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Volume 1: Young Eagle Chapter 342: Yuan Yingtai arrives at Lingbi

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    Although Fengyang Mansion is located in the south of the capital and very far away from Liaodong, the temperature here is not low.  Li Jiuling, the prefect of Fengyang, stood on the hillside, looked at Zuo Guangdou in front of him, and sighed softly.  When she first arrived in Lingbi a few days ago, Li Jiuling was a little disapproving of Zuo Guangdou, but now she understands that this man is really capable.  Emperor Tianqi had great faith in him, not without reason.  Li Jiuling and Zuo Guangdou are both members of the Donglin Party, so there is no problem of being tied together.  Since the flood in Lingbi, Zuo Guangdou borrowed grain from wealthy merchants at half price in the name of the government.  Although there were only 20,000 dans, after drinking water, these 20,000 dans of grain became life-saving food.  Arrange for the victims to build shacks, organize people to boil water, and prohibit people from drinking cold water.  Let the doctors move around every day to see and take medicine for the victims.  All corpses washed up on the shore, whether human or livestock, were buried uniformly.  A unified porridge shed was established to provide regular and rationed meals to the victims every day.  Zuo Guangdou handled all the disaster relief matters properly, and his ability was obviously very important.  Every time she saw Zuo Guangdou's ease, Li Jiuling admired him from the bottom of her heart.  Wrapping up her official uniform, Li Jiuling glanced at Zuo Guangdou and saw that he didn't understand his figure at all, so she couldn't help but nodded.  I really don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on. Since the last rain, God seems to have changed his face. The weather has suddenly become colder.  "Sir, the Dibao just arrived the day before yesterday. Logically speaking, Master Yuan will not come so soon. Master Zuo, are we here a little early?" Li Jiuling took a step forward and came to Zuo Guangdou's side. Li Jiuling hesitated.  said.  Li Jiuling has always admired Zuo Guangdou, but yesterday this impression suddenly changed.  The Di newspaper said that the imperial court had sent Yuan Yingtai, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, to come to provide relief. The Di newspaper, which arrived the day before yesterday, said that Zuo Guangdou would be here to pick up people today.  In Li Jiuling's view, this is unnecessary.  Li Jiuling asked the person who delivered the newspaper. In order to stabilize the people in the disaster area, the newspaper was sent six hundred miles away on an expedited basis.  The minister of the Ministry of Industry said goodbye to his old friends in the capital, and it was impossible to say how many days he would have to wait before arriving in Lingbi!  It's too early to come to greet him now.  In Li Jiuling's heart, she immediately felt that Zuo Guangdou was a charming villain. Even if he had some abilities, it would not help. His impression plummeted!  Glancing at Li Jiuling, Zuo Guangdou smiled calmly. Zuo Guangdou had a very upright character and looked down upon those incompetent and pedantic officials.  But for Fengyang magistrate Li Jiuling, Zuo Guangdou thought he was a good official.  He braved heavy rain to inspect the river embankment. After the disaster, he was able to put the people first and did things in a very orderly manner.  In Zuo Guangdou's opinion, this is really a good official.  Zuo Guangdou naturally noticed Li Jiuling's transformation, but he didn't explain anything.  After all, facts speak for themselves, and he also wanted to make a joke with Li Jiuling.  But seeing Li Jiuling's gaze, Zuo Guangdou suddenly felt that what he had done seemed to be going too far. He pondered for a while and said: "Master Li, I am not flattering you. In fact, Master Yuan will be here today! In the capital, Mr.  I have met Mr. Yuan several times and I know this person quite well. He will come today!" After listening to Zuo Guangdou's words.  Li Jiuling was stunned and asked hesitantly: "Your Majesty, are you so sure?" "Yuan Yingtai, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was a Jinshi in the 22nd year of Wanli. He was first appointed as the magistrate of Linzhang County. He built a 40-mile embankment and irrigated countless people.  Mr. Yuan is very insightful about floods and river management. He is also a very upright man and an impatient person. After receiving the imperial edict, he must have traveled all night long to come here.  ." Zuo Guangdou said with a smile as he looked at Li Jiuling.  He nodded slowly.  Li Jiuling didn't say anything. She already believed Zuo Guangdou's words in her heart. She raised her head and looked at the official road in the distance, waiting for Yuan Yingtai's arrival.  After pondering for a moment, Zuo Guangdou said with a smile: "Master Li, are you Master Liu's disciple?" Although Zuo Guangdou was asking a question, his tone was very affirmative, and he obviously already knew the answer.  Li Jiuling was stunned. He was a disciple of Liu Yijing, the current deputy minister of the cabinet. This matter was not a secret.  Moreover, Zuo Guangdou is also a member of the Donglin Party, and he and Liu Yijing are from the same party, so it is normal for him to know about this matter.  Now Zuo Guangdou took it out and asked, what does this mean?  Without any time to think about it, Li Jiuling said in a deep voice: "Yes, Lord Zuo! That is the master!" Nodding slowly, Zuo Guangdou said in a deep voice: "Actually, Master Yuan Yingtai and Master Yuan have a pretty good relationship.  My personal relationship with Mr. Yuan is also good. " After receiving Zuo Guangdou's meaningful look, Li Jiuling immediately understood that Mr. Yuan Yingtai who came here was also one of his own, so things would be much easier to handle.  