Red House Shoufu

126 Threat
Luoyang, the prefecture of Henan, Kaifeng, the prefecture of Kaifeng, in contrast, Luoyang is located upstream of Kaifeng.

According to the report of the Henan government, since late April, Kaifeng government has been under continuous torrential rain, and the water level of the Yellow River has skyrocketed, even destroying the embankment of the Yellow River.

However, Kaifeng, which is located in the lower reaches of Luoyang, only saw a slight increase. Only the tributaries occasionally flooded the embankment. This is unreasonable!
It's a pity that he only knows the general distribution of the current state capitals, and he can't easily draw conclusions without a specific map of Henan.

At present, there are two possibilities. The Kaifeng government lied about the disaster situation, or someone was concealing the report between Luoyang and Kaifeng.No matter which one it is, it will be the common people who will suffer in the end.

Thinking of this, Lin Shu couldn't sit still.He got up and went to the Hanlin Academy to find out the latest map of Henan, planning to take it back and compare it with the nearest state capital report.

He tucked the map under his arm, and held a stack of materials about Henan's prefectures and counties in his hand.

As soon as he left the gate of the Hanlin Academy, he met the faithful Wang Gao Yongyi.

Gao Yongyi, who was riding on a tall horse, happened to pass by the gate of the Hanlin Academy under the guard of a group of royal soldiers.Seeing Lin Shu coming out, Gao Yongyi stopped his horse.

He stared at Lin Shu condescendingly, and said slowly: "Scholar Lin, there are some things that you, a little Hanlin, can't interfere with."

Lin Shu handed the things in his hand to the clerk next to the gate, bowed his hands and saluted: "I pay my respects to the lord, if the lord is talking about the murder case of Prince Dongping's son, the official can only say one thing, the prince broke the law and the common people are the same crime. In the future, if the prince also breaks the law, the lower officials will also impeach him."

"Oh, it seems that Xueshi Lin is a tough guy, but I don't know if Lin Ruhai has taught you what it means to judge the situation."

Gao Yongyi's face is full of disdain. He has always hated Confucian scholars who are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality. If it weren't for the need to seize the heir, he would not even pretend to be a corporal.

When Lin Shu heard Gao Yongyi mentioned Lin Ruhai, he clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves.He forcibly suppressed the hatred in his heart, and replied with a seemingly calm face: "My father only taught me that low-ranking officials should not be promiscuous, poor or humble, and mighty. This is called a man of honor."

"Very good, very good, I hope that Lin Xueshi will always be like this." Gao Yongyi bent down and whispered: "I hope Lin Xueshi will not regret what he did today... I wish the Lin family a long life! Hahahaha ..."

Lin Shu stared at Gao Yongyi's retreating back, pinched the palm of his hand with his thumb.

His last words were obviously a threat, but Lin Shu's current strength was far from being able to directly collide with a prince.

"Scholar Lin? Scholar Lin, your things." The scribe guarding the door came over tremblingly, and called Lin Shu softly.

"Oh, good. Thank you very much." Lin Shu took the maps and books, put a smile on his face again, thanked the clerk, and left the gate of the Imperial Academy.

The six parts of the cabinet in the imperial city were distributed around, and Lin Shu greeted the officials with smiles from time to time. No one would have thought that Lin Shu had just had a verbal confrontation with the faithful Wang Gao Yongyi.

When he returned to the cabinet to check the room and closed the door, the smile on Lin Shu's face disappeared without a trace.

It seems that the relationship between Gao Yongyi and Dongping Palace is definitely not normal. For a Qian Xingde who has basically been crucified by the law, the other party even threatens herself openly.

He has to make some arrangements to prevent the other party from using some dirty means to deal with the family members.

……

With the map comparison, Lin Shu began to check the reports sent to the cabinet by the major prefectures and counties in Henan in the recent period.

From Henan Province on the border with Shaanxi to the east, to Shandong and South Zhili in the east, there were reports of rising water levels in the Yellow River throughout April.

