When Shen Yichen heard the identity of the visitor, he subconsciously thought it was Wang Zhen's person. Anyway, he was already at odds with the eunuchs. No matter how polite he was, it was useless, so he didn't rush back to greet him.

"I am inspecting the river and have no free time to greet you. Please return to Jiang County Cheng in Zhangqiu Town to receive the imperial officials well."

Shen Yichen did not intend to rush back to greet him, but he would not deliberately neglect the eunuch who was sent as an envoy. He would not do anything to offend people for no reason, even if they were from different camps.

There are no permanent friends or enemies in any age, only permanent interests.

Even Wang Zhen's people can find common interests.

"Yes, I resign from my humble position!"

After receiving the order, the messengers mounted their horses and quickly returned to Zhangqiu Town, quickly disappearing under the curtain of rain.

But at this moment, Bian He quickened his pace and walked side by side to Shen Yichen.

"Proprietor, my subordinates think you should return to Zhangqiu Town to greet the special envoy. Eunuchs are all narrow-minded and can easily be offended by trivial matters."

Due to physical defects, most eunuchs have psychological defects. Especially eunuchs who are on missions can easily become arrogant and arrogant. The best example is the eunuchs guarding various places in the Ming Dynasty. Local civil and military officials did not dare to neglect at all, otherwise they would be punished. suffered retaliation.

Not to mention the river engineering survey, which is the key to Shen Yichen's water control, and he needs to have a good relationship.

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if you do it superficially or not. When the time comes, we will use the actual benefits to destroy it!"

Shen Yichen can position himself as an upright and upright official. If he wants to win over the inspection eunuchs, he can use bribery, favoritism and all kinds of methods to do things.

Sooner or later, Wang Zhen's people will have to rely on real money to destroy them, so why pretend to be a grandson and suffer more?

Bian and he also knew about the conflicts and disputes between Shen Yichen and Wang Zhen, so after hearing this, they felt that what they said made sense and stopped trying to persuade them.

At noon, Shen Yichen, as usual, squatted in a simple shed built on the river embankment to eat with the officials and civilians.

This kind of scene is no stranger to the people of Hegong. The people who were a little afraid at first can now talk all kinds of things in front of Shen Yichen.

But not long after this time, a large number of people appeared on the far side of the river embankment. The leader was wearing a scarlet robe, and the pattern on it was not the birds and animals of ordinary officials, but a bullfight with dragon patterns!

The bullfighting uniform is the third-class uniform given by the Ming Dynasty. Its specifications are still higher than the unicorn uniform before Shen Yichen. Under normal circumstances, it is not available to officials who are not third-grade or above. In other words, the leader, unless something unexpected happens, may have a higher official rank than Shen Yichen is much taller.

Moreover, local officials rarely grant submissions, which can also prove that the other party is also a capital official.

Seeing such a group of people coming in force, the shack that was originally joking and joking suddenly became silent. The people no longer fear Shen Yichen, but it does not mean that they no longer fear other high-ranking officials. The entire Ming Dynasty also Shen Yichen is an outlier.

"Proprietor, I guess the eunuch is here as an envoy."

In the Ming Dynasty, in addition to officials, eunuchs were more likely to be given favors by the emperor. Especially in the later period, almost everyone among the twelve eunuchs had a python robe.

"Um."

Shen Yichen nodded, then put the bowl and chopsticks in his hands, put on his bamboo hat and walked out of the awning, ready to greet the eunuch who was on his way.

These days, one thing comes after another. When Shen Yichen, as the censor of Qiandu, went out of town, when officials in Shandong saw him, they were as temperless as a mouse when seeing a cat.

Similarly, when faced with the eunuch who was sent out to inspect the river work, Shen Yichen, the censor of Qiandu, was naturally suppressed and had to go to the awning to greet him.

But when the visitor gradually approached, Shen Yichen unexpectedly found that the other person looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.

"Shen Yichen, the censor of Qiandu, has met my father-in-law."

Shen Yichen first raised his hands and saluted. It had been a long time since Shandong had taken the initiative to salute for more than half a year. Shen Yichen did not salute even when he met King Lu for the last time.

"Shen Qianxian, you are fine."

Cheng Jing looked at Shen Yichen and returned the gesture with a kind smile on his face.

Are you okay?

Hearing this word, Shen Yichen realized that he had not admitted his mistake. He had indeed seen the eunuch in front of him.

After thinking about it carefully in his mind, Shen Yichen finally remembered that two years ago, he sacrificed wine to Li Shimian for the Imperial College, led all the princes of Yingtian Mansion to complain about injustice, and the eunuch who finally came out to issue the imperial edict was the eunuch in front of him.

He seems to be called... Cheng Jing!

"Eunuch Cheng, it's been a long time."

A friendly smile immediately appeared on Shen Yichen's face. Let's not talk about anything else. At least the eunuch on the mission was not Wang Zhen's person, so he could talk about it.

"Two years ago, when I met with Shen Qianxian in person, I said that in the future, I would definitely rise to the top. Now it seems that I have hit the mark. San Yuan and his junior high position are all precedents in the Ming Dynasty!"

