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At this moment, Liu Jingxuan is also exhausted. Chen Pengnian squeezed out two days for him, and the ditch from Gaoyou Lake to Shao Bo Lake had been dug into rudiments, but the river channel was still very narrow. Originally, it had rained heavily in the past few days, and the embankment of Gaoyou Lake could no longer withstand it. The flood water flowed into Gaoyou Lake, and the embankment of Gaoyou Lake was instantly washed away by the flood. The flood water followed into the ditch that connects Shaobo Lake. Because the river channel was too narrow, the flood water overflowed the ditch and rushed to other places.

Seeing that the situation was not good, some people shouted at Liu Jingxuan: "My lord, run quickly." I'm afraid I can't hold it here. ”

Liu Jingxuan wiped the rain from his face and shouted: "Never! Never! If we leave, this flood will not be able to flow into Shaobo Lake or the Yangtze River." Tens of thousands of people in Yangzhou will be left homeless. So we must not run. ”

After speaking, Liu Jingxuan bent down and picked up a stone and continued to repair the embankment of the ditch.

One of the people was deeply moved when he saw Liu Jingxuan like this, and shouted loudly: "My lord, I won't leave either!"

After speaking, he said to the people around him: "Lao Tzu has a cheap life, and he will die with adults." It's the gentleman who stays, if you're afraid of death, get out of here!"

The people around laughed one after another: "Which one is not a master? Adults don't go! We don't go!"

For a while, there was a burst of shouts on both sides of the embankment: "Don't go away, don't we go!"

Liu Jingxuan felt hot in his chest for a while, his nose was sore, and his eyes were slightly red.

Tens of thousands of people carried sacks of earth and boulders to fill the embankment.

Liu Jingxuan led the people to pile up layers of boulders and sacks on both sides of the river to stop the spread of the flood. The dikes made of boulders and sacks were washed away by the flood again and again. Liu Jingxuan and the people kept retreating. The situation is becoming more and more critical.

At this time, a man shouted, "Look, everyone!"

I saw a black dragon surging towards this place in the northwest direction.

Everyone was taken aback. When the black dragon approached, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that Zhang Pengxi summoned tens of thousands of people to rush here.

Zhang Pengxi didn't have time to say hello to Liu Jingxuan, so he dug two canals to divert Shaobo Lake in the area of Songqiao Town, and built a new protective embankment with sandbags and boulders in the areas of Dawuzhuang, Wanzhuang, Qiaozhuang and Yangzhuang.

After three days and three nights of fighting, the flood finally flowed into Shao Bo Lake, rushing to the Jiajiang River with a roar. The Jiajiang River had been dredged before, so the flood did not overflow the embankment and rushed all the way to the exit of the Yangtze River.

Liu Jingxuan stood on the edge of Shao Bo Lake, watching the lake level of Shao Bo Lake slowly falling, and suddenly collapsed on the embankment.

Zhang Pengxi, Chen Pengnian and other officials, as well as hundreds of thousands of people, were all paralyzed on the ground at this moment.

At this moment, the rain began to decrease and was no longer as violent as before. On the west bank of the Jiajiang River, a group of people stood for a long time, looking at the rushing flood and refusing to leave. In this group of people was a young man, wearing a hat on his head, dressed in a robe, and covered with a green veil on his face.

Cheng Haoran said: "Master, it's still very dangerous here, let's go." ”

The young man nodded, did not speak, walked slowly down the embankment, and got into a carriage.

At night, in the backyard of Jinfu in the south of Yangzhou, a lone lamp jumped in the dark. The young boy lay on the bed and could not sleep for a long time. When he came to the west bank of the Jiajiang River today, he saw tens of thousands of people braving the wind and rain, sacrificing their lives and forgetting their lives. I also saw Liu Jingxuan, who held on to the embankment and collapsed to the ground. But in the end, the moment he stepped into the carriage, he also saw a scene: watching the flood gradually recede, the already paralyzed people stood up one after another, threw Liu Jingxuan in the air, and passed them one by one. At the same time, the shouts of "We have won" resounded in the sky. The shocking scene made the young man unable to calm down for a long time. Even in the city of Beijing, Kangxi was congratulated by hundreds of officials and thousands of people, and his momentum was not as strong as the scene he saw on the edge of the Jiajiang River.

The flood waters have finally receded. The four princes Yinzhen, the governor of the river Zhang Pengxi, and the governor of the two rivers Ahsan all wrote excerpts and submitted them to the Kangxi Emperor, which roughly wrote about the situation of the flood and the money and grain spent.

Zhang Pengxi emphasized the merits of Chen Pengnian and Liu Jingxuan in the recital, hoping that the emperor would be able to commend them.

The fourth prince Yinzhen also described the exploits of Zhang Pengxi, Chen Pengnian, Liu Jingxuan and others in the recital.

Governor Ahsan's recital was different. Because Ah Shan has always had a discord with Chen Pengnian and Liu Jingxuan. The case of the original Daotai Bo Keshan and the prefect Cheng Qian on embezzlement of salt tax almost implicated themselves, so Governor Ah Shan did not mention Chen Pengnian and Liu Jingxuan for half a word, but took all the credit to himself.

Soon, Kangxi received these three folds in the Heart Cultivation Palace. When he saw the twists and turns of the fourth master Yinzhen and Zhang Pengxi, Kangxi nodded frequently. When Kangxi saw Ashan's recital, his brows couldn't help frowning.

Last month, Kangxi received several reports. The fourth prince, Yinzhen, introduced the money, grain, and taxes in Jiangsu, and submitted evidence of corruption in Bo Keshan and Cheng Qian. Due to the seriousness of the case, the Governor Ahsan was involved. And Ah Shan is an important arm of the princelings, considering that Ah Shan will seriously affect the prince's reputation if the incident happens, so the fourth prince Yinzhen secretly burned all the evidence of his crimes. Therefore, Ah Shan was moved and vowed to serve the crown prince and serve the court.

And the Nine Emperors' Prince Yinyu also gave Emperor Kangxi an excerpt, and also submitted other evidence of corruption between Bo Keshan and Cheng Qian, but finally mentioned: "Governor Ahsan is also suspected of corruption, but the evidence has been destroyed and cannot be examined." ”

So Kangxi has some opinions about Governor Ashan. But Ah Shan is an old minister of the Kangxi Dynasty after all, at least in front of Kangxi, Ah Shan behaved so that Kangxi has always been very satisfied. So Kangxi has been hesitant.

A little eunuch walked in, bowed down and said, "Master Qi, Murong Jielie, a first-class guard outside the door, asks to see you." ”

Kangxi put down the folded book and said to the little eunuch, "Let him come in." ”

"Yes, master. With that, the little eunuch walked out.

After a while, Murong Jielie walked in, saw Kangxi, knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Slave knock to see Your Majesty." ”

Kangxi glanced at Murong Jielie and said softly, "How did I let you find out?"

Murong Jielie's face showed nervousness, and he said: "The fake Third Prince Zhu and the others have left Fujian, and there is no trace of them at present. ”

Kangxi's face sank like water, and he said in a cold voice: "Find out the whereabouts of the fake third prince Zhu as soon as possible, don't let me down again." Let's go down. ”

Murong Jielie didn't get up, kowtowed again and said, "The slave still has a love in return." I also hope that the master will be gracious. ”

Kangxi glanced at Murong Jielie and said, "What's the matter?"