The turbid flood flooded the roofs of the houses, and the dense water clouds could not be seen at a glance. On the top of the waves is a wooden basin containing a baby. Amid the weak cries, the wooden basin may capsize at any time. There are blue and black fish and shrimp hanging on the tree. The colorful floating corpses of humans and animals make one's scalp tingle. A distended corpse burst with a bang, and foul-smelling pus overflowed.
The county magistrate of Dinghai on the big ship stared blankly at the vast ocean in front of him, and sat down on the deck, with beads of sweat dripping from his nose.
"Quickly play the imperial court, quickly play the imperial court"
He muttered to himself.
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"Steward Qian, we have important matters, we must see Mr. Tian Fang, you must be accommodating."
Wu Keyang, prefect of Ningbo, Fan Zhong, minister of Nanjing Ministry of Industry, Su Jianyuan, supervisor of Hedao Yamen, wearing red and purple official robes on the front of the sedan chair, with black gauze wings on both wings. They all huddled together at the gate of the Chen Mansion, anxious like ants on a hot pot.
Qian Gui was at a loss, and bowed again and again: "My lords, forgive me. My old man couldn't get sick after returning to the mansion. He passed out several times in two days. The doctor who was invited the night before yesterday said that he was suffering from illness. .Whether this life can be saved or not is another matter, and I must not be disturbed by others again."
"Can't you accommodate me?"
Qian Gui had a wrinkled face: "Even if you go in, the old man will pass out, he is useless."
Fan Zhong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was only in his thirties, and when his temper was on fire in the officialdom, he took a step forward: "You slave, don't get me wrong! If Chen Tianfang doesn't show up, these counties in Ningbo will never be saved! Hundreds of thousands of people are at stake! Li Min, this is not the time for your family to lose their temper!"
As soon as he said this, Qian Gui's face immediately fell, he clenched his fists and looked directly at Fan Zhong, and took a long breath: "The villain is indeed a domestic slave, Master Fan is a dignified Minister of the Ministry of Industry, crushed to death It's easier for me than to crush a bedbug. But what Master Fan said so well, the villain has a few words to say. Our second master was beaten to death, and the murderer has not been convicted yet. Our old man is eighty-nine years old. ! The youngest son is dead!"
He was a housekeeper in a merchant's mansion, but he shouted loudly at the high-ranking officials with ribbons all over the door.
"My lords, ask yourself, if it were you, would you be able to bear it? There was a flood in Dinghai, but it should be taken care of by the pay, isn't it true? Have our Chen family ever paid the government's pay? What happened? This matter, all run to our Chen family? We want our old man to take care of it? Even if the son dies, do you want to spare your hands?"
He let the door open: "You guys insist on going in, Qian Gui can't stop it. It's nothing more than forcing the old man to death, and forcing us all to death, then the flood will recede, and the pig and dragon will be leveled. Come in, let's go in." "
Fan Zhong's face turned red and white, and veins burst out on his neck.
"Steward Qian, Lord Fan didn't mean that."
Only then did Wu Keyang speak: "Since the teacher became sick from grief and became unconscious, he was asked to rest and recuperate. What about the old man of the Chen family? Can you call him out?"
Only then did Qian Gui lighten his expression, and he sighed: "If I'm here, can I not come to greet you? My uncle heard that Dinghai was flooded, so he went out early to prepare more than a dozen boats of food, and went to Dinghai to relieve the disaster."
"Then when will he come back?"
Su Jianyuan, the river supervisor, also asked in a sharp voice.
"It's hard to say, one or two days, two or three days, five or six days, at most it's only a month."
Su Jianyuan smiled back with great anger: "Hmph, when he comes back, the day lily will be cold."
Qian Gui bowed his head and did not speak.
Wu Keyang waved his hand.
"Okay, then let's visit another day. Steward Qian must write a letter to the uncle, telling him to come back quickly. The disaster relief is handled by the government. Now there are bigger things, and he must find a way."
"Master Wu, don't worry, I will write a letter immediately."
"Farewell."
Wu Keyang left with a flick of his sleeves, and the others left with a sigh. An angry whisper came over.
"It really doesn't make sense."
"Look at what this dog looks like just now!"
Qian Guigong bowed respectfully, but Quan pretended not to hear it. After the sedan chairs had gone away, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he turned and entered the house, with his back facing the gate and stretched out two fingers.
"Close the door! Two more deadbolts."
On the wharf, on Fengzhou under the banner of the Chen family.
Chen Yuewu was also frowning.
The mercury, white wax, pepper and other goods he brought this time were supposed to be eaten by the Chen family so that he could take the silver back to Shandong.
