Ying Zhi was about to speak, but was preempted by Cao Zhi. Cao Zhi spoke loudly and questioned, "Sir Huang, I have a question. At this time, the leaves in Huaxing County have fallen, and the weather is freezing. I took a look at this little boy. Pictured, the west side of Laotou Mountain is about seven or eight miles away from the breach. It would probably take a month to dig a trench on the side of the mountain that should not be too narrow or too deep!"

Cao Zhi drank up the wild camellia tea in one gulp, "I'm afraid that by then the city would have been filled with ice and the water would have frozen into ice, making it difficult to divert the water."

The room fell into silence again, this time, not even the sound of tea dripping!

After a while, three drawers of mantou and several plates of delicious vegetarian dishes were brought up by the servant from the back kitchen. Three large bowls of white sugar and a large bundle of green onions were also placed on the table. Mantou was made with onions or mantou dipped in sugar. White with green or white with white, in this troubled situation this year, it is already "good clothes and good food".

Under Ying Zhi's greeting, the officials sat or stood and ate in silence, regardless of their dignity.

The moon is rising from the earth's sea, and the sun is fading into the autumn wind. Just when all the officials are clueless, the secretary on duty runs over wading through the icy water, bows his hands and says, "The county guard , Liu Quansheng, a classics scholar, asked to see me, saying that he remembered a story and wanted to tell you."

For Liu Quansheng, Yingzhi always regarded him as a non-staff person. When he became a scholar of Confucian classics, he also valued Liu Quansheng's famous reputation as "the first of the three heroes of Quzhou". In Yingzhi's heart, Liu Quansheng was an out-and-out master. He is a libertine and a nerd, otherwise he would not have voluntarily resigned from the position of Guanglu Shaoqing. Compared with the "hero" character of the three heroes of Quzhou, his emotional intelligence is not even a little bit worse.

When Ying Zhi heard the report from his disciples, he thought in his heart: Liu Quansheng, Liu Quansheng, you just talk about romance on weekdays, today we are discussing the life and death of a county, how dare you, Liu Quansheng, come to talk about knowledge? Hum! Liu Xing! What a wonderful birth to have three sons!

You should know that you are thinking this in your heart, but your face does not show any emotion.

When the other officials heard Liu Quansheng's name, they also showed contempt. They felt that Liu Quansheng had lived in Lingyuan City for so many years and made no achievements. This state was very inconsistent with his title of "the first of the three heroes of Quzhou". Mismatch.

Cao Zhi, who had met Liu Quansheng at Wangbei Tower, seemed a little excited. After the failed assassination attempt at Wangbei Tower a year ago, Cao Zhi recognized Liu Quansheng's talents and wisdom. He was looking forward to Liu Quansheng's success. This story can give everyone a way to solve the problem.

It should be known that Liu Quansheng and Liu Quansheng once discussed matters in the court together. At that time, Liu Quansheng served as the Guanglu Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple and was the right-hand man of Guang Luxun among the twelve ministers. At that time, Liu Quansheng was already second only to the "Five Dukes and Ten" of the imperial court. Erqing's court official was young, promising and high-spirited. At that time, Ying Zhi was just a small Huangmen who followed Liu Yan in his daily life. Time flies. Ten years have passed in a blink of an eye. The situation has changed. Ying Zhi and Liu Quansheng's status has been completely changed, which makes people sigh and sigh.

At this moment, Ying Zhi was in a hurry to deal with the flood and had no intention of meeting Liu Quansheng. However, for the sake of his old friendship, he still had patience and prepared to invite Liu Quansheng in.

Then, Ying Zhi smiled and said, "Since you're here, please come in and have a bite!"

The secretary under the disciple took the order and left.

In just five or six breaths, Liu Quansheng came across the water. He saw him with willow eyebrows and big eyes, a black robe and a wine flask. He walked in casually. He obviously acted like a hermit and an expert, but compared with the officials present

, seems a little out of place.

You should know that when you get up, all the officials will follow you. After greeting each other at the door of the side room, they will enter together.

