"Who knows, not long ago, a new magistrate came to Shanshui County. As soon as he took office, he had to build a dike and dam. No one could persuade him. But he knew that there were real dragons living in the river. He made ground on the head of the Dragon King. Can the Dragon King be willing? The Dragon King simply turned over, and the river water immediately flooded, flooding farmland, and there were many villages and towns. This is why so many refugees who fled to the city today. The river sometimes seemed calm, but once a boat passed the river, the waves would immediately surge. I don't know how many fishermen and ferrymen have drowned in the past few years."

The waiter seemed to often tell others the story of "Shui". His words were ups and downs, sonorous and powerful, and he seemed to be a storyteller who had been rehearsed in advance.

However, Zhang Luochen finally had a question: "Since this place has good weather, why do the new officials have to repair the dam as soon as they take office?"

Qin Zi'ang also found it strange and said, "Yes, is it because of the false registration project and deducting the funds?" This is also a trick that is often used in the officialdom. The roads were dug and refilled, and the bridges were pushed down and rebuilt. Some were clearly in a good year, but they had to report a disaster year, which was all for the court's allocation.

The waiter was startled when he heard this. Seeing that there were no one around, he hurriedly waved his hands to several people, lowered his voice and said, "Callant, I dare not talk nonsense about this matter, I will go to jail."

Then, as if they were afraid that they would say something shocking, they said to the few people: "So, it's better for the guests to go east and take a detour from Fei County to Longhu Mountain." So they ended the conversation quickly and turned back to the kitchen to help.

Xue Hongling curled her lips and said, "I don't want to say anything. It seems that this official must not be a good person."

Zhang Luochen shook his head, "That may not be."

He was a person who had been consulted and bombarded in his previous life. He had watched many reversal plots on the Internet. Of course, he understood the principle that he could not listen to and believe in others. If someone said a few words to the point of setting a rhythm for others? Then I'm afraid he didn't know if he was sold.

"Why did the young master say that? Did you know something?"

Zhang Luochen smiled slightly? “That’s not, but you can’t make conclusions too easily.” He said and called Qin Zi'ang over? Whispered a few words to him? Qin Zi'ang nodded, turned around and went out.

It’s convenient for someone to help with things? Before a meal was eaten, Qin Zi'ang had already returned.

"How is it? What did you find out?"

Qin Zi'ang nodded proudly? "Brother Kong Fang was very good at enlightenment. I've inquired about it. That official is not a bad person. It is said that although the Dragon King is effective, he is extremely greedy. In order to ask the Dragon King to continue living here, Shanshui County will donate a large sum of silver to the Dragon King Temple every year to preside over the sacrifices to the Southern Barbarian priest."

"The government will not pay this money, and it will be distributed evenly to the villagers who are blessed by God. So although these villagers do not have the threat of floods, their lives are still miserable. Not only do they need six or five grains, but also gold, silver and jewelry? They spend countless money every year.

When the common people asked the Dragon King why he wanted gold, silver and jewelry, the priest said that the Dragon King wanted to build the Dragon Palace in the river? Naturally, these things are indispensable.

And is this money collected by the county? There is no need to peel it down in the middle.

Because there were so many tributes paid by the Dragon King? Even the county was not charged enough taxes, and the people had to pay taxes and pay tributes, which was very miserable, and eventually led to civil unrest.

The previous county magistrate was dismissed from office because the matter was exposed. The newly appointed county magistrate knew about this and decided to build a dam upstream of the river. He believed that as long as the dam was built, the river water would not flood again, and naturally there was no need to pay tribute to the Dragon King. The rest of the matter was nothing different from what the waiter said. Basically, the Dragon King didn't do it when he knew about it. Every time the dam started to be repaired, it would cause heavy water in the river, and even the boat would pass. It had been stirring up wind and waves for several years, but wouldn't it be a waste of people?

The common people began to worship again, but the Dragon King gave the oracle, saying that the county magistrate must be let go, and the county magistrate also has a backer, so it is impossible for him to leave so shamelessly, so he stopped."

"So that's it." Zhang Luochen nodded, "In this case, it seems that this Dragon King is not a good bird. Is there no other way to cross the river?"

"It's not that there is one. I specially asked someone to inquire about the surrounding terrain and drew a sketch. You can do whatever you want."

As he said that, he took out a wrinkled piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Zhang Luochen.

