The General and His Enemy Your Highness

Because of offering sacrifices to the river god, Mei Geng cut off the local official's salary in a fit of rage, and locked him in prison for a whole day, ordering him not to eat or drink, as a deterrent.

But if you want to eradicate it, it is even more difficult. Mei Geng knows that if the flood is not eliminated, these people may not be able to do anything.

When Linzhang continued to rain, the memorial of King Xiping and the secret works of the Southern Kingdom had arrived in Yong'an. The case of embezzlement of money for disaster relief, the disappearance of the army, and the case of two court officials shocked the court and the public. Xuan was also convicted and exiled.

When Mei Geng left Yong'an back then, most of the people were thinking of waiting for him to come back in disgrace, but now their calculations were in vain.

No matter whether the canal can be completed or not, the king of Xiping will surely return to the court in honor of several major cases that rely on this road.

And in the same way, His Highness Fifth, who was brought by King Xiping, was also remembered by courtiers. Now the situation in the court is tense. If King Xiping really wants to support His Highness Fifth, this muddy water will be even more chaotic. The princelings can't sit still. The excerpts were sent to the dragon case like flying flowers, and the whole article was poking at the background of His Highness the Fifth Highness, intentionally or unintentionally reminding Chu Hengzhi that he, a prince with a humble background, would not be able to ascend the throne.

But the emperor of Chu did nothing about it, and Quan Zuo didn't see it.

Others don't know, but he naturally knows that Chu Ce was taken by that bastard Mei Geng to be his paternity pet, so naturally he would not help Chu Ce seize power, otherwise the emperor would be the first to take the knife on Mei Geng when he ascended the throne.

But his silent attitude seemed to acquiesce in the fight for power by His Highness the Fifth Highness, and the water in the court hall became a bit muddy for a while. The prince was so angry that he smashed the double-eared blue and white porcelain vase in the East Palace, but King Luo was happy to see it succeed. Like, he didn't say a word.

And Mei Geng, who was far away in Linzhang, also received a secret letter from Yong'an, writing eloquently and eloquently about how ugly the prince's face was, how chaotic the court was at this time, and mentioned that the Marquis of Yongding was sick in bed and feared that he would die soon After his death, Yu Yi is already a legitimate son of the world, and the succession to the noble is just around the corner.

Although it said clearly about the affairs of the court, the whole nonsense was written by Feng Sunan at first glance, and Mei Geng didn't want to read it a second time.

"He is indifferent to this matter?" Chu Ce's wide-open eyes flashed some doubts, and his brows frowned slightly, "You are in the limelight, and I am the heir of the emperor, how could he ignore this matter?"

Mei Geng felt guilty for a while, he naturally knew the reason, but he didn't know how to tell Chu Ce.

That old bastard probably thought that he forced Xiao Ce to be his male favourite, so naturally he didn't dare to delegate power to him. In other words, as long as Mei Geng was around, Chu Ce would have no hope of ascending the throne, so Chu Hengzhi would naturally let him go. Ten thousand hearts.

Chu Ce is so smart, seeing Mei Geng's delicate expression, he guessed something, immediately narrowed his eyes and asked, "What did you do?"

Mei Geng pondered for a moment, then simply said truthfully: "This time I took you to the north, I told that person that I want to take you by my side to be a pet."

Chu Ce was stunned for a moment, then said softly, and said nothing.

"Little policy." Mei Geng sighed, got up and walked over to embrace the young man by the window, softly comforting him: "Don't be sad for him."

Chu Hengzhi had never cared about this youngest son, otherwise, how could he have been allowed to suffer in the palace without paying attention, and even let Mei Geng do whatever he wanted.

Chu Ce smiled lightly, the meaning was hard to guess, and said slowly: "Wuwei once said that he forced his mother that night, and she left in a hurry because she didn't want to be a concubine, but she never thought that there was a baby in her belly." I had no choice but to risk my life to see her, so he conferred the title of talented person, and was promoted to the concubine after I was born, but as far as I can remember, my mother, the Concubine Shu, lived worse than the lowest servant in the palace."

This was something he had never mentioned in his previous life, Mei Geng listened carefully, patting the young man's back from time to time to comfort him.

Even in his previous life, Chu Ce seemed to be very taboo about this matter and never mentioned it lightly.

After taking a breath, Chu Ce laughed at himself again: "A few times, Wuwei kept silent until the prince said that I was not the father and son, let alone the royal blood, so I understood what my mother was. Why fell out of favor."

Mei Geng was astonished, looked down at Chu Ce's eyebrows carefully, and asked in surprise, "Are you really the heir of the emperor?"

If you say that, it makes sense.

In his previous life, he secretly assassinated the prince and framed the King of Luo. In this way, he got rid of two confidantes in one fell swoop. The second child died early, and the third child was still outside the palace, leaving only Chu Ce, the youngest prince, Chu Hengzhi. Had to make him the prince.

Chu Ce gave him a helpless look, and said quietly, "How do I know? My mother never said that if I really have another biological father, I haven't seen him in so many years."

Mei Geng nodded secretly, but it was true, Chu Ce was still a little kid when Concubine Shu died of illness, how would she know if she was Chu Hengzhi's biological child or not.

Before he opened his mouth, he heard Chu Ce say seriously: "It can't be five flavors."

Mei Geng: "..."

Also, there is some truth to that.

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With the constant rain, the dam of the Zhanghe River is in danger, and it is likely to burst at any time. The sun is covered by dense clouds, and this world seems to have become a cage.

