I don't know why, from October last year to September, the sky was full of drought, and there was no decent rain, but at the end of September, the sky seemed to be about to fall, and the whole thing was black and oppressive, and it was as if the people were going to be out of breath. First of all, there are continuous drops of light rain, the light rain is fine and lubricated, giving people who have just finished the autumn harvest a cool feeling, very comfortable, accompanied by pieces of yellow leaves, people finally have an idea of autumn. Hanzhong ushered in another bumper harvest, people ran in the rain to celebrate, praying, but as far as the people of Hanzhong were concerned, they were not grateful to God. On the contrary, they were even more grateful to Chen Lin, the Taishou who gave them land and stability, as well as the two masters and apprentices of Bi Lan, who ran in the fields every day, and the incorruptible and honest Lord Yanpu. It was they who gave the people a good harvest, it was they who gave the people surplus food, it was they who gave the people money to buy new clothes, it was they who gave food to the old people who had no children and no daughters, and it was they who gave them ...... There are too many, and no one is hungry. From time to time, the people of Hanzhong can welcome people from other places to settle down around them, and these old people of Hanzhong always show off themselves to their new neighbors with great pride.

But the dripping rain stopped, but the people's sadness came, because it was raining heavily. The riverbed, which had been thirsty in the past, began to accumulate water, and many people at the foot of the mountain encountered mudslides, and the water on the slope rolled down with stones. Some of them slept soundly in the middle of the night when they heard a loud rumbling noise, followed by darkness and crashing, and they were buried in the ground before they could even shout. The whole house was devoured alive, the trees on the hill fell, some of them were found early, rushed out in the rain, and instead picked up a life, but looking at the home that was buried without a trace in the distance, I wanted to cry without tears. God, the days have just settled down, and you just can't see us, okay?

The report of the disaster was as urgent and frequent as this rain, and it flew to the Nanzheng County Mansion. Chen Lin: "Is there a situation in Guanghan and Brazil? Looking at the documents passed down from these counties, it was like seeing desperate faces, struggling in the ruthless torrent, stretching out a muddy hand to Chen Lin with difficulty, shouting and inaudible voices in his mouth. Chen Lin's heart was restless, full of uneasiness, and he hoped that the two counties in Shuzhong would not have such a situation.

Jia Xu was in charge of all the work of intelligence, and said at this time: "Lord, this heavy rain is not only my Hanzhong County, but also the entire Yizhou, Sanfu, Jingzhou, and almost all over the western part of the Han Dynasty, and it is a continuous heavy rain. Guanghan and Brazil have a similar situation, Wu and Du are trying their best to deal with it, but because there are often heavy rains in Shuzhong, so the local people have all the experience of floods, but there are some casualties and disasters in landslides. Relatively speaking, it is much better than my Hanzhong, the two adults said that they can deal with it, the lord does not have to worry about the two counties in Shu, but the two plank roads into Shu are extremely dangerous, as long as there is no large-scale overlook Shu Road, but nothing happens, but the most serious is the three counties of Shangyong. ”

When Chen Lin heard Jia Xu say this, he felt a lot more relieved, and said: "Let Wu Ziyuan and Du Guofu not be negligent, must not cause civil unrest, and must not be provoked by people with intentions to separate the scholars of the two counties, and at the same time strictly order Gao Shun, Youping, and Zilan The three generals must be strictly guarded, strengthen military defense, and not be negligent." "The heavy rain is not conducive to combat, and now Chen Lin and Liu Yan Jia Long have an agreed agreement on a truce, there can be no big war in the short term, but the heart of defense is indispensable, Chen Lin still gave an order to Gao Shun and others.

The three counties of Shangyong that Jia Xu mentioned were indeed the disasters brought by this heavy rain to Hanzhong. Nanzheng and other counties are only a few casualties, and the damage is not great, the big river of Hanshui has always had few disasters, and Nanzheng and other places are also considered peaceful. But the three counties of Shangyong are different, to be exact, not the three counties of Shangyong, but the Danshui Basin. There are several large rivers in Nanyang from north to south, in the south of Fancheng and the north of Xiangyang, intersect with the Han River in Hanzhong, merge into the Xiangjiang River, and flow straight down to the Yangtze River. Danshui is the only river that is related to Hanzhong, and the three counties of Shangyong are in the north of Hanshui, west of Danshui, and four of the 37 counties of Nanyang County are in the west of Danshui. The topography of Nanyang is high in the middle and low in all directions, and the Danshui basin is under the pressure of all the flowing water of the mountains in the west of Nanyang, which stretches for hundreds of miles, and all the flowing water is rolling into Danshui after several months of heavy rain. In an instant, the originally fertile soil in the Danshui Basin became a place of death, and the three counties of Xicheng, Shangyong, and Fangling were relatively light because of the separation of the four counties of Nanyang. It is said that the four counties of Nanyang are now a hundred miles of Zeguo, and there are homeless people everywhere, fleeing in batches to the four directions. The old and young died in the wind and rain, but those who survived ate the last meal and did not have the next meal, which was even more painful. The county magistrates of the three counties hurriedly sent a letter asking for help, and a large number of displaced people gathered at the border of Hanzhong.

