"Your Majesty, the slave doesn't know about this Chen Huang......" was summoned from the duty room to the upper study, and after Tong Guowei heard Kangxi's question, he could only express his ignorance. He was serving as the commander of his infantry army when Le Fu was punished, where could he manage this?

"Your Majesty, as far as Weichen knows, Chen Huang does have the name of 'Hebo', but since he is just a staff member, Weichen doesn't know much about his situation...... Zhang Tingyu also expressed his ignorance.

"'Hebo'! This Chen Huang was convicted as a staff member because he was Le Fu's right-hand man...... "Kangxi wanted to blame the two prime ministers, but after thinking about it, he gave up. Le Fu went down with Mingzhu, but the two new prime ministers were promoted later, so it is okay not to know the specific situation.

"Your Majesty, Master Gao Shiqi is well-read, why don't you summon him to ask?" Zhang Tingyu said suddenly.

"Huh, Gao Shiqi? …… Well, just call Gao Shiqi! ”

……

Walking into the study again, Gao Shiqi felt like a world away.

He went to Russia the year before last, took a circle around Europa, and traveled from the sea to Guangzhou, and only returned to Beijing at the beginning of this year. Because at this time, the Qing Dynasty was still a powerful empire in the eyes of Europeans, and it was an ancient civilization with a long historical heritage. Therefore, the reception he received in Europe was exclusively of the king's level. Moreover, because he asked Mo Jing and his gang hundreds of precautions in advance, and brought a few missionaries, coupled with his flexibility, knowledge, and uninhibitedness, it can be said that he successfully made the image of the Qing Dynasty a little more tall and mysterious in the eyes of European countries. It was precisely because of his envoys that he brought back envoys from Europe and many other regions in Central Asia for the Qing Dynasty, which greatly overwhelmed Kangxi and the Qing court's addiction to "all countries coming to court...... Of course, while on the mission, he himself also made a lot of profits, and the gifts given to him by the royal families and nobles of various countries alone were enough to make him an upstart. And according to the ideas of Mo Jing and Old Man Fei and others, the gifts that he, as well as Kangxi, gave back to the royal families and envoys of various countries, are a bit unauthentic. In addition to the symbolism of "noble", in other respects, it is very ordinary.

Because of his meritorious service to various countries, he was named the secretary of the Ministry of Rites by Kangxi soon after his return. Although he no longer enters the study, this is one of the six, which shows that Kangxi still attaches some importance to him. Especially recently, he was asked to host Enke, which made him feel like a spring breeze and had a good life.

Now, just now he was still discussing the scientific expedition with his subordinates, and he received a holy decree ordering him to come to the study to see the driver, and while he was puzzled, it also made his mind have a little sprout. …… What's important?

"Chen Huang?"

"Yes, that's it. Shiqi, not long after Le Fu took office, you also entered the study, you should know more about the things around him, this Chen Huang is known as 'Hebo', how is his ability to govern the river? After Gao Shiqi came, Kangxi asked directly. For the old courtiers, he is not interested in beating around the bush, not to mention that the Yellow River may break in the year of the Empress Dowager's birthday, such a big event, he is even more unwilling and dare not delay time.

"Your Majesty, Chen Huang and Chen Tianyi are old friends of Weichen!" Gao Shiqi's words surprised everyone.

"Chen Huang, he's your old friend?" Ma De couldn't help but ask. Le Fu had an accident, Chen Huang was assigned to Ningguta, Gao Shiqi, who was the minister of the study at the time, saw that the old friend was in trouble, so he just watched it and didn't say a word, which is a bit unreasonable. However, then again, since he is the prime minister, there is not so much common sense.

"Emperor Qi, Chen Tianyi is a friend of Weichen's general horn and a friend of his youth. Because of its lack of water in its eight characters and five elements, Xiangshi said that he could not do without the river in his life. In addition, he doesn't love Bagu, and his brother Chen Shouzhong has no choice but to go with him. However, Chen Huang had the ambition to apply it to the world, although he could not participate in the imperial examination, he could not achieve meritorious service, so he decided to make a statement. When he was a teenager, he ran away from home. He went to inspect rivers all over the country, and once inspected the north-south canal and the hydrology of the Yellow River, which took more than ten years. He is the author of "The Essentials of River Defense", and calls himself a 'water mouse'! ”

"Water rats? Hehe, this person is quite interesting......" Tong Guowei said with a smile. Kangxi hadn't told him and Zhang Tingyu about Chen Huang's prediction of the Yellow River break, he didn't know that it was very important, and he was very relaxed when he saw that it was none of his business.

