On the way to Haiyangfang, His Majesty Li Er was completely shocked by the scene in front of him!
When did a weir dam of this scale appear here, and it is not far from Junyangfang.
His Majesty Li Er felt very strange, as if this dam appeared out of thin air overnight, as unbelievable as a mirage.
But now it really appears in front of everyone.
His Majesty Li Er was extremely curious about this dam because the imperial court had not built such a dam.
Although I knew it must be Yang Fan's handiwork, how did that guy build such a huge dam here in such a short period of time?
Besides, what is the purpose of building such a high weir and dam in the middle of high mountains?
What's even more ridiculous is that the mainstream of the river is obviously much lower than this dam. Even if some creeks can be introduced, it will only be a drop in the bucket.
His Majesty Li Er felt that this was simply a worthless dam.
When he was about to get out of the car to find out, Li Junxian was almost scared to death, so he quickly advised: "Your Majesty, you must not get out of the car. There are many people here, and they are holding tools. Who knows if there are people with ulterior motives?"
Mixed in? If anything happens, I will die hundreds of times for my sin!"
The spy chief almost knelt down on the spot.
And he discovered something strange. These workers were obviously extremely strong and looked nothing like ordinary people.
Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji obviously also saw the problem, although they were eager to try and wanted to get out of the car to take a closer look.
But they also knew that if they went down by themselves, His Majesty Li Er would definitely follow, and there was no guarantee that there would be some lawless elements among those armed with sharp weapons.
Seeing this, His Majesty Li Er had no choice but to give up.
Looking up, I saw that the dam was made entirely of stone and bonded with cement.
Obviously, the dam was just built and has not yet been completed.
The workers above were waving tools enthusiastically, and even the team carrying stones kept shouting.
His Majesty Li Er glanced around and saw an old acquaintance on the dam body directing everyone to work.
He whispered a few words to Li Junxian and ordered him to call the man over.
Li Junxian walked over, patted the man on the shoulder and said something.
The man was stunned for a moment, gave some instructions to the people around him, and then followed Li Junxian over.
The man looked curiously at the carriage, and His Majesty Li Er happened to lift the curtain and look at him.
The man was stunned for a moment, rubbed his eyes, and then realized what he was doing. He was about to kneel down on one knee, but His Majesty Li Er stopped him.
His Majesty Li Er smiled gently and said: "If I remember correctly, your name is Wang Xiaojie, right? Well, your military service in Tubo is not small. That guy Yang Fan even asked for credit for you. You are not the fifth rank of Youwei Zuoying.
General, why did you become a supervisor?"
Wang Xiaojie was so excited that he almost fainted.
His Majesty Li Er actually knew that he was a small fifth-grade general, and he almost burst into tears. He replied somewhat at a loss: "Your Majesty, he is the last general. The last general was in Taiji Hall a few months ago.
I have the honor to see the beauty of heaven, and I will remember it with my five senses..."
His Majesty Li Er waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite, and asked: "The dam here is Yang Fan's work. Why did he build such a big dam?"
Wang Xiaojie quickly replied: "It is the work of my father-in-law. As for the specific purpose of it, I don't know. I just heard that the father-in-law mentioned it. After the dam is completed, it can be used to generate electricity. In the future, Junyangfang will be used for power generation."
There’s no need to be afraid of the dark night!”
Changsun Wuji didn't believe it at all, and joked: "Day and night are natural phenomena. Yang Fan thinks he is the sun? What's more, thunder and lightning are controlled by gods. Who does Yang Fan think he is? How ridiculous!"
His Majesty Li Er shook his head in disbelief, obviously agreeing with Changsun Wuji's words.
However, Fang Xuanling showed a thoughtful expression and retorted: "Zhao Guogong, we are old and fall behind many times. Who could have thought that Wannian County Lord can control when it rains?"
As soon as this statement came out, Changsun Wuji didn't know how to answer.
This prime minister was too disrespectful to him. Isn't this a disguised way of saying that his eldest son, Sun Wuji, was short-sighted?
"Two dear friends, there is no need to argue about this matter. It will become clear when we see that boy Yang Fan later!" Seeing that Fang Xuanlin and Changsun Wuji were about to fight each other, His Majesty Li Er quickly interrupted.
After saying that, he turned to Wang Xiaojie and said: "Yang Fan is really a good calculator. He actually let my soldiers work for him for nothing."
Wang Xiaojie was a little surprised, but then he understood what His Majesty Li Er said and quickly explained: "Your Majesty mistakenly blamed Wannian County Duke. Although thousands of people from Zuoying were requisitioned to build this dam, tens of thousands of civilians were also requisitioned.
, they are all paid, and there is absolutely no trace of hypocritical behavior for personal gain.”
"oh?"
His Majesty Li Er was quite surprised.
