Gu Qingci

There are a total of four cities in the north, connected from east to west to form a whole, just like the Great Wall built in the previous dynasty.After passing the Great Wall and going a little further north, it is the place where the Northern Qiang was stationed. The Hu people do not pay attention to etiquette and are very barbaric.

I am an imperial envoy, but I am willing to listen to some words of Mr. Zhang, after all, he is more experienced than me.On my first day in the north, I immediately went to check the flood-prone river and took people into the water.Unfortunately, the silt at the bottom of the river was tied down with a long bamboo pole, and the bamboo pole was almost submerged—the silt had to be dredged.

I had a detailed talk with Mr. Zhang about various problems of widening the river. After a little thought, he agreed with my opinion on dredging, so the imperial army stepped in and began to dredge the various rivers.This is not a small project, and it can't be done well in ten days and half a month.The dug up silt is very fertile and can be used as fertilizer to moisten the spring wheat in the north.This move won the hearts of the people, and many farmers went to the Yamen every day to get a proper amount of silt.

One day I lay down in the yamen and looked at the map. After looking at it, I found a big problem.The waters in the north are generally short and have no tributaries. During the dry season in autumn, the flow is easy to stop, and the glaciers melt in spring and floods are easy to occur.And because the black soil in the north is fertile, a lot of mud will be carried into the river, and there must be a lot of silt after years of silting.If it is cleaned on a large scale every few years, it is not a long-term solution.

What if - run through all these fragmented rivers?A very bold idea emerged from his mind.Pat yourself on the face, trying to recall the content in the history books of later generations.In later generations, there was a canal running from north to south, but when the canal started to be built, there is no exact time. It is only said that it was completed in the 64th year of the Daxing Dynasty, which is 11 years from now.

I spent every day in the study in my previous life, and I only heard about this canal, but I don't know the specific direction at all.Is it possible - just to start with the northern rivers?

Carefully observe the simulated map on the map, and the more you look at it, the more reliable it becomes. If these four small rivers are all connected, it will become a major artery in the north. The water source is sufficient, it is not easy to flood, and it can also pass ships and carry goods.If there is a fight with the Northern Qiang, wouldn't the large tonnage of grain and grass rely on waterways?

As soon as I thought about it, I immediately studied it. After a few days, I set off for a field trip.

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Because the silt was cleaned up in time, the water level dropped, and there was no flood after the ice and snow melted, the crisis was resolved in time.The emperor decreed that the troops who came to assist in the dredging were temporarily stationed in the north.It is to deter the Northern Qiang who is about to move recently.

The spring flowers bloomed and withered, the river began to run, the sun rose day by day, the cicadas on the trees began to shout, and it was July in a blink of an eye.

Roll up your sleeves, sit on the bank and put your calves into the river to enjoy the coolness. Today, you finally figured out the last situation of the four rivers.I feel much more at ease in my heart, and the previous bold idea has gradually been confirmed by a bunch of data-it is feasible.

He blew a whistle lightly, he has been too busy for a long time and has no time to blow the flute.Although a bit busy, the harvest is still a lot.Because of the previous dredging project, many people knew me as an imperial envoy, and I also gained a reputation among officers and soldiers.You can't always learn how to get along with people. In order to do these things, you must learn, right?

Pick up a handful of water with both hands and sprinkle it on the face, almost ready to return to Beijing.Although a squire Xie from Beizhen had a good relationship with me and wanted to stay with me for a longer period of time, but the emperor had already issued three gold medals for me to go back, and it would be unreasonable not to go any longer.

Three months have passed, and I am busy every day. The strange feeling before has disappeared, and sometimes I even feel that it is just an illusion.I rushed back to Rongcheng with a bunch of materials, hoping to see the emperor early, present these materials to her, and explain my thoughts clearly.

After rushing for six or seven days, he entered the palace non-stop after arriving in the capital, but to his surprise, he didn't see the diligent emperor in the government affairs hall.

The father-in-law who was guarding there told me that the general had just returned from the Western Regions a few days ago, and today he entered the palace to face the saint, and the emperor and he were in the imperial garden.According to common sense, I shouldn't bother them hastily, but the emperor's oral order is to let me see her immediately when I return to Beijing, and I want her to see these materials as soon as possible, so I went directly to the imperial garden with three gold medals.

The imperial garden is really too big, including this time, I have only been here twice, and even the guards told me where the emperor is, and I searched for a long time.

Around a huge rockery, there is a row of lush forests and bamboos. Layers of bamboo bushes surround a spacious gazebo. A large zenith is opened above the gazebo. The summer sunlight shines on the ground through the lush bamboo leaves, which looks Very cool.

For a while, he couldn't find his way among the dense bamboo bushes, but his sight had crossed countless green bamboo poles and landed on the person in the gazebo.

She rarely wore a lavender gauze dress, her long hair at the back of her neck was draped obediently, and the rest of her hair was fixed by a deep purple hairpin and tied into a bun.Beside her was a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes who was even more mighty in light armor, helping her to sit on the grand master's chair in the gazebo.Bamboo leaf spots lightly fall on the face.

The footsteps of the wayfinding paused.The atmosphere was too harmonious, and I suddenly felt that it was a kind of desecration of the beautiful scenery to disturb.

