357: A man-made misfortune of self-inflicted iniquity
Corruption has existed since ancient times.
Successive emperors will regard it as a key rectification.
But the emperors of previous dynasties have only cured the symptoms but not the root cause, whether they are for corruption itself, or only to consolidate the rule of the super-gang.
Only the emperor himself knew this.
As a matter of this matter, the corruption of the Great Song Dynasty has reached an outrageous level.
And what Zhao Zhen is most concerned about at the moment is whether the Yellow River can be diverted, and whether they can use this moat to block the iron hooves of the Liao.
As for corruption...... To check!
But how to check? How hard to check? How to solve it after it is detected?
Zhao Zhen didn't care about these, what he cared about most was the ruling power of the Great Song Dynasty and whether he could improve the dominance of the imperial power.
Zhang Zhibai walked forward aimlessly.
The entourage followed behind, only to hear him whisper: "He has been fighting back, and he has been subtly influencing our thoughts...... He did the whole thing flawlessly, pulling everyone into this battle, and now he is going to close the net, if Your Majesty doesn't want the world to be cold, corruption must show his wrists...... A new generation is better than an old one! ”
Zhang Zhibai sighed with emotion, this person seems to be much older.
The entourage heard the loneliness in his words, and said with relief: "Xiangye is in the past, and the newcomer is also a newcomer......
But what Zhang Zhibai said didn't mean that.
He shook his head and said, "Now the luck of the Yellow River diversion has been broken...... It's just that Your Majesty is going to be sad. ”
Later generations can't understand what the people at the top of the Great Song Dynasty are thinking at this time?
Why are these people so stupid?
They actually wanted to do something to divert the Yellow River, which requires brainless people to do it.
Because they have never had the slightest reverence for nature.
In their opinion, once they rise, the world has become a thing in their palms, and they can knead it at will.
They are afraid that the Liao people will go south!
Therefore, the heart of luck has never been afraid of this group of monarchs!
They believe that the world should be implemented according to their ideas.
But they forgot......
It's just rights and public weapons, just fake hands on others!
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Nowadays, it is very difficult to carry out the project with manpower, and in the absence of high-end equipment, there is only a limit to what can be done with manpower.
But Bianliang is different.
It's just because there are countless laborers here, including soldiers, workers, people, and even the army...... As long as the court is determined to do it, these people can be part of the action.
When Wang Zhen said that it was just a ditch of 700 steps, the officials below patted their chests and said that it was just a trivial matter.
With a slight wave of the hand, countless free laborers rushed in.
The crowd flocked to the river, and three days later, a ditch was dug that was only one-fifth the width of the Bianhe channel.
Wang Zhen is here, Wang Yaochen is here.
Two old men who don't accept anyone, but because of this incident, they rarely stand in the united front.
The two-meter-wide breach of the Bianhe River has not yet been dug up, and it only needs to wait for the officials to give an order, and a few hoes can open the breach, and countless rivers can pour down.
Zhao Zhen didn't come, he shouldn't bear to accept this fact, right?
After all, it has long been an established fact that diversion is impossible, and this is only done to silence those who still insist on diverting their routes.
Or rather, the coffin is conclusive!
Some people have a hard mouth, and no one wants to convince them of what they have decided.
Only with the results of the redest fruit can they be pumped hard in the face, and they will know that it hurts!
But the Zaifu are here.
The narrow ditch was lined with people on both sides, and when the news spread, everyone was waiting to verify the diversion.
Seeing this, someone couldn't help but panic in their hearts, and reminded in a low voice: "Zhang Xiang, you shouldn't let the people come." If it fails, the people's meeting will be full of discussions! ”
Many of these people are in favor of diversion.
Their words were sonorous and resolute before, but now they were faintly worried, worried that once it was really as Qin Wei said...... All the courtiers in the DPRK who supported the diversion could not escape the accusations of thousands of people.
They stubbornly refuse to bow their heads, but they also know how to save face......
Zhang Zhibai stood there, his eyes bloodshot.
"If there is a disturbance between the DPRK and China, how can this matter be hidden?"
Lu Yijian drove away this official and stood side by side with Zhang Zhibai.
He looked ahead and said with some melancholy: "I just heard that Pang Shiying, the son of Pang Ji, and Zhao Yunrang, the little grandfather of the Shangjun Palace, are calculating the flow rate and flow rate...... Zhang Xiang, this is the miscellaneous academics that Qin Wei taught in Guozijian. ”
Zhang Zhibai said: "The old man knows. ”
At this moment, he still had some luck in his heart, hoping that he was not a mistake in judgment.
He can accept corruption, but he can't accept the idea being subverted.
Corruption can be curbed, but it doesn't matter if the means are ruthless.
But if the ideas on which he relied were overturned...... It was so uncomfortable!
Wang Zhen's roar on the main hall that day seemed to be still in his ears: the Liuta River was only forty steps wide, how could it accommodate a wide river of two hundred steps?
Pang Shiying, who was in front, squatted on the bank of the canal, with a few pieces of paper on his knees, and after writing and drawing for a while, he got up in a dashing manner.
