On the evening of the 30th Chinese New Year's Eve, the entire Chengtianfu Street was lit up, and the people were also in jubilation.

There was also a grand celebration in the palace, and a eunuch rushed into the imperial study to report the situation to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the dinner is about to begin, and all the civil and military officials have arrived, just waiting for you!"

"Hmm!"

The Emperor replied and put down the piece in his hand.

It's not that today's Ziye is really diligent in government to such a point, and he still deals with the government of the dynasty on Chinese New Year's Eve, but because this piece is coincidental and Yu Ziye's secret performance, so let's take a look.

And as the emperor expected, the Tan family is still the Tan family in the end, Tan Yuanshang is still Tan Yuanshang in the end, as the so-called emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, as soon as Tan Yuanshang makes a move, even if the money and grain of the imperial court are in place slowly, Lingdong and Hexi also stabilize the situation.

But now that even Yu Ziye is urging money and food in the song, it seems that it is indeed a little urgent.

Of course, that will be a year later.

Of course, the money and food of the imperial court are indispensable, but let Tan Yuansheng do a little more.

As the emperor walked, he was thinking about things, and the eunuchs around him followed, and the palace was also very festively decorated.

The emperor did panic for a while when he first discovered the two disasters and later discovered that there was a big problem with the storage system, but then both sides stabilized the situation and calmed down.

But there is one thing that the emperor is still quite concerned about, and even Yu Ziye's recital has obviously produced some tendentious changes.

To tell the truth, the ability and prestige of the old ministers of the three dynasties of Chu Hang are beyond doubt, and the emperor is also clear about this.

But Chu Hang is already dying, and relying on the old to sell the old to restrain the imperial power also makes the current son quite unhappy, and the power among the official factions is also huge, and sooner or later there will be chaos.

The front of the palace became brighter, and when the emperor passed, fireworks were already rising in the front palace.

"Bang~" "Bang~" "Bang~".

The firelight of the fireworks shone in the palace, attracting countless people to look up, and also made the emperor's face smile when it was reflected in the color of the fireworks.

is the so-called new year and new atmosphere, it is time for the old ministers of the previous generation to delegate power, Chu Xiang is a lot older, so he doesn't have to worry about state affairs more, and this time he may be able to kill two birds with one stone.

In Lingdong, in Dengzhou City, fireworks are also blooming in the sky.

As long as the days are not unbearable, there must still be something that should be there in the New Year, not to mention that Dengzhou is indeed a big city, and the impact of natural disasters is relatively small.

In the government, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the government office has not yet begun.

In a government courtyard, Chu Hang looked up at the fireworks in the sky, and it was rare that he didn't think about fighting disasters in his heart, but remembered his past, from childhood to growth, from less to more things, to a truly sensible adult.

"Chu Xiang, the lower official has something I want to ask, I don't know if Chu Xiang is convenient."

The voice is Yu Ziye's, perhaps because of fear and weakness, he rarely takes the initiative to find Chu Hang, but it seems to have changed recently.

Chu Hang didn't look back, just opened his mouth to respond.

"What's the matter? But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

Yu Ziye took a few steps closer, also looked at the fireworks in the sky, and subconsciously looked down at the things in his hand, it turned out that he was still holding a lot of atlas documents.

"Chu Xiang's drought-resistant canal layout is exquisite, and the lower officials spent more than a month studying hard, and finally comprehended one or two, but, but."

Chu Hang looked back at Yu Ziye in surprise, only to find what the other party was holding in his hand.

To tell the truth, in Chu Hang's impression, Yu Ziye is a minister, but he is quite favored by the Son of Heaven.

Like this, Chu Hang, who has been an official all his life, doesn't know how many he will get, but now he is really old and lacks energy, and he doesn't want to go toe-for-tat with the Son of Heaven, so he doesn't care anymore.

But I didn't think that Yu Ziye would come to talk about it.

Chu Hang smiled and asked, his heart had changed his opinion of Yu Ziye slightly, and he thought even more, it seems that he is occasionally swayed by prejudice until now, and it is possible for anyone to be able to do the right thing.

