Chapter 83: The Game Within a Game

The Qing generation attaches great importance to river engineering, and has made detailed provisions on river engineering affairs since the Shunzhi period, from project quotation, acceptance to maintenance, including various punishment measures, two of which are as follows:

1. Break within one year, manage the river with the same knowledge, and pass the judgment to lower the three-level call; The sub-division is demoted to one level and called; Zonghe was demoted one level and retained; The abnormal flood was overcome, and the specialized repair and supervision officials stopped and repaired.

2. If the embankment is washed away, and it is concealed and not reported, the officials in charge of the river and the same governor will be demoted by one level, and the sub-division and Taoist will be demoted by one level, and the total river will be fined for one year;

In the fifteenth year of Kangxi, it was once again stipulated that if the embankment was washed away, the responsibility should be borne by the two parties. In addition, the Yellow River will be punished more severely if it is washed out within half a year and the canal within one year, and the punishment rules such as dismissal, construction and construction of the Yellow River within half a year and one year of the canal have been added, and the punishment rules such as dismissal, construction and construction of the crime of wearing a crime of suspension and supervision, repatriation (repatriation) after completion of work, and demotion and fine, especially mentioning that the crime of concealment and failure to report will be increased by one degree.

It can be said that the regulations of these river workers are extremely detailed, but there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom, and in the process of actual implementation, officials at the top and bottom of the river workers collude with each other, and there are many cases of deception and concealment. In June of the 35th year of Kangxi, Henan Xiangfu burst the embankment, causing several counties to cross the water, killing and injuring countless people, but in the official document submitted by the Yamen, the governor of the river, it was said that Henan Xiangfu was overflowing, the water situation was not serious, and the surrounding counties were not affected. At that time, Kangxi was on the way back to the court, and he did not investigate the excerpts from the Beijing division in detail.

Dong Anguo, as the governor of the river, is naturally familiar with the river management regulations, and when he heard Yinzuo suddenly ask about such a punishment regulation, the shock in his heart can be imagined, and he looked at Yinzuo stupidly, dumbfounded and didn't know how to respond.

"In July of the thirty-fifth year of Kangxi, what happened to Henan Xiangfu? Master Dong wouldn't know either, would he? Yinzuo asked coldly.

"The lower officials, the lower officials, the lower officials are guilty." Dong Anguo saw that he couldn't hide it, so he fell to his knees and kowtowed like pounding garlic.

"Whether Lord Dong is guilty or not is not something that this king can conclude, this matter still needs to be judged, but Lord Dong seems to be not suitable to perform the post of river governor again, and the matter of river work is better to ask Deputy General Manager Wei He to take his place temporarily, and Lord Dong will please go back first."

Dong Anguo kowtowed, and disappeared gloomily, the back was indescribably lonely, and the officials in the hall saw that the dignified river governor had ended up like this, and they couldn't help but feel some injuries, and they all booed.

Satellite Liang, the word Xining, a native of Shandong, born in the early years of Shunzhi, a donor official, successively served as a river patrol, river Tongzhi, Tongju, Jining branch of the Taoist, deputy chief river, has assisted more than ten river governors, is considered an old river worker, extremely proficient in river engineering affairs, just because he is a donor official, and is not good at patting horses, has not been reused, promoted to the deputy general river, this official has also come to an end, Satellite Liang himself does not have any hope of promotion, these years have to get by, but did not participate in the river work in those bullshit things.

At this time, he suddenly heard that he was temporarily in charge of river engineering affairs, which really made Weixing Liang startled, and was dizzy by this big pie that fell from the sky, and stood there stupidly for a while, until Yinzuo faked a cough before he reacted, and the old tears knelt on the ground, choking and thanking: "The lower officials must be loyal to their duties, please rest assured." ”

"Well, it's so good, this king will play to protect the capital, and Lord Wei must not let down the king's hard work." Looking at the tears of the satellite Liang who fell to the ground, he was very proud in his heart: whether it is to pay off the debt or the future shipping affairs, it is inseparable from the help of the governor of the river, although it is not sure that the old man will be able to approve his own capital protection, but it is always a thing to celebrate to be able to put a nail in the yamen of the governor of the river.

The governor of the river went home to listen to the ginseng, the governor of Caoyun succumbed, and Che Zhenhe, who was clamoring to collude against Yinzuo, was arrested, and the remaining officials, who had no backbone, were quiet for a while, and waited to see Yinzuo's measures to clear the debt. There are very few people in this world who don't like money, unless they are fools, even if they are high-minded people on the surface, they still love money behind their backs, not to mention that all the officials in this case are characters who have drilled into the eyes of money, and it is even more difficult for them to spit out the money they swallow than to kill them.

Although people have to bow their heads under the eaves at this moment, the big guys are not stupid, they all have their own little abacus in their hearts, and they all estimate that they will temporarily soften first, even if Yinzuo says no matter how ugly it is, they have to accept it first, and then make plans after returning to their respective offices, even if you Yinzuo is ruthless, you can't check all the way to every province, prefecture, and county, right? When the time comes, it will be enough to deal with it.

