The drought in Tianfu is severe

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In the autumn of the third year of Qingyuan (1197), a severe drought occurred in Sichuan. The disaster began in Mianzhou, central Sichuan.

Since the winter of the first year, for four consecutive months, the water level of Mianshui in the territory, as well as the Fujiang River in the northeast of the city and the Anchang River in the south, has dropped rapidly, especially the latter, which has almost stopped flowing. Not only is irrigation not guaranteed, but even people's daily water supply is difficult.

Zhizhou Yang Yuandao handed over the fold and reported to the imperial court.

In less than a month, Bazhou, Suining, Dazhou, and Luzhou reported the disaster one after another.

Only then did the imperial court pay attention to it and sent Zhang Yan, the right prime minister, into Sichuan to preside over disaster relief.

Tracing the river north and entering Fuzhou, Prime Minister Zhang Cheng raised his eyes and looked around, and the severity of the disaster was beyond his imagination:

The land of abundance, which used to be rich and abundant, has now become a land of death and starvation. Most of the market villages are uninhabited, and there are no grass seedlings in the thousands of miles of good domains, and occasionally some sparse dead grass.

The drought lasted for nine months, and from the end of last year to August of this year, most of the 50 prefectures, prefectures, and counties on the four roads of Yizhou, Lizhou, Zizhou, and Kuizhou were under scorching sun, and there was no rain in the year, wheat could not be sown in winter, fields could not be cultivated in spring, rice could not be planted in summer, the fields were cracked, and not a single inch of grass was grown.

Millions of people in Sichuan have been devastated, their turf and roots have been eaten, cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs have been wiped out, and people who have died of starvation have often heard of it. People have nothing to do, hope for the heavens and the ghosts and gods, set up altars to chant sutras, lift the gods and ask for water, but still the rain does not fall, some hungry people set off cannons to burn the mountains, raise fire and burn the forest, the old forest of Guanshan in Lin County, southern Sichuan, the fire soared to the sky, burned for five days and five nights, and the grass and trees within a radius of 100 miles were burned out.

The bark of the grass roots is eaten, and some people eat the soil of Guanyin. After eating this Guanyin soil, I felt that my stomach was full, but I couldn't digest it, and I couldn't get rid of it, so I ate too much and swelled and died.

Although the government's soup kitchens have not decreased, due to the increasing number of hungry people, the gruel is simply not enough to eat, and some of them starved to death on the roadside villages under the mutual attack of hunger and epidemic. Many families could not bear to starve their relatives to death, so they introduced their wives and children into the market to plant grass and sell them, and many children abandoned them on the streets, unclaimed, and in some places there was even a tragic scene of cannibalism.

Some hungry people took the risk and gathered together to grab food.

According to the past practice, when a major natural disaster occurs in the world, the emperor will condemn his own edict, review his own immorality and lack of government, and incur the punishment of God, and lead hundreds of civil and military officials to the Temple of Heaven to hold a three-day ceremony to worship the heavens, pray to God, protect the people, and rain as soon as possible.

As the head of the cabinet, the prime minister must take responsibility and excuse himself. The left prime minister led the right prime minister, the governor and others through Yutang to submit their resignations and go out of Zhejiang Pavilion to be punished.

After the emperor consulted with Han Yanxuan, he issued an edict: At present, when the person is employed, the prime minister and the governor are not allowed to resign, and they should try to relieve the disaster.

The government affairs hall canceled the shift, all the governors worked overtime, organized and coordinated disaster relief every day, and the imperial court issued an edict: exempt Sichuan from all taxes. Ten nearby roads mobilized grain and transported it to Sichuan.

In mid-September, it rained heavily for a day and a night, and the drought was completely alleviated.

