King Yi was sitting in the hall, the county magistrate Sun Jizong was sitting at the bottom of the table, and other county officials were standing in the hall.
Su Han directly pulled Puyang Ruiyan aside and asked about the situation.
Sun Jizong reported the situation: "His Royal Highness King Yi, according to the inspection of Qingque Town sent by His Highness King Chen, the original location of the river was determined, but only because it has been enclosed within the town and is still in the process.
Mr. Ge... was not in Cheng Tianan's mansion, so Xiaguan led people to coordinate with him, but... he was kicked out and warned Xiaguan that this was his ancestral home and no one could touch it.
, and took out the commendation order and privilege letter given by the late emperor. It is really difficult to be dismissed..."
"First Emperor?" King Yi frowned slightly: "The commendation makes me understand that it is an award issued by the official in the court to commend the courtiers when they have made great and extraordinary achievements. What is the privilege book?"
Sun Jizong immediately stood up and saluted: "Xiaoguan only saw that he was holding a bright yellow object that looked like an imperial edict, but he did not let him take a closer look, so he didn't know what was written on it, but he had been in office for many years.
, I have never heard of such a thing as a book of privileges, and I am afraid that there is such a thing and it will desecrate the late emperor's majestic power, so I can only report it to His Highness King Chen for instructions."
King Yi snorted softly: "I have never heard of this matter. The privilege book... is nothing more than allowing him some different powers within the law and when there are special laws. But this king
It is true that I have never heard of any courtiers being issued such documents when my grandfather was in power. If it is true, I would really like to see it."
At this time, outside the lobby, Su Han was also listening to Puyang Ruiyan describing what happened.
"According to the river map left by our ancestors and the topographic map of the county and city, it can be determined that the river channel is in Cheng Tianan's house, but only half of the house is built on the river. If you want to build it
, half of Cheng's mansion would have to be destroyed, which would really destroy the layout of the entire mansion. It's no wonder that he didn't want to. The mansion was really elegant and exquisitely built, and it can be seen that a lot of money was spent.
"He said in a gentle tone but with a mocking look on his face.
Su Han nodded in understanding: "A pavilion elder from the late emperor's period can have such financial resources. I heard that his authority is quite high in this town, right?"
Puyang Ruiyan nodded rudely: "Judging from the momentum, he is bigger than the county magistrate, and the servants in the mansion are not easy to deal with. It seems that they all have skills, and they are not like ordinary servants. On the other hand,
He's a thug."
"Thug! Okay, very good!" Su Han's lips raised a slight smile.
Puyang Ruiyan also smiled: "Wang... Captain Su, does he have a countermeasure? But I still have to remind the captain to be cautious in this matter, otherwise there may be trouble."
"Trouble? What trouble? Building rivers and preventing floods are the most important things in the vassal and county now. No one can hinder it. This is the decree issued by His Highness King Chen. Even if he has a gold medal to avoid death, it will be useless. This
The river course has been fixed." Su Han said coldly and domineeringly.
At this time, someone walked out of the lobby and came to the two of them and saluted: "Master Tongpan, His Highness King Yi has invited you."
Puyang Ruiyan immediately straightened his clothes, and after seeing Su Han nod, he strode into the lobby.
King Yi stood up and punched him. With this move, all the officials present were stunned, and they understood more clearly the noble status of this newly appointed Tongpan.
"Rui Tongpan, are you really sure that the old river path is within Cheng Tianan's residence?" King Yi asked directly.
After Puyang Ruiyan bowed deeply, he replied firmly: "I confirm that if there is any mistake, I am willing to accept all punishments and will compensate Cheng Tianan for all his losses."
King Yi nodded: "I am convinced by Rui Tongpan's ability, but if a river is within his mansion, I still don't understand."
Puyang Ruiyan said again: "The old flood control river extends from outside the town into the town, and the official has also checked the county records. There are clear records in it. The current town planning of Qingque Town is also in the past four years.
In about ten years, even the town wall was built later. Besides, Cheng Tianan's mansion was built no more than ten years ago and has been rebuilt dozens of times. Moreover, the direction of the river is not limited to his mansion.
Within it, judging from the direction of the river, the entire south of the town is within it, so if it is built, the entire south of the town will have to be relocated."
King Yi nodded in understanding this time: "So that's it, Magistrate Sun, have you announced this in the town? Do the people in the town know about the rebuilding of the river?"
Sun Jizong immediately replied: "Reporting to His Highness King Yi, after receiving the order from His Highness King Chen, the lower official has already announced the whole town, and after determining the location of the river in Ruitong, he has also contacted all the residents and merchants in the south of the town.
We communicated and they all agreed to relocate. Only Cheng Tianan did not agree and asked his servants to intimidate and threaten those in the entire south of the town who had previously agreed to relocate. The situation is not very good now."
King Yi's eyes became gloomy again. When he raised his eyes again, he saw Su Han standing outside the lobby with his hands behind his back, his back to him, looking up at the sky, and the corner of his mouth suddenly smiled again.
He nodded to Sun Jizong and said, "Cheng Tianan, can you explain the reason for not moving?"
Sun Jizong nodded: "When I went back to His Highness King Yi, he said that he bought this place and it belongs to him, and that the so-called ancient river is just something in legend. Even if it is really in his mansion, it was from hundreds of years ago.
What’s wrong is that the cleared river is no longer the original river, and can no longer be used for flood control and flood discharge. It is nothing more than a waste of money and money, and deceiving the people..."
"Deceiving the people? How dare he say who is deceiving!" King Yi's voice became sharp.
Sun Jizong immediately saluted and bowed, not daring to raise his head. He did not dare to say anything. At that time, Cheng Tianan loudly said the name of His Highness King Chen.
Puyang Ruiyan was not afraid, he took a step forward and said: "Xiaoguan also heard it. Cheng Tianan said it was the name of His Royal Highness Xiao Muting, but Xiaguan also corrected him. This river was not deactivated hundreds of years ago.
Yes, according to the records in the county annals, this river was still in use before it was enclosed in Qingque Town. It is only because the lower reaches of the river have been filled into farmland, so the function of this river has been reduced.
It was considered a useless way, and the land was enclosed and filled up before houses were built on it. However, Cheng Tianan did not listen and said that he was just talking nonsense. He did not know that he, a first-class official in the late emperor's period, had no idea.
How did you act like this, an incompetent person?"
The other courtiers all opened their eyes wide at his words, and were so frightened that they didn't know what to say.
King Yi, on the other hand, had a calm face and a smile of approval at the corner of his mouth.
Su Han asked outside the hall: "Uncle San, we can't stop cleaning the river. We'll take care of the things here. How long will it take you to clean up the river that has been filled into farmland in the lower reaches outside the town?"
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Puyang Ruiyan immediately turned around and saluted respectfully outside the hall: "As long as I am given enough manpower, I can guarantee that the river will be cleared and repaired within a month."