Princess, he is rich enough to rival the country

When they set off, Qin Lu felt uneasy about Yanglin County, and specially sent a team of people to investigate the situation first.

If the situation is not optimistic, the evacuation of the people will be organized as soon as possible.

The person who came to report now was one of the people sent by Qin Lu just now.

"What did you say?"

Hearing this man's words, the magistrate of Yizhou didn't even care about Qin Lu who was still on the sidelines, and directly stepped forward, grabbed the man and asked repeatedly:

"Is the dam okay?"

Others could understand Yizhou Zhizhou's mood at the moment, and didn't care about his rudeness.

The man caught by Yizhou Zhizhou nodded fiercely:

"That's right, there's nothing wrong with the dam. The newly built cement dam is stronger than expected!"

When he said this, the man's face was full of joy and pride.

This time, Qin Lu was in charge of building the dam, and he also participated in it.

Now that the dam has made a contribution, he is naturally proud in his heart.

"Really?" Yizhou Zhizhou still couldn't believe it, and asked repeatedly.

It wasn't until the man gave an affirmative answer that he seemed to react, nodded repeatedly, and kept saying "yes" in his mouth.

But hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Immediately after regaining consciousness, Yizhou Zhizhou hurried to the direction of the dam, wanting to see the current situation on the dam with his own eyes.

Compared with just now, the current governor of Yizhou seems to be wearing a trace of joy on his feet.

Gu Yanshu turned his head to look at Qin Lu, who would have thought that when he raised his eyes, he would see the gaze of his little deer looking at him.

The eyes of the two met, and Gu Yanshu could clearly see a smile in his Xiaolu's eyes.

Obviously, Qin Lu is also in a very good mood at the moment.

After looking at each other and smiling, the two of them walked towards the embankment like Yizhou Zhizhou.

As soon as he reached the location of the embankment, Gu Yanshu heard the laughter of the governor of Yizhou:

"Okay, okay! This is God bless me Yizhou!"

Looking up, I saw the scene of water waves rushing towards the embankment again and again, but were finally intercepted by the embankment.

At this time, the magistrate of Yizhou gradually regained his sanity.

Hearing the movement behind him, he turned around and saw the figures of Gu Yanshu and Qin Lu. Without even thinking about it, he knelt down and bowed to Qin Lu:

"Thank you, my lord, for your righteousness!"

Before Qin Lu could even open his mouth, the magistrate of Yizhou said another thank you.

Perhaps it was because the surprise in my heart was too much, the words of thanks from Yizhou Zhizhou were a bit confused, and the preface was inconsistent, and I couldn't see the witty words of the civil servants in the past.

But from his words, you can roughly hear what he wants to express:

The situation in Yizhou this year is not good. During the heavy rain a few days ago, the governor of Yizhou already had a bad premonition in his heart, otherwise he would not go out in the rainstorm today.

When I woke up this morning and saw the rain outside the window, the magistrate of Yizhou thought that there was going to be an accident on the dam, but who knew it was safe.

The magistrate of Yizhou has served in Yizhou for nearly ten years, and no one knows the situation of Yizhou better than him.

He can even say with certainty that if there is no cement this year, without this cement dam, even with his initial warning, even if the imperial court sent people down to strengthen the dam, it would be useless in the face of such a situation.

Now that Yizhou is able to successfully prevent floods, cement can be said to have taken the lead.

Who in Yizhou didn't know that this cement came from Prince Li's Mansion, and even for the treasury, the cement on this embankment was paid for by Prince Li's mansion.

In such a situation, how could the magistrate of Yizhou not be grateful to Prince Li's Mansion?

Not to mention the governor of Yizhou, even the people of Yizhou, when Qin Lu is mentioned, they are also full of gratitude.

You must know that the people in Yizhou have been affected by the flood for a long time, and before summer, they will worry about whether the flood will burst the embankment.

Once the embankment breaks, it will cost money and crops at the least, and may even lose your property and life at the worst.

However, due to Tianqi's previous situation, the state treasury was completely unable to support the desire of the people in Yizhou to tear down the dam and rebuild it.

Every year before the flood season, the people of Yizhou can only mend the previous dikes and dams, and hope in their hearts that God will be kind and gentle when it rains.

However, this year the imperial court not only sent people to rebuild the dam, but also heard from the people of Prince Li's Mansion that as long as it is properly maintained, no accident will happen to the cement dam even if it is used for a hundred years.

