Da Cang night watchman

Chapter 567: The Root of Life: Yanghu Waterway
"I suddenly discovered that it's good to be an official. There are things to do during the day, things to play at night, and things to look good when you wake up in the morning." Lin Su stretched out his hand from under the quilt and grabbed Yuan Ji's. tiny hand.

Yuan Ji glanced at him: "There are only 22 days left, after 22 days, you and I are strangers again."

"Are you reminding me to hurry up and do it a few more times?"

Yuan Ji almost poured the mouthwash directly over his head...

After getting up and eating breakfast, Lin Su strode out of the backyard. At the gate of the backyard, He Xingong was waiting early, his face was tangled...

"Master He, you got up quite early." Lin Su said hello comfortably.

He Xingong stepped forward and bowed: "Your Majesty, the lower official didn't sleep last night, so I can't talk about being up or down..."

"Oh? Not so?" Lin Su said with a smile, "There were a lot of people who couldn't sleep last night, but they shouldn't come to you to congratulate you."

"Your Majesty, you...you should have already thought about it... Yesterday, the Lord Fu Zun dismissed the heads of various departments, houses, and counties, and the entire Nanshan Mansion is already in chaos..."

There is no master in each department, and it is a mess.

All the rooms are in chaos.

The counties have no owners, and they are even more chaotic.

You only care about messing with people, and don't care about the torrential floods after doing it. Of course, he dare not say the latter sentence.

However, Lin Su also understood the meaning.

Lin Su smiled: "Master He, everything is like this. When there is a break, there is a build. After the break, there is a build. In this dead end in Nanshan, how can we survive without putting to death?"

There is a break and there is a stand, and then there is a stand...

He Xingong read it twice slowly: "How does your lord want to establish it?"

"The government office is in a mess today, we don't need to stay in the house anymore, how about going out with me?" Lin Su said.

He Xingong frowned slightly: "Are you going out to investigate people's sentiments at this time?"

This is a routine operation for new officials to go down to the grassroots to investigate the people's sentiments.

But is this the right time?

The government offices are in chaos, and the counties are also in chaos. When you go to a place, there is no one to receive you...

"It's not to investigate people's sentiments, but to find someone!"

"who?"

"The former prefect, Cao Li, heard that he abandoned his official career and joined the teaching career. He ran a school in Qingtian, right?"

He Xingong's face was tangled: "Cao... Mr. Cao abandoned his official position to join the religion. He did indeed run a school in Qingtian, but his school has not started. At first there were seven or eight students, but later they disappeared completely."

"Oh, why didn't it work?"

He Xingong explained in detail...

Cao Li left his official career and threatened to teach and preach. He wanted to teach Nanshan's children, and then let his disciples return Nanshan to a clean and upright style.

These words are said with such momentum as a rainbow, and they are passed down as a good story in literature and Taoism.

However, these words also closed the door of his preaching.

Why?

People's parents don't want to!

You, old Cao, have messed up in this field, which proves that your road is not going to work at all. You have messed up yourself, so why should I send my children to you?
Moreover, there are also conclusions in the officialdom, no matter how good Lao Cao's children are, they can never enter the officialdom.

There are even rumors in the Zhongzhou Academy that all the children of Lao Cao should not be admitted to the academy.

Think about it, what is the student enrollment map?

Merit, fame, and profit are all that matter.

The officialdom is closed.

Schools are closed.

Where does the profit come from?

Therefore, the former magistrate Cao Li's arrogant words became a laughing stock.

Lin Su's eyes flickered: "So, at this moment, Cao Li is living in an old house, exhausted, carrying pots and getting drunk every day?"

He Xingong replied seriously: "Although he really wants to get drunk, but he has no money and can't even afford wine, so why is he getting drunk?"

Haha!

Lin Su looked up to the sky and smiled: "Then the government will send him some wine today to keep him drunk!"

The two stepped towards the gate of the mansion, and just as they arrived at the gate, an official rushed over: "My lord, Mr. Zhengsi, something has happened... The Luhu waterway is completely closed, and there is no drip."

what?
He Xingong's expression changed suddenly.

Together with the official, the two rushed to the edge of the city and saw the river ahead.

Yesterday's river course was still half clear, and the small bridge beside the city looked like a paradise. Today, the river has dropped sharply, and the upper reaches have dried up, exposing an ugly riverbed.

He Xingong's face was extremely ugly, King Lu Yang, the water is cut off!
It is not news that King Luyang cut off the water. Everyone in the Nanshan Mansion knew that once the newly appointed magistrate disrespected the palace, King Luyang would cut off the water.

Without exception, the new prefects had to come to the door as soon as possible, present generous gifts, and reach a new water fee agreement with King Lu Yang.

You have a good relationship with Prince Luyang's mansion, and the water fee is low. If you make King Luyang unhappy, the water fee will be high.

Naturally, the high water bill will not be paid by the prefect, but by the 500 million people in Nanshan Prefecture.

Therefore, all the people in Nanshan Mansion have a basic understanding that whether they live well or not depends on the relationship between the government and King Lu Yang.

Mr. Cao, the prefect, did not buy into King Luyang’s account, which caused the water bill to triple. Five million people elected a hundred clan elders to gather in the government office, and angrily reprimanded Cao Li for disregarding the lives of the people.

It was precisely because of the bloody and tearful accusations of these hundreds of clan elders that Cao Li was really disheartened. He claimed to be the master of the people and an upright official, but in exchange for reprimands from 500 million people, what the hell was he doing?Resign!

