"Get on board!"

As soon as Zhao gave an order, all the officers and soldiers jumped on the bow of the ship, rocking the oars that should swing the oars, and pulling the sails. Because the selected ships are the size of flat boats, so the operation is simple, and after a while, more than 10 ships are offshore and start, like a long dragon, pushing the waves.

When Lu Deguang saw that the boat had swam to the center of the water, he ordered the sergeants on the shore to raise their flags and drums, and the boats in the middle of the water quickly approached inward; The boats on both sides were wrapped into a circle, with regimental cards on the two wings, leaning on the bows and arrows and birds, and they rang out in unison, shaking the water and slapping at the warships.

Ye Yongjia could see God on the shore, the formation of the military ship was different, and he had never seen it in his life, so he was amazed and unsatisfied.

After acting for half an hour, Zhao Zhu's legs and feet were already sore, but it could be seen that Lu Zhifu was still standing upright, so he didn't dare to sit without permission; Seeing that the hour had come, he hurriedly shouted to Shui Xin:

"Back to the ship!"

This call was so crisp that the people on the warship responded with a "Yes!" Then they formed a line, and the army was neatly faced, and they swung towards the shore.

A boat followed at the end, and on board stood ten veterans who had set fire to the house. Had it not been for the astonishing scene that had taken place since then, they would not have been watched by all the horrified gazes.

Just as the warship was about to break out of the middle of the water, it shook surprisingly violently; Ye Yongjia swept his eyes there, but the warship leaned backwards so quickly that people couldn't react, and the ten people standing on it all fell to the bottom of the water with a 'through' and fell under the boat!

A few of them were still struggling on the surface, clutching the hull with their hands, but because they were in a deep place and impassable, they had to sink down; Some of his arms were still fluttering in the air, while the stern man closest to him stared nervously at those hands, until they were all in the water, and then they saw Lu Deguang on the shore running around, waving his arms exaggeratedly, and shouting, "Help! "Then some people took the risk of going to the bottom of the water, and did their best to lift up the body of a man; The men on the other boat rowed over, pulling the body to the boat and carrying it to shore.

The whole body was miserable, and it was all cold.

Lu Deguang touched his arm, and after confirming that the person would not wake up again, he exhaled weakly. Then he cautiously looked at the man's face, and for a long time he did not say a word, and his eyes were hard, and his eyes were red, as if he was brewing sorrow.

The sincerity shown by this false heart is only seen by Ye Yongjia the deepest. He heard the snickering laugh and the empty crying at the same time.

Lu Deguang was really crying. This was heard by the crowd, and their voices were almost hoarse; People stood aside wiping their tears and watched intently as Lu Deguang lay on the corpse, his body trembling from time to time.

"Brother of the Inspection Division......" he said, sobbing.

"How many people are on this boat?" Lu Deguang spoke in grief.

"Ten people."

"Impermeable?"

"That's right, it's just a thief......" the officer said, bowing his head.

Lu Deguang stood up and slapped him hard: "Then how can you let them come here?" Isn't it intentionally harmful! ”

He turned back to Ye Yongjia, who was looking at the place where the boat overturned, as if he felt that there was something strange in the water.

The officer felt a burning pain on his face, but he still didn't dare to say anything, and replied truthfully: "In the next ...... It was only because of the lack of numbers and the fear of hurting the majesty of the training that they had no choice but to recruit them. ”

"Then you should have reported it earlier!" Lu Deguang scolded. "You have to get all the people out of the water, or I'll add to your sin...... Gotta chop you down! As he spoke, he waved his hand, called Zhao Zhixian, and went back to the county seat angrily.

The ten men were eventually fished out by the officers. The officer recognized them all over until it was conclusive, and then, according to the prefect's request, he wrote their names and surnames on a piece of paper, and wrote down what the situation was at home, and handed them to Lu Deguang.

Lu Deguang ordered them one by one: the home of abundant and many fields, with five taels of silver; It is still possible to help the house of self-help, with ten taels of silver; a poor house without food and clothing, with thirty taels of silver; If it is to an orphan or a widow, he shall pay twenty taels more.

The family of the deceased was bereaved, and although they couldn't help grieving, they still praised the benevolence and righteousness of the prefect Lu, and they were all grateful to him; The people in the state also spread the word of mouth, citing it as a good story. As for how the boat capsized bizarrely, many people, including Ye Yongjia, didn't know and didn't dare to pursue it. So, in less than four and a half months, this old incident was announced.

Chen Shuren also spent such a quiet four and a half months in the planning room. Until this letter, the letter in front of me, appeared before my eyes.

When the cover was opened and the handwriting was scanned, it became clear that it was Yuan Lun's handwriting. Here's what it says:

'Presenting the Organizer Chen Shu: Since Lu Deguang took over my Xihua, the situation has become more and more embarrassing; Fortunately, it was the Governor who sent people to get the fact that the arson case of the house was found, and it was known that the person who set the fire was not the so-called Liu Shuban, but Lu Deguang's house. All are well documented, listed on the left: ......'

Chen Shuzhi looked at the evidence, and saw that he wrote:

The scribe can send this letter to the province to complain, and the province will see the letter, so that people can go to Chenzhou to find out, once the prefect is deposed, then you and I will be successful. Remember to tear off the head and tail of the letter, and only talk to the scribe. Handwritten by Yuan Lun of the Governor's Office. ’

Chen Shuren read this half-written letter several times, and was about to tear off his head and tail, when someone suddenly patted him lightly on the shoulder, which frightened him into a gasp, and hurriedly hid the letter.

"Who wrote the letter?"

The person behind him is Li Yong, and he greeted him with a smile.

"Brother Li, why do you have time to raise a room? There is no arrangement on Governor Lu's side? Chen Shuren pretended to know him very well, smiled, and put the letter in his pocket.

"I can't say how busy I am on weekdays, but today I came to see your brother in the planning room." After he said that, he looked at the officials walking around, and saw that no one was paying attention to this place, so he took out a silver ticket worth ten taels, shook it in front of the Chen scribe's eyes, and then lowered his voice and said, "Can you let me take a look?" ”

Chen Shuren was stunned for a long time, then reached out and took the silver ticket, rolled it into the blanket secretly, and then handed the letter.

"Said that the house was burned by Lord Lu?" Li asked with a cursory look and a frown.

"Is there such a thing?"

"Of course not." Li Yong sneered and handed the letter to him: "If you deliver the letter to the province, and the province will come to investigate, there will be no real evidence for this matter; When the time comes, you will be dumbfounded if you are guilty of false accusations. ”

Seeing that he was not impressed, the scribe thought that he was telling the truth, and left the complaint behind.

"You follow Yuan Lun, and you have to run errands for him, but you can't get any oil and water." Li Yong seemed to sigh for him.

"It's not like Master Lu has cheated me." When Scrivener Chen said this, his tone was still a little resentful.

"That's the old days. Now that I've found a good deal, I'm going to ask Scribe Chen if he's going to do it. ”

"What?" Chen Shuyi suddenly lost his resentment and looked at him greedily.

"There are a lot of people here, let's go outside and discuss."

Chen Shuren hurriedly stood up and followed him out of the planning room.