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Volume 1: The Young Eagle Chapter 337: The Imperial Envoy

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    The entire team gathered at the gate of the government office. There was no guard of honor, no gong to clear the way, and no umbrella cover. The group of people waited in the heavy rain.  Zhou Lin of Qianhu and five hundred soldiers guarded a small sedan carried by four people in the middle, and a dozen government officials followed the sedan to the left and right.  Without much pause, after Fengyang Magistrate Li Jiuling got on the sedan chair, the whole team began to move forward.  "Sir, where are we?" Zhou Qianhu asked loudly outside Li Jiuling's curtain.  "Go to Lingbi County!" Li Jiuling glanced at the gloomy sky, and his mood became extremely gloomy.  As the prefect of Fengyang, although Li Jiuling is not a capable official, she can still be regarded as dedicated.  It is not foolish to commit corruption for the Ministry of Officers and Soldiers. There were not many such officials in the Ming Dynasty.  As a hospital of the Donglin Party, Li Jiuling is a student of Liu Yijing, the current cabinet chief assistant bachelor, and she also has some of Liu Yijing's straightforward temper.  He has worked for more than two years in Fengyang Mansion, and has nothing to do with his officials. There is nothing wrong with it. After this year, the Ministry of Officials will definitely be able to take a step.  If something happens to the Yellow River at this time, not to mention being promoted, demoting is almost the same.  Li Jiuling is not an official fan. In his mind, the fourth level is for his own official position, and the sixth level is for the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. He clearly distinguishes the priorities.  As early as last year, he wrote to the court, hoping that the court would allocate silver to build the Yellow River embankment.  However, Emperor Wanli passed away, and Emperor Taichang also passed away within a month of his reign. Things in the court happened one after another, and this matter had long been forgotten.  Li Jiuling had no way to organize people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait to reinforce the embankment, but because there was no money, most places were just blocked with soil.  In the entire Fengyang Administration, only the river in Lingbi County is the most unstable, and it is also the place where Li Jiuling is most worried.  Zhou Qianhu outside the pride was slightly startled, but he did not dare to ask.  It goes without saying that his immediate superior, Commander Bai Lin, was qualified to talk to Li Jiuling.  After pondering for a while, Zhou Qianhu asked in a deep voice: "Sir, do you want to know the magistrate of Suzhou and the magistrate of Lingbi County?" Li Jiuling lowered her head and thought for a while, then said in a deep voice: "No, if they are there, they have intentions.  It's too late. If they're not there, that's a big deal!" After saying that, Li Jiuling lowered the curtain.  Zhou Qianhu outside was stunned and couldn't help but smile in his heart. It seemed that the two magistrates of Suzhou and Lingbi were going to be unlucky.  If we were on the embankment, nothing would probably happen. If we weren't with these two people, we would be asking for trouble.  Without too much delay, the group walked towards the Yellow River embankment in Lingbi County despite the rain.  However, due to the heavy rain and low visibility, the group's speed was not very fast.  Although the road is not easy to walk.  But there is always a time to arrive. After walking for a long time, the group felt that the sky was getting dark, and the group finally entered Lingbi County.  "Sir, should we go inside the county town first? It's getting dark already. It's not too late to go up the embankment tomorrow! It's easy to cause problems if we go now!" Zhou Qianhu came outside Li Jiuling's pride again, looking quite worried.  said.  It can be said that Zhou Qianhu was very unwilling to accept the errand he received this time.  But he was Bai Lin's confidant, so he had no complaints.  Looking at the oppressive sky.  Li Jiuling shook her head and said seriously: "I'm already here. We can't delay. I won't worry if I don't go to the embankment to see if I can!" Zhou Qianhu nodded slowly. Zhou Qianhu didn't say anything.  It was not his turn to speak.  Secondly, he also understood that Li Jiuling came here for the embankment.  Protecting Li Jiuling as they walked toward the Yellow River embankment, the group of people asked everyone below to speed up their pace. Although they were all tired, they also wanted to finish things here as soon as possible.  One mile away from the embankment, Li Jiuling walked down.  Wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat, he walked towards the second embankment.  When everyone stepped onto the embankment, they were immediately frightened by the scene in front of them.  The rolling Yellow River water flows straight down, and you can't see the other side at a glance. There are whole big trees floating on the water.  "Zhou Qianhu, I want to go to the embankment in front and have a look. Send a few people to follow me!" Li Jiuling's face was gloomy and terrifying. His voice was trembling as he looked at the water of the Yellow River not far away.  After hearing what Li Jiuling said, Zhou Lin was stunned and said loudly: "Sir, it's too dangerous there, so don't go there!" "No, I want to go over and have a look!" Li Jiuling's attitude was very determined.  I know in my heart that if the levee breaks, the two levees under my feet will be useless.  If the Yellow River bursts like this, then Lingbi County behind him will definitely be a marshy country.  Thinking of this, Li Jiuling's body was trembling, and her face was horribly pale.  If this is true, many people will die this time, and how many people will be displaced again!  