"According to you, this Chen Huang should be very good at governing the river?" Kangxi asked Gao Shiqi again.

"The minister doesn't know how to water conservancy, and I don't know what Chen Huang's methods are. However, the minister may give an example to His Majesty, and His Majesty may be consecrated from this. Gao Shiqi replied.

"Let's talk about it."

"Before the minister entered Beijing, he met Chen Huang near Kaifeng, Henan, when it was May, when the Yellow River cauliflower flood. Chen and Chen Huang met in Tieniu Town on the edge of the Yellow River. Eat and drink at a restaurant. While talking, I heard the rumbling sound of water outside, and the cauliflower flood was coming. The minister was panicked at that time, because not long after the pacification of the three feudatories, the embankment of the Yellow River had not yet been repaired, and all of them had been washed away by the peach blossom flood in March. The minister was about to run on the spot. However, Chen Huang grabbed Weichen, said to the minister, don't worry, and calculated for the minister, which is mixed with the water flow, the amount of sand in the river, the width of the river, and the distance between Tieniu Town and the riverbank, etc., and calculated that the cauliflower flood will not rush to Tieniu Town at all, but will rise up a sand embankment, saving a sum of money for the imperial court to control the river. …… The minister is a selfish person, and he does not dare to take risks, so he runs away by force. However, after the head of the cauliflower flood had passed, when the minister went back to the Tieniu Town to look, he realized that the river had really not flooded there, and a sand bank more than a foot high had indeed gushed out on the bank of the river! ……”

"Is that really the case?" Kangxi was moved. He only knew that Chen Huang was Le Fuzhihe's right-hand man, but he didn't expect that Chen Huang would have this ability. Such a talent, but because of Zhulian, he was assigned to Ningguta, and for a while, he didn't know what to say.

"Your Majesty." Gao Shiqi bowed down again and said: "Chen Huang once said to his ministers, 'Born as a river uncle, died as a water god, and has no regrets in this life'." The minister has read his "Essentials of River Defense", which is really the key words of governing the country for the people. Although the minister of water control does not know anything, but his book is unspoken, unseen, and incisive, that is, the layman of the minister, is also breathtaking! ”

"Your Majesty, I don't know why you suddenly mentioned this Chen Huang?" Tong Guowei saw that Gao Shiqi finished speaking, and asked.

"Mader, come on." Kangxi sat on the dragon chair and thought, and asked Ma De to explain to Tong Guowei.

"Tong Xiang, Chen Huang predicted that within this year and next year, there will be a large-scale breach of the Yellow River, and it is very likely that it will be the entire lower reaches of the Yellow River."

"What? …… He, how could he say that? This ......" Tong Guowei was also taken aback, what is the concept of a large-scale breach of the Yellow River? That means that at least a million victims will appear on the ground of the Qing Kingdom. How much trouble does that have to be?

"Ma, Ma-sama, you're not joking, are you?" Zhang Tingyurao was very quiet, and was shocked by Ma De's words. He thinks more deeply than Tong Guowei, and naturally understands the Yellow River better

What does it mean to break down. It's not just the problem of refugees, the yellow flood area, the waterlogged area, is unable to grow food; Add to this the destruction of houses, the loss of goods, the mass death of the population and the very possibility of a plague epidemic...... If this happens, it's almost like the sky is falling.

"Zhang Xiang, do you think I'm joking? I don't have the courage to make this joke, and I'm afraid Chen Huang doesn't have the courage to do so......," Ma De said with a wry smile.

"Ma De, did Chen Huang say where the most likely break is?" Kangxi asked Ma De.

"Back to the emperor, Chen Huang said that Henan is the most dangerous."

