Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 395 Water Conservancy Candidates

Bai Tu came all the way from Jiangxia to Nanjun. After staying in Jiangling for a few days, he came to Zigui County.

The government affairs of Zigui County, especially in terms of water conservancy construction, really impressed the officials of the Six Ministries and Bai Tu - almost catching up with the average level of Yangzhou during the Jiangjun Mansion!
Zigui County is on the side of the Yangtze River and has a rich water system. It is surrounded by Wushan to the west, and there are some remnants of Wushan in the county. It is separated from the mountains and rivers of Bajun. Sitting where the river flows out of Wushan, it is indeed a good place for water conservancy projects.

However... you must know that during Liu Biao's period, Jingzhou Prefecture did not attach great importance to people's livelihood water conservancy projects in various counties, and there were no sharp tools such as cement.

Under such circumstances, Zigui's ability to reach the average level of Yangzhou has already shown the county magistrate's talent...

Although the officials of the six ministries were surprised by this, Bai Tu had already expected it. After all, the county magistrate of Zigui was none other than the famous Li Yan - okay, he wasn't actually a Ding Ding.

As an internal affairs civil servant, Li Yan obviously has great flaws in government affairs. He can be regarded as Zhuge Liang's... half political enemy?
The battle of Yiling in history, or the war with Soochow, can be said to be the biggest mistake in Liu Bei's life, but he had to make this mistake.

After defeating the White Emperor, Liu Bei had no chance to correct his mistakes and could only make final arrangements for his funeral. "The White Emperor Tuogu" can be said to be Liu Bei's final success. Zhuge Liang did not betray Liu Bei's trust in him, even if the Northern Expedition was not completed in the end. It's not a fault of war.

But in fact, when "The White Emperor entrusted the orphan", Liu Bei entrusted two people, and the other one was Li Yan!
If Fazheng was still around at that time, there might be a better choice, but there is no if...

Historically, Li Yan first served as an official in Jingzhou and served as the magistrate of Zigui County. Later, when Cao Cao took control of Jingzhou, he defected to Xichuan and became the county magistrate of Chengdu. When Liu Bei and Liu Zhang turned against each other, he surrendered to Liu Bei during the confrontation between the two armies in Mianzhu.

Therefore, Li Yan, like Fei Yi and Dong Yun, is a Jingzhou native with a Xichuan background. During Liu Bei's lifetime, he was basically in the top 5 ranks in Xichuan, especially after Fazheng and Liu Ba died one after another, Li Yan seemed to be second to Zhuge Liang.

However, after being entrusted with an orphan, Li Yan not only often disagreed with Zhuge Liang, but also... was not popular and had such a bad temper that "Fei Guan and Li Yan had a good relationship" could be specially written into the history books.

Moreover, Liu Chan became closer to Zhuge Liang and soon alienated Li Yan, so Li Yan immediately changed his tactics and treated Zhuge Liang with respect on the surface, and even tricked Zhuge Liang into giving him the Nine Tin...

Later, when Zhuge Liang went out to Qishan for the fourth time, Li Yan failed to supervise the supply of grain and fodder, so Zhuge Liang had to withdraw his troops. Later, he bit back in front of Liu Chan and reported Zhuge Liang's black status. As a result, Zhuge Liang acted like the protagonist and directly took out Li Yan and gave him His biography, exposing his lies, slapped his face frantically, so far... Li Yan was dismissed from office and was never employed again.

The reason why he is "half a political enemy" is that Li Yan does not appear at all in Zhuge Liang's opponent list.

After Li Yan was dismissed from office, although he did not use it again, Zhuge Liang promoted his son Li Feng to be the head of the prime minister's mansion, that is, his deputy, who was still in charge of supervising the grain and grass.

Maybe Zhuge Liang didn't regard him as an opponent, it was just his wishful thinking...

"Your official, Li Yan, pay homage to the King of Chu and meet all your lords." At this time, when Li Yan was summoned by Baitu, he was still a little excited.

After all, he knew that his achievements in Zigui were very good!
Although during Liu Biao's time, Jingzhou Prefecture did not care about this, but... Judging from the current situation, Chu State should pay attention to his merits.

