Hua Ping and Yan Linglong glanced at each other, without the slightest hesitation, and then took action. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Su Humble watched the two leave, and sighed leisurely: "Could it be that Cao Liyi's secret is this......

He turned his head to look downstairs, where he could see the gate of Cao's mansion. Since he and Huaping came out, the door of the mansion has been closed. Suddenly, there was a sound of hooves, and several horses galloped to the front of the house. A middle-aged man in an official uniform jumped off his horse and rushed straight towards the mansion gate. He was also not wearing a coat, he was already soaking wet, and he rushed in without waiting for the guards to report.

Su Zhuo didn't recognize this person, and was slightly strange. Looking at his appearance, it seems that he has a grudge against Cao Liyi. Coming to Cao Liyi at this moment, could it be that it was also for the flood? Su Zhuo thought so.

After only half a burnt incense, the man came out with an entourage, and his face was extremely gloomy. Cao De, the old slave of the housekeeper of the Cao Mansion, respectfully sent him out, nodding his head and bowing his waist, as if he was making amends.

Su Zhuo was even more strange, for some reason he didn't see Cao Liyi send him out. The official didn't say much, stepped on the horse, suddenly remembered something, and yelled loudly at Na Cao De on the horse. The rain was loud, and Su Zhuo only vaguely heard: "Your master is back, go find me!"

Lao Cao hurriedly bent down and agreed. Su Zhuo was even more puzzled, and said secretly: "Cao Liyi went out, but I've been sitting here, why haven't I seen it?"

The more he thought about it, the more strange it became, and he hurriedly rushed downstairs and went straight to the opposite Cao Mansion. Before Cao De could close the door, he was pushed open by Su Zhuo. He recognized Su Zhuo, and hurriedly saluted: "Lord Liu, you, you haven't left yet?"

Su Zhuo was stunned for a moment before he realized that he had stolen Liu Wentian's name. He asked, "Who was here just now?"

Cao De was puzzled: "You mean Governor Qiu?"

Only then did Su Zhuo realize that that person was Qiu Gongren, the prefect of Licheng. He asked, "What is he here for?"

Cao De let Su Zhuo in the door and said, "Oh, it's nothing, I'm just here to find my master." ”

Su Zhuo said: "What is he looking for Lord Cao for?"

Cao De shook his head and said, "I don't know about this." ”

Su Zhuo asked, "Where is Lord Cao, where is he now?"

Cao De shook his head again, but he couldn't speak. Su Shuqi said: "Lord Cao is not at home?

Cao De looked at Su Zhuo incredulously and asked rhetorically, "How do you know?"

Su Zhuo had no intention of talking to him, and said, "Isn't Lord Cao still there at noon? It's only been an hour, where has it been?"

Cao De looked innocent and said, "The old slave doesn't know! After the old man sent you out at noon, he returned to the study, and I haven't seen him since, and I don't know when he came out." Just now, Governor Qiu came to find the master, so I took him to the study. Governor Qiu's face was gloomy and frightening, and he said that he would go in by himself. I had to retreat, but after a while, the Qiu prefect came out with people. I was very strange and stepped forward to ask. Governor Qiu scolded: "Where is there anyone in the study? Where is Lord Cao hiding?" I hurried to the study to take a look, and sure enough, there was no one. Naturally, I didn't know where the master was, so I naturally shouted that I was wronged. Governor Qiu instructed me to inform him immediately when the master came back. After saying this, he hurried away. ”

Su Zhuo frowned, and said, "It's gone, take me to the study to have a look!"

Cao De didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly led Su Zhuo to the backyard. In the distance, I saw a large house, four or five feet wide. Cao De led to the door and said, "This is the study." ”

Su Zhuo said to himself: "Such a big house, used as a study, this surnamed Cao is really extravagant!"

Cao De didn't hear clearly, and asked, "What did you say, adult?"

Su Zhuo ignored him and pushed the door open. The room was unobstructed and well organized, and there was nothing out of the ordinary. Su Zhuo frowned and asked, "Lord Cao has been staying in this room all the time?"

Cao De nodded. Su Zhuo was puzzled: "Your master won't know about the Yellow River breach, and he knows that he can't escape the blame, so he secretly ran away, right?"

Cao De was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "No, several ladies and sons are still in the backyard, how could the master leave alone?"

Su Zhuo nodded, and looked around for a while. I saw that a piece of ink was splashed on the bookcase by the window, and it was an inkstone on the side that was spilled. He reached out and touched it, but the ink was not yet dry. Cao De hurriedly took off the rag on his waist, wiped the ink dry, and muttered: "The master loves to be clean, how did he spill the ink!"

Su Zhuo's brows furrowed, and he asked again, "Steward Cao, did anyone else see Lord Cao leave the mansion?"

Cao De did not hesitate and replied: "When Governor Qiu came, I asked the nursing home, and they didn't see the master leave. ”

Su Zhuo groaned: "This is strange, Cao Liyi had wings and couldn't fly away." How could it suddenly disappear?" He was already sure at this moment that the breach of the embankment and the flood of the Yellow River must have something to do with Cao Liyi, otherwise he would not have left in such a hurry. But how did he disappear under the eyelids of so many people?

There are many mysteries in this matter, and Rao is Su has seven tricks in his heart, and he can't figure it out for a while. He walked around the room a few times, and the study, which was not very large, was looked at every furnishing several times. The old slave looked innocent, looked at Su Zhuo, and hoped that someone could give him an answer. Su Zhuo was bored in his heart, and asked casually: "Do you know where you are going when Governor Qiu left?"

Cao De thought for a while and said, "The north of the city has been flooded, and there are the most displaced people. Presumably Governor Qiu is going there! Governor Qiu is a good official who is dedicated to the people......

Su Zhuo didn't want to listen to his ramblings, so he hurriedly left Cao's mansion, stepped on horseback, and headed towards the north gate. He thought to himself: "The victims of the disaster in the north of the city gather, Yan Linglong will definitely do it there first." You can't let this Qiu Governor collide with her!"

Just after the hour came, it was very dark, and it was like night. Heavy rain was pouring down, and some low-lying houses with dilapidated houses were already submerged in water. Many people lit torches and busily moved their valuable belongings to higher places. Su Zhuo took advantage of the firelight and galloped all the way to the north of the city.

Passing through several streets, there are more and more people on the road, and there are people everywhere who are poorly clothed and dragging their families. Su Zhuo guessed that they must have fled from the villages on the south bank of the Yellow River, and there was no joy on their faces for the rest of their lives, only endless horror and sorrow.

The further north you go, the more powerful the water becomes. The streets have also been submerged, and the water has reached the horse's knee, and the water is very strong. Su Zhuo could only drive the horse and walk forward carefully. In the distance, the city gate had been washed away by the flood, and many victims were walking towards the city in the muddy waves.

Some officials propped up small boats and met the victims by the city walls. However, there were many people and few boats, and many people saw the boats and crowded up like crazy. A small boat could not bear the crowd, and it capsized with a bang, and all the people in the boat rolled into the water. Adults and children are unsteady on their feet and rush forward with the current.

Su Zhuo was startled, jumped high from the horse, and rushed into the water with a plop.