It was another morning, and after getting up, Shen Tingyu was still studying as hard as he had been a few days ago. Two hours later, Shen Tingyu was watching "The Book of Rites" intently, but at this time, a servant found him.

"Shen Gongzi, I'm really sorry to disturb your efforts, but the county magistrate does have an urgent matter to ask Shen Gongzi to come over." The officer said.

"Oh, in that case, I'll go with you."

Shen Tingyu soon came to the county government with this official, and as far as the eye could see, this was still the county government of the past, but it was already a matter of fact. Thinking of this, Shen Tingyu couldn't help but think of Zhang Zhihong and them, he always felt that he had harmed Zhang County.

Alas, I don't know how Brother Zhang and them are doing now. Shen Tingyu thought. Next, he walked into the lobby, but saw Du Xian Lingzheng walking around the lobby with an anxious face.

"What is Lord Du worried about?" Shen Tingyu asked.

When Du Youwei saw Shen Tingyu coming, he said happily: "Brother Xian, I finally waited for you, Brother Xian doesn't know, this summer is difficult for Brother Wei to sleep." It just so happened that Brother Xian was here, and I asked Brother Xian to help Brother Wei think of a way. ”

Du Youwei is Lord Yu's protégé, and Lord Yu has high hopes for Shen Tingyu, so Lord Du is naturally closer to Shen Tingyu, so he is commensurate with his brother.

"Lord Du, please say, if you can help, you will never shirk it."

"Alas, it's hard to put into words, in recent days, there hasn't even been half a drop of rain in the county, there has been a drought, and now the people's crops are dying a lot, and the famine is about to break out, what do you think I should do?" Du Youwei said

"Master Du, the way of heaven is to make up for the deficiency with more than loss. Why doesn't Master Du learn this way of heaven?" Shen Tingyu said.

After listening to Shen Tingyu's words, Du Youwei looked puzzled and said, "Brother Xian, don't play dumb riddles with me anymore, Brother Wei is now like an ant on the hot pot, panicking." ”

"What I mean is that Lord Du can go to visit the gentry in Xia County, don't they have a lot of food anyway? When the time comes, let them open the granary and help the disaster. ”

"This method is good, but these iron roosters are willing to pluck their feathers?" Du Youwei asked.

"Lord Du can go to a wealthy gentleman's house first, regardless of whether he agrees to open a warehouse for disaster relief, and when he comes back, he will give him a plaque of 'caring for the people'. At the same time, he preached that he cared for the people and was rich and benevolent. and issued a proclamation that he would be exempted from taxes for the coming year, so that the other gentry would follow suit. ”

"Brother Xian's method is very wonderful, but now that the people are suffering, they turn a blind eye, and they have to use extraordinary means to treat these people."

"Well, I believe that this method will greatly ease the pressure on the people."

"But Brother Xian, this method is only a palliative but not a cure, what can you do to solve the problem of drought?" Du Youwei asked.

"Our county is adjacent to Songxi, and there is no rain, so why can't we bring water from Songxi to water our crops?" Shen Tingyu asked rhetorically.

"Alas, this method has been thought of for my brother, but if you dig a hole in Songxi, then once the rain becomes more, Songxi may have the risk of bursting the embankment, and then the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Master Du doesn't have to worry, do you have a topographic map of Songxi here? Please give me a look. ”

Then Du Youwei went to the study and took a topographical map of Songxi and handed it to Shen Tingyu, who spread the map on the table and looked at it.

After looking at it for a while, Shen Tingyu pointed to a high ground with his finger and said, "Do you see this place?" Digging a small hole here not only greatly reduces the risk of Pine Creek bursting its banks, but also facilitates water diversion. At the same time, the terrain can be used to build a water network, and several more reservoirs can be built at the nodes of the water network to store water sources in case of emergency. In this way, when there is a flood, the water network can guide the flood, thereby weakening the flood, and at the same time greatly facilitating irrigation. And because the source of the water network is selected on this high ground, the construction cost can be reduced to the greatest extent. ”

After listening to Shen Tingyu's idea, Du Youwei's heart had already blossomed, and he praised: "Brother Xian is really talented, with your design, flood control and irrigation are almost perfectly solved together." ”

"Master Du has won the award, but I've been familiar with this place since I was a child, so it's easier to design."

"Brother Xian doesn't have to be too humble, then Brother Wei will deploy according to your plan, I know that you are busy with studying, it is not easy to come over and help me think of a way, now Brother Xian will go back and continue to study, Brother Wei is still waiting for you to be the top student in high school."

"Then borrow Lord Du's auspicious words, and Ting Yu will retire."

After returning home, Shen Tingyu picked up his book again and read it, but it was the height of summer, the weather was hot, and now the room was even hotter like a steamer, Shen Tingyu was disturbed by the heat, so he picked up a book casually and walked towards the suburbs.

Walking on the suburban path, Shen Tingyu was sweating in the scorching sun, and after walking for a while, he found a small forest, only to see that there was a pavilion in the middle of the woods, and the age of the pavilion seemed to be a little ancient. Shen Tingyu walked to the pavilion, but found that it was very cool here, the branches and leaves of the surrounding trees blocked the scorching sunlight, and the sound of cicadas came from time to time, which drove away a little bit of the midsummer heat.

Seeing that the scenery of this ancient pavilion was so good, Shen Tingyu sat down on the stone bench in the ancient pavilion, picked up the "Sima Xiangru Collection" in his hand, and began to read it.

Shen Tingyu was reading intently, but a voice interrupted him.

"Why would Shen Gongzi read this negative man's anthology here?"

Shen Tingyu looked up, but saw Han Ling, who was wearing a plain skirt, walking in the direction of the ancient pavilion.

When Han Ling walked up to the ancient pavilion, Shen Tingyu asked, "Ling'er, why are you here?" ”

"Why can't I be here? It's so cool in this ancient pavilion that I often come here to cool off. Han Ling said.

"Oh, that's right. However, Ling Er, what you just said is not right, if you talk about Cifu, with Sima Xiang's great talent, only Qu Yuan can be out of his influence, and "Zi Xufu" has established its status as a "Ci Sheng" and "Ci Zong" in one fell swoop, and is admired and worshiped by future generations. ”

"It's just a little flattery to the princes and generals."

"How could Ling Er have such a grudge against Sima Xiangru?" Shen Tingyu asked.

"Regardless of who he wrote for, it would be utterly despicable to abandon it from the beginning to the end." Han Ling replied.

"It seems that Ling Er, you are complaining about Zhuo Wenjun?"

"Of course. When this Sima Xiangru was destitute, he fell in love with Zhuo Wenjun, and Zhuo Wenjun resolutely eloped with him for him, despite her father's opposition. Even if you buy wine in front of the stove, it is sweet. However, when Sima Xiangru was canonized as 'Lang', he began to be indifferent to Zhuo Wenjun, and even more wanted to accept the Maoling woman as a concubine. Such people who do not miss the old love and abandon the chaos from the beginning to the end, although they have geniuses, it is difficult for people to have admiration. ”

"Isn't it a matter of course for a man to have three wives and four concubines since ancient times?" Shen Tingyu teased.