In Sima Guang's opinion, Zhang Fei was just playing hooligan.

Although Sima Guang absolutely agreed with Cheng Yi's approach and wanted to argue with reason and defend the law, he also understood the concerns of those officials.

If they refuse to cooperate with Cheng Fang, there is only a very small possibility that they will get good consequences, and most of them will get bad consequences.

Because Wang Anshi established the River Water Conservancy Department with the purpose of taking over the power. If the local government does not cooperate, can he give you good results?

Who dares to easily offend these powerful eunuchs?

After all, it was not easy for everyone to get to where they are today, and everyone cherishes it very much.

But on the surface, Cheng Yi's approach is worthy of praise. Zhang Fei wants to raise the pole in this way, completely disregarding the world's sophistication, and you really can't defeat him.

But this Song Dynasty is really funny. When fighting on the front line, troops were arranged in the rear. No matter how big or small, they directly deployed the troops and horses into the river. But things like this are also vague.

Seeing that Sima Guang was so angry that his eyes were closed, Zhang Fei couldn't help but smile and said: "Thank you very much, Bachelor Sima, for being able to attend and testify."

Sima Guang's eyes widened, "This...is this the end of the question?"

He only felt that his buttocks were not yet warm from sitting.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "But I think Bachelor Sima doesn't seem to have much to say."

"Who said no."

Sima Guang said excitedly.

Zhang Fei immediately said: "Sister Sima, please tell me."

Wang Anshi said angrily: "As expected of your immediate boss, you can ignore the rules."

After hearing this, Sima Guang couldn't help but glared at Wang Anshi, "I'm sitting here, and you interrupted me. Who is not following the rules?"

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "What Wang Xuesi said is wrong. This is not a court trial, but a hearing. Our Procuratorate still hopes to listen to more suggestions. If Wang Xuesi has anything to add, we can invite Xueshi Wang to attend later. testify."

Wang Anshi fell silent.

Zhang Fei turned to Sima Guang again and said, "Master Sima, please tell me."

Sima Guang said: "The sage said that the people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is to consolidate the country. Even if the dam is reinforced, no matter how beautiful the project is, if it loses the support of the people, it will be vulnerable. If the people are harmed by water control, isn't this? Putting the cart before the horse?

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built the canal for future generations to use, but who would praise Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty? Although what Cheng Dujian did was not as good as that of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, it was just because the Ming Lord was above him and he did not dare to act recklessly. But now Not much different.

Go check and find out that since Cheng Dujian built the river channel, the number of bandits in Hebei has not increased. If this continues, I am afraid that the scene at the end of the Sui Dynasty will reappear.

Is it impossible to punish someone who harms the people and the country?"

His words were so impassioned that many officials nodded frequently.

Even Empress Dowager Cao felt that it made sense and nodded lightly.

Floods can harm one party, but if the people's support is gone, the country will be gone as well.

However, Zhang Fei still looked puzzled and said: "What Bachelor Sima said is very reasonable. I am also very curious. This history book often talks about the abuse of people's power, large-scale construction, etc., but why is there no standard to judge it?"

Sima Guang said excitedly: "Why do you have to worry about this?"

Zhang Fei smiled bitterly and said: "Because this is a hearing held by the procuratorate. What the procuratorate wants is evidence and it follows the law."

Sima Guang was completely defeated, "I have nothing to say."

Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "Then let's ask Bachelor Sima to go down and rest for now. If necessary later, we can ask Bachelor Sima to come up and testify."

Sima Guangli ignored him, got up and left.

etiquette?

Give me a gift!

I don't want to wait any longer.

Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing were secretly proud. It sounded like Cheng Fang was wrong, but when asked, they couldn't convict Cheng Fang.

Cheng Yi on the side felt a strong wind blowing by. He turned his head and glanced at Sima Guang, and couldn't help but glance at Zhang Fei again. He thought to himself, it seems that it's not Mr. Jun Shi and the others who are making a fuss out of a molehill, but that I, Cheng Yi, am too arrogant.

This public prosecutor's law is really extraordinary!

Zhang Fei nodded again to Wang Gong, and Wang Gong reported that Hebei Deputy Transport Envoy Zhou Ge was present to testify.

Over there, Sima Guang returned to his chair, sat down, and sulked alone.

Mr. Lu next to him tried to persuade him: "Jun Shi, this is not the first time you have dealt with Zhang San. Why are you so uncontrollable and angry with that kid?"

Sima Guang was very dissatisfied and said: "There are so many issues involved in this case, and he just singled out this one point to ask. What kind of skill is this? What kind of hearing is this?"

After all, the bystander knew clearly, Lu Gong said: "But then again, no matter how he asks, he will eventually get stuck on this issue, so this is a problem!"

Sima Guang frowned slightly and looked at Zhang Fei with a scrutinizing gaze, thinking, what on earth does this kid want to do?

But like Fu Bi, Han Qi became more and more interested and watched with great devotion.

At this time, Zhou Ge, the deputy transport envoy of Hebei Province, had already arrived at the table.

Zhang Fei, who took advantage of this gap to review the copy more intensively, raised his head and asked Zhou Ge: "Deputy Ambassador Zhou, are you here to attend this hearing on behalf of the Hebei Transportation Department today, or are you just representing yourself?"

Zhou Ge immediately said: "I represent the Hebei Transportation Department."

Zhang Fei nodded and continued to ask: "As for the Hebei region, is the expenditure for building rivers mainly the responsibility of the Transshipment Department?"

"Yes."

Zhou Ge nodded and said: "Because the Transshipment Department is in charge of the finance of the first line, and building river channels is very expensive and the local finance cannot afford it, so the Transshipment Department is usually directly responsible."

