I heard that the emperor has a crush on me

Li Wenyu brought Li Wenyu and Zhang Shusheng to the side of the dam.

The weather has been pretty good for the past few days, and the water in the dam is not about to be full as it was some time ago, but if it rains again, there is no way to guarantee it.

"How long has this dam been built?" Li Wenyu asked with his hands behind his back.

Zhang Shusheng also put his hands behind his back and sighed: "Oh. It has been built for decades. It is said that my father's generation had it. I have known this dam since I was a child."

Li Wenyu was silent for a while after listening. "This dam has such a long history, it should have been repaired and strengthened, right?" Li Wenyu asked tentatively.

Zhang Shusheng replied: "You don't know about this. In the past... our Lian Town was also a place with fertile water and soil. It used to have convenient transportation, and the people doing business were doing well. It was flourishing. At that time, Lian Town It's very rich. Well..."

When Li Wenyu heard this, his expression suddenly became serious, because once someone mentioned the two words of the past, and then thought about the current Liancheng, something must have happened.

Li Wenyu waved his hand, motioning for Zhang Shusheng to continue.

"At that time, the villagers would pay a part of the money for the construction and maintenance of the dam. Although it was not much, there was an idiom called accumulated water, and there was a lot of water. At that time, the dam was built every year, and there was never any accident, but it all happened within a few years. The past has changed." Zhang Shusheng became more and more excited as he spoke, and suddenly clenched his fists.

Li Wenyu noticed that Zhang Shusheng's mood was not right, and immediately approached and patted Zhang Shusheng's shoulder.

"Calm down, speak carefully, I'll listen here." Li Wenyu nodded to Zhang Shusheng.

"A few years ago, Lianzhen came to a surveillance officer who was said to be sent by the palace. He said he was here to monitor the local magistrates. That is, to monitor my every move." Zhang Shusheng paused for a while when he said this.

"I, Zhang, swear to God, everything is for the sake of the townspeople, and I have never done anything wrong. When I heard that the palace sent someone to monitor me, it naturally made me feel very uncomfortable. The surveillance officer who came had a conversation. I asked him what he was going to search and monitor, but he didn’t care about anything, ignored my questions, and only cared about his own fun. It’s really disgusting to think about it.” Zhang Shusheng gritted his teeth.

"Enjoying my own life all the time, naturally the money in my trouser pocket will become less and less. Originally, he didn't care about anything, and we just lived in peace and tranquility. Suddenly one day, he came to my At home, they said they were visiting, but they brought a room full of soldiers, saying they wanted to chat with me."

"I've been observing his purpose. Sure enough, it's not just a simple chat, he mentioned a 'cooperation' with me." When Zhang Shusheng mentioned the word cooperation, he deliberately emphasized the end of the two words .

Li Wenyu heard what Zhang Shusheng meant. "Cooperation? What is it?" But he still decided to ask the parties.

"He told me that from then on, I should hand over all the money that the townspeople paid for the construction of the dam every year, saying that it was for the court to use. He also asked the villagers to pay a large part of the tax money every year, and this so-called The tax is really ridiculously high, which makes no family willing to pay and no one can afford it."

Li Wenyu on the side finally couldn't bear it anymore, and dragged out the sentence "Bastard, this kind of scum is really hacked into pieces".

Li Wenyu reached out to stop Li Wenyu, and glared at Li Wenyu.

Li Wenyu immediately understood Li Wenyu's meaning and continued to be a listener.

Zhang Shusheng sighed again: "Yes, of course I would not agree. As the local parent officer, I have the right to protect them. I refused his cooperation. When he heard my refusal, his smiling face immediately changed. The second face, the expression became ferocious, and sneered a few times."

"That ugly face immediately said 'Reject? There is no such word in my dictionary, how dare you reject me? I will make your life fruitless, you should think about it again, haha"

Li Wenyu frowned.

"I still chose to refuse. He closed his eyes and waved his hand. The entourage behind him came in and took me out. They really beat me up. While beating, they said that no one dared to oppose their master. Any request, saying that their master is very powerful in the palace, and there are people behind him. Sigh. It's really sad." Zhang Shusheng was helpless.

"Then they began to forcibly charge us for the construction of the dam and rob the residents of their belongings. The dam also has no money to build and maintain it... I am really useless and can't protect them, so that our parents become what they are now. This way..." Zhang Shusheng looked up at the sky and sighed.

After Li Wenyu finished listening, he put his hand on Zhang Shusheng's shoulder. "It's not your fault. No matter who you are, you may not be able to do a good job. I also heard the evaluation of you from the villagers on the way here, saying that you are a good official who is considerate of the people's feelings. I admire you very much."

"Thank you, the third prince, for your attention. I'm just an ordinary scholar. Alas, just now, I really can't bear to see the villagers die and get hurt." Zhang Shusheng smiled wryly.

Li Wenyu nodded, "Do you know where that corrupt official is? Take me there."

When Zhang Shusheng heard that it was time to eradicate the wicked, he immediately nodded happily.And said thank you to the third prince countless times, long live the prince and so on.

Not long after, Li Wenyu and his party came to the official's mansion. This time Li Wenyu ordered several followers and a group of soldiers to wait outside the door.

The door of the corrupt official's mansion was wide open, and there was a housekeeper standing at the door. Li Wenyu deliberately entered through the door directly on his crotch.

"Hey? Who are you? Dare to step in here? What do you think you don't want to live?" The housekeeper spoke to Li Wenyu in a contemptuous tone.

Li Wenyu didn't look back, but said to Li Wenyu next to him, "Did you hear the dog barking?"

Li Wenyu smiled and answered no.

The butler immediately exploded when he heard that he was insulted like a dog: "Come on, hit me!"

The people in the mansion immediately picked up the guy and prepared to rush up, but they didn't know that the masters who had been ambushing around leaped in front of Li Wenyu, knocked the man who came forward to the ground, and the guards outside the door also rushed Come in and surround the house.The butler trembled in fright and knelt down on the ground.

The corrupt official was resting comfortably in the mansion, but when he heard such a big commotion outside, he immediately put on his clothes and wanted to go out to have a look, but he didn't expect that the moment he opened the door, he would run into someone who was coming. Li Wenyu.

Li Wenyu smiled and said to the corrupt official: "Hehe, you bastard, you can't escape."