After the heavy rains, some of the villages living in low-lying areas were seriously inundated, and the houses at the foot of the mountains were simply buried by the earth, and the cries and curses were incessant as they went.

After walking for a while, Lord Han couldn't bear to continue walking, "Lord An, why don't we go back first, we can see the situation here, let's go back first and think of a way to see how to help them." ”

An Mingchen agreed, looked up at the beautiful village, and thought to himself, if it weren't for this disaster, the people here would definitely be very happy, but natural and man-made disasters, a few people can calculate accurately.

On the way back, the two did not go back to their mansion but went directly to the yamen, Lord Liu was not slept well by the victims and An Mingchen last night, this will be making up for sleep, the little girl saw that the two adults were coming, and did not dare to disturb Lord Liu standing at the door in a hurry.

"My lord, Lord An and Lord Han came over, saying that they had something important to discuss with the adults." The little servant tentatively shouted at the door, and shouted a few more times when he saw that there was no sound, and soon after he heard the sound of rustling from the house, and then Lord Liu walked out with a calm face.

"It's the two of them again, do they have to torture this master to be willing?" Rolled up his sleeves and went to the front hall, in the front hall, An Mingchen and Lord Han chatted while drinking tea, about the disaster, about the disaster victims They can do very little, but they can do as much as they can in the top priority.

Lord Liu walked in with a calm face, "The two adults are really good Yaxing, just work all night without rest, and are still in the mood to come to the door to discuss with the official, such a good official who worries about the country and the people is really a blessing for our court." Lord Liu's words were full of ridicule, An Mingchen glanced up at him before he spoke, Lord Han opened his mouth first, "Lord Liu, I went to the nearby village with Lord An just now to take a look, although the flood is better than the previous times, but the situation is still not optimistic. ”

"Even so, what can I do. The imperial court only distributed the food for that disaster, even if the official has great ability, he has long been powerless, you also know the situation here, if you really think about those people, it is better to wait for the emperor's will with the official. Lord Liu pushed the responsibility outward, and Lord Han did not like such a move very much.

"No, now many victims are homeless, this will be early autumn, the day is still better, but at night, they have no home to go back, no quilt cover, if someone lives and the court blames it, will Lord Liu take care of it?"

"What should the official do between the Lord Han and the Han? This official is just a five-grade prefect, and he is so much every month, and this official ......"

"As far as I know, the adults have not escorted this year's tax grain to the capital, so it is better for the adults to temporarily distribute the food to the victims, and at the same time, the adults can make the situation here clear to the emperor, and the emperor will not look at the victims with a kind heart."

"What you said is light, do you know that misappropriation of tax grain will be punished, this official is just a small five-grade prefect, you must not do such a thing." Lord Liu didn't want to refuse without thinking about it, An Mingchen sneered when he saw this.

"My lord is worried that the emperor will punish you for misappropriating taxes and grain, have you ever thought about it, if the number of deaths of the victims increases, how will the emperor punish you, and this official and Lord Han will join forces with you when the time comes, and you have thought about your situation......" An Mingchen pressed step by step, Lord Liu was dissatisfied but also knew that this matter was no longer negotiable, so that day, Lord Liu gritted his teeth and finally gave An Mingchen the key to the granary.

Three days later, An Mingchen received a letter from Huangfu Xue, after reading the letter, his face did not improve but became more and more ugly, although the facts written above were not convincing, but he didn't know why, he instinctively believed that what he said was true.

The flood was followed by a drought, if this was the case, the people in Jiangnan were afraid that they would suffer again, and seeing the detailed introduction and general graphics after she proposed to build the dam, An Mingchen became more and more excited, and went to Lord Han's mansion with the drawings that morning.

"Although this method is not very laborious, but it is very useful, if there is a drought in Jiangnan after the flood, the stored water is the savior of the people in Jiangnan, on the contrary, even if there is no drought, the water is stored in this way, and then there is not much damage when it is put into it. In short, no matter what you say, this method is beneficial and harmless, and it can indeed be considered. ”

"This official thinks the same way, however, the construction of the dam is bound to require the people, but they ...... now" An Mingchen was a little worried, but Lord Han smiled, "My lord doesn't know, although the people are busy with the farmland now, but the top priority at the moment is food, if the adults recruit people to come over to do things and distribute food as payment, the official believes that they will be happy to come to work." ”

An Mingchen thought for a while and nodded, "That's very good." After discussing with Lord Han about the start of work on a certain day, he returned to the post house, and Dabao anxiously waited at the door to see her come back and hurriedly ran forward, "My lord, that bad adult is here, I will sit in the front hall and wait for you." ”

Pregnant with an adult? An Mingchen had thought of who it was for a long time. He glanced down at Dabao and said with a smile, "You don't need to be nicknamed with others, a good boy won't talk about people like this." ”

"Hmph, she's not a good person, and if it weren't for him, our family wouldn't be where we are now. My mother and sister have suffered so many grievances. Dabao looked unwilling. An Mingchen smiled and glanced at the clear sky, "Okay, this official understands what you mean, but you are still too young to let hatred cloud your eyes." ”

returned to the post house, Dabao didn't follow her anymore, An Mingchen went to the front hall, and he went to the backyard to find his mother and sister.

