Chapter 175: The Parents in the Hearts of the People
Finally climbed the three mountains, which means that they are already in the ancient town of Li. Now the key is to find the county order of Xuancheng to negotiate the matter, but the key is that they don't know where to find someone.
The ancient town of Li should be a little better than Mincheng, because although the houses here are also submerged, the roofs can still be seen.
When Long Tingxiao decided to ask the Imperial Forest Army to see where there were mountains as if they had just arrived in Mincheng, and to go to the mountains to see if they could find people, a small boat rowed over to this side.
It was a young man rowing the boat, he didn't look very surprised when he saw Long Tingxiao and them, and he was immediately happy after a moment of surprise.
"You're from the capital, right?" Although it was a question, the tone was full of affirmation.
"Yes, how did you know we were from the capital?" Ji Commander asked.
"Lord Tan said that the capital will soon send people to deal with the floods, and let the officials wait on the road to Xuancheng everywhere. I didn't expect the grass people to meet. The guy said.
"Where are you Lord Tan now?" Ji Commander said.
"Since there was a flood in Ligu Town, our Lord Tan came to Ligu Town to find a place where the people could live in peace, and then took out all the food in the county government for the people to eat, and took out their own savings to buy food for the people. We, Lord Tan, are tired and sick for the flood. But he didn't rest for a day, and he still thought about how to deal with the floods and visit the people every day. The guys spoke of their parents, full of respect and distress.
"You haven't told us yet, where is your Lord Tan now?" Long Tingxiao said.
"Oh. There are six villages in the ancient town of Li, and Lord Tan has built a place for each village, and Lord Tan will go to each place tomorrow to see the situation of the people, so I don't know where Lord Tan is now? However, Lord Tan also temporarily set up an office for himself in Ligu Town, and he will definitely be able to wait for Lord Tan when he goes there. But I'm afraid that so many of you can't do it. The guy said.
"Seeing that your ship can accommodate five or six people, can you take five or six of us to Lord Tan's office first?" Long Tingxiao said.
"Absolutely. So which of you are going? "The guy was very welcoming.
Long Tingxiao, Zhang Mengjie, Xiao Chengyi, Mingyue Gongzi, and Zhao Ziheng got on the boat.
About half an hour of work. The boy rowed the boat up a staircase. There was a platform almost one meter high next to the steps, and there seemed to be a temple inside the platform, and before the boat was stopped, he heard the sound of coughing coming from the temple.
"Lord Tan is here!" The guy said.
"Thank you!" After the boat stopped, Zhang Mengjie said to the guy.
"You have come to save us. We should thank you. The guy said.
"You keep the court. The court raises us. It's our job to help you out. You and we, we all want to solve the problem of the flood as soon as possible. Deal with the flood and talk again if you have the opportunity. Let's go find Master Tan first. Long Tingxiao said.
"Can the grass people come with you to see Lord Tan?" The guy said.
"A parent official who can make the people read shows that he also thinks of the people in his heart, let's go!" Long Tingxiao said.
The six of them went up the steps to the platform, and inside the platform was indeed a temple. The temple is already very dilapidated, there is only one Maitreya Buddha inside, and the Buddha statue is also a little dusty.
"My lord, what are you going to do like this, let's see the doctor first?"
"If this flood is not solved, I can't let go of my heart, and the doctor will see it in vain."
"But this?"
"Okay, you go and see if there is any news from the people at the intersections."
"Yes, sir!"
As soon as the six of them entered the temple, they heard this conversation, and then they heard the sound of someone coming down the stairs on the right behind the Buddha statue.
"You guys?" Walking down the stairs was a man who looked like a master, and he was very surprised to see the seven people in the temple.
"That's Lord Tan above?" Long Tingxiao said.
"Yes."
"Take us to him." Long Tingxiao said.
"Yes. Everyone, please! "The person who looks like the master has already guessed the identity of the adult.
The six followed the man to the stairwell, which was also a little dilapidated and a little steep.
The seven of them went up the stairs, and a middle-aged man in his forties with a haggard face and a Confucian atmosphere was almost standing at the top of the stairs, and he should have heard the voice below just now.
"Minister, Tan Jinglin, the magistrate of Xuancheng County, knocked on the emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long live! Knock on the queen mother, mother Chitose, Chitose, Chitose! ”
"Get up and speak."
This Tan Jinglin actually knew that it was him, which surprised Long Tingxiao. The same identity of Long Tingxiao surprised the people and guys who looked like the master, and they were so shocked that they forgot to salute for a while.
"Yes, Emperor Xie!" Tan Jinglin may be a little weak, so he has some difficulty standing. Only then did the person who looked like a master react and came over to help Tan Jinglin.
"How did you know that I was the one who took care of the flood?" Long Tingxiao said.
After the minister learned about the flood in Ligu Town and Mincheng, he sent an official letter to the county magistrate of Mincheng to send an official letter to the imperial court, but unfortunately he did not receive a reply from the magistrate of Mincheng. If Weichen had asked the court for help earlier, maybe the people would not have to suffer, it was Weichen's fault, please punish the emperor! Tan Jinglin is about to kneel down again.
The ancients were in this trouble, they had to kneel at every turn, and they had to ask for punishment, Zhang Mengjie said: "Tan Zhixian, you first explain everything clearly, and the emperor will know whether to punish you or not."
Tan Jinglin said: "Yes, after Weichen sent an official letter, people have been paying attention to the court's handling of the flood, but there has been no news. I have been to Bian Cheng recently, and I overheard the conversation between the two princes of Yusha Kingdom, so I know that it is the emperor who is coming! ”
"Why did you go to Bian Cheng?" Long Tingxiao said.
"Didn't the emperor read Weichen's official letter?" Tan Jinglin said.
Long Tingxiao said: "Before your official letter came, there were already people in Mincheng who went to the capital to join their relatives, and they should not want to send people to the fence all year round, so they wrote to the officials." So when I saw your letter, I just said that I didn't look at the flood in detail, so why did you mention anything else in your letter? ”
"Wechen mentioned the drought in Biancheng in the official letter, and the ancient town of Li and Bian Cheng are only separated by a water, so Weichen proposed to lead the water of the ancient town of Li and Mincheng to Biancheng, and also mentioned in the official letter that Mincheng has become a water city, if the imperial court sends someone to come directly to the ancient town of Li, and all the routes to the ancient town of Li are clearly written." Tan Jinglin said.
Long Tingxiao said: "It's my negligence, otherwise I wouldn't have to take so many unjust roads."
"How can you say that the emperor is from Mincheng?" Tan Jinglin said.
Long Ting sighed.
Tan Jinglin said: "No wonder the people sent by Weichen didn't see the emperor." (To be continued.) )