Recap Chinese Drama "The Long River 2022" Episode 2

Nov 17, 2022

Because of the critical flood in the Yellow River, Jin Fu blew up the embankment directly before reporting it to the court, and Wang Guangyu fell into his arms. Taking advantage of this, Wang Guangyu showed the monk Fang's sword, the flag of Wang Ming, and directly charged Jin Fu with trumped-up charges, intending to behead first and then play. The people present were furious and besieged Wang Guangyu's carriage team, only to find that the box was empty and there was no pay at all.

At this time, the flood peak broke through the coast, and tens of millions of people suffered annihilation, their homes were destroyed, and the casualties were heavy. Jin Fu's life and death are uncertain, but Wang Guangyu's greed and incompetence led to the Yellow River Battle. These culprits actually escaped from death, and slandered Jin Fu to the court by swallowing up the river workers to settle their family's silver taels and filling their own pockets.

Kangxi believed it to be true, and ordered Jin Fu to be punished in accordance with the law if he wanted to see the dead and see the corpse. On Suo’etu, the supervisor was executed Wang Guangyu, and Mingzhu suggested that the immediate priority should be to open a warehouse for relief, not to mention the shortage of food in the six provinces to prevent the disaster victims from disturbing the capital. After thinking for a moment, Kangxi decided to let Wang Guangyu take the blame, wait for the opportunity to repair the embankment, and wait for accountability after the flood season.

Jin Zhiyu rowed a raft to rescue the victims. Although he met Uncle Guo He, there was still no whereabouts of his father. A large number of floating corpses came into view, and the scene was unbearable. The boy's cries were faintly heard. Just as Jin Zhiyu rushed to the sound, he was close at hand. How could he know that the house collapsed and he watched the boy sink to the bottom of the water, unable to sit and cry.

Now Qizhou County officials are collectively impeaching Wang Guangyu. If Kangxi continues to turn a deaf ear, it may be difficult to convince the public. Mingzhu and Suoertu bow their heads and sum up, and simply sing a red and white face in front of Kangxi to prevent Kangxi from further investigating and implicated himself. But when Kangxi was about to announce the crime of Wang Guangyu, Mingzhu hurriedly reminded Kangxi to think twice, so as not to lose the reputation of being good at killing people and being incapable of managing the river.

With one sentence revealing the current situation, Kangxi put aside the conviction of Wang Guangyu for the time being, and asked Mingzhu to accompany him to perform Zhou Yu's fight against Huang Gai. Then in October of the same year, Kangxi dispatched Ji Ruxi, Minister of Industry, and Yisang A, Minister of Household, to inspect and investigate.

Due to the huge amount of funds for river work, it has not been effective so far, and the people are all trapped by it. After Isan A and Ji Ruxi arrived at the Hedufu, they did not care about resting and directly surveying the fortifications. Wang Guangyu, lest he be exposed, concealed and avoided the problem throughout the whole process, interfering with their investigation progress. That night, Wang Guangyu arranged a vegetable feast for the two adults to wash away the dust.

Ethan A deliberately mentioned the dual cost of the river embankment, and the officials in charge of Luoma Lake faltered and answered questions full of loopholes. It is precisely because of this that the officials simply broke the jar, and publicly disclosed Wang Guangyu's corruption in recent years.

Wang Guangyu knew that the crime was real, and wanted to bribe Ethan A, begging him to help conceal it. Ethan A’s statement to discuss tomorrow is actually taking advantage of Wang Guangyu to relax his vigilance. He and Ji Ruxi returned to Beijing overnight to report the situation, confirming that the river governor Wang Guangyu’s report was false, and the river workers collapsed.

It was also because Kangxi decided to expand the scope of the investigation, and there was no turning point in the matter. Suo Etu made the first move and sent someone to notify Wang Guangyu to make a decision on his own, so that the three clans of the family could be kept safe and sound. Wang Guangyu knew that this guarantee was three-point true and seven-point false, so he handed the important account book to the little girl Rouer for safekeeping, and told her that no one could see it, the account book was related to her life.

With the fire in the Hedu Mansion, Wang Guangyu took poison in fear of crime, Kangxi understood that the mastermind behind the scenes was obviously impatient, and the drama between him and Mingzhu's monarch and minister should also be officially staged. Suo Etu really thought that Kangxi's anger was Mingzhu, and he was very proud, and then submitted a list of new governors of the river, which had already fallen into the trap set by Kangxi.