Although Fengyang Mansion is in the south of Jingshi and is very far away from Liaodong, the temperature here is not low. Li Jiuling, the prefect of Fengyang, stood on the hillside, looked at Zuo Guangdou in front of him, and sighed softly.

When she first arrived in Lingbi a few days ago, Li Jiuling was still a little unimpressed with Zuo Guangdou, but now she understands that this person is really capable. The Emperor of the Apocalypse valued him for a reason, not without reason. Li Jiuling and Zuo Guangdou are both Donglin parties, so naturally there is no problem of any tie-in.

Since the flood in Lingbi, Zuo Guangdou borrowed the grain of wealthy merchants at half price in the name of the government in advance. Although there are only 20,000 quintals, after drinking water, these 20,000 quintals of grain become life-saving food.

Arrange for the victims to build shacks, organize people to boil water, and prohibit people from drinking cold water. Let the doctor walk around every day and take medicine for the victims. For the corpses that washed on the shore, whether they were people or livestock, they were all buried. Establish a unified porridge shed and provide regular and quantitative meals to the victims every day.

Zuo Guangdou has done everything in disaster relief properly, and his ability is obviously extraordinary. Every time she saw Zuo Guangdou's comfortable appearance, Li Jiuling admired it from the bottom of her heart.

Wrapped in his official uniform, Li Jiuling glanced at Zuo Guangdou, and saw that he didn't understand his figure at all, so he couldn't help but nod. I really don't know what's going on, since the last rain, God seems to have changed his face, and the weather has suddenly become colder.

"My lord, the Di Bao only arrived the day before yesterday, it stands to reason that Lord Yuan will not come so soon, Lord Zuo, are we here a little early?" Taking a step forward and coming to Zuo Guangdou's side, Li Jiuling said hesitantly.

Li Jiuling has always admired Zuo Guangdou, but yesterday this impression suddenly changed. The Di newspaper said that the imperial court sent Yuan Yingtai, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, to provide disaster relief, and the Di Bao who arrived the day before yesterday will come here to pick up people today. In Li Jiuling's view, this is redundant.

Li Jiuling asked the person who delivered the newspaper, and in order to stabilize the people in the disaster area, the newspaper was sent over 600 miles in an urgent manner. That Master Shangshu of the Ministry of Works, saying goodbye to the old in the capital, can't wait a few days when he arrives in Lingbi! It's too early to greet you. In Li Jiuling's heart, she suddenly felt that Zuo Guangdou was a flattering villain, even if he had some ability, it would not help, and his impression could be described as plummeting!

Glancing at Li Jiuling, Zuo Guangdou smiled indifferently, Zuo Guangdou's Xing style is very upright, and he looks down on those incompetent and pedantic officials. But for Li Jiuling, the prefect of Fengyang, Zuo Guangdou felt that this was a good official. Braving the heavy rain to inspect the river embankment, he was able to put the people first after the disaster, and he was very organized. In Zuo Guangdou's opinion, this is really a good official.

Regarding Li Jiuling's transformation, Zuo Guangdou naturally saw it, but he didn't explain anything. After all, the facts speak for themselves, and he also wants to make a joke with Li Jiuling.

But seeing Li Jiuling's gaze, Zuo Guangdou suddenly felt that he seemed to be doing too much, and said with a deep groan: "Lord Li, it's not that the official is flattering, it's really that Lord Yuan will come here today!" When he was in the capital, Lord Yuan, the official of this official, had several encounters. I still know a lot about this person, and he'll be here today! ”

Listened to Zuo Guangdou's words. Li Jiuling was stunned, and asked hesitantly, "My lord is so sure?" ”

"Yuan Yingtai, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, is a Jinshi in the twenty-second year of Wanli, and he was first awarded Linzhang Zhi County, and the embankment was repaired for forty miles, irrigating hundreds of people. For floods and river control, this Lord Yuan is very insightful. And the literati are very upright, and he is a quick son, he can't stay in the capital. After receiving the holy decree, it must be a starry night. Looking at Li Jiuling with a smile, Zuo Guangdou said with a smile.

He nodded slowly. Li Jiuling didn't say anything, she already believed Zuo Guangdou's words in her heart, raised her head and looked at the official road in the distance, waiting for Yuan Yingtai's arrival.

After a slight pause, Zuo Guangdou said with a smile: "Master Li, you are a disciple of Lord Liu, right?" ”

Although Zuo Guangdou was a question, his tone was very affirmative, and he obviously knew the answer. Li Jiuling was stunned, he was a disciple of Liu Yijing, the current deputy assistant to the cabinet, and this matter was not a very secret matter. Besides, Zuo Guangdou is also a member of the Donglin Party, and he and Liu Yijing are originally from the same party, so it is normal to know about this matter. Now Zuo Guangdou took it out and asked, what does this mean?

didn't have time to think about it, Li Jiuling said in a deep voice: "Yes, Lord Zuo!" That's the family teacher! ”

Nodding slowly, Zuo Guangdou said in a deep voice: "Actually, the relationship between Lord Yuan Yingtai and Master Yuan is not bad, and the personal relationship between this official and Lord Yuan is also good. ”

Receiving Zuo Guangdou's meaningful eyes, Li Jiuling suddenly understood, it turned out that this Lord Yuan Yingtai Yuan who came here was also his own person, so things would be much easier. At the same time, Li Jiuling also understands that even if it is not for the sake of Qincha, she must respect Yuan Yingtai, after all, everyone is the same person!

