Great Qin State Teacher

On the way to Sanchuan, Xu Fu and the others felt that it was too desolate, and there was no trace of people on the road, which immediately made people feel a sense of decay everywhere.They didn't see the figure until they entered Sanchuan County.But as far as the eyes can see, they are all miserable and weak faces, because of excessive lack of water, the cheeks are sunken, and the lips are also dry and cracked, as if they have been placed in the sun for several days in a row.

Xu Fu's and Ying Zheng's expressions couldn't look any better.They felt the severe water shortage on the road for a few days, and they found it unbearable. Wouldn't these people who had been short of water for nearly a month be even more miserable?

Fortunately, the Qin State has always advocated the people to save food. In the past few years, Yingzheng has been exempted from a lot of taxes when he ascended the throne.As long as there is enough food for the time being, these people will not be too sad or angry.

Xu Fu breathed a sigh of relief.

The Sanchuan County Government is located in Luoyang, and before arriving at Luoyang, the county guard led his subordinates and officials from afar to meet him.

But Ying Zheng didn't even lift the curtain, and a majestic voice came out from the carriage, "Go on."

Shu Hua, the prefect of Sanchuan, trembled slightly, feeling a little afraid in his heart.Although he hadn't seen King Qin for a long time, he never missed any news from Xianyang City.The former Prime Minister Lu and the former Marquis of Changxin were all extremely human subjects, and they all ended in misery. Who would dare to underestimate King Qin?How can Shu Hua not be afraid?

Seeing this, the big and small officials of Sanchuan County hurriedly followed Yingzheng cautiously, no one dared to make a sound, they only crowded their carriages into Luoyang City.

Two groups of people came to Luoyang city one after another. The first group was sent by Ying Zheng to investigate the situation. Unexpectedly, not long after that group of people arrived, Ying Zheng came in person.

When the people in Luoyang City heard that the King of Qin was coming, they gathered on both sides of the street under the sun early. When they saw the carriage coming in, followed by the sheriff and others, the people immediately knew that the carriage was the King of Qin.The people were so emotional that they knelt down and shouted "King Qin", and many of them choked with sobs.

How many people may not be able to see the King of Qin in their lifetime, how can they not be excited to see King Qin now that they are destined to see each other?

Sanchuan is dry and does not rain. They are anxious and panicked, worrying whether they have offended the gods, so they will not be blessed. But now that the king of Qin has arrived in person, their worship and blind trust in the king made the people rejoice, as if they were coming. Gods who can save them.

They may not think too much, they just want to know, with the king with them, what is there to be afraid of?

The people with such pure thoughts looked at Ying Zheng's car and shed tears.

Xu Fu slightly raised the curtain of the carriage, and looked outside. Those haggard-looking commoners were still kowtowing towards the direction of the carriage.Xu Fu suddenly felt as if something was choked in his throat, and he was really choking.

Now I can only hope that a solution will be found sooner.

But... Although Xu Fu is not good at history, he also knew that in ancient times, natural disasters were the most difficult to deal with.Thinking of the instructions of the hexagram again, Xu Fu felt even more uncomfortable in his heart.Who knows how long this predicament will last...

He can observe the sky, but sometimes the sky is the most unpredictable.Xu Fu suddenly felt a little distrustful of himself. When he came to Sanchuan, could he really contribute to solving the drought?

Ying Zheng turned his head, and his eyes fell on Xu Fu's face. Seeing that although his expression did not change, but his eyes were faintly anxious, he couldn't help stretching out his hand to cover the back of Xu Fu's hand, "Not only Qin, but all countries in the past It is extremely prone to drought, but in the end, it can be resolved.”

"Drought, will it cause famine, refugees, plague, riots... Will many people die?"

"It was inevitable."

Xu Fu sighed unconsciously. At this moment, he felt that the life in his previous life was really rare.Who has ever worried about water and food?Unlike ancient times, natural and man-made disasters killed tens of thousands of people at every turn.

After talking to Ying Zheng for a few words, the unhappiness in Xu Fu's heart was quickly dispelled.