Originally, some people thought that Prince Li's Mansion was bragging. How can there be anything that can be used for hundreds of years?

Now seeing that the embankment is stably holding back such a severe and rare flood without any signs of effort, the people realized that what the people in Prince Li's Mansion said was true.

In other words, they no longer have to worry about the flood season every summer!

As soon as the news came out, Qin Lu's prestige and reputation in Yizhou rose a lot, but in just a few days, when the people in Yizhou mentioned Qin Lu, they only had words of praise.

His master is loved by the common people, and the faces of the people under Prince Li's mansion are also bright.

Although Qin Lu is not everyone shouting and beating in the capital, but it has reached the point where ordinary people keep silent when mentioning it, and it can cure children from crying at night. When did they have such courtesy?

To put it bluntly, if the people under Prince Li's mansion go out now, if they say that they are working under King Li, the common people can send things directly to their arms!

Naturally, the people in Prince Li's Mansion don't want them, but that doesn't prevent them from being in a good mood. For several days, the people in Prince Li's Mansion were all beaming.

However, such a lively atmosphere obviously did not affect the two masters in Prince Li's mansion.

After the heavy rain came back from the embankment that day, Gu Yanshu sent someone to send over a map of Yizhou.

Later, I felt that the map was not detailed enough, so I even took people to investigate around Yizhou, and finally asked someone to draw a new map and send it to me.

Although Qin Lu didn't know what his concubine meant by this move, he knew that according to his concubine's temperament, he would never do useless work, so he followed along.

After the people below sent a more detailed map, Qin Lu had the opportunity to ask Gu Yanshu's purpose.

"The flood situation in Yizhou is more serious than I imagined. If things go on like this, the cement dam may not be able to play a big role in more than ten years."

Gu Yanshu never hides anything from Qin Lu, and directly speaks out the thoughts in his heart.

Cement dams are good, but if the dams are used for flood control all the time, the water level will rise higher and higher, and eventually they will inevitably directly cross the dams.

At that time, even if the dam does not fall, it will not be able to play any role in flood control.

"What does the princess mean?"

Qin Lu knew that Gu Yanshu wasn't trying to scare people, but he wasn't worried either.

Because according to his understanding of his own princess, he thinks he already has a solution in his heart.

Sure enough, the next moment, Gu Yanshu said his answer:

"Naturally, blocking is worse than sparse."

With that said, Gu Yanshu clicked on the map that was just delivered on the table, and motioned Qin Lu to look down.

Then he drew with his finger on the line where the dam was built in Yizhou, and explained in a low voice:

"Perhaps because of the relatively low terrain of Yizhou, every summer it rains heavily, and almost all the water flows here. This not only increases the risk of flooding in Yizhou, but also makes the adjacent city fall into a deficit every summer. The embarrassment of water."

"I have asked the people below to check these days. The soil in Yizhou is relatively soft, and it is not difficult to open the canal."

"If a canal is opened to drain water from here, and several branches are separated to adjacent cities, it will not only relieve the pressure on Yizhou, but also alleviate the embarrassment of water shortage in other areas."

"It's just how to do this drainage thing. I haven't figured it out yet."

When it came to the end, Gu Yanshu frowned slightly, obviously not very happy.

There is a specialization in this technique, and Gu Yanshu is not good at opening canals.

All knowledge about this matter is also derived from the materials seen before and after the end of the world.

But the officials from the Ministry of Industry who came to Yizhou with Qin Lu lost [-]% of their losses due to the smallpox incident. Even if Gu Yanshu wanted to ask a professional person, he didn't have a chance.

Qin Lu has fought wars all year round. Although he doesn't know much about these things, he can understand the terrain.

Almost immediately after Gu Yanshu said these words, Qin Lu knew that this matter was feasible.

Seeing Gu Yanshu's brows tightly furrowed, looking like he was in deep thought, Qin Lu comforted him without thinking:

"The project of opening the canal is more massive than building the embankment, and it cannot be completed in one or two years. Didn't the princess always say that there is a specialization in the art industry? Why don't you ask the people from the Ministry of Industry to study this matter after returning to Beijing?"

"My lord is right, but I've got a picture."

One word awakened the dreamer, and after hearing Qin Lu's words, Gu Yanshu also realized that he was a little anxious.

The matter of opening the canal is obviously not something that can be decided in a day or two. If you don’t see it, Dayu went to the house three times to control the water, and it took more than ten years to complete it.

