Ten days later, Zhongshu Province received an urgent report that Yingzhou had released the flood without permission.

Feng Che's move can be described as earth-shattering, and it alarmed the local officials in the surrounding counties, Henan Mansion, and Huaishui Basin. Zhao Fuyin of Henan Mansion hurriedly pleaded guilty to the imperial court, saying that his majesty was incompetent, and even such a major event as flood discharge was only known after the fact.

Shao An glanced at Zhao Fuyin's recital a few times, and asked Liu Ruqing casually: "Who is the governor of Yingzhou?" ”

"It's Feng Che, Lord Feng." Liu Ruqing replied.

"It turned out to be Feng Zhiyuan." Shao An smiled after hearing this, "This handwriting is really his style." ”

"The vicinity of Yingzhou has always been the most severely affected place in the Huaishui Basin. When Lord Feng ordered the flood to be discharged, he must be in danger of bursting the embankment. Liu Ruqing said, "Therefore, the lower officials feel that Lord Feng has no merit." ”

"But when he does things, he is always reckless and bold." Shao An analyzed, "It's so easy to discharge floods. Watered the fields of those big families and gentry and heroes, and they must ask for an explanation. This group of people is not easy to offend. ”

Liu Ruqing peeked at his own head official, and only felt that he looked relaxed, as if he was sitting and waiting to watch a good show. Liu Ruqing hurriedly shook his head, this is an illusion, an illusion!

"My lord, then you can help Lord Feng." Liu Ruqing persuaded.

Shao An shook his head and said idly: "If you don't help, whoever stabs Lou Zi will clean it up by yourself." ”

"The adults say they don't help, but they actually value Lord Feng in their hearts." Liu Ruqing snickered.

"You know too much, do your job." Shao An gently tapped Liu Ruqing's head, and said in his heart that this child has become more and more naughty since following him.

On Li Hongyi's side, the army of 100,000 people crossed the river in a small boat. However, by the time they arrived in Guangwu County, the Xiou army had already stormed outside the city for three days. Seeing that the soldiers and civilians of Guangwu were about to be unable to hold on, fortunately, Li Hongyi arrived one step earlier and did not let Xiou attack the county seat of Guangwu and save the people in the city.

Seeing this, Ouyang Zhenyu did not order the troops to retreat, but instead stationed outside the city and fought a war of attrition with Li Hongyi. Ouyang Zhenyu is ambitious, and he doesn't know what idea he has up again this time. And Li Hongyi's goal is not only to defend the city, but also to open up and conquer, and the secret task issued by the emperor is to ask him to expand the territory.

Before Li Hongyi left, the emperor summoned him to the Palace of Cultivating the Heart. The emperor said earnestly: "This time I went out to fight, not only to defeat Xiou, but also to take the great grassland in the west for me. I have already thought of a name, so I will call it 'Xining', which means 'peace in the west'. ”

After listening to the emperor's words, Li Hongyi was full of enthusiasm, he knelt on one knee and said generously: "The last general will live up to his holy hopes." ”

Now, Li Hongyi is standing at the head of Guangwu City, looking at the dense Xiou army below, and frowning. It's good to be able to defend the territory. If you continue to consume like this, how can you complete the secret mission given by the emperor.

Li Hongyi called his younger brother Li Honghui and asked, "Is there a way to retreat from the enemy?" ”

Li Honghui is now recognized as a small military division, he looked at the enemy soldiers under the city, and analyzed: "Although Xiou has been attacking the city now, they have not used all their strength. They must be waiting for the right moment before they attack with all their forces. ”

"Are they waiting for reinforcements?" Li Hongyi asked, "But this is the personal soldier of King Xiou, and it should be the most powerful army." Do they still need reinforcements? ”

"When marching and fighting, the most important thing is the right time, the right place, and the right people, and I think they should wait for the time." Li Honghui explained, "The weather has been abnormal recently, and it is impossible for them to make a fuss about the other two aspects, just wait for the time." ”

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Since Feng Cheli overcame the public opinion and released the flood, the crisis in Yingzhou has been lifted, and even the weather has begun to clear up, and it no longer rains all the time. However, Feng Che's own crisis has only just begun.

Because the flood discharge was so rapid, many large families in Yingzhou did not have time to prepare, and their 100 acres of fertile land were flooded. After the rain passed, those gentry also had to seek justice from Feng Che, after all, the fields could not be flooded in vain. So those who went to Henan Mansion to complain, asked the relatives of the officials in the capital to exert pressure, and spent money to buy the official government, and all kinds of tricks of those big families were exhausted, so this matter also spread from Yingzhou to Henan, and then from Henan to the capital. Until the end, it reached Shao An's ears.