Drought is now inevitable, but famine, refugees, plague, and riots can still be avoided, right?The pessimistic mood was quickly driven away from Xu Fu's mind.Xu Fu shook his head secretly. He walked all the way, under the scorching sun, and saw the miserable appearance of the common people, which almost affected his mood.

This is not good!

Xu Fu took a look at Ying Zheng's face, resolute and calm.

No wonder he is an emperor through the ages, this kind of character is unmatched by anyone.As calm as he was usually, he couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts in his mind at this moment, so Ying Zheng was not affected at all.

While the two were talking, the carriage had already arrived outside the Sheriff's Mansion, Shu Hua dismounted and stepped forward, bowing and said, "Shu Hua, the Sheriff of Sanchuan, has seen the King."

Only then did Bai Zhou approach the carriage and said, "Your Majesty, the Sheriff's Mansion has arrived."

Xu Fu was signaled by Ying Zheng's gaze, reached out and raised the curtain of the car, and walked down first.

Originally, all the officials of Sanchuan County lowered their heads and waited cautiously for King Qin to come out, but when they heard the movement of dismounting from the carriage, they looked up again and saw a handsome man in a plain white robe without even a crown on his hair. Young man, that young man behaved with a good demeanor.But... But it's not like King Qin... King Qin has been in power for several years, how can he still look like a young man now?

But if this is not King Qin...then, how dare he sit on the carriage?

This group of people was in a daze, when suddenly the curtain of the car was raised again, and then Ying Zheng came down.

Now no one doubted it anymore.

Ying Zheng was tall and dressed in ordinary robes. Officials, big and small, didn't even dare to take a second look, feeling that their legs were weak.Not everyone can have this momentum.They bowed hurriedly, "Your Majesty."

"Lead the way." Ying Zheng glanced at Shu Hua.

Shu Hua was also a little curious about the identity of the person who came down first, but obviously it was not suitable to be distracted at this time. In order to restore his image as a sheriff, Shu Hua immediately walked in front of him, leading Ying Zheng and his party went in.

The attendants brought by Yingzheng all had condensed faces and swords on their waists, as if they were carrying a murderous look. Seeing this, everyone could only be dumbfounded and walked around them unconsciously.

"Your Majesty has been traveling all the way, and I think I'm already exhausted, so I will arrange for someone to prepare water. Your Majesty will wash up first and use some food..." As soon as he stepped into the hall, Shuhua immediately bowed and said.

Ying Zheng glanced at him, and said mockingly, "The sheriff is so considerate, is this a decision made for the widow?"

Originally, Shu Hua just wanted to please Ying Zheng, so as to show his careful side, how could he think of this?Hearing this, he was shocked and paled, and hurriedly knelt in front of Ying Zheng, defending himself: "I don't have such intentions, I ask the king to forgive me! I just...just..."

Perhaps it was because Ying Zheng's aura was too strong, when he lowered his eyes to look at Shu Hua, the dignified sheriff couldn't even speak a word smoothly.

Xu Fu glanced at him and thought, no wonder Sanchuan County has been without rain for a month, and the county guard ordered someone to report it.It seems that he is not such a smart person, and he does not know how he got the position of county guard.

Ying Zheng strode up to the upper seat and sat down. Seeing this, everyone quickly sat down as well.

The king has already sat down, how dare they stand?

For a while, in the hall, apart from the original servants of the Sheriff's Mansion, only the attendants brought by Ying Zheng were still standing, and only Xu Fu stood by Ying Zheng's side.

Everyone was even more curious.

Could it be that this person is still the servant serving by the king's side?

But this...there is no servant who looks like this...

With such a good appearance, what can I do wrong?How can you be a servant?

Xu Fu didn't know how these people were so open-minded, he just put on a casual gesture, and then looked at the appearance, clothing, and expressions of these people.

"The county guard will tell the widow about the disaster situation in Sanchuan County."

Hearing Ying Zheng's voice, Xu Fu knew that the way the sheriff flattered him just now was on the horse's leg.Yingzheng was concerned about the disaster situation. When he arrived in Luoyang, he would naturally ask about the disaster situation first. As a county guard, if he was really worried about Yingzheng's punishment, he should explain the disaster situation clearly first, and then apologize instead of pretending to be considerate. As soon as he came up, he arranged food, clothing, housing and transportation for Ying Zheng.This is really not something he should do as a sheriff.

