112 112 Best friend
◎Brother! I can only help you so far. ◎
This time, Master Kang is going to the Yongding River.
Speaking of the Yongding River, it was not called this name before.
According to historical records, the source of this river is in Shanxi. It was originally called the Hun River. Because a large amount of silt from upstream accumulated in the river channel, it often broke its banks and changed its course, which was very troublesome.
Master Kang has always attached great importance to water conservancy projects. Naturally, he is very concerned about the situation of such a big river near the capital.
He is very concerned about the problems of siltation, bank bursting, and diversion of this river. He has personally inspected it several times and issued many orders to let people manage the problems of this river.
In the 37th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, he even directly made an artificial diversion and reinforced the embankment in the hope of ensuring its stability.
After this operation, the river was indeed much more stable, so it was renamed "Yongding River", which really means "make up for what is lacking".
But to be honest, Master Kang worked so hard, and the Yongding River really stabilized for a long time.
According to historical records, after the Yongding River embankment was reinforced and artificially diverted in the 37th year of Emperor Kangxi, there have been no diversions or embankment breaches for at least 40 years.
It was really "stable".
But unfortunately, it is still not "Yongding".
Because the problem of the Yongding River is not that the embankment is not high enough or strong enough.
It is that the soil erosion in the upper reaches is serious and there is too much silt in the river channel. Over time, the riverbed will naturally rise, and the final result is "flooding Jinshan".
To completely solve these problems, we still have to take the path of "maintaining water and soil upstream and dredging silt downstream".
Unfortunately, although Master Kang is full of enthusiasm, he is really a layman in water conservancy projects.
But he still thinks he knows a lot, which is...
Especially, the method of artificial diversion and embankment reinforcement can indeed alleviate certain problems for a period of time. At least forty years of stable life have made Master Kang more confident - look, how capable I am, if I don't take action, it's fine, but once I take action, it's a king bomb.
I'm not talking about you, but everyone here is a loser.
With this confidence of victory, Master Kang toured the south again and again, trying to bring this "successful" experience to Jiangnan, so that they can use the same method to control the floods in Jiangnan.
Unfortunately, the Yellow River is not the Yongding River, and Jiangnan is not Tianjin. There is no standard answer for water conservancy projects. Trying to apply temporary "successful" experience can only result in being slapped in the face by reality...
Master Kang has experienced this process many times.
However, the older he gets, the more stubborn he becomes. He always thinks that it is not his experience that is wrong, but those officials did not understand his meaning and did not do what he asked.
Anyway, the method must be good, and the bad ones are others!
With this idea, Master Kang punished many officials related to water conservancy projects.
Among them was even Zhang Penghe, the governor of the river.
Mr. Zhang, whose ancestral home is Suining, worked diligently as the governor of the river for more than ten years, but in the end, he was dragged out by Master Kang to take the blame every now and then, which is really a bit miserable.
But to say that he was simply taking the blame seems not objective enough, after all, this Mr. Zhang is not flawless.
In short, the management of water conservancy is not something that ordinary people can do, no matter whether it is done well or badly, as long as the Yellow River bursts its banks, everything will be ruined.
Mo Yu can understand this very well, but even though he understands it, he still doesn't want to be too closely involved in this matter - the last time was because he mentioned "cement" too much, and then he was harassed for a whole year. He is really afraid of them.
Thinking of the very representative mouthful of the river governor, Lord Zhang, Mo Yu felt like crying.
Because ever since he had inspected the riverbank with Lord Zhang on the way to the southern tour and revealed some "divine revelations" such as "cement" and "water conservancy projects", Lord Zhang had been very enthusiastic about him and would send him a letter every few days to discuss various water conservancy project issues.
Including but not limited to material production (cement mixing ratio), engineering structure (how to repair the dam), etc., it gave Mo Yu a headache.
It's not that he didn't have an answer - of course he didn't know anything, but there was System 006.
It's just moving your fingers, oh, no, it's a matter of the brain.
But the key is trouble.
Is it Lord Zhang who is managing the water affairs or Mo Yu... Don't think you can buy me off by writing such a bunch of flattering letters...
Mo Yu complained about Lord Zhang's "unreservedness" while still working hard to solve various difficult problems for him.
He knew that as long as Lord Zhang targeted someone, he would not be able to get away easily.
