The scorching afternoon sun followed the palace wall of Kunning Palace, passed through the treetops of the osmanthus tree in the courtyard, and projected on Zhang Yue's body on the recliner under the tree, casting golden spots of light.

Since that day after having a banquet with Bai Ang and others in Kunning Palace, Bai Ang soon persuaded the courtiers with facts in the court, and the strategy of water control was adopted by Zhu Youjiao, and he quickly went to Henan to control the water.

It has been more than a month since Bai Ang left Beijing. During this period, Zhang Yue asked Zhu Youzhu what the situation was on Bai Ang's side. Zhu Youzhu told her that although the project was complex and difficult, the process of canal excavation was quite smooth, and Zhang Yue was relieved.

This afternoon was full of sunshine, so Zhang Yue asked Rushui to put a recliner under the largest laurel tree in the yard, and she lay on it, holding a selection of Tang poems, and dozed off frequently.

A warm fingertip lightly touched her eyebrows, "How can you lie here, and you are not afraid of catching a cold!" ”

Zhang Yue opened her eyes wide and found that Zhu Youzhu was standing behind her and looking at her with a smile, she sat up lazily, "Your Majesty, why did you come back so early today?" Didn't you have to discuss with the cabinet in the afternoon? ”

Zhu Youjiao's smile narrowed slightly, sat behind Zhang Yue, took Zhang Yue in his arms, and said softly, "A few cabinet ministers were noisy, so they let them disperse, I wanted to walk around alone, and I went back to Kunning Palace while walking." ”

Zhang Yue raised his chin slightly and looked at Zhu Youzhang's eyes, "What's wrong?" Got something to worry about? ”

Zhu Youzhu pondered for a moment and said, "The matter of water control is a little troublesome. ”

Zhang Yue was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "Didn't you say that it was going well last time, what happened to the second senior brother?" ”

According to Bai Ang's report, several small canals are being dug at the same time, and the progress of the project is extremely slow. The main reason is that it takes a lot of manpower and time to clean up the silt in the river, and Bai Ang speculates that he is afraid that it will not be completed before the next flood season. Except for Li Dongyang's strong support for Bai Ang, the other ministers expressed dissatisfaction, thinking that his strategy was wrong and delayed the control of the water, so that I could severely punish him....."

Zhang Yue asked anxiously. "Your Majesty, do you really want to punish my senior brother severely?"

Zhu Youzhu said gently, "Yue'er, don't worry, how can I be so indistinguishable from right and wrong?" The impeachment of Bai Ang has made me suppress. ”

Zhang Yue's anxious mood eased slightly.

"What I'm really worried about is that the project is so delayed that it will affect the construction period, and when the next flood season comes, if the Yellow River breaks again, the people on both sides of the river will be affected again." A trace of compassion flashed in Zhu Youzhang's eyes.

Zhang Yuegang's slowed down mood became anxious again, and he said to himself, "I didn't expect that it would be so difficult to clean up the silt." Alas, I thought it was just digging and digging the soil, as simple as farming? ”

Wait a minute! Farming! Zhang Yue's mind flashed, she broke free from Zhu Youzhang's embrace, stood up, and pulled Zhu Youzhang up, "Your Majesty, you come in with me." ”

Zhu Youzhu looked at Zhang Yue puzzled, let her pull herself into the inner hall, after Zhang Yue retreated from everyone in the hall, he took out the Xuanweilu from the secret compartment, quickly turned to one of the pages, and after looking at it a few times, he gave it to Zhu Youzhang.

She pointed to the one above and said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember, in the military equipment map of Xuanweilu, a kind of equipment for building fortifications is used to clean up the wasteland. ”

Zhu Youjiao's eyes flashed, "Yue'er, you mean to use this instrument to clean up the mud." ”

"Yes and no."

