When I arrived in Qingcheng County, it was already evening.

Wei Wu stopped the carriage in front of an inn, and the group got out of the car.

Spend the night at the inn tonight, clean up, and go to the county guard mansion early tomorrow.

Qingcheng County is rich, the fish are fragrant and fat, there has been no flood for so many years, and the people in the city live happily.

At night, the streets are still brightly lit, and the hawkers are constantly shouting and selling.

But Tang Yanning and Shuang'er didn't have the heart to go shopping, and they were really tired after two days of traveling.

After eating dinner and bathing, the two quickly entered the dream fragrance.

In the bustling night, a small firework suddenly exploded and disappeared in a short moment......

No one noticed.

Gu Huaisheng tucked the corners of the quilt for Tang Yanning, told Wei Wu to pay attention to the movement in the two rooms, and went downstairs and went out.

Qingcheng County Wulipo.

Qi Feng and a few secret guards had been waiting early, and when he saw his master coming, he saluted respectfully.

Gu Huaisheng raised his hand and signaled that there was no need to be formal.

On the second day after Gu Huaisheng received the holy decree and set off, he sent a message to Qi Feng, asking him to come one step ahead to explore the situation and make preparations by the way.

After the last time he came to explore the peak, he found that the embankment was not as strong as he imagined, and it looked repaired on the outside, and it was extremely strong, but in fact it was rotten on the inside, and it was not re-reinforced, and the foundation was already unstable.

Qi Feng didn't see the mystery inside the embankment at first, but before leaving, the master told him to check carefully, so in order to measure the degree of solidity, he slapped him curiously.

Seventy percent of the internal force was used.

Unexpectedly, a large piece was broken with one palm, leaking out the original dilapidated and aging waste inside.

Only then did he realize that the previous maintenance of the embankment was only done on the surface, but in fact, the destroyed stones were never removed, but a layer of lime was randomly applied to the outside.

In this case, Qingcheng County only needs seven days of heavy rain, and the riverbed will rise, overflow, and burst the embankment, and if there is no gully in time, it will soon flood the people downstream.

This time, I visited Qifeng again and found that in addition to the embankment, many drainage ditches have been abandoned for many years, and weeds and rocks are overgrown.

There is no abnormality in the drainage ditch in the near distance, but the tail of the ditch is blocked at a distance, if it is not for its peak to be careful and check one by one, it is impossible to find the last problem of the drainage ditch.

After all, the drainage ditch stretches for several miles, and where the minister of the general mission would go so far, he just had to take a general look at it.

After Qi Feng reported what he had learned in the past few days, Gu Huaisheng asked, "Have you found out who that Bai Yongchun is?" ”

Bai Yongchun was the one who was suddenly excited at the Qionglin banquet that day, and temporarily tested the students on the topic of water control.

Qi Feng shook his head, "The other party's whereabouts are in order, he has never gone out privately, and occasionally he will pick up posts to attend the banquets of some ordinary officials, but the contacts are not close, and the officials who went to the banquet have very innocent backgrounds, and their subordinates really haven't found out anything." ”

Gu Huaisheng snorted, asked Qi Feng to send people to continue to pay attention, and then checked the officials who had recommended him in the court one by one to see if there were any common characteristics.

Qi Feng should be respectful, and also explained the background of Ma Decai, the county guard of Qingcheng County.

Ma Decai served as the county guard of Qingcheng County only three years ago, and the original county guard resigned due to illness, and Ma Decai was sent by the old emperor.

Ma Decai turned out to be a Jishi of the Hanlin Academy, who worked hard for more than ten years, and finally rose step by step, there was no abnormality, and it was a normal promotion.

After being awarded an official position, he has always counted his duty, and he has not made any great contributions to Qingcheng County, but he is not a heinous corrupt official, he will be greedy for some small gains, people have some power, and there is also a point that he is quite lustful, and there are many aunts in the backyard.

Other than that, nothing else has been found.

