Cypress Boat Floating

Lu Ci Qiu brought Ye Jianqing back to the palace. As soon as they got back, they went to the study to study the current situation.

"I think we need to exchange information now." As soon as Ye Jianqing entered the study, he hurriedly pulled Lu Ci Qiu and said.

Now the information between her and Lu Ci Qiu is a little asymmetric, so she must synchronize the information with Lu Ci Qiu.

"Let's discuss it first." Ye Jianqing took out a piece of paper from Lu Ci Qiu's study desk, picked up a brush and started writing on it.

"Let me ask you first, do you still have the memories before your rebirth?" Ye Jianqing asked.

Lu Ci Qiu nodded while sitting on the chair: "I remember. I remember all the memories of these rebirths."

"Good, it seems everyone is the same."

In this matter, Ye Jianqing has a wider range of knowledge about rebirth, so it would be better for her to be the leader.

"The first time we were reborn was because of that arrow. Do you still remember what the person who shot the arrow looked like?" Ye Jianqing asked with a frown.

She only saw the arrow at the time and didn't see the person at all. Moreover, she was facing Lu Ci Qiu when she died, so she had no idea what happened afterwards.

Lu Ci Qiu thought about it for a moment, then shook his head: "No, I didn't see it at all, and the arrow was powerful enough to penetrate your heart and pierce me. Based on my investigations over the past few years, I suspect that a crossbow was most likely used at the time, and only a crossbow has such a range."

"Then have you found out who in the capital city makes bows and crossbows?"

"I found a few of them, but I doubt it has anything to do with them. Who else could come to kill me except my brothers?" Lu Ci Qiu smiled bitterly.

"Not necessarily. Maybe he's a spy from the desert or something?" Ye Jianqing tried to find an excuse for him a little embarrassedly.

"The people of the desert are brave and good at fighting, and with General Ye Honghai here, they will not let such a powerful spy in." Lu Ci Qiu retorted.

"Okay, let's discuss this later. So our first rebirth was due to death, is there any objection to this?"

“I think that’s why.”

"Okay." Ye Jianqing wrote the words 'First Death' on the paper, then she put down the pen, looked at Lu Ci Qiu seriously, and said, "Okay, then tell me now, what was the reason for the second, third, and fourth time? What did you do?"

Ye Jianqing was very clear that he had done nothing, so the reason for his rebirth could only be the person opposite him. Then he should explain what he had done, so that he could thoroughly understand what this rebirth was all about.

"Uh..." Lu Ci Qiu opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. He sat there awkwardly, wanting to say something but unable to.

Ye Jianqing didn't rush him, but gave him time to think about how to tell him.

She just stood there drinking a cup of hot tea while waiting until he figured it out.

Lu Ci Qiu knew that he couldn't escape this incident today, so he gritted his teeth and told everything.

"I'm not sure if this is the reason, but it definitely has something to do with me. I was punished for this today."

"Go on." Ye Jianqing listened while drinking tea.

"The second time I was reborn, I went to the ruined temple to look for you. You know about this, right? So we skipped the previous part. Everything was fine that day. The next day, my second brother came to look for you. I found that I could no longer hide your identity, so I told my second brother that I was reborn. Then that night, I woke up from a sleep and was reborn again."

Lu Ci Qiu took a sip of tea and continued, "The third time I was reborn, I woke up and found that I was reborn, so I went to the ruined temple to look for you, but I couldn't find you. I was worried that you were captured by the Dark Guard Camp, so I was very anxious. I happened to meet my second brother, and I told him that I was reborn in a hurry, and asked him to go to the Dark Guard Camp to help me find you and see where you were. As a result, he came back and told you that you were not captured. I was worried about your whereabouts and was restless all day. I slept for a while and woke up to find that I was reborn again."

"After my fourth rebirth, we met again successfully. But this time, I wanted to give it a try to see if telling others that I was reborn would lead to my rebirth. So I ran to the Qin Palace to tell my second brother that I was reborn. Before I left, I was afraid that he would not believe me, so I told him about the flood in Lingnan. Then I came back and slept for a while, and found that I was reborn again."