Now, it's Lin Su's turn!

The situation today is far more serious than that of Cao Li at that time.

Because Lin Su dismissed 48 officials last night, and his action was so big that it was the best in the entire officialdom.

Who are these 48 people?

All of them were those who participated in the concubine ceremony of King Luyang, and they were the ones who showed kindness to King Luyang.

As soon as you came up, you wiped out all the people in the officialdom of Lu Yang Wang An in Nanshan, how could Lu Yang Wang let you go?The water cutoff this time is also completely different from the last time. The last time it was just to control the flow of water so that you can eat and drink, which can barely keep you alive, but the crops have no water to irrigate.

And this time?

The river water bottomed out overnight, and the upper reaches did not flow at a trickle. This is to kill the 500 million people in the entire Nanshan Prefecture!

Even more decisive than Lin Su's actions last night!

"My lord, I'm going to Luyang Prince's Mansion right now!" He Xingong said slowly.

"What are you going to do?" Lin Su asked.

"The lower officials argue with reason. Although the location of Yanghu Lake is a fiefdom of King Luyang, as the Lord of Da Cang, how can he ignore the death of millions of people in Da Cang without water? Therefore, it is feasible to reduce the flow, but it is absolutely impossible to stop it. !"

"Forget it!" Lin Su said: "He made this chess move for my government to watch, and it would be futile for you to go back and forth, so why bother yourself? Let it go for a while, and follow my government to Qingtian!"

"I can't let it go, my lord. If my lord can't solve this important matter today, I'm afraid that a hundred clan elders will come together in the afternoon. At that time, the matter will become serious..."

Rural elders, under normal circumstances, officials don't care much.

However, once the clan elders gathered and pointed at the government with great righteousness in their hands, the government would fall into a passive position. He had almost calculated that once that time came, the young man in front of him would be helpless.

He knew Lin Su himself. He knew that Lin Su would never give in to officials, but he would have a different face in front of the common people. He had the world in mind.

Because of this, he respects Lin Su.

However, he also knew that Lin Su was young after all, and sometimes his heart was his weakness.

He didn't want the young Fu Zun to fall into a deadlock within three days after taking office.

"I didn't say I won't solve this matter, but it's not your way of solving it!" Lin Su smiled slightly: "Holy words, governing a big country is like cooking small fish. Although Nanshan Prefecture is a small place, it also needs Pay attention to the fire, the fire is not yet here, let them do what they want, when the time comes, I will let them see what means are!"

He Xingong stared at him blankly.

"Master He, when I took office, I have read your information. I know that you will be a good helper to me, and what you have to do is very simple, that is, trust me, and at the same time, keep an eye on me and take good care of me." How to deal with this series of complex situations."

He Xingong licked his lips: "Okay! The next official will follow orders."

"Let's go!"

The two walked out through the city, stepped out of the city gate, and the Nanshan City behind them was already boiling.

The river plummeted, heralding an extremely miserable winter.

The wheat is already in the ground, and if there is no water, it will dry up in the harsh winter. Although this is a big deal for the people in the city, it is not the most deadly thing. The most deadly thing is that they have problems eating and drinking water.

Everyone panicked.

Rumors abound in the city, do you know why?

It's the nonsense of the new magistrate.

Yesterday, King Luyang took a concubine, and 48 officials from Nanshan Mansion came to congratulate him. Who are they building a good relationship with King Luyang?Isn't it because the 500 million people in Nanshan can pay less water bills?
What did the magistrate do?

Just because these people didn't give him face, 48 officials were withdrawn overnight, all of them were high officials above the county magistrate. Isn't this slapping King Luyang in the face?
How could the sand be contained in his eyes?So the water is cut off today.

With such a bullshit magistrate, what hope does Nanshan Prefecture have?
As soon as these words were uttered, they immediately spread throughout the city and all the counties in Nanshan Prefecture. Countless people were furious, and the clan elders were selected from all over the place, ready to enter the government office at any time...

A storm swept across the entire Nanshan Mountain immediately...

Lin Su and He Xingong stood on top of Lu Shan at the same time.

Under their feet is the water of Yanghu Lake.

Bailiyang Lake and Wanzhang Lu Mountain together constitute the beautiful mountains and rivers of this world.

It is late autumn now, the sky is high and the clouds are light.

Lin Su looked around Yanghu Lake, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with two gaps.

A gap is facing Nanshan Mansion.

It has been blocked at this moment, there is no construction scene of people coming and going, only a practitioner, standing proudly above the gap, this gap is clearly a section of mountain.

This person's temperament is Shenxiong, just like a peak standing on the gap.

"Like heaven and earth, move mountains with one sword!" Lin Su spat out eight words lightly.

He Xingong's heart shook suddenly: "My lord, today's blockage of Yanghu Lake was caused by this person? Is he in the realm of Xiangtianfa?"

"Exactly!"

He Xingong felt a great chill in his heart: "The world says that King Lu Yang recruits all kinds of scholars from all corners of the country, and his subordinates are actually like heaven and earth?"

"For the royal family, it's not uncommon for them to be like heaven and earth." Lin Su looked at the gap: "In my opinion, this gap was not formed naturally from the beginning."

"Exactly, this gap was actually written by King Lu Yang. The matter has to be traced back to 20 years ago. At that time, King Lu Yang had just been crowned king and came to the fief..."

(End of this chapter)