After everyone sat down, Lord Cao Bao told everyone with a stern expression about some important things that happened during this time:

"In the past few months, the Yellow River has been executed, and the floods have made the people of Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Henan, and Hebei provinces miserable. Last time, that is, after the plan to control the river with Ziwei was vetoed by the imperial court, he was furious when he returned to Beijing and handed in his resignation seventeen times in succession.

Huizong compromised and sent Jialu to serve as the water supervisor of the capital and go to Henan Jiangbei Province, together with the 12 roads, 7 prefectures and 34 prefectures, and the counties under his jurisdiction to prepare for river control. After Jia Lu took office, he assigned his subordinates to mobilize the 13 migrant workers in the north and south of the Yellow River to prepare for the needs of river control, and the affected people had already fled in all directions. ”

Qi Kun couldn't help asking:

"The lord of the castle said that the dynasty has agreed to Jialu's plan to control the river, so can the money required for the project be implemented at the same time?"

Lord Cao Bao took a sip of tea and continued:

After asking, the brothers who were on an errand in the province reported that the annual income of the dynasty was about 2.8 million ingots, but the expenditure was as high as nearly 20 million ingots, most of which were used for the continuous rewards of the Mongolian nobles, as well as uncontrolled annual gifts and Buddhist affairs, so that for a long time, the imperial court did not have a day of savings. Now, in order to make up for the deficit and raise funds for the project, the tax burden is constantly increasing, and paper money is being issued indiscriminately, forcing uprisings and riots in various places to spread throughout the country.

Yuan Mengbing was ordered to suppress frantically, according to the proposal of the first prime minister Boyan and others, to kill the Han people Zhang, Wang, Liu, Li, Zhao five surnames, and at the same time re-stipulate that the Han people are not allowed to hold weapons, not to hold an inch, the world is already in chaos, where is the silver two! ”

Everyone was indignant when they heard this, and their faces were solemn:

"I didn't fulfill my responsibility, I couldn't stop the flood in time, I couldn't save the people of the world from fire and water, I was ashamed of the trust of the immortals, I was ashamed of the people, and I was ashamed of everyone. Lord Caobao, I have to rush to the province tomorrow to find Jialu, and I want to push forward the river control project as soon as possible, so that the people will not be harmed by the flood as much as possible. ”

The abbot of Wencai got up and said:

"Amitabha, Ziwei envoy should go to see first, Shaolin is not far from the provincial road, what do we need to do, please send someone to Songshan to inform you, we must do our best." Lord Caobao, thank you for trusting the old man, please contact me more if you have any questions. We will also leave tomorrow morning to rush back to Shaolin, hoping to do more good deeds for the affected people. ”

"I'll go to Zhenwu Mountain tomorrow first, fax the Martial Temple Daoist and Wudang disciples to assist the Ziwei envoy together."

The Moon Gorge continued.

The lord of the castle saw that Qi Kun had made up his mind, and it was not good to keep it any longer, so he said:

"Ziwei envoy go with confidence, I will inform the rudders in the north to be at your disposal at any time. I will also try my best to raise labor from the two organizations, and when the time comes, I will report to you with Liu Futong and Zhang Dingbian. ”

"Everyone has been working hard all day, please rest early tonight."

The lord of the castle sent everyone back to the inn.

It was night, and he couldn't sleep for a long time.

As soon as I closed my eyes, the monstrous torrent of the Yellow River, the commission of Xingjun and Zhenwu, the peasant uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty recorded in Wu Mu's suicide note and history books, the deceased parents, and the future generations of myself and my wife and children, family members, relatives and friends...

The events and the people who passed by are constantly flashing through my mind like a movie.

In a trance, I saw that when I met my mother in a dream that night, the two immortals, a man and a woman, came again. Qi Kun thought to himself, according to what Xingjun and Zhenwu later said on Fulong Mountain, they should be Fuxi and Nuwa, who created human beings.

