Gongsun Zhuoran did not answer, but asked in a deep voice, "Do you still remember the Zhou family case?"
The staff looked at each other, not understanding what the governor meant. Of course, they remembered the Zhou family case, which was a major case that caused a sensation in this dynasty.
Who could have imagined that the concubine's mother's family would smuggle official salt.
Thanks to the governor's strategic planning, he learned the news that the Zhou family was smuggling official salt, so he did not let the black sheep hide.
Is the smuggling of official salt related to Honghe River water?
Why would the Governor ask this?
The staff didn't understand and didn't dare to ask. They thought in their hearts, could this be a test from the governor?
But no matter how they thought about it, they could not imagine that the two were related. Did the Zhou family hide the official salt in the Hong River, causing the water level of the Hong River to rise?
When the staff thought of this, they felt that their fantasy was unrealistic and quickly gave up the idea.
Sun Zhimao was also puzzled as to why the governor would talk about the Zhou family's smuggling of official salt. Suddenly, Sun Zhimao realized that who gave the governor the news of the Zhou family's smuggling of official salt was the most critical person.
The Zhou family was very secretive and usually kind and charitable. Who would have thought that such people would actually collaborate with the enemy and betray their country for petty gains?
The governor is very busy with affairs of state, and the Zhou family is not in Qingzhou. How did the governor know this?
Someone among them must have passed the message to the governor.
Lin Fuhai doesn't have that ability.
There is another person here, someone unknown to them. Is he a secret assassin trained by the Gongsun family? Is he trained specifically to gather information?
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Since the governor brought up the Zhou family case, he was hinting to them that the source of the news that the water level of Honghe River would surge was very reliable and could be trusted.
What the governor wanted to ask was not whether a flood would really come, but how to solve the flood.
That's why he asked this group of staff to come together to come up with ideas.
This is also why that person said that if he pretended to be ignorant of the matter and allowed the flood to occur, the governor would drive him out without mercy.
Sun Zhimao figured everything out and no longer hid in the crowd. This was his chance to show himself well. He had to grasp the pole handed over by the governor and show himself well.
He walked out and said, "Sir, if this news is really from someone related to the Zhou family case, then it is about 60 to 70 percent credible. Sir, did you summon us to solve the flood problem?"
Gongsun Zhuoran had a complicated look in his eyes. He asked Sun Zhimao, "Do you think there will be a flood in Qingzhou?"
Gongsun Zhuoran still had some doubts in his heart. He did not expect that his staff would trust the Taoist so much. He was 60% to 70% sure of the flood. It can be seen that when it comes to flood disasters, as long as there is more than 50% certainty, action must be taken immediately.
Although he felt that Taoist Li had some ability in the Zhou family case, he still had his doubts, so he sent his son Miaoran. Who would have thought that in just a few days, his son Miaoran brought the news that there would be a flood in Qingzhou in a month.
If this was said by an ordinary person, Gongsun Zhuoran would naturally regard it as nonsense.
It is common for Qingzhou to rain a lot. It would be strange if it didn’t rain for two or three days in a row.
It's just a few days of rain, it won't cause the water level of Honghe River to rise sharply.
The flood more than a decade ago was caused by the felling of trees in many parts of Qingzhou, which led to the flow of rocks and mud into the Hong River.
It was a rare downpour in hundreds of years. The rain was pouring down like a river flowing backwards, which led to the shocking and unbearable scene in Qingzhou.
If it weren't for Mr. Yang who only had one county, I'm afraid that the flood would have resulted in eight out of ten casualties.
Even the place where the flood was discharged is still a vast ocean today.
If you encounter a flood like this once, you will have bad luck for eight lifetimes.
How could Gongsun Zhuoran believe it? How could he accept it?
Qingzhou is a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. How many talented people came from Qingzhou? Why is there so many disasters? Is it God? He wants to destroy Qingzhou and ruin this place.
Gongsun Zhuoran couldn't imagine how he could have prevented the flood in Qingzhou if Taoist Li had not predicted it.
How insignificant human beings are.
How to fight against the sky?
If possible, Gongsun Zhuoran thought the news was false, and that the Taoist priest was spreading rumors to confuse the people and talk nonsense just to defraud his son's money.
But he didn't dare to gamble.
The life and death of the people of Qingzhou depends entirely on his thoughts.
He called his aides to make a decision and confirm his ideas, so he asked this question after hearing what Sun Zhimao said.
"Do you think there will be a flood in Qingzhou?"
Sun Zhimao was confused, thinking that he had guessed the governor's thoughts wrongly. He looked at the governor in confusion and wanted to say something. Meeting the governor's sullen eyes, he said, "If the source of the information is someone involved in the Zhou family case, then it is naturally somewhat reliable."
"Do you know who is involved in the Zhou family case?"
The governor asked again.
Of course Sun Zhimao didn't know this. He looked at the governor's eyes that seemed to see through people's hearts and shook his head.
"Then why do you dare to believe that what he said is true?"
The governor's voice was without any ripples, but it made the staff present feel nervous, and Sun Zhimao even broke out in a cold sweat on his back.
It's over.
He misunderstood the governor's intention.
"It was the student who misunderstood what the adults meant. The student knows he was wrong," Sun Zhimao immediately admitted his mistake, lowered his head at a loss, and wished he could escape from here immediately.
His original intention was to show off in front of the governor, but he didn't expect to lose face and didn't know how others would laugh at him.
Gongsun Zhuoran did not blame Sun Zhimao, but said to other staff members: "Do you know that the Zhou family case was calculated by a Taoist priest?"