Chen Lin put down a thick stack of bamboo slips and said: "The three counties of Shangyong are only more than 100,000 people, and now half of them have become disaster victims, alas, Xicheng County is the most miserable, more than 42,000 people in the county were swept away by the sudden flood overnight, and the rest fled in panic. ”

Jia Xu: "If the color turns brighter today, I guess this rain will not fall again, otherwise I don't know what kind of disaster it will cause." With the order of the lord, the three counties have united to dig a canal in the south of Xicheng to divert the water to the Han River, and the water level in Xicheng has receded. Fortunately, this rain is after the harvest of grain, otherwise it can save the trouble, but the grain collected in Xicheng County is hoarded in the house, and the Danshui is absolutely flooded, and the hoarding of grain is washed away a lot. ”

Chen Lin: "If you can't hide it, you can't hide it, it's good if you can save it, and you don't need to hide it, just distribute these grains to the victims." Wen He should be vigilant, if someone dares to fill his own pockets and take the opportunity to make a fortune, he must handle it well. ”

"The lord is relieved, now it is the law in charge of Mr. Gao Dingyuan (Gao Jingbiaozi), and with the cooperation of Wuying, even the thieves in Hanzhong are now a lot less." Gao Jing strictly enforces the law, iron-faced and selfless, it is said that once a disciple of a scholar clan was drunk and made trouble on the street, and was caught by Gao Jing, the family bribed Gao Jing on a large scale, but Gao Jing and the bribes were arrested and punished together, and Gao Jing's name spread throughout Hanzhong.

"Wenhe will arrange it, let Zhizhi quickly organize disaster relief to the three counties, and go to Xicheng in person tomorrow to have a look."

On the second day, Chen Lin rushed to Shangyong with the guards in the rain, and the cavalry walked for ten days to arrive at a distance of 500 miles, which was almost the usual marching speed of foot soldiers, which showed how bad this heavy rain was. Along the way, he occasionally walked along the edge of the Han River, and the turbulence of the Han River made Chen Lin's heart dim, but the clear and drinkable Han Water in the past is now this hideous appearance, which makes people afraid. Approaching Shangyong, he began to see the villages one after another, Chen Lin looked at the houses in the village, and was immediately furious, only to see that these houses were rough and abnormal, barely allowing the rain to fall, and the wind was blowing on all sides.

Chen Lin was angry, is this how the county order of Shangyong treats the people, there is not a trace of the flood here, the people are like this, so what if it is Xicheng. Chen Lin always heard about how prosperous the people were under his rule, how rich the people were, is it just like this? Chen Lin hit his horse and ran over, and behind him were nearly 100 iron horsemen. As soon as Chen Lin approached the family, the family found Chen Lin and his gang, and the people in Hanzhong were no longer afraid of the soldiers in Hanzhong. An elder in the family should be a parent, so he hurriedly got up, and saw that although Chen Lin's clothes were simple and unpretentious, he was a good material, and the cavalry behind him was mighty, and the hat on his head did not let the rain get drenched, but he was also drenched all over his body, but he didn't see any movement from anyone, and he stood neatly on the horse without saying a word. The old man knew that Chen Lin was an official, not a small official, and the old man hurriedly asked Chen Lin to say goodbye: "My lord, come in quickly, don't get drenched." There was not the slightest bitterness in his words, and he didn't seem to care about the bitter cold at home.

Chen Lin was very surprised, and asked: "Old man, you are too poor in this family, there is land in the family, but the officials here are bullying the old man?" As he spoke, Chen Lin couldn't stop his anger, thinking that the local county order was not doing good things, but he saw that the old man smiled helplessly, pointed to the other end, and said: "My lord misunderstood, the old man is not a local, but a native of Xicheng, and this is not the residence of the old man." The village here has to walk three hundred steps inside to see it, and this is only the outer ...... of the village."

The old man came one by one, but it was a touching story. It turned out that this old man was the people of Xicheng, after the flood hit, he was arranged by Shangyong and the county order of Xicheng to escape from Xicheng, although it was hard along the way, but finally there was no hunger, the old man experienced more of this kind of escape days, but there was food to eat along the way to escape but never. The old man's family of five walked for more than ten days before arriving in Shangyong County, and the whole family was safe, and there were nearly 20,000 such people who came with him. Shangyong County has made a difficulty, and the food is temporarily available, but where are so many people going. Unexpectedly, when the three county commanders were in trouble, many local people in Shangyong and Fangling counties came forward one after another to express their willingness to help build some simple dwellings in the village to relieve these displaced people. The people's petition came up with a good plan for the county magistrate, so the tens of thousands of people were distributed one by one to settle down. This is how the old man's family came to this, and after coming to this village, the young people in the village braved the rain to help build this simple shed, so that the family would not get drenched in the rain. The county order also stipulates that food will be sent once every three days, and the people of this village have also sent a piece of fat to the old man, and the family has tears in their eyes. The old man said: "The rain stopped, and the family went back to Xicheng, and those few acres of fertile land will not worry about food and clothing for a year." Now the old man with four walls of the house actually has some smiles on his face.

Chen Lin was shocked and moved, well, the local county order has done a good job, and the education of the people has also done a good job, it seems that this county order is not only without fault but also meritorious. The old man's smiling face is a kind of belief, a kind of trust and belonging to Hanzhong, as long as the people have this belief, no matter how big the drought and flood are. Hanzhong has worked hard for so many years, and has received the sincere support and trust of the people, it is worth it, Chen Lin really wants to say loudly to those who died on the battlefield, it is worth it.

This is an indescribable emotion, Chen Lin only felt relieved in his heart, a trace of self-blame, and a little moved, for the sake of such people, you can do anything. Chen Lin stood up and bowed his head to the old man: "Old man, I am too grateful to you." After saying that, he turned around and went straight to the horse.

Old man: "Too guarded? Satrap? Ah, sir. As he spoke, Chen Lin, who was tearfully moving away in the rain, knelt down and shouted. In such bad weather, Lord Taishou came to the three counties in person, so let's just say, Taishou has never forgotten us ordinary people.