There is another version of the record of this incident from Sima Guang's private notes "The Story of the Shui Ji Wen". It was not a maid who died, but three! Ying'er was only 13 years old at the time and was just a girl. She didn't know what mistakes she made. Under Zhang's instigation, Chen Zhizhong took action and beat her up many times. In the cold winter, she was tied up and locked up in a dark room until she died of starvation. The other two maids called Haitang, and the other unknown. Haitang was beaten to death, and the unknown one was cut into bald hair and hung herself!

Could this be what the prefecture of the prime minister’s mansion and the scholars do? Chen Zhizhong is respectful and polite to everyone, and he would not have thought that he would be so cruel and vicious behind his back!

The matter was exposed, Chen Zhizhong was impeached by the Censorate and was suspended from his post and went home to commit crimes. In the general consciousness of people today, he was over. Don’t forget: it was a feudal era! People are inequality! Modern human rights awareness has no market in the Song Dynasty! Even if Emperor Renzong is humane, he cannot equate the lives of a prime minister and a few maids. He hesitated that this was just a private matter, at most it was just a scandal. Could it be that he would just dismiss his old mentor or even deal with him?

The emperor's hesitation directly led to the judicial department's trial of Chen Zhizhong's case. Although the entire Censorate was dispatched and continued to impeach, Chen Zhizhong's title of prime minister remained unchanged. It was not until Renzong quarreled with the first king in the dynasty of the reign of Emperor Ouyang Xiu and returned to Beijing!

Ouyang Xiu, a talented man who was demoted to another place during the Qingli period, finally returned. He rushed into the vortex immediately and spared no effort to suppress Chen Zhizhong! He would not give up until he defeated this seemingly loyal but extremely shameless gentleman who was a scum who was extremely loyal and shameless!

As for why he was so impulsive, Ouyang Xiu himself knew it, and in fact the whole Song Dynasty knew it. That involved another giant scandal, which was indirectly created by Chen Zhizhong! The first scandal in the Renzong Dynasty fell on Ouyang Xiu!

The story goes like this: Ouyang Xiu's second sister's husband died early, and she took her daughter Zhang to her brother's house to live. Ouyang Xiu raised her niece to marry her distant nephew. But this Zhang girl had a bad habit. She liked affair and had an ambiguous relationship with the staff in her husband's yamen. After the incident, it was handled by Yang Riyan, the then Kaifeng prefecture's prefecture. This Yang Prefecture was once corrupt and dereliction of duty in Yizhou and was impeached and lost to the official position by Ouyang Xiu, who was the censor at the time. Of course, there were grievances and revenge! It was a dirty thing for the younger generation, but it was actually related to Ouyang Xiu, the older generation!

The case trial report said: Zhang confessed that she committed adultery with her uncle in Ouyang Xiu's mansion and had money dealings. As soon as this report was released, the world was immediately in an uproar! Oh my God, this is ****! The most disgusting and disgusting scandal happened to Ouyang Xiu, the most talented person in the contemporary world! Will it be true? Everyone in the world is asking, but the officialdom of the Song Dynasty unanimously determined: true! There are two reasons: 1 Ouyang Xiu has a criminal record. This man is romantic and lustful. He has been fooling with official prostitutes in his early years, leaving behind many exquisite poems that he can't even push. 2 He sold the Zhang family's house and all the money is owned by himself. With a contract as evidence, there is nowhere to deny it!

At that time, there were all kinds of public opinion. Some people thought that Ouyang Xiu was framed, which was revenge. It could not be said that money exchanges were adultery, right? It was normal for relatives to borrow from each other. It was all Yang Riyan, a villain, who was causing trouble. Another saying that the flies do not bite eggs without sewing. All signs indicate that Ouyang Xiu is a criminal!

As a result, Ouyang Xiu was demoted from the capital and woke up from other places. It should be pointed out that the prime minister at that time was Chen Zhizhong. In the incident of overthrow of Ouyang Xiu, he was the worst acquiescent person, so Ouyang Xiu hated him so much! At this time, scandals took turns, and when he arrived at the Chen family this year, he was not happy to take revenge!

Ouyang Xiu's move was the most terrifying impeachment weapon during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song. It was invincible and could be defeated. In terms of combat achievements, not to mention the soft persimmon Chen Zhizhong, even Bao Zheng Bao Qingtian, who has been famous for his eternal and ruthless face, is no problem!

At the end of January of the second year of Zhihe (1055), Yan Shu died of illness.

On March 18, Confucius's 47th generation grandson Kong Zong was named as Yansheng Gong. The title of Yansheng Gong has been passed down for nearly 900 years, far exceeding the age of any dynasty in Chinese history.

