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When they arrived on the boat, Shi Fu saw them coming back and asked for details, crying until he died.Shui Jing comforted her by the side, but did not stop talking.Shi Yaoguang felt his heart ache when he heard the crying, but he was helpless.

Not long after, Mrs. Shi cried and passed out, and the Water Superintendent rushed to treat her, carried her into the room and rescued her, and said to her, "Auntie, you have to take care of yourself, don't be too sad, we will find a way to rescue Uncle. You And stay in the room to rest for a while, and I will call you out after dinner." Then she said to Shui Jing: "Cousin, please stay with my aunt and stop her from crying."

Shui Jing nodded in agreement.

Shui Jianqing exited the cabin and saw Xu Shibo coming to talk to Shi Yaoguang, so he asked why he came.

Xu Yuantai then said: "I heard some of you crying, and the crying was very sad, so I came to ask the reason, and Nephew Shi had already told me the whole story. I have been doing business here for many years, and I know a lot about one or two capable officials. Why don't you confess and sell them?" People of Huohuanbu, I will hand over a few liang of ransom to them and intercede that I have just arrived in the noble land and don’t know the laws and regulations. Maybe they can forgive you based on your confession.” Seeing their hesitation after speaking, he said again : "You guys think about it, ask other people if they know who the seller is, and reply to me tomorrow, it's not too late for me to deal with it." After finishing speaking, he left and returned to the neighboring ship.

The remaining two cousins ​​looked at each other.Shui Jianqing first opened up the situation and said: "I don't agree to confess Aunt Liu Biao. Firstly, she is a respected relative of my cousin. Secondly, even if she speaks out, she may not necessarily be released."

Shi Yaoguang nodded and said: "I don't want to burden my aunt either. Although Xu Shibo has good intentions, I'm afraid he can only understand. But what about saving my father?"

At this time, Shui Jing walked slowly onto the deck with the help of a sailor, and Shi Yaoguang asked, "Little cousin, how is my mother? Why did you come up?"

Shui Jing sat still and replied: "My cousin drank my cousin's soup and was sad, and then she cried and fell asleep. I heard that when she was fast asleep, I suddenly remembered something, so I asked the passing sailors to help me come up and tell you."

Shi Yaoguang was relieved when his mother fell asleep, and then he heard that his cousin had something to say, so he asked curiously, "What do you want to say?"

Shui Jing said: "I remember my cousin once mentioned that there was a Taoist priest who gave him a precious mirror and a kit. He said that if he was in danger, he would be able to save himself if he opened it. Since the mirror can subdue tigers and beasts, I think the kit is also very useful. It’s better to open it up and take a look at its clues!”

Shui Jian Qingli was reminded, and hurriedly took out the kit from his waist.Just as I didn't know which cloth to open, I suddenly saw a small word on the bottom left of the cover saying that it was opened on a certain date, which was today, so I put one of them back in the bag, and then opened the cloth with the date on it. , Spread it out and read it, and the letter reads: To solve the prison disaster, first find the root cause, flood the lake and quell the original difficulty; The 32 Zhu characters in seal script, carefully examining the meaning of the characters, is nothing more than a radical cure for the flooding of the lake, so as to solve the disaster of prison.

Shui Jian was stunned after reading it, and was unable to make up his mind, when he saw Shi Yaoguang jumping ashore and running, he hurriedly followed him.

"Cousin, where are you going? Don't run away." Seeing him running farther and farther, he came to Huoyanshan Mountain Road in a blink of an eye, and half an hour later, the mountain road would reach the crowded market place, so he called out to him.It's just that Shi Yaoguang ignored it and continued to run forward.I don't know why he ran so fast, I managed to keep up with him, but seeing that he didn't respond, I had to follow closely.

Finally came to the market and stopped in front of the yellow board.Shui Jianqing gasped and was about to call him again, but was surprised to see Shi Yaoguang take off the yellow list of rewarding the lake.

When the surrounding people saw someone revealing the yellow list, they all shouted around them.

Seeing that there were too many people, Shui Jianqing could not speak privately, so he could only stare at him in a daze.

At this time, the soldier who had already alarmed the opposite yamen came forward and asked, "Who are you? You are the one who revealed this list? Can you understand the contents of the yellow list?"

