In fact, Li Ji is not a mediocre person, judging from the conclusion that Xiao's mother Meng Qiuxiang tore up the marriage book just now, I know that Li Ji is a truly talented and learned official, as for all these years in office, he has always done a decent job, and there is no outstanding political performance, it is estimated that it is also related to Li Zhun's dismissal. 【&n】

To put it bluntly, Li Ji has been in Taoguang! After his father Li Zhun was dismissed, Li Ji has been forbearing.

Although the peace conference is the emperor's intention, it is impossible to let the Son of Heaven bear such a reputation, so as the prime minister, Li Zhun will try his best to take the responsibility of the peace conference, Li Zhun does this, although it will make many scholars and scholars in the world shameful, but in the emperor's heart, Li Zhun is still very grateful.

Therefore, after Li Zhun was dismissed, he kept a low profile and returned to his hometown in Jiangning, and Li Ji was the same, because he was just a small official in the outside world, so he could survive a few years in the storm of this peace negotiation.

Regarding the matter of Li Zhun and Li Ji's father and son, Xiao Mo only combined the previous memories of this body and some rumors about Li Zhun to understand a little.

As the parent official of Shen County, of course, the students of Shen County will have a lot of evaluations and probe for Li Ji, Xiao Mo was also a member of the students before he became ill, so he also has some understanding of Li Ji.

Of course, from Xiao Mo's current point of view, Li Ji is a little different from the Li Ji in his original memory.

If you are wise and foolish, you are talking about people like Li Ji!

And Li Ji's next words also confirmed Xiao Mo's evaluation of him, Li Ji said: "Could it be that Ziheng can pinch and calculate, and he actually knows the official's thoughts?" ”

neither affirmed nor denied Xiao Mo's words, but vaguely expressed his meaning, and then kicked the question to Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo knew that Li Ji was doubtful of his own ability, and he was not sure if he could solve the drought in the three towns of Shen County.

In fact, after Xiao Mo came to the An Dynasty, after a certain understanding, he also had deep thoughts about the current problems in Shen County, and with Xiao Mo's thinking, it was definitely impossible to just stay as simple as solving the drought.

In addition to solving the drought in the three towns of Shen County, Xiao Mo also decided to take this opportunity to make full use of the resources of Shen County, and then make Shen County a rich township.

Not to mention, Xiao Mo does have a lot of ideas in his heart, but because of physical reasons, the situation in Changle Town and the difficulties of Shen County from external forces, many of Xiao Mo's ideas are difficult to implement.

In addition to the great drought, there are also difficulties from officialdom.

Luzhou is located in the upper reaches of Qinhuai, on the shore of the river, which is the barrier between the north and south of the Central Plains, Xiao Mo can't figure it out, why there was a war in the north three years ago, and the military service in Shen County would be so heavy, but after learning that Li Ji is Li Zhun's son, Xiao Mo seems to understand a little.

Officialdom is politics, where there is politics, there are disputes, the old school and the new party are always on the opposite side of the contradiction, according to Xiao Mo's conjecture, it is very likely that Shen County, where Li Ji is located, is a victim of the peace conference three years ago.

It is precisely because the Son of Heaven has some peace discussions and Li Zhun stands up to support it, so it will cause dissatisfaction among the officials who oppose the peace talks, which is why Li Ji's Shen County is so serious about military service.

Therefore, in the past three years, Li Ji has always adhered to his duty in Shen County, and in order to protect himself, he had to endure it.

Perhaps it was because of Li Ji's inaction that those officials who wanted the other party Li Ji thought that Li Ji was really a mediocre person, so they did not suppress it excessively, so Li Ji was able to stay in Shen County until today and was not convicted.

However, Li Ji took the initiative to inspect the drought this time, which is a signal.

Xiao Mo thought of this, so he said to Li Ji: "My lord, the student only asks, can you report the disaster situation in Shen County?" ”

The three provinces are Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province and Shangshu Province, which are the places where the imperial court deals with and decides on the country's government affairs, hearing Xiao Mo's question, Li Ji's eyes flashed a look of approval, and then said: "I have written an excerpt last month, but I haven't received a reply yet!" ”

Xiao Mo nodded when he heard this, the drought in Shen County is the third year this year, and Li Ji has not reported it to the three provinces, but he started to act last month, and there must be a reason for this.

