After Ma Guang knelt down, he suddenly broke the matter.

Master Gu originally wanted to coerce Ma Guang and let him later in Kaifeng, under the officials of the two governments, go to Germany and deal with Lin Yanchao. But he didn't expect Ma Guang to recruit himself, and he also took all the blame on himself, which was tantamount to poking out their conspiracy.

Lin Yanchao's eyes turned from the faces of several people, and he guessed seven or eight points from their expressions, but at this time, he first looked at the movements of the three people.

Li Zihua's expression remained unchanged, still sitting and drinking tea.

Master Gu's eyes sharpened, and then he retracted.

And Ma Guang was trembling, sweating like pulp. Ma Guang's official robe was already wet, and his face was pale, it seemed that he had suffered before Lin Yanchao came.

Eighty percent of it was Li Zihua who got Ma Guang's handle to blackmail him, but Ma Guang hesitated and made the final choice.

That's to take the blame yourself!

This choice cannot be said to be smart, but sandwiched between two people who cannot afford to offend themselves, it is often best to make a decision immediately.

At this time, Lin Yanchao had two choices, one was to protect Ma Guang and speak for Ma Guang in front of Li Zihua, and the other was to ......

And Lin Yanchao made a decision instantly, but seeing that he frowned, he said sharply: "What? Ma Zhizhou, since last year, this official has repeatedly ordered you to strengthen the Huanglinggang embankment, how did you obey orders? ”

Ma Guang kowtowed like garlic and said: "The lower official is guilty!" ”

Lin Yanchao pretended to be angry and said: "Ma Guang, do you still know about the second year of Hongzhi?" At that time, the Huanglinggang embankment broke in the north, the river flooded the road, the grain could not reach the north, the Beijing division was shaken, and even the Son of Heaven could not sleep in peace. If there is another such thing, who will bear the responsibility, and who will be able to bear it? ”

"This time, the official will not be severely punished."

Ma Guang trembled and couldn't say a word.

Lin Yanchao looked at Li Zihua's expression from the corner of his eye.

But seeing Li Zihua take over the words, he said: "Eh, Lin Sima don't blame his subordinates, this embankment is indeed inadequate, but it is also an indisputable fact that it has rained heavily since the beginning of spring this year, so that it is impossible to repair the embankment." ”

Master Gu also smiled and said: "Dong Weng, this section of the embankment is under the jurisdiction of Ma Zhizhou, and if there is a problem with the embankment, Ma Zhizhou is indeed to blame." But as the official of Ma Zhizhou, Lin Sima has not looked at the embankment, and it is indeed difficult to say whether there is a problem with the embankment. Ma Zhizhou, you are in a hurry to admit it, where do you put Lin Sima? ”

Li Zihua said calmly: "Isn't that what I said, doesn't Lin Sima want to repair this embankment?" But there are hundreds of miles of embankments under the rule of the German government, and negligence is inevitable where one of them is taken into account. Fortunately, we found out early, and it was not too late to make amends. ”

Lin Yanchao didn't say a word, and looked at Li Zihua and Master Gu, one singing with a red face and the other with a white face.

When he changed his normal life, he had already been furious by Master Gu's words.

But after a long time in the officialdom, there are more knives seen in the open and in secret, and the cultivation has also improved a little, Lin Yanchao sneered: "Don't be like this in the control of Taiwan, there should be rewards and rewards, and the guilty should be punished. There is no need to come forward in this matter, I will report this matter to the domain, and if the clan can't adjudicate, I'll report it to the Fu Yuan, and if the Fu Yuan can't adjuline, I'll report it to the ministry, and the ministry can't adjudicate, and I'll be the son of heaven! ”

Lin Yanchao's words, Ma Guang wanted to die at the moment.

He blocked the gun for Lin Yanchao, hoping that Lin Yanchao could intercede for him and avoid a catastrophe. Unexpectedly, Lin Yanchao wanted to control himself to death.

Why is my Ma Guang's life so bitter!

Lin Yanchao's words blocked all the words in Li Zihua's stomach.

Li Zihua's face finally turned a little blue.

Seeing this, Master Gu came forward to relieve the siege and said: "Lord Zhangtai inspected the Huanglinggang River embankment today, and it was also convenient. After the situation is clear, I will study it in detail with Fuli Prefecture. But why is Ma Zhizhou in a hurry to confess his guilt now, this is incomprehensible? And why did Lin Sima rush to convict Ma Zhizhou? This is a dilemma. ”

Lin Yanchao flicked his sleeve robe and said, "What is incomprehensible, and what is incomprehensible." The imperial court governs the river, and when the layers are held accountable, everyone is held accountable! ”

A sentence of accountability at all levels, everyone is held accountable! There was a loud bang, knocking all the officials in the canopy to wake up.

Lin Yanchao looked around the left and right, and all the officials lowered their heads.

Lin Yanchao said: "If the embankment is lost, it is the responsibility of the river worker, and then it is the responsibility of the county magistrate of Kaocheng, and if it goes up, it is the responsibility of the governor of Suizhou." Further up is Lin's responsibility, if Lin goes up, whose responsibility is this? ”

Li Zihua was stunned, and glared at Master Gu angrily, you know that Lin Yanchao even dares to kill Ma Yu, how can such an official who is not afraid of heaven and earth, and is extremely hard in the background, eat you like this.

Master Gu's face was red at Lin Yanchao's count, but he didn't dare to refute it, he finally saw what it means to be eloquent and outspoken.

In front of Lin Yanchao, his unsightly conspiracy and tricks melted like snow for the rising sun.

