Liu Song Hanque

Chapter 452 Hetao Planning
Xu Zhanzhi is the eldest son of Liu Xingdi's original partner Xu Kuizhi. Because his father died early, he was taken by the guilty Liu Yu to grow up beside him, and he was deeply spoiled.

This kind of background made Xu Zhanzhi's life extremely luxurious, but Liu Yizhen, the uncle, did not criticize him too much because of Liu Xingdi, and had a completely laissez-faire attitude.

But Xu Zhanzhi's appearance today surprised Liu Yizhen.

He should have been wearing emerald jewellery, embellished with pearls to dazzle his body, but at this moment he is actually wearing sackcloth, walking barefoot in the muddy field.

If Tao Yuanming hadn't called out his name, Liu Yizhen wouldn't have recognized that the man dressed as a farmer was his nephew Xu Zhanzhi.

Xu Zhanzhi, who hadn't seen him for a few years, gave Liu Yizhen a naive smile, and saluted Liu Yizhen with mud on his hands: "Son of Heaven, please be safe."

"I'm safe..."

Liu Yizhen looked at Xu Zhanzhi, and then looked at Liu Xingdi beside him with proving eyes.

"Sister, what's going on?"

Even though he knew that Liu Xingdi was not the kind of person who would dote on children, wouldn't it be a little cruel to get the dignified No. [-] son of Liu Song... ah no, the second son besides Liu Jun to farm in the fields?
After that, Liu Yizhen looked at Tao Yuanming suspiciously.

Could this "stepfather" force Xu Zhanzhi?Is this courage a bit too big?

Tao Yuanming saw Liu Yizhen's doubts about him, and quickly explained: "Zhanzhi himself was interested in this yin and yang crop, and it happened that I was idle, so I taught him all the principles that the emperor taught me. "

Interested in farming?

"My son, it is indeed I who begged Mr. Tao to impart the truth."

Xu Zhanzhi interrupted suddenly at this moment, and Liu Yizhen turned the finger on his own nephew:
"Why don't you go to school?"

"The truths in the book are some rotten Confucian theories. Even if you can't cultivate yourself, how can you protect your family and the country?"

"Why don't you learn the art of war?"

"Although the art of war is wonderful, it is a method of killing people, not a method of saving people. It is useless to learn more."

"Then why don't you go to the bar to have fun? Go to the wine shop to have fun?"

When asking this question, Liu Yizhen could clearly feel Liu Xingdi's knife-like gaze behind him, but he was already biting the bullet and waiting for Xu Zhanzhi's answer.

"His Majesty!"

Xu Zhanzhi suddenly became serious.

"I am the son of the eldest princess, and I have the blood of the Tian family! If I am also like those wine bags and rice bags, I am drunk and dreamy every day, will I still be the Song Dynasty?"

This was a bit harsh, but Liu Yizhen was not angry.

Instead, he fell into fleeting doubts about life.

But when Liu Yizhen saw the glint in Xu Zhanzhi's muddy eyes, he suddenly smiled easily.

"Once upon a time, I tried every means to make others accept some of my ideas, but now that such a person suddenly appeared, I am not used to it."

"Zhanzhi, come here!"

Calling Xu Zhanzhi, Liu Yizhen squeezed his cheek hard, and when Xu Zhanzhi's eyes were almost covered with mist, he let go slowly.

"Good boy!"

That immature face made Liu Yi really feel relieved.

"This world belongs to us, and it belongs to you."

"But in the end... it's still yours."

Today's Xu Zhanzhi made Liu Yizhen's long-lost heart beat again.

He took Xu Zhanzhi's hand and walked towards the thatched hut beside him, saying, "Go! I'm going to teach you astronomy and geography today?"

Astronomy and geography?

This is not a new term, but Tao Yuanming knew that the "astronomical geography" mentioned by the emperor and the "astronomical geography" mentioned in the current book are completely different things.

Immediately.

Tao Yuanming also dropped his hoe and rushed towards Liu Yizhen, complaining as he walked, "How many things does the Son of Heaven have that he hasn't shown?"

Liu Yizhen in front moved his ears, and turned his head to look at Tao Yuanming. The sharp eyes made Tao Yuanming quickly lower his head and dodge to the side.

When he came to the thatched cottage, Liu Yizhen took some charcoal ash from the stove and drew patterns on the ground.

"what is this?"

Although the pattern is somewhat abstract, Xu Zhanzhi can still see at a glance——

"It's the Great River and the Yangtze River."

"Exactly."

Afterwards, Liu Yizhen drew some mountains between the two rivers, showing a picture of the mountains and rivers to everyone.

"Zhanzhi, do you know why the land in the east of the Guandong is a fertile field? On the contrary, in the middle of the Guandong and the east of the river are mountains?"

This kind of question involving natural science is obviously a bit esoteric to the current Xu Zhanzhi, Liu Yizhen is not in a hurry, but gently explained to him——

"There has been an old saying since ancient times - water goes downhill. Look at the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, don't they all rush from west to east?"

Xu Zhanzhi nodded, and Tao Yuanming behind him was the boss with staring eyes, not daring to miss a single word.

"Since ancient times, whether it is my ancestors of Xia or the barbarian Di Qiang, they have all fallen by the water."

"Among them, Dahe is even more crucial to my Zhu Xia."

Then, Liu Yizhen suddenly showed seriousness.

"But the big river is unruly and unruly. Before Wang Jingzhi River, the northernmost estuary of the river has been to Liaoyan, and the southernmost estuary of the river has been to Xuyang Guangling. Every time the big river diverts, it must be a disaster!"

After Liu Yizhen finished speaking, Xu Zhanzhi's immature face turned pale.

"Today's Dahe is actually not very peaceful."

Then, Liu Yizhen told him how the ancestors over-developed the Hetao and the Loess Plateau, and how the big river rolled down thousands of tons of sand.

"For a long time, the river has accumulated a lot of sediment and was said to be navigable. Maybe the river will be lifted above the land! When it really comes, the people in Hebei, Henan, and Qingzhou will suffer!"

Xu Zhanzhi's little face turned pale when he was frightened by these words, obviously he didn't expect what kind of disaster it would bring to Shandong if the big river became unnavigable.

Tao Yuanming was also terrified by what Liu Yizhen said, but he comforted himself right away as he was older—how could it be as serious as what the emperor said?
That's why Liu Yizhen didn't release some more grand and advanced knowledge.

Prejudice in the human heart is a mountain.

Older people will only weave their eyes based on their own experience, so they can no longer look at the world as clearly as they did when they were young.

Even though the world may be dark and absurd, it still needs eyes that can see it.

Touching Xu Zhanzhi's chubby head, Liu Yizhen comforted him, "But fortunately, the big river is still calm now, and it's still ample time for me and you."

If the survival of the great river can be preserved, even if it is only half of the transportation capacity of the Yangtze River, as long as the era that Liu Yizhen hopes comes, the entire China will usher in earth-shaking changes.

"The first step in this change is the Hetao."

(End of this chapter)