"I am the Water Department's Director, Yan Yan. This person is just trying to scare people. He must be bluffing.”
Yan Yan put the oil-paper umbrella aside and began to appease the people.
The Water Department was under the Ministry of Works and was in charge of river transportation, fishing, ferry, repairs, and so on.
However, it was raining heavily today. For some reason, His Majesty had ordered him to come down and investigate personally.
Actually, Mr. Zhu had heard Zhang Qing say it, so he was worried. That was why he came down.
However, Yan Yan obviously knew nothing about this and only thought that His Majesty was sympathetic to the people.
Ying Tian had already had a few heavy rains this month, but nothing had happened.
However, the commoners present did not seem to like Yan Yan's words.
"Aiya, the little Taoist priest has never made a mistake in his calculations. Sigh, let's go back and pack our things.”
"It's better to pack up and run away than to kill someone.”
"Yeah, let's escape quickly. If we're late, it'll be too late.”
"Inform the others on your way back.”
The neighbors all said one after another, all of them firmly believing Zhang Qing's words.
Yan Yan was stunned at first.
He had never thought that a doctor of the Water Bureau, a rank five official, would be less useful than a fortune teller.
Then, he angrily rebuked," What kind of bewitching soup did you pour into the people? There are so many families on both sides of the river. If you pull one hair, it will affect the whole body. If you cause unrest and spread rumors to confuse the people, even ten heads won't be enough to chop off!”
However, after hearing his words, Manager Fang advised,"
"Milord doesn't know, but this little Taoist priest has always been very clever. Milord, you can't offend him."
"Don't talk too much. Men!"
The way Yan Yan looked at everyone now was the same as how she looked at resentful people who had been deceived into joining a multi-level marketing organization in the future.
He was angry and helpless.
Thus, he prepared to call the guards who came with him to capture Zhang Qing and await his punishment.
"Your father is the Minister of Works, Yan Zhen?" Zhang Qing asked.”
"How did you know?" Yan Yan was stunned.
He usually never told anyone about it and would even deliberately hide it.
Zhang Qing had already seen the other party's fate and could not help but laugh.
This Yan Yan was really a dumbstruck young man.
In his early years, he studied in the Imperial College, and his results stood out. In his early twenties, he passed the Jinshi examination and was appointed to the Water Department as a doctor.
He started off as a fifth rank official and had a father who was the Minister of Works. It was simply a dream start and he was sure to rise to the top.
However, Yan Yan never revealed his family background to outsiders. He wanted to do it through his own efforts.
"Do you really think that your colleagues and superiors don't know that you're Lord Yan's son?”
"Do you really think that you were lucky to be safe and sound when you contradicted your superior last time?”
Zhang Qing continued.
These two sentences stunned Yan Yan on the spot.
He had indeed contradicted his superior last month and even had a big fight with him, but then the other party actually came to apologize to him.
He found this strange too!
Yes, that boss just left this morning. He was beheaded at Caishikou and passed away very unpeacefully.
"Where did you learn about this?”
Yan Yan was bewildered, but he did not dare to say that he was going to arrest him.
Zhang Qing didn't have the intention to waste time with him and said indifferently,""Tonight, the water of the Qin Huai River will rise to twenty-seven feet.”
"Twenty-seven feet?"
Yan Yan's pupils widened.
According to the records, the largest flood in the history of the Qinhuai River during the Tang Dynasty was only a little over 30 feet. Countless farmlands were flooded on both sides of the river, and countless people were affected.
Twenty-seven feet was already considered a flood.
Moreover, the Ministry of Works had just built the East Water Pass this year, and it had cost a lot. If anything happened, his father, Yan Zhen, would be the first to be held accountable!
Moreover, with Dongshui Pass, how could the Qinhuai River
He didn't have the time to speak again.
He heard Zhang Qing, who had walked to the door, say something that made his hands and feet turn cold.
"What if the East Water Pass burst its banks? The water level of the Qinhuai River could not even reach 30 feet.”
"However, we can still salvage the situation. After you have ascertained the water level, immediately bring this talisman back to the Eastern Palace and relay my words to the Crown Prince. He will know what to do.”
Zhang Qing's figure disappeared in the wind and rain.
Only a glittering jade talisman remained on the table.
The Crown Prince?
This Taoist priest knew the Crown Prince?
No matter how daring a swindler was, they wouldn't dare to touch the Crown Prince, right?
Could it be that what this person said was true?
If the East Water Pass really burst, his father, Yan Zhen, would probably be captured and beheaded at Caishikou!
Yan Yan gritted his teeth, put away the jade talisman, left the restaurant, and mounted his horse.
An hour later.
He arrived at the location where the water level was being measured.
The rain was pouring, and the river water was roaring.
Seeing this scene, his heart suddenly sank. Even if the water level was less than 27 feet, it was probably not much different.
"Go and test! How many feet!"
"Yes, sir!"
The Water Bureau's surveying personnel immediately went to the mouth of the river to check the water gauge.
"Milord, twenty-seven feet!"
He had really calculated it accurately.
Yan Yan felt his vision go black and he almost couldn't stand steadily.
He knew that he had met a true expert. Otherwise, there was no way to explain how the other party could predict his situation and the water level of the Qinhuai River.
The water level kept rising. When he arrived, it was exactly 27 feet!
It was impossible for the other party to come to check the water level in advance and then go back to deceive him.
"To the Eastern Palace! I seek an audience with the Crown Prince."
Yan Yan was nervous, but he had no better choice.
It was easy for His Majesty to find them, but they could not find His Majesty as they wished.
By the time he returned to the water department to report, it would have been too late!
They could only do as Zhang Qing said.
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