So unknowingly, Mo Yu told Lord Zhang all the knowledge he wanted to know. Lord Zhang expressed great satisfaction and agreed to continue the next meeting...
With Lord Zhang's "beautiful example", the inspection of the Yongding River seemed to be nothing.
Therefore, when Master Kang summoned Mo Yu to accompany him, he didn't feel anything at all.
Just go.
It seemed that he could not go if he said so.
At least the old man gave him face and rewarded their whole family. Even according to the most simple moral values, he should "return the favor".
Well, since the old man is really kind, if he wants to accompany him, then just accompany him. It's not a big deal anyway.
Mo Yu seems to have gotten used to this kind of life of going on business trips whenever he has nothing to do. After all, the boss you serve is a workaholic who likes to go on business trips. What if you don't accompany him?
Unless you quit your job.
If it were in the real world, that would be fine. If
you are unhappy at work, just quit.
It turns out that Mo Yu has done this kind of thing many times - just quitting, which modern young people haven't done it.
But unfortunately, he is now in ancient times, or in a fantasy book world.
His boss is the current emperor, which is basically the best existence.
So it is impossible for him to quit, not in this lifetime.
Who knows what will happen after he quits?
He is no longer alone. He
already has a family.
This is both his family bond and his weakness.
Of course, he doesn't care what happens to him, but what about his family?
It is conceivable that there will be no good juice to drink, so forget it.
Anyway, this kind of work is not painful for him - to be honest, Master Kang is a very Bodhisattva as a boss.
Except for too few rest days - there is nothing he can do about it, he is a workaholic, and there were very few entertainment measures in ancient times, and it seems that there is nothing to do if he doesn't work, so let it be.
Mo Yu silently prepared himself mentally and began to prepare for this tour.
He always felt that now, for him, going on tour was as natural as eating and drinking. He
was really grateful for Master Kang's cultivation. He has now become an ancient version of the "Flying Man".
Isn't it just a business trip?
It's no big deal.
Just think of it as a look at the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland.
In response, the Thirteenth Prince said, congratulations, brother, you finally realized it...
Yes, the Thirteenth Prince is the person who will never be absent from every tour like Mo Yu.
It is said that some people with good intentions have calculated that before the prince was deposed in the 47th year of Kangxi and the Thirteenth Prince "lost favor", Master Kang would take the Thirteenth Prince with him every time he went on tour.
This Thirteenth Master can be said to be Master Kang's favorite son.
He liked Kang so much that he would take him with him wherever he went.
Even Crown Prince Yinreng, who was known as his "true love", did not have this honor - after all, before he fell out of favor, he still had the duties of supervising the country and assisting in handling government affairs, and he could not accompany Master Kang on every tour.
But the Thirteenth Prince could.
Whether it was a southern tour or a western tour, whether it was a tour outside the Great Wall or an inspection of the Yongding River, whenever Master Kang was going out, she would definitely take the Thirteenth Prince with her.
This time was of course no exception.
Because it was a short inspection, Master Kang did not make a big fuss. He only brought a limited number of followers, traveled light, and headed straight for the Yongding River.
Except for some water conservancy officials and security personnel who had to go, Master Kang only brought Crown Prince Yinreng and the Thirteenth Prince Yinxiang.
Mo Yu felt like she was not attending a family parent-child activity when she was in the middle of it - Master Kang really acted like an ordinary father when he was talking to the Crown Prince and the Thirteenth Prince.
So, love cannot be hidden, no matter what type of love it is.
The same goes for fatherly love.
Anyway, Master Kang has never shown this kind of relaxed, happy, comfortable and happy feeling to his other sons.
Especially the Fourth Prince, don't even think about it.
This is probably one of the reasons why the Fourth Prince became so difficult to deal with after he came to power.
[Because he has never been treated well, he doesn't know how to love at all.]
[How pitiful.]
Mo Yu sat alone in the corner of the cabin, thinking wildly, and somehow he thought of the Fourth Master, and then he couldn't help sighing again.
When he came back to his senses, he realized that the surroundings had become quiet again.
Master Kang, the Crown Prince, and the Thirteenth Prince were all looking at him, while the ministers, eunuchs, and palace maids beside him all stood aside with their heads down, as if they had seen a ghost, as if they were afraid of hearing something they shouldn't hear or seeing something they shouldn't see.
[Huh? Why are you all looking at me? Could it be that Master Kang or the Crown Prince or the Thirteenth Prince asked me something that I didn't hear?]
