Although Fengyang is known as the imperial hometown of this dynasty, Emperor Gao's ancestral home is not in Fengyang. The distant ancestors lived in Jurong, and then moved to Sizhou, and then moved to Haozhou in the generation of Emperor Gao's father, which is now Fengyang, and Emperor Gao was born here.

As for Sizhou, it is considered to be the place where the luck of the Zhu family rises, and the ancestral tomb is the auspicious land of the Zhaoji Emperor's luck, as the saying goes, this place is the dragon vein of the Ming Dynasty. When the ancestral mausoleum was built, Emperor Taizu did not even dare to move his grandfather's cemetery, for fear of luck leaking, and only buried his grandfather's clothes and great-grandfathers and great-grandfather's clothes in the underground palace.

In fact, some feng shui experts believe that the terrain of the ancestral tomb here is nine gangs and eighteen depressions, which is what kind of feng shui treasure? But I just think about it in my heart.

More than 100 years ago, when Pan Jitao, a famous minister of water control and the father of Hongze Lake today, built a high weir to store Huai Shui, he was afraid that he also underestimated the power of Hongze Lake, and he could not imagine that one day the ancestral tomb would sink to the bottom of the lake.

But it was said that Master Li suddenly remembered what happened to the ancestral tomb, and his mind was a little confused for a while. Suddenly feeling tired from standing, I found a stone on the embankment and sat down, desperately thinking about all the information I could remember.

In another time and space, the ancestral tomb and the city of Sizhou on the east bank were flooded decades ago. It can still be supported until now in this time and space, probably because the "pseudo-Qing" did not pay attention to the flood control here in the Ming ancestral mausoleum, but the Ming Dynasty did not dare to relax, so the ancestral mausoleum is still standing on the ground until now.

However, Li You knew very well that as long as the Yellow River did not go north and returned to its original path, and still seized the Huai into the sea, then Hongze Lake would be in a period of expansion, and the water level would definitely continue to rise.

In front of him, this place is not only low-lying, but also located at the confluence of the Huai River and Hongze Lake, the water surface is narrow, and the discharge channel is slightly silted up, and it is easy to continue to rise on the already quite high water level, and there is always a critical point that the embankment cannot stop. Manpower can be stopped for a while in front of the Heavenly Dao, but it can't be stopped for a lifetime.

If the general trend remains unchanged, then Zuling can hide from the first day of junior high school, but not from the fifteenth, and sooner or later it will sink to the bottom of Hongze Lake. Maybe a rainstorm can turn the ancestral tomb into a dragon palace.

It's a bit like beating a drum and passing flowers, depending on who gets the bad luck in the end. What Li You is worried about is that, according to those river workers, the water potential is very high this year, will the critical point of flooding the ancestral tomb appear at present?

If you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens, this is a big event where the sky is falling, no matter how small the probability is, it will make people tremble when you think about it. Lord Li, who doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, can't help but pray silently, it's okay when the ancestral tomb is submerged, but don't do it this year, the gods of all parties bless themselves not to run into this unlucky thing!

was sent from the prosperous and wealthy Yangzhou City to Hongze Lake South Line to be responsible for flood control, and Lord Li really watched the sky to eat... It's okay if you can't think of danger, ignorance is also a blessing, but Lord Li still has the bad memory of the ancestral tomb being sunk at the bottom of the lake for 300 years in his previous life, and he can be scared by himself.

No way! You can't scare yourself to death! Li You resolutely jumped up from the stone, not to mention that things haven't happened yet, even if things are about to happen, it's not that there is no chance to turn the tide!

Now the key is to determine the probability of something happening, and to be prepared. But for this question, the two old river workers around Li You couldn't answer it. They are all from Gaojiayan in the east, and they are not familiar with the water in Sizhou.

"Looks like I'm going to the state office."

With a lot of heart, Lord Li entered the city, and his own pioneer went to the state government with a ticket to report the news.

Wang Zhizhou of Sizhou is not very old, only in his thirties, if he hadn't met Li You, he would have been young and promising.

Although they are both positive six products, Li You was ordered by the edict, which is regarded as half a mission, and he is dispatched by the governor Yamen, which is a serious mission. Therefore, Wang Zhizhou's etiquette was half lower, and when he got the letter, he greeted him out of the ceremony, sat down in the hall, and invited Li You to take a seat.

After a few words of greeting, Li You got straight to the point and said: "This official was ordered to inspect the Hongze River, and today I will go to your place, one is for the people's affairs, and the other is to invite some old workers who are familiar with the local water situation, and the official will have an interview." ”

Wang Zhizhou nodded and said: "Since the beginning of the flood, there are often skilled river workers on duty in the state government workshop, so it is very convenient to call." ”

After that, Wang Zhizhou sent his entourage to call people, and after a while, four people came in the room.

Li You put down the tea bowl and looked at it a few times, the four people who came in were all over fifty years old, and they should all be the most experienced old river workers in the local area.

After the four river workers saluted, they all waited for Master Li to ask. Li You thought about it, worried that Zuling was too sensitive, and he was not familiar with them, so they had any concerns.

So don't ask the ancestral tomb directly, just ask the water situation on this side of Sizhou City, anyway, the east and west banks are guarding the same water surface, if there is any situation, it is the same. After all, to predict how much the probability of the ancestral tomb being submerged is a bit worrying about being punished in the name of ill intentions.

"This year's flood situation is not good, and the soldiers and civilians along the road in Gaojiayan are all waiting for the day, but what about the water situation in Sizhou City?" Master Li asked.

