Xuanyuan Jue

Chapter 111 The world is bustling (3)
King Su said: "Criminal trials are also included in the duties of the commanding yamen. If there are any important cases in the future, I will allow you to cooperate with the patrolling camp in the investigation. However, compared with adjudicating cases, people's livelihood is the most important thing. Dealing with trade-related matters Taxes should be handled more carefully. Don’t favor one person over another just because of personal preference!”

Feng Shen's expression froze, "The humble job must be conscientious and work hard, and live up to the high hopes of the prince!"

Ever since he took over Chongwenmen's errand, Feng Shen has eradicated the abuses and restored the integrity.Tax auditors and other duties are all done by myself.The subordinate officials did not dare to play tricks, and the merchants did not avoid taxes or steal lessons.It made the slack business a big improvement.Trade and transportation, the amount of goods is surplus, under the Chongwen family, it is thriving again.

Time flies, several months in a flash.The red sun is scorching, and it is the summer solstice.Fangfei went to rest, and the heat was getting stronger.Frogs croaked by the pool, and cicadas in the shady trees kept making noise.

This afternoon, it was stuffy.After reviewing the official affairs, Feng Shen felt quite irritable, so he simply left the office and went out to inspect the city gate.

As soon as he arrived at Chongwenmen, a strong wind blew up.All of a sudden, the branches shake and the leaves move, and the dust and sand fly away.Seeing that the sky was covered with lead clouds, Feng Shen knew that the rainstorm was coming, so he quickly dodged and got into the city gate.

Feng Shenfang stood firmly on his feet, and felt a darkness in the top of his head.In the blink of an eye, lightning flickered and thunder rumbled.It didn't take long before the bean-sized raindrops were about to fall down.In an instant, it rained heavily, torrentially.

In the city cave, many pedestrians were crowded to hide from the rain.The rainwater poured in, bringing a little bit of coolness, sweeping away the previous scorching heat.

Suddenly, several officials came in from the rain.They were wet from head to toe, their official uniforms were all over their bodies, and the tops of their clothes and the corners of their robes kept seeping water.As soon as the leader came in, he sneezed several times. "What the hell weather! The sun was still bright, but it started to rain in a blink of an eye! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Feng Shen turned his eyes quickly.Seeing that it was Lu Bantou and several yamen servants, they hurriedly raised their hands to say hello. "Head Luban, brothers! I don't want to meet you here."

"Haha, it's Feng Experience!" Seeing that it was Feng Shen, the yamen servants surrounded him one after another.

"What kind of experience can you call it?" Lu Ban scolded with a smile on his head, "It has to be called an inspection or a gang committee... Forget it! It's too obtrusive, and I can't change it for a while!"

"Hahaha, it's still the same," Feng Shen said with a smile, "Where did you come back from? You're so drenched."

"Don't mention it," Lu Ban said, wringing the water from his clothes, "I went to Wanping for an errand, and when I got back to the city, I caught up with the torrential rain... Ah Chirp!"

Feng Shen hurriedly handed over a handkerchief, "Wipe your head and face first, and take care of your cold."

Lu Ban came to pick it up, and picked a place with few people, and everyone gathered to reminisce about the old days.

A yamen servant said enviously: "Feng Jing, you are holding two positions now, and you are much more prestigious than in Shuntian Mansion."

"Brother, what are you talking about?" Feng Shen smiled, "It's all about serving the court and doing your own duty."

"Hey," Lu Ban sighed, "It's better than us! Following under Li Xijie's hands, I'll be a bit of a bird all day long!"

"Who says it's not?" All the yamen servants also complained, "Master Li has a bad temper, and he picks his nose and eyes at every turn...Feng Jingjing, are you still recruiting people for the sea patrol? Why don't you go and talk to Su?" The prince said, we can do it with you!"

"I can't be the master of this," Feng Shen shook his head and smiled bitterly, so he could only comfort everyone with good words.

After chatting for a while, the dark clouds outside dispersed and the rain stopped.Sparsely, only some rain stars floating.Those who took shelter from the rain came in twos and threes.When all the yamen servants saw this, they wanted to say goodbye.

Knowing that they were going back to the yamen to return their orders, Feng Shen didn't stay any longer, he had just sent a few steps away when he heard a cry from outside the city.

