Zhang Yong did not get too long for the Face Saint.

It took a few hours before he had the chance to meet Xiao Guozi alone. Xiao Guozi looked obviously unhappy, and obviously he was worried about Zhang Yong's face to face the saint.

Xiao Tiaozi said, "Are you satisfied now? Your Majesty summoned you, and it is our family to help you. Now it depends on whether you have the ability to take on the responsibilities of the Silis and Supervisor."

Zhang Yong quickly saluted: "I am grateful to my father-in-law for helping me."

Xiao Zhuozi said angrily: "You don't need to be grateful for your family, just do things well. Say hello to you first. Your Majesty wants to go back to the capital. I hope Lord Shen can come back soon... There is also Jiang Bin and Qian Ning coming back soon, oh, there is also Xu Tai, which is not so easy to deal with. In the past, they had to go to Long Pet before His Majesty, and they acted in a random way..."

This time, Xiao Tiaozi came to see him, and his aura was much stronger than before. The main reason was that Zhang Yong was able to successfully meet him was all due to his contribution. At the same time, he also felt that he had suffered a secret loss and divided the emperor's favor.

Zhang Yong was very respectful to Xiaotuozi. No matter what Xiaotuozi said or how arrogant he was, he looked respectful and respectful.

Xiao Tiaozi finally said: "Your Majesty regrets sending Lord Shen to the disaster area before. Now it seems that Your Majesty has an indifferent attitude towards whether Zhang Yuan will come back. That guy should stay in the disaster area... Our family still said the same thing. If he can make a big mistake, it is our chance to get to power."

Zhang Yongdao: "I wonder what good suggestions do you have to twist my father-in-law?"

Xiao Guozi said angrily: "What good advice can our family have? Isn't it your duty to give advice? This time, Zhang Yuan kept rushing to the road with Lord Shen's tail, but he couldn't keep up. We just happened to find a way to keep him stuck halfway, let him slack off on official duties, and then find a way to find someone to bribe him, and wait until his personal evidence is confirmed to be full of his personal pockets before he will study his book in front of His Majesty."

Zhang Yong frowned: "He used to do a lot of things to fill his pockets, but he was afraid that His Majesty would not care too much about such things."

Xiao Guozi sneered: "If it were normal, it would not have much impact on him, but you don't think about when it is now... Lord Shen would never allow him to do whatever he wants in the court. The disaster was urgent, and he still thought about embezzlement and bribery, regardless of the life or death of the victims. Can Your Majesty let him go? As long as something happens to him, everyone will definitely be pushed by the wall..."

"I understand, understand."

Zhang Yong suddenly said, "The situation is... even if he wants to keep himself clean, we will find a way to set up a trap for him to get into... With his greed, as long as we dig a hole, he will definitely not be able to jump inside."

Xiao Tiaozi smiled and said, "That's what our family means... You and I know very well how tough he is. You can't even get into the trap if you don't want to get into the trap... We can push him from behind to make him fall even worse..."

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Xiao Tiaozi knew very well that his biggest disadvantage was that he had poor connections.

With the favor of the emperor, he always serves the emperor and looks prominent, but he suffers from the fact that there are few friends in the court and the country and the connections are almost zero, which makes it very inconvenient to do things.

This time he helped Zhang Yong, and his biggest motivation was to use Zhang Yong's influence in the court and the opposition to actually cheat Zhang Yuan in disaster relief.

Even if Zhang Yong knew that Xiao Guozi was using him, he would do it obediently, and his interests were consistent in dealing with Zhang Yuan, a common political enemy.

Zhang Yuan, the protagonist of the incident, is still rushing to the road, but after experiencing the starry nights in the past few days, he has significantly slowed down.

First, Zhang Yuan was indeed tired, and second, he knew that Chen Xi had entered Kaifeng Prefecture City and felt that as long as he walked according to the established plan, Chen Xi would definitely wait for him there, which would not delay major events.

But he would not have expected that Chen Xi did not want to wait for him, and could even be arrogant... Chen Xi would not consider whether Zhang Yuan came or not. After all, he did things at all without Zhang Yuan conveying them. He didn't even need to care about what the emperor meant. Flood fighting and disaster relief was like Chen Xi's own business, and all decisions could be decided in one sentence.

In just three days, Chen Xi finished handling the matter and intended to leave, because he learned that Zhu Houzhao was impatient and wanted to return to the capital earlier.

At this time, in Kaifeng Prefecture City, with the help of local merchants, Chenxi had raised enough food. In this way, the river bank that broke the dam can be quickly repaired and strengthened by using labor-for-relief. Since cement was put into use, I believe that the Yellow River floods will be much less in the future. However, he cannot be careless now, because there are too many people affected, which is even more powerful than those reported in the local area.

Even though he had enough food in his hands, he still lacked cloth and medicinal materials, and he had to rely on the business system he mastered to help with transportation, but this took time.

But he could not continue to stay in Kaifeng Prefecture and wait. At this time, he wanted to go to the disaster-stricken areas on the north bank of the Yellow River to take a look.

