Since the flood flooded Sizhou, Xuyi County has become Binhu County, and the ancestral tomb is far away from each other for 20 miles, and a temporary wharf has spontaneously formed outside the embankment at the west gate of the county. Li You took a boat from the ancestral tomb to Xuyi, and also docked at this temporary wharf.

In fact, Li You took the initiative to come to Xuyi, in addition to welcoming the governor from afar to show respect, there is also a layer of meaning. He was assigned by the governor Yamen to Sizhou for flood control, and now that the flood season is almost over, he plans to go back to Yangzhou as soon as possible after meeting the governor.

When Master Li was about to get off the ship, he glanced twice out of the cabin, then shrank back again, and in the strange gaze of his own soldiers, he did not say a word.

Don't get me wrong, Lord Li didn't announce it during the day, because he found that there were more than 100 people gathered on the top of the embankment on the shore, all of them looking westward, pointing at the water in the direction of Sizhou. Li You's intuition told him that these people were probably the people of Sizhou who had fled to Xuyi... You must know that two-thirds of the 30,000 people in Sizhou fled to Xuyi next door. But they certainly didn't expect to say goodbye forever. The homeland has become a country, and the homeland has turned into a lake, all thanks to Li You.

The people are like water, which can carry boats or capsize boats. If at this time, Master Li is thrown into the people of Sizhou, who are fierce and have lost their homeland, the consequences will be unimaginable.

And Lord Li, who was dressed in an official robe, appeared on the shore in front of him, he must be very eye-catching, and he was afraid that it would only be a matter of minutes to be recognized, and it would be a big trouble if he fell into the crowd in Sizhou. So he had to take off his official robe and change into civilian clothes.

Although Li You himself knew that he had saved the people of Sizhou, it was a pity that this was a yin virtue and could not be used in the yang world.

Just when Lord Li arrived at Xuyi to greet the governor, the recital about the rescue of the ancestral tomb also arrived in Beijing, and the court and the court were shaken together. It is difficult for people in the 21st century to imagine the position of the ancestral dragon vein in the psychology of the ancients, but it is indeed so important.

Accompanied by hundreds of officials, the Empress Dowager Cisheng led the Son of Heaven to the Taimiao Temple and wept, begging the ancestors for forgiveness. After crying in the Taimiao, the second time said the two holy imperial Wenhua Palace, convened the Zhuqing to discuss the matter, and the three products in Beijing and the word forest of science and technology should participate.

The Empress Dowager's personal eunuch Mai Chengen held the book of Gonggong Hai in his hand, and read in a steady voice: "It is difficult to annihilate people, the ancestral tomb is in danger, and when it is in danger, Li You, who is in charge of local river affairs, immediately decides to make a decision, and does not hesitate to overtake the capture and annihilate the evil, and evacuate the army and civilians within two days, and break the Sizhou embankment to flood, which is also prescient, otherwise it will be difficult to protect the ancestral tomb when the flood peak arrives." So far, Sizhou has become a lake, so that people are afraid, if there is no embankment in the first place, this water is only afraid of half of the ancestral tomb. ”

"On the fifteenth day of September, the peak of the flood had reached its peak, and it stood on the embankment, full of surging water, and the water reached both knees. And the ancestral tomb Shinto was submerged, and the water invaded the steps of the house, and the situation was almost unsafe, and they all thought that it was absolutely impossible to save it. Li You felt incompetent and lost the trust of the court, and wrote poems with grief and indignation saying that he had died and repaid the country's kindness, and then committed suicide by throwing himself into the water to martyr the ancestral tomb. For some reason, the flood subsided instantly, or it was said that it was the obvious spirit of the ancestral gods..."

Some ministers thought, it sounds like this is a legendary script, how much money did the eunuch who guarded the tomb receive from Li You? However, this kind of trivial thing should not be made up, so Li Youke made a big deal.

The Empress Dowager Cisheng sat firmly on the throne, and there was no need to mention it. First, there is really a problem with the ancestral dragon vein, that is, heavenly punishment, and the first thing to investigate is that her embarrassment caused by the dissatisfaction of the heavens, who called her to govern on behalf of the Son of Heaven.

Second, Li You's life is too hard, which can also allow him to pick up a big credit. But she still sent Li You to suffer with resentment, thinking that if there was a leak, there would be an excuse to continue repairing Li You, who would have expected that Li You would be like the incarnation of destiny and make a drama of martyrdom and retreat, what kind of shit luck is this!

It is said that there are only two people here in the ancestral tomb, Li You and Hai Gonggong, who can play the book, of course Li You is not good at boasting, so he can only entrust Hai Gonggong to do it for him. Of course, Gonggong Hai also has to rely on Li You, which is mutually beneficial.

However, there is a problem, the eunuchs' recitals are generally sent directly to the palace, and the ministers cannot see them. But if this is the case, Li You's villain heart is a little worried that the queen mother will hide the book of Gonggong Hai, thus losing his credit.

Therefore, Li You specially instructed Gonggong Hai to send the song to the General Administration Department first, and not send it directly to the palace, so that the Queen Mother couldn't hide it if she wanted to, so she could only discuss it in the palace.

However, it was said that in the Wenhua Palace, after reading the transcript of Gonggong Hai, a minister immediately came out and played: "Wang Ma and other thieves dare to spy on the ancestral tomb, with malicious intentions, and conspire against it. Another should be instructed to the place, and all its people should be punished! ”

This is actually all nonsense, extremely correct but someone must say nonsense, no one disagrees, no one dares to object, and the whole temple passes.