Shu Hua's face turned pale, obviously thinking of this, he forced a smile, and while asking for the file, he reported the situation to Ying Zheng.

Guanzhong has always been short of water. When Sanchuan was not yet part of the Qin State, there were several severe droughts. It was almost to the point where there were no people living in Sanchuan.

In this era, wherever a drought occurs, the monarch will send people to organize the relocation of the people, which is a relatively common way of disaster relief.But how many people have lived in this place for generations, and it is too cruel for them to make them move.Moving from a place with land and houses to another completely unfamiliar place, they are foreigners to that place. Without houses and fields, many troubles will arise after moving there.

Now in Sanchuan County, the well water has not completely dried up, and there are still some rivers or streams around, and it has not yet reached the point where there is no grass at all.

However, within a month, Shuhua has been under great pressure, especially now that he is facing Yingzheng's cold eyes, he feels even more uncomfortable, so he can't help but propose to Yingzheng, "Your Majesty, why don't you move all the people in the county?" Let's go, wait until the drought is over, and then move the people back?"

Ying Zheng looked at him like he was looking at a fool.

Xu Fu also thought the sheriff was really funny.

How could relocation be so easy?Many people are unwilling to leave, how do you deal with it?Moving around is easy to say, but they are a group of people, not a single person.If it is a person, it is easy to handle, just like you want to move a chess piece from one side to the other, it is very easy, but what about a pile of chess pieces?How to deal with riots?

Before Ying Zheng could open his mouth to ridicule the stupidity of the sheriff, a man suddenly stood up and knelt in front of Ying Zheng, saying, "Your Majesty, what the sheriff did is inappropriate."

When Shu Hua heard this, his face changed instantly, he was surprised that King Qin was in front of him, he didn't even dare to say anything to stop the man, it was really embarrassing to be slapped in the face by his subordinates like this.

"Then what do you think it should be?"

"Mobilize people to look for water flow. In Sanchuan County, every household must save water, especially in the county guard's mansion..."

Xu Fu secretly thought, isn't this just increasing income and reducing expenditure?

Unable to bear it any longer, Shuhua said angrily, "What do you mean? There are dozens of people in my county guard's mansion, are they not allowed to use water?"

The man faced Shuhua without any fear, and said coldly: "Water, is it like a sheriff who knows that there is a shortage of water in the county, but still wants to have fun with concubine Ji and bathe in water every day?"

"You...you have vicious thoughts, and you actually slandered me in front of the king!" Shuhua's face changed, as if he had knocked over the dye vat, didn't he look extremely embarrassed?

"Whether it is slander, the king is wise, he will naturally make a decision, why should the sheriff argue in front of me?" The man was steady, but he didn't get angry with Shu Hua at all, as if he didn't take the superior's embarrassment into anger at all. generally.Observe the behavior of these two people, and make a judgment.

Ying Zheng watched the farce with cold eyes, and when Shu Hua was blocked and had nothing to say, he said, "Who are you?"

"Your Majesty, your servant is Liu Zixun, the magistrate of Luoyang County."

"Okay, the widow ordered you to find the source of water, are you willing?"

"Your servant is willing." Liu Zixun said excitedly, his face full of admiration for Ying Zheng.

Seeing this, Xu Fu couldn't help but glance at Shu Hua next to him.Liu Zixun's way of flattering is called smart people's way of flattering.Maybe in a few days, the positions of these two people will be reversed.

Liu Zixun stood up and was about to go to find someone, when Xu Fu suddenly said, "Magistrate Liu, can you take me with you?"

Ying Zheng's expression darkened, "What are you going with him for?"

"Magistrate Liu is good at geography and water conservancy?" Xu Fu looked at Liu Zixun.

Liu Zixun looked embarrassed, "I'm not good at it, but I can ask people from the mouths, and then mobilize people to search around."

"Aimless and energy-consuming, it's really not a good choice. Magistrate Liu is not good at it, but I am good at it." Xu Fu said lightly.

Ying Zheng frowned even more when he heard the words. He raised his head and glanced at Xu Fu. How could he not know when Xu Fu was good at geography and water conservancy?

