"Zhang Li, why hasn't the canal from Linqing to Guantao been completed yet?"

Raising his head, Guo Shoujing was still holding a brush in his hand, and a piece of rice paper was spread out in front of the table.

The paper was a road map of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, and to get a realistic picture of the entire progress, he would need to patrol outside every day to ensure that the progress was unharmed.

In the past, because of the flood that occurred in Linqing, all the embankments along the line were washed away. In order to prevent the recurrence of floods in the future, Guo Shoujing had to mobilize the people to try to repair the embankment as soon as possible so that it could restore the previous function of the canal.

"This ......"

Wang Liton was embarrassed and said helplessly: "Governor Guo." It's not that we're slacking, but there's another reason. ”

"Another reason, can you tell me about it?" Guo Shoujing put down the brush and looked sideways at Wang Li.

Wang Li replied at this time: "Governor Guo." I think you also know that after a long period of war in our Central Plains, the people are already exhausted. In the previous great flood, only about 1,000 people could be dispatched. Nowadays, it is too difficult to meet the deadlines. ”

"Is that so?" Guo Shoujing had already expected in his heart, but he still had a little expectation and continued to ask

Wang Li shook his head and replied, "That's true. ”

"Oh well. Come with me and see what happens. Guo Shoujing's expression was gloomy, and then he stood up straight, intending to go out to inspect the situation.

It's just that as soon as he took a step, he felt a pain in his waist, and the whole person froze in the distance, cold sweat was dripping on his forehead, and he could only touch his waist with his hands.

Wang Li hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Governor Guo, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, it's old. ”

Guo Shoujing waved his hand, but his heart was a little gloomy, he is now in his forties, his physical strength is not as good as when he was young, and he can't work for a long time, but in order to ensure that the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal can be dredged smoothly, he can only squeeze his body.

Wang Li replied: "If that's the case, then your Excellency, why don't you rest here now, and let me take a look on your behalf, how about it?"

"Nope. This section of the canal is a top priority, and I am uneasy if I don't know what the situation is. Let me take a look. Guo Shoujing shook his head and refused.

Wang Lidao: "I understand. Since Guo Shoujing insisted so much, he did not continue to admonish, so he had to find a carriage, take Guo Shoujing to leave the Daimyo's Mansion together, and began to inspect the canal from Linqing to Guantao.

This section of the canal is 130 miles long, and it is the longest of all, but it will take three days to inspect it.

When the group arrived at the pavilion, they saw that on the side of the canal, nearly a thousand people gathered together, holding hoes and shovels in their hands, raised them high, aimed at the officials in the distance, and occasionally let out a deafening roar from their mouths, saying something like "seeking life", "corrupt officials", "deducting food and wages" or something.

When Guo Shoujing saw this scene, his heart jumped violently, and he asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with them?"

"Governor Guo, I don't know. Wang Li shook his head and replied.

While the two were talking, there was the sound of horses' hooves in the distance.

Wang Li stared at it, but was taken aback, and said in a low voice: "It turned out to be the Mongolian cavalry? How did they come here?" Loaded with guns and armor, Wang Li didn't know how many times he had seen it, so he naturally knew the identities of these people, although the number of them was not much, only less than thirty people, but because of the reason for acting together, they shocked the people before.

"Who is this guy, and why is he here all of a sudden?"

This problem, not only those people, but also Guo Shoujing and Wang Li, also had doubts on their faces, looking at those cavalry, wanting to see what they were going to do.

When the townsfolk saw the cavalry coming, they seemed to be frightened, and then one of them came out, as if he wanted to say something to the cavalry, but he didn't say a few words, and was covered by a crisp and pleasant voice.

"Bang!"

As the blood splattered, those people seemed to realize the reason why these cavalry appeared here.

With red eyes, they rushed towards the Qiqi with the farm tools they had used to work before, but they couldn't break through the dense rain of bullets, and they all lay on the ground one by one, motionless. Seeing that it didn't work, the rest of the people were also frightened, so they turned around and tried to escape from here.

But the man sneered, pulled out the scimitar at his waist, urged the war horse under his crotch, and chased after the person in the distance, and as soon as he caught up, he swung the scimitar towards the head of the man, and the head was cut off with a "stab", and the headless corpse fell into the dust and was trampled by countless horses' hooves.

When the rest of the soldiers saw this, they also began to follow suit, and they also attacked the fleeing people, and their subordinates showed no mercy.

"Kill, kill!"

Seeing this scene, Wang Li only felt that all his hot blood had been pumped out, and he was poured into extremely cold ice water, and his whole body was cold.

Guo Shoujing not to mention, I saw him in a vertical body, but he ran towards the battlefield regardless of life and death, Wang Li had no choice but to follow Guo Shoujing and came to the scene together in order to prevent Guo Shoujing from being injured. It's just that Wang Li took a look at the scene, and the whole person almost swallowed it with a "wow", this place is too cruel, and he can't stand it at all if it is the reappearance of the blood prison.