Looking at Li Jiuling's serious face, Zhou Lin seemed to be hit by something in his heart. It turned out thatThere are still such officials in the dynasty.  There are really people who are willing to take risks for the sake of the people, even if it means losing their own lives.  Zhou Lin's eyes were full of admiration. He was originally a martial artist and had great admiration for people like Li Jiuling.  After turning around and greeting a few confidants, Zhou Lin respectfully said to Li Jiuling: "Sir, please! I will follow you from behind!" After taking a deep look at Zhou Lin, Li Jiuling nodded slowly without saying anything.  He turned around and walked towards the embankment in front of him.  Arriving on the embankment, Li Jiuling and others were shocked again. They listened to the rumbling sound of water and saw that the water level was less than a foot away from the top of the embankment.  Both Li Jiuling and Zhou Lin looked ugly.  Looking up at the gloomy sky, countless water droplets hit Li Jiuling's face.  According to Li Jiuling¡¯s experience, if tonight is the next night, the water level will definitely submerge the levee, and then the levee will burst, and it will be out of control.  Standing there in a daze, looking at the endless embankment, Li Jiuling remained silent for a long time.  Zhou Lin wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, nothing came out. Obviously, nothing was appropriate at this time.  After a long while, Li Jiuling suddenly turned around, looked at Zhou Lin and said: "It's been too long to raise the mountain. It's too late to make emergency repairs now, and there is nothing to make emergency repairs. We will go to Lingbi County immediately and organize the transfer of all the people. We will not worry about leaving Qingshan.  There is no firewood. As long as people are alive, they can come back when the water subsides." Looking at Li Jiuling with admiration, Zhou Lin said loudly: "Yes, sir!"  A good official.  The group of people rushed to Lingbi County non-stop. When everyone arrived in Lingbi County, the scene here also surprised the group of people.  Countless people were driving carts, pulling cattle, and leading their children outside the city. They were all obviously retreating.  The group of people did not delay and walked towards the county government office of Lingbi County. They must find the magistrate of Lingbi County and ask.  Li Jiuling and Zhou Lin both knew that the magistrate of Lingbi County seemed to have made arrangements, otherwise people like them would not have seen this scene.  Although they were all anxious, Li Jiuling did not see the magistrate of Lingbi County. What greeted them was the master of Lingbi County.  "Where did the magistrate of Lingbi County go?" Li Jiuling asked the magistrate of Lingbi County, leaving out the things that were not there.  "Back to the government, the magistrate is talking to the big households in the county, hoping that they will take out all the grain that cannot be moved. If it is flooded, it will be flooded. The county magistrate hopes that they can borrow the grain at half the price.  Give it to the county. After the flood is over, the county will return the food to the big households." The master bowed respectfully to Li Jiuling and said with admiration in his tone.  Li Jiuling and Zhou Lin looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes. They really didn't expect Lingbi County Magistrate to be such a character.  If this thing is done, many people will probably die in this flood!  Large families have a lot of food stored in their homes. Although it cannot be said that they can feed all the victims, many of them can survive.  If the court's disaster relief food had arrived in time, too many people would not have died in this flood.  Li Jiuling soon met the magistrate of Lingbi, but what surprised him was that there was another person beside the magistrate of Lingbi. This man was very young and looked capable.  The magistrate of Lingbi County respected this man very much and followed him with a respectful look on his face.  "Li Gun, the magistrate of Lingbi County, has met the magistrate!" Naturally, the magistrate of Lingbi County did not dare to take it seriously. He came to Li Jiuling's side and said respectfully.  Nodding slowly, Li Jiuling said in a deep voice: "Li Zhixian, please get up! I wonder who this is?" At this time, Li Jiuling knew very well that the matter of borrowing food was probably not the attention of Zhixian Lingbi.  This young man should be planning everything. This man is not simple!  Li Gun is a subordinate of Li Jiuling. He knows this person very well. Officials in Shoucheng will not have such thoughts.  The man didn't salute when he saw Li Jiuling. When he heard Li Jiuling's question, he said, "I am Zuo Guangdou!" Li Jiuling was stunned. He had just read the Di newspaper a few days ago that the imperial court had appointed an imperial envoy to Xunhe.  .  Although he does not have a clear official position, he still holds the title of censor and patrols the sky for hunting, so his status is naturally unusual.  Being able to supervise the two major areas of water transportation and river management is like the former governor of water transportation.  "Li Jiuling, the magistrate of Fengyang, I have met the imperial envoy!" With Zuo Guangdou here, Li Jiuling breathed a sigh of relief. Even if something happened, it was not his fault.  Now Li Jiuling understands why those big households are willing to talk about borrowing grain. I have to give him all his face!  With these borrowed grains, relief grains from the imperial court will come much faster in the future with this person in mind.  With this food, the people affected by the disaster will not die too many, which is actually enough.    After helping Li Jiuling up, Zuo Guangdou said with a smile: "Master Li is so polite. Master Li can come here in the rain. He is a rare good official!" (To be continued)
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