In the first few days of the first lunar month, Hongli rested alone in the Yangxin Hall. It was not until the fifth day of the lunar month that he turned over the cards for the first time. Hongli's eyes passed over the green-headed cards placed in the red lacquer tray. Finally, it stopped at Cai Ling's green sign. Although this woman could not be said to be very beautiful, she had a unique charm.
Just as Hongli was about to turn over Cai Ling's green card, Xiao Wu walked in quickly holding a memorial, "Your Majesty, urgent report from Shanxi."
When he heard the word "Shanxi", Hongli's expression tightened and he quickly said: "Bring it to me quickly."
Xiaowu stepped forward and handed the memorial to Hongli. After reading it carefully, the latter's originally nervous expression turned ugly and said: "I order Zhang Tingyu, Gu Cong, and Ertai to enter the palace immediately. I have something to do." Let’s discuss everything.”
When the three adults hurriedly appeared behind the Yangxin Hall, Hongliyang read the memorial in his hand: "Last year, there was too much rain in all parts of the country. I was a little worried about the Yongding River. This river has a gentle flow and is full of sediment. A large amount of sediment has been deposited, and the river bed is much higher than the ground. It is a veritable above-ground river, and a bursting phenomenon may occur at any time. Therefore, I asked local officials to pay more attention. I thought that the bursting phenomenon would not be discovered until at least summer, but I did not expect it. ..." Hongli smiled sarcastically and said: "This year has not yet ended, and disaster is coming."
Zhang Tingyu said solemnly: "Your Majesty is saying... that the Yongding River has burst its banks?"
"The urgent report just came from Shanxi. Just two days ago, there was a sudden heavy rain in Shanxi. In less than a day, the water level rose a lot and broke the river embankment. Fortunately, the local officials remembered my previous instructions and have been patrolling After the river embankment was found to be loose, people living nearby were immediately evacuated. There were not many casualties, but the fields and houses were washed away, causing heavy losses. I ordered you to come here to discuss the management of the Yongding River."
Gu Cong was the first to speak: "The Yongding River is good at siltation, determination, and migration. It is similar to the Yellow River. With all due respect, blocking it has had little effect; sparing it has little effect. Once it is not done well, it will even cause muddy water." The sand settles into other rivers, causing the same problems in other rivers, so... it's really difficult to control."
Hongli nodded and said: "I know everything you said, but no matter how difficult it is, we have to do it. We can't give up the area where the Yongding River flows for this. Do you have any good ideas? Or do you know anyone who can take up the responsibility? The important task of managing the Yongding River."
After a moment of silence, Ertai said tentatively: "Your Majesty, Gao Bin is very good at controlling water. Why don't you let him go to Yongding River to regulate the river course?"
Hongli stroked his forehead and said: "I have also thought about it, but Gao Bin is still in the south of the Yangtze River dredging the Qingkou and merging the Jiangnan Canal. How can one person take care of both sides?"
Zhang Tingyu added: "Actually, the dredging of the Jiangnan Canal has come to an end. As long as we continue to implement the original plan, there will be no problems. The emperor can assign other people to take charge of this matter, and then transfer Gao Bin to manage the Yongding River. "
Hongli didn't say anything, and after a long time he said: "Isn't there a more suitable candidate for the Yongding River matter?"
Gu Cong cupped his hands and said: "Returning to the emperor, I have had some conversations with Gao Bin about river water control before. His opinions are very unique, and he can often bypass useless detours and hit the nail on the head. Apart from him, I have never seen anyone else. There is a person with such insight, so I feel that Gao Bin is the most suitable person to manage Yongding River."
In fact, Hongli didn't know what Gu Cong said, but the more he used Gao Bin, the less he could touch Gao. Even if Gao made many mistakes, no matter how disgusted he was with Gao, he could not touch her.
, this feeling really made Hongli unhappy. Therefore, if he had other choices, he did not want to use Gao Bin.
Ertai didn't know Hongli's thoughts and said: "Your Majesty, although I am not familiar with Gao Bin, judging from the water control situation in the past few years, he is indeed a good talent in water control."
Hongli knew that what they said was the truth, and he really couldn't think of a better candidate, so he said helplessly: "Okay, I will transfer Gao Bin to manage the Yongding River and the Jiangnan Canal, and you, Gu Cong, will be responsible for it. In addition,
I will issue an order to the state governments to ask them to pay attention to various rivers. If there are any problems, report them immediately. As for several Zhili rivers, you, Ertai, will be responsible for detailed survey."
After the two men received the order, Zhang Tingyu said: "Your Majesty, the upper reaches of the Yongding River is the Loess Plateau, and the sediment in the river is washed down from there. If the problem of the source cannot be solved, even if Yongding is managed this time
River, after a few years, it will relapse again."
Hongli nodded and said: "The reason for the high loess plateau is that there are no plants, so soil erosion is serious. When Huang Ama was still alive, he repeatedly encouraged people to plant on the Loess Plateau, but with little success. After all, the land there was poor and could not be cultivated.
There are very few places with bad climate and few people, so who would be willing to go there."
"I believe that every place has its own value, and the same is true for the Loess Plateau. It must have its merits. As long as this merit is discovered and suitable conditions are added, people can be attracted to Kaiken to plant trees and govern Yongding.
The river comes from its source."
Hongli thought for a moment and said: "What Prime Minister Zhang said makes sense, but it cannot be achieved overnight. I will send people to the Loess Plateau to investigate carefully, and we will talk about it after we find something." After a pause, he said again: "You guys
The three of you are all humerus ministers left to me by Emperor Ama, and I have one more thing that I want to discuss with you."
The three of them all bowed their hands and listened to Hongli's words. After a moment of silence, the latter said: "I want to make Yonglian the crown prince."
Everyone was shocked, and Gu Cong blurted out: "The emperor has just ascended the throne, does he want to establish a prince?"
Hongli said: "The prince is the future of the country. I think it is best to establish him as early as possible. I can also give him more experience and live up to my expectations."
Ertai said: "The second elder brother is smart and smart, and he is the daughter of the queen. He should be the heir apparent."
Hongli nodded and turned his gaze to Zhang Tingyu, "Prime Minister Zhang didn't speak. Does he disagree with my proposal?"
"I don't dare. As Mr. Ertai said, the second elder brother should be the crown prince. However, I feel that the emperor can follow the example of the late emperor and establish the crown prince in a secret book and hide it behind a bright and upright plaque. In this way, once the crown prince is established,
It also prevents the second elder brother from being too attractive.
Attention will cause some unnecessary trouble." Zhang Tingyu said it very tactfully, but since Hongli was liked by Yinzhen and sat in this position, how could he not even have this thought? He immediately said: "Xiang Zhang is afraid that his ancestors will appear.
What’s going on in your old age?”
Zhang Tingyu nodded and said: "Yes, the emperor is now in his prime. No one can predict what will happen in the next few decades. I think that the best way is to establish a secret reserve."
After much deliberation, Gu Cong and Ertai agreed with Zhang Tingyu's approach. After all, if they were to establish the throne immediately, then Yonglian would become the target of public criticism like Yinreng back then, and even trigger the situation like Kowloon's seizure of the legitimate son again.