"Then... this..." Liu Zixun looked at Xu Fu, then at Ying Zheng. He didn't know Xu Fu's identity, so he didn't dare to refuse easily so as not to offend the nobleman, but now that the king has not spoken, how could he agree rashly?

Ying Zheng took a deep look at Xu Fu, and said in a deep voice, "Go, bring your attendants."

Xu Fu nodded, took two steps forward, then turned his head suddenly, his eyes met Ying Zheng's, Xu Fu raised the corners of his mouth, showing a faint smile, but it was enough to appease Ying Zheng.

Ying Zheng was still angry in his heart, but he was born to follow Xu Fu's tricks.Ying Zheng withdrew his gaze, pressed down the corners of his lips that were raised unconsciously, continued to assign the group of officials with a cold face.

Liu Zixun is also a person who can read eyes. Seeing Ying Zheng's conniving attitude towards Xu Fu, he immediately became alert and asked Xu Fu to go ahead of him.Xu Fu didn't care at all whether he walked in the front or the back. He was not familiar with Luoyang City, so it was better for Liu Zixun to lead the way.

"Magistrate Liu, please."

Xu Fu's cold voice suddenly entered Liu Zixun's ears, and he trembled unconsciously, not daring to continue the courteous conversation with Xu Fu, and hurriedly turned his head and walked in front to lead the way.

Xu Fu followed slowly, followed by Sang Zhong and Jian Jia.

Everyone in the hall saw this scene, and had a general understanding of Xu Fu's status in their hearts.

...Probably someone with a high status in front of the king.Can't offend!Never offend!

As soon as Liu Zixun left the county guard's mansion, he recovered his professionalism as Luoyang county magistrate. He quickly ordered people to organize manpower, and led the young men who volunteered to help in Luoyang city, as well as several guards, to Xu Fu's house. in front of.Liu Zixun didn't know what kind of official position Xu Fu was, but he was someone close to the king, since he came with him, he had to treat him as a superior first and ask for instructions, so as to avoid accidentally offending him.

No one in Luoyang City had ever seen someone with Xu Fu's appearance, and when they saw him, they immediately became restrained.

Xu Fu's eyes swept over them, and these people became even more nervous, wishing they could shrink their hands and feet.

Liu Zixun rubbed his hands unconsciously, and asked with a smile, "A few of them are here to help, what do you think?"

"You can just call me Mr." Xu Fu said, "You first separate some people out and ask the old people in the city to see where there is a source of water and streams outside Luoyang City. You and I, and take a few people to find another source of water."

Liu Zixun nodded again and again, and first separated a few people out.

Xu Fu doesn't know much about geography, but he knows a thing or two about Feng Shui.For all geomantic treasure lands, it is good to have water. Running water has good meanings, and water can bring wealth, so many geomantic treasure lands require meandering water flow.For Xu Fu, if he wants to find a source of water, can it be difficult to pour him out?

"Can there be a dustpan surrounded by mountains on three sides inside and outside the city?"

It was groundwater that Xu Fu was looking for.

The water source on the ground may dry up due to drought, but the groundwater will not dry up so quickly. As long as you find a few places with abundant water sources and dig wells to divert water, it will not be difficult to survive for a period of time, but the farmland is not irrigated. I'm afraid it will be difficult to produce.

Liu Zixun rolled his eyes and seemed to be thinking carefully. After a while, he clapped his hands, "Yes, yes, there is a dustpan surrounded by mountains on three sides in the west of the city."

"Let's go, let's lead the way to take a look over there first." Xu Fu didn't plan to succeed once, and if he failed once, he would try a few more times, and there would always be times of success.The hexagrams from that day still echoed in his mind.There is no rush for this matter.It is easy to make mistakes when you are busy.

Liu Zixun led the way, Xu Fu walked slowly behind, and then followed those helpers. The group attracted the attention of many people in the city.

The common people looked at Xu Fu's figure, and said in a low voice: "...Is this a fairy who has descended to earth?"

"The king must have invited the immortals..."

Where Xu Fu couldn't see, some people secretly knelt and kowtowed in his direction.Fear of drought has made them awe of all straws that can be grasped.