In Yichuan County, cold rain falls densely in late autumn. The seemingly gentle rain lines are actually cold and bone-bone.

At this time, the crops in the fields had been harvested. In previous years, people usually don’t go out when they encounter such a day.

The man made out the reeds harvested from the river pond a few days ago to weave some mats or squids, while the woman started to make winter clothes, shoes, hats, etc. for the family.

But this year is different from previous years. From the beginning of the autumn, the legend of the Minister of Works in the county was to repair the Yihe River. The people originally thought it was a good thing, but later they heard the witch Cai Wenying of Song County say: If the Yihe River is built, the feng shui of Song County and Yichuan County will flow out. In less than two years, it will collapse and turn into a sea, and people in both counties will also turn into fish and turtles.

At first, the people didn't believe these words, but later some well-known people in the county believed them first. The words from them were more serious than this. They said that this was a sacrifice, and they could not escape the misfortune even if they moved here.

No matter where you go, as long as the ancestral tomb here is trapped, your descendants will surely die in a bad life.

As soon as this news came out, the people in the two counties were really scared. He wanted to ask the high-ranking officials of the court not to build canals or reservoirs.

Just today, hundreds of thin-dressed old men were wearing majestic and luxurious mansions not far from the county government. They knelt on the bluestone slab in front of the door with only a straw hat to cover the rain, letting the rain wet their clothes. They were so cold that they shivered and refused to get up and leave.

These old men kneel here just to ask the high-ranking officials who live here not to sacrifice them.

This mansion is now lent to Xue Dading, the Minister of Works, to temporarily live in Li Bancheng, Yichuan County.

Li Bancheng was born in the Li family of Zhao County and was considered the leading figure of the Li family of Zhao County in Luoyang.

The Li family of Zhaojun was a descendant of Li Mu, a famous general of Zhao State during the Warring States Period, and all the dynasties had high officials. Now the descendants of the Li family of Zhaojun are living in various places, but they still claim to be from the Li family of Zhaojun.

The Li family of Zhao County was a very high-ranking official in the Tang Dynasty. For example, Li Baiyao, the left son of the former East Palace who is now idle in Chang'an, was born in the Hanzhongfang of the Li family of Zhao County; Li Jingxuan, a scholar in the Chongxian Pavilion of the East Palace, was also born in the Li family of Zhao County. In history, Li Jingxuan served as the Minister of the Secretariat during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang.

Li Jingxuan's great-grandson was Li Shen, who wrote "Hoing the Flood at Noon". Li Shen was prime minister during his reign as Emperor Wuzong of Tang and Emperor Xuanzong. He served as prime minister in the three dynasties of Wenzong, Wuzong and Xuanzong. Li Deyu, who was born in the Li family of Zhaojun, was the head of the Li faction in the Niu and Li party struggles.

The above mentioned are quite famous. During the entire Tang Dynasty, the Li family of Zhaojun only served as prime minister, and more than a dozen other officials were more.

These people would report to the Li family of Zhaojun when they reported the county. In fact, they had been separated several generations ago and might not know each other when they were not a high-ranking official, but this did not affect their consistency in safeguarding the interests of the gentry.

Therefore, although Li Chengqian, the prince of the East Palace, is a big shot far away for Li Bancheng, the local rich man, it does not prevent Li Bancheng from joining forces with Luozhou Governor Dai Zhide and others to deal with Li Chengqian.

Li Bancheng, the name of Li Bancheng, has a lot of real estate, occupying at least half of Yichuan County. He lent the most luxurious house in Yichuan County to Xue Dading, and moved himself to a manor near the waterside mountain outside the county town.

Today, his two houses were very lively. The houses in the city were surrounded by petitioners from outside, and many local and nobles from Luoyang entered the manor outside the city.

There are many of the gentry here who were dismissed from Chang'an to Luoyang after Li Chengqian dismissed from office. These people had no income in Luoyang, so they often went to Luoyang and the surrounding gentry's houses to fight for the autumn wind. Li Bancheng's family in Yichuan County will naturally not let him go.

The Li Bancheng family had the opportunity to make friends with scholars who used to be officials in Chang'an, and they were naturally happy to entertain them. Every time they came, they would take care of food, accommodation and some money.

