Around Chang'an City, a lot of cement roads have been built.

Although Chang'an City was very flooded, there was no water in some places when it came out of Mingdemen.

Fang Xuanling and his entourage took a boat for a while, walked for a while, and slowly went to the workshop city.

They had set out at dawn, and it was already noon, but they had not finished half of the journey.

The main thing is that when paddling, everyone is not a professional boatman, and the inefficiency is outrageous.

"Fang Xiang, at this speed, it is really not possible to rush to the workshop city before dark."

Cen Wenwen was covered in mud, like a farmer who had just finished working in the field.

"If you can't make it today, you can always do it tomorrow. Your Majesty is not in the palace, and I really don't have a score in my heart. ”

Fang Xuanling is not young, he didn't sleep well last night, and now he is so hard to travel, it can be said that he is tired.

"Indeed, the news of His Majesty's disappearance has not spread yet, but if you continue to wait, maybe something will happen in Chang'an City."

Cen Wenwen did not expect the news of Li Shimin's "disappearance" to be completely kept secret.

There are so many nobles in Chang'an City, which one is not very well-informed?

"Fortunately, Your Majesty returned from Liaodong with a big victory just now, and all parties did not dare to act rashly, otherwise it would be really troublesome!"

Fang Xuanling and Cen Wenwen had a play, and each one of them spoke, heading towards the workshop city.

The road is littered with poultry carcasses, and some animals that have escaped the flood are also moving on high ground.

……

In the courtyard of King Chu, Li Kuan rarely slept lazy.

Usually, this kind of rainy day is the most suitable for sleeping, and Li Kuan usually doesn't get up until almost noon.

But today is different.

"Lord Wang, judging from the current situation, the disaster in Chang'an City is still very bad, I don't know if other states and counties are like this."

Li Kuan had just gotten up and had not started eating breakfast yet, when Wang Xuance came over to report the situation with red eyes.

Obviously, Wang Xuance basically didn't have much rest last night.

"Is there any news from the Workshop City and Guanshishan Academy?"

Before going to bed last night, Li Kuan expected that the flood would be more serious this time, so he was not surprised by Wang Xuance's words.

"Not yet! Although I released several batches of pigeons, it was raining and I don't think any of them were able to fly over smoothly. When the rain is a little lighter, there should be news. Zhu Fufu is also ready, as long as the wind doesn't blow so badly anymore, even if it rains, he can let the hot air balloon rise into the sky, and first go to confirm the damage everywhere. ”

What did Li Kuan consider? Wang Xuance naturally thought about it in advance.

Pity? The current situation is not optimistic enough.

"Lord Wang, the underground pipes of the Workshop City? But it's much better than Chang'an City? Even if it had been raining so hard yesterday, I don't think there would have been any problems. As for Guanshishan Academy? It was originally located halfway up the mountain, and the terrain was relatively high? Plus a good drainage system? There shouldn't be any problems. On the contrary, it is the old palace in Chang'an City, and I estimate that the damage is more serious. ”

Wu Meiniang sat next to Li Kuan, helping to serve porridge while expressing her opinions.

As for Cheng Jingwen? I took the children of Future Star Kindergarten to play in the special activity room of Little Corn early in the morning.

"Chang'an City must be a large area of stagnant water? It is estimated that there are not many houses that can be protected from loss at all. As long as there is no major problem in the workshop city, then the impact is still under control. After all, seventy percent of the large-scale workshops in Chang'an City are built in the workshop city, and if they are all blistered, the impact will be greater. ”

Can the workshop city be said to be the industrial base of Datang? Many workshops related to the national economy and people's livelihood are located there.

If the workshop city is abolished, Datang's strength will really regress a lot.

"Surely not? Lord, just relax! When the water starts to clear tomorrow, we'll just have a look. ”

Wu Meiniang can see that Li Kuan is a little ready to move today? If you want to go out, you quickly suggest going out tomorrow to confirm the situation.

In her opinion? Li Kuan's safety is the most important thing? Everything else is secondary.

"Right? Lord Wang, I will arrange a few good guards in a while to see if I can go to Guanshishan Academy first to have a look and confirm the situation. ”

Wang Xuanwu on the side also put forward his own suggestions.

Guanshishan Academy is not far from the annex of the Chu Wangfu, even if there is stagnant water everywhere, there is a way to get there.

"Lord Wang! His Royal Highness King Jin has come down! ”

At this time, the next person reported a piece of news that surprised Li Kuan.