Li Yan was in his early thirties at this time. He had a middle-aged appearance and although his temperament was not greasy, he was somewhat unpleasantly "high-spirited" - the kind of person who was not recognized for his talents but also had a high self-esteem.

For example, as soon as Li Yan came in, he looked straight at Bai Tu.

Bai Tu is not particular about not letting his subordinates look at him. Otherwise, without eye contact, the effect of Rainbow Source will not be good!
only……

Except for Bai Tu, Li Yan seemed to have no one else in his eyes, and when he mentioned "Dear Sirs", he couldn't even see it from the corner of his eye.

Probably in Li Yan's heart, these tool people can praise themselves now, and then watch him become a minister for three years, enter the cabinet for five years, and reach the pinnacle of life...

"Fang is from Nanyang, right? Yes, I have seen your resume. During your tenure as the Zigui Order, you made quite a lot of political achievements... Well, in terms of the construction of water conservancy and people's livelihood, when Liu Biao was still there, you were as good as my ruler. He has issued most of the county magistrates." Bai Tu said in a complimentary tone, but... he was not too flattering.

Li Yan's temperament is similar to that of Wei Yan. Chen Shou, who compiled "Three Kingdoms", was from Shu and had a clearer understanding of Shu ministers. His evaluation of Wei Yan was that he was "elegant by nature" and that of Li Yan was " Self-proclaimed”…

However, in front of Wei Yan, at least he is "good at raising soldiers", which means that when leading troops, his subordinates admire him, and... Wei Yan is still less than [-], and he is still very malleable.

In contrast, Bai Tu wanted to use Li Yan, but he was worried about its "characteristics" and it was not easy to use it. Even the source of the rainbow did not dare to use it with all his strength.

"The king has made great plans for the ages, naturally Liu Jingzhou cannot match him." Li Yan seemed to understand something and flattered Bai Tu in time. Unfortunately... he didn't know the source of the rainbow.

This is not what Bai Tu wants to hear...

"No, it's not just the credit of the king, but the result of the joint efforts of the six ministries and one hospital. Whether it is a county or a county in Yangzhou before, the credit is not the king, not a prefect or a county magistrate...

Fang Zheng was able to develop water conservancy in Zigui County a few years ago, which is a real contribution. If you can adapt to the new system of Chu State, I am looking forward to you. " Bai Tu affirmed Li Yan's contribution and actively guided him, but he was also worried.

Indeed, Li Yan had a very high level of governance in local affairs, especially in terms of water conservancy. In the early days of Liu Bei's pacification of Xichuan, Li Yan improved water conservancy, and his reputation among the people was once flourishing.

Even in the later Song Dynasty, some water conservancy projects that were not built by Li Yan were mistaken for him by later generations, which shows their impression in the eyes of the common people.

So Bai Tu didn't want to give up on Li Yan just because he was one of the "Six Pits of Shuhan" chosen by Chen Shou...

"Your Majesty praises it, but... if it is about water conservancy, I have confidence in myself!" Li Yan emphasized.

Without Bai Tu asking, Li Yan said: "Although Xiaguan is from Nanyang, his ancestor is Li Luhai, the prefect of Qin Shu County in the pre-Qin Dynasty. Moreover, Xiaguan started studying literature when he was seven years old, so he is very impressed by his family education in this area." Interested." The pride in his tone remained.

When they heard the words "Li Luhai", Bai Tu and the other six officials were surprised, but they didn't feel that his pride at this time was excessive.

Lu Hai is an honorific title, referring to Li Bing who built Dujiangyan!
Li Bing and his son, who laid the foundation of Shu's "Land of Abundance", have been highly respected by all dynasties, officials and people for more than 2000 years.

It's a pity that due to the rudimentary history of the Qin State and subsequent loss, not only is Li Bing's origin unknown, but even the name of the "son" among Li Bing's father and son has not been left.

Bai Tu didn't expect that Li Yan had such a family background?

As a result, Bai Tu became more interested in Li Yan. There were many example diagrams and structural diagrams of water conservancy projects, but... excellent engineers are not able to produce with diagrams, of course in this aspect. Only if you have talent and foundation can you further improve!
"In that case... Li Yan, I have an important task to entrust to you. Can you do it?"

Bai Tu thought for a while and talked to Li Yan about the water conservancy project planned by Wugong County...

(End of this chapter)