As more than 200 merchant ships from the Su family were filled with sandbags of earth and stone, they sank into the burrow of the embankment, the rushing Yangtze River flood was soon blocked.

"Hurry up and pull the iron cable, quickly get the pile down, everyone smashes sandbags in my way!"

At the order of Li Weiguo, he personally directed thousands of people carrying sandbags into the weakened flood, quickly blocking the wreckage holes and dam pipes, and then lowered the piles and firmly fixed them with wooden piles, thick ropes, iron ropes, etc.

A few hours later, the breach dam was quickly restored, and the Yangtze River flood left with unwilling roars.

"The embankment is closed!"

"We succeeded!"

"Long live the county magistrate!"

"Long live Lord Li!"

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As the break was successfully closed, tens of thousands of people around him suddenly cheered, thanking Li Weiguo for all this for them.

If Li Weiguo had not been determined by Li Weiguo, the breaking would have to wait at least a few months before it could be blocked. At that time, the 200,000 people in Chongming County would miss the next season of farming and countless people would starve to death.

Li Weiguo undoubtedly became their life-saving benefactor and was deeply loved by them.

When the workshop clerk Huang Liang saw all this, he felt mixed feelings. He never expected that Li Weiguo would actually block the Yangtze River embankment in one day. This was an unprecedented feat. He had thought that Li Weiguo's move was too pediatric, and his heart was once full of contempt and ridicule, but at this moment he felt extremely ashamed of his previous villain's heart.

Thinking of this, Huang Liang walked up to Li Weiguo and knelt down and said, "I have done a great thing for the people of Chongming County today. Huang Liang is not talented in his position. In the future, he will be the leader of the great man. If he can't help but say it, he will be beaten by the sky."

Seeing Huang Liang making such a heavy oath, Li Weiguo was happy. He had only one subordinate who could use it now, Wu Yong, and he was seriously injured and lying on the bed. Although Huang Liang had a little unhappy with him before, judging from his courageous performance, this person was also a talented person.

"Okay! With the help of Huang Workshop, I believe that tomorrow in Chongming County will be better!" Li Weiguo smiled and reached out to help Huang Liang up.

Huang Liang stood up and said, "Your Highness is devoted to the people, which is a blessing for the people of Chongming County. You are sincerely apologizing to you for your humble attitude and cowardice. Please do not remember the villain's faults!"

Li Weiguo smiled and said, "The road is a long way to know the power, and people's hearts will be seen over time. This county believes that Huang Workshop's original heart is still kind, so this county accepts your apology. I hope you will not join the crazy people like Xiao Yang in the future, otherwise our county will not let you go!"

"Thank you for your understanding. I will definitely change my mind and serve you to die!" Huang Liang said happily, paused, and continued: "Sir, I didn't dare to report to you truthfully because I was timid and afraid of implicating my family. I am not hiding it. Last night, the Yangtze River embankment broke, but in fact, Xiao Yang sent someone to do it. Although I had not participated, I knew that Xiao Saner, the clerk of the river, brought hundreds of people to the embankment last night, and the embankment broke must be theirs."

Li Weiguo's eyes suddenly lit up. Someone was giving him a pillow when he was sleepy. He was worried about how to appease the tens of thousands of angry people outside the county government. Huang Liang sent Xiao San'er news. As long as he caught Xiao San'er, would he still be worried about not being able to kill Xiao Yang?

Li Weiguo immediately called Xiao Liuzi and ordered him to quickly take people to arrest Xiao Saner and his accomplices. Huang Liang had just defected to Li Weiguo and was thinking of making contributions, so he immediately asked for his orders to arrest Xiao Saner together.

"Okay, this matter will be left to you two to supervise it. If the matter is done, this county will remember the great achievements of the Huang Workshop!"

"Thank you, sir! I can't repay you with humble responsibilities, so I will definitely give Xiao Saner to you!"

There is no need to explain in detail when Zhang Xiaoliu and Huang Liang took people to arrest Xiao Saner. After they set off, Li Weiguo immediately called the heads of the four families of Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan to teach Jiyi in person.

"I also asked the four heads of the family to send people to the county government to convey the news, saying that the county took action in person. For the sake of the people of Chongming County, they did not hesitate to take risks and block the Yangtze River embankment. Then secretly released the news, saying that Huang Liang, the official of the workshop, was a proof that the sudden break of the Yangtze River embankment last night was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. It was Xiao Yang's old man ordered Xiao Saner to lead people to dig the embankment, and he must incite the people to transfer hatred to Xiao Yang. This matter is related to the future fate of the county and the four heads of the family. You cannot tolerate carelessness. Remember!"

The heads of Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan families looked at each other, nodded one after another, and said in unison: "Don't worry, sir!"

Afterwards, the heads of the four families of Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan called their confidants, gathered their capable staff, and quickly rushed to the county government.

There are still tens of thousands of ordinary people around the embankment, and they are still immersed in the excitement and joy of breaking up and are full of gratitude to Li Weiguo.

Li Weiguo's eyes turned, why not take the opportunity to make a big use of it, immediately testified Huang Liang to prove that Xiao Saner led people to dig the embankment and made it public, and hinted that all this was Xiao Yang's secret command.

