Five boats departed from the city of Tokyo, passed Chenliu, and sailed southeast downwind along the Bianhe River; Yang Yi has been out of office for several years, this is the first time to return to his hometown, except for Han Bier and Qingye, everyone in the family has returned to Hangzhou for the New Year.

In front of it was a boat for the servants and the guards.

The second boat was the Yang family, Thirteen Niang, and Lin Ethereal, and the Yang family's iron egg was naturally on that boat.

The third ship is the two sons of Qin Zigui's family.

The fourth ship is Shen Qingzhi and Xiao Yi.

The latter one is Yang Daguanren, Li Xiangxian and Qing Niang.

The five boats lined up in a line, and the whole family visit group was quite impressive, but compared with the convoy of the Cao Yun on the Bianhe River, it was a big achievement.

The cabin is very spacious, with a thick curtain to block the cold wind blowing on the river, and a thick mink fur is padded inside, and a few braziers are placed at the four corners to make the cabin look warm; Yang Daguan sat in his arms, watching Li Xiangxian sing and dance, she was tall, dancing with great beauty, Qing Niang on the side lightly picked Manwi, the piano sound was long, Li Xiangxian danced and sang, and the clear voice was euphemistic:

The mountains are ruthless, the water is ruthless, the willows are flying in the spring and the rain is clear, and the long and short pavilions are long.

Planned to line, reline, chant to the south of the Yangtze River for the first few journeys, Jiangnan mountains are getting greener.

Yang Yi also heard Su Mingpei sing this "Sauvignon Blanc", but Li Xiangxian sang it with another charm, and both of them had their own victories.

Qing Niang went to Jiangnan for the first time, and she was very happy, saying that there were not many places where she went, and "Qing Niang's Wanderings" also wrote more than 200 pages, but Jiangnan Water Town has never had the opportunity to see.

The literati and writers of the past dynasties have depicted the Jiangnan as incomparably charming, poetic and picturesque, the green mountains are hidden in the water, and the grass in the south of the Yangtze River has not withered in autumn. On the moonlit night of the twenty-four bridges, where does the jade teach. Every time she reads such a sentence, Qing Niang is intoxicated and yearning.

This time, she can go back to Hangzhou with Yang Yi for the New Year, although it is not the spring rain season of apricot blossoms, it is enough to make her happy.

Seeing that Qing Niang was a little absent-minded, Yang Yi went to sing and dance, beckoned to Qing Niang, asked her to sit by the window, and then opened the curtain to enjoy the riverside scenery.

The grain, cloth, tea, etc. transported from the south of the Yangtze River to the capital are all year round, and the Bianhe River is like a major artery, continuously pumping blood to the capital.

From time to time, you can see some houses on the shore, the roofs are covered with snow, and the diligent women are taking advantage of the rare winter sunshine to dry the dried radishes on the bamboo fence.

In fact, the ship has not yet passed Yingtianfu (Shangqiu City), Qing Niang has already seen it dizzy, and a heart seems to have been hung on the mast, eagerly looking southeast.

"Qingniang, don't be anxious, Brother Yang has a long vacation this time, and he won't return to Beijing until February, and I will take you to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River at that time."

Qing Niang was happy at first, and then said gently: "Brother Yang doesn't have to worry about me, when you return to Jiangnan, you will have more entertainment, and you may not be able to get out of the way when you come." ”

Time flies so fast, Qing Niang is a year older, a little less girlish and youthful, Yu Li Tingting, full of poetry and picturesqueness, sitting by the window is like a sparse shadow of the plum, dark fragrance floating.

Qing Niang said the same, with Yang Yi's current reputation, returning to Hangzhou must be full of guests, I am afraid it is rare to have leisure.

In other places, you can be strong and high, but when you return to your hometown, no matter how high your prestige is, you must also be humble and courteous; Otherwise, you are destined to be pointed at by the world and say that you have forgotten your roots.

