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Volume 4 Leviathan 115 Yixiang

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    Wang Qinian strode out of the door, turning a deaf ear to the whispers coming from behind him. His family members who had been waiting outside the door hurriedly came to greet them, bowed and said, "Master, please let the sedan come over?" "Yes!" Wang Qinian nodded.  He got into the sedan chair.  A servant's voice came from outside: "Master, are you going back to the house now?" In the sedan, Wang Qinian was playing with a jade pendant. He was hesitating whether to go back to the house directly or to visit his colleagues in the cabinet to discuss today's meeting.  Things in the classroom.  Suddenly a flash of lightning flashed across the sky, and the intense light reflected on the cloth wall of the sedan, followed by a series of thunders, which seemed to strike on the heads of everyone, causing screams outside the sedan, and even Wang Qinian himself was shocked.  Take off the jade pendant.  Before he could come to his senses, raindrops as big as soybeans rained down on his head.  "It's raining so heavily!" Wang Qinian opened a corner of the sedan curtain and looked out. He saw that the outside was already completely white, and only vague figures could be seen six or seven meters away.  Seeing such a scene, Wang Qinian sighed: "The rain is too heavy, go back to the palace!" "Yes, sir!" The palace.  In the study, Wang Qinian was sitting alone, with a copy of Wang Chuanshan's "Du Tongjian Lun" in front of him. His studies belonged to the Hunan School of Economics and Economics, and he always admired Mr. Chuanshan's perseverance and self-reliance.  Whenever I encounter setbacks or unfavorable things on weekdays, I usually sit alone in the study room and read Mr. Chuanshan's books for a while, nourishing my energy and concentrating my mind, which often has miraculous effects.  But for some reason today, he was sitting in front of a book. He knew every line in the book, but he couldn't read it. The more he read, the more he became restless.  Finally, Wang Qinian could no longer bear his temper, stood up abruptly, and pushed the "Reading Tongjian Lun" aside.  "Master, you didn't eat much for dinner. I cooked some lotus seed porridge, come and have a few bites!" Suddenly his wife's voice came from outside the door. Wang Qinian turned around and saw his old wife carrying a tray with a plate of rice on it.  A steaming bowl of porridge came in.  He forced a smile, stepped forward to take the porridge bowl, and said with a smile: "I feel a little tired today, and I can't eat much at dinner. I'd like to help you!" Wang's wife glanced at Wang Qinian, sighed, and asked: "  Master, what happened in the court today?" Wang Qinian was stunned, knowing that his wife had noticed something strange about him. He was just thinking of finding an excuse to hide it when he heard his wife say softly: "Master, I know.  In that position, you can't talk to others about many things, but if you keep things in your heart, something will go wrong sooner or later. You and I have been husband and wife for decades, so it's better to talk to me and explain it to you. " Wang Qinian.  Hearing this, he sighed and said in a low voice: "You know about the peace talks with Japan, right? Someone in the court today impeached me about this matter." "It turns out it was because of this matter." The king's wife breathed a sigh of relief.  As the wife of the chief minister of the dynasty, she naturally heard about this and quickly smiled and said: "Although it is not my fault that I lost the vassal state, as a Pingzhang military official, what does it matter if you receive a few bullets?  The master is really worried. " "That bullet was from Wang Fengzhang of the Yushitai!" "What?" Wang's wife was stunned when she heard this. She was not surprised because the people of the Yushitai impeached Wang Qinian.  They were originally raised by the emperor to supervise and balance the ministers in the court. It was just natural for those censors to scold the cabinet ministers.  It's just that Wang Fengzhang's situation is special. He was from the period when Wang Qinian was the examiner, and he can be regarded as Wang Qinian's disciple. It is probably much rarer in officialdom for a disciple to impeach his master than to be openly disobedient and unfilial.  "I asked him to get that bullet!" Wang Qinian sighed: "It's like throwing stones to ask for directions, judging the wind and color!" Seeing the doubtful look on his wife's face, Wang Qinian sighed and explained in a low voice.  It turned out that after negotiating peace with Japan and losing the vassal state, he knew that as the chief lieutenant, he would inevitably be attacked by potential political enemies.  The most important factor in whether he can repel the attack of his political opponents and maintain his position as the chief minister of the cabinet is the "holy family" - that is, his position in the Queen Mother's heart.  In order to confirm this, Wang Qinian decided to let his people go to the impeachment first to see what the Queen Mother's attitude was. If the situation was not right, he might as well take the initiative to ask for resignation, so as not to be pushed back at the end of the road, which would lead to a recurrence of the situation.  