King of Song

Chapter 470
Qingshui Lake, located thirty miles north of Bozhou City, was originally a lake with rippling blue waves, but it disappeared a few years ago.The government used the excuse of preventing the Yellow River from bursting, and kept idlers away.After those who did not listen to the advice approached, they were either caught by the government and imprisoned because of crimes, or they disappeared for no apparent reason.Since then, ordinary people dare not approach casually.

In fact, the lake has long since disappeared, replaced by a large amount of farmland.After the water of the Yellow River brought a large amount of silt and sediment, the soil was extremely fertile.In addition, it is close to the Yellow River, connected by canals, and irrigation is very convenient, so it can definitely be called a good farmland.Thousands of hectares of land, crops are showing a piece of golden yellow.

Standing on a high place at this moment, you can see that many laborers are busy here. It is the harvest time in autumn, and the harvest has already been half done.This year, Hebei Road was hit by a disaster, and some harvests were short. Although the land in Qingshuize also suffered losses, due to its inherent advantages, the losses were not very serious.

Judging from the current situation where the price of grain on Hebei Road has doubled, it can make a lot of money after selling it.So who wants to give up?
As for the people who worked in the fields, almost all came from other places on Hebei Road. The floods were severe, and there were countless displaced people.They are willing to work hard as long as they are given food to eat. It is not difficult at all to recruit some workers, and it is very convenient.

Standing on a high place, Lin Zhao looked at the scene in front of him and said with a smile, "It's a good place. If the Yellow River flows smoothly, this piece of fertile land is really good."

"Yeah, no wonder those people are willing to take risks to do these things..." Li Cheng also saw clearly that Hebei Road was seriously damaged, and there are indeed not many scenes of such a bumper harvest.

Lin Zhao sighed: "It's just wrong to encircle the lake to reclaim land. Things that violate the laws of heaven will be punished by heaven sooner or later..." Later generations encircling lakes to reclaim land led to poor flood diversion and storage of rivers, which led to many floods. Lin Zhao was deeply concerned. experience.This precedent cannot be set, especially when the ecology of the Yellow River is so fragile.If it seems to be justifiable for the livelihood of the common people, but it is actually for the greed of some nobles, then it is unforgivable.

"Hmm! If Qingshui Ze can divert the flood this year, maybe the Ergu River..."

But Lin Zhao shook his head and said, "No, they can build fields around the lake here, which means that the bottom of the lake itself is heavily silted up, and there won't be much flood diversion... The point is that in order to preserve this little food and this little wealth, they actually kept it in the lake. There are cofferdams in the middle of the river, which leads to poor drainage and even causes the river to flow backwards. This is the most unforgivable..."

Although the natural disaster caused by the breach of Daming Mansion is relatively large, the poor flow of the Yellow River is only a part of the cause.But this kind of starting point is really abominable. For selfish interests, regardless of the lives and property of the entire country and thousands of people downstream.This alone is unforgivable and deserves to be killed!

In a word, enclosing a lake to reclaim land is a small crime, but building a cofferdam in the middle of a river is a big crime!

"Should we stop today?" Li Cheng asked in a low voice.

Lin Zhao nodded and said: "That's right. Seeing that the water level of the river is getting lower and lower, it has come to the Yellow River period for river governance. Now it is better to block the breach and build a levee. After winter, if the weather is too cold, it will It affects the setting state and firmness of the cement. As I said, the Yellow River embankment built this time is already as strong as gold, so naturally it cannot break its promise and become fat.

Before that, these man-made disasters must be dealt with cleanly.Although they are all old accounts from the past, they can be calculated slowly in the future.But the start of construction is imminent. If these villains who are only seeking profit and using power for personal gain are not disposed of, there is no guarantee that they will not make small moves in the embankment repair project. Whether it is for personal gain or affecting the river embankment project, it is not good.

So, the matter in Bozhou must be dealt with as soon as possible!Since we have made such a big commotion in Deyue Tower and we want to make a high profile, we should simply make a high profile to the end.Here in Bozhou, ruthless measures must be taken to deter Xiaoxiao's generation. "

"Will Li Ru's people come on time?" Li Cheng was a little worried about this.

"He should come!" Thinking of the scene of the secret meeting yesterday, Lin Zhao concluded from this.Li Ru's official career has not been going well, and his luck is really not very good, so he has been aggrieved.However, if you check some of his past actions, you can see that he still hopes to make a difference.Otherwise, why would he bother working in the Ministry of Officials to be the magistrate of Bozhou?It was clear that he was emptied, but he still persisted.

Some people may say that Li Ru was helpless and gave up on himself.But Lin Zhao didn't think so. How could such a tough person give up so easily?He is helpless, but he is not giving up on himself, but dormant and waiting.From his eyes, Lin Zhao could still see the passion and expectation.

As for Li Ru trusting him, Lin Zhao was also sure.After all, he is at that age, if he doesn't act, he will be appointed soon.If he was young, maybe he would wait, but now he has no choice.Opportunities are precious to him, if he misses it once, he will never have it again.