But the only conflicts were those sent to the cabinet on the second day of May.The Henan government reported that from April 22 to April [-], the entire Henan government was covered by heavy rains. The major tributaries of the Yellow River in Henan were soaring one after another, and the embankment of the Yellow River in Luoyang burst...

On April 22, the breach was sealed again, and the water level of the Yellow River remained high.

At the same time, the Kaifeng government reported that the water level of the Yellow River was slightly higher than in previous years, but the water situation was still under control...

This creates a contradiction, and the Yellow River embankment in Kaifeng is a key area for prevention every year.The hanging river on the ground is not talking about it. It makes no sense that the water level in Luoyang will be so much higher than that in Kaifeng.

Sure enough, Lin Shu found suspicious points in the report in Xingze County: the embankment of the Yellow River in Xingze County burst in many places on April [-], and the river washed away residential houses and countless fertile fields, and the victims were everywhere.

Fortunately, the squire raised grain and cooked porridge for disaster relief... Xingze County reported to Kaifeng, the prefecture, and asked the court to reward the benevolent squire.

If Lin Shu remembers correctly, Wei Qinghe gave him a secret note a few days ago that the Yellow River embankment in Xingze County was built and reinforced just last year.According to the account of Su Chengfeng, a Henan inspector, he personally inspected the river defenses, which are durable and can prevent floods for a hundred years.

So, the Luoyang levee that has been in disrepair for a long time is only a breach. How did the newly built Xingze County levee be washed away last year?
The reason why the water level in Kaifeng did not rise too much was found, and the problem lies in Xingze County.

Without hesitation, Lin Shu took the map report and went directly to Wei Qinghe, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

……

When he went down to the Yamen in the evening, Lin Shu's mind was full of Wei Qinghe's words to himself: "Prince Yizhong, Gao Wanyu, Zhengfei Zheng, was born in the Zheng family, a wealthy family in Xingze County!"

The Zheng family in Xingyang was once one of the five surnames and seven surnames.Although it is gradually declining now, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the Zheng family is still the largest family in Xingze County.Not to mention that behind the Zheng family, there is the entire Zheng family in Xingyang.

According to the information sent by Xiuyiwei, nearly [-]% of the fertile land in Xingze County is secretly in the hands of the Zheng family, and they once took advantage of the four-year drought in Henan to take away Zhanying Nearly [-]% of the land in Ze County.

If Lin Shu guessed correctly, the breach of the levee this time might be another way for the Zheng family to annex the land.If this is true, what role does Prince Yizhong Gao Wanjin play?

Lin Shu rubbed his chin, and thought to himself: It seems that this trip to Henan is going to set off another huge storm. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a bloody storm.

……

"Brother is back? Come and try, my new dim sum..."

Just when Lin Shu was sitting in the study, Daiyu came in with a plate of snacks, and put the plate in front of Lin Shu like offering a treasure.

Looking at his younger sister who was begging for praise, Lin Shu suppressed the worries in his heart and put a small piece of snack into his mouth.

The dim sum should be made of mung beans, Lin Shu chewed it a few times, the fragrance of the beans stimulated the taste buds, very delicious in the hot summer.

"It's delicious, Yu'er is getting more and more virtuous. I don't know who will be cheaper in the future..."

Daiyu smiled when she heard Lin Shu's praise.But the second half of Lin Shu's words made her a little shy, stomping her foot and said, "Brother is serious, he made fun of me again, and ignored you, I'll go find Sister Yuan..."

As she spoke, she took Xueyan and left the study with another plate of dim sum. Lin Shu shook his head with a smile, and set his sights on the dim sum in front of him.

He picked up another piece and put it in his mouth, savoring it carefully.Delicious food can indeed soothe one's tense nerves. Lin Shu has been tense today. After eating a few delicious snacks, Lin Shu's tense nerves finally eased down.

He decided to put aside the worries in his heart for the time being, and went out to spend time with his family...

　Thanks to Long Haomiao for the reward of 100 starting coins.

　　Updates for the rest of the night...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)