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The situation where all officials in Pingyuan County were in danger continued until Zhao Yanzhi sent someone back to Pingyuan to report to Xie Qing.Xie Qing flipped through a thick roll of silk, his face became more and more sinking like water.

What was written on it was even worse than what Xie Qing had guessed.Pingyuan County is next to Jibei Kingdom. Earlier, the Li Wang of Jibei was flying around, and there were some conflicts on the border between the two, and the governor of Pingyuan had no choice but to swallow his anger.

The rumors that Xie Qing heard among the hungry people in the past seemed to be deduced by someone with a heart based on the truth.

"The family of King Li of Jibei committed crimes", Xie Qing originally thought that it was Zhao Shichang's retainers or even his servants who had done something unspeakable, and the people dared not speak up, so they spread the word of mouth and put the natural disaster on him .It turned out not to be the case at all.

Years of floods in the plain are completely man-made.

Originally, there was a piece of land in the upper reaches of Pingyuan County, which was a piece of high-quality fertile land.The land originally belonged to the Marquis of Pingyuan, but later the Marquis of Pingyuan was abolished by the State of Pingyuan, and the Marquis of Pingyuan became Pingyuan County.And for some reason, that piece of land has never been moved into a new farmer, and it has been vacant for several years.

Later, the first emperor named Zhao Shichang, the fifth son, King of Jibei, and somehow Zhao Shichang knew that there was such a piece of land.The King of Jibei visited it several times back then, and occupied this land after coming and going.

The princes and kings who occupy a piece of good land outside the country can sue the emperor.It's just that not many people will get into this trouble.The land on the left and right is not considered plain, so the sheriff back then turned a blind eye.

Then there was big trouble.That piece of land is facing the Yellow River, and it is still quite uneven, and it is flooded from time to time.It doesn't matter when it is empty, but if it is flooded after planting something, the loss will be great.

Now Zhao Shichang finally knew why such a good piece of land was not wanted.

So, after some careful consideration, Zhao Shichang made a decision that was quite destructive.

In the second year after occupying that land, King Zhao Shichang of Jibei sent troops from Jibei to "govern" the Yellow River.The way of governance is to change the course of the Yellow River abruptly, avoiding his piece of land.But in this way, the river water will be released downstream.As a result, there have been successive floods in Pingyuan County.

When Xie Qing saw this, he was so angry that his hands shook.Seeing this, Xin Wan quickly went to bring him honey water—whenever Xie Qing was angry, Zhao Yanzhi would feed him a cup of honey water he liked, and generally speaking, Xie Qing's anger would subside after drinking it.

Yu Changqing took the volume and flipped through it, sneered, and said: "There were rumors about these things in the early years, and then the people who first reported this matter disappeared for no reason, and then it stopped."

So when Xin Wan came back with the water, she found that Xie Qing was even more angry.

When Xie Qing was drinking water, he thought of Zhao Yanzhi for some reason, and his heart became inexplicably calmer, and his mood was not so bad.Xie Qing, who had calmed down a little, continued to look down, his expression becoming serious.

After King Li of Jibei's rebellion failed and he committed suicide, and Jibei Kingdom was divided into five parts and entrusted to Zhao Shichang's five sons, the land still did not return to Pingyuan County; and the Yellow River was artificially diverted, and no one dared to report it to the emperor. , so that the floods intensified, and even the counties around the plain became unstable.

This is a suspicious point, because there is no conclusive evidence, so the dead man who investigated the matter wrote a few clues cryptically below.After reading it, Xie Qing felt that this incident seemed to point to Zhou Jichuan, the Patriarch of the Zhou family, Marquis of Chengyang.

For example, many people have seen Zhao Shichang once accompanied a not young elder to see this land.Although the old man's identity is unknown, judging from Zhao Shichang's respectful attitude, there are very few suspicious people;

For another example, after the death of Zhao Shichang, the owner of that piece of land still didn't have to give up here.Zhao Shichang's five sons had no objection, but all officials in Pingyuan County had to keep their mouths shut.For such a powerful person who is obviously related to Zhao Shichang, except for Zhou Jichuan, he simply doesn't think about him.

Now it was Xie Qing's turn to be embarrassed.He is very clear about the situation in the DPRK and China. The drama of "Zheng Boke and Duan Yuyan" has not yet finished, and now is really not the time to tear up the face with the Zhou family.However, if the Zhou family were allowed to let half of the people in Pingyuan County suffer from floods and be displaced every year for a piece of fertile land, Xie Qing would not be able to do it.

He frowned and pondered for a while, then asked the dead man, "Does the emperor know about this?"

"Your Majesty ordered us to report to Young Master as soon as possible after verification, and let Young Master make arrangements. Therefore, this scroll has not yet been sent to Chang'an." The dead man replied.

"Very good. I will suppress this for the time being, and when to report it to the emperor, you listen to my orders." Xie Qing rubbed his brows: "Ah Wan, you are too. You can wait a few days before telling him about this matter. These few days probably won't be peaceful, Ah Wan, take your people and strengthen your defenses."

