Can I get to the other side?

Regarding the organization of the debate, Liu Xie officially decided and ordered Guo Jia to announce it to the court and the public.

As soon as the news came out, it caused a great sensation.

It has been four months since the opening of the Imperial College. The controversy over the Imperial College has never stopped, but the official has never responded to the matter.

Now the court has openly announced the opening of a debate, and launched a debate on the opening of the Imperial College, inviting famous scholars from all over the world to participate. This is no small matter.

If the four subjects opened by the Imperial College are new studies, then traditional Confucianism is old studies. The emperor now wants to recruit scholars with new studies, which is why many scholars oppose the opening of the Imperial College.

Now that the debate has begun, it is not just a simple debate on whether the Imperial College should be opened, but involves a dispute between new studies and old studies.

It is said to be a debate, but it is actually a debate on scriptures!

The impact of the debate on scriptures is far-reaching, and it is directly related to the policy and mainstream doctrines of the Han Dynasty.

The last debate was the White Tiger Temple Conference organized by Emperor Zhang. It has been more than a hundred years since then, and now it has been restarted.

For a time, the court and the public were discussing this matter.

After hearing the news, the famous scholars from all over the world could no longer sit still, and they all set off to Chang'an to attend this grand event.

Liu Xie did not pay attention to the impact of the debate.

In order to give the famous scholars from all over the world enough time to rush to Chang'an, the debate was scheduled to be held in June, and it was still early now.

At present, he is more concerned about the flood situation in various places.

The spring flood that comes with the arrival of spring is something that cannot be ignored. It is related to the national system and people's sentiments, and the safety of the people.

When it comes to floods, we have to talk about the Yellow River.

The Yellow River flood is a headache for all dynasties. There are countless people living on both sides of the Yellow River and in the lower reaches. The Yellow River flood is even more serious during the spring flood. If it is not well managed, millions of people will suffer.

As the Grand Marshal, Yuan Xi is responsible for water conservancy projects.

As for the issue of flood control in the Yellow River, he ran to Xuanshi early in the morning and started arguing with Fa Zheng. The two quarreled until their faces turned red and their necks became thick, and they even quarreled in front of Liu Xie.

The reason is very simple. It takes a lot of money to control the flood of the Yellow River and repair the dam. Now the real money bag of the Han Dynasty is the State Administration of Taxation, so Yuan Xi went to the State Administration of Taxation to apply for funds to control the Yellow River, but Fa Zheng did not agree.

Because last year he allocated 300,000 strings of money to Yuan Xi to control the flood of the Yellow River. At that time, there was a surplus of 100,000 strings after the repair, but it was not returned.

As a result, Yuan Xi came to him again to ask for money to control the Yellow River. Did he really think that the money of their tax bureau was blown by the wind?

"Yuan Sikong, didn't you only spend 200,000 coins to repair the dam last year? The rest of the money was not returned. Why are you asking for money again this year?"

Fa Zheng said to Yuan Xi with a bad face and a rather stiff tone.

Although Yuan Xi is one of the three ministers, this is a public matter, and public matters must be handled in a public manner. He will not easily compromise because of Yuan Xi's status.

Now the Han Dynasty is in urgent need of money!

Yuan Xi glared at him and said unhappily: "We used the remaining 100,000 yuan last year to repair river works in other places. Where is there any left?"

"Although it was repaired last year, the Yellow River is very important. Just in case, it is natural to reinforce it well."

"Otherwise, who will take the responsibility if something happens? The State Administration of Taxation? Or you, Director Fa?"

"The State Administration of Taxation is only responsible for allocating funds. How many things need to be considered in managing river works? How can you know?"

After that, Yuan Xi bowed to Liu Xie on the main seat and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, I am dedicated to the people, but the State Administration of Taxation is unwilling to allocate funds. Please judge for yourself!"

Fa Zheng was so angry that his lungs almost exploded. His face was ashen and he said with his neck stiff: "I don't have money, but I have a life!"

"Yuan Sikong, look at how much my life is worth, then take it, I will never say no!"

In fact, if Yuan Xi talked nicely, Fa Zheng might not refuse to allocate funds.

After all, he knew the importance of the Yellow River.

But after Yuan Xi came to the Xuanshi today, he directly asked him why his request for funding was rejected. With such a bad attitude, he naturally didn't look happy.

It takes money to manage the river, and other places also need money!

Seeing the two people blushing and scolding each other, the officials who were handling government affairs on the side were laughing secretly, but most of them felt accustomed to it.

