Chapter 196: The First Rain

The Wanghuailou incident is over, and it is difficult for Hu Ye to continue to trouble them without evidence. Wanghuailou was afraid of the power behind Hu Ye, so he did not retaliate against Hu Ye, but they were just waiting for the opportunity.

However, what happened in Nanjing did not affect the lives of the people of Beiping, what should they do or what they are doing.

At this moment, it is the end of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, and it is late autumn, and the weather should be cooler, but the weather is still so hot.

A large group of people in King Yan's mansion were busy, today was Zhu Gaoxi's sixth birthday, Zhu Di's family was ready to hold a banquet, and invited all those henchmen over.

Needless to say, Zhang Yu and Zhang Fu are also indispensable to Jin Zhong, and the Daoyan monk is a person who has been in the Yanwang Mansion all the year round.

Qiu Fu is a newcomer, since Hu Ye saved him from Zhu Di's hands last time, Qiu Fu has really followed Zhu Di. Gradually, Zhu Di also knew something about Qiu Fu, and he had a momentum to do everything, otherwise he would not have taken his subordinates to fight with other guards at that time, it is not easy to work so hard at such an old age.

It was only a few days ago that Zhu Di understood what Hu Ye said back then that he had sent a general to himself.

Just ten days ago, the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty who were beaten back to their hometown by Zhu Di began to move again, it is estimated that the wind and sand in Mobei are not delicious, and they want to come to the Ming Dynasty to grab something.

As a result, Qiu Fuzhi said, without saying a word, with more than 20 personal guards, he rode on a fast horse and went to fight with a hundred or so Mongols.

Twenty to one hundred, although it is not as strong as Zhang Fu's momentum of one hundred, but as a veteran, he can have such courage. Zhu Di had to be convinced. So this time, Zhu Gaoxi invited Qiu Fu on his sixth birthday, maybe in the future, he will have to rely on this veteran.

Originally, it was okay for the little doll to have a meal with the whole family on her birthday, but Zhu Gaoxi was different, Zhu Gaoxi was told half a year ago that he would not live for half a year, but Hu Ye, together with Lou Ying and Xiao Jiuxian, the two old men, rescued Zhu Gaoxi back.

Therefore, Zhu Di thinks that Zhu Gaoxi is not the sixth birthday, but the full moon wine of the newborn, and it should be feasted in all directions.

"Xi'er, you have to remember. Your life. It was your brother Hu Ye who saved it. Zhu Di sat in the middle of the lobby and said to Zhu Gaoxi, who was standing next to him.

"Yes, child." Zhu Gaoxi said in a daze, his concept of Hu Ye is now a little vague. After all, we haven't seen each other in months. The memory of the little doll can't catch up with the adult.

Zhu Di said and pulled Zhu Gaoxi into his arms. opened Zhu Gaoxi's chest and looked at the mark on Zhu Gaoxi's chest, which had already grown. Recently, the pain in Zhu Gaoxi's chest has also been reduced a lot, and Zhu Di knew that Hu Ye said that the dangerous period had passed, otherwise he would not dare to hold such a banquet.

"Go, find your mother, play with your brothers and sisters, you've been suffering these days, let's play to your heart's content from now on." Zhu Di closed Zhu Gaoxi's clothes, then patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile.

In the past few months, Zhu Gaoxi has not been able to do any strenuous exercise, and he has to watch more closely than before Hu Ye's surgery, because now that Hu Ye is no longer in Beiping, Zhu Di is worried that if something happens, they don't know who to go to.

Now that it's okay, Zhu Gaoxi is basically healed, and he can finally look like a normal child.

"Congratulations, Your Highness." After Zhu Gaoxi left, Zhang Yu and Zhang Fu stepped forward and said.

"Sit down." Zhu Di waved his hand and asked the two to sit down.

"Your Highness, I see that the Mongols have been a little nervous recently, it seems that they didn't beat them honestly half a year ago." Zhang Fu shouted in a loud voice.

"It's just a small fight, and the border guards can handle it. I did not call you here today for the Mongols' business. Zhu Di said in a deep voice.

"Your Highness."

At this time, Liu Sheng, Jin Zhong, Dao Yan and others also came to the lobby one after another and saluted Zhu Di.

