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In Chang'an in November, the Chenghuang Temple is in full bloom.
Chang'an is the birthplace of the city emperor, and the city emperor god worshiped is Ji Xin. Ji Xin was a general under Liu Bang. He saved Liu Bang in the Battle of Xingyang, and was later named the chief city emperor of the thirteen provinces. He built temples and ancestral halls. Text
During the reign of Emperor Jing Er, he was granted the title of City Emperor God.
The battle of Guanzhong was able to be defended, and the people were very grateful to this protector of Chang'an City. They came to worship him one after another as the days got better recently.
Lin Zi bypassed the Chenghuang Temple, walked through the alley, and entered the Military Intelligence Department Yamen. Seeing the deserted scene in the front yard, he frowned and looked back.
"They are all protecting Chang'an. The city emperor is so lively, but we don't even have one here."
"If the envoy feels that it is deserted, why don't I invite all the people to come and pay homage to our Lord Guan?"
"Is not funny."
Lin Zi walked towards the lobby, the spies beside him were still chattering.
"It's okay not to invite the common people to come and pay homage. You can ask the newly appointed officials to come to the Military Intelligence Department to pay homage, which is more useful than paying homage to the city emperor."
This theory comes from the fact that Song Dynasty law stipulates that new officials must pay homage to the city emperor within three days of taking office and use the power of the gods to restrain the officials.
"I can guarantee that after coming to pay homage to our Military Intelligence Department, no official will dare to raise his hand..."
This time Lin Zi smiled and said, "You don't want to be a spy anymore, right? You talk so much."
"You can talk a lot and be clever, so you can find out the news, right?"
"Stop talking nonsense, go and call all the people above the captain who are not on errands."
The Military Intelligence Department has recently sent a lot of people to the north. For example, Wang Chengye brought a group of people to Taiyuan to contact Hao Tianyi's old department. At the same time, the rollout of the Baozhou line also requires a lot of manpower.
In fact, there are very few people who don’t have errands with them.
…
Today, after arranging many matters before leaving for Hexi, Lin Zi arrived at the stables and saw Yu Dechen striding over.
"Secretary, I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to send Ma Yan to lead people to Junzhou alone."
Lin Zi's face instantly turned grim and he asked, "How did you know that Ma Yan was going to Junzhou?"
"He told me." Yu Dechen continued to explain: "Because I am a member of the Military Intelligence Department and he has a good relationship with me. As I just said, the commander does not need to be afraid that he will leak secrets to others. Ma Yan is highly skilled in martial arts and is familiar with the terrain of the Central Plains.
He is good at bow and horse, but his character is straightforward, so he is not suitable for going to Junzhou. Secretary, I would like to ask for permission to go to Junzhou."
Lin Zi put down the fodder for the horses in his hand, feeling really angry.
This time there was no one available, so Ma Yan was given a chance and he was repeatedly told to be strict with his words. As a result, no one left the Military Intelligence Department and the matter was leaked.
One can't help but suspect that Yu Dechen deliberately tricked Ma Yan.
"Ma Yan took the initiative to tell you?" Lin Zi asked as if he didn't intend to.
"yes."
"I know, let's go."
"Commander, I can go..."
Lin Zi raised his hand to stop Yu Dechen's words, feeling a little hesitant in his heart.
In fact, Li Xia had already told Lin Zi what to do if the Military Intelligence Department suspected that someone was being incited to rebel.
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It is right to be cautious, and it is normal to have doubts.
To prevent it, establish a standardized review and review everyone.
Wang Chengye, Ma Yan, and even Lin Zi himself who also came back from the north are all likely to be instigated to rebel. Just because Yu Dechen is in the most danger, we can't just investigate him.
After the review, verify, look for evidence, and deal with it if there is evidence. But if there is no evidence, there must be a principle. Li Xia calls it "beyond suspicion". Otherwise, anyone who is lucky enough to escape from trouble will be suspected, and then spies will be found later.
As long as you are trapped in the enemy's territory, you don't have to fight hard, or the enemy only needs to use some alienation tactics to make the Military Intelligence Department abandon its martial arts.
To restore the hearts of the people after losing the Northland for a hundred or three hundred years, there must be a principle between trust and suspicion. This principle sounds simple, but it is extremely difficult to implement.
At least Zhao Gou couldn't do it to Yue Fei, and Zhao Yun couldn't do it to Yu Jie. A weak master couldn't do it to a strong minister, and it was absolutely impossible. That sense of threat would pierce the weak master's bones and call them out.
Can't sleep at night.
Li Xia didn't care, he set norms and principles, and told them to abide by the principles once they were set. After that, he stopped asking about the matter and shifted his focus to other things.
Lin Zi was not so afraid of Yu Dechen that he could not sleep at night, but he was not as free and easy as Li Xia.
In two months, he reviewed the Taiyuan matter and found no evidence that Yu Dechen collaborated with the enemy, so he had no choice but to stop monitoring Yu Dechen.
But, do you think you have no doubts about the crime? You have not found any evidence that Yu Dechen collaborated with the enemy, so you continue to doubt him?
Now that no one is available, would you rather use Ma Yan than Yu Dechen? Because even if Ma Yan is incited to rebel, the threat he poses is not great.
Lin Zi closed his eyes and thought about this. After a while, he opened his eyes and looked at Yu Dechen.
Yu Dechen's eyes look quite innocent... these are the most suitable ones for the Mongols to use as spies, Lin Zi thought.
But when he spoke, he looked very majestic.
"Is your injury healed?"
Yu Dechen's eyes lit up and he responded: "The injury has been healed long ago."
"Okay then, you take Ma Yan to Junzhou."
Lin Zi's tone no longer hesitated.