Zhu Youzhu looked at her suspiciously, and Zhang Yue explained, "Do you remember when we were in Wuling Mountain, and I made rice planting wood cattle in Zhaojia Village?" Will you go, will you plant seedlings? ”

"I remember! It is very labor-saving and convenient for villagers to use. ”

Zhang Yue's eyes flashed with excitement, "Yes! Clearing the wasteland and clearing the mud seem to be similar jobs, but they are actually very different, so I want to improve this equipment so that he can become a wooden cow that can walk and clean up the silt, just like the wooden cow planting rice. ”

Zhu Youzhang's eyes became brighter and brighter, "Yue'er, is it really possible?" ”

Zhang Yue said firmly, "It must be possible, for the sake of the second senior brother, for the people on both sides of the Yellow River, it must be possible, it must be possible." ”

Zhu Youzhu hugged Zhang Yue in his arms and kissed her forehead, "Whether it is successful or not, I thank you for the people....."

In the next few days, a decree came from the palace that the queen mother was unwell and needed to recuperate, and she did not see anyone. Next, there was a tinkling sound in Kunning Palace every day.

Half a month later, a small pond outside the capital was closely guarded by brocade guards.

By the pond, Zhang Yue, dressed in civilian clothes, was directing several guards to place a one-person-tall square instrument on wheels on the bank of the pond.

Zhang Yue's face was a little pale, and after the instrument was placed, she nodded to Zhu Youzhu beside her, came to the instrument, opened a small box, and didn't know what was twisted inside, only to hear the device creaking, and the wheel under the instrument began to walk by the river, digging mud and sand.

After about a stick of incense, it dug a distance of ten zhang, and then the instrument automatically stopped working and rested aside.

Zhang Yue let out a cheer, "It's a success!" She hugged Zhu Youzhu beside her, her face full of joy.

Zhu Youzhang's eyes were full of relief, "Well, Yue'er, you succeeded." ”

Zhang Yue suddenly remembered something, "Your Majesty, can you name this device?" If it's still called a wooden cow, isn't it a bit indecent? ”

Zhu Youzhu pondered for a moment, "He was born because of water control, so he is called a water control truck."

"Water control truck, good name!" Zhang Yue took out a stack of paper full of handwriting from his arms and handed it to Zhu Youzhang, "Here are the drawings and detailed assembly and use instructions." The emperor quickly asked the craftsman to create the finished product and send it to Henan. ”

Zhu Youzhu took the drawing, handed it to Xiao Jing beside him, and reached out to caress his wife's face, "Yue'er, your face is not very good." ”

Zhang Yue shook his head slightly, "These days, I work day and night, and I sleep less, so I'll go back and make up for sleep in a while." As she spoke, she rubbed her eyes, and suddenly the world spun around, and she was swept into a warm embrace.

She naturally hugged Zhu Youzhang's neck, and Zhu Youzhu looked at her gently, "If you're sleepy, let's sleep first." It will take a while to return to the palace. ”

Zhang Yue nodded, rubbed his head against Zhu Youzhang's chest, closed his eyes, and fell asleep in a moment.

Zhu Youjiao's eyes gently caressed the soft contours of her cheeks, revealing a gentle and pitying smile.

This night, Zhang Yue slept very sweetly, and she felt that it had taken a long time to wake up. To his surprise, when he woke up, Zhu Youzhu was guarding her by the bed.

She rubbed her eyes and said lazily, "When?" ”

Zhu Youzhu gently touched her eyebrows with his fingertips, "It's almost noon, and you've been asleep for more than ten hours." ”

"I've slept for so long!" Zhang Yue smiled lightly, "Didn't the emperor discuss matters in the imperial study at this time in the past?" How is it here? ”

Zhu Youzhu gently held Zhang Yue's hand and put it to his mouth and pecked it lightly, "I didn't go, I wanted to come back to accompany you." ”

"Oh!" A faint flush appeared on Zhang Yue's cheeks, and Zhu Youjiao, who was watching it, moved in his heart, a touch of ** surged in his eyes, and his voice became hoarse, "Do you still feel sleepy?" ”

There was no feeling of sleepiness, and now that she was in good spirits, her words were blocked into her abdomen by two warm lips, and she struggled a few times, but it made Zhu Youzhu deepen this kiss, and Zhang Yue responded involuntarily.

Both of them fell deep into the bed, and the curtains on both sides were lowered in layers......