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Chapter 877 Suspicion
In the west of Junzhou City, there was heavy snow on the official road, and a group of people were riding their horses.

"Sanfeng Mountain is in the southwest." Dong Wenbing raised his hand and pointed to Guo Hongjing.

Guo Hongjing turned his head to look, and what he saw were three continuous mountain peaks, which were actually not majestic.

It is only because it is the battlefield of the decisive battle between Mongolia and the Kingdom of Jin that it adds a bit of magnificence, making people write poems like "the black wind blows the sand and the river dries up, and there is a piece of snow in the heaven and earth", or "three generals die in heavy snow, and they bleed into rivers. The bones are blocked."

But thinking about it, the location of Meng Jin's decisive battle is actually not reasonable at all.

Normally speaking, Gubeikou and Juyongguan in the north, or Tongguan in the west should be the places where the Jin people met the enemy at that time.

Junzhou is located in the middle and south of Luoyang and Kaifeng, belonging to the hinterland of Henan.

It can be seen that Mongolia's military use is unconstrained and eclectic.

After all, Guo Hongjing was not interested in these battles. He turned his eyes away from Sanfeng Mountain, looked at the fields on the outskirts of Junzhou, and murmured, "I didn't seem to see the construction of the canal during the journey."

"It's time to enter the city, let's listen to Di Ze's explanation."

"Weird..."

Guo Hongjing came to Henan to control the water and rejuvenate the fields.

In the past two years, the war has not stopped. First, Li Fen was pacified, and then Li Xia was defeated. The east and west of Henan have always been fighting.Fortunately, the flames of war did not spread over, so that he could still plan the aqueduct.

How to build the canals in Junzhou was planned by Guo Hongjing half a year ago, and then he went to other places to survey, and Dong Wenbing ordered Junzhou Zhizhou Dize to organize the military and civilians to repair the canals according to the plan.

But now that half a year has passed, when I came to Junzhou again, I didn't see the expected bustling scene.I only saw farmers still carrying water from far away.

Before entering the city, Guo Hongjing's eyes were filled with worry.

A few miles further on, at the gate of Junzhou City, Di Ze has already come to welcome Dong Wenbing, and set up a banquet in the city to welcome the wind and cleanse the dust.

Di Ze was born in Guide Di's family, he was the nephew of Mongolian General Di Shun and the son of Di Cong.

Di Cong guarded Yingchuan back then, and because Li Xia went north to be a spy, he was framed by Zhang Wulang as colluding with the people of the Song Dynasty.

This matter caused Di Cong's team to lose power completely, almost becoming a sinner.

Not long after, Di Cong died of anger.

Di Ze was 27 years old that year, and he had to run back and forth, begging for help.

Fortunately, the Di family has not been uprooted, at least Di Shun is still there.

Di Ze lived in his uncle's house for several years, and finally waited until Zhang Hongdao defected. Many things from that year finally came to light, and the charges against the Di family were cleared...Of course, no one cared at all.

It can't be called rehabilitating, but after that, Di Ze was appointed as the chief executive of the people in Junzhou.

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"Your Majesty appointed me to sit in Junzhou because I have a deep hatred with Li Xia."

During the chatting at the reception banquet, Di Ze would always mention things about Yingzhou back then.

"Eight years have passed. When Li Xia went north for the first time, my father was the first to see that the thief would be a serious problem for his confidantes. But he also became the first person to be framed by Li Xia and Zhang Hongdao..."

Dong Wenbing has heard these contents.

But Di Ze can add some new details every time, which is not boring.

For example, Li Xia and Zhang Hongdao had colluded together eight years ago, which Dong Wenbing did not hear last time.If you think about it carefully, it makes sense.

Guo Hongjing, on the other hand, had never heard of these things, and was a little frightened by Di Ze's portrayal of the sinister, vicious, despicable and shameless Li Xia.

"By the way, speaking... Jingchen, are you brother-in-law with Li Xia?" Di Ze asked suddenly as he was talking.

Guo Hongjing was taken aback, and the wine glass in his hand shook slightly.

He hadn't actually thought about it.

