readx;? The place where the flood occurred mentioned by Lu Yingquan is a small county in the south of Daning, called Ji'an County. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The river flowing into the county of Jin'an, with its source in Wangyun Mountain in the southwest county, flows through a total of eight counties from west to east, and finally flows into the sea in the east. Among these eight counties, because of the topography, Ji'an County is the most seriously affected, and almost every year during the flood season, there will be more serious floods, with countless deaths and injuries.

Such a status quo has existed since the previous dynasties, after Gaozu ascended the throne, he spent a huge amount of money to build a dam to intercept the flood and protect the safety of the people of Ji'an County.

But now, after so many years, the levee has been overwhelmed by the impact of floods for many years, and half of it has collapsed. And it is this small half, in the rainy season in the south, that causes a huge flood.

Heavy rains in the south for several days, the construction of the embankment was repeatedly delayed, the river continued to rise, and many civilians or soldiers who risked to repair the embankment were swept away by the sudden flood, and no one dared to go up the embankment again.

It's still early summer, and the flood has not yet reached its worst, and in two months, the flood is coming, and even if you want to run, you can't run away at that time.

"The emperor has been troubled by this matter for several days, and every time there is an early court, the ministers come and go several times, but no one can make effective suggestions. Lu Yingquan said helplessly, "Every time I see Gonggong Luo coming out of Changming Palace and sighing sadly, I know that this matter must not be resolved." ”

"You wait a minute. Yun Yao listened to Lu Yingquan's words, pondered for a long time, said so, and then turned to leave.

Lu Yingquan and Rong Ya looked at each other, and they didn't know what Yun Yao was going to do. It didn't take long for Yun Yao to come over with two things in her hands.

When Rong Ya saw the things in Yun Yao's hand, she immediately put away the account books on the stone table, and then took the two things from Yun Yao's hands.

It's a book, and a parchment roll.

"Geological Details"?" Lu Yingquan looked at the title of the book, a little puzzled, "What is this?"

"This is an interesting book I recently read from Tibet, which also records how the ancestors dealt with floods in ancient times. Yun Yao said, "There is also this parchment scroll, which is a topographic map of Daning. ”

After speaking, Yun Yao spread out the parchment scroll and put it on the stone table, and then according to the memory in her mind, she turned the book to the page that recorded the flood management, and compared the two.

"Based on what you just said, I think the situation in Ji'an County is a bit like a tribe called 'Qiang' three hundred years ago. The topography of this tribe is the same as that of Ji'an County, with low-lying terrain and flat terrain, which should be the most suitable place to grow crops, but because of the perennial floods, there is no grain harvest. Yun Yao pointed to the parchment scroll while reading the book, and said, "The book says that the fourth leader of Qiang is a man of great talent, and he led the people of the tribe to work together to improve the flood disaster of the tribe. ”

When Lu Yingquan heard this, she immediately became interested, she hurriedly took the book from Yun Yao's hand, looked at it carefully, but then said: "But this book only records the exploits of the leaders of the Qiang tribe, and the record of the flood control is very brief, and we have no way to know the effective method......

"If you carefully compare the topographic maps of the Qiang tribe before and after, you will find that there are great changes. Yun Yao said, "The river channel, which used to be curved and unable to flow smoothly, has become relatively straight, allowing the water to flow quickly through the river and into the sea, the upper reaches of the river have a lush forest to block the floods, and the downstream estuary has more than doubled than before." ”

"That's true. After Lu Yingquan read it, he nodded again and again, "The Qiang tribe can complete the control and improvement of the flood under such conditions, how can I not do it if I am a big country in Daning? ”

"Wait. Yun Yao suddenly stopped her and said, "Actually, there are differences between Ji'an County and Qiang. The Qiang tribe is poor, the people have no fixed residence, and the impact of the river diversion is not very large, but Ji'an County is different, where the people have lived here for generations, and the river diversion will definitely flood Ji'an County, which requires the people to relocate, which is a big project. When you talk to the emperor, you must make all these things clear. ”

"I know. Lu Yingquan nodded and said, "Yun Yao, sure enough, you are still smart, and you can help me so much by reading a book." But...... I can't think of such a good idea in my brain, if the emperor asks, I will tell the truth. ”

"It's up to you. Yun Yao said, "However, you said before that the emperor has been guarding against you and refusing to let you serve you closely, it seems that he is even on guard against me." ”

"What should I do then?" Lu Yingquan was a little entangled, "Although I am not as thoughtful as you, I am not stupid." During this time, the Queen Mother has been summoning me to Jianzhang Palace to ask me about some things about the emperor, and I know that this so-called royal Shangyi is just the Queen Mother's eyeliner. ”

"You mean...... Is the Empress Dowager spying on the emperor's cousin?" Suddenly, Rong Ya's immature voice spoke again and asked.