As for the reason, Xiao Mo could guess some, but he didn't dare to say it in front of Li Ji, but since he knew that Li Ji came to inspect the drought this time, he didn't do anything perfunctory, so Xiao Mo had no scruples, and then said his plan to divert the water.

The water runs from northwest to southeast, running through Shen County, and it happens that Changle Town is next to the water, just because the terrain of Changle Town is higher, it cannot be drained, since Xiao Mo wants to divert the water, of course, he also has his own ideas.

But when Xiao Mo said the diversion, a trace of disappointment flashed in Li Ji's eyes, and Lin Chong also sighed a little disappointed, and said to Xiao Mo: "Ziheng, you also know the situation in Changle Town, the terrain is about three zhang higher than the riverbed of the river, and the fields in the town are higher, even if the ditch is dug to divert and the water flows into Changle Town, it will be useless, and the fields cannot be irrigated at all." ”

Lin Chong was right, originally relying on the water, no matter how dry it was, it would not have fallen into the current situation of Changle Town, but because of the topography, Changle Town has become a situation where it cannot quench its thirst by relying on water sources.

Originally, Xiao Mo thought of the story of the crow drinking water, and even the crow knew that he could stuff stones into the bottle to make the water level rise, so that he could drink water, so he planned to build a dam in the water to block the water level of the water to a certain height, and then divert the water.

But suddenly I thought that it was ancient times, and there was no such thing as cement and steel bars, let alone building a dam, that is, if you want to cut off the flow of water, it is not a small project, that is, Li Ji agreed to his own ideas, but with the current ability of Shen County, wanting to build a dam is tantamount to a fool's dream.

In this way, Xiao Mo was also stumped, and his teacher was unfavorable, but he didn't expect that his first suggestion was rejected by Lin Chong and Li Ji, and it also made Li Ji doubt his ability.

Damn, I've been doing it for a long time, and Lao Tzu's idea is actually!

Xiao Mo complained, and then secretly cursed God in his heart for bringing himself to such a place, not to mention the serious feudal thinking of the people here, even the materials are very poor, and it is so difficult to even build a dam.

Seeing Xiao Mo frowning, Li Ji laughed instead, and said to Lin Chong: "Over the years, even the officials, everyone in Shen County has been helpless against the drought, not to mention that Ziheng has been sick for a long time and has not gone out for three years, so it is natural that he can't think of a way!" This time, it seems that we are presumptuous! It's better to let Ziheng cultivate well, let's say goodbye first! ”

Li Ji's easy-going words and smiling face made Xiao Mo feel a little kind, and Xiao Mo hurriedly propped up his chair and planned to stand up.

Li Ji saw it and said to Xiao Mo: "Ziheng doesn't have to send it off, how about leaving this matter of the Qiao family to this official?" ”

The county order opened his mouth, with the current situation of the Xiao family, of course, it is undesirable, if a lawsuit can be avoided, it will definitely be a great favor for the current Xiao family.

For such a good thing, of course, the Xiao family couldn't ask for it, and even Lin Chong nodded to Xiao Mo next to him, hoping that Xiao Mo would not miss such an opportunity.

But Xiao Mo shook his head at Li Ji and said, "My lord, Qiao's family is small, and the drought is big, can you ask your adult to stay in Changle Town for one night, and tomorrow morning, wait for Xiao Mo to go to the shore of the river and investigate, and then make a decision?" ”

Although Xiao Mo has a reputation for showing talent, he is still not of grade enough in front of a jinshi like Li Ji, but it may be a preconceived reason, because of his views on Xiao Mo and Meng Qiuxiang's handling of the Yu Niang matter, Li Ji thinks that the mother and son of the Xiao family are kind people, so Li Ji actually agreed without thinking after hearing Xiao Mo's request.