Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

A few wisps of white air overflowed from the gilded phoenix-shaped incense burner in the hall, and the breath of agarwood diffused immediately, and the cold incense dispelled a little dryness and heat.Several bowl lotuses are sleeping in the blue and white moiré porcelain vat, the lotus leaves are lazily laid out on the water surface, a golden red line can be seen faintly in the gaps between the leaves, it turned out to be a small golden carp.The green leaf on top of the golden carp's head opened its mouth to beg for food, Chu Jun stood by the porcelain vat and watched for a while, then casually threw a few fish food down.

She knocked on the side of the porcelain jar, and the water shook. The golden carp immediately ignored the food, and hurriedly hid under the lotus leaves.She turned around and said, "Have you arrived in Zhaoye?"

Tianshu submitted a secret report and said: "Return to Your Majesty, the two servants separated in Yunzhong County. Today, the servant is going to survey the river, and Li Shizhong is going to Qiannan County by himself. Because of Zhaoye's flood this year, the sea-watching banquet has been moved forward. Li Shizhong's guard of honor passed through Zhaoye, and he went to Qiannan County after a five-day rest."

Chu Jun said thoughtfully: "I have already submitted a report on Huan's trip to Yunzhong County to investigate the damaged dam. I have discussed it with the cabinet."

There are many rivers in Chenzhou, known as the country of Ze in ancient times, and it was deeply troubled by floods.At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was no obstacle to the acquisition of this state. In fact, this place suffered from natural disasters and disasters, and the people were displaced and their clothes were not covered.But the enlightenment has not yet been developed, the wildness of humans and beasts has not escaped, and they are not afraid of the army.Because Chenzhou is rich in copper mines, it inherited Hezhou in the past and Fujian Province in the back.The waterways in the state are criss-crossed, which is very convenient.During the reign of Emperor Gaozu, the imperial court sent officials to open a school, used rites to transform his barbarian spirit, and renovated the river to prevent flooding during the rainy season. After six generations of governance, this place has the current situation.Although it is not as rich and prosperous as Hezhou's cultural context and family, it is also not as rich and prosperous as Minzhou's far-reaching overseas.

Chenzhou has not been affected by floods for about a hundred years. The last time was during the Qingjia period. Since then, there have been only a few minor disasters, and the Chenzhou government can handle them in time. Even the victims of the disaster have been settled properly when they are reported to the court.Today's Mu Liangpu of Chenzhou Prefecture is even more concerned about this matter. Since she took office, there have been few floods in Chenzhou.Liang Pu once submitted to the imperial court that in winter, when the water flow in the upper reaches decreases and the busy farming season is over, the Chenzhou government organizes spare labor from all counties to renovate the waterways, clean up the silt, and widen the riverways for the needs of the coming year.The state government should allocate funds here, so it is reported to the imperial court for instructions.

"Liang Pu has been a state shepherd for many years. It is said that she drew a map of Chenzhou waterways in front of the imperial court, and explained its advantages and disadvantages to the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty. The folk customs and customs of the places where the river passes, and the ancient clans, all answered. The cabinet asked There is no second official who knows Chenzhou better than her, so she was appointed as the state shepherd."

Chu Jun supported the edge of the table, a large wooden frame was placed on the side of the chair, and a waterway map of Chenzhou was tied to it. The corners of the drawing were yellowed, and it was quite old.There is a line of small characters in the upper right corner, the ink is smeared, and it has long been blurred.She took Jin Huan's memorial and compared it, but there were some slight discrepancies.The cabinet once discussed this matter, saying that the Chenzhou waterway has changed a lot in recent years, and it is common to have discrepancies with the water patterns originally drawn by the imperial court. Great, I haven't called the cabinet to look at it yet. Huan has been serving as a servant of the Ministry of Industry for many years, and she has drawn countless pictures, and there has never been any problem. I called the Minister of the Ministry of Industry into the palace. And Chenzhou is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, if you don't see it with your own eyes, you don't dare to make a conclusion. From what you have seen, which one of Liang Pu and Jin Huan is not true?"

Tianshu suddenly got one head and two big, and said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, I don't know what is going on in the court, so I dare not comment on it at will."

