In the middle of summer, the drought is getting worse.

The light rain in the twilight of spring seems to be a joke played by God. It is precisely because of this light rain that many people have relaxed their vigilance. Even Cao Hong, including Cao Hong, slowed down the digging of ditches after that light rain. So much so that when the drought appeared, everyone was caught off guard. Even though Cao Hong dug ditches to store water, the amount of water in the Langtang Canal has dropped sharply...... In May, drought spread throughout Yuzhou.

Peiguo, Chen County, Runan, complained to Xu Du one after another; The situation in Yingchuan is not too bad because of the dense river, but even so, there are some places where the river is cut off, and there are different types of droughts. Xu Du is also in danger in this drought.

As a last resort, Cao Ying had to stop his plan to attack and fight Yuan Shao.

began to face the drought in Yuzhou with all his might.

In the middle of May, the Han Emperor was in Yuxiutai, sacrificing to heaven and earth, praying for rain.

Cao Ying, on the other hand, ordered ditches to be dug in various places to alleviate the drought.

———————————————————————————— is scorching, and the temperature is getting higher and higher.

Clear blue sky, cloudless.

The air is filled with heat and dryness, which makes people feel impatient. Even when you sit in the shade, you still feel the strong heat atmosphere.

Cao Ying, dressed in a thin white shirt, sat in the room, reviewing official documents.

In the house, there are more than a dozen ice niches, which are ice cubes taken from the cellar. The ice emitted wisps of frost in the ice niche, making the flower hall exceptionally cool. But even so, Cao Ying still sweated like rain, and from time to time picked up a damp cloth to wipe his body to relieve the scorching heat.

The drought is getting worse and worse.

If this situation continues, it is very likely that the entire Yuzhou will have a bad harvest.

It's almost summer, and it's also a critical time for grain growth. If it doesn't rain anymore, the situation will become more and more severe.

Cao Ying put down the pen in his hand, got up and wandered around the room.

In the face of this situation, neither Cao Ying nor Xun Yu had too good countermeasures. Human wisdom is indeed endless, but in the face of natural disasters, it is also a helpless plan. The only thing he could do now was to order ditches to be dug and water for irrigation. If there are more rivers, it may be alleviated, but in those places where water is scarce, it is inevitable that there will be extremely terrible disasters.

Moreover, the flow of water in many rivers is decreasing.

In the vicinity of Xudu, the horizon of some rivers has fallen below the horizon.

If you want to divert water for irrigation, it is also very troublesome, and it is often half the effort. But even so, Cao Ying has no other way, continue to dig ditches, divert water for irrigation...... "Sikong!" ”

Just as Cao Ying was racking his brains for the drought, a soft call came from outside the door.

Two beautiful women appeared at the door of the flower hall. One is Mrs. Huan, holding Cao Chong in her arms; Another beautiful woman was holding a boy in one hand, followed by Cao Pi. This beautiful woman is Cao Pi's mother, Mrs. Bian. The two ladies appeared at the same time, which made Cao Ying stunned. Especially when I saw that they were all with children, I couldn't help but be even more curious. So he stepped forward to meet him.

"You're going out?"

Looking at the dresses of the two ladies, Cao Ying can guess the clues.

Mrs. Huan smiled: "Xiao Zhen said that a new gadget has appeared in Longshan, let us have a strange look.

Anyway, I had nothing to do, so I told my sister that I was going to take the children with me. My sister said that Sikong has been working too hard these days, and he is busy with official business all day long, and it is not a long-term thing, so I want to ask Sikong to go with us, I don't know what Sikong wants? ”

Mrs. Huan's voice is so delicate that people can't refuse.

Mrs. Bian also said, "Yes, Sikong...... It's been a long time since you've played with your kids. Akira and Zhidu said, I miss you. ”

Since Cao Ang's death, Mrs. Ding and Cao Ying turned against each other and went home.

So Mrs. Bian became the eldest lady in the house.

The two boys who followed her, one was Cao Zhang, the third son of Cao Ying, who was nine years old, and was called 'Yellow Whisker' because his hair bun was slightly yellow, and the other was carved in pink and jade, and he was born very cute, named Cao Zhi, the fourth son of Cao Ying, who was seven years old this year.

Cao Ying was also a little bored, and after listening to the persuasion of the two ladies, he immediately nodded in agreement.

"Xiao Zhen, what's interesting going on in Longshan?"

Xiahou Zhen followed behind Mrs. Huan and hurriedly replied: "It was Yueying who wrote to me, saying that she had made a good thing and asked me to see it." I saw that the ladies were free, so I ...... Please also forgive your sins. ”

Xiahou Yuan was still stationed in Chenliu, and his eldest wife, that is, Mrs. Huan's sister, was really lukewarm to Xiahou.

