"We are going to Yingshan County today. Like Lingjiang County, both counties are in the south of Yingshan. It's just that Lingjiang County is close to the Lingjiang River, and Yingshan County is closer to Yingshan. Because of this, the names of the two counties are also the same. Relying on this naming.”
Li Jinghao did not dare to slack off at all, and introduced Yingshan County all the way from the moment he got in the car.
Xue Peilin waved his hand and said: "There is no need to explain these basic things. I am originally from Yingjiang County. On the way here, I also introduced the general directions of several counties in Tuzhou to Mr. Pei."
Li Jinghao's fair face turned red instantly: "I'm sorry, then, I wonder what else you two adults want to know?"
Gu Qi asked: "Do you know the governor of Yingshan County?"
Li Jinghao said: "We know each other. The name of the governor of Yingshan County is Chen Runsheng, and he is slightly older than me."
Xue Peilin stroked his beard and laughed: "When I was still in Yingjiang County, the governor of Yingshan County was named Chen Shijie."
"Mr. Chen Shijie and Chen, as Mr. Xue said, is Chen Runsheng's grandfather. He is now eighty years old."
"No wonder," Xue Peilin took a sip of water and sighed, "time flies so fast."
Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, leaned forward and asked Li Jinghao: "Is the Qishui County Sheriff's surname still Gu?"
Gu?
Gu Qi opened her eyes wide and looked at Li Jinghao.
Li Jinghao looked puzzled: "No, the governor of Qishui County is Zhou Hu."
Xue Peilin sighed: "Yes, how come there are still people in the Gu family..."
Maybe I heard the same surname, and Zhao Dexun said before that people with the same surname, if they go up a few generations, may be from the same clan.
Gu Qi was very curious about Master Gu in Xue Peilin's mouth: "Why did Master Xue just say that the surname of the governor of Qishui County is Gu? Where is this Master Gu now?"
Xue Peilin shook his head: "No more."
Gu Qi and Li Jinghao looked at each other. He was as curious as Gu Qi.
Yan Churong sat in the corner and slowly spoke: "I must have been in trouble."
Xue Peilin was silent for a while and said solemnly: "That's right. This started more than ten years ago. At that time, the governor of Qishui County was named Gu Yuan. He had a lot of insights into water control. In front of him, I only knew a little about it at best."
Seeing Xue Peilin fell silent again, Gu Qi couldn't help but ask: "What happened next?"
"Later," Xue Peilin looked ahead and recalled: "He wanted to dig a mountain to build a canal, but unexpectedly the mountain collapsed while he was digging it, and hundreds of lives were buried under the mountain. The late emperor was furious, so..."
"Behead everyone?" Gu Qi guessed the ending before Xue Peilin finished speaking.
Xue Peilin's eyes gathered tears and he nodded: "At that time, the floods and droughts were serious, and the late emperor had high hopes for Gu Yuan. Unfortunately, it failed. For a time, public anger arose, and for the sake of the common people, I had to..."
"Alas." Gu Qi sighed, feeling depressed for some reason.
"Uu——"
The carriage stopped.
"Sir, we're here." The coachman shouted from outside.
Everyone got out of the car one by one and saw a man wearing official uniform standing in front of the car.
Li Jinghao stepped forward, and the two of them saluted each other and exchanged greetings.
"This is Mr. Xue, and this is Mr. Pei. They are both from the capital."
The man bowed slightly.
Then Li Jinghao said: "Two adults, this is the governor of Yingshan County, Chen Runsheng."
Chen Runsheng is slightly older, taller and stronger than Li Jinghao.
Chen Runsheng said: "You two adults have come a long way and have had a hard time. If you don't mind, you can take a rest in a humble house."
Gu Qi raised his head and looked at the sky. There were thousands of blue clouds and a gentle breeze.
Xue Peilin pointed in the direction of Yingshan Mountain: "It's not yet noon, so why not go to Yingshan Mountain first."
Chen Runsheng smiled and said: "In that case, let's go to Yingshan first."
Then he whispered a few words into the ear of the boy next to him. The boy nodded and trotted away.
A group of people walked near Yingshan Mountain.
