Ning Guzhou ignored the deputy general who was kicked off his horse. He had never agreed to such a thing!
Although they defeated Linyuan this time, there were still a lot of things to deal with in the follow-up.
Because the war broke out on the territory of Qinzhou, the battlefield still needed to be cleaned.
They killed many Linyuan people this time, and Qinzhou's soldiers were also seriously injured. These corpses need to be disposed of.
Otherwise, if they accumulate here, epidemics may easily break out.
The canal was being repaired day and night. Ning Guzhou's focus these days was on the battlefield and he had no time to care about the progress of the canal construction.
At this time, after Shanlar was defeated, he needed to see the progress there.
When he arrived, he saw Lin Rufeng, covered in mud, directing construction workers to build the last section of the canal.
Linyuan people had previously damaged a long section of the canal, and it was not easy to repair it.
Fortunately, repairing the canal on the original basis is slightly less difficult than repairing it completely.
But even so, it's still not easy for these people who are working day and night to make repairs.
Ning Guzhou said that he asked Lin Rufeng to take care of the logistics and food supplies. After Ning Guzhou defeated Linyuan's reinforcements, he came over and stared at the ditch.
Lin Rufeng's feelings for this canal are deeper than Ning Guzhou's. The reason is that he basically watched the canal construction from beginning to end.
He watched the canal come into being from scratch, and watched the water in the canal flow into Qinzhou to irrigate the fields.
He was born into a wealthy family, and before following Ning Guzhou to Qinzhou, he knew a lot about people's livelihood matters.
It was only after arriving in Qinzhou that he truly realized what the fields meant to the people and what they meant to the entire country.
This year, he saw with his own eyes that water irrigated the earth and moistened all things, seeds broke out of their shells, and crops sprouted and grew into lush greenery.
That kind of sense of accomplishment is not something he can experience when making suggestions in the palace.
Before he came to Qinzhou, he was a son of an aristocratic family who did not know the grains. After five years in Qinzhou, he was able to recognize all the crops on the land of Qinzhou.
He complained that the wind and sand in Qinzhou were too strong and would destroy his beauty, but he truly loved this land.
He helped the people lift a stone, but because his strength was exhausted, he couldn't lift it anymore.
Seeing that the stone was about to hit his feet, he stretched out a hand to hold the stone in place.
Lin Rufeng turned around and saw Ning Guzhou with a solemn face, and he laughed.
Ning Guzhou helped him place the stones. Lin Rufeng gasped and said, "Thanks to the prince, otherwise my legs would be useless."
"It can't be crippled." Ning Guzhou said softly: "With a wonderful intention, even if your feet are smashed into flour, I can still cure you."
"It may cost a lot of precious medicinal materials to treat you. Qinzhou is very poor, so we'd better save the money first."
Lin Rufeng: "..."
He glared at Ning Guzhou: "Your Majesty, you are clearly concerned about your words, but why do they sound so ugly when they come out of your mouth?"
Ning Guzhou said expressionlessly: "How about I break your leg for you?"
Lin Rufeng rolled her eyes at him, and Ning Guzhou reached out to grab his collar, picked him up and threw him to the open space aside, saying, "Let's rest first."
After Ning Guzhou finished speaking, he said to the soldiers behind him: "Come here and help carry the stones to build the canal."
He didn't even need to shout, the soldiers rolled up their sleeves and came to help.
With their participation, the overall progress will be faster.
Lin Rufeng was thrown into the open space by Ning Guzhou and simply lay there motionless. He was really exhausted these past few days.
Ensuring the supply of logistical food and fodder is not a dangerous matter, but it is very time-consuming.
Lin Rufeng knew that he could never hold Ning Guzhou back. He had barely slept a wink in the past few days since the fight.
At this time, Ning Guzhou came, and he knew that he had to rest for a while. With Ning Guzhou here, nothing would happen.
He then smiled and said: "Then I will rest for a while. If anything happens, the prince will call me."
Ning Guzhou took out a blanket from his horse and threw it on him: "Okay, go and rest!"
"If you are really exhausted, you will really be a bachelor until you die."
Lin Rufeng has been with him for many years and is used to his style. She knows that the more he cares about someone, the more unpleasant his words will be.
Lin Rufeng smiled, rolled on the spot holding the blanket, and fell asleep directly on the ground.
Ning Guzhou looked at the dust on his face, his hair in a mess, and his sleeping posture on the floor, and sighed softly.
With his appearance, no one can connect him with the handsome young man who was so famous in the capital back then.
In the past few years since coming to Qinzhou, Lin Rufeng has changed the most.
Ning Guzhou felt warm in his heart. Although the situation in Qinzhou was not very good now, he had his wife and children by his side and friends to help him, so he was no longer lonely.
He turned to look at the people and soldiers who were busy repairing the canal, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised.
He doesn't show up often, and most people don't recognize him.
Although he brought soldiers over to help, the people didn't think much about it, because in the past few days, those soldiers who were idle would come over to help repair the canals.
He heard the people and soldiers chatting:
"Have you beaten away the Linyuan people?"
"That's necessary! With the prince here, not to mention one Linyuan, even ten Linyuan can beat them down!"
"Since the prince came to Qinzhou, ordinary people like us have hope!"
"There was no water before, and we didn't have much land. We could only mine for those rich people. If the mine collapsed, no one would take care of people who died inside."
"Now that Qinzhou has a canal, we can open up all the wasteland next to it, and we can farm and live a good life."
"Tell us quickly, how did the prince defeat the Linyuan people?"
"This needs to be discussed carefully, Your Majesty..."
When Ning Guzhou heard the jealous words of those soldiers, he almost praised him as the god of war who descended to earth and swept the entire Linyuan army by himself.
He felt that it was a bit exaggerated and felt a little embarrassed, so he said: "It's not that exaggerated."
"The victory over Linyuan this time is the result of the united efforts of all Qinzhou soldiers."
The people nearby interjected: "What you said is wrong. During the year when the prince was away from Qinzhou, the Linyuan people bullied us a lot!"
"That's right, this is all the result of the prince. If you, a handsome young man, don't understand, don't talk nonsense."
Ning Guzhou: "..."
A handsome young man? This statement sounded a bit novel to him.
The soldier next to him grabbed the civilian who was speaking.
The common people were rough people and didn't feel the soldiers' movements at all.
He continued: "I heard that the prince has three heads and six arms, and is three feet tall. He is very powerful."
"The big sword in his hand is ten feet long and can chop down half a mountain with one strike!"
Another commoner said: "You are wrong. The prince has more than just three heads and six strikes. He has five heads and ten arms, and he has ten feet behind him!"