Sure enough, something is strange!

This was Li Ke and Qin Mubai's first reaction after hearing that Zhu Chengwen committed suicide.

Qin Mubai naturally wouldn't talk too much in such a public occasion, Li Ke was a person who had seen the world after all, and he was not in a hurry, so he just said "hmm", and said along with Cheng Songnian's words: "This king just saw a large number of people in Jishan County in exile on the way here, saying that the county ordered Zhu Chengwen to force them to relocate, and also swallowed up their real estate and land. Presumably, Zhu Chengwen committed suicide because of this, right? ”

"That's true!" Cheng Songnian was surprised, and hurriedly arched his hand: "He ignored the orders of his humble duty and forcibly drove away a large number of victims, and took the opportunity to plunder their cattle, sheep, livestock, grain and property, and took the opportunity to swallow a large amount of land and real estate. This kind of corrupt officials and corrupt officials who are in trouble with the country and wealth are really hard to atone for their sins! Humble ...... His Royal Highness is not strict and has the crime of dereliction of duty, please punish His Royal Highness! ”

"This matter will be discussed again. This king has come by order not to hold anyone accountable or to bring anyone to justice, but to help the people and relieve the people. Li Ke said: "This king only wants to know what happened to the disaster now?" ”

"Please ask Your Highness to march into the village to speak, and the humble post will be reported in detail!" Cheng Songnian said.

"Let's go." Li Ke raised his hand and pointed forward, paused again, and said, "General Qin, it's hard work, you check the flood situation as soon as possible." ”

"Humble command!" Qin Mubai hugged his fists and responded to his promise, Li Ke was indeed careful and thoughtful. He wanted to listen to Cheng Songnian's report first, and then asked me to go to the field to inspect and come back to confirm whether Cheng Songnian was lying.

Li Ke, Cheng Songnian, Liao Lirong and others took the royal soldiers into the military village, Qin Mubai and the hundred cavalry soldiers stayed outside the village, and Ma Kun, the governor of Jiangzhou Mansion, stayed behind to accompany Qin Mubai.

"General Qin's great name and humble position are thousands of miles away, and they are also thunderous!" Ma Kunhaha laughed, quite hearty and heroic, and said: "Today, in addition to the six rates and twelve guards, Datang has one more hundred horses. General Qin was the first hundred cavalry envoys, and he was deeply relied on and relied on by the emperor's side. That's even more noble than the Twelve Guards! ”

Qin Mubai smiled to himself: "There is no distinction between official positions, high or low, no matter how big or small, they are all for the emperor and serve the country." Captain Madu, you must have worked hard to provide disaster relief in the past few days. I'm ashamed to have waited too late! ”

"Haha, General Qin, what are you talking about!" Ma Kun said with a smile: "The soldiers of our twelve guards have always done this kind of dirty work, tired, how can you let your dignified royal guards lead the royal forest army to do it, right?" ”

Qin Mubai's brows twisted slightly-this guy is still sneering at me! The little Captain of the Wupin Military Mansion, I am polite to you, and you are still domineering. It's probably because I'm used to running rampant in the place, and I really don't know how to lift!

"General Ma doesn't need to say much, General Ben is now ordered to inspect the flood-stricken area, please send someone to lead the way." Qin Mubai said.

"Okay. Since it was General Qin who spoke, then he had to accompany him personally! - General Qin, please! Ma Kun brought a horse, rode it, and brought more than ten entourage soldiers to the front of the military village with Qin Mubai.

After running for three or five miles, Qin Mubai saw a high embankment with fresh soil, and some sergeants were carrying sacks to reinforce it.

Qin Mubai and the others got off the horse and walked up to this high embankment, and saw a depression in front of them. The muddy water of the lake is a red yellow, and in the distance, you can see submerged mulberry fields and houses, pigs, sheep and even human corpses floating on the water from time to time.

"Is this the flooded village of Jixian County?" Qin Mubai asked, pointing to a patch in front of him.

"Yes." Ma Kun twisted his brows again, and sighed, "Miserable! A radius of more than 60 miles became a depression overnight! If it weren't for the leadership of Cheng Thorn Shi's ability to provide disaster relief and quickly build a flood control levee in front of the county seat of Jishan County, I am afraid that the entire county town would be swallowed up and affect other prefectures and counties. ”

"When we came just now, the county seat of Jishan County was almost an empty city, and there were traces of flooding, so what's going on?" Qin Mubai asked, "Didn't you stop the flood here, why did Jishan County become like that?" ”

"The general only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other!" Ma Kun chuckled and said, "It is said that Hong Ru galloping horses will only slow down when the terrain is slightly higher. This place is a slope in Jishan County that is facing flooding, so the flood water is slightly slower. Cheng Shi has been in Jiangzhou for many years and has great experience in dealing with floods in this area. In fact, when he received the news, the flood had already rushed to the county seat of Jishan County, fortunately, the water was bound to be not fierce, although it flooded part of the county, but fortunately, it was not as deep as one person. So he led our 5,000 soldiers to work day and night, and built a dam here, which stopped the flood. This is the scene that the general saw in the county seat before. ”

Qin Mubai's brows twisted slightly, and he secretly thought: Listening to Ma Kun's words, it is indeed seamless, and he can completely justify himself. However, there are still many unexplained points in this - first, since the flood once washed away the county seat of Jishan County, where did the flood go now? Second, since Hong Feng has passed the county order of Jishan County, why did Zhu Chengwen force the people to relocate, is he really trying to take the opportunity to occupy the people's property, and then commit suicide with a batch of property? Unless he has a sick brain, he will definitely not ask for money like this, and he will have to commit suicide with a bunch of belongings!

