The river surface is calm and beautiful, with a light layer of mist hanging over it. There are fishing boats and merchant ships walking on the river surface, which is peaceful and quiet.
He Zijing and more than ten officials from Yanlai Town walked onto the river dam. After walking onto the river dam, He Zijing squatted down and knocked on the dam body with his hands. He felt that the dam body was unusually tight, and he felt even more relieved.
A little, and the sneer smile on his face became stronger.
He also looked at the clear river water and walked not far in front of Lin Xi.
"Master Lin, now you should put away your nonsense and return to Donggang Town, right?"
He didn't look at Lin Xi, who turned to look at him, and said this calmly and with a hint of pride to the river.
The semi-paralyzed old man who had been lying calmly on the bamboo chair stiffened and wanted to stand up and say something, but Lin Xi patted him to reassure him, and then said calmly: "It's so important.
How can Tatarada and life and death be nonsense?"
"Mr. Lin, you said there is a problem with this dam, but after the heavy rain this night, it is still not good?" Kuang Xiuxian, who was behind He Zijing, said angrily: "This river dam in Yanlai Town is within my scope of responsibility, not
Mr. Lin, what is your scope of responsibilities?"
Lin Xi glanced at this official who was so fat that even his official uniform had no wrinkles. He looked like a skin, and said: "Have you checked any local chronicles about this dam? I heard that he participated in the construction of the dam and the reinforcement of this dam.
Do the people in Jiangba have any opinions?"
"Sir Lin." Kuang Xiuxian sneered and pointed at Jiangba with his fat and white finger, "No record is as convincing as the on-site investigation. Do you believe the words of an old farmer but not the judgment of so many Yunqin officials?"
Lin Xi frowned slightly, looked at the fat official with a red face, and said calmly and seriously: "Because he cares more about these fertile fields and the lives of those people than you do, so I believe him. And listening to what you said, I
I think you don’t even understand the structure of this dam. Do you think I believe him or you?”
Lin Xi's words were extremely rude, and she even questioned Kuang Xiuxian's true talent. Kuang Xiuxian was so angry that his face turned purple and he said angrily: "You...!"
He Zijing waved his hand to stop Kuang Xiuxian, turned to look at Lin Xi, and said calmly: "The river dam in Donggang Town is the same as the river dam here. There are no problems."
Lin Xi didn't like to see He Zijing's face, so she curled her lips in disdain, but a sincerely happy smile appeared on her face, and she mocked: "Of course this is excellent."
He Zijing looked at the expression on Lin Xi's face, and when he saw Lin Xi smiling, he also laughed, full of joy, "But the prison you manage is not very good. Three cells were burned down in the morning, and it is said that
It’s because you have only three people left, otherwise having a few more people would at least be better.”
Lin Xi's brows suddenly wrinkled. This was indeed something he could not have imagined.
"Also, I heard more interesting news on the way to the dam." Lin Xi's expression changes made He Zijing feel even more happy, especially when Kuang Xiuxian and others behind him showed undisguised ridicule.
expression.
He Zijing glanced at Lin Xi, paused slightly, and then continued: "Jiang Wenhe, who is still acting as the acting governor, actually spent a crazy night with you. Not only did he mobilize the garrison and a large amount of manpower, but he also even used the timber from Zhengwu Division to build the ship.
We spent all of it, and also misappropriated a batch of silver from the Department of Internal Affairs to purchase a large amount of straw bags and wood."
Lin Xi's face darkened and she looked at He Zijing coldly, "It seems that you are not just fighting over meanings for me."
"Master Lin is a young and talented man, but you should also understand that embezzling treasury funds is a serious crime. It is even more serious to scare people and confuse the people." He Zijing narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Lin Xi and said.
The old man on the bamboo chair in front of Lin Xi froze again.
He has also worked as a minor official, so his conversation and knowledge are very different from those of ordinary villagers. He also knows that in the Yunqin law, "confused the people" is a serious crime second only to rebellion.
"I will state the reason carefully. I think that with so many lives involved, many officials above will not act rashly." Lin Xi answered He Zijing coldly.
"Human life is indeed a big deal. The problem now is that these two river dams are in good condition." He Zijing looked at Lin Xi and said with disgust: "The problem now is that the officials in charge of agriculture and water conservancy from the Engineering Department found that there is no problem.
Moreover, the last two officials also thought there was no problem, but you, an official in charge of the arrest room and prison, said there was a problem. You said you trust this old farmer, but I would like to ask you, are the officials above from the Information Industry Department?
In the official’s judgment, should I trust this fact or an old farmer who has lost all his teeth?”
Lin Xi also frowned in disgust.
He didn't want to have any more nonsense with He Zijing. He didn't want to overstep his authority and overwhelm anyone, nor did he want to lose respect and courtesy in front of other officials. But these officials gave him no reason to respect and maintain courtesy. And he said this.
However, the only thing he never thought about was that the prison would catch fire.
"What are you going to do?"
