Lord Prime Minister

Chapter 46

Now that the water source has been found and the manpower and material resources are complete, the prince ordered the craftsmen to rush to Fenshui County to draw a map as quickly as possible and find out the best route to build the canal.

Seven days later, a piece of parchment was presented to the prince.Unfold it, and draw a straight line with charcoal on the two-foot square map.

Starting from Ninghe River, using the shortest distance, Unicom is located in the underground river channel of Fenshui County.

The road between the two counties is relatively flat, with no mountains or cliffs. The only difficulty is the height of the terrain.

Fenshui County is low, while Ninghe River is at a high place, so the water flows into the sea there.

The canals coming from Fenshui County had to be dug deeper and deeper before the water could be brought in.

The invited craftsmen skillfully gestured at the terrain on the map, and finally came to a conclusion.

"How long does it take to dig such a canal?" Wang Ye asked after pondering for a moment.

"Digging the moat in the capital city five years ago took five hundred workers and took nearly half a year. But this canal is obviously much more difficult than at least one. If a thousand workers start construction together, it may take two years sooner."

"If each batch of [-] soldiers works, can it be completed within two years?"

"This...if the urging is tight, maybe it can."

"Then [-] soldiers each time, and the other [-] reserve troops will also be added to deal with sundries. After two years, I want Ninghe to regain its former glory." Huangfu Yunhua slapped the table and made a decision.

"Yes, the villain will live up to his trust."

The craftsman bowed his hands and bowed in response, and Mu Zihuai and others also stood up and saluted.

At this point, the excavation of the Ningfen Canal, which took two years, officially started.

The flowers bloom and fall, the clouds roll and the clouds relax.

In the early morning, Mu Zihuai had just woken up, but was disturbed by the high temperature and drowsy.

Sitting on the chair, eyes slightly closed, feeling in a daze that he is still in the palace.

Long Lei didn't want to study, he just wanted to practice martial arts with his brother, so he left his book and ran out of the yard.Muzi was very angry, and chased him out with a ruler. Seeing him running towards the guard's courtyard again, he was even more angry.

Chasing all the way, he ran all the way, and every time he was caught, he ran away without a trace.After a while, he appeared again, and Mu Zihuai ran after him again.

After running into a courtyard, Mu Zihuai closed the door, intending to catch a turtle in an urn.When he turned his head, he bumped into a wall. When he looked up, it was Long Xiu who had grown up.

The thin bamboo pole-like figure at the beginning has grown tall and strong, and the nose bumped against his hard chest, causing a burst of soreness, forcing two drops of tears.

Long Xiu looked at him for a while, his mouth moved, not knowing what to say.Mu Zihuai looked at him strangely, and patted his chest, but his hands felt sticky.

Looking down, his hands were covered in blood.

Looking at Long Xiu again, he saw that he was covered in blood, smiling at himself, his lips moved slightly, but he didn't know what to say.

f Mu Zihuai looked at him in shock, and was about to speak when a high-pitched and cheerful voice suddenly reached his ears.

"Mr. Mu! Mr. Mu! The water is flowing today! Today is the day when the Ning River is flowing!"

County magistrate Chen ran in happily, seeing such a big event today, but Mu Zihuai was sleeping.He immediately raised his voice, waking him up from his sleep.

Mu Zihuai was startled, he straightened up abruptly, his eyes widened, as if his consciousness was still in a dream, and he regained consciousness after hearing the county magistrate Chen yelled again with a red face.

"Mr. Mu, the prince and Mr. Ren are already by the river. It is so important that I ask you to go together."

After waiting for two years, County Magistrate Chen was indeed a little overjoyed, and dragged Mu Zihuai, who was still a little confused, to the river.

After walking halfway, Mu Zihuai pulled the county magistrate Chen back. "Didn't the water come on at noon? What are you in a hurry for?"

County magistrate Chen was so anxious that the tip of his nose was sweating, and his eyes were squinted under the scorching sun. "It's almost the end of time. Fenshui County said that the last river channel will be opened at noon. It should be here soon. Go quickly, or you will miss it if you are late."

Mu Zihuai was taken aback for a moment, unexpectedly fell asleep at this time. "Then let's go quickly, don't miss it."

The two walked quickly for a while, and there was still some distance from the bank of the Ning River, only to see a lot of people gathered by the river.There are people, officers and soldiers, and people from other counties.When the river was excavated, several nearby towns were notified, and many village names came to help.

With so many people, how can we see Wang Ye and Brother Ren.

While he was in distress, he saw County Magistrate Chen waving at him, so as to follow him and shout as usual: "Mr. Mu, this way."

Mu Zihuai hurried over and squeezed into the crowd.It turned out that the prince had already set up a table here and took the seat first.At this moment, seeing Mu Zihuai and County Magistrate Chen arriving late, he smiled in a good mood.

"Zi Huai overslept again. Ordinary people can be called lethargic if they sleep until three in the morning. What should Zi Huai call it when he sleeps until three o'clock in the afternoon?"

Mu Zihuai might be a little confused today, but he even answered the question.

"Sleeping madness."

Huangfu Yunhua didn't expect Mu Zihuai to really say it, so he burst out laughing.

"I really fell asleep. Sit down quickly, the time is almost up."

Su Ye, who was sitting on the farthest side, got up quickly and stepped out of the way. "Mr. Mu sit here, it's closer, so you can see clearly."

"Then where are you sitting?"

As soon as the words fell, Ren Danfeng's rough voice came over.Pointing to the position beside her, she greeted Su Ye: "Miss Su, sit here."

Su Ye glanced at him, and was still a little reluctant, but when she looked back at Mu Zihuai, he had already sat down, so she had to sit down with a blushing face.

As soon as a few people sat down, an excited voice came from a distance.