Before Li Kuan could ask about the situation, Li Zhi had already walked quickly to Li Kuan.

"Second brother, my father is missing!"

Li Zhi's face was ugly, and he told Li Kuan about his worries bluntly.

"Huh?"

Li Kuan didn't react for a while to what Li Zhi meant, "Pheasant slave, Your Majesty is fine in the palace, why did you disappear?" Also, now that there is standing water everywhere, how did you run out of Daming Palace? ”

"Second brother, my father left the palace for a private visit after yesterday morning, and he didn't come back when the palace gate was closed. This morning, Fang Xiang and the others have gone out of the city to find the whereabouts of their father. It started to rain so heavily yesterday, and Lan He said that his father was most likely trapped in Workshop City. ”

At this time, Li Zhi is not in the mood to sell off.

Early this morning, he followed behind Fang Xuanling and others and secretly went out of the palace.

Li Shimin "disappeared", Chang'an City was full of stagnant water, Li Zhi, the king of Jin, wanted to leave the palace, even if the Qianniu Wei guarding the palace gate felt that it was inappropriate, he did not dare to intercept it.

"Your Majesty in Workshop City?"

Li Kuan looked at Li Zhi, who was dirty, and quickly brushed his thoughts in his heart.

"Lan He is speculating! Recently, the houses in Guiyifang and Workshop City have become a hot topic among the people of Chang'an City, and my father has also heard about it, so I want to pay a private visit to take a look. ”

Li Kuan was a little speechless and glanced at Wu Meiniang.

The relationship Li Shimin "disappeared", and he can still have something to do with himself.

"If Your Majesty is in the Workshop City, you will definitely be safe and sound. It's just that it rained so heavily yesterday that I may be trapped in Workshop City. ”

Li Kuan's speculation is basically in line with the facts.

In that case, it is much safer to stay in the workshop city and not return to the palace than to venture back.

Of course, the sequelae are also very obvious.

"They all say the same, but I only believe what you say, second brother. Workshop City, is it really not afraid of heavy rain? ”

"It's not that I'm not afraid of heavy rain, but no matter how heavy the rain is, the sewers in the workshop city can be drained smoothly. Even if there is standing water, it is very limited and does not threaten safety. ”

Li Kuan was also taken aback when he heard that Li Shimin might be trapped in Workshop City.

However, he is still very confident in the quality of the construction of the workshop city.

That place, he built it as the most important area of Datang in the future.

At that time, with Weishui as the boundary, starting from Guanshishan Academy and extending to the workshop city, it will become the new center of Datang.

With such an important positioning, how could Li Kuan ignore the construction of sewers?

He also does not need to do a good job of ground engineering quickly to attract credit or establish political achievements.

"Is it really okay?"

"No problem!" Li Kuan said categorically, "However, the premise is that Your Majesty is really in the Workshop City. ”

"Second brother, why don't we go to Workshop City too? The rain is not so heavy now, and it should not have been too dangerous in the past. The situation in the workshop city is best known only to you. ”

Although Li Zhi usually has no sense of presence in the court, there is a reason why he can be deeply loved by Li Shimin.

As a son, he is actually very concerned about Li Shimin's safety.

"Lord Wang, in the garden of the house, there are several pleasure boats in the pool, if you want to go to the workshop city, you can bring these boats with you; For the sake of safety, you can wear the swimming ring you made before. ”

Wu Meiniang on the side heard that Li Shimin was trapped in the workshop city, and immediately encouraged Li to go to the workshop city with Li Zhi.

In her opinion, whether it is the current crown prince Li Chengqian, or Li Tai, the king of Wei, and Li Zhi, the king of Jin, who are deeply loved by Li Shimin, they are far less capable than Li Kuan.

If his own prince has other ideas, he has the strength to fight.

"That's right, second brother, if you bring a swimming ring, even if the boat accidentally capsizes, there will be no risk. Besides, we can bring more guards and food, tents, in case we need them. ”

Li Zhi glanced at Wu Meiniang gratefully.

"Okay, Xuan Ce, you go and prepare, and we'll set off in a while!"

If no one mentions it, Li Kuan can continue to stay at home.

But now that Li Zhi is here, if he doesn't follow him to Workshop City, he won't be able to say anything.

When the time comes, I don't know what Li Shimin will think.

……

"What's going on out there?"