"Haha! Liu Xuejing, it's almost Xu time and it's getting dark. Why are you so interested in coming to discuss knowledge with me? We are discussing something, and Liu Xuejing is a very knowledgeable person, so he just gave me some advice."

If you should know, it was a double entendre. It not only reminded Liu Quansheng that "you should not be here at this time", but also reminded Liu Quansheng that "we are discussing political affairs. If you have nothing to do, don't delay my time."

After entering the house, Liu Quansheng and Ying Zhi sat on a straw mat opposite each other. After hearing what Ying Zhi said, he smiled warmly and said politely, "I don't know, I don't know that your lords are discussing matters here, and there is a lot of trouble! I hope you will, sir."

Be considerate.”

The officials sat in separate places and were silent. Many people were deeply dissatisfied with Liu Quansheng's presumptuous interruption and his pretending to be confused at this moment.

Ying Zhi seemed very friendly. He picked up a plump, soft and puffy white-faced mantou and handed it to Liu Quansheng. "It's okay, it's okay. I'm waiting for the evening meal. Liu Xuejing, if you don't mind,

, let’s have a bite together?”

"Thank you, sir!" Liu Quansheng held the man's head in both hands and ate happily. As he ate, he said vaguely, "Your Excellency cares about the people of Huaxing and leads all the wise men to discuss matters overnight. It is really a blessing to the court and the people of Huaxing."

This flattery, neither light nor heavy, greatly relieved the slightly heavy atmosphere in the room.

Ying Zhi laughed heartily and said, "Haha, Liu Xuejing is joking. This is the duty of an official. There is nothing to show off. I wonder if Liu Xuejing came here today. What can he learn? We have been busy with affairs and haven't read much.

Wouldn't it be nice to just listen to our great talent's eloquent talk and have a chat after dinner?"

Such a well-educated person as Ying should know, but there is also some urging in his words.

"Haha! If the adults are elegant, then the junior officials will know everything they want to say!"

Liu Quansheng then stood up, shook the wine gourd, and opened his mouth leisurely, "Your Excellencies have read poetry and books. Five hundred years ago, Lord Wu'an of Qin State was Bai Qi. You must be familiar with it. This man conquered the six kingdoms in his life and conquered the enemy."

The city was overthrown and countless people were killed, known as the 'human massacre' in the world."

Liu Quansheng walked gracefully to the eaves, holding the handle of the gourd, lowering his eyebrows and rolling up his sleeves, and pressed the gourd into the cold water covering the ground. The gourd gurgled and soon filled with Linghe water. Liu Quan grew his sleeves and danced like a

He stood up like a dragon, raised his head to face the moon, and drank a lot. After drinking, he laughed loudly, turned his back to the officials, and said loudly, "In 278 BC, Bai Qi attacked Chu in the battle. The city of Yan was flooded and the capital of Ying was captured.

, this battle completely destroyed the Chu State's intention to march north to attack Qin, and the Chu State never recovered. It turned from a wild bull into a piece of fat meat."

All the officials were worried, and began to feel a little impatient. However, they knew that the tone had been set, and it was hard to say anything. They could only bite the buns hard and listen patiently to Liu Quansheng's continued words.

Liu Quansheng didn't care about that. He believed that as long as everyone listened to what he said, they would feel that it was worth their money, so he continued, "Historical data once recorded that Bai Qi led his army to pile rocks to block rivers and dig canals to store water.

When we set off in the middle of the night, the water rose three feet deep from the flat ground. The city of Yan was destroyed without an attack, and hundreds of thousands of people died."

Cao Zhi, who is well-read in history books, responded, "Historical books do record Bai Qi's method of attacking the city, but how does this relate to the current predicament of Huaxing County?"

Liu Quansheng turned around gracefully, smiled at Cao Zhi, then sat back on the mat, put a torn sheepskin picture on the table, looked at Ying Zhi with a pair of big eyes, and said, "While studying in the afternoon, the junior official discovered something.

An interesting piece of unofficial history.”