She lowered her head, only to hear a chuckle, a little stunned in her heart, then raised her head.Chu Jun picked up a few pieces of fish food, and went back to the porcelain tank to feed the fish.The side of her face was as indifferent as ice and snow, and there was an arc of water in her eyes, and she said softly: "I don't know why, I always feel...she may not be so honest."

Tianshu was startled, and said: "Your Majesty is saying that you are serving me today?"

Chu Jun watched the golden carp in the porcelain vat trying hard to catch food, and after a moment of silence, he opened his mouth and said, "It's not Jin Huan, it's..."

The white jade pendant hanging around her waist had a warm luster, this jade pendant looked a little strange, Tianshu couldn't help but glanced at it a few more times, and always felt it looked familiar, but he heard her say: "It's Li Qingping."

Chu Jun withdrew his hand, and said calmly: "People are looking at her. Once the guard of honor arrives at Zhaoye, first confirm whether she is among them."

Liao Shiying, Yin of Zhaoye Mansion, was waiting anxiously in the residence. The official came in through the side door and said in a low voice, "My lord, Shan Ti Xing said that she still has a case to settle, so let's not come here."

Liao Shiying's complexion suddenly turned ugly, she lowered her voice and said: "Go and invite her! No matter what, I must invite her here!"

The clerk was frightened by her terrifying appearance, and retreated hastily. Liao Fuyin grabbed her sleeve and roared: "Ask her if she still wants the official hat! If you don't want it, don't use it today." Come, there is no need to come tomorrow or the day after tomorrow!"

Footsteps came from the back corridor of the hotel, Liao Shiying turned around and saw a female official in green robes.The man bowed to her and said, "Master Liao, my lord invites you in."

Liao Shiying couldn't wait for Shan Le, she was desperate, so she had to go to see her first.I saw a person sitting in the hall, wearing a blue official robe decorated with peacocks.He was born very clear and beautiful, with a gorgeous appearance.Then he leaned on him and said: "My next official, Liao Shiying, Yin of Zhaoye Mansion, pays homage to Mr. Li."

"You don't need to be courteous to Liao Fu Yin." Qing Ping said gently, "The headquarters is passing through your land, so we need to take a short rest this time, so we need to bother you."

Liao Shiying glanced outside the door, her heart was burning like oil, she wished she could eat Dan Le alive.At this time, Zhao Ye's government ranks are the only ones who can receive this reception, and now she is the only one left to carry the burden, she can only swallow this breath, and apologizes: "My lord is serious."

Qing Ping knew that Shan Le might not be able to come, so he ordered his followers to serve tea, and said with a smile: "When I was in Yunzhong County, I heard that Zhaoye was prosperous, but now I can see it, it really is extraordinary, presumably it is because the state government has a good governance, which makes the people here simple and simple , clean and peaceful.”

These four words of cleanliness and peace deeply touched the sensitive and fragile nerves of Liaofu Yin. She swallowed the old blood again, and forced a smile: "Your Excellency, Liao Zan, I dare not be greedy for merit alone. The governance of Zhaoye is the whole The merits of the whole government..."

Qing Ping held the teacup, blew on the teapot and said: "In this case, why don't you see Mr. Shan Ti Xing Dan?"

Liao Shiying's throat choked up, she was about to spurt blood, she gritted her teeth and swallowed: "Please forgive me, my lord, and punish her alone. She has not returned from business today, and she will definitely come to the hotel to see you later."

Qingping couldn't help laughing, but said seriously: "In this case, let her go and do it herself. There is nothing important here in the headquarters, it's still business matters."

The corners of Liao Shiying's eyes twitched slightly when she heard this, Shan Le had already died in her heart a hundred or eighty times, she couldn't help but wonder what crime she had done to have such a colleague, she couldn't help but get angry, and said forcefully: "Please rest assured, my lord, when she comes back, the next official will definitely bring her to see you!"

Thinking of Shan Le's appearance when he saw the case, he was afraid that even eight horses would not be able to pull him back.Qingping just smiled, and continued to talk to her politely.At noon, Liao Shiying couldn't keep it anymore, so she had to say goodbye.

