A sudden rainstorm turned the entire southern part of the Ming Dynasty into an ocean, and even the main waterway to the capital was blocked by corpses floating down from the water.

As far as the eye can see, there are all kinds of things floating on the murky water, there are trees that have washed down, and the most worrying thing is the corpses floating on the water.

One by one, as the corpses piled up, the downward speed slowed down, and from a distance, those should be ordinary people, who lost their lives because of the flood.

A person standing on the embankment looked at the corpses on the water and couldn't help sighing again and again, this person is the official in charge of the embankment in the capital, because of this rainstorm, the embankment in the capital is also facing a test.

There must be no accident here, once something happens, the entire capital will be completely submerged, and the loss is immeasurable, after all, this is the imperial city, which is different from ordinary towns.

"My lord, I really can't do it, but I can only find a way to break through the embankment to the west." Looking at the rising flood, the leader frowned, and an official about thirty years old next to him bent down and said.

Looking in the direction of the man's finger, the embankment on the west side, which belongs to the berm of the capital embankment, if it is opened, although it can divert the water away, but the villages and towns on the west side of the capital and the people will suffer.

"Wait."

This is a difficult choice, can only pray that God has eyes, as long as the rainstorm stops, the water level will drop, then the capital embankment will also be safe, after all, after paying decades of hard work, when Zhu Yuanzhang built the capital here, has taken into account the future flood will affect the capital, so he ordered people to spend a lot of effort to build a moat.

The quality of the dam is so strong that the water level, although rising with the upstream floodwaters, does not reach the warning level, and once it is reached, there may be only one way to force open the western dam.

In contrast, no matter how many people die and how many farmlands and houses are destroyed, this water will never be allowed to enter the capital.

It's just an ordinary flood, the Ming Dynasty has experienced several major floods since the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu Yunwen is the first time to be the emperor after all, the terrible thing about this natural disaster is to destroy everything that the people have, there will be a plague after the flood, when the time comes, the affected people are also facing the dilemma of no food, if it is not handled properly, it is easy to arouse public anger and riots.

"Lord Qi, is there any news?"

Qi Tai was checking the folds sent yesterday, this is the second time, Zhu Yunwen is obviously a little impatient, Qi Tai's head also began to sweat, large and small folds looked at it, and none of them were about the flood to request food for disaster relief.

This situation is too abnormal, even if the wind and rain have been smooth in the past few years, every family has a stock of grain, and it can be dealt with in a short time, but after a long time, it will definitely not work, what is the problem!

"Your Majesty, there is no mention of the flood in the recital."

"Confused, such a big thing happened, so many people died, these parents are too bold, do you really think that I am deaf and blind in the capital!"

Zhu Yunwen was angry in his heart, and swept the fold on the table to the ground with a wave of his hand, this time, the eunuch on the side was so frightened that he stood there and didn't dare to move, Qi Tai had no choice but to step forward and say: "The emperor is angry, Weichen has sent someone to investigate, and there will be news back soon." ”

"Got it."

Zhu Yunwen flicked his sleeves and coaxed people away, leaving only Qi Tai to bend down and pick up the fold that fell to the ground, there was no way, even if he was in a high position, he was always a slave in front of the emperor.

"This waste." Qi Tai grabbed the fold, many of them are Qi Tai's protégés, according to common sense, if something like this happens, he should immediately send someone to send a message to his Shangshu Mansion, and then find a way to fold it together.

Now that such a big thing has happened, there is no news from Qi Tai's side, this approach is tantamount to putting Qi Tai, who is in charge of big and small affairs, not to blame Qi Tai's anger, but others have already scolded.

"Lord Qi."

The eunuch on the side saw that Qi Tai's face was not good-looking, and hurriedly stepped forward.

"It's okay, there's Grandpa Lao." Qi Tai did this very well, especially the surface kung fu, just to ask the people in the palace, whether it was a eunuch or a guard, Qi Tai was very polite, it was really not easy to do this, but anyone who was a high-ranking and powerful person would not take these people in his eyes at all, this is the uniqueness of Qi Tai.

"The emperor is in a bad mood today, and it will be fine tomorrow if he loses his anger, if something so big happens, it will ultimately depend on Lord Qi." is worthy of being a person next to the emperor, and he can indeed speak.

Qi Tai was happy, "Borrowing the auspicious words of my father-in-law, there is still something to do, go back first." ”

"Master Qi, go slowly."

Qi Tai hurried back to the house, and when he arrived at the door of the house, he saw that there were people waiting in front of him, Qi Tai hurriedly ordered someone to speed up, and as the sedan chair approached, Qi Tai couldn't help but sigh, not the person who sent the letter to himself, but the new guest a few days ago.

Qi Tai's abacus is good, since he gained power, he has not forgotten to establish his own power, and accepting guests is the best way, especially the officials in those places, thinking of ways to worship Qi Tai's door, it is nothing more than to follow the big red man in front of the emperor.