The night before Chenxi crossed the river north, Zhao Ming came to see him more and more nervously, "There is no need for Duke Chen to go north in person, it is too dangerous... The flood has not been eliminated now. If there is another flood in the upstream, the consequences... I feel chilling..."

Chen Xi narrowed his eyes: "The situation north of the Yellow River is so serious?"

Zhao Mingyu said: "It may not be that way... Now the people who are affected have basically left the disaster area. Even if you go, what you see is just a tragic scene of flooding. There are corpses floating on the water surface, and plagues are rampant. If you go, you may get sick."

Chen Xidao: "According to what the Prime Minister Zhao said, I have to go... Disaster relief is one aspect, while flood fighting is the other aspect, and two-pronged approaches must be taken... My official inspects the disaster area on behalf of the emperor, so how dare I fool things? No matter what, I have to go to the other side to see and understand the actual situation, so that I can report to Your Majesty!"

"This... even though that is the case, shouldn't these things be done by local officials? Duke Chen also said before that the flood control and disaster relief would be entrusted to officials, so why should he be stubborn now?" Zhao Ming was more polite, afraid that something would happen to Chen Xi, so he repeatedly persuaded him with great pains.

Chen Xi smiled: "Magistrate Zhao is determined, but in my opinion, since I want to fight floods and disasters, I must share the joys and sorrows with the people. If I push everything to others, what is the meaning of the official coming to the disaster area?"

"this……"

Zhao Mingyu didn't know how to persuade him, and he didn't dare to go deeper, because he didn't want to leave Kaifeng Prefecture, a city that could protect him well and still live a stable life even under severe floods.

Chen Xidao: "I have transferred the governor of Henan and the left and right governors to Kaifeng Prefecture. I should have waited for them to arrive before going to the disaster area, but now it seems that I can't wait, so I will leave the reception to the prefect Zhao. If they follow the established plan, they should arrive in these two days."

Zhao Mingyu widened his eyes and said, "This...is probably...it's hard to wait..."

Chen Xi asked with a smile: "Why, the governor of Henan and the left and right governors would retreat in the last days and dare not come?"

Zhao Mingyu thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly: "The following officials bluntly said that the Central Plains disasters have been constantly in the past two years, and the alternate occurrence of floods and droughts is related to the ineffective governance of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks of the ranks

"Yeah?"

Chen Xi narrowed his eyes and said, "Master Zhao knows how serious the accusation is? If there is no evidence, just opening his mouth will be a nonsense, but you have to bear the responsibility."

Zhao Mingyu said: "The officials are never polite. Before, the Henan Provincial Government Office sent people to collect money for river repair from the local government, but the subordinate officials have never spent money on river repairs in the past two years after they took office. Even if the river is built, the local government will operate on its own. The Henan Provincial Office has never done anything except asking for money."

Chen Xi nodded: "Our official will naturally investigate this matter. There is no conclusion now. Prefect Zhao must not spread it too much. Before the matter is found, you cannot alarm the snake... Of course, everything must be paid attention to evidence, and you cannot handle cases based on news. I have always convinced people with reason..."

Zhao Mingyu quickly agreed: "That's right, Duke Chen is a position in the court. The subordinates are very clear about your style of work. There have been rumors among the people in the Central Plains that the people are thinking about your goodness... If it weren't for this, there wouldn't be so many people in the local area to support you in disaster relief. Duke Chen is really a Buddha of all the families of the people in the Central Plains, and the people all rely on you."

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Chen Xi didn't want to stay in Kaifeng Prefecture for too long.

The construction of river embankments and disaster relief took too long, so he planned to go directly north of the Yellow River, inspect the disaster area, and then take land to Linqingzhou to meet Zhu Houzhao.

As for whether the officials of the Henan Provincial Administration and the General Office were greedy, he would investigate in detail. Even if he was not interested in such endless official struggles in the name of rectifying corruption, he could not allow this borer to continue to be an official in Henan when the people of the Central Plains were in trouble.

After Chenxi took people across the Yellow River, everything they saw was a marina country that was hard to find.

Not only this flood, but even before the disaster, the Central Plains had sharply reduced the number of people due to famine and wars in previous years. It is not surprising that such situations occurred.

"Sir, Kaifeng Prefecture sent someone across the river last night and transported all the bodies floating on the water."

On a small boat, Yunliu reported the news of the investigation to Chenxi.

Chen Xi nodded without saying anything more. Even though he had seen many natural disasters and man-made disasters before and had climbed up from the pile of dead people, the scene in front of him still made him feel desolate.

Soon, Ma Jiu came from a distance by boat and saluted from afar: "Sir, after fighting day and night, the gap in the Yellow River burrow has been blocked by Xuanwu Guard officers and soldiers, and the flood will subside in the next few days. In addition, the Kaifeng Government Office sent a batch of supplies to come. It is said that in some of the higher terrain around, there are tens of thousands of victims who have the strength to go forward... basically the elderly, weak, women and children, and those with strength have basically fled."

"Um."

Chenxi Road, "The woven wilderness has become like this... The things that support the family are washed away by the flood. Except for those who cannot walk, who do not seek to escape to get a chance to survive?"

