"Ding Xianggong. Dong Zhuban please. A small chamberlain said respectfully to Zuo Xiang Ding Daquan.

Ding Daquan didn't speak, just nodded, and followed the little chamberlain into the place outside the palace. It's a small courtyard, and it doesn't look special from the outside. After entering, I found that there were many strange flowers and plants planted inside, and under the heavy snow, these flowers and plants could not be seen clearly, and only an outline could be seen. Just such a silhouette can be called ingenious.

There was a brazier in the house, and Dong Song Chen, Song Chen, who was very trusted by Song Lizong, sat on the main seat and poured himself a drink. Zuo Xiang Ding Daquan hurriedly stepped forward and lifted the wine jug to pour wine for Dong Songchen. Dong Songchen laughed in the voice of a male duck like a eunuch: "Ding Xianggong, pour it for yourself too." It's so cold outside, drink a glass of wine to keep the chill away. ”

The two sat down, Ding Daquan took a sip of wine, and felt a lot more comfortable, and the blue on his face seemed to be lighter. He said bluntly: "Guard." Dong Huai made an obstacle, and Fujian Road couldn't send out the prison. Dong Huai was talking nonsense in front of the official family again, and I don't know if the escort class can help the lower officials to help say one or two items in front of the official family. ”

Listening to Ding Daquan's words, Dong Songchen couldn't help laughing, "Haha." The eunuch's duck tone was matched with the contempt from the heart, and the taste of ridicule intensified several times.

After laughing a few times, Dong Songchen asked Ding Daquan, "Ding Xianggong, do you know why the official family favors Xianggong?" ”

“…… He also asked for his acquittal. "Ding Daquan is really not very clear about Song Lizong's thoughts.

"The official family has been on the throne for thirty years, and no one has ever seen it, and I have never encountered any glamorous calculations. It's like Ding Xianggong who does practical things, and there are few people who tell the truth. I can win the favor of the official family, not because I know how to calculate better than others. It's that I never calculate against officials. The official family hesitated to mention the matter of the prison on Fujian Road, but Dong Huai spoke bluntly, and the official family was worried that the matter was really as Dong Huai said. If Ding Xianggong wants the official family to give permission, he doesn't have to take other paths. Just let the officials know the key to the matter. Dong Songchen sipped his wine and easily analyzed the current situation.

After hearing this, Ding Daquan only felt suddenly enlightened, he originally thought that he would need to spend a lot of experience to convince Song Lizong, but he didn't expect that things were not what he thought. Do practical things and tell the truth. Ding Daquan felt that even if he didn't make himself have a clear conscience, it was enough to crush those Taixue Qingliu.

Early the next morning, Ding Daquan went to see Song Lizong. With the help of Dong Songchen, Ding Daquan really met the emperor before Dong Huai. There was no attack on Dong Huai, and there were no complaints about the situation. Ding Daquan directly explained the matter of building water conservancy to Song Lizong and Panhe.

Through Jia Yidao's recommendation, Ding Daquan learned that Zhao Jiaren, a new science and technology jinshi, knew how to repair canals, so Ding Daquan arranged Zhao Jiaren to repair canals in Putian. Mulan Pi has been a city for 70 years, and now it has increased taxes for the country by tens of millions of stones. Ding Daquan believes that after the construction of the North Canal, it can also benefit the present generation.

However, Ding Daquan's decision to appoint Song Ci as the Fujian Road Prison Prison and to supervise the completion of the matter as the person in charge of the Fujian Road Water Conservancy was met with fierce resistance.

Telling the context of the matter, Ding Daquan said in a loud voice: "The official, the minister always pays attention to this matter. Dong Huai obstructed the appointment of Song Ci, and the minister was really anxious. Since Dong Huai put this matter above the court, the minister insisted on appointing Song Ci. I am willing to be judged. ”

Song Lizong didn't speak immediately, he stared at Ding Daquan condescendingly for a moment, there was no expression on his face, and he couldn't help but show a look of exhaustion in his eyes. But the color of exhaustion was fleeting. Song Lizong opened his mouth and said, "Since you have informed you of this matter, it cannot be up to you to say it alone. ”

Ding Daquan felt that his heart was pounding and he was a little flustered, and he could see that Song Lizong had taken this matter as an important matter. If things are as Ding Daquan said, then Ding Daquan will immediately get a great new appointment from Song Lizong. If things are completely different from what Ding Daquan said. Ding Daquan's credibility in the eyes of Song Lizong is probably directly zero. What will happen to a left minister who is not newly appointed by the emperor, Ding Daquan has seen a lot.

