Kuai Chuan's face-slapping gold finger

Chapter 62

When the family of Taifu Shen came to Xingyang County, they actually found the blood of the Shen family who had been lost for many years in the county. This news shocked the state government. Magistrate Nie of Yang County was also annoyed by the harassment.

Yang Zhao replied another letter from Shangfeng, rubbing the center of his brows tiredly, presumably after today, these disturbing right and wrong will disappear completely, right?

Nie Xiangwen's family is currently hosting a banquet, the purpose of which is to announce to the world that he is the only grandson of Taifu Shen.

Although Grand Tutor Shen has faded out of court long ago, he has an extraordinary status in the Holy Majesty's heart. He used to be the Holy Majesty's teacher, but whenever major issues are unresolved, the Holy Majesty will always ask him for advice.

When the former emperor passed away, the current emperor, as the crown prince, should have justifiably ascended the throne as emperor, but he fought in the remote Xia Pass. The three princes colluded with the Jingwei and took the opportunity to surround the imperial city. Those who go against the other will prosper, and those who go against the other will perish!

The princeling party headed by Shen Taifu resolutely refused. In order to deter the officials, the third prince directly arrested the relatives of the Shen family and entered the palace, forcing him to kneel down and profess his ministers. Shen Taifu was unmoved, and the Shen family was also strong. She committed suicide on the spot, and the five-year-old granddaughter was nailed to death on the golden pillar of Fengtian Temple by the angry third prince. Even the infant grandson who was just full moon was also thrown to death.

When the crown prince regained the throne, there were more than a dozen members of the Shen family and servants, but only Taifu Shen and Shen's daughter-in-law who went to Anshan Temple to pay their vows escaped.

The new emperor rescued Taifu Shen from the dungeon. At that time, Taifu Shen was covered in blood and there was no good flesh on his body. He murmured vaguely between half-conscious and half-awake: "A traitor... Heavenly punishment... ten thousand deaths are not enough to redeem..."

The new emperor was extremely shocked and invited many well-known doctors in the world to treat Taifu Shen. Now more than ten years have passed, Taifu Shen has been suffering from various illnesses, but he is still alive. Unfortunately, the blood of the Shen family has long been cut off.

However, not long ago, the Shen family received news that it was not Taifu Shen's grandson who was thrown to death in Fengtian Palace that day, but a young grandson of the steward. The loyal steward was to protect the blood of the family master and left a mark on the Shen family's grandson. , exchanged it in advance, and asked someone to send it to his hometown.

It's a pity that the entrusted servant woman was frightened and became seriously ill halfway. She passed by Dongshan Village and happened to meet Ma Shi who had just given birth. She knew that she was running out of time, so she had no choice but to entrust a token and silver to Nie Dafu , told him to keep it secret, otherwise it would lead to death. Seeing that Nie Dafu and Mrs. Ma agreed to this matter, she finally got her wish and left within a few days.

From then on, the grandson of the Shen family grew up peacefully in Dongshan Village as the twin sons of the Nie family.Fortunately, during that period of time, the neighboring village had just suffered a robbery, and the villagers in Dongshan Village were too scared to move around. Therefore, no one knew how many children Ma had given birth to, and Nie Dafu secretly gave Mrs. Wen a sum of money. Inform the interests and harms, and then you can settle down.

If Shen's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lin, hadn't happened to meet the people in her hometown who were in charge, and learned that her parents and children might still be alive, and had found Xingyang County after repeated investigations, perhaps, this secret would have been hidden in time forever.

When Mrs. Lin saw the keepsake brought by Mrs. Ma, a green jade hairpin in her dowry, and the scar on Nie Xiangwen's body, she couldn't control her tears anymore. She could hear it in her dream after many years. Her child cried to her, he said that my mother hurts me so much, and my mother saved the child, the voice whipped her, as if life would be worse than death, now, she can finally get rid of the nightmare!
When she learned that Nie Dafu and Mrs. Ma loved her child more than their own, Mrs. Lin didn't know how to be grateful. She was not without doubts, why the Nie family was still very poor after receiving a large amount of money?Why did the Nie family treat her parents and children like this?Could it be that they really believed what the servant woman said, that someone would come to find the child one day?However, these doubts are insignificant compared to the joy of regaining the loss, she has no intention to think about it, and even, she doesn't want to think about it.