Although Liu Xie also felt funny in his heart, he naturally couldn't laugh, and persuaded: "Xianyi, Xiaozhi, you all calm down, what's the point of making a fuss."

Liu Xie spoke, and Fa Zheng and Yuan Xi stopped talking.

But they still stared at each other.

After persuading the two, Liu Xie said, "It is indeed important to manage the Yellow River. It is related to the safety of tens of millions of people. Xiaozhi, you should allocate funds."

The emperor has spoken, and that is the final word. Fa Zheng naturally cannot disobey, so he can only nod reluctantly and say, "I obey your order."

Then Liu Xie said to Yuan Xi, "Xianyi, you too. Xiaozhi is dedicated to the public, and he is not deliberately not allocating funds to you. Let's talk it out nicely."

"We are all officials in the same dynasty, so why should we confront each other?"

Yuan Xi bowed his hands honestly and said, "I will follow your majesty's teachings. I just said something wrong. I just said something wrong, please forgive me, Director Fa."

The money is coming, so it's okay to say a few nice words.

Fa Zheng is a petty person, so he naturally didn't calm down so quickly, but he didn't hit a smiling person, so he said "um" sullenly.

But anyway, this matter is over.

Liu Xie continued to say to Yuan Xi: "How is the flood situation of the Yellow River this year compared to the past? Have you sent people to pay attention to it?"

When mentioning this, Yuan Xi became excited and said: "Your Majesty, the flood of the Yellow River this year is much smaller than in previous years, and there is also a very strange thing."

Liu Xie asked curiously: "Strange thing? What is it?"

Yuan Xi said: "Your Majesty, according to the report from below, the water of the Yellow River has become countless clearer this year, and you can even see the bottom."

"The ancient saying goes that when the water of the Yellow River is clear, a saint will appear. This is an absolute auspicious sign!"

After hearing Yuan Xi's words, the attention of other people in the other halls was also attracted. After all, it is extremely rare for the water of the Yellow River to be clear.

Sima Yi immediately echoed, "Thinking back to when your majesty offered sacrifices to the heaven, a strange phenomenon of purple air coming from the east for three thousand miles appeared; now that our great Han Dynasty has just been unified, the water of the Yellow River, which has been turbid for a thousand years, has become clear."

"Such a strange phenomenon shows that your majesty is a saintly monarch who is rare in the world!"

Sima Yi is very good at flattering.

If you want to make progress, flattery is indispensable.

Although others despise Sima Yi's behavior of flattering the emperor, they agree with this statement very much, after all, the emperor's achievements are obvious to all.

"The Yellow River is clear?"

After listening to Yuan Xi's words, Liu Xie was not happy, but his expression changed.

"Xianyi, you just said that the Yellow River has become clear? When did this happen?"

Liu Xie frowned and looked very serious.

The emperor's reaction made Yuan Xi stunned. He wanted to mention the auspicious sign of the clear Yellow River to please the emperor, but he didn't expect that the emperor would suddenly become serious after listening, which made him a little confused.

However, he still answered truthfully: "Your Majesty, this is indeed a true story. I have no empty words. It was reported by officials in the Yellow River area a few days ago."

"The water of the Yellow River has been turbid since ancient times. Now it has become clear, which is a rare wonder in a thousand years. It is said that when Confucius was born, the water of the Yellow River became clear overnight, so there is a saying that when a saint appears, the Yellow River becomes clear."

"Your Majesty is kind and caring for the people. It can be seen that the clear water of the Yellow River is God's recognition of your Majesty's achievements and benevolence!"

No mistake in one sentence, one post, one content, one 6, one book, one bar!

Yuan Xi thought that the emperor thought he was lying, so he defended himself and brought out various allusions.

But after Liu Xie heard it, his face was a little ugly. What Yellow River is clear and saints appear, it's all nonsense!

He accidentally read relevant information in his previous life. There have been examples of the Yellow River being clear in history, but what followed was a thousand miles of drought in the surrounding area!

A severe drought is a disaster, and countless people will suffer!

In the Ming Dynasty, in order to control the Yellow River, a method of weighing water to determine celestial phenomena was specially created.

The so-called weighing water to determine celestial phenomena is to let the flood soldiers go to the Yellow River to fetch water, and compare the weight of the water with that of previous years.

If the water taken from the Yellow River is heavy, then attention should be paid to flood prevention that year. If the water from the Yellow River is light, then attention should be paid to drought prevention. The prediction accuracy of this method is extremely high.

If a drought that is rare in a century really occurs.

It would be a disaster!

But now it is obvious that this method has not appeared. Thinking of this, Liu Xie immediately said: "No, the clear water of the Yellow River is not a good omen."