But today during the day, the Chen family's house"My brother Li Yan, I am so sorry to see you believe me. The Korean scriptures are farewell. I have asked my master the day before yesterday to list you, my junior brother, in the generation of celestial masters and guardians. The name of the Tao is Shouxie"
This letter was written by Yi Yu, the inspector and supervisor of the Daming Expedition to North Korea, who is now the number one in the Taiyi Pavilion. Li Yan once used a Qi healing technique to exchange the Nine Phoenix Divine Talisman from him, and even got a cheap one Junior brother, Yi Yu also got a lot of credit from Li Yan and benefited a lot.
In the letter, it was nothing more than a pat on the chest first, saying that you, Li Yan, are my celestial masters. The other one is, I heard that you are now in Zhejiang, junior brother, but you don't know that there is a sea-covering monster in Zhejiang, who has been doing a lot of evil over the years. Junior brother, as a member of my celestial master's way, it is imperative for you to slay demons and demons
Li Yan looked at the letter carefully, and Chen Yuewu coughed before saying: "The meaning of Taiyi Pavilion is that as long as the sea-covering monster is punished, there is no need for the governor to think about it, and the people in Zhejiang will naturally know what to do. Timing is a small thing."
Li Yan just read the letter: "It's easy to say."
He folded the green paper back into the paper crane and handed it back to Chen Yuewu.
"When is Zhen Fu going to do it?"
"Didn't it mean that the great sage who overturned the sea will make another big flood on August 5th? I'll do it that day."
Li Yan listened to the sound of water outside the boat.
"Are you sure, my lord?"
Chen Yuewu was a little worried.
"Actually, it's really hard to say." Li Yan thought for a while, then suddenly smiled: "Since I'm going to exterminate demons for Longhu Mountain this time, I should ask for some supplies, right?"
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Chang Guo Zhizhou Yamen.
The River Road Yamen, the Water Transport Yamen, the two magistrates of Ningbo Prefecture, and the county magistrates of several coastal counties all gathered together.
"Everyone is a country seeker. This time, I will get straight to the point."
Wu Keyang looked at Zheng Yuanning: "Master Zheng, the case of Cha Dao Zi's homicide case will be closed today. According to the law of Ming Dynasty, Cha Dao Zi was sentenced to behead the prison marquis, and Chen Dong was sentenced to hang for trespassing and raping women. It is dead, so it will not be executed."
"Yes Yes."
Zheng Yuanning responded like a bug.
"Lord Hai." He looked at the replacement Zhizhou of Changguo again: "Where is the thief who you arrested a few days ago and accused the Ke family of colluding with the pirate Anti-Tiandao gang?"
Hai Zhizhou didn't speak for a long time, Wu Keyang urged him several times before he opened his mouth: "He was found dead in prison a few days ago."
"Well." Wu Keyang was silent for a while, and then said: "Since the person is dead, there is no real evidence. In addition, the statements, account books, and receipts you collected. I will send them back to you tomorrow. How to deal with them is up to you. Figure it out for yourself."
After a pause, he continued: "As for the cabinet's urging, I have already written to the imperial court about the Fenghua rioters defecting to the White Lotus Sect, requesting that the case be sealed first, and that all energy be used to relieve the victims and resist the flood. Now, His Majesty is sympathetic to Shengmin and will definitely understand. Do you have any objections?"
"Heh, heh heh~"
Hai Zhizhou suddenly laughed, wiping tears while laughing.
"Master Hai, what's wrong?"
"Ah, the old man is crying in the wind~" Hai Zhizhou rubbed his eyes and said, "I just sigh, it took more than half a year to settle the few important cases that were less than half, and Wu Zhifu settled them all in a few words. If our government office handles cases with this efficiency, why not live and work in peace and contentment, and benefit the people. I admire you, I am an old man, I am incompetent.¡±
The atmosphere was momentarily suppressed to the extreme.
"Master Hai, when dealing with the world, you should use the square, and when you are in troubled times, you should use the square and the circle. When dealing with the affairs of several seasons, you should use both the square and the circle. There is only one Haigang Peak under the sky, so keep yourself safe."
Wu Keyang said flatly.
Hai Zhizhou smiled wryly and shook his head: "There is no beginning in the waste, and there is an end in the rare. Just listen to the adults."
At this time, someone broke in from outside, it was Jia Jindeng of Longhu Yamen in Zhoushan County.
"There is an order from the Taiyi Pavilion. There is a sea-covering monster in Jiangsu and Zhejiang who has been insane for many years. It has blocked the waterways and flooded the houses for many years, causing great harm to the people's livelihood. Therefore, the Tianshi Taoist priests are sent to clean up. The guards of the prefectures along the way must do their best to cooperate without delay. "
After hearing this, officials of all sizes whispered to each other.
"Again?"
"Is the way of the heavenly master still able to draw people?"
Wu Keyang was very calm: "But I don't know which high-level master is sent down the mountain?"
Without hesitation, Jia Jindeng said, "Heavenly Master Taoist guards the evil with high merit, Daning Wei Zuo Si Zhenfu, and Flying Cavalry Captain Li Yan." (Remember this site's website: www.hlnovel.com