() Yangcheng, the imperial capital of the Han Kingdom, is full of traffic, and the flow of people is like weaving, which is a prosperous and lively scene.

The Jinluan Hall of the Han Palace is a murderous atmosphere.

"Bastard."

A letter was thrown by the angry emperor under the jade steps, "Hengzhou embankment collapsed, stretching for thousands of miles, countless dead and wounded, mourning all over the wilderness, you know, these are all my people, you talk about it, you all tell me, what is going on, didn't I say that although it rained heavily in the southeast, Hengzhou was solid, and it must be fine?" ”

There was silence in the hall for a while, and the strong low pressure made it impossible for everyone to raise their heads.

In the end, Cheng Yue came out of the crowd in the imperial history, and said: "Your Majesty, this time the Hengzhou embankment collapsed, and the Hengzhou Mansion respected Lord Jin has an unshirkable responsibility, and Weichen thought that Lord Jin should be dismissed and investigated, and then selected a prestigious person from the court to preside over the disaster relief in Hengzhou." ”

"Zhongshu Ling, what do you think?"

"The minister thinks that Lord Zhang's mention is very appropriate, but the person in charge of disaster relief must be well summed up."

As soon as Zhongshu Ling finished speaking, the two princes standing in the front row, the younger one had already stepped out of the crowd and said: "Father, please let the sons go, it is the honor of the sons to share the worries of the father, and the sons will live up to the high expectations of the father." Although Jinhu Tan is the ancestor of the son, the son must also handle it impartially, and will never bend the law for personal gain, please rest assured. ”

The slightly older prince hesitated for a moment, and finally walked out and said, "The son is also willing to go, please ask for the permission of the emperor." ”

The emperor sat on the high platform, his face was gloomy, his eyes stopped on the two princes for a few seconds, and then he retracted, staring at the crows and crows in the hall, and did not speak, and the ministers did not dare to answer, because no one knew what the emperor's majesty thought.

After a long time, the emperor finally opened the golden mouth, and the slow and deep voice echoed in the hall, "Hengzhou Mansion Zun Jinhu deceived the upper and lower levels, dereliction of duty and negligence, resulting in this great disaster in Hengzhou. In addition, the third prince Liu Qi was appointed as the supervisor of the history and presided over the disaster relief in the southeast, with the assistance of the household department and the criminal department. ”

"Thank you, father, son, obey the order." Liu Qi knelt down to accept the order, and a flash of joy flashed in his eyes.

Besides, Wucheng, although it is not a flood-stricken place, but the continuous autumn rain still casts a haze on this town, not to mention that there are all kinds of news from time to time that do not know whether it is true or false, which suddenly makes the people in the city panic.

At the end of September, Wucheng began to have a continuous influx of displaced people, first a few hundred thousands, into October, more and more displaced people, crowded inside and outside Wucheng has reached more than 200,000, Liu Lao Ye and Liu Cheng have been too busy to separate, basically stay in the yamen, discuss strategies, resettle the site, maintain law and order, but also organize the rich households in the city to set up porridge sheds, porridge and medicine, all this must be properly arranged, after all, the sudden influx of more than 200,000 people, if the resettlement is not appropriate, causing a civil uprising, will cause irreparable consequences.

The displaced people also brought a lot of news, some said that Yunzhou also broke the embankment, some said that no one in Huaxing County survived, some said that Hengzhou had been captured by the displaced people, and the golden peel (the name of the Hengzhou people for Jinhu Tan) was killed by the displaced people, and their heads were hung on the head of the city to show the public, and everyone said it vividly, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

But everyone has to believe their words, because since the Han River rose again and again, many landslides and mountains collapsed, causing road blockages, cutting off the traffic between Yunzhou and Hengzhou, and now even the Wucheng government can't receive the documents and letters from there, and can't find out its exact news, but everyone knows very well in their hearts that this natural disaster has exceeded the one hundred years ago, and the damage caused is immeasurable. But at least there are still lives, and no one knows how many people in those hard-hit areas will be able to escape.