Yang Zhao didn't know the inside story of each center. The jade slips only mentioned that after Nie Xiangwen was found by the Shen family, his family moved out of Xingyang County, and even this banquet was never held.

Nowadays, everyone with status in Xingyang County is invited to Nie's house, except for the magistrate who is the most respected county magistrate, which is intriguing.

Speaking of which, Nie Dafu and Ma Shi's selfish tempers actually treat their own parents and children so coldly?On the contrary, he felt deep pain towards Nie Xiangwen, who had no blood relationship. Yang Zhao couldn't help but suspect that Nie Shan'en was actually the real Shen family, but the jade slips didn't mention it, and he couldn't produce any evidence.

Before Yang Zhao could figure it out, the rainy season came quietly...

Xingyang County has been raining intermittently for several days. Yang Zhao has devoted himself to the preparedness against floods. Yu Jianli has never mentioned anything about Xingyang County since Nie Xiangwen left. He has no way of predicting whether it is true or not. There will be floods, and we can only remind them tirelessly.

Unfortunately, not many people pay attention.

The fact that the Nie family did not invite him to the banquet has spread throughout the prefecture and county. Naturally, some people went to investigate, and they easily learned about the separation of the family that day.

In fact, from their point of view, there is nothing to criticize for what Nie Shanen did, but his younger brother's status is different now, and some adults who were optimistic about his official career and willing to sell his face, have a much more indifferent attitude while avoiding interests.

After all, the ten "three-yuan" champions may not have the same status in the heart of the Holy Master as one Shen Taifu.

Some officials even reprimanded Nie Shanen for his alarmist talk, telling him to stop spreading rumors and causing panic among the people.

Yang Zhao remained unmoved and continued to go his own way.

On June [-]th, continuous torrential rains fell in Chengyang Lake and Liuting Lake, causing the water level of Songjiang to rise rapidly. Coupled with the impact of upstream water and tidal floods, the flood peak officially came...

On June 20, the flood broke through the embankment of Qingyong County, flooding a radius of hundreds of miles. Countless streets and courtyards were washed away by the flood, and more than [-] people lost their homes.

On June [-]th, the water level of the Songjiang River continued to rise, and the embankment of He Township in Linma County collapsed.

On June [-]th, the flood situation became more and more severe, and Nianxi and Louchuan counties burst their embankments one after another. So far, four of the [-] counties under the jurisdiction of Huzhou have lost control.

On June [-], the Jiujin Levee breached, and muddy floods poured into the four counties of Ningbai, Shunmei, Pingfang, and Defeng. Dead branches, rotten leaves, pots and pans floated on the water surface, and hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land were destroyed. once.

In less than ten days, Huzhou has become a swamp country.

Human beings are insignificant in the face of the mighty forces of nature.

At Haishi, Yang Zhao dragged his exhausted body back home. Seeing that he was drenched all over, Mr. Yu Miao hurriedly handed him a bowl of ginger soup, and asked with concern, "How is today?"

Yang Zhao drank the soup, put down the bowl and said, "The water level of the Songjiang River is still not receding, which is almost the same as that of Hongkang in 16 years. Now we can only hope that the rainfall in the upper reaches will decrease, otherwise... Fortunately, the dam has been repaired before. Yang County is considered safe for the time being."

Seeing the worried look on Yang Zhao's eyebrows, Zu Miaojun said worriedly, "Is there anything wrong?"

"Now eight counties in Huzhou have been flooded, and there are as many as 60 to [-] victims. If things go on like this, Xingyang County will be alone." Yang Zhao felt depressed. What's more frightening is that if Xiaoliang County breaks the embankment, the flood will Straight to Fucheng... At that time, I am afraid that the higher-ups will order to blow up the embankment of Xingyang County to divert the flood to protect the safety of Fucheng.

Once the embankment is blown, given the terrain of Xingyang County, it may be completely submerged. How can he bear it?

Zui Miaojun said: "I heard that many disaster victims from neighboring counties are coming to Xingyang, are you prepared?"

"Yes." Yang Zhao raised his head, with unshakable determination in his eyes: "I plan to open a warehouse to release grain!"