On June 11, with the impeachment of Sun Yan, Zhao Yan, Ouyang Xiu and other censors spared no effort, Chen Zhizhong was finally dismissed from prime minister. Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi were replaced by Fu Bi, Hanlin scholar Ouyang Xiu, and Bao Zheng, who later served as the Censor, later, said that Hu Yuan, four of them were called "Four True True" namely Fu Bi, the True Prime Minister, Ouyang Xiu was the True Master, Bao Zheng was the True Censor, and Hu Yuan was the True Mr. Wen Yanbo, who made his career so long and his ups and downs? When the Four True was evaluated, he dived again, so his title was temporarily deprived...

The Four Truths of the times were rare in the history of the Song Dynasty and were repeatedly praised by later generations, so let's start with them! Among the four, Hu Yuan was first removed. This Zhen was a veritable master of Confucianism, with profound knowledge and grand morality. He was alone in the scriptures. Bao Zheng had no chance to impeach Zhang Yaozuo before and was still in the process of restoration. The rest were Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, and Ouyang Xiu. Unfortunately, Fu Bi also had to be ruled out, and he really became the Renzong Dynasty.

"The True Prime Minister". He set a record - he never impeached him for the rest of his life! This is the first time! What is the reason? He changed! He was hit by the rumor of Xia Qian and demoted him from Kaifeng, and Fu Bi's heart changed greatly, which made the real man who was passionate about his country and the people, negotiated with the Khitan without hesitation, and carried out reforms and regardless of his wealth, became the classic consul of the Song Dynasty, the "True Prime Minister" - Comment: The demise of the empire is actually the decline of people's hearts!

Now only Ouyang Xiu and Wen Yanbo are left. They are about to become famous figures! The beginning is the major change of the Yellow River that has plagued the Song Dynasty for 7 years!

However, in chronological order, before the Great Song Dynasty's river management plan was released, the major events of the Great Khitan must be explained first: On August 4, Yelu Zongzhen, the Emperor Xingzong of Liao, died. His son, 24-year-old Yelu Hongji, succeeded to the throne. Yelu Hongji reigned for a long time and died one year after Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty ascended the throne, and passed on the Great Liao Kingdom to his grandson, the king of the fallen country, Yelu Yanxi. On the 7th, Yelu Chongyuan was granted the title of Emperor Taishu and was not appointed as the Grand Marshal of the World. On the 8th, he sent envoys to report his demise to the three countries of Song, Xia, and Goryeo.

The Great Khitan is about to be in chaos and decline! It began with the Emperor Taishu Yelu Chongyuan (there are many crown princes in Chinese history. But the Emperor Taishu only seems to be this one? The one who is posthumously awarded it is not counted). Zhao Kuangyin valued his younger brother Zhao Guangyi, and Yelu Zongzhen went to the next level. Back then, he wanted to depose him and establish his younger brother, but this younger brother refused and reported to him, so that he could take the initiative. This love, Yelu Zongzhen remembered all his life, and the reward to his younger brother was a series of unparalleled official positions - the Privy Council of the North Court, who was left behind in Nanjing, was responsible for the affairs of the Marshal's Mansion, was granted gold coupons, and was granted the crown brother. He was promised to pass the throne after a long time of longevity!

That is to say: Yelu Chongyuan is the legal heir to the throne of the Liao Kingdom, and he has no son Yelu Hongji at all! Yelu Hongji also has a series of prominent titles: he was named King of Liang at the age of 6; he was appointed as the Chief Secretary of the Central Committee at the age of 11 and was appointed as the King of Yan; he was appointed as the Minister of the North and South Privy Council at the age of 12 and was appointed as the Minister of the Northern and Southern Privy Council at the age of 19; he was appointed as the Grand Marshal of the World at the age of 21 and knew how to be aware of hidden things. Apart from the lack of the title of crown prince, what is the difference with the heir of the country?

From this, we can see how entangled Yelu Zongzhen's thinking was. So on one side was Hong Ji and Chongyuan, and the two were not separated until Zongzhen died at this time! Fortunately, Yelu Chongyuan lost his chain at the critical moment. Last time he became a traitor to his mother, and this time he made his nephew ascend the throne successfully. However, it should be emphasized that Yelu Chongyuan also has a son named Yelu Nelugu, who is destined to be not a mortal...

Faced with floods, millions of victims, and astronomical losses, the Song Dynasty had to appear a contemporary Dayu to solve the biggest natural disaster in Chinese history! But unfortunately: Shen Kuo, the greatest encyclopedia scientist in medieval history, was only 25 years old this year, and there was no such talent in the Song Dynasty at this time...

As mentioned earlier, the two former prime ministers Jia Changchao and Ding Du both put forward their own opinions. For example, the restoration of Jia's family: Shanghu collapses the dike, then restores Shanghu. Ding's long-term plan: first clear the river water, see the flow and then take action to relieve the disaster.