"Feng Zhiyuan is really in trouble." Shao An watched the twists and turns, and smiled at Liu Ruqing, "He is too upright in doing things for others, and now he is jointly resisted by the local gentry." I heard that there was such a sentence in Henan, saying something like 'Feng Chezhi, the flood is raging.' Feng Che left, the flood rested. As soon as such rumors came out, even some local people felt that Feng Zhiyuan was a scourge. ”

Liu Ruqing pursed her lips and said for Feng Che: "The flood is a natural disaster, what does it have to do with Lord Feng?" These people are also really superstitious. ”

"They said there was a problem with the surname 'Feng', two points of water on the side, and it was rainy. Moreover, Yingzhou has not had a major flood for many years, and as a result, as soon as Feng Zhiyuan took office, he encountered a natural disaster. Shao An smiled, "Isn't it just a bad fate?" ”

Liu Ruqing looked at Shao An's complexion, why did he feel that as soon as Feng Che was unlucky, his own adults were very happy? Is this a sign of schadenfreude? Liu Ruqing silently sympathized with Master Feng in her heart, and asked Shao An: "Then how will this matter end?" ”

"This matter can be big or small, it depends on whether Feng Zhiyuan appeases those gentry or is tough to the end. However, it is unlikely that Feng Zhiyuan will curry favor with the gentry with his stubborn temper. Shao An analyzed, "I can't guess how it will end." You must know that Feng Zhiyuan never does things according to normal people's ideas. ”

"Then how do you give instructions to the excerpts of Henan Mansion?"

Shao An said: "Let Henan Mansion do it by itself, and Zhongshu Province will not interfere in local affairs." ”

Liu Ruqing sighed secretly in her heart, sure enough, her own adults planned to stand by and watch the play on the sidelines. Poor Lord Feng, Liu Ruqing once again expressed his great sympathy.

However, at this time, Feng Che, who was far away in Yingzhou, was still silent in the face of the gentry's difficulties, the people's incomprehension, and the gossip all over the city. He neither sent people to the big families to check the situation, nor did he make a case to the chief and his superiors. His approach is just as Shao An guessed, tough to the end, never compromised.

It is said that those big families once asked someone to go to the yamen theory, but Feng Che closed the door and ignored it. The gentry were mad and went straight to the level to sue and sue to Yin of Zhaofu in Henan.

Poor Lord Yin, every day I have to listen to all kinds of people say bad things about Feng Che. And these people are inextricably linked with the big officials in the capital, and they don't dare to drive people out directly. So Zhao Fuyin had no choice but to droop his eyelids and listen to those people's complaints boringly.

I only heard what the Sun family said: "Lord Fu Yin, you have to make decisions for us." Our good field was ruined like this. ”

"I've never seen a person like Feng Che, stubborn, soft and hard." Another family surnamed Lin complained, "When he said that the flood would be discharged, he only said hello, and he didn't ask for our consent at all." ”

"Yes, yes, I was out of town at the time, and I came back a few days ago to hear from my family that the government had released floods."

Seeing that the scene was getting more and more chaotic, Zhao Fuyin stood up and comforted: "Your request, this official knows it." This matter will be carefully investigated by the official and will be dealt with seriously, so please rest assured that you will go back first. ”

The Sun family breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, and said with a smile: "Lord Yin is wise, thank you Lord Zhao, the villain retired first." ”

The rest of the people also left one after another, only the one surnamed Lin stayed at the end, and said to Zhao Fu Yin: "Lord Zhao, our Lin family can be a scholar, and our ancestors have also produced several officials above the third grade. At present, the cousin in the lower part is in the Ministry of Officials. Now that this has happened in my hometown, my cousin also hopes that the adults will judge it impartially. ”

"Well said, well said." Lord Zhao smiled bitterly. The officials are related to the major matters of assessment and promotion, and no one dares to offend.

After sending off a group of gentry, the people below reported that the excerpt had been approved.

Zhao Fuyin's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly opened the recital. I saw that it was written: dispose of it yourself. Zhao Fuyin looked back and forth three times, and after reading it, his face drooped again. He finally kicked the ball to Shangguan in the capital, but the cunning Shao Xiang kicked it back as it was.

Dispose of it yourself? What to do with it? Shao Xiang, dare you write a few more criticisms, the lower officials really can't guess their intentions!

A few days later, Feng Che was finally "invited" to Henan Mansion by Lord Fu Yin, and Zhao Fu Yin scolded him and asked him why he was venting the flood privately.

After listening to Feng Che expressionlessly, he said slowly: "It's too late, if you delay any longer, it is very likely that the embankment will burst." ”

This reason is really impeccable, Zhao Fuyin has an old blood stalk in his heart, and he thought for a long time before saying: "Then why don't you say hello to those big families?" ”

"The lower official sent someone to say hello." Feng Che said confidently.

"You, you, you ......" Zhao Fuyin pointed at Feng Che's hand and trembled for a long time, and finally held back a sentence, and said angrily, "Immediately go and apologize to those big families, and put this matter down to the official." ”

"The lower officials don't think that the flood discharge is wrong, why should they apologize?" Feng Che still refused very strongly.

Zhao Fuyin couldn't say a word when he was blocked. He originally wanted to make this big thing small, and make it a small thing, but people didn't appreciate it at all? Very good, then you can't blame him for being unkind.

"Good, good, good, you have a kind." Zhao Fuyin said, "This year's inspection, you are already inferior. And this official will fold the bullet to impeach you, so you can wait. ”

Feng Chemu made a face and said indifferently: "Shangjuan is the power of Lord Yin of the Mansion, Lord Zhao will please." The lower official still has something to do, so he will retire first. ”

Zhao Fuyin looked at Feng Che's back, and finally understood what it meant to be "stubborn, soft and hard".