When Master Du heard this, he understood everything. Although Xie Qing did not say who built the dam, looking at the guard and listening to the meaning of his words, it should be him who did not escape.
Thinking of this, Prince Du asked, "We are here to build the dam. Is there a suitable place on Qingquan Mountain?"
Xie Qing shook his head: "I don't know, let's go to where we live first and ask someone."
There was a house where the guards were stationed near the pond, but the guards took them directly to their residence near the dam upstream.
The three of them were extremely tired, but they didn't rest. They drank some tea and walked around the dam to look around.
Qin Wan didn't understand any of this, but she knew what she had to do now: "Have you explored the water source nearby downstream?"
The guard glanced at Xie Qing and saw that he didn't say anything. He knew that the young master in front of him was a man of his word, so he replied: "I have searched for people, but found nothing."
Qin Wan nodded and looked at Xie Qing again: "We should ask them to send the person here as quickly as possible."
Qin Wan and Xie Qing rushed over to check the disaster situation. The people responsible for drilling and exploring wells followed the main force behind.
Xie Qing had made preparations early in the morning: "They should be here in two or three days. Let's go to the city to take a look tomorrow."
Qin Wan looked at him in surprise. When had he arranged this person? His movements were not only swift but also secretive.
Xie Qing ignored her gaze, inspected the dam again and again, and called the craftsmen who built the dam to ask them in detail.
After learning that the dam here could no longer be rebuilt and that they had to choose another site, Xie Qing frowned tightly, "Could it be that they can only build it in the Shiwan Mountains?"
"If we're going to build it, the best place is in the Shiwan Mountains," the craftsman said after careful consideration. "We've explored the mountains over the past year or two and found several suitable locations. If built, they could provide water to the Three Kingdoms of the Shiwan Mountains and several towns during droughts, and also provide flood control. However, two of these locations are within Qiang territory, one is in southern Xinjiang, and two are located on the border with the Qiang and southern Xinjiang regions."
Xie Qing looked at the guards: "Do you have a map?"
"have."
The map was spread out on the table, marking the places where the dam could be built. The two border areas were not far from the Qiang people and the border cities in southern Xinjiang.
Xie Qing looked at the map in deep thought, not speaking for a long time.
Prince Du felt a bit stymied. "Several locations are not entirely within the borders of the Great Zhou. The Qiang people and southern Xinjiang, where rainfall is plentiful, will probably not agree to the construction of the dam. If we force the construction right in the middle of the border between the two countries, there will be endless trouble."
Apart from anything else, if the dam was blown up during wartime, the people downstream would suffer.
Qin Wan looked at the map. Not only were basic things like cities and borders marked on it, but even the water areas and water flow locations were clearly marked.
She traced her fingertips across several areas of water, raised her eyes to look at Xie Qing, and smiled: "Perhaps, we can send people to the southern border to investigate with the Qiang people."
Xie Qing's eyes were bright as he looked at Qin Wan, a smile curling up at the corners of his lips. "The Qiang people and Southern Xinjiang have abundant rainfall, so they are more likely to suffer from floods. Moreover, their land area is small. Once a flood occurs, it will easily submerge several cities, and the people of both countries will suffer. Recovery will be a huge waste of money and manpower. So, we should send someone to investigate the rainfall conditions in the Qiang people and Southern Xinjiang in recent years. We are not afraid that they will not agree."
Qin Wan nodded and continued, "I remember that in our Great Zhou, there was a prince whose fiefdom was in Hexing City."
Hexing City is two days' journey from Shenyang. A fast horse can arrive in half a day, or at most one day.
This prince was originally the God of War of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He was stationed in Yongzhou and had helped the Qiang people many times to resist the attacks from the Western Regions.
There were many wars in the southern border, and they had bypassed the garrison of Shenyang City and sought help from this war god prince, who had led his troops to help. As a result, he was highly respected in both countries.
Xie Qing frowned and said, "You don't know, my uncle has disappeared for many years and his whereabouts are still unknown."
"Really?" Qin Wan was surprised. She had never heard of this in her previous life.
Xie Qing raised his hand, motioning for everyone around him to leave, and then he said, "The Imperial Uncle held a high prestige within the court, at one point even surpassing my father, who was once the Crown Prince. Consequently, there were some disagreements between the two. After my father ascended the throne, their disputes intensified, and the Imperial Uncle subsequently surrendered his military power and left the capital."
"To demonstrate his magnanimity as a monarch, my father would send someone to invite my uncle to the capital every year to celebrate the New Year, but he never found me. He would simply tell everyone that my uncle's old injury had relapsed and he was unwell, making it inconvenient for him to come to the capital."
Qin Wan suddenly realized that there were some things in Xie Qing's words that she had never noticed in her previous life, and she also found some clues.
As a son, Xie Qing was not a good person and would not say too many faults about the emperor. However, according to some rumors, although the emperor was the crown prince at that time, his succession process was not very glorious.
There are even rumors that the previous emperor once wanted to depose the crown prince, who was later imprisoned, which means that the current emperor usurped the throne.
It is difficult to determine whether the matter is true or not. Even if Qin Zhan knows a lot about such a secret matter, he will not mention it in front of his family.
Therefore, Qin Wan only heard a few fragments and then pieced together some information from Xie Qing's words.
Now, the emperor's uncle cannot be found. Either he has been assassinated by the emperor, or he has hidden himself to avoid the emperor's pursuit or surveillance.
Qin Wan tends to the second option, even though the current emperor is extremely suspicious and has changed the God of War's fiefdom from Huzhou Prefecture, which was granted by the previous emperor, to the desolate Hexing City.
But the emperor was a wise ruler and governed the Zhou Dynasty very well.
Such a wise ruler would not take the life of this god of war. Keeping him alive is a hope for the Great Zhou.
No one hopes that there will be a time to use him, but he is still there. Even if he is a thorn in the emperor's heart, making him unable to sleep or eat, at least the Great Zhou still has such a stabilizing force.
Qin Wan knew that if Lu Yan had been useless at the beginning, then this God of War would definitely appear.
But……
Qin Wan couldn't help but look at Xie Qing. So when did Xie Qing come back to life?
The time of rebirth should not be too early. If it is too early, he will definitely find a way to dig more wells, ponds and reservoirs in Shenyang to prevent this year's drought.
If the court sent people and conscripted civilians to do labor service to build such a dam, it shouldn't take more than a year. But if it's done secretly...
It will take at least one to two years, or even longer.
Seeing Qin Wan was still silent, Xie Qing asked softly, "Do you have any ideas?"
Qin Wan came back to her senses and smiled, "It's just that we can't find him, but the people in the palace will definitely be able to find him. Your Highness just needs to pass on the message, and the prince will definitely appear."
After that, Qin Wan continued, "As long as you say it is related to the long-term stability of the people of the Three Kingdoms, the prince will not ignore it."
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