Tang Dynasty detective

Chapter 183 Natural and Man-made Disasters?

Zhao Yuan looked at him and said faintly: "Master Li, haven't you heard of 'evil Yu Xu'? You offended Master Liu, so naturally he can't let it go, otherwise what is the prestige of the governor, so the people of Zhengyang County also It's bad luck to follow."

Li Canghai's face became cold, his anger was full, and he said in a cold voice: "Master Liu has acted like this, he is really an official of the imperial court, no way, I want to tell the imperial court."

Zhao Yuan stroked his beard, shook his head and smiled lightly: "Lord Li, you are still too young! How can you play this memorial just by saying it? The memorials of all state roads have to be reviewed by the governor's office, and approved by the governor's office with a seal. Afterwards, Fang Neng will be sent to the capital, if you want to impeach Lord Liu, I am afraid that this memorial will never have a chance to leave the Governor's Mansion."

Hearing this, Li Canghai frowned. He pondered for a moment, then stared at Zhao Yuan suddenly, and said, "Master Zhao, as the judge of the Governor's Office, why are you telling me these things?"

Zhao Yuan smiled slightly, and said deeply: "Because you are a good official." After a pause, he sighed and said: "Whether you believe it or not, I have long been dissatisfied with Master Liu's actions. , I can’t overstep my authority, I can only obey orders. I deeply regret the Yellow River’s embankment breach, but fortunately, Mr. Li’s ingenious plan helped me, so the flood didn’t ravage Zhengyang.”

Having said that, Zhao Yuan suddenly bowed deeply to Li Canghai.

"Master Zhao, why are you doing this?" Li Canghai was a little surprised.

Zhao Yuan said earnestly: "This time, it is thanks to Mr. Li that the breach was blocked. You not only saved Zhengyang County, but also the life of this official. Mr. Li should accept this gift."

Li Canghai's thoughts turned, and he quickly understood the meaning of Zhao Yuan's words.

Indeed, if the breach of the Yellow River is not blocked and Zhengyang City becomes the country of Ze, the imperial court will definitely investigate this matter strictly.

As long as Liu Tong gently pushes all the blame on him and names him as dereliction of duty, he will be blamed.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Li Canghai was his savior.

"My lord Zhao is serious, I just did what I can do."

It is not difficult to see from the words that although Zhao Yuan is an official under Liu Tong, his relationship with Liu Tong does not seem to be good, otherwise Liu Tongduan would not be so calculating against him.

Zhao Yuan looked up at Li Canghai, and couldn't help sighing: "I've heard for a long time that the magistrate of Zhengyang County not only solves cases like a god, but also loves the people like a son. I didn't believe it before, but now I'm completely convinced."

The two quickly became acquainted, and their words were no longer tit for tat as before.

"Lord Li, I don't understand one thing. How did you come up with the idea of ​​using the boat as the foundation and filling the boat with soil to block the breach?" Zhao Yuan couldn't help asking.

When he came here for the first time, seeing the big ship blocking the breach and the solidified mud on the hull, the shock in his eyes was indescribable.

In the past, the method of building dams was to pile up stones and then fill them with mud. The dams built in this way are easy to loosen after being beaten by the river.

However, Li Canghai's method can condense several large ships into one whole, making it difficult to shake even if the river water beats it.

What surprised Zhao Yuan the most was the solidified filling, which was just some soil, gravel and lime, but after solidification, it could become harder than stone.

"That's just a way I came up with in a hurry to block the breach. I didn't expect that the breach would actually be blocked by accident." Li Canghai said with a hint of luck in his words.

At that time, the matter was urgent, and he couldn't allow him to think of other ways, so he could only fight. Unexpectedly, he actually found the solidification formula.

However, he knew very well that this simple concrete was not really strong.

After all, the supporting frames in the hull are all bamboo and wood, and no one knows how long it will last.

"My lord, this breach still needs to be reinforced." Li Canghai said to Zhao Yuan after expressing his worries.

Zhao Yuan waved his hand, stroked his beard and said, "Don't worry, I will order people to reinforce the whole line of the embankment of the Yellow River, so that this kind of natural disaster will never happen again."

"A natural disaster?" Li Canghai narrowed his eyes.

"Master Li, what are you doing here?" Zhao Yuan asked.

Only then did Li Canghai remember the purpose of his trip.

He glanced at the people who were reinforcing the embankment, and pondered: "Master Zhao, did you find anything unusual when you were reinforcing the embankment?"

"Abnormal?" Zhao Yuan frowned, and he stroked his beard, a little puzzled.

Li Canghai thought for a while, then changed the way of saying: "Are there any traces of man-made damage at the breach of the embankment?"

"Traces of man-made damage? I didn't find this, but I think it's a bit strange. According to my survey of the dam, the dam is extremely strong, and it shouldn't be washed away so easily." Zhao Yuan recalled himself. The result of the investigation, he said very puzzled.

Li Canghai pondered for a while, then jumped onto the bamboo raft.

Chang Feng and the others jumped up after him, and then propped up the bamboo raft and floated towards the breached embankment.

Soon, the bamboo raft came to the place where the embankment broke.

The flood water at the breach has receded a lot, less than knee height.

Li Canghai jumped down first, and then began to search in the water.

"My lord, what are you looking for?" Chang Feng asked curiously.

Li Canghai didn't speak, but bent over and searched carefully in the water.

Chang Feng and Zuo Hongji looked at each other, they also jumped down, lowered their heads to search, but they didn't know what they were looking for, so they kept groping in the water, and they caught a few fat Yellow River carp .

Li Canghai carefully looked at the stones in the water. These stones were from the original breach, and they were washed everywhere by the flood.

An hour later, Li Canghai suddenly found a stone the size of a human head.

The stone is in an irregular semi-elliptical shape, and there is a light gray trace on the cross-section.

Li Canghai let out a long breath, and thought, it was as he had guessed.

The shallow marks on the stone are actually traces of gunpowder powder burning when the gunpowder exploded.

"Chang Feng, what happened when the Yellow River burst its embankment?" Li Canghai turned around and asked Chang Feng, who was fishing in the water.

Chang Feng hurriedly straightened up, he wiped his forehead, thought for a while and said: "I asked the local people, and they said that there was only a loud noise at that time, and the dam was washed away not long after. The people said , This is a natural disaster from heaven, and the loud noise is God's anger."

Li Canghai narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a deep voice, "What a shitty natural disaster, it's a man-made disaster!"

(End of this chapter)