After all, the old is the hotter, and Han Qi's words made countless officials burst into tears.

Both Zhou Ge and Cheng Fang's expressions gradually became aggrieved.

Long live the understanding.

Why was Cheng Fang anxious? It was not because many people in the court were staring at him, attacking him, and opposing his river defense plan. The emperor also began to have doubts about it, so he had to make results immediately to reassure the emperor.

There was no time for him to waste.

This is actually somewhat similar to Wang Anshi's reforms.

Get results quickly.

As for why Zhou Ge and other Hebei officials did not dare to stop Cheng Fang, it was simply that they were afraid of taking on this responsibility because it was too heavy a responsibility.

The reason why censors like Sheng Tao dared to impeach Cheng Fang was because they would not directly hinder Cheng Fang from carrying out his mission.

In fact, with the current technology, we cannot get an accurate answer. Everyone has their own ideas. Right and wrong only depend on their own beliefs and political struggles, and the most important science is often ignored.

However, Wang Anshi and Lu Huiqing felt a sense of crisis, because Han Qi's words seemed impartial and did not directly state that there were problems with the current river defense works. However, it was not difficult to hear that Han Qi hoped to hinder the east flow plan.

Compared with Sima Guang, who has been fighting with Wang Anshi for many years, Han Qi's methods are obviously more sophisticated. Although the vigor in his heart has long disappeared, he has gained it from the party struggle and has extremely rich experience. This is what Wang Anshi said.

Not available.

Han Qi is deeply aware of the ways in which the dangers of party strife will be manifested.

If you want to blame anyone for this case, the matter will not be resolved. He will be involved in it and will not have any advantage.

Because no one will admit defeat, and admitting defeat is a dead end. Only by saying not to blame anyone can it be possible to reverse some things.

The most important figure among them is the emperor.

Because no matter what, the emperor is the main person in charge. If there is a problem, it must be related to the emperor, because it is you, the emperor, who has the final say. Now that you have mobilized so many people, you cannot easily admit your failure.

The key thing is that it is closely tied to the reform.

Only by clarifying this responsibility first can the emperor change his plan.

Han Qi was cutting a slope to let the emperor get off the donkey.

Zhao Xu in the hall naturally heard what Han Qi meant, but he was also very grateful in his heart, because he really wanted to borrow the donkey.

As expected of Han Qi, he is really awesome! Zhang Fei also sighed in his heart, this is a proper friendly army, because he held this hearing mainly to relieve the emperor of the burden and move forward lightly. He took advantage of the situation and asked

: "Is the dispute between North Korea and China very fierce about regulating Hebei's rivers?"

"The quarrel lasted for decades!" Han Qi sighed, stroking his beard.

Zhang Fei pretended to be surprised and said: "Really?"

Han Qi nodded and said: "As for the source of this flood control, it should be traced back to the first year of Jingyou, about forty years ago. In that year, the Yellow River burst at Henglong in Puyang. But what is different from the previous breach is that,

This time, the river diverted directly to the northeast, passing through Daming and Binzhou before entering the sea. The river also left the old Jingdong route that had been running for thousands of years, forming the Henglong River. Both of these routes are called eastward flow."

Zhang Fei couldn't help but ask: "Then what is 'Beiliu'?"

Han Qi said: "The Henglong River silted up very quickly. It only took more than ten years for the river to be erected, and it was extremely unstable. In the eighth year of Qingli, it was still in Puyang, at the Shanghu River upstream of the Henglong breach point. A breach occurred again in the county, and the new river channel formed by the breach swung further northward, passing through the Daming Dynasty to the Qianning Army and entering the sea. This channel was called the "Northern River", and since then there has been a dispute between the "Eastern River" and the "Northern River" .”

"I see."

Zhang Fei nodded and asked, "I wonder what Xianggong Han stands for?"

Han Qi replied: "I have similar views to a close friend. This close friend is Uncle Ouyang Yong, the governor of Qingzhou who has just resigned. He believes that 'the only way to dredge the sea from the north is to make the downstream flow smooth. The most appropriate policy'."

