In Changshou Temple, after the shift was disbanded, Li Ruogu said to Xu Ping: "Du Cao has been in Xijing for some time. I have been plagued by official business and have not visited the Transportation Department. If you are too negligent, don't take Du Cao to heart."

Xu Ping said calmly: "Wouldn't it be a matter of being the only one who said this? Since I arrived in Luoyang, I have been busy with business matters with my ex. I have been thinking about visiting Liushou at the government office, but I have not taken time."

Li Ruogu smiled and pointed to the front and said, "I happened to meet today. There is a clean room there. How about we go over to have a cup of tea?"

"I'm just thinking about it." Xu Ping agreed and walked towards the clean room with Li Ruogu.

Luoyang City is Xijing, with many officials here, and like the capital, they have to stand for the shift. Although the emperor did not attend the court for a long time, he had five days of daily life, and the daily prayer watches were sent to the Kaifeng Palace for the emperor to read them personally.

The Luoyang officials stationed in this longevity, and the ceremony was placed on the incense table, and then the ceremony was stopped. It was just a ceremony.

Since there is a station shift, there are shifts. Today is the first time that Xu Ping has participated in a five-day daily life in Luoyang City. Because Li Ruogu is a higher official than himself, Xu Ping took the initiative to stand under his shift, and was still led by Li Ruogu as usual.

This small move won Li Ruogu's great favor, so he took the initiative to come up and chat and invited Xu Ping to drink tea.

In the past, there was a dispute between the Chief Censor and the Henan Prefecture Prefecture and the Left-behind Company. For this reason, the imperial court issued a special order, and the Luoyang official was headed by the prefect.

However, this will does not include the transshipment envoy.

At this time, Xu Ping truly understood why Zhao Zhen promoted himself to a direct scholar in Longtu Pavilion before leaving and did not want to live under Li Ruogu. The yamen of the Transportation Office was in Luoyang City. Although he did not have the power to supervise the prefect of Henan Prefecture, he was still at the higher level of Henan Prefecture in terms of money and grain. Moreover, he did not supervise the prefecture, but he still had the power to supervise the people's livelihood of Henan Prefecture. In any case, his power was greater than that of Henan Prefecture and the Left-behind Office.

Those who are in charge of Henan Prefecture and the company's affairs have always been veterans and important officials. As the saying goes, "Henan Dayin is like snow." The Transportation Commission and Henan Prefecture Office are in the same city, and there is inevitably a question of who is respected. In terms of power, the Transportation Commission has undoubtedly greater power, but in terms of status, the Henan Prefecture Prefecture is generally higher than the Transportation Commission.

This will lead to a problem. Who is the leader of Changshou Temple’s five-day living station?

The previous compromise was that the transferee of Jingxi Road was basically not in Luoyang City, but was inspected locally. There was only one deputy envoy or judge in the Transport Department's yamen in charge of daily affairs. In this way, there was naturally no problem of competing for shifts with the prefect.

Xu Ping obviously did not want to follow this old example. He wanted to do a lot of things in Luoyang City, and he became vaguely opposed to Li Ruogu.

As an inspector, if the transshipment officer inspects the local area, the local officials are not allowed to go out of the city to welcome him. The residences are all in the inn and are not allowed to live in the city. Even the entourage guards he brought are mainly local officials who follow him to work. Before Xu Ping took over, he was not subject to this rule. All officials from prefectures and counties were welcomed out of the city, except for Li Ruogu, Henan Prefecture.

Not only did Li Ruogu not go out of the city to greet him, but he was not like Chen Yaozuo of Zhengzhou. Even the magistrate and the magistrate below did not go out of the city to greet him, just as if this person was not here. After Xu Ping entered the city, no officials from Henan Prefecture visited his residence, let alone held a banquet to greet him. The information revealed everywhere was that although Henan Prefecture was under the jurisdiction of Jingxi Road, it was different from other prefectures, and the transshipment officer could not control it.