"Alright, let's all sit down." After Zhu Di instructed everyone to sit down, he then spoke, "Since everyone has arrived, I will get straight to the point." ”

"I called everyone here today, on the one hand, to celebrate Xi'er's birthday, and on the other hand, I have something to discuss with you."

"If there is anything His Royal Highness King Yan decides, I will carry it out." Zhang Yu said loudly.

"It's not a simple matter, and we have to discuss it with everyone." Zhu Di said loudly, "Presumably, everyone knows that the two dams of Guanting and Miyun are about to dry up, and if we can't find a water source, I'm afraid we will not be able to hold on to it in Beiping." ”

Zhu Di said, lying down and everyone frowned when they listened, this god has not rained for nearly ten months, if it weren't for the construction of the two dams of Guanting and Miyun, Beiping would have become a disaster area long ago, where can we supply tens of thousands of foreign victims.

"Yes, in the past few months, there have been more and more victims outside Beiping, and even Tongxian outside has been surrounded by victims. The grain that was transported from the Grand Canal last time was robbed by refugees as soon as it arrived in Tongxian, and it could not be transported to Beiping at all. If the two dams dry up, I am afraid that tens of thousands of more refugees will come to Beiping. Zhang Yu sighed, when it came to fighting, he was the first to rush forward, but in the face of this natural disaster, he was powerless.

"That's why I'm calling you here because I want to do a big project, maybe bigger than the construction of two dams." Zhu Di said in a deep voice, because he also knew that the next words might be a little sensational, no one had done it since ancient times, and he also wanted to learn from Hu Ye to innovate.

"Bigger than that?" Everyone was amazed and pricked up their ears.

"Yes, this project is so big, I'm afraid that I can't do it as a vassal king alone, and I have to unite with King Ning and a few other brothers to do it." Zhu Di said.

"Unite several vassal kings? Your Royal Highness is going to ......" Zhang Yu was shocked when he heard this, he naturally thought that Zhu Di wanted to rebel now, how could he not be shocked in his heart.

"Your Highness, this matter must not be allowed!" Qiu Fu stood up at this time, he and Zhu Di have not been aware of Zhu Di's plan for half a year, it is impossible, but if he does it now. I'm afraid it will be a place to die.

Zhu Di waved his hand and asked everyone to be quiet, "I want to unite several vassal kings to build a canal from the Yellow River to Beiping, not the one from Tongxian, but from the Datong Mansion, because the terrain over there is high, so as to ensure that there is a water source to flow to Beiping." ”

When several people heard this, they were stunned by Zhu Di's idea, build a canal from Datong Mansion to Beiping? That's hundreds of miles away. Although there was a precedent for the construction of the Grand Canal. But because of the construction of the Grand Canal. Emperor Yang of Sui was overthrown. Even the emperor is still like this, Zhu Di, a vassal king, dares to work so hard and waste money?

"Your Highness, the stakes are high. The labor required is not comparable to that of two dams. And the amount of silver needed is more than ten million taels. Even if the first few vassal kings joined forces, it would be impossible to solve this problem. Jin Zhong stood up and said.

"So what else can I do? If there is a big drought today, there is water except for the Yellow River. Where can we still supply water, if we really wait until the two dams all dry up, won't the people of Beiping City have to flee the famine? Zhu Di said coldly.

He didn't want to do this kind of thing, although he now had nearly a million taels of silver in his house, and he couldn't afford to squander it like this. But he has no choice, he doesn't want to find a way to find a new water source, and the people of Beiping City will become refugees.

"Your Highness, I don't think this matter is possible." Zhang Fu stood up and said.

"Why?" Zhu Di asked.

"First, now ordinary people are generally hungry, and if they can have a bucket of food at home, they can be regarded as wealthy. It is impossible to build such a large project without hundreds of thousands of laborers, and it is impossible to find such a large number of laborers in the current situation. ”

"Second, the fiefdoms of the remaining feudal kings are far more severely affected than Beipingyan, and even if they want to build this project, they are powerless."

"Also, did Your Highness remember what Hu Ye said in the inner hall more than half a year ago?" Zhang Fu said in a low voice.

"What did you say half a year ago?" Zhu Di pondered.

"Yes, Yezi said half a year ago that this drought only lasts in spring, summer and autumn. It's the end of September now, and it's about to start winter, and if Yezi is right, it won't be long before it rains, and then the drought will naturally pass. Zhang Fu said loudly, he was convinced of Hu Ye's words, Hu Ye said that the drought only lasted three seasons, and he believed that it would rain in winter.

