At this time, it was early morning, and the morning air in the south was a little humid, and the earth mixed with the faint aroma of grass entered Xu Yanyan's nose faintly.

"The scenery here is pleasant, the air is fresh, and the folk customs are also very simple, it is really a good place to retreat. Xu Yanyan chuckled, looking very happy.

Xu Yanyan stretched his waist, and the attendant standing beside him was a little puzzled when he heard this, and asked suspiciously: "What does Mr. Xu mean by this, is it that after the flood in the south is cured, he will go into hiding here?"

Xu Yan smiled but didn't say anything, didn't say anything more, but went straight out of the door.

At the beginning of a new day, it's time to continue the flood treatment.

There was a stall next to Xu's house, and at this time, the stall had already been crowded.

"Mr. Xu, come in, I see that this is getting better and better, and it's all Mr. Xu's credit. An old woman who was sitting in the stall and was selling vegetables laughed when she saw Xu Yanyan and greeted Xu Yanyan warmly.

Xu Yanyan also nodded politely at the old woman: "It is also everyone's support that I can complete it so quickly." ”

Then, as was customary, he went to the old woman's stall and picked up a few potatoes and a bag of cherry tomatoes. Those cherry tomatoes were small, but they were very ruddy, and Xu Yanyan put one of them into his mouth, and the sweet and sour taste immediately spread in his mouth.

"Old man, I bought these vegetables, I will send someone to pick them up in a while, if you run out of vegetables, then go home early, you are old, and it is not safe if it is late. Xu Yanyan took out the money bag, took out two pieces of broken silver and put them in the hands of the old grandmother, and turned around to leave.

The old grandmother looked at Xu Yanyan's back with a smile, and shouted in her loudest voice: "Mr. Xu, if my youngest son doesn't listen to your command, you can just beat and scold him, he is the most disobedient child!"

When Xu Yan heard this, he smiled, looking like a gentle and elegant scholar.

So he turned his head and said to the old woman, "The old lady is laughing, this is a joke, and he is the most active in the management of the embankment." ”

Since Xu Yanyan came here to take office, the dredging of the waterway has been going very smoothly, because the method is correct, and the effect of flood control is very significant.

Here, the people are talking, all saying that Xu Yanyan may be the reincarnation of Dayu, and some people say that Xu Yanyan is blessed by the river god, because the river god is very satisfied with what the new official has done, so the river god is no longer angry.

In this way, Xu Yanyan received the support of the people, and he had good treatment for the workers who came to build the waterway.

The workers, who had meat and white rice and white flour to eat, were naturally very powerful, and the construction of the waterways proceeded very quickly.

With the support of the people here, the waterway was finally built a week later.

With the reluctance and admiration of the people for him, Xu Zeyan embarked on the road back to the capital.

Looking at the scenery of the southern town that is getting farther and farther away from him again, Xu Yanyan couldn't help but feel sad, maybe only such a small place will be able to achieve the people's neatness, will it be free from deceit, and will always flow so thinly.

Xu Yanyan sorted out his somewhat reluctant mood, jumped up and jumped on horseback, waved lightly to the people who came to see him off, and said with a smile: "This farewell, maybe we won't see each other, you all must take care." ”

"Mr. Xu, we will miss you, your help to us, and your kindness to us, we will always remember!"

"Yes, Mr. Xu, you must also take care!"

Some of the people burst into tears, and they waved goodbye to Xu Yanyan reluctantly. Other children also said:

"Mr. Xu, I will study hard, and I will go to the capital to be an official in the future and serve the people like you. ”

The corners of Xu Yanyan's eyes were a little moist, and he nodded lightly, leaving this place where he was reluctant to give up.

Dragging his tired body, Xu Yanyan and a bunch of people quickly returned to the capital.

Shen Zeyuan, the emperor who had already heard that Xu Yanyan had built waterways for the people and implemented reforms to seek happiness for the people, had already heard that Xu Yanyan had returned to the capital, so he immediately recruited him into the palace.

Because of Xu Yanyan's meritorious governance this time, Shen Zeyuan was very happy, and directly summoned Xu Yanyan to reward him.

Therefore, Xu Yanyan was promoted, and his official position was promoted to the secretary of the ministry.

As soon as this edict came out, some ministers immediately objected: "Your Majesty, this must not be!"

Shen Zeyuan smiled coldly: "Oh, Aiqing, let's talk about it, why not!"

The minister was frightened by Shen Zeyuan's sneer, but then, he endured his fear and replied in a trembling voice: "Xu Yanyan just went to the remote place in the south to deal with the flood, this can be done by anyone, how can he give him such a big official position?"

Who knows, Shen Zeyuan just snorted coldly and waved his hand and said: "The difference between Qing's words, this method was proposed by Xu Yanyan, and it is also a flood that he personally treated.

The official wanted to refute a few more words, but was ruthlessly interrupted by Shen Zeyuan: "Or is it that I made a mistake in handling it?"

As soon as these words came out, the official felt his anger, trembled, and immediately knelt down and hurriedly said: "The minister never dares to insist on the emperor's decision, the emperor is wise, and please ask the emperor to atone for his sins." ”

In this way, the person who was dissatisfied with Xu Yanyan was directly suppressed by him, which saved Xu Yanyan a lot of trouble.

Xu Yanyan, who served as the secretary of the ministry, did not have such a good time in the ministry, because many people secretly stumbled.

However, Xu Yanyan is a person who swallows his anger and lets others slaughter him. With the practice of beating a stick to give a date, he quickly convinced his gang of people.

"In the past few days, I have heard that Qing has subdued those officials and obeyed them. Shen Zeyuan said to him with a smile.

Xu Yanyan smiled helplessly, and said lightly: "It's not a subduation, it's just that I want to be more relaxed." ”

Hearing this, Shen Zeyuan laughed: "Thank you for taking me to find you, you are really a genius, and you really don't have to worry about many things with you." ”

In fact, he also knew that Xu Yanyan relied more on strategy to subdue those people, and it was best to convince people with virtue.

As a result, under the leadership of Shen Zeyuan and the assistance of Xu Yanyan, the Great Li Dynasty became more and more prosperous.