This person has some skills, but he is a little too greedy, he was originally just a scholar who failed the imperial examination, and he went to the government to do a copywriter through his own recommendation, and he just did a good job, but he ran to himself with nothing to do.

"Lord Qi."

The man at the door saw the sedan chair and hurriedly ran over, the curtain was lifted, Qi Tai walked out of it, he didn't look at the person, he just snorted and walked inside.

That person is also interested, don't look at Qi Tai doesn't like it, one person likes it, that is Qi Tai's wife, and I don't know what method I used to be coaxed to be happy by this kid, this is dependence, who made Qi Tai a filial son.

Entering the mansion, the subordinates helped take off the official mansion, took off their boots and wore a gown, which was more comfortable, someone brought refreshments, Qi Tai took a sip, and the person always bent over and stood in front.

"Sit down."

Qi Tai said angrily, and the man sat down with a flattering face.

"This time, the students came, firstly, to say hello to the adults, and secondly, to report one thing to the adults."

"Oh, what's the matter?"

Qi Tai put down the teacup, and the man hurriedly said: "A friend of mine is from the caravan, and he was delayed because of the rain on the road, and he only returned to the city yesterday, and he happened to meet me, and he mentioned a strange thing while drinking. ”

"Speak."

The dog can't spit out ivory in his mouth, Qi Tai just thinks that this kid is here to ask for benefits, so he loves to ignore it, that kid may have been used to it, and he always has a smile on his face, "The grain everywhere is rising wildly, one price at night, and when you get up in the morning, a bucket of silver can buy half a bucket of silver at most." ”

"Say it again!"

As soon as he heard the grain, Qi Tai suddenly came to the spirit, as we all know, such a rainstorm, there is a big flood everywhere, and the food will definitely rise at that time, but according to the experience of the past years, the increase should not be too large, after all, the surplus grain at home can be used for a period of time, as long as the flood passes, when the time comes to open the granary to put the grain, as long as it survives for half a year, the problem of waiting for the second half of the year to come down will be solved.

That person had to say it again, this time Qi Tai stood up directly from the chair, how smart Qi Tai was, he was able to get from a doorman of the Prince's Mansion to today's position, relying on being smarter than others.

"Is this true?"

"It's true, and it's seen with your own eyes."

Qi Tai frowned, although he sensed that something was wrong, there was still no way to find out the root of the problem, the Chamber of Commerce made a profit from it, this is the norm, just a little, ordinary chambers of commerce do not have such strength at all, and this rainstorm came very suddenly, but anyone with a little experience would not sell grain at this time.

In that case, what is the problem? The flood has already occurred, and at this time, maintaining stability is even more important, as long as we ensure that the affected people have food to eat and do not make trouble, the next things can be investigated slowly.

"This time you have made a meritorious service, go and receive the reward first."

Qi Tai got up, and the man hurriedly stood up, "Lord Xie." Qi Tai returned directly to his study, thought about it for a while, and quickly finished writing a notebook, completely relying on Qi Tai's experience to write, and these places were also the most prone to floods in the past, after getting these, Qi Tai hurriedly beckoned his subordinates to rush to the imperial city.

The will to allocate food for disaster relief was soon released, Qi Tai finally breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the messenger who left the capital in the rain, Qi Tai showed a smile on his face, this is Qi Tai's superiority, Lin Feng can make the impossible possible, Qi Tai is to make the possibility better.

On the official road, the messenger in the cloak rushed forward in the rain, and when he was leaving, Qi Tai had explained that he must send the news to the state capitals as soon as possible, and everyone knew that what he was holding in his hands was the lives of the people, but fortunately, he was riding a trained war horse, and it would not be affected by the heavy rain.

Suddenly, dozens of heads were exposed in the torrential rain, and then the upper half of the body, which was covered with the kind of green leaves, because of the torrential rain, the messengers rushing on the official road did not notice that there was anyone here.

The terrible thing was that those people actually held a bow and crossbow in their hands, and the front end of the bow and crossbow was aimed directly at the oncoming messenger, and with the snap of their fingers, the two people running in front of them fell off their horses.

This kind of bow and crossbow has a long range and is extremely powerful, and the crossbow arrows that are sent out in an instant actually directly penetrate the bodies of the two people, and with a spring of blood, the bodies of the two people roll down at the same time.

This is not the first time that such a situation has happened on this official road, all official roads leading to the capital are completely blocked, and with this rainstorm, the situation in the entire Ming Dynasty has become confusing, and almost at the same time, a terrible rumor is spreading with the flood.

Zhu Yunwen conspired to seize the throne, worried that the matter would be revealed, so he did not hesitate to make a big move to kill the kings, and the matter became more and more fierce, and from the beginning of the low-level secret discussion, it gradually turned into a dispute and even anger.

This is terrible, those who have lost their families and homes are enduring the double threat of starvation and death at this time, at that moment, some people actually began to believe that this disaster is really as rumored to say, this is a curse, at this time, all the spearheads are aimed at Zhu Yunwen.