Female-to-male: I live on farming

After Lu Youqing arrived, he sent officials to find the source. These rumors were extremely targeted, and such widespread natural disasters had occurred in Dayan in previous years.

For example, the snow disaster in Yizhou two years ago.

Even though the people affected by the disaster were full of resentment, they rarely spread such targeted rumors. Moreover, the imperial court responded very quickly, opening warehouses to release grain and curbing grain prices, which greatly alleviated the disaster situation.

When rumors began to criticize and denounce the new policies such as the female household system, these rumors were also spreading secretly in the capital. Some ministers in the court even began to write to the emperor, demanding the abolition of the new policies to avoid further anger from God.

Jinyang held back, secretly withheld these memorials, and silently remembered the ministers who wrote them.

After spending several days, the officers finally found the source of Ningtang County.

"Who sent you to spread these rumors?" Lu Youqing looked at Huang San, who was kneeling behind him with his hands tied.

Huang San, who was caught, knew that he was doomed. He was not afraid at all. Facing Lu Youqing's questioning, he spat with backbone: "Bah, that's what I wanted to say. What? Am I wrong? It's because you stinky bitches have polluted this county government office that God couldn't stand it and sent down the punishment!"

After he finished cursing, he felt very happy and laughed out loud a few times with his head tilted back.

When the officers standing behind him heard this, they looked at each other in dismay, not daring to breathe, for fear of being taken out on.

Lu Youqing was very calm, and even after hearing such insulting remarks, he remained calm.

"Since you don't want to talk, I hope your bones are as hard as your mouth!" Lu Youqing sneered and ordered the officers, "Take him to the cell and hand him over to Cheng Chi for interrogation."

Cheng Chi was a member of the Black Armor Army, and he was once responsible for interrogating captured prisoners and traitors. His methods were endless, extremely cruel, and horrifying.

It is said that no one could survive two reincarnations under his punishment.

"When he is willing to talk, interrogate him and sign his name immediately."

Huang San, who was dragged out, had no idea what was going to happen next.

As expected, how strict can you expect a scoundrel to be? He was even softer than Lu Youqing imagined. He was arrested at noon and confessed in the evening.

Cheng Chi has been in charge of interrogation for many years, and his temperament is cold and cruel, especially the scar deep enough to see the bone at the corner of his eye, which was left when he followed His Majesty to fight in the war. Ordinary people would be scared to death if they looked at him.

Cheng Chi presented Huang San's confession to Lu Youqing and said, "Your Excellency, this man was tortured with only two instruments before he could no longer hold back and confessed. This is his confession."

"He said he was just a low-level member of the Mahayana sect, and those words were taught to him by people above him."

"Mahayana?" Lu Youqing looked through Huang San's confession and couldn't help but frowning. She didn't expect that the person behind this would develop his power faster than she imagined.

According to Huang San's explanation, the Mahayana sect was established when Your Majesty ascended the throne, and the number of people joining the sect has increased in the past two years.

Huang San was originally just a second-rate guy in a village in Ningtang County. He was idle all day, either drinking or gambling. When he lost or drank too much, he would beat his wife and children.

He had almost squandered all the family property.

It was not until last year when His Majesty promulgated a new policy that his daughter-in-law brought him to the county government with a petition and finally divorced him.

Huang San was angry and depressed. At this time, someone introduced him to Mahayana Buddhism. When he heard that Mahayana Buddhism was against the new policy, he naturally joined it happily.

The one she caught so far is just a small fry who doesn't know much, but based on what he said, it can at least be inferred that there is someone supporting them behind the scenes.

"Sun Wei, the person who led him into the cult must know more than Huang San. Take Huang San with you to catch this person." Lu Youqing pointed at one of the people mentioned by Huang San in the confession and ordered.

While Lu Youqing was busy distributing porridge to the victims, he was also trying to uncover the secrets of the treasonous people who were trying to overthrow the country.

Qin Ke was busy dredging the river.

The floods in Qinzhou county villages farther away from the Su River have gradually receded, but several villages close to the Su River were the worst hit.

In those places where the floods had receded, Lu Youqing was in charge of the overall command, and the county magistrates and government offices assisted in the delivery of disaster relief and grain.

However, in several places where the water level took a long time to drop, people were trapped inside and rescue efforts from outside could not get in.

Qin Ke could only find the local chronicles recorded in the county government to look for records about the Suhe River. He discovered that the reason for the continuous floods was mainly related to the siltation of the Suhe River and other rivers connecting to the sea.

The river and harbor are silted up. When it rains heavily, the water has nowhere to go, and the floods rise violently, which becomes a disaster. Therefore, if you want to control the floods, you can only dredge the surrounding river and harbor, dig out the silt, and make the water flow smoothly and flow into the sea.

Qin Ke personally led people to inspect the river port for this purpose. During the inspection, he even changed into coarse cloth clothes like the common people. However, when they were inspecting Yangmu Port that day, they had just arrived nearby.

The originally clear sky was suddenly covered by a large, dense dark cloud, which spread rapidly like surging ink, completely swallowing up the sunlight in an instant.

The strong wind also howled at this moment, the branches began to shake violently, accompanied by deafening thunder, and the rain poured down like a waterfall, interweaving with the strong wind.

No one had ever thought that Ningtang, where the rain had stopped for several days, would rain heavily again, and Qin Ke and others were all drenched by the rain.

The most frightening thing was that the originally calm river surface in the distance became turbulent with the storm. The huge waves were like towering walls of water, constantly hitting the river bank, making a deafening noise.

"My lord, go!"

The people following Qin Ke hurriedly protected Qin Ke and ran back. No one cared about their image at this time.

The person responsible for protecting Qin Ke is Liu Yun, who was specially found by Lu Youqing to protect Qin Ke's safety after the drugging and assassination incident.

He has always been a man of few words. He often follows Qin Ke in silence every day. If Qin Ke doesn't pay attention, he will forget that there is such a person around him.

After the heavy rain started, Liuyun hurriedly pulled Qin Ke back. The ground was muddy and their shoes were covered with mud, making them heavier and heavier.

In the end, Liuyun was the one pulling Qin Ke to run.

'Crack--'

Suddenly, there was a loud noise. Someone looked back in horror and shouted, "The embankment has collapsed!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ke felt a turbid flood pouring down on his head from behind, instantly sweeping him into the current and drowning him completely in the water.

His last thought before he was drowned was:

"Damn it - this matter is over. Those who are responsible for repairing the river bank must have their property confiscated and sent to jail! What a shoddy project!"