Mo Yu was a little confused, but he didn't care too much. After all, he often lost his concentration on the way to patrol, and this was not the first time. Master Kang and the others should have been used to it and would not blame him.
As expected, just as Mo Yu expected, when he was thinking this, Master Kang suddenly exhaled heavily, and then took the initiative to speak.
"Lin Moyu, what are you thinking about? You didn't even hear me asking you a question."
[Hey, Master Kang, you are really amazing. How did you know that I was thinking about something?]
Mo Yu was very surprised. It seemed that every time he was distracted recently, he could be caught by Master Kang. Could it be that his slacking skills are so bad?
No, he is an old social animal with more than ten years of experience in the world. It is impossible for his slacking skills to be so bad.
[Master Kang must be too strong!]
[Too much! Since he is the "Emperor of the Ages", why do you use all these talents to catch people slacking off?]
[You are simply "wasting heaven's gift"! Mo Yu
was very angry, but he couldn't show it, so he could only apologize honestly - this was also taught by his cheap father Lin Ruhai.
Working for the Wansui Master, there is no need to argue about right and wrong every time. For small matters, whatever the Wansui Master says is what it is.
But once it comes to major issues, you must stick to the principles.
Lin Ruhai said this to Mo Yu and Xiao Daiyu at the same time, and asked them to remember it firmly and follow it. Of
course, Mo Yu and Xiao Daiyu agreed, and they really remembered it in their hearts, forming a conditioned reflex - in short, just do what the old man said.
So, Lin Ruhai really has a way to educate his children.
Otherwise, little Daiyu wouldn't be so outstanding. Even Mo Yu, who has an adult soul inside her small body, often feels "enlightened".
This is what is meant by "family learning" and "family tradition".
Look at the family tradition of the Lin family and then look at the family tradition of the Jia family, and the difference is obvious.
While the Jia family was pampering their children and letting them do whatever they wanted, the children of the Lin family received a quality education.
It is good to like reading and writing poetry, but it doesn't matter if you don't like it.
If Xiao Daiyu likes reading and writing poetry, she will receive the best education.
Even if she is just a daughter, she can have a tutor who is a Jinshi - of course, this time it is not Jia Yucun.
However, there are still many people like Jia Yucun who are Jinshi but fail in officialdom.
Especially those big guys who are too noble and "independent" really look down on the "love and kill" game of Master Kang and his group of digital legions, and have no ability to change the world, so they can only be an angry young man or an angry middle-aged man, or even an angry old man.
But no matter whether they are angry young, angry middle-aged or angry old, they still have to eat.
So, after being angry, they still have to find something to make a living.
Being a tutor for the children of the rich and powerful is a very good career.
It is respectable, easy, and can even help you build up connections.
Maybe when luck comes, with the help of your boss, you can get a lucrative job and make a comeback.
From this perspective, these people don't seem to be any different from Jia Yucun.
It's just that they won't show it as obviously as Jia Yucun.
Perhaps because he learned the lesson from the last interview with Jia Yucun, Lin Ruhai chose a very good tutor for Xiao Daiyu this time.
He is a famous scholar in the north, about sixty years old, but in good health, energetic, and most importantly, well-read.
Mo Yu had just returned from the frontier with Master Kang on a tour, so he had never met the new teacher.
In fact, it stands to reason that the new teacher was hired by the Lin family, so both Xiao Daiyu and Mo Yu had a share.
It's just that it was assumed that it was hired for Xiao Daiyu.
The reason is simple.
First, Mo Yu is now working in the palace, and he should go to the "palace school", that is, study in the study room with the princes.
Of course, later because of Mo Yu's magical operation, he has changed from a student to an "assistant teacher", needless to say, this change of job position.
But when it comes to learning, the lessons given to them by the Taifu and the Grand Scholar are definitely more valuable.
No matter whether they are Grand Tutors or Grand Academicians, they are all from the imperial examinations, and being a Jinshi is a necessary condition, and many of them are even among the top three in the first class.
In other words, in the future, Lin Ruhai may be promoted to Grand Academician to teach the next generation of princes. When he is older, he may also become Grand Tutor to teach the younger princes.
After all, these princes are the most important future of this court, so they must be educated with the best educational resources.
In this case, the teachers hired by the Lin family are not good enough.
How awesome can they be?
Can they be more awesome than the old Grand Tutors and Grand Academicians?
