The river water in the distance was just a blurry yellowish color, and lush reeds spread across the river, like a huge green blanket. Countless water birds perched in this reed bush, and at some point they flew into the sky and hovered in the air.

Xu Ping rode on the horse and looked at the two long belts in front of him, which were yellow and green.

Walking along the way from Biankou, which fetches water from the Yellow River, the river beaches are getting wider and wider, but the reeds are getting lower and lower. Obviously, the higher the upstream of the Yellow River, the shorter the time it takes for the river beach to grow, and the reeds have not yet become a climate.

As soon as the Yellow River emerges from Baibo Mountain Pass, the river channel suddenly becomes wider and rolls around and changes, forming a huge river beach on the south bank. If it is cultivated, it will be a top-notch land with deep soil and extremely fertile. However, farming on the Yellow River beach has to face the Yellow River, which is inconsisting in a certain way. In this era, it is just a matter of reeds to grow.

Not far away, Lu Fang was digging the mud and sand under his feet to investigate the thickness of the soil layer here. Exploring the river channel requires a reasonable route, and the approximate amount of labor must be estimated. It is necessary to understand the geology along the way.

Just as Xu Ping was immersed in the scenery in front of him, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from not far away, breaking the tranquility of the Yellow River, alarming countless birds, and even vaguely silhouettes of deer in the distance.

Turning his head, he saw a group of riders running towards the river beach, and gradually slowing down when they got closer. When they reached a place not far from Xu Ping, the horse team stopped.

First, a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties bowed to Xu Ping: "Mengzhou Tongzong Li Shen, I have seen the waiting system!"

Xu Ping replied: "Thank you for your hard work when you come here."

Li Shen, whose courtesy name was Qingchen, was from Xucheng, Yunzhou, Jingdong Road. He served as an official, from the magistrate of Yanshan to the Tongzong of Dingzhou, and then to the Tongzong of Mengzhou. He did not have a Jinshi and did not have a big background at home. He walked step by step, had outstanding political achievements, and his promotion speed was not slow. His promotion speed compared many officials who were from Jinshi.

Although the magistrate of Mengzhou was Li Di, he was in charge of the local affairs as usual. Otherwise, no matter whether it was the Transport Department and the Criminal Department above, or the subordinates of the state, or colleagues from nearby prefectures, they would be unable to face his authority, and political affairs would be in chaos. Li Shen was the real chief of Mengzhou, the person who handled ordinary government affairs.

Xu Ping moved to Wen Mengzhou and Li Shen came in person, but did not send a military officer or a judge to come. He also respected Xu Ping. When such ministers were on patrol, he would be too slow to find himself uncomfortable.

He urged him to step forward, and Li Chan said to Xu Ping: "I received the letter from the waiting company, and I wish I could come immediately. But after all, I was still busy with miscellaneous things and delayed for a day or two. I hope I can forgive my crimes!"

Xu Ping smiled and said, "At this time, many things such as money and grain are complicated. I have also become a magistrate. Knowing the hard work of this ministry, Parliament Li does not need to be polite to me."

While speaking, he glanced at Yao Zeguang behind Li Shen.

The two of them said a few polite words, Yao Zeguang seized the opportunity and said, "This wilderness is not a place to speak, so how about it? The judge came from Mengzhou and came to see Xu Waijian before he even entered the city."

Xu Ping said: "Heyin County is small and there is nothing to sit in the county government office. It's better to go directly to the place where I stay in Sanhuang Temple. The place is vast, so Li Tongjue also rested there."

Li Chan bowed and replied, "The officials are allowed to make arrangements."

"Okay, I was lucky today on the river beach. I hunted two fat ducks and a deer, so we went to the Sanhuang Temple to roast them to welcome Li Tong!"

After Xu Ping finished speaking, he took the horse to run to the county first. Li Chan greeted his followers and followed.

Yao Zeguang had no choice but to take a few walking staff members and follow closely behind.

Since the reception that day, Xu Ping has never had contact with Yao Zeguang again. He went out early and returned late every day, and started to flow upstream along the Yellow River from Biankou to investigate the possibility of opening canals on the river beach. Yao Zeguang wanted to get close to Xu Ping, but he never had a chance. He didn't know if Xu Ping was satisfied with him. If he wanted to do so, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.

After leaving the river beach, Liu Xiaoyi received Xu Ping's instructions and urged the horse to go quickly and return to the Sanhuang Temple to prepare first.

Xu Ping and Li Shen rode together, walking on the river beach in a hurry, while talking about gossip.

After leaving the river beach and on the way, Li Chan said to Xu Ping: "I don't know what the fugitive households mentioned in the letter are like? The letter did not explain in detail, and the officials had not had time to investigate."

Xu Ping said: "The matter is a bit complicated. The family did not have the documents that the government agreed to relocate, and the mistake was not on them. The magistrate Yao County said that the county did not know that such a thing was. Anyway, we can't understand it in one sentence or two. We should go back to the Sanhuang Temple first, have a meal, and then talk about it slowly. Punishment Li Tong, I said it was ahead. If there was no problem in the river channel, we might have to open a canal to divert water after autumn. As he is now in Heyin County, we must not withdraw manpower. Before the autumn, the situation must be corrected!"

Li Shen has been an official for many years, so he naturally knows what Xu Ping means. He nodded: "When you are at ease, you will definitely not miss the major affairs in the court. In the past two months of disaster relief, I will also get things done."

Although he didn't say it clearly, Xu Ping knew what Li Shen said. He was an official who was kind to the government, starting from a small county magistrate and becoming a magistrate of the province for more than a dozen people. How could he not have such a means? Moreover, Li Di stood behind Li Shen, and he didn't need to worry about doing things. Li Di also took on the trouble that caused the world.

Yao Zeguang, a local tyrant like Jiang Dayou and Tong Qilang, may be hindered, but Li Shen wants to deal with them without any effort. Even if he uses legal means, he can quickly solve it, which is nothing more than the consequences.

Now Xu Ping's identity is not a local official or a censor. When facing the things that Sun Fengnian's family encountered, he was not thinking about being Master Qingtian and reaffirming their family's grievances. Instead, he treated it as a political event and resolved it with political means.

Of course, except for being hunted by three public people, Sun Fengnian's family has no injustice. According to what Xu Ping learned in the past few days, what Jiang Dayou and Tong Qilang did in the county are reasonable and legal, and no crime has been found so far. This is not to say that they are good people, but they have made full use of the current laws to make profits for themselves.

Yao Zeguang is a good official who is diligent in his work, and he has almost no time to spare when dealing with political affairs. The family lost their chickens, and the children of the west ran to their uncle's house to play, but the family thought they had lost their people. The next day, another farmer was borrowed from a cattle and forgot them. There are such trivial matters every day. Yao Zeguang asked about every thing in detail, doing everything himself, and was very busy.
Chapter completed!