In February of the second year of Jian'an, in Yi County.

The grass grows and the warbler flies, and the willows are green.

After the spring, there were a few spring rains in Yixian County, thanks to the blessing of these light rains, the wheat planted in some fields last year grew well, but because of the war, more fields still did not have time to plant wheat.

However, after the beginning of spring, the county's Hu Cao, Tian Cao, and other Peng Shi who persuaded farmers and mulberries were busy organizing the returning households to carry out spring ploughing, and also re-measured the land, gathered the ownerless fields, registered them, and successively distributed them to the tun households resettled in Yi County for tun fields.

There were also more pedestrians of all kinds on the official road, in addition to the horsemen and horses with armor and halberds, there were farmers and scholars who returned to their hometowns, there were homeless people who were recruited and resettled, there were craftsmen who were recruited or conscripted, and there were merchant travelers who carried horses and horses······

The spring wind, with a warm warmth, blows head-on, blowing the pedestrians on the road lazily.

In the spring breeze with the smell of fresh earth, there was a crisp sound of horses' hooves on the official road.

The two horsemen of the freshly clothed horses opened the way in front, and two more horses in the middle behind them, and a small servant on a donkey followed at the back.

The farmer and peasant woman on the official road subconsciously avoided the sides and secretly looked at the ride. Looking at this posture, it is either the officials and magnates who go to spring, or the children of the wealthy family who travel.

The knight who spurred his horse did not pay attention to them, and only flashed in front of them, leaving a cloud of smoke and shallow marks of horses' hooves.

The peasant woman lifted her sleeves, covered her mouth and nose, and returned to the middle of the road, while a white-faced Confucian student riding a horse in the center slowed down his horse and called out to a handsome man beside him:

"Zijing, if you don't explain where I'm going, I'm going home!"

As he spoke, the white-faced Confucian on the horse restrained his mount, and by the way, he also stopped the donkey from the little servant behind.

"Don't, filial piety, stop, stop!"

Immediately, the handsome man who looked anxious saw that the white-faced Confucian had strangled his mount and was about to leave, so he hurriedly dissuaded him, and at the same time stopped the two riding slaves in front of him.

The white-faced Confucian looked at the handsome man, raised his eyebrows, waved his hand lazily, and asked:

"Alright, now let's talk!"

"Haha." The handsome man shook his head with a smile, pointed at the white-faced Confucian and laughed softly:

"Xiaozhi, Xiaozhi, you said that you have only been home for a few days, and this lazy appearance has flares up again. Do you still remember what you told me when you were forced to leave home for refuge, to find the master in this troubled world, to assist him, and to work together to clear the universe and calm the troubled times? ”

The white-faced Confucian was told about this old incident by a handsome man, and his face was also extremely thick, and he was not ashamed of his words and deeds, he still spread his hands, and said lightly:

"Isn't it that Guanzhong has been recovered by Wang Shi, and the women and children of the scholars have also returned to their families and settled their own businesses. Then you still mention this matter, drunken words, just say it, just say it, just say it. Hehe, if you don't explain where to go, I'm really going home! ”

"Eh, you said you, since you're all out, why are you running home at this time?"

The handsome man didn't seem to intend to tell the white-faced Confucian where they were going, but he didn't want him to leave, and looking at his lazy appearance, he had to ask with a straight face.

Seeing the handsome man's face, the white-faced Confucian didn't care.

"Go home to farm and study, this county official didn't post a post in the state, which said that there may be a drought this year, so that the officials of all counties and counties should mobilize the people to plant cold-resistant corn, and they must have the heart to work hard to cultivate and weave, store grain and prevent disasters, don't stop me in the busy farming season, I want to go home in a hurry to go home for spring ploughing."

"It's ridiculous, others don't know your filial piety, I don't know your filial piety, if you can farm with peace of mind when you return home, I will see you in the future, you don't need this young slave's servant, I will take the initiative to lead the horse for you!"

"Haha, my family can't afford to support a dignified gentleman of the Meng family. Eh, I'd better go back. Green slave, let's go! ”

The white-faced Confucian greeted the little servant who was riding a donkey behind him, and was about to turn the horse back again, but the handsome man had no choice but to hold his reins when he saw this, and said helplessly:

"Okay, don't go yet, come here with your ears, I'll tell you quietly!"

Seeing the handsome man's helpless expression, the white-faced Confucian smiled, stopped the movement in his hand, stretched his neck on the horse, and pasted it in front of the handsome man.

"Listen, don't be scared and fall off the horse, this time we are going to see Yan Hussar, who is the Marquis of Gonggong, the Kaifu of the Zhijie, the seven counties of Hedong, Henan, Hanoi, Hongnong, Feng Yi, Fufeng, Jingzhao, the Consul General, Liang and Yongzhou!"

"Hahaha, what a big title, but unfortunately I don't believe it, this Yan Hussar is either in Chang'an or Anyi at the moment, how could he run to Yixian?"

"It's a real thing!"

"The dignified general of the dynasty arrived in Yixian, how could the people in the county not know, if it was a white dragon fish suit, how could you know?"

