and soil are also bad. The Tang Dynasty did not show that our dynasty's cultivation and felling were far better than the Tang Dynasty, and the population was more dense than that of the Tang Dynasty, so the Yellow River had many disasters. Not only now, but if it is not treated, the more the Yellow River will suffer. "It turned a little abruptly, and the big guy was reminiscing about the yellow gossip, and then turned to the Yellow River. However, many people are already frowning, the Yellow River has had disasters every year in recent years, and the two major bursts of the embankment have caused countless families to be ruined and bankrupt, and the imperial court has spent a lot of money just to revitalize the disaster. If the Yellow River suffers more disasters in the future, how can it be done?

Zheng Lang said: "The minister thought that he could let the state and county officials lead the people to plant mulberry trees, walnut ginkgo trees, apricot trees, fruit trees and other trees in the barren mountains and mountains. "Not necessarily, if the grass grows well, it will protect the water and soil, but in turn it will affect the harvest of the fruit trees. However, now the common people have only a vague understanding of this, and some Tibetan people have long been aware of the harm caused by indiscriminate logging, and have repeatedly clashed over the cultivation and cutting of Han households. However, if you can't fully understand it, Zheng Lang can get past it. This is very important.

In Zheng Lang's previous life, someone put forward a false proposition about the relationship between American counterfeit almonds and Beijing's sandstorms. Some profiteers imported a type of walnut from the United States and sold it domestically as large almonds. Originally, many people in Zhangjiakou planted a large number of apricot trees to make a living from almonds, but under the impact of this kind of counterfeit almonds, they are big and cheap, and there is no market for domestic almonds. The common people's eyes were so big that they could only cut down these apricot trees. As soon as the apricot forest was cut down, the sandstorm raged in Beijing. How much money do profiteers make from fake almonds? A billion at most. But how much damage can a sandstorm bring to a country?

It is a false proposition, there are many causes of sandstorms, and the proportion of apricot forest cutting is very small, but it definitely accounts for some proportion.

This is the role of forests to protect water and soil.

If Zheng Lang's proposal is passed, the bottom can be implemented smoothly, with trees growing on top and dense turf below to protect the water and soil, and the effect will be greater.

But if you let the government guide, I don't know what it will become. But no matter how it changes and how many disputes arise, the benign effect is far greater than the inferior effect.

This article does not require the state to spend money, and Zhao Zhen also knows that there will be some troubles, but in general, it is not only to protect the water and soil, but also to help the people improve their lives, and said: "Accurate." ”

"Your Majesty, there is a specialization, if the large-scale river control, there must be a good official who is proficient in water conservancy to preside, Cheng Shi Meng, Tian Yu, Zhou Xin and Wuqi four people are proficient in water conservancy, and the development of the two Guangzhou, but also personally presided over many water conservancy projects, although compared with the Yellow River, the project is very trivial, but the water conservancy of the two Guangxi is more complicated, they have accumulated a lot of experience over the years. Please Your Majesty transfer them back. ”

"Yes, I will discuss with Zhu Zai Zhi later." Zhao Zhen said.

The four of them have been going for several years. It not only has the merit of water conservancy, but also the merit of governing the people. At the end of last year, the number of households in Guangxi and Guangxi reached 1.5 million, which is very impressive compared with the original. Not only did the number of people increase, but last year Liangguang also brought more than 10 million yuan of income to the imperial court. This number is a lot, accounting for almost one-tenth of the national income, you must know what the original two Guangzhous are, one poor and two white! Only one Guangzhou can show a little bit of a hand.

Although it was planned by Zheng Lang, the four of them were suspected of picking peaches, and they couldn't ignore the credit. Not for the Yellow River, it's time to transfer it back.

There is no objection to this, this piece of dim sum is too big, it is an exaggeration to say that there are 10,000 jobs, but there are at least thousands of jobs waiting to be divided, and I don't care if there are four people inserted into it.