Even if he has arranged everything clearly now, he will have to discuss it with the people from the Ministry of Industry after returning to Beijing.

That being the case, why not just hand over the matter to the people from the Ministry of Industry?

Thinking of this, Gu Yanshu's mood immediately eased a little, and he took a last look at the map on the table, and then put it back.

Since he has decided to be the hands-off shopkeeper, this map should be regarded as a gift from him to the Ministry of Industry.

When Qin Lu saw his Ruanruan actions, he knew that he had figured it out, so he turned around and told him another thing:

"We will be leaving for Beijing in two days. Is there anything else the princess wants to go? My king will accompany you for a stroll in these two days?"

"Go back in two days?"

Gu Yanshu was stunned for a moment, obviously caught off guard by the news.

Qin Lu stretched out his hand and pinched his soft and dull face, and explained in a low voice:

"Well, the royal father has sent a letter to remind you."

In fact, Qin Lu had already received the emperor's letter a few days ago.

It takes only seven or eight days for an express round trip from Yizhou to Kyoto eight hundred miles.

Calculating the time, it was almost the same day that Gu Yanshu sent a letter to the capital to inform Qin Lu that he had recovered, and the emperor sent a reply letter urging them to return to Beijing.

However, the weather in Yizhou was not good at that time, and Qin Lu also wanted to see the specific situation of the cement dam, so he ignored it.

However, today Qin Lu received another [-]-mile rush from the emperor, asking if they had already set foot on their way home.

Knowing father Mo Ruozi, when Qin Lu received this second letter, he knew that his father might be a little impatient.

Now that the weather in Yizhou has gradually improved, and the cement dams are no problem at all, Qin Lu naturally has no reason to stay in Yizhou.

When Gu Yanshu heard this, he didn't say anything more, just nodded slightly:

"Then go back."

In fact, even if the emperor did not send a letter to remind them, Gu Yanshu and Qin Lu would not stay in Yizhou for long.

The days away from the chores in the capital are certainly comfortable, but whether it is Gu Yanshu or Qin Lu, it is not time to retire yet.

At the beginning Gu Yanshu left Beijing in a hurry, although he made detailed arrangements when he left, but there is no master in Prince Li's mansion at this moment.

The current situation in Beijing is not very clear, if Gu Yanshu does not return for a long time, Gu Yanshu is also afraid that there will be unresolvable variables.

Both of them are not Moji people. Now that they have decided to return to Beijing, they don't plan to stay in Yizhou for a long time.

On the second day, the people in Prince Li's Mansion were ready to set off.

At this moment, Qin Lu's position in the hearts of the people in Yizhou has reached an unprecedented position. Now that they know that Qin Lu is going to leave, the people are naturally reluctant to part with it.

But they also know that His Royal Highness Li Wang does not belong to Yizhou.

No matter how much reluctance was in his heart, he could only press down, and when Qin Lu and his party left, they followed Yizhou Zhizhou to see off at the city gate.

If it hadn't been for the Li Wang Mansion's repeated orders not to accept anything from the people before leaving, maybe Qin Lu would be able to take half of Yizhou with him when he left this time.

Of course, before Qin Lu left Yizhou, he did not forget to go to the post station and send an urgent [-]-mile report to the capital, telling the emperor that he was already on his way back to Beijing, which can be regarded as the two urging letters to the emperor. There is an explanation.

Eight hundred li was urgently sent to the emperor within a few days. Looking at the contents of the letter, the emperor was relieved:

Let's just say that the emperor is superstitious. Anyway, since the news that Qin Lu was infected with smallpox was reported back to Kyoto, the emperor has complained a little more about Yizhou.

His third son was galloping on the battlefield, coming and going freely among thousands of troops, and had not encountered such a catastrophe in the battlefield for three years.

How long did it take to reach Yizhou City?

Infected with the deadly smallpox?

Therefore, after receiving Gu Yanshu's letter of safety, the emperor's first thought was to let his third son leave the ominous place of Yizhou.

Who knew that the son would become disobedient when his wings became stiff when he grew up.

Going to build a dam, what kind of fluff is it that "will not be tolerated by the emperor outside", if you want to see with your own eyes how the dam you built, you just don't want to leave.

The emperor was so angry that one Buddha came out of his body and two Buddhas ascended to heaven.

If it weren't for the situation, the emperor even wanted to go to Yizhou directly to bring the unworthy descendant back to the capital.