The staff and others certainly wouldn't.
How could they know such a secret hidden in the dark? But the staff present knew a thing or two about Taoist priests, especially Sun Zhimao, who had done a lot of research.
But Sun Zhimao had already lost face once, so how could he dare to stand out and show off?
However, he did not expect that the other staff members were all looking in the direction of Sun Zhimao, and Gongsun Zhuoran also followed their gaze and looked towards Sun Zhimao.
Gongsun Zhuoran: "Zhimao, do you have any good ideas?"
"Students, students dare not," Sun Zhimao forced himself not to take a step back, tears streaming down his face.
If he had known this, he would not have talked about Taoist priests in front of that group of people. What he knew about Taoist priests was no different from what ordinary people knew.
This group of people clearly knew it, but they didn't dare to speak about it in front of the governor.
"Zhimao, why don't you dare?" Gongsun Zhuoran asked again.
Sun Zhimao had no words to express his pain. He forced a smile and said, "I don't know much, so I don't dare to show off in front of adults. I only know the mysterious things.
The Taoist priest of Yang Palace has extraordinary abilities?
If it is what the Taoist priest of Xuanyang Palace said?
Nature speaks the truth.”
Xuanyang Palace is the number one Taoist temple in the world11[(.)]11?11?╬?╬11?,
Are all the Taoists inside highly skilled?
There were also Taoist priests serving as priests in the palace.
Although he cannot live forever or call the wind and rain, he can turn misfortune into fortune. He is good at fortune-telling, divination, feng shui, etc.
There were even Taoist priests who served as generals in the army and won many victories.
The fame of Xuanyang Palace became known throughout the world because of this. If it was said by a Taoist priest from Xuanyang Palace, it would naturally be credible.
If not, Sun Zhimao would not dare to guarantee it.
"Is there any famous Taoist priest with the surname Li in Yangzhou?" Gongsun Zhuoran asked again.
"I've never heard of him, but a student named Li knows of one. This Taoist travels around various states and counties. Some say he is a deity, while others say he is a liar. However, it is not known whether it is true or not. Without seeing him with my own eyes, the students all think it is just a rumor and cannot be trusted."
Sun Zhimao's words aroused Gongsun Zhuoran's interest, and he asked a few more questions about the Taoist priest surnamed Li.
This Taoist priest surnamed Li would never stay in one place for four months. Whenever he arrived at a place, he would only tell fortunes for the rich three times, and would only tell fortunes for the rest if they were predestined. Sometimes you could see him on a busy street, and sometimes you could see him in the countryside. His whereabouts were erratic.
The divinations made by this Taoist priest Li were also very strange. People said that he was a swindler, but several things came true after he left.
To say he was genuine was not the case.
He never speaks clearly enough, always saying three sentences and leaving two for people to figure out. When asked, he says it is a secret of heaven that cannot be revealed.
Because of this man's strangeness, Sun Zhimao began to understand. After he finished speaking, Sun Zhimao thought of what the governor had said, whether there was a Taoist priest named Li in Yangzhou, could it be...
"Sir, could it be that Taoist Priest Li is in Yangzhou now?" The governor didn't seem to know Taoist Priest Li, so why would he say that there was a famous Taoist priest named Li in Yangzhou?
After Sun Zhimao asked the question, he realized that he seemed to have said something wrong. He shrank back and wanted to hide behind someone so that the governor could not see him. However, facing the governor's gaze, Sun Zhimao dared not move at all.
"If the news is really what that Taoist Priest Li said, is it possible to believe it?"
Gongsun Zhuoran also didn't know whether the Taoist Master Li in Yangzhou and the Taoist Master Li mentioned by Sun Zhimao were the same person.
If not...
"Of course it's not credible," Sun Zhimao said, "Sir, if it's really what this Taoist Priest Li said, and it concerns the entire Qingzhou state, how can we listen to such an important matter from a Taoist priest?"
Gongsun Zhuoran: "Wild Taoist?"
"Yes, the thing that people criticize about this Taoist priest Li is that he is a wild Taoist priest who has never reported to the Chongxuan Office. If some of the things he said were not true, I'm afraid he would have been thrown into prison long ago."
Sun Zhimao never thought that this Taoist priest would actually blame the governor.
Seeing this, he naturally had to stand up and speak out.
They almost believed the words of a wild Taoist priest and took his nonsense as the truth.
If the governor really made a transfer because of his words, and the water level of Hong River did not rise a month later, they would not be able to escape accountability.
The adults will be fine, but these staff members will inevitably lose their heads.
Other staff members also said, "Sir, the words of the wild Taoist priest cannot be trusted. Please think twice."
They were frightened for a moment, thinking that the adults had confirmed news, but they did not expect that the adults were actually deceived by a wild Taoist priest named Li. They were almost just one step away from death.
Gongsun Zhuoran: "The news was brought by Miaoran."
The aide said, "So that's what you said, it does have some credibility, I wonder how you knew that."
My heart instantly relaxed as it turned out to be a false alarm.
Not bad, not bad.
Their heads were saved.
Gongsun Zhuoran smiled, as if he was joking with his staff, and said the rest. He said, "Miao Ran got it from a Taoist priest named Li."
The aide's pupils trembled in shock, and he stared blankly at the governor.
Did you ask a Taoist priest named Li to calculate it?
The staff was full of confusion and didn't know what to say.
Did the Taoist priest cast a curse on the young master or on the adult?
The staff felt that the master was not in his right mind.
"Please think twice, sir."
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