When he came out of the residence, Liao Fuyin finally breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately, the servant of the Ministry of Rites only stayed in Zhaoye for five days, and when the time came, he would rush to Qiannan County, so it was not too difficult to serve him.But on the evening of the fourth day, the news that the servant of the Ministry of Punishment appeared in Zhaoye's criminal division shocked her greatly. As we all know, the original servant should be in Hezhou to thoroughly investigate the corruption case at this time, so why did he come to Chenzhou?When she dressed up and went to the hotel to meet her, she saw that the hotel was surrounded by layers of guards, which was really frightening.

A red-topped carriage slowly drove into the hotel, and she couldn't help thinking how sacred it was, and the civil servant came back in a frenzy, stammering: "My lord, Mr. Jin, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, has arrived in Zhaoye. "

After she finished speaking, she realized that Shangguan was staring at the gate of the hotel in a daze. Could it be that she was in a daze, and the clerk asked cautiously, "My lord?"

Liao Shiying murmured: "Do you know where Shan Le is now?"

Jin Huan, a servant of the Middle Industry Department of the hotel, took out the scroll, laid it flat on the table, and said, "Please take a look, my lords, this is a water pattern drawn in Yunzhong County." The paper was pure white, and the ink was still fresh. It is not long before I see it.The entourage beside her brought an old bed and put it on the bottom. The policeman who accompanied her held a lamp to illuminate it. Wherever she pointed her finger, she followed there. Jin Huan said: "This picture is Mr. Liang Pu 30 Drawn years ago."

The entourage took out a few wooden boxes from the wooden box. Jin Huan rolled up her cuffs, opened the box, took it out and spread it out, saying: "Every year, the Ministry of Industry sends people to survey the Chenzhou river, and every year new water patterns are drawn. Sent to the Ministry of Industry, I have seen this picture of Yunzhong County several times, and it is almost the same every year, except for some small rivers that are slightly different, such as Yuanjia River, Guanyi River, and Huai River. When I went to Yunzhong County to investigate, I found that the channels of Guanyi River and Yuanjia River have obviously changed. The upstream has widened a lot, but the downstream is still narrow. , are all turbulent currents, and the river channel suddenly becomes narrow when it exits Yunzhong County, and it will inevitably hit the downstream dam and cause a breach."

"According to what Chenzhou played, 'Because of the steep rise of more than two feet on April [-], the overflow trough was full, so that the houses and fields along the river were washed away. Sixteen counties were flooded, and ten were flooded by rainwater. Three counties, seven counties in total were flooded to the city walls. The flood waters flowed down to Dongkang, widening the gate that had collapsed in June of the lunar calendar to [-] feet. A large amount of floodwater flowed southeast from the gate of Dongkang It enters the Tianze River through the Huai River, and the Dasha River takes Huai back to Luanmu Lake. The flooded area includes Yunzhong County and Qiannan County, starting from Yuelang and Tuze in the west, Annan and Changzhi in the east, and Luanmu Lake in the south.' But it shouldn't be like this, Chenzhou is connected to Hezhou in the north and Minzhou in the south, and the water transportation is convenient, and the river is being treated every year." Jin Huan said with a blank expression: "Everyone should know what I mean."

Yuan Suidao: "Master Liang Pu has been in office for dozens of years, and she has benefited the people of one area. She has made great achievements. She used to have a lot of experience in dealing with floods in Chenzhou, so she was promoted to the post of state shepherd. She really deserves her name."

Jin Huan's complexion darkened, and she said: "Since I am a member of the Ministry of Industry, I only care about the affairs of the Ministry of Industry. The situation in the river is like this. No matter how many people go there, I can get the same result. I have never met Liang Zhoumu. Master Chengyuan thinks that I am slandering Shangguan?"

Qing Ping took the lamp and said: "Your Excellency has misunderstood today. Your Excellency Yuan means that if there is no real evidence, these few pictures alone are not enough to explain anything."

Jin Huan's expression was slightly relaxed, and she slid her fingers along the blueprints, saying: "Investigating the case is a matter for the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, and the Ministry of Industry is just assisting this time. Mr. Yuan wants real evidence. I only have a few blueprints here. The river will not lie. I It has already been sent to the imperial court, waiting for His Majesty's holy decision."

