Jagged Legion

Chapter 38 Opening the Spirit Canal

confused,

Confucius discovered confusion,

Named Zhongyong;

I found out the confusion,

name Wuwei;

Zhuangzi found out the confusion,

Named Xiaoyao

He Xiaowang decided to ignore the emperor's will first. At present, he can only speak for himself after completing the South Vietnam campaign. Even if he returns now according to the order, he will inevitably be investigated.He Xiaowang resorted to two tactics. On the one hand, he pretended to be confused and repaired a book, reporting his achievements; Central Plains.I can only go to the bottom of the boat and not return to the teacher for the time being.He Xiaowang presented the memorial to the emperor and sent someone to send it back on a flying horse.He Xiaowang continued to check the topography of the Lijiang River and the Xiangjiang River, and decided to connect the thoroughfare of more than 30 miles. This is a huge project.According to historical records, it took three years to open the Lingqu Canal. Can He Xiaowang open it in just one year? Life is still in danger.He has already issued a military order in front of Qin Shihuang. If the chaos cannot be quelled within a year, he will take his head to see Qin Shihuang.

The digging of the Lingqu River connected the Xiangjiang River and the Lijiang River, and opened up the north-south water channel, which provided an important guarantee for the Qin Dynasty to unify Lingnan.In the year when the Gongling Canal was opened to navigation, Qin soldiers conquered Lingnan, and then established Guilin, Xiangjun, and Nanhai counties, officially bringing Lingnan into the territory of the Qin Dynasty.The Lingqu Canal connects the two major water systems of the Yangtze River and the Pearl River, forming a water transportation network throughout East China and South China.Since the Qin Dynasty, it has played a positive role in consolidating the unity of the country, strengthening political, economic and cultural exchanges between the north and the south, and intensifying the exchanges between people of all ethnic groups.Although Lingqu has been repaired for generations, it still plays an important role.Of course, He Xiaowang will not give up building the Tongling Canal, this is a project that will benefit forever.He Xiaowang immediately dispatched 3 troops to excavate day and night, and brought together all the water conservancy experts in the army. With an army of 40, He Xiaowang ordered 50 people to invest in digging more than 40 kilometers of channels, the remaining 30 people were responsible for guarding the camp, and 4 people were responsible for spreading around and looting the food of the barbarians.Hunting depends on these to supplement supplies.The situation in the army was gradually controlled by He Xiaowang, and He Xiaowang ignored the emperor's imperial decree, so Xu Bing had no choice but to "recover his illness" honestly.He Xiaowang sent people to remove Xu Bing's confidantes, and ordered Zhao Guang and Li Xian to be in charge.The rest of the generals remained the same. He Xiaowang's series of iron-fisted governance was vigorous and resolute, and his subordinates all admired him. This time, the excavation of the Lingqu Canal was supported by the army. After all, this is a life channel. Once the Lingqu Canal is opened, there will be a steady stream of food have to send.He Xiaowang personally came to the excavation site of Lingqu every day, and ate the same food as the officers and soldiers every day. No one in the army did not say that the general was frank and incorruptible.Li Longxiang, Zhao Guang, and Li Xian are in charge of the food issue. This is a major matter. He Xiaowang is not at ease if he leaves it to others. The cooperation of the three of them will ensure sufficient food before the opening of the spiritual canal.It can be said that the entire army is tightening their belts and working hard on construction.

Li Longxiang and the three of them tried their best to collect food.Li Longxiang led 50 iron cavalry to scatter all over the place during the day to inquire about news, while Zhao Guang and Li Xian were in charge of fighting. Once they found out that the tribes were against the Qin army or not, they would rob them all.Zhao Guang and the others have already caught the eye, collecting as long as it is food, and transporting it all back to the camp. Although Li Xian has made some plans, the life and death of the continuous 40 army is related to the life of He Xiaowang. Desperate to let go of the robbery.Even if this is the case, it still cannot supplement the rations of the entire army, and the rations of the soldiers can only be reduced again and again.He Xiaowang summoned Li Longxiang, Li Xian and Zhao Guang to discuss the food issue, and blindly reducing the rations of the soldiers is not the answer.He Xiaowang said: "At present, the military rations are in short supply. Although my husband and my family are rich, it is still a drop in the ocean for the army. It is of no help at all. It is connected to Sichuan, where Li Bing once built Dujiangyan, the land of abundance, and the mass production is abundant. Now we can only send people to Go to Bashu and ask for some rations. Li Xian, you must lead [-] light cavalry to collect rations. Otherwise, once winter comes, we will not be able to supply wild vegetables. Of course, winter is the most difficult period of time, as long as this winter is over , we can turn around and wait for the unification of Lingnan." Li Xian: "Sir, our [-] light cavalry has no problem at all. Originally, [-] troops were invested in repairing canals. What if I go to Bashu again and the barbarians attack me?" Zhao Guang: "Sir, I have no problem with Zhao Guang and my elder brother." Li Xian is right, I have also considered this one. Long Xiang's [-] iron cavalry will have to work harder, and they will be divided into two teams. One team will go out and continue to collect barbarian tribes, and the other team will strengthen patrols at night. Sneak attack. In addition, Zhao Guang must always maintain a high-pressure posture against the barbarians, and the barbarians have no time to attack. This may guarantee your safety. Li Xian, please lead to Bashu quickly, and you must transport back the army rations." Li Xian: Yes, I will to arrange. "