Zhang Luochen took it over and looked at it. The map was very abstract, with simple lines and completely wrong scales, but the approximate directions were marked. Looking at the location shown above, Longhu Mountain is on the south bank of Shanshui. The Wolong Town where they are located is not far from Shanshui Town.

As the waiter mentioned just now, Fei County needs to go east and then south in the upper reaches of the river, and walk a hundred or eighty miles to avoid the scope of Shanshui County. Moreover, due to the mountain roads, it is not easy to walk at all.

Qin Zi'ang also explained in a timely manner, "I've inquired. If we bypass Shanshui County from Fei County, it will take about three more days to walk."

Zhang Luochen nodded, calmly took a sip of fried grain, and said this session. The temperature of the fried grain was just right in the mouth, and the aroma of nuts was really similar to the oil tea noodles.

"Young Master, then can we go around?" Xue Hongling couldn't help but ask when she saw that Zhang Luochen didn't say anything.

Zhang Luochen swallowed the fried grain in his mouth and said calmly: "Do you still need to ask? Of course... it's not to go around."

He is now at level 28. Jiangdu City killed Xijiang King and his subordinates and promoted him to half of the level. Along the way, he encountered a little monster, and reached level 28. It would be fine if the Dragon King knew the appearance and sent them across the river. If he didn't know the appearance, he would just kill him to earn experience and could make trouble. He would have to be a boss-level monster, and he might be able to reach level 30.

Xue Hongling showed a smile that I knew on her face. She believed in her heart that Zhang Luochen was a hero who killed demons and eliminated demons. Therefore, when she heard the beginning of this incident, she was already looking forward to Zhang Luochen's choice. Now the answer was as expected, and of course she was happy in her heart.

The group drank all the fried valleys in front of them. Zhang Luochen felt that the fried valleys tasted a bit like his hometown, so when he left the city, he bought some and put them in his backpack.

As more and more refugees on the road were found, Zhang Luochen found that there were gradually water marks in the fields on the roadside. At first, the water flowed down and the crops fell. Later, gradually, the crops were soaked in the water.

Fortunately, this official road is a little higher than the farmland, so it is not enough to be flooded. But looking at the farmland, rice planting is better. Those who plant other crops must have to explain the harvest this year. I don’t know how many people will starve because of it.

Until noon, they finally arrived at the bank of a large river. The river was rolling and the waves were surging. Before they could get close, they heard the rumbling sound of water flowing, which seemed to be flooding at any time.

There was originally a pier on the bank of the river, but it was already hit by the impact. A piece of scattered trestle was firm. The hut next to it, which was originally a ferryman living in was also washed by water. Now people can't see it, and the boat has disappeared.

"It seems that this Dragon King is quite powerful." Qin Zi'ang looked at the traces by the river and sighed.

Zhang Luochen nodded: "It seems that the river has been ashore more than once. If things are not resolved, it may have to flood again. Let's go to the Dragon King Temple first to take a look, and then go to talk to the magistrate."

Zhang Luochen turned his horse and walked along the fork in the river toward a village. The village was obviously affected by disasters before, with walls falling and houses falling, and there were dead animals on the ground, which were bulging and drowned.

There was basically no one in the house in the village. After a while, the four of them finally saw a farmer pushing a cart to flee. There were a few bags piled up on the cart and equipment for farm work.

"Brother, please ask, how to get to Dragon King Temple?" Xue Hongling stepped forward and asked with brisk questions.

The farmer who was pushing the cart suddenly heard such a pleasant voice and was stunned. He looked up and saw Zhang Luochen and his group of people with high heads and big horses. When they were dressed, they looked like wealthy people. They didn't dare to neglect them. They put down the cart and said to them: "How many are you going to the Dragon King Temple?"

"That's right." Xue Hongling replied.

The farmer shook his head and waved his hand and said, "I advise you not to go. This Dragon King has shown his power. Three major floods have been sent in the past five days. The Dragon King Temple is too close to Shanshui. You go there. Once you start the water halfway, you can't escape. I advise you to go north quickly and find a high place to escape."

Although Zhang Luochen had already known the causes and consequences before, sometimes things would be distorted as they were spread. If you want to know the truth, you can only get the answer if you ask the person who is closest. Therefore, Zhang Luochen jumped off his horse, walked to the farmer and bowed and asked, "Dare you ask me, do you know why this Dragon King is showing his power?"

"Oh!" When talking about this, the elder brother showed some helpless expressions on his face: "Actually, it's all our fault for being unlucky."
Chapter completed!