When Yinzuo was a civil servant in his previous life, he saw a lot of tricks to deceive his superiors, and he himself helped the leaders of the unit to cheat, and now he saw that the officials all bowed their heads and ears, but their eyes were rolling around, and they almost laughed out loud, and finally held back themselves, cleared their throats and said: "All of you adults are people who have read the books of sages and sages, and the king will not say much about the truth, in short, just one, debt repayment, do you think so?" ”

The official just wanted to get out as soon as possible, so naturally they nodded one by one, and everyone said yes. Yin Zuo smiled happily: "Hehe, it seems that all the adults are reasonable people, this king is very pleased, well, I have delayed you for such a long time, this king really can't help it." ”

"Where, where, the prince is wise" and other sycophants sounded loudly.

"Well, since you have promised to pay off the debt, the king will be relieved, but ......" Yinzuo deliberately stopped, and saw that the officials all pricked up their ears, and then continued: "This king trusts your lords, but there is no basis for your words, you still left a note, indicating when the task of paying off the arrears will be completed, well, let the higher-level officials guarantee their subordinates." ”

Yes? The officials were dumbfounded, the evidence of this guarantee is not so easy to write, in this way, the evidence is all in Yinzuo's hands, and when it is thrown out, it can be punished. The big guy has no backbone this time, he can't make a fuss, and he looks stupidly, but no one dares to be a bird anymore.

Damn, look at how you make a fuss, hey, don't pretend to be poor or sick this time, there is evidence in our hands, to cure your crimes, it's not just a sentence of effort. Cool! Yinzuo didn't speak, and looked at the panicked looks of the officials with a smile, which was very beautiful in his heart.

The official was in a daze, woke up and talked about it for a while, and finally someone stood up, and Lin Nanxuan, the servant of the eighth man, stepped forward calmly and saluted: "Lin Nanxuan, the lowly Ningnan Road Taoist, has seen the prince, and the lower official wants to ask how to write the word prince?" ”

Well, the eighth child is still cooperative, it seems that he has explained to his subordinates, and it is not in vain that the distribution rights of our province have been wasted. Yin Zuo said happily: "It's very simple, this king has a format, and you can fill it in according to it." ”

This so-called format is actually just a repayment plan, or it can be said to be a form contract, which sets out the amount of money owed, when it will be paid off, what penalties should be imposed for breach of contract, and who will guarantee it, etc., in triplicate. Lin Nam-hyun looked at the contract for a while, and he didn't say a word, not only signed it himself, but also asked his fellow intellectuals, general judges and other officials to sign it.

Someone took the lead, and the other officials had to grit their teeth, and they were busy for a long time and finally signed such a life and death certificate. But the matter is not over yet, Yinzuo looked at the stack of repayment plans in front of him, and said happily: "Your Excellency understands the righteousness, this king admires it very much, but someone has to supervise this matter, this time the king brought a lot of accounts to the household, and they will be responsible for this matter." This king has always been easy to speak, but now the household is in the hands of the fourth brother of this king, so you should be careful. ”

What kind of person is Yinzhen, most of these officials have seen it, it is famous for being ruthless and mean, many of the officials in this case have participated in the last rectification of Yinzhen, listening to Yinzuo say this, not to mention how crooked it is in his heart, he originally wanted to delay or play a trick like that, this time it is a soup, if his own handle really falls into the hands of Yinzhen, it will definitely not be able to eat the end of walking around. This bureaucrat scolded Yinzuo with a headache in his heart, but he didn't forget to scold Yinzhen a few words, but no matter how they scolded in their hearts, this debt could not be avoided, and when they thought of the silver they had to spit out, their faces wrinkled in distress.

Hehe, after the corrupt officials, by the way, dragged the fourth child to carry the black pot, this matter is really happy. Beautiful very! Beautiful very! Yinzuo smiled from ear to ear along the way, and as soon as he returned to the post station, he went straight to Lin Xuanyi's residence. As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard an elegant sound of the piano in the room, Yinzuo is also a master of the guqin, and when I heard it, I knew that this piece was the famous song "Mountains and Flowing Water", the sound of the piano was elegant, the artistic conception was lofty, Yinzuo did not speak, just stopped at the door and listened quietly.

"Lord Wang, today is a big victory, congratulations." Lin Xuanyi finished the song and stood up with a smile.

"Thanks to the clever plan of the gentleman, the king does not dare to monopolize the credit for this victory. Hahaha......"

After the two looked at each other and laughed, Lin Xuanyi looked at Yinzuo seriously and said, "Lord Wang, Li He is still the old saying, why does Lord Wang decide to set up a situation against the fourth elder brother?" ”

Why? Alas, how can I say this, at this time, the fourth child is not visible, and it can't be seen at all in the brothers, but the problem is that he comes from the next generation, and he knows how powerful this goods are, since he has embarked on the road of no return, the fourth child is the first target to deal with. But how can this be said? Yinzuo pondered for a while and said: "This king is still the same old saying, the fourth is the biggest threat. ”

"Hmm." Although Lin Xuanyi was not convinced, he still nodded and said: "The prince's work to pay off the arrears of the river this time is considered a success, if Lihe's estimate is good, the fourth elder brother should almost return to Beijing in a few days to do it, and the method used by the prince must also be used, but Beijing is not as good as the place, and the fourth elder brother is afraid that he will have to make a big mistake this time." After a pause, he said: "Now that the matter of paying off the debt has come to an end, the prince can also start to work on the next step." ”

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