Not to mention the pair of eunuchs father and son, the prince and the prince ordered Gongsun Fu to go to Shanzhou to ask the four elders of Shanzhou to help Han De speak. The four elders are very talkative here, and they all said that they should go to Beijing and ask Gongsun Fu to go to Xihaizhou with confidence.

Everything was negotiated, and Gongsun Fu went to Xihai Prefecture empty-handed.

Along the way, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, but unfortunately there are homeless people from time to time, and the accent is from Xihaizhou.

"Could it be that something happened in Xihaizhou? Impossible? Xihai Prefecture is rich in the world. How can there be displaced people? Gao Yuan, go and ask what's going on. ”

After a while, Gao Yuan came back: "Ling Gong, it's the Baimao River that is blocked again." They are going to collect money again and catch Zhuang Ding to repair the river. ”

"The Baimao River has been repaired for decades, and it is blocked almost every year, and it will have to be dredged in less than five years. Alas, if it can be dredged well, and not to mention that the fertile land on both sides of the strait will not be flooded, shipping will also be convenient. ”

"What Ling Gong said is extremely true. It's a pity that the Ministry of Engineers has not succeeded for 50 years. ”

"Alright. This time I finally ran into it, so I have to see why. Tell me to go down and change into civilian clothes. ”

Xihai Prefecture is a very special state, so special that there is no staff at the state level, each county is directly responsible to the imperial court, and the county guards and princes directly submit the recital to the Zhongshu Pavilion. Unlike other states, the state chaplain is in charge of civil affairs, the assassin is in charge of supervision, and the jiedu envoy is in charge of the military. The Baimao River is a river that crosses six counties. The lack of unified control of river governance is indeed a major flaw. Gongsun Fu knew this, but unfortunately Xihai Prefecture provided one-third of the world's taxes and nearly seventy percent of the royal income. Whoever is assigned to Xihai Prefecture will arouse the jealousy of the Son of Heaven, so Gongsun Fu knows and never mentions it.

However, there is a county of the same name under Xihai Prefecture, which is the richest county in the region. The county guards were also given additional officials, one level higher than the other county guards and princes. Let's go and see what he thinks.

Tang Shizhi, the county guard of Xihai County, is Tang Bingzhong's brother of the same clan, and he has three hobbies on weekdays: drinking, prostitution, and music. The political side pays attention to the rule of inaction, and delegates power to the virtuous. He once set a record of not working for three consecutive months, and was willing to be set aside by the county magistrate.

On this day, he was coming back from the feast. I saw him riding a black horse, listless, sleeping, drunk, drunk, and letting the team go forward. The front and back are surrounded by local celebrities, all riding white horses.

At the head of the line was Sun Yu, the Marquis of Fuchun, who was privately assigned by the former king to marry Wang Sun Huafang. Although it was only a verbal promise and did not leave an edict, it was a meeting with Wang Sun Huafang, and they felt good about each other. Everyone also thinks that this marriage will come naturally. It's just that Hua Fang was only five years old when the first king got married, so he had to be single until now.

He is now in Xihai County as a lieutenant general and is in charge of the military affairs of Xihai County. And Xihai County is a place with a developed economy, and there are no thieves, so this Zhonglang will be really boring, so he will accompany Tang Shizhi to fool around. Calculate the time, I haven't seen my girlfriend Hua Fang for a year, and I haven't received a letter from Hua Fang for three months. "Alas, the little girl is really unstable." The first two replies were counted as a reply as soon as they were received, and they had taken the initiative to send several letters before, but this time they did not reply for three months, and they did not take the initiative to write to them. Could it be that the dignified Fuchun Hou Shizi is going to be toyed with by a little girl and applauded? Thinking of this, I spurred my horse and walked in this busy city.

The officers and guards hurried to clear the crowd away from him. Although the city is full of horses, he asks for a cane of thirty, but as the highest armed person in Xihai County, no one will beat him with a stick.

The people of Xihai County also knew about this prince, and they all thought they were unlucky and avoided him. On weekdays, this prince is personable and approachable, but today he suddenly went crazy with alcohol, and he was abnormal. For a time, the whole street was in shambles, and some of the old, young, women, and children who could not avoid it were mostly whipped by him, and the people did not dare to be angry.

In the crowd, a young man carrying rice was whipped on his hand, and as soon as his hand was released, the rice bag fell to the ground. Originally, compared to the stall being overturned, compared to the person who was drawn and disfigured, this loss was relatively light. An officer who didn't want to follow the crowd took the initiative to help him pick up the rice bag, and another officer saw it and surrounded him to help him up.

Helping to pick up the rice bag was Sima Xin, the former prince of the Marquis of Fuchun: "Engong, why are you here?" ”

"Yes, Engong was transferred from the county magistrate, and he didn't know where to go, why was he here?" It was Sima Xin's wife's brother Yinghuang who helped him up.

"It turned out to be two captains, it's hard to say." Ten fingers are connected to the heart, and the fingers are drawn and feel uncomfortable, and it seems that the rice bag can't be lifted.

"Engong, I'll go and explain, and I'll come when I go." Sima Xin arched his hand and went to the side of the road to call an ox cart to come over. Then I went to find another officer.

Ying Huang helped the young man to sit in the ox cart, and the young man shirked: "I just hurt my fingers, but I didn't hurt my legs and feet." ”

"Engong is always going to see Langzhong. Besides, we haven't seen Engong for a long time, and we have to repay one or two. ”

"Lieutenant Yingdu, it is my duty to be a county order, and it is my duty to control the river and prevent floods, what do you want to repay?"

"Where is Engong talking. If it weren't for Engong, Chunhua County would have suffered a disaster, and my Ying's family would have lost a lot of money, and the loss of people would be big. Moreover, Engong has succeeded in governing the river, and the township has been smooth since then, and the people have been able to live in peace. Engong is a great benefactor of the people of the entire Chunhua County. Mother's lesson: Parents are parents, Zhou Fujun is the parents. While speaking, he had already put the bag of rice on the ox cart and helped the young man to do it.

At this time, Sima Xin also came back: "My lord also said that the minister of the Zhou Mansion is a minister who benefits the people and should be a model for the hundred officials of Fuchun. Humble Jing also said that with Zhou Fujun here, parents and brothers don't have to worry. ”

Ordered the coachman to drive the ox cart to the nearby Langzhong, and after the words of thanks, Sima Xin asked again: "Why is Engong in Xihai County?" ”

"From Chunhua County, he was transferred to the director of industry and commerce in Xihai County. A few days ago, Mrs. Han was imprisoned, and Fan Changshi said that I was recommended by Mrs. Han, and I was really mediocre. gave a mediocre official the current comment and was dismissed. ”

"Bastard thing. The county magistrate from the county order must be reported before he can be dismissed, and Xihai County is directly under the imperial court, and the post of exempt from the public office must be reported to the Zhongshu Pavilion official Cao. Sima Xin felt that Sun Shizi's whip just now had a great cause and effect, and he was busy complaining for Engong, "I'll go talk to Shizi." ”

"General Sun, I'm afraid that something is different from usual today, right? I don't blame him for beating me. It's just that he was drunk and beat so many people, which is not the work of a human king. General Sun is the son of Fuchun, and in the future, he will be in charge of a country and govern the people, and he should have the beauty of being close to the people and close to the people. ”

Sima Xin's face turned red: "After Sun Shizi wakes up, he will definitely send someone to apologize to Engong." ”

"You don't have to apologize to me. Apologize to the people of this street. ”