Shi Yaoguang looked at the crowd and said loudly: "My surname is Shi, and I am from the Central Plains. I came here from abroad. We in the Central Plains are all familiar with the management of river floods. Today, I passed by your country. Because I heard the king's list, I prepared to suffer from floods, economic losses, and people's livelihood. , If there is a capable person who can control the flooding of the lake, he will be rewarded with a lot of wealth and wealth, and he is very sincere, so he has worked tirelessly to come here to control the lake and get rid of your troubles...." Before he finished speaking, the surrounding people He had already knelt on the ground and kept saying that he only begged the nobles of the Central Plains to show mercy and rescue him soon.

Shi Yaoguang continued: "You don't have to do this, everyone please. Although I can control the lake, don't we have wealth and positions like we do in the Central Plains? I don't want any of these. As long as you follow my advice, I will start working immediately."

All the people got up and said, "I don't know what the nobleman said?"

Shi Yaoguang said: "My father bought ten fire raccoons with a vendor here because he didn't know where he was. He was arrested by the officers and soldiers and put in prison. If you want to clean up the lake, everyone will cry in front of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and let my father go, and I will start the work immediately. If the Ministry of Punishment and the king don't put people's livelihood first, and refuse to let him go, even if there are mountains of treasures, I don't want to, so I have to give up."

As soon as the surrounding people heard this, they all agreed and left at the front gate of the Ministry of Punishment.

Those officials also went back to the Yamen to report.

The water supervisor was so clear that he went to Shi Yaoguang's side and whispered, "Does my cousin know how to fix the flood in the lake?"

Shi Yaoguang said: "I don't know how to control floods!"

Shui Jian Qing said: "Since you didn't record it, why did you expose it? If it is not set up or repaired properly, it will waste his public money. Wouldn't it be endless for us?"

Shi Yaoguang said: "Although I feel Meng Lang's action of uncovering the yellow list, but in order to save my father, I had to take a tactic to delay the army. It is really helpless. At this time, all the people went, probably the Lord of the Ministry of Justice and the king could not go against their hearts and let my father go. Tomorrow we will take a closer look at the lake, and we may be lucky enough to renovate the lake. According to the tips, the five elements can be saved; This alone is a good strategy, and there is no other way.”

After hearing this, Shui Jianqing frowned slightly, and did not respond, thinking to himself: "My cousin is really reckless in doing things. If things fail, wouldn't it be more involved? But there is no other way. If the words match, it may be possible to save the day.”

In no time, the Yamen opposite had already prepared two cars to welcome them and went to live in the Li Hotel.

After arriving, Shui Jianqing returned to the boat to deliver a message to his aunt and the others to reassure them.

After hearing Shi Yaoguang's words, those common people went to the punishment department in Qi Dynasty. The guards saw the crowd, and they only said that the master of the punishment department went to the court and was not in the mansion.So the people all marched towards the Chaomen gate again, shouting loudly as you talked to each other outside.

The king is discussing with the Ministry of Criminal Justice the day of trial for the prisoners of the smuggler Huanbu.Suddenly hearing the shouts, I was shocked and suspicious.

A palace official stepped forward and said, "The prime minister has something important to do."

The king is ordered to pass in.

After the prime minister finished his ceremony, he announced that "the nobles in the Central Plains were able to repair the lake, because the lord put his father in prison and wanted to beg for release before he could start work."All the people have gathered thousands of people, gathered at the gate of the court, and begged the Lord to pay attention to the people's livelihood, and release this person so that the work can be started as soon as possible. "And so on, played it again.

The king asked, "What did this man's father do? Why was he imprisoned?"

The Prime Minister said: "It is known that because of a mistaken violation of the regulations, ten bolts of Huanbu were bought privately and were found out by our officers and soldiers and sent to prison pending trial."

The Lord of the Ministry of Punishments said: "As usual in our country, there is no regret for any legislation that posts a yellow list and publishes an announcement. Besides, this businessman is an active offender. Although the nobles of the Central Plains said that they can control the water, they did not start construction. How could there be unknown results? First, they pleaded for mercy and released him. Lift? I hope the Lord will think twice."

The Prime Minister also said: "If he can control the lake from flooding, we will release it as appropriate. This seems much safer."

The king then said: "In this case, the prime minister will go and explain to the people and tell them to disperse."

The prime minister replied, "I will obey the command of the Lord."

Immediately, he went out to persuade the people: "You just leave. The old man will play for you naturally, and I will leave the person who revealed the list to repair the lake. Tomorrow, I will wait for the letter in my house. It makes sense."

