Chapter 68 Don't Follow Me
Hearing this, Xu Ping smiled and said, "What I said is exactly what I want! If there is no such river of Sishui, after leaving the mountain, you must dig a river to drain the excess water into the river. Only with both lead and exit can this river be built!"
Wang Yanzheng took a sip of wine, and heard this and almost spit it out. He forced himself to hold it back and swallowed it hard, his face turned red, and he said coldly: "This is easy to say, but it is so difficult to do! If the mountain torrent can be discharged so easily, it will not be the most serious disaster in the mountains!"
Xu Ping turned his head to look at Wang Yan, without saying anything. After a while, he suddenly smiled, ignored him, and continued to say to Zhang Dayou: "The Sishui River channel is curved, and it is even flat when it comes to the county town, with many ponds and swamps around it. If it is handled properly, the flood can be stored to make up for the insufficient amount of water in the canal during drought."
Wang Yan laughed after hearing this: "It's a whim! It's not raining in the mountains, so it won't rain around here! There are mountain torrents in the mountains, and the water volume is different in the Sishui River. The water volume is soaring? The floods on both sides gather together. I saw that if I accidentally washed up in the Sishui County town!"
When Zhang Dayou saw the two deputy envoys quarreling in front of him, he looked embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
Xu Ping ignored Wang Yan and said to Zhang Dayou: "Sanzhi, tomorrow you will find a few local villagers who are familiar with geography, and take the river army into the mountains with me to check it out. How to open the river, how much manual it takes to move the river, how many people need to use to see it in practice."
Zhang Dayou bowed and said, "The emperor is willing to obey the orders to be ordered!"
Wang Yan said coldly: "Xu Waijian, I have checked it all the way, and it is not suitable to open a river!"
Xu Ping turned his head to look at Wang Yan with a smile on his face: "Oh, I almost forgot that Deputy Envoy Wang has checked the terrain of this area. By the way, after so many days, why don't you write me a letter and tell me what the results will be? "
Before Wang Yan could reply, Xu Ping said again: "Look, since we broke up in Bajiao Town, you have no news. I almost forgot that the two of you were doing this. But it's okay. It's still some time before the end of the month. I'll do it for me to explore the terrain of this area. If Deputy Envoy Wang has nothing to do, he can also go down here along the Yellow River and go all the way to Biankou in Heyin County, and read the route I have investigated again. Maybe there will be another discovery?"
After hearing this, Wang Yan blushed: "Xu Wai-chi said so lightly! From here to Heyin County, it is dozens of miles away. How can I investigate the remaining days? On the contrary, you only have a few miles to search for Sishui County from Biankou. Isn't this happy to find me?"
"How could it be? Deputy Envoy Wang has said this! The time we have been using from Bajiao Town to today is the same. I am not idle and imitating a genius to come to Sishui County. Based on this, Deputy Envoy Wang must have spent countless energy in this area. I want to investigate it again, and it is not easy to do it!"
After hearing what Xu Ping said, Wang Yan couldn't help but open his eyes widened and his face turned red, but he couldn't refute. He couldn't say that he didn't spend much energy, and he spent most of his time traveling in Gong County. But if he asked him to leave Sishui County and follow Xu Ping's road again, he wouldn't be able to do it. First, it was meaningless and could not see anything. Another person who was not in Sishui County, who knew what Xu Ping would do? Seeing that he had a good relationship with Zhang Dayou, the imperial examination was one of the most solid relationships in the officialdom in the same year. Zhang Dayou had to cooperate, and he could not let him do it.
Xu Ping deliberately did not mention that Wang Yan had reported to the court. It was meaningless to tear him apart. Instead, he would let him put down his burden and cause trouble for himself. It would be better to just hold him like this.
It is said that this time the investigation of the river was not a major military event, and Wang Yan did not have the right to submit a secret report, but Xu Ping did not see it in the newspaper. After thinking about it, he could only tamper with the Political Affairs Hall or the Memorial Court. The memorial was not copied, and it was obviously not allowed to be seen by himself. From this incident, we can also see the attitude of the court. The ministers in charge were probably on the side of Wang Yan, and even the news was blocked against Xu Ping.
This is also good. Xu Ping simply let go of his hands and feet and checked the places Wang Yan had checked again. Anyway, he had enough people here. He even went up against Luoshui and measured the amount of Luoshui again.
Xu Ping is not a person who only speaks by his mouth. His most accustomed to is to have enough data in his hands and convince others with his usual methods. After all, the emperor is still on his own side, and the prime minister cannot cover up the sky with one hand.
Seeing that Wang Yan didn't say anything, Xu Ping said, "Why, Deputy Envoy Wang is unwilling to leave Sishui County? Then when I return to Beijing, the downstream river can only do what I said. Deputy Envoy Wang should not have anything to say."
"What do I have to say? This time I leave Beijing, I am Xu Waijian's deputy, so things are naturally based on what you say! No matter what I say, I can't count it!"
Seeing Wang Yan blushing again, Xu Ping smiled and said, "How can Deputy Envoy Wang say this? Although you are the deputy when you leave Beijing this time, I have never thought so. Do you think we are doing things separately from Bajiao Town? Moreover, I have written to you any results, but you have never reported your affairs to me. Did I say anything?"
Wang Yan frowned and was about to speak. Xu Ping raised his hand to stop him and said, "Look, have I never said anything before! Deputy Envoy Wang, you can do things according to your own mind. After returning to Beijing, you will be allowed to say anything!"
Wang Yan said: "How can Xu Wai-chi, how can you say this? It sounds like I am arbitrary and don't take you seriously! To be honest, after I checked here, there is really nothing to say. This area is not suitable for digging rivers at all! If you don't believe it, I will go and investigate it with you tomorrow!"
After hearing this, Xu Ping said with a stern face: "Deputy Envoy Wang, do you think we are traveling to Beijing this time and have nothing to do?"
When Wang Yan heard this, he became anxious: "What does it mean?!"
"You have investigated it once, who dares not believe you? Why do you have to do something you have done again? This time we come out and carry so many big things on our backs, how can we waste time like this!"
Wang Yan looked at Xu Ping and saw his serious look. He didn't know what he was thinking. After a long time of silence, he said, "What should I do according to Xu Waijian's meaning?"
"Do you have nothing to do?"
"It's gone!"
"How come there isn't it! Then these days, you go up the Sishui River and investigate the water conditions of Sishui. Isn't this what we should do? We must investigate the rivers that the canal flows all the way into!"
Chapter completed!