The four of them looked at each other a few times, and the eldest one replied: "This year's flood is urgent, because the Yellow River is rainy, and the river is strong, and there is a risk of a breach." Due to the strength of the Yellow River, the discharge outlet of the Huai River and Hongze is not smooth, so the water volume accumulates and the water level rises. In my Sizhou, there is not much rain in the upper reaches of the Huai River, the water level outside the city is only slowly rising, not abrupt, and the embankments everywhere have been heightened and strengthened the year before last, which is enough to defend the flood, but it can be guaranteed, please do not worry. ”

Li You was speechless for a long time, and finally nodded: "This official knows." In the future, the water situation in Sizhou will be reported to the official once every time. ”

The two river workers brought by Master Li from Gaojiayan were on the side to listen, and when the Sizhou people dispersed, both of them were happy and said: "Listen to them, so Sizhou will be safe this year." ”

Li You snorted coldly, "You two are ridiculous!" I am afraid that what they said is not true! ”

The two looked at each other, as far as they saw along the way, Master Li only knew a little about water affairs, and he was not an expert, how could he hear the untruths in the words of Sizhou River Gong?

Although Li You may not know much about water affairs, he understands people's hearts very well, "The reason is very simple, if you two are facing a catastrophe in the face of floods, do you dare to pat your chest and guarantee that you are safe before you go on a trip?" The water is ruthless, who dares to talk full? It's strange, why do they dare? Therefore, the official asserts that there must be something untrue in it, but he just has no clue. ”

It's a pity that this is not Jiangdu County, and it is inconvenient for Li You to make a mistake, otherwise he would have grabbed a few river workers and beaten dozens of big boards to force a confession.

After much deliberation, Master Li decided to temporarily stay in Sizhou, and sent a river engineer and a personal army captain to inspect Gaojiayan on the east bank of Hongze Lake instead. Although Sizhou is far away from the key defense line of Gaojiayan, there is an ancestral tomb here, and the ancestral tomb is in danger of being submerged in memory, and the prophet Li You really does not dare to take it lightly.

Besides, if Gao Jiayan breaks down, he will just be punished, and it will be very easy for someone in the court to make a comeback. But if something goes wrong with the ancestral tomb, not to mention the comeback, it is more realistic to think about how to commit suicide and martyrdom, and donate your life to the country, you have to look at death as if you were going home, and you don't know which is less painful than throwing yourself into the water to commit suicide or finding a rope to hang yourself on the southeast branch.

Although there is nothing to do for the time being, Li You does not dare to covet comfort, and he is not in the mood to visit the Ten Scenic Spots of Sizhou and the thousand-year-old temple Puzhaowang Temple. At his point, nothing is as important as keeping fame and fortune.

As soon as he settled down in the state mansion, Li You went out of the city gate very diligently to inspect the embankment.

After a rough measurement, he found that the water outside the city was actually a foot higher than the ground in the city, so he was even more worried.

Objectively speaking, the water level has reached this point, and the ancestral tomb and Sizhou City should also be submerged... I don't really want to hit a tipping point.

At this time, Lord Li and his guards came down from the embankment outside the west gate to return to the city, and when they passed by a certain village, they saw a group of young and strong villagers, each holding iron forks, hoes, sticks and other things. However, this group of people did not come towards Li You and his party, but rushed to the neighboring village in front.

Looking at this scene, Li You knew that it must be a fight between the two villages, but he didn't know what the cause was. He commented on the left and right: "Haosi has been suffering from famine for many years, and I have long heard that the small people here are not retro style, they are accustomed to wandering, they are strong and aggressive, and the people are fierce. ”

Continuing to walk, I passed another village, and saw that the two armies were facing each other at the entrance of the village, and there were dozens of heroes staring at each other.

Master Li has no interest in this, and he is not a local magistrate, so he can't control it. was about to walk over, but he heard someone shouting in his ears: "If you want to give up, you Yujia Village will hand over Yu Wan'er!" ”

Yu Wan'er? Hearing the name of his newly acquired outer room, Li You's face was strange, there are many duplicate names in the world, is it such a coincidence? Then he stopped, and stood in the woods to observe the two groups of people from afar.

"Unreasonable messing! Hugh of your stables will deceive people too much! The leader on the other side shouted.

After a few more rounds of scolding each other, the fight finally began, and the villagers did not pay attention to the fighting, and directly fought into a mess, and the scene was a mess.

Although Mazhuang's side was the side that hit the door with great momentum, its combat effectiveness seemed to be weak, and it fell into disarray in less than a quarter of an hour, and fled in all directions.

But the young man at the head of the horse village still held an iron fork and did not retreat, and shouted very honorably: "How can I, Ma Qianjun, be afraid of you!" ”

Several people in Yujia Village had already surrounded the Ma Qianjun, and when they were about to start a group fight, they heard a loud shout outside the field: "Is there no Wang Fa?" Stop! ”

Five or six officials who appeared out of nowhere appeared on the stage, waving cards and saying to the leader of Yujia Village: "Ma Qianjun sues Yu Wan'er of your village for marriage!" The old man got the right thing and called her out to go to the yamen! ”

Yujiacun negotiated a few words with the officials and wanted to go instead. It is inconvenient for ordinary women to show their heads, so when there is a lawsuit that needs to go to the yamen, if it is not necessary, it is often replaced by relatives, which also needs to protect the dignity of the name. But this time Yujiacun touched the nail, and the tolerance leader just didn't allow it.

At this time, a slender and charming woman flashed out from the entrance of the village, and Li You, who was watching from a distance, immediately widened his eyes, who was Yu Wan'er who was not his new outer room? Could it be that this is her hometown? Why was he accused of marriage again?

(To be continued)