In the Liu Mansion, the atmosphere is also low, even the always naughty Liu Qin obediently snuggled in his mother's arms, and from time to time helped his mother wipe away the tears flowing from the corners of her eyes, the eldest grandmother Cai Xinlan, Jiang Li, Brother Hai, Brother Chao, all sat in the upper room, accompanied the old lady, but they didn't know what to say to comfort the old lady who was in turmoil at the moment.

In the end, Cai Xinlan could only reluctantly comfort: "Mother, don't believe what is rumored outside, and no one has seen it with their own eyes, some time ago, the uncle also received a letter from the second brother, saying that Yunzhou is fine, and the second brother and sister Jiren have their own natural appearance, they must be fine." ”

The old lady wiped the corners of her eyes and whimpered: "I only complain about your father, and the eldest child, knowing that the second child is in danger, not only did he not sue me, but he also didn't want to take people back, even if the second child can't go, let the second daughter-in-law take the child back first, if the second family really has a good life, I will never rest with him." ”

"Mother's ......" implicated her father-in-law and husband, and Cai Xinlan didn't dare to speak.

The old lady was sad, barely suppressed the anxiety in her heart, cheered up, and waved her hand to a few juniors, "Okay, Xinlan, you go and get busy, don't worry about me, I'm fine." Ah Li, you take Qin'er and them to play for a while, I'm tired, so I don't have to say hello at night, and let the kitchen be sent to their respective rooms for dinner. ”

"Yes."

Cai Xinlan and Jiang Li agreed, and took the three little babies out of the main room, although the three children were small, they also felt the gloomy atmosphere, so they didn't have any intention of playing, and in the end, Cai Xinlan took Brother Hai and Brother Chao, and Jiang Li sent Liu Qin back to Meiyuan.

"Brother Ah Li, tomorrow morning, can you accompany me to the street?" Liu Qin held Jiang Li's hand, the few ones who didn't bounce up, and there was a Yan sù on his face that was inconsistent with his usual days.

"On the streets? Do? Jiang Li was greatly surprised, now in extraordinary times, the city is full of displaced people, and the security is not good, for children, especially the children who look like rich young masters, the streets are very dangerous.

Liu Qin frowned, stopped and shook Jiang Li's hand, "I want to go and see, Brother Ah Li, promise me, let's take Changxing and Changsheng and sneak out, my mother won't know." ”

Jiang Li thought for a moment and guessed, "Are you trying to inquire about the news?" ”

"Hmm."

"Okay then, but you must listen to me, and don't run around."

"Okay."

The next day, Liu Qin went to the old lady early in the morning to say goodbye, the old lady was sick, her face was haggard, as if she was ten years old all of a sudden, Liu Qin knew that her mother must have not slept all night, praying for the second brother's family, looking at such a mother, she felt distressed for a while, she hoped that she would grow up quickly, and have the ability to help her mother share anxiety and sorrow, and be able to become a solid arm of her mother, but now she can't do anything, she can only snuggle into her mother's arms, hug tightly, and transfer her body temperature to her mother's body, giving her mother a little weak warmth.

After coming out of the main room, Liu Qin took Cui Yu straight to Moxiang Courtyard, and had secretly told Cui Yu last night, Cui Yu was a person who didn't know the importance of it, and he agreed to what the girl said. Jiang Li asked Changxing to go to the home school to take leave, and was waiting in the Moxiang Courtyard, a few people changed into a few sets of small clothes that Changsheng had found according to what they had discussed yesterday, took off all the things they were wearing, and after slightly modifying them, they sneaked out through the side door.

Liu Qin's purpose on the street, in addition to wanting to hear the news of Yunzhou, actually wanted to know more about the situation of the victims, but unexpectedly, when they walked to the street, they saw the long crowd of ragged people waiting in front of the porridge shack where the gruel was distributed, saw the old people who fell to the ground and wailed due to hunger and illness along the street, and saw the children who lost their parents and relatives with dull eyes, Liu Qin felt that his heart was instantly tightened, as if he was pinched by a big hand and couldn't breathe.