Chapter 176: Deviating to Tiger Mountain
Gao Chong also said sadly: "I'm sorry, this is all my fault. It's because I came too late. Ziyi wrote a letter to Kaifeng to find a way to pass it on to the two princes. Linlu County urgently needed food and asked them to transport more than 10,000 stones.
Also, let’s see how much food there is in the city. No matter what solution you think, you need to raise a batch and build a porridge shop first so that everyone can survive first.”
"Yes!" Liu Ziyi agreed, took out the paper and ink with him, wrote a letter and asked a messenger to go back to Cao Ning, asking him to arrange for someone to pass it to Kaifeng, and at the same time asked Yue Fei and Luo Wenchang to be responsible for raising grain and then transported it to various villages and towns.
"Taigong, tell everyone to wait ease. There will be food and difficulties. Tell me what specialties we have in Hengshui."
"Sir, we are a treasure land. We are on the easternmost part of Linlu County. Although there are mountains, there are also fields. The grain yield is high, and there are many apricots and walnuts in the mountains. They are still rich in food, and people live and work in peace and contentment.
However, in recent years, there have been flooding for many years, and the grain has not been harvested. People are also poor and have all gone to escape, so they have become like this."
Gao Chong nodded and said, "Okay! Our Linlu County is a talented person and has a good foundation. Taigong, tells everyone that they are gritting their teeth and have a hard time. After I go back, I will write a memorial to the official family, exempting Linlu County from taxes. I will ask the official family to send a few water conservancy officials. We will repair the water conservancy in the whole county and restore the grand occasion of Linlu County."
"Thank you, sir!" The grandfather knelt down on the ground again, and the villagers around him also knelt down and said, "Master Qingtian! Thank you, sir!"
"If you want to build water conservancy, don't talk about anything else. We have many people! Then what should I do if you say this? "
"Okay! I'm just worried about the lack of staff, and then I will rely on the old lady to come out to take charge of the overall situation."
Mr. Chen grinned and showed his loose teeth and said, "I didn't say anything! I didn't say anything! Although the people in this village are old and young, we can still do it. Sir, we have nothing else to express our feelings. Let's have a meal at home! Let everyone express their gratitude."
"I can understand everyone's mood, but I won't eat it anymore! In this way, we will make an agreement. When the water conservancy is ready and the flood is subdued, I will celebrate with you again."
"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master Qingtian!" Everyone was lying on the ground and kowtowed.
Gao Chong looked at Chen Zhuang, waved his hand and asked them to come over and said, "Chen Zhuang, take good care of his sister. Taigong, this child is a smart person. Please take care of me. I will prepare to train him in the future."
"Yes! What can two children eat? Please rest assured, if I eat it in one bite, I won't be hungry."
Gao Chong stood up and said, "Taigong, there are more than 300 villages in Linlu County, we will leave first, we will have a date later."
Gao Chong stood up and wanted to leave, and everyone followed him to see him off. As he saw that he was leaving the entrance of the village, Chen Taigong suddenly stepped forward and said, "Sir, you have no problems in Linlu County like this. There is a place to be careful. Going further south is Caisang Town, where there is a Qiujiagou end not a good place.
The old man in Qiujiagou is named Qiu Rong, and he has four sons under him, all of whom are cruel and ruthless. Their men also gathered hundreds of rascals to be king and dominate Caisang Town, and do everything they can. You must be careful."
"Okay! I understand, Grandpa please come back! We're leaving!" Gao Chong and others turned over and headed straight to the next village.
The situation in each village is actually not much different. Gao Chong asked Liu Ziyi to record the real situation one by one, and perhaps he made many promises.
"Shaojun, where are we going next?" Liu Ziyi smiled slightly.
"Let's go south and continue to investigate villages one by one."
Liu Ziyi knew his temperament well and knew that this man's stubborn temper had come back. If Mr. Chen did not explain that, Gao Chong might not have gone to Qiu Rong; but Mr. Chen's good words took Qiu Rong's life. He smiled slightly and followed Gao Chong.
Xiao Yun and the remaining yamen runner were startled. They rode two green mules and hurried forward and said, "Sir, to the south, Caisang Town is not already said, "There are hundreds of thugs there, so let's go back and take the army before going?"
"What's the point of a thug? With this horse under the crotch, even a thousand troops will be no longer a problem! Let's go!"
Gao Chong said and left. Not only did he not slow down, he started to fly straight to the south. Even the two villages he encountered along the way were worth buying, which meant that he would take action against Caisang Town.