I don't know how long later, a pair of people and horses appeared on the official road, and a team of soldiers pressed hundreds of carriages, and it could be seen that the carts were loaded with grain.

"Your Excellency is really like a god, Lord Yuan is really here! The lower official is ashamed! Li Jiuling bowed to Zuo Guangdou, and was quite embarrassed in her words.

"What is Lord Li talking about, Lord Li is a heart for the country, and this official has already understood it very well!" Zuo Guangdou glanced at Li Jiuling with a smile, and said in a brisk tone, obviously not taking things to heart.

The two of them walked hand in hand towards the convoy, and after a short time, they saw Yuan Yingtai, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and after a polite remark, Yuan Yingtai said in a deep voice: "Two adults, behind this official is 20,000 quintals of grain, the imperial court has mobilized a total of 100,000 quintals of relief food this time, and the remaining 80,000 quintals will arrive soon!" ”

Zuo Guangdou and Li Jiuling all breathed a sigh of relief, with these 100,000 quintals of grain, there is no problem for the time being, and these 100,000 quintals of grain will at least be enough for the victims to eat until March next year.

Grabbing Yuan Yingtai, Zuo Guangdou asked hesitantly: "Is the imperial court ready to take 100,000 loads of grain for disaster relief?" You must know that most of the county in Lingbi was flooded this time, and the county seat was not flooded, and the Yellow River was diverted, and these grains were only enough to eat until March next year, what about after March? Zuo Guangdou's face was full of worry, obviously if this was the case, I was afraid that it would be troublesome, he must write to the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

Looking at Zuo Guangdou's demeanor, Yuan Yingtai nodded lightly, and said in a deep voice: "This official is here for an inspection this time, and the 100,000 quintals of grain he brought are also for disaster relief, and as for the rest of the matter, we need to take care of it." This official has explained to the emperor before leaving, he can't starve a person to death, Lord Zuo can rest assured, the emperor is the lord of the Holy Ming! ”

After listening to Yuan Yingtai's words, Zuo Guangdou's face looked a lot better, obviously this was in line with their requirements.

"Two adults, the official has already come, now take the official to see the victims!" Yuan Yingtai looked at the two people and said in a deep voice.

All three of them were procrastinators, and without too much hesitation, the group walked towards the place where the refugees were housed. When he saw that the refugees had a place to live and food, Yuan Yingtai frowned. looked at Zuo Guangdou and the two of them with an ugly face, and said in a cold voice: "Two adults, what the official wants to see is a refugee, and the official is here for disaster relief, what do you mean by doing this for this to see?" ”

Zuo Guangdou and Li Jiuling were both stunned, but they quickly understood what Yuan Yingtai meant, and Li Jiuling hurriedly explained on the side. He told how Zuo Guangdou borrowed grain, how he appeased the people, and how he worked hard. Zuo Guangdou was a little embarrassed on the side, and interrupted Li Jiuling's words several times, naturally saying something about how Li Jiuling braved the rain to inspect the embankment, and how he was busy pacifying the people later.

After listening to the two of them, Yuan Yingtai suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, these two people were really embarrassed. It's not too tiring to blow for each other, but Yuan Yingtai already believed the words of the two. After all, these two people are the same as themselves from the Donglin Party, there is no need to hide anything, Zuo Guangdou has deep trust from the emperor, and he will definitely not do such a self-destructive thing.

After walking to several places where refugees were resettled, Yuan Yingtai was very satisfied, and Zuo Guangdou and Li Jiuling did a very good job. Feeling that there was no need to do anything here, Yuan Yingtai said to Zuo Guangdou beside him: "Lord Zuo, it's already done well here, this official wants to go up to the embankment to have a look!" ”

Zuo Guangdou glanced at Li Jiuling, and the two of them looked at each other and saw the relief in each other's eyes, it seems that this Lord Yuan is really a minister. Since Yuan Yingtai wanted to go and see it, Zuo Guangdou and the two naturally wouldn't disagree, and the three of them called a team of sergeants to go to Dati.

At this time, Dati has been washed open, and the river water continues to flow along the mouth, and there is no river flowing on the other side of the original river. Although it has not rained for the past few days, the water of the Yellow River has not receded, and it is still flowing like that.

Standing not far from the broken embankment, Yuan Yingtai frowned and looked at the Yellow River, and raised his eyes to the distance and forgot about the past. After a long time, he beckoned to the Fengyang prefect and asked in a deep voice, "Where did the Yellow River originally flow?" Where does it go now? ”

"Back to my lord, the lower officials have already sent someone to check, the Yellow River will break from the Lingbi embankment, and after flooding Lingbi, it will return to its original river." Li Jiuling is mouth full of bitterness, I don't know how to say it. If there is a dragon in the Yellow River, this downstream is a dragon's tail, and if it is gently shaken, the people on both sides of the river will suffer.

However, Yuan Yingtai frowned tightly, and his eyes kept looking into the distance, obviously encountering some problems.

Zuo Guangdou and Li Jiuling glanced at each other, both of them were a little unclear So, what did Yuan Yingtai see? (To be continued......)