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, as if he also remembered that Hu Ye had indeed said that he didn't believe that there would be a big drought in the world at that time. But what happened next proved that what Hu Ye said was indeed true, could it be true that he said that it would rain in winter?

"Lord Zhang, do you dare to conclude that it will rain in winter just by that kid's words?" Liu Sheng is not too familiar with Hu Ye, so he doesn't believe Hu Ye's words too much.

"Lord Liu, that kid is not an ordinary person, I will believe what he says." Jin Zhong retorted that he admired Hu Ye, otherwise he would not have asked his son to give Hu Ye his three copper coins.

Qiu Fu looked at everyone with solemn eyes, he was only grateful to Hu Ye, but he didn't know anything about Hu Ye's ability, and now seeing that these people were arguing about a little doll, he couldn't help but have a greater interest in Hu Ye, who is this life-saving benefactor?

"What do you think?" Zhu Di still likes to ask Dao Yan, this is the person he trusts the most.

"Your Highness, Master Juehui said that he can't see through Hu Ye." Dao Yan replied with a sentence that seemed to be unwanted, but Zhu Di knew what Dao Yan meant, that is, he believed Hu Ye's words.

But Zhu Di still didn't dare to make up his mind, if he didn't start building it first, it would be too late when it really dried up.

At this time, there was a sudden thunderclap on the ground!

Chop!

Everyone who listened was terrified, because they hadn't heard thunder in nearly a year.

"Your Highness, you believe it now." Zhang Fu said in a low voice.

"Let's go, come out with me and have a look!" Zhu Di's heart moved, he knew what this thunder meant, and his heart was already so excited.

Not only Zhu Di, but several people in the lobby were very excited, the people in the entire Yanwang Mansion were very excited, the entire Beiping people were very excited, and even all the refugees were very excited.

When Zhu Di led everyone to the big courtyard, the sky was originally boundless, but now it had become black and oppressive, and the thunder just now came from a pile of dark clouds not far away.

"This ...... This is...... Is it going to rain? Qiu Fu said with a little trembling, last time for the water source. He was almost beheaded by Zhu Di, and he has a special attachment to the rain.

"Looks like it's going to rain." Jin Zhong muttered, holding three copper coins in his hand, he no longer used it for fortune telling, but just for touching and playing, just like Dao Yan likes to play with Buddha beads.

As they spoke, raindrops were already falling in the sky, first a drizzle, then heavier and heavier, and then the size of a soybean. You can feel a burst of pain when you hit a person.

"It's really raining. Hu Yecheng doesn't deceive me. Zhu Di looked up at the sky, letting the raindrops the size of soybeans hit his face, he had never been so happy, even more enjoyable than when he drove away the Mongols.

"Your Highness!" At this time, a maid came out. held up an umbrella for Zhu Di. I'm afraid that Zhu Di will catch a cold.

Zhu Di threw the umbrella to the ground. He was now going to enjoy the feeling he hadn't felt in a long time.

"Go down, Your Highness has nothing to do." Zhang Fu commanded.

The maid retreated a little aggrieved.

"Someone, give the order. All the royal guards and guards, except for those on the border, all of them were planted in the fields for me. Zhu Di said loudly.

"Your Highness, double happiness is coming, the fourth prince's body has healed, and God has rained down again, God bless Your Highness." Liu Sheng took the opportunity to pat his ass and said.

"A good thing, a good thing." Zhu Di sighed, and the group stood in the courtyard like this, baptized by the heavy rain.

Not only Zhu Di was drenched in the rain, but people in the whole of Beiping were drenched in the rain, and many refugees even began to roll in the small ditch that had just been assembled, and they couldn't care about the mud, and they couldn't wait to take a shower naked.

It is not only Beiping that is raining, but also Nanjing, which is thousands of miles away, and Hu Ye, who has gone through the Wanghuailou incident, is now lying in the courtyard of the Nameless Mansion, letting the heavy rain hit his body. Although Nanjing was not as serious as the disaster in Beiping, the joy of a long drought and a rainy day was still on everyone's faces.

Xiaoqiang learned from his eldest brother's appearance, with his feet facing the sky, revealing the murder weapon to the body.

"Xiaoqiang, this may be the most longed-for rain in our two lives, right?" Hu Ye turned his head, looked at Xiao Qiang with his tongue sticking out, and asked in a deep voice.

