Chapter 275: The Yellow River Floods
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Unconsciously, a game of tiger stick chicken that spread from Mojia Village swept Chang'an City, especially when adults used it to make a drinking order at the wine table, which was simply all the rage.
In the Yuzhuangyuan Building, almost every box can hear the sound of shouting tigers and chickens.
"No more playing!"
Morton said dejectedly, he found that when it came to eating, drinking, and having fun, he was really not as good as these gentlemen.
Even if the tiger and chicken came out of his own hands, Qin Huaiyu and the others were definitely amazingly talented, and Merton could be said to have lost consecutive battles.
Naturally, a few people were not drinking and having fun at this time, they still had to go to Guozijian after eating, and it was a big deal to drink and take classes in Guozijian, even if Qin Huaiyu and the three of them did not dare to offend easily.
Cheng Chumo took a bite of the duck leg and said with relish: "Don't talk about anything else, this duck meat with locusts is really delicious." ”
At this moment, the threat of locust plague has been lifted, a large number of domestic ducks have poured into the market, eating locusts to grow up, and the free-range domestic ducks, its duck meat can be described as extremely fat, very popular with the people of Chang'an City.
Qin Huaiyu and the others also nodded again and again, and at the same time took the duck meat and ate it deliciously, and at the same time despised Merton's habit of only eating duck neck, in their opinion, a duck neck without two taels of meat was not enough to stuff their teeth!
The people who ate a duck feast were very happy, and everyone chatted about boring stalls on the chairs to fill up, talking about some interesting things that had happened recently.
"I've heard that the floods in Shandong and Henan are even more serious, and even the Yellow River has been in danger several times in a row, and it is said that the local defenders have been dispatched, so they have turned the danger into a disaster many times." Qin Huaiyu said in a low voice.
Since Merton pioneered the use of the army to resist natural disasters, this side has been popularized in the Tang Dynasty, and it is obvious that this time the Yellow River has been idle, and Li Shimin also used this side to mobilize the local army in a timely manner, so that he could get through several difficulties without danger.
"I hope Qufu is okay." Kong Huisuo prayed that in the face of such a natural disaster, human power can play very little role.
There was a moment of silence, and the whole room fell silent.
At this time, the door of the box was suddenly opened, and the ** Fu Bo rushed in, walked to Merton's side and whispered: "Someone from the palace has summoned, and Your Majesty will hold a court meeting to discuss important matters." ”
Since it is a grand court meeting, it means that all high-ranking officials must participate, although Merton does not have an official rank, but after all, he is a marquis, and he is also among the signs of the grand court meeting.
Merton's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly pleaded guilty to several people, and immediately left in a hurry.
Qin Huaiyu and the others couldn't help but sigh again and again when they saw Merton leaving, they were also young people, they were just a student of the country, but Merton had already reached the threshold of entering the palace.
Even if everyone had a good relationship, for a while, several people suddenly became bored.
Merton walked out of the Yuzhuangyuan Building, only to see that the carriage in the palace at the gate was already waiting, Merton boarded the carriage, and the eunuch who drove immediately started, all the way straight to the palace.
In the Taiji Palace,
Hundreds of officials gathered, all of them were worried and discussed.
Merton braved the heavy rain to enter the Taiji Hall, and when he saw that the other people in the Taiji Hall had already arrived, he consciously walked to the back of his position.
"How's General Xi doing?" Merton touched Xi Junmai, who was still the last of the generals, and asked.
Xi Junmai had already seen Merton, and originally wanted to ignore him, but he didn't expect this kid to stick up again, so he lowered his head helplessly and whispered: "There is a danger in the Yellow River, and Duan Shangshu is reporting the water situation to the emperor!" ”
Merton's heart sank, and sure enough, it was a flood.
I only heard Duan Lun say: "There have been twelve dangerous situations from Luoyang to Shandong, but fortunately, there are 16 officers and soldiers who personally rescue the emergency, which can be stable." But the water level is still rising.
In addition, the heavy rain in Guanzhong is still continuous, and the water level of the Wei River has risen to a record high, so if it continues, I am afraid it will ......."
Li Shimin said sharply: "What will happen? ”
Duan Lun gritted his teeth and said, "I'm afraid there will be a big flood." ”
The entire court was suddenly stagnant, the flood was merciless, and among all the disasters, the flood left a desperate memory for everyone.
Unlike droughts and locust plagues, which only destroy crops, floods mercilessly devour human life, destroying everything wherever they go.
"The old minister believes that this matter must be investigated for the dereliction of duty of the Ministry of Industry, and the imperial court invests a huge amount of money every year to control the Yellow River, but there is no way to show it, and the Ministry of Industry will have an unshirkable responsibility." Wang Yushi came out and said loudly. He has repeatedly fallen out of favor in front of Li Shimin because of Merton, and this incident is his opportunity to perform.
"Your Majesty, the Yellow River is a problem of all dynasties, not all of this dynasty, and this year's heavy rain is once in a century, this is a natural disaster, not **." An official of the Ministry of Industry immediately argued for himself, and the two sides immediately argued.
The Yellow River is the mother river of China, giving birth to the entire Chinese civilization, but since the Han Dynasty, the Yellow River has gradually become the biggest pain in the hearts of the children of China.
Successive dynasties have given top priority to the management of the Yellow River, but it is difficult to achieve results.
"Okay, now is not the time to find out who is right and who is wrong, the key is how to survive this flood?" Li Shimin slapped the dragon chair and said sharply.
Suddenly, the hundred officials were silent, and they immediately bowed their heads and were silent.
"Your Majesty, the Mo family has overcome drought and locust plagues, it can be seen that the Mo family has a great deal of research on agricultural affairs, and maybe there are ways to deal with floods, why don't you ask Lord Mo to relieve your majesty's worries?" The eldest grandson Wuji came out of the ranks,.
Although Merton came in quietly, he naturally couldn't hide the eyes and ears of everyone present, and in an instant, everyone looked at Merton.
Xi Junmai turned sideways without the slightest righteousness, and directly exposed Merton's in front of the ministers.
"Hi ......"
Merton showed his head in embarrassment, waved his hand at the ministers, and suddenly the face of the civil and military people was full of black lines.
"Ahem!" Li Shimin was also helpless for a while, and said: "Merton, the Mo family can have a way to deal with the flood." ”
Merton pondered for a moment and said cautiously: "Building water conservancy? ”
Suddenly, the ministers of civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty immediately glared at him with murderous eyes, and when they saw Merton groaning, they thought that Merton had an idea, but they didn't expect Merton to say a word of nonsense.
Building water conservancy, and your Mo family said, who doesn't know the benefits of building water conservancy, but unfortunately this matter is easy to say, difficult to do, that time to build water conservancy is not a big project, and the results are very small, not ten or eight years can not be successful.