The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

"My Lord, I think there is a misunderstanding here."

"What misunderstanding?"

Ge Dongqing nudged Hong Zhekai with his arm, signaling him to speak. Hong Zhekai was reluctant in his heart, but he had to bow his head, "My Lord, I apologize for offending you before. Please forgive me."

Wan Lianxing said, "I won't argue with you, go down."

Ge Dongqing helped out, "My Lord, you want to develop water conservancy, right? Hong Zhekai was originally a doctor in the Ministry of Water Conservancy. Keeping him here can help you, my Lord."

Wan Lianxing said, "Don't we have enough people to repair the water conservancy project? Let him go back."

Hong Zhekai felt particularly unhappy at this moment. The ability he was so proud of was worthless in Wan Lianxing's eyes. Even when it was delivered to his doorstep, Wan Lianxing didn't even look at him. It was obvious that Wan Lianxing looked down on him.

Ge Dongqing said: "My Lord, one more person means one more force. Water conservancy construction is a major event that benefits the people. We should pool our wisdom. Hong Zhekai is quite capable. We should listen to his opinions."

Wan Lianxing seemed to be thinking, and Hong Zhe spoke up at this time, "I think there is no one better than me in managing water. As far as I know, the strata of Fengying are very complicated. If we find someone who doesn't understand to repair it, it is hard to say whether the water problem can be solved, and it may even bring disaster to the people."

Wan Lianxing said: "Why should I trust you?"

Hong Zhekai said: "You can ask your people to come and tell me about your governance methods. I can give you some suggestions. You will know whether I have the real ability or not once you listen to me."

Wan Lianxing said, "Okay, Chenming, call Shang Xi over and ask her to talk about the plan for building water conservancy projects."

"Yes."

"My Lord, where is my son? I want to see him."

Wan Lianxing said, "I went out to play."

Hong Zhekai stared at Wan Lianxing, wanting to see if what he said was true or not, "Where did you take my son?"

Wan Lianxing said, "They went out to play. My nephew Cheng Feng took the kids to the mountains to hunt."

"My son can't even ride a horse, how can he go hunting?"

Wan Lianxing said, "Don't you believe me? Although I, Wan Lianxing, don't have a son, I won't take your son away from you."

Hong Zhekai still didn't believe it, "That's better, when will they come back?"

"The three kids have a mission. They are not allowed to come back if they don't catch any prey." Wan Lianxing thought to himself, if he hadn't been waiting for Hong Zhekai at home, he would have followed the kids to go hunting in the mountains. His hands have been itching for a long time.

“My son doesn’t know how to hunt.”

Wan Lianxing said, "You will know whether we can catch prey later. Sit down and have some tea. We will get down to business later."

Shang Xi was basking in the sun in the yard. When she looked up, she saw Huang Chenming walking towards her with big strides. "Huang Daxian, why are you here?"

Huang Chenming smiled and said, "Don't call me Huang Daxian like they do."

Shang Xi smiled: "Then I will call you Master Chen Ming. Master, I see you are walking so fast, are you looking for Cheng Feng? He is not here, he took some kids to play in the mountains."

"I'm not looking for Cheng Feng, I'm looking for you."

Shang Xi sat up straight: "Looking for me, come, sit down and talk while drinking tea."

Huang Chenming said: "I'm afraid you don't have much time left."

Shang Xi suddenly became nervous, "Huang Daxian, please don't scare me. Have you figured out some secrets? Am I going to die? I've adapted to the climate here."

Huang Chenming said, "What are you thinking? The Marquis wants to see you for something urgent. Hong Zhekai was invited by Ge Dongqing. The Marquis said he has no shortage of talents to manage the water. Hong Zhekai was not convinced and wanted to know how the Marquis's people manage the water here, so the Marquis asked me to invite you."

Shang Xi said, "What a joke! You don't even know whether I know anything about water conservancy. If I knew anything about it, I would have been captured by the Marquis to serve as a soldier. Besides, since Hong Zhekai has come to our door, why bother me?"

Huang Chenming said: "My Lord, you need to dampen his arrogance."

Shang Xi said: "If I go there, I won't just dampen Hong Zhekai's enthusiasm, I will just be a complete disgrace."

Huang Chenming said: "Aren't you good at talking on paper? Go and fight him."

Shang Xi said, "I have never studied water control, so I have nothing to talk about. Besides, if I were to show off my skills in front of Hong Zhekai, I would be showing off my skills in front of an expert and hurt myself."

"The Marquis has asked you to go, so come with me."

"I can't go. I don't know anything and it would be embarrassing if I went."

Huang Chenming said: "The Marquis is waiting, come with me to help."

Shang Xi said, "This is just asking too much. If I do well, he will say, 'You are indeed a good daughter-in-law of our Wan family.' If I don't do well, he will scold me. I won't go. You can ask someone else."

"There's not much time left. If I go too late, the Marquis will definitely blame me."

"If things go wrong, he will blame me. If I don't go, he will blame me too. I will blame you from the inside and outside. Let him blame me. I won't serve you."

Huang Chenming looked at Shang Xi and said, "I see a hint of something between your eyebrows..."

"Stop talking. I'm going. I'm going. Don't bluff me. I'm still having trouble acclimatizing to the climate these days. Please don't curse me to have a black forehead. Wait for me. I'll go into the house and find two maps so I can pretend."

Shang Xi went into the house, found two maps, and followed Huang Chenming.

"My Lord, Shang Xi is here."

"Uncle." Shang Xi bowed to Wan Lianxing.

Wan Lianxing waved his hand, signaling Shang Xi to come forward, "This is Hong Zhekai, the former doctor of the Water Conservancy Department. He knows a little about water conservancy. Tell him about our ideas on how to manage water and open his eyes."

"it is good."

"You're looking for a woman to control the flood?" Hong Zhekai thought this was a bit of a joke.

Wan Lianxing said: "What's wrong with a woman? The emperor's hot spring was designed by her. She can do many things. No man can compare to her."

Speaking of Tangquan, Hong Zhekai suddenly remembered, "Your nephew's wife?"

Wan Lianxing said: "That's right, he's not very big, but he has a good brain, hahahaha."

Shang Xi cursed in her heart: Stop laughing, or you’ll be embarrassed.

She spread the map on the table, and several people gathered around. Shang Xi pointed at the map and said, "Looking at the entire map, Fengying is not short of water. The other counties are surrounded by inland rivers. Take Songchun County for example. In years with heavy rain, the water level here will rise. So we need to build dams and ponds in Mochun County to store water."

Hong Zhekai said: "Building dams and ponds is easy, but where does the water come from?"

Shang Xi said: "Use the water from Chaizhou and Shuangling County to supplement the water source of Fengying. The water flows from Chaizhou and Shuangling County and connects here. The inner river of Fengying happens to be sickle-shaped."

Hong Zhekai said, "You should know something about flood control, but you have never controlled floods before. I personally controlled the water in Dalang. You don't need to continue. I also know that your method will not work."