That year, there was a serious drought in Hangzhou, which lasted 998 1 day. Thousands of acres of farmland next to the West Lake, the land is cracked, the rice and grass are yellow, like a fire. People go to yamen every day and ask Old Master Q: Release the West Lake water quickly and save the farmland. However, those government officials only know how to have fun on the West Lake all day, but they always ignore it. One day, the people rushed to the yamen in a bustling way, asking the master to release the West Lake water. Some shouted: "Master Qingtian, release the West Lake water quickly and save the farmland!" " Some shouted, "Sir, all of us can't live without the West Lake water!" "To'm sleep also can not sleep, eat also eat not sweet, so we have to personally to the yamen mouth, angrily said to the people:
"Who said anything about putting the West Lake water? If the water in the West Lake is released, the ichthyosaurs in the lake will have no place to live! "
At this time, I saw an old man with five beards coming out of the crowd and asked unhurriedly, "Which is more important, the life of the ichthyosaur or the life of the people?"
Hearing this, the'm angrily said again:
"Who said anything about putting the West Lake water? If the water in the West Lake is released, the water chestnut will not grow! "
The old man smiled coldly and asked again:
"Which is more important, water chestnut or rice?"
Hearing this, the'm more discouraged:
"Who said anything about putting the West Lake water? Putting the West Lake water is not good for Emperor Hongfu! " In fact, what this gentleman wants to say is that it is not good for his official career, and he is afraid of being too explicit and offending public anger, so he carried out the emperor today to make an example.
Who knows the old man a listen to these words, more angry, he confidently asks.
"Compared with the people, the emperor which is more important? If there is no rice for him to eat and clothes for him to wear, can he still be an emperor? " The people around me, after listening to my master's words, are unreasonable and have long wanted to scold him; Now, after listening to the old man's words, everyone jumped up with joy: "He's right! He's right! "
The old man was shaking with anger: "You, who are you?" Dare to contradict your master in public and incite the people! "The old man smiled and said," ask me which one? I am Bai Juyi! " Hearing this, the old man arrived. Old man, even now the emperor is afraid of his three points, so he can't bite the bullet. He quickly bowed and said, "It's the new Lord Baishi! Xiaguan is far from meeting each other and apologizes face to face. Please, please go to the official's son to have a rest. "People have heard that this old man is Bai Juyi, and some people have read his poems about caring for the people. They all said, "if Bai Juyi is our parents, our farmland will be saved!" "
Sure enough, the next day, the green West Lake water spouted into the nearby farmland, and the dry straw straightened up like nectar. People shed tears with excitement when they watched the rushing lake flow into their farmland. Later, Bai Juyi visited a nearby farmer. Outside Qiantang Gate, he built a dam and a stone culvert gate to store the lake water. He was also afraid that the local officials of later generations did not understand the stakes of the dam to the people, so he personally wrote a stone record of Qiantang Lake (then the West Lake was also called Qiantang Lake) and engraved it on the stone tablet, detailing the purpose of the dam and the methods of storing water, releasing water and protecting the dam. People gathered to look at the stone tablet. When we saw that it said: How many hectares of farmland can be irrigated by putting an inch of lake water, everyone was moved to tears, because Bai Juyi knew the sufferings of the people and designed the water conservancy project accurately. Everyone talks about it in succession, thinking that this is a good man and we should ask the court for him. When Bai Juyi heard the news, he quickly stopped and wrote a poem, mourning deeply.
Poor households with heavy taxes,
Farmers are hungry and cold;
Leaving only one lake,
Save this year with you.
Bai Juyi is the secretariat of Hangzhou. He usually manages the lake strictly. On one occasion, Bai Juyi went to visit the lake. I saw people picking up soil and filling the lake and building pavilions by the lake in the south. Bai Juyi asked who made it. The servant came back and said, "This is the garden built by Master Yan's father-in-law!" "
Bai Juyi sent Mr. Zhong's father-in-law to say, "The West Lake is the people's West Lake. Why do you want to occupy it alone? " Now, you are fined to open 100 acres of land. "Sir Zhong's father-in-law knew that the secretariat was uncompromising, so he had to hire a gang and dig a hundred acres of lake mud. On another occasion, Bai Juyi came back from a walk on the white sand embankment and saw someone cut down two trees from the mountain and carried them back for firewood. Bai Juyi said to the man, "When all the trees on the mountain were cut down, the mountain mud flowed into the West Lake and piled up. How to do this? "? Punish you for replanting ten trees! "
The man had to go to the mountain to replant ten trees. From then on, no one dared to occupy the lake to build a house, and no one dared to cut down trees on the mountain. In this way, Bai Juyi stayed in Hangzhou for three years, making the West Lake green and green, and letting the people live and work in peace and contentment. However, Bai Juyi's actions also offended those officials who fished for the people. They regarded Bai Juyi as a thorn in the side and secretly sent his poems such as "Drunk Wild Talk" to the emperor to report. When the emperor saw this, he was banished to other places to be an official. Bai Juyi is leaving Hangzhou, and the servants put the rest of his salary in a box, ready to take it away. Bai Juyi saw it and said, "Save it in the library, and it will be easy to manage the West Lake in the future!" "Bai Juyi is leaving Hangzhou, and the people of Hangzhou are very sad. They inquired about Bai Juyi's day on the road, and they all took flagons and cakes and stood by the West Lake to bid farewell. People wait and wait by the West Lake, but they can't hear the gong, and they can't see the team carrying boxes full of gold and silver and baskets full of silks and satins. Only Bai Juyi rode slowly from Tianzhu Mountain. Followed by two servants, carrying two Tianzhu stones. Along the way, all the way to say goodbye to people. People stopped Bai Juyi on their knees, and many people cried.
Bai Juyi saw it and was very moved. I immediately recited a poem to the effect that I was ashamed that I didn't make any achievements in Hangzhou for three years, but I couldn't get rid of the poet's habit, made more than a dozen poems, and took two stones from Tianzhu Mountain before I left. I'm afraid it will hurt my innocence! After Bai Juyi left Hangzhou, Hangzhou people have been affectionately calling him "Bai Sheren". Someone painted his portrait for the family; Someone copied his poems and pasted them on the wall. Bai Juyi's embankment in the West Lake is long gone. However, for thousands of years, people in Hangzhou have always called the original Baisha Dike "Baigong Dike" to commemorate this loving poet!