Qing Pingdao: "The three departments of rites, labor and punishment are not related. They should do their own things. Today, my lord is investigating the river, and my lord is investigating corruption cases. I went to Qiannan to repair the Taimiao. Originally, the three of them had their own purposes. But Chenzhou One thing is intertwined, from flood to man-made disaster, it seems to have been arranged early in the morning."

Yuan Suidao: "Master Li's experience in Zhaoye seems to be a bit unusual."

Qing Ping said with a smile: "Investigating cases is a matter of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the Ministry of Rites has no right to intervene. Mr. Shan, who was appointed to the Criminal Division by Zhaoye, is already waiting for Mr. Yuan to visit him."

The eyes of the two passed by, and they knew each other clearly, and everything was silent.Not to mention the private agreement between Qingping and Yuan Sui, Yuan Sui covered up her departure from the guard of honor without permission, each taking what she needed.

Yuan's entourage took out a book from the box. Under the candlelight, the four characters "Qing Jia Yi Zhi" are strong and powerful, and the title page has the seal of the bookstore.

Jin Huan noticed that the two of them were playing charades early on, and couldn't help but said: "What is Master Yuan doing, taking advantage of the dead of night, to tell everyone a legendary story?"

Yuan Sui glanced at her, and said: "The matter is urgent, so let's explain this matter clearly. In the early years when I was a police officer in Hezhou, I encountered a case where someone forged "Qing Jia" on the black market. Yizhi" was sold, this book has been reprinted several times, the original book can no longer be verified, what they forged was the version before it was banned, and those booksellers were willing to buy it with thousands of dollars, and found out that they were cheated. Later, the government reported the case. Because The amount is huge, and the inspectorate will accept the case."

"This case is full of doubts, and the testimonies have been reviewed several times. Those booksellers who are willing to buy books with thousands of dollars refused to explain the reason, and finally closed the case hastily. This time I was ordered to thoroughly investigate the corruption case in Hezhou. Among the officials who assisted in this case was one named Deng Jie. This person was the official who settled the money and later served as the Hezhou water transport envoy. After checking the accounts of that year, in fact, the money cheated by the bookseller was not recovered, but Deng Jie. Jie used the official Zhongyin to make up for it temporarily, and then returned it under other names. It was so time-consuming and full of loopholes, which seemed to imply something. I followed up and investigated all the way. Deng Jie was very involved in the corruption case, but But last year, this person embezzled public funds privately, and the amount was huge, and he committed suicide in prison, and the money naturally disappeared.”

Qingping's eyebrows twitched, Deng Jie was Zhang Yi's wife.

Yuan Sui continued: "Deng Jie used to be the household officer of the Hezhou government. Even if ten accountants were asked to come to the account books she made, she would not be able to see anything wrong. She is such a tactful person, but she died in her own right." It has to be thought-provoking, and the key to the Hezhou case is the cause of this person's death."

Jin Huan listened patiently for a while, and said, "My lord Yuan, I've heard and heard, it seems that there is no work related to the Ministry of Industry here?"

Yuan Suidao: "The case of Chenzhou is related to this book. If the matter in this book does not happen today, it will definitely not work."

Jin Huan accepted the drawings and said, "Ha, is that so? I never thought that the Ministry of Industry would be able to assist the Ministry of Criminal Affairs in handling cases. If the Lord of the Court and China learns about this, he must give a compliment to Lord Yuan."

She turned her head and said: "I hope Master Yuan is not holding a chicken feather as an arrow, linking these inexplicable things inexplicably, linking them together for no reason, and tying up the etiquette department of the Ministry of Industry. Although I am in the Ministry of Industry , I have also read a few laws, and now I don’t pay attention to the simultaneous punishment of one crime, I am afraid that Mr. Yuan’s plan will come to nothing.”

Yuan Sui raised his eyebrows, and the room was almost tense.Qingping had no choice but to say: "I wonder if my lord saw any statues of abandoned temples when I was in Yunzhong County?"

Jin Huan said: "I have never seen the abandoned temple, but I have seen a lot of statues. They were washed to the shore by the water. It is said that they sank at the bottom of the river very early. The villagers cast them to worship the god of the river."

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