Around noon.

On the wide streets, the rainwater was two inches deep, flowing rapidly from high to low.

The dirt on the streets of the past has been washed away.

Many children, playing with a lot of fun, braved the heavy rain to wet their clothes, and ran out to the street to tread water and play.

was yelled at by the elders, and then he went home crying and changed his clothes, and warmed up his body by the fire.

Equally.

On the rarely visited street, the bloodless corpse, which had been washed and soaked by the rain, and had begun to swell, was found by passers-by who were wearing robes and walking in the rain, and reported to the authorities.

Qi Dangguo walked quickly to the corpse in his robe, he squatted down and looked at the corpse soaked in the rain on the street, and after searching for it, his brows were furrowed, it was two big heads.

A sharp voice, full of irritability, said:

"His grandmother's, this person is wearing the black clothes of the torture chamber official, but he is a fresh face, his body is empty, even his belt is gone, and the traces have been washed away under the heavy rain."

"If a foreign official comes to Huaiyang to handle a case, he must first go to the government to say hello, but this road is not the way to the government office!"

"Could it be that there is some special task or a letter hidden in the belt, so I took a detour, but I was still found by the gangsters and intercepted and killed?"

The official on the side also frowned and said:

"Qi Tou, since this person has entered the city, there must be a record, and the little one will go to the city gate to check?"

Qi Dangguo said: "This is inevitable, but Chaotian Palace is a mess, and now there is a murder, and the burden of the government is heavier." ”

As he spoke, he raised his head, but the hat could not shelter the pouring rain, and his face was suddenly poured thoroughly.

The rain ran down his goatee and down to the ground.

Qi Dangguo, who wiped his face, scolded and said:

"It's really not the right time for this rain, it's not early or late, it's just a time for a bunch of things."

With that, he stood up and said to the two officials who had come with him:

"Find an ox cart, pull the body away, and send it to Yizhuang."

"You two go to the two gates separately and see if there is any record over there."

"Yes, Qi Shou."

The two officials immediately responded.

Just as he was about to leave, Qi Dangguo thought of the waterway, so he reminded: "By the way, go to the inspection department and ask to see if this person entered the city by waterway." ”

…….

For three days in a row, the heavy rain continued to pour down, without the slightest intention of getting smaller or stopping, but had a tendency to get heavier and heavier.

The atmosphere of panic and anxiety, like this heavy rain, shrouded the hearts of the people of Huaiyang City.

Chaotian Palace, inside the Qiu Zu Palace.

Chen Yuming's face was gloomy and solemn, as if he was about to drip water.

He looked at the anxious middle-aged man in front of him, and asked again in a hoarse voice:

"Are you sure you can't hold out for three days?"

Su Cheng, the warden of the workshop, was dressed in black and white, and there were several patches on it.

At only thirty-nine years old, he had a dark complexion and rough skin, and he looked like a hard-working old man who had worked hard for many years.

Hearing Chen Yuming's question again, Su Cheng said bitterly:

"If this rain does not stop, within three days, the embankment will be broken."

"Even if the rain gets lighter, it will only last until the fifth day."

"Only when the rain stops, can there be a trace of the possibility of saving the embankment!"

"The rain is too heavy, and the water in the low-lying village has reached the knees of the subordinates."

"The lowest water level of the Yinghe River has also risen by nearly three feet and two inches, and the highest has risen by half a zhang."

"If the embankment breaks, Huaiyang City will become an isolated island, and the outside of the city will be submerged."

"At that time, most of Yangzhou may suffer."

Chen Yuming, who clenched his fists, said with sadness in his eyes:

"How so, how so!"

"Huaiyang alone has not had such heavy rain for thirteen years."

"At the beginning of spring this year, there was only a light rain, and then it was sunny."

"This official wants to take the opportunity to build a river embankment, this thief..."

Speaking of this, Chen Yuming couldn't control himself, tears welled up in his eyes, looking at the black clouds in the sky, and he choked up a little:

"It's okay to tease the official, but tens of thousands of people in Huaiyang are about to suffer."

