Chapter 315 Borrowing a Boat
Chapter 315 Borrowing a Boat
It's raining outside the window and the study is silent.
Liang Qu and Yu Dayi stared at each other across the table, with candlelight dim on both sides.
Lu Xinqing was stuck in the middle, trying to curl up his body and lower his breathing to reduce his presence.
Yu Dayi frowned tightly, twisting his brows into a "几" shape, and for a moment he couldn't think of any way to refute.
Liang Qu guessed that the other party couldn't figure it out for the time being, because the whole story was very smooth, miniaturizing the macro phenomenon to the individual.
Is it accurate?
It is generally accurate, but it ignores a lot of details and the differences between people.
With the current productivity of Dashun, no matter how hard the county magistrate works, it is impossible to create a perfect "Peach Blossom Spring" where everyone lives in peace and happiness.
It could be said that Lu Xinqing was born a bad person, destined to be a pirate. How could he blame others for wasting his talent?
But I can think clearly but cannot express it.
It can be said to be "passing the buck", especially at this critical juncture when the dam bursts.
Yu Dayi just felt a weight on his shoulders.
Either way, it would ease the conflict, or it would intensify it. Both would allow Yu Dayi to pull himself out of the quagmire.
I never expected that Liang Qu, at such a young age, could divert conflicts...
Outside the boat window, there are twinkling stars as small as beans.
The boatman's shouts came from afar, echoing in the empty space.
"Is there anyone else in town?"
“I haven’t been to the southeast corner much, but I saw someone standing on the roof holding a fire!”
"Old man, is there anyone in the southeast corner?"
"Yes, yes..."
"Abao, take the fleet over there and take a look! Take over everything that can be taken, if not, let them wait a little longer. If there is food, it's best to collect some, and if there is anything else, just throw it away! Once you're done, quickly go to the next place!"
Lu Xinqing stood in the study, feeling depressed and having difficulty breathing. When he heard the boatman shouting outside, he seemed to suddenly come to his senses and stepped forward two steps as if possessed by a magic power.
"My two lords, please don't hurt the relationship. Arguing will not lead to any result. But there are lives at stake outside. We can't wait. If there is anything, we can talk about it later. We are all serving His Majesty. We should get through this difficult time first, right?"
Lu Xinqing came up to the two men with a smug look on his face and bowed, his back hunched, looking quite funny.
Liang Qu glanced at him, and Lu Xinqing shrank his neck and bowed his hands faster, just like Wu Long who squatted down and shook his paws to beg for food while eating.
Under the humor, the stagnant air gradually flowed.
"Ah..." Yu Dayi sighed, "You are just a pirate, but you see things more clearly than I do."
With the desire to survive, Lu Xinqing's IQ took over: "No, no, Lord Yu is concerned about the people, so he is worried..."
Yu Dayi walked out to the long desk and pushed open the boat window.
Rain splashed on the windowsill, and the candle-lit lanterns swayed in the wind.
"The Ghost Mother teaches people to be licentious and debauched, but the natural disaster is happening and the people are innocent. No matter what you and I think, we should work together to overcome the difficulties. What do you think, Liang Shuilang?"
Yu Dayi turned and faced Liang Qu.
He was not angry, so naturally he would not lose his temper. He was actually worried that the other party was too young and arrogant to save face, so he took the next step as soon as he saw a step.
Liang Qu felt a little relieved: "It should be so, but I still want to remind Lord Yu that the Ghost Mother Cult is undoubtedly harmful to the world, but at present, there is no evidence to prove that the Ghost Mother Cult was responsible for the collapse of the Qiugong Dike."
Yu Dayi's shoulders felt heavy again.
half an hour.
"Master Liang is right..."
After these words were spoken, the tension in the room was gone.
The wind blows through the boat window, rolling up the pages of the book.
Lu Xinqing relaxed his back and waist, feeling relaxed all over.
"Now that Lord Yu has calmed down..."
Liang Qu took off the "Liang" badge from his waist, slapped it on the table, took out the ink box, and unfolded the album.