Looking along the Yingjiang River, we can see that the river is getting narrower and narrower. At the foot of Yingshan Mountain, the water level is higher than before.
Chen Runsheng pointed to the gap between the two mountains and said: "The Ying River flows all the way to the northwest. There are many villages in the upper reaches, the soil is loose, and a lot of it is rolled up here. Near the Ying Mountain, the river channel becomes narrower , especially between these two mountains, which is only six or seven feet wide, the water of the Yingjiang River was immediately blocked here."
Chen Runsheng led everyone towards the mountain stream. From a distance, he saw several boats floating on the river and dense crowds of people gathered on both sides of the river.
When I got closer, I saw a group of three or five people pulling something towards the shore.
"What are you doing?" Gu Qi asked, pointing to the strong men in front of him.
Chen Runsheng glanced at her but said nothing.
Li Jinghao came up and explained softly: "This is dredging."
Xue Peilin said nothing. Obviously, Gu Qi asked a stupid question.
Gu Qi smiled awkwardly: "This is the first time I've seen such a big battle."
Xue Peilin said: "Let's go forward."
At the foot of the mountain, the water in the Yingjiang River was already turbid and continued to flow down the mountain stream.
"Alas." Xue Peilin sighed.
Chen Runsheng carefully supported Xue Peilin and said comfortingly: "Now that the two adults are here, there will be appropriate countermeasures. We will fully cooperate at that time, and things will gradually get better and better."
Suddenly his vision went dark, and Gu Qi almost fell down.
"Master Pei, be careful!" Li Jinghao hurriedly stepped forward to help.
"It's okay." Gu Qi waved her hand.
Yan Churong stuffed two candied fruits into Gu Qi's mouth: "She woke up early and didn't eat anything. Walking this way consumes a lot of energy, so it's okay."
After saying that, Yan Churong put up Gu Qi's arm and said to Li Jinghao, "I'll do it."
He helped Gu Qi sit down beside him, took out a honey pill from his sleeve, and drank it with water.
The other people came over. Chen Runsheng looked up and said, "It's noon now, so everyone must be hungry. Why don't we go back first."
Xue Peilin nodded: "Okay, let's have something to eat. Let's go to Lianshan County in the afternoon."
Gu Qi glanced at Yan Churong. Yan Churong understood and said, "Master Pei is still injured, so he shouldn't overwork himself."
Since I want to act, of course I have to do the whole thing.
Gu Qi frowned and looked like he was about to faint at any moment: "I'm fine, just take a rest."
Li Jinghao looked worried and said, "Otherwise, we can go to Lianshan County tomorrow. There is no rush for these two days."
Xue Peilin was a little anxious, but seeing that Gu Qi was so weak, he couldn't say anything, so he nodded.
Chen Runsheng prepared lunch at the mansion, but when he arrived, he was already hungry.
Although it is not as delicious as the delicacies of the Governor's Mansion, it still wipes out all the food on the table.
After dinner, Yan Churong left the house on the pretext of preparing medicine.
The remaining people went into the main hall to drink tea and talked about water control.
Chen Runsheng said: "It is not easy to divert water from the Yingjiang River smoothly. The upper reaches of the Yingjiang River carry a large amount of sand and soil, blocking it in the lower reaches. Over time, the terrain of Yingjiang County will be lower, eventually forming a depression, where food cannot be grown, and the people We can’t survive. If we can solve the troubles upstream, the problems in Yingshan County will be solved.”
"We still don't know the whole picture of Tuzhou, let alone the flood control measures." Gu Qi put down the tea cup, looked at Chen Runsheng and said, "I think all the county governors in Tuzhou have a deep understanding of the areas under their jurisdiction, so why don't we We will split up and Mr. Xue and I will take a look at the situation along the Yingjiang River, and all the county guards will draw up a topographic map."
"Very good." Xue Peilin agreed with a smile: "Originally, I planned to let Mr. Li complete the terrain mapping, but now that I think about it, the six counties are so big, and if one person draws them, it will take too long. Not to mention Mr. Li's attention to other people. The counties are not familiar with it either, so why not just follow what Mr. Pei said and let each county governor draw a topographic map."