It was Dong Wenbing who waved his hand and said for him, "You can't be considered a brother-in-law. Li Xiazhi's concubine, Mrs. Zhang, has already been expelled from the house and severed the relationship between father and daughter."

"I see." Di Ze smiled, still respectful and friendly to Guo Hongjing, raised his glass and said, "When will Jingchen get married?"

"Go north at the end of the year and get married in spring." Guo Hongjing said: "Afterwards, I will stay in Yanjing to plan water conservancy for the construction of the city. I want to leave..."

"Congratulations, respectful minister, this is what His Majesty wants to use."

"I don't dare to do it. My elder brother is really good at water conservancy. I'm just a mediocre person, and I'm just doing my best. There are [-] hectares of land in Junzhou to irrigate..."

"Your honorable minister is too humble." Di Ze said with a smile: "At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, when the water conservancy was established, the calendar was established, and culture and education were promoted, it is time for your brothers to flex their muscles. I only hope that you will be in the center in the future and can support me. One or two."

Guo Hongjing wanted to ask about Junzhou's water conservancy, but was interrupted like this, and gradually realized that Di Ze did it on purpose.

Presumably, the money and grain for building the canal were swallowed by this person.

With this thought in his mind, Guo Hongjing turned his head to look at Dong Wenbing, and quietly signaled with his eyes.

Dong Wenbing has always cared for the people. He once sold his own property to help the people repay the lamb loan. The land in the territory was measured to be equal to that of the poor...

In the past two years in Henan, Guo Hongjing admired this boss, and believed that he must strictly investigate the water conservancy issue in Junzhou.

But at this time, Dong Wenbing didn't notice Guo Hongjing's eyes, holding the glass of wine and meditating, looking vaguely worried.

He occasionally turned his head inadvertently, but looked at the guards at the door.

They chatted for a while following the topics that Di Ze had said, from Guo Shoujing in Xingqing Mansion to the newly built metropolis in Yanjing and back to the war with Guanzhong.Finally, Dong Wenbing ordered others to retreat and chat with Di Ze alone.

"Jingchen, you also go to rest first."

"Yes."

Guo Hongjing got up to salute, and exited the hall.

He looked back and saw that most of Dong Wenbing's guards also retreated, leaving only a few people behind.

Those few looked very special, their eyes were as sharp as hawks, scanning the surroundings, as if Dong Wenbing hadn't ordered them yet, they already knew that what they were about to talk about was an important matter.

"Is it related to water conservancy?" Guo Hongjing murmured in his heart.

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In the hall, Dong Wenbing put down his wine glass, looked at Di Ze with burning eyes, and asked, "Do you know why I came this time?"

"The subordinate doesn't know."

"You sit in Junzhou, dare to tell me that you don't know?"

Di Ze glanced at the guards at the door, feeling a little uneasy for no reason, and finally responded: "Your official has indeed noticed that there seem to be Li Xia's spies operating in the city."

Dong Wenbing's face became more and more ugly, and he said slowly: "Just now I said that Zhang Rou and her daughter severed the father-daughter relationship. But I got rumors that not long ago, Zhang Rou sent a large amount of dowry to Chang'an, and it happened to pass through Junzhou."

Di Ze was shocked.

"What's the meaning of this? Could it be that the commander-in-chief suspects that I can't cooperate with the enemy? Anyone in this Junzhou city may cooperate with the enemy, but I and Li Xia are the only ones who will not share the sky!"

After this sentence, he didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, he seemed to add another sentence out of desperation.

"What's more, Junzhou and Tongguan are separated by Luoyang, how can I let the convoy pass through?"

"..."

Several guards stood under the eaves and listened to the conversation, with a look of arrogance and suspicion in their eyes.

They are the Eagle Guards, who came to investigate the ironware smuggling case in Junzhou.

As far as they are concerned, everyone in the hall today is suspicious, whether it is Li Xia's brother-in-law Guo Hongjing, Di Ze who guards Junzhou, or Dong Wenbing who has a younger brother who has taken refuge in Li Xia...

(End of this chapter)