The chances are gone.  "You know, in view of the eunuch disaster of the previous dynasty, Emperor Taizu Wu of this dynasty did not set up eunuchs, and used female officials to take charge of carrying out orders. But after all, female officials could not leave the capital, so they could not serve as supervisors of the army, nor could they serve as supervisors like the previous dynasty.  Generally, he is in charge of the East Factory and the West Factory. But in this way, the power of the prime minister in this dynasty is unmatched by the previous dynasties. The most taboo of the emperor is for the ministers to form factions, so I am retreating in order to advance!" At this point, Wang Qinian sighed!  Take a breath.  After hearing what her husband said, Wang's wife finally understood and quickly asked: "What did the Queen Mother say at the meeting?" "There was no expression." Wang Qi??Sighed: "She neither rejected the bullet nor expressed anything to the contrary. The Queen Mother's thoughts are really unpredictable!" "Sir, I think the Queen Mother's thoughts are still on your side!" the Queen's wife consoled her.  "The Queen Mother knows what happened this time. The responsibility is not yours. If someone else were in this position, they might not be as good as you!" "I hope so!" Wang Qinian sighed: "Say something.  To be honest, I just suddenly felt that there is nothing wrong with resigning and returning to my hometown. It is better to go back to my hometown and lure others away from me than to spend my days in Hanking.  It's all about the court!" Wang's wife smiled and said softly: "It's getting late, so let's go back to the room and rest early!" "That's fine!" Wang Qinian stood up and went back to the house to rest.  .  About four o'clock in the morning, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the bedroom. Wang Qinian got up sleepily and asked, "What's the matter?"  "Hanjing Yin Mansion? Jiang Fang?" Wang Qinian got out of bed and said in a deep voice: "Let him come in!" There was a creak, and the housekeeper opened the door.  He entered the house with a man covered in mud and water. The man threw himself to the ground and shouted loudly: "Ms. Wang, something bad has happened. Yuan Gong's embankment has burst!" "What?" | Wang Qinian's face changed drastically, and he couldn't care less.  The man was dirty, so he stepped forward to help him up, and asked urgently: "Please explain clearly, what is going on?" "Ms., I am a junior official in the Yin Mansion in Hanjing. It has been raining heavily in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River these days.  , the river rose rapidly. Mr. Fu Yin sent people to patrol the river embankment all night long. However, it rained heavily just now, and the lake water also rose sharply. Under the conflict between internal and external forces, the section of Yuan Gong Embankment near the bridge entrance burst, and the river water rushed inward.  Guan. The villain was ordered by Lord Fu Yin to report the disaster to Mr. Wang. "How could this happen?" Wang Qinian felt his eyes blur and almost fainted. Fortunately, the steward on the side stepped forward to help him.  It turns out that the capital of Dashun, Hanking, was roughly located in the Hankou area of ??the three towns of Wuhan today.  It is located at the intersection of the Han River and the Yangtze River. The terrain is difficult and the transportation is convenient. However, a big problem is flooding.  Every year from July to August, when the rainy season arrives, the floods from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the Han River flow downstream and merge here. Once the two times overlap, it is very easy to break through the embankments and cause floods.  Naturally, Dashun attaches great importance to this point. As the highest chief executive of Hanking, Hanjing Fuyin also has an additional title of promoting Jiang defense affairs. He also has two battalions of Jiang defense troops with about 7,000 people under his jurisdiction.  It is used to guard the embankment, and if necessary, all the garrison troops near Hanjing can be requisitioned.  Wang Qinian closed his eyes for a while, pushed his old wife aside, stood up, and said in a deep voice: "Go back to Fu Yin immediately and tell him to recruit all the manpower immediately, and you must block the hole for me! No matter how much it costs,  I will agree to the amount of money spent later. " "Yes, sir!" The official got up and rushed outside quickly.  Wang Qinian turned around and ordered to the steward: "Prepare the horses immediately and go to Yuan Gongdi to have a look!" The steward looked at the dark night sky outside and dissuaded him: "Sir, it's already dark, the wind and rain are so strong, and there are still floods. How about we stop?  Wait for more than an hour, let¡¯s wait until dawn!¡± ¡°We can¡¯t delay the flood! I¡¯m afraid it will be too late!¡± ¡°Yes, sir!¡±  A few main roads are paved with bluestone, and many of the more remote roads are paved with rammed earth. When washed away by rain, they turn into mud.  