Xiao Qiang whined twice, which was the best response to Hu Ye, and then continued to enjoy the long-lost shower.

"It's raining harder, let's be more violent." Hu Ye shouted loudly towards the sky.

"Saren, your young master isn't crazy, is he?" Yin Changlong stood under the eaves from a distance and asked Saren curiously.

"If you're crazy, he won't be crazy!" Saren gave Yin Changlong a blank look.

"I think the young master and Xiaoqiang are born to be a pair of brothers, the young master is closer to him than to Hongchen, he sleeps together every night, and now he has to lie together even in the rain, and even the posture is so similar." Laifu muttered that in the past month or so, he has experienced the biggest bullying in his life.

From a shopkeeper who no one cared about, to a housekeeper of a big family, so much so that he was a little foggy now, thinking he was dreaming.

"Hehe, since the appearance of the young master of my family, Xiaoqiang has been staying by his side, and it is not surprising that the young master is close to him." Old Qian added.

The one who has the least say in this is Zou Kai, he has only been in the Nameless Mansion for a few days, and he has only followed Hu Ye after the Wanghuailou incident. But what he has seen and heard these days has far exceeded his cognition, and he can only describe Hu Ye as a strange person.

"No, if you drench like this, you're going to get sick." Tsing Yi felt very sorry for his young master, and came to Hu Ye's side with an umbrella.

"Young master, let's go back to the house, it's not good to get sick." Tsing Yi said softly to Hu Ye.

"Ha Luha, I haven't seen rain in hundreds of years, so it's hard to enjoy it next time." Hu Ye said with a smile.

"Hundreds of years?" Tsing Yi was puzzled, his young master was only thirteen years old, where was it a few hundred years?

But before Tsing Yi came back to his senses, he felt the soles of his feet slip, and the whole person sat on the ground.

It turned out that Hu Ye grabbed Tsing Yi's feet and put Tsing Yi down.

"Tsing Yi, it's a good time to rain, how can you hold an umbrella and enjoy it." Hu Ye took the umbrella and threw it aside, and said loudly to Tsing Yi.

Tsing Yi still felt a pain in his buttocks, but as soon as the umbrella was removed, he felt the raindrops the size of soybeans hitting his face, and the feeling of pleasure seemed to be something he hadn't felt in hundreds of years.

So Tsing Yi was just like Hu Ye, lying straight on the ground and began to enjoy this wonderful feeling.

Seeing that Tsing Yi was also lying down, Saren immediately jumped to try, strode forward, and also lay next to Tsing Yi. The clothes of the two girls immediately got wet, and they began to show their slightly curvy bodies.

Hu Ye leaned over and smiled with his white teeth exposed, and the two girls suddenly blushed a little, but when they bathed Hu Ye, they had already touched Hu Ye's whole body, so they didn't care about Hu Ye looking at it twice.

"You're not going to give it a try?" Old Qian leaned over and looked at Yin Changlong, Laifu and Zou Kai.

"Children's games, such a cool day, of course I'm going to study, and I'm going to take the exam next year." Yin Changlong said and entered his room.

"I'm going to add horse feed to the red dust." Rifle said and walked towards the stable.

"I'll clean up my room." Zou Kai also dispersed as he spoke.

"Hey." Old Qian shook his head and walked away.

So in the huge courtyard, there were only two women and a man and a wolf lying there in the rain.

It was raining in Nanjing, and Zhu Yuanzhang, who was in the palace, naturally knew how to do it, he deliberately put down the piece that could never be finished, and came to the front of the imperial study with his personal eunuch, looking at Nanjing City in the rain and fog, his heart was also very excited, thinking that this was the result of his sacrifice to the sky and praying for rain a few days ago.

"Spread my will, grant amnesty to the world, give Zhang Tianshi the title of the first heir to teach the ancestor Guangfan Dazhenren, regard it as the second product, and always be in charge of the world's Taoist affairs. Feng Hu Ye was sentenced by Tianfu, this time it was he who destroyed the man-made disaster, as Xiao Anzi said, this son is not ordinary. Zhu Yuanzhang looked at God and said.

The eunuch beside him hurriedly went over to deliver the decree, and said in his heart that this Hu Ye was really favored by Long, and he was appointed as a pawn not long ago, and now he was directly appointed as a six-rank general judge. (To be continued......)