"But what?"

Yu Ziye looked up at Chu Hang, hesitated and asked.

"Chu Xiang, Xia Guan doesn't understand water conservancy, and he may be incompetent in your eyes, but Xia Guan has been thinking and meditating for a long time, and he really can't help but want to ask for a solution."

It is rare for Yu Ziye to be so modest and sincere, of course, this is also because he is facing Chu Hang, if it is someone else, even the current Yu Ziye will not have a good face.

He paused before continuing.

"The drought-resistant canal is indeed exquisite, and the water vein dispatch is impeccable, but there is no water! If God is not beautiful, what should we explain? Could it be that the canal was dug by order? But it's too big."

Chu Hang was slightly stunned, and then suddenly burst out laughing.

"Hahahahahahaha

Chu Hang approached Yu Ziye and reached out to pat him on the shoulder, who was slightly stunned, not knowing what Chu Xiang was laughing at.

"In fact, you are not the only one who can see it, but it is you who dare to ask in person!"

Chu Hang's voice was full of laughter, a "unexpectedly" was actually quite ironic, even Yu Ziye could hear it, but he just felt embarrassed, of course, he didn't dare to say anything, just laughed with him.

Then Chu Hang suddenly became serious, looked at Yu Ziye seriously, saw that he was worried, and saw that he was flustered, but saw Chu Hang nodding slightly.

"Maybe the old man was also a little prejudiced against Yu before, if he offended a lot, the old man is here to compensate Yu!"

This made Yu Ziye's heart skip a beat, and he hurriedly stepped back two steps to salute, and the documents and scrolls in his hands fell to the ground.

"The lower officials don't dare, Chu Xiang, you are torturing the lower officials!"

Chu Hang smiled.

"Lord Yu, I hope you can remember this moment when you asked the old man today, remember this feeling, and don't forget this moment in the future Dayong court! Alright, dinner should be almost over, I'll wait for it! ”

After speaking, Chu Hang took the first step to leave, leaving only Yu Ziye, who was nervous, weak and a little inexplicably excited, stunned in place.

This feeling

Is Chu Xiang recognizing my Yu Ziye?

No matter how-for-tat the court is, no matter whether there has been slander in private, but being recognized by Chu Xiang, even Yu Ziye has an indescribable emotion.

When Yu Ziye came back to his senses, Chu Hang had already walked away, he picked up the things on the ground, his brows were tightly locked, Chu Xiang not only did not answer the question he just had, but made him a little more confused.

On a large arched bridge over the Datong River outside the city, Yi Shuyuan gently fanned the folding fan in his hand, and also looked up at the fireworks in the sky, and Qi Zhongbin on the side stroked his beard to look at the sky, and there was a little smile on his face.

The festive moment in the world also made the master and apprentice feel a little bit of fireworks.

Gray Mian ran along the bridge railing, jumped on Yi Shuyuan's shoulders and took out two large chicken legs.

"Sir, what about Chinese New Year's Eve, do you want to eat?"

"Where did you steal the chicken legs?"

Yi Shuyuan said this, and Gray Mian suddenly showed dissatisfaction.

"What do you mean by stealing, wasn't the tribute from Yunlai Hall originally for me to eat?"

Yi Shuyuan waved his hand, and Gray Mian looked to the side.

"Do you want Qi boy?"

"Thank you, Gray Senpai!"

Qi Zhongbin naturally had no scruples, and reached out to take it.

Seeing that the ashes were gnawing happily, Yi Shuyuan shook his head and sighed.

"It's a pity that it's boiled chicken, and there is no seasoning at all, so it's not interesting to eat."

"Do you still do it for the gods?"

Gray Mian said this vaguely, while Qi Zhongbin smiled.

"Master, senior gray, a few days ago he signed a life for the owner of Shangdeng Tower, and today he reserved a private room in Shangdeng Lou and prepared a table of sumptuous wine and food! Why don't we just go over here? ”

"Hahaha, not bad!"

