It doesn't matter whether you are an official or not. The people under your rule are starving to death. Being an official is not a glorious thing.
When setting off from Chang'an City, Li Qinzai always regarded this errand as simple.
There are two purposes, one is to solve the drought, and the other is to deal with the illegal affairs of the Korean lady.
At first, Li Qinzai didn't pay much attention to the drought. In his opinion, the solution to the drought was very simple. It was nothing more than using labor to dig ditches and build reservoirs.
It wasn't until he went to the countryside in person and talked with old farmers that Li Qinzai suddenly realized that solving the drought was not as simple as he thought.
After going to the countryside, Li Qinzai decided to adjust his plan.
Compared with countless people who are about to starve to death, it doesn't matter whether the Korean lady deserves to die or live, and can be dealt with slowly. However, the drought situation in front of us is imminent and must be solved immediately.
Looking at the dry land and the unyielding villages again, Li Qinzai said goodbye to the old man politely.
On the way back to Bingzhou City, Li Qinzai behaved very silently.
Liu Asi, who was riding side by side, hesitated several times, and finally couldn't help but said: "Fifth Young Master, even if they dig the ditch and divert the water, it will be too late. This year's harvest is destined to be bad."
Li Qinzai nodded: "I know."
"The villain sees Wu Shaolang's intention and still wants to help them solve the water diversion problem, but it will not help the harvest anymore..."
Li Qinzai said calmly: "This year's harvest is indeed too late. This is destined by God, but we can't just focus on this year."
"Serving as an official brings benefit to one party. Although I am just a temporary governor, since I have become the governor, I should do something for the people."
"Bingzhou has four counties under its jurisdiction. All farmland ditches must be dug to divert water this year. I will also build a reservoir above the water source to store water. On the ground of Bingzhou, there will be no more droughts in the future. This is what I can do."
Liu Asi hesitated and said: "But... what about the labor? Nowadays, the young laborers in each village must be dealing with the drought in their own fields. They should not be able to spare manpower to dig ditches and build reservoirs."
Li Qinzai smiled: "There will be. There are always more solutions than difficulties. If people starve to death under my rule, it will be a dereliction of duty on my part, and I will have no shame in returning to Chang'an to see His Majesty."
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The group of people returned to Bingzhou City. After entering the city, they still rode straight into the city, attracting the glares of countless passers-by.
Li Qinzai didn't care. After entering the city, he was the notorious domineering dude. He was both arrogant and mentally retarded. His personality couldn't be broken.
Returning to the Governor's Mansion, Li Qinzai got off his horse and went straight to the bedroom in the backyard. He talked for a long time in the bedroom, and then wrote a memorial in a hurry. After sealing it with paint, he walked out of the door and ordered Liu Asi to send someone to quickly deliver it to Chang'an Taiji Palace. .
After finishing this, Li Qinzai stretched out and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when Liu Asi sent a famous letter.
"Fifth Young Master, Mrs. Korea invites you to the banquet tonight again."
Li Qinzai did not refuse this time. He took the name card, glanced at it quickly, and said with a smile: "I'm really anxious. If I don't agree this time, it will be really shameful..."
In the evening, Li Qinzai, dressed in fine clothes, slowly walked out of the governor's mansion.
Going to a luxurious banquet, he still had no intention of taking a car.
Walking all the way through the streets, he carefully observed every plant and tree in Bingzhou City. The expressions of every passerby and every hurried figure fell into his eyes and were recorded in his heart.
Mrs. Korea's residence is not far from the governor's residence.
The mansion is slightly dilapidated. This was the former residence of Empress Wu before she was elected to the palace.
Empress Wu's mother, Yang, was once the wife of Ying Guogong, the warrior Yu Xuxian. She married the warrior Yu at the age of forty-four. The advanced maternal age actually gave birth to three daughters in succession to the warrior Yu, of which Empress Wu was the second child.
Later, the warrior Yi died, and his first wife's two sons, Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang, grew up and seized the family business, so they drove Yang and their three daughters out of the house.
Yang had no choice but to return to Bingzhou with her three daughters, and spent the most difficult years of her life in this former residence. It was not until Empress Wu was selected in the palace and became a talented person beside Taizong that the Wu family and her daughter turned around.
By the way, the relationship between the Wu family and the British Li family is not small. When the warrior Yi passed away, Taizong ordered Li Ji, who was the governor of Bingzhou at the time, to host the funeral for the warrior Yi and transport his body from Jingzhou to Bingzhou for burial.
