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Chapter 138 The Honorable Scholar

Xia Shu looked at Zheng Xiang, who was bleeding from his seven orifices and was extremely miserable, without even a volatility. He just said lightly: "Be smarter in the next life, and the silver cup can also be hung in the tin... Forget it, what's the use of telling you? You can only be a beast in the next life! If so many unjustly people die, even the King of Hell will not be fair!"

Xia Feng got up, changed into clean official uniforms, walked outside, and when he arrived at the door, he paused for a moment, and said self-deprecatingly: "Oh, I am the same, I feel so good as being a human being, and I am still the best... It's a pity that there is not much time left."

...

The Shanghukou broke the dike and failed to return to the river. The news quickly spread throughout Hebei and the entire Song Dynasty.

The Liuyi Academy, which has been staring at the Liuta River Project, got the first news. Ouyang Xiu, Yan Shu, Yu Jing, and several other gentlemen sat around, and everyone's face was ugly.

"Xia Shun was in trouble with the country. If he hadn't insisted on building the Liuta River, how could this be the case?" Yu Jing cursed, "It was exhausting the people and their wealth, and they were wasting food and money. Now they broke down again, and the river was raging. I want to see how Xia Shun escaped from his crime!"

Yu Jing has always hated evil, "Grandpa Yan, Zhuiweng, when will I not impeach Xia Shu at this time? If you don't want to wade into the muddy water, I will take the lead!"

"No, none of us can be impeached!" Ouyang Xiu suddenly said decisively, Yan Shu showed a hint of surprise and smiled: "Uncle Yong has made great progress."

Ouyang Xiu laughed at himself, "If you don't improve your skills, even the younger generation will look down on you!"

As he said that, he looked at Wang Ning'an meaningfully. Wang Ning'an turned his head and looked at the spider on the window, pretending that he didn't hear it.

"We had opposed returning to the river before. Xia Shu was determined to do so. At this point, if we impeach Xia Shu, it would make people think that we have always taken back the river and attacked Xia Shu, which was a party struggle and a villain's behavior. What's more, the people are now breaking the dam again. What's the most urgent thing to do is to help the victims with all their strength. The more we have to do, we must discuss a strategy immediately."

Ouyang Xiu's words were approved by everyone, including Wang Ning'an.

Although it seems that it is not as serious as before, it is not known that after more than a year of flooding, all parts of Hebei, including the aristocratic families, their granaries have been empty and the harvest of fields has decreased. If a year ago, all parts of Hebei were like strong young people who suddenly had pneumonia, which is very dangerous, but they will not die.

Now, after a year of tossing and fighting, Hebei has been exhausted both physically and mentally and has reached the verge of collapse. Even if it is a cold, it will be fatal.

In fact, this time it was much more than just a cold. Zheng Xiang concentrated all the food from the court and the grain selling land at the Liutahe construction site. A heavy flood washed away at least half of it.

Last year, the court took out a lot of food relief. This year, it took a lot of effort and got hundreds of thousands of stones of grain, but it was half confused. Where did the court raise the grain?

From top to bottom, there was no food, hundreds of thousands of victims, and more than 100,000 people in Liutahe were in chaos, which would be unimaginable.

If Xia Shu fell into my hands, he would have to peel off the old thing!

Wang Ning'an secretly swore that it was the first time he hated someone so much. Old guy, you do whatever you want, the foundation I have built with hard work may be shattered!

Wang Ning'an shouted in his heart, and was furious.

The next wave of refugees will be even more terrifying, and some things that are worthy of demographics cannot be done.

"Our winery will stop brewing tomorrow. All the food saved will be used to help the victims. As for the drunkard, if you are addicted to alcohol, you have to find a way yourself, and I won't care."

After saying that, Wang Ning'an ran away and could hear Ouyang Xiu's curse in his ears.

"Do you think I am ignorant? Isn't it just a hobby? In the face of a major disaster, can't I even quit drinking?"

...

Wang Ning'an and many people were preparing for the next disaster. At this moment, news of Zheng Xiang committing suicide due to crime. After waiting for two more days, someone from the Han family came and told Wang Ning'an that Xiang Gong Xia was visiting the refugees in the rain. When he came back, the owner fell into the water and was unable to get sick.

Another day later, the news came again, and Xia Shu was dead!

Wang Ning'an really couldn't imagine how Xianggong Xia would die?

You should know that the Song Dynasty did not kill scholars and officials. At the level of Xia Shu, he had already received a gold medal for avoiding death, and at most he was demoted. Xia Shu was so unthinkable and wanted to commit suicide - Wang Ning'an didn't believe that there were so many people around Xia Shu, and he was so proud of his life that he would accidentally fall into the water? What a deceiving person!

After all, Wang Ning'an was far away, so he could only guess that he felt that there were many problems, and Han Jiang was just Kaide, and everything was known clearly.

For Xia Su, he only has two words left: admire!

I was truly impressed and prostrated.

So convinced from the inside out!

It was not until this moment that Han Jiang realized that Fan Zhongyan and the others were defeated and that they could still live if they met a peerless and fierce man like Xia Shu.

