What are the historical events along the Yellow River?

During the Qianlong period, there lived a river worker named Pei Shangyou in Peilou Village, fengqiu county. Pei Shangyou's family is very poor and has no land. There is only a thatched house that is sheltered from rain in summer and windproof in winter. They two live alone. He is still single in his thirties. Life is hard, Pei Shangyou is very filial to his old and sick mother, and he has to give her a bite to eat, but he is so hungry that he is only skin and bones.

At that time, the Yellow River flooded every year, burst its banks and flooded the land. The people suffered from the Yellow River, and the emperor was very afraid. He has to send money to Beijing three times. The glistening money was transported from Beijing to the Yellow River, and more than half of it was pocketed by the river defense officials.

One year, after several heavy rains, the Yellow River deliberately turned against the poor, and the river surged, so Pei Shangyou could not go outside to cut reeds and willows for food. The rice noodles at home are clean, the fireworks haven't moved for days, and my mother is so hungry that she falls down with the wind. Pei Shangyou couldn't bear to watch his mother starve to death. He wanted to steal some cocoons from the riverbank and sell them to the river defense officials for some food to save her dying mother. That night, thunder rumbled and it was stormy. Pei Shangyou quietly touched the riverbank and walked to the stacking place. Just as he was about to start work, someone suddenly shouted, "Who?"

"I, Pei Shangyou." Pei Shangyou secretly complained. It's a pity that it was discovered before it was laid. He tried to escape, and the man asked, "Why?" Pei Shangyou said shrewdly, "It's raining too hard. Let me see if the dam is dangerous. " This matter has just passed.

Pei Shangyou went home empty-handed, and when he saw the old lady's miserable hunger, he decided to steal barrels from the levee. This is a narrow road for this family. Near the bucket, someone asked, "What is this for?" Pei Shangyou boldly said, "I am Pei Shangyou, and the river keeps rising. I'm afraid the river will burst its banks. See if it's tight. " It was covered again this time.

It was dark before dawn, and Pei Shangyou thought, "It's almost dawn. He Guan should go back. I'll try again while no one is here. " He looked around to see that there was no one but a loud noise. He walked to the front of the pile and was bending down to move it. "Who, what?" Someone asked again. Pei Shangyou had two experiences and said, "I'm afraid the river bank will burst, so I'm not worried. Come and have a look. "

He Guan, whom I have met several times, turned out to be the famous upright official Liu Zhongqing. The Yellow River official has to take charge of the river silver every year, and the Yellow River is still broken in ten or nine years. Ganlong sent him to inspect the Yellow River this time. When it rained, Liu Zhongqing had just set foot on the river bank. He was afraid that the Yellow River would burst its banks, so he patrolled the banks at night. I happened to meet three such considerate people in one night. This man is very concerned about the Yellow River. Are you afraid that the Yellow River can't be cured? Liu Zhongqing, moved by Yue Yue, said to Pei Shangyou, "It's almost dawn. You stayed up all night. Go home and rest. " Liu Zhongqing took some money from his arms and gave it to him. Pei Shangyou was overjoyed to see him rescued, thanked Liu Zhongqing and went home.

After Liu Zhongqing returned to Beijing to report the situation of the Yellow River to Emperor Qianlong, he also reported Pei Shangyou's three trips to the embankment to the Holy Family. It is said that if the emperor can call such people who are enthusiastic about river management, there is hope for managing the Yellow River.

Emperor Qianlong approved Liu Zhongqing's memorial and ordered: "Call Pei Shangyou to Beijing at once."

On this day, Pei Shangyou waited on his mother at home. The river defense officer led Bazi to the door and summoned Pei Shangyou to Beijing. Pei Shangyou was startled. His heart was pounding, his hands trembled and his feet trembled. I thought the emperor probably knew about my trip to the levee, and this time I either lost my head or went to jail, but I didn't expect to come back.

Pei Shangyou comforted my mother after a narrow escape: "This is the money given by Master Liu. Please keep these flowers. I went to Beijing for the Yellow River. " Pei Shangyou was afraid that my mother would be frightened and swallowed his theft.

Pei Shangyou said goodbye to his mother and walked out of the house, only to find that the officers did not beat him or tie him up. Also let him on the sedan chair, bowed and said, you should put in a good word for us when you see the holy one. This time, Pei Shangyou and Zhang Er were confused.

After Pei Shangyou arrived in Beijing, Liu Zhongqing introduced Pei Shangyou to the emperor. Gan Long asked, "Who are you?" "Wang is a friend of Pei Shangyou in Fengqiu village." "What are you doing at home?" "Governing the river." "How did you manage this river?" Pei Shangyou listened to the emperor's inquisition, fearing that he would reveal too much and never dare to speak again, so he gestured and performed the action of blocking the mouth and piling. He picked up the hammer frame, hit this and that, jumped from one end to the other, humming a song. That move is really clever. It's fun to jump around. Emperor Qianlong was so happy that he blurted out with a smile: "You look like a monkey." Civil servants and military commanders also smiled.

Pei Shangyou heard the emperor say that he looks like a monkey during the performance. He immediately knelt down and shouted, "Thank you."

When Gan Long heard that he wanted to thank Huang En, he was also confused. "What are you thanking Huang En for?" Pei Shangyou reported, "Your Majesty saw that I could manage the river and made me a monkey official. How dare I not thank the emperor? "

When Liu Zhongqing saw that Gan Long knew that he had slipped his tongue and could not get off the stage, he quickly said, "Please make him a monkey official." Gan Long walked down the ladder built by Liu Zhongqing. Make Pei Shangyou a monkey official.