Tens of thousands of victims witnessed Li Weiguo leading his men to block the river embankment and even went down to help fight the flood. As the county magistrate, Li Weiguo's actions have undoubtedly touched the hearts of these people. In addition, Li Weiguo ordered landlords to reduce rent and interest rates, and the county government distributed disaster relief grain to refugees through labor-for-relief, and other actions of loving the people have made these people grateful and sincerely supported them.

If it were normal, 60% of the people would believe it if a county magistrate said this. At this moment, when Li Weiguo said these words, the tens of thousands of refugees believed it without any doubt.

You should know that these tens of thousands of victims were already sad because the river embankment broke into refugees last year. Last night, I experienced the river embankment breaking again, and I felt even more resentful. At this moment, I learned from Li Weiguo that the river embankment broke out was not a natural disaster but a man-made disaster. It turned out that Xiao Yang instructed Xiao Saner to lead people to dig the river embankment. He was extremely resentful and angry, and for a moment, the crowd was excited.

Li Weiguo felt secretly happy, and the people's hearts were available. It depends on how Xiao Yang escaped, and he must kill you.

Under Li Weiguo's instigation, tens of thousands of victims expressed their willingness to help Li Weiguo capture Xiao Yang and his group of criminals and bring them to justice.

Just as Li Weiguo led tens of thousands of angry refugees to the county government, the county government also made a big noise.

Originally, the county government was surrounded by tens of thousands of refugees. The refugees who suffered from floods twice were extremely resentful. In addition, the granary was burned and the food was lost, which made them panic. The Xiao, Lu and Huang families sent a large number of people to intervene in and take the opportunity to incite and instigate. These refugees lost their rationality for a moment and blamed all the blame on the incompetence of the county magistrate, and launched riots that attacked the county government several times.

However, with the Su, Zhou, Zan and Yan families sending a large number of people to get involved in the refugees, they naturally stood on Li Weiguo's side and quickly helped Li Weiguo say good things, which made many refugees believe that they gradually regain their rationality and give up the act of breaking the law by attacking the county government.

When Li Weiguo brought tens of thousands of angry victims to the outside of the county government, only the people from Su, Zhou, Zan, Yan and Xiao, Lu, and Huang were still yelling at each other and attacking each other.

"The county magistrate is here!"

"Please give us an explanation!"

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When the refugees saw Li Weiguo appear, they immediately fell into a state of excitement and asked Li Weiguo to give them an explanation.

Li Weiguo could understand the mood of these refugees. Their homes were destroyed and disaster relief food was burned. They were facing adversity of being homeless and stranded on the streets or even having no food to eat and starve to death. It was reasonable for them to lose their minds and speak completely unreasonable. It would be strange if they could still maintain their rationality!

"Dear fellow villagers!"

"Don't panic, everyone!"

"The river embankment broke out last night, and the disaster relief grain was set on fire. The county has found out that the river embankment broke out by Xiao Yang instructed Xiao Saner to lead people to dig it out. The county government's disaster relief grain cabin was also deliberately set on fire by Xiao Yang. His only purpose is that he does not want to see the county implement the policy of labor-for-relief, and does not want to let the 200,000 Chongming people survive..."

Li Weiguo was calm and came to the county government office under the protection of his guards. He stood on the steps and said the words he had prepared in his heart. Although he had not found out who burned the disaster relief food, he could not escape Xiao Yang's conspiracy, so he simply counted them on Xiao Yang.

"What's going on? Didn't it mean that the county magistrate was arrogant and drove away the workhouse clerk Huang Liang, causing the river embankment to break the ridge? Why did Xiao Yang instruct someone to dig the river embankment?" The victim said with confusion.

"Yes, I also feel strange. The dam in the Fuhu District is very strong and cannot break. It is very likely that artificially it is very likely!" Some people also made their own judgment.

"The county magistrate is an official appointed by the court, so he will never lie to us!" No matter how dark the yamen is, most people still choose to trust the government.

"That's right, since the county magistrate said it was Xiao Yang's instructor and Xiao Saner led someone to break the dam. The person's name was said, can it still be fake? I guess it's true!"

"I heard before that the county magistrate accepted bribes, and he was greedy for only tens of thousands of stones of disaster relief food. In order to cover up the evidence, he deliberately burned the disaster relief food. Now he realized that it was the work of Xiao Yang and his group!"

At first, tens of thousands of victims at the yamen were still skeptical. As Li Weiguo finished speaking, tens of thousands of victims who followed Li Weiguo also actively testified, and told Li Weiguo that he sacrificed himself to fight against the flood and rescue. In just half a day, he added fuel to the news that the break was blocked.

"In order to block the breach, Lord Li sacrificed his life to fight floods and rescue. He sincerely helped us the common people. What Lord Li said is true. Who dares to question Lord Li's words, I will not agree!" Someone took the lead in shouting and supported Li Weiguo.

"Xiao Yang is really crazy. He dug the embankment and drowned us. He burned disaster relief food and starved us to death. He must not spare him lightly!" Someone was furious after knowing the truth.

"That's right! You must never spare Xiao Yang!"

"Punish Xiao Yang severely! Return my home!"

"Severely punish Xiao Yang! Return me to the disaster relief food!"

"Severely punish Xiao Yang! Avenge your dead relatives!"

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The crowd was excited. No matter how the people in the secret of Xiao, Lu, and Huang's three families defended and shirked their responsibilities, all 70,000 or 80,000 victims turned to Li Weiguo. They chose to believe Li Weiguo's words, pointing their anger and spearheads at Xiao Yang and his group.

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Chapter completed!