Jin Fu Chen Huang, ten years of river governance, the merit is in the future
On the shore of the Yellow River, such a past happened. The surging waters of the Yellow River frantically broke through the embankment, rushing like a fierce tiger and as brave as a dragon. Everyone resisted with all their might.
The berm workers rolled and fell down under the wash of the river, while some officers and soldiers did their best to protect the innocent people behind them. However, the raging waters of the Yellow River are menacing, and we can only watch as the levees are washed away and ruthlessly rush towards people's homes.
"The Long River under Heaven" shockingly shows the scene of the Yellow River flood, the people's life is bleak and helpless, and they have no power to resist in the face of the ruthless invasion of nature, which makes people feel heartbroken. of the Yellow River"Two breaks in three years, and one change in a hundred years", bringing untold suffering to the people along the coast, leaving them homeless.
The flooding of the Yellow River has always been an important concern of the imperial court.
Since the Southern Song Dynasty, the problem of flooding of the Yellow River has continued, and although the Ming Dynasty has vigorously rectified it, the problem of "seizing the Huai River into the sea" has not been solved. In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court was busy with war, the management of the Yellow River came to a standstill, and the floods became increasingly serious.
Until the Kangxi period, the riverbed of the Yellow River was seriously silted, and the lives of the people on both sides of the river were worried. At this time, "The Long River under Heaven" tells the story of Jin Fu and Chen Huang governing the Yellow River. The flooding of the Yellow River not only affects people's livelihoods, but also threatens the transportation of grain and grass during the war, causing other disasters.
In the face of repeated wars, the imperial court finally decided to completely control the flooding of the Yellow River. Wang Guangyu, the former governor of the river, was investigated, and the imperial court immediately appointed Jin Fu, the governor of Anhui, as the new governor of the river, and took Chen Huang to the scene.
Together, they embarked on a legendary journey to control the floods of the Yellow River. Although Chen Huang is not **, history records that he has made great contributions to river control.
He calls himself "the reincarnation of Hebo", and he has been attached to water since he was a child, and he can return safely after drifting on the Yellow River alone. He is so unique in his research on water that he has even published books on the subject.
After several setbacks in the imperial examinations, he gave up pursuing a career in office. He personally surveyed the canals and the banks of the Yellow River, because he was well aware of the suffering caused by the floods to the people, and he was a man of great love.
One day, he sat on the shore and made a bet with a man dressed in blue: "The autumn flood is coming in half an hour, if I gouge out your eyes." His expression was confident and haughty, as if he thought that only a scholar like him could foresee the coming of the flood.
However, he didn't know that the person in front of him was Emperor Kangxi. Seeing that the young man was so confident, the emperor also came to be interested. So, they used this gambling contract to start a gamble of the century.
As a result, Chen Huang successfully foresaw the autumn flood, and his talent was also recognized by Emperor Kangxi.
An unexpected encounter, Chen Huang and Jin Fu's ideal of river governance collided with sparks. Chen Huang jumped into the river with bouldering, which seemed to be a suicide, but in fact he was testing the speed of the river.
And Jin Fu met him on the way to the capital for interrogation. Jin Fu rescued Chen Huang and discovered his talent for river governance, so he recruited him as his staff.
Chen Huang followed Jin Fu to inspect the shoreline of the Yellow River, and the two jointly formulated a river control strategy focusing on "harnessing water and attacking sand". They realized that in the face of the Yellow River, which is wider upstream, it is better to block it than to dredge it, and it is necessary to build a dam downstream to divert the water flow.
However, this plan required the demolition of all the houses on the embankment, which made their plan a huge challenge. Despite the difficulties, Chen Huang and Jin Fu were determined to turn Fuze's ideal of river governance into reality for future generations.
In the past, the Yellow River flooded frequently, and the people were homeless. Faced with a dilemma, Jin Fu proposed a solution, promising the people that once the houses were demolished, they would be rebuilt in exchange for their support.
This approach not only solved the housing problem, but also won the trust and support of the people, and finally succeeded in controlling the flooding of the Yellow River, proving the importance of the unity of the government and the people.
Jin Fu's aide Chen Huang was even more talented, he invented the "water measurement method", which specified in detail the time of water release and storage, eliminating the uncertainty of water storage. However, the construction of the dam is a huge project, and the three-year treatment period is about to expire and the project has not yet been completed.
Jin Fu and Chen Huang both have the determination to only benefit the people and control the floods of the Yellow River. Although the imperial court had made them guilty and meritorious service, they still worked tirelessly on the front line.
After more than ten years of governance, the Yellow River was basically dredged, and the imperial court was very satisfied with their work. However, when the embankment was repaired and the Yellow River burst again, some ** of the imperial court self-righteously rejected their plan and demanded that the emperor punish them.
As a result, when most of the court was in them, the emperor also had to dismiss them and send them to prison. Despite this, the people on both sides of the Yellow River still appreciate them very much and miss them very much.
In order to make up for his mistakes, the emperor, who regretted it, appointed Jin Fu as the governor of the river again, but at this time Jin Fu had already died of depression, and Chen Huang died of depression long before he was imprisoned.
Their stories tell us that no matter how difficult they face, as long as they have the people in their hearts, they will definitely be able to contribute to the people and ultimately win the respect and praise of the people.
When Jin Fu met the emperor in the palace, the emperor saw that he was eroded by wind and frost, dark and rough, lowered his head and held his hands with his hands, and said distressedly: "This ** is the hand of an official!" ”
A pair of calloused and broken hands seem to never be clean. The emperor knew everything that Jin Fu had done to govern the Yellow River. However, in the face of the ** of the Manchu Dynasty, someone must always bear this responsibility, and in the end, the emperor sentenced Jin Fu to mismanage and punish the crime of "ineffective river governance".
Despite this, after Jin Fu and Chen Huang brought the Yellow River under control, there were almost no large-scale levee bursts in the Yellow River basin. However, because of the charges of "disturbing the people in Tuntian" and "ineffective in controlling the river", Chen Huang died unjustly, and he was depressed on the sickbed.
Before Jin Fu died, fortunately, Chen Huang successfully overturned the case. The tragedy of feudal society lies in the fact that people with good intentions wantonly tamper with and smear their merits, and after they are widely publicized, even if the emperor later knows the mistake, he cannot make up for it.
In the face of the sudden disaster, Chen Huang and Jin Fu felt pain in their hearts, perhaps not because they had been wronged, but because they could not continue to stay in the Yellow River and realize their ideals. However, some of their actions in the process of governing the river may touch the interests of the nobles and **, and naturally become the target of public criticism.
In the TV series "The Long River under Heaven", we follow the plot with flood control as the main line, especially with Jin Fu and Chen Huang as the protagonists, showing the magnificent picture of river control in ancient China.
Like them, thousands of people who have contributed to the management of the Yellow River will benefit future generations and pass on their exploits. The history of the Yellow River will always be remembered by future generations.