"Hey, that's amazing!" When the prefect arrived at the south of the city, his face was shocked, and he looked at the south of the city where the water had receded in astonishment.
Although the south of the city used to be relatively neat and tidy, it was now devastated and the ground was in a mess.
But the water that covered the calf has actually receded! ?
"Didn't we predict that it would take at least five days, and the weather would have to be sunny and sunny every day, for the water to recede?" The prefect squatted down and touched the ground.
The ground is still wet, you can see it without touching it.
But he couldn't believe it. He had to touch it with his hands to confirm that it wasn't dazzling... the water had really receded.
"Why so fast?" asked the prefect.
No one who followed him could answer this question.
They could only remind him, "Master, have you found the person who poisoned the well water?"
"Looking for it! Of course we are looking for it!" the prefect yelled angrily, got on his horse and continued the pursuit.
But the person they were looking for had already left the city and headed for the disaster-stricken villages and towns outside the city.
The more he chased, the more the prefect's heart beat.
Not only the water inside the city, but also outside the city, actually receded.
Green and yellow seedlings have been exposed in the flooded fertile fields.
"It's strange...the water retreated too quickly."
"What's wrong? This side is the most low-lying. Water is poured here. Within a month and a half, you can't even see the land! But look..."
Not only the prefect, but the people who followed the prefect were also talking about it.
"Master, look, it's that group of people." Someone shook his finger.
The prefect looked up.
I saw a group of people, old and young, men and women, and they even held a baby girl in their arms.
He did this immoral and smoky poisoning thing—and even brought a child with him! It’s really bad to the core!
"Come on! Surround them all, no one is allowed to escape!"
"yes!"
Everyone responded and rushed forward with a cheer.
Wen Jin just threw five spiritual beads into the well and was waiting for the water quality to change.
But suddenly, they were surrounded by a group of servant-looking people.
"Stop! Don't move!" someone shouted at them.
Wen Jin raised his eyes and looked at the people around him.
There was a middle-aged man with half-white hair, a stern face, and strode towards them.
"Who are you? Why did you poison the wells that the people of Xizhou drink in broad daylight? What's your motive?!" the man said, "Come on! Get these thieves down for me!"
"Wait a minute!" the female officer shouted sharply.
Wen Jin asked someone to scoop out a ladle of water and handed it to Han Xian.
"Brother, take a look, is the water clear?"
Han Xian took a sip in front of everyone and said, "Well, it's sweet! Five pills are too many. I'll try four pills next time."
The prefect and everyone following him looked at each other in confusion. what's the situation? After they "poisoned" them, they first tasted whether the poison was sweet or not?
The female officer clasped her fists at the prefect and stepped forward to explain, "We are officials from Kyoto. In addition to sending food for relief, we also want to help the people of Xizhou return to normal life. Are you the prefect of Xizhou? Can you lend me a word?"
The female officer speaks clearly, her attitude is neither humble nor overbearing, and she is polite and generous.
The governor of Xizhou immediately realized that he might have made a mistake!
This is not a poisoned thief, this is the empress from Kyoto, right?
I'm afraid that the girl being held in his arms is the emperor's apple, Princess Mingyue?
Thinking that he almost captured the queen and the princess, the prefect of Xizhou couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"This way, please." He wiped his forehead nervously.
He quickly waved his hand behind his back and told his men to disperse.
He was taken to the well by the female officer.
The attendant on the side handed him a coarse porcelain cup.
The cup contains water freshly drawn from the well.
"My lord, have a try," the female officer said.
The prefect took a sip and his eyes widened slightly, huh? This smell?
It had the same taste and texture as the glass of mountain spring water he drank at home!
In Xizhou, after this flood, has the water quality improved?
But logically...it doesn't make sense?
The prefect soon saw a bucket of muddy water on the ground.
"Your Excellency must have noticed that this bucket of water was drawn from a well that was flooded before the flood control. There is everything in the flood, including the feces of various livestock, even from the toilet..."
"Ugh..." The prefect looked at the rough porcelain cup in his hand, couldn't hold it back, and retched.
The female officer secretly curled up her lips...she did it on purpose.
Who told this prefect to surround the queen without asking any questions?
"Empress, this is the governor of Xizhou."
"Prefect, this is the empress, Her Royal Highness the Princess, and Taifu Han..."
The female official was so "evil" that she had to wait until the prefect was retching and looking disheveled before introducing him to the venerable man.
The prefect quickly swallowed his nausea and hurriedly bowed his hands in a respectful salute.
"I'm going to pay my respects to the empress, princess, master Taifu..."
He bit the tip of his tongue and couldn't spit it out now... That would be too rude.
Han Xian smiled and said, "Prefect, don't mind, Han also drank this water just now. When Kyoto was controlling the plague, they developed a strange recipe to control water quality. Prefect, please take a look at these two buckets of water. One bucket is from before the treatment. One bucket is after governance.”
"The empress was born in the Xinglin family, and she knows very well that the plague after droughts and floods is a disaster that worsens the situation. Therefore, we must prevent it in advance from the water we drink every day..."
The governor of Xizhou is not a stubborn person.
After Han Xian explained this, he understood.
What's more, he has already tasted the water himself. Whether the water quality is good or not, the person who drinks the water knows best.
But with the Xizhou prefect's familiarity and understanding of the area under his jurisdiction.
He discovered something even more surprising.
"I'm telling Mr. Han, what's more important than controlling the water is... I've discovered that wherever the empress goes, the water there recedes very quickly!"
When the governor of Xizhou spoke, he didn't believe it.
But this was a fact before his eyes, and he couldn't help but not believe it.
Han Xian was startled and looked at him suspiciously, "As an official, you should be careful about your words and deeds! You don't want to talk nonsense!"
The prefect of Xizhou wanted to raise his hands and swear, "Xiaoguan couldn't believe it at first, but... you can follow him to Caozhuang in the east of the city, and Lizhuang in the west of the city... The terrain is higher than here in the south of the city. To talk about fast drainage, then The edge should be faster than the south. But those two places are still soaked in water..."
Han Xian quickly waved his hand to stop the prefect's words. "Have you said this to anyone else?"
The prefect quickly shook his head, "That's impossible... I just found out about it, too."
Han Xian quickly said mysteriously, "Don't let anyone know. I will only tell you the truth..."
"Oh, I obey your order!" The eunuch nodded quickly and put his ear close.
Han Xian covered his mouth with his hand and whispered in his ear, "The empress and the princess both have 'koi' physiques. Wherever the empress and princess go, there will be luck! Otherwise, when disasters are everywhere, why would the emperor want to Let the queen take the princess and travel around?"
The prefect's eyes widened in surprise... Zi was speechless and had strange powers and confusion.
No, no, Taifu Han himself is a Taoist!
"Oh..." The prefect nodded deeply, "I understand, I understand! I understand!"
"Then please ask the empress to move to Yangshun, the lowest valley in Xizhou and the hardest hit area?" The eunuch immediately handed over his hand and said sincerely.
