In the beginning, the torrential rain just stopped everyone at home, unable to go out.

Later, because the rainstorm was so big, it was as if the sky was leaking, and it flooded many people's homes.

This is not bad, for hundreds of villages in more than 10 or 20 counties in Yuzhou, it is the real catastrophe.

In particular, the farmers who are backed by the mountains have been swept away by the torrential rain, which has washed all the dirt and stones from the mountains.

The mudslide and rocks fell down with the rolling stones in the mountain, injuring many innocent villagers.

When some villagers saw this situation, they took their elderly and children to evacuate overnight, but when they were walking on the road, they were blocked by mudslides and rolling stones.

The village was filled with weeping and wailing, and the torrential rain was still falling non-stop, tirelessly.

The people could not get out of the village, so they had to stay at home, climb on the roof, and wait for the government to rescue them.

As far as the eye can see, the originally peaceful and quiet village is now in a vast ocean, with clothes, cabinets and furniture floating on the water, and even the corpses of cattle and sheep.

Many of the dilapidated houses were also washed away by the torrential rain and floods from the mountains, and many of them were swept away by the water and did not know where to go.

Officials in the townships and counties were also stunned by the sudden rainstorm, and then all kinds of news of the flood came.

They hurriedly began to deal with the problem of floods, and as for the people in various townships and villages, they sent officials to investigate.

As a result, the officials who went there were also blocked on the road and couldn't enter the village, so they had no choice but to wait for the rain to stop.

It rained for three days, and after three days, the rain stopped, but the sky was still overcast and tight, and there was no sign of clearing.

Officials in Yuzhou invited special people to check on the weather, and the people who inferred about the weather said that it would still rain in two days at most.

The prefect of Yuzhou, who heard the news, was simply sad.

Why is it that there is a disaster weather at this time?

Seeing that the rice in the field was due to be harvested in less than half a month, a heavy rainstorm came at this time.

Not to mention the fact that most of the fields were destroyed, and how many villages were homeless because of the torrential rains.

As for the number of people who died because of the heavy rains, there is no count in each locality.

At this time of anxiety, the minister sent by the imperial court said that he wanted to take advantage of the better weather to return to Beijing as soon as possible.

The prefect of Yuzhou learned that Zhao Qiancheng and they were leaving, for fear that they would report the current situation in Yuzhou at this moment, so they hurriedly came over to stop them.

The imperial court also has an assessment of their local prefects, if the local wind and rain are smooth, the harvest is good, and the taxes are normal, then they can be transferred to the capital after the expiration of their term of office if they have a way to stay in the local area for a long time.

If there is a problem during this period, it is very likely to affect the career.

After all, the officials are all different, and some people are bent on taking official careers, just like the prefect of Yuzhou, so he is most afraid that this situation will be known by the people of the imperial court.

There are also some people who are down-to-earth and sincere, and care about the people, so they will truthfully report all the major events in the places under their jurisdiction, such as equations.

"Lord Zhao stays, and the lower officials have something to discuss with Lord Zhao."

"What's the matter, Governor Li?" Zhao Qiancheng looked at the prefect of Yuzhou and asked.

"Lord Zhao, I don't know how to report the heavy rain in Yuzhou this time?"

"Naturally, I truthfully told Your Majesty that Yuzhou has been raining heavily for three days and needs to be rescued by the imperial court." Zhao Qiancheng spoke.

"Lord Zhao, this is inappropriate." The prefect of Yuzhou shook his head again and again.

"What's the reason for that?" Zhao Qiancheng asked him.

"Your Excellency, you can know that once a flood is discovered in various localities and districts, it should be reported to the imperial court as soon as possible, and at the same time, the people of the capital water supervisor should be notified to deal with the disaster according to the flood situation.

Now that three days have passed since the rainstorm, adults have missed these three days, and if you let Your Majesty know, I don't know what Your Majesty will think. The prefect of Yuzhou said.

"Governor Li! Why didn't you tell me about such an important matter on the first day? Zhao Qiancheng suddenly asked angrily when he heard this.

"Your Excellency! On the first day of the rainstorm, the official went to find the adult, and the adult's personal attendant said that the adult had drunk too much wine the day before, and had a headache, and it was inconvenient to see people.

Xia Guan was still busy dealing with the flood, so he didn't have time to go to the adults, and then he kept delaying. Xia Guan thought that the adults knew about these situations very well, but who knew that they only learned about these today. ”

"You!" Hearing these words, Zhao Qian was angry and wanted to beat someone.

Where could he not hear it, these words were clearly just a false statement by the prefect of Yuzhou.

For three days, he couldn't spare a quarter of an hour to come and tell him about it, obviously because he didn't want to say it, he just wanted to pull him into the water together.

"Lord Zhao, don't be angry. Now that this has happened, we should think carefully about how to solve this problem. The prefect of Yuzhou spoke.

"What do you think about the prefect?" Zhao Qiancheng spoke in a bad tone.

