Since this incident, the relationship between Jin Fu and Yu Jackie Chan has eased greatly. When the autumn was ripe, the performance appraisal of the officials, because of Jackie Chan's outstanding political achievements, the ministry turned the holy oracle, focusing on Jackie Chan's promotion of Nanjing's political envoy, and concurrently acting Qingjiang Dao, because he was quite familiar with water conservancy, and made him participate in river affairs, and had the right to play. Yu Chenglong was bent on ruling Qingjiang without leaving it behind and not closing his door at night, so he simply did not go to Nanjing for the time being, and stayed in Qingjiang to supervise the people's livelihood. The first major overhaul project of river control has been gradually completed this year. The dredging from Qingjiangpu to Haikou via Yuntiguan, the dredging from Gaojiayan to Qingkou, the embankment from the west of the canal to Gaojiayan, and the project of releasing water and collecting sand from Qingshuitan were all carried out very smoothly. Yu Jackie Chan was highly imposed, and he only gave one order, and tens of millions of river workers were recruited. Because the flood had not yet arrived, the river defense was fine, and there was no great dispute between several people for a while. But the situation only lasted for more than half a year, and the rift in their question suddenly erupted, turning into a terrible dispute, which washed away the feelings of the spring disaster.

In September of the twenty-first year of Kangxi, the autumn flood peak came ahead of schedule. Along Shaanxi, Henan, Anhui to Jiangsu all the way to the Yellow River Basin dark clouds cover the sky, the autumn rain continues, like the Tianhe River was stabbed by whom, constantly the head is just splashing down, and specifically pouring into the Yellow River! The sheep newspaper floated down, and the messenger died nine times out of ten, only from the bamboo sticks, I learned that the water level of the Gaolan iron pillar in the upper reaches rose by three inches, and it had reached more than four feet: that is to say, the water level of the river in Jiangsu should rise four zhang away! All new dams, embankments, sluices and aqueducts are under great threat.

Seven days ago, when Jin Fu received the first flood season, he brought Chen Huang, Feng Zhiren, Peng Xueren and other staff members to move all the atlases, sand tables and measuring instruments of the Governor's Palace to the top of the embankment where the Huang, Yun, and Qing rivers crossed, and set up felt sheds to guard them day and night in the pouring rain.

It is surrounded by water on three sides, and on one side is the land that has dried up in autumn, and the endless autumn rice is shaking restlessly in the rain and mist, rolling one by one yellow swirls. The turbid yellow water and fishy waves in the half of the embankment rushed to the sky, and the white foam rolled, throwing up and sinking the big trees that rolled down a few thick upstream, and then knocked them down. Lightweight as a kid playing at home.

"Wind and rain!" Jin Fu stood on the trembling embankment in an oil coat and muttered. He didn't close his eyes for a few nights, and his eye circles were all red.

"What did you say?" Because of the loud waves of the river, Feng Zhiren, who was squatting on the embankment, didn't hear his work clearly, so he turned around and shouted. Chen Huang stood next to him with his trousers pulled up, because both the clothes and oil clothes were in vain, so he had already thrown them off, and his clothes were so wet that they clinged to his body. Hearing the two talking, Chen Yan looked back and saw that Peng Xueren looked indifferent, he hadn't shaved his head for more than a month, and his inch-long hair was sticking to his forehead, looking funny, Chen Huang couldn't help grinning, and shouted loudly at Jin Fu: "Gong Jin!" This rain will still fall. I think we should release water at the west break of the canal to reduce flooding! ”

"Chen Tianyi, is this your advice?"

A more human voice suddenly came from behind him, and when everyone looked back, it was Yu Chengchan who came, his face was like frost, and he stood majestically on the embankment. Although Yu Chengchan is in a cloth robe and shoes, he is very particular about not showing his arms in summer and not wearing heavy clothes in winter. In the past ten days, Yu Chengchan has been directing migrant workers to fix the embankment on the embankment, but the clothes and hats are still clean and mud-free. As soon as he came from the west embankment, he stopped and sneered when he heard Chen Huang say that he wanted to release water: "You boast every day that this new construction project can withstand a hundred years of floods, why?" It's only been a few days and you suddenly have to pick it up by yourself? What is the rationale for this? ”

"Zhenjia," Jin Fu waded through the water at the top of the embankment and said, "It doesn't matter here. Tianyi wants to lower the water level here and bring the flood from Xiaojiadu upstream, where the dam has not yet been completed, and he is afraid that he will not be able to withstand it. Let's discuss whether it's okay or not, don't be rash. ”

The construction of the dam was Chen Huang's first project. That is, a large canal is opened in the narrow part of the river to divert water, and the flood water is diverted along the canal to the downstream Zhenghe River, which is used to regulate the flood flow and slow down the impact of the main embankment, and can also be used for irrigation when the canal is horizontal. Yu Chenglong didn't agree with the construction of this whimsical dam, and when he heard this, he turned his face and said: "I have built dozens of dams, but it turned out that I would harm the people for the sake of breaking the gap?" It's a lot of fun, it's opened here again, and it's a big 'water reduction dam'! What about the people? What about the fields? What about houses? What about cattle and sheep? As long as the top is kept, the rest is gone? ”

"It's too late to be announced!" Chen Huang didn't want to argue with Yu Chengchan at all, so he only said hurriedly: "There are many depressions at this bottom, only more than 20 villages are flooded, and there are many people on the embankment. Yu Gong, you know that the Xiaojiadu Dam costs millions of dollars and has been operating for several years, and it seems that it is about to succeed, but once it is washed away by the water, it is unimaginable. And the 3,000 hectares of crops upstream will also be wasted! Yu Gong, who told the people, the land, the cattle and sheep to evacuate? After that, he looked at Yu Chengchan. Yu Chenglong stood proudly, didn't look at Chen Huang, snorted, and only burst out of his mouth with two words: "No!" ”

He had his own ideas, and he believed that the fatal root was that the whole river was too narrow, and that the failure of the embankment here to release water might not have any effect on the upstream, and if it was self-defeating, both places would be broken, and the consequences would be even worse. Jin Fu also thought of this, so he looked at Chen Huang with an inquiring gaze.

