"Gong Gong Ding, Dong's escort is invited." A young eunuch said respectfully to the left prime minister Ding Daquan.

Ding Daquan didn't say anything, just nodded and followed the eunuch into the place outside the palace. This is a small courtyard, and it's nothing special from the outside. After entering, he found that there were many strange flowers and plants planted inside. Under the heavy snow, these flowers and plants could not be seen very clearly, and only one outline could be seen. Just such an outline could be called unique ingenuity.

A brazier was grown in the house, and Dong Songchen, the eunuch who was trusting in Song Lizong, sat on the main seat and poured himself. The left prime minister Ding Daquan hurriedly stepped forward and picked up the wine pot to pour wine for Dong Songchen. Dong Songchen laughed in the eunuch's duck voice and said, "Grandpa Ding, pour it for yourself. It's so cold outside, drink a glass of wine to drive away the cold."

The two sat down, Ding Daquan took a sip of wine and felt much more comfortable, and the blue color on his face seemed to be a little lighter. He said bluntly: "Dong Huai is hindering, and Fujian Road is not sent out. Dong Huai is talking nonsense in front of the official family again. I wonder if the official family can help the official to talk to Xiang Yi Er in front of the official family."

After hearing Ding Daquan's words, Dong Songchen couldn't help laughing out loud, "Haha." The eunuch's duck-like accent combined with the heartfelt contempt, the smell of ridicule was enhanced several times.

After laughing a few times, Dong Songchen asked Ding Daquan, "Dear Ding, do you know why the officials favor him?"

"... Please beg for the steward to be released." Ding Daquan was really not very clear about Song Lizong's thoughts.

"The official has been ascending the throne for thirty years, and has never seen anyone or any other person. However, I have not met many people who have done practical things like Ding, to be honest. I can win the favor of the official family, not that I know calculating better than others. But I never calculate with the official family. The official family is hesitant about mentioning the criminal case on Fujian Road, but Dong Huai speaks straightforwardly, and the official family is worried that things are really as Dong Huai said. If Mr. Ding wants the official family to allow it, he doesn't have to go other ways. He just allows the official family to know the key to the matter." Dong Songchen sips the wine and easily analyzes the current situation.

After hearing this, Ding Daquan felt enlightened. He originally thought that he would have to spend a lot of experience to convince Song Lizong, but he did not expect that things were not what he thought. Doing practical things, to be honest. Ding Daquan felt that even if he did not achieve the point where he had a clear conscience, it was enough to crush those Taixue Qingliu.

The next morning, Ding Daquan went to see Song Lizong. With Dong Songchen's help, Ding Daquan indeed met the emperor before Dong Huai. He did not attack Dong Huai, nor did he complain about the situation. Ding Daquan directly told Song Lizong that the construction of water conservancy was carried out.

Through Jia Sidao's recommendation, Ding Daquan learned that Zhao Jiaren, a new Jinshi, knew how to build canals, so Ding Daquan arranged Zhao Jiaren to Putian to build canals. Mulan Pier was built for 70 years, and now he has increased taxes for the country more than tens of millions of stones. Ding Daquan believes that after the construction of the Bei Canal, it can also benefit the present and future generations.

However, Ding Daquan was preparing to appoint Song Ci as the Fujian Road Tridian Criminal, and the personnel decision to supervise the completion of this matter as the person in charge of Fujian Road Water Conservancy was fiercely resisted.

Telling the context of the matter, Ding Daquan said loudly: "Officials, I always pay attention to this matter. Dong Huai is really anxious to obstruct the appointment of Song Ci. Since Dong Huai put this matter in the court, I insist on appointing Song Ci. I am willing to accept public opinion."

Song Lizong did not speak immediately. He stared at Ding Daquan with a high altitude for a moment, with no expression on his face, and couldn't help but look tired in his eyes. However, the tired look fleeting. Song Lizong said, "Since you informed this matter, you cannot say it alone."

Ding Daquan felt his heart pounding and was a little nervous. It was obvious that Song Lizong had already regarded this as an important matter. If the matter was indeed as Ding Daquan said, then Ding Daquan would immediately get the great new position of Song Lizong. If the matter was completely different from what Ding Daquan said, Ding Daquan's credibility in Song Lizong's eyes would probably be directly zero. What would happen if a left prime minister who was not appointed by the emperor's new position would be? Ding Daquan had a lot of knowledge.

If you retreat at this time, Ding Daquan still has room for reversal. Even though he knows that this kind of reversal is actually very stupid, Ding Daquan still couldn't help but want to retreat when he made such a decision.

Silence, although there was no sound in the room, Ding Daquan felt like a fierce battlefield. Various thoughts came one after another and argued fiercely in his heart. The degree of loudness was probably much more intense than the quarrel with other officials. The sentiment of concession actually became more and more prestige, making Ding Daquan feel terrifying himself.

Amidst many troubled thoughts, a voice suddenly appeared, "Good Lord Ding, we are willing to help you because Mr Ding speaks credibly and will not let us slap ourselves in front of the official family like the Taixue Qingliu."

Ding Daquan couldn't help but shivered, and all the other noises disappeared, and his mind became clear. He looked up and looked down at Song Lizong's gaze. Ding Daquan replied seriously word by word: "Officials. I am willing to accept public opinion."

Let Ding Daquan go down, Song Lizong called Dong Songchen to instruct, "Send someone to Yangzhou to ask Jia Sidao, then will Zhao Jiaren really build canals?"

Of course, there must be public theory, but it must not be public theory in the court, nor can it be a so-called public theory of Shilin. Song Lizong once had trust in these two, and the cruel facts eventually made him completely disappointed with both. After being the emperor for thirty years, Song Lizong also gained something. As long as he appoints a capable and trustworthy person, nothing can be done. Therefore, public theory must be public theory proposed by people he trusted. Song Lizong trusted Jia Sidao.