The next question is the big question that should be hotly discussed, what should Li You do? There has never been a precedent for such a thing, and there is no ancestral law to follow.

For a while, there were different opinions, and some people belittled: "The theory of ghosts and gods is illusory, and the country cannot be governed by ghosts and gods." The retreat of the ancestral tomb is actually blessed by God, so Li You has not contributed much, how can he be greedy for the merit of heaven for him? In addition, the investigation and control of flood control are all their own affairs, what is so special? What's more, he also has some small faults such as arresting colleagues without authorization and harming the livelihood of Sizhou. In this way, only the standard commendation based on the examination of outstanding political performance can be awarded. ”

Someone retorted on the spot: "This is wrong, Li You has three merits, how can he ignore it?" Seeing through the plan and saving the danger in time, although there is the fault of the minister who has been arrested without permission, but the incident is very good, and when the extraordinary act is done, it can be compared to the matter of quickly rehabilitating when encountering a rebellion, and the merit outweighs the fault, which is also one. ”

"Breaking the Sizhou embankment flooding, although it affects the people's livelihood, but to keep the ancestral tomb unharmed, or the merit is greater than the fault, not to mention that the people of Sizhou are properly settled, there is no civil unrest, this is the second also."

"In the face of danger, we will not retreat, dare to be martyred, and we should also be an example for the subjects of the world. With these three articles, how can you not be rewarded? Otherwise, who would want to be used by the court in the future? ”

The latter opinion gradually prevailed. If the people who are desperately trying to save the ancestral tomb are not rewarded, no matter how they say, they will not be able to convince the public, so who is willing to work hard for the imperial court? is Li You's former political rival, and it is not good to have too many alternative views on this.

The Empress Dowager Cisheng frowned silently, and sat in this position, and the surname could be allowed to come in a small place, but the rewards and punishments in large places must be clear. Li You's matter is too big, and he really has to deliberately ignore it, and it is difficult to convince the hearts of the people in the world.

Just as she was enduring her nausea and was about to eat the fly, suddenly a clerk's eunuch entered the hall and said, "There is an urgent report from the governor of Huai'an Fengyang for six hundred miles!"

Empress Dowager Qian took the concerto, and after reading it, she couldn't help but stretch her eyebrows, handed it to Mai Chengen and said, "Read!" ”

Mai Gonggong read again: "The minister Yang is responsible for kowtowing... On September 15, the southern section of Gaojiayan on the east bank was dug to divert the water of Hongze to the east, and the danger of the ancestral tomb on the south bank was thus solved..."

When the minister in the palace heard this, he didn't want to suddenly make another turn, things were going to change!

This book of Governor Yang's recital is obviously another way of saying that the ancestral tomb was saved because he picked up the Gaojiayan flood discharge, and because of this, the water level of the ancestral tomb will be lowered in time. What's even more interesting is that this recital doesn't mention anything about Li You, and it is clear that it is to compete with Li You.

Of course, it can't be said that Li You has no credit, and no one can deny this. But the key question is who takes the first credit for this top priority. Whoever has the first merit is the banner man, which of course means different.

There is also a more subtle situation, the recital of the eunuch guarding the tomb has arrived, and the recital of Governor Yang has arrived, so where is the recital of the other party, Li You? Why haven't you arrived at Jingshi yet?

None of the princes in the palace had ever written a notebook, and after a little thought, there was a guess.

Emperor Taizu set the system, people in the world, from princes and nobles to ordinary people, can write to the court, and officials at all levels also have the right to directly march to the court, in order to ensure that the court is smooth in hearing and seeing.

But officialdom naturally has the rules of officialdom, and the subordinates go to the court because of something, unless it is a report and a criminal complaint, they generally have to show the boss first, so as not to be inconsiderate. Of course, you can also not do it, as long as you are not afraid of offending your boss.

According to the normal rules, Li You wrote a recital to the imperial court for river affairs, and he had to hand it over to the boss in charge of river affairs, that is, the governor Yamen, after confirming it, and then send it to the Beijing Division.

Everyone thought almost at the same time, only Li You's recital did not appear now, could it be that he was detained at the pass of the governor's yamen?

If Li You does not send the governor to the yamen and directly sends the chapter to the Jingshi, then the governor dares to intercept the chapter is a major crime that can be intended to be killed, which is also set by Emperor Taizu.

But if he sent the recital to the governor's yamen, it would be equivalent to asking for instructions. In this case, the detention of the concert is a very ordinary trivial matter, and it is not a fault in the officialdom. A request from the dignified feudal governor to detain his six-rank officials is nothing.

The people of insight in the hall thought worriedly, no matter how ordinary a trivial matter is, it involves the notoriously difficult Lord Li, but I am afraid that it is not a trivial matter, and the court will have a storm again... These changes are not yet known to Li You, who is immersed in the joy of his great achievements. At this time, he was dressed in civilian clothes, walking slowly around Xuyi City, looking left and right with interest.

Although this county seat is nothing compared to his hometown Xujiang County, or Jiangdu County, where he works. But in order to prevent floods, Li You has been staying in a place like the village embankment for a month, and his eyes are either flooding or mourning, as if he has not seen the red dust in the world for a long time.

The governor had not yet arrived in Xuyi, so Master Li first went to the county government to visit Shangzhi County. This Shang County was introduced by the prefect of Wang Lao, and he was very effective in helping him, whether it was the deployment of archers or the acceptance of disaster victims, he was quite dedicated, and he really needed to thank him in person.

(To be continued)