If he retreats at this time, Ding Daquan still has room to turn around. Even though he knew that this kind of circle was actually very stupid, Ding Daquan couldn't help but want to retreat when he made such a decision.

Silent and silent, although there was no sound in the room, Ding Daquan's heart seemed to be a fierce battlefield. All sorts of thoughts came flooding in, arguing fiercely in his mind. It was probably louder than arguing with other officials. And the emotion of giving in turned out to be more and more overwhelming, which made Ding Daquan feel terrified.

In the midst of many disturbing thoughts, a voice suddenly came out, "Ding Xianggong." We are willing to help you, just because Ding Xianggong's words are credible, and he will not let us beat ourselves up in front of the official family like too learned and clear. ”

Ding Daquan couldn't help but shudder, all the other noises disappeared, and his consciousness immediately became clear. Looking up at Song Lizong's gaze condescendingly, Ding Daquan replied earnestly word by word: "Official." The minister is willing to be judged. ”

Let Ding Daquan go down, Song Lizong called Dong Songchen and instructed, "Send someone to Yangzhou to ask Jia Yidao, will Zhao Jiaren really build the canal?" ”

There must be public opinions, but they must not be public opinions in the court, let alone the so-called public opinions of Shilin. Song Lizong once trusted these two, and the cruel truth finally made him completely disappointed with them. After being emperor for thirty years, Song Lizong also gained something. As long as you appoint competent and credible people, coupled with the authority of the emperor, nothing will be impossible. Therefore, the public opinion must be put forward by someone he trusts. Song Lizong can trust Jia Yidao.

A few days later, Jia Rudao listened to the waiter's inquiry, and had mixed feelings in his heart. He didn't expect that Zhao Jiaren's incident was just a political gamble. Promoting the backwards, promoting the backwards who are related to their own families, this is a very common thing in officialdom. Now Jia Rudao didn't expect that he and Zuo Xiang Ding Daquan would temporarily become grasshoppers on the same line.

Whether to help Ding Daquan or stab him in the back, Jia Rudao didn't know what to do for a while. Different from Ding Daquan, Jia Nidao himself has a good relationship with Taixue Qingliu, when Song Lizong ordered Shi Yanzhi to investigate Jia Nidao, and after being praised by Shi Yanzhi, Jia Nidao, a relative, has been on the rise since then.

However, time is running out, and the chamberlain must rush back immediately after asking. Since the Song Dynasty, the officials of the Song Dynasty have been rich in controlling the inner servants, not to mention the inner servants themselves, they will not delay, which will make the officials suspicious of them. The power of the chamberlain depends entirely on whether the official family appreciates it or not, so the chamberlain may take advantage of the official, but they will never stand on the official's side to fool the official.

Feeling the sharp gaze of the chamberlain, Jia seemed to be heartbroken, and replied decisively: "When I went back to the official's house to ask, the minister talked to Zhao Jiaren, although this person is young, he has the ability to repair canals. ”

The chamberlain received a definite answer, and immediately changed from a solemn attitude of questioning to a gentle expression towards the nobles. "Since Jia Gong said so, let's go back to Lin'an and return to the court."

didn't dare to force the chamberlain to stay, Jia Rudao stuffed some benefits for the chamberlain according to the rules, and sent him out. When he returned to the mansion, Jia Rudao sat in the flower hall and watched the heavy snow outside. He didn't have any doubts about Zhao Jiaren's ability, and if he could inspire such a fierce struggle, there was only one possibility, Zhao Jiaren made some fame in the matter of repairing the canal.

