Ma Jier looked at Peng Hao's serious expression, did not dare to underestimate it, and hurriedly straightened his face and made a stern posture. "But what if there are not enough guards in the yamen?"

"When there were not enough guards in the yamen, they selected from among the people and promised to give them the appropriate amount of money afterwards. ”

As soon as Ma Jier heard that he was busy with Nuonuo's promise, he didn't expect these things, and when he heard Peng Hao say at this time, he felt that this person was different from ordinary noble children, and he was a ravine.

Seeing that he attaches so much importance to this matter, his heart is even more energetic, because what he means is what the emperor means, and whether the emperor is satisfied or not directly affects his future official career.

"Wechen understands, understands. Majir agreed.

Peng Hao looked at the sky, his brows furrowed, and his tone was not very relaxed. "Let's go, I'll go with Master Ma to have a look. ”

"Yes, yes, Peng Gongzi, please. Ma Jier did not object to Peng Hao going, because he could only see his efforts and deeds when he went, and he could only make meritorious contributions for himself after returning to Kyoto.

Three quarters in the morning

In the palace, in the Xiangyuan Hall, Gonggong Su quietly walked into the inner room with a candlestick in his hand, and shouted softly through the curtains: "Your Majesty." ”

The emperor was already asleep, but when he heard the shout, he half-opened his eyes, and asked with tiredness: "What's the matter?"

Father-in-law Su bowed his head outside and said softly: "Your Majesty, the rain has stopped." After a pause, his voice was slightly uneasy: "It's just that there is a vision in the sky, your Majesty, take a look." "Maybe what Peng Mo said is true?

The emperor completely opened his eyes, his black pupils flashed and were a little sharp, he got up and came to the window, and when he saw the sky in the sky, his brows were furrowed, could it be that what Peng Mo said was true? .

The rain that had been falling for many days had stopped for the first time, but the sky was even more gloomy at this time, gloomy with a little dead air, and the thick clouds were low and dull, giving people a kind of calm before the storm.

At the same time, the emperor was not alone, Peng Mo also stood in front of the window, looking at the sky with a solemn face, his fingers tightly twisted together.

"Are you worried?" Jin Xiuchen asked as he looked at her back.

Peng Mo nodded, she would never need to hide the panic in her heart in front of Jin Xiuchen. "I'm worried, I don't know if the third brother can do it, and if the flood happens, the third brother can safely escape. "It's not an easy job.

Jin Xiuchen came to Peng Mo's side, looked down at her tightly clenched hands, sighed, reached out to hold it, smoothed the sweat of the palm destroyed by her nails and the palm of the hand due to nervousness, and said: "You also underestimate your third brother too much, he is not a simple character." ”

Jin Xiuchen has never underestimated Peng Hao for many years, and he also knows his ability, although this matter is not easy, it is not difficult for Peng Hao, and with Peng Mo's advance arrangement, he just needs to stabilize the scene and wait for rescue.

His palms were dry and warm, taking away the clammy coldness of his palms, and his words were like a breeze, and the original worries and restlessness in his heart gradually disappeared.

Seeing the appreciation in his eyes, Peng Mo lowered his eyes and chuckled, yes, the third brother's ability is a hundred times stronger than himself, what are you worried about?

"How long is it left?" Jin Xiuchen looked at the bleak sky, and his brows furrowed, this sky was too weird, and it made people feel uncomfortable.

Peng Mo looked back and looked even more leaky. "It's coming. ”

As soon as the words fell, a gust of wind suddenly rose outside the courtyard, and the flowers and trees in the garden shook, and the thick dark clouds were blown away, revealing a gray sky.

Peng Mo looked at it, his eyes shrunk. "Now is it. After speaking, he knelt on the ground, bowed deeply, and silently said in his heart: I ask God for mercy, and the disasters of the previous life will not happen!

Jin Xiuchen looked at her and her eyes trembled, the peach blossom eyes flashed with emotion, and instantly softened, no matter how conspiracy she was, she was a kind-hearted person after all, lifted her robe and knelt side by side with her, bowed deeply, and silently thought in her heart: Please have mercy on God.

Peng Mo's heart trembled, he looked sideways, and when he saw Jin Xiuchen kneeling on his side, somehow a sour feeling suddenly appeared in his heart, and tears flowed out; Jin Xiuchen looked at it and sighed, hugged her in his arms, gently stroked her back and comforted: "Everything will be fine." ”

But in half an hour, the wind suddenly rose, and the tiles were swept by the wind and fell to the ground, crackling with the sound of the howling wind that made people panic.

"Miss, miss. There was an urgent knock at the door.

Peng Mo looked at Jin Xiuchen; Jin Xiuchen walked inside and hid; Peng Mo wiped away the tears on his face and said, "Come in." ”

The door opened, a gust of wind poured in, the lights and candles outside were blown out in an instant, the room was dark, and the shadows of the trees outside the window swayed, which was very terrifying.

Lianfeng hurriedly closed the door. "Miss, the slave and maid will immediately look for the fire breaker. After saying that, he walked to the place where the fire broke in the dark.