Fortunately, Mrs. Huan is really close to Xiahou and often lets Xiahou really come to the house to walk around.

"Yueying?" “…… is Cao Duwei's fiancée. ”

"Captain Cao? You mean Cao Peng? ”

"Exactly."

"He's got a family deal?"

"Back to Sikong, Sister Yueying is Cao Duwei's confidant, and she has known each other as early as the first year of Jian'an.

Sister Yueying had a dispute with her family for the sake of Cao Duwei, and came to Xu Du alone...... Now he lives in Cao's mansion and is with his sister in the Cao family. ”

"I don't want to learn from friends, but I'm an amorous species!"

Cao Ying couldn't help laughing.

However, Mrs. Huan found that when Xiahou Zhen mentioned Yueying, a touch of loss flashed in her eyes.

Her heart moved, and her eyebrows frowned.

Cao Ying changed his clothes and got on the carriage.

Mrs. Huan and Mrs. Bian discussed, hugged Cao Chong, and boarded Cao Ying's chariot.

"Xiaohuan, is there something wrong?"

Cao Ying looked at Mrs. Huan in some surprise and asked strangely.

Mrs. Huan let Cao Chong play in the car, and then secretly glanced at Xiahou Zhen outside the car, and then said softly: "Sikong, can you notice that Xiao Zhen is a little unusual?" ”

Cao Ying was stunned for a moment, "What's unusual?" ”

"Compared to before, Xiao Zhen seems to be cheerful...... But when there is no one, he seems to be preoccupied. ”

"So what?"

"Don't you think that at a young age, you can talk about marriage?"

Cao Ying was stunned, thought for a while, and said softly: "Xiao Zhen is almost fourteen this year." ”

"Exactly."

"Speaking of which, it's not easy for us to ask about it. But Miaocai is away all the year round, and your sister seems to be a little ...... to Xiaozhen What, do you have the right person? If so, we can ask. After all, when you talk about it, you are also Xiaozhen's aunt. ”

Mrs. Huan said: "Don't you think it's a little weird when Xiao Zhen mentions Cao Duwei? ”

"You mean Cao Youxue?"

Cao Ying nodded lightly, "If you want to talk about age, Youxue and Xiaozhen are a good match." But you also heard it just now, Cao Youxue already has a marriage contract. By the way, the woman from Youxue is from the Jiangxia Huang clan? ”

"Exactly."

"Well, that's not easy."

Mrs. Huan said, "It's easy to do, what can I say to you?"

Sikong, Xiao Zhen's child is pitiful enough. Miaocai was marching and fighting all day, and she was not at home, and no one cared about her. After her mother died, she was depressed all day. Now that she finally has a little happiness, it can't make her sad anymore. Anyway, you're going to help her. ”

Cao Ying pondered for a long time, and then nodded.

"Don't worry, I'll pay attention to this.

That's it, let Xiao Zhen not go home recently, just live here. Another day, I'll look for an opportunity to find out what Junshi is talking about, and then I'll make plans. ”

When Mrs. Huan heard this, she was overjoyed.

"I knew that Sikong would have pity."

Looking at Mrs. Huan, who was smiling like a flower, Cao Ying couldn't help but feel a little relieved.

In this way, the convoy left Xudu and headed straight for Longshan.

Longshan, west of Xudu, on the bank of Yingshui, the terrain is slightly low-lying. This is a plain, at the foot of Longshan, is the Dianjiawu Fort.

Cao Ying's convoy arrived at noon.

Under the big sun, a group of craftsmen were assembling something by the river, which looked very large.

When the convoy arrived, Dian Wei, who happened to be on his shift, got the news, and hurriedly stepped forward with Dian Man, and said in surprise: "Why did the lord come here?" ”

"I heard that there was something new here, so I came to see it."

Cao Ying's eyes swept wide, and he was surprised to find that there were still many old acquaintances on the shore of Yingshui.

"Wen Ruo, Ziyang, are you all here?"

"Sikong, you've heard about it too?"

"What did you hear?"

Xun Yu smiled and said: "Some time ago, Junshi and Ziyang designed a sharp weapon together, which may be able to alleviate the drought. ”

Liu Ye hurriedly said: "This matter has nothing to do with me, I just helped Junshi find out some information." ”

"What information?"

