Jin Ting'an glanced at him.
"Whether Lord Gong is guilty or not is for the Emperor to decide. Your death is not something I, the general, can decide."
"Then there is no other way? Without sacrificing these soldiers?"
Gong Fan looked at the previous Grand Tutor Fang, also known as Fang Jin.
"This old gentleman previously proposed diverting floodwaters to only flood Xinglin County, and the people have already complained. If we sacrifice more people now, wouldn't that be..."
"Isn't it something?"
Yu Yiluo came over riding a white tiger and looked at Gong Fan coldly.
Red tiger?
Gong Fan rubbed his eyes, and after making sure he was not mistaken, he looked at Yu Yiluo unhappily.
"Whose child are you from? Is this the place where you can mess around?"
"Luo'er, why are you here? Do the Emperor and the Empress know?"
Jin Ting'an walked quickly to Yu Yiluo's side, looked at her messy hair, and looked nervous.
"Are you hurt? Let your uncle take a look."
"Daddy and mommy know, I'm fine," Yu Yiluo smiled and shook her head.
"Master Li is here, so I may look a little embarrassed, but I'm actually fine. Uncle, don't worry."
"Thank you, Lord Li, for taking care of Luo'er."
"Taking care of Her Royal Highness the Princess is my duty. General Jin, there's no need to thank me."
When Gong Fan heard the title of "Her Royal Highness the Princess", his expression changed and he quickly knelt on the ground.
"Greetings, Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"Why do I find Lord Gong so displeased with Mr. Fang's flood diversion? Do you think you'll be satisfied only if the water from the Rui River floods Changshan County?"
"I dare not."
Yu Yiluo snorted coldly, "I don't have time to waste on you right now. I'll come after you resolve this matter before I can punish you."
Tiny raindrops fell on Yu Yiluo, and she looked up at Fang Jin.
"Thank you, Master Fang."
Fang Jin looked surprised. When he was dismissed from office and left the capital, the little princess was still a baby in her arms, yet she actually recognized him.
"I am no longer a Grand Tutor. I am just an idler. Princess, you are too kind."
Everyone blamed him for the flood diversion, but now someone finally understood his painstaking efforts.
However, even if no one understands him, he has no regrets in his heart. Good or bad will be judged by future generations. He just made the most appropriate choice at the moment.
"Uncle, please tell the soldiers to retreat. I have a way to block this breach."
Does the little princess have a solution?
Hope flashed in the soldiers' eyes. If there really was a way, they wouldn't have to be separated from their families.
But the little princess is so young, is there really any way? Even the general can't do anything.
Jin Ting'an asked the soldiers beside the sandbags to step aside and wait for Yu Yiluo to come up with a solution.
Yu Yiluo's heart finally settled down when she saw Fang Jin.
In the book, the time-traveling woman knew that the levee would collapse, but she did not stop it. After the levee collapsed and many people were killed and injured, she came to Xinglin County to distribute food to the people. The people were grateful to her and she earned a good reputation.
As for Fang Jin, who rushed to divert the flood and evacuate the people as soon as the levee collapsed, he became the object of people's hatred and blame.
Recovering her thoughts, Yu Yiluo whispered a few words in Baihu's ear.
Everyone looked puzzled, wondering what the little princess was doing.
Yu Yiluo patted Hu's head and said, "I'm relying on you, Baibai."
After saying that, the white tiger rubbed Yu Yiluo's hand, raised its head and roared.
When the roar ended, everyone only felt the ground shaking slightly, as if there was an earthquake.
Then they heard a series of footsteps, and the sound was getting closer and closer to them.
"What is that?"
"So many tigers, where do they come from?"
The soldiers opened their mouths in surprise as they looked at the tiger running towards them.
"Let them jump down with the sandbags in their mouths. They are too big to be washed away by the water."
Gong Fan sneered in his heart when he heard this, thinking that this little princess must be dreaming.
She thinks she is the tiger king, and how can the tiger listen to her?
The tigers came to Yu Yiluo, stopped and roared.
The white tiger also roared a few times, and these tigers seemed to have heard some orders.
Next, Gong Fan saw a scene that shocked him.
I saw these tigers holding sandbags, standing on the embankment, and finally jumping into the turbulent river together.
The soldiers couldn't help but feel nervous when they saw the tiger jumping into the stream.
"It worked. The sandbags weren't washed away."
Looking at the sandbags that were stacked steadily, the soldiers shouted excitedly.
Jin Ting'an also showed a slight smile on his face, "Quick, get off the sandbag."
…
After returning to the county government office, Liu Cheng had not yet recovered from his shock.
If the tigers had not actually appeared and disappeared, he would have thought that he was worried about the people of Xinglin County and was starting to lose their minds.
"Now that the breach has been temporarily stopped, my father will arrange for food to be delivered. Uncle, don't worry."
After saying this, Yu Yiluo could no longer hold on. Li Yunhe caught her when she was about to fall to the ground and said to Liu Cheng.
"County Magistrate Liu, find a room for the little princess to rest first."
After putting Yu Yiluo on the couch and covering her with bedding, Li Yunhe returned to the main courtyard.
"Your Highness the Princess and I have been rushing here non-stop, and now she has collapsed. General, don't worry. The Princess will be fine after some rest."
Jin Ting'an knew this without even thinking. He had set out early and only arrived last night, while Luo'er set out after him but was only one day behind him.
This shows how urgent the journey was.
Jin Ting'an nodded and said, "County Magistrate Liu, please have someone prepare something for the children to eat."
"Yes, I will tell someone to do it right away."
Liu Cheng left the house and told someone to go down before going back inside.
"Dad, Dad," someone ran in excitedly from outside, "I heard the breach has stopped. Is that true?"
When Liu Zhi entered the room and saw a room full of people, he immediately stopped talking.
"So Dad has guests." He was silent for a moment, then bowed, "Greetings, everyone."
"You should leave immediately."
"Son, I have something to tell you. The magistrate of Changshan County has sent some grain to help Xinglin County."
"Okay, okay."
Liu Cheng's tone was agitated, but he calmed down a bit when he remembered that there were others present. "General Jin, Lord Li, and Inspector Gong, I will go check on the food first."
There was not much food left in the granaries of Xinglin County, and the crops were flooded. He couldn't just focus on the present, but also had to think about how they would survive without food this season.
"Let's go together."
Several people walked outside together.
"Your humble servant greets General Jin and Minister Li."
Cai Ze knew that Jin Ting'an was here, but he didn't know that Li Yunhe was here too, and he was a little surprised.
Jin Ting'an raised his hand. "No need to be so polite. You are very thoughtful. The food that the emperor has sent is on its way. Your food will solve our urgent needs."
"Brother, why are you here too?"
Li Qian got off the carriage with a look of surprise on her face, and Yang Xin was with her.
"I came with the little princess."
"Now that the food has arrived, let's distribute it first and have people make porridge for the people."
"Yes, I'll do it right away."
Liu Cheng went to handle the matter, while Jin Ting looked at Gong Fan who remained silent.
"Inspector Gong, come in with me and tell me why the levee collapsed."
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