Ji Linxi was the first to react, startled, and hurriedly rushed out, "Where is the embankment?" Say it! Where did the levee break? ”

Xu Jiang, Yang Wei and others were also shocked, and hurriedly followed, even the nine-year-old Zhao Yi.

If a levee breaks and a roaring flood finds an outlet, it may break through a bigger breach, and the flood will rush down, not as simple as flooding several state capitals!

Most of the east and west roads in Hebei may be submerged!

The consequences of that would be unimaginable!

The person who came was a conductor, he was full of muddy water, and said urgently: "Your Highness, your Shangshu, it is dozens of miles away from Qizhou Mansion, on the other side of the flood point that was originally planned, and the direction is towards Jingdong East Road......"

Ji Linxi almost didn't stand firm, and said with an anxious face: "How could it be?" The water level is low there, the levees are high, and it is impossible to burst the levees! ”

Jingdong East Road is the Shandong Peninsula in later generations, and the junction of Hebei Road. The terrain on the side of Jingdong Road is relatively high, and it is difficult for the flood water to rush through, but if there is a gap, the flood water is likely to pour back and overflow the embankment!

With such momentum, Ji Linxi's scalp is numb when he thinks about it!

Xu Jiang, Yang Wei and others are even more sunk like water, once the flood bursts the embankment, it will be difficult to plug it again, the gap will continue to grow, and under the endless surging of sediment, God will block and kill God!

Zhao seemed to have been remembering the task given to him by Zhao Xu, and couldn't help but say, "Everyone, what should I do now?" ”

Yang Wei panicked, ran out of ideas, and looked at General Xu.

Li Qingchen suddenly woke up and said, "The twenty commanders of the Yunjie Army are over there, what are they doing?" ”

The commander hurriedly said: "The last general is from the Qing army on the other side, and I saw them retreat in a hurry before I came, and the rest is not clear." ”

General Xu calmed his face, thought for a long time, and said: "First, hurry up and notify the people downstream of the embankment to evacuate. Second, we need to step up the discharge of floodwaters downstream of the gap and evacuate the people downstream as soon as possible. Third, the Yunjie army will use all means at all costs to step up the plugging of the gap, and how many can be blocked! Fourth, order the armies to stop resting and strengthen the embankment again! In this weather, it may rain again. ”

Yang Wei and Li Qingchen all changed color, and immediately said, "Okay, let's go!" ”

When Ji Linxi heard 'it will rain again', he panicked and said uneasily: "Xiaguan will go now!" ”

At the time of the arrival, in the Qizhou Mansion, the originally calm and calm atmosphere became a big mess.

Zhao seemed to have a tense little face, looked at Xu Jiang and said, "Xu Shangshu, can this arrangement stop the flood?" ”

General Xu glanced at him and said solemnly: "It depends on how big the gap is, but if you run to the high side, it shouldn't be a big problem." ”

Although Zhao seemed to be small, he still heard the uncertainty in Xu Jiang's words, was uneasy, blinked, and said: "The official family asked me to patrol the river, I can't wait like this, let's go to the river, even if it is to boost morale." ”

Xu Jiang's eyes flashed in surprise, and he immediately said, "Okay, I'll let the guards protect His Highness." ”

Zhao seemed to learn from Zhao Xu and waved his hand and said, "No, I'm not afraid." ”

So saying, he took his cloak, wrapped himself up, and strode outside.

Xu Jiang looked at his back, and his expression was undisguised.

There are very few people in the clan who are so brave, and most of them are indulged in pleasure and hide in case of trouble. Zhao seems to be so brave at a young age, which really makes him look sideways.

Xu Jiang was only surprised, and then went out with him, and even turned over the arrangements and arrangements.

In the two roads of Hebei, General Xu was ordered to mobilize two roads, plus the two roads in Hebei, a total of four roads, almost 70 commanders, and nearly 50,000 forbidden troops, box troops, and people.

People and horses in various parts of the Yellow River section of Hebei Road were quickly mobilized to rescue and build river banks.