Liu Ye said: "Sikong Ke still remembers Bi Lan? ”

Cao Ying was stunned, "Is Bi Lan of the Ten Permanent Servants?" ”

"It's him...... Back then, Bi Lan once created a dump car for sprinkling. Somehow, Jun Shi became interested in this thing, ran to my side, found the overturned car made by Bi Lan from the treasury, and asked me to help him find many craftsmen. Junshi was so gifted in this area that he adapted a waterwheel that could draw water from the river to irrigate the farmland. ”

"Is that so?"

When Cao Ying heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised.

He didn't care about Mrs. Huan and Mrs. Bian, so he hurriedly followed Xun Yu and Liu Ye and climbed the river embankment.

Mrs. Huan, Mrs. Bian, and a few sons, naturally someone is taking care of them. Xiahou Zhen said a few words to Mrs. Huan, and then hurried into the crowd.

When Cao Ying climbed the embankment, he found that not far away, there was a behemoth.

Cao Ji and a girl in an emerald green dress, each holding a drawing in their hands, directed the craftsmen to carry out the construction. Beside the two of them, followed by more than a dozen people, passing orders from time to time. The behemoth was like a giant dragon prostrate on the shore, the tail of the dragon entered the current, and the dragon's head stood on the embankment. Below the embankment, there is a huge cistern, along with dozens of sinks and ditches of various sizes.

"This, I vaguely remember, the overturned car built by Bi Lan was set up in Qiaoxi, Tianjin.

But it's a lot smaller than that...... By the way, how does this thing draw water? Yingshui is below the ground. ”

Suddenly, someone shouted loudly: "Captain Cao, it's okay!" ”

Cao Ji talked to the green-clothed girl, nodded, and motioned for the craftsman to leave.

Then he ordered three oxen to be brought and tied to a wooden compass under the waterwheel. He drove all the craftsmen away, and then ordered the cattle to be driven. The cow crunched as it pulled the crutch and turned. Immediately after, the wheel axle of the waterwheel rotated, driving the leaves in the trough to scrape the water upward, and after a while, a clear stream was spit out from the dragon's mouth and poured into the trough below the embankment...... "Brother Kan, slot." ”

The girl called out in a delicate voice, and a young man next to the pool stepped forward to lift a sink baffle.

The water flowed down several ditches and poured into the fields in the distance...... In an instant, there were bursts of cheers on the embankment, and the fields, which had been dry for a long time, were watered and moistened by the river, and they immediately became vibrant.

The ploughing oxen turn their chutches, and the river water flows into the pond in an orderly manner...... Cao Ying couldn't help but be surprised, pointed to the waterwheel, and was speechless for a long time.

"Did you calculate it?"

Xun Yu hurriedly asked the entourage next to him.

"In the waiting, according to this situation, there must be three rotations a day, a waterwheel, which runs all day, and six to eight ploughing oxen...... It is estimated that after tonight, this field will be watered. He had just calculated that if there were 120 waterwheels, he would be able to ensure that most of the fields around Xudu would not be affected by the drought...... If it is extended to the entire Yuzhou, it needs to be calculated separately. ”

Xun Yu's thin cheeks revealed a smile.

Cao Ying stood on the embankment of the river, looking at the river that flowed into the fields, ecstatic.

He quickly calculated in his heart, and suddenly said after a while: "Ziyang, I have something to discuss with you." ”

Liu Ye was stunned and said: "It's nothing, but it's okay to say it." ”

"I want to separate the Zhuye Mansion from the Shaofu Mansion."

"Huh?"

"I intend to merge Mincao with Zhuyefu, and set up Mincao Duwei to be in charge of craftsman, smelting, water conservancy and other affairs. Jun Shi was originally better than Zhuye, and now he has designed such an artifact, which can be used as the commander of the people's Cao Duwei...... Well, it will be under the rule of Sikong Mansion and will be Sikong Cao Peng. ”

For Cao Ying, the keel waterwheel, as well as the affairs of Zhuye, are extremely important.

It's best to be under his control...... Sikong Cao Peng directly obeys Cao Ying's orders, and the people Cao Duwei is like a scope of authority.

Compared with the Zhuye Commander before Cao Ji, the Yulu is almost the same, but it is more than a thousand stones to a rank of a thousand stones, which belongs to the second class of Qianshi Yulu. Further up, Zhen Qianshi Yulu is generally Jiuqing's deputy, such as Shaofu Cheng, Sikong Cheng, Ting Weizheng and other official positions.

Don't look at only picking a half-level, but for many people, this half-level may not be able to take this step in their lifetime.

Especially under the rule of the Three Princes and Nine Qings, unless they have the experience of being released, it is extremely difficult if they are only in Beijing and have not been promoted by half a step.

