Han Tao found An Chengluo on the river embankment, and arched his hand: "Lord Wang, this place is not suitable for a long time, let's leave quickly." ”

Before it was washed away by the flood, there was a moat along the shore, and there were countless literati and artists who used to come here to enjoy the beauty of the river, but now no one dares to set foot here.

A flood broke the moat, scattering boulders and leaving only layers of soft mud behind. As the river rushes, the mud layer is gradually washed into the river, as if the entire river bank will soon be swallowed up by the raging water.

Wu Qing stayed by An Chengluo's wheelchair inch by inch, his whole body was straight, since he stepped on this riverbank, he always had an ominous premonition, as if they were about to be swallowed up in the blink of an eye.

An Chengluo's eyes stared at the river tightly, and there seemed to be fish swimming down with the rolling river in the river, and he was silent for a long time, and he said: "Lord Han, don't you think, we are like fish in this river, drifting with the current." ”

Han Tao followed An Chengluo's gaze, also looked at the river, was silent, and said a little impatiently: "Maybe." ”

He came here on the orders of the emperor to investigate the case, but he didn't come here to see the river and fish, he was not as leisurely as the eleventh prince.

An Chengluo didn't care, and said as if taking care of himself: "This king heard that it was Taifu Zhang who recommended this king to come with Lord Han to investigate the case, but this king and Taifu Zhang have never intersected, why did he suddenly mention this king in front of his father?" ”

Han Tao smiled and said: "Lord Xu Shizhang thinks that the prince is outstanding, so he will recommend the prince, and the lower officials also feel that the prince is more meticulous than the lower officials, so it is impossible to say that this case depends on the prince." ”

An Chengluo shook his head slightly, and said: "That's wrong, this king has already said that he has nothing to do with Zhang Taifu, how can he know what is outstanding about this king." ”

As he spoke, An Chengluo turned his wheelchair around and looked at Han Tao, his eyes were deep and sharp, unfathomable, and he continued: "This king has already checked these embankment stones scattered around, and they are no different from the sample stones stored by the Ministry of Works. ”

Han Tao's eyes lit up, he nodded, and silently remembered every word An Chengluo said.

An Chengluo paused, and then continued: "But it is not excluded that when they built it, they were perfunctory, using the best stone materials, but using the most crude methods to build the embankment. ”

Han Tao frowned, pondered for a moment, and wondered: "It has been nearly ten years since the construction of the riverside moat in Fengquan Mansion, could it be that the embankment collapsed due to the aging of the fortifications?"

"Lankou County is downstream, why the embankment bursts, we have to go upstream to see." An Chengluo said and looked up the river and looked into the distance.

Han Tao looked up at the sky that was already approaching evening, and said, "It's just that it's getting late today, we can go back to the Fucheng Post House first, and then discuss the arrangements for many matters tomorrow." ”

As his words fell, a huge wave on the Pingjiang River suddenly hit the shore, swept away a large piece of mud and rocks on the shore, and then fell into the river with a loud bang.

Han Tao and Wu Qing's hearts trembled at the same time, fortunately, their location was a little far away from the place where they were hit by the huge waves, and they were not affected, if they were accidentally swept into the river, they were afraid that there would be no bones.

Many of the people who were swept away by the flood have not yet been found.

Han Tao was afraid for a while, and hurriedly urged: "Lord Wang, let's leave this place first." ”

An Chengluo was also taken aback, and nodded slightly when he heard this.

Wu Qing breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly pushed the wheelchair down the moat.

He was really afraid that the prince would not leave this place and continue to stay at the mouth of this extremely dangerous riverbank, in case a huge wave swept away, he would not be able to explain to everyone.

As soon as the three of them arrived, one of the servants hurried over with a booklet in his hand.

The messenger held the booklet in his hand high on the top, presented it to Han Tao, and said respectfully: "My lord, this is a book of offerings recorded from the mouths of the people gathered from the surrounding area. ”

Han Tao took it with one hand and asked, "Have you found any suspicious places?"

The officer shook his head and replied, "No, almost all the people here at that time were swept away by the flood, and most of them happened to be not at home, or went to the city, or went to other places to do business, so they survived. ”

Han Tao smiled helplessly, he should have known that if this place was all flooded, how could there be a living?

The land they stepped on was dozens of feet away from the moat, and a big flood would directly submerge all the surrounding villages, and it would be a miracle to survive.

The officer thought for a moment, and then said, "But one of them, who happened to be a relative in a town near the upstream, said that on the night of the flood, he felt the ground shake slightly, and then the next day he heard that there was a big flood in the town next door. ”

"The ground shaking?" Han Tao was surprised: "If the water is just too strong and collapses the river embankment, then it won't even feel the vibration of the town next door, right?"

"When the water is in the night?" An Chengluo frowned and said, "Why didn't anyone mention that the flood broke the embankment at night before that?"

The officer's heart tightened, and he said uneasily, "This ...... The lowly did not ask in detail. ”

Han Tao glanced at the offering book in his hand a few times, then put it away, and said, "Go and bring that person back to Fucheng, and the official will ask him personally." ”

"Yes." The messenger answered, and hurried back in the direction in which he had come.

Han Tao turned sideways, looked at An Chengluo, and asked, "What does the prince think?"

An Chengluo's face was a little cold, and he said: "It seems that not only the Yin of Fengquan Mansion, but also the subordinate officials of the entire Fengquan Mansion, none of them have reported truthfully. ”

Han Tao said: "In this way, does the prince still think that Pang Dehou will be deceived by others?"

An Cheng straightened his cuffs, and said with a slight narrowing in his eyes: "There are no absolutes, and first send someone to other towns to inquire about Pang Dehou, how he is usually an official, and how is the local county order official, since you want to investigate, then investigate the entire Fengquan Mansion thoroughly, so as not to make this trip in vain." ”

Han Tao frowned slightly and said, "If we want to check the entire Fengquan Mansion, I'm afraid it will take more time, and the manpower we brought is not enough to check the entire Fengquan Mansion." ”

The corners of An Chengluo's lips hooked slightly, and said: "Ningzhou is so big, there are not enough people, so we will transfer people from other places." ”

Han Tao said again: "I'm afraid that I'm only afraid of the whole Ningzhou, the officials protect each other, if the personnel are transferred from other places in Ningzhou, it will not be of much benefit to the case." ”

An Chengluo raised his eyebrows and glanced at Han Tao deeply, this Han Tao looks honest on the surface, but he can't imagine that he is also an old fox, yes, if it is not an old fox, who would dare to take care of the drudgery at this time.

"Lord Han rest assured, the matter of transferring manpower will be handed over to this king, and this king will write to his father, and ask his father to mobilize a few powerful helpers from other places to Lord Han."

When Han Tao heard this, he nodded with a smile and said, "So good, very good." ”

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