Chapter 132: The Secret of the Heart
Zhou Zimu, who was worried about Jinse's safety, came to the Lianghu area as quickly as possible, and he first arrived at Wangxing City, where he had to pass to go to Hongcheng.
"Lord Gongsun, at this time, Hongcheng burst its embankment and the people were displaced. I will call your boat to Hongcheng to rescue people, and if there is anyone who knows about Hongcheng, bring it with you. Zhou Zimu did not beat around the bush and directly expressed his intentions.
"Don't worry, Regent, I've requisitioned quite a few ships and can leave at any time."
Gongsun Yao's work efficiency was very high, and Zhou Zimu rushed to Hongcheng overnight with the people of the Tiger Roaring Army.
Hongcheng was flooded, with countless casualties, and many people could only hold the big tree and wait for death.
The arrival of the Tiger Roaring Army undoubtedly brought hope to the people here. The banner of the golden tiger on a black background was planted on the bow of the largest ship, fluttering in the wind.
Zhou Zimu, who was wearing a silver mask, stood at the bow of the boat and calmly ordered: "Hu Hu listens to the order!" ”
"The last general!" Behind him stood a man. A sturdy man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, dressed in soft armor. This person is the chief general of the Tiger Roaring Army, and when Zhou Zimu is not in the army, he will be responsible for the military affairs of the Tiger Roaring Army.
"The people of Hongcheng were affected by the disaster, and the order must be sent down to save every one of the people, and no one will be left behind!" Zhou Zimu's hope that every person affected by the disaster can be saved.
"Yes!" Hu Hu responded loudly, saluted and left.
The soldiers of the Tiger Roar Army will each take a small boat and scatter in all directions.
"His Royal Highness the Lord Regent has come to our rescue!"
"Tiger Roaring Army! It's the Tiger Roaring Army! ”
"We are here, please save my child!"
The victims were rescued and brought onto the boat. There are 100,000 people in Hongcheng, because of this flood, there is not one in ten. Fewer than 10,000 people have survived.
Zhou Zimu placed the people outside Wangxing City, which was not affected by the disaster, and rows of white tents were set up, and the people had a place to rest. Fresh porridge and greens every day.
The people of Hongcheng will be temporarily settled here and return to the city when the flood waters recede.
For this sudden flood, Zhou Zimu was very surprised. The embankment in Hongcheng is strong, and it has been almost ten years since the embankment was repaired. The embankment, which had not been in trouble for ten years, suddenly burst this time. Is it really because of the heavy rains some time ago? Zhou Zimu didn't believe it.
He decided to go to the embankment to see it for himself.
Things turned out to be as Zhou Zimu expected, and there were traces of vandalism on the embankment in Hongcheng.
We must find out the truth and give an explanation to the dead people in Hongcheng! Zhou Zimu made up his mind.
Zhou Zimu rushed back to Wangxing City and asked Gongsun Yao to hand him over the list of Hongcheng officials.
"I don't know what the regent suddenly wants to make of Hongcheng's official roster?" Gongsun Yao did not hand over the roster as soon as possible, but asked Zhou Zimu the reason.
"I went to see the embankment in Hongcheng and found traces of vandalism on the embankment. This is no small matter, and I have to find out who is so bold as to destroy the levee. Ignoring the lives of the people of Hongcheng! Zhou Zimu stared at Gongsun Yao's eyes, "Does Lord Gongsun have anything to do with this matter?" ”
"Nope! Please regent Mingjian. The lower officials did not know anything about this matter. Gongsun Yao was so frightened that he knelt in front of Zhou Zimu.
is telling the truth, but why is there guilt in Lord Gongsun's god**?
Zhou Zimu didn't ask in detail, his top priority now was to find the person who destroyed the embankment.
The sooner he solves the matter of Hongcheng, he can go to Jinse one day earlier.
After carefully reading the roster of Hongcheng officials, Zhou Zimu circled a few names and asked Shiwen Shiwu to bring people over. In addition to some of the officials who died in the flood, Shiwen and the others brought three people that Zhou Zimu was looking for.
These are officials who have only been transferred to Hongcheng in recent years.
Zhou Zimu asked the three of them one by one, and finally set his eyes on the last person.
"I found out that there was vandalism on the Hongcheng embankment. I wonder what the hell is going on? Zhou Zimu asked directly to the last person.
The man's head was sweating, and his feet were shaking: "The villain doesn't know. ”
"I don't know? So what are you nervous about! Zhou Zimu slapped his palm on the table, and everyone present knelt on the ground.
"His Royal Highness the Regent is angry." I have never seen Zhou Zimu have such a big temper, and the servants and warriors glanced at each other, and the prince was really angry now.
"I don't have time to waste on you, do you say it yourself, or do I find someone to tell you to say it?" Zhou Zimu's voice suppressed anger.
Under pressure, the man quickly confessed the truth himself.
He was originally an official in charge of purchasing in Hongcheng, and Hongcheng was not very wealthy, and he didn't have much oil and water. In order to make money and live a good life, he sent someone to secretly dig up the stone selling point of the Hongcheng embankment. Hongcheng has not had any problems repairing the embankment for many years, and he thinks that only digging a little bit will not affect anything. I never thought that it would suddenly rain heavily that has not been seen in a hundred years.
Heavy rain caused the water level to rise, and the Hongcheng embankment burst.
"The levee is patrolled every few days, how did you not get noticed?" Gongsun Yao asked.
There was such a big incident under his rule, and such a tragedy would not have happened if the problem had been discovered and reported earlier. and the people of Hongcheng will not be affected.
"I took out the money and bribed the person in charge of the inspection." The officer fell to his knees.
Perhaps in retribution, he dug the levee, and his family and friends were swept away by the floods.
Even the man in charge of the patrol was lost in the flood.
"I condemn you to death in the name of the regent! The queen of autumn asks for a cut! Zhou Zimu waved his hand to drag the man down, "Pull it down and detain it!" ”
Because of their own selfish interests, they destroyed the embankment, and tens of thousands of people lost their lives.
And the dead are gone, and this person's life can't be exchanged for anything.
This result made Zhou Zimu very sad, and all he could do was to make officials across the country vigilant and not let such things happen again.
Gongsun Yao was also shocked by this incident, he was honest all his life, and he never did idealism.
The only stain is that son who is not angry, Li Haoyue has been sent out for many days, and he should have arrived in Hailing City a long time ago.
He still has no news of Gongsun Mingjun, which makes Gongsun Yao very uneasy.
Facing Zhou Zimu's eyes that could see through people's hearts, Gongsun Yao didn't dare to look at each other easily. For fear that the regent would see something from himself.
He let Li Haoyue go privately, but he didn't go back to the sea, as long as his son was safe.
Now I just hope that the regent can leave the stargazing tower as soon as possible.
The secret in Gongsun Yao's heart is well hidden, and Zhou Zimu does not plan to delve into it.
Until Zhou Zimu received a letter from the secret guard, Li Haoyue and the princess were not found in Lincheng. The shadow guard searched around and finally found the news.
"Someone in Lincheng once chartered a boat to go to Star City. It is said that this person made a generous move, with a woman in a wedding dress, and after identification, it was determined that she was the princess. "Shadow One's letter directly mentioned Stargazing City.
Jinse's whereabouts finally have a clue!