"Thank you, General Ma, for your hard work!" Qin Mubai held these ends and didn't say anything, but said, "When the flood comes, you five thousand elite soldiers must have to step into the flood and rush to build a dam?" That's really hard! ”

"Not to mention the hard work, we have also paid the price of more than a dozen lives for this." Ma Kun sighed and said, "It is said that the flood beast is indeed true. Few of us in the Northern Army know how to water. Everyone gritted their teeth and jumped into the water with courage, built a human wall to block some water potential, and then drove piles and pressed rice bags, and then fought hard for two days and two nights to build this ten-mile embankment to block the flood peak. Some brothers are overworked and accidentally washed away, and they will never come back. I still don't know where the corpse is! ”

"Admirable." Qin Mubai nodded and sighed, and asked casually: "The general doesn't know much about such things as flood control and embankment, but after listening to what General Ma said, he pondered: You have thrown all the rice bags into this embankment, so what else can the army eat?" ”

Ma Kun was slightly stunned and said: "General, do you know who wants to throw the best Jiangnan rice into the flood?" In fact, the best way to fight floods is rice bags. Because the rice was soaked in water, it rose and became heavier and heavier, so that a dam could be built to stop the flood. Then add earth and stones on top of it, and the embankment can be completed. We threw all 5,000 stone of rice into this flood before our eyes. It's a pity...... All the soldiers in the whole province had three months' rations. ”

Qin Mubai's heart moved: No wonder those homeless people said that the soldiers robbed the people's grain and livestock because their food was gone? However, flood relief is a major matter for the imperial court and the yamen, and Cheng Songnian, as the assassin of Jiangzhou, connived at the government soldiers to rob the people like this?

"General Ma, what are you eating these days?" Qin Mubai asked.

"There is still some surplus food in the army to support it, and it will be no problem for three or five days." Ma Kun seemed to be ready to say in his heart: "In addition, Cheng Thorn Shi has also transferred a batch from the state capital's grain depot, which is still enough to eat. ”

However, on the way to accompany His Highness, he repeatedly heard that the soldiers robbed the people and seized food. Why is that? Qin Mubai knocked on the mountain and shook the tiger and asked.

Ma Kun's expression suddenly changed, and he glared at him and said loudly: "There is no such thing!" General Qin, think about it, our soldiers are so desperate to build a dam and don't even want their lives, isn't it to protect the people of the city? How could it be possible to rob the people's property and food in turn? This is slander! Slander! Slander against all the officers and men of our whole army! This is a slander that hurts people's hearts and hurts morale! ”

"Okay, General Ma, you don't have to get excited. Ben will not believe in such a thing, otherwise he would not have said it and came to ask you. Qin Mubai smiled indifferently: "You have worked hard and worked hard, and you will all convey it to His Royal Highness King Wu." Presumably, after His Royal Highness returns to the court, he will also say bluntly in front of the emperor that the retribution will not swallow up your merits. ”

"Merit does not dare to be rewarded, not delusional!" Ma Kun also glared angrily, his eyes were round, and he said angrily: "Those of us who are government soldiers have no food or pay, and we work hard to serve the country, if we risk our lives to do good deeds and carry grievances, we will not do it alive or dead!" ”

"Presumptuous!" At this time, a brigade commander who followed Qin Mubai's side was stunned, and reprimanded in a low voice: "Bold Ma Kun, you dare to contradict General Qin!" Are you dissatisfied with the court and venting your anger at Your Majesty? ”

Ma Kun was stunned for a moment, as if he had just remembered Qin Mubai, but the henchmen and generals around the emperor hurriedly reined in their anger and apologized to Qin Mubai: "Humble and rude, please don't blame General Qin!" He is a coarse person, he doesn't read much, he is upright by nature, and he fights with those hooligan soldiers in the military government all day long, and his temper is also hot. If there is a collision and offense, the humble duty is here, and I apologize here! ”

"It doesn't matter." Qin Mubai said lightly: "The people in the army are all bloody men, and they have a rough temperament, and it is commonplace to go straight. Ben won't be so stingy and won't take it to heart. ”

Later, Qin Mubai returned to the military village and met Li Ke. Li Ke also listened to Cheng Songnian's report, and there were many doubts.

The two of them consulted together.

"Mu Bai, I just heard that Cheng Songnian talk about it for a long time, and I heard you talk about the situation of the embankment, and I think there are many problems in it." Li Ke said: "One of the most strange is the suicide of Zhu Chengwen, the county magistrate of Jishan County. His behavior is incomprehensible. The sudden flood broke the lake embankment, flooded the suburbs of Jishan County, and also hit the county seat, and he was guilty of this county order, but the crime did not lead to death. When the water rushed through Jishan County, the water was not fierce, and the most important thing he should do at this time was to provide disaster relief and minimize losses. However, how can he explain that he forced all the people to move out of Jishan? Furthermore, why did he commit suicide after moving out of the people? The explanation given by Cheng Songnian was that he took the opportunity to plunder the people's property and property, and this king did not believe it at all. The Tang Dynasty has restored the legal open, does his small county order have the ability and courage to swallow hundreds of hectares of fertile land? Second, the flood actually passed through Jishan County and disappeared again, so where did it go? I asked Cheng Songnian, and he vaguely said that the flood water was flowing into the lower valleys of the river, and because the flood peak was blocked, the amount of water was not large. This is weird, the flood that washed over a county town can disappear like this? The third is the problem of sergeants robbing the people. Cheng Songnian and Ma Kun both denied it, claiming that their soldiers would rather go hungry than do such a thing. Impassionedly and a little angry – that is, food is a very sensitive topic for them! ”

The power outage was helpless all day...... Now the two chapters are presented together