Du Ruhui looked at Du He across from him and said: "He'er, as a father, I am not greedy for official position. In fact, I am not very interested in the position of Taiwei... As a father, I am just worried about your two brothers..."
Du He knew it well and said with a smile: "Dad, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Leave this matter to me."
"He'er, you also know the current situation. I can't come forward. I'm afraid that this opportunity will come to you. If you don't have any great achievements, just dragging it out like this is not an option... If it really gets to that point, I
I will definitely explain to His Majesty shamelessly that you will inherit the title of Duke of Lai..."
Du He really didn't want to hear this.
He asked: "Dad, I remember that when you were seriously ill, you wrote a letter to your elder brother. Why didn't you hear any news?"
Du Ruhui couldn't laugh or cry: "He'er, it's a long way from Dengzhou to Chang'an. When Jinwei came to Chang'an, it was a dusty journey for more than half a year. After receiving my letter, your elder brother set off from Dengzhou and went back and forth to Chang'an.
I’m afraid it’s the end of the year already.”
Du He nodded, thinking so.
In this era, there are no high-speed rails, no highways, and no cars.
It all depends on carriages and horses, and the roads are poor.
Going from Dengzhou to Chang'an is a big project.
He chatted with Du Ruhui for a while before going back to rest.
…
It’s time to enter August.
There was no Zhang Da in the Jingzhao Mansion, and there was still no candidate for the new secretary to join the army. No one was looking for trouble, and Du He was able to relax.
When he was free, he would record all kinds of strange thoughts in a notebook he carried with him.
This time, he planned to do something big and make an invention that would shock the world in exchange for credit and allow Du Ruhui to ascend to the position of Taiwei.
The steam engine in the R&D center has reached its fifth generation and is gradually maturing.
Do you want to build a steam train?
Glass grinding technology is becoming more and more mature. Do you want to build an astronomical telescope?
…
As time passed, Du He's little notebook was filled with various inventions and creations.
Seeing that more than two months had passed since Du Ruhui submitted the memorial to his official appointment, Du He planned to take action.
On this day, Du He was sitting in the backyard of Laiguo's mansion when a heavy rain came unexpectedly.
Thunder rumbled.
The rain is pouring down like a pouring water.
Du He originally planned to go out, but when he saw this, he said: "God is kind, the weather is not suitable for going out, let's see tomorrow!"
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The second day.
It's raining heavily.
Du He looked outside: "It's a rainy day and a guest day. It seems that I need to rest for a day."
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The third day.
The heavy rain has no intention of stopping.
Du He lay down under the eaves with peace of mind, "Come here, send someone to Jingzhao Mansion and tell Mr. Liu that the rain is too heavy and that the young master is afraid of water, so he will not go to the government office for the time being."
…
The third day.
The heavy rain is still falling.
Qin Huaiyu and Yuchi Baolin came to visit.
Du He called Dai Jinyun over.
Four people gathered at a table and started playing mahjong.
…
The fourth day.
The rain kept coming.
Du He, Qin Huaiyu, Yuchi Baolin, Dai Jinyun, playing mahjong.
…
The fifth day.
The rainstorm is getting heavier.
Du He, playing mahjong.
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Day 6.
The rain in Chang'an is like the tears of the White Snake.
Du He, playing mahjong.
In the afternoon, Qin Huaiyu and Yuchi Baolin caught a small ox that was washed away by the flood outside the house and turned it into a hot pot meal without any effort.
…
The seventh day.
The rain kept coming.
Duhe, playing mahjong and eating beef hot pot.
…
Half a month later.
The sky has cleared up.
The sound of rain accompanies me to sleep every day, and the sound of rain accompanies me when I wake up for the rest of my life.
Early this morning, Du He opened his eyes. It was quiet outside and there was no movement.
It's still a bit unaccustomed to it.
He came out and stretched.
Seeing no one around, he asked, "Why don't you see Mr. Qin and others?"
It turned out that the heavy rain trapped Qin Huaiyu, Yuchi Baolin, Dai Jinyun and others in the Lai Kingdom Mansion for more than half a month. Later, everyone became a little anxious. Every day at dawn, they would get up one after another and run to the palace.
In Du He's yard, Qin Huaiyu practiced spear, Yuchi Baolin practiced swordsmanship, and Dai Jinyun studied.
There were not many people around today, and Du He was still not used to it.
Next to him, a servant replied: "Master, several young masters left in a hurry early this morning."
"Let's go out and take a look!"
squeak.
The door to the Lai Kingdom Palace opened.
Du He just walked out.
Then a crashing sound was heard.
Then, he saw a person drifting past him.
Um?
Duhe was so excited.
Could it be that I saw a ghost in broad daylight?
When he looked at it with wide eyes, he was stunned.
Looking around, there is a vast ocean.
Chang'an City directly became a water city.
The man who just passed by Du He stepped in a wooden basin.
Du He roughly estimated that the water on the street was at least half a person deep.
The Laiguo Duke's Mansion is a high-level mansion with a total of eight stairs, and now only the last one remains.
If the heavy rain continues for a few more days, I'm afraid the Laiguo Palace will not be able to survive.
As for the low-lying areas of Chang'an City, I'm afraid they have already been soaked in water.
At this moment, several horses ran past not far away.
One of the horses rushed straight towards this side. The rider on the horse could not stop the horse. The horse first stepped on the steps of the Laiguo Palace, and then missed the step. The rider fell down and fell into the flood.
.
Du He tilted his head and said, "Oh, that man just now looks familiar to me. He seems to be my colleague in Jingzhao Mansion."
The servant asked: "Master, do you want to save someone?"
Du He looked at the silence below and shook his head: "The water is very strong, and I don't know what is below, so it's better not to take risks... The man just now seems to be Mr. Zhang, and he is probably in trouble. As a colleague,
, I will definitely take good care of his newly married wife..."
Plop.
A figure suddenly rushed to Du He's side and grabbed Du He's sleeve: "Consort, I'm not dead yet. I just married a wife, so I won't bother you anymore."
Du He took a closer look and saw that he was indeed a colleague from the Jingzhao Mansion. He was surprised and said: "Oh, Mr. Zhang, you are not dead at all. I am committed to your newly married wife, your friend."
Master Zhang: "..."
He cupped his hands towards Du He and said, "My consort, I have been ordered by Lord Fu Yin to inform you that the heavy rain has stopped now. Please return to the government office as soon as possible."
"It's natural!"
After receiving Du He's response, Mr. Zhang was unwilling to stay any longer. His horse had been washed away by the flood, so he had to fumble for higher ground and walk back.
After heavy rain, floods come.
Chang'an City is still like this, and many surrounding places may have suffered major disasters.
As an official of the Tang Empire, Du He was bound to participate in disaster relief work.
He returned to his study, spread out the paper, picked up his pen and started writing. Then he took out the drawings of Chang'an City that he had collected, and started writing and drawing on the drawings.