"It is a sign of a thousand-mile drought!"

When these words came out, everyone was shocked and looked at the emperor with puzzled expressions on their faces.

The clear water of the Yellow River is a sign of a severe drought?

Liu Xie knew that they couldn't understand, so he explained: "Er Ya says that the river flows out of Kunlun Xu and is white in color. Because it flows through 1,701 rivers, it is yellow in color."

"Han Shu also says that the river water is heavy and turbid, and it is called one stone of water and six buckets of mud. The Yellow River is the most turbid. If you count it by bucket, sand accounts for six. If it reaches the autumn, water accounts for two."

"Two liters of water can carry eight buckets of sand. From this, we can know that the reason why the Yellow River is turbid is because of the accumulation of sand in the water, and the sand in the water is carried by the upstream rivers."

Liu Xie told the allusions about the turbidity of the Yellow River one by one.

The water of the Yellow River is clear in later generations because it was well managed in later generations. Where are the conditions like later generations now?

But the ministers were a little stunned when they heard it.

Although everyone present was well-read and knew all these stories, what did this have to do with the drought?

Liu Xie then said: "The Yellow River is always turbid because of the silt; and the reason why the Yellow River water became clear this year is because the water in the upstream canals dried up, and the silt could not flow down, so it became clear."

"The water in the upstream canals dried up because there was not enough rain, and if there was not enough rain, there would be a drought!"

Liu Xie's firm words surprised all the ministers.

The clear water of the Yellow River really means that a drought that is rare in a century is coming?

Lu Su originally thought that the clear water of the Yellow River was a good omen, but he was shocked after hearing this, so he hurriedly said: "If this is true, then we should quickly order the granaries along the Yellow River to prepare more grain to cope with the drought!"

"This matter should be taken seriously!"

After Lu Su finished speaking, Fa Zheng immediately spoke up. He looked serious and bowed to Liu Xie and said: "Your Majesty, drought prevention is a serious matter. You need to inform all counties in the country as soon as possible. The grain storage in the granaries alone must be increased by more than 50%! This alone will cost at least millions of strings of money!"

"Although the clear water of the Yellow River is rare, it has happened in previous years, but there has never been a severe drought. Is your majesty worrying too much?"

The big man is just unified now. If he wants to prevent drought -proof, it will really move the whole body.

It is necessary to consume a lot of money supplies. This is also a heavy burden on the treasury, especially the current situation.

Although Qingzhang Tian acre can increase the Treasury tax income, these money has been confiscated, and the court's expenses are also very high.

Agricultural subsidies, martyrs' pensions, construction of public libraries, construction of public schools ... One item is a big money, consumes horror.

Now the big man is like a big tree that has just experienced the storm. It requires a lot of nutrients to repair trauma and maintain growth.

So now Dahan said that he has money and money.

Say poverty ... That's poor.

Fa Zheng took charge of the State Administration of Taxation. It was the most clear about the fiscal situation of the Han Han, so he would stand up to persuade the emperor not to do it lightly.

"Her Majesty, are you too cautious? The Yellow River water is clear and drought, and the ministers have never heard of it." Even Jia Yan persuaded.

"In the past, Shuiqing didn't know if there was no major drought, but this Yellow River was clear, and you must not ignore it!"

Liu Xie's expression is extremely serious. "The weight of the shoulder -shoulder society must not bet on the lives of the people.

According to historical records, the late Eastern Han Dynasty was a period of frequent drought, and there were many consecutive years before the first year of Zhongping.

From the first year to two years after the Emperor Han Xian ascended the throne, there were two consecutive years of drought, Guanzhong Woye Bone.

Although in recent years, there have been no major natural disasters in the world in recent years, but they must not ignore it because of this.

Therefore, Liu Xie would pay so much attention to the situation of the Yellow River so clear, because it was too coincidental.

Liu Xieyou remembered that when he was traveling abroad, he saw the people Yi Zi, and the misery of his clothes was not covered. He didn't want such things to appear on a large scale after he ascended the throne.

Drills are the most serious and the greatest natural disasters that have affected society. If they are not ready, then thousands of miles of barren, corpses are across the wild, and eclipse is not just talking, it will become a bloody reality!

The ministers could not help but move after listening.

Liu Xie ordered Yuan Xi: "Xianyi, you immediately ordered someone to go to the water source of the Yellow River to check the water volume, and immediately report to me after getting the results!"

"This matter must not be delayed!"

Yuan Xi was stunned in his heart, holding the boxing road: "The ministers follow the purpose!"