Facing the inexplicable anger of the officials, Zhang Yue couldn't help but be surprised. Is this wrong?
Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang were not surprised when they faced such inexplicable anger from the official family. The official family is such a person, full of joy and anger, and lacks the dignity and dignity of the superiors.
In other words, our official never pretends!
He knocked over Han Qi's medicine bowl and talked loudly about Empress Cao with the palace officials. He even said in front of all the ministers that Empress Cao has no kindness to me.
This is especially true for ministers. The palace scolded Zhang Sheng, the privy envoy, and openly asked Cai Xiang to resign from the post of third envoy, leaving no room for others.
Even if the officials were unwilling to open up the south embankment, they could say that I would consider the matter again, but the officials directly revealed their selfish intentions to Zhang Yue.
Before Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang spoke, Jia An, the imperial censor, said directly: "In the official family, this is not the word of a benevolent ruler."
Before Zhang Yue spoke, Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang remained silent. Unexpectedly, it was Jia An who stood up for him.
Zhang Yue recalled Ouyang Xiu's evaluation of Jia An, saying that he was a man of upright nature, but he didn't think too much.
How upright is Jia An?
Jia An was already a tough guy during the Renzong Dynasty.
At this time, the officials wanted to use Zhou Mengyang, an old minister of the palace, with Wang Guangyuan as his left and right. Jia An stood up and said no. The officials said that there was no one available around me. Jia An said, there are so many civil and military officials in the dynasty, and you actually said there are none.
Available, let me teach you how to select talents?
The officials were so embarrassed by Jia An's remarks that they had no choice but to give up.
The official family has been in charge for more than a year now, and not even a single old member of the royal family has been promoted. They are all Sima Guang, Jia An and the others who have been forcibly promoted.
Afterwards, during Pu's discussion, Ouyang Xiu proposed the theory of imperial examination, citing the examples of Liu Xiu and Liu Bingji. Everyone knew that Ouyang Xiu had official intentions behind his back, but Jia An confronted Ouyang Xiu in front of the court.
Now seeing the officials reprimanding Zhang Yue, Jia An also criticized him in front of the palace. This is not the behavior of a benevolent king.
The official was so angry that he almost fainted in the hall.
"I want to protect my aunt's tomb, why is it wrong? Is my filial piety also wrong?"
Jia An said: "Your Majesty is right. If your Majesty is fulfilling your filial duty, this move is certainly appropriate, but if your Majesty is thinking about millions of people in a city, it should not be so. Your Majesty, when you see the heavy rain in Bianjing now, don't you know anything about it?"
Is this a warning from God to His Majesty?"
The official said: "Don't use the rhetoric of God's warning anymore. I have inherited the great treasure and I have destiny to care about it. How can I talk about a rain."
Jia An said: "Your Majesty, not only Bianjing, there have been sunspots every day since your Majesty took charge. The water in the rivers and Huaihe rivers may overflow or dry up. After the summer rain, the autumn rains will not stop."
"There were floods in more than ten prefectures in the southeast of Gyeonggi Province. All the houses and houses were destroyed, the old and the weak were displaced, and the roads were barren. The price of wives and children was lower than that of dogs and hogs. This summer, a severe epidemic occurred, covering thousands of miles. The sick were compared with each other's houses, and funeral cars were passing by.
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"The current flood in Bianjing is due to the simplicity of the ancestral temple and the defiance of the natural time, so the water does not flow down!"
"Shui Bu Lu Xia" is quoted from Hong Fan's Five Elements Biography. The original text is "Jian Zong Temple". There is no prayer temple and no sacrifices. If it goes against the will of heaven, the water will not flow down. Anyway, if the officials want to recognize their biological father, they will be condescending to Renzong, so it is Jian Zong Temple.
Therefore, heavy rain caused disaster.
Zhang Yue stood by and was dumbfounded. It was originally a dispute between him and the officials, but it turned out to be Jia An's denunciation of the emperor in the palace.
But Zhang Yue praised it from the bottom of his heart, it was a good scolding! Although he didn't like the idea of telepathy between heaven and man, he must admit that it was useful to scold the emperor as a thief.
Jia An said: "Your Majesty, this rain comes after spring drought and summer heat. There has never been such heavy rain in Bianjing before. Isn't this a warning from God?"
