Then, only two days later, news came, saying that Li Hongji, the king of Yan, was sick in bed, and the day of leaving Jinling would be slightly delayed, which was expected by Yang Lian, and Li Hongji did not want to try to stay in Jinling, so it was strange.

Yang Lian cared about the news from Li Jing, the Son of Heaven, but from all aspects, the Son of Heaven seemed to be silent, he didn't refuse Yang Lian's marriage, nor did he punish Yang Lian, which made Yang Lian not know what Bai Zi was thinking for a while.

During this time, in fact, Li Jing was also very tormented, although he felt that the eldest son was not doing right, but after all, it was his own son, as the saying goes, tiger poison does not eat children, Li Jing naturally hopes that the eldest son can be promising, and he will not be disappointed. But these days, Li Hongji stayed quietly in the Yanwang Mansion, and he didn't get into trouble anymore - as for being sick in bed, Li Jing really knew this son too well, he just wanted to delay time and try to stay in Jinling.

Li Jing didn't want Li Hongji to stay in Jinling for too long, so he asked Gao Ze to urge him, but after Gao Ze went, he was scolded by Li Hongji, the king of Yan, saying that he was seriously ill and needed to recuperate for a while, and he would definitely go to Runzhou sooner or later, what to urge?

Gao Ze was so angry that he choked, but after he returned to the palace, he didn't say anything about it, but just told Li Jing that King Yan said that he wanted to recuperate and would rush to Runzhou to take office in a few days.

For Li Jing, Li Hongji's matter is not a big deal, what makes him embarrassed is Princess Huairou's marriage, he is the Son of Heaven, Chrysostom Yuyan, naturally he can't break his word, but Yang Lian has a wife who has not passed through the door, and Princess Huairou is naturally not suitable to marry Yang Lian. But what is even more troublesome is that Li Jing asked Queen Zhong to probe the wind, and Princess Huairou actually wanted to get married, and there was no room for maneuver at all, which made Li Jing in a dilemma, and it was difficult to choose for a while.

In late May, Li Hongji, who had been pretending to be sick, finally opened and walked out of Jinling City with his Yanwangfu soldiers, in this regard, after Yang Lian got the news, he just smiled slightly, he naturally did not believe that Li Hongji would give up, but Li Hongji left Jinling, for Yang Lian, it was a huge victory.

After a period of recuperation, Yang Lian's body has recovered most of his body and returned to normal life, Yang Lian has also gone to the palace of King Qi several times to discuss things with King Qi, Princess Huairou hid on the side and looked at Yang Lian, and she didn't know what to think again.

Today's Yang Lian is no longer the commander of the Shenwu Army, and there are many fewer things, but he still has contact with his colleagues in the Shenwu Army. Lin Renzhao was promoted to fill the vacancy left by Yang Lian, and Chen Tie was also promoted to become the commander of another army. The remaining brothers who were born and died with Yang Lian were also rewarded, whether it was an official position or a bounty.

Yang Lian took out some of the money, took his brothers, bought gifts, and compensated the family members who died in battle, these families were naturally grateful for Yang Lian's arrival, and they all accepted the gifts to fill the family. After working for more than half a month, Yang Lian got things done.

At this time, it was already June, the weather was sultry, Yang Lian was looking at the books in the inn, Wang Hu hurried over, and said, "Master, King Qi is invited." ”

"Did you say anything?" Yang Lian asked.

Wang Hu naturally didn't know, so he shook his head, Yang Lian waved his hand, and said, "Okay, I know, you go and bring my war horse." As he spoke, he got up and changed into a piece of clothing. After hurriedly washing his face, Yang Lian walked out of the inn, and Wang Hu had already led the war horse and waited outside the door.

Yang Lian turned over on his horse, waved his hand, and said, "You go back." As he spoke, he rode his war horse towards the Qi Palace.

After walking for a while, when he arrived at the edge of the Qinhuai River, Yang Lian heard a voice shouting crisply: "Young Master Yang." ”

Yang Lian looked around, turned over and dismounted, and when he arrived in front of the man, he said with a smile: "It turned out to be Miss Zhou, I haven't seen her for a long time, it seems to be a little different." ”

Emperor Zhou E was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's the difference?" ”

Yang Lian stretched out his hand, made a gesture, and said with a smile: "As I grow taller, I am more beautiful." ”

Emperor Zhou E's face turned red and said, "Young Master Yang made fun of the concubine again." ”

Yang Lian smiled and said, "Miss Zhou, a few days ago, I went to the Han Kingdom and found some good things, but unfortunately I didn't bring them today, so I will give them to the girl another day." ”

"Oh? What is it, if it is gold and silver jewelry, the concubine body is not wanted. Emperor Zhou E shook his head.

Yang Lian waved his hand and said, "How can a talented woman like Miss Zhou be measured by gold and silver?" I think this gift, Miss Zhou will definitely like it. ”

Emperor Zhou E pursed his lips, thought for a while, and said: "Yang Gongzi said with a smile, the concubine has already heard that His Majesty has given you a marriage, and he wants to marry Princess Huairou to you, and it won't be long before you are invited, you are a relative of the emperor, how can I climb high?" ”

"Miss Zhou, where are you talking about this, I, Yang Lian, am not a snobbish villain." Yang Lian smiled faintly.

"If that's the case, after Yang Gongzi returns to Jinling, this is the first time you and I have met." Zhou E Huang said, shaking his head, his eyes seemed to be able to speak, and his tone was a little faint.