At the same time Li JiulingI also understand that even if it is not for the sake of the imperial envoy, I still have to respect Yuan Yingtai. After all, we are all the same person!  I don¡¯t know how long it took, but a pair of men and horses appeared on the official road. Teams of soldiers were pressing down hundreds of carriages. It was obvious that the carriages were filled with food.  "Your Excellency, you really know what is going on. Your Excellency Yuan is really here! I am so ashamed!" Li Jiuling bowed to Zuo Guangdou, her words were quite embarrassing.  "What are you talking about, Mr. Li? Mr. Li has a heart for the country, and I understand it very well!" Zuo Guangdou glanced at Li Jiuling with a smile, and said in a brisk tone, obviously not taking the matter to heart.  The two people walked hand in hand towards the convoy, and soon they met Yuan Yingtai, Minister of the Ministry of Industry. After being polite, Yuan Yingtai said in a deep voice: "Two adults, behind me are 20,000 loads of grain. The court has a total of 20,000 tons of grain this time.  We have mobilized 100,000 dans of relief food, and the remaining 80,000 dans will arrive soon!¡± Zuo Guangdou and Li Jiuling both breathed a sigh of relief. With these 100,000 dans of food, there will be no problem for the time being.  There will be enough food for the victims until at least March next year.  Pulling Yuan Yingtai, Zuo Guangdou asked hesitantly: "Is the imperial court planning to use 100,000 dans of grain for disaster relief? You must know that most of Lingbi's county was flooded this time, and the county seat was not flooded. The Yellow River water changed its course.  , This food is only enough to last until March next year, what about after March?" Zuo Guangdou's face was full of worry. It was obvious that if this was the case, he would be in trouble, and he would definitely write a letter to Emperor Tianqi.  Looking at Zuo Guangdou's expression, Yuan Yingtai nodded lightly and said in a deep voice: "I am here for an inspection this time, and the 100,000 tons of food I brought are also for disaster relief. As for the following matters, we will need to  We accept it. Before I left, the emperor told me not to starve to death. Lord Zuo, don¡¯t worry, the emperor is the sage!¡± After hearing Yuan Yingtai¡¯s words, Zuo Guangdou¡¯s face turned pale.  Less, obviously this meets their requirements.  "Two adults, I have already arrived. Now please take me to see the victims!" Yuan Yingtai looked at the two people and said in a deep voice.  The three of them were all procrastinators, so without much hesitation the group walked towards the place where the refugees were being resettled.  When he saw that the refugees had a place to live and food to eat, Yuan Yingtai frowned.  He looked at Zuo Guangdou and Zuo Guangdou with ugly expressions, and said in a cold voice: "Two adults, what I want to see are the refugees, and I am here to provide disaster relief. What do you mean by doing this for me to watch?  " Zuo Guangdou and Li Jiuling were both stunned, but they soon understood what Yuan Yingtai meant, and Li Jiuling quickly explained.  He told how Zuo Guangdou borrowed food, how he appeased the people, and how he worked hard and achieved great results.  Zuo Guangdou felt a little embarrassed on the side. He interrupted Li Jiuling several times and naturally talked about how Li Jiuling patrolled the embankment in the rain and how he was busy pacifying the people later.  After listening to what the two people said, Yuan Yingtai suddenly felt dumbfounded. These two people were really embarrassed.  It's not tiring to brag for each other, but Yuan Yingtai already believed what they said.  After all, these two people were members of the Donglin Party just like him. There was no need to hide anything. Zuo Guangdou had deep trust from the emperor and would definitely not do such a thing that would destroy his future.  After visiting several places where refugees were resettled, Yuan Yingtai was very satisfied. Zuo Guangdou and Li Jiuling did a very good job.  Feeling that he didn't need to do anything here, Yuan Yingtai said to Zuo Guangdou next to him: "Master Zuo, the work here has been good. I want to go up to the embankment to have a look!" Zuo Guangdou glanced at Li Jiuling, and the two of them looked at each other.  They glanced at each other and saw the relief in each other's eyes. It seemed that Master Yuan was indeed a minister.  Since Yuan Yingtai wanted to see it, Zuo Guangdou and Zuo Guangdou would not refuse to agree. The three of them called a group of sergeants to go to Dati.  At this time, a hole had been opened in Dati, and the river was flowing along the hole, but there was no river flowing on the other side of the original river.  Although it has not rained in the past few days, the water in the Yellow River has not receded and is still flowing.  Standing not far from the broken embankment, Yuan Yingtai looked at the Yellow River with a frown on his face, then raised his eyes to the distance and forgot about it.  After a long time, he waved to Fengyang Magistrate and asked in a deep voice: "Where did the Yellow River originally flow? Where does it flow now?" "Back to your lord, I have sent someone to check. The Yellow River will  After the Lingbi dyke burst and submerged Lingbi, it returned to its original river course. "Li Jiuling's mouth was full of bitterness, and she didn't know what to say.  If the Yellow River were a dragon, the lower reaches would be a dragon's tail. With a slight flick, the people on both sides of the river would suffer disaster.  However, Yuan Yingtai frowned and kept looking into the distance, obviously encountering some problem.  Zuo Guangdou and Li Jiuling looked at each other, both of them had something to say.I don¡¯t know why, what did Yuan Yingtai see?  (To be continued¡­
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