Chapter 183: Someone from the Ministry of Works
Although he has not followed Li Canghai for a long time, he knows his temper very well, and the decisions he made are ironclad, and no one can stop him.
The reason why Li Canghai was in such a hurry to go to Damiao Village was because he thought of a possibility, and if this possibility was confirmed, it would be a 100% conspiracy.
From Zhengyang City to Damiao Village, it was only a half-day journey, and at noon, they came to Damiao Village.
Along the way, Li Canghai saw many people spontaneously following the officials of the Ministry of Industry, digging ditches and diverting ditches to divert floods, which made him quite pleased.
With these officials from the Ministry of Industry who are building water conservancy, he doesn't have to worry about floods.
Damiao Village, the hardest-hit area, suffered the most damage, and after the flood waters receded, all the houses were gone, as if they had never existed.
Today, although the flood water in Damiao Village has receded, there is still a knee-deep flood.
Some of the people who had fled back dug up the soil from the lonely mountain with sad expressions and sent it to the embankment.
Hundreds of people are repairing and reinforcing the damaged parts of the embankment under the guidance of the officials of the Ministry of Works, which stretches for miles.
In the crowd, Li Canghai saw an obese figure, carrying two loads of dirt, trudging through the mud with difficulty.
"Zuo Hongji?" Li Canghai screamed in surprise.
The figure paused, turned around, and exclaimed happily, "My lord, are you alright?" ”
Li Canghai looked at him a few times, but he didn't expect that he really kept his promise and helped the people rebuild their homes here.
"It's just a little bit of a injury, and it's not in the way." Li Canghai smiled indifferently.
Zuo Hongji looked at his somewhat pale face, and said in his heart, is this not in the way? He looked at Chang Feng with some suspicion.
Chang Feng shrugged his shoulders with a wry smile, indicating that he couldn't do anything.
At this time, a middle-aged man with a shirtless shirt and a long beard under his chin walked over.
"Brother Zuo, who is this?" The man looked at Li Canghai, and there were several officials standing beside him, so he asked.
Zuo Hongji hurriedly introduced: "This is the county magistrate of Zhengyang County. ”
When the man heard this, his eyes suddenly flashed with surprise, and he looked at Li Canghai in surprise and said: "I didn't expect you to be the legendary county magistrate, I thought you were an old scholar over half a hundred years old, but I didn't expect to be so young, and you are really young!" ”
Li Canghai smiled slightly and said: "Brother Tai has a good reputation, dare to ask who Brother Tai is?" ”
Zuo Hongji said: "My lord, this is Lord Zhao Yuan, the judge in charge of the Ministry of Industry of the Assassin Mansion. ”
Li Canghai knew that the so-called 'judges' were actually Zhu Cao, who was in charge of the military and political affairs, finance, criminal law, farmland, and household grain affairs of the state government.
It can be said that the entire water conservancy project in Dugi Province is under his control, and when it comes to official rank, Li Canghai still has to salute him.
However, he had no intention of saluting.
Zhao Yuan clasped his hands in front of his chest and stared at Li Canghai with interest, while Li Canghai squinted at him.
The strange atmosphere made Zuo Hongji and the others a little overwhelmed.
After looking at Chang Feng for a while, he opened his mouth to break the embarrassment and said, "Two adults, this scorching sun is on the head, let's find a shady place to talk again." ”
Li Canghai waved his right hand and said, "No need, this official came here this time because there is something important to investigate." Lord Zhao, this embankment is still bothering you a lot. ”
As he spoke, Li Canghai casually hugged his fist at Zhao Yuan, and was about to step away.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, Chang Feng pinched a cold sweat for him, and secretly guessed in his heart, did the adult have a bad brain because of his injury, and he actually gave face to the officials of the Assassin Mansion, isn't he afraid that the Assassin Mansion will trouble him?
Even Zuo Hongji understood the consequences of colliding with Shangguan, and he didn't understand why Li Canghai was so indifferent to Zhao Yuan.
Zhao Yuan's face really changed a little, he stopped in front of Li Canghai and said, "Lord Li, in such a hot summer, this official came to control the flood, you are a little rude like this." ”
Li Canghai said lightly: "In this case, even if the adults go back to enjoy the melon and fruit herbal tea, why should they suffer here?" ”
Zhao Yuan's brows furrowed, he stared at Li Canghai, and said, "Lord Li, when this official first came here, he didn't seem to offend you, why are you so-for-tat?" ”
A wave of anger appeared in Li Canghai's eyes, he snorted coldly, and said righteously: "It has been nearly half a month since the Yellow River burst its embankment, and in this half month, I have connected three urgent twists and turns, asking the Assassin Mansion to send someone to deal with the flood, and only now has anyone come to deal with it. Lord Zhao, as Zhu Cao joined the army, don't you know anything about this matter? Don't forget, this farmland and water conservancy is under the jurisdiction of adults. ”
Hearing the words, everyone was dumbfounded, they had never seen Shangguan accusing the lower officials, when had they ever seen the lower officials dare to accuse the lower officials in public? Moreover, there was no politeness between the words.
They only said that Li Canghai was bold, but they didn't know that Li Canghai even dared to speak out against the assassination, not to mention that Zhao Yuan was just a judge under Liu Tong.
Just when everyone was secretly worried about him, Zhao Yuan suddenly laughed: "It turns out that Lord Li cares about this. That's right, this farmland and water conservancy should indeed be under the control of this official. However, don't forget, the official also has to do what he is told. ”
Speaking of this, Zhao Yuan sighed deeply and said, "This official has indeed known about the danger of the Yellow River for a long time, but without the order of Lord Shi, this official is powerless. ”
"So, Lord Thorn Shi didn't let you come to deal with the flood?" Chang Feng stared at his eyes and said incredulously.
Zhao Yuan glanced at him, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "This is what you said, I didn't say it." ”
Chang Feng was suddenly dumbfounded, and a layer of fine sweat suddenly appeared on his head.
"Why did Lord Liu do this?" Li Canghai looked angry, lowered his eyebrows and said in a deep voice.
"Don't you know why?" Zhao Yuan laughed, and after a while, he said lightly: "The entire Assassin's Mansion has spread all over the world, saying that Lord Liu was lost face by a small county order in Luoyang, not only that, but the county decree also beat up the messenger sent by the Assassin's Mansion and put him in prison, Lord Li should be no stranger to these things, right?" ”
Li Canghai snorted, "Yes, I did all this." Could it be that Lord Liu ignored the flood because of this? ”
"Li Canghai, Li Canghai, haven't you understood yet? As a small county magistrate, you actually let the Assassin Mansion be deflated three times and twice, how could Lord Liu easily spare you? Zhao Yuan shook his head and sighed.
"In an important position, he is so narrow-minded. I am the one who offended him, but the people of Zhengyang County have never offended him, and he knows that the Yellow River has burst, but he obstructs the disaster relief, which is simply unreasonable! Li Canghai said angrily.