The next moment.

Chen Yuming trembled and said in a panic:

"Quickly, divide a part of the people who have moved the people, and go to the official warehouse, where the grain must not be lost in the slightest."

"If the river embankment breaks, the grain in the official warehouse is the life of the people."

Hearing this, Su Cheng also remembered the seriousness of the food, he was terrified, and hurriedly bowed his hand and said:

"Yes, my lord, my subordinates will do it."

Look at the figure of Sioux City disappearing quickly in the heavy rain.

Chen Yuming raised his hand to gently wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and continued to take deep breaths, trying to calm himself down, but the uneasiness in his heart became more and more solemn.

He clasped his hands in front of him, and the prefect of Huaiyang, who was not shocked and calm in the past, muttered to himself in a panic:

"Over the years, Yangzhou has produced abundant grain, and Huaiyang City is the leader in grain production."

"Many corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and the wealthy lords of the noble clan openly and secretly steal official warehouses, causing appalling shortfalls."

"I have been in office for three years, and I only replenished the empty granary last year, and I secretly don't know how many people look at the granary and are ready to move."

"This time, if the Yinghe River bursts, and the garrison in the city is tired of disaster relief and rescue, someone will inevitably take action against the official warehouse."

"The seeds that have just been planted in spring, when they are soaked in heavy rain, there is not one in a hundred that can germinate."

"When the flood control is successful and the fields can be cultivated again, I don't know how many months it will take, and this year the people will definitely have no harvest, so they can only plan for next year."

"In such a dangerous situation, if the granary is passive, I will lose my official position, and the food that the people will save their lives will be gone."

Speaking of which.

Chen Yuming's eyes were full of confusion.

But soon, his eyes became firm.

Compared with the dozen or so people inside and outside Huaiyang City, the remnants of the previous dynasty were insignificant at all.

He ran to the door of Qiu Zu Palace, picked up the umbrella by the door, and said to the official waiting next to him:

"Pass on this official order, everyone, all return to Huaiyang City, including the inspection department guarding the mountain."

"Send a message to General Wei Zhenwei of Yangzhou, asking him to send another 2,000 elite soldiers to help Huaiyang City guard the official warehouse."

"Yes, sir!"

The official immediately clenched his fists and bowed.

Not long after, a Huaiyang Mansion official wearing a robe braved the heavy rain and galloped towards Huaiyang City.

Huaiyang Mansion Yanai.

Chen Yuming, who had just walked into the duty room, had not had time to sit down.

Huaiyang Mansion is judging the six products, and Wang Yeqing walked in with a dossier.

The thin face of the Chinese character is full of sadness.

He bowed to Chen Yuming, handed the file to Chen Yuming, and said hurriedly:

"I've seen adults."

"At noon the day before yesterday, some people found a corpse on Qingyang Street in Zhengdefang."

"The deceased was dressed in black clothes from the torture chamber, and all his belongings were searched, and his belt was gone."

"The officials checked the records of the city gate and waterways, and there were no people who left after the officials from other places entered Huaiyang City and left without records."

"The security department in charge of the lower officials, and the people who have not entered the city have disappeared."

Speaking of which.

Wang Yeqing's lips moved:

"This person seems to have appeared out of thin air."

Chen Yuming, who quickly flipped through the file, became more and more serious.

He said in a low voice: "He Wenke has seen it? ”

Wang Yeqing worried: "He Wen was seriously injured, and after several days of heavy rain, he was infected with wind and cold, and he was bedridden in Zai's Chinese Medicine Hall. ”

Chen Yuming's eyes widened instantly, and he was also worried:

"What? Is he sick? ”

Chen Yuming saw that Wang Yeqing nodded heavily, and the file in his hand was instantly crumpled.

After taking a few deep breaths, he asked, "How is Zijin Ding?" ”

"Locked in the security department's secret room, safe for now." After Wang Yeqing finished speaking, he asked again: "My lord, it's been three days, why hasn't anyone in Kyoto come to take the Zijin Ding away?" ”