Xue Peilin and several county guards looked at Gu Qi one after another, with various emotions on their faces.
Chen Runsheng didn't know that Xue Peilin had already mentioned the matter of Gu Yuan, the governor of Qishui County, in the morning. He didn't know what the previous county governor had done. After hearing Gu Qi's words, he thought about it carefully and said, "I think Lord Pei's method is feasible."
Yuan Xiu, on the other hand, refused resolutely: "No! The terrain of Qishan Mountain is complex. Forcibly cutting the mountain may lead to greater hidden dangers."
Chen Runsheng still wanted to argue, but Gu Qi stopped him: "It's because I didn't think well."
Seeing Gu Qi like this, Chen Runsheng was suspicious, but he could only remain silent.
Xue Peilin sighed and said to several county guards: "The most important thing right now is to draw the terrain map. If you all take the trouble to draw it out as soon as possible, we can discuss countermeasures."
Several county guards agreed, and it was not until the sun set that Gu Qi and Xue Peilin returned to the Governor's Mansion.
Yan Churong didn't come back until dusk.
"Is Han Zizheng here?"
He picked up the teacup but before he spoke, he looked at Gu Qi in surprise, then nodded.
"Sometimes I'm quite curious, how do you exchange information?"
Yan Churong disagreed and took a sip of tea: "Let's communicate."
Gu Qi became even more confused: "If the letter is cut off halfway, wouldn't it be exposed?"
"No." Yan Churong smiled and said, "Even if it is intercepted, you won't know what the content is."
"All right."
Gu Qi knew that there was a special way of contact between them.
For a moment, I actually felt a little jealous.
"Then where is he now?"
"Fifty miles outside the city."
Gu Qi frowned slightly: "To wait for someone?"
Yan Churong nodded again.
Gu Qi suddenly understood, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously: "Calculate the time, Rong Di should arrive in the next few days."
"right."
Rong Di, a battle-hardened general protecting the general.
The martial arts skills are naturally not much different.
Gu Qi was a little worried: "Can he do it alone?"
It's not that I doubt Han Zizheng's martial arts skills, but I always feel frightened when I think back to the fight between him and Yuan Zhe.
Yan Churong didn't seem to have any worries, and just said lightly: "It should be okay."
next day
Gu Qi and Xue Peilin, led by Li Jinghao, took a look at the situation in Lianshan County and Jinghu County.
Yan Churong found an excuse and went to look for Han Zizheng outside the city.
At the same time, the governors of the two counties, Hu Yujie and Yuan Xiu, also came together to explain in detail the general layout of each county and suggestions for water control.
The situation in Lianshan County is slightly better because it is close to Yingshan Mountain and can get water from the mountain stream.
In comparison, Jinghu County is a bit tricky.
"Yes, this is it." Yuan Xiu led everyone to Jingshui Lake.
Less than two feet away from Jingshui Lake, I smelled an unpleasant smell of rancid water.
Seeing everyone covering their noses, Yuan Xiu smiled bitterly and said: "This lake is connected to the Yingjiang River. There were some fish and shrimps at first. Later, the water in the Yingjiang River became more and more muddy, and the fish and shrimps died, but the aquatic plants grew luxuriantly. After that, it began to disperse little by little. If there is a rotten smell, the villagers will not dare to go near it.”
Gu Qi looked at Jingshui Lake and felt a little familiar.
This situation is more like what Pei Qihuan mentioned in his treatise on flood control, "the intrusion of river water is a sign of disaster."
Xue Peilin covered his nose with one hand, picked up a long branch with the other, walked towards Jingshui Lake, picked it up, and said: "It is full of black and rotten aquatic plants, and the water is all black and green."
Gu Qi looked at the rotten aquatic plants he picked out and muttered: "I'm afraid it's poisonous."
"Poisonous?" Yuan Xiu screamed, and Li Jinghao quickly stepped forward and threw aside the branch in Xue Peilin's hand.
The previous dredging incident had already disgraced Gu Qi. If he didn't show something, he might not be able to suppress these knowledgeable people.
She began to carefully recall Pei Qihuan's thick book on water control.
I couldn't understand it at first because I had never seen the actual situation.
When I came to Tuzhou, I saw the Yingjiang River and the current Jingshui Lake, which seemed to be drawn according to the theory of water control.
"Since ancient times, lakes, rivers, and seas have laws for everything. Once something goes wrong, there will be a backlash." Gu Qi pointed to the Jingshui Lake in front of him and said, "The river water pours into the lake, and it will either burst its banks and cause flooding, or there will be excess nutrients and aquatic plants will grow wildly. Eventually it rots into this lake, and poison naturally appears.”
Li Jinghao opened his mouth and looked at Gu Qi blankly.
Yuan Xiu looked surprised, recovered and smiled: "I didn't expect Master Pei to have such knowledge at such a young age."
Xue Peilin cast an approving look, and Gu Qi felt a little embarrassed when they suddenly praised her like this.
"Is this the case in Zezhou too?"
When Hu Yujie opened his mouth, Gu Qi was so choked that he didn't know how to answer.
I have never been to Zezhou!
However, in the detailed water control strategy drawn up by Pei Qihuan, there does not seem to be any place where the lake water flows back.
After some hesitation, Gu Qi slowly said: "Zezhou... not really."
Li Jinghao clapped his hands and gave a thumbs up to Gu Qi: "Master Pei must be well-read and well-informed. The situation you are talking about is exactly the current predicament of Jingshui Lake. You must have a countermeasure in mind. ?”
Suddenly, everyone had new expectations for Gu Qi.