Li Zihua blushed and said, "Okay, you don't have to fight anymore." In a word, this year's autumn flood, the river embankment is safe and sound, and everyone is safe and sound. If there is any mistake in the embankment, the official will carry the officials who slipped below, enter Beijing with a prisoner car, and ask the Son of Heaven for guilt! ”

Li Zihua's words were extremely tough, but everyone knew that he was losing.

What he said just now is actually that this matter has come to this, and I will not pursue it.

Ma Guang almost cried with joy, he still blamed Lin Yanchao, but he didn't know that Lin Yanchao's move was just saving his life.

Lin Yanchao and Ma Guang sent Li Zihua to the door.

Lin Yanchao stopped, and then said: "The lower officials have made up for the loss of the sheep, rectified the river embankment, and cannot be sent far, and they can also make Taiwan forgive their sins." ”

Li Zihua's face was cloudy and uncertain: "It's okay, tomorrow Kaifeng will return to Germany and the officials will discuss together, and Lin Sima should not be late." ”

After Li Zihua leaves.

Lin Yanchao returned to the shed, and Ma Guang bowed to Lin Yanchao and said, "Thank you, Lord Sima, for saving your life." ”

Lin Yanchao said with a straight face: "The official is too lazy to save you, the official only asks you one sentence, how did you build this Huanglinggang embankment?" ”

It's really a wave of unevenness.

Ma Guang wanted to die, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "Back to Sima, this embankment along the river, the imperial court said that we want to repair it once a year, but where is the silver enough." Generally, it is good that the magistrates can repair every two years, and some only repair it once every three or four years, or they just deal with things. ”

"If you still say this, the official doesn't want to listen to it anymore, you can do it yourself."

Ma Guang hurriedly said: "Qi Qi Sima, the next official is the truth. In fact...... In fact, last year's allocation of river silver was small, and the lower officials saw that the Huanglinggang embankment was quite solid, so they moved the silver to repair the embankment elsewhere, and rebuilt it this year. Since the beginning of spring this year, it has rained heavily, and the embankment has been repaired and collapsed, and it has collapsed and repaired. ”

"Several times in a row, the embankment foundation is not real, the materials are used up again, and the state can't allocate money, so I have to ......"

"So you're going to build a 'straw embankment' for this official, right?" Lin Yanchao's face was calm.

"The lower officials don't dare to have a hundred guts! Most of the embankment bottom is good workmanship and good materials, rammed solid soil, but part of the embankment section is made of straw, who knows that at this time, the river governor actually came to inspect! This Li Zihua is by no means untargeted, he must have already received the Gazette, and he wants to deal with Sima You! Ma Guang shuddered.

Lin Yanchao said: "Don't blame others, this official didn't teach you to use straw to repair the embankment." Don't you know that the embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed in an anthill? Well, the official is also responsible for this matter, and last year, in order to repair the Baili embankment, the Hegong Bank did not give you enough. ”

"But this year, this Huanglinggang is adjacent to the old road of the Jialu River, and now the imperial court wants to dredge the Jialu River, how important is this embankment. If the embankment breaks at this stall, don't talk about you, the official will also follow suit! ”

"The lower official is guilty, the lower official is guilty! The lower officials must repair this embankment. ”

Lin Yanchao saw Ma Guang like this, and immediately said: "Okay, remember your words, this official will allocate another 3,000 taels to you from the River Engineering Department, and all the embankments filled with straw will be thrown aside and rebuilt." Before May, I want this Huanglinggang embankment to be impregnable. Otherwise, the official will personally put your head with Ma Yu! ”

"Yes. Be. Ma Guang was covered in sweat.

Ma Guang personally held an umbrella at the moment and sent Lin Yanchao all the way to the carriage.

After Lin Yanchao left, Ma Guang returned to the canopy, and said to the magistrate of Kaocheng County with a fierce look: "You Wang Baniang raised, what did you tell me last year, this Huanglinggang embankment is foolproof?" Did this come out of the mouth of you, a thief? ”

The magistrate of Kaocheng County knelt down and kowtowed: "The lower official is guilty, and the lower official also misheard the words of the people below." ”

Ma Guang sneered: "This official doesn't care if you listen to the people below, Lord Hedu has spoken before, if there is any mistake in this embankment, he doesn't need to punish us, he will carry us to the officials and escort them to the prison in Beijing in a prisoner car." And Master Sima was even more ruthless, he said that he would put my head and Ma Yu together. I didn't end well, and what about you? How are you going to die? ”

The magistrate of Kaocheng County cried and said with a sad face: "The lower officials don't want to die, the lower officials want to live." ”

"Want to live? Okay, in a word, before April, this Huanglinggang embankment will be repaired, and the official will allocate you another 1,500 taels of silver. If it can't be repaired well, and the river embankment is washed away by the big water, then the official will take your family to fill the embankment! ”

The magistrate of Kaocheng County was trembling, honestly afraid, and listened to Ma Guang's reprimand for half an hour.

After Ma Guang left, the magistrate of Kaocheng rubbed his legs for a long time, and all the officials did not dare to speak.

The magistrate of Kaocheng suddenly raised his head and said to the officials below: "What are you looking at?" If it weren't for you who are so talented, how could this official be where he is today? Immediately call all the officials of the county, big and small, and the officials will give a lecture on the embankment! ”

After the embankment is completed.

Lin Yanchao immediately got into a carriage and went to Yifeng County, Kaifeng Prefecture.

Yifeng County, Kaifeng Prefecture is adjacent to Kaocheng County, Suizhou, Guide Prefecture.

Lin Yanchao came to Yifeng County in a few days by carriage, and together with Lin Yanchao, there were officials under the rule of Guide Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion.

Li Zihua, the governor of the river, convened the officials of the two governments here to discuss the matter of dredging the Jialu River.

On the dredging of the Jialu River, the two provinces are currently very different.