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Xia Houyan and Zhang Xie couldn't help but look at each other. They threw their sickles to the edge of the field and asked, "What's bothering Mr. Zhao?"

Zhang Xie patted the dirt on his body, put down his trousers, and first asked Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan to sit down.

There are mats and a low table in front of the thatched house. There is a stove next to it to heat hot water, so you can make tea and hot wine at any time.

Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan put down their gifts and were not in a hurry to sit down. After they both came forward, they knelt down facing each other in order of priority.

She opened the wine seal and picked up the bowl on the table to pour the wine. She sighed: "There are too many things to worry about. It's not easy to govern one place. What's more, I have to govern two places, and both of them are useless. A place to be discovered.”

She said: "Someone told me that there has been a strange phenomenon in recent years, and I am afraid that there will be a severe drought, so I want to build more dams and dig wells and canals in Luoyang and Yuzhou to ensure people's livelihood."

Zhang Xie and Xia Houyan frowned, "A natural phenomenon?"

Zhao Hanzhang nodded and said: "The weather may turn colder, and there may be drought in spring and summer, which is not conducive to the growth of crops."

The two couldn't help but look at each other. They thought Zhao Hanzhang was going to say that the emperor had no virtue, so he was born with strange things. Ahem, they thought too much.

"So Commander Zhao came up to the mountain for water conservancy?"

Zhao Hanzhang did not hesitate and nodded directly: "Exactly, most of the officials who knew about the construction of water conservancy followed your Majesty to Yuncheng, and the rest were scattered everywhere. Hanzhang really couldn't find suitable candidates, so he had to go up the mountain to invite them. Two."

Wherever they followed the emperor to Yuncheng, most of them ran away with the King of Donghai, or left Luoyang with their families.

Among the few people who followed the emperor, Cao Ping was regarded as a relevant talent and had been poached to Luoyang by Zhao Zhongyu.

However, Zhao Hanzhang wants to build many water conservancy facilities, and it is not enough for him alone. Every one he can hire counts.

Zhao Hanzhang looked at the two of them with stars.

Seeing that Zhang Xie and Xia Houyan were both standing still, Zhao Hanzhang said: "The purpose of inviting these two gentlemen this time is not to compete with General Gou or others, but really just to build water conservancy."

"Although there is no war in Luoyang now, Zhao Han is still watching Bingzhou. No one knows when they will send troops south again. If there is a severe drought as predicted, they will not let go of this opportunity," Zhao Hanzhang He said: "My soldiers must be well fed before they can fight, so food and grass must come from the people. Without dams and ditches, the people would not even be able to feed themselves, let alone supply the Zhao Army and the Yuzhou Army."

She sighed: "The tragedy caused by the famine in Luoyang in the past two years will happen again, and I am unwilling to do so."

Zhang Xie pursed his lips, he was unwilling to accept it!

His heart was on fire, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look at Xia Houyan.

Xia Houyan lowered his head to drink and was silent. He did not want to get involved in the court situation again.

Zhao Hanzhang's eyes also fell on Xia Houyan, he raised his hand to fill the bottle of wine for him, and said: "I know that both gentlemen do not want to be involved in the court situation anymore."

Xia Houyan and Zhang Xie looked up at her.

"But if the world is in chaos, how can anyone really be immune to the influence of the court?" Zhao Hanzhang said: "So it is impossible for Mr. Zhang and Mr. Xiahou to completely avoid it. In this case, it is better to actively join the world. It can save others, and it can also save yourself.”

Xia Houyan frowned and said: "If there is no place for us in Luoyang, we will move south. Mr. Zhao, it's not that we shirk it, but that we are old and in poor health. Your Majesty, we should not be conquered." ." What about you?

The last words were not spoken, but both of them understood.

Fu Tinghan, who had been quiet all this time, raised his head and glanced at him. Then he saw Zhao Hanzhang frowning and saying nothing. He knew that although she disagreed, she was unwilling to stalemate the relationship with the two gentlemen.

He pursed his lips, put down the tea bowl and said, "So do you two want to escape for the rest of your life?"

Xia Houyan glanced at Fu Tinghan with a smile but not a smile, and said: "Master Fu's method of stimulating generals is of no use to us."

Zhang Xiedu said: "If the method of stimulating generals is effective, I will go down the mountain long ago."

Fu Tinghan shook his head and said: "It's not a provocation, it's the truth. You have been evading your responsibilities. The two gentlemen are escaping by hiding from the world, and Wang Yan and his like are evading by joining the world."

Xia Houyan and Zhang Xie frowned. Although they didn't like Wang Yan very much, he was a famous person with a high status after all. He was dead now. How could Fu Tinghan, a junior, call him by his full name so rudely? ?

Fu Tinghan was not affected by their expressions at all, and said bluntly: "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Both of you are from aristocratic families, so you have greater rights. Ordinarily, you should have greater responsibilities, but when you encounter setbacks, you just know how to avoid them."

"If Hanzhang asked you to go down the mountain to fight with Gou Xi and others, it would be fine if you refused, but this time it is clearly for the people of the world. The people of Luoyang and Yuzhou will directly benefit from your actions after going down the mountain. Why? Are you still holding on to your talents and unwilling to fulfill your responsibilities?"

Zhang Xie's eyes widened, "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world?"

Xia Houyan sneered directly: "When can one person's power affect the rise and fall of the world? Let alone an ordinary man. Mr. Fu exaggerated."

Xia Houyan didn't like Fu Tinghan, especially what he said about him and Zhang Xie just now, so he looked at Fu Tinghan unceremoniously, and then said sarcastically: "Master Fu, I heard that you are now the Minister of Industry of Zhao Shijun , one of them is in charge of the Ministry of Water Affairs, so it is your responsibility to build water conservancy. I have long heard that Mr. Fu is the right-hand man of Zhao Shijun. Although he has been familiar with poetry and books since he was a child, he is not very proficient in poetry and books. Instead, he prefers various skills. , so many workshops under Zhao Shijun’s name were produced by Mr. Fu.”

Zhao Hanzhang frowned, feeling unhappy.

She has always been concerned about the status of the two celebrities, and she is hiring someone, so she is very arrogant. Even if she has differences in understanding some things, she is willing to give in temporarily, but now it seems that this is completely useless. .

So Zhao Hanzhang no longer suppressed his temper and said: "Mr. Xiahou, the world is not the world of one person, nor is it the world of one family. Not only the nobles of the aristocratic families affect its rise and fall, but also ordinary people can change it."

"You look down on the power of an ordinary man, but you must know that our Zhao family army is composed of ordinary men. It protects Luoyang and your life." Zhao Hanzhang said solemnly: "General Shi Le of Zhao Han was born in Jiehu. Having been a slave, can you say that he has no influence on the world now?"

Xia Houyan's expression changed slightly.

Zhao Hanzhang sighed, simply pulled Fu Tinghan to stand up, crossed his hands and said: "We have different ways, we don't want to conspire with each other, that's all. Let's just pretend that Hanzhang has never been here today. This wine is given to the two gentlemen."

She said: "Since sir, you want to go south, you should do it as early as possible. Otherwise, when winter comes, the weather will be cold and the journey will be long, making it difficult to walk on the road."

She bowed slightly and said, "Farewell."