After Xin Wan and the dead man went out, Xie Qing remained silent for a long time.Yu Changqing raised his eyebrows: "Huaifang, what do you want to do?"

"It's a big matter, and I can't let them do such unreasonable things, but this matter can't be taken from the top." Xie Qing said firmly: "Tomorrow I will start to order people to control the Yellow River. The river can be changed to what it is today. You can change it back!"

Yu Changqing clapped his hands and applauded: "That's right!" Then he was a little worried: "But Huaifang, if you don't report to the emperor, firstly, people can take part in your power, and secondly, the Marquis of Chengyang will not let you go, you What's the trouble?"

Xie Qing laughed lightly, and the expression on his face was unexpectedly gentle: "But if I let him know, I won't be able to do this."

Pingyuan County Magistrate's Residence.

"Corruption of food for disaster relief is not a big deal. Those rice worms can't figure out the temper of this Xie Changshi, and dare to pretend to be smart. They deserve to be unlucky. Don't act rashly for now. As long as it doesn't involve that matter, let Xie Qing make trouble." A person said so.

The person who talked to him was still a little hesitant: "But so many of our people have been involved in this matter, if we let him torment, I'm afraid it will hurt the root."

"Fundamentals? Hmph, do you really think that our root lies in this group of moths? I think it's okay to use Xie Changshi's hand to clean it up for us. Otherwise, what can we do? Xie Qing is the eldest son of Xie after all. , is the person on the top of the emperor's heart, even if it is that one, he will not do anything to him just because of his tossing about. What are you and I worrying about?"

"But it wouldn't be fun for him to get involved in that incident." The second person obviously took a step back.

"If he really has the ability to find out about that, we can only..." The first person to speak made a shoot-to-kill gesture as he spoke.

Yu Changqing actually knows about water conservancy.He has lived in the plains for many years and knows the surrounding terrain like the back of his hand.Yu Changqing started construction overnight and worked out a water control plan as quickly as possible.Xie Qing didn't even say hello to Pingyuan County Magistrate and Yuanyuan County Magistrate, and led his people to the land whose owner was suspected to be Marquis of Chengyang.

This is really unprepared.When Xie Chengjun and Du Yu heard the news and arrived, Xie Qing's men had already started digging dikes.

Xie Qing's face was still stained with a drop of muddy water, he smiled at the dumbfounded Xie and Du, who looked gentle and harmless, but Xie Chengjun shuddered for some reason.

County Magistrate Du asked anxiously: "Why did Xie Changshi run up to the embankment without even saying hello? How dangerous it is, it's the rainy season, what if the flood comes up?"

Xie Chengjun also said: "Yes, it's too dangerous. If something happens, what should the patriarch blame?"

Xie Qing smiled and said: "It's okay, I have a sense of proportion. You two came just in time, and I found..." Xie Qing told the two of Yu Changqing's plan for harnessing the Yellow River, and added at the end: "Although this land Good, but no one lives there. I moved out a few scattered households. This place is in the upper reaches of Pingyuan County, and if we open a flood outlet here, the flood in the plain will be solved.”

Xie Qing saw Xie Chengjun and Du Yu's extremely difficult faces, and his heart was filled with joy.He concluded that these people must know the ins and outs of this land.

They worked until evening, when Xie Qing returned with satisfaction.He didn't realize that there was always a cold gaze behind him, if gaze could kill, Xie Qing would probably have died countless times by now.

Xie Qing supervised the work on the embankment every day, and Xie Chengjun and Du Yu had to accompany him.What surprised Xie Qing was that the two of them didn't say a single word of disapproval.

On this day, the rain was not in a hurry, but the wind was strong.The sky was dark, and the rolling Yellow River opened its bloody mouth like an indescribable monster, as if it wanted to swallow something.

Xie Qing still ran to the embankment to supervise the workers.He was stumbling, if Yu Changqing hadn't supported him, Mr. Xie would have stumbled a few times.

Today's project is not going well, and it won't go on for a while.Yu Changqing went to check, and Xie Qing also followed.Both Du Yu and Yu Changqing stopped him, the situation was more dangerous than usual, Xie Qing was not an expert, so he couldn't help him.

However, even nine bulls could not hold back Xie Changshi's interest, so Du Yu and Xie Chengjun had to bite the bullet and accompany Xie Qing up the embankment in the end.

The embankment is full of mud, and there is almost no place to stay.Xie Qing's hands and feet were not as sharp as Xie Chengjun and Du Yu's two old men, and he rolled in mud in a short while.Fortunately, Yu Changqing quickly found the crux of the problem, and finally stood on one spot.

It was a place next to the river.Xie Qing stood on the only slightly flat rock that Xie Chengjun gave up for him, and tried his best to hold an umbrella for Yu Changqing.

Abrupt mutation.

The author has something to say:

Cough cough, the magic method of water treatment is something I came up with by patting my head