Zheng Lang also shook his head, everyone's mentality is very clear, it doesn't matter if you don't control the river, as soon as you control the river, the distribution of these official positions will be turned upside down. Only then did he get down to business and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't hide the false Pang and now I am in flames." Li Liang dared to risk the world's disapproval, and the Liang family ...... This is an onset of resentment against the unconcealed pang. Although he did not hide the power of Pang, there were still many people in Western Xia who supported the orthodox royal family. If the minister did not guess wrong, it would not take a year or two for Li Liang to take action against the unconcealed deceit. Although he is young, his cronies are not young, and what these cronies and ministers want is not Li Liangzheng's strategy, but Li Liangqi's attitude. We help each other without hiding the false Pang, without hiding the false Pang will win, he killed the lord of the Western Xia, the Western Xia people will have internal coaxing split, I will abandon the Yellow River for the time being, with today's financial resources, in one fell swoop, there is an eighty percent chance, the Western Xia will be annihilated. But if you want to run the Western Xia, you can't control the Yellow River, the country's financial resources can't keep up, and the people's power can't keep up. can only discard the great opportunity of Western Xia, eradicate the unhidden false Pang for the lord of Western Xia, and cultivate a solid foundation. ”

Many ministers don't know what's going on and don't understand it very well.

The few bigwigs knew very well that there were not many people who knew the specific names of the six high-level scouts, but they knew that there were these six high-level scouts. Helping each other did not hide the false Pang, so when there was no hidden false Pang and the life-and-death duel with the forgiveness, there must be a performance, and the position was established in one fell swoop, and the Song Dynasty sent troops to cooperate inside.

If you don't do anything to the Western Xia for the time being, you can't help each other and don't hide the false Pang, help each other, the Western Xia has a period of turmoil, with the wisdom and strength of the current Ming Pang, it will be able to be quickly pacified in a few years, and then the Song Dynasty will send troops again, and the time will be late. It is better to take advantage of Li Liangqi's weak power, and secretly fall to Li Liangqi, as a cronie who did not hide the false Pang, they suddenly attacked, and they were not prepared if they did not hide the false Pang, and made miraculous achievements in one fell swoop, sought political status, controlled the power of Western Xia, and prepared for the opportunity.

Those who know the inside story can figure it out, and those who don't know the inside story must be at a loss.

This is the highest secret of the Song Dynasty, and if you know it, no one dares to say it.

"Zhang Chen, Wang Ji and others will grow old, and Zhang Kang is also ......seriously ill," Zhao Zhen hesitated.

Zhang Chen had just died, Zhang Kang was seriously ill, and asked Zhishi to return to Puzhou to recuperate, and he only knew that it was precious when he lost it. Zhang Kang is not only a military general, can be literate and martial, and is also proficient in water conservancy, after Zheng Lang left, he almost single-handedly picked up the burden of Jinghu South Road and made great contributions. But because of fatigue, I finally got tired. Zhao Zhen regretted losing this minister, and gave him Xue Guogong, the secretary of the military department, and that's it, and was opposed by many ministers.

Zhang Kang's tragedy is a microcosm, and there are Wang Shao and Guo Kui behind. Because of Zheng Lang's promotion, Zhang Kang's ending is far better than in history, and Zheng Lang can only do this.

Zheng Lang also sighed, and said: "Your Majesty, but there are still some generals, Zhao Xun, Yang Wenguang, Guo Kui, Chong Ge, Zhang Yu and others are all good generals, and there is one person alive in Guan Jian, Di Qing." However, Chen and Di Qing occasionally exchanged letters, he was killed for many years, many injuries on his body, and backgangrene, as soon as winter he had a serious attack. Chen was also worried that Di Qing would have an accident. If he has an accident, although there is no shortage of good generals in our dynasty, there is a lack of a commander. At that time, it would be very difficult to recover Western Xia. ”

Everyone was silent.

Zheng Lang said that he had a specialization in art, and if he wanted to lead the troops to fight, he had to Di Qing, and he couldn't fight for it. However, many people are a little unconvinced. Zheng Lang was looking into the distance, that person really went to the northwest, but it was still early when he grew up.

He added: "And in the Qingli War, many of the soldiers who participated in the war have not really grown old, and they have rich experience in fighting the Western Xia army. Once they get old, the country lacks soldiers with actual combat experience. Therefore, in the heart of the minister, he does not know how to choose. ”

Then looked at Zhao Zhen and a few bigwigs.

Whether to govern the country, or to level the world, whether to govern the Yellow River, or to destroy the Western Xia, please choose. Zhao Zhen and several bigwigs didn't speak, two things, no matter which one they did, they had a high chance of success, and internal governance was important, but who could ignore the work of eradicating Western Xia? Zhao Zhen also thought about it. There are many ministers below who don't know the inside story, and they can't make judgments if they don't know the inside story, but a few big guys know it, and they struggle and get entangled in their hearts for a while, with various expressions on their faces.

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