Now that he received the news that Qin Lu was on his way home, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief, and then began counting with his fingers.

The [-]-mile express journey will take four days, which means that the third son and his party have been on the road for four days.

According to the schedule of Prince Li's Mansion, even if it will be dragged down by those few imperial physicians, it should only take another four or five days before returning to Beijing.

Thinking of this, the emperor's mood suddenly improved a lot, and he even smiled a little more.

Such an obvious change in the emperor was naturally noticed by the courtiers who came to the court every day.

The courtiers speculated based on the emperor's previous temperament, thinking that the emperor's good mood this time could last at most two days.

Who knew that three days had passed, four days had passed, and the emperor was still smiling.

Although such an obvious change confuses the courtiers, it is also a good thing for the officials under them.

Didn't you see that even if they made some omissions in their work these days, the emperor would just smile and say, "It's not a serious problem, knowing the mistakes can make a big difference"?

Five days passed, and six days passed. Just when the courtiers got used to the emperor's temperament like spring wind and rain, thinking that their emperor had changed his temperament, they found that at some point, the emperor's mood began to change from sunny to cloudy again. There are signs of growing irritable.

In the court today, an official just made a small mistake, but was scolded bloody by the emperor.

If it wasn't for the intercession of the colleagues who made friends with him next to him, he would have been demoted because of this small mistake.

Compared with the previous few days, this is simply a sky and an underground.

The sudden and obvious change in the emperor's mood made the courtiers unavoidably murmur in their hearts:

So why was the emperor happy a few days ago?

These days, what made Long Yan furious?

That is to say, the prince doesn't know the little Jiujiu given by these ministers in his heart. If he knows, he will tell them the answer:

For what reason?

Naturally, it was all because of His Royal Highness Li Wang!

A few days ago, Long Yan was very happy because His Royal Highness Li Wang sent a letter saying that he would be able to return to Beijing in a few days.

These days, Long Yan was furious because His Highness Li Wang was still nowhere to be seen when the day came, and the people sent to greet him at the city gate had returned empty-handed for two consecutive days!

And the chief culprit who caused the emperor to be moody, didn't know anything about the dire situation of the courtiers at the moment, and was even enjoying himself playing with his own princess.

It is true that Qin Lu left Yizhou on the day the letter was sent, but this return to Beijing is not as urgent as when going to Yizhou.

Gu Yanshu and Qin Lu made up their minds on the second day of their journey home.

There is no very important matter waiting for them to solve in the left and right Beijing. On the contrary, it is a rare opportunity for the two of them to go out of Beijing together. Why not take this opportunity to take a good look at Tianqi's great rivers and mountains.

The two hit it off almost instantly, directly slowing down General Zhi Ge's team.

It can be said that we stopped and walked along the way, and when we saw some beautiful scenery, we stopped to enjoy it.

If you pass by something interesting, or if you happen to be in a town that is having a festival, you will stop to participate.

Along the way, Gu Yanshu and Qin Lu can be said to be watching the stars, the moon, the rising and setting of the clouds, the rising sun and the setting sun... They have seen a lot of scenery that they have no time to see on weekdays.

From poetry and songs to talking about philosophy of life, it is simply a joy, and even the relationship is rapidly warming up.

In a short journey of less than ten days, they were forced to walk for nearly a month.

During this month, Gu Yanshu and Qin Lu were in a better mood, and felt sorry for the courtiers in the court.

Like a delicate flower, everyone has to meet the violent wind and rain from the emperor every day.

Especially as time passed, the emperor's mood not only did not improve, but also became worse day by day. In just a few days, many people were sent to court.

For a moment, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were worried, fearing that the guillotine on their heads would fall on their heads in the next moment.

Not to mention the courtiers, even the princes, also feel that the current appearance of the emperor is a bit unbearable.

Just when Wang Gonggong was thinking about whether to find a way to send a letter to King Li, explaining the situation, and urging the return date of His Highness King Li, the person sent by the emperor to guard the city gate finally sent back news:

His Royal Highness King Li has returned to Beijing!

Hearing this news, Wang Gonggong was really relieved in his heart, and he didn't care about other things, so he hurriedly sent the news to the emperor's case.

"He still knows to come back!"

The emperor snorted coldly, and with a snap, he threw the memorial in his hand:

"Let him roll over to see me directly, I want to see if he is also limping, and he can walk from Yizhou to Kyoto for a month!"