With the danger of the Yellow River bursting, the two roads in Hebei and Jingdong East Road were alarmed, and all the state capitals were moved.

The imperial court attaches so much importance to it this time, not only has the army been mobilized, but also the two Shangshu, and even the younger brother of the official family has been sent, who dares not to pay attention to it?

But just as General Xu expected, on the third day, it rained again.

Hebei two roads plus Jingdong East Road, three roads are like facing the enemy, more forces have been invested in flood fighting and disaster relief, and the mobilized people and troops have become larger.

In the name of the military department, Xu Jiang mobilized 30,000 troops from the three roads, and invested more than 100,000 people!

And Kaifeng soon got the news that the government hall would Kaifeng, and the army near Luoyang was quickly sent over.

On the third day, Qizhou Mansion was pouring heavy rain, and the rain was unprecedentedly fierce.

Xu Jiang and Zhao were like walking on the river embankment, looking at the turbid, like the roaring Yellow River of a giant dragon, and their expressions were solemn.

They were dressed in thick robes, and they didn't notice that raindrops the size of their little fingers were hitting their bodies.

They were surrounded by soldiers and men who carried sandbags, digging dirt, carrying stones, rolling logs.

After walking for a while, Ji Linxi rushed over, his expression was a little relaxed, and he said with a smile: "Your Highness, Xu Shangshu, good news, that gap is finally blocked." ”

Xu Jiang was not happy, that place was blocked, but it had already flooded I don't know how many, the point where they originally planned to discharge the flood could not be easily excavated, and both sides could no longer withstand the huge impact of the flood discharge.

Zhao seemed to understand a little, looked up at the still endless downpour, and said, "The water level is still rising, can the river embankment hold it?" ”

Ji Linxi's smile was gone, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, if you can't hold it, you have to hold on!" There is too much rain this year, and if it can't hold on, the two roads in Hebei will be at least half submerged! ”

Zhao seems to have often looked at the map of Hebei Lianglu, and when he heard that such a big place might be flooded, his face changed slightly, and he looked up at Xu Jiang.

Xu Jiang thought for a while and said, "Your Highness is relieved, we are already discharging floods, and the upstream is also draining, and the pressure is not so great." ”

Ji Linxi listened, and immediately said excitedly: "Xu Shangshu, is this really the case?" ”

Xu Jiang glanced at the prefect of Qizhou lightly, this one was really uninteresting.

Zhao seemed to look between the two and said, "I still want to discharge the flood." ”

General Xu nodded, looked at Ji Linxi, and said, "Governor Ji, you have to choose another point, quickly." ”

Ji Linxi immediately said: "Yes, Xiaguan will go back and prepare." ”

As soon as Ji Linxi left, a Lang Zhongshen came over with a shallow foot, wiped his face, and said, "Shangshu, there is some trouble on the side of the Yongsheng Army, and the soldiers under the command of more than a dozen are reluctant to move." ”

One conductor, five hundred.

General Xu was not surprised at all, and said directly: "Transfer them down, scatter and disrupt the placement, and let them take them back as soon as the reinforcements from the front division of the capital palace arrive." ”

Lang Zhong wiped his face again and said, "Yes." ”

These days, Zhao seems to have seen more than once, these forbidden troops, the Xiang army is quite delicate, at first they did not want to govern the river, or Xu Jiang coerced and lured to do it.

After another two days, in the middle of August, the rain subsided slightly, the water level of the Yellow River no longer continued to rise, and the flood discharge continued to increase, and the water level gradually stabilized, so that the Qizhou Mansion quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and the people who were seriously deficient in sleep breathed a little easier and slept a little more.

At noon, the soldier Lang Zhong took a middle-aged man who was embarrassed and had blood on his body, and he should be a commander in his uniform, and hurriedly entered the Qizhou Mansion.

"Lang Zhong, Shang Shu has just fallen asleep, and it has not been half an hour. Shangshu hasn't closed his eyes for a few days, so there's no urgency, so you can let him sleep a little longer. The doorman whispered.