After hearing this, the people slowly dispersed.

On the other hand, the Lord of the Ministry of Punishment also returned to the mansion, called the guards and ordered the original merchants who bought Huo Huanbu privately to settle in the wing room of his mansion, and sent several soldiers to guard outside the door.

Shi Yaoguang was waiting for the letter at the guest house, looking forward to it, when Shui Jianqing came back from the boat and the court separately with several ordinary people at the same time, and said the words of the Prime Minister's persuasion.They didn't know the situation until they saw that the prime minister had sent an envoy to serve with several servants.

The emissary said: "My master ordered me to pay my respects to the nobleman, saying that I can't come here because it is late today. Tomorrow, I have seen the king at court, so I will come to discuss repairing the lake. The nobleman is here, and I am very rude, so I have to come to apologize in person tomorrow." , That is to say, go back with a few ordinary people.

The next day, when the king went to court, the king's minister of punishment and the prime minister asked, "Where is the person who unveiled the list?"

The prime minister said: "This person is now in the hotel. Since the Lord has not given instructions, he will go back about today."

The king said: "If he can cure the lake, I think the soul is the most important thing. I could have released the Central Plains merchants. I just don't know how well he has cured the lake. It would be best to let the merchants go back after he has cured the lake. If repair It’s not good, it can’t finish the work, it’s a waste of money, and it’s about to leave the merchant here and redeem it with the amount of money in the future. What do you think?”

After hearing this, the Prime Minister said with great joy: "My lord, doing this will not only waste money, but also calm the hearts of the people. If the lake is successfully treated, it will also eliminate the country's major troubles. It is really a wise move."

The Ministry of Punishments also said: "Weichen has released the Central Plains businessman from the prison, and brought him to live in the wing room of Weichen's mansion, and sent military guards to guard him. I don't know if this is in line with the Lord's will?"

The king said: "That's fine, you can act according to the reply."

So the Prime Minister came to the guest house with the Lord of the Criminal Department, met Shi Yaoguang and Shui Jianqing, and talked about the cold and temperature with each other.

It turns out that the surname of the Ministry of Justice is Feng, and he is about fifty years old, but his voice sounds like a mature man.When they met, they said: "I have ordered the guards to release your father from the prison and take him to live in a wing room in my mansion. Because he is not used to the food in the prison, there is a slight inconvenience. After a while, he will be raised well. You have successfully cured the lake, and you will naturally send him off." Return to the boat. Please relax for a while. I just don’t know about the treatment of the lake, what is your opinion?”

Shi Yaoguang said: "I haven't seen the reason why the lakes in Guizhou are sick, so I dare not jump to conclusions. If we talk about the general situation, it is mostly affected by the heavy rain, and the mud is blocked for a long time, causing the water to swell and flood. If When it comes to treating floods, there is nothing better than the character "Shu" as the main brain, dredging all the water, so that each has its own destination, the origin is clear, there is no mud stagnation, and naturally there will be no troubles. This is the foolish view of the boy. In the future, after looking around the lake, I look forward to the advice of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Justice.”

After hearing this, the Prime Minister nodded unconsciously and said: "The word "Sparse" said by the nobleman really makes people suddenly enlightened. It is a sign of wisdom. I think the flood in our country can be cured. The old man and the Lord of the Ministry of Punishment have to go back and answer their orders. I will not accompany you for the time being. I will come to accompany you tomorrow. Go see the lake." After speaking, he ordered the servants to prepare the banquet and serve him carefully.Then go by car.

The water supervisor Qing said: "I am very happy that Uncle is released from the prison for the time being. It is only a matter of water control. If there is a mistake, not only Uncle will not be released, but we will not know how it will end. I am not at ease. I have seen the lake tomorrow. What do you think, brother?"

Shi Yaoguang replied: "We saw this lake last time when we were collecting medicines. In fact, it doesn't matter if we don't look at it. I made up my mind that the lake is generally as flat as a mirror. If it floods, it is probably caused by the mud on the four sides of the lake bottom, which narrows the lake surface. I’ll see it tomorrow, and I’ll dig it very deep for him first, then widen the mouth of the lake so that the lake can absorb more water, and then add a stream to the coast, so there’s a way out, so naturally it won’t flood.”

The water supervisor Qing said: "Since that's the case, they don't have any water-carrying utensils here, have you prepared them?"