The official family was so embarrassed by Jia An's insults. After Jia An finished speaking, he looked at Han Qi. Zeng Gongliang looked at it and said: "Now that the second and third governments are in power, they know that the official family is the first emperor and the queen. They are flattering, violating the classics and principles, and establishing two unifications.
My father said, that’s why the gods of the Seven Temples were so angry that they rained heavily and killed the people.”
Zhang Yue was confused when he saw it. Jia An was so tough. Even Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang also scolded him.
Han Qi said loudly: "Your Majesty, Jia An is so rebellious that he has no father!"
Zeng Gong said clearly: "Your Majesty, Jia An used the heavy rain incident to talk about Jianzong. This is a thick and false accusation against heaven and man."
Then the Prime Minister and the Censor Zhongcheng had a quarrel in the palace. The two sides talked about everything from natural changes to human affairs, but they never mentioned the flood.
At this time, Zhang Yue couldn't bear it anymore and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty's affection for family members is known to the world, but I also ask your Majesty to put the people of Bianjing first and release the flood quickly to prevent the city of Bianjing from becoming a vast ocean."
"I risk my life to beg Your Majesty, and I hope you will agree."
When the official heard this, he kept a dark face and said nothing. He just didn't want to release the flood to the South Embankment. Why was Zhang Yue so ignorant?
Han Qi said: "It's better to call the capital water supervision officials to join us."
The officials agreed, and soon sent Han Zhi, the Water Supervisor of the capital, to the palace.
Zhang Yue told Han Zhi the whole story, saying that now half of Bianjing has almost become a state of Ze. The official said: "Zhang Qing wants to demolish the South Embankment, but my aunt's tomb is on the South Embankment. How about you, Han Qing, being the minister of flood control?"
It seems?”
When Han Zhi heard that the tomb of his official aunt was on the south embankment, he took advantage of the situation and said: "I thought that as long as the Yellow River embankment was preserved, Bianjing would be unimpeded. Heavy rains and floods could discharge themselves, and there was no need to open up the south embankment."
After hearing Han Zhi's words, the official Long Yan couldn't help but said happily: "Well said, Han Qing really cares about the people of the country. In this way, he can protect tens of thousands of acres of farmland for the people of Nandi."
Zhang Yue wanted to speak again, but Han Qi stopped him and said: "Since Judge Han has spoken, let's do it like this."
Han Zhi looked at Zhang Yueze and said: "Zhang Taichang was sentenced to prison. When did he know how to control floods? You should concentrate on your duties and do your job without working hard."
Zhang Yue looked at Han Zhi, then at the official family. Han Qi could only say in the end: "I am worried too much."
Everyone exited together.
Jia An was the first to leave the palace with an angry look on his face, while Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang were also furious.
Zhang Yue was caught in the middle, not knowing whether to go to Jia Anran or Han Qi. Zeng Gongliang explained that this situation made him very embarrassed in the end.
Han Zhi, on the other hand, smiled and said to himself: "There was a conflict of words in the palace just now. Zhang Taichang doesn't need to take it to the bottom of his heart."
The other party contradicted him in front of the emperor, but came to repair it in private. Zhang Yue said: "I hope Judge Han will give more consideration to the matter on the South Embankment."
Han Zhi laughed and said disapprovingly: "No need."
Walking out of the hall, Zhang Yue saw that the rain was still pouring down.
When Zhang Yue held an umbrella and walked outside the palace gate, he met the chief official of Kaifeng Prefecture, who asked: "What's wrong?"
Zhang Yue shook his head and said, "It can't be done."
The chief official of Kaifeng Mansion sighed: "What should we do?"
Suddenly, there was a loud roar of thunder, which shocked everyone.
People on both sides of the palace gate looked up at the sky covered with dark clouds.
At this moment, outside the Tokyo Tower, the Yellow River, which is almost at the same level as the tower's waist, is still flowing endlessly, with the turbid water washing away the embankments side by side.
Heding patrolmen were patrolling the river embankment to prevent breaches. A lot of sand and gravel wrapped in bamboo strips were filled into both sides of the river bank.
And half of Tokyo city under the Yellow River is now submerged in water.
It’s August 3rd.
The rain is getting heavier.
The ditches on the ground in Bianjing City not only failed to drain water, but water was gushing upwards. Houses one after another collapsed under the continuous flooding, and the people let out mournful sounds.
After the officials got up, they heard that water from the well behind the Xuanhe Hall was pouring out unstoppably, and even the palace began to accumulate water.