I saw that the man's Zu Fuxi flicked his right hand, and a silk gold banner floated down to the pillow.

Qi Kun opened his eyes and was about to greet him, and the two immortals smiled and gradually drifted away.

Qi Kun hurriedly took it over and looked at it carefully, but saw a few rows of small characters written on the flag:

癸海

Prophecy

One yin and one yang have no end and no beginning

The end of the day, the beginning of the beginning

Ode said

The vast number of days is sought here

The world rises and falls, not free

There are thousands of words

Huaxia went to rest as one

Qi Kun held the silk flag hexagram in his hand, knowing that it was the immortal point that turned into his own guidance, although he could not fully understand the deep meaning of each sentence at once, but the general meaning was already clear and clear.

It seems that this evil world, people and gods are angry, and the way of heaven cannot be violated! The Yuan Dynasty, and even the Mongol Jin Khan Dynasty, which once conquered Asia, Africa, and Europe with its iron hooves, practiced national oppression, killing, and slaughtering cities for a hundred years.

The next day, after breakfast, Qi Kun packed up, and resigned to the lord of Cao Bao together with Yuexiasuo, the abbot of Wencai, and Jinnaro, and the lord of Cao Bao and Lin Jiao, Liu Ji, and Lei Ming led the flag lord to send them to a hundred steps outside the fort.

Qi Kun waved goodbye to the castle lord and the others:

"Lord Cao Bao and all the heroes, please go back, the great cause is in the ascendant, and we will meet again soon."

Lin Jiao also waved her hand frequently, at this time, although she didn't say anything, she couldn't help but tears in her eyes, and she was reluctant.

Lord Cao Bao beckoned the two people who followed him to come forward, one was in his early forties, with a navy blue bodysuit and a black cloak embroidered with a turtle and snake pattern, and the other was twenty-five or sixteen years old, with a thin figure and a pair of eagle eyes that made people shudder, and the gray cloak was carved with a unicorn pattern like a rhinoceros.

He explains:

"This is Fang Tianqi, the owner of the Northern Xuanwu Banner, and the one behind is the right-hand man of the Fang Banner Owner, Doumu Hedgehog Seiya Feng Qingyun, they are all the top masters, and today the two of them will follow them to escort Ziwei to Bianliang."

"There is no need to bother the castle lord and the two heroes, I will go to Jialu to discuss the matter of governing the river, there will be no danger."

Qi Kun answered.

Lord Cao Bao raised his hand and pointed at Lin Jiao beside him, and said:

"Ziwei envoy is not polite, this is also Lin Jiao's proposal, she said that you don't know martial arts, walking the rivers and lakes will inevitably encounter danger, Ziwei envoy has a major mission, there must be no mistakes. In addition, with the Banner Master and Seiya going together, it is also convenient to order the various rudders in the north to cooperate. ”

Seeing that the castle lord and Lin Jiao were kind and warm, they no longer shirked, prayed that Kun said goodbye to everyone, and rode away to Bianliang with Fang Tianqi and Feng Qingyun.

Entering the ancient city of Kaifeng and finding the vicinity of the provincial yamen, Fang Tianqi asked:

"May I ask the Ziwei envoy, are we going in with you or waiting outside for orders? Or go to the rudder to rest for a while, and come back later. ”

prayer kun says:

"I'll just go in by myself, the Banner Master and Seiya have worked hard all the way, please go back and rest first, and I'll let you know if there's anything."

Fang Tianqi left the rudder address, and led the order to turn around and leave with Feng Qingyun.

This Henan Jiangbei Province is a first-level administrative region directly under the jurisdiction of the central government of the Yuan Dynasty, with 12 roads such as Henan Fu Road and Bianliang Road, seven prefectures such as Nanyang Mansion, Runing Mansion and Guide Mansion, and 34 prefectures such as Jingmen. It has a wide range of jurisdictions, including the whole territory south of the Yellow River in Henan, the small parts of Yanjin and Yuanwu counties north of the Yellow River, the small parts of Jiangsu, Anhui and Hubei provinces north of the Yangtze River, and the small parts of Shishou and Changyang counties south of the Yangtze River in Hubei.