Zhang Fei asked: "My official doesn't know much about water control. Could Mr. Han please explain it in detail?"

Han Qi said: "During the Qingli period, there was a debate about this matter. I was not directly involved at that time. The reason why I agreed with Ouyang Yongshu's words was because I thought that in the debate among the officials, Yong What my uncle said is the most realistic.

He first said that the cause of floods is the mud and sand in the river, which is the principle of siltation. The siltation often flows downstream first, and the siltation in the lower reaches is higher. The water gradually becomes blocked and reaches the lower part of the upper stream. This trend is normal.

Since Wang Jing of the Eastern Han Dynasty controlled the water flow, the river has been flowing for thousands of years without breaking through. Therefore, a large amount of sediment has been deposited in the river bed, and the river bed has been silted up over time to form a suspended river.

However, when the river flows through Chan and Hua Erzhou, due to the constraints of mountains on both sides of the river, the river is the narrowest. Floods come from the upper reaches. At this point, the water is blocked and it is easy to burst. Looking at the floods in our country, almost all of them occur in Chan and Hua Erzhou. state.

If you don't clear the old path, forcing the river water to return to the old path is tantamount to seeking death."

Some officials nodded frequently, but many others sneered. Even Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang frowned.

It can be seen that there is indeed great controversy on this issue.

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "What Mr. Han means is that the eastward flow is an old path that has been traveled for thousands of years. A large amount of sediment has been deposited in the river, so floods continue to occur in our country. This is not a man-made disaster, but a natural result. If you want to stick to the old path , it should be to remove the silt, but at the moment there is nothing we can do about the silt, so we should leave the old path and establish a new path, which is the so-called 'Beiliu' path."

"exactly."

Han Qi added: "This is because the river sand is in the river. If you want to treat the old road, you should control the river sand first. You can't treat the headache and the foot. Li Zhongchang, who was in charge of the construction and material affairs of the Yellow River embankment at that time, advocated dredging the Liuta River first and carrying out the treatment of the Yellow River. Divide the water and then lead the big river to the "Henglong River Channel", which is called "Huihe East Flow".

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Ouyang Yongshu believes that the Six Pagoda River is only fifty steps wide, and he wants to use fifty steps to be narrow to accommodate the water of the river. This is ridiculous. It is also an accurate prediction. , if the Shanghukou was blocked, the north flow was blocked, and the water was diverted into the Six Pagodas, the river water would definitely depend on the Shanghukou. Later, the court did not adopt Yongshu's advice. Indeed, on the night when the Shanghukou was blocked, the river water would depend on the Shanghukou. Shang Hukou caused a huge disaster, alas... Emperor Renzong also issued a 'sinful edict' because of this."

Zhao Xu, who was sitting in the hall, couldn't help but tremble when he heard this.

This is really scary to think about!

A flood forced the emperor to issue an edict to punish himself. You can imagine how terrible this flood was.

Ouch! This Ouyang Xiuzhen has his own unique vision in everything. He is really powerful. It is a pity that he could not meet him in person! Zhang Fei sighed secretly and asked again: "Then why

Mr. Ouyang’s suggestion was not adopted by the court?”

Han Qi stroked his beard and said: "This is because several important ministers in the court agreed with Li Zhongchang's words, which led to Emperor Renzong not adopting Ouyang Yongshu's suggestion in the end."

Having said this, he suddenly glanced at Fu Bi.

Zhang Fei saw this and couldn't help but glance secretly. He saw that Fu Bi's expression was indeed a bit unnatural. He thought, could it be that Fu Gong persuaded Emperor Renzong to adopt Li Zhongchang's words?

But he quickly came to his senses and continued to ask: "Does Mr. Han think that if we look for the northern current, we can solve the flood problem?"

Han Qi nodded, but added: "I just think that what Ouyang Yongshu said is the most realistic. At least no one can refute the principle of 'the accumulation of silt makes the river bed high', and management must be dredging.

But as for whether Beiliu New Road can avoid flooding, I can't guarantee it. After all, the water is invisible.