"That's how it is. Everything that happened is like this. So I should tell others that I was reborn, and then time will go back to this morning."

"So what was the punishment you just said you received?" The more Ye Jianqing listened, the tighter his brows furrowed.

This guy is just courting death. If he hadn't done the experiment last time, this wouldn't have happened.

Lu Ci Qiu curled his lips and said, "After washing up in the morning, I found that my whole body started to itch, and then it started to hurt, as if countless ants were gnawing at my bones. My whole body was swollen and painful, and I was swollen like a pig. My head also hurt, as if it was struck by lightning, it hurt so much."

Ye Jianqing felt sick when he heard Lu Ciqiu describe his punishment in the morning. How exaggerated it was for a healthy person to be swollen like a pig. His skin and blood vessels must have burst.

"But why do you look fine now? Did the punishment this morning leave any marks on you?"

"No, I checked, there are no marks on the body."

"So, this is God's punishment, which prevents us from telling the truth to anyone other than each other." Ye Jianqing bit the tip of the pen, pondering the meaning of this punishment.

"How do you know that someone other than the other party will be punished if he says it? I tell you, won't it be possible?"

Ye Jianqing shook his head and said affirmatively: "No, according to my experience of reading novels for so many years, our current situation is like the hero and heroine in the novel. God wants the hero and heroine to come together to save the world or solve the problem. In this case, the hero and heroine will not be punished for telling each other the truth."

"Novel? Male and female protagonists?" Lu Ci Qiu didn't understand Ye Jianqing's strange words.

"It's just a play excerpt. Just understand it as a play excerpt."

After saying that, Ye Jianqing did not forget to make amends for himself: "Of course, there are exceptions to this situation. It depends on tomorrow whether we will return to the starting point. If not, then it means that my guess is correct."

"Okay, now that this has been sorted out, it's time for us to talk about your next plans." Ye Jianqing looked at him.

"The next step is to establish a government."

"What do you think about the flood in Lingnan?"

"Lingnan is a place where hundreds of rivers converge, the rain is abundant, and the fields are fertile. It is a good place, but unfortunately this place is where Da'an and Nanlin meet.

Lingnan is divided into two cities, Nancheng belongs to our Da'an, and Fengcheng belongs to Nanlin.

Therefore, most of the time, each side took care of its own affairs. Once outside the city, it became a place where neither side cared about. Most of the rivers and lakes in Lingnan were interspersed between the two countries. The local officials were also worried that if they managed their side well, the other side would cause damage, so they simply accepted it and did not care about it, and only cared about the people in their own city.

Once this unmanaged river encounters heavy rain, it begins to overflow, and this is how floods occur.

This year, the rain lasted for more than ten days. It was a once-in-a-century downpour. Excessive rainfall would cause rivers and lakes to overflow, which would then cause floods. This year is the worst in history." Lu Ci Qiu analyzed the situation in Lingnan to Ye Jianqing.

"The flood has brought misery to the people, and it has brought unfortunate consequences to the people. How many people will be displaced and lose everything. The spreading flood will devour the land on which they depend for survival, destroy their families full of memories, and even take their lives, causing them to lose their loved ones." Ye Jianqing felt extremely uncomfortable when he thought of this.

Before she traveled through time, she had also followed the army to rescue people in floods. She saw those innocent people being washed away by the flood and everything they had. She also witnessed a tragic scene where a child was washed away by the flood and his mother was also washed away in order to save him. At that time, they all tried hard to save them, but they really couldn't. Two living lives disappeared right in front of her.

Natural disasters bring nothing but destruction to mankind. In the face of natural disasters, mankind can only work together to fight against them.

But now, when she heard Lu Ci Qiu say that Lingnan was a place where no one cared, she was actually quite angry. The officials there clearly knew how difficult the life of the people in Lingnan was, but for the sake of their own future, they did not report it, nor did they take action to control the flood, allowing the flood to take away innocent lives.