Chen Runsheng looked at Li Jinghao and said, "This is not a problem. I will set off to several other counties immediately and ask them to meet here."
When Li Jinghao saw Chen Runsheng standing up, he also stood up: "I'll go with Runsheng. You two adults can rest here while we go and return."
Gu Qi stood up and said, "Thank you."
After watching Chen Runsheng and Li Jinghao leave the hospital, Gu Qi and Xue Peilin sat opposite each other.
Gu Qifu picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Mr.
Xue Peilin's face darkened: "There must be someone obstructing it. And the person who obstructed it must be above the county guard. Apart from Feng Rui, there is no one else."
Jiang was still old and spicy, and Xue Peilin reacted as soon as he said a word.
"How did you deduce that?"
Gu Qi looked up at Xue Peilin and said with a naive smile: "How can Wansheng infer that it was all Mr. Li said."
Xue Peilin was still doubtful: "Did you arrange Zhao Dexun's sudden return to the capital?"
Gu Qi waved her hand hurriedly: "Master Xue misunderstood. It was him who said that he wanted to return to the capital. I am just a fledgling, so how can I have such great ability?"
He was no longer obsessed with this and said seriously: "If Feng Rui interferes, I'm afraid this flood control will not go smoothly."
"Wait a minute," Gu Qi put away her smile and said softly, "Let's move slower. It won't be too late to wait until Brother Zhao comes back to make arrangements."
More than an hour later, Chen Runsheng and Li Jinghaofang hurried back with several county guards.
The two of them walked into the hall together. Chen Runsheng was serious about his words and exuded a sense of maturity and stability, while Li Jinghao next to him was smiling broadly, looking like he was careless.
"Master Xue, Master Pei, let me introduce you," Li Jinghao wiped the sweat from the tip of his nose and introduced them one by one: "This is the Sheriff of Lianshan County, Hu Yujie; this is the Sheriff of Jinghu County, Yuan Xiu ;This is the governor of Wangjiang County, Cao Zhi."
Chen Runsheng added: "The governor of Qishui County, Zhou Hu, happened to be out today. I will go to the house tomorrow to talk to him in detail."
Xue Peilin said "hmm".
They met each other one after another, exchanged a few simple greetings, and then got down to business.
The oldest among the several county guards is the Jinghu County Sheriff, Yuan Xiu.
He looked to be about thirty-five or sixty-six, and the rest looked to be in their early twenties.
Li Jinghao is the youngest among these people, only a few years older than Gu Qiye.
With Xue Peilin here, there is no need to worry about Qiduo.
She just sat quietly and listened to each county warden briefly describe the situation. When it came to water control, everyone had incomplete ideas. After summarizing their opinions, she found that they were concentrated in two places:
One is what Chen Runsheng calls upstream governance, which is Yingjiang County where Li Jinghao is located.
The second one is Jinghu County where Yuan Xiu is located.
"There is a lake in Jinghu County, called Jingshui Lake. The Yingjiang River entered this lake and never left it." Yuan Xiu sat on Xue Peilin's right hand side and introduced Jingshui Lake.
Gu Qi didn't understand the twists and turns involved. Although he wanted to ask, he was afraid of making a joke, so he had to give up.
It was Li Jinghao who spoke next to him: "It's strange to say that this lake has no canals, so the water cannot be diverted downwards, but it can always maintain a balanced water surface without overflowing or drying up."
Xue Peilin was well-informed and explained: "There must be a river underneath the lake leading to this situation."
Chen Runsheng thought for a while: "If we forcibly dig and build a canal to divert the lake water, will it have any impact on the lake?"
Xue Peilin replied: "No, if the big river outside is connected, the water level will be in a flat state. But it is not easy to lead the conversation under the lake water."
"That's right," Yuan Xiu took over the words: "Don't forget, behind Jingshui Lake is Qishan Mountain. Although the mountain is not high, it can be blocked by a large area. Building canals around the mountain will not only waste people and money, but also worry about water. It was so overwhelming that it flooded the surrounding farmland.”
Gu Qi took advantage of the situation and said, "Then let's dig the mountain."
Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, he would cause an uproar...