"Hehe, this is my Mencius Jing's means, this hussar general came to Yixian County to inspect the canal, generally does not alarm the county people, and will not meet the county officials and talents until the aftermath. You know, the hussar general is going to meet me later. ”

Seeing the handsome man's triumphant appearance, the white-faced Confucian snorted, seemingly uninterested in it, and only picked up at the end and laughed:

"Oh, then I have to celebrate Brother Zijing in advance. However, I have to warn you in advance that this hussar general came here to inspect the canals, and since he did not want to reveal his whereabouts, he must not want to be disturbed, but you not only heard the news from the county, but also asked the county officials to recommend you, but I am afraid that this visit may not be a good thing. ”

"If there is a slight mistake in words and deeds, and Yan Hussar is regarded as an illegal and powerful man who colludes with officials and drills power, it will not be good. I heard that Hedong's laws and regulations are strict, and the cool officials under the command of Yan Huqi had better crack down on the lawless heroes, this time I tell you to be very careful, but don't become a sheep into the mouth of a tiger! ”

was ridiculed by the white-faced Confucian student, and the handsome man also snorted, and said with a sneer:

"Xiaozhi, you also underestimate me, I can let the county officials recommend me to Yan Hussar, naturally I have made preparations, I am not simply paying homage this time, but as a local talent, I want to offer Yan Hussar a strategy to open the canal, and the officials not only have no collusion, but recommend meritorious."

Hearing the handsome man say this, the white-faced Confucian also laughed.

"Hahaha, Zijing, don't make me laugh, although your family is rich and has good land and high houses, but you don't get mud with your fingers, and you have never inspected the river workers, you even want to offer a canal strategy, or don't go to make a fool of yourself and ruin the reputation of my township, come on, come on, let's go home together."

"You stop me, you, you, you." The handsome man was originally anxious to quietly take this white-faced Confucian student to meet the hussar general's chariot, but he didn't expect to be lazily gaged by him for a long time, and the fire in his chest also ignited, but because of the friendship that had been exchanged for many years, it was not easy to get angry, so he had to calm his anger and continue:

"In extraordinary times, there are naturally extraordinary things. You just come with me, and I'll tell you the reason for this while walking, you don't want to know why I have no fear, you don't want to see the Yan Hussar in the Pingding Pass, even if you see him from afar, and see what a hero he is? ”

The white-faced Confucian didn't know if he was listening to the handsome man's words, he didn't look at the handsome man, but looked up at the clear sky, and after a while, when the handsome man was about to get angry again, he sighed leisurely, shrugged his shoulders and said:

"That's it, I really want to know this time, I really want to see it, then let's go, let's see if my Fa Xiaozhi will be accidentally betrayed by you, a bad friend!"

"Haha, okay, okay, let's go, get out of the way!"

Seeing that the white-faced Confucian was willing to go with him, the handsome man secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and didn't care about the white-faced Confucian ridicule, and hurriedly ordered the two riding slaves to open the way in front, and the group continued to set off.

Knowing that his friend was not easy to deceive, the handsome man who had started his journey again had no choice but to continue to say to the white-faced Confucian along the topic just now:

"Chengguo Canal is a canal built by the former Han Dynasty, located in the northeast of the jurisdiction of our county, leading Weishui, flowing northeast, down through Wugong, Huaili, Shanglin Yuan into Mengyu Canal, filial piety you know."

"Yes, I heard that after the war was settled last year, the two counties of Jingzhao and Fufeng began to provide relief for work, escorting prisoners of war and recruiting hungry people to serve as river workers to repair and dredge this irrigation canal that had fallen into disrepair and silted up!"

"That's right, but do you know that the state also plans to extend the Chengguo Canal westward to the territory of Chencang, and add water as a water source to irrigate the land in the west of Yixian County and open up a new Tuntian area."

"I don't know this, where can I compare to you as a gentleman of the Meng family, with hands and eyes to reach the counties and counties, and even inquire about the decisions of the state capital."

"Haha, this is a document issued by the state to Fufeng counties for discussion, and I also have a wide range of friends and good feelings, so I can get away with it. Therefore, I want to take the opportunity of Yan Hucai to inspect the canals in Yixian County and offer him the strategy of opening the canals. ”

When the white-faced Confucian heard this, he changed his lazy appearance along the way, and looked at the handsome man with interest.

"Although I don't know the inside story, but from Yan Hussar's behavior of personally coming to Yixian County to inspect the canal, I guess it must be that the westward expansion of the national canal arrived in Chencang, and the canal expansion strategy of Daxing Tuntian aroused his great interest. But I really can't think of it, what kind of basis do you have to make your canal strategy get into his eyes? ”

"You must know that this strategy of expanding westward into a national canal must have been proposed to Yan Hussar after those officials who were proficient in water conservancy inspected the canals, and you are not familiar with water conservancy and are not proficient in river engineering, how can you have such courage to dare to offer the strategy of opening the canal."

"Once this angers this Hundred Battles General who came down from the battle array, your little life-eh, I'm really worried!"