Gu Qi felt her cheeks were hot and she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in!
She rubbed her hands in embarrassment: "This, I only know how to deal with it on paper, but I know that I have to do it in detail."
Yuan Xiu nodded: "Master Pei is right, no matter how detailed the measures in the book are, they must be adapted to local conditions."
"When Mr. Pei said this, I suddenly remembered," Xue Peilin stood by Jingshui Lake, deep in thought: "When Mr. Gu Yuangu was the county governor, there was indeed a flood in Jinghu County."
"That's right," Yuan Xiu took over: "I was only eight or nine years old at that time. During the most severe time, not only the village ground was flooded, but even the water on the passing road was no higher than my knees. But later... ."
At this point, Yuan Xiu said no more.
Li Jinghao asked eagerly: "What happened next?"
Yuan Xiu looked at Xue Peilin, who closed his eyes and nodded.
"Later," Yuan Xiu raised his hand and pointed forward, "Let's stop talking here and go back first."
The group of people walked on the path between the two farms and continued to listen to Yuan Xiu: "Later, Mr. Gu suggested to the governor to dig mountains and build canals to divert the water from the Ying River. Then that happened, and the superiors wanted to Accountability means..."
"Just push this Master Gu out?" Gu Qi looked at Yuan Xiu and asked.
Yuan Xiu didn't look at her, just lowered his head and remained silent.
Xue Peilin sighed: "At that time, the imperial court was already worried about the flood in Tuzhou. More than a hundred lives were lost due to the digging of mountains. If it was not dealt with, it would be hard for the people to get angry."
"But as long as I can remember, there has never been a flood in Jingshui Lake." Hu Yujie murmured to himself.
Yuan Xiu turned to look at Hu Yujie and said with a smile: "That's because the water level sank after the mountain was cut."
Li Jinghao said: "So, the mountain-cutting method practiced by Mr. Gu at that time was effective?"
Xue Peilin paused, and several people also stopped.
Xue Peilin opened his mouth and was about to say something. Yuan Xiu raised his hand and pressed Xue Peilin's arm and said, "Master Xue, please don't make the same mistake again."
Xue Peilin's lips trembled and he sighed heavily.
Gu Qi looked at it coldly, making some inferences.
It's a pity that I don't know how to control water. If I take action rashly, I'm afraid it won't end well.
"As long as the reverse flow of the river water is changed, the problem of Jingshui Lake will be solved. We will discuss it in detail when the detailed topographic map comes out." Gu Qi walked to Xue Peilin's side and comforted softly.
There was some certainty in Yuan Xiu's eyes: "What Master Pei said is that I will start drawing a detailed topographic map in the past two days and try to get it out as soon as possible."
After leaving the village, the sun was about to set, and Li Jinghao sent Gu Qi and Xue Peilin back to the Governor's Mansion.
Gu Qi ate some tea fruits and did not show any signs of hunger, so she did not sit at the same table with Feng Rui and Xue Peilin and went back to the wing alone.
It’s not that they are hardworking, but they really don’t know how to control water in Tuzhou, and the several county guards know a lot about the areas under their jurisdiction, so they had to take out Pei Qihuan’s theory on water control from the bottom of the box, hoping to find countermeasures to avoid suspicion. .
It was getting late, and I couldn't see clearly.
Gu Qi took out the fire stick and lit the candlestick on the table.
Someone knocked on the door gently outside. When he opened the door, he saw Yan Churong standing at the door holding a medicine box.
"Master Pei, it's time to change the dressing."
Gu Qi nodded: "Thank you, Doctor Yan."
After turning sideways to let Yan Churong enter the house, Gu Qi looked out at the door frame and saw that the boy leading the way had already gone away.
He bolted the door, sat down at the table, looked at Yan Churong and said, "I need to see him."
Yan Churong smiled: "I think you want to see him, so come here. With your Qinggong, it's not difficult to go out quietly. Come on, people are sleeping soundly. I'll wait for you at the entrance of the alley."
Gu Qi looked at the water treatment treatise on the table and replied calmly: "Okay."
"Then I'll leave first."
Hearing Yan Churong's voice, Gu Qi had no intention of responding and just stared at the treatise on water control in a daze.
I don't know how long it took, but when I came back to my senses, I found that the house was empty.
The sound of the watch was heard outside, it was already Haishi.
Gu Qi blew out the candle and took advantage of the dim moonlight to look through the night clothes.
Wait until midnight
Gu Qi picked up the Treatise on Flood Control and put it into his arms. After gently closing the door, he quickly dodged to the base of the wall and climbed out.
When I walked to the entrance of the alley, I saw a man wearing a black curtain hat and black robes outlining his body lines. Under the dim moonlight, he exuded a sense of mystery.
Gu Qifang walked lightly and approached slowly.
"Let's go."
It wasn't until the man spoke that he was sure it was Yan Churong.
"This is the first time I've seen you dressed like this." Gu Qi looked up and down, secretly blaming her own eyesight.
Before, Han Zizheng was wearing armor, and his whole person exuded a resolute and cold character. He thought this was what a man in the world should look like. Looking at Yan Churong again, he has changed from his usual gentle appearance. Now he looks like a cold-faced killer, exuding the aura of "Keep strangers out". He and Han Zizheng are more like a contest between good and evil, making it difficult to tell them apart.
"What, it doesn't look good?"
"Good-looking!" Gu Qihan laughed: "I didn't expect you to be so good-looking."
He stopped and Gu Qi raised her head, but could not see his face clearly.
Suddenly, Yan Churong grabbed Gu Qi's wrist and pulled her to the wall!