In this way, Yang Fan really didn't let these people work in vain.
But, rules are rules.
These soldiers were used to protect the safety of the imperial city, but now they were used to build weirs and dams. What kind of behavior was that?
Thinking of this, His Majesty Li Er snorted coldly and shouted: "As soldiers of the imperial court, you are responsible for protecting the safety of the imperial city, but now that you are not doing your job properly, do you really think that I am a Bodhisattva who likes to be deceived and will not punish you for leaving your post without permission?"
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Although Wang Xiaojie is young, he is witty and bold. Now that he has passed the excitement when he first met His Majesty Li Er, his mood has gradually calmed down, and he said calmly:
"Your Majesty, please be aware that although we helped build the dam, we did not leave our posts without permission, because the people who come here are rotated, and we only have the opportunity when we are not on duty."
"There is a severe drought in Guanzhong this year. Most of our brothers in Zuoying are from the Guanzhong area. These people are the main labor force in the family. Although it has rained, the lack of labor in the family will definitely not be able to complete spring planting."
"In order to prevent our wives, children, and children from starving to death, we are requesting that Wannian County Magistrate give us something to do besides training, and we can also earn some money to support our families."
"The current military system of the Tang Dynasty is a strategy to integrate soldiers and farmers. It is not a violation of the regulations if everyone uses their free time to do things."
"What's more, Wannian County Lord said that if this reservoir is built, once the water is stored, it will not only generate electricity, but also be able to cultivate all the nearby fields. There will never be a drought like this year again."
His Majesty Li Er was a little moved and had no intention of pursuing it further: "Are you serious? But the dam is so high and the water level is so low. How did you get the water up?"
His Majesty Li Er was really shocked.
"How dare you deceive your majesty? Wannian County Lord naturally has a way. Of course, this starts with an irrigation tool called a waterwheel. This irrigation tool is made of wood and can send water from low places to high places.
"Wang Xiaojie said confidently.
"Waterwheel? What is that?"
"It's an irrigation device that can lift water from the working place to a high place."
"Take me to see it!"
Your Majesty Li Er became interested.
In the final analysis, I came out incognito this time because I was frightened by this year's drought.
At this time, I heard that there was a device that could lift water from the ground to a high place, so I naturally wanted to take a look.
"promise!"
Wang Xiaojie bowed to accept the order and led His Majesty Li Er and Baiqi to the dam body.
Standing on it, Li Ercai realized the grandeur of the dam project.
The height of the dam is at least twenty meters, and the width of the dam is more than one hundred meters. For the artificial dams in the Tang Dynasty, this was definitely a huge project.
I saw that the entire weir dam was nearly completed, and workers were making final repairs.
Next to the weir and dam, giant waterwheels continuously bring water from the nearby river into the weir and dam.
The huge reservoir is already less than half full of water. I didn't expect these huge water trucks to be so capable of transporting water.
His Majesty Li Er is no longer calm!
This kind of waterwheel can actually pump water up to a height of more than ten meters, which is really incredible.
If it is used to irrigate farmland, wouldn't it mean that many barren fields without water can be cultivated normally, and fields near rivers will never be afraid of drought.
Turning around and staring at Wang Xiaojie, His Majesty Li Er asked hurriedly: "Is this thing easy to build?"
Wang Xiaojie has been hanging out here these days and knows the details of the waterwheel very well. He explained: "This thing is just made of wood. The raw materials are readily available. It just needs some craftsmen..."
His Majesty Li Er's breathing was a little heavy.
As long as it's easy to build, it's just craftsmen, and the Ministry of Industry has plenty of them, and even if there aren't enough, they can recruit them from all over the country.
It is simply a waste to discard such good things for irrigating fertile fields.
As expected, that boy Yang Fan is dedicated to causing trouble for himself, always hiding good things.
His Majesty Li Er asked angrily: "This thing is really a magical tool for irrigation. I didn't expect that boy to be a bit talented and actually knew how to improve it."
Fang Xuanling next to him twitched his lips, calling him a "little talent". It seems that His Majesty Li Er has a big prejudice against Yang Fan.
When I thought about it again, I felt it was natural.
Compared with inventions such as the Zhenguan plow, the use of waterwheels is really just a talent.
His Majesty Li Er continued to ask: "Has Yang Fan come to Junyangfang?"
Wang Xiaojie was startled.
Which emperor would call someone "that guy"? I really don't know whether he hates him to the core or is so close that he doesn't need etiquette.
However, Wang Xiaojie did not dare to neglect and said quickly: "I will not dare to inquire about the whereabouts of Wannian County Duke. However, before your Majesty came down, a group of carriages rushed towards Junyangfang. I don't know if Marquis Zhongyi was inside."