Considering this, Yang Yi had to smile and said: "If I really can't get out, let your sister Xian'er accompany you on a trip, let's set off a little earlier when we return to Beijing, it was spring and Jingming, it was the best time to enjoy the south of the Yangtze River, Xiaolou listened to the spring rain overnight, and sold apricot blossoms in the Ming Dynasty in the deep lane, telling you, the sound of selling flowers in Jiangnan is very beautiful!" ”

Yang Yi is not nonsense at this point, the sound of selling flowers in Jiangnan is not just tearing open the noise door and roaring twice, but like a cappella singing, rhythmic, fresh and timeless, like a beautiful tune, which is why the sound of selling flowers has always been praised by literati.

Qing Niang's eyes were as bright as stars, staring at him tightly, Yang Yi thought that she was attracted by the scene she described selling apricot blossoms, but heard her mutter: "Xiaolou listened to the spring rain all night, and sold apricot blossoms in the Ming Dynasty in the deep alley." Brother Yang, it's so beautiful, hurry up and tell the whole poem, hurry! ”

This time it was Yang Yi's turn to be stupid, in his memory, this poem seemed to be written by Du Mu, thinking that Qing Niang must have heard it, judging from Qing Niang's reaction, it was probably his own memory that was wrong; He looked at Li Xiangxian again, and from her expectant expression, it could be confirmed once again that he really remembered wrong, and the problem was that he couldn't remember the whole poem.

"Hurry! Brother Yang, hurry up! ”

"Xian'er, pour wine!"

Yang Daguan must delay a while and die hundreds of millions of brain cells first; Seeing that Qing Niang was about to see through the autumn water, he had to reluctantly recite: "The taste of the world is as thin as a veil in the year, who ordered the horseback rider Jinghua, Xiaolou listened to the spring rain overnight, and sold apricot blossoms in the Ming Dynasty in the deep alley." The dwarf paper is oblique and idle, and the fine milk plays tea in the sunny window. Plain ...... Uh, I don't have a good sentence for the next two sentences, so let's let Qingniang continue it? ”

Yang Yi really can't remember the next sentence, but fortunately, when he and Qing Niang first met, he asked Qing Niang to continue the lyrics. Qing Niang has been completely immersed in the poetry of the slight silence, sitting there like a picture of a lady, not moving for a long time.

Yang Yi took this opportunity to cross the boat to find Shen Qingzhi and them to drink and chat; Now, he doesn't want to die hundreds of millions of brain cells to continue the next two sentences, although he can't remember whose poem it is, but he can understand the artistic conception of this poem.

The third and fourth lines of this poem use 'flowing water pairs', which makes the whole poem seem to be completed in one go. The so-called flowing water pair refers to the fact that the two sentences of the dual sentence in the poem are not isolated two scenes and two events, but a kind of inheritance and causal relationship.

Like 'Qingchuan calendar Hanyang tree, grass and parrot island. This is a typical two scenes and two things, and there is no causal relationship between the two sentences.

'Xiaolou listened to the spring rain overnight, and the Ming Dynasty sold apricot blossoms in the deep alley' is different, it is precisely because of the spring rain overnight that the apricot blossoms were born, so the Ming Dynasty will hear the sound of selling flowers in the alley.

And the first six sentences of the whole poem reveal a sense of loneliness and helplessness, all of which are to pave the way for the last two sentences to be angry and angry, although Yang Yi can't fully remember the last two sentences, but he at least understands that he has nothing to provoke now, so he won't bother to continue.

Shen Qingzhi and Xiao Yi saw him coming over the boat, and hurriedly added a glass of wine.

Shen Qingzhi was bribed by Yang Yi with an epitaph, and played an extremely important role in this Zen incident, and completely became one of Yang Yi's henchmen.

Several people sat in the cabin, chatting with each other about the water of the Bianhe River, chatting and chatting about the matter of controlling the river, because the original intention of disarmament was to save huge military expenditures for the national economy and people's livelihood, and river control is the primary task and the most important thing.