During this period of time, in front of Han Yanxuan, a competitor emerged. This person's name is Wang Deqian, and he is an inner eunuch. When Emperor Zhao Kuo was the king of Jia, he served in the palace and was deeply loved by Zhao Kuo. During the Qingyuan period, Wang Deqian was gradually promoted to the envoy of the Zhaoqing Army, the provincial servant, and gave the government. The villain has ambition, does not know the height of the sky, gradually arrogant, eats and wears imitation of the royal family, enters and exits with a horse to guide the driver, and also hangs lanterns. What's even more illegal is that he took advantage of the emperor's favor to accept huge bribes from others to seek official positions for others. What made Han Yan even more angry, with his cunning and cunning, he said bad things about him in front of the emperor.

Han Yanxuan smiled contemptuously, a eunuch who is neither male nor female, will fight with me and look for death.

Liu Jianxiu, the imperial historian, wrote a letter to impeach Wang Deqian: arrogant and extravagant, corrupt and cunning. Zuo Xiangjing Yutang and Governor Wu Bogang seconded the proposal. Wu Zhongyu, a member of the Zhongshu House, was also impeached because of his close relationship with Wang Deqian.

The imperial court issued an edict: Wang Deqian was demoted to the regimental training envoy and moved to Fuzhou, and Wu Zhongyu, a scholar from the middle school, was demoted to Sima Hezhou. Two months later, Wang Deqian was transferred to Hainan for management.

Right Zhengyan Liu Lan went to the political hall to do business, and after it was over, he told a secret to Zuo Xiangjing Yutang: he and Han Situ drank together and talked about an old saying. "The gentleman's ze, five generations and gradually." He was unimpressed.

Han Situ said, I Xiangzhou Han, since the Zhenzong Dynasty, has been one hundred and fifty years, three generations for the ruler, the fifth generation of the festival. Five generations have passed, and the grace of the ancestors has not only not declined, but is now growing brighter and brighter. The Fifth Founding Festival, such a great glory, has been unique in all dynasties.

Han Qi has three dynasties, ten years, this is well known. Han Qi's eldest son, Han Zhongyan, is also the eldest uncle of Han Situ, during the Yuanfu period of the Huizong Dynasty, he entered the court as a servant, and then worshiped the right minister, and then promoted to the left minister. Zeng Bu is the right prime minister, Han Zhongyan is tall and great, Zeng Bu is short and thin, and is known as the prime minister of turtles and cranes. Han Zhongyan is loyal and cowardly, and his father is shrewd and strong. Zeng Bu was so resourceful that most of the world's major affairs were decided by him, and Han Zhongyan was finally excluded from the court. But Zeng Bu only ran rampant for three months, and was soon squeezed out of the court by the traitor Cai Jing.

Han Xiaoxuan is the eldest grandson of Han Zhongyan and the eldest brother of Han Situ. He is 76 years older. In the third year of Huizong Xuanhe (1119), he paid homage to the scholars of the Ming Palace, signed the Privy Council, and asked the envoy for money.

Speaking of this, the scriptures interjected that now it is not the three generations of the rulers, but the three generations of the four rulers.

Liu Ling replied with understanding: It is three generations and four rulers, and what you said is right.

Let's talk about building festivals. In the early years of Shenzong, the imperial court appointed Han Qi as the envoy of the Zhen'an Army and the Wusheng Army, and Situ served both in the middle and the judgment of Xiangzhou. Han Jiayan is the youngest son of Han Qi and the ancestor of Situ, married the princess of Shenzong Qi, and won the title of naval envoy with the position of captain of the horse. Situ's father, Han Cheng, was finally appointed to the Imperial City Division, and the Baoning Army undertook the envoy. Now he and the queen's father have also been crowned festival envoys.

Han Situ said that his Han family, 6 grandparents and brothers, 34 uncles, 80 brothers, and I don't know how many Qingzi generations.

Although there is only one grade difference between the Chengxuan envoy and the jiedu envoy, it is not after all, Han Situ feels that there is a fly in the ointment.

At this point, it is clear that Guangyu wants to make up for this shortcoming for Situ. With that, the two looked at each other and smiled.