"Liangqu, building bridges and water storage canals, was from Huaiyin and Pingyang.
Regarding the collapse of Qiugong Dike, I still have many questions to ask Lord Yu. "...
On one side of the big ship, martial artists such as Ling Shixiong, who had no important business at the moment, sat in a large black-sailed boat, drinking wine around a small table.
Fried shrimp with chicken head and rice, steamed whitebait, fried peanuts, osmanthus chestnut chicken, taro braised spare ribs...all are fresh and delicious.
County Magistrate Yu invited several martial artists to help. Although he didn't ask for much compensation, the minimum requirement was to provide them with good food and drink.
But the martial artists were not focused on eating at all, and their eyes kept drifting outside.
"Is there still a quarrel on the boat? Shixiong, you are the most powerful, can you hear what they are quarreling about?"
Ling Shixiong shook his head: "The rain was too heavy and the sound behind was too quiet to hear clearly."
"I don't know when the flood will recede. My son went to Pingyang County and wanted to take me with him, but I have lived in the old house for decades and it has been passed down to me for three generations. How can I bear to leave?"
"Who said it wasn't true? I'm 76 years old this year. I don't know anyone when I go out. I'm old and I don't want to bother. It's tiring."
"It has grown roots, so it can't move around anymore. Hey, Old Song, you are the oldest, do you remember how many times the Black Water River has flooded?"
A martial artist with age spots on his face shook his head and said, "I haven't remembered. It happened almost every year before, but it has become much less frequent since Mr. Qiu came. It's probably only been two or three times. If you want to know, you can check the county annals."
"Don't think too much. Brothers can at least live another sixty years! Come on, come on, eat some food. We haven't had dinner yet!"
"It's a pity that Old Li can't eat the food."
After a moment, the sound of bowls and chopsticks colliding could be heard from the black-sailed boat.
"Hey, it's coming out!"
The martial artists looked up and saw Liang Qu and Lu Xinqing pushing the door open, with Yu Dayi following closely behind.
The three men came to the deck, and occasionally their voices floated in the wind.
"Master Yu, do you think someone deliberately destroyed the levee?"
"It must be an external force! The water caused the monument to break, and there has been no news from the people at the Hydrological Institute. I suspect they have already died."
Qiugong Dike is a big mine in Huazhu County. When there was a sudden thunder, Yu Dayi would undoubtedly send people to investigate, and naturally knew that the Shuize Monument was broken.
Besides, the people in the Hydrology Institute are not ordinary people, and they should not have died from the dam collapse.
The superposition of the two is by no means a coincidence.
Yu Dayi said confidently: "It must be the work of the Ghost Mother Cult!"
Liang Qu: “…”
Yu Dayi mentions the Ghost Mother Cult almost every three sentences, and regards it as a life-saving straw.
Liang Qu could roughly understand the mood.
Floods are merciless and human lives are at stake. The court will definitely impose severe punishment.
Decades of hard work have come to nothing, and there is a greater possibility that he will lose his life. Yu Dayi can organize his words while standing, which shows that his psychological quality is quite good.
"Hydrological station, water monument..."
Liang Qu lowered his head and stared at the album, unable to make sense of it.
He is not a judicial officer, but he is very observant and has invincible reasoning.
Fortunately, it doesn’t matter if you can’t think of anything. Just present the evidence you have collected and let the people from the Three Judicial Departments do it. They are professionals.
After getting some basic information, Liang Qu prepared to leave, but before leaving, he wanted to ask Yu Dayi to borrow a fleet.
The first of Xu Yuelong’s three major tasks is to save people.
Nothing can be done without a boat.
Unexpectedly, Yu Dayi refused outright.
"It's not that I don't want to lend it, it's just that I can't. The fleet is too busy and I can't spare more manpower to help Sir Liang. However... Sir Liang actually has another way."
Liang Qu narrowed his eyes slightly: "Which one?"
Yu Dayi pointed to the north.
"Shahe Gang!"
(End of this chapter)