Feng Shen's heart tightened, and he quickly rushed out of the city gate.When Lu Bantou saw that something was wrong, he also led the yamen servants back. "Someone is crying? What's the matter?"

Feng Shen waved his hands, but pricked up his ears to identify the location by sound. "It's a woman crying, but it's too far away to hear clearly...it seems to be on the other side of the moat! I'll go and see!"

As he said that, Feng Shen ran out regardless of the mud under his feet.The yamen servants were worried, and they also followed behind.

Outside Chongwen Gate, a ditch was dug to form a river.The embankments on both sides are also rammed with earth.Over time, the embankment was washed by rainwater, and earth and rocks were deposited, which gradually silted up the channel.Coupled with the lack of dredging by the imperial court, the river bed was raised higher and higher.However, this moat is adjacent to the water transport wharf connected to the Hui River, and the river section near the wharf often has water workers digging silt to protect the canal.The accumulated mud didn't have time to dump, so it simply pressed on the other end.Therefore, the moat is divided into two sections.One section is shallow and the bottom can be seen, and the other section is as deep as a pool.

It was the deep river section that had the accident.When everyone rushed there, they saw a woman crying and lying in the mud on the bank, holding a small flower shoe tightly in her hand.

The woman was weeping like a tearful person, looking at the moat, she almost breathed a sigh of relief.

Feng Shensheng was afraid that she would fall into the water, so he hurried over to help her. "Sister-in-law, what's the matter with you?"

The woman cried so hard that her legs and feet were weak.Lu Bantou helped Feng Shen with his big hands, one on the left and one on the right, pulling her up. "Don't cry yet! What happened? I'm so anxious!"

Seeing that all the people were dressed in official clothes, the woman swayed a few times and barely stood still. "My lord... I... my poor daughter fell into the river!"

"What!? Why didn't you say it earlier! Where did it fall?" Everyone was shocked and rushed to the river.After the rain, the river surged and almost overflowed the embankment.The turbid current was surging, and the dirt was hard to distinguish. Except for some floating grass stalks and broken trees, nothing else could be seen.

"It's important to save people!" Feng Shen said anxiously, "Which brother is good at swimming? Follow me into the water!"

Hearing the words, the two yamen servants stood up, took off their robes a few times, and started to explore the water with their bare arms.

"I can't get down!" The woman rushed forward, frantically stopping the three of them. "This moat can't go down. If you get involved in the officials' lives...we can't afford it!"

"Hey?" Lu Ban shouted, "Is that girl your own!?"

"It's useless...it's useless..." The woman covered her face and slowly collapsed on the ground. "My daughter...is dead...she can't survive...I watched her being dragged down by the water ghost..."

"Water ghost?" Feng Shen was taken aback, and quickly stopped the other two yamen servants. "Sister-in-law, what's going on?"

The woman cried: "I... I took my daughter to deliver food to the man... It started to rain halfway... I just went forward to hide from the rain, but I left my daughter behind... When I found out, my daughter I was lying on the bank and looking into the river... I turned around and ran to pull her, but she yelled that there was something in the river, and before she finished speaking, a green-haired monster actually jumped out of the river and dragged my daughter Go down! Poor girl, she is only five years old, so she was dragged by Shui Gui to be a substitute..."

Lu Ban gritted his teeth: "You bitch...are you talking crazy? It's broad daylight, why dare to come out?"

Just as he was talking, a man rushed over.The man was wearing sweat pants and a pair of straw sandals on his bare feet. He looked like a water worker on a canal.Seeing the woman squatting on the ground crying, the man opened his mouth and cursed: "I'm so hungry, my chest is sticking to my back, and I don't see any food! So you're mourning here!"

Not listening to the scolding, Lu Ban pushed the man away, "What are you doing? Why are you running here to cause trouble?"

"He's my man," the woman hurriedly rushed forward, crying to the man, "The head of the house... Erya, she... was dragged into the river by the water ghost!"

The man shook twice, "Erya...drowned? You...you old bitch, you can't even look down on a child!? I...I'll beat you to death!"

As he said that, the man raised his hand and staggered to hit him.

(End of this chapter)