When Chen Xi said this, not only Yun Liu and Ma Jiu, but even the guards on the surrounding boats were moved.

Chenxidao: "Send people to find all the victims that can be found around them and give them food. If there are sick and disabled people, they will be properly treated and transported to Kaifeng Prefecture."

Ma Jiuwei said: "Sir, you don't have many people around you..."

Chen Xi shook his head: "I don't need manpower here. I will take care of the people first. I will send out all those who can be sent out. It's enough for me to leave a few people here to help pass on the message."

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That night, Shenxi slept on the embankment on the north bank of the Yellow River at night.

In the tent, Chen Xi listened to the roaring from the turbid torrent of the Yellow River outside, and his thoughts were as messy as he could not calm down at this time.

"Sir, your memorial is sent to Linqingzhou in a hurry for 800 miles, and you will arrive at noon tomorrow." In the middle of the night, Yunliu arrived at Chenxi's tent.

Chenxi Road: "Is there any news about the imperial court's funds for disaster relief?"

Yunliu said: "There is no news about the food collected by the imperial court from various places, but the silver transported from the capital is being accelerated."

Chen Xi nodded and said, "These silver will prevent the people in the disaster area from starving to death within half a year. As for letting them resume production... there are still many difficulties. Where have our own things been shipped?"

Yunliu said: "It is still on the Grand Canal, and it should be transported to Kaifeng Prefecture within three to five days... With the Yellow River breaking and blocking the water level of the Yellow River rises rapidly, and water transportation basically returns to normal. In addition, the steam engine is put into use, the transportation speed of our cargo ships is much faster than that of the imperial court."

Chen Xi sighed: "I can't rely on my own to rescue disasters. Maybe I will leave for Linqingzhou tomorrow. The rest will be left to the local government."

Yunliu quickly said, "Sir, if you are not in the disaster area, who can guarantee that the funds for disaster relief will be distributed to the people?"

Chen Xi looked at Yunliu: "Can't you send someone to supervise it? Don't always think about things pessimistically, many things can be properly resolved. It is rare for His Majesty to have the idea of ​​returning to the capital. If I don't go back and stay in Linqing for a long time, it will only bring greater unrest to the court."

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Chen Xi's intentions have been decided, and Yun Liu cannot persuade him, so he can only arrange disaster relief matters according to Chen Xi's arrangements.

After dawn, Chenxi took people north. In just one night, the water level in the disaster area subsided, and many places were exposed, and many corpses appeared.

At noon, the group arrived at Yanjin County. There were no traces of flooding here, but disaster victims gathered.

Chen Xi went straight to the city, arrived at the county government office, and greeted the county magistrate so that the victims could receive timely assistance.

Then Chenxi went all the way northeast to Linqingzhou, without waiting for the arrival of the Henan Governor and the left-right governors, nor for Zhang Yuan.

Chen Xi's departure does not mean the end of flood control and disaster relief. On the contrary, it has just begun... Chen Xi personally inspected the disaster area and implemented the disaster relief matters in a short period of time. Chen Xi felt that he had fulfilled his obligations. It doesn't make much sense to stay in the disaster area and wait for the arrival of the disaster relief funds. What he has to do now is to bring Zhu Houzhao back to the capital.

On the way to the north of Chenxi, he passed by Weihui Mansion, Daming Mansion, Dongchang Mansion and other places, and gave important instructions to local officials along the way, but he did not stop for many places and traveled day and night to Linqingzhou.

When the news that Chen Xi was about to return reached Linqingzhou, Zhu Houzhao was excited and said with a smile: "Shangshu Chen is different from others. I asked him to go to provide disaster relief and handle the matter properly in a short time."

If Zhang Yuan was in front of Zhu Houzhao, he would definitely question, saying that Chenxi may not be comprehensive in disaster relief, or that Chenxi has ulterior motives, etc.

But now Zhu Houzhao only has Xiao Taozi and Zhang Yong in front of him. They would not deliberately sing a counter-topic with Chen Xi. Chen Xi rushed back in front of Zhang Yuan. They thought this was great news. At least Zhang Yuan was slandered. It is very likely that Zhu Houzhao returned to the capital. Zhang Yuan was still calling Tiantian in the disaster area.

Zhang Yongdao: "Your Majesty, Lord Shen means that you can arrive in Linqing tomorrow night and you can set off to return to the capital the morning after tomorrow."

"So fast?"

Even though Zhu Houzhao knew that Chen Xi was coming back soon, she didn't expect Chen Xi to meet him at such a speed.

Xiao Zhuozi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it's not so fast. Lord Shen is thinking about you and the country in the Ming Dynasty is stable."

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Yes, I haven't met Mr. Chen for a long time... I led my troops to fight before, but in fact I should have recruited him by my side, and so many things won't happen later... It's good that I can finally return to the capital with peace of mind."

Xiao Taozi and Zhang Yong laughed with each other, Zhu Houzhao was in a good mood, and said, "I want to listen to the opera with the queen today, so I won't ask about the other side. If you have any questions, please hold on first and report to me tomorrow... I will have a good rest in the past two days, and I will have a big fight after returning to the capital!"
Chapter completed!