"Mr. Qin, they capsized the boat!"
Zhao Yunrang also calculated the results of the water flow rate together, and reminded: "As long as the mouth is opened, the Bianhe River will inevitably burst!" People need to be ready to plug the gaps at any time. ”
That's the power of science!
Pang Shiying sneered disdainfully: "What do you do to block him, it's good to be eloquent!" Let these people take a good look at how stupid they really are, and whether they should apologize with death! ”
"You're too snarky!"
Zhao Yunrang looked at him with a frown.
"Originally, a few days ago, they did everything they could to slander Mr., and even the Secretaries and Guozijian became the targets of their attacks, and now they want to admit their mistakes? It's not that easy! ”
"Be generous, be open-minded......"
"You can't be a bad person!"
“……”
The two quarreled endlessly, but Qin Wei didn't care, just turned around and arched his hand at Zhang Zhibai, signaling that it was time to start.
Zhang Zhibai nodded.
Once again, the width of the river was verified, and the distance was no different from the previously finalized.
There were more than 100 people standing at the gagged end, holding pickaxes and preparing to speak.
Qin Wei shouted loudly: "Be ready to plug the gap at any time." ”
He is not a genius like Pang Shiying who can ignore the princes, so he can't be cold-blooded by unscrupulous means to achieve his goals.
Those people are innocent, and they should not bear the consequences.
The official who led the team said: "Pingyang Hou rest assured, everything is ready." ”
There were a lot of bags piled up on the side, as well as earth and stones, and the preparation was perfect.
Qin Wei nodded, raised his hand and shouted, "Begin!" ”
The men began to make small openings in the edges, and then slowly dug into the middle, and the river began to overflow slowly.
"It's down!"
The opening was opened, and the water began to grow, and the people did not dare to dig any more, so they could only poke with long hoes on the side.
With the help of the water, the last bit of block was washed away, and the river poured down!
Burst!
The turbulent river rushes with countless sand, gravel and loess, and then it is like a reservoir that has opened the gates, and the water is carrying an unstoppable momentum and rushing downstream.
"Block, downstream!"
There is a shallow water area downstream, and at this moment, many people who have temporarily reworked the Xiang army are on standby, and they hurriedly carry sand and gravel when they hear the words.
And this kind of labor and money is just to verify a truth.
- Use your brain before making a decision!
In just half an hour or so, the waterline in the newly dug ditch continued to rise.
"Get out of the way!"
The sergeants began to expel the people.
Everyone is here to see the excitement, and if a bunch of people are drowned here, the Zaisuke can find a rope to kill themselves.
"Stand back! All stand back! ”
The people retreated.
Zhang Zhibai looked at the rising water surface, and said with a pale face: "If the course is really changed, will the Liuta River be like this?" ”
An official comforted: "Maybe it won't rise below, and there will always be times when the water is calm, so you can't keep it like this......
But God just wants to slap his face, and the river is constantly rising.
The velocity in the ditch intensified, and the pressure here increased because most of the downstream was blocked.
"It's going to be turned out!"
The level of the Bianhe River continued to rise, and the ditch could no longer be drained, and it even stirred up waves. The waves crashed ashore, and the people exclaimed, and began to run.
"Let go! Let go! ”
Zhang Zhibai squatted on the ground in pain and shouted hard: "Let go downstream!" ”
"Zhang Xiang!"
Lu Yijian came over and wanted to persuade him, but Zhang Zhibai shook his head and said, "There is no need to persuade the old man, Qin Wei is right, we have all become fools." The Liuta River can't be moved......"
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What was originally a bold diversion turned out to be a man-made disaster!
The Yellow River really can't be diverted casually!
The news was transmitted in Bianliang City with a bang, and there was no need for Daniel Zhang and them to build momentum, and even the small villages more than ten miles outside the city learned the news in just half a day.
Zhang Zhibai soon became a reluctant, and Chen Huanghe could not do anything about it, and took the initiative to assume all the responsibility for this matter, neglecting to supervise, misinvestigate, and imploring to be punished.
Zhao Zhen had already learned the news, and the whole person seemed to be stupid and had to sit on the dragon chair for a while before he came to his senses.
He slowly calmed down, and then motioned for His Highness to get up.
His voice was a little hoarse, "Wang Zhenming decides right and wrong!" The reward. ”
In order to prevent the diversion of the Yellow River, Wang Zhen even lost his reputation for the rest of his life, isn't this considered meritorious?
"Qin is fearless, loyal, and rewarded!"
This credit cannot be overstated, think about it now...... Qin Weizhen gambled his future and even his life to stop this.
Now that the results are just around the corner, how about not rewarding them?
Zhao Zhen said to Zhang Zhibai: "I and you have both made mistakes, countless people are making mistakes, and you should be a good student...... Those officials involved in the diversion of corruption should be re-investigated! All ...... who support diversion"
Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen stopped again.
Supporting the diversion of the Yellow River is not a crime, it can only be said that it is not clear.
Otherwise, there would be only a few people left of the Manchu monarchs...... It can't be said that the law does not blame the public, it can only be said that this matter ends here!
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