In the 15th year of Xianzhang, Mei Geng remembered that there was no serious flood, but judging by the situation, the embankment might burst sooner or later.

Could it be that because of his rebirth, this natural disaster has also changed?Thinking about the changes in the trajectory of his previous life after returning, Mei Geng felt uneasy. Apart from handling Linzhang official business, he was studying the canal with several craftsmen.

The cost of digging the canal is huge, and the court can't allocate any money. From the beginning, the craftsmen were enthusiastic, but now they can only smile bitterly: "My lord, if there is no money, no matter how we plan, it will be useless, not to mention that there is a lot of rain now. , I am afraid that the canal will not be able to quench the near thirst.”

Mei Geng knew it well, waved his hands and said, "The canal is imperative. As for the money, I will leave it to the king. Let's wait and see how to start the construction."

How to start the construction and where to excavate, Mei Geng has already written clearly, even these few craftsmen only found a few insignificant mistakes, it can be called perfect, and immediately respected the King of Xiping.

Seeing that King Xiping took the initiative to take over the money, the craftsmen looked at each other in blank dismay, and immediately said in unison: "Your Highness is righteous."

"It's okay." King Xiping responded frankly.

But he didn't intend to pay for it out of his own pocket - after all, the Xiping Palace is also very poor.

Mei Geng did not hand over the huge sum of money looted from Cheng Xuan's mansion to the national treasury, but kept it in the name of the canal. As for the rest, he just got it from wealthy merchants and rich officials in various places.

The poor King Xiping cracked his abacus.

It is a pity that the construction of the canal has not yet started, and the dam of the Zhanghe River has not been supported. It was not yet bright that day, with lightning flashes, thunder and thunder, and the Zhanghe River broke its embankment, and the water spread extremely fast. Facing such natural disasters, no matter how deep His internal strength is also useless.

From the moment the news came from the front, Chu Ce sat in the room without saying a word, his black hair was not tied up, hanging on his chest, and his face was pale.

"I have already sent people to Lu County in the lower reaches of the Zhanghe River, and ordered Sikong to open the gates to release the water." Mei Geng embraced the young man and kissed him hard on the forehead, which was as hot as blood, and said with a smile: " Be obedient and wait for me to come back."

Chu Ce took a deep breath, nodded slowly, and took the initiative to press a kiss on the man's lips, "Be sure to come back."

Mei Geng was taken aback for a moment, lightly pinched his soft cheeks, and then shouted loudly: "Qin Gui! Protect His Highness Fifth and lead the people to evacuate."

Qin Gui didn't hesitate: "Yes!"

"School Fangdu, take the imperial army and follow me to the outside of the city." Mei Geng led the horse in the courtyard, the rain was so heavy that beads-like raindrops hit the ground, and before he had time to hold an umbrella, he was completely soaked. , embarrassed.

He took a deep look at the young man under the eaves. There was a layer of rain between them, and their eyes intertwined, so he understood the other party's intentions.

——Be sure to come back.

--it is good.

Mei Geng tightened his grip on the reins, turned around abruptly and rode away, rushing into the rainstorm without looking back.

Water and fire are invisible, if the flying arrows can be resisted with a shield, the water can only be resisted with mud. Mei Geng has already ordered sacks of mud to be used to temporarily block the flood. To the west of the city, Luo Fu is taking the sacks filled with mud. It was piled up into a wall, but it was raining, and the ground was covered with dirty mud and water. I don't know how long this mud wall can hold.

"King Xiping is here!" Someone shouted, the busy soldiers first paused, and then as if they saw a savior, they all knelt down to pay respects: "My lord, thousand years old, thousand years old——"

The shouts are loud, this is the prestige accumulated in the army by successive Kings of Xiping. In the eyes of the soldiers, King Xiping is the God of War.

What's more, as a nobleman in Tianhuang, he came to this dangerous place without thinking of escaping at this moment, so he naturally captured the hearts of the soldiers.

Mei Geng got off his horse, a brocade robe was sticking wetly to his body, he didn't care about the muddy water and cloud shoes, he stepped on the filth, his face was stern, "Get up, continue, try to delay the time for the people to evacuate outside the east city gate. "

"Yes!"

Mei Geng also followed to build the fortifications. With his internal strength, his natural speed is much faster than ordinary people, and his body moves like a ghost.

fifteen miles...

ten miles...

Less than five miles...

The fortifications were washed away one after another until noon, when the water was already outside the city gate, and Mei Geng and others were also forced into the city. The heavy rain poured down, and the soldiers in commoner clothes stood neatly behind the fortifications, clinging to each other. Shoulders, build a human wall.

Mei Geng was standing behind that wall, also in a state of embarrassment, with a few strands of wet black hair sticking to his cheeks, with deep-set pupils, overlooking the mountains and rivers in the rain, as if he was at an end.

Luo Fu was not much better, wiped the rain from his face, smiled wryly and said: "My lord, you should withdraw, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on."

"If this king leaves, the morale of the army will be in turmoil." Mei Geng closed his eyes, resisting the bitterness in his throat, feeling helpless again.

He is really bad luck.

To live again, I thought everything was a sure thing, but who knew that God didn't want him to live in peace.

With him in command at this moment, the soldiers were fighting with their lives just now, blocking here at this moment is to exchange their lives for the time for the people to escape.

If he retreats and his heart is disturbed, this last human wall will collapse on its own.