Liu Ye felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

finally had such an outstanding subordinate, and now he is going to be poached again.

The separation of Zhuye Mansion from Shaofu is equivalent to a reduction of a great benefit for Liu Ye.

But since Cao Ye said it, even if Liu Ye was dissatisfied, he could only nod. Since Dong Zhuo's rebellion, many official positions have changed, such as Cao Ying's addition of Tuntian Lieutenant and Tuntian Zhonglang General, all of which were established separately according to specific circumstances. Therefore, even if the Mincao Governor is set up, it is not a derailment. In the final analysis, Lieutenant Mincao is similar to a vacant position, and no one can speak.

"Since Sikong has this plan, Zi Yangyan dares to disobey."

The smile on Cao Ying's face was even stronger.

Over there, Xun Yu had already finished calculating and ran up with great interest.

"Sikong, please give the order immediately to build this Cao bus."

"Huh?"

Cao Ying was stunned, "Cao Gongche? ”

"Yes, I just sent someone to ask Junshi, what is the name of this artifact? He replied that it was Cao Gongche. ”

Cao Ying laughed, pointed at Cao Ji with his hand, shook his head and said: "This Cao Junshi has also become dishonest, and he has learned to do such sycophants." ”

Liu Ye Xunyu despised it in his heart at the same time.

Just pretend, maybe how happy you will be in your heart.

There is a Cao plough in front and a Cao bus in the back.

Why can't this Cao Junshi be renamed Liu Bus and Xun Gongche?

Xun Yu looked at Cao Ying and couldn't help but slander.

"Who is the girl next to the stone?"

"Oh, that's the fiancée of Cao Peng, the son of the Stone."

"Is that the daughter of the Jiangxia Huang family?"

Liu Ye nodded and said softly: "This woman is very talented, according to Jun Shi, Cao Gong originally put forward the idea of the Cao bus, Cao Peng gave her advice, and finally Jun Shi participated in the design. The father of this daughter is Huang Chengyan, a famous man in Jiangxia, and his talent is very outstanding. ”

"Is that so?"

Cao Ying looked at Huang Yueying, and then saw Xiahou Zhen, who ran to Huang Yueying's side, holding Huang Yueying's hand, with a smile on his face, and suddenly showed a thoughtful expression on his face.

It seems that this matter should be considered in the long run!

—————————————————————————————— scorching summer, the heat is unbearable.

Zhu Zan dragged his tired body and returned to the official office.

After he had eaten supper, frolicked with his young son for a while, and then went into the study alone.

Placing the flask, he sat down behind the case, took out the official document, and began to read it. Cao Peng has been away from Luoyang for nearly three months, but he has no clue about the murder case of pushing people into the water. Zhu Zan ordered people to search the upper and lower reaches of the water for 20 miles, but no body was found. So much so that Luo Yang Ling was extremely dissatisfied with this, thinking that Zhu Zan was purely a waste of manpower and material resources. Even Zhu Zan thinks that Cao Peng is dazzled. After all, Cao Peng drank wine that night...... However, the cart, as well as the testimony of Xia Houlan and others, proved that it was not unreal. This also gave Zhu Zan a headache, and he didn't know where to start...... From the case, he picked up a roll of official documents, took a sip of water, and opened it.

This case is some old cases extracted from the yafang, and Zhu Zan hopes to check whether there are any similar cases from the past cases.

Outside, it was quiet.

Zhu Zan checked carefully under the lonely lamp.

Suddenly, he felt a cramping pain in his stomach, and his face suddenly turned pale.

"Someone, someone......"

Zhu Zan stood up and shouted loudly, but before he could finish shouting, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the person fell to the ground.

Mrs. Zhu was next door to the flower hall, and when she heard Zhu Zan's shout, she hurriedly put down her work and hurriedly ran over.

As soon as he entered the flower hall, he saw Zhu Zan lying on the ground, and he was only frightened and Mrs. Zhu screamed: "Come on, come on......

She rushed to Zhu Zan's side and held Zhu Zan in her arms.

"Wake up, wake up!"

Only for a while, Zhu Zan was already dying.

However, his eyes were clear, and he seemed to sense something, and said softly, "Madam, confused...... Madame, confused ......"

Before he finished speaking, he spurted out another mouthful of blood, wetting Mrs. Zhu's clothes.

——————————————————There's only one shift left today!

The state is not very good, and the thinking is a little confused.

Cao Peng is about to appear again, and the next plot is also extremely important.

So Lao Xin had to pause, sort out the plot behind it, and present you with a more exciting story.

(To be continued)