Yi Shuyuan also laughed, and in the blink of an eye, he had already gnawed a chicken leg clean and jumped on Qi Zhongbin's shoulder and slapped him with his shiny paws.

"Hahaha, the son can be taught!"

——

Chu Hang rushed to Lingdong and Hexi to go to many places a year ago, and personally arranged a lot of work, in order to start all the work as soon as possible.

As soon as the New Year passed, the weather was still bitterly cold, but the construction of more than two places had started ahead of schedule.

At this time, it seems that it is the disaster resistance scene that Yu Ziye originally imagined, Chu Hang is in Dengzhou, and the situation in the two places is summarized here.

In the cold season, the drought seems to be invisible and invisible, but everyone knows that this is a race against time, and it will be too late after the spring ploughing, maybe it will be wasted for more than half a year.

In the spring of the seventh year of Shaoyuan, there were still few rains in Lingdong Road and Hexi Road, and the water levels of some major rivers and lakes were constantly declining.

When it was time to cultivate, the situation still did not seem to improve, Lingdong was slightly better, and Hexi was getting worse.

Sometimes, there will be clouds in the sky, but it doesn't rain, and after a while the clouds will gradually dissipate, as if God is playing a joke on people.

Dengzhou Yamen, Chu Hang is handling official business in the official office, and on the pictures and texts on the table, there have been many drought-resistant canals completed, after all, it is a water canal, and the amount of work is not too large.

Even the canals in some places have been connected to the drought-fighting canals in Lingdong one step ahead, which has somewhat alleviated the drought situation in Hexi.

There are also many local officials next to him, some of them collating the recitals of various places, and some of them are summarizing the consumption of various places.

"Chenzhou's is almost there, when will Sizhou's be completed?"

"Listening to the report of local officials, it should be soon, but there is not much water in Lingdong, and it is already the limit to be able to lead to Sizhou, what should I do in the following states?"

Chu Hang shook his head slightly.

"This can only be done first, by the way, how much food has arrived in the imperial court?"

The official said helplessly.

"It is very slow, but the grain stores and warehouses in various parts of the people seem to be considerable, and although the price of grain is rising, it is not an exaggeration, so that the people will not be unable to afford to eat."

"How's the security going?"

"The law and order is good, and it seems that there are some people in the rivers and lakes who are also helping."

Chu Hang nodded and didn't say anything, but at this time, Yu Ziye walked in and leaned over to the table to whisper a few words to Chu Hang.

"Chu Xiang, there are some things that the subordinate wants to talk to you about alone."

Chu Hang glanced at Yu Ziye, calculating the time, it should be His Majesty's private decree that has arrived again, he Yu Ziye will come to find him, maybe there is some unfavorable news for him.

"There's nothing to say, but it's okay to say it."

"Chu Xiang."

"Just say it!"

The surrounding officials were silent, but their attention was also on Yu Ziye and Chu Hang.

Yu Ziye hesitated, but still spoke in a low voice.

"Chu Xiang, the situation in the DPRK and China is a bit complicated, there are many impeachments against disasters, and some people say that you collude with people in the rivers and lakes and threaten the officials of the imperial court to go to various households, and some people say that you are greedy for money from the imperial court, which is similar to chasing after the wind and shadows, and it is very noisy in the capital."

Chu Hang just smiled when he heard this.

"You can't say it's all right, and you can't say it's all wrong!"

As soon as these words came out, Yu Ziye and the surrounding officials were taken aback.

"Chu Xiang, how can you say that, if it falls into the ears of some traitorous villains, it is not a good thing to play the saint!"

This sentence actually came out of Yu Ziye's mouth, which also made Chu Hang can't help but look up at him a few more times, and then still smiled.

"Don't get in the way, in fact, the saint can distinguish some things, at least he can allow Chu to do things here."

Saying that, Chu Hang sighed, and it was precisely because he knew that the emperor was not so indistinguishable that he felt even more helpless in his heart.

But it's nothing, Chu Hang just wants to know what kind of crime he will be in the end.

(End of chapter)