I don't know if it's because of the cold, or if I'm anxious and angry, Chen Huang's face is pale and very ugly, and he explained angrily: "Dozens of dams have not had an accident, and they have been effective. If the largest place in Xiaojiadu can be completed, there is no need to discharge the flood here, and now the break is to ensure the safety of Xiaojiadu, which is very clear! My lord, if you can't keep Xiao Jiadu here, please punish Chen Huangming to thank the people! Peng Xueren looked at the river, and the more he thought about it, the more reasonable it became, so he also said loudly: "Zhenjia Gong, Tianyi's words are right!" I would like to accompany the divination as a guarantee! Feng Zhiren was so anxious that he stomped his feet and said: "I can't fight anymore, hurry up and send people down to inform the people to leave the village!" ”

"Hahahaha......" Yu Chenglong looked up to the sky and smiled, his face was pale, and said, "How many catties are cut off by you, Chen Huang, Peng Xueren, and Lord Jin and my heads?" This is not possible! "But he walked away.

"Flood release!" Jin Fu hesitated for a long time, and finally made up his mind, "I am the governor of the river, even if there are thousands of crimes, the sin is just mine!" Immediately ordered all the officials of the Yamen of the Supervision Office to go downstream to inform that none of them must leave the village, and the water will be released after three hours! Feng Zhiren shook his head and said: "This is all easy to do, I'm afraid that Jackie Chan will personally protect the berm, this break is not easy to open!" ”

Peng Xueren rolled his eyes and thought about it, then clapped his hands and said, "Commander, didn't the Holy Lord give you a Shang Fang Sword?" It's worth it now! The words reminded Jin Fu, his spirits perked up, and he shouted: "Come!" Please wait for the sword of the Son of Heaven and the yellow coat! ”

Because these imperial gifts were all in the ya, they were busy for half an hour before they were ready to stop. Waiting for Goshha, who went to the countryside, to come back and report that the people downstream had withdrawn, Jin Fufang put up a full set of deacons, and did not sit in a sedan chair, but only used a gold-topped umbrella to block the rain, wore a flowered coral top, and walked in a new yellow coat with a nine-python five-clawed official robe. The first four lieutenants carried the Huang Luo umbrella stand, offered the sword of the Son of Heaven, and walked on the muddy dirt road to the west embankment. Chen Huang alone had no merit, and followed step by step.

But the gravity of the situation was unexpected. Thousands of people on the west embankment are densely packed everywhere! Some of the common people sat along the embankment to gnaw dry food, some knelt on the embankment and muttered Buddha, some families hugged together to keep warm, and many people helped the old and the young to climb up the embankment. Yu Chenglong with more than a dozen servants was persuading something. Jin Fu looked at it, and couldn't help but feel a cloud of anger in his heart: You Yu Jackie Chan dared to use the people to disobey the emperor's order! was hesitating, Yu Chengchan greeted him early. Therefore, Jin Fu at that time had the identity of acting on behalf of the heavens, Yu Chengchan knelt down as soon as he shook his hand, and signed up loudly: "Born in Jinshi, he ordered the political envoy of Nanjing, and Yu Chengchan, who is also a member of the Qinghe River, congratulations to my lord!" After saying this, he bowed three heads and knelt down to obey the order.

"Yu Jackie Chan!" Jin Fu's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he asked sharply, "Do you want to gather a crowd to resist this governor?" ”

"My lord......" Yu Jackie Chan burst into tears, swallowed hard, and couldn't say anything. An old man in the crowd stumbled over and knelt on the ground, covered in mud and water, and cried: "Don't wronged everyone, sir, we heard from Goshha of the River Governor's Mansion that the old man wants to break the embankment and release water." Lord Yu is urging everyone to avoid water on the east side......"

When Chen Huang saw it, it was an old man with a yellow bitter gourd. Looking further up the embankment, Zhang Chunming, Liu Deliang, and Liu Yinqing were all on the embankment, looking at Jin Fu with strange and indifferent eyes, and Chen Huang couldn't help but feel sour in his heart.

Hearing that Yu Chengchan was also persuading everyone to leave here, Jin Fu was a little surprised, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Jackie Chan, please get up." So it was very good, and together we persuaded the people to leave, so that we could break the levees and release the water. ”

Yu Jackie Chan seemed to be cold, tired and tired, and stood up with difficulty, he suddenly seemed to be ten years old. Both legs were trembling, arching their hands, and shouting: "Fathers and fellow villagers, Yu Chengchan begs you, retreat to the east......" shouted, his face was full of tears. When the people saw him like this, they cried loudly and slowly moved to the stone embankment to the east.

"Bursting the levee!" Jin Fu saw that things were going so well. I secretly thought in my heart, in the end, it is difficult to commit Tianwei - I knew that this was the case, how many tongues I saved! Gritting his teeth, he briefly ordered: "Immediately dig up the soil - Lord Yu, Zhenjia!" Please come over here! ”