After setting off from Puzhou, the three of them embarked on the eastward journey again, and along the way, Cheng Chumo also changed a lot for Li Yun, and he no longer did anything with him.

At first, he only thought that Li Yun was a useless guy, but he didn't expect that he was even afraid of being ruthless, but he didn't want to cause trouble.

And along the way, Li Yun also recorded what he saw and felt, such as Cheng Zhibao, Ruan Wentian and others who oppressed the people and described all the lawless things in detail, and when he returned to Chang'an in the future, he could also report the situation in various places to Li Shimin.

After leaving Puzhou, along the direction of the eastward flow of the Yellow River, he passed through Dongdu, Luozhou, Zhengzhou, Bianzhou and other places.

Although officials in various places have different problems, there are still very few people like Nguyen Van Tin, and there are also bullies and hooligans in various states and counties, but they are not rampant, and the government has also intervened many times.

Some officials are not honest and honest, but at least they have done a lot of practical things for the people, and this is a good official. Not every official is a saint, as the so-called gentleman loves money in a good way, love money is important, but it is enough to abide by his heart.

Of course, there are good officials, and there are naturally more corrupt officials, and the world is as black as a crow, and Rao is a thick layer of fat powder on the powder of corrupt officials, and it is difficult to hide their true colors after all.

The three of them rented a carriage, which slowed down the pace of travel, and Lin Qingzhu sat quietly and watched Li Yun solemnly record the situation in various places.

The man who works seriously is the most handsome, this sentence is really not nonsense, along the way, Li Yun often jokes about it, and the atmosphere of the three of them is quite harmonious, but whenever he writes, he is always meticulous, and it is like two people.

Closing the diary, Li Yun lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw that at noon, he found a tea pavilion on the official road to rest for a while.

The three of them each drank two bowls of herbal tea, looking at the increasingly scorching sun, Cheng Chumo stuck out his tongue, like a dog, he kept fanning the wind with his sleeves, and the beads of sweat on his forehead seemed to soak through his clothes.

"This ghost weather, the further you go east, the hotter it gets, not even a drop of rain, but the heat is dead." Cheng Chumo sweated.

Li Yun squinted his eyes and looked at the sky, the heat rushing to his face made them unbearable, and as he walked along the way, he found a problem.

That is, there were frequent droughts in various parts of the empire, and in the middle and upper reaches of the Puzhou River, the drought was slightly lighter, but in the lower reaches of the river, due to the drought in various places, the water shortage of the tributaries of the river was scarce, and the drought in the east became more and more serious.

Even the cities on both sides of the lower reaches of the Yellow River are experiencing droughts of varying sizes.

Ancient times are not like modern times, there is no developed high-tech technology, what sprinkler irrigation machine, pumping machine, let alone artificial rainfall, and even in the early Tang Dynasty, there was no waterwheel.

The two most common ways for the people to irrigate their crops were to carry water and to dig ditches, divert water from the river into the ditches, and then pull it into the crop fields.

But now, the river is dry, and it is impossible to carry water.

After the three of them rested, they continued to hurry, and there was still half a month to reach the territory of Qilu, and they were not in a hurry.

Originally, along the eastward journey, on the way, Li Yun overheard a news that Yingzhou had sent out a large-scale drought, not only that, the drought was raging, and the locust plague was rampant.

The wheat planted by the people was almost no harvest, and there was no rice grain left, and the people rioted many times, and the local government could not suppress it, so they asked for help.

For a time, the riots in Yingzhou were in an uproar, and several surrounding states and counties had heard of it.

When this kind of thing happened, Li Yun naturally would not sit idly by, so he temporarily changed his route and went south to Yingzhou.

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After a two-day drive, Li Yun and others came to Yingzhou, and this time they entered the city quietly, but showed their identities.

For this reason, when the three of them came to the outside of the city, they saw the Yingzhou prefect, the county magistrate, the chief secretary and other officials welcoming them.

"Zhao Wanzhou, the prefect of Yingzhou, welcome to His Highness!"

The prefect knelt down to greet him, followed by other officials, big and small.

Li Yun traveled lightly, but when he saw the Yingzhou officials greeting him with great fanfare, his eyebrows were clustered, and he was slightly displeased: "Let's all get up." ”

After getting off the horse, Zhao Wanzhou took the initiative to meet him, wanting to invite Li Yun into the palace, and said: "The prince is tired of traveling and driving, he must be tired, please enter the mansion to rest, and the lower officials have prepared drinks to wash the dust for the prince." ”

"You will be spared from receiving the wind and washing the dust, and now your Yingzhou drought and locust plague are frequent, and the people are rioting, this matter is so big that even this king is alarmed, how can this king still be in the mood to drink wine and eat meat."

Zhao Wanzhou said with a flattering smile: "It's all rumors from outsiders, Yingzhou has indeed experienced a disaster, but it is also under control, as for the people's riots, it is even more unique, the prince must not believe the words of others." ”

"Whether it's a rumor or not, I'll know when the king sees it with his own eyes." Li Yun said.

Zhao Wanzhou patted his chest and said: "If the prince doesn't believe the words of the lower officials, you can go into the city to watch, the people are living in harmony, and there is no riot at all." ”

Zhao Wanzhou had long expected this, so the people in the city were all arranged by him, and there would be no mistakes. If the people's riot is really known to the imperial court, as the prefect of Yingzhou, he will definitely be reprimanded, and his future will be completely over.

"Lord Wang, please!"

So, Li Yun entered Yingzhou City accompanied by Zhao Wanzhou and others. After entering the city, the streets showed a peaceful color, and the people on both sides lived in harmony.

Li Yun frowned, and said in his heart, "How is it possible? ”

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Li Yun wouldn't have dared to believe his eyes, and he heard others say that Yingzhou was in chaos, but now it is safe and sound, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, which is really a sign of prosperity.

"Lord Wang, you have seen it, the lower officials are not lying, those who say that the riots in Yingzhou are rumors, not credible." Zhao Wanzhou said.

"It's a rumor, then the king is at ease, this year the sky is not beautiful, there are frequent droughts in various places, Lord Zhao, as the ruler of Yingzhou, must not slack off."

"What the prince taught me is that the lower officials remember it."

Then, Li Yun turned around again, everything looked so good, and finally said: "It seems that this king is too worried." ”

Li Yun walked on both sides of the street, and when he was about to return to the county government with Zhao Wanzhou and the others, he suddenly threw a stone from the shadows and hit Li Yun's forehead impartially.

"There are assassins, escorts!" Zhao Wanzhou shouted.

After the guards protected Li Yun, they found that the person who threw the stone was actually a little girl of five or six years old, who was wearing a simple plain dress and sucking with fingers in her mouth.

Li Yun motioned to the guards and asked the little girl to come forward, and after the little girl walked over with immature steps, she threw a small stone at Li Yun again.

"Bold ......"

Zhao Wanzhou was about to get angry, but was stopped by Li Yun, he asked, "Child, why did you throw me?" ”

"You are all bad people, it was you who killed my mother, and I want to avenge my mother."

"How did your mother die?"

Just when the little girl was about to speak, she was stopped by Zhao Wanzhou, saying that the little girl was a nervous disorder, Li Yun glared at him angrily, and had to get out of the way obediently.

"Tell you! Is it okay for big brother to buy you candy to eat? ”

When the little girl heard the sugar, she drooled greedily, and said in a milky voice: "My mother is starving to death." ”