Within Guangdong.
As Li Jin and Zhu Biao headed south, they felt that the weather was getting hotter and muggier. When they arrived near Guangdong, it even started to rain heavily.
Li Jin thought the rain would stop after a while, but it rained for three days in a row without stopping.
Helpless, Zhu Biao and Li Jin could only find an inn to stay in. As for the carriage, it had already been soaked.
Fortunately, we are not far from the jurisdiction of Qinzhou now. After passing Hepu County ahead, we will reach Qinzhou.
The place where Li Jin was located was Gaozhou Prefecture, and the government office was located in Maoming.
As long as you pass through Gaozhou Prefecture, you can reach Lianzhou Prefecture, which is the boundary of the famous Qinzhou Prefecture.
Now that they are close to Qinzhou, Li Jin and Zhu Biao are not very anxious, but the heavy rain outside is disturbing people.
Zhu Biao and Li Jin rested in the inn lobby, ordered some food, and started chatting.
"Brother Li, the weather in the south is really weird. It rains so heavily that it can rain for so many days in a row."
Zhu Biao looked worriedly at the water outside the door getting higher and higher, and said doubtfully:
"Did it always rain so heavily in the south at this time in the past?"
Li Jin slowly shook his head and said:
"I don't know about other places, but in Guangdong, I don't think it's possible."
"This place is already close to the sea. Affected by the sea breeze, the weather here should change frequently."
"But it rained heavily for several days in a row, which is really strange."
The waiter who was serving food to the two of them heard the conversation between the two and couldn't help but ask:
"Judging by their accents, you two are from outside the country, right?"
Li Jin and Zhu Di nodded at the same time and looked at the waiter.
When the waiter saw this, he was also a familiar person and started to tell them about the local weather:
"Originally, we in Gaozhou Prefecture have good weather. Although there are heavy rains like this every year, it has never rained for such a long time."
“I just don’t know what’s going on, but the weather here has been like this since four years ago.”
"In summer and autumn, there will always be one or two heavy rains that last for a long time."
"Our place is quite good. There are no cliffs or hills, it is close to the sea, there are no mudslides, and it won't be flooded."
"You don't know that there have been floods and mudslides in Hepu and Qinzhou every year in recent years, and many people have drowned."
"We don't even dare to go there at this time."
"Oh, by the way, where are you two guests going?"
Li Jin was suddenly a little stunned. If he said to go to Hepu at this time, would he be laughed at by the waiter and go to die?
Zhu Biao couldn't control so much. When he heard that floods hit Hepu County every year and many people drowned, he couldn't sit still.
You know, since Zhu Biao became the prince, he has been following Zhu Yuanzhang to handle memorials.
But he had never seen a memorial from the Chief Envoy of Guangdong, let alone a memorial from the Qinzhou prefect reporting flood disasters.
"These dog officials actually dare to deceive superiors and subordinates. So many people died, but they were suppressed. Damn it!!"
Zhu Biao's slap on the table immediately attracted the attention of the people in the inn.
When the waiter saw Zhu Biao's aura, he felt that Zhu Biao's identity must be extraordinary, so he quickly said cautiously:
"Please be patient, sir. I was just talking nonsense just now. You can't take it seriously. You can't take it seriously!"
Saying that, he slipped away quietly.
Zhu Biao wanted to catch the waiter again and question him, but was stopped by Li Jin.
"Brother Li, why did you stop me?"
"I must bring these stupid officials to justice."
Li Jin was very calm and said softly:
"There are a lot of people talking here, so it's better to keep a low profile."
"Besides, we will find out once we get to Qinzhou whether these people are corrupt officials or not."
"Why listen to these people talking nonsense now? No one will admit anything they say without real evidence."
"Have a good rest and wait until you are tired in Qinzhou."
Zhu Biao glanced at Li Jin thoughtfully, still angry.
He felt that what the waiter said might be true. After all, those officials actually killed so many people without reporting it to the superiors. For this reason alone, these people should be beheaded.
Li Jin couldn't help but shook his head when he saw Zhu Biao like this.
After all, he is young and too impatient.
Those who fail to report disasters are not necessarily cowardly officials, and conversely, those who report disasters are not necessarily honest officials.
Whether an official is a weak official or an upright official, we still have to observe his behavior before we can judge his character.
Zhu Biao and Li Jin stayed in the inn like this for five days. It rained heavily for five days. When the weather cleared up, Li Jin packed his luggage and hit the road again.
During this period, Zhu Biao gained a lot. In the inn, he received a lot of useful information.
For example, among the officials in Qinzhou, whoever was greedy for money and accepted bribes, or whoever was lustful and raped women, were all recorded by Zhu Biao, and he was waiting to go to Qinzhou City to catch them all.
In the process, Zhu Biao also met a businessman who was going to Qinzhou together. This man was fat and looked very amiable.
Along the way, Zhu Biao was introduced to the scenery along the way and the customs of various places, which was an eye-opener for Zhu Biao.
But just when Zhu Biao thought he was about to arrive in Qinzhou smoothly, an accident happened.