"Henan? …… In Jackie Chan's place. Kangxi frowned and said: "After Lefu, the Yellow River affairs are temporarily in charge of the provinces, Yu Chenglong is a dedicated person, he will firmly strengthen the Yellow River embankment, how can Henan become the most dangerous place to break the mouth?" ”

"Your Majesty, Chen Huang said that Jackie Chan's method of governing the river is different from him, and it is very dangerous...... Specifically, the minions are not clear. ”

"Your Majesty," Zhang Tingyu said, "As far as the minister knows, at the beginning of Jackie Chan's arrival, he opened the Yellow River embankment that Le Fu had built earlier. ”

"What? Why? Kangxi exclaimed.

"Your Majesty, Yu Chenglong thinks that the river should be governed by following the story of Dayu, widening the river and slowing down the flow of water, so that the flood can be eliminated forever, so he ......demolished most of the river embankments and dams built by Le Fu when he was in office," Zhang Tingyu said slowly.

"......" Kangxi was silent. When he came back from the Western Expedition, he heard that Le Fu had died, although he was sad, he didn't care about other things, and saw that Jackie Chan was honest and honest, and he had experience in water control, so he was transferred to be the governor of Henan, and managed the Yellow River affairs in Henan. However, he forgot that in order to control the river, Yu Chenglong and Le Fu fought a war of words for several years, Le Fu wanted to "tie the embankment and rush the sand", and Yu Jackie Chan wanted to "expand the embankment and slow the flow", and it was precisely because of this that Yu Jackie Chan was transferred to Jiangsu from the original Qinghe observation envoy. And what he didn't expect was that Yu Chenglong was so "decisive", and as soon as he took office, he almost ruined all the hard work that Le Fu had spent more than ten years on. Thinking of this, he could only sit down on the dragon chair gloomily, without anything to say.

"Ignoring the achievements of predecessors and repeating construction, how much will it cost?" Yu whispered.

"Duplicate construction? Ignoring predecessors? Kangxi felt a pain in his heart. He trusted Yu Jackie Chan, but this time, Yu Jackie Chan really disappointed him. Le Fuzhi River has achieved results, and Yu Chenglong will not know that he has greatly publicized the news of "Haiyan River Clearing". However, why did Jackie Chan do this? Is it necessary to destroy Lefu's achievements in order to prove that his method of river control is correct?

"Confucius punishes the young and is right!" If you can't argue, you will physically destroy your opponent. Yu Chengchan did this, no matter what he thought, it was tantamount to erasing Le Fu's merits. Kangxi leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

"Your Majesty, if Chen Huang's prediction is good, the most urgent thing at the moment is to send someone to inform Jackie Chan as soon as possible, and he must guard against the embankment." Zhang Tingyu didn't seem to see that Kangxi had closed his eyes and said loudly.

"What Lord Zhang said is good, Your Majesty. At the beginning of the Yellow River, there is a flood in the middle of the year, there is a peach blossom flood in March, and there is a cauliflower flood in May, but these are not as fierce as the summer flood. Gao Shiqi said.

"For the sake of a prisoner, the ministers of the DPRK and China panicked, what kind of system is this?" Tong Guowei looked at the field and said.

"......" no one paid attention to Tong Guowei. Yu Zhongren's identity is not enough, no matter how angry he is, he can't say it. Zhang Tingyu and Gao Shiqi were self-cultivated and too lazy to get angry. Besides, the matter of the Yellow River is more urgent than anything else, and they are all waiting to see how Kangxi will deal with it.

"Who do you say, who should be sent to warn Jackie Chan?" Kangxi spoke.

"Your Majesty, since Lord Ma De said this news, let him be the messenger, right?" Tong Guowei said.

"Your Majesty, the old slave heard that Yu Chengchan is a master who does not eat hard and soft, with a strong personality, and he has a dispute with Chen Huang and others, if he hears that Ma De listened to Chen Huang's words and went to find him, I am afraid it will be counterproductive." Old man Fei saw that Tong Guowei wanted to send Ma De to Henan on a business trip, so he hurriedly played.

"Yes, this messenger must be trustworthy to Yu Chengchan, and he must be able to suppress him." Gao Shiqi also said. Yu Chenglong is a stinky ball, stubborn, not easy to get at all, this person who sends the news is not easy to choose.

"Hmmm! …… Six hundred miles were urgently sent to Nanjing, and let Wei Dongting go to Henan. Kangxi said.