After saying this, the staff looked at the governor expectantly, hoping that he would think carefully and not listen to the words of the wild Taoist priest.
How could a wild Taoist priest predict the flood? You can tell it's a lie as soon as you hear it.
But the staff were disappointed.
Gongsun Zhuoran was not shaken by their words and remained determined to mobilize the people, believing that the flood was real.
"Sir," the aide said anxiously. Before he could finish his words, Gongsun Zhuoran stretched out his hand to interrupt him and said with a smile, "I know what you are going to say. I don't believe what the wild Taoist said, but I believe Miaoran."
Miaoran has been a lucky child since childhood. Others may not know it, but Gongsun Zhuoran knows it.
When Miao Ran was a child, he got separated from them and was abducted by a kidnapper. But that night, the kidnapper fell while running away and broke his leg, which attracted the investigation of the Dragon Guards. In the end, Miao Ran returned home safely.
Gongsun Zhuoran also encountered people who had evil intentions towards his child Miaoran, and their end was horrible.
Gongsun Zhuoran still remembers Miaoran's classmate, who wanted to bully Miaoran by relying on the fact that he was the child of the Yingyong Marquis family. When Gongsun Zhuoran found out, he was about to go to the door to ask for an explanation, but he heard that the child slipped and fell into the water in his home. Although nothing happened, he caught a cold and has been in poor health since then.
I heard that when it rains, your whole body aches unbearably.
All these deeds show that Miao Ran is not an ordinary child, and that Taoist Priest Li, whether he is a wild Taoist priest or not, must be a man of some ability since he has been recognized by Miao Ran.
Therefore, Gongsun Zhuoran was willing to believe that what Taoist Li had calculated was true.
But he also knew that it would be very difficult for him alone to convince others to believe as he did that a flood would happen.
From his staff's attitude towards this matter, we can see that only Sun Zhimao can be entrusted with such an important task.
The aide wanted to say something, but in the end said nothing. Everyone knew how much the governor doted on the young master. Let alone this matter, even if it was the stars in the sky, if the young master asked, the governor would find a way to get them for him.
It would be fine if only the governor was like this, but what made the staff feel complicated as if they had seen a ghost was that the Gongsun family treated the young master like a baby, holding him in the palm of their hands for fear that he would melt, and they were not afraid that the child would be spoiled.
Since this is about the young master, no matter how much they say to the governor, it is not as good as saying a few words to the young master and using the young master's words to make the governor give up the idea.
There has never been a moment when the staff missed the young master's return as much as they did at this moment.
The burden of saving Qingzhou can only be entrusted to you, young master.
The staff looked at each other and could see each other's helplessness, except Sun Zhimao, who hid his head, wishing that no one could see him.
He hid well in the crowd.
unexpectedly……
"Zhimao, you have extraordinary insight and you are usually steady in your work. I'll leave this matter to you," Gongsun Zhuoran turned around and looked at Sun Zhimao who was hiding behind the crowd. Seeing that the man kept his head down and did not meet his eyes, he had to call out his name.
Sun Zhimao pointed at himself with a look of disbelief. He wanted to decline politely at first, but after meeting the governor's eyes, he immediately swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth. Don't think that the governor was very kind on weekdays, but when it comes to serious matters, he is like the Lord of Heaven and shows no mercy.
Not to mention that he was just a small aide, there was only one outcome.
Sun Zhimao bent down, clasped his hands and said seriously: "I will definitely live up to your high expectations. ?[(.)]♀?♀???"
"very good,?"
Gongsun Zhuoran was also very happy. At least when it came to implementation, he was not the only one carrying the responsibility.
Gongsun Zhuoran passed two or three people, grabbed Sun Zhimao's wrist and said, "Since Zhimao has taken on the heavy responsibility, do you have any good ideas?"
While talking, he pulled Sun Zhimao to the front of the map and pointed at Honghe River on the map and asked.
Sun Zhimao had not yet come to his senses, his mind was filled with questions like "Who am I? Where am I?"
When he saw the envy in the eyes of others, he instantly felt dizzy, as if he had drunk a magical wine, which made him intoxicated.
After understanding what the governor was asking him, Sun Zhimao immediately said, "Sir, if we force the relocation, the people will naturally not obey, and we will also have conflicts with the people. If there is a temporary rebellion, the situation in Qingzhou will be unstable, and you will not be able to escape the responsibility in front of His Majesty. We need to be gentle and roundabout in this matter."
"What's the roundabout way?" Gongsun Zhuoran was naturally clear about this. It was hard to leave his hometown, not to mention that the Hong River spanned dozens of counties and towns, with millions of people. How could it be so easy to relocate?
The matter of the rising water level of the Hong River can be discussed with the people, but I am afraid that some of them are stubborn and will not move until the last minute.
But if that moment really comes, there will be no life left.
Secondly, county and township magistrates, village heads, etc. may not be able to implement them one by one.
The last issue is clan, which is also a difficult problem to solve.
"Sir, why don't we use the reputation of Xuanyang Palace and say that it was done by a Taoist priest from Xuanyang Palace? This way, the people will naturally believe it. If it is false, we can also put the blame on that Taoist priest Li."
No matter what, the common people have heard of the reputation of Xuanyang Palace and know that there are people with real abilities inside.
In this way, the governor will face fewer obstacles in getting his task done. Even if some people are unhappy, they have no choice but to obey in the face of life and death.
There is only one thing, which is that it is not fair to the Taoist Master Li. If the incident really happened, Xuanyang Palace would be famous. If the incident did not happen, someone would be found to be held accountable, and that person would naturally be the Taoist Master Li who talked nonsense.