Shi Yaoguang said: "My father used to repair boats for Xu Shibo. He had a lot of raw materials and craftsmen. I happened to bring the "Book of Rivers and Canals", which contained several water-carrying utensils. They made it, and it seems that this matter can still be successful."

The next day, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice accompanied them to cross the sea by boat to Ziranzhou. When they arrived at the foot of Wowu Mountain, they suddenly saw a beautiful girl coming towards them. It was Liu Li.

Shi Yaoguang asked the two adults to slow down and asked: "Cousin, I met you by such a coincidence, how is my cousin?"

When Liu Li saw them, she didn't need to take a pen and paper and said, "Thanks to the blessings of my two cousins, my mother and I have recovered to normal. I went out today because I went to the boat yesterday to pay my respects. I learned that my uncle was imprisoned because of Huo Huanbu. You are preparing to cure the lake in order to save him from prison, so my mother feels uneasy, so I will go to the guest house today to inquire carefully and see if I can help. I happened to see you when I came down the mountain. I don’t know the two people beside you Gao’s surname? What kind of person is he?”

Shui Jianqing heard Liu Li's clear voice like an oriole coming out of the valley, and couldn't help but said happily: "Fortunately, the prescription I gave can work and restore your health. It's really lucky. These two are important ministers of your country. One is Prime Minister Yu My lord, and the other one is Mr. Feng of the Ministry of Justice, who specially accompanied us to inspect the lake in Wojiao Mountain. Hurry up and meet them!"

Liu Li was obedient and hurriedly saluted her body.

Listening to their conversation, the prime minister looked at Liu Li without leaving his eyes. Seeing her finish the salute, he said, "So beautiful women are relatives of two nobles, and it's rare that they are local residents. Wouldn't it be better to ask her to accompany and lead the way?" convenient?"

Liu Li replied: "Minnv is about to invite Ying, but the Prime Minister also has this intention, then Minnv will lead you the way without hesitation."

The Prime Minister nodded and asked again: "I heard that there lived a family named Liu near here. There was a young girl who was extremely beautiful. Unfortunately, she lost her voice due to illness and became dumb two years ago. Can the unknown girl know this person? How is she?"

When Liu Li saw and asked, she was talking about herself, and was thinking about how to respond.

Shi Yaoguang on the side had long been impatient and said: "The dumb girl the Prime Minister is talking about is the one in front of me. Because my cousin was treated by my cousin, she can speak again. It's not early, let's set off!"

The Prime Minister's eyes lit up and he said: "No wonder my son is so crazy about a dumb girl that he wants to accept her as a concubine. If the old man hadn't objected back then and was afraid of making people laugh, we would have met each other a long time ago. It's rare that Ms. Liu is back to good. , my son brought up the old things again a few days ago, and this reconciliation is a match, it's really wonderful, I don't know what you think?"

Liu Li originally wanted to hide her background for a while, but she was afraid that when he mentioned the marriage proposal, his cousin would suddenly make a serious statement, and the Prime Minister would reveal his intentions again, which made it difficult for him to do so.

Shui Jianqing was also taken aback when he heard this remark, and somehow he was unwilling to agree with Liu Li, but he was not good at talking, so he couldn't help feeling anxious.

At this time, the Lord of the Ministry of Justice smiled and said: "Prime Minister, it seems that this is not the best time to discuss private matters. We are pressing for national affairs. Why don't we check the lake first, and we have a way to control the water. If you have time, you can discuss it in private. ?”

Shi Yaoguang urged again.

The Prime Minister said: "Original business is the most important thing. I shouldn't forget it. I have accepted the words of the Lord of the Ministry of Punishment. Miss Liu, the old man will come to visit another day. Please lead the way now!"

Liu Li breathed a sigh of relief, and hurried to lead the way.

Shui Jianqing also relaxed, and Shi Yaoguang and the others followed closely behind.

They started from the old road last time, went straight up the central main road at the foot of the mountain, then turned right to the lake, looked around, and went down the mountain by the path of picking poisonous fruits.

For two days in a row, Liu Li led the way.