"Yes, the people are the only ones who suffer. So I want to propose to His Majesty that I go with him to provide disaster relief. On the one hand, if His Majesty insists that Zhao Wenbin go with me, at least he will be more restrained. On the other hand, I also want to take this opportunity to make a contribution in front of His Majesty, so that I can establish a government after I come back to take the final exam."

"Who is Zhao Wenbin? Why have I never heard of him?" Ye Jianqing was a little unfamiliar with Zhao Wenbin, as if he had never heard of this name.

"Before my rebirth, Zhao Wenbin went to provide disaster relief during the flood. Two years after he came back, Zhao Wenbin was thrown into prison for corruption and bribery. At that time, you were still in the Dark Guard Camp, so it's normal that you don't know this person."

Lu Ci Qiu closed his eyes. Whenever he thought of the document he saw on his second brother's desk, he felt his heart bleeding. Those were innocent lives.

"The floods engulfed farmland, destroyed houses, and blocked traffic. Food shortages occurred throughout Lingnan. Most of the traffic in Nancheng was blocked. The situation was more serious than that in Fengcheng. After the floods, it was very easy for an epidemic to occur.

The court ordered Zhao Wenbin to bring a batch of grain to provide relief to the victims. According to the emperor's decree, it is necessary to ensure that everyone has food to eat, everyone has clothes to wear, and everyone has a place to shelter from the rain.

The news he brought back after he left was all about how well the people were living under his care, with no worries about food and clothing, and no need to worry about rain, as he had organized several places to provide shelter from the rain. He also praised the wealthy people in South City highly.

But actually?

According to the results of the second brother's later investigation, he brought the grain from the court to Nancheng and colluded with the city lord, county magistrate, and some wealthy people in Nancheng. Those people came to him with handfuls of silver bills to exchange for grain, and then sold the grain to other people at a high price.

If other people did not buy their high-priced grain, they could only go to the county government office to get a bowl of porridge, a bowl of porridge that was cleaner than water.

The people were hungry, but there was nothing they could do. You could say he didn't release food, he did, but the food was not enough. The people had no choice but to sell their children just to get a bowl of porridge. Some were so poor that they could only chew tree bark and eat dirt.

These are all good things Zhao Wenbin did. You say, I already knew he would do such a thing, can I still let him continue to provide disaster relief and continue to harm the people? "Lu Ciqiu was angry. He was a man who lived a life of luxury in the capital and could never imagine under what circumstances people would be forced to sell their children, chew tree bark, and eat soil.

Ye Jianqing's heart was too soft. She really couldn't bear to hear this. When she heard this, her mind was filled with all that her ancestors had done for this country. When she thought of this, she felt uncomfortable. She felt uncomfortable from the bottom of her heart.

So, this is why she joined the army. She wanted to inherit the wishes of her ancestors, protect the country better, make the country deterrent internationally, and make the people feel safe and satisfied from the bottom of their hearts when they heard the name of the country.

"If you rashly tell the emperor that you want to go to provide disaster relief, that would not be a good idea, right?" Although Ye Jianqing had never had direct contact with the current emperor, she also knew the saying that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Don't try to guess what the emperor is thinking, as you will never be able to figure it out.

"The Grand Tutor will use this flood as the topic for the exam in the next two days. I must take advantage of this opportunity to get the first place in the exam and ask the Grand Tutor to hand over the answer sheet to His Majesty. His Majesty will definitely summon me to see him, and then I will make this request."

"Are you sure?"

Lu Ci Qiu smiled at her and nodded: "Yes, I have. I have thought about how to control the flood, but it is not perfect yet. The most important thing is to communicate with the people in Nanlin first. Nancheng and Fengcheng can be said to be one. If we want to control the flood, we should not only control our side, but also Fengcheng. Only when we work together can the flood be controlled in the future."

"That's right. It's impossible to control the water flow by only treating the head and not the tail." Ye Jianqing agreed.

"Let me think about it and see how to compile a complete article and submit it to His Majesty."

Lu Ci Qiu leaned back in his chair helplessly and sighed. How to convince the king of Nanlin was one problem, and how to get the people of the two cities to work together to control the water was another difficult problem.

It now seems that water control is not difficult, the difficult part lies in convincing people's hearts.