There is nothing to worry about. Even though King Qin was on death row, he was able to create his current foundation. In fact, he was not afraid of betrayal by anyone under his command. So instead of relying on personal intuition to speculate and doubt, it is better to believe in laws and regulations.
With his decisive attitude, the commander of the Military Intelligence Department instantly became much stronger than before.
"It's not a serious matter. Several spies from the Military Intelligence Department have lost contact. You go over and check..."
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In the palace of Prince Qin, after Li Xia discussed the matter, he wrote long letters to Lian Xixian, Li Zengbo and Zhang Jue respectively.
It is nothing more than analyzing the situation in the north that we just discussed in detail with them, and maintaining effective and timely communication.
He also picked up Li Zengbo's last letter and read it again, thinking about how to reply before he started writing.
Before the letter was finished, Xi Jihu hurried over to ask for a meeting.
Xi Jihu has recently been in charge of the water conservancy affairs in Guanzhong. I don’t know where he went to survey today when he came back. His feet were full of mud, and even the hem of his robe was covered in dried mud.
When Li Xia saw him, he put down the pen in his hand, stood up, and led Xi Jihu to sit down at a small table on one side to talk.
This treatment alone showed how much he valued Xi Jihu. If most people were doing the work, Li Xia would mostly listen to what the other party said while approving official documents.
"Where did you fall?"
"Longshou Canal." Xi Jihu said with a smile, "It rained a few days ago and the ground was slippery. I couldn't stand firm, and I dragged others down and fell down. If this was in Jiangnan, I'm afraid the county officials would be blamed for not doing so.
I take good care of you. But everyone here thinks that I have never done any rough work. This is how things are done."
He is not complaining or complaining, but he sincerely appreciates the official atmosphere of Guanzhong.
After all, I have seen too many pampered court officials in the past, and there are many people who have never even gotten off the sedan when they go on inspections among the people.
While speaking, Xi Jihu didn't waste any time. He took out a blueprint from his sleeve and handed it to Li Xia, and then got down to business.
"Your Majesty, please see, this is the drawing of water diversion canals in Chang'an City. At present, we believe that the Longshou Canal, Yong'an Canal, and Qingming Canal should be rebuilt, and then connected with the grain transport canals to form a waterway for both transportation and water supply.
But whether it is enough to supply water in the city needs to be calculated again..."
This blueprint did not come easily.
Xi Jihu arrived in Chang'an in early August and gave Li Xia a preliminary plan for Guanzhong Water Conservancy during the Mid-Autumn Festival. After that, he began to conduct more detailed surveys. By mid-November, he began to gradually provide drawings.
This drawing is not complete, just a small part is given for the purpose of starting construction.
But after more than three months of planning, surveying, and drawing, it would be difficult for anyone to do better.
This is also the reason why Li Xia values Xi Jihu. He is talented and versatile.
But appreciation is appreciation, so he still asked: "We can only confirm that the three old canals will be rebuilt first? How to solve the water problem if the city is expanded in the future? How to plan the drainage?"
Xi Jihu smiled bitterly and said: "What the king said is true, so I think it is too hasty to start the construction now, why not start it slowly? Allow us to investigate carefully and come up with a more perfect method?"
Li Xia leaned back a little and thought.
He had just discussed the situation in the north today, and estimated that whether Kublai Khan or Ali Buge won the battle for the Mongolian Khanship, it would be over in one or two years.
After that, I may rest for a year or two, and then there will definitely be another war.
In this situation, of course I am anxious.
However, the large amount of money and food consumed to build water conservancy projects far exceeds the increase in production brought about by water conservancy projects in the short term, and it is likely that the benefits will not be seen by the time the war begins.
Most of the regimes during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms would choose to gather troops and supplies to cope with the war, rather than building up civilians.
What Li Xia is considering is the ability to face a long-term war. He does not intend to abandon construction, but only plans to speed up it.
"It's not that I don't want to work on it, but the situation doesn't allow it. According to my opinion, the construction of Longshou Canal can be started first. As for how to connect the canals and how to plan the drainage, please do it as soon as possible."
Xi Jihu was in a dilemma, shook his head and sighed: "Your Majesty, I just said that there are not enough people who understand water conservancy..."
Li Xia understands that for such a large project, only one or two people who understand water conservancy are not enough.
What's more, Xi Jihu has only been in Guanzhong for more than three months and does not understand the northern water system. Even though he has participated in the construction of its mountain weirs, he is not specialized in water conservancy.
Thinking of this, Li Xia suddenly had a thought in his mind.
He stood up and took out a letter from Li Zengbo from the drawer.
The letter contained detailed information about Xingqing Mansion. Li Xia opened it and looked for something carefully between the lines.
"Xingqing Mansion... has been found... Zhang Wenqian went to Xixia, and Guo Shoujing built Tang Lai, Han Yan and other canals. He wanted to irrigate 90,000 hectares of farmland. Over time, he feared that the city would have enough food, so it was time to attack Xingqing Mansion...
Guo Shoujing?"
"Guo Shoujing."
Li Xia put down the letter in his hand and muttered it again, thinking a little in his heart.
There are not many people whose names he can remember, Guo Shoujing is one of them.
At present, he and Kublai Khan are working intensively to build canals and cultivate fields. If Guo Shoujing, who helped Kublai Khan in building water conservancy, can be invited back, it will not only meet the current needs of Guanzhong's water conservancy planning, but also play a role in mitigating the rise and fall of the other.
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"Since we are short of manpower, how about we invite two more famous water conservancy experts?"
"It's not what I asked for." Xi Jihu responded immediately, then smiled and said: "But to put it bluntly, there are not many people who can be called famous water conservancy experts in front of me."
Li Xia also smiled and said, "Not many, but I happen to know one."