On top of the embankment, workers are throwing stone sleepers into the water to block the flow.

Kou Zhun was also directing the work of the workers, and everything seemed to be in order. Lin Xi walked and watched while walking on the river dam.

Lin Xi saw a shallow pit on the river dam at a certain distance from the breach.

Lin Xi took a closer look, and when he looked closely, it looked like he had been dug out with a shovel.

Lin Xi's heart became nervous all of a sudden, so he raised his vigilance and continued to move forward.

Not far from the previous shallow pit, another shallow pit was discovered.

"Lin Xi, someone dug it with a shovel!"

"Let's go, go back and tell Kou Xiang!"

"What did you say?" Kou Zhun was secretly shocked in his heart, which meant that someone had dug a dam some time before the Yellow River burst.

"Exactly, the junior asked to take a closer look at the rupture."

"No, it's too dangerous there, and if the water bursts up, it will wash you straight down the embankment."

"Don't worry, Kou Xiang, I'll be fine, but you all need to pay attention to your own safety. Okay, I'll go up, don't worry, I'll come down in a while. ”

“…… Well, then you have to be extra careful. So under the worried eyes of everyone, Lin Xi climbed the embankment and investigated the edge of the breach.

"That's really ......" Lin Xi also found traces of excavation on the periphery of the breach, and the place further inside was that it had been washed away by the water and could not see anything.

Lin Xi jumped down and asked about the break: "Lord Zhizhou, are you the first person to discover the crack in the embankment?" ”

Zhizhou looked at Kou Zhun, Kou Zhun nodded, and said, "If he asks, you can answer." ”

"Yes. I was the first to find out. ”

"Is that where the break is now?"

"Exactly."

"Who did you tell this news to?"

"I ordered the messenger to hurry up six hundred miles to inform Kou Xiang of the matter."

Kou Zhun said: "That's right, I played this matter at the court meeting that day. ”

That is to say...... All the ministers of the previous dynasty knew about this? ”

"Well, so to speak."

"By the way, there's one more thing!"

Lin Xi looked at Zhizhou, "What else?" ”

"Before the Yellow River burst, the Ministry of Water sent people to Jinju and said that the water level of the Yellow River would not exceed the embankment for another half a month, and then there would be a risk of the embankment bursting, but after saying this, only four days later, the Yellow River suddenly burst!"

"Could it be that the people from the Ministry of Water did not account for the rainfall, causing the Yellow River to rise faster than before?"

"No way, it rained almost every night the other day, and I reported it to the officials of the Ministry of Water, so they won't be unaware."

"I just looked at the perimeter of the embankment, and there are traces of excavation, which is to dig a gap outside the embankment first, and the thickness of the embankment has become smaller, causing the Yellow River water to break through the gap and gush out in advance. Moreover, this gap is very similar to the two shallow pits not far away, and it is certain that the same wave of people dug it. ”

"Xiaolin, you mean that this matter is man-made?"

"Pretty much for sure."

Kou Zhun suddenly said angrily: "These are thousands of lives, who dares to be so bold!" ”

"Although I am very reluctant to admit it, I always have a vague feeling that the early occurrence of this disaster seems to have something to do with me."

"What?" Everyone present was stunned, "What does it have to do with you?" ”

"Our original plan was to go south from Shandong and then west to Tangmen. But that night we were assassinated, and the attackers did not do their best, but just hit and ran, so I was worried that they would have some conspiracy, so I took everyone and set off for the west overnight, intending to change the road to Tangmen, but the result was ...... Then this happened, and the Yellow River burst the bank the night after we crossed the river. ”

"What do you mean...... The boss did this? ”

"That's right. Now it seems that if the Yellow River breach is really done by the boss, then he must be an important minister of the imperial court, or at least a local official. ”

Kou Zhun thought carefully: "The person who can know the location of the embankment and the time of the embankment at the same time should be a court or a person with great energy. Judging from the fact that this person was able to buy the county orders of more than a dozen county towns and plant the iron begonia flowers in the territory under his jurisdiction, this person's financial resources are also quite strong. ”

"Kou Xiang, you have to be careful after you return to the court, and at the same time pay attention to whether there are any suspicious behaviors in the court."

"Well, I'll take notice."

“…… Is it really because they don't want me to go to Tangmen? Lin Xi really couldn't imagine that although this reason was barely reasonable, he really didn't feel that he had such a big face.

"Do you mean...... Is there something ulterior in the Tang Sect? Don't want us to see it? Tang Xiao seemed to realize something.

"Yes, it's possible...... Kou Xiang, how long is it before you go south? ”

"After the breach is blocked, it will take about three days."

"Three days...... Good. ”

The next day, the officers and soldiers brought in a large amount of grain, and everyone distributed it in the center of the city according to Kou Zhun's instructions.

Naturally, the group was also very willing to help them distribute food, so they all got busy, waiting for the officers and soldiers to notify the victims outside the city.

While Lin Xi was carrying food, he couldn't help but ask Kou Zhun next to him curiously: "Kou Xiang, you said this--open a warehouse for disaster relief, but after the relief is over, don't these victims still have nothing to eat?" ”

When Kou Zhun heard Lin Xi's question, he suddenly looked at him with a little surprise.

Lin Xi hurriedly looked at himself: "Kou Xiang, what's wrong with me?" Did I ask the wrong question? ”

Kou Zhun shook his head and said slowly: "Good question, being able to ask it means that you have thought about it." Look at that—" Kou Zhun pointed into the distance, and Lin Xi's gaze followed his hand to the collapsed city wall not far away.

Lin Xi suddenly realized: "Oh! You mean let them build the walls! ”

"Hmm...... Of course, it is not only about repairing the city wall, but also about restoring the ability of the victims to work as soon as possible and guiding them to do a good job in post-disaster reconstruction, which is the purpose of opening warehouses and releasing grain. ”

"I see, this is cash-for-work!"

Kou Zhun nodded with satisfaction: "Well, it is necessary to restore the order of the city and the income of the victims as soon as possible in order to achieve the purpose of disaster relief, and unconditional giving will only bring endless disasters." ”

"I understand Kou Xiang, giving food is not the goal, it is the goal to return their lives to normal."

"I thought you were just a young general who could lead troops, but now it seems that you have a lot of potential."

"Kou Xiang has won the award." Lin Xi lowered his head embarrassedly, "The question I asked is just a scratch for Kou Xiang. ”

"Everything must start from the surface, you can ask this question, it means that you have a certain understanding and thinking about the government decree and people's livelihood, and this is the premise of being a good official."

Lin Xi smiled awkwardly: "Kou Xiang, don't let me be an official again, I almost didn't give my life last time." ”

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if you are not an official, you have a clear mind, quick thinking, and strong martial arts, excellent physical skills, plus your character of being kind to others and jealous of evil, you will not suffer too much wherever you go."

“…… Kou Xiang has won the award, then I'm going to get busy! ”

"Go...... Well? A cacophony interrupted their conversation.