Mingshi

Chapter 77

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Of course, they wouldn't ask about such an important matter.At this time, Luo Xin was thinking about which military book from the memory of his previous life should be copied first?
Just as they were thinking about it, when they heard footsteps, the four brothers turned their heads and saw two figures walking towards Zhang Shu's study on the Qingshi Road led by the Zhang family servant.Luo Xin's eyes were fixed, but the figures of the two people were his teacher Lin Chang and his uncle Luo Zhi.The two figures quickly disappeared from Luo Xin's vision.

"They are...why are they in such a hurry?" Luo Xin asked involuntarily.

Zhou Yu also looked at Zhang Xun. Zhang Xun pondered for a while and smiled, "I forgot, it's a matter of fighting for water."

Luo Xin raised his forehead and said, "I forgot, tomorrow is the day of fighting for water."

"The day of fighting for water?"

Zhou Yu couldn't help showing nervousness on his face.He couldn't help being nervous. Yanglin County had a serious problem, which worried his father a few more gray hairs.

Yanglin County and Yangqu County are two adjacent counties, separated by a small river.There are fertile fields on both sides of this river, and every spring planting is the beginning of water competition.

If the villages within a county are fighting for water, the county magistrate, who is the head of the county, can naturally suppress it, but it is difficult to say that it belongs to two counties.No magistrate would want the crops under his rule to have a bad harvest, and everyone is a magistrate, so why let you?
Therefore, there were many armed fights between the two counties over water, and even homicides occurred when the circumstances were serious. The magistrate of the two counties was dismissed because of the occurrence of multiple homicides.

Since Zhou Zhi County and Li Zhi County of Yangqu County took office, although they have tried their best, they still cannot prevent the two counties from fighting.This is also because the two county magistrates cannot retreat, who dares to let the water be given to the neighboring county?It is bound to be questioned by the big households in the county, and dismissal is inevitable.

but……

If this kind of fighting continues, sooner or later there will be a problem of becoming a magistrate. If a few people are really killed because of fighting for water, the two of them will not be able to serve as officials for long.

If things are better in years with a lot of rain, but this year happens to have less rain than in previous years, these days make Zhou Zhi County gray hair.

So now, when Zhou Yu heard about the fight for water, his head swelled with a "buzz", and the expression on his face became tense.What if there was an armed fight under father's rule?Seeing Zhou Yu's nervous appearance, Zhang Xun smiled and said:
"Brother, don't be nervous. We, Shanglin Village and Xialin Village, share a river, but one river cannot meet the crop needs of the two villages, and there are occasional disputes over water.

In the past, there were a lot of fighting between the two villages, and many people were injured in the two villages.Some are even permanently disabled.Later, after the discussion of the two village chiefs, the Wudou water was changed into Wendou water. "

"Wu Dou? Wen Dou?" Zhou Yu asked curiously.

"Yeah!" Zhang Xun nodded and said, "Xialin Village also has two scholars, so the two villages competed with each other for writing essays, and the winning side first used water. And the two villages took turns to write the questions. Last year, we Shanglin Village wrote the questions. , my father, Master Lin and Uncle Luo played against Xialin Village, and our village won, so last year we were the first to use water in Shanglin Village. This year it is Xialin Village’s turn to come up with a question..."

Having said this, Zhang Xun's voice stopped, and Luo Xin's expression became serious as he said:
"Second brother, just now I saw the teacher and my uncle walking in a hurry, I'm afraid the questions from Xialin Village this time will be difficult?"

Zhang Xun also nodded and said, "I'm afraid I haven't figured out a solution yet?"

Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief at this time, as long as it wasn't a fight with weapons.This will not affect the father's future.

"Wen Dou...Wen Dou..."

Zhou Yu's eyes couldn't help but light up. If his father and the county magistrate of Yangqu County reached an agreement on Wendou, wouldn't this solve the problem of fighting with weapons?
Even if Wendou fails, it is also a problem that the literati in this county are not as good as others, and the father's responsibilities will be much less.Presumably Lizhi County of Yanglin County is also happy with this, right?

"Tomorrow is the day for fighting for water?" Zhou Yu asked.

"En!" Luo Xin, Luo Qing and Zhang Xun nodded together.

"Then let's go and have a look tomorrow. If this method is feasible, I will recommend it to my father."

"Recommended to foster father?"

"Yes!" Zhou Yu said with bitterness on his face, "You don't know..."

Zhou Yu talked about the incident of the two counties' fighting with weapons. Zhang Xun, Luo Xin and Luo Qing all felt the seriousness of the matter.Luo Xin said:
"Brother, after the water fight tomorrow, you should hurry back to the county seat and report to your adoptive father at this time. It is best to settle the matter of Wendou before the two counties fight over water."

"Ok!"

At night, Lin Chang and Luo Zhicai left Zhang's house.At this time, the four brothers were in Zhang Xun's study.Zhou Yu and Zhang Xun were playing chess, while Luo Xin was teaching Luo Qing to practice calligraphy while watching the two play chess.

Don't say it!

Once Luo Qing got rid of the idea of ​​aversion to learning calligraphy, it was really not slow to learn. After this hour, he had already learned eight characters.I am holding Luo Xin's brush and copying according to Luo Xin's words.

Seeing that his eldest brother was studying hard, Luo Xin showed a happy smile on his face, and after looking at the chessboard a few more times, he knew that Zhang Xun would lose in a short time.Without disturbing Luo Qing, Zhou Yu and Zhang Xun walked to the window and looked at the sky outside the window.

Upright dusk.

However, there is not a cloud in the sky!
"This year's rain seems to be insufficient!" Luo Xin lowered his head and thought, "We should go to the county town to buy some grain to prevent food shortage!"

After really thinking about it, he heard footsteps coming from outside the window, and when he looked up, he saw Zhang Shu walking towards here with worry on his face.

Luo Xin hurriedly moved to the door, and saluted Zhang Shu from a distance: "Father!"

"Xin'er! My family doesn't need to be too polite." Zhang Shu called out, but the worry could not be removed from his expression.

Hearing the conversation between Luo Xin and Zhang Shu, the three people in the study also came to the door.

"Father!"

"Father!"

"Go into the house and talk!"

Luo Xin and others followed Zhang Shu into the house, and then sat down in order of preference, while the four brothers looked at Zhang Shu eagerly.Zhang Shu looked a little serious and said:

"This time it is Xialin Village's turn to come up with questions for hydrology. But usually we can find out the general scope of questions, just like last year they were able to inquire about the scope of our Shanglin Village's questions. It's right, it's poetry. , There is always a range, let the other party make preparations.

However, this time is different.It should be that we felt that there was not enough rain this year, but Xialin Village did not reveal the scope of the question, which made us feel bad.Today's rain is definitely not enough. If we lose in Shanglin Village, we must first use water in Xialin Village. Our crops in Shanglin Village will not be able to harvest [-]%, or even lower. "

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