rebirth will be hard to find

Li Lin felt that the most unlucky moment in his life was probably right in front of him.

Qizhou is not that close to the capital, even with the emperor's order, Li Lin dared not relax all the way, and it took five days to get there in a hurry.As his father told him, Li Lin didn't even want to get involved in the muddy waters of Qizhou's officialdom. He specialized in arts, so he consciously obeyed the arrangement and went straight to the Huaishui River.

Li Lin is a son of an aristocratic family, and he came to investigate the Huai River dam in secret, but it didn't have to be sneaky, as long as no one knew what he was here for.

Mr. Li, who was able to understand clearly, simply put on the appearance of a young master who came to visit the mountains and rivers. After arriving in Qizhou, he rested for a night in the best inn in Qizhou. The servant's guard ran to wander around the Huai River.

After nearly ten days of effort, Li Lin used his feet to walk the entire section of the Huai River in Qizhou.Don't look at his unreliable appearance on weekdays, but he is extraordinarily caring about the things he likes, so of course, he discovered the secret of the Huaishui River embankment.

It's nothing new to say it, but it's just cutting corners.Li Lin walked around and didn't see half of the bluestone stone allocated by the imperial court for the construction of the embankment. There were only some sacks and other things piled up on both sides of the river, which raised the river bed a lot.However, even these tattered sacks were not even filled with stones, and half of them were straw and other messy things.

For this kind of thing, the river swelled and rushed, and it would be no wonder if it didn't flood!

Li Lin was so angry that his eyes were red. He was young and energetic. Even though he knew that there were problems with the Qizhou officialdom and the Huai River embankment before he came, but after seeing the so-called "river embankment" with his own eyes, he still couldn't bear it. Live for the madness and anger of those corrupt officials.

Fortunately, there were still sober people among the accompanying people, and Li Lin didn't make any drastic things.However, after seeing the Huai River embankment, Li Lin still did one more thing. He didn't impulsively ran to the prefect's mansion to question the prefect of Qizhou, but still sent someone to inquire about some things in private, such as Huai The construction of the water embankment and the situation in recent years are also like the official voice of Qizhou officials.

Speaking of which, Li Lin was still too young. It was a bit strange that he stayed by the Huai River for ten days pretending to be a young man traveling in the mountains and rivers. If he inquired about these things later, he would naturally alarm those old foxes in Qizhou official circles.

It's a pity that Li Lin didn't know it at that time, and the local people's secretive appearance when he sent someone to inquire about the river embankment and the official voice didn't bring him enough vigilance.So after investigating the matter of Huai Shui, he hurried back to Beijing with his people.

When they were about to leave the border of Qizhou, they were stopped by a group of "bandits".

Although Li Lin left Beijing in a hurry this time, in order to ensure the safety of his son, Li Shangshu made careful arrangements. Not only did he bring all the guards with good martial arts skills to Li Lin, but he also specially asked his wife to go to Cheng's house to find Cheng. Madam borrowed five guards to follow.

So when he first saw someone robbing the Dao, Li Lin was full of confidence and even a little excited.It's a pity that before he could open his mouth to tease the bandits, he was stopped by a guard sent by the Cheng family: "Mr. Li, something is wrong."

Probably out of his understanding and trust in Cheng Zian, he also believed in Cheng's family Li Lin, so he immediately asked, "What's wrong? Isn't the person on the other side a bandit?"

The guards of the Cheng family are all veterans, all of them have been on the battlefield, and they are the most vigilant. They raised their chins slightly to the sides of the avenue, and said: "There are people on both sides, we are surrounded! And here are the officials. Dao, what kind of bandit would be so bold as to come to the official road to rob?!"

Li Lin was startled when he heard this, he didn't doubt the judgment of Cheng's guards, he glanced around, thinking that today's officialdom seems a bit too deserted.They walked all the way, except for the bandits in front of them, they had never met anyone else!

What happened afterwards completely confirmed the speculation of the guards of the Cheng family.This group of bandits didn't seem to be here to rob money, and they moved their hands without saying a few words. After seeing Li Lin and his group, it was not easy to dismiss, and the people who were ambushing on both sides of the road also came out.

Facing an enemy several times larger than himself is not the worst thing. The worst thing is that the guard of the Cheng family said again, and Li Lin's heart shuddered instantly: "These are not mobs, they are well-trained army!"

So things took a turn for the worse afterwards, and the guards brought by Li Lin couldn't withstand the army's strong attack no matter how skilled they were.Most of them were lost on the spot. Li Lin was rushed out under the desperate protection of a few guards of Cheng's family, but all the way to chase and kill them, those guards either stayed behind to protect him and dragged down the enemy desperately, or separated for him. The enemy drew away, and at the end, there was no one left behind.

Not to mention the difficulties and dangers along the way, when Li Lin ran back to the capital in a mess and saw the gate of the capital again, the sergeant holding the gate and guarding the gate cried out, scaring people so much that he almost regarded him as a Crazy.

Li Lin did not bring back any evidence, but with his return, the Qizhou incident finally shocked the government and the public.It wasn't for those people in Qizhou who were greedy for the embankment money, but for the participation of the Qizhou garrison.