"Lord Zhao, what do you think of this? The excerpt you wrote before was very good, so you handed it over to Your Majesty, so that the affairs of Yuzhou would not be affected by the adults. ”

"Lord Prefect, are you kidding me? If Your Majesty knows the true disaster in Yuzhou, I will be guilty of not reporting it when the time comes. Zhao Qiancheng sneered.

"Lord Zhao, please believe in Xiaguan. Xia Guan will not let anyone leak the situation in Yuzhou.

Besides, now that the rainstorm has stopped, the next officials will do their best to deal with the aftermath of the disaster, and will definitely not let this matter get out. As long as Your Majesty doesn't know, then everything is fine. The prefect of Yuzhou said.

"Your Excellency, you are so bold. Under the whole world, if it is not the king's land, how can there be something that His Majesty does not know? Zhao Qiancheng was still a little resistant.

"Lord Zhao! Have you ever heard a saying, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away! Our Yuzhou is so far away from the capital, and now it is raining again, and the news cannot be transmitted for a while.

The local officials in Yuzhou have the final say, as long as the officials arrange a unified caliber and settle the people, what can go wrong?

Even if something goes wrong later, the adults just have to put everything on the head of the lower officials.

Your Excellency can say that you rushed to the capital before the rainstorm and did not know anything about it, so Your Majesty will naturally not blame your Excellency for your dereliction of duty, will you? ”

Hearing these words, Zhao Qiancheng couldn't help but start thinking.

This is the first errand given to him by His Majesty, if he can't even do such a trivial thing, it will not only embarrass his father, but also disappoint His Majesty.

If everything is as it is on the fold, Yuzhou does not leak the news, and they can handle this matter perfectly, then it is really the best way for him.

And the excuse given to him by the prefect of Yuzhou is very good, if it happens, he can completely say that he doesn't know about it.

"Lord Zhao, it rains every year, but the rain in Yuzhou this year is a little heavier, and there is nothing special, if such a trivial matter is reported to Your Majesty, what will Your Majesty think?"

"Are you sure you can handle these things?" Zhao Qiancheng asked him.

"Of course! Xiaguan is the prefect of Yuzhou, if something really happens, the first person to be affected is Xiaguan, do you think Xiaguan will joke with his own life and future? ”

Listening to what the prefect of Yuzhou said, Zhao Qiancheng was relieved.

Anyway, the previous folds have been written, and when he returns to the capital, he can hand it over directly.

He must not have known about the flood.

"Well, in that case, you must do a good job of finishing up after the disaster." Zhao Qiancheng opened his mouth to command.

"Yes, Xia Guan understands."

"I'll set off now, and strive to get back to the capital as soon as possible, Lord Prefect, you go and get busy."

"Lord Zhao walked slowly, the lower official also prepared a thin gift for the old Lord Zhao, and asked Lord Zhao to send the lower official's heart."

As he spoke, the prefect of Yuzhou asked someone to bring out a box.

"Lord Prefect, what are you doing?" Zhao Qiancheng frowned.

Before leaving, his father specially explained that he must not accept bribes.

"Lord Zhao misunderstood, this is just some calligraphy and paintings collected by the lower officials in their spare time, not something valuable."

"Just calligraphy and painting?" Hearing this, Zhao Qiancheng raised his eyebrows.

"Of course, if Lord Zhao doesn't believe it, just open it and take a look."

Thinking that his father was very fond of all kinds of calligraphy and paintings, Zhao Qiancheng moved his mind and accepted these calligraphy and paintings.

After thanking the prefect of Yuzhou, Zhao Qiancheng took Lin Ziang on the road back to Beijing.

Because of the torrential rains, they have been delayed for three days.

Fortunately, the pace was relatively slow when they came, but now that they are in a hurry, it is no problem to go back three days early.

When the time comes, he will be fine after reporting the situation to His Majesty.

It also happened to avoid the rainstorm time in Yuzhou.

As for Lin Ziang, because Zhao Qiancheng did not add his name to the fold, he has always been worried.

I didn't talk to Zhao Qiancheng much on the whole way.

Even when Zhao Qiancheng gave him the calligraphy and paintings he received, he refused.

Seeing him like this, Zhao Qiancheng suddenly felt that this person didn't know what to do.

After threatening him not to tell what happened this time, otherwise he would kill them Yong'an Houfu, he had less contact with Lin Ziang.

Lin Zi rushed out for a trip, but he got such a result.

Especially the day after returning to the capital, he heard that His Majesty was overjoyed because Zhao Qiancheng did a good job.

After praising him in the court and giving him a lot of rewards, Lin Ziang was a little depressed and sick.

The reason why Zhao Qiancheng was praised by His Majesty was because he borrowed the credit of the excerpt he wrote.

And now, Zhao Qiancheng took the credit himself, didn't mention him, and threatened him, which really made him angry.

It's just that he hasn't been able to resist yet, otherwise the entire Hou Mansion will suffer.

Not only that, but when he came back, he found that only his father and mother no longer recognized Lin Shenyuan's existence, nothing more.

As for Lin Shenyuan's thorn in the flesh, he is still alive and well, and those rumors have not affected him in any way.