That is impossible.
Anyway, Mo Yu feels that if he really wants to study, it is enough to study in the palace.
He himself does not want to take the path of imperial examinations.
Firstly, he didn't like it, and secondly, he really wasn't cut
out for it. He felt a headache when he read those eight-part essays and strategies for governing a country, and he really couldn't learn anything from them.
As for things like poetry, songs, and reciting poems, he had no interest in them.
Anyway, in a family full of scholarly atmosphere, he was like the redundant one - he really didn't inherit any gene of a top student.
But it doesn't matter, you don't have to be a top student to survive.
It's the same in this world.
There is not only one way to pass the imperial examination. For example, he is only six years old now, but he is already a blue-feathered guard of the sixth rank.
It's funny to say that he is so young, what kind of guard can he be? It's just a title.
The Thirteenth Prince even told him this as a joke - this Thirteenth Prince is really a wonderful person.
To put it nicely, he is outspoken, to put it bluntly, he is a "big mouth" who can't hide anything.
That day he had just received an imperial decree from Master Kang saying that he would be given the title of a blue-feathered guard and his sister, Xiao Daiyu, a sixth-rank lady. Before he had time to thank him, the Thirteenth Master had already touched his head with a smile and said proudly:
"Lin Moyu, I asked the Emperor for this decree for you, otherwise you would have to wait at least six or seven years to get it. What do you think? Are you, the Thirteenth Master, awesome?"
Mo Yu was helpless and could only say "awesome, awesome" while quickly thanking him - I said, Thirteenth Master, can't you wait for me to write the imperial decree before saying these?
Mo Yu complained silently, but before he could speak again, the Thirteenth Prince had already grabbed his neck, laughing and saying:
"What's wrong, Lin Moyu! Don't think of slipping away by saying thank you! I helped you so much, you can't just say nothing, right? Why don't you thank me now!"
Mo Yu was speechless, but he also knew that the Thirteenth Prince was just like that, and he had no ill intentions, nor did he want to take credit, he was just talking nonsense.
He didn't have any opinion about the Thirteenth Prince, but he gradually understood why this master would fall out of favor in the end.
Yes, why did Master Kang like this son so much, but suddenly one day he began to hate him?
He must have said something "without restraint" again, right?
After all, Master Kang is also a person who likes to dig up old things. Once his explosive point is touched, he will automatically go back to history and dig up all the trivial things in the past.
Prince Yinreng understands this the most.
The eldest prince and the eighth prince are also familiar with it.
Even the fourth prince has experienced it a few times... Anyway, with a father like Master Kang, everyone in the Digital Army is miserable.
Thinking of this, it seems that the thirteenth prince must change this problem.
But how can he express to him tactfully that "if you continue to be so outspoken, willful, and nonsense, you will be hurt by yourself sooner or later"?
Mo Yu was a little distressed, but he soon found that the thirteenth prince's expression was like eating bitter melon, weird and painful.
He was startled and asked quickly, "Master Thirteen, what's wrong with you? Are you okay? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Thirteenth Prince covered his heart and shook his head, looking at him hesitant to speak, and finally sighed and said: "Lin Moyu! Has anyone told you that you are really annoying?"
After he said that, Mo Yu really thought about it seriously for a while. Just when Thirteenth Prince looked at him and began to hesitate to speak again, and even wanted to withdraw his previous words cautiously, Mo Yu suddenly said: "No."
Thirteenth Prince was stunned and immediately said that he would never be friends with him again in the future.
However, everyone knows that with Thirteenth Prince's temperament, he will definitely not do such a thing.
Who doesn't know that this Thirteenth Master likes to make friends the most, and has a "special ability" that can easily become friends with anyone he meets.
Sure enough, within two hours, the Thirteenth Prince started talking to Mo Yu again - according to him, there was no one else to chat with Mo Yu on the way to the patrol, so he "reluctantly" accompanied Mo Yu to say a few words...
This kind of "mouth hate but body upright" character is exactly like Master Kang.
No wonder Master Kang likes him.
But when you like him to the extreme, it's almost time to go to the other side.
I hope the Thirteenth Prince can listen to his advice.
I can only help you up to this point.
Mo Yu silently looked at the Thirteenth Prince's youthful and energetic appearance with a bright smile on his face, and felt even more uncomfortable when he thought about the bitterness of being confined in the beekeeping trap for more than ten years in the future.