After listening to Li Lin's report, Chu Zhao was so angry that his eyes turned black on the spot, and he nearly fainted while holding his forehead.It's a pity that before His Majesty the Emperor ordered to deal with those corrupt officials, the weather was not good, and the heavy rain in summer began to pour down.

The embankment of the Huai River was built in that way, so naturally it cannot be expected to be used to resist floods.It was luck to say that in the past few years, the weather in Chu State had been smooth, and the summer rains were not too urgent, so the water level of the Huaihe River did not rise too high, so at least nothing major happened.But this year's rain came quickly and heavily. After three consecutive days of heavy rain, not to mention Chu Zhao was worried, even Chu Yi couldn't sit still.

"Brother Huang, let me go to Qizhou." Chu Yi came against the heavy rain, even if a palace man carefully held an umbrella for her, the splashed rainwater wetted a lot of her body.

Maybe it's worrying, maybe it's raining and cold, Chu Zhao has caught the wind and cold for the past two days, his face is ugly and he can't help coughing at the same time.Hearing Chu Yi's words, he clenched his fists against his lips and coughed a few times, and said, "No need, let the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Industry send people there, and I will give them the power to temporarily mobilize the military power of the surrounding states. You are still young, Qizhou The water is muddy, and you have never dealt with such a thing."

Of course, this is not the whole reason, Chu Zhao thinks more.It is not easy for Chu Yi to participate in politics as a princess. This year's rain has been so heavy that the river embankment in Qizhou is not enough, and the flood may be unavoidable.At this time, Chu Yi was not only dangerous in the past, but if there was anything wrong with the handling of the next flood, it would even worsen her reputation.

"Brother Huang, I'm an adult, you can't protect me for the rest of my life." Chu Yi sighed, and after she finished speaking, she turned her head and glanced outside the imperial study.

Outside the house, the heavy rain continued, and the fine and dense raindrops became one piece.At a glance, through layers of rain curtains, even the scenery two or three feet away can't be seen clearly.The raindrops were pattering down, but it seemed that the drops were hitting the bottom of people's hearts, which made people feel inexplicably depressed.

Chu Zhao followed her gaze, looked at the heavy rain, and thought of Qizhou, where the same heavy rain was pouring, and couldn't help frowning slightly, with unconcealable worry in his eyes.

"Cough...cough cough..." There was a gust of cold wind blowing into the house. The weather in June and July would not make people feel cold, but Chu Zhao coughed uncontrollably.

Chu Yi hurriedly stepped forward and patted Chu Zhao's back, poured a cup of slightly hot tea and brought it up, and ordered someone to close the door by the way: "Brother Huang, you haven't rested for a few days. Don't worry, I can help you with these things."

After Chu Zhao took the tea, he lowered his head and took a sip. The slightly hot tea seemed to turn into a warm current, warming from his mouth all the way to his chest and abdomen, which also slightly relieved the itching in his throat, and temporarily stopped his cough.

He raised his eyes and looked at Chu Yi with deep eyes. Before Chu Yi could understand the deep meaning in his eyes, he said, "So, that's fine. It's just that it's raining non-stop now, so you should be more careful on the road." After he finished speaking, he got up and rummaged aside for a while, and when he came back, he handed a token to Chu Yi and said, "Before going to Qizhou, let's send some soldiers and horses there."

Chu Yi took it, and Chu Zhao ordered Hanlin, who was in charge of drafting the decree, to write the imperial decree, and handed it to Chu Yi himself after affixing the jade seal: "Ah Yi, go early and return early. The person you originally assigned will still go with you , if there is anything that can't be dealt with, just let someone send a message back."

When Chu Yi received the imperial decree, his shoulders felt a lot heavier, but at the same time, his heart felt a lot lighter for no reason.She raised her eyebrows and smiled at Chu Zhao, with the pride and vigor unique to young people: "Don't worry, brother, I will definitely handle it well. If I can't do well, the person you assign can do well. Just take a good rest. When I come back, I have to see that the emperor is healthy, but it can't be like this."

Chu Zhao also smiled, his brows were as gentle as before, dispelling the previous worries.He patted Chu Yi on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Okay, when you come back, Brother Huang will take you to the autumn hunt, hunt the bear for you back with his own hands, and make bear paws for you."

"It's a deal!" Chu Yi smiled happily, and then said seriously: "Then, brother, I will go back and pack up first, and I will set off in the afternoon. If I can arrive earlier, I would like to move all the people near Huaishui. , destroying some fields and livestock, people have to stay."

Chu Zhao nodded his head, and told him again worriedly: "Be careful along the way. If it rains too much, be careful of the mountain road collapsing. You must let someone explore the road first. Don't be greedy for that little time. Don't be in a hurry when you arrive in Qizhou." Let the army take everyone down first. If you arrive in floods, don’t run forward yourself, let someone deal with it..."

At this moment, the newly enthroned emperor was chattering like an old woman who was about to send her child out.Chu Yi didn't feel annoyed at all, and after listening carefully, he responded one by one, with a solemn expression and no perfunctory, and his heart was burning hot.

Before going out, Chu Yi turned his head and waved at Chu Zhao, and said with a smile, "Brother Huang, remember to take good care of yourself. I'm waiting to come back and eat bear's paws."