Xiao Yun and the remaining yamen runner complained. They were all military generals. If they really started, wouldn’t they be unlucky?
When they arrived at Caisang Town, it was already noon. Gao Chong waved his hand and said, "Let's wait a moment. There is a Tianqi Temple in front of you. It's not too late to eat something before going in. Even if you start, you will have the strength to kill someone."
This Tianqi Temple is not big. It is a courtyard full of weeds, with a dilapidated palace inside. The palace enshrined the god of Mount Tai in the Dongyue and Emperor Tianqi.
Gao Chong and others entered the yard and saw that many bricks and tiles on the roof of the main hall had fallen off. It was obvious that no one had taken care of for a long time and had been abandoned.
The walls around Tianqi Temple were a little mottled, but the scene of traitors being fried on them by an oil pan, sawed by iron, grinding stones, and removing eight pieces of them to get retribution. The scene of punishment is still vivid.
Opposite the door is a huge earth wall screen, which is painted on it. The story of the monk Mulian saving his mother.
He was talking about Mulian, the great disciple of the Buddha, and Madam Qingti, Mulian's mother, was very rich in family, but she was stingy and greedy, but her son was very filial and filial. His mother slaughtered livestock every day when her son went out, cooking and chewing them. She had no thoughts on her son, and never practiced good deeds.
Because Mu Lian couldn't bear to the suffering of his mother falling into the hungry ghost realm, she asked the Buddha about the Dharma. The Buddha showed it to the story of the monks who offered to the ten directions of Buddha monks with a hundred flavors of rice and five fruits to help his mother escape from suffering.
Gao Chong visited the murals on the wall here, and Liu Ziyi and others called everyone to prepare lunch. It was said that lunch was actually just boiling some clean water, just putting dry food on it.
"Sir! It's time to have a meal!" Liu Ziyi greeted him, interrupting Gao Chong's interest in browsing.
Gao Chong came forward and said, "Okay! Come together!" Everyone ran over when they heard the hello, and they gathered together and started eating steamed buns in hot water.
Gao Chong looked around and said, "It's very interesting to look at the murals around him. Of course, the story is an old story, but anyone who seeks profit for the people should be praised, and commits evil crimes should be severely punished. This is a natural thing since Pangu opened the sky. The laws of nature are clear, let's see who Qiu Rong is?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a gurgling sound. The door of Tianqi Temple suddenly opened, and a woman covered in dust came out from it.
Her throat moved and said, "Everyone, good, please give me some food! I haven't eaten anything in several days."
This scared everyone. Gao Chongteng stood up and said, "Who are you? Why are you here?"
The woman knelt down on the ground with a thud and said, "Master, please spare me, I am a person in trouble. Please pity me, the person in trouble!"
Gao Chong felt compassion when he saw her a woman in trouble. He took out a steamed bun and handed it over.
The woman didn't even bother to say anything else, and she put the steamed buns in her mouth in big mouthfuls.
"Cough cough cough!" She was so anxious that she had eaten, and her face turned red with cough.
"Don't worry, drink a little water and eat slowly!" Liu Ziyi took a bowl of water and handed it over.
The woman took several sips of water in the water bowl, then took a breath and calmed down. She almost curled up on the ground, and her hands covered in dusty touched the steamed buns to a dark end.
But she was obviously very hungry, and she didn't care whether it was dirty or clean. She swallowed the steamed buns in her hand in big mouthfuls.
Gao Chong and others saw that she had almost eaten, so they asked, "Who are you from this lady, and why did you live in this dilapidated temple?"
After hearing their question, the woman felt sad from her heart and she began to sob.
This made Gao Chong and others feel at a loss. Xiao Yun's face sank down and said, "You did something illegal, so you are hiding in this temple? Do you know who we are? This is the magistrate of our Linlu County. Come here quickly if you have done anything to avoid suffering from flesh and blood."
"County, magistrate?" The woman finally stopped crying, and she stared at Gao Chong's face became increasingly ugly.
"You are the county magistrate of Linlu County? You dog official! You only care about making money from your own family. You don't care about the lives of the people under your rule. What kind of face do you have to be called your parents? Dog official, I, I will fight with you!" The woman was a little crazy, screamed hysterically, and ran up to catch Gao Chong.
The remaining yamen runner wanted to show his loyalty, rushed up suddenly, kicked her to the ground, and said viciously: "Where did the crazy woman come from? She dared to be unreasonable to the county magistrate. Look at me to arrest you in prison!"
Gao Chong was very unhappy about his subordinates' attentiveness. He snorted coldly and said, "Get out!"
Chapter completed!