But as the saying goes, "You can cure the disease, but you can't cure the life." If the Thirteenth Prince can really change, he would not be the Thirteenth Prince anymore.
I just hope that Master Kang will let the Thirteenth Prince go for the sake of their loving father and filial son for so many years.
Even if he is to be imprisoned, he should not be confined to Yangfengjiaodao, right?
The bad environment there is too bad. It seems that the Thirteenth Prince's rheumatism worsened from that time.
After all, he has been to the battlefield. It was the injury at that time that left the root of the disease, right?
Thinking of this, Master Kang is even more excessive.
If...
[If I were still alive at that time, I would definitely say a few good words for you, Thirteenth Prince. ]
Mo Yu made this decision silently in his heart, but he didn't expect to see the Thirteenth Prince's eyes red in the next second.
He was still thinking whether he had been too cold recently and hurt the passionate and sensitive heart of the Thirteenth Prince, but he was unexpectedly held tightly in the arms of the Thirteenth Prince the next moment, as if he was afraid that he would be snatched away by something, nervous and cautious.
Mo Yu found it more and more funny.
Why did the Thirteenth Prince act as if he suddenly knew that he had a terminal illness - that is, he was really not sick, it was not that serious...
But then again, whether he lived or died in this world had nothing to do with illness.
If you talk about it in detail, there is nothing mysterious about this matter. It's just that his existence here is a bit special, similar to a bug or a time bomb, and no one knows when it will explode.
Of course, there is also a possibility that it will never explode.
Then it might be really a win.
After all, he is such a small fry but he can get along so well. If he lives longer, wouldn't he be a winner in life?
While thinking about these random things, Mo Yu gently patted the Thirteenth Prince's arm to comfort him.
Unexpectedly, the Thirteenth Prince hugged him tighter.
Mo Yu began to feel a little short of breath and could only desperately shout "Help" in his heart. Fortunately, at this moment, Master Kang asked the Thirteenth Prince to let go, which saved Mo Yu's life.
After suddenly gaining his freedom, Mo Yu took a few deep breaths of air and recovered from the situation where he was almost strangled to death.
While coughing, he smiled bitterly and said to the Thirteenth Prince: "Master Thirteen, I don't think I have made you angry recently. What's wrong with you? Do you want to send me away directly?!"
The Thirteenth Prince's eyes were still red, but he had recovered a little. After hearing what Mo Yu said, he subconsciously retorted:
"You dare to tell me this now! You just have random thoughts every day, and I don't know what you think about. Your eyes are straight, as if you are sick. It's really scary."
Mo Yu saw that he looked worried and not pretending at all, and his heart was moved.
In fact, the Thirteenth Prince is really a good person.
He really shouldn't have that kind of ending.
So how can we make Master Kang realize this?
Mo Yu was in a dilemma, and for a moment he forgot about the questioning by Master Kang.
But even though he forgot, someone else did not forget, because Master Kang's face had turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Even though he had long been accustomed to Mo Yu's often wild, chaotic, and convoluted way of thinking, it was really too much to be so outrageous as today.
The prince had been watching in the corner, with a look of gloating, but his mouth was tightly shut, which was completely different from his previous arrogant and domineering appearance.
It turned out that he had recently got new advisers, and was following the advice of these smart people to "hide his talents and bide his time."
Those people were afraid that he didn't understand, so they just told him the request directly - "Prince, remember, no matter what you hear or see, don't say too much and don't get angry."
They even sent several "strategists" to follow the prince. Of course, in occasions like now, those strategists cannot show up, but they can still remind the prince a little.
After the previous childhood experience, the prince has matured a lot.
Being treated and guarded against as an outsider by the emperor's father, who was once very close to him, was obviously a big blow to the prince. He was such a person that he even learned to keep a low profile and keep his mouth shut. This was an abnormal event comparable to "the sun rising from the west".
But no matter what, he did not exaggerate the situation, and finally kept Master Kang's anger within a normal range, giving the Thirteenth Prince some room to maneuver.
He bowed to Master Kang on the spot and apologized on behalf of Mo Yu.
Seeing that Master Kang was still angry, he did not dare to neglect him. He immediately patted Mo Yu's shoulder carefully and asked softly: "Lin Moyu, what's wrong with you today? Why are you absent-minded? The emperor just asked you a question, didn't you hear it again?"
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