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Seeing that Wang Xiaojie really didn't know, His Majesty Li Er did not ask further questions.
But in my heart I was wondering what Yang Fan was up to.
Logically speaking, it should be one step faster to fly over. Why did Xiao Sizi's convoy arrive first?
My originally happy mood suddenly turned into resentment.
There was no other way, His Majesty Li Er had to rush to Junyangfang with everyone.
He wanted to see if this boy had really abducted his queen somewhere?
But what the emperor didn't know was that due to Yang Fan's carelessness, the hot air balloon was blown toward the Qinling Mountains.
When Yang Fan finally landed the hot air balloon, they were already in a temple in the Qinling Mountains.
The scenery here is extremely beautiful, like a fairyland on earth.
The temple is located in the high mountains. If you don't observe it from the sky, you really can't find this temple.
Just as Yang Fan was about to step forward to ask, a middle-aged monk suddenly appeared at the door of the temple and said to Yang Fan and the two of them: "Amitabha, the Buddha has appeared. The magpies are chirping happily this morning. There must be distinguished guests coming. It's true!"
The middle-aged monk chanted the Buddha's name loudly, looking like an enlightened monk, as if he had already known that Yang Fan and the two would arrive.
Yang Fan held his breath. Who would believe such deceptive nonsense?
Maybe these guys reacted like this after seeing themselves getting off the hot air balloon.
After all, people like Yang Fan who can fly in the sky are god-like figures.
When the middle-aged monk looked at Changsun Wugou, a trace of surprise clearly flashed in his eyes. Obviously, this middle-aged monk knew Changsun Wugou.
How could a temple in the mountains know the current queen? It’s not a small problem!
This gave Yang Fan an extra thought.
However, Changsun Wugou did not notice.
She had believed in Buddhism since she was a child, and she obviously believed in the middle-aged monk. Yingying walked over and saluted: "A layman has lost his way and disturbed your temple. Master, please don't take offense?"
Immediately, he walked back to Yang Fan and said angrily: "This is a holy land of Buddhism. Why don't you hurry up and salute? Since we are destined to come here and the scenery here is so beautiful, why don't we stay here today?"
After saying that, Changsun Wuga looked at Yang Fan eagerly, as if he was coquettishly talking to his lover.
Yang Fan's head suddenly swelled.
This queen obviously let her nature run free!
It's almost dark. If you continue to delay, you will really have to stay here for the night.
If he spends the night here and makes His Majesty Li Er doubt the relationship between Changsun Wugou and himself, would it be strange not to chop off his own head?
At least now Yang Fan is not ready for a showdown, nor does he want to do so over this matter.
Just as he was about to urge the queen not to act nonsense, she saw Changsun Wugou's pitiful and pleading eyes like a little white rabbit, and her heart suddenly softened.
Although Changsun Wugou is a high-ranking queen, she rarely has the opportunity to go out, just like a bird in a cage.
I think she married His Majesty Li Er when she was twelve or thirteen years old, and she has never experienced the innocence and romance of a girl.
Once she breaks free from the constraints, a girl's nature will naturally explode.
Think about it, what would a twelve or thirteen year old girl do in the future?
Are you still going to school carefree?
Or snuggle in mom's arms and act like a baby?
At an age as old as a flower bone, before enjoying youth, Changsun Wugou has already started to become a mother!
But this is life!
Now that time has passed, the eldest grandson Wugou, who is in his thirties, is like a little girl. Yang Fan has broken his guard!
Although he couldn't change the first half of Changsun Wugou's life, he had to be responsible for the second half of her life.
At least, it would allow her to have more laughter and more freedom in her prime years.
Thinking of this, Yang Fan smiled, took Changsun Wugou's little hand, and said to the middle-aged monk: "Master, you are polite. We would like to stay at your temple for one night. Is it convenient?"
The eldest grandson Wugou immediately beamed with joy, so beautiful that his heart felt as if honey had been filled with it.
A hint of joy flashed in the middle-aged monk's eyes, and he clasped his hands together and said: "There are so many distinguished guests, how dare I refuse? It's just that the temple rooms are simple and the food is plain, so don't be disgusted by the distinguished guests."
Yang Fan returned the greeting and said: "Eating fast and chanting Buddha's name can only show the compassion of our Buddha. Why do you say it in such a crude way? Master is really too polite, so why don't you bother me tonight!"
"The donor has extraordinary Buddha nature and is indeed a man of great wisdom. Please come with me." With that said, the middle-aged monk led Yang Fan to the guest room.
Coming to the guest room, the decoration here is elegant and generous. Although there is no decoration, it is not shabby.
More importantly, Yang Fan found that these rooms did not smell moldy, indicating that these rooms were often occupied.
This temple is located deep in the Qinling Mountains and cannot be seen from the outside. How come there are so many guests coming here?