Yang Lian was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself what Emperor Zhou E said, why was something wrong? Immediately said: "After I came back, there were too many things, so I delayed." ”

"Really?" Emperor Zhou E asked.

"It's true, am I going to lie to you?" Yang Lian said.

Emperor Zhou E became happy for a while, and the two shallow dimples on his face were also exposed, and said with a smile: "You have a heart." After a pause, he said, "Actually, the concubine also heard that something happened to you." Now that I see that you are fine, the concubine is relieved. ”

Yang Lian laughed and said, "I'm not so easy to die, I still have a lot to do in this life." ”

Emperor Zhou E pursed his lips and smiled, "Including marrying a princess?" ”

Yang Lian was stunned for a moment and said: "This is naturally not counted, the man should chase the Central Plains and achieve a career." ”

Emperor Zhou E said with a smile: "Yang Gongzi is really a person with great ambitions, and the concubine admires him." ”

Yang Lian chatted with her for a while, and when she saw that the time was not early, she said, "Miss Zhou, tomorrow, I will send things to your house." As for today, I still have to go to the palace of the king of Qi, and I have important matters to discuss with the king of Qi. ”

"But the marriage with Princess Huairou?" Emperor Zhou E asked, lowering his head.

"It's not." Yang Lian was actually not sure, but he thought that it should not be the case, so he denied it.

Emperor Zhou E bowed slightly and said, "Then don't disturb Young Master Yang." ”

"Miss Zhou, be careful, there are still a lot of bad people in this Jinling City." Yang Lian laughed, turned over his horse, and rushed towards the Qi Palace.

Zhou Ehuang stood there, looking at Yang Lian's disappearing back fixedly, and sighed faintly. However, in just over a year, Yang Lian has become a second-class official, where is his future?

Qi Wangfu, Li Jingsui was walking uneasily, summoning Yang Lian today, there was a big matter to discuss with Yang Lian, Li Jingsui faintly felt that if this matter was not done well, I am afraid it would affect the country. Out of his trust in Yang Lian, he naturally remembered Yang Lian for the first time.

Yang Lian came in and saw King Qi in a daze, so he said, "Yang Lian has seen King Qi." ”

"No need to be polite!" Li Jingsui said, waved his hand, and said, "Yang Lian, come here." ”

Yang Lian stepped forward and saw a map on the desk, which was the map of Datang.

"Since the beginning of summer this year, Your Majesty and I have been very worried, fearing that the Yangtze River will rise and harm both sides of the river. In your opinion, what should I do? Li Jingsui said.

Yang Lian thought about it seriously, in fact, in later generations, the Yangtze River floods have always existed, especially in summer, the glaciers in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River melted, bringing a lot of water, and at the same time, it is also the season of heavy rain on the Yangtze River, so it is easy to rise. In fact, compared with the Yellow River, the situation of the Yangtze River is much better, because along the Yangtze River, there are many lakes, Dongting Lake, Pengli Lake (Poyang Lake), and even Chaohu Lake, Danyang Lake and other lakes have great flood storage capacity.

Yang Lian has the impression that the flooding of the Yellow River is even more terrifying. Although the Tang Dynasty and the Yellow River do not meet, it does not mean that there is no danger, the two prefectures of Hai and Chu are located in the Huai River Basin, and in history the Yellow River once seized the Huai River into the sea, causing countless victims, where the flood flowed through, brought a large amount of yellow sediment, and the land was also greatly affected.

Yang Lian thought for a while and said: "King Qi, flood control has always been nothing more than reinforcing dikes, or diverting and channeling, which requires long-term construction. I think that the most important thing to do at this time is to order all the states and counties to evacuate the people and rush to Gaojiao for refuge, and at the same time prepare more food, tents, medicines need to be hoarded in large quantities, and also prepare more lime, after the flood, there must be starvation all over the wilderness, lime can be disinfected, to prevent the spread of the plague. “

"Second, the DPRK and China sent ministers to inspect all parties and strengthen supervision so that local officials would not be able to fight floods effectively or implement them ineffectively."

"Third, send people to Wu Yueguo to buy a large amount of grain, one is to prepare for emergencies, and second, Wu Yueguo is also close to the Yangtze River, if the water of Taihu Lake rises, the grain output in Suzhou, Huzhou, and Xiuzhou will inevitably be greatly affected, and the Qiantang River may also be watered, if this is the case, Wu Yueguo's grain output will inevitably be greatly affected, if Wu Yueguo's two rise, for Datang, it is a good thing."

While Yang Lian was speaking, Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, was listening carefully, and it wasn't until Yang Lian finished speaking that he nodded and said, "These suggestions can be considered." As for purchasing grain from Wu Yueguo, it was a good idea, and the king of Ming Japan summoned the merchants in Jinling City and immediately began to handle the matter. ”

"King Qi is wise. However, I am more worried about the situation in Hai and Chu than I am worried about the Yangtze River. Yang Lian shook his head and said.

"Why?" Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, was very puzzled, although Haichu and Haichu were important towns, nothing major happened in the past few years.

"King Qi, in the past two years, the Central Plains has been in frequent wars, both the Yellow River and the Grand Canal have fallen into disrepair, and now, within the Han Dynasty, there are many contradictions, a few days ago, I got the news that Liu Zhiyuan has died of illness, and the crown prince Liu Chengyou succeeded to the throne. I have some friendship with that Liu Chengyou, and I know this person's temper, I'm afraid that in the past two years, the dikes around the Yellow River have fallen into disrepair, and if the Yellow River floods, I'm afraid it will cause a big disaster! Yang Lian said. (To be continued.) )