Two family members holding glass-shaded kerosene lamps walked in front, but in the dark rainy night, the lights could only shine for six or seven meters at most, and it would be pitch black even further away.  Wang Qinian was riding on the horse, and bursts of rain hit his face, like soybeans, which hurt. He gritted his teeth and whipped the horse hard. The usually docile mare neighed and stood under his feet.  It slipped and almost stumbled.  Fortunately, the two healthy servants sandwiched beside the horse stretched out their hands to support the horse.  Seeing this, the housekeeper came over and shouted loudly: "Master, the weather is bad, we should go back!" "No!" Wang Qinian shouted, slid down from the horse: "Give me a bamboo stick  , I have to walk there today!" "Yes, Master!" The helpless housekeeper had no choice but to ask two young servants to sandwich Wang Qinian and trek towards Yuan Gongdi in the wind and rain.  The group of people walked for more than half an hour, and finally they were not far from Yuan Gongdi, and the sky was already dimming.  The man who suddenly turned on the light suddenly heard a dull rumbling sound coming from in front of him. He stopped and listened. The dull sound was also mixed with the screams of "It's broken, it's broken!"?, the face of this Hanjing native suddenly changed. He threw the kerosene lamp in his hand to the ground, turned around and ran away, shouting repeatedly: "It's broken, run quickly, or you will die if you don't run!" "What?  What's going on?" Wang Qinian just yelled, and then he heard the terrible muffled sound from the heavy rain, and his feet could even feel a slight vibration from the ground under his feet.  At this moment, his face was pale.  The servants hurriedly lifted Wang Qinian up and ran to a nearby hillock, finally escaping before the flood.  On the hillock, Wang Qinian looked towards Yuan Gongdi. In the desolate morning light, he could see that the breach had rapidly expanded and turned into a terrifying torrent, making a loud sound like ten thousand horses galloping.  Floods are inundating many nearby villages, large and small.  Countless houses are collapsing.  On the thatched roofs sat people fleeing for their lives, floating on the water.  Timber and furniture floated on the water.  People and animals floated on the water.  The young man climbed up the big tree, but the tree was washed down by the flood, submerged, and floated up.  The sound of water everywhere was mixed with cries and calls for help From the northwest where the bridge breached, although it was far away, the sound of water gradually became clearer, like the sound of a strong wind.  He turned his head and looked to the right, but he did not see the flood. Instead, he saw people in various villages supporting the elderly and young, leading their animals, crying and shouting, fleeing from their homes and running to nearby higher ground.  Because it had rained for many days, the mud was deep and there was stagnant water, and the elderly and children kept falling.  Seeing this, Wang Qinian's throat felt sweet, and he felt a stream of heat pouring out of his mouth. He stretched out his hand to cover it, and it was already bright red.  "Master, what's wrong with you!" The housekeeper on the side hugged Wang Qinian in panic: "Come here, come to the doctor quickly. Master is vomiting blood, come here quickly!" "No need!" Wang Qinian shook his head weakly, with a look on his face.  He showed a sad smile, and when he thought about how much effort he had put into the court over the years, but ended up like this, he felt very heartbroken, almost shed tears, and couldn't help but sigh.  "It's a matter of destiny, it's beyond human power!" Two days later, Liu Yun, the censor of the capital, wrote a letter saying that the flood in Hanjing was the prime minister's misconduct. God was warning that the chief minister of the dynasty must abdicate in response.  Wang Qinian, the state affairs minister of Dashun Ping Zhangjun, immediately submitted a memorial, claiming that he was old and incompetent, and that despite his high position, he had lost the vassal state. He was unworthy of the trust of the late emperor and the queen mother, and requested to resign and return to his hometown to recuperate.  Although Empress Dowager Deng repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, Wang Qinian still insisted on resigning, so Empress Dowager Deng gave Wang Qinian the crown prince Shaobao and allowed him to return to his hometown to recuperate.  He took the post of Wang Qinian as the second assistant Qi Zhidi to Pingzhangjun State Affairs, and then transferred the early state power back to Hanjing to participate in political affairs as the Minister of the Ministry of War.  During the 19th dynasty, Shen Hongmao was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Since Hu Keqin, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was already a member of the cabinet, the Minister was just his official and did not interfere with the actual affairs of the Ministry of Revenue. In fact, Shen Hongmao had become the de facto Minister of Finance of the empire.  .
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