However, these people came here today not to find Li Bancheng to play Qiufeng, but because a noble man held a banquet here.

There is a factory hall in the manor that is right on the water. Because half of the factory hall is built on the Yishui River, Li Bancheng asked someone to write a flat name called "Linyixie".

At this time, the banquet had not officially begun, many people had come to Esheli, and many of them were scholars from Luoyang. They were all standing in a very dry and warm roasted with charcoal fire, looking at the misty scenery on the Esheli River, and couldn't help but admire it.

Zheng Hao and Changlidou Lu Yan both came to Luoyang from Chang'an. The two of them smelled the same taste. During this period in Luoyang, they were almost inseparable. They often visited some powerful people in Luoyang City and family friendships, and promoted Li Chengqian's various problems at various banquets.

These two people are also indispensable for such banquets today.

"Brother Hongwen, why don't Tiandu appear today at this time?" Dou Lu Yan, who was standing in front of the window, asked Zheng Hao with some concern.

Zheng Hao was looking upstream of Yishui because he knew that the protagonist today had been living in Song County, south of Yichuan County these days.

Hearing this, he pondered and said, "A few days ago, the King of Han said that His Majesty sent an order to summon the King of Dao to Luoyang to accompany him. However, the King of Dao suffered a cold when he was passing through Song County and lived in Song County to recuperate.

The governor Dai is the inner brother of the King of Dao, so he went to Songxian to visit his illness a few days ago on the grounds of inspecting the place. He has not come back yet. Could it be that the King of Dao’s illness has not yet been cured?"

Dou Lu Yan knew that he had asked for nothing when he heard this. Zheng Hao said a lot of things but didn't talk about it, so he stopped talking.

It is hard to say whether the Dao King is sick or not in Song County. Moreover, they received an invitation from Luozhou Governor Dai Zhide three days ago. How could Dai Zhide be stuck by some trivial matters at this critical moment?

So if he has not appeared today, it means he came late on purpose.

Thinking of this, Dou Luyan retracted his gaze and turned to look into the hall. He saw scholars in gorgeous clothes no longer as calm as they did when they first arrived. No one moved the delicious snacks, fresh fruits and vegetables, and sweet wine on the table. He formed a small circle in groups of three or three to start talking.

Dou Lu Yan did not get close to these small circles, but could hear a few words with careful listening.

"Yichuan Fengshui is not guaranteed..."

"The elders knelt down to the Minister of Works and asked for the order..."

"This cruel official really wants to force the people to death!"

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Many local scholars in Yichuan were worried when they talked about this.

Zheng Hao also found that the atmosphere in the hall was not right. He turned around and heard a word, not understanding, just looking for an acquaintance to ask.

Suddenly I heard the sound of "Every-on-one..." stepping on the wooden floor.

When everyone looked up, Li Bancheng, the owner of this place, ran in panic, while running, shouting: "The big thing is bad, the big thing is bad..."

Li Bancheng was a fat man with a height of more than 200 pounds. He was not very careful when walking. At this time, he ran in in a hurry. Not only did he smash the floor, but the charcoal compound, which was wrapped in silk, was also trembling with his body in circles.

At first glance, it seemed that there were pythons with colors on their bodies twisting constantly.

At this time, everyone did not care about Li Bancheng's ugly appearance. They all stared at his big, panting and red face, and anxiously urged him to speak.

“Hu—Hu—…”

Li Bancheng gasped for a while before slowly calming down. Seeing everyone surrounding him, he hurriedly bowed to the crowd and said, "Just heard that Xue Shangshu ordered the magistrate of Yichuan County to send troops to disperse the petitioners. It was Zhang County Magistrate who persuaded him, and he begged for a long time before he allowed the magistrate Zhang to persuade the magistrate.

If the elders refused to disperse, they would still send troops to disperse. Poor, the elders of our county braved the cold autumn rain to petition. Not only did Xue Shangshu refuse to agree, he also wanted to beat them...wuwu..."

Li Bancheng said as he covered his face with his sleeve and started to whimper.

"This cruel official is really cruel..."

"Xue Dading only cares about his favor, completely ignoring the lives and death of the people."

"It's really unreasonable. I actually want to send troops to disperse the petitioners."

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