After listening to Gu Huaisheng, he said a few words, and Qi Feng bent down and retreated. Search

Gu Huaisheng was thoughtful.

When everything is too natural, it is often unnatural.

If Ah Ning hadn't warned him that the Fine Scale River would be flooded, even if he sent someone to check in advance, it was estimated that he wouldn't find much out of the ordinary.

When he was finally awarded the title of Minister, he may be puzzled, but he is probably not so suspicious.

It will not let its peak be explored in advance again, and when you know the actual situation, you can prepare first.

He had an intuition, and it seemed that from Bai Yongchun's seemingly unintentional question on the day of the Qionglin banquet, he had entered someone else's trap.

After sorting out the order for a while, Gu Huaisheng went to the direction of the inn.

If it comes, it will be safe.

Early the next morning, the group packed up and went to the county guard's mansion.

Ma Decai was drunk to death on an aunt in the backyard in the morning, and suddenly heard a word from someone who said that there was a man named Gu Ze, who claimed to be the minister of the Qincha, who was in charge of this year's routine inspection.

Ma Decai was stuck at a critical juncture, and was suddenly interrupted by this person, frowned slightly, and waved his hand: "Got it, got it, take the person to the front hall, and Lord Ben will go over in a while." ”

The little guy outside should be respectful, and the footsteps are getting farther and farther away.

Ma Decai smiled obscenely, and then fell in love with the beautiful concubine, without the slightest intention of getting up to greet him.

Gu Huaisheng was in the front hall, the tea was added four times, and finally saw Ma Decai appear neatly dressed.

Ma De is only in his early forties, with a thin figure and a mustache, and the gorgeous clothes on his body are a little loose.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at it for a moment, then greeted him with a smile, and made a confession with both hands, saying that he happened to have a stomachache when the next person reported it, so he was late for a while, and everyone waited for a long time.

Gu Huaisheng had a keen sense of smell, and he smelled the woman's fat powder on his body from afar, knowing that the stomach pain was just an excuse, so he didn't debunk it, so he got up and greeted him slightly.

The attitude is polite and detached.

Ma Decai maintained a smile on his face, and secretly disdained a sentence in his heart, the new official took office with three fires, this Gu Ze, for the sake of results, I am afraid that he will have to pretend.

The successive ministers of the Imperial Mission all looked like they couldn't be in the high when they came, and they were bribed by him a little, and the inspection was perfunctory.

Ma Decai talked about it, and it took half an hour to talk about it.

Tang Yanning, who was behind Gu Huaisheng, was standing in pain.

After all, she didn't stand often, and she suddenly stood regularly for half an hour, and the soles of her feet were so sore.

Gu Huaisheng caught a glimpse of her strange appearance, got up, and told Ma Decai that he was going to inspect now, and he would be sure that he was safe after reading it earlier, and he would be at ease earlier.

Ma Decai waved his hand, "Hey, Master Gu, you have been working tirelessly day and night, this has just arrived, so you will go to inspect, too tired, and the inspection can not be completed in one day, or take a break for a day, let the lower officials give you the wind and wash the dust, do your best to the friendship of the landlord, and tomorrow the lower officials will accompany you to the past, you see how it is." ”

Gu Huaisheng waved his hand, signaling that it was not necessary, everything was mainly patrolling.

It looks like it's not negotiable.

The expression is faint, and it inexplicably makes people feel a little majestic.

Ma Decai secretly sighed in his heart, this minister can pretend to be more than ever.

This early in the morning, he hadn't eaten breakfast yet, so he had to accompany him to patrol under the scorching sun, and he didn't want to move.

So he repeatedly warmly invited Gu Huaisheng to rest for a day, otherwise he would be tired, but how could it be good.

Gu Huaisheng stood in the hall, unmoved, and kept staring at Ma Decai, staring at Ma Decai's back a little cold, and the words behind him were a little unspeakable.

Seeing his persistent face, Ma Decai secretly scolded his mother, and then helplessly found someone to arrange a carriage, hurriedly ate two bites of breakfast, and took them to inspect first.