Startled Meng

Yu Fang knew half of his body was immersed in muddy water, all the Shu brocades and Yun brocades were ruined, his face was still covered with brown spots of mud, how could he look like a nobleman?

There was only that smile left, exactly the same as usual.

Yan Cijing looked at it quietly, then suddenly smiled, raised his hand to wipe the mud on Yu Fangzhi's face, and laughed at him: "It's so dirty."

He forgot that he was also the mud with one hand, but the more he wiped it, the dirtier it became. Yu Fangzhi noticed it and grabbed his hands. Both hands were wet, and the mud and sand were slippery. It was easy to get in between the fingers.

Yan Cijing quickly pulled out his hand and took the sandbag handed over firmly.

"Work."

Yu Fangzhi smiled: "Yes, Mr. Zhifu."

The rain gradually subsided, but the rising water level in Linghu Lake should not be underestimated. Yan Cijing was half immersed in the cold water, trembling uncontrollably. It was overturned, but it also knocked people backwards and forwards and made them unsteady. Yan Cijing had already been supported by Yu Fangzhi several times.

What was supported on the back was not a hand at all, but a piece of ice. Yan Cijing saw that Yu Fangzhi's fingers were black with cold, and he said, "How long have you been working here?"

"After lunch."

Yan Cijing said in surprise, "It's getting dark now! Do you want to die?"

Yu Fangzhi showed a miserable smile, but he didn't stop moving his hands, and said: "Your Excellency has brought a lot of people here, and it's already very fast now, otherwise we will have to work until night."

The stack of sandbags is just above waist level, and could be washed away by the flood at any time, so we have to continue working, but now everyone has persisted for two or three hours, and their physical strength has long been exhausted, and the crowd tactics cannot last long.

Yu Fangzhi said again: "Your Excellency must have seen He Qian, right?"

"Does he have a problem?" Yan Cijing asked.

Yu Fangzhi shook his head: "It's just laziness, it's not a big problem." With a thumping heart, he hugged Yan Cijing tightly: "If you can't, you can go to rest, what can you do? It's not time for you to work hard yet! "

Yan Cijing has been running around for days, and today he didn't even drink a drop of water. The fundus of his eyes is turning black, and he is almost at the limit of his physical strength, but he has just changed a group of people to rest. Once he leaves, he will be alone.

"I am fine."

At this time, there was a sound of splashing water behind him, Yan Cijing looked back, and saw rows of soldiers in red clothes and thin armor wading into the water.

Yan Cijing hesitated and said, "He... General?"

The deputy general bowed to Yan Cijing: "Yes, General He ordered everyone to gather at Linghu Lake to repair the embankment, and leave the rest to us."

As they said that, the well-trained soldiers quickly passed the crowd and stood in front, yelling and passing sandbags one by one.

The servants of the Yu family who were still busy looked at each other, and Yu Fangzhi shouted: "What are you in a daze for? Are you not tired or cold? Wouldn't it be better if someone could replace you? Let's all go!"

Everyone yelled and walked towards the shore, supporting each other.

Yan Cijing walked very slowly, the lieutenant general stretched out his hand to help, Yu Fangzhi waved away his extended hand, and grabbed Yan Cijing first, just like that, he was still angry, and said coldly:

"The general came at the right time. If he came a little later, we'd all be ruined."

The lieutenant-general kept his head down and didn't speak. It was one thing to be cautious about Yu Fangzhi's identity. More importantly, it was flood control. Their Jiangzhou camp really didn't do a good job.

Yan Cijing was walking in Yu Fangzhi's arms. He was too cold to care about anything. After coming down from the front line, he couldn't stop trembling, but he was held back by the lieutenant again.

"Master Yan, General He didn't mean to offend, I hope you will forgive me."

Yu Fangzhi stared at that hand coldly: "If He Qian really wants to apologize, come here in person, and you apologize for him, what are you?"

The lieutenant general sighed and let go of his hands. Yan Cijing took a deep look at him: "What's your name?"

"The last general's name is Yue Junshan."

"Okay, I remember."

"What's better?" Yu Fangzhi dragged Yan Cijing away, "It's so cold, it's so cold, hurry up and go ashore!"

The people on the shore waited for a long time.

Xiaoqing was carrying a basket and juniper and inkstone behind him, and the three gathered together to watch.

Xiao Qing: "Oh my god, they're all made of yellow clay figurines, the devil knows who my young master is!"

Du Yan's eyes were good, and he found Yan Cijing at a glance, and ran over screaming, Xiaoqing thought, well, my young master must be with Lord Yan, and ran over.

Juniper and Duyan surrounded Yan Cijing, took out the prepared towel and cloak and wiped them quickly, and put them on, in case Yan Cijing would fall down, Xiaoqing next door saw it and rubbed a towel on Yu Fangzhi's body .

Yu Fangzhi blushed from being rubbed: "Do you want to rub off a layer of my skin?"

Juniper took out a water bag and fed it to Yan Cijing, saying, "It's hot water, but it's not hot. Please drink it, sir, to warm your body."