But at this moment, his expression changed, and his voice was colder than ever.
The old man on the bamboo chair in front of him just turned his head and looked. He was too excited for a moment and made a loud sound in his mouth. He grabbed the crutch in his hand and seemed about to hit it somewhere.
On the high hill in the distance, some villagers were coming down, as if they were going back to their original villages.
Seeing Lin Xi's disgusted look and turning his head, and seeing the expressions of Lin Xi and Chen Yangzhi at this moment, He Zijing sneered coldly: "Maybe someone casually told them to go back... Even if no one said it, there was nothing wrong with this dam.
Question, do you want them to stay on the job forever? Do they just rely on that job to eat and drink?"
Lin Xi didn't look at him or the officials behind him anymore. He grabbed the bamboo chair where the old man was lying on with both hands, and one person carried the bamboo chair and flew down the dam towards the incomparably hidden high hill in the distance.
He ran away angrily.
Previously, Chen Yangzhi and he carefully checked the conditions and water levels of each section of the river dam, and determined that in the four or five days before the water level receded, the river dam was still likely to collapse at any time, if not for
He has the ability to go back to the time before the ten stops, and he has a certain amount of time to ensure his escape, but he does not dare to stay on this dam for a long time.
When he started doing these things last night, he naturally thought about all the possible consequences, but no matter what, the worst result was just to lose his official position, which he didn't care much about.
Because he is the top secret of Vice President Xia's Tianshu level and has the status of a general, he has the confidence to say "everything is just a cloud" easily.
And he knew that even if some high-level officials might misunderstand his character because of his actions, Vice President Xia and others would definitely not.
He hated trouble the most, and wanted to just watch the beautiful scenery peacefully on the river, but he couldn't indifferently ignore the things that happened to him. Since he did, so many people had paid for it, then he wouldn't
Maybe just give up.
Lin Xi ran very fast.
Because the cultivator has endurance and physical strength that ordinary people cannot match, seeing him running such an amazing long distance, many people on the high post who were coming down involuntarily slowed down or stopped.
Among the hundreds of people at the front, Lin Xi indeed saw people wearing official uniforms.
Then his eyes became colder.
"The water level in the river dam is too high, and there is still a danger of the dam breaking at any time. Don't come down!"
When he was still nearly a hundred steps away from these people, Lin Xi's firm voice rang out.
Seeing this Mr. Xiao Lin running all the way, many people on the post were instantly shocked by an inexplicable momentum and spirit. However, many people who had already come down to the fields stopped and turned around to look in embarrassment.
Towards the rear.
Several Husi officials and students among the crowd had slightly sullen faces, sneered, and remained silent.
Yanlai Town is not without knowledgeable or cautious officials, and it is not without officials who appreciate or admire Lin Xi. However, they are not in power. The most powerful people in Yanlai Town are the town governor He Zijing and his family.
On the bamboo chair carried by Lin Xi, the old man Chen Yangzhi kept breathing heavily.
It seemed that because he was just feeling excited and angry, he had been unable to regulate his breathing.
However, at this moment, the scrawny old man suddenly straightened up.
He had been paralyzed in bed for many years, and his legs had atrophied. At this moment, he suddenly straightened up, and his whole posture gave people a strange and incomprehensible look.
"Please listen to me!"
"I'm already ninety-three, why would I come here on a rainy night and lie to everyone!"
There was a heavy gasping sound in his throat, but a high-pitched and mutated voice exploded in front of him: "Please listen to me, old man, stay on the post for five days! I..."
When such a voice came out, everyone was moved by it. But after just shouting these few words, his voice suddenly stopped and he could not make any sound.
Lin Xi's expression suddenly changed and she reached out to touch his chest.
The old man took a long breath, but no sound came out for a moment. All those who were relatively close to Lin Xi could only hear the old man's hissing sound.
"Mr. Lin, I'm sorry for dragging you down..."
Suddenly, the old man uttered these words.
His body was still slightly straightened forward, maintaining a posture about to sit up. The crutch in his hand was stretched forward, as if he was unwilling to hit something, but there was no breath in his mouth.
spit out.
In this way, his people turned into statues in the eyes of everyone.
Lin Xi's heart dropped.
Just when his palm touched the old man's chest, he felt that there was not much warmth in the old man's body. The old man had been sick in bed for several years and had slowly burned away the last part of his life. This night itself was his
This last fire, the last cry.
The entire post was silent.
Countless people's hearts felt as if they had been hit hard with a sledgehammer.
Nothing was more powerful than the old man's last request and the words he shouted in his roaring voice.
Suddenly, many people started crying.
The human heart is made of flesh.
Most of them didn't know this old man named Chen Yangzhi, but this old man didn't know them either, but this old man and Lin Xi came to them in the dark night and in the pouring rain, just to
Let them avoid danger.
This old man should have died in the lap of his descendants, on a warm bed, but instead he died in this mud, wrapped in wet clothes, and stopped breathing here.
All those who had walked down the hill began to return to their posts.