Lang Zhong frowned, glanced at the nervous commander beside him, and suddenly said, "Has Your Highness slept?" ”

The guard was stunned, and hurriedly said: "You should wake up, Your Highness is probably writing a letter to the capital at this time." ”

Lang Zhong pulled the conductor and ran to Zhao's room.

Zhao seemed to be writing a letter to Zhao Xu, listening to Lang Zhong come in, put down his pen, and listened to what they said.

After they finished speaking, Zhao seemed to be a little unintelligible, and said suspiciously: "You mean, the last embankment burst was deliberately dug by someone?" Why? Is it the bad guy? ”

Seeing that Zhao Xu was only nine years old, but he was indeed the younger brother of the official family, the commander said patiently: "I don't know the specific reason, I saw dozens of people quietly opening the mouth of the river at night and letting the river rush out." ”

Zhao seemed to blink, still didn't understand, looked at the military department Langzhong, and said, "Do you understand?" ”

Actually, this Lang Zhong didn't know, and said: "Your Highness, it doesn't matter what the reason for this matter is, the important thing is that someone is deliberately digging the embankment, and it must be stopped, this time it is good that it is controlled, and the next time it may not be." ”

This time, Zhao seemed to be able to understand, thought about it, and said, "Please Xu Shangshu, Yang Shangshu, Li Shilang, and Ji Zhifu come." ”

Zhao seems to have never been like this, Xu Jiang, Yang Wei and others were woken up from sleep, and as soon as they woke up, they were secretly frightened, and hurriedly came to Zhao Xiang's room.

When all of them listened carefully, their expressions changed in shock, and then their faces sank like water, and they carefully examined the problems involved.

Digging embankments, flooding the Yellow River, good for whom? Who has the courage to break the embankment! Such a consequence, who can bear the consequences of destroying the family!

Yang Wei, Li Qingchen, and Ji Linxi are all puzzled, this is a harmless thing, who will do it? What is the purpose?

Xu Jiang's face was tired, his eyes were red, and his heart was quickly scrutinizing, looking at the conductor, and said, "Do you have any other clues?" ”

The conductor hurriedly shook his head and said, "The villain didn't see anything else." ”

Xu Jiang nodded silently, such a big thing must be very hidden, it is not easy to be seen, and it is difficult to find other flaws.

Yang Wei couldn't figure it out, and said directly: "Use the rotation rest as an excuse to transfer them away, stay silent for the time being, and wait for the water level to recede!" ”

Li Qingchen nodded, this is indeed a way.

Xu Jiang was uneasy, raised his head to Ji Linxi, and said, "Governor Ji, what do you think?" ”

Ji Linxi, as the head snake of the land, couldn't think through it, shook his head and said: "What they dug up is towards Jingdong East Road, which is in the highlands, it is not easy to cause floods, but on the other side, almost all of them are fertile fields, all in the hands of high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital, even if someone wants to retaliate against someone, they should dig up the opposite side." No, it's our chosen flood point, and they don't need to dig ......."

Xu Jiang's face moved slightly when he heard this, as if he had caught something in his heart, but it flashed by and he didn't think about it carefully.

Li Qingchen saw that General Xu was silent, and said: "Xu Shangshu, this rain is about to stop, they can't make a plan, they may come again, the top priority is to transfer the Yunjie army, so as not to cause chaos again." ”

Xu Jiang nodded slightly, looked up at the others, and said, "Well, I'll go myself later." Then you go and look at the other places, and do a secret search, and remember, don't startle the snake. ”

The crowd immediately responded, and without saying anything else, hurried away.

Only Xu Jiang and Zhao were left.

Zhao seemed to be still thinking about it, but he had too little experience, so he turned to Xu Jiang and said, "Xu Shangshu, this matter is strange." ”

Xu Jiang didn't know that daring to dig a dam in such a situation is not something that ordinary people dare to do.

But at the moment, you can't check it with great fanfare, and you can't even show the tone of the investigation, you have to pretend that you don't know anything, and then talk about it after the flood season.