It’s nothing to be cruel to others, but to be cruel to yourself, that is the real cruelty!

Our Xia Gong did it. After he poisoned Zheng Xiang to death, he immediately forged a letter from Zheng Xiang.

In this piercing, "Zheng Xiang" admitted to cutting corners, filling his personal pockets, and eager to achieve success, so that Shang Hukou broke the dam again, and then said that he was ashamed of the people and His Majesty.

Although the Song Dynasty did not kill scholars and officials, he had no face to live in the world, so he had to commit suicide by taking poison and apologizing for his crimes.

Can you fool it by getting a scapegoat?

Of course it is not that simple. Xia Shu's enemies are ready to go. It is said that the day before Jia Xianggong closed the door at Shanghukou, he invited more than a dozen Taoist priests to do the trick, with the purpose of asking for rain. In autumn, Jia Xianggong was also no one.

No matter what, the method was effective, Jia Changchao collected evidence of Xia Shu everywhere and was ready to completely defeat Xia Xianggong.

"A bunch of little kids, you want to beat me, just dream!" Xia Shu knew everything. He smiled proudly and ferociously, which made people shudder.

Mr. Xia dragged his weak body and ran for two days, but went around to check it everywhere without saying anything. The next night, Xia Shu suddenly dressed neatly and did not allow anyone to follow him. He ran to the Yellow River alone.

When the guards went to find Xia Shu, the old husband had been in the water for a long time and didn't know that he had struggled. Everyone was shocked and jumped down to rescue Xia Shu.

He carried him back to the mansion and invited countless doctors to rescue him, but they were all unable to recover. That night, Xia Shu died.

Just the day after his death, the court sent personnel to Kaide Mansion to investigate the truth about the failure to return to the river.

When Kaide arrived, he became stupid. The two most responsible officials, Zheng Xiang committed suicide for fear of crime, and Xia Shu died to help the victims, and the matter could not be investigated.

The imperial envoy could only report the situation in its entirety and dared not hide it.

The officialdom was in an instant, and Xia Shu died. In order to help the victims, Xia Xianggong fell into the Yellow River without sheltering from the wind and rain, and then he died.

What a good official, how friendly!

He worked tirelessly for the people and even wanted his life. Xia Xianggong was really a role model for being an official.

Some people wrote a letter asking for the highest honor to be given to Xia Shu, and some people suggested that Xia Shu be granted the Confucian Temple and enjoy the incense and worship of all dynasties. There are too few good officials who serve the country and the people in this way.

Many people in the capital called their friends and went to the outside of the Xia Su mansion in Beijing to commemorate sadly. Even Xia Su's enemies were heartbroken at this moment, as if they would feel uneasy if they didn't do so.

Since Xia Shu died for the people, who should be responsible for the breaking of the dam?

Is this still necessary? Of course it was Zheng Xiang, who cut corners and was greedy, which led to a disaster.

Xia Feng is right, the court is right, and even let the Yellow River return to the old way. This strategy is right, but it is wrong to use improperly, which is all the bad things of Zheng Xiang.

As many people praise Xia Su, many people scold Zheng Xiang.

It sounds ridiculous. Zheng Xiang overestimated his abilities and promised to take care of Xia Shu's family in exchange for Xia Shu's all charges. His wishful thinking was really good!

But he forgot, who is Xia Shu, and who dares to use any means to use your peerless evil person. Can you use your charity?

Look, Xia Feng poisoned Zheng Xiang to death and even blamed Zheng Xiang, asking him to take it on his shoulder. Obviously, there are loopholes in doing this. Zheng Xiang was recommended by him. Apart from the mistakes, wouldn't he need to be responsible?

Those enemies must work hard to launch an offensive. Even if Mr. Xia is very good at making any moves, he cannot stop a group of hungry wolves. No matter how you look at it, Mr. Xia is going to be finished and he never has the ability to turn the world around.

But he did it, and Xia Shu blocked all the attacks with his own life.

People die, and people die without making enemies.

What's more, Xia Shu died on the way to check on the victims, so he was even more great as a mountain and admired by the mountains!

Xia Xianggong became pure and clean, without any flaws, not far from becoming a saint on the spot. Even Xia Xun became right in Huihe. It was just because of improper execution that Xia Xianggong's efforts were ruined.

Some people even compare Xia Su with Zhuge Liang, and Zheng Xiang is Ma Su who lost Jieting...

A situation where there is no life in the ten dead is broken by Xia Shu. Although he has given his life, he has got everything except life.

The heroic reputation of a lifetime was preserved, Huihe's proposition was maintained, the blame was thrown out, the disobedient Zheng Xiang was disgraced, and his political enemies could no longer attack... Even Ai Rong, Xia Shun got it.

Zhao Zhen heard that after Xia Shu died, he stopped court for three days to express his condolences.

He personally issued an order to posthumously award the title of Xia Shuling and the Secretary of the Secretariat, and the posthumous title was "Wenzhuang", and established a ancestral hall in his hometown to worship Xia Shuling. Moreover, his sons also received favors and became officials of the court, enjoying generous salaries and living a comfortable life.
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