Xiaoqing also took out a kettle from her arms, opened the lid, and handed it to Yu Fangzhi.

Yu Fangzhi spit out after taking a sip, covered his mouth and said, "You want to scald me to death? Can you learn from others? Why are other people's servants so caring, while my own servant is looking forward to my death every day? "

Xiaoqing shrinks her neck and hides behind the Yu Family butler. The butler said: "The master has ordered someone to prepare a sedan chair in front of the city gate. There are clean clothes and hot water in the sedan chair. The young master will go back with us."

Then he turned his head and said to Yan Cijing: "This person with outstanding charm is the magistrate. He just entered the city government office, and he didn't clean up the house so quickly. Although the Yu family is simple, it is still clean. If you don't mind it, you can Settling down at Yujia first."

Yan Cijing: "Thank you for your trouble, the housekeeper. The gap here has not been completely closed. I still have some things to explain, so I won't bother you. If Boss Yu has something to discuss, you can come to the mansion to find me."

Yu Fangzhi listened from the sidelines, thinking about what was wrong with Yu Wanqian, why did he invite people to the mansion as soon as the official came, and he didn't shy away from it, did they not shy away from it?What if it is said that there is collusion between the government and businessmen?

After walking far away, he asked the butler what was going on, but the butler didn't speak, but stretched out a hand and rubbed his thumb and index finger twice.

Yu Fang understood, Yu Wanqian wanted to ask the magistrate for money.

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and Yan Cijing vaguely saw He Qian leading the men walking towards the embankment carrying sandbags. Yan Cijing chased after him: "General He, the rain has stopped and the water has receded a lot. The sandbags are already above the water surface." , it’s safe, take people ashore when it’s dark.”

He Qian glanced at him, then turned his head and continued to order the soldiers to carry sandbags without looking back: "Is there anything else you want to order, Master Yan?"

Yan Cijing didn't want to argue with him at this moment, saying: "Sandbags can only solve temporary difficulties. When the water recedes, we need to think of other ways to strengthen the dam, otherwise..."

He Qian sneered: "It's not very good if the water recedes, my lord should go to the east of the city to have a look."

West of the city?When Yan Cijing returned to the mansion, he kept thinking about He Qian's words.

Luo Sheng said that the farmers who had flooded their fields and houses gathered in the east of the city, and there were tents and porridge sheds in the east of the city, but they didn't know what was going on, so Yan Cijing thought about going to see it later.

After entering the government office, Juniper hurriedly prepared hot water to bathe Yan Cijing. After the bath, meals were served in the cleaned room.

Yan Cijing ate in silence, thinking of the people in the east of the city who lived on porridge, he took two mouthfuls of rice indiscriminately and ran out.

"After the flood, how many households were affected, and how much grain was released in the warehouse, why is there no record in the warehouse?" Yan Cijing's desk was full of account books, all of which he turned over and piled up randomly.

As soon as Luo Sheng sat down to eat, he was called over. He was so miserable that he couldn't speak, and said, "Your Excellency, you don't know. After the flood came, the peasants either ran to the city, or they simply went north to leave Jiangling. Many people in the city also left Jiangling. The number of people changes too frequently, it is difficult to count, so it is delayed..."

Yan Cijing asked: "What about the righteous warehouse? How long has the righteous warehouse been open? How long can it last?"

According to what Luo Sheng said, a report had been sent to Beijing earlier, begging the emperor to send someone to help the disaster.Before the disaster relief official came, a charity warehouse dedicated to disaster relief had been opened in order to stabilize the situation.

After all, Yiyi's storage capacity is limited, and official warehouses cannot be opened casually.

Luo Sheng hesitated and couldn't speak, Yan Cijing knew that he had concealed a lot of things, stood up, and said coldly: "If you don't tell me clearly, I will go to the east of the city to see it myself."

Even if Yan Cijing doesn't go tonight, he will go tomorrow, and the matter will still be revealed by then. Luo Sheng has no other choice, and he gritted his teeth and said, "The righteous warehouse has only lasted for three days, and it is already empty!"

Yan Cijing was shocked and said: "Empty? Impossible, Jiangling is rich, and the tax for one year is comparable to that of other places for three years. Jiangling is the first consideration for the allocation of military rations. Even if there are floods here every year, the food for a few months can Hold on for a while, what's going on?"

Luo Sheng shook his head: "I don't know, maybe someone has deceived me, I don't know, my lord!"

Yan Cijing smashed the account book: "Since the righteous warehouse has been empty for a long time, why did you tell me that someone is setting up a shed to provide porridge? What kind of porridge is used?"

Luo Sheng hurriedly replied: "It is true that someone is giving out the porridge, but it's not ours..."

Yan Cijing sternly said: "You're still secretive at a time like this, who the hell is it? Tell me clearly!"

Luo Sheng drooped his eyes, and said in a vain way: "Yes, it's Yujia..."

The author says:

Good night!I found that everyone is very good at eating candy!In fact, there is still a lot of sugar in the back, so you don’t need to pick it out.