Lin Zhao believes that a person who holds back will know how to choose.In his own capacity, there is no need to frame him, a magistrate who has been emptied.And I have the strength to help him clear the obstacles, as long as they have a common enemy, Fan Jiyun.An unintentional revenge in Deyuelou has become a crucial factor in obtaining Li Ru's psychological identity.It can be seen from this that some people have brought the blame on themselves and sought their own death.

After staying dormant for too long, if Li Ru doesn't sing, he will definitely be a blockbuster.This chance to come and go is a rare opportunity for him!

If he does well this time, Lin Zhao will definitely ask the court for credit for him.This is a space and opportunity for an official in his twilight years to use his spare energy.His existence is at least much stronger than those bastards who fill their pockets and disregard human lives.

"That's good, just wait for him to come, and get the stolen goods!"

"In addition to asking him to help, we need a witness!"

Lin Zhao's minister of honor has not yet arrived at the Daming Mansion, and the followers around him are all members of the Mingyue Sect. If too much exposure is made, it will cause unnecessary trouble.So Lin Zhao didn't want to use too much if he could protect himself.It is more reasonable to rely on the power of local officials according to the procedure.Although Li Ru has been excluded, he is not without any foundation in Bozhou. In some respects, he cannot be completely excluded.As the highest local official in Bozhou, he will also be the best witness, and he will have an explanation for Han Xianggong at that time!

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Li Ru was indeed moved. When Lin Zhao came to see him yesterday, his heart was overwhelmed.

Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Hou Lin of Weiyuan, the few words on the greeting card show the value of his status, such a person who came to Bozhou without a look on his face, and suddenly visited himself, no matter what the prefect, what is he going to do?
Although Li Ru's official position is not high, but he has been in the officialdom for decades, how can he not see the way in it.He already knew there was a problem in Bozhou, but it was a pity that he didn't have the ability to investigate it, and he couldn't investigate it at all, so he kept turning a blind eye and pretending not to know.

Now it seems that the imperial court's eyes are discerning. Some people already know about it and plan to do something.The purpose of finding myself is very clear, that is, I want to cooperate with myself.

Rare opportunity!
Li Ru was very impulsive, but he was also worried about the opponent's strength, he would suffer from it even if he beat the snake to death, and his current situation couldn't afford to toss about it.Lin Shilang seemed to have seen this clearly a long time ago, so he emphasized his strength to himself as soon as they met.

Hold the imperial sword to rule the river arbitrarily!

As long as it was related to the Yellow River, Lin Zhao could make his own decisions.Yujian is equivalent to Shangfang's sword in later generations, which is enough to show the trust of the officials. Having this thing in hand is equivalent to having the right to do things cheaply.

Lin Shilang stepped forward, who can stop Hebei Road?Even Xuan Fu envoy Han Qi didn't seem to dare to compete with Yu Jian easily.Then these small characters in Bozhou are naturally not a problem...

Chance!Opportunities come and go!

Li Ru has been aggrieved for too long, although on the surface he is calm and doesn't take it seriously, but his heart is hurt internally, and he has long thought about exploding.Once given the chance, can you still suppress it?And the longer it is suppressed, the more natural it becomes and the more powerful it becomes.

The imperial sword in Lin Shilang's hand is strength, and it turned out that he was the one who beat Fan Jiyun's dandy son to death. Thinking about it now, only he with his ability and status dared to do such a tricky thing. Fan Jiyun was destined to be unlucky, Li Confucianism immediately felt a sense of common hatred.

cooperate!

After Lin Shilang said a few words, Li Zhizhou made up his mind.In the next half an hour, it is to agree on the specific details of the action and the cooperation plan.Lin Shilang lacked people, otherwise he would not have such an opportunity. Li Ru is very shrewd, so he must perform well this time.

After the matter was finalized, Li Ru immediately sent someone to find the Xiang army general who came to Bozhou.The so-called knowing the state means the right to know the affairs of a certain military state.The army refers to the Xiang army stationed in the local area, and the affairs are the government affairs of a state.

The army of the Northern Song Dynasty was mainly divided into two systems: the imperial army and the Xiang army.The Forbidden Army is mainly divided into three parts: the Beijing Camp, the Western Army and the Hebei Army. As for the local area, it is mainly the Xiang Army.The Forbidden Army defending the Liao Kingdom on the Hebei Road is near the border, and the largest armed force in Bozhou is the Xiang Army.According to the imperial court's law, this army must be controlled by the Zhizhou, and the general judge cannot intervene.

Fan Jiyun could only evade Li Ru in government affairs, and the Xiang army was always in Li Ru's hands.It's just an opportunity for the Xiang army to be dispatched all the time in the inland counties and counties in the peaceful era.

Now, the trump card in his hand can finally be used, and Li Ru is very excited.Although there was no transfer order from the imperial court or a letter from the Privy Council to transfer troops, the imperial sword in Lin Shilang's hand could explain the problem.The right to do things cheaply is not for nothing.It is reasonable for Lin Shilang to dare to do this.If something goes wrong, he has to bear it, so why not do it?

Therefore, the Xiang army in Bozhou was dispatched...

(End of this chapter)