The sun rolled in waves at the western end of the sky, turning the sky into a brilliant red glow, which spread over the land below. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoAt this moment, in the eyes of the poetic and picturesque talented and beautiful women, in this village, the sunset light dyed on the scattered roofs is like a refreshing and gorgeous scene.

It is not like the leisurely and self-satisfied life of "Morningside is desolate and returns with the moon and lotus hoe" in the eyes of the poet, and it is the time for the villagers to return home from the fields. As a result, the streets of the small village, through which a main road runs, gradually become more familiar faces. The greeting to the door, the laughter of the returnees, the shouts of relatives at home, the noise of children in the small square, and other noisy and shouting sounds, accompanied by this sunset, together constitute the daily life of the countryside.

This scene can be regarded as the daily life of rural life. Therefore, the silence of today is obviously a wordless anomaly. And the reason for this abnormal scene is also clear at a glance.

Just stand a short distance and look at it to see why.

It's a big camp outside the small village.

The camp, which was built in strict accordance with the military defense system of trenches, horse rejections, thorns, etc., was completely different from the simple convoy defense that Lee Seung-do traveled every time he traveled. And such a tight defense measure naturally shows the importance of the people who are protected.

And the protected personnel and the like can also be put aside for the time being, after all, the current protagonists are the people in this village, and what needs to be understood is the anomaly at the moment; That is, the group of people kneeling in front of the camp gate at this moment. Men, women, children, women, and children. The whole village knelt here. It was even more silent, and even the child, who was only three or two years old, just knelt obediently beside his mother and didn't say a word.

This group of people kneeling here seems to have been a long time. Because, the soldiers who were guarding the gate did not know when this group of people appeared here; The only thing that is certain of this is that they have been here since before their changing of the guard.

And then there's why they're kneeling here.

At noon, they were brought food and tea from the camp, and they did not refuse. Silently accepted it, but persuaded it to leave.

Perhaps, this may be the reason why they are not noisy.

If you dig deeper, it's because of the eviction.

And the reason for this matter has to start with Yan Lide, who accompanied him.

As the actual supreme direct planner of this trip to water conservancy construction, Yan Lide had already studied the general action plan on the way to this side. In addition, the next step is to investigate the actual situation in the local area, and then make detailed adjustments and modifications. In this regard, as the nominal person in charge of Mingli, Li Chengqian and the eldest grandson Wuji both respect Yan Lide's ideas and plans very much. So, the place where they camped was chosen here by Yan Lide. It can only be said that intentionally or unintentionally.

Theoretically, the reason why this village looks the same is because of the unique topography of this village.

Combined with economic, people's livelihood and environmental factors, the envisaged flood control dam can be regarded as an arc in general. Of course, the premise is that there must be enough space along the arc of the dam. In other words, on this arc, there are villages to be moved, rivers to be filled, and forests to be moved.

It is precisely based on this demand that after the simple and clear soil erosion experiment in Li Chengdao's proposal successfully persuaded the eldest grandson Wuji, this plan was recognized by both Li Chengqian and the eldest grandson Wuji.

As a result, this order, which made those directly involved helpless and even faintly resisted, spread from this ordinary person who looked like an ordinary military camp.

And this village is naturally the biggest obstacle on this arc. So Yan Lide chose to settle here. Yu Gong is to make long-term preparations for possible conflicts; Privately, it was a potential promise he received when he took the envelope from Lee Seung-dao. Maybe Shun can also be regarded as a kind of exercise, for Li Chengqian.

Of course, all this is the boring conjecture of others, and no one knows Yan Lide's true thoughts. Yan Lide is only responsible for reasonable planning and arrangement, and the achievement of other conditions is not within the scope of his duties. This is something that everyone understands and accepts.

It's just that after the message was delivered, the people and villagers who were unwilling to relocate did not move away as quickly as Li Chengqian expected. On the contrary, the phenomenon of frequent visits to the camp by the local parents and officials who looked up and down succeeded in finding the source of the order.

It's the camp on the edge of the village.

The local elderly, who were still nimble-minded, decided in an instant that the only way to change the fate of the relocation from the home where they had lived for generations was to ask the person in charge there. Therefore, after summoning the whole village to solicit and unify their opinions, the gray-haired old man led the men and women of the whole village to kneel here to petition.

And the reason why they dared to petition was not only Li Shimin's Shengmingkai, but also Li Chengqian's friendly visit at the beginning. Then, there's the scene of Fang Cai.

There was a group of people kneeling on this side, and Li Chengqian and the eldest grandson Wuji in the camp were certainly not blind or deaf, so they naturally took this scene into their eyes. Moreover, when the problem comes to the door, of course, they have no reason and courage to avoid it.

It is a matter of course to make contact with him in the first place, but the ideal is very full, and the reality is very ashamed - this contact that I thought was easy to persuade the other party for the first time ended in failure.

One uses the maximization of the interests of the country and the people as a reason, and the other uses the fact that their ancestors have lived and died here for generations, and they both think that they can succeed in convincing each other, which is also the only thing they have in common.

