This place is deserted and sparsely populated. The poverty and backwardness here really surprised me. I called an old man and asked him what was going on. It turned out that the witch officials and gentry there married Hebo every year, saying that if a girl was not sent there, the Zhanghe River would be flooded. They robbed the people of their wealth and butter, but they also made the girl lose her life. When it comes to marrying Hebo, your majesty may be puzzled. In fact, it is to let the girls dress up and sit on the reed mat by the river and go with the flow. The reed mat floats first and then sinks in the middle of the river. So families with girls fled to other places. The population here is getting smaller and poorer. I think this matter is very important. The money of the people was embezzled by those officials, gentry and witches, and the girls lost their lives in vain, resulting in barren fields and few people. These are all caused by Hebo's marrying a daughter-in-law. If we don't punish him severely, the consequences will be unimaginable. I know very well that everything I do must conform to public opinion. But it is very difficult, because the people believe the words of the witch officials and gentry, thinking that if the girl is not sent down, the Zhanghe River will be flooded. So I have a plan in mind, so I might as well go all the way, not only to punish the witch officials and gentry, but also to let the people know that there is no God. When I get married in Hebo, I will go to the scene myself. Seeing the girl with tears in her eyes, I said to the witch, "No! Hebo won't be satisfied that this girl is not beautiful. Ask the witch to tell Hebo that the official will choose another beautiful one and send it in a few days. " I made an excuse to throw the witch into the Zhanghe River. After a while, the minister said to the leader of the official gentry, "Why hasn't the witch come back yet?" Please hurry. " So, the leader of the official gentry also threw himself into the Zhanghe River. For a long time, I saw officials and gentlemen on tenterhooks, knowing that they had admitted their mistakes and wanted to increase their understanding of the matter. He said, "Why don't you come back? Please hurry! " They all turned pale with fear and kowtowed for mercy. I told them to get up and go back. From then on, people all knew that the witch had cheated, and no one mentioned marrying Hebo, so there was no flood in Zhanghe. I also mobilized the villagers to dig 12 canals to divert the water from the Zhanghe River to the fields, and all the crops were irrigated. The harvest this year is very good.