Therefore, although I advocated the north flow, I also went to Shusheng to express my concerns about dredging the Ergu River, and fulfilled my duty as a minister. Although the emperor finally accepted the east flow of the river, I believe that since the court has already decided, it should not hinder it.

Therefore, we did not interfere with what Cheng Dujian did. After all, Cheng Dujian was indeed working hard to control the river."

This big detour brings us back to the case itself.

Lu Huiqing couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "What a cunning old man!"

It seems to be selfless, but in fact it is promoting Beiliu and implying that Cheng Fang will use brute force without reason, and it can only be in vain.

Wang Anshi also heard the hidden meaning and couldn't help but feel ready to make a move.

Zhang Fei saw it, a smile flashed in his eyes, and then said to Han Qi: "Thank you very much, Mr. Han, for attending the witness and letting us know the true story of the whole matter."

Han Qi smiled bitterly and said: "Han is old and can only do his best now."

After that, he pinched his old waist and groaned: "Ouch! This old bone really can't sit for a long time. Does Prosecutor Zhang have other problems?"

Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "There are no other problems with me. Mr. Han can go down and rest."

After saying that, he thought to himself, that's not right! If you go down, don't you just sit down?

Zhang Fei looked at Han Qi suspiciously again. At this time, the servant had come up to help Han Qi, stood up, and returned to his seat. Seeing that his expression looked slightly satisfied, he immediately realized and thought to himself, that's it, he

This is to lure the snake out of its hole!

Fu Bi remained calm and said in a low voice: "Uncle Yong has stopped asking about government affairs a long time ago. If I knew you were putting him in the whirlpool again, I would probably blame you."

Han Qi said nonchalantly: "Who in the world has not been blamed by him?"

Fu Bi smiled and said nothing.

When Ouyang Xiu was young, he either didn't use his cannon, or if he did, he would use the map cannon. Bao Zheng and the others have all been taught a lesson, and no one can be spared.

Han Qi added, "Besides, you Fu Yanguo doesn't blame me, so what can he blame me for?"

Fu Bi frowned slightly, "I was indeed negligent in the decision-making back then, and I cannot shirk my responsibility. But what you just said just mentioned the disadvantages of the eastward flow, but did not mention the disadvantages of the northward flow. This is also biased and difficult to convince the public. .”

Han Qi smiled and said, "If I tell everything, what will they say?"

After saying that, he glanced at Wang Anshi.

Fu Bi was stunned for a moment, followed his gaze, understood immediately, and couldn't help laughing and said: "So you are just trying to attract others."

Han Qi frowned and said, "It's just a good idea."

...

After Han Qi went down, Wang Gong looked at Zhang Fei.

After Zhang Fei took a big gulp of a cup of tea, he glanced at the sky and said, "It's time to go to office, why don't we take a break for dinner first."

"Eat...eat?"

Wang Gong almost bit his tongue. At this critical moment, everyone has held their breath, but you actually want to eat?

Even Xu Zun was dumbfounded, turned around and looked at Zhang Fei in confusion.

Zhang Fei also wondered: "Why are you looking at me like this?"

Xu Zundao: "Now that we've talked about it, why don't we go eat after we finish talking. Are you hungry?"

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Prosecutor, if we continue to talk about this topic, we may not be able to eat dinner, and..." He whispered: "If we show too much enthusiasm, people will question it, so... You should take it easy and eat first when it’s time to eat.”

Questioning? Questioning what? Xu Zun stroked his beard, thought for a moment, suddenly smiled and nodded, and said: "Just follow what Prosecutor Zhang said, let's eat first."

Although Wang Gong was puzzled, his son-in-law had the final say here, so he had no choice but to stand up and announce that the meeting would be temporarily adjourned and the trial would resume in the afternoon.

This immediately caused an uproar, and everyone's faces were full of dissatisfaction. Have you never eaten?

At this critical moment, Wang Anshi has almost stood up. Please take a break, be careful of giving birth to a son without a penis!

Lu Huiqing said: "It's still early now, why are you in such a hurry to adjourn the meeting?"

Zhang Fei said: "But we feel a little tired and a little hungry, so we have to take a rest. We can continue in the afternoon."

"...?"
To be continued...