Returning to the guest house after watching, Shi Yaoguang said: "Looking carefully at the affected part of the lake for several days, the word "Shu" mentioned the day before yesterday is missing. Considering the situation there, this round lake is flat and shallow. Although the lakeside is full of flowers, there are no trees to stabilize the soil. When the rain is heavy and there is not much water, the soil is loose and easy to accumulate and cause disasters; If it rises, if it continues to rain continuously, the lake will flood, and the flat land will become a flood country. If you want to be stable, even if the lake is buried deep in the ground like a basin, the basin is low and the ground is high, and trees are transplanted around to consolidate the soil, and then dig deep everywhere. Another small stream was added to lead the extra lake water out of the mountain to the coast, so naturally it will not be afraid of its impact and avoid overflow.”

The Prime Minister said: "What you said is just right, it shows that the nobles in the Central Plains pay attention to current affairs and are well-informed. As for the lake basin, it is especially suitable for the disease. I only hope that the nobles will show mercy and rescue them as soon as possible, so that the lakes in our country will be relieved. If it is exempted as soon as possible, it will save lives. Not only the common people appreciate it, but even the king of our country should be deeply moved. But I don’t know what the central plains have always used for digging and digging tools, so I hope to give advice.”

Shi Yaoguang said: "We have a lot of utensils in our place, but there is very little copper and iron in your country, so we can't handle them. As the saying goes, 'If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools'. Since we have nothing now, we should be helpless. Fortunately, we brought a There is iron and steel, so it is easy to manufacture. In addition, the lake needs to be excavated and then released, because it is too high, and it is very troublesome; in addition, it is necessary to dig streams to dredge the lake water. Plant trees so that the soil will not be silted and loose, the water will be low and the ground will be high, and the stream will flow straight down to make things happen. I wonder if people will gather together at any time?"

The Prime Minister said: "If you want a husband, you can rest assured. Since the lake began to flood two years ago, our country has lost countless opportunities to produce Huanbu. The residents who originally lived here have also suffered from lack of livelihood and flooding. The place is very dangerous and they migrated a lot, which caused heavy economic losses to our country. Now the king has issued an order to prohibit the private sale of Huanbu. What's more, when the excavation is started, wages, food and salaries will be paid to them. Why don't these small people do it. But when is the auspicious day for the excavation? I hope you can tell me, so that the king will give an order to all officials to make preparations."

Shi Yaoguang said: "For the restoration and treatment of the lake, we must first make the utensils. Tomorrow, the two adults will send more craftsmen, let me guide them, and make all the utensils, and then choose an auspicious date to start work."

The prime minister and the lord of the Ministry of punishment nodded together, and immediately ordered the entourage to quickly order the craftsmen to come and serve them tomorrow morning; they also sent more servants to wait for orders.After all, don't go together.

Shi Yaoguang took out the bamboo slips and pens and imitated the utensils like the books. Shui Jianqing looked at him and asked, "Why did my cousin bring this book? Could it be a prophet?"

Shi Yaoguang smiled and said: "If I didn't predict the prophet, I would be a living god, and I would never let my father buy the Huanbu to suffer this disaster. This is what I sent to the ship yesterday and ordered the sailors to bring it from my room. Because my father’s boat was damaged by a storm when he went out to sea, I was lucky enough to meet a craftsman to repair it, so I was a little concerned about this matter, as long as I read all books related to water conservancy and shipping. This time I went to sea, I took a few books and brought them It’s a good time to read in your spare time. It’s a coincidence that it’s applied here, and I’m beyond my expectations!”

Shui Jianqing nodded and said: "Since the picture has been drawn, I will go back to the ship later and ask the sailor to send the iron, and report to my aunt and cousin along the way. You stay here in case the Prime Minister and the others have something to do. Come back and find you."

Shi Yaoguang agreed, and seeing his cousin was still waiting in the room, he said to her: "Cousin, I don't have anything to do with you here, you can also go home and rest."

Liu Li stepped forward and said, "Uncle Tang is also in prison because of us, we are uneasy, if you have something to do, please tell my cousin, my mother and I will definitely do it."

Shi Yaoguang said: "You don't have to blame yourself too much, this is a natural disaster. After choosing an auspicious start date, I will ask you to help. You don't have to be in a hurry. Cousin, please send my cousin a ride for me. "

After hearing this, Liu Li had no choice but to leave with Shui Jianqing and wait for orders at home.

Shui Jianqing walked side by side with Liu Li out of the entrance of the guest house. After two days, when walking on Wojiao Mountain, he saw the Prime Minister asking Liu Li about the marriage with a smile from time to time, which made Shui Jianqing who was already sullen again. He couldn't help asking, "Cousin, do you agree to marry Prime Minister Yu's son?"