Zhang Fei nodded and asked, "Can Deputy Envoy Zhou briefly describe the relationship between the Hebei Transportation Department and the River Water Conservancy Department?"

Zhou Ge said: "The Transshipment Department and the River Water Conservancy Department do not belong to the same government office. There is not much relationship between them, and they do not supervise each other. However, before the River Water Conservancy Department was established, the Transshipment Department was always coordinating the construction of rivers."

After the incident, the imperial court established the Department of River Water Conservancy, but at the same time it did not deprive the Department of Transportation of the power to manage rivers. Therefore, in terms of water control, the Department of Transportation inevitably had to cooperate with the Department of River Water Conservancy, and in this matter, the Department of River Water Conservancy should be established.

The River Water Conservancy Department takes the lead.”

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Because the Transshipment Department is a road-level official office, and it also has the authority to regulate rivers. In the past, when the court had to issue orders for river improvement, it was usually given to the Transshipment Department.

"I see"

Zhang Fei nodded with a smile and asked, "Did Deputy Ambassador Zhou hear what Bachelor Wang said just now?"

Zhou Ge nodded.

Zhang Fei asked: "Xueshi Wang thinks that in the past, various government agencies always fought with each other, so that fortifications were often delayed. I wonder if that is true?"

After Zhou Ge hesitated for a moment, he nodded and said, "This is the case."

Zhang Fei said: "Then after the emergence of the River Water Conservancy Department, has the situation improved?"

Zhou Ge nodded and said, "Yes."

Zhang Fei lowered his head and glanced at the copy, then asked: "But regarding the escape of the Chanzhou sailors, it seems that this situation has occurred again. The Transportation Department did not provide enough food and clothing in time to support the River Water Conservancy Department."

Zhou Ge suddenly said with grievance: "It's not that we don't provide support to the river defense, it's because the Hebei Transportation Department was at the end of its rope at that time and couldn't provide much support at all."

Zhang Fei asked: "How can we say this when the mountains and rivers are exhausted?"

Zhou Ge said: "Because it was the time when the autumn tax was collected, the collected tax money was only in the local warehouse and had not yet been sent to the warehouse of the transportation department. At this time, the transportation department was most empty.

In addition, when we first learned about this, it was in September, and at that time we thought there was no need to prepare clothes. Who knew that the construction would not start until November.

Moreover, compared with September, the expenditure required to start construction in November is greater, and our transportation department has also become more constrained, because the autumn tax has not yet been calculated, so it is impossible to allocate enough food in time."

Zhang Fei asked: "Can't you even allocate food and clothing for eight hundred sailors?"

"Yes." Zhou Ge nodded and said: "Because in the past few years, the Minister of River Control has been building water conservancy projects everywhere, basically regulating all the rivers in Hebei. At the same time, tens of thousands of people have to work hard, and hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent.

It has already bottomed out, and at the same time, our transportation department still has to meet the needs of the Hebei Forbidden Army.

Not only that, too much labor is used to control floods, which also seriously affects local people's farming. This has led to a continuous decrease in Hebei's tax revenue in recent years. Therefore, it is difficult for us to transfer so much food and clothing from prefectures and counties to river control in a short period of time.

Department of Water Resources.”

Zhao Xu in the Buddhist hall unconsciously slapped his hand on the handle of the chair, looking extremely annoyed.

Empress Dowager Cao glanced at Zhao Xu and breathed a sigh of relief, but didn't say anything.

If she said anything about this matter, she might be interfering in politics, but in her heart she hoped that the emperor would think carefully and think twice before acting.

Zhang Fei lowered his head to look at the copy, then raised his head and said to Zhou Ge: "About three years ago, the fifth dam of Daiming burst, and the disaster was particularly serious. The river flooded the area north of Guantao, Yongji, Qingyang and other counties.

A large area. Is this possible?"

Zhou Ge nodded and said, "It does happen."

Zhang Fei asked: "How did the court respond at that time?"

Zhou Gedao: "At that time, the imperial court first ordered our transshipment department to try to plug the gap, and Cheng Dujian was also involved. After we inspected the disaster, Cheng Dujian proposed a plan that on the one hand would divert water from the pond to irrigate the farmland in Shenzhou, and on the other hand would

The plan to deepen and widen the Ergu River has been approved by His Majesty."

Zhang Fei asked: "What was the result?"

Zhou Gedao: "The result is relatively successful."

Cheng Fang immediately held his head high and held his chest high. This was his greatest achievement. He also relied on this to become famous in one battle and then drifted away.

Zhang Fei asked: "Can Deputy Envoy Zhou elaborate on the process and the responsibilities of the Hebei Transshipment Department in it?"

Zhou Ge said in an excited tone: "Actually, our Hebei Transportation Department and the local government are doing everything. They mobilize millions of laborers and raise the food and clothing needed by millions of people. Anyway, it's what Cheng Dujian asked us to do.

Cooperation. The difficulty is even more difficult than fighting against Liao, and the officials of the Transportation Department hardly sleep for days and nights."

"Yeah?"

Zhang Fei said: "But according to our procuratorate's investigation, after the completion of this fortification, the imperial court's reward did not mention the Transportation Department much."

Zhou Ge suddenly smiled strangely.

Zhang Fei also smiled and asked: "Is there anything funny about this?"

Zhou Ge said with a smile: "Because all the credit goes to one person, Cheng Doujian. As for why this happened, I think Prosecutor Zhang should ask Cheng Doujian."

"good."

Zhang Fei nodded, then immediately turned to look at Cheng Fang, "Cheng Dujian, what do you think of this?"
To be continued...