Qin Shihuang was furious when he received the memorial from He Xiaowang!Is He Xiaowang really going to rebel?Zhao Gao's group also added fuel and vinegar to attack He Xiaowang wantonly.Qin Shihuang was distraught: "Get out of here! I want to be quiet for a while." Zhao Gao came out disheveled. "The first emperor looked at He Xiaowang's memorial again, and what he saw was that He Xiaowang was full of grievances and had nowhere to say it, not a protest to the first emperor. The first emperor gradually calmed down, and then looked at He Xiaowang's memorial. Xiaowang wrote: "Minister, He Xiaowang has a straightforward temper and is not good at speaking, but his loyalty to the emperor is evident day by day.When he came here, the emperor personally appointed his minister as a general. The minister knew that he was incapable and incompetent, but he must not disappoint the emperor's painstaking efforts. He should go all out and repay his life and death. 'Now that the great cause has not been accomplished, and he has returned without success, how can the emperor care about his ministers?The north wind blows, blows the sand, and scares the jackdaws, just like yesterday's fight on the battlefield, thousands of troops and horses, buried the concerns of many loyal souls.Under the setting sun, reflecting the remnant glow and shining on the ancient temple, it is like the prosperity in the dream last night, with yellow flowers everywhere, blocking many lovers' words of love.The minister abandoned his beloved wife and marched thousands of miles south for the land of the Great Qin.Chen Jin has found a good strategy to pacify the south of the Five Ridges, and within two years he will be able to make extraordinary achievements.Opening canals to connect the Yangtze River and the Pearl River water system, so that grain and grass can be continuously imported from the Central Plains, and Lingnan can be pacified, just around the corner!I bow again, praying for the emperor's permission and sympathy for my heart. "

Qin Shihuang sighed, He Xiaowang was loyal, and the day will be clear, so one can imagine how he feels now.At the beginning, Zhen personally conferred on him the post of Great General on the stage of worship, but today he almost listened to the slander and gave up all his previous efforts.Qin Shihuang smiled: "This He Xiaowang complains to me again. He still has a conscience. He thinks of his beloved wife, Princess Qin Ning. Is I a foolish king who doesn't recognize loyalty and traitors." Qin Shihuang didn't do anything about the memorial. The comment took a high-hanging stance, and any further writing to condemn He Xiaowang, even if Li Si wrote a letter, the First Emperor would not let it go, and would not talk about this topic anymore.He Xiaowang wanted to dig the Lingqu, and Qin Shihuang also saw this point, knowing what the opening of the Lingqu meant, and gave He Xiaowang a certain amount of time.

He Xiaowang has sent out the memorial and hasn't seen the emperor's reply for more than a month, so He Xiaowang has a bottom line in his heart.Order to excavate Lingqu at full speed.On the northwest side, Qin Shihuang replied to Fusu's memorial, ordering to stick to the frontier, and there must be no mistakes.Fusu laughed loudly after receiving the imperial decree: "It seems that the emperor has removed his suspicion of He Xiaowang, so that's good, the peace in the Lingnan area is just around the corner." Meng Yi: "Let me just say, He Xiaowang is very clever. I will definitely respond, and I won’t be stunned and helpless. Now I can rest assured.” Meng Tian also learned that He Xiaowang was going to raise food from Bashu, and said to Fusu: “Now we should help him However, He Xiaowang's 50 troops still don't have enough food and grass, so please ask the prince to suspend a letter and ask him to allocate food to He Xiaowang. The reason why the emperor didn't order Bashu to allocate food is because the voice of the court is right He Xiaowang is at a disadvantage, the emperor wanted to punish He Xiaowang before, but now he can't immediately express the allocation of food, this task is still in the hands of the prince." Fusu: "The general is very right, I will send someone to send a letter , order Bashu county guards to allocate He Xiaowang's army rations. Otherwise, I'm afraid He Xiaowang won't be able to make it through this winter."

Qin Shihuang asked the prince Fusu to write a letter to the governor of Bashu County for another purpose, that is, to hope that He Xiaowang would be loyal to Prince Fusu in the future.The emperor's mind is really hard to detect.Fusu's letter has been sent to Bashu, and the governor of Bashu immediately opened the Bashu granary and waited for He Xiaowang to send someone.Li Xian had already rushed to Bashu overnight after receiving He Xiaowang's order.After traveling day and night, he finally arrived in the land of Bashu. The governor of Bashu received him, took out a letter written by Prince Fusu, and handed it to Li Xian.Li Xiancai realized that the prince already knew about this matter and had already made arrangements.Li Xian had no time to rest, and immediately led the army to escort the food and grass to Lingnan.With Qin Shihuang's acquiescence, He Xiaowang became more motivated in his heart. The 40 troops are constantly digging, using the most primitive tools and relying entirely on manpower to excavate the magnificent water conservancy project.Li Xian finally transported the food and grass back to the camp without stopping. At this time, He Xiaowang was almost out of ammunition and food, and had already begun to kill old horses and wounded horses for food. Zhao Guang's tens of thousands of troops were fighting outside for days. If he can't come back for another week, He Xiaowang will definitely keep his head here.He Xiaowang greeted Li Xian in person, and Li Xian knelt on the ground: "Sir, fortunately, the food and grass have been brought back!!" Everyone cheered loudly!With these grains and grasses, the 50 troops will no longer be threatened by the lack of grains and grasses. They can safely survive this winter, successfully dig the Lingqu, and transport the grains and grasses from Bashu to Lingnan continuously by water.He Xiaowang saw Li Xian kneeling on the ground with tears in his eyes: "Get up quickly, get up quickly. Li Xian, the 50 army has been saved, please accept my bow from He Xiaowang." He Xiaowang bowed his hands in salute.Li Xian knelt down again in a hurry: "Sir, I can't take it, I can't take it. This time, the food and grass can be transported back to Bashu so smoothly. It is thanks to His Royal Highness that the Crown Prince has already sent a letter to the governor of Bashu, otherwise I would not have sent it. "He Xiaowang said: "His Royal Highness must have obtained the information, but this time, Li Xian, I still remember you a great credit."

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