In this situation, the result of the first contact was that the conversation collapsed. Then, the villagers continued to kneel here, trying to get the other party to take back their lives in this way; And Li Chengqian and the eldest grandson Wuji in the camp, in addition to sending each other the necessary food and drinking water for three meals a day, are also discussing this matter.

Yan Lide's most reasonable proposal and facts, the foresight of the eldest grandson Wuji, and Li Chengqian's humble request for advice, show that the premise has been decided. Naturally, what they are discussing will not be how to satisfy their petitions, but how to persuade them to accept reality.

After all, because the deceased people of their ancestors and hundreds of people are difficult to give up their feelings for their homeland, the Tang Empire cannot bear tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of taels of financial expenses for this. Such a concession, whether it is the scheming eldest grandson Wuji or the fledgling Li Chengqian, it is impossible to make it easily.

At this point, it's just a matter of how to get the hundreds of people to agree to move back.

This is the topic of research between Li Chengqian and the eldest grandson Wuji in the central tent. As for Yan Lide, he was naturally still studying the water conservancy construction brochure in Li Chengqian's hand, and he was completely out of his position and did not seek political affairs.

"Uncle, they don't seem to have achieved their goal, and they won't give up!" Inside the tent, sitting on the left-hand side, watching them kneel in front of them from a distance, Li Chengqian's well-defined cheeks were not thick or faint.

"Yes, Yan Lide, that guy must have done it on purpose" The round eldest grandson Wuji sat there holding his belly, squinting his eyes and smiling.

"At this point, it doesn't matter whether Yan Gong is intentional or not" Li Chengqian smiled bitterly, "Besides, judging from the fact that this group of people will oppose this matter, Yan Gong can be regarded as a good thing, at least they don't need to come all the way in the morning and walk back all the way in the evening."

"This mentality is good" slightly appreciated, and the old fox's eldest grandson Wuji nodded, "However, does Cheng Qian think that if they don't achieve their goal, they will go back to sleep?" ”

"Uncle means that if we don't agree here, they will keep kneeling?" Li Chengqian bowed slightly.

"It's getting dark, dinner is not polite, they have no intention of leaving, can't it explain everything?" Quietly, the eldest grandson Wuji sighed secretly.

Not for Li Chengqian's slightly naïve, but for Li Chengqian's humility.

He is Li Chengqian's uncle! What's more, this is still outside Chang'an City, except for the two uncles and nephews, there are no other guests.

"Then if they kneel all night like this, we won't be able to sleep well!" After all, he is a teenager, and Li Chengqian is a little anxious.

"Don't worry, let's send a few chairs to those old people first" The eldest grandson Wuji is worthy of being a good planner.

"Uncle means to tell them that they don't want to retreat, and we don't want to retreat?" As a young man, Li Chengqian's brain also turned quickly.

"It's not about trying it first, we've got to get tough!" The eldest grandson Wuji's squinted eyes sparkled, "Otherwise, when the other villages heard about this, they all ran here and knelt, can we all agree to go?" Now, it's not just a matter of relocation! ”

"Uncle taught me a lesson!" Thinking so, Li Chengqian nodded heavily, "Why don't you let the accompanying imperial doctor be ready at any time, in case the night turns cold, and some old people can't support their bodies?" ”

"It's okay, it's not bad to let the kitchen prepare some ginger soup," the eldest grandson Wuji said approvingly.

"Uncle reminded me," Li Chengqian stood up, "Chengqian, let people get ready."

"Well, go for it"

With his jaw right, the eldest grandson Wuji watched his nephew retreat backwards, and his figure disappeared from his field of vision. After maintaining this posture for a long time, he finally stood up, smiling and walking slowly, but shaking his head slightly.

It's still too young, the young and middle-aged men and women in this group of villagers can hold on, it doesn't mean that those old and young can also kneel all night. The body is a little weak, once you fall down, your side will be unjustifiably wronged!

It's not such a hard way. But if you can do this, you can say that you are qualified; The rest has to be sewn and mended by yourself, otherwise, there is no need for your uncle to run with him!

Let's just make some trouble for yourself, after all, it's better to eat people with short mouths and soft hands.

In the tent, he completely looked like a master who saw through everything, and Li Chengqian naturally couldn't see it......

"Old man, go in and rest for a while?" At night, the middle-aged man who had been blessed bowed slightly, stretched out his hand, and happily asked the old man who was kneeling in the lead.

"I can't help it, Zhu Guo has a good rest, just kneel with the villagers and children" The white-haired old man gently pushed away his outstretched hand with a trembling smile.

"It's better for the old man to rest for a while, with the children in the village, etc., those who can't help the cool air" still holding the old man's hand, the middle-aged man smiled brightly, but lowered his voice, "The old man may have heard that the person who presided over the water conservancy on this trip is His Royal Highness the Prince; But old man, you may not have heard of it, but he was accompanied by His Royal Highness the Prince's own uncle, the treacherous eldest grandson Wuji......"

"You are ......" Hearing this, the old man's slightly cloudy eyes shrank suddenly......

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