Zui Miaojun was surprised: "This... This matter is extremely risky. The food stock in Xingyang County is just a drop in the bucket for the victims. Even if you settle them down, you may not be successful. If something goes wrong, you will be at fault." Changes are easy to happen, once a civil uprising occurs, Yang Zhaoxiang's head will definitely be lost.

"How could I not know?" He has met hundreds of thousands of civil and military officials, if not tens of thousands, he knows exactly what the officials are thinking, but if he is in his position and seeking a job, if he only wants to protect himself, how can he eat without a corpse? Is it worthy of the teaching of the Tai Tuo in the past, "crossing all living beings and pacifying the world"?How can he be worthy of his insistence on the kingly way of "even though there are tens of thousands of people, I will go"?

As for the task, isn't saving the people from the water and fire safeguarding the way of heaven?
The wind howled outside the house, the wooden windows were suddenly blown open, and the rain started to fall again...

However, Yang Zhao's decision was not as smooth as he had imagined. Not only was the plan to release grain blocked, but also the wealthy households in the county did not support it. The flood was like a knife hanging over their heads, and everyone was in danger. Snow, who cares about the frost on others?

It's not that Yang Zhao didn't understand, but the imminent disaster didn't allow him to hesitate for a moment. He liquidated several people vigorously, and finally scared many people who were ready to move to be honest. For a while, there was no more insect in Xingyang County. Dare to make a sound.

It was late June, and more and more disaster victims flocked to Xingyang County. Yang Zhao did not let them enter the city. He ordered people to plan and sort out the suburbs of the North Gate in advance, and built many simple sheds and public stoves. rooms, bathrooms and huts, and hire a special person to clean them every day. After all, the disaster victims are not the most terrifying, but the plague is!
Seeing that the gates of Xingyang County were closed, the victims who had worked so hard to come here were already in despair, but there was a handsome and upright young official waiting in front of them, who led them to the resettlement area.After the thousands of victims were properly settled, they learned that the young man just now was the parent officer of Xingyang County, and that all of the things in front of them were done by him.

The victims were grateful and knelt facing the city gate, praising the blue sky, and the sound of crying and worship spread to Xingyang County, and all the officials and people were in awe.

This is the hearts of the people!

Nie's house.

Nie Xiangwen... No, he should be called Shen Xiangwen now, and he was complaining to Mrs. Lin aggrievedly: "My brother is so domineering, he dared to use the plaque bestowed by the Holy Majesty on the child, forcing the child to donate a large amount of money. The rest of the wealthy households in the village are also full of complaints, no one's money is blown by the strong wind, so it's too unreasonable for him to snatch it openly like this?"

Lin's soft voice comforted: "Now that the flood is coming, we have spare energy to help, and donating some is justified. What's more, after this catastrophe is over, there are many taboos in Nie Shanen's actions, and rewards and punishments are unpredictable. It's yours Acts of kindness must be compensated.”

Shen Xiangwen choked for a moment before realizing that the Lin family was quite different from the Ma family, and quickly changed his words: "It's not that the boy doesn't want to donate food and money, but what's the matter with forcing him to come? We gave the things, and we have such a good reputation." It is he who made the money, just for fame!"

At this moment, a sound of "blue sky" came from outside the city, as if it was about to break the sky in Xingyang County. Shen Xiangwen was taken aback for a moment, and quickly guessed the reason, so angry that his nose was crooked!

Seeing him like this, a look of disappointment flashed in Lin's eyes, and she quickly restrained herself. She had misbelieved Ma's words before, and only said that after the separation of the family, Nie Shan'en left Xingyang silently and had no news for several years. This time when she returned to the county, she did not come to see him. Although she felt guilty about this son, she did not like his cold nature, so she followed the wishes of the Nie family for the banquet and did not send him a post.But a few days ago, the servant girl inquired that the Nie family had a bad reputation in Dongshan Village, and the reason for the separation was because of the 800 taels of gambling debts owed by Nie Dafu. As for the money she left to her son back then, Nie Dafu had already lost it. all clean.

From this point of view, she has always misunderstood Nie Shanen, this child is a good one.

On the contrary, it was Xiang Wen...under the doting of Nie Dafu and Ma Shi, it was inevitable that he would be petty, and he will need to be persuaded slowly in the future...

Lin's silence made Shen Xiangwen feel uneasy, and the gloom in his eyes flashed away.

(End of this chapter)