Yun Yao and Lu Yingquan turned their heads suddenly, only then did they realize that the two of them had just discussed the problem, and they were a little forgetful, and they even forgot that there was a third person here.

"The Queen's Mother. Yun Yao was worried in her heart, she was really afraid of what Rong Ya said in front of the Queen Mother, "Actually...... Yingquan and I both listened to the instructions of the Queen Mother, so we went to serve you and the emperor respectively. The Queen Mother is so high, Yingquan and I can't help but listen to her. ”

"So, you're also here to spy on me?" Rong Ya asked, "But, I don't think you seem to have made a small report to the Queen Mother! I sleep and eat and play every day, and you don't tell the Queen Mother, but also accompany me to learn to deal with harem affairs and accompany me to read the account books." Then why can't Sister Yingquan help the emperor's cousin?"

"What does the queen mean, is she in favor of Yingquan to help the emperor?" Yun Yao asked tentatively.

"Hmm. Rong Ya opened a pair of clear eyes, nodded, and then said, "When I was at home, I liked to play hide and seek with my mother, but my mother always played tricks, and when it was my turn to hide, she would ask Yingge to tell her where I was hiding." Although Yingge was sent by my mother to take care of me, but Yingge and I kissed, and she didn't tell my mother, so my mother couldn't find me!"

Yun Yao listened to Rong Ya's words, her heart moved, and then said, "Then the queen mother, let's also play a game of hide and seek." The Empress Dowager asked Yingquan and I to tell her everything about you and the emperor, but I was close to you, I didn't tell her, and I didn't let her cheat. But Niangniang, you also have to promise me, you can't tell the Queen Mother, I won't help her cheat, otherwise she will punish me and Yingquan. ”

"Don't worry, I definitely won't tell the Queen Mother. Rong Ya agreed, "But, what if the emperor's cousin says that he leaked his mouth? ”

Yun Yao listened to Rong Ya's words, thinking slightly in her heart.

She doesn't want to become hostile to Gu Qingming, so she must help the emperor completely control Daning's rights, and Yingquan is obviously grateful for the emperor's previous life-saving grace and really wants to help the emperor.

But now the emperor is wary of her and Yingquan in his heart, if the emperor refuses to cooperate, then she and Yingquan will easily be exposed in front of the queen mother, so she must think of a way to let the emperor know that she and Yingquan are facing him.

"Yingquan, when you were offering advice to the emperor to deal with the flood, if he was still suspicious of your attitude, remember to tell him a story. Yun Yao thought for a moment, then spoke, and then told a story she had seen in a book not long ago.

Yun Yao's voice was slow and clear, the story was orderly, and Lu Yingquan quickly remembered it.

"The story...... After speaking, won't the emperor guard against us?" Lu Yingquan asked with some curiosity.

"He still has to be on guard, but now, I only have this way, which can make him lower his defense against us. Yun Yao said, "If you and I don't want to be controlled by others like we did last time to Shuwen and forced to do things that we don't want to do, then we can only learn to give advice for ourselves." ”

"I see. Lu Yingquan nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will bring all the words, as for what the emperor thinks, it will be up to fate." ”

After Lu Yingquan and Yun Yao chatted a few more words, they said goodbye to the queen mother, made an appointment to talk about it another day, and then left the Hehuan Hall and went back to Changming Palace.

In the Hehuan Palace, since Lu Yingquan left, Rong Ya has been looking at Yun Yao with an exploratory look in her eyes.

"Niangniang, why are you looking at me like this?" Yun Yao seemed to notice that something was wrong with Rong Ya, so she asked.

"Sister Yun Yao, are you ...... Don't like this palace either?" Rong Ya suddenly asked, "I heard you say to Yingquan that you don't want to be controlled and do things you don't want to do." Is the Queen Mother forcing you to do something you don't want to do?"

Yun Yao suddenly didn't know how to answer this question, could she tell the little queen who had always believed in her that her hands had killed a person?

If she really said it, what would the queen think of her? Will she treat her as a murderer, and will she be as ruthless as other women in the palace, and will alienate her from now on and no longer trust her?

Rong Ya seemed to see Yun Yao's embarrassment, she suddenly made up her mind and said, "Don't worry, Sister Yun Yao, I will help you." You're right, in her position, in her government, I'm already in the position of the queen, I can't change it, I can only accept it. But you're different, you still have a choice. ”

Listening to Rong Ya's words, Yun Yao suddenly began to re-examine this young little queen, did she really not understand anything? But why sometimes, Yun Yao felt that the queen mother had seen more thoroughly than anyone else in the palace?

Everyone only saw her glory after she changed from a third-class palace maid to a fifth-rank young envoy, but no one ever knew that all she wanted was a piece of freedom that belonged to her.