Liu Li didn't mention that Shui Jianqing asked so directly, her cheeks flushed, and she lowered her head shyly.

Shui Jianqing said anxiously: "Originally this was just a cousin's family affair, but before I heard that Mr. Yu had belittled his cousin in private, and I met him again in front of your house that day, he seemed to be a playboy, not to mention why A concubine is probably not an ideal spouse, I hope my cousin thinks twice."

Hearing his anxious and concerned tone, Liu Li felt warm and said, "Thank you cousin for your concern. Marriage has always been decided by the parents, and my mother once declined them. I believe this matchmaking is also in vain."

The water supervisor breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. I've arrived at the branch at the yellow board of the market, and I have to get on the boat, and I'll see you off soon."

Liu Li nodded and said, "I have chosen an auspicious date, please remember to call me to help. Goodbye."

Shui Jianqing looked away after watching her beautiful figure disappear, she was a little surprised at her reluctance, but after thinking about it, she thought it was because she, like him, came from heaven and was demoted to earth, so she cared so much.So he didn't think deeply about the inexplicable emotion deep in his heart, and continued to make a fuss about repairing the lake.

Early the next morning, many workers arrived, and Shi Yaoguang took out the samples and pointed them out one by one, and immediately everyone started to build.Fortunately, these workers are smart and nimble, and they only need a little guidance to understand everything, and they can build all the utensils in a few days.They chose an auspicious date to start work.

It's the auspicious date for the start of work.The Prime Minister went to the lakeside to supervise with several adults from the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Welfare.

Shi Yaoguang ordered people to build three sections of earth dams with sandbags.First, the water wheel of the first section is transferred to the second section of the dam, and the first section of the lake is dug deep.He also asked Shui Jianqing to lead more than a thousand migrant workers to plant trees around the lake. In order to prevent the saplings from growing up after a long time, he specially transplanted tall trees near the foot of the mountain to the lake; for the creek.Because the digging was too deep, it was difficult to go ashore for a while, so he ordered the workers to hang the baskets into the pit and stir them up with a pulley. It took a lot of effort to get a basket of soil up.Fortunately, the common people were frightened by the flooding of the lake, so many strong men worked hard to dig the first section of the lake in about five days.Shi Yaoguang then ordered people to push down the first section of the earth dam and pour water into the first section of the new deep pit.When the third stage was about to be selected, Shui Jianqing had already ordered the migrant workers to plant the trees, and the lake was surrounded by verdant trees, embellished with colorful flowers, and the scenery was very charming.After the completion of the work, Shui Jianqing came to Shi Yaoguang's place to help with more than a thousand peasant husbands and his cousin Liu Li.

Shi Yaoguang quickly said: "I'm going to divide a group of people to dig a stream along the ridge, and it's a perfect coincidence that you guys came here. I'll trouble you to bring these more than a thousand peasants to dig the earth and rocks, and then I'll lead the lake water into a stream. "

Shui Jianqing nodded and turned around to give instructions. Liu Li, who was standing at the nearest place to pick soil in the lake, was about to follow him away, when she was suddenly attracted by the shouts of thousands of workers digging in the lake. She stopped to look, and was immediately dazzled by the scene Got to be dumbfounded.

Originally, thousands of migrant workers from the fourth and fifth regiments dug soil in the east, south, west, north, and middle directions of the third section of the pit, and thousands of migrant workers stood by the lake to pull baskets and move soil.Just as they were busy, in the east near where Liu Li and the others were standing, more than a thousand migrant workers were pushing hard at a raised earth hole that seemed to be the eye of the lake, when suddenly there was a sharp "squeak" However, a thick gray-white smoke spewed out from the earth hole.The migrant workers stopped and hesitated.It was too late to say, and then soon, a body more than ten feet long, with diagonal angles growing from the top of a triangular head. Thick gray smoke spewed out from its mouth.Thousands of migrant workers who were excavating the soil were screaming in fear, and fled in all directions, gathering in the farthest corner with the rest of the surrounding people. Thousands of people on the bank were also surprised to see the dragon, and they put down their tools and fled down the mountain.Only Liu Li and others were standing close by, but because they were focused on the fortifications, they ignored them for a while and did not escape.But at this time, the distraught expressions of more than a thousand peasants facing the lake had already alarmed Shui Jianqing and Shi Yaoguang, and they all looked at the lake together.The dragon chased and ignored the earth-digger standing in the corner, and ignored the panicked peasants. Instead, it went to Liu Li's claws who were a few steps away from Shui Jianqing and Shi Yaoguang, and quickly found Liu Li in the air. Then go to the earth cave next to the lake eye.

