Chapter 107

There's something wrong!

This is Li Ke's and Qin mubai's first reaction to Zhu Chengwen's suicide.

Qin mubai naturally won't talk in such a public place. After all, Li Ke is a person who has seen the world. He didn't rush to attack. He just said, "well," following Cheng Songnian's words, "on the way here, I saw a large number of people in Jishan County in exile. I said that Zhu Chengwen forced them to move and engulfed their real estate and land. I think that's why Zhu Chengwen committed suicide? "

"That's true!" Cheng Songnian was surprised and said, "he repeatedly asked him to help the people after the disaster, but he turned a blind eye to his orders. He forced out a large number of victims and took the opportunity to plunder their cattle, sheep, livestock, food and property, and plunder a lot of land and real estate. This kind of corrupt official who made a fortune in the country is really beyond redemption! Humble position It is a crime of dereliction of duty to be lax. Your highness, please punish me

"Let's talk about it again. My king came here under orders, not to find out who was responsible, but to rescue and comfort the people. " Li Ke said, "now I just want to know what happened to the disaster."

"Your Highness, please speak. I'll give you a detailed report! " Cheng Songnian said.

"OK, let's go." Li Ke raised his hand and pointed forward. After a pause, he said, "general Qin. It's hard for you to check the water situation as soon as possible. "

"I'll take orders from you Qin mubai embraces his fist to answer the promise, and thinks that Li Ke is really careful and thoughtful. He wanted to listen to Cheng Songnian's report first, then let me go to the field to investigate, and then come back to confirm whether Cheng Songnian lied.

Li Ke, Cheng Songnian, Liao Lirong and others took the prince's soldiers into the military stronghold. Qin mubai and Baiqi soldiers stayed outside the stronghold. Ma Kun, the commander of Jiangzhou Prefecture, stayed to accompany Qin mubai.

"General Qin's great name, his humble position is thousands of miles away, and it's like thunder all over the ears!" Ma Kun burst out laughing. He was quite straightforward and heroic. He said, "in addition to six leaders and twelve guards, there is another hundred riders in the Tang Dynasty. General Qin was the first hundred cavalry envoys. He worked as an official beside the emperor and was deeply dependent on him. That's more noble than the general of the twelve guards! "

Qin Mu Bai Wei said with a smile: "there is no distinction between high and low official positions. No matter how big or small the rank is, it is to serve the emperor and the country. Captain Ma, you must have been working hard these days. I'm sorry I'm late

"Ha ha, general Qin, what are you talking about?" Ma Kun said with a smile, "our twelve guards are always doing such dirty work. How can you let your royal guards lead the imperial guards to do it, right?"

Qin Mu's white eyebrows are slightly twisted - this guy is sneering at me! Little commander of Wupin military mansion, I'm polite to you, and you are domineering. I'm used to running around in places. I don't appreciate it!

"General Ma doesn't have to say much. General Ma is now ordered to inspect the flood stricken area. Please send someone to lead the way." Qin mubai said.

"Yes. Since it's general Qin, I have to accompany him personally! ——General Qin, please Ma Kun led a horse to ride, took more than ten soldiers with him, and took Qin mubai to the front of the military stronghold.

After three or five miles, Qin mubai saw a high dike with new soil, and some soldiers carrying sacks to reinforce it.

Qin mubai and others got off their horses and went up to the high dike. They saw a vast ocean in front of them. The muddy water of the lake is red and yellow, and the submerged mulberry fields and houses can be seen in the distance. From time to time, pigs, sheep and even human bodies can be found floating on the water.

"Is this the flooded Jixian village?" Qin mubai asked, pointing to the area ahead.

"Yes." Ma Kun twisted his brow again and sighed, "what a pity! It's more than 60 Li in a circle. It became a hollow ocean overnight! If it wasn't for Cheng Cishi's good leadership and effective disaster relief, and he built a flood prevention dike in front of Jishan County, I'm afraid that the whole county would be swallowed up and spread to other prefectures and counties. "

"When we came here just now, we found that the county seat of Jishan county was almost an empty city, and there were signs of flooding. What's the matter?" Qin mubai asked, "didn't you stop the flood here? How could Jishan county become like that?"

"The general knows only one, but not the other!" Ma Kun chuckled and said, "it's said that Hong is like a galloping horse, and it will slow down a little when the terrain is higher. This place is a slope facing flood in Jishan County, so the flood potential is slightly slow. Cheng CI Shi has been in Jiangzhou for many years, and he is very experienced in dealing with floods in this area. In fact, when he received the news, the flood had already reached the county seat of Jishan county. Fortunately, the water was not fierce. Although it flooded part of the county seat, fortunately, it was not as deep as one person. So he led us five thousand soldiers to work day and night to build a dam here. That's what stopped the flood. This is the scene that the general saw in the county before. "

Qin Mu twisted his eyebrows slightly, and thought to himself: listen to Ma Kun's words, they are perfect, and can completely justify themselves. But there are still many unexplained places. First, since the flood once washed through the county seat of Jishan County, where did the flood go now? Second. Since the flood peak has passed, why does Jishan county magistrate Zhu Chengwen force people to move? Is he really taking the opportunity to seize the people's property and then committing suicide with a batch of property? Unless he's mentally ill, he won't be so desperate for money. You have to commit suicide with a pile of property!"Thank you, General Ma, for your hard work." Qin mubai did not say anything about these ends, but said, "when the flood comes, you 5000 elite soldiers must have to step into the flood to build dams? That's really hard work! "