Although the former residence is old, it has carried many years of grudges and vicissitudes.
The descendants of the Wu family and the Li family meet again in this former residence today. Whether they are enemies or friends will be decided by God.
Li Qinzai stood in front of the former residence of the Wu family and silently stared at the ancient and vicissitudes of the lintel for a long time.
The door of the house opened, and a group of servants and maids slowly walked out surrounded by a graceful and luxurious woman.
Li Qinzai had never seen a Korean lady, but looking at this woman's dress and temperament, he knew without a doubt that she was a Korean lady.
"The lower official Li Qinzai pays homage to the Korean lady. She is a lowly official, so how dare she greet her personally." Li Qinzai bowed humbly.
The Korean lady is about thirty-four or five years old, a typical mature woman, all mature. She was really good-looking, with slender eyebrows and thin lips, and a charming charm that could not be imitated by a young girl. No wonder Li Zhi was so obsessed with her that he was reluctant to kill her.
Seeing Li Qinzai salute, the Korean lady covered her mouth and giggled, and said: "I have heard for a long time that there was a bastard dandy in the British family. He used to be domineering in Chang'an City and did all kinds of evil. How come he knows so much about etiquette in my house?"
Li Qinzai has a dark face and always pokes at people's shortcomings when they meet him. Is this woman flirting with him or does she not know how to chat?
"Madam, you are serious. Your subordinate has always been a pillar of the country, how could he do all kinds of evil? Madam, please don't believe the rumors in Chang'an City."
The Korean lady laughed so hard that her flowers were trembling, her chest was covered in white flowers, and the sound of "duangduang" could be vaguely heard.
As soon as they met for the first time, Li Qinzai suddenly found that he had empathy with Li Zhi.
This woman's charm...if it were him, he wouldn't be willing to kill her.
"It's been a long time since I've seen such a funny person as Governor Li. How can anyone call himself a 'pillar of the country'? Are you embarrassed?"
Li Qinzai said sternly: "'The pillar of the country' is not from the lower official, but from the imperial decree of His Majesty. The lower official is just a retelling of the original words."
The Korean lady laughed more and more, and the two stood at the door chatting for a long time. Only then did the Korean lady realize her indifference and hurriedly invited him into the house.
The former residence is not big, it is a courtyard with three entrances. The courtyard and front hall are relatively small, far inferior to the British palace in Chang'an.
The fact that this former residence has been preserved and can still be inhabited may be a way for Empress Wu to flaunt herself, like Empress Changsun, as a mother who respects the world and can also be frugal in running a household.
After all, the empress's former residence was so dilapidated. In the eyes of interested people, Empress Wu's political image was firmly established.
The higher your status, the more you have to show your poverty to outsiders. A truly smart person will not show his luxurious life to outsiders.
The front hall of the former residence is dilapidated everywhere, the pillars have lost a lot of paint, and even the wooden floor in the hall has been worn to pieces.
Li Qinzai stepped into the front hall and was stunned as soon as he entered.
There is also a woman sitting in the hall, wearing plain palace clothes, with picturesque eyebrows and jade-like features. She is about fifteen or sixteen years old, with her eyes lowered and her white hands playing with a guqin on the table.
When she heard someone walking into the hall, the woman raised her eyes and their eyes met instantly.
The Korean lady behind her chuckled and said, "Today's guests are all distinguished guests. It's been a long time since my old house has had such distinguished guests."
"Li Shishi, this is the head of Jinxiang County, and her father is Prince Teng."
Li Qinzai was shocked.
Li Yuanying, the king of Teng, was the son of the great ancestor Li Yuan. He was not very old, but he was not young in seniority.
When Li Shimin initiated the Xuanwumen Revolution, Li Yuan was forced to abdicate and was placed under semi-house arrest in the Daming Palace by Li Shimin.
Li Yuan, who became the Supreme Emperor, lived the life that every man dreams of.
There were songs and dances every day, there were countless wines and beauties, and all kinds of stunning beauties could sleep as much as they wanted.
In order to appease Li Yuan and prevent him from being interested in government affairs again, Li Shimin also put a lot of thought into it. After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he gathered countless beautiful women and stuffed them around Li Yuan.
This is how Teng Wang Li Yuanying was born. To put it bluntly, he was the product of Li Yuan's poverty and boredom.
In terms of seniority, Li Yuanying was Li Shimin's half-brother, and the head of Jinxiang County in front of him naturally became the younger sister of the current emperor Li Zhi.
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