Li Ruogu ignored him, and Xu Ping would not take the initiative to visit him. This is not only a matter of face, but also a matter of which yamen to focus on in the future. Xu Ping can bow his head, but what should he do if his subordinates do?

I have been to Luoyang City for some days. Before I handed over with Wang Yong, Xu Ping ignored the officialdom and everything was peaceful. After the handed over, the officialdom in Luoyang City became undercurrent, and everyone was staring at this big daily life. They are also a direct scholar in Longtu Pavilion, and the transfer envoy has more responsibilities. Will Xu Ping compete for shifts with Li Ruogu?

In the end, Xu Ping did not fight and just passed by quietly, which disappointed many people.

The five-day daily life is in the name of the Left-behind Office. Li Ruogu is the chief of the Left-behind Office. The reason why Xu Ping did not fight is based on this. However, the shifts can not be fought, and the rights and responsibilities in the future must be clearly distinguished. Henan Prefecture cannot become a place where the Transport Office cannot manage it.

After entering the clean room, Xu Ping and Li Ruogu sat down, and the people in the temple brought tea.

Neither of them spoke and drank tea quietly for a while.

Li Ruogu put down the teacup and said to Xu Ping: "Du Cao is not yet thirty years old, and he is responsible for this important task and is a direct bachelor. He is really young and promising. It is really hard to match if he is like an old man."

"It's too much to say that the left-behind is nothing more than the grace of the saint. As a minister, we are just doing things with our hearts. The fortunes of the Caoxian are all the way. When our ancestors use people, they always do not matter whether they have qualifications or age."

Li Ruogu laughed twice and said to Xu Ping: "Ducao comes to Jingxi Road, I don't know what to do first? I heard that I want to open the river channel leading Luo into Bian, but I don't know if it is right or not?"

Xu Ping looked up at Li Ruogu and said seriously: "What the hell is saying is right. It is to open the waterway that leads Luo to Bian. But now there is a difficulty. If you divert water from the upstream and cut off the water source of the Luo River, the water transportation of Luoyang City will no longer be there, and the lives of the people in the city will be affected. Luoyang's garden is the best in the world. People in the city plant more flowers and trees, and if there is less Luo water to nourish it, I am afraid that the grand scenery will be difficult to maintain."

Li Ruogu was silent, thought for a while before saying, "What should I do as Ducao said?"

"During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Luoyang City was the world, and the southeastern canal transport was transported here to supply the royal city. At that time, there were old canals in and around Luoyang City. However, the late Tang and Five Dynasties were separated, and the canals were silted and destroyed, and the river channels remained unchanged. The Yiluo River flooded in a few years. If you want to save trouble now, you would open the canals and build a dam directly from the upper reaches of the Luo River, so that the Luo River will no longer pass through Luoyang. But I don't want to clear the Bian River, dry up Luoyang, and leave behind the infamy. So, the first thing now is to sort out the waterways around Luoyang City, clear the old canals, and deepen and expand it."

Li Ruogu frowned: "It's been a while since the capital was in Luoyang. We should know the current situation of Henan Prefecture. There is an imperial palace in Luoyang city and an imperial tomb in the county below. The people have heavy taxes and labor services. Where can I have spare time to dig ditches and manage canals?"

"I also recommend the affairs of the river and canals and bridges on Jingxi Road. This matter is coordinated by the Transportation Office. Henan Prefecture only needs to assist from the side. Regardless of money, grain and manpower, you must try to leave Henan Prefecture as little as possible. You don't have to worry about it if you stay behind."

Li Ruogu frowned even more: "Ducao, and the canals are opened in Henan Prefecture, naturally, Henan Prefecture is the main one. The Transportation Commission only needs to set regulations and explain clearly how to do it. Henan Prefecture is the Beijing Prefecture, which is not easy to compare with the Changzhou Army. If the Transportation Commission needs to manage everything, many things will be difficult to do."

Xu Ping chuckled softly: "But, can you do it well by handing over the matter to Henan Prefecture?"