"It's more than hard work. We also paid for more than a dozen lives. " Ma Kun sighed and said, "it's true to say that there are great floods and fierce beasts. Few of us, the northern army, can swim. Everyone was biting their teeth and daring to jump into the water to build a wall to block some of the water. Then, after two days and nights of hard work, the ten mile long dike was built to block the flood peak. Some brothers are overworked and are washed away from their homes. Then you'll never come back. Up to now, I don't know where the corpse is, ah

"Admirable." Qin Mu Bai nodded and sighed and asked casually, "I don't know much about flood fighting and dike building. But after listening to what General Ma said, he thought, "if you throw rice bags into the dam, what else can the army eat?"

Ma kunlue was stunned and said: "general, you don't know something. Who is willing to throw the best rice from the south of the Yangtze River into the flood? In fact, the best way to fight floods is to use rice bags. Because the rice was bubbled up and became heavy and heavy, so that dams could be built to stop the flood. Only by adding earth and stones to it can the dam be built. We can't help throwing 5000 stone rice into the flood. What a pity Three months' rations for all the officers and men in the family. No more

Qin mubai's heart moved: no wonder the refugees said that the soldiers robbed the people's food and livestock because their food was gone? However, flood fighting and disaster relief is a major event for the imperial court and yamen. As a governor of Jiangzhou, did Cheng Songnian connive at the government soldiers robbing the people like this?

"General Ma, what do you eat these days?" Qin mubai asked.

"There is still some surplus grain in the army. It's no problem to support the army for three or five days." Ma Kun said as if he had been ready. "In addition, Cheng Shi Shi also transferred a batch from the state grain depot, and enough to eat."

"But on the way down from the hall, I heard that the soldiers robbed the people and robbed food. And why? " Qin mubai knocks mountains and shakes tigers. He asked.

Maquentin's expression changed suddenly, tiger's eyes glared and he said in a loud voice: "absolutely nothing! General Qin, think about it. Our soldiers are so desperate to build dams that they don't want their lives. Is it to protect the people in the city? How can they rob people's property and food in turn? This is slander! Slander! Slander on all our officers and men! This is a very hurtful and demoralizing slander

"Well, General Ma, you don't have to be excited. Ben would not believe such a thing. Otherwise, I won't come to ask you. " Qin mubai said with a smile, "you have made great contributions. You will have passed them on to your Royal Highness the king of Wu. I think your highness will report directly to the emperor after he returns to the court. He won't swallow your credit. "

"I don't deserve the credit, I don't want to reward you!" Ma Kun is also angry. Staring round his eyes, he said angrily, "those of us who are soldiers of the government, who have no food, no pay, and are willing to work hard for our country, if we spare our lives to do good deeds and bear injustice, we will die or die!"

"Presumptuous!" At this time, a brigade commander who followed Qin mubai couldn't see him. He said with a low voice, "bold Ma Kun, how dare you contradict general Qin! Are you dissatisfied with the court and venting your anger to your majesty? "

Ma Kundun was stunned, as if he remembered that Qin mubai was a confidant general beside the emperor. He quickly gathered his anger and made amends to Qin mubai: "I'm very angry and impolite at my humble post. Please don't blame general Qin! He was a rude man in his humble position. He didn't study much and was upright. He was used to being in the military mansion all day with those hooligans and soldiers. If there is something wrong with collision. I'll make amends here! "

"No harm." Qin mubai said faintly, "people in the army are all bloody men. It's common for them to have a rough and straightforward temperament. Ben will not be so stingy. I won't take it to heart. "

Later, Qin mubai returned to the military stronghold and met Li Ke. Li Ke also listened to Cheng Songnian's report and had many doubts.

Two people then together deliberates.

"Mubai, I've just heard that Cheng Songnian talk for a long time, and I've heard you talk about the situation of dikes. I think there are many problems." Li Ke said, "first, the most strange thing is Zhu Chengwen's suicide. His behavior is too incomprehensible. The sudden flood broke the levee of the lake, flooded the countryside of Jishan County, and hit the county seat. He was guilty, but he did not die. When the flood rushed through Jishan County, the water was not ferocious. At this time, the most important thing he should do is to rescue the people and reduce the losses as much as possible. But he forced all the people to move out of Jishan. How can we explain that? Moreover, why did he commit suicide after he moved out of the people? Cheng Songnian explained that he took the opportunity to plunder people's property and property, which the king did not believe. The Grand Tang Dynasty has a vast legal network. As a small county magistrate, does he have the ability and courage to swallow a hundred hectares of fertile land? Second, the flood actually disappeared after Jishan County, so where did it go? When I asked Cheng Songnian, he said vaguely that the flood had flowed into the lower gullies of the river. Because the flood peak was blocked, the amount of water was not large. It's strange that the flood that washed a county will disappear like this? Third, the problem of soldiers robbing the people. Both Cheng Songnian and Ma Kun denied that their soldiers would rather be hungry than do such things. That is to say, food is a very sensitive topic for them! "

[after a day of power failure, I feel helpless Now the two chapters are presented together]

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