Shui Jianqing, who had no time to react, was furious when he saw this, and without thinking, he took out the mirror from his bosom, and took a picture of it on the dragon's claws. Down.

Seeing Shi Yaoguang nearby, he hurried forward to meet Liu Li, but Jiaolong screamed repeatedly and spewed thick smoke, which turned into mist in an instant, blocking Shi Yaoguang's sight and preventing him from catching Liu Li accurately. As soon as he touched his body, he felt dizzy and fainted on the ground.

Shui Jianqing was taken aback, and hurriedly turned the mirror to the mist, and heard a "bang" and a few "pops", the mist was scattered by the mirror light and turned into rain, but the rain did not Can make people faint.Shui Jianqing took a look at Shi Yaoguang on the ground in the rain, and felt relieved when he saw that he was fine, and turned to look for Liu Li with a mirror.

The dragon disappeared as soon as the smoke melted away, while Liu Li lay down on the freshly dug loose soil at the edge of the lake.

Seeing that she was not moving at all, Shui Jianqing couldn't help checking her veins anxiously. After the first diagnosis, she found that her life was not in danger, except for the injury to her inner lungs and a few skin traumas on her body caused by sharp claws and shock. Only after he breathed a sigh of relief, he solemnly ordered to the migrant worker standing on the shore: "This time I am in danger, my cousin fainted and can't carry out the repair project for the time being, after he wakes up, discuss with me how to deal with the lake monster. Go on, take advantage of the fact that the lake monster is hiding now and doesn't show up, retreat quickly, I'm afraid I won't be able to deal with it if it's too late."

The migrant workers huddled in the far corner and the thousands of migrant workers who came together with Shui Jianqing had the courage to leave the same way after hearing that Jiaolong had disappeared.

Shui Jianqing called two civilian husbands again, and asked one of them to send a message to the Prime Minister to know about the matter; the other helped Shi Yaoguang up, and Liu Li was picked up by himself, and went to the boat.

Mrs. Shi had been waiting anxiously on the boat for a few days, when Shui Jing was about to play a song to calm her anxious mother, she suddenly heard human voices coming from afar.Not long after, Madam Shi was heard yelling in a panic: "Guang'er, what happened? Why didn't Guang'er wake up?"

Mrs. Shi saw a stranger carrying Shi Yaoguang, who was unknown to him, appearing on the boat, she couldn't help coming behind her in panic, hugging Liu Li's water supervisor Qingqing and asked.

The water supervisor Qing led the way and settled Liu Li and Shi Yaoguang in his own room. He told the story of the encounter with Jiaolong and was unable to build the lake for the time being. At the end, he said: "My cousin was caught in the smoke from the lake monster. Although he fainted, But I took his pulse just now, nothing serious, he will wake up after a while, but my cousin fell from mid-air, fortunately landed on the soft soil, only hurt some lungs and a few injuries, but she is already unconscious , I’m afraid it will take a while before the doctor can wake her up, so I have to take her back to the ship so that I can prescribe medicine for treatment.”

Mrs. Shi followed into the room, and after listening, she relaxed and said: "In this case, anyway, you are temporarily staying at the Guest House, so let Li'er live in your room so that she will be hurt before sending her away. As for Mrs. Liu, I will send The sailors are going to deliver letters to the Burning Island.”

"Then trouble Auntie."

When Shui Jing heard her cousin fainted, she still worried: "Cousin, is cousin really alright? Is there any way to revive him immediately?"

Shui Jianqing patiently explained: "The effect of the smoke is like a stun drug. Although it can stun people, there will be no sequelae. Afterwards, it will wake up naturally. Cousin, you don't have to worry." Concentrate on taking Liu Li's pulse, and then go to decoct the medicine.

An hour later, Shi Yaoguang woke up leisurely, opened his eyes and immediately called out: "Monster Nair!"

Mrs. Shi said happily, "Guang'er, are you awake? How do you feel?"

Shi Yaoguang took a look and found himself in the cabin, so he asked Mrs. Shi and Shui Jing beside him: "Mother, little cousin, why am I here? Where is the lake monster? Is cousin okay?"

