On the riverside outside Caoqiao Town, many hungry people are strengthening their embankments.

Fan Yu has been patrolling the river for several days in a row, and if there is a problem, it can be solved on the spot.

Since Zhanzhao sent the grain, he had no worries, and he devoted himself to the matter of controlling the river.

It's not that he is diligent, but that governing the river is not a trivial matter, and it is related to the interests of all the villagers in Caoqiao Town. If the river floods the fields, and it's all in the same town, he won't go out in the future.

Moreover, there are many hungry people who control the river, and the more people there are, it is easy to have contradictions, either a few people are fighting today, or whose son is not filial, that will never make people lonely.

For seven or eight days, Fan Yu was solving some trivial matters, and the river in Caoqiao Town was almost trimmed a few miles ago. As long as the embankment at a bend in the Jialu River is reinforced, the river can be repaired downstream.

But the tenant of Fan Yu's family, He Laojiu, found the riverside.

As soon as he saw Fan Yu, he hurriedly waved his hand, "Master, I have something urgent to report!" ”

trotted in front of Fan Yu, and He Laojiu couldn't breathe a little.

"Old Uncle Jiu, what's the matter with you, running so quickly." Fan Yu couldn't help but laugh when he saw that He Laojiu was busy panting when he wanted to talk and was busy panting.

"Hey, don't mention it." He Laojiu easily gasped and said, "I have a problem with old cold legs, and as soon as the weather changes, I will feel it." Especially when it rains and snows, it is the most effective. Coming together today, my legs were like lead, and I was moving fast. Lord, you have been entrusted by the king to govern the river, but you must prepare early. ”

Fan Yu raised his eyebrows, this He Laojiu is not only an old cold leg, but I am afraid that he also has a little arthritis symptoms.

"Uncle Jiu, you ran all the way over with this leg, are you okay?" Fan Yu saw that He Laojiu looked like he was about to fall, and asked with some worry.

He Laojiu stomped his feet vigorously and said with a smile: "Don't say it, I ran all the way here, and now it's not so sore." But I'm afraid that this day is going to change, and the rain will come soon, so it shouldn't be too small. ”

There is only a short bend in the embankment in Caoqiao Town, and Fan Yuzhou calculated that it should be repaired today. Even if there is heavy rain, there should be no problem.

"Okay, I know, Uncle Jiu will rest first." Fan Yu asked He Laojiu to rest, and he went to arrange for people to step up repairs.

It's just that before he finished his words here, there was a gust of wind blowing, which made people unable to open their eyes.

As soon as the gust of wind passed, the sky was gloomy and dark, and the soybean-sized raindrops crackled and fell, making life hurt.

Fan Yu looked at this situation and knew that he was right. Many people stopped work and wanted to take shelter from the rain, but Fan Yu did not agree. The more this situation is, the more dangerous it is, and I am afraid that it will be too late to strengthen the embankment before the river rises.

With the full efforts of more than 1,000 people, the last section of the river embankment was finally strengthened after half an hour.

Everyone went back to shelter from the rain, but Fan Yu and the two officials stood by the river with umbrellas.

Although it was daytime, the sky was as cloudy as night, and the heavy rain was falling, and Fan Yu couldn't see the other side when he stood by the river. The umbrella in his hand was hit by the dense raindrops, and he could barely hold it. This kind of rain is like a downpour, and it is really scary.

"Fan Xiaoguan, we might as well go back and warm up, the rain hasn't stopped for half an hour, I'm afraid it won't stop for another half an hour." A servant persuaded.

Fan Yu shook his head and said: "I'm just worried that this rain won't stop, in case the water rises, I'm afraid that if the river embankment is strong, it will overflow and flood the fields." ”

Another official said: "If it is really as Fan Xiaoguan said, it is not the responsibility of Fan Xiaoguan to overflow the river embankment. ”

Hearing the words of this servant, Fan Yu couldn't help but shake his head in his heart. As long as the embankment is strong and does not collapse, it is not their responsibility, and the rain is too heavy. Isn't this a matter of loss? He is just a ruler, not a big official, and what responsibility do you have to shirk.

"You can't look at it that way." Fan Yu watched the river rise rapidly, and felt that he couldn't wait any longer, so he could only explain to the two officials: "These are all local people, and the fields of the villagers are all here. If I get flooded, I won't be able to gain a foothold in my hometown, and I will be pointed at the backbone when I go out. ”

The two officials suddenly nodded their heads hurriedly.

"What do you have to say about Fan Xiaoguan, the two of us will arrange someone to do it now." Older officials said.

Fan Yu nodded, "Looking at the speed at which the river is rising, I'm afraid it won't be long before it overflows the embankment." If you want to solve it, you have to find a way to drain it. ”

"Presumably Fan Xiaoguan has already thought about whether to dig a section of the river embankment to let the river water drain out?" Another official asked.

"Not bad." Fan Yu's gaze wandered around the embankment and fell to the lower reaches of the river. Although he could not see it in the rain, he knew that there was a large area of lowland, which was as much as 2,000 acres of fertile land.

Because it is a lowland, there is plenty of water, so all the rice is grown there. Being able to grow rice in such a northern part of Xihua County shows how good this fertile land is.

It's just that Fan Yu also knows that this piece of fertile land belongs to the Qin family. The Qin family made trouble for themselves three times and twice, thinking about harming themselves, if they didn't teach a lesson, it would not be their own style of doing things. The point is that the Qin Mansion doesn't know how important it is, don't they think about it, if it causes chaos, how big of a deal it is. Fan Yu felt that it was just right to teach him a lesson to the Qin Mansion right now, which would not only make him feel painful, but also not hurt his muscles and bones.

The two officials didn't care whose fields they flooded, they just listened to the words of the minor official Fan in front of them.

Hundreds of people were immediately called out, and everyone came to the embankment under the rain and dug a section of the embankment according to Fan Yu's instructions.

The murky waters of the river are no longer bound by the embankment, and they are surging down like wild horses. In less than a moment, Fan Yu saw that the rice fields of the Qin Mansion had turned into a large area of Zeguo. The seedlings that had already grown to their knees were completely below the surface of the water.

"Whose field is this, such good land is rare, but unfortunately this year's harvest is over." At this time, one of the officials sighed.

Fan Yu glanced at the servant, "This is the Qin Yuan's foreign family, their fields are all here, and they should not be spared." ”

The officer's mouth gradually widened, and even his neck stiffened, "Fan Xiaoguan, don't be kidding, Qin Yuanwai is not an ordinary person. You have the name of the envoy who governs the river. But the two of us are just servants, how can we afford him. ”

"So, we don't tell him." Fan Yu smiled at the two servants, "Tell everyone, don't say anything, he doesn't know and can't do anything to the two of you." ”

The two officials sweated on their heads, and when they looked at Fan Yu, they felt that he looked like a lawless yamen in Bianliang City.