In the workshop city, Li Shimin had just woken up when he heard a commotion outside.

"Your Majesty, it seems that it is a workshop under the Chu Palace, and someone has organized craftsmen to go to disaster relief. The men were walking in groups of two or three, carrying a raft. ”

Li Shimin was trapped in the workshop city, and Li Zhong naturally didn't sleep well all night.

Not long after dawn today, it was lively outside, and he naturally wanted to hurry up to find out the situation.

"Disaster relief? Are these craftsmen willing to go to disaster relief? ”

Li Shimin looked at Li Zhong with a little puzzlement.

Although Li Shimin is more enlightened than ordinary emperors, he actually doesn't really attach importance to craftsmen in his heart.

It's just that Li Kuan always led a group of craftsmen to come up with new things every once in a while, which made Li Shimin's impression of craftsmen change a little.

"Yes, Wang Fugui, who is in charge of commercial affairs in the palace of the King of Chu, is also trapped in the workshop city. I heard that since last night, he went to the Mercedes-Benz four-wheeled carriage workshop to organize people to make rafts overnight, and then arranged for people to go to the disaster relief as soon as it was dawn. ”

Li Zhong, as the commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division, naturally has manpower in the workshop city.

Wang Fugui made such a big move, if he didn't understand what the situation was, it would be too incompetent.

"Kuan'er really can surprise people at any time!"

"The workshop city has basically not been affected by the flood, and now the people inside are willing to take the initiative to rescue the disaster under the leadership of Wang Fugui, which is still very beneficial to stabilizing the situation in Chang'an City."

"Well, you arrange for someone to see their disaster relief progress, find a suitable time, and I will also encourage the popularity."

Li Shimin was an aspiring emperor, so he naturally wanted to have a good reputation in front of the people.

……

As the sky slowly darkened, the rain finally stopped.

Fang Xuanling and the others, who were in a hurry, finally appeared at the entrance of the workshop city.

"Fang Xiang, the workshop city is really not flooded, it's really strange!"

After walking for a few hundred meters, Cen Wenwen didn't see a single sign of flooding, and couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

Although everyone knows that the sewers in Workshop City are very large, they are still very surprised to see the effect with their own eyes.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu is still as reliable as ever!"

Fang Xuanling also breathed a sigh of relief.

The workshop city is fine, so as long as Li Shimin is in the workshop city, then people should be safe.

As for where Li Shimin is in the workshop city, it is not an important matter.

His party came in with such fanfare, as long as Li Shimin was here, the two sides would be able to meet quickly.

"Yes, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is far-sighted, and it is really not comparable to ordinary people. After this flood, the status of Workshop City in Chang'an City is definitely different. Especially those houses, some time ago, it seemed that they couldn't be sold, and they were suppressed by the houses over there. Now surely the situation is different again. ”

Seeing that the workshop city was not flooded at all, Cen Wenwen was also interested in chatting with Fang Xuanling about something else.

"That's just as well! The key is that in such a comparison, you will find that many advantages of the workshop city are not possessed by Guiyifang. His Royal Highness the King of Chu has not made any moves before, and there may be something else that has not been launched. ”

Fang Xuanling casually chatted with Cen Wenwen.

However, when he looked at the rows of houses in Workshop City that day, he had a little headache, and turned around and asked Lan He, "Are you speculating that Your Majesty may go back to Li Zhong's Mansion after arriving in Workshop City?" Then do you know where the house Li Zhong bought in Workshop City is? ”

"Fang Xiang, this kind of thing, where might I know. However, the steward of the sales office of the workshop city wants to know, no matter how bad it is, if we go around the workshop city, Li Zhong will also know that we are coming. ”

Although Lan He is Li Shimin's personal eunuch, his power is actually very limited.

After all, Datang does not have the East Factory or West Factory of Daming.

"That's what I said, then go all the way forward, go directly to the sales office of Workshop City, and ask which shopkeeper in the Chu Palace's mansion stays here to take care of things."

Fang Xuanling's state of mind at this time was stable after all, but he was not in a hurry for a while.

However, when they came to the workshop city, Wang Fugui quickly received the news and immediately rushed over to greet them.

After all, the Fang family and the Chu Wangfu were close to each other, Fang Xuanling was still the left servant of the dynasty, although Wang Fugui didn't know why Fang Xuanling appeared here, but he definitely wanted to entertain Fang Xuanling.

Otherwise, he would not be able to deal with Li Kuan.