Li Ruogu was silent. Henan Prefecture was so famous, but it was not easy to organize the river channel if you wanted money but no one. It was said that most of the river channels leading Luo into Bian were outside Henan Prefecture, so the most difficult one was actually under the rule of Henan Prefecture.

After passing Sishui County, even digging a trench on the Yellow River beach, the planning is good and the project is simple. However, above Sishui County, the small watershed between Sishui and Luoshui is broken and the geography is complex, so the project is much more troublesome. More importantly, diversion of water from sand ditches requires sufficient water and stability. Now the rivers in Luoyang City have been flooding for many years, which cannot ensure the stability of the water. During the dry season, the rivers are wide and the water depth is insufficient, and during the rainy season, the water volume is too large.

The easiest way is to intercept the Luoshui from the upper reaches of Luoyang City, rebuild the embankment and river channel, and circumvent Luoyang City.

Luoyang was prospered because of the Luoshui River and led the Luoshui River from other places. The consequences of this thousand-year-old ancient city can be imagined. Xu Ping really didn't want to be a transshipment commander, leaving a terrified reputation in one place forever, so he didn't want to use this plan.

However, Henan Prefecture must take the initiative to organize Luoyang and the surrounding rivers, and no excuses can be used to drag it back.

There are only one thing, and there are two things. This time, Henan Prefecture handed over its power to the Transport Authority, and then its autonomy will be eroded step by step in the future. How can Li Ruogu be willing?

But if you think about it, this is impossible. Now the Luoyang Royal Palace cannot be maintained, and the house has collapsed almost halfway. Where can I have the extra manpower and material resources to dig ditches?

Seeing that Li Ruogu did not speak, Xu Ping said again: "Left behind, you know better than anyone else about how the Henan Prefecture is now. Even if I give you power, I will not dig the new canal, even the river channel in Luoyang City will not be able to be rectified. If the entire water channel leading Luo to Bian is repaired, but because the Henan Prefecture is not able to do anything, the consequences of the Henan Prefecture's inability to do things and cannot draw water from the Luo River will be difficult to bear? This time, I have already submitted the canal construction in Zhengzhou to recommend the river section below Sishui County. According to Chen Gong's temper, it would be difficult to deal with the river channel but there is no water!"

"So what's Chen Yaozuo's temper? He is the magistrate of Zhengzhou. Can he still come to Henan Prefecture!"

Li Ruogu was unhappy when he heard Xu Ping use Chen Yaozuo to suppress himself. In terms of official positions and qualifications, Chen Yaozuo is old, but in terms of status, he is still higher than him. He almost wants to suppress himself.

Xu Ping smiled and said nothing. Why did you have to fight with an old minister? If you have the ability, you should follow up on the matter of repairing the river.

After all, Henan Prefecture is short of money, food, and people. Such a major project cannot be taken over even if it wants to. If Li Ruogu really dares to praise this, it would be a joke about his political future. And not only himself, but also the entire Henan Prefecture's subordinates will follow him in trouble.

Xu Ping recognized it, Li Ruogu didn't dare to speak out.

(Note: Henan Prefecture is basically affirmed that it is not supervised by the transfer envoy of Jingxi Road, but the relationship between Henan Prefecture and the Transport Envoy Office was very complicated. Before the Zhenzong Dynasty, Henan Prefecture often did not belong to Jingxi Road, and was an independent Jing Prefecture like Kaifeng Prefecture. After the Zhenzong Dynasty, the affiliation relationship was determined, but it still had great independence. The general trend is that Luoyang's status in the country is becoming less and less important, and the status of Henan Prefecture is becoming increasingly lower and lower, and it is increasingly under the jurisdiction of Jingxi Road Transport Envoy. It is difficult to clarify whether Jingxi Road Transport Envoy is permanently stationed in Luoyang. Most historical materials point out that Henan Prefecture is the first prefecture of Jingxi Road, and the Transport Envoy should be in Luoyang. There are also Luoyang only a transfer envoy, which should be in different periods. It is impossible to fully understand it in the book. It is basically a state of competing for rights between each other, which is considered a compromise setting.) (To be continued.)
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