Arch bridge.

Xiao Yuan had already walked to the river, and was half-squatting there, looking at the river.

Ye Cheng hurriedly arrived, and when he saw this scene, he hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on the ground to salute: "Weichen see the king." ”

"Get up." Xiao Yuan got up and clapped his hands.

"King Xie." Ye Cheng stood up, hurriedly stepped aside, bowed slightly, and followed behind.

Xiao Yuan walked up and said, "Ye Cheng, the problem of the river becoming polluted and emitting a foul smell, did you see it just now?" ”

"Yes." Ye Cheng responded, and didn't forget to look back at the river again.

Xiao Yuan continued: "The importance of this river, there is no need for this king to say more, it is not only convenient for the people, but also nourishes the people in the city, but now this situation has appeared, why didn't you deal with it before, didn't you find it." ”

Hearing the faint reproach in his words, Ye Cheng hurriedly said respectfully: "Back to the king, the lord of the Wuwei Mansion is responsible for arresting the murderers and thieves, maintaining public order, and the construction of the city and the people's livelihood are not under the jurisdiction of Weichen. ”

"Blame it up and down!" Xiao Yuan scolded angrily.

"Yes." Ye Chengyi lowered his head.

In fact, this time I asked Ye Cheng to come over, of course, I didn't blame him, because this really didn't belong to him, and I came to him to let him do this.

The trio re-onto the arched bridge.

Not long after, Qin Zhou also ran over in a panic.

After arriving here, he saw Xiao Yuan at a glance, and hurriedly stepped forward, put his hands on the side of his head, and pouted with his buttocks: "Minister, Gong Wenchang, see the king." ”

"Let's be flat."

"King Xie."

The latter got up, probably because the king summoned him and came in a hurry, so his forehead also ran out of sweat, and he couldn't help wiping it with the sleeve of his official uniform.

Xiao Yuan first glanced at him, and then pointed to the river below: "Lord Gong, let's take a look for yourself first." ”

"Yes, yes......" Although he didn't understand what he meant, Gong Wenchang dared to ask more, so he hurriedly tiptoed his head and looked down.

At first, he was still puzzled and didn't notice anything, but when he looked at it, he also reacted, and immediately turned around and said, "King, this river is ......."

"You know." Xiao Yuan was almost laughed at angrily: "As Qinzhou, this is within your jurisdiction, right?" But Lord Gong turned a blind eye and ignored it so that Qinghe became like this. ”

As he spoke, he also pointed to both sides of the river: "Look, are there still people doing laundry, and are there still people fetching water?" ”

"This is the river in the city, the consequences it brings don't need to be said by this king, it's not summer yet, if it's a hot day, the whole Qinzhou, I'm afraid it's stinky!"

"Yes, yes, that's what the king said." Gong Wenchang bowed his head.

"It's a fart! You are simply derelict in your duties! ”

Yes!? Hearing this, Gong Wenchang was startled, and immediately knelt on the ground again, and said in a trembling voice: "The king is angry, Weichen is guilty, the crime is not noticed, and I beg my king for forgiveness." ”

Gong Wenchang is not a great talent, but he is not a wine bag and rice bag, and he probably didn't notice it, and no one reported him, so he stayed in the official office all day to handle official business.

Now, he did not shirk his responsibilities and directly admitted his mistakes, but fortunately, he had a correct attitude and did not pass the buck to each other, which also made Xiao Yuan's anger disappear a little.

After reprimanding him again, Xiao Yuan also said impatiently: "Get out!" ”

"Yes, yes......" The latter got up and wiped his forehead again, this time, it was already a cold sweat.

Xiao Yuan glared at him again: "The current problem, how to deal with it, what does Lord Gong think about this?" ”

Gong Wenchang said: "In the opinion of Weichen, the pollution of this river should be traced back to the source, which is mostly related to the workshops on both sides of the river, the king can think about it, if some of the oil pollution of the restaurant, and some of the waste materials of the dyeing workshop, are merged into the river, will it cause this phenomenon, and the people see that the river water is getting dirtier and dirtier, and it is no longer usable, so they will also put messy things, resulting in today's situation." ”

"Well...... Reasonable. Xiao Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "I think so, you two, Lord Ye is responsible for inspecting all kinds of workshops on both sides, and Master Gong is responsible for cleaning up the dirt, and you coordinate and cooperate with each other to handle this matter well." ”

"This ......" Ye Cheng showed a hint of embarrassment on his face, and said cautiously: "King, as far as the minister knows, there are many dyeing workshops and large restaurants on both sides of the city and river, and this matter is not easy to deal with." ”

"What's so hard to deal with!" Xiao Yuan Zhengse said: "This is the clear water source of Qinzhou!" For many years, people have washed and fetched water here, nourishing how many people, in front of the people's livelihood, no one can do it! ”

"Go and negotiate with the owners of those workshops, and the state will pay for them, give them corresponding compensation, and ask them to move out of their original places and not pollute the river water in any way!"

"Yes...... But if the other party doesn't agree, the Wuwei Mansion is not very easy to handle, the king. Ye Cheng seemed to be complaining.

Xiao Yuan understood what he meant, and said directly: "In front of the country and the people's livelihood, no one can be an exception!" It's a policy, there's no doubt about it! ”

Hearing this, Ye Cheng was immediately shocked, "Yes!" Please rest assured, Wechen will do a good job of this! ”

Xiao Yuan looked at Gong Wenchang again: "As for how to clean up the pollution, this king will give you an opinion, put out all the dirty water that is now stinking, remove the sludge at the bottom of the river, eradicate the dirty debris, and then inject clean water." ”

"This ......" Gong Wenchang was also embarrassed, and said with a tangled face: "King, if this is the case, then this, this is a big project." ”

"If you want to deal with it, you must handle it properly and handle it perfectly, otherwise, it is equivalent to not doing it." Xiao Yuan said: "It is not difficult to release water, but it will not be long before we recruit some people to clean up the pollution." ”

This river, which divides Qinzhou into two, is very long and has a certain width, if according to Xiao Yuan, it is estimated to be thousands of people.

You get money for work, you get money for food.

Gong Wenchang also laughed dryly, and said with a shy face: "The king doesn't know anything, Weichen...... Weichen's official office, the treasury does not have too much silver, this, hehe......"

Xiao Yuan glanced at him: "Don't worry, the court will allocate some gold and silver to you for the matter of the people." ”

"Ah, in this way, Weichen will live up to the king's explanation and will definitely complete the task." Gong Wenchang immediately put his mind at ease.

Xiao Yuan looked at the river again: "Okay, that's it, you two cooperate, the Wuwei Mansion is responsible for handling civil disputes, but you must also abide by the law and not act arbitrarily, in addition, post a notice to tell the people that it is forbidden to put dirt into the river again." ”

"Lord Gong's side, it is to start construction as soon as possible, and in the spring of next year, we must return the people clean water."

"Weichen takes the order!" The two said in unison.

Because Gong Wenchang was dressed in an official uniform, both sides of the arch bridge were already full of people, and he didn't know why, pointing and talking in a whisper.