The lower reaches of the Yellow River were the most densely populated areas in the Great Song Dynasty, and when Wang Anshi was in power, he was still able to govern the Yellow River, but in the Yuan You period, Sima Guang abolished the new government, and the country's financial endowment was also exhausted, and he was unable to govern the Yellow River at all; In the past ten years, the Yellow River flooded every year, causing huge losses to the Great Song Dynasty, and after a flood, the imperial court recruited a large number of troops from the refugees, which made the number of troops increase rapidly, further increasing military expenditures, forming a vicious circle.

In the first year of Shaosheng, Li Qingchen mentioned in the imperial examination that the Yellow River was diverted, whether to lead back to the east or to the north, the debate could not produce a result, and floods flooded every year.

What Li Qingchen said is the truth, it can be said that there was no progress in the governance of the river during the Yuan You period, and the three parties of Shu, Luo, and Shuo fought for it every year, but they could not achieve a result, and the control of the river became a farce that stayed in the court.

If the new party has made no achievements in river control, wouldn't it be the same as the old party?

With the 210,000 forbidden troops cut this year, at least 15 million yuan will be saved in next year's military expenditure, which can be used as the starting capital for river control.

Remembering that Shen Kuo was also very good at studying river governance, during the reign of Wang Anshi, the project of governing the Bianhe River was presided over by Shen Kuo, so Yang Yi asked: "Brother Shen, Ling Xianzun is a scholar of heaven and man, and he has also made many achievements in river governance. ”

Shen Qingzhi replied humbly: "Don't dare, although my father has dabbled in it, I can't learn as much as my father, so I can't have any opinions, but last time I heard Brother Qin mention that Lord Yang said that governing the river is river sand, and if the water flow is slow, the sediment is easy to deposit, and I think so; Today, the Yellow River is divided into several streams, the flow of water is slow, a large amount of sediment is deposited, and floods occur every year during the Yuan You period, which further proves this truth.

When Wang Mang was in his time, Zhang Rong once put forward the idea that the water flow is fast and can scrape away the silt and sand; Lord Yang's views and Zhang Rong's views coincide secretly, and they are extremely insightful; If you want the Yellow River to be stable for a long time, you must end the trend of letting it flow northward, make it merge into a single unit, and try to let it enter the sea with the nearest path and the most urgent trend. ”

Listening to Shen Qingzhi's words, Yang Yi was even more impressed with him, it can be said that Shen Qingzhi's words came to his heart, although he didn't have much research on river governance, but he still understood the basic truth; In this era, when it is impossible to build a flood dam to regulate the flood front, it is the most ideal way to build an embankment to contain water and attack sand with water. Because the focus of river control is sand control, if we can really achieve the effect of attacking sand with water, although it is impossible to ensure that the Yellow River will not collapse for thousands of years, at least it will not flood every year as it is now; As far as Yang Yi knows, during the Han Dynasty, after the two emperors of the Han Dynasty and the Han and Ming dynasties, the Yellow River was relatively calm during those few hundred years, and the floods were relatively few.

Therefore, as long as we make great efforts to govern, although we cannot protect it for 10,000 years, it is still possible to protect it for more than 100 years.

Picking up such a treasure, Yang Yi would not let it go, he and Shen Qingzhi discussed the problem of river governance all the way, from the improvement of the system, to the cost of funds, construction methods, river selection, etc., one by one as a detailed discussion, during which Qin Zigui also joined in, and Qingniang became a recorder, recording the discussion of several people in detail, and then sorting it out.

During this period, Yang Yi also sent a letter to Zhang Dan, asking him to solicit opinions from the world in the name of the imperial court; Anyone who has constructive suggestions will be invited into the capital so that they can work together to discuss the best plan for river control; Yang Yi believes that the wisdom of the people is infinite, and many people just don't have the opportunity to use it.

(To be continued)