The Jialu Xingdu Water Supervisor should set up the Provincial Police Patrol Institute Recording Division, and when he heard that his subordinates reported that a young man who claimed to be Qi Kun had visited, he was overjoyed and hurriedly got up to welcome him out of the door:

"Mr. Qi Kun, I miss the old man! I've sent people around to ask for questions, but I haven't heard from you all the time, so it's been good lately, huh? ”

Pray for Kun to salute:

"Thanks to Lord Jia's concern, everything is fine with me, and now I heard that Lord Jia is here to supervise the governance of the river, and I came to see you."

Jia Lu was so happy that he took the hand of Qi Kun and greeted him:

"Okay, good, good, come in with the old man."

The entourage was used to being reprimanded on weekdays, and when they had seen Master Jia so kind, they all followed closely on both sides and were stunned.

Jia Lu asked Qi Kun to sit down in the hall and gave him a general account of the recent attitude of the imperial court in favor of river control, as well as the difficulties he was currently facing, as the lord of Cao Bao said, the main problem was the lack of funds.

Jia Lu asked with concern:

"How is Mr. Qi Kun's recovery from a head injury? I've always remembered your life-saving grace! Don't leave this time, stay and complete this river control project with me, right? ”

prayer kun says:

"It is my greatest wish to control the Yellow River as soon as possible and prevent the people from being affected by floods.

Jia Lu was overjoyed and ordered his subordinates to notify the civil and military officials in the division to come to the council hall.

When everyone had arrived, Jia Lu announced in front of all the officials:

"Today, I would like to introduce to you this Mr. Qi Kun, who is proficient in water conservancy geography, and inspected thousands of miles along the Yellow River with his old man, surveying the terrain, drawing maps, and finding out the key points of the river before completing the river control strategy.

Now, at the invitation of the old man, I will recommend Mr. Qi Kun as the senator of the Xingdu Water Superintendent, responsible for technology and equipment materials, etc., and I hope you can fully assist and obey the dispatch. ”

All the officials said in unison:

"With the orders of the Metropolitan Supervisor, we must fully assist the Metropolitan Water Supervisor Senate, obey the dispatch, and work together to eliminate the river as soon as possible."

Qi Kun stood up and saluted the crowd:

"Thank you for your trust and support, and pray that Kun is willing to work together with everyone to fight the flood, and the flood of the Yellow River will be eliminated."

Jia Lu immediately arranged for someone to clean up a good room for Qi Kun to handle official business, and sent someone to call Jia Mingyu.

As soon as he saw Qi Kun, Mingyu clapped his hands excitedly:

"Oh, the princess is here, it's great! I've been ordered to look for you everywhere, and I haven't heard from you, so it's fine. ”

Jalu says:

"Mr. Qi Kun has worked hard along the way, first live in my mansion temporarily, and wait for the old man to play the court for the senate to implement the official house and mansion as soon as possible. Mingyu, you now accompany Mr. Qi Kun to go back to the house to live first, let Mrs. make arrangements, and when I finish meeting Daru Huachi and the Zhenfu Division, I will return immediately, and then talk to Mr. Qi Kun. ”

Jiafu is not far from the provincial yamen, it looks as if it has just been renovated and settled, the courtyard is not too big, but it is well organized, simple and comfortable. Qi Kun entered the guest room and saw that it was spotless, which shows that the Jialu family has a rhythmic life on weekdays.

Mingyu asked people to help bring hot water, serve tea fruits, and said to Qi Kun:

"Senator, I still have the habit of calling you Qi Kun Gongzi, please rest first after your hard work all the way, if there is anything, just call me."

With that, he closed the door and left quietly.