But this slowdown is far away. Three years after the major change, that is, in July 1051, the Yellow River broke the dike again at Guogukou, Guantao County, Daming Prefecture!

This time, the dam breaking was like a small cold after getting cancer. Although the cancer was very deadly, the cold came more realistically, making people unable to treat it first. Even a month later, a most terrifying disaster for the Northern Song Empire occurred: Because the Yellow River was diverted this time, the most important lifeline of Kaifeng City, the capital of the Song Dynasty, the Bian River, flowed! This means that all items such as food from the south of the Yangtze River will no longer be transported into Kaifeng by water! There is only one ending waiting for the more than 1 million people in Kaifeng City: Wait for death!

Therefore, the Yellow River where the dam broke at the Guogukou must be treated immediately! Five months later, the Guogukou closed, but it was limited to the dam. The silt accumulated in the waterway, getting thicker and thicker, the water surface was raised, and there was a danger of overflowing the dam at any time and collapse again!

Now, Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi have become prime ministers. For the country and the people, they must immediately manage the river! They solicited opinions widely and came up with a new solution. According to experts (the same sentence: the people of the Song Dynasty without Dayu were so pitiful) judged that once implemented, the most perfect water control effect can be achieved with the minimum workload - the Liuta River plan is out of the cage!

Liuta River is located in Liuta Town, Qingfeng County, Hebei Province, and is connected to the Yellow River, but does not enter the sea. The specific method of the "expert" is: widen and dig deep to accommodate the floods of the Yellow River, so that the upstream Shanghu area will be alleviated. After the water flow slows down, the collapse point of Shanghu can be blocked relatively easily, and at the same time, the river water flows according to the old channel and enters the sea...

The person who proposed this plan was Li Zhongchang, the head of the River and Canal Department of the Song Dynasty. In terms of identity, this is a full-time water management professional, and what he said should be reliable. From a purely technical analysis, it makes sense. Using the Liuta River to divide water can slow down the dam at Shanghukou to relieve disasters and easily blockage. Especially once it is successful, the later effect of Liuta River is even greater. It can become a permanent waterway of the Yellow River. No matter when it is, it can ensure that the collapse coefficient of the Yellow River will never cause a major diversion. What a good plan? Immediately fascinated Wen Yanbo and Fu Bi. They jointly reported to the emperor: Please approve it, and implement it immediately!

Wait! Ouyang Xiu has something to say! The real scholar wrote a memorial of thousands of words in one breath, criticizing all the three river management plans proposed above:

1 Jia Changchao restored the old way, Ouyang Xiu pointed out: Don’t think about why the rivers have been suffering in recent decades? It is because the old way is silted, and it is difficult to return, so it is impossible to recover. Must be against the heavens? Is it really fun to fight with the sky?

2 Ding Du's long-term plan, Ouyang Xiu believes that this is the crime of inaction by the Song Dynasty's official officials. Long-term plan? It has been 7 years! Is it long enough? If you have any plan, please appear as soon as possible! Is the national economy and people's livelihood maintained in your frequent short-circuiting mind?

3 Liuta River Plan, this is the most unbearable thing that Ouyang Xiu has! Liuta River is just a 40-step wide prefecture-county-level river. How much water can it contain? Want to reduce water to the largest river in northern China? Or have you all your brains been flooded? Maybe 100 tons of water will be poured into each of your brains and the Yellow River will be quiet!

To sum up, every plan is not true! Ouyang Xiu proposed his own solution: send ministers who truly understand water conservancy to the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and don’t just focus on dangerous areas upstream such as Shanghu, Guogukou, etc.! Only by repairing the Yellow River’s road to the sea can all problems be solved! This is the fundamental right way to allow the Yellow River to enter the sea!

To be honest, Ouyang Xiu was right! Especially the analysis of Liuta River! In any case, the 40-step wide river surface determines the innate shortcomings of the plan - don't forget! That is a major diversion of the Yellow River! You want to reduce water to the largest river in the Central Plains! Theoretically, as long as the capacity of Liuta River is not enough, the Yellow River water will definitely flow backwards back to the old path, and the pressure on the upstream will increase sharply. Ouyang Xiu asserted that the upstream will collapse at that time! And the more terrifying Yellow River diversion of the outbreak will be reel! By then, all of us can stop living!

The memorial was handed over, but it was ignored. Ouyang Xiu couldn't understand it. Whether it was the opinion of the river, the writing skills, and his friendship with Fu Bi, he was destined to reverse the world of the river incident, but he was thrown into the waste paper and no one went to see it!

On December 4, Li Zhongchang's Liuta River plan was put on the agenda and became the main theme of river management!
Chapter completed!