If Zhao Jiaren is an incompetent person, he will not take the means of obstructing personnel if he is too knowledgeable and clear, and they will directly criticize Ding Daquan for employing people without knowing and appointing traitors. From this point of view, Jia Rudao believes that Ding Daquan has the chance to win. At this time, even if he doesn't like Ding Daquan, even if he wants to maintain a good relationship with Taixue Qingliu, Jia Yidao can only protect his own interests first. As a relative, the new appointment of the official family is the ultimate guarantee.

In the cloudy Putian, Zhao Jiaren is in full swing to organize the people to continue the development work. Mulan Pi is close to the water source of Mulan Creek, and there is Yanshou Creek to the north. Zhao Jiaren also felt that it was really impossible several times, so he combined Yanshou Creek and the stream in the north to irrigate the north. It's just that the water volume of Yanshou Creek is not as sufficient as that of Mulan Creek, and if you want to have enough water in the north, you must use some of the water of Mulan Creek.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jiaren was also undecided in his heart. Recently, there have been a lot of rumors in Mulanpi, and there are various theories. There are three things that have aroused the sentiment of the people in the south, the first of which is that some people say that the north canal is being built to completely intercept the water of Mulan Creek for irrigation. The second is the excavation in the north, destroying the feng shui. The third is to repair the canal in the north, which seems to have triggered something dirty, so that Qian Siniang, who is enshrined in the temple, can dream.

After Zhao Jiaren learned of these things, he hurriedly sent someone to inquire privately. The first one looks at the lethality, but the local working people in Mulan Pi don't care. As a worker, I know very well that this argument is not workable. The water in Mulan Creek is very large, and Mulan Pi has to release water several times a year to empty the accumulated water in case of flash floods. It is simply not possible to carry out a complete interception of the North Canal. If the North Canal had this advantage, the North Canal would have been built long ago.

In the second case, the people didn't have any special reaction, and Feng Shui is not a new thing in Mulanpi. As early as after Cai Jing repaired the canal, the local proverbs around Mulan Pi and the local feng shui attacks came one after another. These discussions were not limited to the Great Song Dynasty, nor were they limited to the families of the large number of Jinshi in Mulanpi. The ears of the local people in Mulan Pi also heard the cocoon. What's more, even if the North Canal is built, it will be connected to some waterways in Mulan Pi at most, which is too far from the 'destructive feng shui' recognized by the working people.

The real lethality is the third. Qian Siniang made a great contribution, and the people set up temples and statues to worship, and the incense was endless. In addition, the people of Mulan Pi are uneasy about Beiqu, if this uneasiness is combined with Qian Siniang's 'invasion', it will become a great resistance.

New Year's Day was just around the corner, and Zhao Jiaren hurriedly invited the local elders in Beiqu to send a letter to the elders over there in Mulan Pi with him, wanting to take advantage of New Year's Day to worship Qian Siniang's temple.

At this time, the north also knew the rumors in the south, and in the eyes of the people in the north, the south enjoyed the benefits of Mulan Pi for 70 years. The north just wants to live a good life on its own, and the south says that the east is the west, and it is clearly uneasy and kind.

Although Zhao Yong was not from the north, at this time, he followed Zhao Jiaren to build a canal in the north, and his position naturally shifted to the north. He couldn't help but persuade: "Third Young Master, I think the people in the south are unreasonable, if we go, I'm afraid they will make things difficult for us." ”

Zhao Jiaren's expression was grim, he had already felt a lot of pressure from the officials around him recently, and there was no way out at this time. In the plan, Fujian Road Prison should have arrived to help him a long time ago, but he didn't come for a long time. The governor of Fuzhou has already told Zhao Jiaren that something happened in Lin'an. At this point, Zhao Jiaren couldn't help but not flinch in his heart, but was ready to push it by himself.

With such a decision, Zhao Jiaren said to Zhao Yong: "If someone builds a house next to our house, we are afraid that we will also be uneasy in our hearts." All we have to do at this point is to let our neighbors know that we have no ill intentions. Otherwise, I'm afraid that the next thing will be more difficult to deal with. ”

In fact, what Zhao Jiaren really wants to cite is another example. There is a story about a man who kept praying to God to make him rich. One day, God finally answered him and said that he could make him rich. But it will give his neighbors exactly the same benefits.

The praying man bowed his head and pondered for a long time, then raised his head and replied, "If that is the case, then let me be blind."