After Feng Rui left, Yan Churong entered the side room with a medicine bowl.
Xue Peilin stopped disturbing him and pulled Zhao Dexun to go out: "Then let's go back and rest first."
"Let's go slowly." Gu Qi walked to the door and watched them go back to their rooms.
He looked around again to the left and right, and saw that there was nothing in the empty corridor. Then he felt relieved and closed the door.
"Why is Zhao Dexun with you?"
Gu Qi drank up the medicine in the bowl in one breath, rinsed his mouth with tea, and ate a piece of candied fruit.
It wasn't until the bitter taste in his mouth dissipated that he slowly said, "His Majesty sent him."
Yan Churong sat at the table and looked at Gu Qi: "Since Zhao Dexun is here, how could you get hurt?"
"Oh, don't mention it. I'll tell you later." Gu Qi waved her hand. She still had the energy to gossip.
"I always feel that this Feng Rui is not normal."
"how do I say this?"
"He was too enthusiastic towards us."
Yan Churong blinked: "I don't quite understand what you mean."
"Actually, I don't know," Gu Qi scratched his chin, thought about what happened today, and said, "It seems normal at first glance, but my intuition tells me that he seems to be hiding something."
"Then be cautious and watch out for him. If it doesn't interfere with our plan, don't worry about him."
Gu Qi nodded. The most urgent task now was to control the water.
"Have you sent the message?"
"How dare I come here to look for you if I don't get it done."
Gu Qi asked anxiously: "Is there any news?"
"How could it be so fast?" Yan Churong poured a cup of tea: "Don't worry, I'll let him find a way to come to Tuzhou to find you."
"What?" Gu Qi stood up suddenly, her voice rising a few degrees.
"Shh-"
"If you ask him to come over, if Yuan Zhe finds out... No, no, absolutely not!"
Gu Qi was pacing around the room anxiously, her head buzzing.
Yan Churong was not anxious at all, and drank tea by himself: "Calm down."
"I can't calm down, his goal is too big, and he fought Yuan Zhe again..."
"Okay, let me ask you," Yan Churong stood up and walked straight to Gu Qi: "Do you know how to control water?"
Gu Qi hesitated and said: "I understand..."
"Do you understand what that means?"
Gu Qi's face turned red, but she still refused to admit defeat: "I have read Pei Qihuan's theory on water control. As long as you follow what he said..."
Before he finished speaking, he was abruptly interrupted by Yan Churong: "Pei Qihuan has never been out of Zezhou, and his theory of water control can only be used in Zezhou. You should know this."
Gu Qi was stunned and didn't know what to say.
"You don't know enough about Han Zizheng."
Gu Qi looked up at Yan Churong: "What...what do you mean?"
Yan Churong pulled Gu Qi to the bedside and sat down, and said in detail: "Although Han Zizheng is a martial artist, if he were a civil servant, he would be much better than many literati in Lan Kingdom. The most valuable thing is that he knows how to control water."
Gu Qi looked surprised. The Yun Country was different from the Lan Country. Many parts of the Yun Country were barren lands and there were very few water resources. This was the main reason why the Yun Country needed to expand its territory aggressively. Lan State has many rivers. Except for Tuzhou and Qingzhou, which have mountains, the rest are plains and seas. It is precisely because Lan State is rich that it has become the target of Yun State's plunder.
Before Gu Qi could speak, Yan Churong said, "You must be wondering how Han Zizheng knows how to control water."
Gu Qi nodded: "Although there is little water source here, there have been no droughts or floods."
"Actually, I don't know much about it. He seemed to have suddenly enlightened after reading a few notes."
"notes?"
"Well," Yan Churong nodded and said, "Since then, he has been yearning for the Lan State. Whether it is his clothing taste or speech and behavior, he is intentionally or unintentionally imitating the appearance of the civil servants of the Lan State. At the same time, he also proposed to the emperor, Expanding the territory and annexing the Lan Country led to this endless war."
Gu Qi stood on tiptoe and gently grabbed Yan Churong's collar with both hands: "Yan Churong, you seem to be saying bad things about him. Please pay attention and I will file a complaint."
Yan Churong looked down at Gu Qi and said softly: "It's getting late, go to sleep."
When I woke up, it was already bright.
Gu Qi stretched, sat up, rubbed his eyes, and looked at the gauze tent in a daze.
Hearing a knock on the door, he came to his senses, stood up, put on a coat, and opened the door.
Feng Rui stood at the door. Seeing Gu Qi's sleepy look, he smiled and said, "Hey, it seems that Master Pei had a good rest."
"It was a bumpy ride and I didn't get a good rest. I made Master Feng laugh." Gu Qi put on her coat and bowed slightly to him.
"It's okay. Mr. Pei just thinks that this is his own home, where he has good food and good housing." Feng Rui said with a smile on his face and a kind look: "Because my official residence is located in Yingjiang County, today I will go there first Go and meet with Mr. Li, the governor of Lingjiang County, and let Mr. Li take you to take a look around Lingjiang."
Gu Qi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go see Mr. Xue."
"No need," Feng Rui pointed to the front yard and said, "The two adults who came with you were in the front hall. They thought you were injured, so they came to call you later."
"Oh, that being the case, I'll allow you to tidy up and go to the front hall to meet your gentlemen later."
"good."
After Feng Rui left, Gu Qi washed up hastily and changed into light clothes.
Under the leadership of the maid, we walked to the front hall.
Xue Peilin and Zhao Dexun were sitting in front of the hall and chatting with Feng Rui, while Yan Churong was drinking tea with his head down next to him.
"Master Pei is here." Feng Rui saw Gu Qi stepping in, stood up and greeted him with a smile.
Gu Qiqian bowed: "I didn't expect the adults to get up so early, but I wasted my time."