"What kind of wind blew Lord Liu here?" In the past few days, Lord Liu has a grudge against him and Lord Han because of the tax on grain, and he is reluctant to come forward if he has anything to do, so there is no major incident in the past two days, so they did not go to him again. I originally thought that Lord Liu would not easily find them in a short period of time, but I didn't expect him to find them so soon.

"Hmph, if the official doesn't come, will the official, the parent official, be forgotten by you and Lord Han?" Lord Liu snorted coldly, "Are you going to build a dam?" ”

An Mingchen didn't expect that he had just come back from Lord Han, Lord Liu got the news so quickly, he didn't believe that it was a coincidence, he said that it was for people and he was more willing to believe it, originally he didn't plan to hide anything from this matter, since he already knew about it, he acquiesced.

"What dam? You keep saying how difficult and pitiful it is for the victims, and now why don't you talk to them about how hard it is to build dams, and they don't necessarily need to be used in the end, have you ever thought about how they would react if you let the people know that you are doing it for such a ridiculous reason? ”

"No matter how they react, this officer has to do it. The people of Jiangnan can no longer withstand any toss because of the floods. Besides, the officials who trimmed the dam did not let them work in vain, and I believe that the people would be willing to work when the time came. An Mingchen said his intentions.

Lord Liu still looked reluctant, "Lord An just wants this for a groundless speculation, have you ever thought that if this is just a guess, there will be no such thing at all in the end." ”

"There is no best, if there are people, there are multiple ways to retreat." An Mingchen insisted on it, and Lord Liu immediately sank when he saw this, "This official is the parent official here, you are just sent by the imperial court to provide disaster relief, and the matter here is only calculated if the official says it, and the official can't repair the dam if he doesn't agree." ”

"What is Lord Liu afraid of with such insistence?" An Mingchen took two steps forward, "Your Excellency knows that there is a river outside the city, and we just elevate her a little, but the half-moon project, plus the people can also get some rations, and it is a good thing to benefit the people, why should the adults be so stubborn, does Lord Liu still have any thoughts that the official doesn't know?" ”

"I don't know what you're talking about. In short, the official only has one sentence, the official does not agree to do this, if you insist on doing this, the official will immediately play the court ......"

"Then let the emperor force me to stop building the dam? It's a pity that Lord Liu is one step late, and just now Lord Han has already sent out the fold of building the dam. My lord will write another letter, and it is estimated that the previous one should arrive at the same time, but I don't know who the emperor will choose at that time. ”

"You...... You ......" Lord Liu didn't expect them to do it like this, "That's it, even if this matter is something you insist on, then don't use Jiangnan's tax grain, otherwise, the official will forcibly stop you from work, and the official will do what he says." Lord Liu stood up, "By the way, I saw a little boy in the yard just now, I don't know what the relationship between the adult and him is?" ”

"What does Master Liu think this official has to do with them?"

Lord Liu's eyes flashed slightly, "An Mingchen, this official is kind enough to remind you, if you don't appreciate it, forget it." Turning around indignantly, An Mingchen said with a smile, "Whether the adult is really kind or has something else to hide, I'm afraid only the adult himself knows, but do adults believe in karma?" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Lord Liu turned around suddenly, and when he saw her looking at him with a smile, he glared at him unhappily, "Lord An is so suspicious all day long, you might as well say it if you have something to say." ”

"My lord's heart is as clear as a mirror, so why should this official do anything more." An Mingchen smiled, "My lord, don't send it if you go slowly." He turned around and went to the backyard.

Dabao and the little girl are playing a game, the little girl can't play with her brother, she will walk on her short legs and want to run to Mrs. Li to complain, Dabao saw this and reached out to stop her, and comforted the little girl in a low voice, that looks really a good brother. An Mingchen stood aside and watched for a while, then stepped forward.

"Lord An......" Mrs. Li stood up and saluted, An Mingchen smiled and waved her hand, "No need to be polite," thought for a while, "Just now Lord Liu saw Dabao, and also asked the official about Dabao, the official didn't say anything, but Lord Liu was narrow-minded, if he guessed that your mother and son were here, now that he knows, I'm afraid it will be bad for you, so this official suggests that you should be careful these days." ”