After Cheng Jing promulgated the decree, he even exchanged a few polite words with Shen Yichen, because he saw that this son had an unlimited future and wanted to make a good relationship with him.

Who would have thought that Shen Yichen's achievements would far exceed his expectations. The leader of the Three Yuan and the Sixth Yuan, who came out of town in a scarlet robe at the age of eighteen, is truly a proud man of heaven!

"Miao Zan, Eunuch Cheng, I am so ashamed of myself."

When facing Cheng Jing, Shen Yichen did not use the title of official, and the other party did not use the title of "our family". The two parties maintained the tacit understanding they had when they first met and treated each other as civil servants.

This is also the most similar point between Cheng Jing and Wang Zhen. Deep down, they want to maintain the dignity of being a scholar.

"It's Shen Qianxian who is too modest."

Cheng Jing smiled and then started to get down to business.

"The ancients said that when managing water, you must do everything yourself. Only when I met Shen Qianxian today did I really see what it means to do everything personally."

Cheng Jing sighed with emotion. This sentence was not a compliment to Shen Yichen, but a sincere compliment.

Perhaps because he had been in the capital for so long, he had never seen a high-ranking official like Shen Yichen, wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat, standing on the river embankment in the heavy rain and covered with mud.

You must know that you arrived suddenly along the waterway, without notifying the stations along the way, and there is no possibility of knowing about the performance in advance.

Shen Yichen is sincerely practicing the great cause of river engineering!

"Eating the emperor's salary, being loyal to the emperor, and worrying about the emperor's worries."

"And if you leave the town, you must live up to the expectations of the people. Now that the main flood season in Shandong has arrived, the water has surged and is far away from the warning line. It is possible that the levee will breach at any time. We must guard against danger at all times."

After hearing Shen Yichen's story, Cheng Jing nodded, and then said, "Can Shen Qianxian lead me to inspect the river work together?"

Now that everyone has arrived at the Yellow River embankment, Cheng Jing, as the special river engineering survey envoy, naturally has to take this opportunity to see how the river engineering is doing.

"Do your duty."

Without saying a word, Shen Yichen walked ahead and led Cheng Jing to inspect the river work.

Although Cheng Jing, like Wang Zhen, considers himself a scholar at heart, there are still big differences between the two.

Wang Zhen has the skin of a scholar, but actually has no bones as a scholar. He became an eunuch, but he always maintained the character of a scholar.

He was honest and dedicated throughout his life and did not seek personal gain. Even during the reign of Emperor Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty, he had the opportunity to become the second Wang Zhen, but he repeatedly asked his relatives to be appointed officials and did not form any clique for personal gain.

Even when Jingtai died in the imperial prison in the sixth year of his life, the Ming dynasty clan mourned him so much that they sent officials to escort him back to his hometown, built a tomb for him, and participated in the funeral.

Passing by the awning where Shen Yichen had been staying, Cheng Jing did not continue moving forward, but turned around and walked in. When the civil servants who were eating saw Cheng Jing walking in, they all knelt down in fear and paid homage.

"Excuse me."

Cheng Jing waved his hand. He had seen from a distance that Shen Yichen was getting along well with these officials and people, and he was unwilling to break this situation.

After saying that, Cheng Jing walked to where Shen Yichen was sitting, where the bowls and chopsticks he had put down were also placed, as well as the unfinished food in the bowls.

White rice, seasonal vegetables, boiled eggs, and braised mutton. If this level of food is considered a delicacy for the common people, it would naturally be called a delicacy. However, if it is placed on someone like Shen Yichen, a fourth-rank censor of Qiandu, I'm afraid it would be called "simple." It's not even enough to describe it, so I have to use shabby.

But the next scene shocked Cheng Jing inside!

Because he saw that the food eaten by other officials and civilians in the awning was exactly the same as Shen Yichen's, without any difference.

Sharing the hardships with the people and sharing the hardships can be said to be a nice thing to say, but to allow the river workers and the people to have a good life together, the financial difficulty required is many times higher than the former.

Can the people in Shandong Province afford this kind of food if they don’t have enough resources to control floods?

With such shock, Cheng Jing couldn't help but asked a civilian: "Do you usually eat these?"

"Sir, yes."

Ordinary civilians can't tell the difference between unicorn uniforms and bullfighting uniforms. They only think that the official uniform pattern in front of them is similar to a dragon robe.

If Shen Yichen hadn't spent time with the people during this period and cultivated their courage to face high-ranking officials, Cheng Jing would have been so frightened that he could not speak if he had asked this question before.

"Apart from this place, are all Shandong river workers like this?"

"We all eat this way. From the beginning of flood control, Zhuangyuan Gong promised that we would have enough rice, noodles and steamed buns, and we would also eat meat every day."

Hearing this answer, Cheng Jing took a breath. This was actually the common food standard for more than 200,000 river workers working on water control!

Many things are small and big. Shen Yichen treats the corvee people's livelihood with such kindness and attention. How can he cut corners in the great river engineering project?

It seems that what Shen Yichen said in his book is true. Not only did he block the breach of the Yellow River for three days, but he also built a century-old embankment in Shandong!

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Chapter completed!