Inexplicably, there was a huge melancholy in my heart. I didn't see him, and I didn't know how to resolve it. I could only sigh and want to leave.He comforted himself in his heart, that Wang Huizhi of Kujin also came here in high spirits, and came back in full swing, so he didn't have to see him.When he turned around, he stumbled on a stone on the ground and tripped, his whole body lost its center of gravity and collided with the bamboo bushes, making a rustling sound.

Those bottomless peach blossom eyes looked here instantly, with arrogant indifference and displeasure at being disturbed, piercing into the heart like a sharp knife.

Before he could recover, the man on the side drew his sword out of its sheath instantly, split through the bamboo bushes, and flew to my side.With the cold blade across his throat, he couldn't help swallowing.

"Yang Hui?" She saw me clearly, her eyes changed, she got up from the chair and walked here.The inexplicable embarrassment, embarrassment, and shame all showed on the face and there was nowhere to hide, wishing to hit the blade of the sword.When I met her again, I was treated like a thief, powerless and life-threatening.

"Nangong, put down the sword." The emperor said lightly, the man glanced at me, and slowly lowered his sword hand.I wanted to smile to ease the embarrassment, but I couldn't laugh at all, so I stared at her expressionlessly.The coldness of the moment before was like an illusion, and those peach blossom eyes were unexpectedly soft: "Why are you only here now?"

Regardless of the broken hair that was picked up by the sword qi just now, I immediately stabilized my mind when I mentioned the business, and took out a stack of paper from my sleeve, which was an inch thick. "Your Majesty, I found that the four rivers in the north are a bit particular, so I did some on-the-spot investigation. These are the materials I have sorted out in the past few months."

The emperor didn't answer, and his eyes were still gazing at me. The emotions that had disappeared for a long time and thought they had disappeared for a long time slowly recovered. "Nangong, you go back first." She told the man to leave.The man was obviously reluctant, frowned and said: "But Your Majesty, you haven't..."

"Okay, let's discuss this matter in a few days." She interrupted the man impatiently.What a domineering woman, why didn't I realize this before.

The man bowed his hand and left.The emperor turned and walked back to the gazebo, pointing to another stool for me to sit on. "When did you return to Beijing?" She sat back on the chair again, the bamboo shadows were deep and shallow, the only difference was that I was beside her at the moment.

"I just came back and went directly to the palace." There is nothing to hide.

"In such a hurry?"

Feel free to ask.He took out three shining gold medals from his bosom and handed them to her: "Your Majesty, now that I'm back, this should be returned to the original owner."

She chuckled, and the coldness in her eyes melted away.Probably because it is too hot in summer.Thinking angrily.

The emperor reached out and took back two gold medals, leaving one in my hand. "This time the danger in the northern waters was resolved well. I will reward you with a gold medal. If you need to see me in a hurry, you can come here directly." At this time, I still don't quite understand the weight of this gold medal, and I only think about the "also" ——She was also satisfied with the casting of money last time. Perhaps these two things made her finally believe in me.

The cramped heart returns to its place, which makes me take it for granted. "Your Majesty," I shook the stack of papers again, "don't you read these materials now?"

"What are you in a hurry for? Let's talk about it tomorrow." Seeing me accepting the gold medal, she sat back and leaned back on the chair in satisfaction, beckoning to the front, and there appeared behind the stone pillars of the empty gazebo that she had seen before. The constant servant father-in-law. "Changshi, keep these materials safe and give them to me tomorrow."

"Yes." My father-in-law took the information from me and walked back.Only then did I realize that there were many people standing behind the stone pillar, as well as guards.I said this time when I saw the empress, she only had the general beside her. It turned out that the palace people were all staying in a hidden place, and her defensiveness had not changed at all.

His eyes shifted to her, and her figure was perfectly outlined in a purple gauze dress. It turned out that the emperor's waist was so thin. "What does Your Majesty want to do now?" Seeing that she was still silent, she asked.

She leaned back in the chair, more lazily than ever, propped her head on her slender fingers, and squinted at the lake and mountains in front of her.After a while, I said, "Yang Li, why do you solve many difficult problems perfectly every time?"

A sense of crisis suddenly popped up in the comfort, the emperor might be testing me again.Avoiding the most important and lightly answering: "Where is there 'every time', there are only two left and right, this time thanks to the assistance of Mrs. Zhang Yi, the last time was your Majesty..."

"What happened to me last time?" She opened her eyes and looked at me with interest.Damn, why are these peach blossom eyes so soul-stirring, it was obviously not the case when facing General Nangong and other ministers before.I couldn't help lowering my head, avoiding the swirling eyes.

"Yang Li, play a flute for me." The emperor spared me and changed the subject.Hearing this, he nodded vigorously as if forgiving.It was "Bijian Liuquan" that I played last summer when I was recuperating at home.

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I don't understand, how could the flute play well in the emperor's bedroom even though it was well played.Watching the maid salute and retreat, I realized that the emperor brought me here again just now.

The emperor took the cloisonné enamel jewelry box from the floor-to-ceiling cabinet, and took out a Hetian jade pendant as white as suet, strung with dark blue tassels.The jade pendant in front of her eyes swayed, and a burst of fragrance hit her: "It's yours."