Liu Quansheng was not one to go around in circles. He fixed his eyes on the map and said, "This Lord Wu'an has risen in vain, and he is drawing water from low places."

At this point, Ying Zhi had already guessed the meaning of Liu Quansheng's late night visit. He was not here to discuss studying literature, but to make suggestions.

Based on this, Ying Zhi's attitude towards Liu Quansheng has subtly changed, and his attitude towards Liu Quansheng has also become sincere. Seeing him personally pouring tea for Liu Quansheng, he asked softly, "What's the fun?"

The officials present were not fools. They understood the thoughts and meanings of the two people from Liu Quansheng's stories and words they should have known. Therefore, they stared at the two people intently, expecting Liu Quansheng to say what they expected.

talk.

Liu Quansheng continued, "Back then, Li Bing, the prefect of Shu County, and his son Erlang, who were proficient in water affairs, were invited to help. By burning mountains and building weirs, they quickly built dams and diverted water to Yancheng overnight. It was really wonderful.

Alas! Although this is unofficial history, our ancestors have shown their knowledge, and we still need to learn more!"

After saying that, Liu Quansheng stood up and handed over his hands, "I won't bother you anymore, I'll take my leave!"

He came wrapped in a mysterious robe and left after the night moon. He was given a thousand pieces of gold and only took a barbarian head.

Ying Zhi was the first to come to his senses. He didn't care about etiquette and chased him out with bare feet. There was a splash of water on the ground. Ying Zhi chased him straight to the gate of the county governor's house, where Liu Quansheng had already walked to Daodao.

In Maijie, the secretary handed a Go black piece to Ying Zhi and said it was a gift from Liu Quansheng.

Ying Zhi raised his head and saw Liu Quansheng waiting to turn, and nodded slightly to him.

Ying Zhi suddenly realized it!

The white one is the name, and the black one is the dark one. It turns out that Liu Quanseng is the dark one that has been buried for twelve years and was left by His Majesty for him!

You should know that he is a man of character, and when he saw it, his heart surged like a tide: Your Majesty has treated me so well! He has used such great talents to help me. How can I repay this kind of kindness if I can't clear up the Huaxing family in Qing Dynasty!

His heartbeat was beating wildly and he could not control himself, but when he saw that the officials behind him had chased him away, he suppressed his throbbing, smiled faintly, shook his head gently, and walked back slowly.

The three sons of Liu Xing were born so wonderfully!

Returning to the side room, the torn sheepskin pictures left by Liu Quansheng had been slowly unfolded, and the simple and powerful seal scripts were densely spread on the scroll. The five characters "Metal and Stone Burning Mountain Method" at the beginning of the scroll were shining brightly in the eyes of the officials.

, like a recipe for salvation.

"Sir, this, this, this, this!" Ding Xinshan, holding a broken sheepskin picture in his hand, leaned over to Ying Zhi's side, speaking a little incoherently, and his excitement was beyond words.

Ying Zhi was also very excited, but he still maintained his reserve as a feudal official and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ding Xinshan's hands trembled and he said excitedly, "Sir, this is a scroll left by the Qin Palace. It records the events when Li Bing and his son burned mountains to build weirs, how they deployed the formations, how they built fences and built rocks. It is detailed and clear, and even the tools used to open the mountains.

The formulas of gold and stone are all recorded in detail. Haha! The wisdom of the ancients is not even close to that of us!"

Everyone was sighing and sighing, and they were also very excited.

Guo Xiu, the messenger, said excitedly, "Today's Huaxing is geographically close to Yancheng back then. Compared with the Qin army back then, the difficulties we faced were nothing to mention. This time we diverted the water to the north.

We need to follow the ancient method of blowing up a corner of Laotou Mountain. According to the terrain of Huaxing, which is high in the south and low in the north, the water will naturally flow north. When the time comes, we will take the opportunity to repair the sluice, and the flood should be quelled within seven days."

Cao Zhi clasped his hands and laughed, "Cai! According to Master Huang's plan, and supplemented by this method, the flood can be eliminated within five days and the people can restore their livelihood."
Chapter completed!