Standing in the blood prison, Guo Shoujing raised his head and shouted at the man who led the troops: "Bo Duhuan, who made you do this, why did you kill them?"

This man is burly, and he is also riding on a war horse, and because of the previous fight, his armor is stained with blood, and the horse's hooves are also stained with internal organs, making people look like a demon who has come out of hell.

For this person, Guo Shoujing is also quite clear, it is the Daru Huachi of the Daimyo Mansion, and his power and status are much stronger than him.

The Yuan Dynasty was a newly established dynasty, and its structure of hundred officials was similar to that of the Song Dynasty, not much different, but in addition to the hundred officials, there were also Daru Huachi in each state capital. A civil servant like Guo Shoujing certainly has some power, but without the support of these Daru Huachi, he would definitely not be able to act.

"Who am I, it turned out to be Guo Shoujing Guo Governor's Mansion. Rubbing the blood-stained scimitar on his body, Bodu said nonchalantly: "Aren't I punishing the people who are passive and slacking off? ”

"But!"

Guo Shoujing's forehead was turbulent, and his fists were clenched tightly, looking like he was about to attack at any time.

However, when he saw the corpses all over the ground, his heart was covered with great fear, and he whispered: "But general, if you kill these people, where will you find the people who dredge the canal?"

"Huh. These things are the affairs of you Han people, what does it have to do with me?"

Bo Duhuan pursed his lips, with an impatient face, and estimated that he was a little displeased with Guo Shoujing, just because Guo Shoujing was a person valued by the Khan, he naturally did not dare to act rashly, so as not to offend Brother Ali.

"But the General. In order to raise these people, I have wasted a lot of energy, and the people are already complaining. If it continues, I am afraid that it will bring trouble. In the future, I think that the general can calm down and not kill people at every turn. How?" Guo Shoujing's eyelids twitched, and he suppressed the anger in his heart, and continued to plead in a low voice.

Bo Duhuan raised his eyebrows, but he felt impatient: "Hmph." What if you summon trouble? It's a big deal to just kill it. It's just some Han people, what is it?" Seeing that Guo Shoujing was still staring at him, he took out a few ingots of silver from his arms, threw them in front of Guo Shoujing, and replied scoldingly: "It's a big deal to pay another hundred taels of silver, it's okay." You must know that this hundred taels of silver can buy a thousand sheep. His face also became a little pity, after all, it was also a hundred taels of silver, so it was a pity to give it to someone else.

"Hmm!"

Hearing this response, Guo Shoujing's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe it, but after thinking about it, he only felt that his strength was too weak, and he couldn't help but lower his head.

"I see. ”

Bo Duhuan was also happy when he saw Guo Shoujing give up, and said: "Very good, then I'll leave it to you next! Remember, you can't delay time, understand?" As soon as he patted his war horse, he immediately turned around and left with his soldiers.

They looked leisurely and sang songs, as if the previous massacre had been nothing more than an outing.

Guo Shoujing watched the other party leave, his eyes full of grievances: "In this situation, how can I finish it?"

"Governor Guo!"

Wang Li walked up, looked at Guo Shoujing with concern, and saw Guo Shoujing's look of despair, and hurriedly asked, "Didn't something happen?"

"That's right. ”

Guo Shoujing pointed to the corpses all over the ground, his face was full of helplessness and pain, as if the knives that were cut on these people seemed to have been cut on his body: "Look at what Nabo Duhuan did." He killed them all because of the trouble. You say, what is this?"

As for why these people are making trouble, Guo Shoujing is not clear, and in fact it will never be clear, after all, all the people involved are dead, and no one can investigate and understand.

"Sure enough. In that case, then why do you still serve as an official here, Governor Guo, so that you won't arouse the suspicion of others?" Wang Li asked again, just looking at this scene, it made him feel unhappy, so much so that he remembered the reason why he was arrested and imprisoned in the first place.

is also the same as today, his relatives were innocently killed, and he was forced to resist, but he was finally arrested and imprisoned, and was even charged with colluding with the Huaxia Army.

God is pitiful, he has not known where the Huaxia army is until now, and how to contact the other party?

Guo Shoujing smiled bitterly: "You have also seen that these soldiers are ferocious and have always been fond of killing. If they are allowed to act arbitrarily, then this Central Plains does not know what will become of it. In that case, how can I give up so easily and let those guys act recklessly?" Although he knew that he was just a delusion, he could only comfort Jae like this now.

Wang Li said: "Alas. That's all there is to it. ”

Thinking about what he was doing now, he was also a little reluctant, and he was even more reluctant to confront the Yuan army, so as not to get into trouble.

After all, Nabo Duhuan is a Daru Huachi, and they have no right to deal with each other at all, let alone confront each other, and the current situation is already good.