A few days later, Jia Sidao listened to the servant's inquiry and felt mixed emotions. He had never expected that Zhao Jiaren's incident was just a political gambling. Promoting the backwards and promoting the backwards related to his family was the most common thing in the officialdom. Now Jia Sidao did not expect that he and the left prime minister Ding Daquan temporarily became grasshoppers on the same line.

Should I help Ding Daquan or stab him in the back? Jia Sidao didn't know what to do. Unlike Ding Daquan, Jia Sidao himself had a good relationship with the Qingliu of the Imperial Academy. When Song Lizong ordered Shi Yanzhi to investigate Jia Sidao and received praise from Shi Yanzhi, Jia Sidao, a relative of the foreign country, rose to prominence since then.

However, time is too late, and the servants rushed back immediately after asking questions. Since the Song Dynasty, the officials of the Song Dynasty have become rich in controlling the servants. Not to mention the servants themselves, they will not delay them, which will make the officials doubt them. The power of the servants depends entirely on whether the officials appreciate it, so the servants may use the officials, but they will never fool the officials from the interests of the officials.

Feeling the sharp gaze of the eunuch, Jia Sidao made up his mind and answered decisively: "I have talked to Zhao Jiaren when I go back to the official house to ask questions. Although this person is young, he has the ability to build canals."

The eunuch received the exact answer and immediately changed from the solemn attitude of asking questions under the order to a gentle expression in the face of relatives and nobles. "Since Mr. Jia said this, let's go back to Lin'an to report."

He didn't dare to force the eunuch to keep the eunuch. Jia Sidao gave the eunuch some benefits according to the rules and sent him out. When he returned to the mansion, Jia Sidao sat in the flower hall and watched the heavy snow outside. He did not doubt Zhao Jiaren's ability. He could inspire such a fierce struggle. There was only one possibility that Zhao Jiaren made some achievements in the canal construction.

If Zhao Jiaren is an incompetent person, Taixue Qingliu would not take measures to hinder personnel. They directly criticized Ding Daquan for hiring people and appointing treacherous people. From this perspective, Jia Sidao believed that Ding Daquan was sure to win. At this time, even if he did not like Ding Daquan, even if he wanted to maintain a good relationship with Taixue Qingliu, Jia Sidao could only protect his own interests first. As a relative of the foreign country, the new job of the official family was the ultimate guarantee.

In Putian, which is covered with clouds, Zhao Jiaren is organizing the people to continue the development work. Mulan Pond relies on the water source of Mulan Creek, and Yanshou Creek is in the north. Zhao Jiaren also felt that it was really not possible several times, so he merged Yanshou Creek and the streams in the north to irrigate the north. However, the water in Yanshou Creek is not as sufficient as Mulan Creek. If you want to have enough water in the north, you must call some of the water in Mulan Creek.

Thinking of this, Zhao Jiaren was also undecided. Recently, there were many rumors in Mulan Pi, and there were all kinds of statements. There were three more arousing the emotions of the people in the south. The first one was that some people said that they were preparing to completely intercept the Mulan Creek water to irrigate the northern canal under construction. The second one was excavation in the north, which destroyed Feng Shui. The third one was the construction of the canal in the north, which seemed to trigger something dirty, so that Qian Siniang, who was worshipped in the temple, could dream.

After Zhao Jiaren learned about these things, he quickly sent someone to ask privately. First, seeing that the killing power is great, the working people in Mulan Pi do not care. As a worker, he is very clear that this statement is not practical. The water in Mulan Pier is very large, and Mulan Pier has to release water several times every year to emptie the accumulated water in case of mountain torrents. It is impossible for the North Canal to be completely intercepted. If the North Canal had this advantage, the North Canal would have been built that year.

The second statement is that the people have no special reaction. Feng Shui is not a new story in Mulan Pi. As early as after Caijing built the canal, attacks on Mulan Pi were one after another. These discussions were not limited to the Song Dynasty, but also to the large number of families with Jinshi from Mulan Pi. The local people in Mulan Pi also heard the calluses in their ears. What's more, even if the North Canal is built, there are at most some waterways connected to Mulan Pi, which is too far from the "destruction of Feng Shui" recognized by the working people.

The third one is truly lethal. Qian Siniang made great contributions, and the people built temples and worshipped statues, and the incense was endless. In addition, the people of Mulanpi were uneasy about Beiqu. If this uneasiness was combined with Qian Siniang being "invasive", it would become a great resistance.

New Year's Day was right in front of me, Zhao Jiaren quickly invited the elders from Beiqu and sent a letter to the elders from Mulanpi, and wanted to take advantage of the New Year's Day to worship Qian Siniang's temple.

At this time, the north also knew the rumors in the south. In the eyes of people in the north, they had enjoyed the benefits of Mulan Pond in the south for seventy years. The north just wanted to live a good life on their own, but the south said that the east was in the east, which was obviously uneasy.

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

Zhao Jiaren looked cold. He had 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's criminal prison should have been there for a long time, but he has not come. Fuzhou magistrate has told Zhao Jiaren that something happened in Lin'an. At this point, Zhao Jiaren couldn't help but retreat, but instead was ready to do his best to promote it.

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 feel uneasy. What we need to do at this time is to let the neighbors know that we have no malice in our hearts. Otherwise, the subsequent things will be even more difficult to deal with."

In fact, what Zhao Jiaren really wants to give is another example. There is a story about someone who keeps begging God to make him rich. One day, God finally responds to him that he can make him rich. But it will give his neighbors the same benefits.
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