Mrs. Shi told him what Shui Jianqing said, and then said quietly: "Fortunately, son, you are fine now, but the repairing of the lake seems to be suspended, at least we must find a way to deal with the lake monster before we can continue." , don’t let something happen to you before you rescue your father.”

Shi Yaoguang said anxiously: "The earth picking project is in full swing. Seeing that the lake repair is about to succeed, how can we give up halfway!" Seeing Shui Jianqing coming in with a bowl of medicine, he said to him: "Cousin, come and help find a way Deal with the lake monster and continue to repair the lake as soon as possible."

"Although my precious mirror can restrain the smoke, it can't take care of all directions. The lake monster moves quickly. If I can't hit the vital point with one blow, I'm afraid it will escape. And I have to heal my cousin. I can't think about it right now. A good way to act. Later I will go to the medical center on the island to get some missing medicinal materials, and it is almost dusk, we should go back to the guest house first, explain to the Prime Minister’s subordinates, and then make a long-term plan. I don’t think it’s wrong, I’ll go back after I feed my cousin the medicine, and come back to the boat tomorrow.”

Shi Yaoguang had no choice but to wait for the water monitor to clear, and then bid farewell to Mrs. Shi and the others and went back to the island.

On the other hand, the lord of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, who happened to retreat back to the prime minister's office to talk about business affairs with the prime minister, looked at the prime minister at a loss after hearing the sudden change reported by Qingtuo Minfu, the water supervisor, and said, "Brother Yu , A lake monster appeared and knocked out one of the original nobles, the lake repair project has only been completed halfway, what should we do with the rest of the work?"

A strange look flashed in the Prime Minister's eyes, and his expression was as usual, as if he knew something in his heart: "Brother Feng, you step up and guard the noble man's father. If the matter fails, follow the original plan set by the king, after collecting the ransom Let them go. Tomorrow we will go to the guest house together to see if the nobleman has recovered, and discuss countermeasures against the lake monster."

The Master of the Ministry of Punishment was relieved when he heard the words, and said goodbye: "Then my brother has obeyed the order. As for the matters discussed just now, I will report to the king in the morning according to what I just said. My brother is leaving."

The prime minister ordered a bodyguard to see him off.

Then he thought to himself with an uncertain expression: "When the yellow list was posted, I was moved by the huge reward. I didn't want to try to build a lake to claim the merits. I also thought about it and planned to buy a batch of pig iron from neighboring countries. Refer to some books, and invite one or two craftsmen to come back to help him repair the lake. After the completion, he will give a little money as a thank you. But after sending his men to the lake to inspect and report back, he gave up this idea. The reason is the name His subordinates happened to see the lake monster spraying rain that appeared this time, so he didn't believe in evil and then sent his confidants to investigate, and the report was the same, so when the migrant workers reported just now, he was mentally prepared and responded as usual, and it was natural I didn’t dare to challenge such powerful monsters that summon fog and rain. It’s just that I was not optimistic about the actions of the nobles in the Central Plains to repair the lake. After learning that they have magic mirrors that seem to be able to control monsters, I can’t help being tempted. Secretly speculate on their chances of success, I also cared about that magic mirror, so I proposed to visit it tomorrow." In this way, the Prime Minister wandered alone in the hall for a while before letting go of his thoughts.

On this side, Shui Jianqing went around the market, bought all the medicinal materials needed, and then returned to the guest house with Shi Yaoguang.As soon as Shi Yaoguang sat down, he said: "Cousin, the smoke from that dragon-like lake monster, which looks like a dragon, can make me faint for several hours, and it turns into rain again, no wonder Lake Vojo will flood."

"Yes, my precious mirror can only hurt it and defuse the smoke, but it can't fix it and kill it with one hit. In this way, I have to defend against the smoke it sprays at the same time; I also need to avoid the attack of its claws And killing it, this is a big difficulty. Although I have thought about you distracting it's attention, and then I will attack it, but the light of the mirror does not seem to be able to cause fatal damage to it, and it must be irradiated for a long time Or find its key points to exert its power. But this poses danger to you, and it may not be able to be restrained for a long time, so you have to think of other methods.”

Shi Yaoguang lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly said: "Cousin, your kit seems to mention the verse about the lake monster, why don't you take it out and examine it carefully?"

After that, Shui Jianqing took out the kit and repeated the 32-character mantra of Zhu Zi.

Shi Yaoguang suddenly said: "Cousin,