The black man in the room couldn't see his five fingers, listening to the sound of the wind walking in the dark, Peng Mo said softly: "Be careful of your step, don't fall." ”

After hearing Peng Mo's words, Lian Feng's uneasy heart felt a lot more relieved, and he promised in his mouth, and continued to touch the fire fold in his hand. "Found it. ”

Lian Feng took the fire fold and lit all the candles outside, ran to Peng Mo's side with a lamp, and said in a panic: "Miss, it's so windy outside, it's really scary to be dark." ”

Peng Mo looked at Lianfeng's frightened face, pulled her to sit beside him, and comforted her softly: "Don't be afraid, it's okay, it'll be fine in a while." ”

Jin Xiuchen, who was hiding inside, smiled lightly when he heard Peng Mo's words, obviously he was too scared to do anything, and he still had the heart to comfort the little girl!

There was another sound of footsteps outside the door, and then the door "banged" from the outside and quickly closed, Rao is opening and closing movements quickly, and the candles outside were all extinguished, which showed how fierce the wind outside was.

There was only one candle left in the room, not enough to illuminate the entire room, and it was pitch black outside. "Who?" said Mercy Wind, looking into the darkness, and asked boldly.

The voice of ingenuity came from the darkness. "It's me, ingenuity. ”

Peng Mo frowned and said, "Why is Sister Qiaosi here?" Lotus Xiangyuan is not close to here, and the wind is so strong, if one is smashed, it will either be killed or injured.

Skillfully approached, and seeing that Peng Mo was not frightened, he was relieved, and said, "Madame is coming, but the slave is stopping, but she is really worried about the safety of Miss, so I volunteered to come." As he spoke, he sat beside Peng Mo.

At such a moment, I can think that the people who are in danger of my safety are there, and my heart is warm, and I said softly: "I'm fine, the mercy wind is here." "Jin Yanchen is also there!

Qiaosi also saw the mercy of the wind, and praised her in her heart for being a good one, and knew that she would accompany Peng Mo at this time.

Shuangxia Town, the wind rises

The wind was even more harsh at a high place, and the whimpering ghosts cried wolves through the mountain streams, taking away the temperature of the human surface, and the people tightened their bodies and snuggled together to warm each other.

The environment was bad, and a small complaint rang out.

Ma Jier is really a toss-up, and he won't let him go back to sleep in the middle of the night.

As the wind intensified, the whispered whining turned into a loud scolding.

"Master Ma, what do you mean by detaining us here like this, what kind of dragon king is being sacrificed in the middle of the night? It's cold and hungry here, we have to go down the mountain!"

As soon as these words came out, dozens of people echoed them in an instant, and the mountains were noisy and boiling for a while.

The sacrifice to the dragon king is the head that Ma Jier found, and it is used to plug the mouths of the good deeds.

Ma Jier looked at the situation and frowned, if even these villagers couldn't suppress it, then Peng Hao would definitely think that he was incompetent!

"What are you clamoring about? The officials are all guarding here, what else do you have to complain about?" said as he turned his eyes sharply on the good deeds, and said angrily: "Whoever dares to stir up trouble and incite the people's hearts and miss the major event of the sacrifice, the official will not redeem it!"

was frightened by Ma Jier's official authority, and everyone was silenced and did not dare to speak again.

Ma Jier suppressed the people's riot and turned to look at Peng Hao, only to see him standing on the side of the mountain, a gust of wind blowing, the brazier, the tongue of fire in the torch was blown with the wind, making a "whirring" sound, reflecting his face dark and bright.

Ma Jier shrunk his clothes, thinking about stepping forward to persuade Peng Hao to rest, he was guarding here, and let him read his good son, but as soon as the words reached his mouth, he heard a loud "boom" above his head, and he trembled for a moment.

After the roar, a torrential rain fell from the sky, instantly extinguishing all the fires lit around, and it was instantly pitch black as far as the eye could see, and the sound of the huge rain and the shouts of the people was in my ears.

"Ahh You see... Yamashita... Water... Flood.... A cry of terror interrupted all the clamour, and his trembling voice was particularly helpless in the rain.

More and more people are screaming. "Flood.... "The flood is coming.... ”

Ma Jier was shocked by the roar just now, and when he heard the frightened shouts of these people, he hurriedly walked to the side of the mountain to see the scene below.

I couldn't help but be stunned at this sight, my legs were weak, and I sat on the ground, my mouth wide open but I couldn't say a word.

I saw a wall of water rising at the confluence of the river under the mountain, and the huge wall of water broke the embankment, rumbling towards the village and town, and the powerful impact had the power to destroy everything, and instantly swallowed the houses in Shuangxia Town.

Everyone was speechless by the sight in front of them, this is... Flooding?

After a while, Ma Ji'er came back to his senses with a white face, and he turned his eyes to see Peng Hao from the flood with difficulty, only to see Peng Hao's awe-inspiring face, looking at the scene under the mountain without a trace of surprise on his face, his standing posture changed unchanged, his robe fluttered in the wind, and his slightly immature face was resolute and upright that did not match his age.

Ma Jier's heart instantly understood, what to inspect the river, what sacrifices to eliminate disasters, all of them are fake, and avoiding floods is the real purpose of Peng Hao's trip!

How did he foresee the flood in advance? Is this what the emperor meant?

The previous four whining voices were all gone, and only the roar of water and the overwhelming rain could be heard in the mountains.

Kyoto was five hours after the flood received the flying pigeon message, it turned out that the emperor not only sent Peng Hao to Shuangxia Town, but also sent a henchman guard, but this guard went not to Shuangxia Town, but to Shuangxia Town closest to a village and town, in order to be able to transmit the news of Shuangxia Town back to Kyoto in the first time.

The content of the letter is very concise, Shuangxia Town has been flooded at the end of this morning, and the situation in the town is unknown.