Gongsun Zhuoran understood this very well, and after a thoughtful look on his face, he rejected Sun Zhimao's proposal.
A person cannot be without a bottom line. He made the final decision. If something goes wrong, it is natural that he has a Taoist priest to plan. If something goes wrong, I will take the responsibility alone."
Such a major action would result in either dismissal from office or exile. I believe that Your Majesty will only punish him for the sake of his father and will not implicate the entire family.
"Sir," Sun Zhimao wanted to give him some more advice.
Gongsun Zhuoran has made up his mind.
This was settled.
On the other hand, Li Lezhi, who was on his way to the Chongxuan Office in Yangzhou, had no idea that someone was arguing about him.
He is now taking his apprentice to find a boatman, preparing to take a boat to leave Da'an County and head to Yangzhou.
Originally, the Gao family also had a merchant ship, but unfortunately, the merchant ship had just delivered goods two days ago and had already left the dock.
Li Lezhi had no choice but to find a small boat to take them there. There were no big boats, so Li Lezhi was still a little scared to take a small boat. Who knew if the boat would capsize halfway? He was not a landlubber, and if he really fell into the water, he would die.
However, the boatmen who are still there are people who do not have much capital. Their boats have been passed down for many years, and they make a living by ferrying people across the country.
If someone is there, they will ferry people across the river. If no one is there, they will sit on the bow and smoke their pipes.
When Li Lezhi walked over, the boatman glanced at him, continued smoking his pipe, looking at the rippling water, as if he remembered something, and turned back to look in the direction of Li Lezhi.
He took two puffs on his pipe and asked, "But we need to take a boat? ?[(.)]?8?♀?♀???"
"yes,?"
Li Le only saw that there was only one black-sailed boat left on the river, and felt a little worried. Could such a small boat support him and Gao Mingli?
As if he could see what Li Lezhi was thinking, the boatman smoked his pipe, laughed, and said, "Don't look at my small boat. I have been ferrying people here for more than ten years. There is absolutely no problem for you to take my boat."
The more he said this, the more worried Li Le became. Who knew if the boat he had been working on for more than ten years would disintegrate in the river? But now he and Gao Mingli had no better choice.
Helplessly, he and Gao Mingli walked forward. When they got closer, the boatman could see Li Lezhi's appearance clearly and was immediately shocked. He had never seen such a handsome young man. Then he took a look at the Taoist robe Li Lezhi was wearing.
Uncertain: "Are you Taoist Priest Li?"
He has been ferrying people here for several years. A year ago, he also ferried a Taoist priest named Li. The Taoist priest's appearance was very similar to the face in front of him. At this time, the boatman realized that it was the Taoist priest he had ferried before.
He still remembered that when he was ferrying people across the river, the Taoist priest told him that his forehead was black and he was going to have a bloody disaster.
A year passed and nothing happened. He still lived the same life at the ferry as he had for ten years.
Only the twenty cents he lacked witnessed the scene of that year. The boatman touched his worn-out clothes and found dozens of cents inside.
Li Lezhi never expected that he would meet someone who knew him while on the boat. As a person with social anxiety, he really doesn't like socializing. With a tense face, he nodded indifferently and acknowledged his identity.
Seeing Taoist Priest Li nod, the boatman breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had not recognized the wrong person. He asked in confusion, "Last year, I met Taoist Priest when I was ferrying people. Do you still remember me?"
Of course Li Lezhi didn't remember. He didn't have the original owner's memory and didn't know what happened between the two of them, so he didn't say anything.
The boatman thought that Taoist Li had forgotten him. Well, he was just a small figure, so how could the Taoist remember him? So he told Li Lezhi everything that had happened.
"Last year, you just came here from Liuzhou, and your tone was a little resentful. He said, "You also took twenty cents from me."
"The Taoist priest didn't tell me when I would meet him. Can you please tell me now?" The boatman rubbed the linen on his body. He wanted the Taoist priest to return the twenty cents to him, but he didn't dare to say it. If he offended the Taoist priest, his life would be difficult in the future.
In the boatman's mind, Taoists are all powerful people. If you offend them, they will cast some spells on you, causing you to have bad luck. Therefore, he dare not ask for his money back.
But Li Lezhi had no idea about this. After hearing what the boatman said, he was surprised for a second, then asked Gao Mingli, "Do you have twenty cents?"
Judging from the boatman's clothes, he is not a very wealthy man; he could even be considered poor.
It was only twenty cents, which Li Lezhi had plenty of.
Rather than fortune-telling, he wants to pay back the money more. He is different from the original owner.
The original owner was a capable person, but he was not.
Gao Mingli had nothing on him. The least money he had was one or two taels of silver. He searched his pockets and couldn't find even twenty cents.
Li Le had no choice but to tell the boatman's fortune.
Since the original owner said that the boatman's forehead was black and he would suffer a bloody disaster, in Li Lezhi's case, the original owner would not be wrong.
What he wants to calculate is what day it will happen.
However, after Li Le made this calculation, he looked at the boatman with a slightly frown.
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《The Ordinary Me is Worshipped as a God》
If there is a god in the world, it must be Li Shengge.
Li Shengge traveled through time after playing the game, and he used his body in the game.
She appeared in the world with snow-white hair, a halo on her head, and wearing gorgeous, shining clothes.
Wherever he went, all evils retreated, all things returned to spring, and the people who were sinking in the sea of suffering worshipped him as a god.
Only Li Shengge knew how much pain and fear he was in.
But for the sake of his own life, he had to maintain a cool and inviolable deity-like attitude.
Help, how come there are still ghosts in this ancient time?
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