"The water is coming!"

The voice was heard, and everyone ignored the conversation, stretched their necks, widened their eyes, and looked at the dry river course of the Ning River in the distance.

First there was the sound of rumbling water, which became louder and louder. The shallow water flow began to moisten the river bottom that had been dry for more than two years, and then the waves one person tall rushed towards them.

The water was not too rough, it was still a bit muddy, but the crowd still shouted.

"Water is coming!"

"There's water! It's water!"

"Water! So much water!"

The waves rolled past them, lapping the bank and splashing water on their faces.An old man stood close and threw his face into the river water. He was a little slow to react. He slowly raised his hand to touch it, and put it in front of his eyes. A smile slowly appeared on his ravine face, tortured by the hot weather. The black and yellow face lit up in an instant.

After looking forward to it for two years and looking at it for two years, it finally arrived.

The old man trembled, took his hands off the crutches, and raised them above his head.

"God bless you."

God bless, let my dead child rest in peace underground, and bless my sick wife to recover soon.

God bless you, so that the old man can wait until the day when the disaster passes in his lifetime.

God bless, God bless my emperor.

Long live the emperor.The prince is thousand years old.

The river gradually filled up the Ninghe River, which was nearly two people high, from rushing in at the beginning to trickling later.Everyone witnessed the reappearance of Ninghe with their own eyes, and personally felt the touch of the river water falling on their faces, from disbelief at the beginning to ecstasy later.

Some people touched the water on their faces and began to cry, and more people began to cry loudly, for the dead relatives, for the dead friends, for the belated water.

For a while, there were cries on both sides of the river bank, and some guards couldn't help crying, with tears in their eyes, □□.

Mu Zihuai was affected by the emotions around him, and felt a little emotional for a moment. Looking sideways, Su Ye lowered his head, his shoulders shook, and a small choked sound came from between his fingers.Ren Danfeng's broad palm gently patted her on the back, a tough man with tenderness and rare care.

The carnival didn't come to an end until sunset in the afternoon. People left the river bank and went home, taking some water from the river with them before leaving.

The crowd dispersed, and Mu Zihuai and others also returned to the Yamen.

Five days later, the soldiers who went to dig the river in Fenshui County all came back, their faces were full of joy, and they stood outside the city gate like wooden poles, tall and straight.

Two years.

It took Wang Ye and Gu Li two years to train a pile of mud into a fighter who can fight on the battlefield, one against three, one against ten.

Mu Zihuai stood at the door and listened to the prince standing on the high platform commending the soldiers, with a serious expression, a low voice, full of heroic spirit.

Gu Li stood at the front, and now he looked at the prince no longer with contempt, but with respect from the bottom of his heart.

"I promised you at the beginning, one month later, I will return to Beijing with this king!"

More than 1000 people cheered, ignoring the prince on the stage and Gu Qianhu, the iron-faced king of hell in front of him, they hit the ground with excitement and roared.

Seeing them, Mu Zihuai's mood also began to rise. After three years of separation, it was more than admiration.The prince also smiled while standing on the high platform, but Mu Zihuai suddenly felt a hammer hit his heart.

The prince standing in front of the soldiers, the golden dragon who has been dormant for many years, is ready to take off at any time and soar high in one fell swoop.Although there is no flying, the flying will soar to the sky; even if there is no singing, the singing will be amazing.

Just as he was thinking, the people on the high platform turned their heads and took a look. Mu Zihuai quickly put away the thoughts in his heart and looked back with a smile.

A month later, the army returned to Beijing with the prince.

The sun and the moon traveled together, and they entered the city gate at Maoshi.The army stayed five miles away from the city, and the prince's carriage stopped slowly in front of the palace.

Steward Chen and Kong Qing had been waiting at the door, and their eyes lit up when they saw the carriage with the emblem of the palace driving over.

The carriage shook, Mu Zihuai followed Ren Danfeng out of the carriage, and took a deep breath of the cool morning air.He raised his hand to say hello to Steward Chen and Kong Qing, but seeing them stretching their necks and looking at the carriage with nothing else in their eyes, they could not help but smile slightly and retreated to the side.

The carriage shook again, and one hand was stretched out to support the door frame. Prince Minqing walked down with a smile on his face, wearing a black gold-rimmed crown and a white shirt with black piping. His skin was darker than when he left, and he was more heroic.

"Housekeeper, long time no see."

Butler Chen bent down deeply, tears welling up in his eyes. "Old slave, I have been waiting for the prince for two years."

The prince stepped forward to help the steward up, and said with a smile: "Why are you crying, the steward? This king is back. Could it be that someone bullied you while I was away?" Then he turned to Kong Qing and asked, "Who bullied the steward? This king will beat him dozens of times."

Kong Qing had tears in his eyes, but a happy smile on his face. "There are people who dare to bully the housekeeper. The housekeeper is like this because he misses the prince. He misses the prince every day, and finally came back."

"No one bullies this old slave, no one bullies this old slave." Steward Chen wiped away his tears, raised his head and smiled to explain, and said again and again: "The old slave is happy. Hurry up, the brazier will break down and enter the house, the old slave is ready Have some morning tea, and clean up the dust for the prince and gentlemen."

Mu Zihuai looked up and saw that there was a copper basin at the door, and there was a firewood burning in it, burning vigorously.

Prince Minqing nodded, stepped over the brazier, and Ren Danfeng also went to get rid of bad luck.Mu Zihuai did as the Romans did, carrying his clothes and crossing over. Just as he stood firm, the old butler who had been standing beside the prince came over.

"Mr. Mu, the Queen's order came last night, asking Mr. Mu to enter the palace as soon as he returns to the mansion this morning. The little eunuch leading the way is already waiting in the front hall."