Xue Peilin waved his hand: "It doesn't matter."
Zhao Dexun stood up and came over, looked up and down, and said with a smile: "You look good, I guess you are in great shape."
Feng Rui was thoughtful, then returned to smiling: "Now that everyone is here, let's set off immediately."
"good."
Feng Rui made a "please" gesture, and when Xue Peilin and Feng Rui took the first step, Gu Qi and Zhao Dexun followed behind.
There were two large carriages parked in front of the mansion. Xue Peilin and Feng Rui got into the front one, while Gu Qi, Zhao Dexun and Yan Churong sat in the back one.
"Where should we go first?"
Zhao Dexun yawned and said, "I said I wanted to go to the upper reaches of the Yingjiang River to have a look. The governor of Yingjiang County is waiting there."
"Well," Gu Qi turned to look at Yan Churong: "Why are you here?"
Yan Churong looked at Zhao Dexun.
Zhao Dexun raised his arm and put it on Yan Churong's shoulder: "Brother Pei, your injury has not been cured yet, and we don't understand medical science. Dr. Yan followed us just to reassure you."
Gu Qi frowned and asked, "Who arranged this?"
Before Zhao Dexun could reply, Yan Churong said in a deep voice: "Master Feng."
Gu Qi looked at Yan Churong and saw that he had his head lowered, thinking about something. There was a silence in the car.
The car drove for more than half an hour before it stopped.
When everyone got out of the car, the sound of rushing water could be heard in their ears. When they looked forward, they saw the Ying River.
The rapid water hit the rocks on the edge of the rock, causing large splashes of water.
"My lords! My subordinate is Li Jinghao, the Sheriff of Yingjiang County!" A fair-skinned scholar-looking man, wearing court uniform, stood respectfully in front of Xue Peilin and Feng Rui and said loudly.
The sound of water flowing was so loud that Gu Qi couldn't hear clearly, so he had to move closer.
Feng Rui repeated loudly next to Xue Peilin: "This is the governor of Yingjiang County! Li Jinghao!"
Xue Peilin replied loudly: "Oh!"
"My lords, let's talk while walking along the Yingjiang River at the border of Yingjiang County now!" Li Jinghao suppressed his blush and raised his voice with all his strength.
Feng Rui nodded.
Under the leadership of Li Jinghao, everyone walked downstream along the Ying River. After a few miles, they found that the water flow was not as turbulent as before. As they went further down, the entire Ying River had become calm.
Looking around, there are several fishing boats on the vast river. A fisherman wearing a bamboo hat stood at the stern of the boat and swung the net in his hand hard. The net sank into the river, causing ripples.
Yan Churong looked at the vast river and sighed: "It's true that the soil and water support the people."
"Yes," Gu Qi smiled: "You have to live on."
After listening to Gu Qi's words, Yan Churong twisted his eyebrows: "You seem to have misunderstood me. I want to say that this kind of life is also a kind of happiness. Is this what you mean?"
Gu Qi couldn't help but look up and sighed: "Maybe."
I don't know why, but I feel a little down.
Li Jinghao was talking to Xue Peilin and Feng Rui in front. When he saw Gu Qi and Yan Churong no longer moving forward, he trotted over and said, "You two, what did you find?"
Gu Qi forced a smile: "It's nothing, I'm fascinated by the scenery."
Xue Peilin and Feng Rui stood not far away chatting, while Gu Qi and others hurried forward.
Li Jinghao asked from the side: "My lower-ranking officer, Li Jinghao, what do you call me?"
"Pei Qihuan." After speaking, Gu Qi pointed to Yan Churong behind him and said, "This is my friend, Yan Churong, Dr. Yan."
"Are you Zezhou Pei Qihuan?"
Gu Qi turned to look at Li Jinghao and said with a smile, "What?"
Li Jinghao stepped forward to shake hands, but Gu Qibeng took a step back. He knew he was being abrupt and smiled awkwardly: "Sorry, I scared you. You are a little younger than me, but you have such a great talent! I'm here I have been an official in Yingjiang County for four or five years, but I still can't think of a perfect way to control floods. I'm really ashamed!"
Gu Qi smiled awkwardly: "Master Li, you don't have to be like this. What you and I do are all for the country and the people. No matter where we are, they are all equally important."
Since entering Lan Country, the most common thing I have heard is that Pei Qihuan is talented.
It's a pity that he has never seen Pei Qihuan, and they will not see Pei Qihuan either.
The person who comes to control the water under this name is Gu Qi, the dark chess of Yun State.
After walking along the Yingjiang River for more than half an hour, Xue Peilin couldn't bear it anymore.
"I'm old and can't walk anymore." Xue Peilin put his hands on his knees and breathed heavily as he spoke.
Feng Rui gave him a hand and said, "Otherwise, let's come here first and come back tomorrow."
Xue Peilin looked at the sky, which was clear and clear. He waved his hand and said, "It's rare to have such good weather, so let's walk more."
"this..."
"Master Xue," Gu Qi stopped him: "You'd better go back and rest first, your health is important."
Xue Peilin hesitated and sighed: "Time waits for no one. Surveying, planning, and construction must be done as early as possible before the rainy season."
Feng Rui thought for a while, pointed to Li Jinghao next to Gu Qi and said: "Otherwise, let Mr. Li take Mr. Pei for a visit first to see the specific situation. I will send you back to rest first, so that we can get along better. It won’t delay things either.”
Gu Qicheng responded: "I will report to you when I get to know the situation."
"It's best to draw a topographic map so that we can hurry up and discuss the plan."
Gu Qiyi was speechless and didn't know how to respond.
There is a huge difference between rubbing and drawing!
In full view of everyone, Gu Qi scratched his head and said hesitantly: "This..."
